tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815115468561548792024-03-02T04:40:30.558-08:00Lord of the ClogA blog about my attempts of success playing Vampire: the Eternal StruggleStefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-1308298941790616272013-04-28T12:47:00.001-07:002013-04-28T12:47:49.077-07:00Swedish ECQ 2013 - Tournament Report<p align="justify">First of all - sorry for the late report. Between eye-surgery and taking care of two kids full time I haven’t found that much time and energy to write lately and I didn’t want to rush it. Better try and keep some standard of quality and find some joy doing it.<br>Between the Archipelago Jones tournament and this one I haven’t been playing much at all and my tinkering with my decks have been kept at an absolute minimum (for me that is since I use to tinker a lot with my decks). I was ill prepared to say the least. Some days before the ECQ I sat down and created 3 new/semi-new decks and I got a couple of casual games played the night before but none of the decks felt good enough so I decided to play my Maris Streck War Ghoul deck again.<br>I know it is getting dull reading about it and I promise I will try something else next time but to tell the truth - I will probably return to this deck in future reports again. Since last time I only switched a couple of cards and the decklist looked like this at the ECQ:</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : <strong>Mar Ghouls</strong><br>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 9 average: 5.53846<br></font> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="426" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="124"><font color="#ffff00">Maris Streck</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="165"><font color="#ffff00">AUS OBF ani dem dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00">justicar</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="124"><font color="#ffff00">Horatio</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="165"><font color="#ffff00">vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="124"><font color="#ffff00">Piotr Andreikov</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="165"><font color="#ffff00">aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="124"><font color="#ffff00">Corine Marcon</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="165"><font color="#ffff00">AUS VIC ani</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="124"><font color="#ffff00">Devin Bisley</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="165"><font color="#ffff00">ANI AUS vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="124"><font color="#ffff00">Elizabeth Westcott</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="165"><font color="#ffff00">AUS ani cel vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="124"><font color="#ffff00">Wendy Wade</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="165"><font color="#ffff00">ani aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [63 cards]<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WsmU5ZOnA8s/UX17nmJfYVI/AAAAAAAADO0/9sUzGhpbX1s/s1600-h/marisstreck3.jpg"><img title="marisstreck" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="marisstreck" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQVqqKyQxzzFD8WiY5mDem9iN3EWlslo31vn99m6jztTc9vdB5aqoA859X251713udUFsfbWcPkZAmsXOlPlPK4Tl1vXoSDWuLhko4H6xuEZaDAgYaEkhdq2b1KW2_kthdYQ_TZWgWqw/?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [5]<br> 3x Cloak the Gathering<br> 2x Veil the Legions</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Ally [11]<br> 1x Muddled Vampire Hunter<br> 2x Ossian<br> 8x War Ghoul</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Combat [8]<br> 3x Fake Out<br> 5x Trap</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Event [4]<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TJuBOPNZVTE/UX17plBJC0I/AAAAAAAADPE/tMpjJjlCY-E/s1600-h/fragmentofthebookofnod3.jpg"><img title="fragmentofthebookofnod" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="fragmentofthebookofnod" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WjzEOC_HtTQ/UX17qT6rC1I/AAAAAAAADPM/kTEsSZuguEU/fragmentofthebookofnod_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 2x Dragonbound<br> 2x Unmasking, The</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [13]<br> 1x Erciyes Fragments, The<br> 1x Fragment of the Book of Nod<br> 6x Jake Washington (Hunter)<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 1x Powerbase: Montreal<br> 1x Rack, The<br> 2x Smiling Jack, The Anarch</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [4]<br> 1x Anathema<br> 3x Parity Shift<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WmZnqFj6ZCA/UX17rZ0qwKI/AAAAAAAADPU/g8qgg8XduLQ/s1600-h/warghoul3.jpg"><img title="warghoul" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="warghoul" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--Ci-vsPsIAE/UX17sLLA4yI/AAAAAAAADPc/ofQvjNq1M4Q/warghoul_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [15]<br> 2x Delaying Tactics<br> 2x Eyes of Argus<br> 6x On the Qui Vive<br> 5x Telepathic Misdirection</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Retainer [3]<br> 1x J. S. Simmons, Esq.<br> 1x Mr. Winthrop<br> 1x Tasha Morgan</font></p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#4bacc6"><br>Round 1</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m4K7azi8I5c/UX17tF1PSNI/AAAAAAAADPk/rlE5CSmMoAg/s1600-h/Stefan31.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Stefan" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--gjK2cgm14k/UX17t1gjP6I/AAAAAAAADPs/8b_PEiQj_zs/Stefan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5z8sjeLa5Jc/UX17uz9uFcI/AAAAAAAADP0/GDF-2sJWXL0/s1600-h/Thomas3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Thomas" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Johnny" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-s-zYs9n8Ew8/UX17ze52l4I/AAAAAAAADQc/66Lm25SdFgE/Johnny_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Thomas Dollas</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Helena Löf</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Johnny Wretlind</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ULSMn-tx55A/UX170d0zoBI/AAAAAAAADQk/vjtTCmr9v2U/s1600-h/SWDN00012.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="SWDN0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; 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When Johnny starts to put Choirs on the table I start to worry since without any War Ghouls I will not be able to block him if he plays Daring the Dawn. I calculate worst scenario and he is able to ditch out 12 pool damage which would surely put me in a bad position not being able to get any War Ghouls this game. I get two Tzimisce and Maris on the table and Helena does her best bleeding Johnny so he has to play his Shattering Crescendo backwards. <br>Thomas bleeds and Helena have to take some of the bleeds going dangerously low on pool since she uses some of her blocks and reaction cards against Johnny to help me. When I finally get my first War Ghoul and is about to go forward I am not quick enough and Thomas manages to oust Helena. I offer Johnny to use Maris special ability for him to gain enough intercept to be able to block Thomas and survive if he stays untapped but instead he lunges and I manage to block all his act<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qMcgD19EMTY/UX177qaziSI/AAAAAAAADRk/zHFWHIbK5co/s1600-h/choir3.jpg"><img title="choir" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="choir" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mc0_dLuGIKQ/UX178lTEUWI/AAAAAAAADRs/6Eyiv2gYH1I/choir_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a>ions. The next round Thomas scores his second victory point and we are at the duel.<br>We have plenty of time and I adapt to a slow defensive strategy while Thomas is very active. In one round he performs every directed action possible (tries to steal both Fragment of the Book of Nod and The Rack and bleeds with every vampire). I block everything until I am out of wakes. Then he plays Entrancement on my only War Ghoul. Very good play! I manage to put another War Ghoul and Muddled Vampire Hunter in play next round and I have two Fake Outs on my hand that I can use for his rushes so it turns out to not be as big a problem as it could have been.<br>Slowly I grind him out finishing it all with a late Dragonbound.<br><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Stefan 2VP<br>Thomas 2VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CDeJRm8H96c/UX179omWQ1I/AAAAAAAADR0/UM4dWeCfRiw/s1600-h/Nikolaj3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Nikolaj" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Nikolaj" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Bp5vpVJrU6M/UX17-12B71I/AAAAAAAADR8/VVjEQ-rjB-M/Nikolaj_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XsYJ4CSTanY/UX17_g4zxsI/AAAAAAAADSE/poQUWYjiI2g/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Stefan" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8ScI-NvNKb_QB50IQliN61gb1wDjI9mc_4mjWC3f8hINtdFoprkQjyEN0-Qa2wqeQaCetcUdUXrLz9C5JbZ_V4IYLqia5EyckZLAWyAg9ny7lOC_Z2_7SYCMnZ1z-o-Y5zo7U2IMh-o/?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kBEnpJawK8A/UX18BjeaDcI/AAAAAAAADSU/SWHhw6jDSek/s1600-h/Isak3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Isak" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Isak" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YBvG47p3MEU/UX18Cuc4fRI/AAAAAAAADSc/gAWRLTUpum0/Isak_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W2v3u_F00Fk/UX18ENRWujI/AAAAAAAADSk/UblAGs0fYmk/s1600-h/Michael3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Michael" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Michael" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xucnU1RfiIM/UX18FHvpmzI/AAAAAAAADSs/x6lsyLg5CPU/Michael_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Nikolaj Wendt</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Michael Jørgensen</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-drpfirLjjYc/UX18GO9ZAdI/AAAAAAAADS0/NQFufN_I9WY/s1600-h/DENM00013.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="DENM0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DENM0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ddcu2N1mJT4/UX18HXgf9oI/AAAAAAAADS8/4q0gOfJLN-c/DENM0001_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="77"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uOHVKQHuQJ0/UX18Ibw6HsI/AAAAAAAADTE/usHF0KH9A7U/s1600-h/SWDN000131.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="SWDN0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8pgUB95obIY/UX18JgP19II/AAAAAAAADTM/N8aU3jLIQzs/SWDN0001_thumb111.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="59"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-to-5TE6v4g0/UX18Kr6FY5I/AAAAAAAADTU/tSqXsPpaQGs/s1600-h/SWDN0001611.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="SWDN0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HmnMrnuI04Y/UX18LdhsfMI/AAAAAAAADTc/NIVbM940dnQ/SWDN0001_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="59"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hvaXkSFJwpI/UX18MO-q0qI/AAAAAAAADTk/39gx93ctFH0/s1600-h/DENM00019.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="DENM0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DENM0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jfE45sE3FB0/UX18NHKRPXI/AAAAAAAADTs/bDJnIXlKedA/DENM0001_thumb3.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="77"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Guillaume Giovanni with Obtenebration</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Mar Ghouls</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Arika Mind Rape Abactor</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Assamites</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">This is the game when my starting crypt lacks Maris Streck when I have two stealthy decks as prey and predator. Michael slowly influences out a big cap Assamite and Isak has the crypt acceleration he needs to get his ball rolling quickly. Before anyone knows what happened Michael is ousted. Me and Nikolaj agrees that Isak have to go next and Nikolaj doesn’t bleed me while I use all my resources towards Isak. It takes some rounds but I manage to get him and again I am in the duel.<br>Without Maris it is hard for me to block Nikolaj’s actions but fortunately he doesn’t have that much bleed on his hand when he passes my defence. He<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JnrcZbcnEx3q5-CymKN19XrXea6cHOfbx3NF0tUsphWa95Rb3t_KSfYSFpvbrmCSpU9FYhNb6c-4mmUV538Wuxx8fpIovVSf3_bZ64t7OvmDZ43C4KxXJjmzYOi3MK2-IDWvv7-BB-M/s1600-h/securehaven3.jpg"><img title="securehaven" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="securehaven" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IfAkg9DmaIA/UX18O5cWVHI/AAAAAAAADT8/xCeiERkd_Gk/securehaven_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> plays Sudario Refraction for 3xOubliette one time and it is hard for me put his vampires in torpor with such stunts even though I have Ossian and 3 War Ghouls. He is also gaining a larger hand size from Guillaume’s special so it is just a matter of time here.<br>When I finally start to beat his vampires down he plays Secure Haven on Guillaume. I forget that War Ghouls can tap and burn to burn a location so with a stealthed Govern + Conditioning Nikolaj bleeds me out.<br>When I realise my mistake I get really pissed at myself, actually considering quitting the tournament early. I have lunch with Isak, Marko, Nina and Tom during the break and I think I interrupt the conversation like five times with a grumpy “Fucking Secure Haven..”.<br><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Nikolaj GW 2VP<br>Stefan 1VP<br>Isak 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Eim8vW9JqBM/UX18P6mccxI/AAAAAAAADUE/VGQ64tIwR98/s1600-h/Jan3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Jan" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Jan" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-o6NJI5bYg04/UX18RLY50fI/AAAAAAAADUM/uo0pw6Ve38c/Jan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d86f7j5hu7Y/UX18R0iY9UI/AAAAAAAADUU/NIHSLW5Zy1w/s1600-h/Archibald3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Archibald" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Archibald" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X6hEq5Q6CPA/UX18Sy92X1I/AAAAAAAADUc/GKHUKvfQ-VU/Archibald_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8X6Bif3JzDU/UX18T1zt6qI/AAAAAAAADUk/3VusKg_8lvU/s1600-h/Stefan311.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Stefan" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-16FPX6nm9wc/UX18U6hNHDI/AAAAAAAADUs/dbq6dpteGRI/Stefan_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TymI9unn5_8/UX18Vy80BgI/AAAAAAAADU0/9WXIOINTJnI/s1600-h/Mattias3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Mattias" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Mattias" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WAd6T-oPERM/UX18W6ZjXjI/AAAAAAAADU8/GfihpPsnA4Q/Mattias_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpk0FiEB6ldd2_uIyzYSNt49-huc8JuQxsP2vq-x73PDuv03WT-HVesPmLT2luBSkyyyDyaNkPsJ2SlvXkEvWPBWHE39SlrE5DyRGxHppjBVV4KPGIZZVSEZ_QXTzOO8p3ZeV35vtlolE/s1600-h/Rudolf3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Rudolf" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Rudolf" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JKak-UkEYkY/UX18YTPRU0I/AAAAAAAADVM/PWAr7nYv9E0/Rudolf_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Jan Sonnenberg</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Archibald Zimonyi</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Mattias Bäckström</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Rudolf Garski</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xe0OtacP6NE/UX18ZS940rI/AAAAAAAADVU/5XCa-NlaRWY/s1600-h/GERM00012.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="GERM0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="GERM0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xd5Ld_BSgdQ/UX18iBZYxVI/AAAAAAAADWc/DFNyvoHd4eU/GERM0001_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="56"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Malk 94</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>!Ventrue / Tremere block and bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Mar Ghouls</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Mistress Fanchon powerbleed and vote</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Saulot and Euralye Spirit Marionette</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Archibald is playing defensive towards the Malkavians from the start and I need no more than 2 stealth to put my allies to play even though he fields both Neighbor John and Carna. Rudolf is influencing aggressively in the beginning of the game but he has good reaction cards so he survive the bleeds from Mistress Fanchon. I am also going low on pool having to take some bleeds in the bouncing chain and I am really scared Archie will lunge and kill me but I have a feeling he doesn’t play that much bleed. He has a .44 Magnum and will be hard for me to backrush the way I want so I hope for him to get bled out so I can concentrate on the Malkavians.<br>Jan also starts to go low on pool and I try and get him to roll forward towards his first victory point but he is a little hesitant not wanting to run in to my War Ghouls. Soon he is so low on pool that going for the oust is his only option in getting anything this game and fortunately he manages to oust Archibald who has been sitting on a bad hand.<br>A bleed for 8 from Mistress Fanchon is bounced all the way around the table leaving me at 1 pool. Rudolf locks Jan down with Unburdening the Bestial Soul in exchange for me rushing all of Mattias’ vampires to torpor. When Rudolf have bled Jan out we renew our deal - Rudolf not bleeding me and me ousting Mattias instead of rushing Rudolf’s vampires. I still only have a few pool so I know a dealbreak might come. Luckily I have both On the Qui Vive and Telepathic Misdirection on my hand for the worst case scenario but it doesn’t happen and Mattias is ousted.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-L2wq8H1CrCk/UX18i6E5YDI/AAAAAAAADWk/obLGBcMKK7I/s1600-h/unburdeningthebestialsoul3.jpg"><img title="unburdeningthebestialsoul" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="unburdeningthebestialsoul" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-10rhkh2dH2k/UX18j3zfqiI/AAAAAAAADWs/EPwMXh8tOw0/unburdeningthebestialsoul_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a><br>Still not high on pool I have to fear Saulot playing Neutral Guard. I have my reaction cards and blood on Maris so Euralye and Rudolf’s three or so AUS weenies is no big concern. I focus on getting Saulot to torpor and succeed in the task also diablerizing him in the process. Rudolf plays Secure Haven on Euralye and this game I remember War Ghoul’s full card text but don’t think its worth a War Ghoul to remove it. I get the weenies to torpor but time runs fast and I am getting stressed. I also stress Rudolf but he is a smart and patient player and doesn’t change his normal pace nor does he take offence. I slowly build my pool and am in no danger anymore and finally I manage to block Euralye and from that point I can stress-bleed for the win with little more than one minute left of the game.<br><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Stefan GW 3VP<br>Jan 1VP<br>Rudolf 1VP</font></strong></p> <p>Happy that I didn’t leave for home I got a qualifier t-shirt and a place in the finals. My first and third game was long and I left for lunch right after the second one so I didn’t do any scouting at all during the preliminary rounds. I made a quick ask-around and got to know what the others were playing and 50% of that information was correct (I hate you guys!). The standings before the finals:</p> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="287" align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#8fb08c">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="177"><font color="#8fb08c"><strong>Daniel “DT” Teige</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#8fb08c">2 GW</font></td> <td valign="top" width="52"><font color="#8fb08c">6.5 VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#8fb08c">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="177"><font color="#8fb08c"><strong>Marko Lindros</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#8fb08c">2 GW</font></td> <td valign="top" width="52"><font color="#8fb08c">6 VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#8fb08c">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="177"><font color="#8fb08c"><strong>Magnus “Ober” Karlström</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#8fb08c">1 GW</font></td> <td valign="top" width="52"><font color="#8fb08c">8 VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#8fb08c">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="177"><font color="#8fb08c"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#8fb08c">1 GW</font></td> <td valign="top" width="52"><font color="#8fb08c">6 VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="13"><font color="#8fb08c">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="177"><font color="#8fb08c"><strong>Daniel Wiberg</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#8fb08c">1 GW</font></td> <td valign="top" width="52"><font color="#8fb08c">5 VP</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>It was obvious the no one would chose to sit between me and Daniel since its quite bad for your health to be squeezed between two War Ghoul decks, especially if they are both blocky. Ober’s choice of seat would therefore decide who would be prey and predator between me and Daniel. He chose to sit as my predator and Daniel was my prey. Not good at all.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#4bacc6">The Finals</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">2</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">3</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">4</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6">5</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3Q__PV0REyg/UX18kwdP-aI/AAAAAAAADW0/-jLmIorvVEk/s1600-h/Stefan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Stefan" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HB4oiMTs46g/UX18l6_4ipI/AAAAAAAADW8/XQfTxJDlhdM/Stefan_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aw3EQ_SN7FU/UX18my6rjFI/AAAAAAAADXE/ejfFB79I9qM/s1600-h/Daniel3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Daniel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Daniel" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9JP7bE-wCYY/UX18n8SJrRI/AAAAAAAADXM/GWK99-QBrbA/Daniel_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ud7ajtwzMQE/UX18o8cx_sI/AAAAAAAADXU/MxVMt-NWZWY/s1600-h/Magnus3.jpg"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="Magnus" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Marko" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bZ7LgTqhWhs/UX18tTe-0OI/AAAAAAAADX8/OSLfsCvd_54/Marko_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="93" height="124"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Daniel Wiberg</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Ober</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>DT</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Marko Lindros</strong></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-00y9h-bXzfY/UX18uaJ9NyI/AAAAAAAADYE/Wk6ycijCU2k/s1600-h/SWDN0001%25255B3%25255D.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="SWDN0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RbXpTgf923Q/UX18y5mSBrI/AAAAAAAADYs/sQE1s-r0lMA/SWDN0001_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="59"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-91h7gSroXZQ/UX18z5fUPrI/AAAAAAAADY0/_WOx17AcSYk/s1600-h/SWDN0001%25255B12%25255D.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="SWDN0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hgty3Y0HQGs/UX180img6GI/AAAAAAAADY8/J-gAi3HvzCA/SWDN0001_thumb%25255B4%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="59"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o0oQSdhd3rA/UX181jM4McI/AAAAAAAADZE/s5E8Cv-1L5s/s1600-h/FINL0001%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font color="#4bacc6"><img title="FINL0001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="FINL0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HFBYB2u4jNY/UX182qoGosI/AAAAAAAADZM/b8c1y5zAyHA/FINL0001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="93" height="57"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Mar Ghouls</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>Wall Ghouls</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>!Tremere mass bleed</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>!Ventrue Grinder</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#4bacc6"><em>!Ventrue Grinder with gimmicks</em></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Marko plays Sudden Reversal on my first Jake Washington but I have another on my hand to contest Daniel’s when it hits the table. Daniel asks me about which vampire I will bring out first and since I have all three weenies in my starting crypt I tell him Piotr (want to deny him Auspex as much as I can). He influences out Horatio. When Marko’s first vampire turns out to be Katherine Stoddard I see a small window of opportunity. I have a trap and a My Enemy’s Enemy on my hand. If I block Horatio’s first action with Wendy Wade and play Trap I might be able to get a ghoul on the table before anyone can block it. I influence her out but still lack that retainer to be able to try and recruit a War Ghoul. When the calculated combat between Horatio and Wendy o<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89-NCQ-Gwwb5OweWgMqJyFYT5i555TGm4joJRfybetMlETvkcNHCfR87UlfBBts2OMp8438p08W7oPdFoqP0xc0l5oVPXvuhg9c8soDwqtml5sGkIlIQksZQxgxRFEWt0BAnOnXhltto/s1600-h/targetvitals%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="targetvitals" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="targetvitals" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gInTRFKc_7w/UX184KlWe_I/AAAAAAAADZc/BQ96sUqDSHw/targetvitals_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="173" height="240"></a>ccurs Daniel plays Target Vitals and I am owned. DT constantly helps me with blood from Owain Evans and even rescues me from torpor but Marko’s very cool and odd deck packs enough power bleed for me to be a quick oust even with Maris and a couple of wakes as defence.<br>Daniel gets his first War Ghoul and starts to pound on Marko’s vampires. Ober bleeds like crazy and DT has to play defensive. DT has enough bounce cards to eat trough Marko’s pretty big pool. Ober and DT starts to deal and manages to block Daniel’s second War Ghoul recruit attempt. He gets Ossian instead and Ober rushes for his victory point when it is still time.<br>In the duel Ober is almost getting that last bleed to hit with Mirror Walk and Bonding but Daniel cycles wakes and gets Eyes of Argus and can block it for the win. Congratulations!<br><strong><font color="#4bacc6">Daniel GW 2VP<br>Ober 1VP<br>DT 1VP<br>Marko 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#cccccc">I had a great time and the 41 players were a great surprise and a good life sign of the game. Me and Isak discussed the state of the game some weeks earlier and though only about 25 players would show up and we were happy to be proved wrong. I also qualified for the EC which is a good thing that will make me be able to relax during the Stockholm EC.<br>I will miss the big Copenhagen tournaments this year but hopefully I will play something and write about it before Autumn and the Swedish nationals and the EC.<br>Keep playing and keep keeping this game alive people!</font></p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-29272768151726087142012-12-23T13:13:00.001-08:002012-12-23T13:13:30.641-08:00Archipelago Jones - Tournament Report<p align="justify">For the first time in my career as a Vampire player I am organizing the event. Not organizing as in being a prince and managing the Archon and such but organizing as in being the host of the venue. With the new regular tournament place in Göteborg not allowing alcohol I was worried for our traditional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulled_wine">Glögg</a>-tournament. I got permission from my parents in law to use their summer house on the beautiful island Brännö in Göteborg’s southern archipelago.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8bFMJOHuEXw/UNdy2FLj9SI/AAAAAAAADAY/nuLgPhXEaA4/s1600-h/2012-12-08-11.42.3121.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2012-12-08 11.42.31" border="0" alt="2012-12-08 11.42.31" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PRvD7_2Glc8/UNdy2x9IfWI/AAAAAAAADAg/oxj3cHYd1Ls/2012-12-08-11.42.31_thumb15.jpg?imgmax=800" width="516" height="390"></a><br><br>Our prince, Sten, couldn’t participate but our NC Isak too<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W0k7HV1XxTw/UNdy34gpmdI/AAAAAAAADAk/48OCYhyGVQc/s1600-h/happachychristmasglogg5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="happachychristmasglogg" border="0" alt="happachychristmasglogg" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DXPIU_shNkWoY2rnkGDt-PKTra5z8m9b5QBIDNMir6AHPId3uSJ95TUMTBxkX8iUV2czmPdsOaXhD5fIDaZqCtzMkBm0RmnWh7_m1TeTCjMHm8ODH5YYCVBCgBH5UhFHEW-wr_XD5G8/?imgmax=800" width="218" height="240"></a>k his place handling the paperwork. 15 player showed up and Kortedala Enskilda Hinkbryggeri even brewed us a special Glögg for the event.<br></p> <p align="justify">At the tournament I was far too busy with practical stuff and all my games lasted long for me so I didn’t take any proper notes. The reports of the games might be a bit short and lacking but its the best my memory can reporoduce.<br>I choose to play one of my favourite decks for the moment and it hasn’t changed much since I played it at the First Chance Qualifier in Budapest.</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : <strong>Mar Ghouls</strong><br>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 9 average: 5.53846<br></p></font> <p align="justify"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="423"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Maris Streck</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">AUS OBF ani dem dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00">justicar</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Horatio</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Piotr Andreikov</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Corine Marcon</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">AUS VIC ani</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Devin Bisley</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">ANI AUS vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Elizabeth Westcott</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">AUS ani cel vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Wendy Wade</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">ani aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Library [63 cards]<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nuWaHIFpCR0/UNdy6QR_KCI/AAAAAAAADA4/qeomSWA0DkQ/s1600-h/marisstreck_thumb12.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="marisstreck_thumb1" border="0" alt="marisstreck_thumb1" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PEdvrxXPXDg/UNdy6-y9YGI/AAAAAAAADA8/vfNbE0bnDp4/marisstreck_thumb1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [5]<br>3x Cloak the Gathering<br>2x Veil the Legions</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Ally [10]<br>1x Muddled Vampire Hunter<br>2x Ossian<br>7x War Ghoul</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Combat [8]<br>3x Fake Out<br>5x Trap</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [1]<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ffmRMPg3GCw/UNdy7vjuv4I/AAAAAAAADBE/LgWgmOvdng8/s1600-h/warghoul_thumb12.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="warghoul_thumb1" border="0" alt="warghoul_thumb1" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-n82klsfBul0/UNdy8fdPVBI/AAAAAAAADBM/Iz71b23Qtcg/warghoul_thumb1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br>1x Heart of Nizchetus</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Event [4]<br>2x Dragonbound<br>2x Unmasking, The</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Master [13]<br>1x Erciyes Fragments, The<br>1x Fame<br>6x Jake Washington (Hunter)<br>1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br>1x Powerbase: Montreal<br>1x Rack, The<br>2x Smiling Jack, The Anarch</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [4]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBy23zJ9VShVOcdBzxithtudsDdFjoTb0d43BZNpeo1J2RAJ0BcntZwIPo-87hbC5BD9yMJCR2d7T5HK-d23vsHnXnl59iOK0hZnwecVYrgahYLER4CYv4_3E_e8DkeDLnaaYI5yHzQ0/s1600-h/telepathicmisdirection_thumb12.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="telepathicmisdirection_thumb1" border="0" alt="telepathicmisdirection_thumb1" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wZoBYek8c5s/UNdy9gfhxeI/AAAAAAAADBg/XzdIXn6EBk4/telepathicmisdirection_thumb1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br>1x Anathema<br>3x Parity Shift</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [15]<br>2x Delaying Tactics<br>2x Eyes of Argus<br>6x On the Qui Vive<br>5x Telepathic Misdirection</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Retainer [3]<br>1x J. S. Simmons, Esq.<br>1x Mr. Winthrop<br>1x Tasha Morgan</font></p></blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#4f81bd">Round 1</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N1pZHx_mSDA/UNdy-giKPWI/AAAAAAAADBk/UE4qcDHKf7s/s1600-h/2012-12-15-09.55.165.jpg"><font color="#4f81bd"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N1pZHx_mSDA/UNdy-giKPWI/AAAAAAAADBw/z5lzd8TKS7E/s1600-h/2012-12-15-09.55.16.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; 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With either Kite or Anatole as her first minion she won’t easily let me get any allies to play. Fortunately Alex plays mostly low- to mid-caps and Ida knows he will make a quick victory point if I am not allowed to defend myself so she agrees to let me recruit one War Ghoul. I also have an early Pentex Subversion on his Isanwayen and I manage to defend myself pretty good.<br>Ivan is having a slow start and Daniel is free to build up as he like. I reason I have to help Ivan with some intercept from Maris for Ida not to oust him too quick. In return he agrees to vote in favour of my Parity Shifts. I probably shouldn’t have done that, not because I needed every drop of Maris’ blood but because Daniel would have had much more pressure coming his way with Ida as predator.<br>Daniel bleeds Alex down low and my defence is enough to not take much damage but Daniel stops his momentum and lets Alex survive for a while trying to lunge at me. At this stage I have to take some damage but I survive. I try to call a Parity sh<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfLEF4qhp8mJSs9FyGVUoNogEmrgCRMX5G0YqcjXPySvlFU9tujL4Y6fETUp7PqnmkLyRtP2jKSGbJeShMhNab1RprI4hZgvS6m4s4knLYkRF6zlrFHB6I9KQwE02COK7uBkolkrdq-Y/s1600-h/anatoleprophetofgehenna3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="anatoleprophetofgehenna" border="0" alt="anatoleprophetofgehenna" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WVobEFII2JU/UNdzW8OZffI/AAAAAAAADEg/zVkEhY5nArc/anatoleprophetofgehenna_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a>ift, stealthing with Cloak the Gathering but forgets that I can tap Erciyes Fragments to steal a stealth card from Ida and I am blocked.<br>Alex have barely any ready minions and is of no use to Daniel anymore so he is bled out. Ida also bleeds Ivan out and we are at the three player game. At this stage the game win is out of my hand and I am not going to survive if I try and oust Ida before she gets Daniel with only one War Ghoul so I am aiming for a 2-2 table split. Ida agrees after some talking to let me call Anathema on Anatole and rush him with my War Ghoul playing a Trap for 8 more pool. Not a happy decision for Ida but she is toast in a duel against Daniel. It doesn’t help that long though and I am ousted.<br>The duel is surprisingly long but Daniel wins in the end.<br><strong><font color="#4f81bd">Daniel GW 4VP<br>Ida 1VP</font></strong> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#4f81bd"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-m2YDpSdbmyg/UNdzXvb96EI/AAAAAAAADEo/BxzOjKHuDGU/s1600-h/2012-12-15-09.55.374.jpg"><font color="#4f81bd"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; 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Having him as prey feels a little better as I can let him expand and hopefully kill him with Dragonbound. Isak knows what Peter is playing and is not deploying Aksinya as defence. Randal bleeds hard into Peter who manages to bounce some but Psalm of the Damned, I am Legion and Hide the Mind deals enough damage for Peter to be in a bad spot. Isak is also very low on pool, partially because of Peter’s bounces and partially from influencing out Cybele and an Inner Circle without playing Villein on any of them.<br>I get my first War Ghoul at my second attempt since Daniel plays some slight intercept and blocks the first. In the best of worlds Daniel would grab two victory points and I the last three since Asguresh’s combat should beat my War Ghouls and I don’t like to be near it. This is not going to happen and its up to Maris Streck if Peter or Isak should be the first one to be ousted. I can’t let Peter get ousted since Randal’s deck (especially after 12 new pool) has the potential to deny it’s way trough my defence. I present a deal with Peter that I am helping him if he let me have another War Ghoul and let me oust Daniel before he goes for me. He can’t do anything but accept. It cost Maris 5 blood for Peter to survive Randal’s lunge but instead he manages to bleed Isak out and sits a little better.<br>Randal is trying his best to talk Daniel into letting him survive to be able to kill Peter but I argue that he would get two quick victory points if he is allowed. Daniel decides to oust Randal and we are at m<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZNmY_RXGoYU/UNdzo-i51_I/AAAAAAAADHI/xkSHfN0Pmjk/s1600-h/warghoul3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="warghoul" border="0" alt="warghoul" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbaMm5ca1liBvS0dWuirdc-XUWkYTpjRY3g9iE7FXCwicA50CpfiSJoL5zyjoS0Xz-rj62H55YVCu3ydli3BMP9VYenmV7n45mCaCxEIeiQr7pYhpCNt4P6CvAGmTo5cVD8B1zqhMHAWI/?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>y beloved three player game.<br>Peter is not kind to my pool bouncing bleeds and bleeding himself but I get my second War Ghoul and start to pound all of Daniel’s vampires to torpor. I don’t have Dragonbound yet and it is taking too long to oust Daniel. Peter is going to win this if I don’t do anything. When I get the feeling Peter is not having enough combat cards on his hand I decide its time to trust my gut feeling and I play Pentex Subversion on Asguresh who is his only vampire with a .44 Magnum. I then defend it with my War Ghouls and apart from a couple of additional strikes and presses to end combat when I have played Trap he is not able to do anything. I manage to lock him down as well and take the win. Thank you gut feeling (or maybe - thank you glögg)!<br><font color="#4f81bd"><strong>Stefan GW 3VP<br>Daniel 1VP<br>Peter 1VP</strong></font></p> <p>Time for a lunch break and a 20 minutes walk in the winter landscape that has started to melt during the day. It is a jolly and glöggfryntlig bunch who enter the island’s tavern for some pre-ordered and very good food. We even manage to time the short opening hours of the grocery store and make some additions to the evening’s dinner.</p> <p align="center"><font color="#4f81bd"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#4f81bd">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FtNzYXSkq58/UNdzq_iHVfI/AAAAAAAADHc/hTO5ZX8vvkM/s1600-h/2012-12-15-15.53.003.jpg"><font color="#4f81bd"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; 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Archibald builds his defence and Hanna bleeds Ivan hard. Randal plays Villein followed by Giant’s Blood and I know this will be a one hell of a game to gain anything from. I decide to try and stay high on pool surviving and waiting for an opportunity to do something.<br>Maris gives Ivan’s vampires quite some intercept to be able to survive Hanna and in return I am allowed to Parity Shift first Randal and then Hanna. Archibald is a little overconfident in defending against Randal’s deck which is designed just for cracking Auspex decks and is the first to go.<br>From Parity Shift, some bounces and heavy influencing Randal is very low on pool and I start one of my turns on three pool where I only have two vampires that can bleed for one each. Thing is he is tappe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN78xRrTxR0lot4MH1NJ6lMjMGi1z6ISGQ6dG3adNie-nmhQJIgoRVz6MdzatsU5hWUlWxL4-ZrLUbs-qLRGP89xpzgfOvaNkXnZQk4VY9TXL_lQwReau_4N_SuiLqUpWzeiXFSQKhKDY/s1600-h/nergal%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="nergal" border="0" alt="nergal" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VHVZvwu8deo/UNdz8eUdBxI/AAAAAAAADKA/ttyjSapZ3pE/nergal_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a>d out and his two vampires, Nergal and Cybele, are both Infernal so if I bleed him for two he can’t untap and oust Hanna. Hanna has enough table presence to potentially oust both Ivan and me quickly if she survives so I have a problem whatever I chose to do. I propose the following deal to Hanna: If I bleed Randal for two she bleeds him out with Kindred Spirits before trying to oust Ivan. I also offer to let her be until she ousts Ivan if she fails in her first attempt. She is giving it a serious thought but decides that she have to hope for Randal not having enough bleed to oust her and go for the Game win instead of what would probably only be one victory point in a duel against me.<br>I let Randal be and he has enough bleed cards to oust Hanna and after that me and Ivan are easy preys and we have a sweep.