Recapping Tara - what did not work

So the league has come to a close and my Tara crew fared pretty well. What stuck out very prominently was that in the first six games I only won a single game. However, in the last six games I only lost a single game.

I thought this would be a good opportunity to review and contrast these two halves. Welcome to the first half.

	Opponent	Size	Strategies and schemes (as recalled)	Result
1	Gremlins – Rafael?	20	Squatters rights Assassinate Protect territory	-2 loss
2	Arcanists – Rasputina	26	Covered in detail in my previous post	-2 loss
3	Guild – Lucius	26	Reckoning Cursed Object	3 victory
4	Guild – Lady J (non-league)	35	Reckoning	Loss
5	Gremlins – Zoraida	30	Story Bodyguard Breakthrough	5 all draw
6	Neverborn – Lilith	35	Reconnoitre Plant explosives Distract	-2 loss
7	Ten Thunders – Misaki	35	Turf War Breakthrough A line in the sand	-9 loss

"Switching up"

Well this is my first article and I feel all excited about our shiny new blog.

Malifaux seems to be on the up at the moment. The awesome 2^nd edition has become well established, the tournament scene is buzzing, there are new models and the fabulous Crossroads book. In the spirit of shiny newness, I thought I’d write a few words about starting new crews. Not a new crew in particular, but starting new crews in general. With the new models, strategy and scheme decks what better time to start a new crew?

Now let’s be honest, most of us will end up collecting a ton more models from various factions than we could even use. Malifaux is a fairly cheap game so building up a collection is easy and my bank a/c doesn’t seem to bleed in the way that it used to when I played 40k or fantasy. In those large games, jumping between armies could require a major investment.

There are a lot of articles out there for people getting into the basics of Malifaux, but once you’ve learned the rules the possibilities for expansion are endless. If you are a beginner, I’d recommend getting a crew that looks good and that you like the back ground for, then play as many games as you can without changing up the list too much. Learn the basics and the schemes.