Nephilim House Call: Dr. McMourning v. Lilith in a Dustup and a Word About...
So, yet another battle report. I promise there will be other content on this blog eventually…30SS Standard DeploymentStrategy: Reckoning Scheme Pool: Line in the Sand, Bodyguard, Breakthrough, Frame...
View ArticleI want to set that guy on fire. But I want to do it from over here.
It was a Saturday, and one of the rare times when my friend Jon managed to make the trek up to Lincoln for a game of Malifaux with me. I had been watching a match-up of Nicodem v. Ortega crew, and when...
View ArticleRaw Deal, Card Access, and My Concerns About Tara
To begin with, today marks a rebranding of my Malifaux blog to reflect my new job and location in the eastern part of these United States. I’ve accepted a position as a postdoctorate student in...
View ArticleThe Misaki Switch
Just a couple of quick mini-muses today, as it’s been a bit since I trashed Tara and got the most pageviews and comments of any blog post I’ve ever done (this is an unfortunate message that you’re...
View ArticleBreaking Lynch
Tonight marks the end for one of the greatest television shows in history, Breaking Bad. Over several years of watching, we’ve watched as Walter White has transformed from a down-on-his-luck Chemistry...
View ArticleVassalfaux, anyone?
Given that we live in the future now, moving to a new area where no one seems to play Malifaux doesn't necessarily have to mean game over for me. I’m going to start demoing and trying to stir up...
View ArticleBreaking Lynch, Wave 2
Apologies for the delay in posts. Real life being what it is, and my local Malifaux scene consisting entirely of me, there’s been a bit of a gap since last I posted. I have, however, managed to get...
View ArticleMagpie Musings
So I haven’t played a game of Malifaux in a couple of weeks and, for the most part, have been painting only a handful of models. Time has been tough to come by, and when I get it I’ve had other things...
View ArticleMixed Ten Thunders Musing
The UK Masters tournament was this weekend, making it probably the highest level competitive tournament of the M2E era thus far. The UK meta is, reportedly, quite different from the US, but regardless...
View ArticleWave 2 Beta: Ten Thunders
So, last Friday the Open Beta ended and the files reverted to internal playtest, prior to being released officially so we can move on to the Avatars. I thought, in lieu of other meaningful content,...
View ArticleWave 2 Beta Wrap-Up: The Guild
There seems to have been some positive response to the first in this series of articles, so I’m going to do the best I can to get through the remaining factions prior to the release of the final Wave 2...
View ArticleWave 2 Beta Wrap-Up: Arcanists
I began by taking a look at the Ten Thunders and then moved on to the Guild. The new files drop on the 10th, so as of this writing I have 5 days to get the rest of these things knocked out. There will...
View ArticleWave 2 Beta Wrap-Up: Gremlins
Everybody’s favorite green little nasties, the Gremlins, are next up on the list of factions to receive a thorough blogging from me. I’ve previously discussed the Ten Thunders, The Guild, and The...
View ArticleWave 2 Beta Wrap-Up: The Neverborn
The Neverborn are probably “my” faction, in that I’ve played them the most since the change-over (though somehow the Ten Thunders have managed to sneak in there as well. I guess that’s sort of what...
View ArticleToMB Week 0: Musing on the Tale of Malifaux Bloggers
A number of members of the Malifaux amateur reporting community (bloggers) have joined together into a project based on the White Dwarf Tale of Four Gamers articles, wherein several Warhammer Fantasy...
View ArticleToMB 1.0 Post: Shakedown Cruise
We’re in the middle of the first month of the ToMB project, and the posts have started to flow. I’ve sat down with the Hoff and detailed some of my thoughts on his crew previously, and this month I...
View ArticleToMB Post 1.1: The Most Bonkers Game of Malifaux I’ve Played
For our regular Thursday game night, our gamemaster was absent with an illness and that meant it was time for some Vassalfaux. My regular sparring partner, Jon, agreed to the points values I’m able to...
View ArticleToMB Month 1 Wrap-Up
We’re rolling up on March 17th, which means now is the time for recapping month 1 of ToMB and creating the post that serves as the real summary for new players to utilize when starting their own...
View ArticleConniving and Scheming: How to score points without involving your opponent
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. This is due in large part to the Terror Tot that seems to have invaded my home. She’s cute, but don’t let her fool you. Behind those Disney Princess eyes...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Ortegas
Needs More NephilimSeveral years ago, when Malifaux was just something I had heard mentioned in a 40k podcast as “a decent side-game,” I needed to have my tonsils removed. I was in my late 20s, and...
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