I'm the guy who finished 4th in the Through the Breach on Friday. First, thanks to Bill for organizing a great tourney. I just started playing 2 months ago and I had a great experience (partly due to playing well).
I played a Lilith grow list and I must say it is the easiest to get started in Malifaux with, especially in a small SS game. Not too much thinking, just grow and beat up the other guy. My day started by being blown out against Kirai, who I never played against and was unaware of a lot of the tricks. It happens and is part of the growing pains this game has. The last three were against crews that I was familiar with and played against previously. I feel this largely contributed to my success. Also, thanks to being blown out in the first round, I never played any of the other top 11. My last game I won 8-1 and that shot me up the standings. That to me seems like a flaw in the scoring system. But really, is there anything better?
A big thanks to Bill, Dixon and the rest of the folks at Huzzah on helping me learn the game. You all have sold me on this game and I will be a regular for a while. Time now to expand to another faction and maybe I'll be ready for the big leagues soon enough.