<br><strong><font color="#4f81bd">Randal GW 5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify">It was a fun tournament and I am still very much in love with my deck. I just need to learn to not make any mistakes at all with it since its setup is very unforgiving. I talked to my parents in law today and they asked us if we would like the venue next year as well and I told them that would be great so I hope to repeat this and maybe even make it a tradition. I want to thank Isak, Lars and Michael for cooking our dinner and Henrik, Ivan, Lars, Michael and Randal for keeping me company almost all weekend. Hell I want to thank all that showed up - we had a great time!</p> <p align="justify">No to the most important announcement. Who became Archipelago Jones? Fasten your seatbelts and read this - Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark, our reigning European Champion secured this important title with his 0 vicory points and lowest tournament points ever seen on Brännö. As that isn’t enough he did it with the same deck that he won the EC with. 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Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-34460272450621430132012-11-26T13:03:00.001-08:002012-11-26T14:51:43.651-08:00European Championships 2012 - First Chance Qualifier report<p align="justify">So - no Day 2 tournament for me and I should probably play one of my more relaxed and/or aggressive decks for the First Chance Qualifier but I had this one prepared for the weekend with Day 3 in mind and it has been my favourite deck for a time so why not play it? It is based upon a deck by Emiliano Imeroni and I have played <a href="http://lordoftheclog.blogspot.se/2012/06/tournament-report-goteborg-june-2012.html">another take on his concept</a> on a smaller tournament before but I have changed it into something more similar to the original.</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : <strong>Mar Ghouls</strong><br>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 9 average: 5.53846<br></font> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="423"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Maris Streck</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">AUS OBF ani dem dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00">justicar</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Horatio</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Piotr Andreikov</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Corine Marcon</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">AUS VIC ani</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Devin Bisley</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">ANI AUS vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Elizabeth Westcott</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">AUS ani cel vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Wendy Wade</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="162"><font color="#ffff00">ani aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="43"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tzimisce</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [62 cards]<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bGabCbkaeKg/ULPX-IiuxII/AAAAAAAAC3M/wAQWiDSbCGc/s1600-h/marisstreck3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="marisstreck" border="0" alt="marisstreck" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-prcAJJjRDo0/ULPX_fNg--I/AAAAAAAAC3Q/WOJbenCMbEs/marisstreck_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [6]<br> 3x Cloak the Gathering<br> 1x Lost in Crowds<br> 2x Veil the Legions</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Ally [10]<br> 1x Muddled Vampire Hunter<br> 2x Ossian<br> 7x War Ghoul</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Combat [7]<br> 3x Fake Out<br> 4x Trap</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [1]<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R-_N7MEOQ6c/ULPX_y10FNI/AAAAAAAAC3Y/BzFNsSbo8Zk/s1600-h/warghoul3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="warghoul" border="0" alt="warghoul" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2YiKvDElWkk/ULPYAwLv3sI/AAAAAAAAC3k/UR1aiadFnlI/warghoul_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 1x Heart of Nizchetus</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Event [4]<br> 2x Dragonbound<br> 2x Unmasking, The</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [12]<br> 1x Fame<br> 6x Jake Washington (Hunter)<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 1x Powerbase: Montreal<br> 1x Rack, The<br> 2x Smiling Jack, The Anarch</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [4]<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tqSe0ddNlAQ/ULPYByggbqI/AAAAAAAAC3s/lyPgQyXNa8A/s1600-h/telepathicmisdirection3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="telepathicmisdirection" border="0" alt="telepathicmisdirection" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8mnGkGP7qe0/ULPYCp8GnBI/AAAAAAAAC3w/LWme-J0rRHQ/telepathicmisdirection_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 1x Anathema<br> 3x Parity Shift</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [15]<br> 2x Delaying Tactics<br> 2x Eyes of Argus<br> 6x On the Qui Vive<br> 5x Telepathic Misdirection</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Retainer [3]<br> 1x J. 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Simmons, Esq.<br> 1x Mr. Winthrop<br> 1x Tasha Morgan</font></p></blockquote> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong><br></font></p> <p align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WWMh1tTEZQk/ULPYDW900tI/AAAAAAAAC38/HTnfWm7MvFc/s1600-h/IMAG05153.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0515" border="0" alt="IMAG0515" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4Wd0PXzr3zE/ULPYEfsCSBI/AAAAAAAAC4A/5nGEFjDKhmw/IMAG0515_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nzzmy9ABk5Q/ULPYFVgMrvI/AAAAAAAAC4M/XZ9HJVJCoXk/s1600-h/IMAG05173.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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Ferenc’s first discard is a Muddled Vampire Hunter and when he has 7 blood influenced to his first vampire and I have 4 on Maris I ask him if he is bringing up a Malkavian. He sais yes and when I tell him I will influence out Maris Streck he sighs and looks down. I am thinking to myself if I should contest or not and decides to go for the contest influencing 4 more pool, having a stealthy deck that can contain Entrancements as my predator. Ferenc influences out Shalmath and I have just been a fool at one of the most beautiful bluffs I have seen as a Vtes-player.<br>Niina’s first vampire is Shemti and I played a casual game against her and probably that very deck two days earlier so I am guessing she is playing Potence. An early Pentex Subversion backwards solves that temporary. Julien starts to act with the unnamed and get both Homunculus and Enkil Cog early and I figure he is playing some iteration of the standard unnamed deck so aiming for a duel against him feels reasonable.<br>My biggest problem is Shalmath. He will probably recruit allies with Summon History after getting Ankara Citadel and worst case Remnant of the Endless Storm can easily destroy my game. I rush Shalmath with Ossian first opportunity I get and plays a trap but Outside the Hourglass x 3 (superior for two damage, inferior for a dodge and superior for two more damage round 2) kills Ossian leaving Shalmath unharmed. Maris also attempts a Parity Shift but that is cancelled by Rewind Time.<br>Shalmath tools up a little but doesn’t get anything devastating. Niina takes some bleeds and I defend Pentex Subversion. I have Cloak the Gathering, which is needed because Niina has influenced Bupe Kuila as her second minion, when I recruit my first War Ghoul and I am ready for my second attempt at Shalmath. This time it goes much better and a Trap is all that is needed to put Shalmath in torpor.<br>When it is Julien’s turn I ask him to diablerize Shalmath but he instead goes for the rescue. It is looking tough for me now having lost quite some pool to Tension in the Ranks played early by Ferenc. I let Niina remove the Pentex since she is also low on pool and needs to defend against Julien. I manage to get Shalmath to torpor again and diablerize him myself this time.<br>In Ferenc’s turn Julien taps Enkil Cog and plays Shatter the Gate. Niina doesn’t have any untapped minions and I offer as much intercept from Maris’ special as she needs (Maris is at 7 or so blood) but she doesn’t have any wakes. The second Shatter the Gate is played in Julien’s own turn and when it is Niina’s turn we try to discuss a solution. I tell her that she needs to stay untapped with both her vampires and block with help from Maris but she wants to cycle cards and burn one of the Shatter the Gates and cycle in to a wake or two and when I know she won’t change her mind I let her bleed for the edge, stealthing some and then she manages to remove a Shatter. Julien plays another Shatter in Niina’s turn and she have no wakes. I try and rush the unnamed but one of Julien’s members of the Horde wakes and blocks and the third Shatter the Gate is a fact.<br>Now I have to cooperate with Julien to be able to grab a vic<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-S7JlpC_QjLs/ULPYScV2xjI/AAAAAAAAC58/72xS1EbtGSQ/s1600-h/shatterthegate3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="shatterthegate" border="0" alt="shatterthegate" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_qEuyhFPkEU/ULPYTK6TPwI/AAAAAAAAC6E/_UBox1AasOg/shatterthegate_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></a>tory point (and a theoretical game win) since I am the first to go by the new element of 3 pool damage each untap phase. I have played Anathema on Bupe Kuila before so my best hope is to rush him to 0 blood and gain 7 pool but Niina has a strong combat hand and my War Ghoul is dead doing almost no harm thanks to multiple Typhonic Beast. I am at three pool and I don’t realise that I have the opportunity to bleed Ferenc for the edge, ask Julien not to bleed at all and block Niina’s both actions for a victory point in Ferenc’s next untap phase.<br>That mistake costs me that point and Julien his game win and we both blame ourselves for not seeing that possibility. Me and Ferenc gets ousted and Nina fights hard in the duel but lots of Majesties and a late Giant’s Blood makes Julien grind the duel to a win.<br><strong><font color="#ff0000">Niina 2 VP<br>Julien 2 VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 2<br></u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8W-6JGvtE1c/ULPYT4nLMjI/AAAAAAAAC6M/4DSieRh5vT0/s1600-h/13.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="5" border="0" alt="5" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rARUjuSUy5c/ULPYb3gU8nI/AAAAAAAAC7Q/QnOchwaISqg/5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Danilo Tomisi</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Olivier Roure</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Boglárka Bóna</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Tibor Spada</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BO9SYt4f4Kc_eFfzWv_thoU5wFB2MYLIQT3HCLloE1PsRBFZaLR-YIciP_9SSp3HSP5GQuwXhIhQr33G2ChXxWG_5UyXpMazjvaKaZIiAAr3vwDDx1Blac4gDosryss3UNfEgIF5828/s1600-h/ITAL00012.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="HUNG0001" border="0" alt="HUNG0001" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vUHRb7QzHRo/ULPYjZp4yII/AAAAAAAAC8k/vTcyKX3Gyio/HUNG0001_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="37"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lutz and Maris</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Toreador breed and boon</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Kiasyd stealth bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Mar Ghouls</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Nosferatu princes and trophies</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p align="justify">Danilo’s first vampire is Maris Streck and I have to do without her. I get an early War Ghoul and manages to rush Boglárka’s Arcadian to torpor at the first attempt so I might do just fine without Maris. Tibor is my main problem since he is packing both combat and stealth. He also plays Red List on a War Ghoul and it that isn’t confidence, what is? Olivier gets a good start and is able to gather both minions and pool not pressing for an early oust.<br>Nikolaus Vermeulen manages to kill the Red List War Ghoul and gain a Trophy but I rush with two more War Ghouls and diablerize him. Now Danilo has his back free and can use all his resources ousting Olivier who no longer is able to vote with no help from Tibor. Tibor is on his knees but Danilo grows stronger and soon has his third vampire.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iceuDGGfzxA/ULPYkc7NypI/AAAAAAAAC8o/IxqfyI51Py4/s1600-h/firsttraditionthemasquerade3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="firsttraditionthemasquerade" border="0" alt="firsttraditionthemasquerade" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ff_VfY_Sd9M/ULPYlgmIYoI/AAAAAAAAC80/DZUNW4sY84c/firsttraditionthemasquerade_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a><br>I bleed Tibor down so he is supposed to die from my Smiling Jack in his untap phase but I have forgotten that Danilo has Madness Network in play. He removes Smiling Jack easily. He also attempts to play First Tradition but I play Delaying Tactics.<br>When it is Danilo’s turn anew he plays Kine Resources contested and deals 3 damage to me leaving me at 4 pool. He then plays First Tradition. Third action - another First Tradition. If this vote is passing no one else is going to be able to play any more turns and I desperately tell Danilo that I will self-oust if he votes it trough but he is fine with that. I give Boglárka a victory point as compensation for her hopeless game and Danilo wins the table from very clever play.<br><strong><font color="#ff0000">Danilo GW 4 VP<br>Boglárka 1 VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 3<br></u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4FxMum0bySA/ULPYz7bocuI/AAAAAAAAC88/41GfXO4egeQ/s1600-h/IMAG05273.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="UNKG0001" border="0" alt="UNKG0001" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Eg-g7KCHAuY/ULPZLZ8c1AI/AAAAAAAAC_U/O-HIb0lEELA/UNKG0001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="37"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Ravnos breed and boon</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Stanislava</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Mar Ghouls</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Eze vote and bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Reanimated Corpses and Anu Diptinapta</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p align="justify">Last game for this EC and no win yet. Still I have had loads of fun and no dull games at all but a win would sweeten the bitter taste of loss after loss. And this would be the perfect game to do it as I have already faced three of my opponents in the tournaments the days before. Csaba killed me with his Nephandus deck round 3 at the Last Chance Qualifier, Máté walled against my Auspex weenies round 3 at Day 1 and Martin killed me with his Assault Rifles round 1 at the LCQ.<br>Martin is not drawing Eze in his starting crypt and he lets us know he is in a bad spot. He instead brings Ugadja out and plays Villein for a lot. Meanwhile Máté gets Stanislava and I fear this is going to be another quick game for me. My first War Ghoul rush goes backwards and I manage to torporise her with a Trap. I also torporize Ugadja and it is looking good. Good enough for me to gain three enemies. Matthew plays his game and builds up. Csaba also builds up but he is rescuing Stanislava from torpor in the process and my heavy ally recruiting (now at two War Ghouls, Ossian and Muddled Vampire Hunter) has removed a lot of my pool so it is a critical moment for me. I take a heavy bleed but gets another chance to survive and have to use all my four rushes to beat Stanislava to torpor again and this time I have the action to diablerize her. My only Tzimisce is burned in the blood hunt and I am left with Maris and the allies.<br>Martin has lots of pool. I put Smiling Jack and Dragonbound in play and Csaba plays Week of Nightmares and bleeds for his victory point. I try and stop him with all my rushes but he is just in time t<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVG8SZDv8wA2okj-tRWD9dBvI_8ZQePVNNA7OtqaMgDk-suPaXzU9s2sq8DguUjXU2p3uiaRU1PhvRgiuFgO-QffO2wKPqBPaYL4XKeISwvdFfCaAxBynY9Z0Vv49a1jKBbnuFS_ifp8/s1600-h/pentextmsubversion%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="pentextmsubversion" border="0" alt="pentextmsubversion" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vmXagsVQwNM/ULPZNA0v3uI/AAAAAAAAC_k/dTgAV_LPzR4/pentextmsubversion_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="168" height="240"></a>o oust Máté before his ready region is empty.<br>I have saved several wakes and Pentex Subversion on my hand and those come in handy now when Matthew has also turned against me. Martin talks Matthew into going for removing Smiling Jack and I try to talk him into getting his victory point. Martin has started influencing on Eze and he sais he has loads of Majesties on his hand and will use his political actions to backoust me. Matthew makes a couple of attempts at Smiling Jack but I block him. He then uses the rest of his resources to oust Csaba and manages before I have the time to rush all his minions.<br>Martin gets Eze to play and I play my Pentex Subversion on him and rush all of Matthew’s minions to their death or torpor. With no ready minions that can act Martin and Matthew gives up and I get my victory at last.<br><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan GW 3 VP<br>Csaba 1 VP<br>Matthew 1 VP</strong></font></p> <p align="justify">I want to thank Budapest, the organisers and all my opponents for three great days of card-flipping at its best. See you in Stockholm next year!</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-11654908992975630112012-11-11T11:54:00.001-08:002012-11-11T11:54:35.968-08:00European Championships 2012 - Day 1 report<p align="justify">My first plan was to play my Gerald Windham freak show at this tournament but I didn’t feel all that comfortable with that choice so late in the evening the day before I was still pondering what deck to pick. I was playing a casual game in the lobby with some good Finnish and Swedish players. I was a bit drunk (enough to make a couple of mistakes) but I still managed to win with an Auspex weenie deck and it felt really comfortable.<br>I have not played Auspex weenies that much but the little experience I have with them has given me a couple of wins so I though to myself to give it a go for real during Day 1.<br>The deck is built with great inspiration from a similar deck Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark used to play for a while and I think he got a tournament win with it. I have changed some cards here and there but basically it is his deck.</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : <strong>AUSylum</strong><br>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 6 average: 3.33333<br></font> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="308"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Anarch Convert</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Caitiff</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">ANY</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Victoria</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00">AUS cel obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Zöe</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00">AUS cel obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Dancin’ Dana</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00">AUS cel obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Ozmo</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00">AUS dom obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Aleph</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00">AUS dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Dollface</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00">aus obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">Brazil</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="94"><font color="#ffff00">aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="32"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yEdl33WBpWM/UKAAygRSouI/AAAAAAAACtI/4mpOzhh1tFE/s1600-h/victoria3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="victoria" border="0" alt="victoria" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QMWqqTuBFno/UKAAzr3HMpI/AAAAAAAACtQ/C4MMhPauikw/victoria_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [74 cards]<br><br>Combat [13]<br> 3x Aura Reading<br> 3x Concealed Weapon<br> 3x Disguised Weapon<br> 2x Target Vitals<br> 2x Taste of Vitae</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [9]<br> 4x .44 Magnum<br> 1x Banshee Ironwail<br> 1x Bowl of Convergence<br> 1x Ivory Bow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ4EBmnWrJz7wxo-C6F5TuW5t2hgeK8U5BOFhEmGbgdkH26Vr3f1iMqp7_e76wfmFl92WjmscMB5_8QhSQufO_RsHSWDfwnp4dSpAxvwi-dcDMDgPk0aD9RI-hRuCrA8snlLSyNbWBys/s1600-h/madnessnetwork3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="madnessnetwork" border="0" alt="madnessnetwork" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I_U4qvZwcb8/UKAA1rKHvJI/AAAAAAAACtc/uJy08LOckZ4/madnessnetwork_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 1x Sniper Rifle<br> 1x Sport Bike</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Event [1]<br> 1x Uncoiling, The</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [12]<br> 4x Anarch Revolt<br> 1x Direct Intervention<br> 3x Madness Network<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 1x Powerbase: Montreal<br> 2x Smiling Jack, The Anarch</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [38]<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P1aosBcuu9g/UKAA2cp7bXI/AAAAAAAACto/BDwNFDZV5pE/s1600-h/eyesofargus3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="eyesofargus" border="0" alt="eyesofargus" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-61i34RgDRT4/UKAA3Ur_olI/AAAAAAAACtw/1L6nYHmur9Y/eyesofargus_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 2x Delaying Tactics<br> 5x Eagle's Sight<br> 2x Enhanced Senses<br> 8x Eyes of Argus<br> 4x Forced Awakening<br> 5x My Enemy's Enemy<br> 3x On the Qui Vive<br> 6x Telepathic Misdirection<br> 3x Wake with Evening's Freshness</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Retainer [1]<br> 1x Mr. Winthrop</font></p></blockquote> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p1sXblnWf1Y/UKAA4QkIk3I/AAAAAAAACt4/FfibL2C9_RI/s1600-h/13.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="3" border="0" alt="3" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tqvuKAHRsr0/UKAA8qqlOHI/AAAAAAAACuc/ISfMwP0Rq9Q/3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-t5_B_mgI1ss/UKAA956tkNI/AAAAAAAACuk/la4RzETmWWc/s1600-h/43.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="4" border="0" alt="4" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WifyjIIJ0NY/UKAA-5liZbI/AAAAAAAACus/uXTQ1cLnwAc/4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R6oM-fFoghY/UKAA_6An0kI/AAAAAAAACu4/J_78HOwCIYU/s1600-h/53.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="5" border="0" alt="5" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lNd4q3n1qsE/UKABAsRq8xI/AAAAAAAACu8/N38oMjOUsA0/5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Martin Randers</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Aleksandar Zivkovic</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Daniel Fernandez Rivero</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Salzer</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8OxuymBJT5U/UKABBeL6jfI/AAAAAAAACvI/tC-I9G65P4A/s1600-h/DENM00012.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="AUST0001" border="0" alt="AUST0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m6QoSczdmbU/UKABMpDfB-I/AAAAAAAACwQ/EZqMueGKj9I/AUST0001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="50"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Kiasyd stealth bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>AUSylum</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Mary Anne lawfirm</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Auspex weenies with Thaumaturgy</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Malkavian stealth bleed</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">When I realise that both my predator and grandpredator is playing stealth/bleed I feel like I am seated perfectly. Alexandar is having a slow start and my hope is to get the first oust and then fight for a good table presence to be able to beat Daniel in an upcoming duel. I fail to block Martin’s first superior Govern the Unaligned and I think to myself that I at least made him cycle a lot of stealth. I am so wrong. Martin packs (or just draws) silly amounts of stealth and he uses 3-4 stealth for every action. My second problem is that I don’t draw any bounce cards. None at all (except the Telepathic M<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-09vz1MQ_ebw/UKABOEgKKZI/AAAAAAAACwc/WeyQLBJK3TE/s1600-h/shadowplay3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="shadowplay" border="0" alt="shadowplay" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p-crwuKSAcM/UKABPtnIh1I/AAAAAAAACwg/HVKKWMFmZzc/shadowplay_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>isdirection I had on my starting hand). Martin bounces some bleeds from Stefan and I manage to block those but the game is not 25 minutes old when I am ousted.<br>I have cycled a lot of cards (using Aura Reading twice blocking Stefan’s bleeds) trying to block and have seen 1/3 of my library and only 1 bounce card of the 11 I play. If I ever have suffered an unlucky draw it is in this game.<br>Martin is on the roll and Aleksandar playing Banishment on Pherydima doesn’t stop him from getting his second victory point. Now it gets a lot trickier for Martin and Stefan is looking stronger. Martin makes a mistake and discards his last Deflection and gets bled out. In the early stages of the duel Daniel is equipping and influencing dangerously low but he has the situation in his hand and slowly grinds all of Stefan’s vampires to torpor and a table split.<br><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Martin 2 VP<br>Daniel 2 VP<br>Stefan S 1 VP</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dsWzx6sKNhY/UKABQ4TJxlI/AAAAAAAACwo/g_Mp4sUYF5Q/s1600-h/IMAG05043.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0507" border="0" alt="IMAG0507" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pys0Y1C1vZY/UKABbgrQqfI/AAAAAAAACxw/3APLw1BWI2E/IMAG0507_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Helmuth Kaiserseder</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Andreas Nusser</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Carl Pilhatsch</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Laurent Ribeyre</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eRqMg3_vh28/UKABcxvdlHI/AAAAAAAACx0/Bod65j6haNg/s1600-h/AUST00013.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="AUST0001" border="0" alt="AUST0001" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kQ90FW5_5pM/UKABd0Rg1fI/AAAAAAAACyA/_su74Mg1dbo/AUST0001_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="50"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qQ-bZ24vL_k/UKABe0cYXTI/AAAAAAAACyI/XKn0vBjVMxw/s1600-h/GERM00012.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="GERM0001" border="0" alt="GERM0001" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijubLG9n2dRuLncgoomQlrtsPdyIwbpHScRvPVEkI8hcpGgdeh1yZXJAy2z_bG2rLQKb9ay-J1fuc6ibu167CIJbX2pBYEhSrAOWunhWX8ViCpAL7sAQCC4F9U_AyEcN8Jndm2PnTHK9I/?imgmax=800" width="74" height="45"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-D9tVstSEk80/UKABsc_WmPI/AAAAAAAACyc/MvbcbyNYz-w/s1600-h/SWDN00013%25255B1%25255D.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SWDN0001" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gPGsdVFYT9g/UKABtkIl6WI/AAAAAAAACyg/snpZXhsu4dg/SWDN0001_thumb1%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="47"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNkmW4ezzoyrQUyRiibzRfTr1Mi35G9o7l2X7sVIKmuzaaV6-ZftQmwJb60CA5GnOC8VZz_VFfRuNVCMJ0hXbpwNwNmCGCwtZv-QKgyYB-4XIyjR2yLz_Cn-qBrFL8FhgBtql3zVAnRY/s1600-h/AUST00016.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="AUST0001" border="0" alt="AUST0001" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2cRM6FgaD-Y/UKABvRfOhtI/AAAAAAAACy0/en4z63tAKF4/AUST0001_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="50"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5flNNwx6L-I/UKABx6ZS2fI/AAAAAAAACy8/sFtf98HybpM/s1600-h/FRAN00012.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="FRAN0001" border="0" alt="FRAN0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yE2HWbfEZQo/UKABziPQ0lI/AAAAAAAACzE/9nRCrwzsDbg/FRAN0001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="50"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lasombra vote and bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Ariadne Abactor and Renegade Garous</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>AUSylum</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Nakhthorheb Corruption</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Assamite breed boon</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">The game starts with Andreas and me playing an Anarch Revolt each. I soon also have Smiling Jack and Madness Network in play and draw early cross-table attention and let Jack go. Helmuth is looking strong and I let Andreas recruit a Renegade Garou for defence. Carl slowly influences out Nakhthorheb and I play Pentex Subversion on him before he takes his first action. This means Laurent get his back free and can slowly start to put some serious pressure on Helmuth.<br>Helmuth’s stealth cards is not showing and Andreas manages to block some actions but when he is almost dead he manages to get a vote to pass, playing Awe and Voter Captivation for a lot followed by a Villein next round. All this time I have tried to talk Helmuth into not trying to remove the Pentex but he makes several attempts and I block all of them. I really want that Pentex to be there because Carl not having any Anarchs, constantly taking damage from the Anarch Revolts, is my main pool damage at this point of the game.<br>Andreas’ Renegade Garou also makes an attempt at Pentex and I block it with Dancin’ Dana with 6 blood. My plan is to hit it with Target Vitals but Andreas cancels it discarding two combat cards and plays Target Vitals with both his strikes so Dana is in torpor. From now on everything goes downhill for me. That single Garou eventually manages to beat all my vampires to torpor.<br>Laurent have to many vampires and he ousts Helmuth. He an<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEu1Qqlr3voY-FdrCgNAFZAHB-Wi1u4XHL4HSTOv7U63M3_uaQO4FCeOAZ7U2fLswyk4GWTILsnhcMMMUFcTfnsbKzCUvlNPe_1xE_y6diXrQEsoOunsHof1IjNZ3IvXGaBuITbA6gyw/s1600-h/renegadegarou3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="renegadegarou" border="0" alt="renegadegarou" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN0v-3xJqB0ysmiXXRMOfUB1H_wtWf-Db-w_yAzhhWXVXbpj7ixPhQ_FjZE-Mhm1q6FHLAc75HyA1Jfek0eh2EO2jGkjrIbM3H2FbRcQJh4wAfoZLYCMLDHNHvTuEICdeB_4OgUdKf_o/?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>d Andreas start to make some sort of strange table split deal involving withdrawal that I don’t understand but I am not in the position to start to meddle. Andreas bleeds me out and Nakhthorheb is free to start corrupting his environment and he does quite some damage to the Assamites. Lengthy discussions in this game (I don’t swear myself free from them, I have definitely been a part) makes it time out at this point.<br>I made one great mistake - I didn’t block the Garou. I should have just let Andreas die from Helmuth and then passed Helmuth’s bleeds on to Carl and Laurent. This was a table I should have won but my overconfidence in handling that Garou killed me and helping Andreas protect himself made me not be able to get any victory points. Bad Apache!<br><strong><font color="#ff0000">Andreas 1.5 VP<br>Laurent 1.5 VP<br>Carl 0.5 VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-v8ABLOYF9TM/UKAB5PMvCpI/AAAAAAAACzc/o2sHtOqvfKw/s1600-h/IMAG05093.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0509" border="0" alt="IMAG0509" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FqKUGeqh7HA/UKAB67hag1I/AAAAAAAACzk/uku6chI9FJ8/IMAG0509_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z5GfI3Z--eM/UKAB80opgcI/AAAAAAAACzs/lv_bgnBbZ7k/s1600-h/IMAG05103.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SWDN0001" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p3-RCxOZ1sU/UKACMlZ8pCI/AAAAAAAAC0w/8Z83sCSTOA8/SWDN0001_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="47"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8nWkRp69_14/UKACNpbq9sI/AAAAAAAAC04/Sw2OP_fFAZo/s1600-h/SVKA00012.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SVKA0001" border="0" alt="SVKA0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mecQMYxS0dY/UKACO9jmU2I/AAAAAAAAC1E/O8dt9Q6Ut3o/SVKA0001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="50"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZO0P8Bi3A6x2mKGUP4OeCL786VNur3bDTsYYu15NgUGrz7Ivfg1w5k2p3dLXY7cpgUuFKtuJ5YsThWRfnr8m1BocDrRGfjjXEFW9j_ryV9dxWnrTw03qY7GrkQ1PS3tyVGbQo31UV00/s1600-h/GERM00013.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="GERM0001" border="0" alt="GERM0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h7cPbz5TX48/UKACRkX08jI/AAAAAAAAC1U/DrwAKK_qUAI/GERM0001_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="45"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bxmgjK3SkwE/UKACS9TIuSI/AAAAAAAAC1c/C0eadMWb4e0/s1600-h/SWDN00016.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SWDN0001" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tX7rahBHeVI/UKACUXOpHwI/AAAAAAAAC1g/k3yRL7tojVk/SWDN0001_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="47"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-RCxo5YobfhLLnrdm9Q2SXi1wfskDRFzhae-y2aW3ZOoK5gqZnlY-7b22QmSQOoVyZDK5wvPobAAfNPLDTbpUrdcoTEksgXs-Hd3ONBj4KplzwDZd2nak-DVfmUInxJYbmzoO7NYcAI/s1600-h/HUNG00012.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="HUNG0001" border="0" alt="HUNG0001" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EvjIfKTpxKw/UKACWzp_ZJI/AAAAAAAAC10/GYwEgVNFeIc/HUNG0001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="37"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Girls will find</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Giovanni Powerbleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tremere Toolbox</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>AUSylum</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Fakir al Sidi wall</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I am happy and scared to be the prey of Martin. We had an epic game Day 1 last year in Warsaw and he is a very good and determined player. Being on the same table as Isak is also a little funny since we have opted our decks together the week before the championships and know each other’s decks inside out.<br>I start the game by making a mistake hunting with Zöe, forgetting about her special and get blocked to torpor by Fakir al Sidi. Matús have a good start and gets a lot of vampires in play. I realise I can do no actions against Máté since he is playing a “block everything”-deck with better combat than mine so I have to stay untapped and try to react myself for the win. Unfortunately Martin has about the same approach because his idea of the game is for him to be able to gain any victory points at all Maté has to beat my vampires down.<br>Matús have played Pentex Subversion on Isak’s Cybele and I sit with the Uncoiling and my own copy of Pentex on my hand and proposes the following deal to Isak; I contest Pentex Subversion and discard the Uncoiling. In return he is to use Anthelios to get his Liquidated Giant’s Blood to his hand, use his second master phase action to play said Giant’s Blood on Zöe in torpor and then rescue her. He declines. Martin manages to block some of Matús actions and send one of his vampires to torpor. My deal with Isak still stands the next round and now he accepts. I get Zöe in the ready region with 2 blood and Isak has one more vampire free to act and a reduced risk of getting Anthelios burned. This is enough for him to be able to lunge at Matús and oust him.<br>Martin plays t<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-s6Y1TXGj9d8/UKACYj75j3I/AAAAAAAAC18/TV5Tgw8L0vQ/s1600-h/fakiralsidi%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="fakiralsidi" border="0" alt="fakiralsidi" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dHzxr5dMGOE/UKACabr07KI/AAAAAAAAC2E/LXPKgpXA2yM/fakiralsidi_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>he Erciyes Fragments which means his pretty reactive deck gets even more reactive since he can use almost everything in my ash heap. All four remaining players realise this game isn’t going to go any further. Máté doesn’t pack any rushes and there are no actions for him to block at all. I realise that I should probably have tried to deal with Martin earlier but the clock is ticking and it is not any time for anything constructive to happen. If he was telling the truth earlier hoping for maximum 1.5 victory points at this table I should have tried to deal with him helping me getting 3 victory points and later self ousted to him for him to gain 2. Defenately doable if he would have bounced everything from Matús to Maté and then bled me for a lot which I could have bounced as well. The game times out and I enter drinking mode.<br><strong><font color="#ff0000">Isak 1.5 VP<br>Martin 0.5VP<br>Stefan 0.5VP<br>Maté 0.5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify">Another failure and that in a tournament where none of my tables ended up with a game win. I think I am still not good enough a player to actually field a deck like Auspex weenies on such a big tournament with this very diverse meta. The first game I blame the famous “unlucky draw”, the second game I blame myself and the third game I am not sure. It would be very tricky to win that table but still I had a chance and I didn’t pick it up early enough.<br>As a great comfort to my failure I at least won the Apache Jones competition (I was the lowest ranked player of all the Apache Jones wannabes) and have had the great pleasure of changing my name on Facebook to Apache Jones for one week. I encourage all of my readers to arrange their own Apache Jones competitions for their tournaments. Rumor has it there is soon going to be an Apache Jones Deck Archive somewhere on the Internet. More info on that will be published on this blog soon.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mjpyOHE-zDk/UKACclFiT1I/AAAAAAAAC2I/9S3Ukj3pjBA/s1600-h/apachejones%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="apachejones" border="0" alt="apachejones" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lIGQ6TD9Vvc/UKACd_RkpGI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/G3aaewjD26c/apachejones_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="341" height="480"></a></p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-66819277393666594702012-11-05T13:16:00.001-08:002012-11-05T13:16:21.014-08:00European Championships 2012 – Last Chance Qualifier report<p align="justify">Finally it was time for the EC and this year I seemed to time my physical wellness being in the last stages of an aggressive and long-lasting cold. I was already qualified for the main event but still wanted to do my best and try to beat the tournament’s meta to reach as good a position as possible.<br>I expected lots of bleed and votes so I went with a Dominate weenie deck that I have played and fine-tuned a lot. The thing with the deck is that it packs loads of reaction cards and are able to cycle them using Heart of Nizchetus if they clog the hand. It doesn’t have as many bleed cards as a standard weenie Dominate deck but makes up for it with reactions and some other tricks.</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : <strong>Tupdog bleeds for 6</strong><br>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 3.07692<br></font> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="387"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Tupdog</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">POT VIS</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Gargoyle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Bryan Van Duesen</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">7</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">DOM THA aus pre</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Reverend Blackwood</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">DOM THA obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00">bishop</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Selena</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DOM THA</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Kurt Strauss</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">DOM aus tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Brooke</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">dom tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Ember Wright</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">aus dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Saiz</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">aus dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Heinrick Schlempt</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="125"><font color="#ffff00">tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [73 cards]<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kQILyISwtnw/UJgrgSCjUtI/AAAAAAAACj0/uV_GWZVw5hY/s1600-h/creategargoyle4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="creategargoyle" border="0" alt="creategargoyle" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hlZiWDrtU7o/UJgrhdiOmcI/AAAAAAAACj4/0iWKM6qQV-w/creategargoyle_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action [16]<br> 5x Create Gargoyle<br> 9x Govern the Unaligned<br> 2x Magic of the Smith</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [13]<br> 2x As the Crow<br> 2x Bonding<br> 4x Conditioning<br> 2x Foreshadowing Destruction<br> 3x Mirror Walk</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Ally [2]<br> 2x Nephandus (Mage)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5E7Q0TdCEHEzwntTO9jG1U63ngHc-THJxUjDPFwHUYk2QGDj98SCV566jiwltMoP9fm_vNvbuLeD5y_JaRbirYcjQt04OU3P2DbJyLCZYBSTrdznqFYMWCJojf34KSyEHi5yOnaaKkZw/s1600-h/lilithsblessing4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="lilithsblessing" border="0" alt="lilithsblessing" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p11FJUSf7Z7kuFTJvaNomYtE2UsqbDvh_LK5vRXBA5PX6Cazlr9HxR26pWin0elu9PBJhya6Ql6QVE2G19nx3t91ylsszMkcTpasRRc-RN0hEbD-G5QQjYVSF8lztEcbHvVqx920o4M/?