Anyone tried out Malifaux yet? I picked up the rulebook last week and played a game with some minis I had lying around. After one game I ordered a box set and deck of fate cards.
I really like the Cheat Fate aspect of the game. While the game uses no dice, it does still have the random element through randomly picking cards. However, there is more strategy to it because you can then adjust that with cards from your hand or through using soulstones. It allows for enough randomness to still make it interesting, without suffering as much from bad roll syndrome. it also adds another small layer of strategy in knowing when to Cheat Fate or use your soulstones.
Also, while I'm a huge fan of traditional fantasy settings the setting of Malifaux is just incredibly interesting. It combines all kinds of elements including Steampunk, Victorian, Fantasy, and Horror all into one, and it works!
The only thing I wish it had right now was the element of leveling up characters from Mordheim. With that said, they are supposedly working on official campaign rules which I would really like to see.
I highly recommend checking this game out if you haven't.
Subject: Malifaux 
Fri 8 Jan 2010 - 17:12
