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Malifaux

Malifaux 2009

Design Nathan Caroland , Eric Johns , Dan Weber Art Melvin de Voor Publisher Wyrd Games
7.5 /10
BGG rating
#5210
BGG rank
3.2
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
90–120
Minutes
0
Age
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Expansions & Promos

45 on record
Malifaux: Outcast – Lazarus 2016 Malifaux: Izamu 2012 Malifaux: Rail Crew 2012 Malifaux: Storm of shadows 2012 Malifaux: Ten Thunders Archers 2012 Malifaux: Twisting Fates 2011 Malifaux: Rising Powers 2010 Malifaux: Arachnid Swarm Malifaux: Bad Dreams Malifaux: Beckoners Malifaux: Body Thieves Malifaux: Canine Remains Malifaux: C. Hoffman Crew Malifaux: Colette Avatar of Deception Malifaux: Cult of December Malifaux: Dark Debts Malifaux: Exorcist Malifaux: Gaki Malifaux: Guild Austringer Malifaux: Hoarcat Pride Malifaux: Kaeris Starter Box Malifaux: Legion of Sorrow Malifaux: Lilith Avatar of Nature's Malevolence Malifaux: Lilith's Brood Malifaux: Lucius Crew Malifaux: Mercenaries Malifaux: Mr Graves Malifaux: Mr. Tannen Malifaux: Necropunks Malifaux: Nekima, The Dark Sibling Malifaux: Oiran Malifaux: Ophelia Born on the Bayou Malifaux: Order of the Chimera Malifaux: Pale Rider Malifaux: Peacekeeper Malifaux: Poltergeist Malifaux: Rail Golem Malifaux: Ronin Malifaux: Scales of Justice Malifaux: Shikome Malifaux: Silent One Malifaux: Spirits of Vengeance Malifaux: Steampunk Arachnid Swarm Malifaux: The Death Marshals – Lady Justice Box Set Malifaux: The Depleted

About the Game

Malifaux is a skirmish miniature game in a horror/steampunk setting. Each player builds a force of 5-7 figures from a faction to battle it out. A force is composed of minions and at least one master.

Malifaux involves elements of resource management as hands of cards are used instead of dice to resolve skill checks. Each check involves drawing a card from a deck and adding it to a figure's statistic. Players can then use cards from their hands to raise the value. The highest value in an opposed check wins.

The turn system is integrated, with each player alternating turns between model activations.

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Categories
Collectible Components Horror Miniatures Wargame
Mechanics
Hand Management Measurement Movement Variable Player Powers
BGG ratings
422 · geek rating 5.77
BGG data
refreshed Oct 2, 2026

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