- 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
- He turn system is integrated, with each player alternating turns between model activations