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10 with strum the threads i believe. 4 Collodi "My Wills" then accomplice into 3 more from the fast stiched. Then reactivate later in the turn for 3 more. This is assuming it lives which is...shady at best.

Yeah, I saw that thread, but as you said, it didn't seem to fit the tone Thanks for the feedback!

My models come alive at night. The masters plot, the factions fight. While I'm in bed and tucked in tight, A victim screams in Malifaux. My world doesn't have a Breach, a glowing gate to lunacy. To get there I just go to sleep, and board the train to Malifaux. I'm headed to this cave I know, a dark and hellish place to go. They say there's monsters down below. I'm gonna test my might in Malifaux. -------------------------------------------------------- Well, there you have it. Feedback and/or ridicule is encouraged!

Well it gets a little fuzzy at times, but the the gremlins are height 1, so they can hide behind the walls. Where as normally, vantage point rules would allow you to see them if they were close to the edge of the roof. Or at least, that's my current understanding. But it also blocked line of sight to the scheme markets he placed on the edges of the roofs. I had Large Arachnids in the backfield to remove scheme markers with their (0) action, but they couldn't get LOS to target them. It was really bad list building on my part. The one person I did have on the roof, a trapper, got tied up with a skeeter. The lip also hurt him because he couldn't use his (0) action to push off the roof and out of engagement. He could just pinball around up there. Looking back, my list was almost comical. It was the result of pre-building a list that I though would work great but then not adapting it to the terrain. Hopefully, I've learned that lesson.

I knew it! I would not be brave enough to take a picture of crack. I guess I do have boundaries after all! This doesn't sound like a serious suggestion but it is...maybe play 2 games at once to build tournament stamina? Against one person, or against two willing (and patient) friends? I never tried it but that simulate the brain fry that occurs pretty well.

Ah, the Malifaux Masters Tournament. A wealth of wisdom nuggets. Let's get started... Game 1: Timing is everything You know when you're running a Vik crew, and the opponent moves his Molly Crew right towards the middle of the board on turn 1, all in a cluster? Don't you love when that happens? You know how the carnal voice in your brain is like "KILL!" and the rational voice in your brain is like "Thou shouldst wait until turn 2 for a proper whirlwind strike". You should listen to the second voice. I jumped the gun as I am wont to do, and my late turn 1 Vik strike was less than epic. I squeaked out a win 5 to 4 thanks to the outflank scheme. Game 2: You can lose during the "Define Terrain" step. Who knew? The board was covered with buildings with flat roofs. My opponent was playing gremlins. I should have seen it coming. "Want to play only 30mm models can climb the ladders?", he asked. "Sure", I said. "Want to play the lips on the edge of the roof are height 1 walls?", he asked. "Sure" I said. "Want to get your ass kicked by the Pigapult?" he said. Ok, he didn't say that last thing. But I wish he would have. He fielded a Som'er summoning list and the ol' Pigapult. His turns were spent launching half dead, paralyzed gremlins on the roofs of the various buildings and spamming scheme markers in the later turns. My turns were spent wondering why I fielded a Levi list that couldn't even get on top of the buildings. I began to picture my crew just standing there looking up at a row of gremlin butts as they mooned me from safety. (no these aren't the butts alluded to in the title, but there is definitely a strong butt theme in this post for some reason, which worries me) Live and learn I suppose right? I got spanked 9 to 2. The strategy was Interference by the way. Game 3: Don't get tilted. Keep your head (marker) in the game "Tilted" is a poker term right? It means you've let your emotions make your playing worse. Even though I got pummeled in round 2 I was feeling ok (due to Starbucks methinks). But my opponent was tilted pretty hard from a loss the round before. Then when I fielded Levi and some Belles and, with the Rat activation control sequence to let me act last, began to lure in one model per turn and behead it, and then pick up said head, well, he got even more tilted. I could tell he was a nice guy but just disappointed with how the day was going. But I also noticed he missed a couple of opportunities to grab some head markers with his "Don't mind me" units. Opportunities he probably would have noticed if he had had a level head. Again, nice guy, and a better player than the score gives him credit for. I won this round 10-0, Levi vs. Lucius. Game 4: A passion to win can go a long way This round the strategy was Guard the Stash. I was playing a guy who I had played several times online, and I knew he was a great player. The odd thing was, we had practiced this exact game on Vassal only weeks before. Same strategy, same schemes, same factions. I won that game 10-2 if recall. So what did my brain tell me to do? 'Bring the exact same list as last time' it said! Stupid brain. Although, to be honest, that wasn't really my problem. I noticed something about my opponent that I hadn't noticed when playing him online. He was doing everything he could to win. He was trash talking (in a nice way, he's a good guy don't worry) He was asking me questions about previous rounds, trying to ascertain what models I would bring. He would offer "advice" from time to time haha. But overall what I noticed is that he brought a really strong mental game with a passion to win. And it definitely worked. I think I was winning after the first two turns, but started to make some big mistake in turn 3, and then he ran away with it. He stayed mentally tough, and I got distracted. Although, in my defense, he also had Wyrd employee Aaron Darland at his side (literally the seat next to him, just watching) and I think there was some sort of sorcery going on for sure. Those Wyrd people can do things like that I've heard. Oh and also my wife showed up during the game to watch, and she brought me a Starbucks (woot, Starbucks!) (oops, and woot, wife!) so that may have factored in as well. But no, I'm pretty sure it was the mental game. Well played sir. I lost playing Levi vs. his Tara 9 to 4. Game 5: Prepare for butt cracks and fatigue (Honest, I'll exlpain) So Round 5 was Collect the Bounty. I played yet another nice guy, and another nice guy playing Lucius for that matter. I took Levi again, because I had everything out and couldn't be bothered to think about another crew at this point. Did you catch that "couldn't be bothered" part? I was fried. Oh man. But so was everyone else I'm sure to some extent so that was really no excuse, but man. The game was pretty standard really, but what stood out were 2 main things. Mental fatigue, which I've already explained, and butt cracks, which I've promised to explain. So butt cracks...holy cow, there are a lot of exposed butts at Conventions apparently (this was my first convention, I was not informed). Guys just can't keep there britches up for some reason. My wife was sitting there, super uncomfortable, trying to find a direction to look, some panorama, that did not include a crack. It was hilarious. I was having a great time. But back on point, prepare yourself for mental fatigue at a convention. Play a lot of games to get your mind in shape so you can do well during the late rounds. I lost this last round 7 to 6. So there you have it. Five lessons to take with you to your next tournament. This was my first real life tournament. The only tournament I had played up to this point was the Wyrd Place Vassal League Tournament - Season 2, which I won! So I entered this tournament a wee bit over-confident, and when I lost in round 2, I never really recovered. But I definitely had a great time and can't wait for the next one. I didn't get to meet as many people as I would have liked, but I'm sure I'll run in to some of you at Gen Con. Until then...keep your britches up my friends Nate