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Combat [4]<br> 4x Raking Talons</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [2]<br> 2x Heart of Nizchetus</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [14]<br> 1x Anarch Troublemaker<br> 5x Dominate<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 3x Lilith's Blessing<br> 2x Misdirection<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [22]<br> 8x Deflection<br> 4x Delaying Tactics<br> 6x On the Qui Vive<br> 2x Redirection<br> 2x Wake with Evening's Freshness</font></p></blockquote> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">Round 1</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W8q98VnwiPA/UJgrkxI_GxI/AAAAAAAACkU/KHy1b86NDso/s1600-h/14.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="3" border="0" alt="3" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-M4Xy6FRhTGk/UJgrqCTOJZI/AAAAAAAACk4/8hjZAKhkga8/3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d-u_Fi2ltc4/UJgrrfC6JYI/AAAAAAAAClA/5PBamQMhTAU/s1600-h/44.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="4" border="0" alt="4" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cZp2IdG6tb0/UJgrsPRdlMI/AAAAAAAAClM/odtxR1FtehE/4_thumb1%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Xn3Cw0jAc3s/UJgrtu_Vn3I/AAAAAAAAClU/jwfE9WQSeYs/s1600-h/54.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="HUNG0001" border="0" alt="HUNG0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ac9n_UaLC_M/UJgr4L01p1I/AAAAAAAACmo/J7DTY8Sma0g/HUNG0001_thumb3.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="37"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Tupdog bleeds for 6</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Harbingers mill</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Animalism weenie rush</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Ventrue Grinder</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Dmitra Alastor</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">My starting crypt is Heinrick, Brooke + 2 Tupdogs. Ralf plays Sudden Reversal on my round 1 Anarch Troublemaker and by the time I have the two !Tremere out he has Solomon Batanea so I expect some kind of a wall deck.<br>Ali goes full ahead at his prey from the start probably knowing Ralf’s deck. He has a very effective rush deck with a well flowing combat package but it burns a lot of cards. A problem that is going to be even bigger when it turns out that Ralf is playing with Slaughterhouses and utilises Zygodat’s ability. Balázs is playing Weighted Walking Sticks and Fortitude prevent and Ali has little problem handling that and make him not being able to do anything against Martin who builds slow and easy.<br>I keep drawing into Tupdogs when the old Tupdogs burns and this make me slower than I would like to be in the early stages. I am also stuck with many reaction cards even if I have the Heart early since Martin doesn’t play anything my deck is constructed to react to. I know his deck type and that it contains pool damaging cards so I can’t fully discard or cycle my reactions. Tricky situation. Luckily both Balázs and Martin discards Heart of Nizchetus instead of going for a contest with me. That would never have happened back home.<br>Both Ralf and Ali plays plenty of Minion Taps and I have some pool to go trough. Ralf plays some bounces but no<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JGoq3q7Yq1w/UJgr5YfQMoI/AAAAAAAACmw/gBz0HlpHD2w/s1600-h/alastor4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="alastor" border="0" alt="alastor" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-A8lM3RbezWQ/UJgr7IsHQkI/AAAAAAAACm8/DQ_sTm-OEjY/alastor_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>t that much intercept so I manage to land enough bleeds to get his pool to sink.<br>When Ali is almost decked he manages to oust Balázs. Martin tries to talk him into a withdrawal deal since he have managed to get both Heroic Might on one vampire and an Assault Rifle on another arguing that Ali isn’t going to be able to oust him. Ali ponders and I try to talk him into going all ahead for his second Victory Point. He decides to give it a go and launches at Martin with rushes but Martin is built up and defends well.<br>I oust Ralf the following round and Ali agrees to the withdrawal deal with an empty library, plenty of pool and four untapped vampires with Animalism. Martin starts to rush all my vampires, now having two Alastors, and I am an easy kill. He keeps his deal and Ali is allowed to withdraw. A frustrating start but a fun game!<br><strong><font color="#ff0000">Martin GW 2VP<br>Ali 1.5VP<br>Stefan 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="415" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="87"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="86"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--GqWlGXXVYY/UJgr8XNKJZI/AAAAAAAACnA/jIHRbB2FJRw/s1600-h/121.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="5" border="0" alt="5" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DIM7cQm68XQ/UJgsGMNfSsI/AAAAAAAACoI/9QXqFhQqjO4/5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Kornel Szekeres</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Daniel Wiberg</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="87"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Michal Kazmierczak</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="86"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Michal Kochanowski</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TexoQ7mfDDQ/UJgsHBmmiYI/AAAAAAAACoU/ckdeRAeeMtw/s1600-h/HUNG00013.gif"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="POLA0001" border="0" alt="POLA0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kffwFM0bK8c/UJgsP7cmu2I/AAAAAAAACpc/GQhCNgqhC-I/POLA0001_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="47"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Giovanni rush and bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tupdog bleeds for 6</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tremere / !Tremere bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="87"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Goratrix Wall</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="86"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Malk 94 with Huitzilopochtli and masters</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Heinrick Schlempt and three Tupdogs, how is that for a starting crypt? I get Heinrick out and Daniel immediately plays Pentex Subversion on him. I have Raking Talons on my hand and influences two of the dogs round 2, saving one in the uncontrolled region since Kornel discarded a Bum’s Rush the round before. I know Daniel’s deck inside out (having helped him optimize it the week before) so I know he isn’t packing any combat defence. Instead of trying to remove the Pentex I use my both action to rush and diablerize Daniel’s only vampire Selena. This puts a definite and quick end to his game.<br>The both Michals builds and I start to realise that the Goratrix wall will be very hard for me to ever be able to oust. Daniel lunges at him in despair and I am soon able to get him even if my own pool is low having had some bleeds redirected my way. Maybe I made a mistake not to try and deal with Daniel for him to go for one VP and helping him get that one but I was too low on pool to dare something like that.<br>Michal Kochanowski is playing very passive and at this point of the game I make the mistake to think of him as inexperienced. I talk him into not bleeding when I have no suitable reaction cards and I am aiming for a three-player gam<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zyK6nkILScQ/UJgsQ6WKr9I/AAAAAAAACpk/vr7sHm8iAlg/s1600-h/goratrix5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="goratrix" border="0" alt="goratrix" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yD2xruHdQeU/UJgsSIWAPlI/AAAAAAAACpo/TpHWkM59gFo/goratrix_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="240"></a>e with him, me and the Goratrix wall. When I have the right amount of reactions I Misdirect Kornel’s untapped vampire and ask Michal Kochanowski to bleed into the Giovanni deck and I use my Deflections to bounce back the bleeds that gets bounced to me and Kornel is ousted.<br>I now want the Malkavians to do all my work for me and he has just finished his second round of Ashur Tablets and gets a lot of stealth back in his deck. Then he does nothing at all in his minion phase and that gets me puzzled. I also stay passive as do the Goratrix deck. In his next round Michal Kochanowski plays Temptation of Greater Power on Goratrix forcing Michal Kazmierczak to burn some pool. He then simply bleeds the two of us out with loads of stealth and bleed modifiers. A very smooth move from a patient and skilful player. Hats off!<br><strong><font color="#ff0000">Michal Kochanowski GW 4VP<br>Stefan 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ff0000"><u>Round 3</u></font></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--2rbkKid_6o/UJgsTLl7lDI/AAAAAAAACp0/VlHiLhMCx9U/s1600-h/1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="1" border="0" alt="1" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rNQHVgMchoc/UJgsUHhdgjI/AAAAAAAACp4/gb4WVAHvqPU/1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="74" height="124"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xU92PVSvQsM/UJgsU39X8QI/AAAAAAAACqE/wAMxUEGxiO4/s1600-h/2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SWDN0001" border="0" alt="SWDN0001" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-g9ZvkS_NZN0/UJgsm8KOumI/AAAAAAAACsI/0RT0NiS2w6Q/SWDN0001_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="74" height="47"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Cybele</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Celerety gun weenies</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Toreador breed and bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Nephandus with masters</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tupdog bleeds for 6</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I get a marvellous start, bleeding Dennis for lots before he even manages to influence Cybele out. Round two Heart of Nizchetus doesn’t hurt for getting the right bleed cards. Szilveszter blocks Csaba’s first Nephandus Mage which buys me some more time.<br>Dennis’ first and only action this game is a Neonate Breach damaging all his four opponents. There are no votes on the table and I have the edge and being the only player who actually want all the table to take damage at this point I don’t burn it. Everyone except Dennis is playing weenies so it’s a pretty powerful lone action dealing 16 pool damage. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KDBkQqTe3Wo/UJgsn8C5S2I/AAAAAAAACsU/R-QFYuuh3u4/s1600-h/nephandusmage%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="nephandusmage" border="0" alt="nephandusmage" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1t58XB7gw_8/UJgsojIAPpI/AAAAAAAACsY/2WiNOfFgsEE/nephandusmage_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="168" height="240"></a>At the end of his round he is down at 1 pool and Szilveszter plays My Enemy’s Enemy on a bleed for 1 from Christian and Dennis is ousted.<br>Csaba is starting to get good table presence and I try and get my own Nephandus as defence but my Mirror Walk is DId. He plays with Haven Uncovered and it starts to look bad with a rushing prey. Fortunately Christian stays untapped instead of rushing me and he is low on pool. I hope that I will be able to oust him next turn. Szilveszter stays passive and Csaba attacks me but I have two ready vampires left when it is my turn.<br>I draw and replace a lot of reaction cards and can’t find any bleed cards even if I tap two of Christian’s vampires with Anarch Troublemaker and play Pentex Subversion on a third. Csaba beats my remaining vampires to torpor next round and has enough minions to take an easy walk around the table.<br><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Csaba GW 4VP<br>Me 1VP</strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#cccccc">Three victory points is not a result I am happy with but I had a fun day with three good games and a lot of nice people. I misread the meta completely and didn’t have a bleeding predator any of the games which really made cycling the right cards really hard and I would have fared better with a more standard weenie Dominate deck. I would probably even have had a chance of the game win in round 1 and 3. As I was already qualified this was no catastrophe and only thing to do was reloading for Day 1. Next report is to follow in a couple of days.</font></p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-39092498046678266552012-10-15T13:23:00.001-07:002012-10-15T13:23:16.705-07:00Swedish National Championships 2012 – Tournament Report<p align="justify">Time for the long awaited Swedish Nationals and high hopes of at least repeating last years feat and enter the finals. Recently I have been playing a Flurry of Action deck with Inner Circles a lot and have had a very good game win percentage with it (well over 50% of my games which is a lot for me) and I swept the final table of last month’s 6-man Göteborg tournament. When latest episode of Cause and Effect aired I almost changed my mind for which deck to play since my very archetype was discussed and dissected but I still felt I needed to try it out in real action now that the European Championships are closing in.</p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : <strong>Aelvorna</strong><br>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson (based on a deck by Benoît Moyen, fine tuned together with Randal Rudstam and the Wash / Crypt Acceleration-module is an invention by Tomas Wallmur (well all of it is probably copyrighted by PCK anyways so who cares?))</em></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 7 max: 11 average: 10.3333<br><br></p></font> <div align="justify"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="495"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="121"><font color="#ffff00">Mistress Fanchon</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="211"><font color="#ffff00">AUS CEL DOM OBF THA VIC</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">inner circle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="121"><font color="#ffff00">Rafael de Corazon</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="211"><font color="#ffff00">AUS CEL DOM OBF PRE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">inner circle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Toreador</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="121"><font color="#ffff00">Adana de Sforza</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="211"><font color="#ffff00">CEL OBF POT PRE PRO aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">inner circle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Brujah</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="121"><font color="#ffff00">Helena</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="211"><font color="#ffff00">AUS CEL DOM obf pre tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Toreador</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="121"><font color="#ffff00">Yazid Tamari</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">8</font></td> <td valign="top" width="211"><font color="#ffff00">CEL QUI ani dom obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Assamite</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="121"><font color="#ffff00">Suzanne Kadim</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">7</font></td> <td valign="top" width="211"><font color="#ffff00">CEL PRE aus dom obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Toreador</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Library [69 cards]<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kzxGzfVNkIY/UHxv15lyyWI/AAAAAAAACcw/iQMN5p0QztU/s1600-h/mistressfanchon2.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="mistressfanchon" border="0" alt="mistressfanchon" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeAC0b3vCS_q2EHrHaFDsTN6ANoa78hR2Dp7xih5WZav2n6l5hN2vq3uHzcBgrLE9NkomU2vkxRdwI4sx1z7F6vyZprm6izqPV7u8maN-cT4RWhX9HsqCa6I3k3G9s7iR8cz8vkRukhM/?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244"></a><br></font><font color="#ffff00"><br>Action [9]<br> 8x Flurry of Action<br> 1x Mind Rape</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [17]<br> 3x Conditioning<br> 2x Elder Impersonation<br> 1x Enkil Cog<br> 4x Faceless Night<br> 1x Foreshadowing Destruction<br> 4x Lost in Crowds<br> 2x Spying Mission</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier/Combat [3]<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0e3L7xVAlew/UHxv4aLoc3I/AAAAAAAACdA/xba-xIaR6mE/s1600-h/flurryofaction2.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="flurryofaction" border="0" alt="flurryofaction" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aE8RAljp7yc/UHxv5ntsnQI/AAAAAAAACdI/AN9jEnJiICI/flurryofaction_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244"></a><br> 1x Hide the Mind<br> 2x Swallowed by the Night</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [1]<br> 1x Heart of Nizchetus</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Master [23]<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 2x Information Highway<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 6x Villein<br> 5x Wash<br> 6x Zillah's Valley</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [4]<br> 1x Ancilla Empowerment<br> 2x Banishment<br> 1x Reins of Power</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [12]<br> 5x Deflection<br> 1x Eluding the Arms of Morpheus<br> 2x Eyes of Argus<br> 4x Obedience</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">I started out with a 60 card version of the deck but when the deck worked I actually ran out of cards more than once so I had to add a little of each for this version. The idea is to play Wash on your opponent’s crypt acceleration and play your own to get early table presence and hopefully vote lock. Then you bleed for 2-3 (and sometimes more) every single turn. Mistress Fanchon goes first and she can fish for utility card after playing Flurry of Action. An early Enkil Cog is the most common pick but a Mind Rape, any of the politicals or even a Deflection or Hide the Mind can save the day.</p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PT70AD5coZQ/UHxv6-ZiUwI/AAAAAAAACdQ/QhuenJiXtUU/s1600-h/Pauli4.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Pauli" border="0" alt="Pauli" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jWCXV9lS64w/UHxv8fCgRxI/AAAAAAAACdU/rwkJg1BCV84/Pauli_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrub2bj8N9Nsdv1IkhujneZ5Bt1CTO2G4gTYLDIlWB8Ylk3AEKA9os6zSArLwCqTNIQkdvt_8q7jTSSNBBoc5eBAzVhZ-Gh-zm2nUJhwApqNc4scIQwt0WfGryTdYNtEhve3JtfAcE2A/s1600-h/Otto3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Otto" border="0" alt="Otto" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e67LXyz6xMc/UHxv_ns_thI/AAAAAAAACdk/iFsrcAaDnkU/Otto_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZPr6tLVUKYfCPXb3eaDK1NbSABUx3-IOJaqHkoxPrOKsDWyKIGGjAbtq0ZWKG_Fs-DLhsAIc46VDt-M5ZtDr-N8x_GRZCm62mTdSAbEQchRRx3d8b6bZXI3htl97bqQHiCvg-1R4Y1M/s1600-h/Jens3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jens" border="0" alt="Jens" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lyi9-WeiyXU/UHxwCBfBHjI/AAAAAAAACd4/ZyAcTZ0HarY/Jens_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-W3Pxb-FUIUY/UHxwEMNxgeI/AAAAAAAACd8/PSg_c_C6HqI/s1600-h/Tomas3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Tomas" border="0" alt="Tomas" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qX5B2TeNiFk/UHxwFS8gB7I/AAAAAAAACeE/7QADeanCt6Y/Tomas_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NGbaznvZ-H8/UHxwGpHRwsI/AAAAAAAACeM/z93GzaJBuKI/s1600-h/Stefan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QMMSG-8L8oA/UHxwHyGKZ7I/AAAAAAAACeU/nm1R-gP0xSQ/Stefan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Pauli Kiova</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Otto Kukkasniemi</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Jens Johansson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Tomas Wallmur</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">FIN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">FIN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lutz / Unmada vote</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Shambling Hordes</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Shambling Hordes</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Presence Princes</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>IC Flurry of Action</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I have a terrible start with no sign of any crypt acceleration. Pauli, on the other hand, plays Zillah's Valley after Zillah’s Valley and as I have no Wash either it looks really dark from the beginning. I have three copies of Mistress Fanchon and one Yazid Tamari in my uncontrolled region so I decide to get Yazid to play first. Otto and Jens builds and Tomas also gets his build pretty good because of no early Unmasking in play.<br>With some help from Jens and surprisingly some from Pauli I manage to survive Tomas’ early attempts in ousting me. Pauli doesn’t trust Tomas when he states that he <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KCiqOOOEaek/UHxwJUalCeI/AAAAAAAACec/7pXfag2l6x8/s1600-h/telepathicmisdirection4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="telepathicmisdirection" border="0" alt="telepathicmisdirection" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bpJU0_0KwGw/UHxwKZzP8QI/AAAAAAAACek/tMXatlrYzyA/telepathicmisdirection_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244"></a>is not willing to enter the three player game with the two Shambling Hordes decks and won’t try and oust Pauli until at least Otto is ousted.<br>Mid game Jens’ deck is building a little bit better that Otto’s and Tomas’ early good start is coming to an end even if I still struggle to survive. I have Pauli down at only a few pool a couple of times (down to one once if I remember correctly). My best hopes for this game is to gain 1.5VPs since all the talking about everything all the time is certain to time the table out.<br>Pauli packs a lot of bounce and manages to oust Otto with not much time left. Here I play Villein on both my vampires and the hope for anyone to gain any more points are out. A very annoying game for all five of us.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Pauli 1.5VP<br>Jens 0.5VP<br>Tomas 0.5VP<br>Stefan 0.5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jxoEPa6tooE/UHxwLhO8_8I/AAAAAAAACew/fKpP63i_fuY/s1600-h/Daniel3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Daniel" border="0" alt="Daniel" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zUKsZ7lPHdg/UHxwNokbguI/AAAAAAAACe0/nO1QWB9bAPM/Daniel_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BjCs60ggRkw/UHxwPRWyg1I/AAAAAAAACe8/rvmH5oLYDKs/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Egr3elOFSnk/UHxwQX82ozI/AAAAAAAACfE/Lx9DEkD9PF4/Stefan_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bMsZOLeebIM/UHxwR2OnnOI/AAAAAAAACfM/s8rbCXNAx5w/s1600-h/Michael3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Michael" border="0" alt="Michael" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cYmNUp8bTBc/UHxwTLCU_VI/AAAAAAAACfU/hTmPSX_VtVQ/Michael_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dog1yIzqT2V2tj929w9DYvNvyqJP6zEqoxX_mX4JY95Yq3LtoFEnnGTjaM9FbeLgejzS_h5zH4whKwCUvs9qWg6ts-g8D2q-Jqj-V1un2PaCt9La7nkc5OaxJiO-5lKcFJfzpNIX3mU/s1600-h/Jari3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jari" border="0" alt="Jari" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMqsxo6-wFtdfYaiVR0VG_c4xKdCTkxhR3mQWSn7fQ2A-0dAUua-bToqgLmC6ZzP-1G-JC3J6C4bGjW-WEcCgvhuxDhMLUVRsj4xQtas7oG3IYKqJamiIW9-ce8qEYI-64lDBoYR1qto/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fibETLZPljg/UHxwXrlH4zI/AAAAAAAACfw/xkpVjRWOX3M/s1600-h/Randal3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Randal" border="0" alt="Randal" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-T_MXtaGurrA/UHxwZBpPyKI/AAAAAAAACf0/IMGeIEp-92U/Randal_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Daniel Wiberg</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Michael Holmström</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Jari Vulli</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Randal Rudstam</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">FIN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Toreador breed & bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>IC Flurry of Action</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lutz / Unmada vote</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Obf weenies</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Tremere / Tremere vote</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Michael and Randal are vote buddies from the beginning and dictate the table. I influence Mistress Fanchon and fortunately also Helena is in my uncontrolled region so I can bring her as good defence against Daniel. Jari gets a quick aggressive start and Randal is down low. I have enough wakes, Obediences and blood on Helena to fend of Daniel’s first attempts in ousting me but Michael sits safe since I can’t ble<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iGfgbEyXGzs/UHxwaJkeUuI/AAAAAAAACf8/CsyAfBxDHk4/s1600-h/pallagrande3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="pallagrande" border="0" alt="pallagrande" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UBN8AeuuDmQ/UHxwbkrpCAI/AAAAAAAACgE/99rWbAgrfrc/pallagrande_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244"></a>ed as much as I would have liked as I draw few Flurry of Action and have to stay untapped.<br>Randal and Michael agrees that they want Daniel and Jari ousted. That doesn’t stop Randal from stealing Lutz with a Temptation of Greater Power (paying 17 if I remember correctly). Daniel plays his first Palla Grande the same round as I have already Washed a Villein from Michael and I can’t defend any more. You can see that Wash as bad play but for me to have any chance of any victory points I had to be as aggressive at Michael’s pool as possible. Daniel also told me he saved for his second Palla Grande on hand before playing it because of my Wash heavy deck.<br>Randal and Michael ousts their preys and Randal has an easy win with the stolen Lutz.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Randal GW 3VP<br>Daniel 1VP<br>Michael 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tsD_f0rfZ9g/UHxwdDmLL0I/AAAAAAAACgM/2Doxap7SWEk/s1600-h/Stefan%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-O4pbHhEH9ro/UHxweV0_S9I/AAAAAAAACgU/E5YzkLSz3Ks/Stefan_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KkvpGxx8L0I/UHxwf5YP5cI/AAAAAAAACgc/X9qRlZ068Lc/s1600-h/Jonatan%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jonatan" border="0" alt="Jonatan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--p64Wk9iNuE/UHxwhgzOLZI/AAAAAAAACgk/lDeJs8Y6X7E/Jonatan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XbjFIDHMBb8/UHxwi562jgI/AAAAAAAACgs/tscTrynYMMM/s1600-h/Isak%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Isak" border="0" alt="Isak" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2Q1ynfngrGI/UHxwj6eV_1I/AAAAAAAACg0/nBMWIgxSR_A/Isak_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fSj2Gy5mLzw/UHxwlJSeZyI/AAAAAAAACg8/Zxq74nx97Gs/s1600-h/Marko%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Marko" border="0" alt="Marko" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZA6RpLVdujU/UHxwmEkqjpI/AAAAAAAAChE/GD5pLd2azAs/Marko_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tRVVH74bHws/UHxwnsHAXnI/AAAAAAAAChM/Fz1cMQSI_R8/s1600-h/Robert%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Robert" border="0" alt="Robert" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3pKyrWoxGjS8qKxbpef12ZV0jbqHNGU3vcanfepH-MtosIX5RAy-XrKgx0SFCuYRbqyOip-WTgGH47KyzMuZ6r3rYci3FdvNhkh50pB0izKgfAEzRAmWkJ3sdNJxEeNa5afGBsD2Wks/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="128"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Jonatan Sjöberg</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Marko Lindroos</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Robert Doktorow</strong></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">FIN</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>IC Flurry of Action</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Create Gargoyle with Dominate</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Kiasyd S/B with Masters</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lasombra with Animalism</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Tremere Bleed and Allies</em></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="justify">Jonatan gets a good start and Isak struggles with Marko’s very cool deck (my thesis is that Marko makes the coolest decks around and its always a pleasure seeing them in action). He packs rushes, bleed, combat, block and bounce in what looks like a very well-built toolbox. Robert has a slow start but Marko is mostly defending early game so he steadily builds up.<br>My start is decent and I have Jonatan at ousting rang<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PD6HHv5nKC8/UHxwp34kAZI/AAAAAAAAChc/zSD-hLvKLP4/s1600-h/bonding%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="bonding" border="0" alt="bonding" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z1pq6vECTjQ/UHxwrQ3g8lI/AAAAAAAACho/BnfgOQGkRbc/bonding_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244"></a>e when I can bleed with Suzanne Kadim with Mind Rape but I am out of stealth cards when its time for Rafael to try and finish it off and I desperately cycle a Conditioning to top deck but that doesn’t work.<br>Instead Jonatan can oust Isak and put one of Marko’s big caps in torpor with Raking Talons. One of Jonatan’s created gargoyles diablerizes him and at the small price of a weenie burned in a blood hunt Jonatan secures his second victory point. Robert has started to build a good table presence and I think Jonatan underestimates his deck a little, having two Hexapeds in his ready region. I have to play Banishment backwards and stay untapped a lot but Robert packs a lot of Mirror Walk and Bonding so in the long run I can’t stop him from ousting me. In the duel Robert’s allies is what wins him the game (and later the tournament).</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Robert GW 3VP<br>Jonatan 2VP</strong></font></p> <p align="justify">This was a terrible tournament for me. I realised my deck is not good enough. Sure – it really shines in the right circumstances but seriously – which deck doesn’t? I also want to apologize for the not so very detailed report but I simply can’t remember enough to be able to do it better.<br>Next time this blog is updated with tournament reports will be after the EC and I give you two promises right now:</p> <p align="justify">1. I will perform much better than I did during the nationals.<br>2. I will give you an enjoyable reading afterwards.</p> <p align="justify">See you in Budapest card-flippers!</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-79985667508594921982012-09-28T17:06:00.001-07:002012-09-28T17:06:01.235-07:00Creating a draft set<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yQNFsb5yFHA/UGY7Y-MulKI/AAAAAAAACcQ/A1pcXqfK7cA/Creating%252520a%252520draft%252520set_img_1.jpg"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yQNFsb5yFHA/UGY7Y-MulKI/AAAAAAAACcQ/A1pcXqfK7cA/Creating%252520a%252520draft%252520set_img_1.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left cursor: pointer;" height="191px" width="320px" /></a><br><br>For the upcoming Swedish National Draft Championships its time to try something new. Isak and Ida have created a customized draft set and have worked hard gathering all ~3000 cards for it.<br /><br>Now its late night work sorting, sleeving, distributing and packing everything but in the end it will hopefully be worth all the work.<br />Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-34756025226875704902012-06-30T14:04:00.001-07:002012-06-30T14:04:39.307-07:00Tournament Report – Göteborg June 2012<p align="justify">16 players showed up for our monthly tournament which is a lot for being during the summer. I felt I have tried too hard the latest few tournaments and decided I would go for a risky deck and have some fun and learn something. I had only played my deck once before and it is influenced by Emiliano Imeroni’s <a href="http://www.thelasombra.com/decks/twd.htm#2012bnc">Wallghouls</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Marewolves<br></strong>Author : </font><em><font color="#ffff00">Stefan Karlsson<br></font></p></em> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 9 average: 5</font></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="425"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Maris Streck</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="161"><font color="#ffff00">AUS OBF ani dem dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="44"><font color="#ffff00">justicar</font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Panagos Levidis</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="161"><font color="#ffff00">ani obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="44"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Sarah Raines</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="161"><font color="#ffff00">for</font></td> <td valign="top" width="44"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Ramona</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="161"><font color="#ffff00">for pro</font></td> <td valign="top" width="44"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Ramona Adv</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="161"><font color="#ffff00">for pro</font></td> <td valign="top" width="44"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Bothwell</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="161"><font color="#ffff00">ani for</font></td> <td valign="top" width="44"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="130"><font color="#ffff00">Chandler Hungerford</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="161"><font color="#ffff00">PRO</font></td> <td valign="top" width="44"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="58"><font color="#ffff00">Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [60 cards]<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ifpu8FViVXk/T-9pN6CxAvI/AAAAAAAACXY/ZD51Gob-4r4/s1600-h/marisstreck3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="marisstreck" border="0" alt="marisstreck" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6tDFbiPw21U/T-9pOuxnzPI/AAAAAAAACXc/tYV3z1gWbQw/marisstreck_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br><br>Action [1]<br> 1x Army of Rats</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [10]<br> 4x Cloak the Gathering<br> 2x Lost in Crowds<br> 1x Telepathic Vote Counting<br> 3x Veil the Legions</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Ally [9]<br> 8x Renegade Garou<br> 1x Vagabond Mystic</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Combat [6]<br> 4x Target Vitals<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6HAS4q8CHls/T-9pQAUoxGI/AAAAAAAACXk/AFKY949nuJU/s1600-h/renegadegarou3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="renegadegarou" border="0" alt="renegadegarou" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98iGZ82R4RRkeU-6eYFhcss3SP_JvhKfmx8I17fm-gUfwVMk-ORO-DxY_kn7umZwykaVa6SmJhu8on2NsWlTg8ivaB504aL6l3MNkgrlawrs5ucECDhzr5r9FBqqV7e8EzMcKmUyQmJg/?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 2x Weighted Walking Stick</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [1]<br> 1x Heart of Nizchetus</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Event [3]<br> 1x Dragonbound<br> 2x Unmasking, The</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [11]<br> 1x Dark Influences<br> 1x Erciyes Fragments, The<br> 1x Fame<br> 2x Jake Washington (Hunter)<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 1x Powerbase: Montreal<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eD18uVP9vLA/T-9pS9WdJ2I/AAAAAAAACX4/1R71GN5Bk7M/s1600-h/smilingjacktheanarch3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="smilingjacktheanarch" border="0" alt="smilingjacktheanarch" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-g5vJdpqnTsc/T-9pTmZKa0I/AAAAAAAACYA/hod88aosXKo/smilingjacktheanarch_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 1x Rack, The<br> 2x Smiling Jack, The Anarch<br> 1x Temptation of Greater Power</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [9]<br> 2x Anathema<br> 2x Gangrel Justicar<br> 5x Parity Shift</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [10]<br> 1x Malkavian Rider Clause<br> 6x On the Qui Vive<br> 3x Telepathic Misdirection</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">The idea is to get a Gangrel out and get a Renegade Garou as soon as possible to start defending your pool. You then get Maris and try and gain some pool by Parity Shift or Anathema to get more Garous and wall everyone to death. Compared to War Ghouls, Renegade Garous makes the set-up a little easier and with their maneuver and additional strike they don’t need as many combat cards to function against a variety of opponents. They are of course more squishy but that is a calculated risk.<br>It’s not an easy deck to play and you have to go low on pool before the tide can turn your way.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">Round 1</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qH7JAPaiygM/T-9pVuSaQoI/AAAAAAAACYI/_c5hIqXd3Wk/s1600-h/Jonatan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jonatan" border="0" alt="Jonatan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9tiI9ZaTbi0/T-9pWZfIICI/AAAAAAAACYM/JJ0XhhOYvMs/Jonatan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UA9YABIs6lw/T-9pXQxVJHI/AAAAAAAACYY/yHvhb5X8-o8/s1600-h/Peter3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Peter" border="0" alt="Peter" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Pf7FaarBZsk/T-9pYmwPUKI/AAAAAAAACYc/agoxJ0ycwpw/Peter_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WqbwMQBYrPs/T-9pZTGt1BI/AAAAAAAACYo/eOmN7__E-XM/s1600-h/Stefan31.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuMZsQ3X1qYo9ZyXsA33HB4B9_UtQoZVBWpxjU1X8gUG1qJ5Yms01mV17ZaYc7r82H821QTO-rNQKb1Lmi-ZslIWm7AQTnOvRjB_Naoc8N204vkDwj6ugzvMz2T_6Pr8Kt-Ihcu1uvtU/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx0xnvY3amIerrgHO-TGJ8NmvEKCzzq-1Sts8a3fQ6PLmrdKgue0ePDiNr7vw6B0xIamVR7878bsUF3NA_vpOd-HtHEeCPxq7U1lWWVhM8xjhgCLrCW48DlNHMgnCQ20My94_quLeEx4/s1600-h/Sten3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sten" border="0" alt="Sten" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bpmLXH0JV-4/T-9pcx1pJcI/AAAAAAAACZA/uqJYadLcsLs/Sten_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Jonatan Sjöberg</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Peter Kärrberg</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Sten Düring</font></em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">Lasombra Vote</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">Vignes Bleed</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">Marewolves</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="100"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">!Toreador Breed/Boon</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="justify">I start without Maris in my Crypt so I just get Panagos, a Garou and Unmasking to play and start fishing for her. To avoid getting blocked by me, Sten decides to only play directed actions towards Jonatan so no Embraces and no votes - only bleeds for 2. Jonatan has a good start with crypt acceleration and bloat and Peter struggles to do damage to me.<br>Thanks to Fame and some bleeds I manage to get Sten low on pool as he cant outbleed Jonatan’s bloat. I have been fishing for Maris and on the second attempt I get her. Both Peter and me are also low on pool even if my table presence starts to look good. Sten knows he won’t get another round and taps out bleeding. Jonatan deflects two of the bleeds for 2 and they are deflected further to me. I have to take them going down on 3 pool. Jonatan gets Peter down to 3 pool as well and has one action left pretty sure Peter has got no more Deflections since he used them up on Sten’s Bleeds.<br>Jonatan don’t want to give me another turn so he tries to convince Peter that calling a political action that ousts both him and me is Peter’s best shot at getting any points at all from the table. The thing is that I have plenty of blood on Maris and I can make Peter block whatever action Jonatan is planning. A lengthy discussion starts and since Peter has four vampires and I only have three untapped minions and an On the Qui Vive I know that if Peter gets another turn and has a Misdirection I am ousted.<br>I want Jonatan to simply bleed Peter out and Peter wants intercept from me to stay in the game, something that I can’t grant him. I should have lied here and told Peter that<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1lz6B0zxY98/T-9pd6BGbUI/AAAAAAAACZI/HsSEUTkyzw8/s1600-h/neonatebreach3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="neonatebreach" border="0" alt="neonatebreach" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WG3_IyPU5mM/T-9pfmdvDpI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Ys8HvU9BZUk/neonatebreach_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> I would give him intercept and then immediately break the deal getting him bled out but instead I am honest and stupid and Jonatan gets his wish trough and plays Neonate Breach for a double oust with no Block attempts.