Why do you lose?

[CannibalBob]

Seems like a simple enough question. When you lose at Malifaux, what's the usual cause?

Failing to get more victory points than the opponent.

[Ciaran]

I often lose because I got emotionally tied to something that wasn't going to win me the game. I will destroy opponents, literally table them with Perdita, and lose. It makes me laugh at myself all the time.

[thescale]

I think I lose most often because I am too afraid to sacrifice a model to achieve an objective.

Also because my friends play a lot of Neverborn >:3

Stupid demons...

[alienated one]

I love most often because I am usually playing Bunniegodd or Zee, and they are just awesome.

[Doctor Amos]

The ongoing joke with my friends/LGS for any loss, poor dice roll, or lousy card draw is: "Lack of faith in the Emperor."

[Dolomyte]

I tend to hop between masters alot, and even have a D8 and a little card that Lists Raspy, Colette, Zoraida, Lilith, Pandora, Dreamer, Som'er, Ophelia. I will roll that dice and pick which master to use that particular game (in fun games.)

I find the games I lose are typically because I have not played a crew / model / master in a while and forget about abilities on the card (I never remember that Cassandra gets a free move at the start of the game)

[Gollum528]

Almost every game I have lost has been because I didn't plan out the first few turns or if I did, my opponent does something to scare me in the first two (I'm looking at you neverborn) to make me abandon my plan. Luck occasionally gets me but not often.

[DarcXON]

Usually my opponent sacrifices a goat before the game.

[aberrios75]

1. Poor hiring decisions.

2. Poor Strategy.

3. Losing sight of Strategy and Schemes.

[nilus]

Usually my opponent sacrifices a goat before the game.

LOL, that made my day.

Remind me to have a few goats on hand at Adepticon this year so you don't dominate again

[nilus]

The biggest thing for me is that I don't realize what needs to be done until there aren't enough action points left to do what needs to be done.

Similarly I sometimes get a little obsessed over one objective and forget others. Had a few Avatar games where I was so worried about manifesting I forgot to actually try to win.

[SpaceViking]

I struggle to save soulstones (though kind of understandable as a Sonnia player) and control cards, so it usually ends up that Sonnia is overexposed and with only a soulstone or two left when they make an attempt on her.

[Dustcrusher]

Same reason I lose at all of these sorts of games- my reactive play is pretty good, but my proactive/strategic play is terrible. In other words, given a situation I can find the best course of action but I struggle to come up with a plan and stick to it.

That's why I'm playing games like this in general and Nicodem in particular- to get me out of my usual lines of thinking.