Bygone, Forgotten

 A 50ss game of Malifaux

Strategy: Wedge Stuff the Ballots

Schemes: Sweating Bullets, Outflank, Let Them Bleed, Take Prisoner, Deliver a Message

My list:

Molly, Chaotic Conductor & Necrotic Machine
Batsch & Amalie
Oskar
Archie
Keepside Strangers
Forgotten Marshal with The Whisper
Crooligan

Pool: 6
Schemes: Take Prisoner (Aua Warrior), Deliver a Message (Archie)

Opponent had:

Tiri, Nomad & Oro Boro
Barbaros
Kett
Parson
The First Light
Ancient Construct with Servant of Dark Powers
Aua Warrior

Pool: 6
Schemes: Outflank, Deliver a Message (Barbaros)

Turn 1:

Tiri had a worrisome gang gathering up to top. Barbaros and Ancient Construct were spearheading the attack, with Parson next in line, followed by Tiri and First Light in the reseve.

Bygone remainders were going bottom, which meant Kett, Aua Warrior and Oro Boro.

It was a problematic situation, as it looked like I wouldn't be able to stop Bygone from getting top ballots, and top-left quarter would most likely collapse too, as there was only Molly and Keepside Strangers guarding the place. Batsch & Amalie were there also, but he was bound to his place for a while, as Oskar went to sit next to center ballots. Archie was unsure what to do, so he parked up behind Oskar in the center. So my heaviest guys were at the center where there was zero enemy models. Oh well.

Forgotten Marshal and Necrotic Machine took a walk and concentrated, and Forgotten Marshal summoned a Night Terror. Kett blasted them all with a shockwave.

Crooligan had been deployed next to bottom ballots, where he concentrated hard on who to vote for. Oro Boro was scary close, and such were the developments of first turn.

Turn 2:

Ancient Construct lobbed Barbaros to Molly's face. How rude. The upper class that was Keepside Strangers were shocked at this vulgar display and teleported to Molly, though they were already right next to Molly. But, the idea was to get out of Barbaros's melee range to back off and toss snakes at Barbaros like the true upper crust of the bourgeois. 

But then Barbaros just handed a note for Molly. Well he handed it stuck to macuahuitl, but still. 

Crooligan put two votes in to bottom ballots before Oro Boro indeed came to attack him. 

Let's go from bottom to top from here. Aua Warrior took position inside a towerish structure that's barely visible in the picture, where eventually Night Terror caught up to it, declaring Aua Warrior as a prisoner. Before that, however, Forgotten Marshal had to summon a Rabble Riser  to go and engage Kett, who had earlier been able to blast Necrotic Machine and Forgotten Marshal both with Alter Gravity. 

Oskar did a total of three votes to center ballots. Impressive from a man turned into fungus. 

But then there was this problematic rubble tower in between top left and right quarters. 

I had to stall as much of my activations as possible to see where Tiri would go for Deliver a Message.  And she went behind the building. Ach.

I figured a plan to Parade Route Archie to a better position, but that proved difficult as Molly was caught in the ring by Barbaros. Fortunately she was able to Parade Route Barbaros away first before parading with Archie. Balck Blood and whatnot had caused quite a bit of wounds to Molly, Batsch & Amalie and Keepside Strangers, so Batsch put up a jig for heals. 

Parson and First Light were nearing the top ballots, but weren't there quite yet. Archie was able to leap and charge (without making an attack) to Tiri to hand over a message.

It was a 3-1 opening for Resurrectionists.

Turn 3:

Going from top to bottom this time around, Tiri and First Light went to outflank zone to place the required scheme marker. Archie leaped to engage Ancient Construct and did an exercise in futility by attacking the thing while it had Shielded. First Archie leaped to top-right quarter ballots, placed a vote and charged back in a flurry. 

Fortunately Archie survived the attacks by Parson and Ancient Construct rather well... until with last possible attack Parson rolled double severes with negative modifier. Oh well. Happens. At least the big guy survived long enough for Crooligan to teleport to the same ballots to continue voting. He also dropped a scheme marker in anticipation of Deliver a Message end condition.

Molly and Keepside Strangers continued in trying to damage Barbaros. The nephilim henchman had already managed to plant two votes to top-left quarter ballots. 

Kett killed the Rabble Riser, but then Oskar, Necrotic Machine and Forgotten Marshal ganged up on Kett and failed to do much of anything. Forgotten Marshal at least managed to summon  another Night Terror to go and engage Oro Boro. The first summoned Night Terror was there too, although that one went down after Aua Warrior charged it. 

Outcasts got their first strategy point and their other scheme, so now Resurrectionists only had 4-3 lead.

Turn 4:

Oskar, Batsch & Amalie, Necrotic Machine and Forgotten Marshal finally managed to push through Kett and claim bottom-right quarter.

Night Terros were keeping Aua Warrior and Oro Boro surprisingly busy, thus making opponent claiming third ballots unlikely. 

Archie and Crooligan both died, so Parson and Ancient Construct pushed through to Keepside Strangers and Molly. 

Scores went 5-4, but we did not play the last turn. It seemed impossible for opponent to get third ballots, but they would most likely be getting Outflank. While neither had a good chance at Deliver a Message, four scenario points for Resurrectionists seemed likely thanks to those Night Terrors refusing to die.