<br>The thing is also that the table could have voted this down if we wanted but since Sten, with Foundation Exhibit in play, knew that the only way he would get another round was if both me and Peter died he let it pass. He is then an easy prey for Jonatan.<br>I played bad this game. I shouldn’t have fished for Maris at all and instead stayed on more pool and more minions. Both my initial prey and predator couldn’t produce more than 1 stealth and I had Unmasking from the very start. I should also learn how to play more dirty.</p> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jonatan GW 3VP<br>Peter 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">Round 2</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2WvCtwXwsO8/T-9pgobpBhI/AAAAAAAACZY/nN2xahSzbVM/s1600-h/Adam3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Adam" border="0" alt="Adam" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tlwONQv0RxY/T-9phmBwyBI/AAAAAAAACZg/Z7G0lus0JlA/Adam_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AM46sAm_7rc/T-9pjWjuyDI/AAAAAAAACZk/qkagc9dGkqU/s1600-h/Ida3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ida" border="0" alt="Ida" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s-KBNQ2VMuo/T-9pkDE7PDI/AAAAAAAACZs/kZDISMgfb3Y/Ida_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o0zt8SsAWhM/T-9plPHiFzI/AAAAAAAACZ0/8rMmp9YH6qI/s1600-h/Daniel-T3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Daniel T" border="0" alt="Daniel T" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GaH9cWh1f5g/T-9pmt6zVcI/AAAAAAAACaA/E3RdtGO0974/Daniel-T_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNr7t6j5NV0sCm_GI-8AzhIWjJ3CDZ0sp875CXYfi0GbxvSNt30KRS8BvucQk-DnOc0LLKj4svOR9Q2zhc1dQ4zCLcVSZdp98xoD-_qPFbz1SRO9LzDRlDS92y1R5SONw-3WEQlbq-Qs4/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ONV6XpVYB9w/T-9pozreVnI/AAAAAAAACaM/jY5LWy1N3LY/Stefan_thumb1%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Adam Esbjörnsson</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Ida Olsson Bjärmark</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Daniel Teige</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></em></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Arika Huitzilopochtli Mind Rape / Baltimore Purge</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Kite & Anatole Toolbox</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">AUS midcaps with some dominate</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Marewolves</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Again I don’t get Maris in the starting crypt. Adam has a perfect start with the crypt acceleration he needs and Ida is in trouble from the start. This time I decide to influence three Gangrel out before starting to fish for Maris and I start putting the little pressure that I can on Adam since I know decks like his have to go low on pool. In the beginning I misinterpret what Daniel is playing as some kind of Carna bleeder so I feel I will have a short game with no pressure on my predator.<br>Adam plays Mind Rape on Chandler Hungerford and burns him with Abactor and acts aggressively towards Ida from there. When Ida has two vampires with DEM in play and very few pool I try to talk her into bleeding with Kindred Spirits backwards since that combined with my 1-bleeds would actually oust Adam. She doesn’t talk back to me at this moment and I am yet to know if she were out of Kindred Sp<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FP6frS5Ofm4/T-9psHeVoAI/AAAAAAAACaY/h6hCj2hfF3w/s1600-h/sarahraines3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sarah Raines - The bane of Arika" border="0" alt="Sarah Raines - The bane of Arika" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TeyJImX571s/T-9ps8F8Z0I/AAAAAAAACag/qXxAppTITs8/sarahraines_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="240"></a>irits or if she just had hopes of surviving Adam’s pressure. No actions backwards and she is ousted next turn.<br>I am now starting to understand that Daniel’s deck is mostly a wall and my hopes are up again. We both agree that Adam has to go and since that scenario means a duel between me and Daniel when any of us can take the game win we start cooperating. I can safely go pretty low on pool getting Maris to play and together we can start blocking most of Adam’s actions. Fortunately, one of the actions he gets trough is a Banishment on an almost empty Carna. When Adam is on three pool Arika with 3 blood and Fame attempts an undirected action that Sarah Raines manages to block and the combination of Weighted Walking Stick and Target Vitals kills Adam out of turn.<br>In the duel Daniel has Sennadurek with a .44 Magnum and Maldavis. He also has Smiling Jack with some counters on. I get my first Garou for the entire game (have played trough ~30 cards before seeing one). The Magnum together with enough wakes are enough to kill me on its own but a well-timed Pentex subversion on Sennadurek gives me the game. For once I am actually happy with the way I played my game and that my play paid off.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan GW 3VP<br>Adam 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">Round 3</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-E9V35IzGaXc/T-9puOKEIoI/AAAAAAAACao/vrthwrq1T5Q/s1600-h/Stefan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI7RAtdwxkW9xMJ5YkHzIlOd1wTypr6poMsRdtROWuJYX952J7xn_CWgPaVa4TXrZHaIU9qfTJtpGmGY4i-9QrKkqOUEkex4ObBIhhPX4_aPjnbHSdzrIDt5ufI5QkK-bCPCdTsI7Djw/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ev4ZV_KcaJg/T-9pwryp-9I/AAAAAAAACa4/_TEt41LS7Vc/s1600-h/Alex-E3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex E" border="0" alt="Alex E" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OlMlXLEMoSg/T-9pyzy8WTI/AAAAAAAACbA/0cZFjIPgUNE/Alex-E_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZILUn54cKE4/T-9pz-lAX0I/AAAAAAAACbE/IK3oXxZc4gc/s1600-h/Alex-B3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex B" border="0" alt="Alex B" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q0TtqQPMXgY/T-9p0qe4SMI/AAAAAAAACbM/hbQGuE9E8Ig/Alex-B_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zCmbJWMVQ10/T-9p1b69l1I/AAAAAAAACbY/Ba3lmPq5gDU/s1600-h/Archie3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Archie" border="0" alt="Archie" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kcvd2ENgj5I/T-9p3hHeKtI/AAAAAAAACbg/Jk0LKu9mwrs/Archie_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Alex Ek</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Alex Båskman</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Archibald Zimonyi</font></em></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Marewolves</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">!Ventrue Grinder</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Lasombra Black Hand Stealth Bleed</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Malk 94 with 10 Sudden Reversals</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">From the beginning I know I will have a hard time ever ousting Alex E, the !Ventrue Grinder as prey being far from a perfect match-up. I also know I have to be doing some serious backousting towards Archie.<br>I get a Gangrel, a Garou and Maris as by the book and Archie surprises me a little when Gilbert Duane starts bleeding at once instead of playing Govern at DOM. When my initial set-up is done Archie has two vampires and I have very few p<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V_98nqyU-kM/T-9p4DsI4WI/AAAAAAAACbk/fUX5m3mWcIM/s1600-h/elderimpersonation3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="elderimpersonation" border="0" alt="elderimpersonation" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5oDznmAGsVU/T-9p5dhSfWI/AAAAAAAACbs/wc4FKpvTNp0/elderimpersonation_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>ool. I have two Telepathic Misdirection and a couple of On the Qui Vive on my hand so I am hopeful I will survive and be able to torporize one or two of Archies Malkavians.<br>Alex B bleeds Archie twice and I use both my Telepathic Misdirections on those bleeds and opts to try and block Archie instead. When it is his turn he bleeds me at 4 stealth and Maris burns 4 blood to make my Garou block but he then plays Elder Impersonation and since Maris only has 3 blood left and my wake doesn’t topdeck me another bounce the bleed sticks for six and that is enough.<br>I should really have taken one of Alex B’s bleeds that wouldn’t have ousted me and saved a bounce in case what happened were to happen. Well, that’s me and my poor play again. I didn’t stay and watch the table end so I have no more details to tell from this game but Alex E got the rest of the victory points.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Alex E GW 3VP<br>Archibald 1VP</font></strong> </p> <p align="justify">As always in a small tournament you hope that your 1GW xVP will be enough to reach the finals. The Archon from the tournament showed the strangest result table I have ever seen in this game. From the 12 tables that were played none timed out and only one were a table split. All 11 game wins went to 11 different players. That meant Archibald Zimonyi was top seed with GW 6VP. Second place were shared by Alex Båskman and Mattias Colliander eith GW 4VP and the same tournament points. The real fun begun when we realised 8 players were at GW 3VP 96TP. Beatrice Düring and Jonatan Sjöberg won that lottery and no more play for the Marewolves this tournament.<br>I knew my deck wasn’t tuned enough and that is a difficult one to play but I will stick with it and try to improve it and see where it goes. I think I’ll try and get some more combat cards in and I will probably change one Garou to a Muddled Vampire Hunter. I got a good feeling playing a reactive deck for once so don’t be surprised if you see me start playing AUS weenies in the future.<br>Last but not least I would like to apologize for this late report. Having two kids now (not sleeping at the same time) makes it hard to get the time writing these kinds of things. Hopefully I’ll manage to keep up the work writing tournament reports but please don’t stone me to death if I have to skip writing about a tournament or two in the near future.</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-51746613373965754182012-05-24T00:42:00.001-07:002012-05-24T00:42:23.306-07:00Tournament Report – Göteborg May 2012<p align="justify">We expected a small tournament with about 5-7 players but many last minute sign-ups made the number pretty decent 13 (12 players until round 3 when our prince joined in). I have been merging <a href="http://lordoftheclog.blogspot.se/2012/04/swedish-ecq-2012-tournament-report.html">my deck from the Swedish ECQ</a> with an old <a href="http://beerandjyhad.blogspot.se/2010/06/expectation-analysis-experiment-part-5.html">!Tremere Create Gargoyle deck</a> and tweaked and optimized it the last few weeks to a result I am quite happy with so I decided to go with that deck.<br>Sorry for this report being so late but my second child was born somewhere after writing the report for the first round so I have been a a little busy.</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Tupdog bleeds for 6<br></strong>Author : </font><em><font color="#ffff00">Stefan Karlsson<br></font></p></em> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 3.07692<br></font> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="394"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Tupdog</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">POT VIS</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Gargoyle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Bryan Van Duesen</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">7</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">DOM THA aus pre</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Reverend Blackwood</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">DOM THA obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00">bishop</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Selena</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DOM THA</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Kurt Strauss</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">DOM aus tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Brooke</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">dom tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Ember Wright</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">aus dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Saiz</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">aus dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">Heinrick Schlempt</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="129"><font color="#ffff00">tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="39"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [74 cards]</font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3keLGka5i9mkgj2Ke2XCXR2k2yLx_IPYu-LwuZ1DIS8FIzzOtdQCW3ydMeW3N2jTa2_W5YdS3XLBw_flI7V5Mb8DjAskpkbeIMQ-IAIRLvwJhviUwI9Vcjs-luyAGjNNH_3MrSnrcynY/s1600-h/heartofnizchetus3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="heartofnizchetus" border="0" alt="heartofnizchetus" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wen1VLTaZhU/T73lmQjVS6I/AAAAAAAACPc/EN0m51LFCvE/heartofnizchetus_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></font></a><br><br><font color="#ffff00">Action [17]<br> 5x Create Gargoyle<br> 10x Govern the Unaligned<br> 2x Magic of the Smith</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [12]<br> 2x As the Crow<br> 6x Conditioning<br> 4x Mirror Walk</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Ally [2]<br> 2x Nephandus (Mage)</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Combat [5]<br> 5x Raking Talons</font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGcOTglbWPpZnsdDHYEQufDHdQn2FAkOZWRaJYPPRtXdfJakm5YgEKzdAcGy9ldPX7pPu246U9z7AKd4Ejh43laGk9RARN_JNLCQ5XgBj7M7navXMunNkOAhSl_dGClgrwWy8lPxz-aI/s1600-h/deflection3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="deflection" border="0" alt="deflection" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cSTx4KFiR1E/T73loRPTFUI/AAAAAAAACPo/mLxD-PBZYCQ/deflection_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></font></a></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [2]<br> 2x Heart of Nizchetus</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [14]<br> 1x Anarch Troublemaker<br> 5x Dominate<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 3x Lilith's Blessing<br> 1x Misdirection<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 1x Secure Haven</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [22]<br> 10x Deflection<br> 4x Delaying Tactics<br> 5x On the Qui Vive<br> 3x Wake with Evening's Freshness</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">The idea is to bleed a lot. The over sized reaction package works because of Heart of Nizchetus. 4 Delaying Tactics might seem like over the top but having that many is not really a problem but instead a great boon when you face vote decks. Create Gargoyle is very good with Lilith’s blessing, getting superior Dominate if everything goes according to plan.<br>The Tupdogs are great early rushers and a good way to get rid of Raking Talons and As the Crow if there is no real use for them in the current state of game. They are also nice early bleeders if you put a Dominate skill card on them. With Lilith’s Blessing or hunt followed by As the Crow I have actually managed to bleed for 5 with them a couple of times. I am still to make that bleed for 6 but there need to be someone to diablerize and you need to have As the Crow on hand to make that happen.<br>I am starting to like this deck a lot and will probably keep tweaking it in the coming months.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">Round 1</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LMqw9ObUvdQ/T73lpRBBbXI/AAAAAAAACPw/oVFBDlizv4Y/s1600-h/Erik-C3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik C" border="0" alt="Erik C" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YOGaT96FbBtq4vl-JvnhE_Ofyvd03nogIWoclRwugjT6izdljJkIDBNBuFArtAqy19TgfkqQn8eTOsx_0hbpAlhpo85_uYNIGHvS7Tt89fhYydReNr1NEKrLp9L0sNPJdB4b_jijqQg/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NkvdQ1j0u50/T73lrYr9aKI/AAAAAAAACQA/B_Ta36vfwUU/s1600-h/Stefan31.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2Y_IcFZCfJE/T73lsHTVU_I/AAAAAAAACQI/98PF_x8h3Fg/Stefan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rdEdtSyEZRQ/T73ltCvUzzI/AAAAAAAACQQ/OZeztxTDtWk/s1600-h/Adam3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Adam" border="0" alt="Adam" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DnxRadlAql0/T73luNYD1gI/AAAAAAAACQY/qjbE41qX6X0/Adam_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QQXrXM7Mqqw/T73lvEEuQVI/AAAAAAAACQg/vmrR_kdbYJ4/s1600-h/Mattias3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mattias" border="0" alt="Mattias" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EC8Jce0AHvQ/T73lv7WcuNI/AAAAAAAACQo/29geXaOdXiI/Mattias_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Erik Cardell</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Adam Esbjörnsson</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Mattias Thörnkvist</font></em></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Tremere with Fortitude and Burst of Sunlight</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Tupdog bleeds for 6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Imbued</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Carna Toolbox</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I have played with Adam enough lately to know that the sleeves meant his obnoxious Imbued deck were hitting the table. I had little hopes of get anything out of this game since Imbued are one of the worst possible preys. I have two Tupdogs in my starting Uncontrolled Region and I can use them as slaves on my first actions not to get spanked with my real vampires.<br>When it is time for Adam to start tooling up with Powers, Mattias helps me block some of the attempts effectively using Theft of Vitae on the hunters. My vampires bounce up and down from Torpor and I am soon forced into a passive ga<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OgpbICZuN-s/T73lw2oLPZI/AAAAAAAACQw/EVI1yUHVUis/s1600-h/unity3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="unity" border="0" alt="unity" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZmDR22E9Pzs/T73lyEm5McI/AAAAAAAACQ4/jPKPD2WsJqY/unity_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a>me. Even if Adam doesn’t get the perfect set-up he has Unity in play and recycles the same Angel of Berlin to stop me from doing anything to him.<br>Erik has a slow building start and when I am getting low on pool he doesn’t have the bleed cards to finish me off quickly. My hope lays in a series of bounces to Adam before a finishing round but neither Mattias nor Erik makes any large bleeds that goes my way.<br>Eventually I am ousted and after a couple of more rounds so also Mattias. Adam and Erik struggles for the win and it looks like Adam is going to have it with all his permanents but the table times out without a winner. There were many bleeds bounced around the table but most of them ended up being blocked so very little damage was dealt which might be a main reason for this table to time out.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Erik 1.5VP<br>Adam 1.5VP</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--hUdx1LjlnY/T73lzJanCHI/AAAAAAAACRA/qgdiorjdtrQ/s1600-h/Archie3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Archie" border="0" alt="Archie" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KOax892c6bc/T73lzz-KS9I/AAAAAAAACRI/70si7FGiPf8/Archie_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-j1bfXPPvMXE/T73l05mg5BI/AAAAAAAACRQ/dS66KJrbsz8/s1600-h/Erik-C7.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik C" border="0" alt="Erik C" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPRtGHRHJDibX-UwYieVjSiHB-pCOHvMWbJoPWi33TPcsP5g7SW5AEAmq-6eWR84grulmSCXXtvxY8FTgIOisNVFxjnMI4dEVYQdB4gxop99ItaAEI2NFqqix9O6ghAFMUp9ql1aVwz4/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XbMt-0C27n0/T73l2-rzgjI/AAAAAAAACRg/Le6uNWlxZSI/s1600-h/Roger3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Roger" border="0" alt="Roger" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_X8502ABgL0/T73l4F2TJ0I/AAAAAAAACRo/OHxhMDA81iA/Roger_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8ci4Ux9kUaM/T73l42GNyVI/AAAAAAAACRw/UezyI2HiOG0/s1600-h/Stefan7.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SFay58wB8_w/T73l5oHeHRI/AAAAAAAACR4/AP17gusCh6k/Stefan_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Archibald Zimonyi</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Erik Cardell</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Roger Carhult</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Saulot + Uriel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Tremere with Fortitude</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Followers of Set with Dominate</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">Tupdog bleeds for 6</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I get a Tupdog in my starting crypt and a Raking Talons om my starting hand. As soon as Archie gets Saulot in play I rush and torporize him. Both Erik and Roger influences and bloats early game and I get Lilith’s Blessing and plays Create Gargoyle. Roger then tries to play Banishment on my new dry Gargoyle and he is about to talk Erik into voting with him on that vo<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aG6wpXzr3aI/T73l6vFcDnI/AAAAAAAACSA/btMnG7Ue8Gg/s1600-h/rakingtalons3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="rakingtalons" border="0" alt="rakingtalons" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-y8cOOg-rc70/T73l7oAAaHI/AAAAAAAACSM/jpPUFh0bHMU/rakingtalons_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a>te because he doesn’t have vote lock himself. I tell Erik I can’t play against the three of them so I might need to just die if he votes in favour and he changes his mind.<br>Archie gets Saulot from torpor and influences out Uriel, giving him superior Obeah with Spontaneous Power. Archie is tapped out and I expect wakes and bounces but still attempts to lunge for an oust. Surprisingly he has no wakes and I easily bleed him to death.<br>As I know from the previous round Erik packs a lot of defence but I feel I have a good shot long-term with all my bounces combined with my own bleeds. I am even more surprised to be able to soon bleed him out as well as he also taps out with no wakes in his hand.<br>Roger does his best but I have a lot of pool and my Delaying Tactics are cycled to my hand when I need them.<br>A good game with a perfect seating for me.</p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan GW 4VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">Round 3</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1n5PYD4q12Mq2Fg9JSxE4d2LrrN1WXTlkLCsfWiigIUXDAcQG6beKAN0dIa_sPmquYJoQuRK3XnhSPcdytlDdf6ur3uL8nyfhbqdq6zXU0VuFF1YQ-9R2wRODVChRyu4CSPT24ZCAjM/s1600-h/Erik-T3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik T" border="0" alt="Erik T" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FEGLEfcyGSs/T73l9phAhII/AAAAAAAACSY/3NsebFumpio/Erik-T_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-A77wQKAg7oY/T73l-vN3cjI/AAAAAAAACSk/UZ4jKHAnwwI/s1600-h/Erik-C31.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik C" border="0" alt="Erik C" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BzIigbjTIwA/T73l_oAAqoI/AAAAAAAACSo/dIzY852Hqzc/Erik-C_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lGxk_Y9AKTg/T73mAyWXzvI/AAAAAAAACSw/uac9GPwQ46s/s1600-h/Daniel3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Daniel" border="0" alt="Daniel" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZl_fyjxyoF5kTlel_aUempze_ukWwPW083cmdS8nJ0nWBXrwY66NRos0IgxGvFIZ3AjbQ1mk4nde2S6rimVJeHMqraJoCWAyhIGtrMbki9mmvYGnbN2SWxsr-syWkyrapn3xOuIp_7I/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3KCXUvR4hgM/T73mClz3--I/AAAAAAAACTE/_m0vyfSK5JE/s1600-h/Bea3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Bea" border="0" alt="Bea" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2-_zn8apHC0/T73mDtNFryI/AAAAAAAACTI/q5xm0GX9gsc/Bea_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--OwhcOBWlGU/T73mEnEyI_I/AAAAAAAACTU/ZQSK1gVi9fs/s1600-h/Stefan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3W8P7kVAib4/T73mF2JYVMI/AAAAAAAACTY/zuMHpGP7ifw/Stefan_thumb1%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Erik Torstensson</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Erik Cardell</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Daniel Viberg</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Bea Düring</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><em><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">Carna is Vignes</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">Tremere</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">Puppeteers Powerbleed </font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">!Gangrel Toolbox</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">Tupdog bleeds for 6</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Again it looks like I have a good seating. Bea’s deck isn’t that aggressive to prey’s pool and she will soon enough be busy defending against Daniel. Erik C builds up steady giving Daniel extra room to hurt Bea. Erik T is afraid of the Tupdog I bring to play and doesn’t put a minion to play and instead waits and gets two to play at the same time. I manage too bleed him for quite a lot before he can defend himself (Dominate skill cards on Tupdogs are fun!).<br>I am hoping for a three player game with Erik C and Daniel where I have the most bounces ousting Erik C and entering the duel in good shape. That doesn’t happen. Bea and Erik T goes very low on pool and for a while all is good.<br>It is Daniel’s turn and he is getting over confident using Le Dinh Tho’s special to look at my hand. The round before I had two On the Qui Vive and one Deflection on my hand and decided to discard one of the Deflections. Le Dinh Tho now discards the other one. I am getting a little annoyed (but not really afraid at this point). He then bleeds Bea for 6, a bleed she happily sends to me with Lost in Translation. I can afford taking that bleed (having 11 pool) but I feel I need those pool for later in the game. The bleed is at stealth so I make a mistake cycling the two On the Qui Vive hoping to replace with a Deflection. I don’t and am at <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nFQllWOpVjg/T73mGgX0PbI/AAAAAAAACTk/80R7T545GTc/s1600-h/cloakthegathering3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="cloakthegathering" border="0" alt="cloakthegathering" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-88mGjIxaPfQ/T73mH3E5jtI/AAAAAAAACTo/bccc1bzmC6k/cloakthegathering_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>5 pool.<br>Bea survives and she has three !Gangrel and a Shadow Court Satyr in play. One of the !Gangrel has a bleed increasing retainer so she is within ousting range. I have no more defensive cards but I have an untapped Nephandus Mage. Shadow Court Satyr bleeds first and I opt to try and block it but Bea’s only vampire with superior Obfuscate plays Cloak the Gathering. I now make my second mistake – I try and block said vampire with superior Obfuscate just to get tapped by Faceless Night. If I just had let that bleed trough Bea would have needed one more stealth card to get me which she probably didn’t have.<br>Daniel gets Bea before she can oust Erik T who has started to bloat some pool back. Erik C now starts to bleed Daniel and he gets ousted next somehow. In the duel it looks like Erik T is having a good comeback but Erik C is a little too tooled up for him to handle so Erik C wins in the end.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Erik C GW 3VP<br>Daniel 1VP<br>Bea 1VP<br></font></strong></p> <p>I am not that happy knowing that Adam will be higher seed than me (probably top seed) and he will chose to sit as my prey. These are the standings before the final:</p> <p><font color="#4bacc6">1. Adam Esbjörnsson 2GW 8.5VP<br>2. Erik Cardell 1GW 4.5VP<br>3. Ida Olsson Bjärmark 1GW 4VP<br>4. Stefan Karlsson 1GW 4VP<br>5. Erik Torstensson 1GW 3VP</font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">The Finals</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Vc2k0jzbCfg/T73mI9H0OHI/AAAAAAAACTw/bCzNjPsujWk/s1600-h/Adam3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Adam" border="0" alt="Adam" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Q-zg-FNCNvM/T73mJiXZ-kI/AAAAAAAACT4/s5yW6QeEhY4/Adam_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rkD9-RSYDw-94Xa00oh3qZXgXhLi6pSA4t2t9HtLYn5w-fICV7035AYqvbQVULSy8RbI-ywuhDhSvg_RhCpaScTLxPTz_voWWbe8PRjle0nzhFO8Cu48cY6LYZYmphprMGiqmn5uiCM/s1600-h/Ida2.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ida" border="0" alt="Ida" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEmg5LkECc1qQOMm3D0nrVA4kDS6miTgBfgeQ3sypaI6nwgvrYOZwYdM2YpoAOnBc2c8HXTxMPQCkYZh1xxWNacPvRz4BU9L2WRnjVu3tF8myXq6FqxnbpDLdYdj4I3wjVpGlG4daOwM/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Uz8iZziuUjU/T73mM_TpDyI/AAAAAAAACUU/chDdq928HH0/s1600-h/Erik-C3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik C" border="0" alt="Erik C" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aI6AZx3GsEg/T73mNdWbI8I/AAAAAAAACUY/3h5mlpc7Dhw/Erik-C_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NbarnjRP-NQ/T73mOukLQ8I/AAAAAAAACUk/8FUoVw9PIyE/s1600-h/Erik-T3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik T" border="0" alt="Erik T" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BDSV2uhkzV0/T73mPsINj8I/AAAAAAAACUs/UgCa6J5MO-o/Erik-T_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXgDKQXLPFrKMk_0QTukeQO_-BGWI3ED1wx4cemNcQQNCzXKIcVEfIK6Zop1iikoZWNBha4nqXO94tFl06GuX-5LT-cxgxkPfeiIuxSciCf4kBXNSWvJ0yFXUQ4GbYxYLk0KnpbZDthc/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f5zWVepGZbs/T73mS3rzs5I/AAAAAAAACU4/7C-SwC3pXLQ/Stefan_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Adam Esbjörnsson</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Ida Olsson Bjärmark</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Erik Cardell</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Erik Torstensson</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></em></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">Imbued</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">Kiasyd Stealth/Bleed with Masters</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">Tremere with Fortitude</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">Carna Bleed</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">Tupdog bleeds for 6</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="center"><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p align="justify">I had a bad feeling about this final Adam being seeded higher than me and as I suspected he decided to sit as my prey. Erik T was also worried long term about the seating and we agreed without any kind of deal that Adam had to go - the sooner the better. With this in mind I could confidently play Pentex Subversion on Adam’s first minion.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rkHvfDJ2SFk/T73mT5b-J3I/AAAAAAAACVE/gGBcsl9oorM/s1600-h/tenebrousform%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="tenebrousform" border="0" alt="tenebrousform" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0i3IqF9RqRo/T73mVRfR7II/AAAAAAAACVI/kR2uXlm9gRU/tenebrousform_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></a><br>Ida and the Eriks do their build-up and I try and do some damage to Adam without ending with all my vampires in torpor. It looks quite bad for Adam having to fish to try and get Travis “Traveler72” Miller without success. Ida soon has a plethora of bleeders and it is just a matter of time until she gets Erik C. Erik T is also starting to get confident because he sees that Adam won’t survive this game. The mid-game is mostly a lot of bounces and when Adam is on three pool and Ida gets a bleed bounced all around the table with superior Tenebrous Form as stealth Adam is ousted.<br>I do some damage to Ida and it looks very good since my card flow is being excellent even if my table presence is inferior to the other players. Unfortunately Ida manages to oust Erik C and get a series of Ashur Tablets played for some well needed pool gain.<br>The three player game is an open affair. Erik looks stable with four vampires in play with enough blood on them to be really threatening. Erik bounces a bleed for 4 from Ida to me while I have 3 Wake with Evening’s Freshness and 3 Deflections on my hand and here I make my big mistake. I don’t want to waste resources bouncing backwards since I only need to oust Ida to win the tournament being higher seed than Erik. I have 5 pool and take the bleed for 4 leaving me on 1. In Erik’s turn he can confidently bleed me for one and when I deflect his first stealthed bleed to Ida he even plays inferior Conditioning to get her down low. I block and bounce him again and it is a nail biter but he gets me in the end. If I had bounced that bleed back to him I might have ousted Ida by using the two remaining bounces on bigger bleeds.<br>The duel is an open affair as well but Ida manages to win the game. Congratulations!</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Ida GW 3VP<br>Erik T 1VP<br>Stefan 1VP</font></strong></p> <p>Below is Cause & Effect’s video from the finals. As an experiment I haven’t watched it before writing this report so you can all compare and see how much I am making up as I write. Could be a good measurement of the credibility of this blog.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:e4cd2999-0ed0-49f6-8169-5722acb0bc32" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="94241181-af6b-4f01-83af-237215007d0a" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjEVrEPIiSk" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-v11l8NQixTw/T73mXYSlHyI/AAAAAAAACVU/9XJt9oT5xHk/video21906c374f56%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('94241181-af6b-4f01-83af-237215007d0a'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/PjEVrEPIiSk?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/PjEVrEPIiSk?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p align="justify">I think I made an okay result. I should have managed to get at least one Victory Point in round 3 and I should have won the finals but I am not as dissatisfied with my performance or my deck. I will try and get one more Misdirection and a couple of Bondings to the deck as a further development but the concept works well enough to be reliable. The Tupdogs are great and if I learn to influence them out at the right timing they can really be key to success. </p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-17036989571003863722012-04-16T13:53:00.001-07:002012-04-16T13:53:10.401-07:00The Bahari Tupdog bleeds for 5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAHu-Ppt2QJ0MycgdJXUiUkrJl_hMfrZfaK4Oq2QmZ5T7CVBbcidJvSjZ0gv_P_RlN27ygbCnNg_Sy76RnsoQCj9CSLodKDEsAdFUX7X8M8ZHcsxc3pDY7ysZaeLOI_EcYhDWp0_ZhiU/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAHu-Ppt2QJ0MycgdJXUiUkrJl_hMfrZfaK4Oq2QmZ5T7CVBbcidJvSjZ0gv_P_RlN27ygbCnNg_Sy76RnsoQCj9CSLodKDEsAdFUX7X8M8ZHcsxc3pDY7ysZaeLOI_EcYhDWp0_ZhiU/" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center cursor: pointer;" height="239px" width="400px" /></a><br><br>This Tupdog played Delaying Tactics on my predators turn so I could tap Lilith's Blessing giving it Dominate. I didn't draw any As the Crow so I could only bleed for 5 with it. Otherwise I would have been able to diablerize One of my predator's vampires, getting a second Dominate-card for a really unusual Tupdog-bleed.<br />Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-78323081315109404552012-04-13T12:15:00.001-07:002012-04-13T12:15:54.011-07:00Swedish ECQ 2012 – Tournament Report<p align="justify">Easter is always a highlight in the calendar for a Swedish gamer since the largest gaming convention in our country, GothCon, takes place in my home town Göteborg at that time every year. For the nineteenth year in a row my destination was set in stone and my family left for the southern archipelago. That meant I had some room left for a couple of guests and I was accompanied by Randal Rudstam, Michael Holmström and later also Anders Löf for a brilliant weekend.<br>We started off with an epic drinking party (or Pre GothCon Disco as it was labelled) at Isak’s and Ida’s place on Maundy Thursday. Their apartment was stuffed with V:tES-players from all over Europe so it was a great start of the weekend with many laughs, beer and even some casual games. The taxi arrived around 4am at my place and me, Randy and Michael had 4 long hours to sober up and sleep.<br>During the Good Friday it was time for a gigantic hangover and the traditional GothCon Draft. We drafted three boosters of Third Edition, three boosters of Lords of the Night and one booster of Dark Sovereigns. I had some silly thought that drafting Giovanni and Lasombra would be good, combining Dominate and Potence. This resulted in me having a deck with big caps who bled for one without stealth. I managed to get 1VP and had more fun with my worthless deck than I thought I would. Ivan Marin-Rivas and Apach.. Tomas Wallmur joined us back home for some casual games and beer at night and I felt prepared for the big thing.<br>Holy Saturday and the Swedish ECQ 2012. If you have read my tournament reports from the Danish Nationals and Danish ECQ you know that I was very disappointed with my results from there so in the car back home I decided that I would build a couple of more stable decks to bring to GothCon. I Built a law firm and the deck to follow and the latter seemed most stable. </p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>A Very Cryptic Mission<br></strong>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em><br><br>Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 6 average: 4<br></p></font> <p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="375"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Reverend Blackwood</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">DOM THA obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00">bishop</font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Aisling Sturbridge</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">AUS THA dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Hannigan</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">AUS THA dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Kurt Strauss</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">DOM aus tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Merrill Molitor</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">THA aus dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Ignatius</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">aus dom tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Sarah Cobbler</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">THA dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Thelonius</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">aus dom tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Brooke</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">dom tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Jing Wei</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">dom tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Heinrick Schlempt</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">Roreca Quaid</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="102"><font color="#ffff00">tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="41"><font color="#ffff00"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="62"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p><br><font color="#ffff00">Library [73 cards]</font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--6FmfQKUMTQ/T4h60sNf4NI/AAAAAAAAB34/LrnbW9f0CTs/s1600-h/heartofnizchetus3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="heartofnizchetus" border="0" alt="heartofnizchetus" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uHi6EidRuto/T4h618kqkQI/AAAAAAAAB38/FqwsOoHBccc/heartofnizchetus_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></font></a><br><br><font color="#ffff00">Action [11]<br> 9x Govern the Unaligned<br> 2x Magic of the Smith</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [14]<br> 6x Conditioning<br> 8x Mirror Walk</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Ally [7]<br> 1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)<br> 4x Nephandus (Mage)<br> 1x Ossian<br> 1x Ponticulus</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [2]</font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7J2MhcqXbbI/T4h622YeJ7I/AAAAAAAAB4I/l9IvUUGWuHE/s1600-h/deflection3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="deflection" border="0" alt="deflection" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6yDYsNxfuug/T4h630F8EUI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/D0O9kmIaBPw/deflection_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></font></a><br><font color="#ffff00"> 2x Heart of Nizchetus</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Event [2]<br> 2x Unmasking, The</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [15]<br> 1x Anarch Troublemaker<br> 2x Direct Intervention<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 1x Jake Washington (Hunter)<br> 2x Life in the City<br> 1x Misdirection<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 1x Secure Haven<br> 3x Vessel</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [22]<br> 10x Deflection<br> 4x Delaying Tactics<br> 5x On the Qui Vive<br> 3x Wake with Evening's Freshness</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">This is a very obnoxious deck. From the beginning I believe it to be based on Hugh Angseesing’s Cryptic Mission deck that has been altered not to include Cryptic Mission by Adam Esbjörnsson and altered again not to include the attrition element at all by me. You basically bleed for lots and lots and defend yourself with the oversized reaction package and some allies. The key to make this work is to get Heart of Niczhetus as early as possible. This way you can include so many reaction cards and not clog on them. There are no real tricks in the deck but your opponents might expect a lot of different things that are not really there. Use that to your advantage.