Arcanist Emergency!

Howdy Howdy folks!  I'm updating the blog a little bit early this week because I will be heading to GenCon so things may be a little crazy tomorrow.  Keeping in the theme of titles of Pokemon episodes, today's post reflects the trouble I put some Oxfordian Mages into while battling some Resurrectionist scum.  I failed to adequately command them and they wound up sliced to ribbons by a punk zombie (spoiler alert).  I made a lot of progress on my painting (I have you all to thank for that!) and have been spending a lot of time getting ready for GenCon.  I'll be volunteering for iello, so come by and say hi (and maybe buy a copy of King of Tokyo!)

Now, on to the good stuff.

Hobby

This was a super productive week for my painting.  I managed to get all of the models from my Troubleshooters crew painted and I have made significant progress on my Union Miners.  I ran into an incredible amount of luck in the model acquisition department as well.  I managed to get my hands on a Johana model (to complete the Mr. and Mrs Hammer power couple) and a pink Malifaux child thanks to the great guys at Gadzooks Gaming.  They even threw in a few tokens!  On Thursday I played another game system at a local store called Drawbridge Games and the owner was kind enough to order a mechanical rider for me.  Friday involved a trip to another FLGS, Legions.  While there I discovered just how useful the Strats and Schemes deck was, so naturally I picked one up!

Gaming

At Legions I managed to have an absolute blast!  First I watched a really tight game between Lilith and Seamus.  Seamus brought plenty of Belles and Crooked Men to combo lure and shafted!  Lilith had a Grow list that had a little bit of trouble growing.  Both players were great and reminded me of the good spirits the Malifaux community is known for (and Kirai wasn't even on the table!).

After sitting back and watching I decided to get into the thick of things.  The Rezzer player and myself decided to play a game of Henchman Hardcore.  I failed to see the handicap that Rezzers face with the format (with the total inability to summon), but I still believe he was just trying to give me as big of a leg up as possible.  He ran the Daimyo, a Belle, and two Punk Zombies while I ran the Captain and three Oxfordian Mages.  The mages ran a full suite of wards and the Captain had the runes and recharge soulstone (fun fact : that is not the upgrade you want against rezzers!).  The Game was great fun despite my numerous tactical, movement, and even mechanical errors (I'm still learning here!).  In the end I scored one point off of Turf War and three for assassinate before my opponent killed enough of my models to make future scoring impossible.  He placed his models much more intelligently and score more points off of turf war for the win.  The game was as educational as it was fun for me, and I look forward to playing this opponent in the future.

Thanks for reading and remember, I need all my Earthside readers to keep me honest with my painting goals!

Arcanists, I choose YOU!

Howdy Howdy Folks!

My name is Kevin and this is my new Malifaux Blog!

I have been playing tabletop miniature games for about 10 years now, and am starting a renewed push to become a great Malifaux player.  Growing up I was (am) a huge Pokemon fan, so I chose to name this blog to be reminiscent of the 'Gotta Catch Em All' theme.  In this case my "all" is going to be all the Arcanist models.

I currently have a little under half of the models the Arcanists currently have available, and even more after GenCon takes all of my money.  This blog will track my collection as it gets painted, as well as my ability to play as I learn.  It will also serve as a home base for a podcast that is currently in the early planning stages.

When I came back to Malifaux I decided that I should pick one faction and learn it backwards and forwards.  This saves me from collecting too many styles of models, and gives me a solid target number of models to collect and paint.  I love the aesthetic of the Arcanists, and I've been a huge fan of Ramos and Colette ever since their metal kits came out way back when.  I've painted and sold each of their starter crews between their launch and 1.5, and with the turmoil currently in the fantasy tabletop gaming community I've decided to dive head first into the friendly and amazing community that Malifaux is known for.

Lets start things off with a bang.  The first master that I want to come to terms with is Toni Ironsides.  She was the first crew that I purchased when I made my triumphant return to the game, and she has some awesome models to choose from.  I have the base crew primed with a little bit of paint on them at the moment, and here is a group shot.

Expanding from there, I plan on painting up a group of M&SU models to compliment the Union's enforcer.  I have already picked up Ramos's Crew, which gives me access to two amazing heavy hitters, Howard Langston and Joss.  Everyone needs access to some ranged support, so I have 2 Gunsmiths ready to paint.  And what is a miner's union without a couple miners?  Here is a group shot of Ironsides's supporting cast.

Thanks for checking out my Blog and I need everyone out there Earthside to keep me honest and on top of my hobby.