Davie

Welcome to the Bayou!

You won't regret your choice!

Two years ago I started the same way as you did, got the kin and some slop haulers.

I think the Kin bring a lot to the table: A very versatile Master, Francois who is a staple in many many lists, Raphael who just recently got buffed and of course Pere who can be just very very mean.

I'd recommend you to get the newest Upgrades for Ophelia and staples like Dirty Cheater and Stilts. They really lift your Crew to the next Level. Especially the new Upgrades: one lets you use two (0) Actions per turn. You can push a Gremlin towards Ophelia with "oooh a Girl" and then place em anywhere within 8 inches with the (0) Action on your Jug Rocket-Upgrade. this is huge! you can move a single gremlin 16 Inches outside of its own activation.

Most People will propably tell you to get bayou gremlins, they are very cheap and very fast but die very quickly. Just get the "Bayou Boss" - Box, since it Comes with another very good master.

Personally: I like Merris LaCroix a lot. She offers you great scheme running potential and synergizes with Ophelia because of the Kin trait.

Yesterday I played 50SS Ulix vs von Schill

50 SS Gremlins Crew
Ulix + 4 Pool
 - Husbandry (3)
 - Huntin' Bow (2)
 - Pig Midwife (1)
Penelope (2)
Old Major (9)
 - Corn Husks (2)
 - Saddle (1)
Merris LaCroix (6)
 - Pork Whisper'n (1)
The Sow (8)
Slop Hauler (5)
Wild Boar (5)
Wild Boar (5)

I had a hard time getting into position so I spent the entire first three rounds with summoning piglets and a warpig.

The Wild Boars attacked Hannah from the Shadows and got her down to her last wound... but then they ran out of gas and I forgot about the Freikorps Librarians Healing... so yeah. Hannah was back to full health pretty soon and my boars got bashed pretty badly.

But they bought me the time that I needed.

On turn 4 I got a pretty mean shot in the rear off and the sow tore through a Freikorpsmann, Johan(na) and another minion. This secured me a third table quarter and I pretty much won the game.

Von Schill did almost nothing at all because I kept him busy with an relentless stream of piglets.

Oh and: Pig midwife is reaaaaally good

So I played two 35SS games with Ophelia last week and I basically just took the whole Kin-Crew and tried the new Upgrades:

Ophelia

3 Young Lacroix

Francois (Stilts)

Raphael (Dirty Cheater)

Rami

Pere

First game was against Shenlong and I caught my opponent off guard when I used Ophelias Oooh a Girl and Your turn to place Pere right next to three of his guys.

(it was close deployment)

Then I had some mean mean Flips and pretty much got rid of 50% of his Units by turn 2. In the meantime Raphael distracted (not the scheme, just literally) Sensei Yu on the right flank, took a few hits and then just ran away with his push and a reckless triple walk. My Opponent conceded by turn 3 when only 2 of his guys were left and I had lost nothing at all, while running schemes and killing bald Monks.

Second game against Lady J. My Opponent got a bunch of new stuff and wanted to try it out. It was a pretty brutal game. Rami took Position on a Roof and got rid of a few models. Francois whiffed very very badly on the Jury and stacked two fees so he was crippled very badly for the rest of the game. I managed to get him out of Harms way with ophelias new useless junk, healed him a bit and by doing that dropped a scheme marker pretty close to ophelia. Lady J, who was getting carried around by the Emissary took the opportunitiy and got unburied next to the scheme marker and beheaded 2 Young Lacroix and Ophelia rather quickly. I managed to get away with frank.

Raphael in the mean time did his Thing, took a few decent shots, ran schemes and did not die.

In the end it came down to if I could take out Lady J or not and unfortunately Francois whiffed juuuust enough to let Lady J live with one wound. It was a pretty Close 6:5 win for the Guild but an amazing game none the less.

I love new ophelia.

I started with Ophelia back then and I loved it.

Afterwards I got Somer and I loved it even more. but thats just beacause of Somer.