<br>My reasoning behind choosing this deck was that I expected quite some bleed decks and the usual play-once-a-year strange combat decks and I felt this deck had good defence against both.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ff0000">Round 1</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PaZoyFiCcPc/T4h65MvF-GI/AAAAAAAAB4U/d3LiebOqxrA/s1600-h/Pascal3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Pascal" border="0" alt="Pascal" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jUpmXrki5vU/T4h65yDz2VI/AAAAAAAAB4c/jGDE5FCggLc/Pascal_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF23rTq9zMj5FYhlBUQ3gSSLlsyzBWz-eT38tR6U682WyYfc_jMhUugEzY9ZfWRuIxuV6nDt1OUDM57P2Txr5NkKax7zoXs6MoZMbF1-1srC08np-3FVZ6HubqVa_OD50cMe0tEWIFA4/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RVkLiGQCGQ0/T4h68XlpVxI/AAAAAAAAB4s/UtGDAUSV1cY/Stefan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2rqK7CDC7Fo/T4h69bB87iI/AAAAAAAAB44/vrENiJSRsa8/s1600-h/Andreas3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Andreas" border="0" alt="Andreas" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0blmbifZPKQ/T4h6_PpIc_I/AAAAAAAAB48/vabnxMROP9g/Andreas_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DPq5Ot6YKx8/T4h6_0QVteI/AAAAAAAAB5E/7I3Xa9bBG3Y/s1600-h/Tomas3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Tomas" border="0" alt="Tomas" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2qfYDIxBeB0/T4h7BPTccdI/AAAAAAAAB5M/Z0-jQBVY9Pc/Tomas_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="111"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Qdyg5jq5p-s/T4h7CO3IuEI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/8NhOcp_Vlgw/s1600-h/Marko3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Marko" border="0" alt="Marko" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-b1zG7KJ_XVg/T4h7Dxsj0hI/AAAAAAAAB5g/wR66kiUAohM/Marko_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Pascal Bertrand</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Andreas Raland</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Apache Jones (Tomas Wallmur)</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Marko Lindroos</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">FRA</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">USA (SWE)</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">FIN</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Lutz +<br>!Malkavians vote</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">A Very Cryptic Mission</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">DEM Weenies</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Tha Baron Turbo</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Lasombra Anarch/Black Hand Death Star</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div> </div> <div align="justify">Tomas gets his first Coroner’s Contact Washed by Andreas but he plays another one and then discards so he was really just done a favour. That is compensated when Marko plays Pentex Subversion on him as soon as he hits the table and judging from Tomas discards we all know what he is playing. Andreas gets his vampires up but he draws 4- and 5-caps so he isn’t as quick bleeding as he could have been. I get a Nephandus Mage, the Heart and makes some bleeds. Pascal has only one Zillah’s Valley on his starting hand and goes for Alicia Barrows instead of Lutz to be sure to get a vampire out in turn 2. Marko starts to breed but is vote locked by Pascal from the start.</div> <div align="justify">Tomas is going low on pool and he convinces me to remove the Pentex and I do. He gets to bleed once with the Baron (the bleed is deflected all around the table to Andreas) and gets one Giovanni up to Possess the Baron but there the combo stops and he passes turn. Andreas now plays Pentex on the Baron and again its my turn to remove it.</div> <div align="justify">I have played Delaying Tactics on Pascal’s Anarchist Uprising and he is going to play it a second time. I have another Delaying Tactics on my hand but since Andreas has influenced his fourth vampire out and is on around 10 pool I decide it’s worth my 6 pool loss (5 minions + Lutz’ special) to let it pass. I bleed Andreas out the following turn.</div> <div align="justify">Pascal is starting to let Marko vote Consanguinous Boons as long as he taps his Power Structure so Pascal himself can vote and play Voter Captivation for good effect. I oust poor Tomas soon thereafter but Reverend Blackwood suffers the effects of Archon Investigation in the process.<br>I manage to play both Direct Intervention and Delaying Tactics on Marko’s Con Boons. In one way it is starting to look really good but in another way disaster is coming. Votes are passing and their effects and Lutz’ special is keeping me low on pool. Marko manages to steal vote lock by playing Firebrand, a Fee Stake and Patsy targeting Lutz in the same round. This is also both good and bad. Pascal cannot vote any damage to me without vote push but the many votes from Marko all deal damage to me.<br>Marko has 9 pool left and I have 3. Pascal has one action left with an untapped Lutz and I have both Deflection and DI on my hand so I am starting to smell the game win. Marko has recently played 2 Deflections and as I don’t know that his reaction module is almost as obnoxious as mine I think I have him. Lutz bleeds for 3, I deflect, Marko tries to block and Pascal plays stealth. Marko now asks me if I am willing not to bleed him in my turn if he takes the bleed instead of sending it back to me. I don’t think I will get one more round if I do and I hesitate for a moment pondering a possible deal bre<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarxsyZMLzeBp8rQv3RImIViRd3cOjkKN30nRpJQvHCOTxP0txkRfE4tOgvsjnpFE5OY0pxol-sYVAjb70zAFoAkRcGwV0pLV3EYeoM0erDu8qbrnpFSMMTNmUYrMY6GJuzaeNqbKIJrI/s1600-h/lutzvonhohenzollern3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="lutzvonhohenzollern" border="0" alt="lutzvonhohenzollern" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h1yQ1_GXuiQ/T4h7GJOP6UI/AAAAAAAAB5s/uJYVt7wPhi0/lutzvonhohenzollern_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>ak but decides to hope for him to bluff and refuses. Marko deflects back and I am ousted, Marko loses the chance of getting a game win but he pretty much secures his 2 VPs and the table split.<br>I should have won this table. I should have made my first tournament deal-break ever, no doubt about it. It would even have been better if I tried to re-work the deal proposal with him into something that gave me hope of surviving another turn and get second shot at my third VP.</div> <div align="justify">In hindsight a better game plan might have been to let Andreas have 2 VPs before squeezing him together with Pascal. This way one of the vote decks would have been gone and that would have made wonders for my pool concerning Lutz’ special. I really hope I learned something from this game since it was both fun and challenging.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong><font color="#ff0000">Me 2VP<br>Marko 2VP</font></strong></div> <div><strong><font color="#ff0000">Pascal 1VP</font></strong></div> <div> </div> <div>This time I remembered to try and find a guest star and Marko accepted to answer some questions so here is another view on the game:</div> <div> </div> <blockquote> <div align="center"><strong><u>Thoughts from the Guest Star</u></strong></div> <p align="justify"><font color="#dfce04">Me: You played a very interesting deck. I have myself played some Death Star variants (Daughters of Cacophony and !Toreador) with quite poor performance in the past and I know how hard it is to push that Revolutionary Council trough. The heavy reaction package seems like a very solid construction to me. Can you tell me a little how you came up with the deck and its current construction including its very neat little tricks? Have you played it much before the tournament?<br></font><font color="#4bacc6">Marko: I had anarch Aabbt Kindred breed boon deck before Twilight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat_Jx4kjSoIjmSUiDGuvP7sOOkToDLsDTyj-7-zb8oLHaWKojwffla-uF9S6vAdo89ooMKnPrFfr3riepXjDUeXdJKQLrjnpIc4PDEBBAQs7x_ssZVyutrnkhtCNA5pswkNVTW7qRW1k/s1600-h/Marko8.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Marko" border="0" alt="Marko" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qVm-4FcQCEI/T4h7Hxz-UbI/AAAAAAAAB58/6Dr_Ej7iDrA/Marko_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="328"></a> Rebellion came out that I tuned up with Revolutionary Council. I played that deck few times and after one game I started to discuss about the death star tech with Matti Palomäki, who was confident that Lasombra would be the best clan for that. After that I made the first deck list for the deck and presented that to Matti. He gave some ideas of his about the deck and I reworked the deck a bit (mainly adding the Delaying Tactics to prevent losing Baron titles)<br>The current form of the deck is pretty much the same that I played in LCQ in Palma, main changes been Lillith's Blessing and Black Hand Emissary. Main reason for choosing this deck to GothCon was that I expected lots of bleed decks, so a 65 card deck with 9 Deflections sounded good for that. The deck has lots of untapping tricks, witch are great to make the surprise oust in one turn. Also the DOM OBT combo makes your prey to stack bounces in their hand, making them less effective on going forward too fast. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#dfce04">Me: In the beginning of the game you were pretty much locked down by Pascal who helped you pass some defensive votes with the condition that you tapped Power Structure in your turn. Were you confident that you would finally get the needed vote lock at that time? What was your strategy for the game in its early stages when you had figured out what everyone was playing?<br></font><font color="#4bacc6">Marko: I knew that I can get the vote lock for myself from Pascal as I had Patsy and Black Hand Emissary in my hand, I was just waiting for the first Fee Stake to show up. After few first rounds I was hoping that Tomas will get ousted by that dementation bleeder just before you would oust it. I had enough Deflections in my hand to handle couple rounds of bleeds and I was pretty sure that Pascal will let me call my Con Boons to stay alive.</font> </p> <p align="justify"><font color="#dfce04">Me: You offered me to take Lutz' stealthed bleed for 3 (I had 3 pool at the moment) that I deflected to you if I promised not to bleed you in my turn. I hoped you were bluffing having one more deflection and knew such a deal would have meant a very hard time for me to get the game win. Of course the best thing for me to do would have been to accept but break the deal for a very probable game win. How would your reaction have been to that? Would I still be alive today?<br></font><font color="#4bacc6">Marko: Making, keeping and breaking deals are all part of the game. Game situation sometimes evolve to the point that it is more profitable to break the deal than keep it. I keep my deals as long as it is profitable for me to keep them, I assume that others will do same.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#dfce04">Me: Ponder I would have been more positive towards the deal but asked for something more in return. Would you have given me a Con Boon for Tremere or !Tremere to stand a better chance surviving against Pascal? After all you gave away your chance of a game win when you sent that bleed back. Would you have considered accepting a deal where I would bleed but not oust you the next turn?<br></font><font color="#4bacc6">Marko: Maybe. As you said, I lost my chance to get the game win when you got ousted. I had couple Deflections in my hand at that point so I had little back up for that if you took the deal and then break it. But as you didn't want to even negotiate about it, I decided that 2-2-1 would be better that possibly getting nothing. Reasoning behind that was that Pascal probably have also couple bounces in his hand, so he would have to bounce the bleeds back to me and with that, I might run out of bounce and get ousted.</font></p></blockquote> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1yIfS70YQDQ/T4h7JB7pWeI/AAAAAAAAB6E/jHDn_fZrjXc/s1600-h/Stefan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0bEPgwfuCelXh8y_PzgpygUZGcVBe0ly1-g_6_v93LNLOlayhayV93q9VOTKpi2Ks0WpOXld7N-VQoF5N18lrbUsRUnSatP7A1oz6CDmBkkBA_VZpszyUoWuEroy9V3zV-Izh36TZUQ/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zoP6UX3vKZI/T4h7K3nrl3I/AAAAAAAAB6U/uO7WPFon2xA/s1600-h/Hugh3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hugh" border="0" alt="Hugh" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN62mzG7Bg4IRhG4UwedcakIjbD5BX2D0cSUUhfFxyP8EcfDd7-zqH2Km_z04-R8kDvBcRlssmVSmMLkbw8tBgqBIxX1N279285oZDtsmd_ogvz8cWV58pfj6tuYRTo_iLIwaPbfL3RBQ/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXQES5mLQtckv6YY_aFNYVqGmwXcajDg6X8PuqjuMxW6ue4wyIphPtj0WsBacfQm0-R18bIt3gfPo373NznYC-2Lw0wUkgxXrtx-lRMK2fX8OYZ8o8gQvb_bhTWG014gz9kuXuHhf2WI/s1600-h/Randy3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Randy" border="0" alt="Randy" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cnWkSxMIYpU/T4h7NVww5tI/AAAAAAAAB6s/sWG1DLEyeZo/Randy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-t-0lx9n-W4Q/T4h7OWaZhDI/AAAAAAAAB60/9tMjVKgCk9w/s1600-h/Carlos3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Carlos" border="0" alt="Carlos" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RadCyGd9L0Y/T4h7PGnn5ZI/AAAAAAAAB68/Mm4d85Lokes/Carlos_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Hugh Angseesing</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Randal Rudstam</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Carlos Santos</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">ENG</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">POR</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">A Very Cryptic Mission</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Animalism rush with masters</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Lutz + Unmada vote</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Tzimisce wall with votes</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">If the first game should have been categorised as the good seating game that I should have won this is the tricky seating that I can win with a little skill and luck. My goal was set at either win with 3 VPs giving Randy 1 or to win with 2.5 VPs timing out giving Carlos 0.5. Well, plans are plans.<br>In the early stages of the game Hugh manages to damage me some and Carlos builds up. Randy has a hard time getting anything done since Carlos blocks him. Carlos’ first vampire is Sascha Vykos Advanced and with his special he gets the hand he wants almost replacing half of it in Hugh’s turns.<br>Hugh bloats a little and I have very few ready vampires. I also has no allies since Carlos would hardly let me get any of those. Luckily he doesn’t block Heart of Nizchetus so I can cycle the useless allies down my library. Randy tries to play Reins of Power but I have to delay it to his great disappointment. The next round he gets Carlos’ permission to play Parity Shift on Hugh and this time its his turn to delay but I have Direct Intervention so four nice pool damage in my prey.<br>I get my hopes up again and with Dreams of the Sphinx and Heart of Nizchetus in play I should be able to draw the cards to oust, right? The answer is no. For three rounds I use everything I can to see new cards and I draw one bleed card a round to everyone’s amusement. Carlos have had Army of Rats in play since the <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Shj1-lXiazg/T4h7P8IlWSI/AAAAAAAAB7E/CRWywiZA7jI/s1600-h/eaglessight3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="eaglessight" border="0" alt="eaglessight" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45ci0En9lo6DtHlprPXYeSe85EiAwV4NBJSCRCXIEcagX9hteA82LsZOBurRqIU10YFNkPHJGTQkc4IbeBXrFJYXB-E3o0rNeXz17dRKhwhlHNZ5tu6Yqhlgx10pOyHHBajSiJhUp_74/?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>beginning and my pool is down to one when it gets removed and I finally have my bleed cards and manages to top deck a Mirror Walk for what I think is the oust. Carlos doesn’t think so and Eagle’s Sight blocks it. I have the bleed defence I need to survive one more round but no Delaying Tactics so Carlos gets me with a Kine Resources Contested.<br>After the game Hugh tells me he had a bounce and an Archon Investigation in his hand when Carlos helped him but I am starting to believe that this is some kind of psychological thing from this charismatic Englishman since he always claims things like that in those situations and is still to prove any such claim to me. I’m on to you Hugh!<br>Anyways, Carlos has a pretty easy time taking the rest of the table and manages a pretty rare wall sweep.</p> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Carlos GW 4VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tK1JAWv9Y34/T4h7R_rTIKI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/JgBntpg8pJY/s1600-h/Otso3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Otso" border="0" alt="Otso" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i6tUHQaGasI/T4h7S4a-lyI/AAAAAAAAB7c/kQNQVpwpIYM/Otso_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQROZj8O973hnS8uv1dfnVUx71m42qsqVl0ggOr8l7wAiJEjGjpQxi8A2yXxOc7QYfL9onO2ibggdK11r5_O8sZrOxuWGRbLEsI3Zkm6cGOBxrYxwUEZlFr-aI3t4h9md71GfPfHpQDU/s1600-h/Kristoffer3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Kristoffer" border="0" alt="Kristoffer" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cYB8hw6Npr8/T4h7UITglmI/AAAAAAAAB7s/FGXW5JQcR5c/Kristoffer_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d41mpoTTdJY/T4h7VNE7MoI/AAAAAAAAB70/w9gdxhIH194/s1600-h/Martin3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Martin" border="0" alt="Martin" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BlswxZVmrRI/T4h7V0-RVbI/AAAAAAAAB78/asEbVXEOZkA/Martin_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xVV3LfQKUfg/T4h7WzxojhI/AAAAAAAAB8I/l1h4x8S-3nM/s1600-h/Stefan7.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfap7PH_8IBqFDwNR0XyA3yW2pvRFaG58Nl57FTnZbiB4hRnpFdrh2xacg5jcKNU9KGi_iJNv08cx8UHsbmtJ_J_QQOTSNCeJSs7PlFpmxSEwTXO44G-Q1dK0-E9B2zO_IFK0mU3IlAY/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Otso Saariluoma</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Kristoffer Wårell</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Martin Isaksson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">FIN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Osebo rush and block</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Ventrue with sticks</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Gangrel Toolbox</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>A Very Cryptic Mission</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">So, I have had the easy game and the tricky game with bad results. Only the impossible game left. The table was intended a five player table but there were drop-outs and Ivan Marin-Rivas was moved from our table. First a was very happy about that because I knew he played Imbued but when I realised Otso was my new prey that joy became despair. A little birdie had told me he played auspex and potence and I know a predator of Otso’s when he plays such a deck doesn’t get any VPs.<br>My first vampire gets Pentex Subversion from Otso and he soon has Massassi and one other Osebo together with Powerbase: Luanda so it’s game over from the start. Martin builds a lot and Kristoffer tries to bleed him but gets blocked most times. I get to have Heart of Nizchetus and my game is only a struggle of staying alive. I should probably have self-ousted but instead I enjoyed the worst one and a half hours of my V:tES-life. Martin had several chances of ousting me but he always left some vampires untapped instead of bleeding me out. Also the game goes very slow since both Kristoffer and <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sc7-IB9PDzo/T4h7Yn72pTI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/4bixmbAL5R8/s1600-h/potence%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="potence" border="0" alt="potence" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VCBkTFcM_50/T4h7Zs8SHVI/AAAAAAAAB8g/ezZ-5NMh5s8/potence_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>Martin takes long time to think their moves trough. Not long time as in stalling but simply long time.<br>The only joy of the game was to watch Otso play. I have had the pleasure of playing with him both in tournaments and casual before and besides Erik Torstensson and maybe Adam Esbjörnsson he is the best player I have encountered. He lets me get the heart for me to survive a little longer when he could have easily blocked it. He blocks my mandatory hunts before Martin gets the chance to, going to long range so I have one more vampire to play a wake and block on Martin’s turns. Its lovely to watch and a pain to suffer.<br>Because of the long turns and Martin’s constant pool gain and many minions the game goes to timeout in the duel before Otso could take the win.</p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Otso 1.5VP<br>Martin 1.5VP<br></p></strong></font> <p align="justify">I did really bad in this tournament and was irritated with myself afterwards. The deck choice was bad since I was squeezed between two combat decks in two of the three games but mostly I could have played a better.<br>Over all it was a good learning weekend with plenty of casual games against players not my regular opponents. Also very nice to see how fantastic our community is with all travellers from around Europe. I think 8 different countries were represented which in itself is fantastic.<br>I am doing a lot of deck building now and have been inspired from the weekend so I plan to be back and win some more tournaments this year. You will read about it here, that’s a promise!</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-48235088796273394772012-04-13T00:42:00.000-07:002012-04-13T00:42:39.051-07:00Who wants to trade with the Lord of the Clog?<br />
I have put a little list over cards I want to the right of this page. If you have any of those as spare please <a href="http://www.vekn.net/index.php/profile/userprofile/Stefan">contact me with a pm at the V:EKN forums</a> and maybe be can arrange a trade.<br />
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I will bore you with no more blogposts in this matter and soon I will compensate for this shameless business proposal by publishing a detailed tournament report from the Swedish ECQ.Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-39239413537171708412012-03-20T13:07:00.001-07:002012-03-20T13:07:37.725-07:00Danish ECQ 2012 – Tournament Report<p align="justify">After drinking my semi-illness away at Mikkeller Bar together with Alex, Isak, Peter, Randy, Hugh, Nikolaj and Mikkel I was relieved to wake with a slight hang-over instead of the fever-heavy head I had the last couple of mornings. Our great host Christian was frying eggs and bacon and after a hot shower I felt that this would be a fantastic day for V:tES.<br>The deck i chose for this tournament was one that hadn’t seen many games before. The central theme being the card Cavalier, I had no experience using it since I never drew a single copy of the card in the two games I tested the deck with but I still felt it would be fun and maybe even effective to try it out in this environment.</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Lasombra Cavaliers<br></strong>Author : </font><em><font color="#ffff00">Stefan Karlsson<br></font></em></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 8 max: 10 average: 9.25</font></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="508"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Ambrosio Luis Moncada</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">DOM OBT POT PRE aus for</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">cardinal</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Antonio Delgado</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">DOM OBT POT tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">archbishop</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Francisco Domingo</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">DOM OBT POT PRE pro</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">archbishop</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Gratiano</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">8</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">DOM OBT obf pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">priscus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Angelica, The Canonicus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">DOM OBT POT cel obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">cardinal</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Ayelea, The Manipulator</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DOM OBT THA pre</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">cardinal</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">!Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Marcus Vitel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">DOM FOR OBF OBT PRE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">prince</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">Ventrue</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="153"><font color="#ffff00">Marconius</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="189"><font color="#ffff00">DOM MYT OBT pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="64"><font color="#ffff00">archbishop</font></td> <td valign="top" width="63"><font color="#ffff00">Kiasyd</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [66 cards]<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SuApjuMRDXI/T2jjBc4FliI/AAAAAAAABtU/9Kvyjng74JY/s1600-h/ambrosioluismoncadaplenipotentiary3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="ambrosioluismoncadaplenipotentiary" border="0" alt="ambrosioluismoncadaplenipotentiary" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cCuonK8Ga8k/T2jjCGsN6JI/AAAAAAAABtY/SgoCNEncuZQ/ambrosioluismoncadaplenipotentiary_t.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="240"></a><br><br>Action [9]<br> 7x Govern the Unaligned<br> 2x Mind Rape</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [20]<br> 3x Conditioning<br> 3x Private Audience<br> 4x Shadow Play<br> 4x Shroud of Absence<br> 2x Shroud of Night<br> 4x Voter Captivation</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [21]<br> 5x Cavalier<br> 1x Coven, The<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-09IzdtYTZVk/T2jjC5E4Y6I/AAAAAAAABtg/ZOhBG72yIo0/s1600-h/cavalier3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="cavalier" border="0" alt="cavalier" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N4MK31iGzBI/T2jjD-XscRI/AAAAAAAABto/_BSOscVLt1s/cavalier_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></a><br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Elysian Fields<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 1x Information Highway<br> 1x Monastery of Shadows<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 4x Villein<br> 4x Zillah's Valley</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [11]<br> 1x Anarchist Uprising<br> 1x Ancient Influence<br> 1x Ancilla Empowerment<br> 3x Banishment<br> 3x Kine Resources Contested<br> 1x Political Stranglehold<br> 1x Reins of Power</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [5]<br> 5x Deflection</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">I feel the strength of this deck is the crypt. 8 different vampires with good titles and superior DOM and OBT in the same grouping makes for a potentially good set-up. The idea is to play Govern the Unaligned or Mind Rape, untap with Cavalier and then play a political action. With Ambrosio’s or Antonio’s special you should even be able to have an untapped deflector at the end of the turn. All well in theory.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qQaEXltBMfE/T2jjEuEYyxI/AAAAAAAABtw/66jTNm8vqOM/s1600-h/David3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="David" border="0" alt="David" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBMhyfD-3IEQRwMsd-akS0eWShukVdtg6pbUBhY1RhlKuF1pfFqbLwhyphenhyphena437VgUggWEgUKJ-XhiIFk0nc1MKr8OA1VIkZsYK6cqRbGN6kU2JqVrI4_D5_6txF_yuTMaT8wEjs18QCRQo/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dwb_ZsCcXec/T2jjGITYm2I/AAAAAAAABuA/xG9uZB49zj8/s1600-h/Isak3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Isak" border="0" alt="Isak" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YpNBDkIOdXs/T2jjG91cILI/AAAAAAAABuM/ILdE-WjQBts/Isak_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-T4grEg_qZpY/T2jjIPeF-1I/AAAAAAAABuU/Pmvjp1oJyAg/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k8boyzUhHwY/T2jjI_EIXoI/AAAAAAAABuY/8YNX5kxsS3U/Stefan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WKaq6GD0sRY/T2jjJpUAreI/AAAAAAAABug/rd3oxXBs6Is/s1600-h/Alex7.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex" border="0" alt="Alex" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lyHI1lFImkU/T2jjKY_-H1I/AAAAAAAABuo/jkDk6R8Y0_E/Alex_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">David Luhaæær</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Alex Ek</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Hektor and Lorrie Rush</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Kiasyd S/B with Masters</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Lasombra Cavaliers</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">!Toreador Breed/Bleed</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I know what Isak is playing and how very fast his deck is. Fortunately David’s deck<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bqD8UPvSgfM/T2jjLJBD1cI/AAAAAAAABu0/CnLa9Qp37E8/s1600-h/mindnumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="mindnumb" border="0" alt="mindnumb" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-36j2qc6ah_U/T2jjM0VUUDI/AAAAAAAABu4/WxJkB6R0uF0/mindnumb_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a> rushes forwards and I am happy to vote for Lorrie to live both times she plays Amaranth. Alex builds up but doesn’t really get anywhere because of David having a couple of Potence weenies up each round. The Cavalier curse seems to continue and I don’t draw one this game either making my deck slow.<br>Eventually David needs to focus fully on defending against Alex and Isak’s recovery is going well. I manage to get Alex quite low on pool and I have two Deflections on my hand to defend my own pool, not much bigger than Alex’. Alex makes a tough call and plays Mind Numb on my untapped vampire virtually back-ousting me to buy enough time to be able to oust David before Isak secures the win in the duel.<br>The game looked good in the beginning but when David and I lost momentum it went downhill. Sorry for the lack of details in this report but it was a really uninspiring game for me. One fun thing I remember though from after I was out was when Alex had a Pentex on Isak’s Dame Hollerton and Isak attempted to contest it. David washes. Isak uses his master phase action with Anthelios instead to get the Pentex back on his hand and taps Parthenon to play it again. Alex plays Sudden Reversal.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Isak GW 3VP<br>Alex 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GQzHU35V6rA/T2jjNXQIx4I/AAAAAAAABvA/Sr2xlKxxy_4/s1600-h/Stefan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0DyM0ecZ8AU/T2jjOC33-3I/AAAAAAAABvI/iOc23v9kzx4/Stefan_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LrJpUIN3MmE/T2jjO2_E1XI/AAAAAAAABvU/4uUSKC4_xDE/s1600-h/Hugh3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hugh" border="0" alt="Hugh" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ygSZ7R0yy0M/T2jjPhMW5MI/AAAAAAAABvc/9lvfRyJlzb4/Hugh_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_TaWbA7SOmw/T2jjQi8kjrI/AAAAAAAABvk/JtiExehBkO0/s1600-h/Jesper3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jesper" border="0" alt="Jesper" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkYOnjJqBfYsEKW_ocPKbm0x77B3t2KtlTYVLtGcjkLvvaUsDedHufcr4vfLhUdk6bSXRAM9XoV5AfR3u6gLn8S938kd1Y9OnuuQpJ2d5PDDwgkCd09zehXKYt0o5llr6UYHrD2JH-tI/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgShKwlY2fEA1uEv6IBZCfnSng2_vu_Ivt3Gpi88dQcItGx3Hg7Qq7Id2dSnZj3XZsA9czwvR8nKTJapOYljRZztdNdDr1akf33d7fJZheOzeelVnwF5IwtSlMM_Y2S3J-d8bSLTRDUM/s1600-h/Ali3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ali" border="0" alt="Ali" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Vouptspaomg/T2jjS7XuEtI/AAAAAAAABv4/eM4DDyEzsR4/Ali_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Hugh Angseesing</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Jesper Woldiche</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Ali Almadhi</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">ENG</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">GER</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lasombra Cavaliers</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>3xA + True Brujah</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Stickmen</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lasombra Bruise/Bleed</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">This time I get my Cavalier but no crypt acceleration. Ali gets mid cap Lasombras into<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LfmbbD0av44/T2jjTqzd6uI/AAAAAAAABwE/yQD9fLMuj-4/s1600-h/archoninvestigation3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="archoninvestigation" border="0" alt="archoninvestigation" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bzb6FW9qWNI/T2jjUtehhxI/AAAAAAAABwI/zwCy-l-gxLg/archoninvestigation_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> play and I am assuming he plays stealth/bleed. When I get Ambrosio to my ready region my first acton is to play Mind Rape on Dr. Julius Sutphen Advanced since I have no Deflections on my hand. Both Hugh and Jesper gets a slow start with a good build-up. The next round I bleed with Julius, using his blood as stealth but I get deflected. I now have Gratiano in play and he bleeds for four and Hugh plays Archon Investigation. Most of the time that card is not that bad news since it usually means your prey is playing a bad deck but not this time.<br>Naturally I have to struggle for survival here as Ali bleeds me some and I don’t have any bloat worth mentioning. Bleeds are sent all over the place and some of them ends up at me. I am at 11 pool with only Ambrosio untapped and Ali has three vampires with Dominate. I have two deflections on my hand so I hope for the best. Ali’s first action is to rush Ambrosio. Himself being low on pool makes this a big risk since if he taps out he will most likely die himself next turn. I try and convince him into that if he has not got what it takes to bleed me out this turn he needs to rush backwards to try and survive another round himself. Unfortunately he doesn’t agree and Ambrosio is in torpor. I convince Hugh to rescue him since he can’t get the game win if Jesper gets two Victory Points.<br>Jesper has a bad round and even if at lots of pool he doesn’t risk anything and stays untapped with a couple of vampires to defend against Hugh’s next round. Ali also plays defensively and I get another round. I don’t remember how but I managed to get blood on Ambrosio somehow and with help from Dreams of the Sphinx I have all three big cap-friendly vote cards in my hand. Hugh has voting power so I simply ask him which of the three he would prefer. He goes for the Political Stranglehold and I have 6 new shiny pool.<br>Jesper manages to oust Ali and in the next round me. I didn’t watch the duel but Hugh managed to oust for a table split.</p> <p><font color="#ff0000">Hugh 2VP<br>Jesper 2VP</font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H-M49JCGmrQ/T2jjXPMl2dI/AAAAAAAABwU/1EEieB8l40w/s1600-h/Rudolf%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rudolf" border="0" alt="Rudolf" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zTAANHPvuKk/T2jjXp5OEcI/AAAAAAAABwY/UFBvicy5BzE/Rudolf_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kEMZeNrY5R8/T2jjYKOFY8I/AAAAAAAABwg/72L0bmrWdLc/s1600-h/Nikolaj%252520V%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Nikolaj V" border="0" alt="Nikolaj V" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sMRF8p5taIM/T2jjZBndzOI/AAAAAAAABwo/sYE5clLtkWM/Nikolaj%252520V_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6vEbwRBCqszmQY06wHgCXO1fu-qd_W9W6YM26jCwlMqgjUWDev642HJ7vGjVNYq0E2HQqzWIRL8bJRBuAf005B-ecm5HeVb934BIMbKzt1lYl4CRoFst2j-6FpM-1tfwU_R_Z8042Jg/s1600-h/Christian%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Christian" border="0" alt="Christian" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-efLfd-NXdNA/T2jjbDS3YCI/AAAAAAAABw4/TzSqbIqol5w/Christian_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YYmxF9roEQU/T2jjcSOAZJI/AAAAAAAABxA/DoI9k9MVnCw/s1600-h/Stefan%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-twfQE8Bczag/T2jjdU21IxI/AAAAAAAABxI/QHj2aurVUqk/Stefan_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-insDTphWX_E/T2jjeyPJ8RI/AAAAAAAABxM/LJB4Y4MEK4Y/s1600-h/Mikkel%252520J%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mikkel J" border="0" alt="Mikkel J" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1502JdLc1jM/T2jjgKaRqQI/AAAAAAAABxU/4Zx-OBYf6Cs/Mikkel%252520J_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Rudolf Garski</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Nikolaj Vang</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Christian Nislev</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Mikkel J</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">GER</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Anson Guns with Infernal Pursuit</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Shambling Hordes</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Tremere/!Tremere big cap vote and bleed</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Lasombra Cavaliers</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Renegade Garous</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">No crypt acceleration again but I have several stealth cards on my starting hand. Mikkel <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-k8JhJIQtOLg/T2jjhHvkGQI/AAAAAAAABxc/ScMVAV7buKM/s1600-h/archoninvestigation%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="archoninvestigation" border="0" alt="archoninvestigation" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S5vB_4NKsb4/T2jjh5AeC3I/AAAAAAAABxk/DrP9gAV3Lms/archoninvestigation_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>discards a Renegade Garou first turn and I decide to keep my stealth cards to be able to do something. Christian also gets a slow start and influences Mistress Fanchon out in three turns. Nikolaj starts to build but stays pretty passive assuming that Rudolf is goíng to bleed him very hard. Later in the game Nikolaj tells us he thought Rudolf was playing the same deck he won the Danish Championships with the day before and that’s why he stayed untapped with so many minions all the time.<br>Mikkel realises he will have a hard time beating Rudolf’s bloat engine so he does his best to beat him in combat. One of his Garous equips with a Desert Eagle and he manages to get Anson to torpor and with my votes he is allowed to eat him. I do my actions to damage Mikkel’s pool and when Fransisco tries to bleed for 7 he reduces it with a master card to 3 and Fransisco burns.<br>Christian has left my pool alone mostly bloating and getting more vampires out and Mikkel is low on pool and realises he is in a lost spot. I am afraid he will go all out on my full Ambrosio with his two Garous and try and delay my oust one round (I am about to bring out Ayelea) but he instead goes all out against Rudolf and I manages to oust him the next round with a bleed. Ambrosio has Cavalier so I also manage to banish Christian’s newly influenced Malgorzata with help from Private Audience. This way I hope to be able to use Ayelea’s special on an untapped Malgorzata next round to get most benefit from it.<br>Rudolf rushes Ambrosio to torpor but I still have some hope to accomplish something when Mistress Fanchon instead banishes Ayelea. I talk Christian into rescuing Ambrosio from torpor in return for not using Ayelea’s special on any of his vampires for the entire game. Rudolf rushes Ayelea to torpor and plays Graverobbing so it is not hard for me to keep that deal. The next round Nikolaj Graverobbs her and has her as a threat towards Christian.<br>I know my game is over but I try to be stubborn and stay as long as possible. I get Rudolf to help me instead when Christian starts to seriously remove my pool. This has been a very slow game and I know timeout is near so I use all my resources to just survive. When two hours have gone I am at 1 pool with no ready minions but I have Pentex Subversion on Mistress Fanchon who is Christian’s only ready vampire.</p> <p><font color="#ff0000">Stefan 1.5VP<br>Rudolf 0.5VP<br>Nikolaj 0.5VP<br>Christian 0.5VP</font></p> <p>Again I had a terrible tournament. My deck is not strong enogh. Sure, when I get a good turn I get a lot done but over all the deck is just to slow. I had a fun time though and especially the third game was very challenging with many turnarounds.<br>When I got home the first thing I did was to disassemble most of my decks and build some new, hopefully better, ones for the upcoming spring tournaments. So I guess in the end this weekend was a good learning experience and I look forward to compete again.<br>Big thanks to Christian, Nikolaj and Jesper for a great gaming weekend!</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-7676057960006808542012-03-14T13:47:00.001-07:002012-04-23T12:31:17.325-07:00Danish National Championships 2012 – Tournament Report<p align="justify">After some days of fever and illness I felt well enough to make the trip to Denmark for a weekend of Vampire-flipping. I decided last minute what to play and wasn’t really comfortable with any of my deck for this unexplored meta. I decided to go with a deck that has done pretty well while testing it and that I felt could handle a little of each.