Guilty Dreams

 A Christmas game of Malifaux with 50 soul stones. Without pictures this time, because a) horrifying proxy terrain, b) 75% unpainted models, c) 40% unassembled models and d) no camera.

Standard deployment Break the Line.
Scheme pool: Bait & Switch, Research Mission, Let Them Bleed, Hidden Martyrs, Outflank.

My list:

Jack Daw (outcast) & Ligeia
Montresor
2x Guilty (one of them was martyr)
Hanged with Servant of Dark power (martyr)
Drowned
Prospector

Pool: 2
Schemes: Bait & Switch (Guardian), Hidden Martyrs

Opponent:

Hoffman & Attendant
Melissa K.O.R.E
Guardian
3x Hunter
Riotbreaker

Pool: 2
Schemes: Let Them Bleed, Research Mission

Turn 1:

I have Prospector far on the right, trying to sneak to one strategy marker. A little closer to middle are Hanged, Guilty and Montresor. In the middle of board is Jack Daw, Lady Ligeia and Drowned. Guilty and Johan Creedy are handling the left.

A big blob of Hoffman, Guardian, Mechanical Attendant and Hunter approach from the middle. Left has just one Hunter, and a little on the right we have last Hunter and Riotbreaker, plus Melissa far right.

I try to bring Jack Daw to give Guardian an upgrade, but fails to deliver. Hanged does better job, and middle Hunter received Forbidden Knowledge, while interacting with a strategy marker after Montresor stared it to walk twice.

Turn 2:

On the left Guilty activates first and interacts with strategy marker, charging Hunter afterwards. Jack Daw gives upgrades to Guardian and Mechanical Attendant. 

Hoffman charges Hanged, Guardian and Hunter mauls Jack Daw, and Mechanical Attendant tries to shoot Lady Ligeia. Terrifying, -1 willpower from Jack and Lady Ligeia's betrayal ruin Guild's capability to deal damage in the middle. And I had been a little worried about the safety of Jack on turn 1...

Prospector interacts with marker. Hunter on right deals moderate damage to Guilty with two negatives, but this happened to be to my advantage. Last attack by Hunter I won, but cheated to fail - minimum damage killed my guilty martyr.

And right next Montresor comes to execute the Hunter, bringing me a more or less fresh Guilty on board.

Last, Johan Creedy Red Jokers the Hunter on left dead. 

Situation was grim for Guild, when points went 2-0 for Resurrectionists.

Turn 3:

After Jack Daw executed Guardian, Hunter and Mechanical Attendant, we called the game done.

So, yeah... it was a brutal match-up for Hoffman. Maybe even one of the worst match-ups available in Malifaux? I do not know, but for certain I feel a little...

... Guilty.