Since the new Upgrades came out I think Ophelia got buffed quite a bit. I think her box brings more to add to other Crews than Somers to be honest.

Franc is a stable in lots of lists.

Raphael, as it turns out, is amazing. For (now)6 SS you get a very durable, very mobile model that can run schemes on ist own while dishing out very good damage with his big honking gun.

Pere is amazin as well. With Ophelias ability to place a friendly Kin anywhere in 8 Inches, you can throw him right at your enemies face and let him wreck havoc.

Somers Box Comes with Bayou Gremlins, which are still considered to be one of the best minions in the game. Personally... I am not to fond of them outside of Some-Lists.

Lenny does not bring that much to the table either, I think. He is by no means bad but I just think that there are better Options.

So yeah, ot of the two: I'd recommend the Kin over the Bayou Boss

Well... the Sows Terrifying and "Smell Fear" Synergize well with Brewie I think.

You could use Mancha Rojas Challange to protect Brewmaster from getting attacked

aaaand Performers and Trixibelle are considered to be valuable assets to Brewmaster Crews, due to their abilities to push/pull models and their poison.

Actually, I'm not sure if killy models are the right choice for Brewmaster.

I read that The Sow has some nice synergies with Brewy (and obviously with your Ulix Crew)

If you want to have a strong, killy model, that does not need much Support: Francois, McTavish, Burt Jebsen, Gracie I suppose

Personally, I like to take a slop hauler in most of my crews. Not only for healing but also for lowering my enemies Df so my killy models have an easier time doing the killing.

Wong actually brings one of the best Gremlin-Minions imo: Lightning Bugs, they are really good for Schemes and also for taking down armored Targets.

Personally: I am not to fond of the lovely assistant so I usually bring Old Cranky. His defensive auras are great, you refill your used soulstones and you can cycle cards which synergizes very very well with Samy LaCroix.

I have yet to try the new Wong-Upgrades but Samy has always been very usefull for taking Ooo Glowy, so Wong could take "a Gremlins Luck".

And Yes, as mentioned by bandages: Burt, Tavish, Frank, Gracy are awesome! And ofc the infamous swine cursed.

Has anyone played a magical first mate?

I would like to add, that Slop Haulers are not only excellent healers but also are really okay at fighting. The Appetizing-Condition is perfect for any offensive Gremlin Crew! Yes, a Walk of 4 is not very much, but a Charge of 8 is great! sometimes I even use them to drop a scheme marker here or there.

Taxidermists really are made for fighting and summoning a stuffed Piglet per turn and Close to the enemy. I am not sure if you really Need to hire the stuffed piglets though. Since their cost got increased I tend to just summon them. Also: Taxidermists can take Upgrades. A Dirty Cheater-Taxidermist is surprisingly tanky

If you are struggling with Blasts try Merris.

Remember that you can use interact-actions to reduce burning.

I would definetly go for Slop Haulers. They are so versatile: you can heal up your summoned pigs, or Ulix, the "Appetizing" condition is great to make up for your piglets low Ml4 and once in a while you can use them to run a scheme.

As for Masters I'd recommend Wong. He is a great independent Master who can dish out loads of damage and his box comes with lightning bugs. I consider the bugs to be one of our best minions at the moment. Cheap, reckless, ignore armor and great utility tricks through "Tinkering with the unknown".

Somer is also a great Master for any gremlin collection imo. He can be so stupidly quick around the board and his shooting attack is just nuts. Also: He summons bayou gremlins.

I'm not sure if I'd recommend Mah Tucket. I feel like the gremlin-community is pretty much divided when it comes to her. Although her box comes with Trixibelle, who is a great addition to any collection.

Also: you need another big pig for you ulix-lists. Summoning piglets from Old Major is kinda risky. Try the sow and shoot her in the back with your bow for pinball madness.

Oh and I would like to mention Merris LaCroix: she drops schemes for summoning your war pigs with ulix. And she drops schemes in general. And she is a chubby flying goddess in a tube top.