<br>It is a bruise/bleed deck with Dominate and Potence and as we all probably know this archetype isn’t the strongest. What makes it work is Gustaphe’s built-in rush and Tangle Atropos’ Hand at outferior Potence. Using Tangle I can cancel those Deflections and bleed anew, forcing my prey to either take the bleed or block me. The percentage of bleed cards might look too high but they disappear very fast if I have to play Tangle Atropos’ Hand. Relentless Pursuit is there to get rid of not wanted cards (mostly combat cards) and does that job pretty ok. Anyways, here is the deck list:</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Tangle Atropos' Fist<br></strong>Author : </font><em><font color="#ffff00">Stefan Karlsson<br></p></font></em> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 8 average: 6.16667<br><br></font> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="478"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Gustaphe Brunnelle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">8</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">ANI DOM POT obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00">primogen</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Nosferatu</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"> <p><font color="#ffff00">Don Michael Antonio Giovanni</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">7</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">DOM NEC POT</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00">2 votes</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Lord Vauxhall</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">7</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">DOM OBT POT THA</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Accorri Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">DOM POT ani nec</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Black Wallace</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">DOM POT obt tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Virginie, Prodigy</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">DOM POT obt</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00">bishop</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Gianmaria Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">POT dom nec obt</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Almodo Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">dom pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="192"><font color="#ffff00">Jackson Asher</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="134"><font color="#ffff00">dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="55"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Ventrue</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [74 cards]<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1n34KbBngOc/T2EDXgZk46I/AAAAAAAABm4/I7plHbo914g/s1600-h/gustaphebrunnelle3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="gustaphebrunnelle" border="0" alt="gustaphebrunnelle" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-o9QPJbdoQ5w/T2EDYsmjZEI/AAAAAAAABm8/1KEH0jxDXRA/gustaphebrunnelle_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action [14]<br> 2x Bum's Rush<br> 12x Govern the Unaligned</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [14]<br> 8x Conditioning<br> 6x Tangle Atropos' Hand</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Combat [23]<br> 2x Increased Strength<br> 5x Relentless Pursuit<br> 5x Target Vitals<br> 4x Taste of Vitae<br> 7x Thrown Gate<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LR38x8cJSIU/T2EDZafyVmI/AAAAAAAABnI/ZebCNwXudHw/s1600-h/tangleatroposhand6.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="tangleatroposhand" border="0" alt="tangleatroposhand" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tjznwNItv7g/T2EDax56gmI/AAAAAAAABnQ/FG5QToH6Zwc/tangleatroposhand_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [10]<br> 2x Anarch Troublemaker<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 1x Haven Uncovered<br> 2x Misdirection<br> 2x Pentex(TM) Subversion</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [13]<br> 7x Deflection<br> 2x Delaying Tactics<br> 4x On the Qui Vive</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">Thirty-three players showed up and If I got it correctly it is the largest tournament so far in Denmark which is nice for this dead game of ours.<br>It was hard work enough for me to take notes and pictures, still not being all well, so I completely forgot about my Thought’s from the Guest Star-concept this weekend so you have to do with only normal round reports.<br>I will also tell you right now that this tournament result was extra important because of a bet me and my travelling companions made. The one of us with the worst result have to change their name to Apache Jones on Facebook for one week.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eORchwskrA8/T2EDbm2FlTI/AAAAAAAABnY/b86fi7oMtQs/s1600-h/Nikolaj-W12.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Nikolaj W" border="0" alt="Nikolaj W" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hkKCs5JKElI/T2EDcQqYoDI/AAAAAAAABng/5vGHnRHx_so/Nikolaj-W_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YkVDx78gHM4/T2EDdTqXMbI/AAAAAAAABno/CxQbh73kGSM/s1600-h/Stefan31.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CVLJEMLoX_c/T2EDeQaez1I/AAAAAAAABns/XDdslwpsUCg/Stefan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbuE1_E312xTFPgysPP02ALoQvrOdlHLwhNbhB-j57wT6NKO13HNIBsTytsyUA5_MrjaFyhRWEEVY1Hzf0d1O6p9h1YEksRSY_VXGbqYnlmDUEH6vaCwjXGwCvciDs3ujrZHR7eMg2So/s1600-h/David3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="David" border="0" alt="David" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zgYX5ELIGSwe6vlhnN11cy7xopmBt_gloGXqU_hULO0pKxUcSrjN7Kasz7V3mVZawsJu5_cMR0BJ5-xWpfAMMJli7QT6FRMxn0BuV95gbg9ydn0ckGZBnXfgHhOvPYjf2UbqaiunvFo/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eyusCJhwvsc/T2EDghW6fSI/AAAAAAAABoE/9rt-3847xBA/s1600-h/Nikolaj-V3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Nikolaj V" border="0" alt="Nikolaj V" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-auCUgFJp7eQ/T2EDhcdnhcI/AAAAAAAABoM/1CMaOEv-Jlk/Nikolaj-V_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Nikolaj Wendt</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font size="2">David Luha</font><font size="2">ææ</font><font size="2">r</font></font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Nikolaj Vang</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Baali with Aksinya</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">DOM/POT Bruise/Bleed</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Matthias with AUS weenies</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><em><font color="#ff0000">Shambling Hordes</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I get an all unique crypt and start my build-up. David tries to block my superior Govern<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-y3GvG19bnHA/T2EDicsRaMI/AAAAAAAABoY/qYRKJTWXMbc/s1600-h/cybele3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="cybele" border="0" alt="cybele" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mAA6EijnkfE/T2EDjafuCZI/AAAAAAAABog/cCAzudaF1X4/cybele_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a> the Unaligned but I use Tangle Atropos’ Hand once or twice for those actions (having a plethora of Govern on my starting hand) so I get all three attempts through and soon have Gustaphe, Acorri, Black Wallace and Jackson in play.<br>Nikolaj W gets a slow start and builds up with Tend the Flock and mostly stays untapped. I get to throw every single action at my prey and good news is he doesn’t use guns but prevents with fortitude so I can easily get rid of combat cards when I need and don’t get that hurt in the process. I keep drawing my Tangle Atropos’ Hands and they draw many cards from the table. Two bleeds ends up at Nikolaj W and he just blocks which lets me bleed again.<br>Nikolaj V is also a little passive, handjamming on master cards so most of the action is me bleeding David and him trying to defend. I think I go through more than half of my deck but eventually David is ousted. Nikolaj V still has pretty much pool and Nikolaj W starts to bleed me. He also steals two Shambling Hordes from Nikolaj V making my life hard.<br>The both Nikolajs team up against me and those Baali bleeds start to hurt. I have used so many resources and am low on blood so I don’t manage that squeezed situation and Nikolaj W ousts me and in the duel he also kills Nikolaj V.<br>If I was to rank this game in difficulty level A-C where A being “the impossible game”, B “the tricky game” and C “The easy game” this would definitely be a B. If I have had a better long-term plan from the very beginning instead of just bleeding my prey as there were no tomorrow things might have been different. Maybe I needed to deal with Nikolaj V early on to avoid two opponents in the three-way game. But I guess Nikolaj W’s slow start made me over confident so it didn’t feel needed from the start.</p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Nikolaj W GW 3VP<br>Stefan 1VP</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6gWY4Lu0Q7E/T2EDkMdBX0I/AAAAAAAABok/Wa_GVQMmBx4/s1600-h/Mattias3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mattias" border="0" alt="Mattias" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rcCX-OyW0tg/T2EDkvllyZI/AAAAAAAABoo/Pt1IEkO0YV4/Mattias_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WQRldLVT7TY/T2EDlip6j2I/AAAAAAAABo4/eM6E1jup7RM/s1600-h/Frank3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Frank" border="0" alt="Frank" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FqVZVtqAko8/T2EDnYJPuaI/AAAAAAAABo8/zRoLmMfNH_c/Frank_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ICE_Aowm3Ts/T2EDoA5RUCI/AAAAAAAABpI/LfrcB7ITMaw/s1600-h/Jonatan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jonatan" border="0" alt="Jonatan" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o77fL6mmCmI/T2EDpSFzXWI/AAAAAAAABpM/xT_anOOYGZU/Jonatan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KVcqi3898l0/T2EDqEDYgfI/AAAAAAAABpY/IY_-sUbt7zw/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevMSpVQRLuZ-AdfNLFTGdrEleMBC_-guibDJq5AalMDE_XGpodCLT1M_xyMnJY1nTWBaoPBKBBBzaoObomGCgw3PQHbwqWTLexTcwYbMAtD3iddjJpaiBcYB65sQ81OwmhvjDpoXU0jc/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tokru3cx-1A/T2EDr3oW_HI/AAAAAAAABpk/nr3wagwsNxY/s1600-h/Norbert3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Norbert" border="0" alt="Norbert" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nPtyn3cNa-w/T2EDsiJ3WMI/AAAAAAAABpw/BE_Bot_on6Y/Norbert_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Mattias Bäckström</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Frank Moeller</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jonatan Berg</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Norbert Flasko</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">GER</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">HUN</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Ravnos Anarchs with Undue Influence</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Euro Brujah</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Tzimisce Wall</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">DOM/POT Bruise/Bleed</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Malkavian 94</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I can tell from the start that this is an impossible game for me. My prey plays a pretty<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6a5AyI9ja3o/T2EDuepvILI/AAAAAAAABp4/VCICqd5eBCE/s1600-h/poisonpill3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="poisonpill" border="0" alt="poisonpill" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FSJSf8k5iyw/T2EDvIIbYZI/AAAAAAAABp8/LFlPtvCioZI/poisonpill_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> strong archetype with good ousting capabilities and my grandprey plays a deck with very little defence and almost as little offence. Grandpredator plays a strong deck and my predator plays a deck that can really mess with my set-up. Even more so since I soon get to experience that he plays with Starvation of Marena and other long ranged combat that is hard fort my slight gate throwing to match.<br>I manage to delay one of Norbert’s Parity Shifts and slow him down a little and stay somewhat alive even if I am low on blood on all my vampires. Frank has a pretty slow start building up but he don’t care about Mattias’ bleeds for one at all and eventually starts to work Jonatan. This gives me some room to try and hurt Norbert. He makes some decisions in my favour as blocking a mandatory hunt that I make which with Thrown Gate and Target Vitals get me up to 4 blood and makes me able to bleed unhindered with my other Vampires. I get him down to two pool and he is up for the Parity Shift again but Mattias threatens to play Poison Pill. Discussion arises and Norbert instead decides to Parity Shift from Jonatan instead, virtually ousting him in the process. I don’t remember who was ousted first but I also manage to bleed Norbert out soon thereafter.<br>With Frank’s superior combat coming my way (he still doesn’t care a bit about taking a couple of bleeds for 1 each round) things are starting to look bad. I am fortunate enough that he runs out of manoeuvres for a while and I can actually match him in combat long enough to be able to bleed Mattias out. In the long run Frank has minion superiority and a better set-up and he wins quite easily but I am actually happy to squeeze 2 Victory Points out of a game that looked impossible.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Frank GW 3VP<br>Stefan 2VP</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hyf0cMem4kI/T2EDvmqsarI/AAAAAAAABqE/__U80G-X2RI/s1600-h/Mikkel%252520P%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mikkel P" border="0" alt="Mikkel P" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFs_4rkvCi3wE7lCA8Y7J0pLtfPFOFKM9X4SzeiB9q_XwSIwvHDFesdJb4T7WUDGSVsEbPhFIoQRnAuyErqqJexXIXrt2nGXcgVqejEjbyKfM501dO5fhImaSoI-e333g4XzHT8bVa5U/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-deJmLOyDXqs/T2EDxbWBImI/AAAAAAAABqY/BfVzG9tEA7Q/s1600-h/Kristoffer%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Kristoffer" border="0" alt="Kristoffer" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5cJvRk4HPo4/T2EDyBqKl9I/AAAAAAAABqc/uDDv_7Lv-fg/Kristoffer_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-94QoS4J2hTI/T2EDy_s2EBI/AAAAAAAABqo/dGwcBKLhayg/s1600-h/Stefan%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oiweZz3z5qE/T2EDz_0UgFI/AAAAAAAABqs/h8NmRiv4DNI/Stefan_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> </td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--4U_yZC_HWA/T2ED2jFTs4I/AAAAAAAABrI/5lU9Tr3M4dk/s1600-h/Peter%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Peter" border="0" alt="Peter" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RzZ5KLNN3Ag/T2ED3rdDc1I/AAAAAAAABrM/WwACT4wprT4/Peter_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Mikkel Petersen</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Kristofer Wårell</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Oskar Müntzing</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Peter Kärrberg</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">DEN</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">SWE</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tunnel Runners</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Lasombra Bruise/Bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>DOM/POT Bruise/Bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Madame Guil Alastor</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tremere Vote/Bleed</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">The seating in this game is pretty promising. Peter, Mikkel and Kristofer gets their builds<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ROit-4MhdZE/T2ED4s8hroI/AAAAAAAABrY/M3QruidgS_o/s1600-h/immortalgrapple%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="immortalgrapple" border="0" alt="immortalgrapple" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k494g2jpKtk/T2ED5fqV_PI/AAAAAAAABrc/nIb5J9a0BmY/immortalgrapple_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> going and I also start my standard Govern superior chain. I remember discarding both Inner Strengths round 1 and 2 since I have no Thrown Gate in my hand. I keep drawing few or no red cards for most parts of this game. Fortunately Oskar don’t get his deck going and he does little other than blocking me early game. Since I don’t have no combat his minions stay on the table and his pool is in no danger.<br>Kristoffer gives me quite a beating but when Mikkel gets his third Tunnel Runner in play he needs to start playing on the defence. Mikkel has Jacob Fermor in play and his Tunnel Runners constantly uses Computer Hacking to bleed for 3. Peter is controlling much of it from the start and even if Oskar steals his Parity Shifts with Erciyes Fragments he has no serious pressure. I continue to draw terribly and I sit with mostly Govern the Unaligned on my hand when my vampires get hammered by Kristofer’s close ranged combat. Peter helps me a little with both a rescue from torpor and pool from a Parity Shift. I also get a Giant’s Blood on one of my vampires for trying and steal Erciyes Fragments. I try and make a deal with him to be able to receive 1VP but he feels he can control the situation himself.<br>Kristofer is at 2 pool and Mikkel on 9 (i think) when Peter manages to oust them one after another. My cards starts to work for me and I manage to survive this very long game with no hope for more than 0.5VP.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Peter GW 2.5VP<br>Stefan 0.5VP<br>Oskar 0.5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#cccccc">I had a terrible tournament. The first game I could have played a bit better and the last game my deck just played tricks on me from the start to the end. I am happy with my performance in the second game but overall the tournament was a big disappointment. I still think my deck is pretty good but it is more opted against a meta with less combat. One thing I will change for the future is to add a couple of Bondings, I remember a couple of occasions where that would have helped me to get my bleeds through. In the first two games I played my deck so it almost ran out so the amount of cards is good. I feel that I can discard no or few bleed cards so maybe i should increase the amount a little. The Tangle Atropos’ Hand trick consumes a lot of bleed cards when it works as intended.<br>In the next couple of days I will be writing the report for the Danish Qualifier so it hopefully be posted soon. Overall I had a fun day with very nice opponents, a handful of frustrations and a well-organized event. I hope to go again next year!<br>And no – I am not called Apache Jones on Facebook. Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark made an even worse result.</font></p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-20338205872400902032012-01-20T11:42:00.001-08:002012-01-20T11:45:37.463-08:00Tournament Report – Göteborg January 2012<p align="justify">Sten Düring is our new Prince and this tournament was his first duty. 13 players gathered for this unnamed event and he did a great job organising and we all had a fun day. I decided to bring a powerful but very hard to play deck that I had tested enough during the last month’s casual games. The deck is built using Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark’s and Erik Torstensson’s concept and you have seen it before. I have made some minor changes to it, the most notable being more Deep Song than their versions. Here is my deck list:</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Girls will find Salmonella<br></strong>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 7 max: 11 average: 8.91667</font></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="480"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="14"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="126"><font color="#ffff00">Aksinya Daclau</font></td> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="198"><font color="#ffff00">ANI FOR PRE PRO cel tha</font></td> <td valign="top" width="56"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="57"><font color="#ffff00">!Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="126"><font color="#ffff00">Cybele</font></td> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="198"><font color="#ffff00">ANI DAI OBF PRE SER THA</font></td> <td valign="top" width="56"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="57"><font color="#ffff00">Baali</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="126"><font color="#ffff00">Nana Buruku</font></td> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">8</font></td> <td valign="top" width="198"><font color="#ffff00">ANI POT PRE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="56"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="57"><font color="#ffff00">Guruhi</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="126"><font color="#ffff00">Enkidu, The Noah</font></td> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="198"><font color="#ffff00">ANI CEL OBF POT PRO for</font></td> <td valign="top" width="56"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="57"><font color="#ffff00">!Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="126"><font color="#ffff00">Nangila Were</font></td> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="198"><font color="#ffff00">ANI POT PRE obf ser</font></td> <td valign="top" width="56"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="57"><font color="#ffff00">Guruhi</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="126"><font color="#ffff00">Gustaphe Brunnelle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">8</font></td> <td valign="top" width="198"><font color="#ffff00">ANI DOM POT obf</font></td> <td valign="top" width="56"><font color="#ffff00">primogen</font></td> <td valign="top" width="57"><font color="#ffff00">Nosferatu</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="126"><font color="#ffff00">Talbot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="17"><font color="#ffff00">7</font></td> <td valign="top" width="198"><font color="#ffff00">ANI NEC PRO for</font></td> <td valign="top" width="56"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="57"><font color="#ffff00">Gangrel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [68 cards]<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KnXH8aRfehM/TxnDGhFvZTI/AAAAAAAABho/kqXrwiljKEk/s1600-h/enkiduthenoah3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="enkiduthenoah" border="0" alt="enkiduthenoah" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4EyP8bC9Pec/TxnDHZlGksI/AAAAAAAABhw/PR-I8avnT7A/enkiduthenoah_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action [4]<br> 4x Deep Song</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Combat [21]<br> 9x Aid from Bats<br> 1x Canine Horde<br> 7x Carrion Crows<br> 1x Target Vitals<br> 2x Taste of Vitae<br> 1x Terror Frenzy</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Event [2]<br> 1x Anthelios, The Red Star<br> 1x Dragonbound<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DpuD6SIlJOY/TxnDIEK5UYI/AAAAAAAABh4/KDJKohgJKhg/s1600-h/deepsong3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="deepsong" border="0" alt="deepsong" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k1YJotFZHMo/TxnDKIFCVSI/AAAAAAAABiA/6xkRoQaSCqg/deepsong_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [37]<br> 9x Ashur Tablets<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Fame<br> 1x Fortschritt Library<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 1x Golconda: Inner Peace<br> 2x Haven Uncovered<br> 2x Information Highway<br> 5x Liquidation<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 7x Villein<br> 5x Zillah's Valley</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [4]<br> 1x Guard Dogs<br> 2x Lost in Translation<br> 1x Rat's Warning</font></p></blockquote> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fj23a2uBPeI/TxnDK5nY8OI/AAAAAAAABiI/OGFFyAvC49s/s1600-h/Roger3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Roger" border="0" alt="Roger" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UQz-pAqqmC8/TxnDLsadzxI/AAAAAAAABiM/mUqZSgUjY-s/Roger_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1onTL2sQMfo/TxnDMZ2_35I/AAAAAAAABiQ/OoNST9nsLPU/s1600-h/Erik3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik" border="0" alt="Erik" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ckYs7xAxCCg/TxnDNOiA4CI/AAAAAAAABiY/dBniOl0cYtc/Erik_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EdmN7vvSVN8/TxnDOD9gu5I/AAAAAAAABik/7-wfmk0LIak/s1600-h/Alex-B3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex B" border="0" alt="Alex B" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hvPkXRacHpHxdBUJ9_8dsXIS3MerSq2sJbtQ8ms1OF_IYbxmp74DyX817cJQPceW8oZV9UDNdR5NlgPpLa622kU8SlNWkpDoSWLVbin7YY5nSukD__39yXdqcc76TwBH2GDkdOu6tDc/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--J19gpKNHuk/TxnDP-wtIvI/AAAAAAAABi0/uPAHUfNvZxg/s1600-h/Stefan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DquIHd68GwE/TxnDQ6Zw-yI/AAAAAAAABi8/4WadVHwqtHk/Stefan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tTrYEBFVRT4OnfZZPTLYCzSNq45uijYdH9YAQ2s76yO14liIY09W2A7BHelliXNS5L6l8yaHq1XVwVZiUUTI9LpVdVwaUQAXNLTcmP1ocPkzKoPzijMrUU59CkbyE7Na617TGMiU3sQ/s1600-h/Adam3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Adam" border="0" alt="Adam" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PxdXZ1cqNb8/TxnDSp-fl8I/AAAAAAAABjI/9FkKMNTXGWI/Adam_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Roger Carhult</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Erik Torstensson</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Alex Båskman</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Me</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Adam Esbjörnsson</strong></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tunnel Runners</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>War Ghouls</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Create Gargoyles with Dominate</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Girls will find Salmonella</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Nana + ANI weenies Anarch Revolt</em></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Alex gets a flying start and I recognize the archetype he is playing as a very aggressive predator, having played versions of it myself before. I therefore know what I have to do for a great part of this game – rushing backwards. Erik gets a stable but slow start getting blocked by Roger now and then. Adam builds up good and plays an early Anarch Revolt but his combat is exactly the same as mine and Roger’s and he gets nowhere in the beginning.<br>For the early game Erik sits in a good spot, me hammering his prey and helping him oust with Dragonbound but he knows he has to deal with three Animalism-decks so he is in no rush ousting.<br>Erik has a vampire in torpor and wants to rescue it and asks Roger in advance if he is allowed to but when Roger declines he mumbles something about having to play the game a way he don’t want to and starts bleeding with all his minions and soon ousting Alex.<br>I am low on pool and Erik knows he might run into problems ever ousting Adam. We talk about the game state and I agree I am in a lost position if he runs full speed ahead and am willing to play for 2 VPs even if Roger also<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJiMVWPJururKX6hppLMSY70_wQtTB4471ay_mQHFmq2pNcy3qyT1uZYfn3tk7HlPUnDLp_Z4UcCjdh5cOUG99p7QX2EMEHGrcDWSFZvDp-vUjPbHxkwKjKdC1GmRr4YMgDUuCgM8MGE/s1600-h/anarchrevolt%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="anarchrevolt" border="0" alt="anarchrevolt" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzjD5ekPT-1zV7NdL5fC7PtyM0sLZjR0_OseW2rVSmycCr9OKRCs-arf3nOvgMb8c0IAXNTE3wgcvB4_HZJcaee7GUKOa6ZiWbbE7gEGIWcC07jEfWdVfx5asEFOl4MWLTMKdvOLD9_s/?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a> is low on pool and risks getting ousted. We have some sort of deal where I shall attack Adam all out and Erik shall not oust me for the time being.<br>I have brought Golconda: Inner Peace to my hand via Roger’s Inconnu Tutelage to play on my empty Nangila Were next round so I dare going low on pool transferring on my next minion (after discussing it with Erik). The problem is Adam gets two more Anarch Revolts into play and I don’t have the spare action to Go Anarch. The next round Erik breaks the deal and bleeds me out, apologizing but as I told him he didn’t need to do – I would never have risked that situation if it wasn’t my only hope of getting any Victory Points so it was expected with the new game state.<br>Adam manages to oust roger and in the duel Erik shows numerous Fake Outs and thereby manages to beat Adam down and win the game.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Erik GW 4VP<br>Adam 1VP</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><u><strong>Thoughts from the Guest Star</strong></u></p> <p align="justify">This time no one less than Erik Torstensson, the legend himself, agreed to answer some questions about the first game so here you go. The questions are a bit poorly worded since he almost answers them all in his first answer but you get the uncut version anyhow.</p> <p align="justify">Me: What was your general strategy for thi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDUUYGBTVCKuBudiBq4jjytIjk5p9lnCqcNKFF_K8YSITp0-G2ccg2sRkWQSfamuy0spun8s1ozVQqp7ryWbzk0SfpZZzb_rqhrNEV333gVLKq8qWRth7ykauohWBywDt33droCj4kK0/s1600-h/Erik5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik" border="0" alt="Erik" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oK6ERULPJ8E/TxnDV3vNT0I/AAAAAAAABjo/xIaZ3ntUI4w/Erik_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="328"></a>s game? Normally War Ghoul decks have a hard time against Animalism decks and you faced three of them.<br><font color="#4bacc6">Erik: My hope was to have two of the Ani decks ousted, preferably Stefan and Adam and then play the end game with Gargoyles and Tunnel runners. But to be honest I thought that I´d be very lucky if I got just one VP.<br></font>Me: You had a pretty slow start probably knowing I had to do most of your work ousting your prey. Did you think of what to do if Alex had got his deck spinning and ousted me getting some momentum?<br><font color="#4bacc6">Erik: That was actually what i hoped for, and even for him to oust Adam. Then would he probably have lost enough minions when it got down to three players for me to gain table control with the ghouls.<br></font>Me: When Roger didn't let you rescue from torpor you said something about having to play the kind of game you don't want to and started bleeding Alex. I am pretty sure I know how you meant but can we hear your version?<br><font color="#4bacc6">Erik: From my point of view his decision would give Adam the GW, in that if Roger uses resources to weaken but not kill me he would be ousted in the next round.<br></font>Me: Were you ever considering keeping our deal or was it already from the beginning just a way of getting me to do a little of your work against Adam?<br><font color="#4bacc6">Erik: My intention is always to keep deals. I did break this one for several reasons:<u></u><u></u></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#4bacc6"><u></u><u></u></font> <ol> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#4bacc6">You didn't manage to torporize any of Adams minions during your turn.<u></u><u></u></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#4bacc6">Adam played more Anarch Revolts during his, making the situation even more risky for me and making it too easy to oust you.<u></u><u></u></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#4bacc6">I was afraid that you would start to play on the defence, bloating with Golconda, in practice making it impossible for me to win.<u></u><u></u></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#4bacc6">In the long term I didn’t see any way for you to get the GW or even a VP after what had happened during your turn.<u></u><u></u></font></div></li></ol> <p align="justify"><font color="#4bacc6"><u></u><u></u></font> <p align="justify"><font color="#4bacc6">But the main reason for breaking the deal was that you didn’t manage to hurt Adam enough, making it possible for him to both defending against you in further turns as well as being offensive. </font> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DvtNSxJIXnw/TxnDW4LfiDI/AAAAAAAABjw/RTXS3277wk4/s1600-h/Stefan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EhuomZJruqc/TxnDXZbL6RI/AAAAAAAABj4/2OmO6upqUgQ/Stefan_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbbIKICwio9EAbXbJxnuaWL0A2ebxYDVBJESkjAbd85-a5u0w0-V_cd0MTPl9i96i6xeCMXoD7gxp4pspkJfDfnqm1djnUI5xLry1ZLqGMpvZ00P_I2JYUoqztSUiFGAHJLK-FKuyFVY/s1600-h/Alex-B3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex B" border="0" alt="Alex B" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CNsbT_yUmXE/TxnDZgBrdCI/AAAAAAAABkI/cjqtWvbv0FQ/Alex-B_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Sk7JOHPNrjo/TxnDaEiSbjI/AAAAAAAABkM/9CbHrV0KbxU/s1600-h/Alex-E3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex E" border="0" alt="Alex E" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kwsEa9dEqJ4/TxnDa0HNdkI/AAAAAAAABkU/XpfXrubt8v4/Alex-E_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--GTRMD_Em-o/TxnDbvFf35I/AAAAAAAABkg/XaWvyl8UYRM/s1600-h/Roger3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Roger" border="0" alt="Roger" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sdlsaZOR-CE/TxnDc-lOnUI/AAAAAAAABko/nAjkDEE-07U/Roger_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Me</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Alex Båskman</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Alex Ek</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Roger Carhult</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Salmonella</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Gargoyles</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Toreador Breed and Bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="100"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tunnel Runners</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I don’t know what Alex E plays but as soon as he turns up his first vampire I get the idea. This should be the perfect seating for me. Roger struggles early game keeping Alex E at bay and Alex B tries to build up. I go all forwards this game because I know that if Alex B gets a good turn with enough minions Alex E is toast. Still Alex E looks like he is in a very strong position and I even think of cross-table rushing him but it stays as a thought.<br>I get Dragonbound into play and manage to oust Alex B who is desperately trying to keep his vampires ready and does little forwards. Roger has kept Alex away from most of his pool and has Unmasking and some allies in play. Here is where I start to play bad. Instead of giving Alex E the opportunity to get his Victory Point and keeping him low on pool while doing so I decide that I should plan for a sweep so I oust him as quick as I can.<br>It has been a resource heavy game for me and even if I have been conservative with my combat cards battling the Alexes I have already played two series of Ashur Tablets and I am reaching the end of my library again. Roger has his star Aisata Swanou ready with very few blood, a Tunnel Runner, Ossian and Impundulu in his ready region and an empty Walker Grimes in torpor. I have Fame on Aisata and Roger is around 5 pool. All I need is to get Aisata to torpor and the sweep is mine. I play my third series of Ashur Table<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nn75eenjld8/TxnDdo118FI/AAAAAAAABkw/R56mrQFFC1o/s1600-h/aisataswanou%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="aisataswanou" border="0" alt="aisataswanou" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegEtVozunWqN5dhVNoAtb3tBqr2zzUM2UhjTJbHKcbL2gvSzVPUyw4GOxojIDe-RcN55ux7zEhQei8DTSqryD8xFsdRQgcEOuBfuUuSwz11yuQBX08NlOpUNzr34m37ZPdc6u7LUrs4k/?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a>ts and I don’t get a single master card to my deck, just Deep Songs and combat cards. Pentex Subversion anyone? Golconda? Anything to trade for the needed cards with Anthelios? No.<br>Roger now pulls some nasty tricks including Target Vitals and FBI Special Affairs and I don’t get to Aisata but gets hammered by his allies instead and have to start influencing out a new vampire since the ones I have goes to torpor one after another. When my cards run out again it is easy for Roger to just bleed my last few pool away. If I brought say just four master cards back I would have been able to play Pentex Subversion on his blocker allies a couple of times to get that needed rush at Aisata. But as I said, I played like a retard this time.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000">Me 2 VP<br>Roger 2 VP</font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kzxCWMHmeP0/TxnDfPGJWqI/AAAAAAAABlE/iBzh0jU9Z4E/s1600-h/Max%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Max" border="0" alt="Max" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-50cLBa0Z8Os/TxnDf762SJI/AAAAAAAABlI/sBzp04ufllA/Max_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QStF7xVR21c/TxnDg-36q3I/AAAAAAAABlQ/x1b934-cyOA/s1600-h/Stefan%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stefan" border="0" alt="Stefan" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ikQYb0gdIqg/TxnDhf--AZI/AAAAAAAABlY/ZxtG2VuWKKw/Stefan_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-w-KPIINObiY/TxnDiKsZOoI/AAAAAAAABlg/w7wFTzO5aQI/s1600-h/Anders%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Anders" border="0" alt="Anders" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxK_dkUQwvZUnm9GeTclAdcyilh3u5Us2WQfQN7Wgz0C84LVAtNVEPQi2yMCIJOTVF-ralQOY6mhSuVWuYEPpSNHEtokd_xqzPl9nF8I9UkXajgnm4KGS8Z5e_GD1Q4MHLf8PHALstGI/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CxQqIFLiRmc/TxnDjh-w6RI/AAAAAAAABl0/BJ1KyG7QObk/s1600-h/Sten%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sten" border="0" alt="Sten" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ucc6C0ppGmc/TxnDk65bx9I/AAAAAAAABl8/UwF93VgnOs4/Sten_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv43rBec2G18R45uJAeVV1-jOV8Kp0lyOJZy4LPAVszJmPXmzs5sj6nPIoAg2NWEhMehlK53vqaLdM5eWU2PMUmDUpo4fhKau-Sk09MSq_PKTKO6I6CEywahq2ZBmXUj73DZ1jvTnLH0Q/s1600-h/Alex%252520E%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex E" border="0" alt="Alex E" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iGc0mvgnyho/TxnDnEFcsOI/AAAAAAAABmI/rJiZTQq2dsg/Alex%252520E_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="104"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Max Widén</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Me</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Anders Löf</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Sten Düring</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Alex Ek</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Assamites</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Salmonella</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Dmitra / Undele Vote</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Dom/Nec Powerbleed Big Caps</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Toreador Breed and Bleed</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I start of by playing Pentex Subversion on Max first Assamite to get me some room. He argues with me about why I do it (a discussion brought to the pub later at night) since Alex plays a pretty aggressive deck. I don’t need to explain myself since the only thing I want to do is to get Anders into trouble before he can start recycling his combat defence with Undele’s special. Anders starts with Dmitra and I rush her but thing is I get no Aid From Bats. All I can do is 3 damage with hands and Carrion Crows for the first couple of rounds and then Undele is out and it is too late.<br>Sten bleeds Alex pretty heavy and Anders started his game with a Parity Shift stealing 5 pool from him so he sits in a tough spot. He plays two Mind Numbs on Sten’s vampires and gets the breathing room to lunge against Max and oust him. Sten is soon recovered enough to oust Alex since I have too many pool to get to at once.<br>Anders has his perfect set-up and can vote without risking blocks or being voted down. Dmitra, Undele and Lutz is a dangerous trio and my hope lies in creating a situation where he gets bled for much by surprise. Anders hovers aroun<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fY4Z43UvOgk/TxnDnz7M6TI/AAAAAAAABmQ/eYSU_-DrRBM/s1600-h/undele%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="undele" border="0" alt="undele" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hhhB42J6rzg/TxnDoleOx4I/AAAAAAAABmY/bDBe9Rcz4ZU/undele_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a>d 15 pool so it is doable in theory. Sten has two vampires now but unfortunately Anders has played Pentex Subversion on one of them. I have Deep Song, Guard Dogs and Lost in Translation on hand and Aksinya and Cybele in my ready Region so I should be able to bounce two bleeds from Sten even if I am tapped out and then bleed for 5 myself. Anders ends his rounds fully tapped so definitely doable.<br>Problem is I don't manage to remove the Pentex Subversion to create such a scenario. I don’t remember why but probably because I was stupid at some point trying to rush instead. Too bad since Sten would have been all in for such a trick since he claimed he had his hand full of combat defence and was prepared for a duel with me. Anders ousts Sten and then me without any real problems.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000">Anders GW 3VP<br>Sten 1VP<br>Alex 1VP</font></p> <p>A really bad performance on my part. In my playgroup we sometimes talks of the three different games you statistically get during a tournament’s preliminary rounds. Seating is key here. I list them in the order they happened to me this tournament:</p> <ul> <li><strong>The impossible game</strong> – <em>In this game you have a poor seating and have to struggle to get anything out of it.</em> This tournament my first game was nothing but a struggle from the start and my best bet would have been to get 1 or 2 Victory Points at Erik’s mercy. <li><strong>The easy game – </strong><em>In this game seating is your friend and if you play to any standards at all you win. </em>My performance in round 2 was so poor I don’t even want to think about it. Anything less than a Game Win is achieved only by lousy play. <li><strong>The tricky game – </strong><em>In this game you have to use your skill to achieve anything and handling this game well is what gets you to the finals in the large tournaments. </em>I should have played smarter and more consistent when we were three players left and maybe I would have got a VP or even a GW. This day I didn’t.