"Do You Play Malifaux?" Topic

Based in an alternate Earth, Malifaux uses gothic, steampunk, and victorian horror with a dose of the wild west to inject fun and depth into the magical lawlessness of a world rife with monsters, necropunks, man-machine hybrids, gunslingers, and powerhungry politicos.

Do you play?

No. They have a few interesting figures, but I think they are overpriced.

Never heard of it.

I haven't played it, but it has captured my interest.

It looks like a fusion of everything weird and wonderful in an urban fantasy New Orleans, Paris and London.

No, far too fiddly. When I play a fantasy game I don't want to deal with fiddly rules for every unit.

no.

no

Really pricy was my recollection last time I looked at it. I have a handful of the minis and am on board thematically.

As soon as the description got to "gothic, steampunk…" I lost all interest.
Rivets, corsets and black lipstick on pale complexion. Baaaah!

No, I'd like some of their miniatures for RPG cross-use, but never bought any because they are overly impressed with their own product and price them as such.

No, but I do have a few of their early miniatures.

I don't play fantasy games. Even when somebody else thinks they are science fiction games (-:<)

Malifaux looks to be fairly popular here in Finland tho. And even I do have a couple of human miniatures from Wyrd that can pass for Firefly style "outworlders" in a pinch. Oh and some kind of Chulhuesque monster from the line too, can't recall the name of it.

Seems to be played pretty heavily by others at the club I attend, but personally I have no interest.

No. It may be a personal quirk, but I refuse to play a 'fantasy' game where I'm not allowed to name my own characters…

What a "fun" bunch you all have become.

I have played, but not since the edition update.

I got the latest rule set and a few figures but as yet no games due to free time being nonexistent at the moment. Looks fun though.

I like their lamp posts and other Victorian-era terrain-type miniatures.

No, but I bought a handful of the minis when they were on a deep discount.

I love the look of it but after reading about the rules they may be too much for my ADHD to handle. I buy some figs occassionally but they are expensive.

No, because

gothic, steampunk, and victorian horror with a dose of the wild west

embody many of the elements of the game I dislike. I dislike steampunk, Victorian anything, and ESPECIALLY wild west. No way I would have any interest in the game.

Damon.

I have played a decent amount of games of the new edition and like it a lot. It is a totally different way to play a game (fantasy or otherwise), with unique and innovative gaming mechanisms.

I have the figures and latest rules. No time to paint or play these days, but I do like the mechanics of the game.

I'm a henchman for it. While I was a bit grumps over the edition change, my group is slowly getting back into it.

Great game, great setting, cheap as chips to get into.

I played once and had a good time but with too many projects as it is, and the subject matter not being huge on my list, I never got into it.

Wouldn't mind playing again though.

The only non-historical game this long time gamer plays and I love it. The game mechanics, the models and the background fluff makes for terrifically fun game. And, as Hannibus points out, cheap as chips to get into.

There is a very active and growing group of Malifaux players in the Edmonton, Canada area, some of whom I've turned onto historicals as well.

Yes. I find the game mechanics make for a unique game even if it has become a bit too varied for my tastes. I only use the simplest of character types as a result and have a great time.

I haven't played but like the figures and have a few of them as well as one of the rulebooks. I just don't have time to read the rulebook or really the time to start a new project. I've heard good things about it.

The figures seem to be pretty reasonably priced for the quality of the minis, actually.

I painted a whole bunch of them for an order a little while ago.

It's quite popular with our group and gets played almost every week. Getting your head around the card mechanism is a little bit of a learning curve but there are great rewards to achieving synergy with your crew. Though I am not a fan of 'special rules', the talents and abilities for each model are very characterful and colorful. Even for people who are not interested in the setting, I would heartily recommend getting a look at some of the character cards for ideas!

Love seeing all the "hate" messages, it is amazing to me in a hobby that requires a bit of talent and creativity that we have so many who are closed minded and unimaginative. Of course that could just be a reflection of a small sampling we have here on TMP.

I have collected a few of the miniatures and played one game. The figures are well sculpted, if a bit pricey, but there seems to be plenty of venues for getting the figures discounted. I have found that some of the minis to be too fiddly to assemble and required good use of pin vise, and epoxy to get them to stay together. The later plastic re sculpts of the various lines are really quite excellent. Again, many may be put off by the price. If the market bears such why do you care if you are not the one purchasing?

