Well it’s the New Year and the Rainbow Challenge is done (or
at least on the backburner). So like just about every other blog this time of
year, it’s time for some resolutions!
No relevance, just like the crew. ;)
The Not Malifaux
Stuff
It probably goes without saying that last year was pretty
Wyrd-focused. While I’ve no intention of stopping my Malifaux habit, after 5
years (jesus, it’s been that long?) I figure it's time to expand my horizons again and
divide my time between Malifaux and something else. So for the time being, I’ve
got a few games in mind;
Yay! I can use my goblins again!
The first is Kings of
War. Initially released by Mantic (possibly as an excuse to sell cheaper alternatives
to GW’s ridiculously expensive Warhammer Fantasy range), it’s really come into
its own as a solid, enjoyable game in it’s own right. I got a demo of this from
local Justin a few months back and I was instantly hooked. It was everything I
wanted from Warhammer Fantasy, but without the stupid all or nothing magic,
super-characters and all the other things I dislike about GW’s game.
So this year I’ve brought my Goblin army out of retirement
and thanks to Mantic’s Kickstarter for Kings of War 2nd ed, I’ve got
a Forces of the Abyss (ie. demons) army coming sometime in the middle of the year.
A game for all ages...
Speaking of Mantic and Kickstarters, I’ve also gotten into Deadzone, thanks to their Kickstarter
from… last year? I honestly don’t know anymore. It’s basically a simplified
small skirmish game done in a similar vein to Necromunda. It’s not a perfect
ruleset – the game suffers a little from “first edition-itis”. But I like how
it plays, I’ve got some Enforcers painted and there’s a growing community to
play against.
Pretty happy with how they're turning out so far...
Then we have Infinity,
or as I like to call it “Crate-Wars” or “Overwatch: the Game”. ;) For a long
time I’ve avoided Infinity on account of 1. not generally loving the
boobalicious anime style and 2. because most of the models just sucked. Fortunately
with the recent release of 3rd edition and a marked improvement in
model aesthetics, I’m keen to give it a try.
Just one Scourge transport painted but hey - it looks descent.
Other than that we have Bushido
(got a crew for a Shenlong proxy), Epic
Armageddon (there’s a consistent community here and I somehow have a marine
army), Dropzone Commander and maybe, just maybe Wild West Exodus (nobody
plays it here, but a few have the models from the Kickstarter...bloody kickstarters).
Some of the last minis I painted in 2014 - "Shang" (from Bushido) and a Nurse.
The Malifaux Stuff
When I started the Rainbow Challenge, I said I could go in
one of two directions – either focus on a small selection of Masters, or just
try to play them all. Obviously in 2014 I went with the latter, and wound up
playing 30 crews in a year. In 2015 though, it’s time I was a little more
focused with my gaming, and at least stuck with a single faction. As it turns
out, a few of the other locals are thinking of the same thing, with Chris
(Kadeton) moving from Outcasts to Neverborn and a few others going with
Arcanists in particular.
In the end, I decided on Resurrectionists.
From the 2014 Malifaux Gift Exchange - thanks Alex!
Something bad
The Ressers are arguably the Faction I have the least
experience with. Even less than Gremlins, for whom I’m at least familiar with
all three released Masters and have even taken So’mer to a tournament. That in
itself was good justification for going with Ressers this year, but my
unfamiliarity is not without reason. They’re arguably my least favourite
faction and one of their major shticks, summoning, is a playstyle that I’ve not
been a fan of. Having said that, my experience with the Ressers I did play in
2014 has improved my opinion of the Faction. Seamus and Yan Lo in particular
were fun to play and even Kirai, one of the dedicated summoners, proved to be
really entertaining. As for the rest, like I said with Molly, the jury is still
out. But I’m willing to give them a shot.
Also from the gift exchange, thanks to Bacms!
So yeah, if nothing else this is a test for me. Not only do
I want to get more familiar with the faction I know least about, but I’m hoping
to make my least favourite faction my… not least favourite faction. And if all
else fails, the Gremlins and Ten Thunders factions are both still very tempting…
;)
Later,
Adrian
Hadn't gotten around to reading this in my RSS-feed until now, and I'm happily surprised that you're playing Deadzone. I'm playing it with one friend locally and I agree with you on the "first edition-itis" and that it's still a fun game.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for some more community media around it and would be fun to read some of your thoughts if you decide to put a blogpost or two about it.
I was hoping to do exactly that actually - put up some posts with my thoughts on each game as I play. Looking forward to the rumoured 2nd Kickstarter for Deadzone though, even if it's just for the rule revision!
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