</li></ul> <p>Come to think of it I will from now on mark the three preliminary rounds in my future tournament reports with the three game types and see if the idea is solid.</p> <p>I like the deck I played but it is very difficult to play and I think I am simply not man enough to pilot it yet. I will let it rest for some time but will get back to it sooner or later. I had a fun day over all and it seems we are back to playing monthly tournaments in Göteborg again. Happy times!</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-45265351009568103842012-01-03T10:07:00.001-08:002012-01-03T10:07:15.280-08:00What does the Lord of the Clog think about this?<p align="justify">If you read some of the threads at <a href="http://www.vekn.net">the V:EKN forum</a> you can come to the conclusion that these are turbulent times for the game we all love. Things are sometimes furiously discussed with the delicate stubbornness and narrow minds that the wonderful invention called internet brings out of people. I have decided not to take any serious part in the debates at that forum because I am lazy and don’t have the time to disagree with strangers all day long. Still I find the discussions refreshing and mostly good for the community as a whole. I have opinions though and I need to express them somewhere and for me this blog feels like the best place.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ffff00">So what does the Lord of the Clog think about..</font></strong></p> <ul> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#ffff00"><strong>The new rulings?</strong></font> The change of Villein’s card text is a brilliant move. Villein is still better than Minion Tap in most decks so the ones who have hunted HttB starters or spent half a fortune on single cards won’t feel cheated. Minion Tap is now playable again in several deck types and everyone should be happy. There might even be some new decks playable with Minion Taps combined with cards from KoT, EK and HttB. The only one I can think of now is Ariadne Abactor but I am sure we will see some other examples in the near future. The rule clarifications and changes are good over all and I think that Pascal is the perfect person for his new position. As an extra bonus he completely lacks the ironic attitude sometimes seen from LSJ answering rules questions.</div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Banning of cards?</strong></font> All suggestions of banning cards are bad in my opinion with one exception. Giant’s Blood. Playing it requires no skill at all and has a huge impact on the game in favour of the one player drawing it first. It is not ruining the game and I can live with it’s existence but it is definitely a card that shouldn’t have been created in the first place. Most ban suggestions I see on the forums I get a feeling comes from frustration and nothing else. We need to focus on keeping the game going with as few changes as possible if we want it to be picked up by someone in the future. I can let Giant’s Blood stay if it increases that chance but it is still a poorly designed card.</div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#ffff00"><strong>The upcoming V:EKN card set?</strong></font> I think it is a good idea. I also think it is good that it is a closed process. Sure, there is a risk of the cards being badly designed but I doubt that. I have faith in that the few new cards will probably be the most insightfully designed for this game so far. I understand people’s fears but I was involved in the global community of the miniature game Confrontation while it was still playable and when we were designing the tournament rules it got out of hand more and more the more persons involved and the result was actually quite bad. It might sound elitist or something but really – let a few dedicated souls do their best and we will get the best. Trust me on this one.</div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Print your own cards?</strong></font> I don’t like it but it is the way we can do it so no need to argue about it. I would gladly have printed them at a professional print shop if that option would have been legally available but now it is not. The argumentation about forcing people to use sleeves makes me speechless. To not want to sleeve your deck can be seen as nothing but silly. And no, that is not my opinion, that is fact.</div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Proxies?</strong></font> No thanks. Allowing proxies for tournament play would definitely ruin every chance there is of getting the game printed again.</div> <li> <div align="justify"><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Table time-outs?</strong></font> I still strongly feel that 0.5VP should be removed as a possible result. My opinion is that everyone who has not ousted someone when the game times out should get 0VP, only the ones who already have got one or more Victory Points should get the “bonus” 0.5. This way the non-ousting wall decks is still valid to play but might be encouraged to play aggressively when the game runs to an end instead of clinging to their 0.5, giving their predator a chance. </div></li></ul> <p align="justify">Feel free to start what can be my own little personal flame war by commenting on this post!</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-70092230255779272002011-12-08T13:47:00.001-08:002011-12-08T13:47:27.659-08:00Godverdomme – Tournament Report<p align="justify">Time for the traditional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gl%C3%B6gg#Nordic_Gl.C3.B8gg_or_Gl.C3.B6gg">Glögg</a>-tournament in Göteborg and one of the rare occasions when alcohol is consumed during a Swedish tournament. I stayed pretty sober during the games (as did most or all) but it is always a nice atmosphere at this tournament. Another important thing to write about is that I tasted Baconaise for the first, but definitely not the last, time in my life during the lunch break.<br>For the first time I have a new feature in a tournament report that I call “Thoughts from the Guest Star”. I have asked one other player some questions about his/her perspective on one game that we played together and publish a short interview at the end of this report. Enjoy!<br>I wasn’t sure which deck to play but when I knew we would be 14 players I skipped my idea of playing a pure rush-deck which were my plan if we were going to be 12 or 16. I double checked with my friend Peter Kärrberg that he wasn’t going to play his deck featuring Ankara Citadel (your first pick next time mate) and picked the heavy box of the following 102 cards up from my bag:</p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Glöggansiktet Gerald<br></strong>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 9 average: 6.16667</font></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="349"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="112"><font color="#ffff00">Gerald Windham</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="145"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DOM FOR THA</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="112"><font color="#ffff00">Nicomedes</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="145"><font color="#ffff00">aus for nec vic</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Harbinger</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="112"><font color="#ffff00">Kay Polerno</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="145"><font color="#ffff00">dom nec pro</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="112"><font color="#ffff00">Primo Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="145"><font color="#ffff00">dom nec pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="112"><font color="#ffff00">Almodo Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="145"><font color="#ffff00">dom pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="112"><font color="#ffff00">Cristobal Ghiberti</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="145"><font color="#ffff00">nec</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="112"><font color="#ffff00">Eric Milliner</font></td> <td valign="top" width="11"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="145"><font color="#ffff00">pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="59"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><font color="#ffff00">Library [90 cards]<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o0T10uTO0wA/TuEv0wbLatI/AAAAAAAABaw/HwfTEBYN_KQ/s1600-h/nicomedes3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="nicomedes" border="0" alt="nicomedes" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qZdS58bGU1s/TuEv1pZ0pTI/AAAAAAAABa4/T2LfVRLZncs/nicomedes_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action [27]<br> 1x Big Game<br> 1x Bum's Rush<br> 2x Command the Legion<br> 1x Dark Mirror of the Mind<br> 1x Far Mastery<br> 3x Govern the Unaligned<br> 8x Magic of the Smith<br> 1x Mind Rape<br> 1x Pulse of the Canaille<br> 2x Revelations<br> 1x Scouting Mission<br> 1x Soul Scan<br> 4x Sudario Refraction</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [39]<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WFRM1znL6QU/TuEv2W-NQ4I/AAAAAAAABa8/sAvEnbdxXI8/s1600-h/commandthelegion3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="commandthelegion" border="0" alt="commandthelegion" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB5ppiHi_RrplXvxHX_qBA4nuE01c1lvRomqk-q1JaDrsNFuw2zYKuBij1k10dJz3SGvLz0hrn1kaQ6XM9DsvFLeft6wxLjx28EtkzVrZZFX0S0n_FKVc6_y2wagNJsCjHB7hoVhdhT8/?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></a><br> 1x Call of the Hungry Dead<br> 3x Conditioning<br> 32x Freak Drive<br> 1x Mirror Walk<br> 1x Perfect Clarity<br> 1x Trochomancy</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier/Reaction [1]<br> 1x Spectral Divination</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Ally [3]<br> 1x Ambrosius, The Ferryman (Wraith)<br> 1x Ponticulus<br> 1x Tye Cooper</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [7]<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P-3-Josvo6E/TuEv37izCPI/AAAAAAAABbM/1BRmkxE-I8s/s1600-h/soulscan3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcmyI8J-BvemE1tGl0CKUIKxbR4QaI6d1U-q1UPU_8uXtXwXMmcPqkqtlHYZPlguZVvNeapFpfTjzS9VWyoITA9vizfUOxugJKVI0CUj03ZjTLP46mrP5epwgVmTQMwngxYGst5lxgV4/?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a><br> 1x Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The<br> 1x Heart of Nizchetus<br> 1x Ivory Bow<br> 1x Kevlar Vest<br> 1x Laptop Computer<br> 1x Sargon Fragment, The<br> 1x Talbot's Chainsaw</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Master [6]<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Heidelberg Castle, Germany<br> 3x Pentex(TM) Subversion</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [5]<br> 3x Deflection<br> 1x Delaying Tactics<br> 1x On the Qui Vive</font></p> <p><font color="#ffff00">Retainer [2]<br> 1x J. S. Simmons, Esq.<br> 1x Tasha Morgan<br></font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">This is <a href="http://lordoftheclog.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-i-had-already-managed-to-qualify-i.html">basically the same deck</a> that I played during the Last Chance Qualifier but I have made some changes. First of all I added 10 more cards since the original version actually ran out of cards sometimes and I found myself of being too careful with my recourses. 6 Magic of the Smith in 80 cards were a little too few so I went up to 8 in the 90 card version. I added Nicomedes and Soul Scan and am very happy with that decision. His special really is good and in this deck it is fantastic. Most Important though is the addition of one more Revelations and one more Command the Legion, that really makes the difference. 32 Freak Drives are about right, I seldom miss them and they are seldom too many on my hand.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zSv4XQ_NmmU/TuEv5tBta-I/AAAAAAAABbg/35KNYwkoJj0/s1600-h/Jonatan3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jonatan" border="0" alt="Jonatan" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H-Vz977GnBE/TuEv6SbPYEI/AAAAAAAABbk/IJ5U97vAr7A/Jonatan_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qCJwOU9582U/TuEv65Bp8YI/AAAAAAAABbw/FhrzvLvNrVs/s1600-h/Isak3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Isak" border="0" alt="Isak" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uM4k56ZnLHc/TuEv7mRq1XI/AAAAAAAABb0/-Q5Fs8WfIU8/Isak_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LaxQUCebEYU/TuEv8Z1edYI/AAAAAAAABb8/skkeZdmMGuI/s1600-h/Max3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Max" border="0" alt="Max" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TOZtn7X6EY4/TuEv9KIV_hI/AAAAAAAABcE/QnNYpMSrRmw/Max_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XWxgOXY_sog/TuEv9rSNL2I/AAAAAAAABcM/vyXW7DYT1MM/s1600-h/Jag3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vKq-GM1_GkI/TuEv-LsTlII/AAAAAAAABcU/ut04FV_AkGo/Jag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3oUznOUJxVM/TuEv-wCxrOI/AAAAAAAABcc/lHdnwpVFRQU/s1600-h/Henrik3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Henrik" border="0" alt="Henrik" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-osZE1EQsGAU/TuEv_65cgLI/AAAAAAAABck/knkj9n5fKX8/Henrik_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jonatan Sjöberg</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Max Widén</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Henrik Ericsson</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">AAA</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Speed Shamblers</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">!Brujah Rush</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gerald Freak Show</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Brujah Vote</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I have all three wraiths on my starting hand and it looks like its going to be a game for Talbot’s Chainsaw. Isak tells the table he has built a brand new untested deck and when he starts by bringing out two Tupdogs we all think he is trying the Rock Cat deck. Henrik gets Carlak and Karen Suadela out together with New Carthage and Jonatan gets Anson and Alexandra. Because of Gerald’s special none of them has vote superiority. Max gets Jacko and one other !Brujah and Isak gets some Giovanni and converts his Tupdogs to Shambling Hordes.<br>Max draws no early rushes (I later gets to know his deck is built around Theo Bell and Beast so that explains) and has to focus his few resources backwards and I can focus on tooling up and attacking Henrik with bleeds and Talbot’s Chainsaw. Henrik’s blood gain is insane though with Voter Captivation and Carlak’s special and I don’t get his vampires dry. He also has the occasional Majesty. His pool on the other hand is constantly reduced.<br>Jonatan manages to do some serious damage to Isak who don’t really gets his deck rolling. I go quite low on pool influencing Nicomedes out but am pretty confident as I have both Ponticulus and Tye Cooper to block potential Presence bleeds from Max. I think I use Nicomedes special 4 times during the game and it is really a great addition to this deck.<br>Jonatan asks me if I will vote in favour of Reins of Power ousting Isak and firstly I’m negative but the thought of the greater pressure the AAA deck will put on Max is tempting. Then I make a decision and announce my reasoning: “I saw a V:tES TV show once and one of the experts there told the audience not to be scared of letting your cross table buddies get ousted.” Isak mumbles something about “that being a stupid expert” and threatens to chose no vampire for Reins of Power giving Max 6 pool but that is of little concern to me at this point, it might even be a good thing.<br>As soon as Isak is ousted Max and me starts dealing a little. He wants to leave me alone if I use Talbot’s Chainsaw on Jonatan’s vampires. Since it is of little use rushin<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7jjHTdnTjWg/TuEwAcN1HkI/AAAAAAAABcs/eBeaqxCH-jA/s1600-h/talbotschainsaw3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="talbotschainsaw" border="0" alt="talbotschainsaw" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4xRz-N94zsI/TuEwB2uAi-I/AAAAAAAABc4/uS4Zb-4Mq7I/talbotschainsaw_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>g forwards and straight out lethal to rush backwards I have nothing against it. Max still draws few rushes and Jonatan’s minions survives but he don’t get the massive pressure and the quick oust that could have been. Max needs to negotiate with Henrik to make his votes pass and he constantly gives Henrik pool from the Parity Shifts played damaging Max.<br>Eventually Max gets ousted and Henrik’s pool slowly goes down and I oust him quickly thereafter. Jonatan planned to trade a Direct Intervention to his hand with Anthelios but instead went for something else and I could do a really good round torporising his remaining Vampire and having his Mind Raped Anson in my ready region when he conceded the game to me.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Me GW 3VP<br>Jonatan 2VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="326" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="120"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="68"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gkHfoQd83G4/TuEwCeCePpI/AAAAAAAABc8/6wgxpwGxsDg/s1600-h/Jag6.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IbwCa3iXllE/TuEwCxE7JxI/AAAAAAAABdE/aVLwxC9yYEA/Jag_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="132"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zhuvqpsdFm8/TuEwDWLLMzI/AAAAAAAABdQ/AViPSv_4eCU/s1600-h/Erik3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Erik" border="0" alt="Erik" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7xc1Rp6bUOA/TuEwETD7v5I/AAAAAAAABdU/oLEQDmojhb4/Erik_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJRF3vRygLoMFHWcvVQDm-njWrS4KCVJIsxwhXNQFzZjWOUUyUxTR17eNSZOyMrrJzUyuls2bcEwQKeHhcFxBioA_hRq2ZM-2x8Gog8eInMJHvsWD5oUfADO3kVWZy0hVfeZNSdAnqRc/s1600-h/Daniel3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Daniel" border="0" alt="Daniel" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-G2GKgZBSlcw/TuEwGF8bonI/AAAAAAAABdk/9ZT7sODIqgs/Daniel_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="120"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tEyyoUSJb8E/TuEwGtFQjgI/AAAAAAAABdw/cwDqsAv6Qfk/s1600-h/Jonatan3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jonatan" border="0" alt="Jonatan" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Rb-jCEEQThw/TuEwHq2XcyI/AAAAAAAABd0/klR4de-IHbg/Jonatan_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="68"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Erik Cardell</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Daniel Viberg</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="120"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jonatan Sjöberg</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="68"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gerald</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><em><font color="#ff0000">Nosferatu Ani/Obf</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><em><font color="#ff0000">Puppeteers Powerbleed</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="120"><em><font color="#ff0000">AAA</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Jonatan gets a quick start with good crypt acceleration and Erik tools up with Raven Spies. I get blocked by him early and realise that this is going to be a hard game as I start taking early vote damage.<br>I am at 14 pool and looking at Pentex Subversion on my hand. The best thing would of course have been to play it on one of Jonatans vampires but I reason that I need to get a good rolling round with no block from Erik’s guy with Raven Spies so I play it on him instead. As a replacement card<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cqCSrdY5Hs4/TuEwIJ6b8LI/AAAAAAAABeA/J5r8niJAvT8/s1600-h/directintervention3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="directintervention" border="0" alt="directintervention" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QaY0cGWUVqE/TuEwJEKca8I/AAAAAAAABeE/Dnwak9yuVO8/directintervention_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> I draw Ambrosius the Ferryman and I have a Magic of the Smith on my hand and here is where I make the real mistake. I recruit Ambrosius and goes for Talbot’s Chainsaw. I also has a rush on my hand so my thinking is to go all backwards. I go down to 6 pool and Jonatan plays Direct Intervention on my Freak Drive after getting Talbot’s Chainsaw. He gets bled heavily by Daniel and can play a Parity Shift followed by a bleed for two to oust me.<br>I don’t look at much of the game thereafter since I instead scout the rest of the tournament being the first one ousted for the round. Erik managed to stop Jonatan and Daniel could take him out and when I glanced at the duel it looked good for Erik but he ran out of wake cards and Daniel got the win.</p> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Daniel GW 3VP<br>Jonatan 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CIhLOqGK09Y/TuEwJrqrjQI/AAAAAAAABeQ/ONjr5ipvs9U/s1600-h/Gubben3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Gubben" border="0" alt="Gubben" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cQx66Zz7XZ0/TuEwKSp8vTI/AAAAAAAABeU/3FqNDAmYvno/Gubben_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DcAR8EnF_Bo/TuEwKzxbHhI/AAAAAAAABec/AzJ2xBF0YAo/s1600-h/Jag11.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sCD0FPqrTS0/TuEwLdChZdI/AAAAAAAABek/1P1D44mADp4/Jag_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-A6jGqkTl-xU/TuEwMQpOtoI/AAAAAAAABew/-GK31dxtS6s/s1600-h/Archie3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Archie" border="0" alt="Archie" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JlFaAZmTKWo/TuEwNMkMPII/AAAAAAAABe0/rGyLHq-AYKM/Archie_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bJvSiG8Edg8/TuEwNgS2i2I/AAAAAAAABe8/LPpjrjEXoFY/s1600-h/Alex3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alex" border="0" alt="Alex" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aMjPmqDJAPU/TuEwOLZUjdI/AAAAAAAABfE/B9l2zl6GG2A/Alex_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_gOG4j6LTqU/TuEwO0fAe0I/AAAAAAAABfM/vAgo0MtmYog/s1600-h/Daniel7.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Daniel" border="0" alt="Daniel" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iKyaihignAI/TuEwPaekf7I/AAAAAAAABfU/-3bGgsfvX2Y/Daniel_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Peter Kärrberg</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Archibald Zimonyi</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Alex Ek</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Daniel Viberg</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Toreador Breed/Boon/Bleed</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gerald</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Brujah Vote</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Kiasyd S/B with Masters</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Puppeteers Powerbleed</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">The set-up goes good for me and Alex and since he brings Pherydima and Omme Enberbenight we are seriously competing with Peter and Archie at vote superiority. Both my Tye Cooper and Daniel’s Puppeteers blocks some of Peter’s actions but he still manages to do some damage to me. Archie doesn’t get it going and apart from Alex everyone goes below 10 pool.<br>I manage to oust Archie by tapping all his vampires with Command the Legion and bleed with everything I got. Peter does some damage again and it gets critical as Daniel also is low on pool. When it is my turn the terror balance looks as follows: I need to oust Alex my turn and I have exactly the amount of bleed (permanent and on hand) to do so on the table but he has three untapped vampires and I have only Gerald who can play stealth. If I don’t there is a pretty big risk that Alex ousts Daniel and if he survives he might oust<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZgwtxLNiGrI/TuEwQCYs7SI/AAAAAAAABfc/34Yhp94XAIo/s1600-h/commandthelegion%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="commandthelegion" border="0" alt="commandthelegion" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-juAvEt-fPNM/TuEwQmoeLJI/AAAAAAAABfo/yPC49OYnhHo/commandthelegion_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></a> Peter with a good hand. Peter has a pretty big chance of ousting me if he in his turn survives.<br>I am lucky and draws my second Command the Legion. I play it but Alex plays Direct Intervention. As I have the Sargon Fragment I just fetch it back to the hand and play it again, Alex is cursing because he didn’t simply play the DI on the Freak Drive.<br>Before making the last bleed for 1 I start tooling up a lot with Gerald since Daniel has Unmasking in play and I don’t want to get blocked. Easy to forget when the oust is in range but this time I managed to restrain myself.<br>When Alex is ousted Daniel gets a good turn and bleeds Peter out. In the duel I fetch Talbot’s Chainsaw and gets some rushes to my hand and Daniel concedes the game to me with only one ready minion left.</p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Me GW 4VP<br>Daniel 1VP</strong></font></p> <p align="justify">Two game wins is a good result and I soon gets to know that I am first seeded in the finals. Complete seeding looks like this:</p> <div align="justify"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="260"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#4bacc6">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="115"><font color="#4bacc6">Stefan Karlsson</font></td> <td valign="top" width="133"><font color="#4bacc6">2GW 7VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#4bacc6">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="115"><font color="#4bacc6">Adam Esbjörnsson</font></td> <td valign="top" width="133"><font color="#4bacc6">2GW 6.5VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#4bacc6">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="115"><font color="#4bacc6">Daniel Teige</font></td> <td valign="top" width="133"><font color="#4bacc6">1GW 6VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#4bacc6">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="115"><font color="#4bacc6">Daniel Viberg</font></td> <td valign="top" width="133"><font color="#4bacc6">1GW 5VP</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#4bacc6">5</font></td> <td valign="top" width="115"><font color="#4bacc6">Henrik Ericsson</font></td> <td valign="top" width="133"><font color="#4bacc6">1GW 4VP</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Daniel T decides to hunt on Henrik being hunted by Daniel V. This is probably because he has a lot more bleed defence than vote defence in his deck. Adam sits down between Daniel T and Henrik and its my turn to chose. The seating is perfect for me as my primary goal was to not have Adam or Daniel T on either side of me since they pack the most intercept of the finalist. I simply place myself between Henrik and Daniel V.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>The Finals</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1Zn34b0l7Zo/TuEwR8RugnI/AAAAAAAABfw/ePmaWJHTmuA/s1600-h/Adam%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Adam" border="0" alt="Adam" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EneowL_jQ54/TuEwSud-zFI/AAAAAAAABf0/Skg7qKk7pm0/Adam_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TXtZY6X1-WM/TuEwTK4hCbI/AAAAAAAABf8/DZm8SqPq0q0/s1600-h/Henrik%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Henrik" border="0" alt="Henrik" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3ABK29sD9X4/TuEwT_j2VYI/AAAAAAAABgE/CvG_tf2UleA/Henrik_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iTTBoCA6Vxw/TuEwUsL84dI/AAAAAAAABgM/nDzwM_K0KPU/s1600-h/Jag%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xnCwyJxqSTo/TuEwVDStieI/AAAAAAAABgU/Wk5pf7IHvGo/Jag_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6J18YI9NZiE/TuEwVgLGk6I/AAAAAAAABgc/AK-ECzM9MSs/s1600-h/Daniel%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Daniel" border="0" alt="Daniel" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiXN1KogyaikzulDSWykJhCN-AJcW9uMXwciYnMVSyRNAXbzqh-rdMdU5IQdYGQaGHhx461hUsp-GbZhByepqe-hJMXIAUssg8j2Of-zlk8KHZs1GVXYMtuqQErFyEj6Jl10CCZu4B94/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZ6rmaLS_2R-LQNLA9HcDU1hLrijIbNNB6KsRx14Kw_xt5zZu2wflXxUsyGphCRMWZOkhp-wASv5fVb70AqbHkNDx7l2t9hAtWoWDYc2sUjAZoF6IWTtEu3h0wFKou80SU0QiozvH9_k/s1600-h/DT%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DT" border="0" alt="DT" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PAjNyExJtpg/TuEwXxbEEGI/AAAAAAAABg0/oFLjkqDYu1A/DT_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Adam Esbjörnsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Henrik Ericsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Daniel Viberg</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Daniel Teige</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Imbued</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Brujah Vote</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gerald</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Puppeteers Powerbleed</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">!Ventrue Grinder</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Daniel V gets a terrible start and doesn’t draw a Govern the Unaligned. Daniel T gets none of the usual suspects (Owain or Blackhorse) in his starting crypt and as an extra bonus Adam plays Pentex Subversion on his first vampire. This is a Pentex that will stay on that vampire for several rounds. Daniel V has to bleed instead of playing superior Govern and Daniel T doesn’t have an early bounce. I have a good flow for tooling up and Henrik draws no early Parity Shifts to my great relief. He plays superior Entrancement on Ponticulus though and gets a nice blocker against the Imbued that also does pretty well.<br>The both Daniels keep struggling and I do constant damage to the one whose surname begins with a V. I get a fantastic card draw and gets both my Revelation, both Command the Legion and Perfect Clarity soon after each other. This is more than enough to oust Daniel V.<br>About at this time Henrik’s deck starts to spin and in addition to his Brujah he also has Undele. I am getting low on pool again and need to oust Daniel T quickly. I play Revelations and looks at his hand. He has one Telepathic Misdiresction, one My Enemy’s Enemy and one Wake with Evening’s Freshness on his hand as defence and he tries to trick me into discarding one of the bounce cards by asking who of the other two I wish to punish with the next bleed. I discard Wake with Evening’s Freshness and play Command the Legion. He is at 5 Pool and that is exactly what Gerald bleeds for with Govern the Unaligned, a bleed retainer and a Laptop Computer. Unfortunately he has replaced into an On the Qui Vive and plays Telepathic Misdirection. Me and Adam starts to talk and I am offering him to let him get Henrik before I try and oust him if he plays the Direct Intervention he has told he has on his hand. Adam thinks for a while and then plays it. Daniel instead plays My Enemy’s Enemy and the bleed lands at Henrik’s pool. I have Almodo Giovanni, Eric Milliner and Tye Cooper left and as I have a Conditioning I end up with just the amount I need to get my second Victory Point. I don’t know why I made some sort of deal with Adam – the DI didn’t matter since I most likely would have ousted Daniel anyways.<br>Even with my new 6 pool I am the weakest on the table when it comes to defence. Especially since Henrik plays Entrancement on Tye Cooper and adds him to his wraith collection. My library is low on cards (not even 20 left) but the Far Mastery is nowhere to be found on my hand or in my ash heap so I have to live without my two favourite ghosts.<br>I know that without Talbot’s Chainsaw I have no chance against Adam in a duel and I know I have to get it somehow. Problem is I am at 3 pool when it is time to get it. Second problem is I draw it to my hand and with only 2 stealth equipping it I will never get past Adam’s Imbued since he has two with Discern and the Unmasking in play.<br>I now know that my best chance of winning this tournament is to be ousted by Henrik and cheering for Adam in the heads-ups. I don’t want to win that way and I absolutely don’t want Adam to think I am playing to get ousted. I reason with Adam and tells him I have to <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zrZNB0QJ3cg/TuEwYu0ud3I/AAAAAAAABhA/B667GCSM_XA/s1600-h/discern%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="discern" border="0" alt="discern" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nynaiPdYtTM/TuEwZqrH7hI/AAAAAAAABhI/JDyCOUiQSvc/discern_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a>get Talbot’s Chainsaw somehow and asks if it is okay if I get the Ivory Bow and play Sudario Refraction getting Bum’s Rush, Big Game and Dark Mirror of the Mind and he is all in. What happens now is that Henrik draws both Freak Drives from my hand when making room for new cards after playing Sudario Refraction. One rush only on Tye Cooper and Henrik ousts me when it is my turn.<br>Henrik goes trough his ash heap and asks Adam what his game plan is and Adam says he is going to sit on the edge and try and slowly oust Henrik. Then Henrik reveals that all his Forgotten Labyrinths is in his ash heap and he won’t get a single action by Adam’s blockers and he concedes the game. The newly arrived spectators who just finished a casual game in the other room looks surprised when I raise my hands in victory.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Me 2VP<br>Adam 2VP<br>Henrik 1VP</strong></font></p> <p align="justify">A very odd way of winning a tournament but I keep telling myself I deserved the win even during the crazy circumstances. I now have two different decks in the TWDA and both featuring Gerald as a star. Very different decks but still. The question is now if I can come up with three more iterations with this vampire so I can get to the hall of fame with only Gerald decks? <p align="justify">As promised I will now introduce a new feature of my tournament reports, Thoughts from the Guest Star and this time it is of course poor Adam that gets the questionable honor of answering some questions. Enjoy! <p align="center"><strong><u>Thoughts from the Guest Star</u></strong> <p align="justify"><em><strong>Me:</strong> What was the reasoning of your chosen seating and w<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftdSU7mptgcaylx-m00CqHFlqB5g9eMwIGRl0baMT1d7bjsUh3GmN1Yn6zf66rnFr2FqeUY3lBlSUL9TJwswmtuq2zHpq2cYt696mnlS90zyST0H5VnxaYBJFLeh3BdFltP3FVF06eQc/s1600-h/Adam%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Adam" border="0" alt="Adam" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LR7sdlXUVrk/TuEwbjIOngI/AAAAAAAABhU/JPbqLofd0Bg/Adam_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="328"></a>hat was your basic game plan?<br></em><em><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Adam:</strong> I wanted the time to set-up. I felt that I couldn't have you or Henrik as predator to be sure I would get that time. I chose to have hunt on Henrik and to be hunted by DT since I was fairly sure you wouldn't sit on either side of me if I did. Hunting on Henrik is an added benefit since it means I could start drawing out his stealth early if I need to block him.<br></font><strong>Me:</strong> When you chose to play the Direct Intervention on Daniel's Telepathic Misdirection to help me oust him, how did you reason there? Or was it really sweet talk to me and just a way for him to use My Enemy's Enemy and get my big bleed to your prey instead?<br></em><em><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Adam:</strong> I agreed to have the Pentex removed and the Telepathic Misdirection would end up in me if I let it be played. That's two more actions than I planned for, would DT have stayed alive until his turn. He would likely have been able to do some damage to me and I really can't take any pool damage. He wouldn't have killed me that turn, but I would have been severely weakened. The deal you offered was a motivator as well.<br></font><strong>Me:</strong> Were you confident of a win against me in a duel even if I would have got Talbot's Chainsaw somehow?<br></em><em><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Adam:</strong> Absolutely. I was fairly certain you didn't play any combat cards and I had a Zip Gun in play, I could just transfer it to the minion with an optional press. I knew I wouldn't take any damage from the chainsaw and I was also fairly certain I could torpor Gerald eventually with a few target vitals together with strike with conviction (since the Chainsaw press is mandatory).<br></font><strong>Me:</strong> Did you ever consider self-ousting and king-making Henrik instead of me when I was ousted?<br><font color="#4bacc6"><strong>Adam:</strong> No. I never threatened you with it. And frankly, I thought it was illegal play before the recent RTR. You showed no self-ousting tendencies, so I didn't even want to talk about the possibility. I was just hoping you stayed alive, no matter the reasoning. It was truly out of my hands, I just played for the maximum points I could at every turn I got.</font></em></p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-72780097781426696912011-12-02T10:03:00.001-08:002011-12-02T10:03:40.160-08:00EC Aftermath<p align="justify">As promised I will post some more thoughts when the impressions has settled in my busy brain.</p> <ul> <li> <div align="justify"><strong><font color="#ffff00">None of the three different decks I played during the three tournaments contained a single combat card</font></strong>. I’m almost ashamed of that and promise I’ll better myself. </div> <li> <div align="justify"><strong><font color="#ffff00">There were quite a few decks playing for 0.5 Victory Points played</font></strong>. Of course none of the players behind them aimed for timing out and claiming 0.5 VPs but that is the reality for some decks in most their games. I am mainly talking about wall decks that can block Predator’s every action but put little or no pressure on Prey. If they field Smiling Jack the don’t have enough blocking capabilities to defend it from the whole table. I am actually toying with a rule change suggestion here removing 0.5 VP as a result and convert that to 0 VP instead. 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 should still be valid results but making people that can’t oust do their most to stay in the game to gain their half point I believe is bad for the game. This is not fully thought trough so there is probably effects I have overseen. </div> <li> <div align="justify"><strong><font color="#ffff00">The V:tES community is great</font></strong>. I had lots of fun with very nice people. I’ll do it again if real life allows. </div> <li> <div align="justify"><strong><font color="#ffff00">I made some nice trades and purchases</font></strong>. I have never thought I would build a Derange-deck since I didn’t own a single copy of the card but somehow I brought 5 copies home. I don’t know what to do with them yet but I’ll figure something out. </div> <li> <div align="justify"><strong><font color="#ffff00">Polish pizza is the best in the world</font></strong>. Yes – you read it. The pizza at <a href="http://dagrasso.pl">The local pizza place</a> was simply perfect for a hungry knickedick between games.</div></li></ul> <p align="justify">I have started a giant sorting project of all my cards inspired by Adam’s and Kevin’s reasoning in <a href="http://www.vekn.net/index.php/forum/5-generic-vtes-discussion/16294-how-do-you-sort-your-cards">this thread</a> on the V:EKN forum and I have bought the <a href="http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/trading-card-boxes/super-monster-storage-box-5000-ct.htm">Super Monster Boxes</a> recommended by Boris the Blade in the same thread. I have started the work sorting my crypt alphabetically and will at the same time enter them into ARDB as my crypt inventory got distorted after the last update. I then have the even harder work remaining sorting all library cards after card type and then alphabetically left. I’ll probably post you some pictures along the way.</p> <p align="justify">Tomorrow its time for a local tournament and we are expecting between 10-15 people to show up and I feel its time for me to get my second entry in the TWDA so I will really try tomorrow. Event report to follow.