The game world is indeed a hodgepodge of genres which is not an uncommon trope and much of the background story is well written. I understand if it is not your cup of beverage but why the need to be dismissive and by way of your comments condescending of those who do collect, and enjoy the game. I would find this mind set among miniature war game players amusing if I did not find it more sad.

Malifaux has an interesting game mechanic and appeals to a tourney/campaign mindset of gaming. I have not really been drawn in mostly due to having more projects than I can reasonably handle and there is not a lot of enthusiasm in my area for the game. Therefore I would rather invest what free time I do have into other ventures that I will find more personally rewarding.

Kallman.
The OP asked if I play. The obvious follow up to "no" is "why".
The minis turned me off from the first time I saw a picture of them. Am I not allowed to say that? Curious.

I would find this mind set among miniature war game players amusing if I did not find it more sad.

I agree that the "hater" mindset is disheartening, but I really don't see it above. Nobody said anything other than the genre or rules were not to their taste. Nobody said the game was inherently inferior to XYZ for whatever reason, or made any comments about other people who play.

Perhaps I am having a bad day. Upon reflection I was reading too much into the comments. Winston Smith, of course you have a right to say you do not like the game and why. Please continue your regular scheduled programming.

Winston Smith (and others) you should try the game with different figures (I use Victorian British), it's quite an interesting game due to its use of a card deck for the randomizing factor.

Nope, never have played it.

Used to be a Henchman… won't go anywhere near the new edition: I don't like the new "look" of the artwork or minis, I don't like how the gameplay changed, and really don't like how fiddly the new plastics are.

No.

Our friends tried to get the wife and I into the game during first edition, and we tried. The wife (like she always does) gravitated to the faction that needed the most models.

At the time, the Gremlins were fiddly, multi-piece models, and (after putting together a pack of them) the wife declared, "Nope. Ain't gonna do it."

That, and — let's be honest — the female figures in the other factions were not ones that she could identify with. About the only two women who dressed like normal people were the crazy ice witch, and one of the Victorias. (We decided that Victoria had to be the doppleganger, because human women didn't wear clothes in Malifaux.)

Winston Smith (and others) you should try the game with different figures (I use Victorian British), it's quite an interesting game due to its use of a card deck for the randomizing factor.

Which is like saying I should ignore the look of American Revolution figures because the latest rules are so great.

Pricey, but there are always proxies.

I skip over the fluff (zero interest).

Plays a bit like Magic the Gathering. With the cards, hand and action point management and manipulation are big elements of the game which requires a lot more strategy than simply rolling dice. Force selection is half the game.

It does get cheesy. It's made for the power gamer who endlessly searches for the perfect min/max synergistic force list. Dissecting and parsing every word in the rule book will quickly become a necessary evil. The designers worked hard to get away from both players trying to table each other so you can lose a game even though you've beaten your opponent with an ugly stick which feels a bit artificial. To make movement important, the designers put strict limits on the number of game turns, and came up with artificial missions and strategy designed to spread minions across the table. Sometimes you want to select fast miniatures that are not very deadly and other times you need the guys that carry the biggest gun or beat stick.

It's not a game you can pick up and master in a week. A newbee will have his tail handed to him until he gets the right combinations down and learns action point and card management. This can be frustrating.

But getting your face ripped of by a baby and his giant teddy bear is good fun.

No I don't play it. I liked MTG for a while but stopped playing due to the type of players it inevidably attracts. Malifux has some of the same issue and they completely lost me with the zombified hookers. I am no prude but I know when to say NO for myself. Creepy can be fun, disgusting mixed with porn is right out for me.
I watched my friends play many times and saw a lot of gaming the rules and creative interpretation of the special rules. Like I said too MTG for my taste ;)

No. It's a quirk of mine, but I refuse to play 'fantasy' games where I'm not allowed to name my own figures. Inisiting that every game use the 'official' characters makes about as much sense as having a WWII game and insiting that Bradley, Rommel, or Zhukov be at every house-to-house or crossroads skirmish.

No game can appeal to all players especially with Malifaux. Initially, I would not touch it even with a 10 ft pole. It took some time before I started to get interested. Overall, it is a very good game. It uses cards to cut down the degree of randomness and everyone has the same deck of cards. In certain situation, a poor hand is more helpful depending on your crew. It is unfair to compare it to MTG where it depends entirely on how fast you can drew out your combo. The game setting is so diverse that it often accommodate all tastes. Yes, some people may not like the showgirls or zombie hookers but surely they will find some interest in other factions like the Guild, Ten Thunders, Gremlins, etc. As I said, the game tries to accommodate all players like the real world.