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Thanks for the link to the video. Finally got around to watching it and the caravan piece and the side show game are exactly the kind of thing I am looking for! The big top is great too. I have an idea for my Ferris Wheel, but have to do a bit more investigating, I think.

Oh I know. I've done a few table setups for Warmahordes that have worked well. There are things that obviously carry over. It's really all about knowing what the rules for the game bring to the table.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo, no no no no no no no no. I had that phase in high school, for like, 2 weeks. If anything, the linked video and Carnivale (the HBO show) are inspirations.

Yeah man. I didn't discover them until playing Alan Wake, but am now a big fan of theirs. I like your idea on the games better, actually. Though, maybe some way for players to play against each other would be cool, and there are multiple tiers or "prizes" so you can cheat or push to try to get more.

So I haven't even received my first crews yet, and I'm already thinking of how to redo my gaming table for Malifaux. I've seen Old West towns, Victorian-era city blocks...but never a carnival of any type. And I'm not just speaking of Malifaux. Unless my Google-fu is just terrible in 2013, I can't find an example of one built for any miniatures game. It just seems like too neat of a setting to just not exist. So I think I am going to build it. It is going to be a slow process, as I've literally not built any terrain before, but I have some ideas, a few of which came from this video A few quick wikipedia searches (everything on the internet is true!) show that the time periods would be fine for such a thing for Malifaux. Not that I'd be overly concerned myself, since I'd be using it for myself and friends to play on...but there is currently a Christmas Santa Goblin on the side of my webpage frame, so again, probably OK regardless. As a game designer by trade, I've done level layouts before, so that is going to be my first step. I want it to be fair for players and be a fun playspace above just looking cool. As I'm doing that, I want to think of interesting play mechanics that could be used for special story game elements. Off the top of my head, use an action to interact with a carnival game and if you win it, you get VP. Maybe the House of Mirrors as a building that can cause some combat hijinx or something. I'd actually like a ferris wheel that can be scaled, and of course it has to move. So as I go through this adventure, I'll be posting updates here. As I said, it is going to take me a bit to build, for sure, and I'll be scouring the forums for tips on building. If anyone does have ideas or has seen something similar to what I'm talking about, please share!

I ran out to my SEARS after reading this post, only to find out they didn't even get any Christmas stuff this year. Sad. But I got that bag of trees at Michaels for 80% off!

When it comes to Neo and I, exposing is never accidental.

I'm in Champaign/Urbana and actually picked up the core rulebook from the Gopher on Sunday. Have four crews on the way now. The owner mentioned that Sunday's might become a permanent Malifaux night? Either way, looking forward to meeting the crew!

I actually did this morning. I'm personally OK with steep, nuanced tactics, but I wanted one more group that wasn't difficult to play for my wife and son.

Just yesterday I was riding home from picking up my kids from a couple of days at the grandparents as my wife and I's Christmas gift from them, thinking to myself, "you know, my son and I like Warmachine, but it isn't played much around here. I wonder how that Malifaux game is that I've seen played and own some of the Terraclips for." Today I'm a bit lighter in the bank account, but have THREE totally playable groups on the way. Needless to say, the research I did over the course of last night (which included a trip to my FLGS to buy the core rule book) and today lead me to believe that it was the minis game I've been looking for. Warmachine is fun, but my son and I wanted something smaller scale. Can't wait to get the minis assembled and play. Have the Colette box, Dreamer box + day dreams, and Seamus + the hanged on the way!