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MALIFAUX NIGHT @ X PLANET This Tuesday April 29th we will be playing games of Malifaux and running demos for new players. If you've been looking to learn about this excellent game, come out and join us! Demos start at 6:00, no need to bring anything, there will be plenty of crews, cards and rules provided. 1012 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E. Mississauga, Ontario 905-949-GAME

Teddy no question. The funny thing is, I still haven't painted him.

Lucius loves his Beckoners, for the reasons you mentioned. I ran one last week with a Lawyer nearby and the effectiveness was surprising. Lucius was able to give the Beckoner up to three free Lures per turn with his Commanding Presence, the Doppelganger got in another three from Mimic and the Beckoner had her own two...

That's my read as well. Good thinking!

We will be holding a four week Malifaux Challenge League from February 3rd until March 3rd. The League will be focused on fun and participation and everyone who completes all of their games will receive an in store discount! Don’t yet have a crew? Purchase one in store and paint it by the end of the League and you will also count as having completed the Challenge. Whether you’re a Malifaux veteran or a brand new player this is a great opportunity to get some games in under the new edition. Here are the rules: Each week we will randomly generate and post an Encounter consisting of a Deployment, Strategy, Scheme Pool and recommended Soulstone limit. Any games played that week will use the generated Encounter. League participants are to play every other participant at least once during the League period. Anyone who completes this challenge will receive a 10% discount off their next Malifaux purchase once the league completes. Wave 1 Models: All Wave 1 models have cards in the box, in their Arsenal decks and in the rulebook itself. They will be used as printed, with the exception of any cards that have received errata (available online). Wave 2 Models: All models which have not been published yet will use their stat cards as of the December 31 update. These rules are available online from the Wyrd forums and a printed copy will be available for reference in the store. Any changes to models after this date will not affect how the models will play during the League. Wave 3 models: Avatars and any other models that become available after December 31st will not be included in the League. Soulstone Limit: The SS limit each week is a recommended level, if both players agree then any other limit can be set. This is to accommodate those individuals who are just getting into the game. See you all through the Breach!

There can be a base, if you really want one! The rest of the crew is here. I tried to consider painting it as nothing, but I wasn't happy with any of the ideas I came up with. I chose green instead.

We will be holding demos at X Planet Games in Mississauga on Mondays for the month of November (with the exception of Remembrance Day). X Planet Games’ hours of operation are Monday to Saturday 12pm-8pm and Sunday 12pm-5pm. We are located at: 1012 Burnhamthorpe Road East. Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 2X6 905.949.GAME(4263) Demos will run from 5:00 until close on Monday November 4, 18 and 25.

Agreed. This is probably the most painless errata I've seem from a miniatures game, and any changes that are needed before Wave 2 goes to print are essentially free. Show me a game that is error free at launch, then I'll buy the complaint.

Finished the Box! Now all that's left is the Dead Marshals, maybe one or two models after that. Images are a little large, so the rest of the crew is at my blog: http://stinkmunk.com/2013/10/18/598/

I sort of agree - Wyrd has a lot on their plates right now, so I understand there are a lot of priorities that are being juggled. The website holds up pretty well, given the changes, but there are two things: If the "Coming Soon" tags could come down off of some of the current range models, that would be great. And the "V2 Statcards" have been a little confusing to new players I've been introducing to the game, the nuance of Version 2 versus Second Edition can get lost.

I think I've settled on low floating islands. I was thinking high before, but I just can't find anything I'll be happy with when it comes to the actual bases. I don't want to leave them black. So I'm going with a simple dark green water look in the base circle, I guess the islands are just floating over the lake. Well that might explain it. Honestly, at this point I'm going to have to finish the models as is and maybe come back to the tentacle thing again in a future month. I need to get back to painting my Guild now that the Wave 2 Beta has added 29 more models to my to do list!

The latest on Tara's Darlings. I have only 2 weeks left to get them done...

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I bought some corkboard a few years back that was too thick to use properly, but was the right thickness for this project. I just superglued them into layers and then carved them into shape once they'd cured. Because layered cork tends to flake apart with gameplay, I ran a long pin through each island to act as rebar. In many cases this pin is also the suspension pin, but in some it's just for support. To keep the edges from rubbing apart I painted two coats of watered-down white glue over all the cork (it's very thirsty) so they are pretty solid at this point. The models are a little top-heavy (especially the metals) so I'll have to get some fishing weights to give them balance (I tried to make the metal ones shorter anyway). Transportation will be an issue, obviously I'm not putting them in foam. I'm going to magnetize the bases and transport them standing up in a metal toolbox. Good thing Malifaux is a small size game! I completely agree. I put some heat on the front tentacles from a hairdryer for half an hour with no effect... the plastic is quite thick at that point. I could cut out a triangle of plastic in the front and have them drape down, made out of putty. The thing is, I'm running a painting challenge and these need to be finished by October 31st, so I think compromise might be in order. I put a little island under the front tentacles supporting the outcropping bit, I think it will serve, but again, Iron Heel, you hit on my one enduring annoyance about this project.

Working on something new... I'm on the A Wyrd Place Facebook group and I've been blown away by a lot of the creativity on that group. I just can't compete brush-to-brush with a lot of the talent on there, so I figured I had to do something different with my Tara Crew to make them stand out. Thus, flying islands: Work in progress, obviously, I'll share more when they're done. I hope to track my progress on my website at www.stinkmunk.com