Mxbedlam Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hello everyone! Going to my first tournament next month and here's my blog that's showing my preparation steps. As always, comments and suggestions are appreciated. http://malifolks.blogspot.com/2015/02/preparing-for-trenches-or-malifaux.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dassenkop Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hi. Main advice from my experience with (non-Malifaux) tournaments is to have fun. Nice blog btw and like me started to play Malifaux only recently. What I tend to do at tournaments is to ask questions and observe tactics/strategy and evaluate afterwards shortly with the player to understand why he was doing what he was doing (if that makes sense). I have a sense Malifaux is really deep and by doing this the game becomes much more fun and interesting for me. Hopefully someday this will allow me to motivate others to join the ranks as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxbedlam Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yeah, I'm very much the same way. I try to take as much as I can from every game. I'd love to see some very well done video battlereports come out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDisaster Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Discussing the game with your opponent once the dust has settled is a great way to make new friends, learn new tactics and have a laugh with people at these sorts of events. I make a habit of having a chat with all my opponents at the end of every game I play to discuss things (mistakes, luck, crew building, objectives etc) so both can learn and grow from the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Discussing the game with your opponent once the dust has settled is a great way to make new friends, learn new tactics and have a laugh with people at these sorts of events. I make a habit of having a chat with all my opponents at the end of every game I play to discuss things (mistakes, luck, crew building, objectives etc) so both can learn and grow from the experience. And you can divulge information that way, that will later be used against you! Argh, I think that thread has spoiled tournaments forever for me.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asrian Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 As I've said before on AWP, I like the blog. Practice, learning the crews/cards, and just have fun would be my advise. Also, if you want a game sometime on Vassal hit me up. I'm always willing to be someone's victim on there, and I still need to try out Extraction and Interference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxbedlam Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks for the comments guys. They are definitely encouraging. I plan on updating over the next month my thoughts on the Gaining Grounds specific strategies and what are the best ways to accomplish them, as they are a bit trickier than the base strategies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreads Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Get sleep!!!! I went to lvo with only an hour and a half of sleep the night before, and i was miserable. I made stupid mistakes, and was a very unpleasant person. I apologize to my opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxbedlam Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 That's a great piece of advice Dreads. cant tell you how many Magic tournaments I scrubbed out on cause I spent too much time practicing the night before and not enough sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmikehill Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Some of the biggest ones I can think of when I've been to tournaments is as follows: Use the bathroom before the match starts Don't be afraid to ask questions about the event or seeing opponent stat cards, also don't be afraid to ask for a TO if you and your opponent can't resolve a rule issue Find time somewhere between matches to eat. You won't realize how hunger can mess with your play! Bring your own tokens/scheme markers so you and your opponent won't confuse schemes.(I use Relic Knight's kickstarter tokens for my scheme/AOE markers personally) Also going with the mindset that tournaments are a fun yet competitive way to guarantee an afternoon of matches. Don't make it about winning, make fun your priority. Side note, if you're proxying, give your opponent a run down of what you may be using as a stand in for another model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxbedlam Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yeah all points I was going to bring up in my next article on the series as I get closer to tournament time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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