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Thanks to everyone for showing up! Yes we had 11 people come to the tournament, with Toy Soldier's Very own Danny Jackman coming in first, followed by Toy Soldier's Tim, and Dave coming in third. Matt Perry (Zombie Matt) won best painted, Tim won best sport,a nd Sam got the spoon (as well as the random door prize). I hope you all had fun, feel free to leave any questions or comments about the tournament here or you can get in touch with me directly. I will keep you posted on wen the next event will take place. The scores are posted below for anyone interested as well. Thanks all!

That's great to hear Silas!

This tournament will follow the predetermined Strategies from Gaining Grounds 2014.

Round 1 - Turf War
Round 2 - Reckoning
Round 3 - Squatter's Rights
 

Scheme Pools will be given before each round.

This event will follow Gaining Ground 2014 rules, with the exceptions of proxies (as listed in the postings above) and crews do not have to be painted (but check out the painting competition!)
http://wyrd-games.net/comm.../files/file/52-gaining-grounds/

Hey Guys,

The Toy Soldier Monthly Painting Competition for February will be Malifaux Only. Buy and paint a Malifaux Crew Box and bring it in for judging on March 1st at 3PM. Best painted will get a gift card for the cost of their box set, as well as a pick from the prize box. If there are 6 or more total entrants, then a random entry that has not received a prize already will get a gift card for the cost of their box as well, and if we get  or more entries, then a random entry that has not yet received a prize already will get a prize box pick! So come on down, pick up a new crew and get painting!

I will also be at the store tomorrow, Saturday February 1st, 2014 at 3:00 pm to give demos, so if you need an intro to the new edition then come on down!

Toy Soldier Games and Comics
113 Main Street Amesbury MA 01913
978.388.2512

www.amesburygames.com

We are kicking off our 2014 Malifaux Tournament Season at the Toy Soldier Games and Comics! We hope to see you there!

Any Questions or comments can be posted here, PMed to me, or posted on our Games Store's Forums. If you know you are coming please let me know to help me plan ahead, thanks all!

Tournament:

• 50SS
  
• Fixed Faction (Crew Selection as normal for each round)
  
• 3 Rounds (1 hour 45 minutes each)
  
• Wave 2 Models allowed (the official card-pdfs will be released before the start of this event, any models in beta will not be allowed, i.e. no Avatars)
  
• Proxies are allowed for things with publicly available models (any other proxy request should be asked for before the day of the event)
  

Painting:

• There will be an accompanied painting compeition (included in entry fee)
  
• Voted on by the players, enter your best COUPLE (It's near enough to Valentine's Day isn't it?)
  

When:

• Sunday, February 23, 2014
  
• Registration begins at 10:30, first round begins at 11:30.
  
• $10 Entry fee (ALL of the entry fee goes towards prize support)
  

Location:

• Toy Soldier Games and Comics
  113 Main Street Amesbury MA 01913
  978.388.2512
  
• http://amesburygames.com
  

I have never done this before, but maybe fiber optics would be the way to go? Fitting the light itself in or near the box in the model itself would be very tricky, fiber optics run up her leg might work out better.

Fitting the battery under a base took a little bit of fussing about. I used two bases, put together like an oreo. The bottom base is simply a base (I used a magnet to hold the two together. The top base had part of it cut out to better fit the battery and I built up a bit of basing material around that hole to hide it. This works surprising well at keeping the battery contained under the base even during play.

I had no clue how to work with LEDs and then I lit up my Rail Golem using a Fire Kit from these guys:

http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/ledlights1.html

Their kits are helpful, but definitely more expensive than buying elsewhere, but they have nice small components (such as switches, batteries, and wire) which are comparable in price, so I would recommend this website for at very least a start (if you have any working knowledge of electronics, you can almost certainly do it cheaper from elsewhere).

The 2nd Edition Book contains all models for what is referred to as Wave 1. This is slightly below half of all the models that were in v1.5 Malifaux. The remainder of the models (including Hamelin and Collodi) are part of an Open Public Beta. These models are in Wave 2. This is the link for this weeks (October 29,2013) update for the Wave 2 beta: http://www.wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?48289-Wave-2-Beta-Update-10-29 This updates every week, and can be found in the Wave 2 Beta sub-forum within the Malifaux Matters section of these Forums.

It should also be noted that Collodi is now a Master (Henchman has a different connotation in M2e) and it should further be noted that if you mean Hamelin the Rat Catcher (Minion Hamelin from v1.5) he is one of two models that will not be making the transition into M2e (Minion Misaki being the other model) as these two models both have a Master incarnation (and the need to separate the two becomes annoying from a rules perspective hence why their lower stature versions were left out of the transition).

Hope that helps!

@ Sevorin: Mei Feng is both so whether or not she is 10T as well is irrelevant to her being an Arcanist (maybe she likes her Ten Thunders friends better but the Arcanists have cake!)

@ edonil: Yeah I kinda got that impression from Ironsides as well (her name certainly seems to indicate such), but it just seemed odd to me that a "dodgy" melee master isn't a melee master for us Arcanists, but a "tanky" melee master is a melee master? This thinking then spiraled me into self doubt over my abilities with Mei Feng. Hence this thread!

So Justin said on his blog (http://justindrawingdead.com/?p=42) that Ironsides "is the first melee oriented Arcanist master." So, what should I be doing with Mei Feng? I've been using her to bounce in, take out a model or two on the periphery of my opponent and then either jumping back out, or staying where she is because it's safer there (usually because she killed things that might hurt her). Other than Railwalker (which can allow you to move directly into a melee attack) and Vent Steam Mei Feng doesn't do much other than melee, unless I am using her completely wrong. Is this what others are finding, or is Mei Feng secretly the greatest at something other than punching and/or kicking in faces?

