Overview Malifaux is a little different to other wargames. For one, there are no dice. It uses cards, pretty much the same an ordinary deck of cards, as the random element. This would be like rolling a 13 sided die apart from one crucial difference – you can cheat the flip with a card from [...]

Here’s a video of the completed crew. I need to do a little bit more work on the bases, but otherwise they’re finished. This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. Owen

I’ve been using the same flat battle boards for the last 5 years, so I decided recently that it was time to build a slightly more contoured board. I didn’t want it to be flat, but I also didn’t want the terrain to be so specific that I’d only be able to use it rarely. [...]

I’m in the middle of writing a battle report from my first game. I hate playing games with unpainted miniatures and the crew was only partially painted for that one. I decided I’d remedy the situation. This video shows Lady Justice painted. The crew are over half finished, so hopefully I’ll get them finished over [...]

I’ve finally succumbed to Malifaux. I looked through the background and the rules and I liked what I read. I didn’t analyse the stats and abilities of the different factions, but decided to choose based on aesthetic. I went with The Guild, specifically Lady Justice’s crew. Here’s a short video on their assembly. This video [...]

The good gentlemen (I might be using that term a little loosely!) at Lost Hemisphere have started a new podcast. Check out a blog post introducing it here. I enjoyed their first episode and look forward to many more. I’m a fan of The Iron Agenda and Focus and Fury podcasts. In my mind they [...]

Here is an update to the two player ANNIHILATION campaign system based on myself and Peter’s campaign – ANNIHILATION v1.1 Campaign Rules (PDF) Feedback and experience would be most appreciated. Owen

The ANNIHILATION is over and Khador came out on top. Each of the four games was contested closely and the attrition rules limited both of our force selection, particularly in the final game. Here are all of the articles related to this campaign – [Games 1 and 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | [...]

Honouring the fallen The scene was one of devastation. The Menite crusaders were all fleeing the battle, inert ‘jacks abandoned and the injured left to die where they lay. The Khadoran jubilation was short lived. Yes, the enemy had been vanquished, but the cost has been high. Irusk lamented the death of every Khadoran soldier. [...]

This is an article I wrote a couple of months ago for Issue 3 of the Uplink magazine [pdf] “Play like you’ve got a pair!” is the catchphrase for this fast-paced aggressive game. If you like the sound of a wargame that has a stunning range of miniatures, is based in an immersive and compelling [...]