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How many Belles have you had to deal with at once? 2? Lol

Was just to drive discussion I suppose it was a poor example since it is still in beta but my point still remains valid

Then please tell me how any Ramos player can ever beat a Lilith player with the upgrade to ignore armor and defensive triggers. That is a matchup that can almost never be won. This is a case where a single model ruins an entire crew. That's balanced? I'm supposed to just find a way around an upgrade that removes everything defensive about a crew and master specifically? Do you mean to say that this is intended balance? How would I overcome this? Is it not better for the game to cuddle things like that instead of spend hours and hours to find a potential workaround instead of confronting a balance issue? I mean do you even see the issue? A balance issue should never put a player at a clear disadvantage and force them to play an uphill battle. Both players should have a relatively similar chance at beating their opponent. Overpowered models tend too make this margin of opportunity much larger between the players. With underpowered models, is easy. Just bring something else. When the company realizes nobody buys that model, upgrades etc can make it worthwhile again. With overpowered models its much different. It can sometimes be true that there is no good way to deal with said model which therefore skews the idea of a relatively equal opportunity for both players to win.

I'm sorry but that makes little to no sense Decker... Why should players who are having to face overpowered models often be responsible to find a workaround to said models? The underlying idea is that the model is overpowered and should be toned down to fit the power balance of the game. Why should players be punished because a model got through with either little testing, or groundless continued complaints from people who fake battle reports and or complain about models without even fielding them but instead theory crafting? Completely agree with sharpobjects here. Models should be cuddled and buffed with the same release stipulations and testing requirements. Not whatever they feel like for each individual case.

Woot Woot! Ill be there =]

Bring your favorite 1.5 lists!! Last chance for OP neverborn and gremlins!!!

This league is open to anyone that is interested and or would like to try out some games of Malifaux! Come out on the weekends to get your game on. 18332 County Line Rd Virden, IL 62690‎Edit details (217) 502-1834

Come out and play some Deadheat games or catch a Demo from 6-10pm on Wednesday 8/8/2012! Valhalla Battle Games: 601 North York Rd, Elmhurt IL. 630-607-0048

Bret took first with Zoraida and Collodi Joe D took second with C. Hoffman and Lucius Vince took third with Colette Dubois The first two rounds were exceptionally bloody with all three games having clashed at the middle with great haste. Turn 2 or 3 by the latest crews were battered to nearly half their starting forces. My goal was to promote some slaughter without actually being slaughter, which played out as expected. The third round was a bit more focused on planting evidence all over the board, but still a massacre of models nonetheless. Across all three games in all three rounds there was a delightful amount of slaying. This being the first actual tournament I have run I have learned a lot and will be able to adjust for next time with my restrictions of what the store allows me to do. Next time I will drop it down to 25SS, and I will make it a story-like encounter with special terrain features and events throughout. This should fix the time constraints I have to work with and add some more flavor to the battles. Overall everyone had a great time and had a lot of great games. Cannot wait to run the next one, which may be on a Sunday if all goes according to plan. =]

Thank you to everyone that was able to make it! And yes, Next time it will be smaller crews. I was trying to give the players what they wanted within my limitations, it was a learning experience for me and I will improve it for next time =]

Congrats! There will be more tourney's so no worries there. And I definitely will. This one is a test tournament because I am trying to see if I can get 35SS games in 80 min rounds(including setup). I picked strategies that will force players into the center of the board, so I hope that helps. Otherwise Next time it will be 2 90 min rounds and not domination format. I just really like 3 rounds for a tournament is all =P

Domination Format

Fantastic! It will be nice meeting you, as I do not recall having done so already. =]

Edited nad posted now =]

Summons and replacing models do not count towards the 50SS hiring model list. So 3 steam punk arachnids(SPA) will cost 9 soulstones to hire in normally and they can swarm together without having to account for its cost in the initial hiring pool. The same goes for summoned models such as the electrical creation or even more SPA's. Since some crews like Ramos or many Resser's can be dependent on summoning, I will not hold that against the player for hiring restrictions.

Yeah, gotta work with what I'm given =/

70(not including 10 min setup time for each round). So technically 80 with setup. Mainly because the store is only open until 10(or 10:30ish when he is aware of such events) and many of the attendees work until about 5. So I have just enough time with this round length. Also, this is the day he wants Malifaux stuff done since it is the shop's Malifaux night. He has scheduled events or themed days for every other day, and he seems quite adamant about keeping it that way.

That's fine, good luck on your game either way =] The limitations are because some people are relatively new compared to others. Having the limitations makes it so that one player with everything does not have advantages over others that have not had enough time to collect a large pool of models. It makes the players choose a balanced pool of models to build crews from instead of everything from books 1-3. And there will be 3 rounds

This coming Wednesday at Valhalla Battle Games will be a Malifaux Tournament. Round 1 starts at 6:20 sharp so show up no later than 6:05 . Set Shared Strategies, 35SS games, $5 Entry. You will be allowed to bring 50SS of models and up to 2 masters from a single faction to build your crews from for each game. Proxies are allowed if you have the appropriate 3x5 stat cards with suitable sized models and similar look so it is clear what it is. Cash prizes. Please let me know if you are coming so I can plan accordingly. Strategies: Round1: Shared Claim Jump Round2: Shared Line in the Sand Round3: Shared Plant Evidence 8/1/2012, 6-10pm Valhalla Battle Games: 601 North York Rd, Elmhurt IL. 630-607-0048

Since last week was very successful and everyone had a blast, this week will be very similar to last event. The SS sizes of the games are raised to 20,25 and 30. The strategies will be set for all, and time will be strictly enforced. If you want to participate please be on time! 7/18/2012, 6-10pm Valhalla Battle Games: 601 North York Rd, Elmhurt IL. 630-607-0048 20SS for a 6-8 player tournament

7/11/2012 6-10pmValhalla Battle Games: 601 North York Rd, Elmhurt IL. 630-607-0048 This will be replacing open play night for that week. This event will be a "tournament" style event with 3 rounds escalating from 15, 20 and 25 soulstone scraps. There will be an achievement list for players to complete that will be tallied up by the end of the event. This event is designed to prepare all the players in the area for a tournament setting, and all players are welcome to participate! I will be awarding plaques as prizes so that there is no need to feel overly competitive when playing your games as if there were model prizes. For that reason the event is free to join and will be loads of fun!

Do not worry all! Our usual Malifaux night is just pushed back to this Thursday July 5th instead of on the 4th for obvious reasons. Hope to see you all there Demo Day 7/5/2012, 6-10pm Valhalla Battle Games: 601 North York Rd, Elmhurt IL. 630-607-0048

I shall be there =D

Got Busy with real life, but Wednesday Malifaux night continues on! More demo games and campaign games tonight. Come out from 6-10 pm at Valhalla Battle Games: 601 North York Rd, Elmhurt IL. 630-607-0048.

Another scheduled Demo night this wednesday at 6pm. Next week will start the escalation league, so keep your eyes open!