Girls+Play+Malifaux+Too!

=Girls Play Malifaux Too!= toc Hey Ladys and Gents! I'm known on the Wyrd-games.net forums as TheOneWhoFell. Most who chat with me call me Fell. I am a girl gamer, and I have been playing Malifaux since September of 2010. This game is fantastic, and I want to talk to you about why it's great for guys //and// girls.

Malifaux is a game designed by Wyrd Games, and is a ton of fun to play. There is honestly something for everyone, and I want to share this amazing game with everyone I meet. I especially want to share it with you ladies who are getting into this kind of thing (whether it's table top gaming, or gaming in general). This is also for those guys who play Malifaux who want their ladies to play too.

=New girl at the game store?= No problem! We were all once curious individuals, trying to find a hobby, or a niche, or some new friends. Gaming is a lot of fun! There is literally something for everyone at a game store. Just don't be afraid to ask!

Malifaux is unlike any other game in the store. It's a Minis game, which means that there is some painting involved. (Which is great! I like to tell people it's like coloring books for adults! No free hand necessary, unless you want to!) There are no dice involved (which is really neither here nor there, but buying dice is a gamer addiction. Trust me). Everything you need to play your game of Malifaux comes in two boxes: your crew and your cards. (Sure, you'll have to buy primer and paint to finish your figs (or borrow them from one of the minis guys at your local game store), and you may want to pick up a case (once their painted of course) but those things aren't really that important. I started off with a box full of foam with my figs sitting on them, and only a few paints and a brush. I borrowed most of my paints (to begin with)).

Do you like stories? The Malifaux books are full of "fluff" (all the extra back story that isn't rules). The story surrounding Malifaux is fantastic! Every model you can pick up has a place in the tale. Sometimes people pick their box sets based on what they look like. Colette Du Bois is one of the crews most often picked for aesthetic reasons, though many of the women of the Guild are chosen for the same reason. Other people decided on their crews based on the back story of the characters. Seamus and his crew have a great back story, and so do most of the Neverborn.

The absolute best part of Malifaux is all the support Wyrd Games provides. There are Henchmen all over the world, waiting for you to walk into their game store and ask about Malifaux. If you can't find a Henchman to answer your questions, skip on over to the [|wyrd-games.net] forums and see if you can find the answer there. If you can't, ask and you shall recieve. There are people on almost 24/7 who can answer your questions (because Malifaux is international!).

Malifaux is a game that YOU, Miss Way-In-the-Geek-Closet, can go to your LGS and buy or play and create interest in. This is a game supported by a company that wants it's followers to show others how it's played. So grab your Geek friends, both guys and girls, head down to your LGS (or over to the store on the Wyrd website), and play some Malifaux.

=So you're a gamer girl...= And you may or may not have played some table top minis games. Malifaux is straight forward, and with their new Rules Manual, picking up the game is easy and fun! Let me tell you about playing Malifaux.

Lets start with the technical stuff. This game is easy for players to "get." Even if you have never played another mini's based table top game, the rules are well explained, and there are folks around (your local Henchman or the people on the forums) who are willing to help you with your questions. All the Crews are fun to play, fun to paint, and address a number of play styles and levels. The play style of the game is innovative, and unlike any other war game ever created. To add to those very technical facts, Malifaux has a great back story. Every Master, Minion, and Henchman has a tale that explains their motivations and actions. Every Faction has it's myths and legends.

This game holds something for every geek; even girl geeks. There is highly competatice edge if that's what you like. There are Hack and Slash crews that are straight forward and there are more complex crews that rely on spells and spell like abilities to gain victory. There are goals that have you driving at your enemy to destroy them, and others that keep you away from combat. And there is always someone willing to help you out; if they aren't in your game store, then they are in your computer or smart phone.

=My life as a Malifaux player= My total and utter addiction to Malifaux was assured from the first time I picked up the book. I am an avid reader (my friends would call me a bibliophile), and Malifaux has an amazing story! The "Fluff" was what drew me to this game. I wanted to be a part of the story, to act out great battles! So, my first game of Malifaux was against the Henchman at my Local Game Store. I will admit, I creamed him. Winning is always a huge draw to a game, because you say to yourself "I could be good at this." And the nice thing is that winning doesn't mean you have to go head-to-head with your opponent. You could avoid fighting all together in order to gain your victory points.

I just want to say that I love Malifaux. As a girl, it is sometime difficult to get into some of the games played at your LGS. Sometimes the guys are awkward, or uncomfortable when you ask questions, or they can be down right hostile when you don't get something they think is simple. And there aren't really that many girls who play games that are popular at game stores. (I will be the first to admit that I am the //only// girl who plays Malifaux at my LGS... for now). But I will continue to attempt to draw more people into Malifaux (regardardless of gender) and hope that the developments of Malifaux continue for a good long time.

To the ladies, I say: Go to the game store. Get some Malifaux figs. Be proud of your geekiness. To the Gents: Be good to the girls who come in to play. Remember what it was like, stumbling through the rules and learning the ins and outs of your first crew. And to Wyrd Games: Thank you for a fantastic game.



//“There are people who play games and then there are gamers.” ~ a Girl Gamer somewhere on the Internet//