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Malifaux Gets A New Two-Person Starter Set!
June 30, 2015 by deltagamegirl22
Wyrd Miniatures was full of great stuff Monday for their news! The biggest news being the new Two Player Starter Set for Malifaux! They have put together the perfect box for gamers as it lends itself to beginners with two sets for players to get a game in right away AND the characters are mercenaries that even a seasoned player could hire for their crews.
This is genius, since a collector or fan of the game would likely be interested in the set as well.
This set features two, four character crews and all the fixings to play the game: two tape measures, two fate decks, quick start rules, stat cards, two upgrade cards and a free digital rules manual. Now players can face off with the mysterious Angel Eyes verses the diabolical Dr. Grimwell and their maniacal crews.
Will you be jumping into Malifaux with this Wyrd and wonderful two player starter set?
"This set features two, four character crews and all the fixings to play the game..."
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I was all “cool, finally”
Then i saw the minis, and now I am indifferent…
My thoughts exactly, considering the miniatures range this game has! I do get the mercenary idea to make it appealing to current gamers, but what about making appealing to painters and modellers?
Don’t get me wrong the minis are particularly bad but If this set contained some awesome minis (like any other miniature in the malifaux range) I would have snapped it up!
The problem with those awesome poses is that they invariably come in fifty seven pieces, ten of which require arcane ritual to bond together. Wyrd, sensibly, went for designs that won’t make a newbie run to the hills on first sight.
Hahahaha very true.
I agree. The miniatures may be posed more static than some of the other Malifaux models, but I don’t think the detail is bad. An accomplished painter could still turn these into very appealing (meaning disturbing) pieces.
The sculpts of the minis are fine, the poses are rather…boring. Still, looks like a good basic stater set.
Yes – the only question is when’s it out?
I like Malifaux because you can ‘cheat’. it sounds absurd, but there’s no dependence on dice. You’re not stacking modifiers or hoping for re-rolls. You have to be more tactical and can be with the fate deck.
I’m very new to it, but I really would jump at this box.
Is there any news on a release date?
I believe it is Gen Con early release and then they are expecting it on store shelves in August/September.
Over $100 worth? I dunno, I see 8 plastic 32mm minis and I can’t help but think that’s never over $100 worth.
What will this box be going for? I do have some interest in Malifaux to go along with my WWX terrain.
I believe they are factoring the cost of everything including the custom decks. The digital rules included I believe are likely to be the full rules not just the quick start.
The answer was 1 click away: $65.
That makes it quite interesting.
8 Miniatures? No printed rulebook? 100 USD?
Seriously?
No thanks.
It’s WORTH (according to them) 100$. It’s price tag is 65.
I’ve been waiting for a malifaux starter set to come out before I made the leap I just wish they included some of the better minis from their range. I’ll still pick it up though.
The problem with that is that..well, those other minis are very specific. Stick some Lilith there, and that’s 3/4th of neverborn players uninterested. with all the models in this set being mercenary, at least it’s usable to everyone.
The other part of the preview is also interesting, new expansion with campaign play titled Shifting Loyalties. Hmmm…
Ok i love malifaux but i find this kinda underwhelming… models are few and below their standard… but it all depends on the price obviously! Nonetheless have you seen the new “rock band” gang the crossroad seven? It’s EPIC!!!!! And the american horror story inspired nightmare edition colette crew on sale for a few days during gencon? I mean right now they are producing quite a few incredible things. In my opinion definitely not this box tho.
A 2 player set for M2E has been long overdue. I’m not bothered about what the models look like. The sole purpose of the set is bringing new players into the game, starting off at a very basic level, with only a few models per side. I doubt this will be of much interest to veteran players, unless they want some extra mercenary characters. The majority of Malifaux models do have very dynamic, action oriented poses. However, some of them have so many tiny pieces, you need the patience of a saint (or access to a stress ball in my… Read more »
Wyrd have the retail price for this as 65USD. So at the current rate,the UK price would be around £42.
As much as I love Malifaux, far beyond any other game, I have to agree this set is uninspiring. The thing that gets new players hooked is the great characters and awesome miniatures, none of which are included here. Price is ok for a starter set but again, where’s the magical $100 value they say it includes. Maybe if each mini is $10 and the fate decks are $10 each. Imo an idiotic statement that could have easily been left off the advertisement but once included makes Wyrd look daft. Shoulda just said it costs $65.
Don’t get me wrong though. It is still nice to see a starter set and I really hope it gets more players into the game.
As a Neverborn player, I will also be buying it, despite the miniatures not being up to Wyrd’s usual standard.
Agree with you there @lunchbox. The claim of 100USD worth of content, is probably a bit far fetched.
This set is interesting as both cares are led by Henchmen. It could imply that Henchman crews are ideal starting points for new players, indeed I believe I read somewhere once that the 35 soulstone Hechman crew is becoming a popular format for smaller tournaments. I may be totally wrong but this could be one way of interpreting this.
bit too late for me, I wish I could have guild deck.
As some one with interest towards this game but has not got chance to start it this makes me thrilled. I like two player starter sets a lot so Malifaux getting one is good thing.
This might just push me over the edge.
I’m glad I’m not the only on thinking a physical rule book is pretty bad
The minis included a very boring. Not the best first impression to make. Its not like the Malifaux range doesnt offer neat scuplts.
My brother and I were already thinking seriously about getting into Malifaux and frankly this is exactly what we needed. It should cost us less £50 and we can split the box (and cost) then go from there. The hard part of starting any new game is gathering the bits you need to play your first few games, so a low cost starter set is all I want. Yeah, the mini’s aren’t the most inspiring but they do look simple to assemble and are destined to be the thing you move on from as you start buying crew boxes anyway.
I think it looks pretty good overall and simple minis seems like a conscious choice for new players. They all seem pretty flat so minimum (if not single) pieces. The value does feel overstated though and sadly since I’m sticking solely to arcanist I won’t be getting involved.
I agree that the models aren’t their best but I will get this starter set when it is released. As for the their quoted $100 worth of stuff. If you go to their website and calculate the costs it does actually work out. For example they have a two model box for Guild Guards at $18. That would imply that the 8 models in the starter are worth $72. Add the fate decks which they have a price of $12 each and this gets you to $96. The Quick start booklet, digital rules and Measuring Tapes are probably worth at… Read more »