You can also color me very interested in these. I have seen a northern Virginia player using a similar one and found it extremely useful.

Hey guys, likewise bummed about missing th event, it was great to see some of you on the days prior though! I am likewise up for a mailing list if someone wants to put it together.

Hey, I've let my playgroup know (I'm theHenchman from Amesbury). I might be able to make it, depending on the mood my boss is in when she makes my work schedule. Hopefully you'll get a couple of my guys, I'll try to get them to practice the new Gaining Grounds strategies in the meantime!

hey nix,

The Game Castle henchman is Silas Cordell on the forums and the Myriad Manchester henchman is Peregrine Falco. I unfortunately m not familiar with their normal gaming schedule.

I am the newly minted henchman in the Amesbury, MA area, which is about 45 minutes from Londonderry, NH. My group plays at the Toy Soldier Games and Comics. We don't currently have a very set time to play Malifaux (Tuesday afternoons tend to be the best because of my super-weird schedule), but I do know that if you set some time aside and let us know I know a few of us down here are fans of the podcast and would love to meet you, so we can drive up and meet you at the Game Castle or Myriad Manchester on their normal Malifaux days.

I'll keep an eye out on this thread for further information, or you can e-mail me directly at brown.a.tylr2gmail.com if you wish.

Check out the Pull My Finger Tactica Wiki, it has list of ll the Models Collodi can take:

http://pullmyfinger.wikispaces.com/Collodi+Crew+List

or you can use th Crew Creator on the Malifaux site as well.

Check out the list of Henchman here: http://www.wyrd-games.net/content.php?115-henchman-program

Finding your nearest Henchman, or at least your nearest store that contains Malifaux will be your best mens of getting help and getting opponents to play! If you cant find Henchman or a store near you, then just let all of us in the forum know, and we can try to help you find a henchman or store, or help you out directly so you can grow a play group and maybe someday become Henchman yourself!

Oh and welcome to the game and the Forums, we're happy to have you!

Thank you VERY VERY much Ratty!

I do use felt, but I paint it. So I just dab different browns on it so it looks more like dirt, rather than simply brown felt. You could do this with either felt or a piece of thin hardboard, and put a little bit of sand on it, enough so that models can still easily move through and enough to give it a bit of texture.

mmm doughtnuts... Thank you Ratty!

Also note that the story encounters (for Christmas and Halloween) have models that are not controlled as well.

Happy Festivus and all the other Holidays and Happy New Year! All you guys and gals rock!

Hey all,

Sorry for the late notice on this, but we are holding an Achievement Day on December 15, 2012 at the Toy Soldier in Amesbury, MA. $10 Entrance fee (goes to Toys for Tots Charity). Each Achievement will net you a raffle ticket that can be used for raffle prizes! I will have extra crews available for new players, so come on down for a fun day and help out a good cause in the process! Starts at 11:00 am and goes until 8:00 pm.

Toy Soldier Games and Comics

113 Main Street Amesbury MA 01913

978.388.2512

The Ramos box is a great start.You will want to either consider magnetizing the small arachnids or buy more small arachnids (the ability to have 6 small arachnids and/or 2 swarms is all yo will ever need). Ramos' avatar does come with one set of alternative arachnid sculpts as well, so you'll easily make it to this number of arachnid models one yo get his avatar.

The electrical creation is a must. This is an attack spell that Ramos has that makes this ticking time bomb (note that the electrical creation is unique so you'll only ever need one).

Ramos absolutely loves a totem. The Mobile Toolkit really helps Ramos out and I would recommend him over the Brass Arachnid. This is for two reasons: the Mobile Toolkit gives Ramos a :tomes to his Ca, which helps him with a couple o his spells (notably his summons) and gives him his Surge trier to boot. The brass Arachnid can give something Reactivate at the cost of an 11 or better, which is a card that Ramos will need since you do not have the Mobile Toolkit to give Ramos those ;tome .

One Large Steampunk Arachnid is helpful. It brings in something all Crews need: Significant models.

I then recommend one of two options for a new player: A Guardian or Rusty Alice. The Guardian an give Ramos even better Armor, as well as the added benefit o the Guardian protecting him (or it could be used on your Steamborg as well). Rusty Alice gives you a ranged model, a little it o protection, but more important allows you to see two extra cards during your draw step.

From this point you'll get a good grasp of Ramos and what he needs/would like. His ox is very playable out o the gate, so long as you get the Electrical Creation so Ramos an wreak some havoc with it. From this point, looking at other Constructs is a good idea, such as the Mechanical Rider or the newly released Rail Golem. The Kaeris Box Set is also a good pick up, as Kaeris greatly augments a Ramos crew, and as Ramos tends not to use as many Soulstones, Kaeris an feel free to gobble them up. (Avatar Ramos does like him a few of those Soulstones though). The Gunsmiths from Kaeris' ox can add some extra range to a Ramos crew as well.

Overall Ramos likes Constructs, but feel free to have a splash of non-constructs (such as Kaeris or Rusty). Also be sure to check out the Pull My Finger Tactica Wiki for some helpful advice as well: http://pullmyfinger.wikispaces.com/

I should have several guys coming up from the Tow Soldier (I'm thinking we have maybe 3-5 guys coming up). I will also be bringing my terrain, so as long as you have space I can cover enough tables for at least everyone I'm bringing up.