Swampfiends

Cody writes a love letter to second masters. When are second masters good, when are they bad? How do you write a good second master list? How do you beat two master lists? What second masters are two strong at the moment?

Cody and Maeve discuss GG3. Similar to the past GGs we talk where the fight will take place. Where will points be scored? We then write a couple of catered pools.

Cody and Maniacal Cackle sit down to discuss the Jokers. How do you write lists to mitigate the effect of jokers? How do you play into the big swings that they cause? How do you develop plans for when they come at the worst time?

Cody and Andre sit down to discuss being a one-trick (focusing on a single master). What are the pros and cons? What are the best one tricks in GG3?

We sit down and force ourselves to consider some of the least-taken models in the game. Since we just got a huge wave of buffs to minions, what are the worst non-minions left collecting dust? Which models just don't have a home in their faction?

Answering a few listener questions. Drop your own question below: Join the Swampfiends discord here (please change your discord name to an IRL name and location): https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Cody, Owen, and Ambrose discuss curating pools for better games. Here is a link to Owen's GG0 Article: https://thirdfloorwars.com/malifaux-stop-making-bad-strat-scheme-pools/ Join the Swampfiends discord here (please change your discord name to an IRL name and location): https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

This is more like a solo drop-in. We are about to get some insane takes this weekend. Join me in thinking about where they come from. Join the Swampfiends discord here (please change your discord name to an IRL name and location): https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Wyrd was nice enough to give us 3 upcoming models to reveal. Tune in to join in on the hype. https://www.wyrd-games.net/s/M3E_Art_Jedza_2841.jpg https://www.wyrd-games.net/s/M3E_Art_TheKurgan_12962.jpg https://www.wyrd-games.net/s/M3E_Art_Zoraida_26292.jpg https://www.wyrd-games.net/s/M3E_Card_Jedza_5119.jpg https://www.wyrd-games.net/s/M3E_Card_TheKurgan_2929.jpg https://www.wyrd-games.net/s/M3E_Card_Zoraida_2629.jpg Join the Swampfiends discord here (please change your discord name to an IRL name and location): https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw Look out for the next reveal from Schemes and Stones https://schemesandstones.podbean.com/

Cody, Craig, and Jesse discuss ideas for using chess clocks for Malifaux tournaments. What are the best solutions for dealing with the issue of unfinished games in Malifaux? Which rules do you think would improve your local tournament scene? Check out the draft ruleset here: https://biggerhat.net/tacticas/a-case-for-chess-clocks-in-malifaux Join the Swampfiends discord here: https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We pick our ideal faction in a fantasy draft. What has changed now that explorers and GG2 have released? Join the discord for discussion. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Cody and Jimmy talk about some abilities that trend worse with more play. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Errata takes. This one is only for the little guppies. Don't listen to this if you're a hot take Harold. I don't wanna see a year of dms about how you actually think X was buffed even though it was nerfed because you won a game with it.

I am sick. It isn't covid. Don't make fun of my voice. Part 1 is strats and schemes. Part 2 is errata. FAQ reacts are for nerdier podcasts. Don't join the discord if this is the only episode you have listened to so far.

Craig, Dave, and Cody discuss tilt in tabletop games. What is it, how does it impact us individually, and what can be done to counter it? Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Jeff, Colgan, and Jim from the Other Coast join Cody and Jimmy to discuss developing a community around improvement and taking pride in your meta. Listen to the Other Coast here: https://www.theothercoastpodcast.com/ Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw note: One audio track is bad. I tried to improve it as best I could, but I can only do so much. Our recording software changed up on us and it won't be this bad in future episodes.

Cody and Jimmy talk about converting attrition advantages into points. We missed the memo from all the other faux podcasts about publishing yesterday so we are a day late. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We talk about Jimmy's first year of Malifaux and our hopes for GG2. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Cody, Nick, and Oliver discuss some "multiple small units" list-writing principles and how they might be applied to Malifaux. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Cody, Fox, and Jimmy discuss the 6 new explorer society crews and give enough information to improve your playbook for the future. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We talk about setting gaming goals. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

In this episode, we flirt with some new keywords and play a game to figure out which crews may fit our playstyle. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

New series where we play a master matchup 3 times in a row and discuss the lessons learned with each step. In this series Mike and Jimmy play Dashel v Dreamer in symbols of authority and corrupted leylines. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

New series where we play a master matchup 3 times in a row and discuss the lessons learned with each step. In this series Mike and Jimmy play Dashel v Dreamer in symbols of authority and corrupted leylines. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We chat about efficiency and security. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Chatting with Fox and Dave about transitioning from general matchup knowledge to something more specific. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We talk about the points that decide close games. How much should players consider these points? Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We chat about falling into some post-game mental traps. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We talk about building a playbook for your keyword. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Jeremy comes on and tries to convince us to faction swap to Arcanists for GG1. Hop in the discord if you would like to discuss this topic, want to suggest future topics, or want to just chat anything Malifaux. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We try out something fun. This is a watch along/commentary for a recent battle report published by HexBag. Parker versus Titania. Below is the link to the video. If you don't listen to this, still check the battle report, it is exceptional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5YHagX-aOE Hop in the discord and let us know if you like this type of content and want to see more. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We have a little chat about beating better players. It starts pretty vague but gets somewhere interesting. A little bit of Resser and Bayou dojo sprinkled in. Join the discord for discussion. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

We pick our ideal faction snake draft style. Which masters do you think are first-round draft picks? Join the discord for discussion. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Jesse and Cody discuss adjusting play when front to back attacks won't work. Join the discord for discussion. https://discord.gg/TKD78Rw

Fox comes on to talk about when your dojo ideas don't match the table. Hit us up in the discord: https://discord.gg/nNbGXsr

Mike and I recap our last tournament before everything shut down. Check us out on the discord: https://discord.gg/nNbGXsr

We talk about how to predict where fights are going to take place on the board after getting the schemes and strats for your next event. Gaining Grounds 1 just came out, so we use that for our examples.

We sit down and try to design our perfect keyword in the hopes that it will give us fresh eyes on models we may have overlooked.

Back from Jimmy's first Malifaux event. We talk lessons learned.

In this episode, we talk about preparing for a first Malifaux tournament.... Some growing pains here, the audio is choppy, but I tried my best.

Introductions and some talk about what we wanna do in the future. We kinda talk about ourselves so... if you don't wanna hear that, skip this one.