This episode we talk to Angel about a game in his journey to second place at the Lonestar Fauxdown Malifaux GT 2023, how he survived an epic night out and still managed to have a solid day of Malifaux the next day, and the lessons he learned and friends he made along the way! Hosts: Nick, Doug, and Clay Primary Guest: Angel Other Guests: Carlo and Landon Tournament: Lonestar Fauxdown Malifaux GT - Houston, Texas - 14-15 Oct 2023 Tournament on Longshanks:https://www.longshanks.org/event/10354/Heroic Scale Gamers tournament live streams:  - Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJpHfJAfjag - Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__H-JAD80EQ Encounter: Round 5 Deployment: Standard Strategy: Covert Operation Scheme Pool: 3: Assassinate 7: Catch and Release 9: Load 'Em Up 10: Public Demonstration 12: In Your Face Map: Peaceful Graveyard (page 5 on https://tinyurl.com/FauxdownTables2023) Schemes selected: Angel: Assassinate, In Your Face Pete: Catch and Release, Load 'Em Up Crews: Angel's Brewmaster Crew Bayou) Size: 50 - Pool: 5 Leader: Brewmaster 1 + 12 Cups of Coffee Totem(s): Apprentice Wesley Fingers Gluttony Whiskey Golem Fermenter River Monk Fermenter River Monk Tanuki Pete's Sandeep Desai, Font of Magic Crew (Arcanist) Size: 50 - Pool: 0 Leader: Sandeep 2 Totem(s): Banasuva + SS Cache Shastar Vidiya Guard + Magical Training Four Winds Golem + SS Cache Metal Golem Soulstone Miner Soulstone Miner Fire Gamin Mentioned in the Podcast:Lonestar Fauxdown: The date is set for the Lonestar Fauxdown Malifaux GT 2024 -  taking place in Houston, TX October 11-13, 2024, mark your calendars!: https://lonestarfauxdown.com/eventsGalewyn from Phoenix Foundry: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phoenixfoundry/tabletop-terrain-3d-printable-fantasy-village-for-wargaming Danger Planet:  https://www.youtube.com/@DangerPlanet1337/featured Rage Quite Wire: https://ragequitwire.podbean.com/ Thank-Yous:HUGE thanks to Top Doug Design for all the terrain we play on here in Texas and for sponsoring this podcast, to Heroic Scale Gamers for streaming Lonestar Conference matches, to Wyrd Miniatures for allowing us to use their artwork from the 2nd Edition Student of Conflict, and to Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy Houston for providing such an amazing space for the community. Top Doug Design: https://www.topdougdesign.com/Heroic Scale Gamers: https://www.youtube.com/@HeroicScaleGamersWyrd Miniatures: https://www.wyrd-games.net/malifauxDragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy Houston: https://www.facebook.com/dlairhouston