Lets say you could ignore the strategy and schemes and just build a crew that has the most killing power possible...what would your crew be? (It would be great if you built them with the crew creator tool and then pasted them here) Keep in mind, you still don't know what you're opponent will bring, or even what faction he/she will declare. So the list has to be adaptable enough to kill anything that comes your way. I'm anxious to see what you guys think!

Solkin hit the nail on the head with the rebranding comment. "Embrace your fate". I love that. And the beauty of it is that it makes no claims that luck isn't part of the game. It just asks you to ride those waves of luck with grace.

I use to play a lot of chess online, and the sportsmanship was absolutely horrible. Malifaux (I play mostly on Vassal) is a breath of fresh air in comparison, but I've noticed one area that could maybe be improved; whining about cards. I mean, I don't mind if someone facepalms when they flip the black joker. That's part of the fun after all. But I do mind if every time they draw a card lower than a 7 they make a big deal about it. I think this sort of complaining is masking a bigger issue they may have, which is the inability to assign fault to themselves. Before I sound too condescending, please know that I'm completely guilty of this at times. After a game that was ripe with golden learning opportunities, I was instead focused on the bad luck I had in the game. My goal is to instead embrace the loss, own up to it, and learn as much as possible from it. I think this mindset will eventually make me a better player, but will immediately make me a better sportsman. And as a closing thought, if you find yourself whining about cards in an unhealthy way, ask yourself what exactly you're trying to accomplish. Are you trying to cheapen your opponents victory? Are you trying to absolve yourself of any blame for the loss? Do you think you're opponent wants to hear how bad your cards were? I just can't think of any good reason to do it... So what do you think? Is it an unrealistic goal to never whine? Am I way off base? Would you have more fun with someone who complains or someone who didn't? etc etc etc

Von Schill's aura reads : A Legend to Live up To: All Friendly Freikorps modles with 6'' aura and LoS have +1 WP and may not be reduced below 1 wound by a single damage source while they have 2 or more wounds remaining. Levi's Unmaking says its damage cannot be reduced and ignores hard to kill and hard to wound. So would it ignore Von Schill's aura? Thanks for the help!

Been playing a lot of Outcasts lately. I would rate them as: Tier 1: Leveticus (so well rounded and always has just the right models) Tier 2: Hamelin (activation control and flexibility), Viks (the power to wipe the table), Misaki (single target destruction, reliable blasts and card advantage (Shang)) Tier 3: Von Schill (well rounded but predictable), Tara (a lot going on yet seems like a one trick pony), Jack Daw (?) Though I've had limited experience with Jack and Tara.

Trying to deduce what your opponent will bring is fun and legal. But peeking in bags is not really my cup of tea, nor is it really that reliable. Someone could always be baiting you into countering a certain master by flashing the models, then handing you his crew cards and they don't match the models. That would be one of those GOTCHA! moments. As I've been playing more, I've been leaning towards safer, more universal crews. Countering a certain master is putting too many eggs in one basket for me. But I do agree with you Spectre in that list building is half the fun of this game.

Looking for game in the next couple of hours. 8-10pm eastern.

Anyone up for a game tonight at about 9 eastern?

Great vid! I think the activation control you mention will become more and more prominent , even in non-thremed crews. I think you imply at one point that rat catchers can summon rats by attacking friendly models, but I believe it's only enemy models.