Malifaux, is it your favorite?

[Gruesome]

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[Boscotopia]

That said, despite all of the crap I give the company: it is an awesome game. It will be #1 once they get their rules written concisely (way too vague and open for debate and interpretation), gets one rulebook that does not need a FAQ or Errata search, and finds a way to MOSTLY balance their characters. I know it is impossible to balance entirely, but what it is now is not great.

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It is like going to a church and asking how everyone ranks God. Just wondering what the point of this post is...... This post might have some weight if it was on a neutral gaming Forum.

[Dustcrusher]

Sybaris- high-five on Blood Bowl and especially Warzone (I'm interested in Dark Age mainly because I've heard it plays a lot like Warzone). I can't bring myself to sell stuff from either game, even though my last board game of Blood Bowl was 2nd Edition and my last game of Warzone was in the 90s.

Side note- if anyone has Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition for PC and is up for a game, let me know.

Just wondering what the point of this post is...... This post might have some weight if it was on a neutral gaming Forum.

A couple of years ago this probably would've gone differently than you might expect. A fair number of people play Malifaux as a secondary game even now, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Is Malifaux my favorite? I hate absolutes and I hate committing. I'm rather capricious (in case it hasn't been painfully obvious already)- one week Malifaux will be most on my mind hobby-wise, the next will be something else.

Is it among my favorites, as in top 3? Definitely, and it will stay there for the foreseeable future. Unlike 40k and WFB which have plenty of alternatives, Malifaux is distinct and scratches a different gaming itch. It's just too distinct to be easily replaced.

For faster games/introducing new players to miniatures gaming, I play Alkemy for now. That will probably be replaced by Song of Blades and Heroes soon. Malifaux is what I play when I want to be Wracked with Brain- I have to push myself hard to do well because the game is much deeper. Compare a Malifaux model with 3 or 4 special abilities and a couple of traits- it's considered rules-light. In Alkemy the most rules-laden characters have 3-4 unique abilities and a few common abilities (akin to things like Surge and Slow to Die).

Fluff-wise, Blood Bowl will likely be my all-time favorite. For sentimental value, Necromunda will be the top spot- lots of good times with that one. Malifaux is the first game since Warzone that's hooked me with the overall package.