Duh Moments from learning the game

[Slinkdawg]

I remember when I was first learning the rules and getting into Malifaux (with the Viki's boxset), I would end up with a bunch of low cards around turn 2 or 3 and not know what to do...

After a few games, I learned that you can apparently discard cards from your control hand during the draw phase before you draw cards and replenish your hand.

I was wondering if some of you have similar "Duh!" stories like this that you could add, and this could be a helpful thread for people running demos and folks just getting into the game.

Thanks in advance!

[alemon]

I used to keep aces and twos because they had the suits I needed for my triggers.

[notmikehill]

Trying to soulstone after duel totals were flipped, thinking it was seperate from cheating fate >.<

[bigstupidfighter]

but using soulstones is separate from cheating fate, unless that was changed in Book 2.

anyway, finding out hoping to draw a suited card to cast your spell never works when you need it to.

[Iamwyrd]

Forgetting to activate triggers.

[goblyn13]

Trying to soulstone after duel totals were flipped, thinking it was seperate from cheating fate >.<

using a soulstone is separate from cheating fate.

The difference is that you would cheat first then use a soulstone. It has to be completed at the same time. you don't use it as another opportunity to add a card

so like this:

1. Flip starting duel

2. Lower player cheats first

2a. if activated model has Use Soulstone (such as Henchman and Masters) they may then flip one additional card by discarding a soulstone

3. higher player cheats fate

3a. if activated model has Use Soulstone (yadda yadda)

4. Resolve duel.

[gru6y]

It actually took me quite long to figure out that paired weapons give to attack flips and not damage flips...

[Keltheos]

My list is endless...

[notmikehill]

using a soulstone is separate from cheating fate.

The difference is that you would cheat first then use a soulstone. It has to be completed at the same time. you don't use it as another opportunity to add a card

so like this:

1. Flip starting duel

2. Lower player cheats first

2a. if activated model has Use Soulstone (such as Henchman and Masters) they may then flip one additional card by discarding a soulstone

3. higher player cheats fate

3a. if activated model has Use Soulstone (yadda yadda)

4. Resolve duel.

Yeah we would use stones after the totals were created. Fun times

[Wodschow]

Thinking the damage flips were part of duel total and that you could activate triggers on each step, after hitting after damage, etc. ¬_¬

[kbdrand]

Our first few games we did not understand how the difference in duel totals affected the damage chart so we were always doing straight damage flips. Really changed the game.

[poulpox]

Realizing obscured terrain is diferent from blocking line of sight and therefore stopping to field Hans when there's lots of walls/houses everywhere

[Slinkdawg]

Got a few games in yesterday after a brief Hiatus:

Viktorias - Use body count and draw your extra cards

Ronin - Remembered that next target is only the push movement (no melee strike)... Totally forgot that they have Hard to Kill.

Consider these both lessons learned.