</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-19193778343566048142011-11-27T13:53:00.001-08:002011-11-28T09:18:55.347-08:00European Championships 2011 – First Chance Qualifier Tournament Report<p align="justify">Time to try and qualify for 2012 and why not play the deck that secured my qualification this year at the Swedish Nationals. I have made some minor changes since the <a href="http://lordoftheclog.blogspot.com/2011/10/swedish-national-championships.html">last version</a> but the concept and the play style is the same. Here is the updated deck:</p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Geezers will find<br></strong>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 8 max: 11 average: 10.25</font></p> <div align="justify"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="521"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="151"><font color="#ffff00">Huitzilopochtli</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="201"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DAI DOM OBF POT PRE</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00"></font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Baali</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="151"><font color="#ffff00">Arika</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="201"><font color="#ffff00">DOM FOR OBF PRE aus cel</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">inner circle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Ventrue</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="151"><font color="#ffff00">Etrius</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="201"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DOM OBF THA pro</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">inner circle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="151"><font color="#ffff00">Leandro</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="201"><font color="#ffff00">AUS OBF PRE cel dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">inner circle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="151"><font color="#ffff00">Ur-Shulgi, The Shepherd</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="201"><font color="#ffff00">CEL DOM OBF QUI THA aus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">2 votes</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Assamite</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="151"><font color="#ffff00">Baron, The</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="201"><font color="#ffff00">FOR NEC OBF THN dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">2 votes</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Samedi</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="151"><font color="#ffff00">Gratiano</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">8</font></td> <td valign="top" width="201"><font color="#ffff00">DOM OBT obf pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="69"><font color="#ffff00">priscus</font></td> <td valign="top" width="61"><font color="#ffff00">Lasombra</font></td> <td valign="top" width="12"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Library [76 cards]</font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vD79qSkcv-w/TtKw72gYtnI/AAAAAAAABVg/OmQ4tEUHu_g/s1600-h/urshulgitheshepherd3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="urshulgitheshepherd" border="0" alt="urshulgitheshepherd" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KX7oy5L4LOI/TtKw8v46JHI/AAAAAAAABVk/SNd25dPq3RI/urshulgitheshepherd_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="173" height="240"></font></a></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action [7]<br> 1x Abactor<br> 2x Govern the Unaligned<br> 2x Mind Rape<br> 2x Unleash Hell's Fury</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [13]<br> 3x Conditioning<br> 2x Elder Impersonation<br> 1x Enkil Cog<br> 2x Faceless Night<br> 2x Into Thin Air<br> 3x Lost in Crowds</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier/Combat [1]</font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ywasfqSh9UY/TtKw9GB-bkI/AAAAAAAABVs/fskp8JwvHqY/s1600-h/unleashhellsfury3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="unleashhellsfury" border="0" alt="unleashhellsfury" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zwyTIZvo9YA/TtKw92VvXbI/AAAAAAAABV4/w-JhXij1KfM/unleashhellsfury_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></font></a><br><font color="#ffff00"> 1x Swallowed by the Night</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Event [2]<br> 2x Anthelios, The Red Star</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Master [38]<br> 6x Ashur Tablets<br> 1x Blind Spot<br> 1x Coven, The<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 1x Golconda: Inner Peace<br> 2x Information Highway<br> 1x Jake Washington (Hunter)<br> 4x Liquidation<br> 1x Metro Underground</font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBvRdFHGhamNtaIW6dKVQQLmqiujGJTk4uIF3YOnuAQ9h5TXYXcDvrE_ylwE_1jj02KghEQHu-5h3mv3daSR1YlR6BFV27ofInHKx0jBEB4M8P5xp034GXkjeAM_JZ7vAdt7a-SlbWnM/s1600-h/jakewashingtonhunter7.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="jakewashingtonhunter" border="0" alt="jakewashingtonhunter" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRhSyW98uoYaSXunj9dwz-dyjtP_mxWkKMb1E0x6jr99UGkz6eUFyBkXd0waDqAbWjDIaC8yUv3M5z4NOLWu7S1xOJW3Yr0rNE9sTVagHH6kKrKON_-nmYykDcuIaAMZysUibPZIjcEk/?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></font></a><br><font color="#ffff00"> 1x Misdirection<br> 1x Monastery of Shadows<br> 2x Parthenon, The<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 7x Villein<br> 1x Wash<br> 5x Zillah's Valley</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [5]<br> 1x Ancient Influence<br> 2x Banishment<br> 1x Political Stranglehold<br> 1x Reins of Power</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [10]<br> 5x Deflection<br> 1x Mental Maze<br> 1x Obedience<br> 2x On the Qui Vive<br> 1x Redirection</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">You can read about the reasoning behind this deck if you follow the link above so I jump right into reporting:</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F-kwgpf_x8s/TtKxBXGndVI/AAAAAAAABWM/Clq14eBm94M/s1600-h/3113.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="311" border="0" alt="311" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ek4Bv3TA41c/TtKxB2zsg5I/AAAAAAAABWU/43KRkYgHEik/311_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sXkfKXfnIvo/TtKxCSSYvbI/AAAAAAAABWg/fdfATbYNiXk/s1600-h/3123.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="312" border="0" alt="312" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-veOXSf2rlGg/TtKxDVtgLqI/AAAAAAAABWk/PsfmQDbZ4Oc/312_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WkrrS-fzGUA/TtKxERn_emI/AAAAAAAABWw/soX4Q3v64aw/s1600-h/3133.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="313" border="0" alt="313" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--U6ECpQ8dnU/TtKxE0wax3I/AAAAAAAABW0/GbenlIxnebA/313_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Tnf6obSPbwI/TtKxFd6NMJI/AAAAAAAABW8/yUCFZOjLSUg/s1600-h/Jag3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fT3d6aSgjHk6NnusmD6RLVrmoTL6RSRCPu7z-StAqX-pcAZSvL303GQYAl0xqmunIS5-TmwZ6NeBALCQ0LTda7nMPVjhoqIc4SBQAIjsxPOuINA4XeoR6pBiuOHuXffblhMYO5KcrOI/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-01mSweWaE6A/TtKxGyJN-JI/AAAAAAAABXM/rjmo5_CRHD0/s1600-h/3153.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="315" border="0" alt="315" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lboQMiDQt84/TtKxHoBflTI/AAAAAAAABXU/LfFxttTTlVE/315_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jakub Hrbaeck</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Martin Randers</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jan Erik Söderman</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Pierre Tran-Van</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Salubri G2 with Malkavians</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Fortitude weenies</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Dementation weenies</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Geezers will find</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Theo/Beast and Brujah Princes</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">This is the one and only time I have an impossible seating for the whole EC. Jan Erik bleeds me for an extreme lot and Martin has a terrible start not drawing any rushes and<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nVEpgOhKXhc/TtKxIIlFksI/AAAAAAAABXg/2l_BOwu6-V4/s1600-h/kindredspirits3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kindredspirits" border="0" alt="kindredspirits" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8usDsh854j4/TtKxJHrnBTI/AAAAAAAABXo/3Hvqlm5lE38/kindredspirits_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> can’t do anything to Jan Erik’s minions. I manage to use both Banishment and Unleash Hell’s Fury backwards but still I am soon within ousting range. I manage to play Villein-Giant’s Blood-Villein on Huitzilopochtli but I am still soon in ousting range again. For my whole duration of the game I think I manage to make one bleed action and that bleed gets bounced. Also Pierre doesn’t have to take a single action my way.<br>With no real predator Pierre can do a lot of damage to Jakub. Martin starts his offence but it’s too late and Jan Erik bleeds me out. Problem is Jan Erik’s deck is emptied while doing so. Martin manages to oust him soon thereafter. From here (or from the start actually) it is a safe trip for Pierre to balance the table and take the remaining three Victory Points.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Pierre GW 3VP<br>Martin 1VP<br>Jan Erik 1VP</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#cccccc"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VR2meXrwb-fuRXqFzwIL313WT-jxzokRjmFa4hgMPiBA9OPPClIa2oH4VUSw9wY7LkTygeiOtMI3USxi6DEMFFpwDJSY9mjgN4DNyrvLbjhYKLMr0IcvmmfYhSzyE1PKlmU1rJ25pJg/s1600-h/Jag31.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7g8ZswilURU/TtKxKSuN3dI/AAAAAAAABX0/3h-bUvUhzbA/Jag_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mMWZSa5pF4s/TtKxLDdDIuI/AAAAAAAABYA/mTc8orEnQNQ/s1600-h/3223.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="322" border="0" alt="322" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kr1au6Ebzsw/TtKxLrHVIQI/AAAAAAAABYE/iH7Ju-uDvRs/322_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Cu9eS6EOfnw/TtKxMRRb3YI/AAAAAAAABYQ/U8dTJs3bMVo/s1600-h/3233.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="323" border="0" alt="323" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aRalsC770bM/TtKxNd-M8BI/AAAAAAAABYU/XBTwn0Sd42U/323_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ry_7DRH9SF0/TtKxN0pL60I/AAAAAAAABYc/zJbRkp_MkYI/s1600-h/3243.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="324" border="0" alt="324" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9sYMTQf4-dU/TtKxOhYi68I/AAAAAAAABYk/kqR18xhjgJ4/324_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CtNsaNKpw2c/TtKxPMAzFVI/AAAAAAAABYw/buuijlugzqw/s1600-h/3253.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="325" border="0" alt="325" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-e2H3iHHz-m8/TtKxQD1wdvI/AAAAAAAABY0/KAVOWXaf8Ok/325_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Michal Krupa</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Dawid Cyran</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Vincent Ripoli</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Lauri Salmi</strong></font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Geezers</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>!Malkavian Bleed</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Tzimisce Wall</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>Huitzilopochtli Great Beast</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000"><em>AUS Weenies</em></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">Lauri plays an early Smiling Jack and since Michal and Dawid are not that interested in removing it it goes to 3 counters causing some pool damage to me and Vincent. Michal starts bleeding but as Dawid gets his minions out that soon comes to an end. After I influence Huitzilopochtli out Vincent tells me his crypt consists of Huitzilopochtli and no one else but Huitzilopochtli (I am getting quite good at writing Huitzilopochtli). We both know that we have to cooperate here not to let Lauri to an easy win. We agree that the first of us drawing Golconda plays it on Huitzilopochtli.<br>Fortunately Vincent does pretty soon and we can start the real game. Just before Vincent plays Golconda on Huitzilopochtli and brings out his own copy Dawid removes Smiling Jack. Me and Vincent keeps cooperating and does our best to damage Lauri. I do some damaging votes that I by some effort and top decking manages to stealth trough. Vincent starts rushing Lauri’s minions with the Great Beast.<br>Dawid seems to only have Army of Rats and some bleeds for 1 as his offence which means Vincent can concentrate on damaging Lauri. Michal tries some bleeds but he gets nowhere and when he starts getting low on pool he desperately bleeds me with Kindred Spirits. Somehow I manage to talk him to stop. I have a Mind Rape on my hand and I am waiting to finish<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0_DKi7N9A30/TtKxQzGu_AI/AAAAAAAABY8/4_Q7xY7HTWw/s1600-h/sensethesavageway3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="sensethesavageway" border="0" alt="sensethesavageway" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wrsy9AiKu2s/TtKxRUq4njI/AAAAAAAABZE/VHqvRt9butQ/sensethesavageway_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a> my Ashur Tablets to bring Abactor back to my hand. This combo is planned for Vincent’s Great Beast. I have Arika and The Baron in play and it looks pretty good. Then Michal makes an effort again at Dawid and sighs as he gets blocked. He is tapped out and at 6 pool so I have to go for the oust using the Mind Rape. I influence Ur-Shulgi out as defence against the Great beast.<br>Vincent manages to oust Lauri and starts attacking me. Dawid keeps blocking and does nothing forwards. I manage to escape some combats and do some rescues but it looks bad. I see playing both Blind Spot and Pentex Subversion in the same turn as my best possibility of getting a bleed past Dawid as he has only two minions. I start fishing for them with Anthelios (I have the Parthenon) but the table times out before I get to play them. <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Me 1.5VP<br>Vincent 1.5VP<br>Dawid 0.5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center">Round 3</p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">2</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">3</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">4</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">5</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwJE-xN5UVsC3j15m5vexLpSSFUygvaFhb6VSRCNuhyMnpUkG-HzUKOZH1woo5UfoVvwSQLb89Jm32sivvoZ2_VY3dJbSQI-RrXg0BSNHPWSrfNXJOID3OirAFFamP-vVe6kX_Asb72g/s1600-h/3313.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-euEJHRrm8fs/TtKxVZVRNBI/AAAAAAAABZ0/8umlcjHuAiY/Jag_thumb1%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWGOKpBzS872IFXMkNDtbGaC23tP3EAMIWdijlaj4aSu0t2OXu8Y4nCQDoMzo3FcJc4LRogvczHpmj2993BEdNWD069xDIl3mlymRclu-WUxQNKHNOOA0C_4UWj_G3QWK3pkc-aFkbLs/s1600-h/3343.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="334" border="0" alt="334" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEv7rZqH_euQRa8MKAYg_R_PNZE47hNpi0ZcepcBZBq3GAC_PpObXRJwCSF9Rkj3lAhA0kvPzB9xQxnIDe-CcfCXaWtjbJ0FsRZcltG5GjyYQ8LhOKwO_ePkewM2qX9jmQOufmjXYN_YU/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kG_m4tXLDoo/TtKxXNn1RYI/AAAAAAAABaM/jHQMdW7BHww/s1600-h/3353.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="335" border="0" alt="335" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DIos8FC3ftg/TtKxXivRLLI/AAAAAAAABaU/-n6wVYZlKbo/335_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Djordje Bjelajac</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Tomasz Kowalewski</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Stefan Karlsson</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Michal Kaszubski</strong></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Anton Dudko</strong></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><em>Parity Shift / Shattering Crescendo</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><em>Saulot +<br>!Tremere</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><em>Geezers</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><em>Gabrielle di Righetti Toolbox</em></font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><em>Saulot Rush</em></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">My predator Tomasz gets a bad start putting a !Tremere into play and then fishing for vampires in his crypt. I get a good starting hand and a good starting crypt so I can start my attack at Michal pretty quick. Anton brings Saulot to play and Tomasz plays Heidelberg Castle. Here it is revealed that Tomasz’ deck is also a Saulot-deck and some discussion arises. Djordje is talking the table well (as a matter of fact I spotted him as the greatest threat even before he influenced his first minion) and somehow talks Tomasz into going for contesting Saulot.<br>Michal tries to play Villein on Gabrielle di Righetti but I play Wash and recycle it with Anthelios so Michal has to cycle his Villein as well. This way I delay his momentum until he has two Villeins in his hand. Anton now starts rushing cross-table to prevent Tomasz from getting Saulot out and Djordje is having a good time. <br>The votes are spread around the table with me having Arika and Gratiano, Michal having Gabrielle and a Primogen (might remember that one wrongly) and Djordje having Unmada and Scout Youngwood. Djordje wants to call a Parity Shift taking 5 from Tomasz and giving them to Anton who has taken quite some damage from Michal’s bleeds and the ones bounced from me. I agree to the vote if he votes in favour for me playing Banishment on Gabrielle di Righetti my turn. The deal is made, the pool changes owner and the newly drained Gabrielle is banished.<br>Now I have the vote lock. Anton desperately rushes cross-table even if he controls Millicent Smith (that he has played himself). He is probably hoping to cycle into a Psychomachia but Tomasz blocks him and Saulot burns. Djordje probably hopes that he can control the whole table now dealing with me but the next round I diablerize one of Tomasz’ vampires that is in torpor having Fame and call a Banishment on Unmada to give Tomasz one more turn to live. After that turn Djordje makes the oust.<br>Michal is low on pool as is Anton and Michal lounges for the oust playing Pentex Subversion on Anton’s only vampire Neighbor John. Anton also has Mylan and he untaps Huitzilopochtli for me as bleed defence or just not having to pay the infernal cost. For this favour he wants me to remove the Pentex Subversion. I say I’ll try but I don’t promise since I don’t know if I have enough actions. I have to play defensive against Djordje and I don’t get the spare action.<br>The next round Michal bleeds Anton (at 8 pool) for 6 and he starts reasoning that he wont play My Enemy’s Enemy on the bleed. I first see it as an attempted favour to me but I encourage him to do so since I have On the Qui Vive and Deflection in my hand and would gladly send the bleed to Djordje. Then he claims I should have removed the Pentex not to put him in lost position and he rather spread the Victory Points then give me the table. He is going to take the bleed and transfer out during his turn. The discussion gets quite heated here as I see Anton’s reasoning as being bad sports to me. I am thinking of calling the judge over to possibly stop the self-oust but we are short on time and I don’t actually know how the judge would see the situation so I let it happen. One VP for Michal. I know that I still can win the game – it just gets harder. In hindsight I see that he was surely in a lost position but he should have threatened me to self-oust when he asked me to remove Pentex Subversion and I would have agreed to remove it. Also, if you read this Anton – sorry for getting pissed but it was a ti<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Gu6CWZEvQoE/TtKxYdExVEI/AAAAAAAABac/d8XCoRX6Pz4/s1600-h/leandro%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="leandro" border="0" alt="leandro" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FH9RooshkEM/TtKxY87RPwI/AAAAAAAABao/g0XOgP_3_w8/leandro_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a>ght game and I saw it slipping away from me for a moment.<br>Well, I put all my resources towards ousting Michal and manages to do so but I am not properly prepared for the duel with Djordje who now also has Ossian and Carlton Van Wyk as well as Unmada again, Scout of course and one other Vampire. Scout plays Shattering Crescend sending Arika, The Baron and Huitzilopochtli to torpor with a single action. I have transferred to Leandro and I play Golconda on Arika in my turn and brings him out. Djordje does his best to remove all my pool but Leandro bleeds his last 5 pool away with some stealth and a Conditioning.<br>Fun to know I was the only one beating him this day since he ended up winning the tournament. I see why – he played and talked very well.</p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Me GW 3VP<br>Djordje 1VP<br>Michal 1VP</strong></font></p> <p align="justify">1 GW 4.5 VP is not good but it is no bad result either. It got me a 19th place and I am qualified for next year’s events. I had a great fun tournament and I’ll try my best to be able to make it to next year’s EC as well. Hopefully I will post some over all impressions from the EC any of the following days and as I will be attending a local tournament next weekend another tournament report is not far away.</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-71366881153782985322011-11-20T13:47:00.001-08:002011-11-20T13:47:50.115-08:00European Championships 2011 – Day 1 Tournament Report<p align="justify">Time for the real deal and time to get serious. My goal for the day was easy – to qualify to day 2. I wanted a deck that could take 1GW 4.5VP or more as reliably as possible and I chose my Maris Streck / Lutz von Hohenzollern deck that has good offensive capabilities and at the same time some real staying power and good defence. Here is the deck:</p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : </font><font color="#ffff00"><strong>Maris på linjen<br></strong>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 9 max: 11 average: 10</font></p> <div align="justify"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="484"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Lutz von Hohenzollern</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">11</font></td> <td valign="top" width="163"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DEM OBF PRE pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ffff00">inner circle</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Rachel Brandywine</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">10</font></td> <td valign="top" width="163"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DEM OBF PRO ani</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ffff00">prince</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="137"><font color="#ffff00">Maris Streck</font></td> <td valign="top" width="16"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="163"><font color="#ffff00">AUS OBF ani dem dom</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ffff00">justicar</font></td> <td valign="top" width="68"><font color="#ffff00">Malkavian</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Library [76 cards]</font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wa_cuyZyYfk/Tsl1C5Aq91I/AAAAAAAABQQ/6EByfQ-ni9s/s1600-h/marisstreck3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="marisstreck" border="0" alt="marisstreck" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0q7HtclbJpU/Tsl1DRwNVcI/AAAAAAAABQU/O2I-T89x9kY/marisstreck_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></font></a></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [15]<br> 3x Elder Impersonation<br> 1x Enkil Cog<br> 2x Faceless Night<br> 2x Forgotten Labyrinth<br> 4x Lost in Crowds<br> 1x Old Friends<br> 2x Telepathic Vote Counting</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Ally [4]<br> 1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)<br> 2x Muddled Vampire Hunter<br> 1x Ossian</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Master [22]</font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxojdUir_m2sdnox7U5vGndup8QHXKWyIUBtmyTws6-lDUjFjRb0tewbUfhePYRFqg0X4_-U4EivfXKcL-jT8ybOCirSn-Ot3SUq7tCc5Z6jxsC6_aXOlGqZwUGdkJV0kVQUspXNn-vI/s1600-h/parityshift3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="parityshift" border="0" alt="parityshift" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZQfXzViVJDu5CJ0V-JVpeEMhCYhF0UoM3aofpddaC3HXl8HrZWfhuOGWrRSJkjtdKdjHBAhwtylW7xV2q_T_Vazauh_KQE-EdcFo3NqEJfuxc_wL_rPEEPJCXhvXDdJ5UYwvykfqSMY/?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></font></a><br><font color="#ffff00"> 1x Coven, The<br> 2x Direct Intervention<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 1x Information Highway<br> 1x Jake Washington (Hunter)<br> 2x Madness Network<br> 1x Metro Underground<br> 1x Monastery of Shadows<br> 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion<br> 4x Villein<br> 5x Zillah's Valley</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Political Action [15]<br> 1x Anarchist Uprising<br> 1x Ancient Influence</font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazkKF1f28SWw8ry4i6VWiNxRPqBW2T1qvRS0HPjeK3Q6PLd1lKlgXEMeahLGZje_hN07iVzymV3INAMSNfMcGgxP4kqzFDgy5VcePmaN43M3yh2y7TMSNd7gy1CIIloqn-I45GZLKG1I/s1600-h/mentalmaze3.jpg"><font color="#ffff00"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="mentalmaze" border="0" alt="mentalmaze" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lvsgP7PZDnY/Tsl1GBMzWMI/AAAAAAAABQ4/RYoPEn6WcbE/mentalmaze_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="173" height="240"></font></a><br><font color="#ffff00"> 1x Ancilla Empowerment<br> 3x Banishment<br> 7x Parity Shift<br> 1x Political Stranglehold<br> 1x Reins of Power</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [20]<br> 1x Eluding the Arms of Morpheus<br> 2x Eyes of Argus<br> 6x Mental Maze<br> 3x My Enemy's Enemy<br> 1x On the Qui Vive<br> 1x Rat's Warning<br> 3x Second Tradition: Domain<br> 3x Telepathic Misdirection<br></p></font></blockquote> <p align="justify">Earlier versions of this deck had a more varied crypt but you only ever bring two-three vampires to play and I just kept the three best ones. Maris goes first and Lutz second. Rachel is there for when things work out and I can afford a third vampire.<br>The Master module might seem too big but the deck don’t spin that many cards and I have never experienced it to be a big problem. The crypt acceleration is very important and the other Master cards are needed as well. Last but very important – Don’t play Villein on Maris. But if you do, just do it for a couple of blood.</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sX2_Xu9Em9c/Tsl1G6ui_uI/AAAAAAAABRA/-kKJSbhJLfc/s1600-h/2113.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="211" border="0" alt="211" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3dJYuaYAEN8/Tsl1Hfha7GI/AAAAAAAABRE/_hKJF81smec/211_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aqSjvAbDYqI/Tsl1IP997VI/AAAAAAAABRQ/d5P178qwgZU/s1600-h/Jag3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-O1bUq-4A-ZA/Tsl1Ik4kN5I/AAAAAAAABRU/2tF8Br3tLlk/Jag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeZDlIuOMozjx3TTpNJ3Hqu-ObL6F8PwNIyQ5TZT1s-xuPBfUAPNLfxPI9IFFp9F8u5k1UJxoWZgf_20P6-dw3QbuWPt4fYNlvNd6kPt_x7JtpH_VA1Tr-MKx1b9TK__Kgk_QlBnrQRk/s1600-h/2133.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="213" border="0" alt="213" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TUZYHCtgkIn-RfxTGo_LFEAx7zL1ln8Njicr4EOYrXN0inuwQbnj0-HxBENNUeHEYY1ODscQvU0DgorMPfS7knUyp-m_IOOTCPjCx8VY9O6cL5mi05kfShpQv25oroeTAqIu1jHe8cs/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-e872m3Hclm4/Tsl1K9jUPLI/AAAAAAAABRw/WubQ8WyIV5U/s1600-h/2143.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="214" border="0" alt="214" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZqQbmAARXnw/Tsl1Lqb-E1I/AAAAAAAABR4/fn4HP8oTvy4/214_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--dPjfri8UtU/Tsl1M0jVLwI/AAAAAAAABSA/FOyC8vt_xd8/s1600-h/2153.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="215" border="0" alt="215" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Th0Aud3abLk/Tsl1NuTZrpI/AAAAAAAABSI/Navm5HaNia8/215_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Kristoffer Åkesson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Andrei Kashpar</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Krzysztof Szwed</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jesper Boje</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Assamite Hand Contract</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Maris</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">PRE weenies</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Ravnos Draba Wall</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Nergal Great Beast</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">The first tell is Marla Kenyon influenced by Andrei. We have a Presence Weenie deck at the table. When Krzysztof brings out Gabrin I suspect I have to work quick not to let my prey away. Jesper influences Nergal and Kristoffer starts with Nizzam.<br>Kristoffer starts attacking Nergal and soon brings him to torpor with 0 blood. I know I am next so I have to help Jesper by diablerising Nergal so another one can come out via the Soul Gem of Etrius. I take a rush or two before this but I have Mental Mazes on my hand so I survive. The new Nergal plays Call the Great Beast and it looks a little better for Jesper. Kristoffer is at very little pool and is definitely in ousting range from Jesper. I have a start without crypt acceleration but am still able to play Parity shift targeting Andrei and a Banishment the round after. With his momentum gone I oust Andrei and Krzysztof doesn’t look that strong as my next prey.<br>Now it’s time for the table to work against me. Jesper offers Kristoffer to live until I am ousted as he “is the only one capable of stopping my deck”. Kristoffer is really in lost position here with four pool and no blocking capabilities so he has to trust Jesper. I come with a counter offer that he will get 2VP if he helps me take out Krzysztof and Jesper. We discuss a little and I ensure that it is legal for me to keep such a deal for with 3 Victory Points I have the game win and can self oust in a duel if I want to. It is a che<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8gDa6IVvDxU/Tsl1OynvpCI/AAAAAAAABSQ/BIV5-JY5obA/s1600-h/draba3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="draba" border="0" alt="draba" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cp9B87yDJqI/Tsl1PhdK_WI/AAAAAAAABSU/SSptiw68rms/draba_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="173" height="240"></a>esy deal we are talking about, especially since we are both Swedish players. The bad thing is Kristoffer doesn’t know me and he thinks I will break the deal so he doesn’t pick up on it and instead tries to go for his 1 VP by ousting me.<br>I keep defending good with Mental Mazes and even some ally if I remember correctly so I can keep my pressure forwards. It’s now I realise how beardy the wall I am about to try and climb is. Aranthebes, Kumpania, some other perma-intercept and shitloads of Drabas. Combine that with Carrion Crows, Apparition and Trap and a casual Deflection now and then and there is very little I can do. Time runs and Jesper bleeds Kristoffer out for his Victory Point but I bloat enough to survive till the game times out.</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Me 1.5VP<br>Jesper 1.5VP<br>Krzysztof 0.5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#cccccc">Round 2</font></u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="83"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="77"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="83"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DB6gdEXMc54/Tsl1QYEzV8I/AAAAAAAABSc/JlZRjR1NlLw/s1600-h/2213.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="221" border="0" alt="221" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vksCY15IHnI/Tsl1RK4FyCI/AAAAAAAABSo/40epRHZo8Ro/221_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="77"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PZ-u9U_dkFc/Tsl1SOctWXI/AAAAAAAABSw/ph-5fnmB_ZY/s1600-h/2223.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="222" border="0" alt="222" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pnbA6nLQiHM/Tsl1TGGtQlI/AAAAAAAABS0/ReIy2C8VRRI/222_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxvJe-eIb1m73HgkMBLvgQDmKHHBSbPA_sL6JjR27ShNWVwdwsiS5CEOgOTwMoYprZLju2NmFTtwt5po8kBp2N7NxSTNfiEx7UlS9FqcKQpJCcSliXrAeALqjXMhqwW-9rp_A5lFZS7k/s1600-h/Jag7.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7DxJO1deDMc/Tsl1Uu6WoZI/AAAAAAAABTI/B7Cs_11KZhw/Jag_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7T4N-GKVlLSKHrQAiuaATCXwwh7d6WWhmobG9329wGfXPa4x5fu6lqwc4e1OJJ1n_Z-yC1UIcrW-GF5CSz-omsilwmT-gsYCxkhlII_ZWeSKAJ7PSRhkfqFyHUbSTQgXp3uF6pdhdUdk/s1600-h/225A3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="225A" border="0" alt="225A" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2-jCIz49Sis/Tsl1WezOiiI/AAAAAAAABTU/Nq0t9GAvSz0/225A_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-K1dRxQJMXQ0/Tsl1W8J8TzI/AAAAAAAABTg/a_cHacaUvYA/s1600-h/2247.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="224" border="0" alt="224" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WQHteWqMKuo/Tsl1X0raREI/AAAAAAAABTk/lhP1DnLsNqE/224_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="83"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Martin Schumacher</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="77"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Vincent Ripoli</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jeffrey Thompson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Yannik Pont</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="83"><em><font color="#ff0000">Tzimisce Wall</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="77"><em><font color="#ff0000">Dom/For Grinder</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Maris</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Lasombra Vote</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Inner Circles with CEL</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I start with playing Jake Washington and when I replace my discard I draw Carlton so I have two allies in play round 2. Jeffrey brings Ayelea, the Manipulator and Yannik Mistress Fanchon. On top of that Martin influences John Paleologus out so there will be some work to get any votes passing on this table.<br>I get a slow Maris to play and manages to Parity Shift Jeff with the votes from Yannik. Jeff brings enough vote push to be able to do damage to Yannik and Martin plays Fear of Mekhet on Mistress Fanchon. Parts of the table thinks that Martin doesn’t know the correct card text for that card since Maris is on the table and he does nothing to tell them otherwise but it was really a daring and good play from his side to screw the table balance. I fear Vincent’s deck will be able to run past me but he shows far less bleed than I have expected. He also has Heart of Nizchetus some turns before Martin contests it but that doesn’t seem to help.<br>John Paleologus uses his special to do constant pool damage to Vincent combined with some bleeds. Fear of Mekhet bounces to the newly influenced Lutz and then to the second Inner Circle member Yannik has influenced out. We try and talk about me playing a Villein on Maris and Yannik playing Banishment on her with Fear of Mekhet on her but I don’t draw a Villein and Yannik’s Banishment comes to late. Fear of Mekhet hits Maris and then Yannik’s new IC with just a couple of blood. Jeffrey ousts him with a vote before Fear of Mekhet has any effect. Jeff now plays his Fear of Mekhet and now its time for Maris to burn. What a grim game.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rg6XL7Y_ZNo/Tsl1YW46kWI/AAAAAAAABTs/DhqOIt2g10w/s1600-h/fearofmekhet3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="fearofmekhet" border="0" alt="fearofmekhet" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RpwkRDieT9Q/Tsl1ZDCG6tI/AAAAAAAABT4/GocfzZBZBfY/fearofmekhet_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a><br>I have Metro Underground in play and Lutz gets Enkil Cog so I can bleed for 4 two times each round and Jeff’s Deflections isn’t numerous enough to stop it. Vincent keeps sitting with poor cards and Martin grinds him out. Martin wants me to oust Jeff and together we manage to do so. I have saved two Banishments on my hand for the duel and I plan on doing them both in one round with help from Enkil Cog. Martin is now at three minions and my first Banishment succeeds. On the second one he has drawn into a Delaying Tactics and he manages to rush Lutz to torpor with Deep Song and then bleed me out. Martin played this very well and this game should actually be used as reference material to how a Wall deck should be played. Perhaps some of the 0.5VP-players could pick something up. Well done Martin!</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Martin GW 3VP<br>Me 1VP<br>Jeffrey 1VP</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">1</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">2</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">3</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">4</font></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><font color="#ff0000">5</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8j5wtY0-IL8/Tsl1Z3Nx4gI/AAAAAAAABUA/idvW2EcNOJ0/s1600-h/231%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="231" border="0" alt="231" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nuaLNBEl5ls/Tsl1ajBnx-I/AAAAAAAABUE/qp1lXL4VLbI/231_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NbrFasaJjzk/Tsl1bG8ZlYI/AAAAAAAABUQ/IjW9MtHy0gw/s1600-h/232%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="232" border="0" alt="232" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tI7XJ45DU50/Tsl1bqd4aiI/AAAAAAAABUU/J_4V5ea44nk/232_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuMPIcZBYA8e8T08S7CbTHHyqdzn9KJNKFfY6w8unFQExaNNsuaDIlYhWc0km1zynTfFVwW0Nn987lG4p1PqlJymktEYfommE885g-JG31hy1iTaQvN3vOSy8rCraS7BgppAW8kKEcMo/s1600-h/233%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="233" border="0" alt="233" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-48ZpjjN9CME/Tsl1dO9S-MI/AAAAAAAABUk/WtkHrNHS1AU/233_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_d4fFdktYes/Tsl1dvKFxQI/AAAAAAAABUw/HNUsrBBqpOo/s1600-h/234%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="234" border="0" alt="234" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvT09QDT8GWWB3mHEqsSGwTSZHTcrickDzoDfFFiLIe-1YPrY5NFmRwQeb7qWs2l8DcXB3wAdpe9_C7mwNk4Ek68eASNbnw46DWnv-NaCJcs7QOOJMz0TBH-k1g2ivMuv_0h1f5PEXj8/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S-8D8aD1VuE/Tsl1ezM7quI/AAAAAAAABVA/JXBD9DMPCmQ/s1600-h/Jag%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ANRIEZdno6E/Tsl1fad7S4I/AAAAAAAABVE/usO0Mj1eY-8/Jag_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Marcin Pinczewski</font></strong></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Tomasz Zygavski</font></strong></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Leonardo Bensi</font></strong></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Ivan IC-Oddish</font></strong></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson</font></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><em><font color="#ff0000">New Salubri</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><em><font color="#ff0000">Lasombra Vote</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><em><font color="#ff0000">Blood Brothers Kiev Circle</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><em><font color="#ff0000">Imbued with Luc</font></em></p></td> <td valign="top" width="80"> <p><em><font color="#ff0000">Maris</font></em></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">This game starts nice and aggressive. Tomasz influences quick and starts doing damage to Leonardo who starts even more aggressive towards Ivan who has a bad draw. I am not that quick and Marcin plays the same deck he did when I lost to him in the duel during the LCQ the day before so I am out for revenge.<br>After some rounds its pretty clear that Leonardo is going to oust Ivan if no one (read Maris) intervenes and if he fails Tomasz will oust him the next round. I of course want the deck that goes bad to stay but I am not selling myself cheap. Ivan promises me two rounds without a single aggressive action or block attempt to me if Maris gives him 2 intercept. She does but Leonardo plays an Earth Control and 2 more is needed. Tomasz then offers a cross-table Giant’s Blood for Maris for 2 additional intercept and who am I to turn down such a deal? Everything goes according to plan. Ivan survives, Maris gets the Giant’s Blood and Tomasz ousts Leonardo.<br>The first thing I do in my turn is playing Banishment on one of Tomasz’ voters and with the help of Telepathic Vote Counting I secure vote lock. Tomasz seems to be surprised by this but he has too much pool so I have to start working him already. In the following rounds I play two more Banishments cross-table but I have a hard time ousting my prey. Serenna the White’s special really made Lutz a 1-bleeder this game and there were quite some bounce and intercept as well.<br>What has gone well so far starts to get frustrating as time r<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYISlJ1B67Bii6m0kfeRNDMDcCx5_hHdDBeAvvngo1lIud_CWDUdQctDOWLWaj1cr22llKdpE9KO9dJXWZbfMywgtexqgx4hqKKeq5X2HI-G4T_Gj_4HemIH1iVMTe3kXgtUVZiSaAhE/s1600-h/serennathewhite%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="serennathewhite" border="0" alt="serennathewhite" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2Ik1iw7WGYOYYCwPEp225JJ2CjtRkzxdMc35htrr6CzV6xSPclM4VuE4HumugMnsCXjuG4s9OconW0Qvo0pKo63TvZG74toHXa-T7UokUWNeC5PZ0GIRxyZsaMHircJSxFU9-sEuWsU/?imgmax=800" width="172" height="240"></a>uns. Marcin plays pretty slow but I don’t blame him since he has some tough decisions to make to survive. Ivan really sits bad and he is trying his best to influence the table in every player’s turn. Again I don’t blame him but it is really time consuming. Eventually Tomasz ousts Ivan with bleed since he cannot do any votes and I hope for a quicker game. Tomasz is a real gentleman and plays pretty quick even if he has the Game Win in the current state of the game but unfortunately its not enough. Marcin is at 1 pool when I start my turn and game times out. I would have played a Parity Shift on Tomasz for 3 pool doing that 1 last damage to Marcin and would have been very strong in the duel. But these things happen and no Day 2 tournament for me. </p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Tomasz GW 2.5VP<br>Me 0.5VP<br>Marcin 0.5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p>3 Victory Points is nothing I am happy with but I am actually not that disappointed. The worst mistake I made was picking the wrong deck. I should have played a quicker deck, no doubt about it. I had three really exciting games and hopefully I learned something.</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-8462218138354263572011-11-17T14:45:00.001-08:002011-11-18T11:29:06.247-08:00European Championships 2011 - Last Chance Qualifier Tournament Report<p align="justify">As I had already managed to qualify I wanted to play a high risk deck. The one I picked for the day was one I had never won a game with before but that still felt like it was competent enough to do so. It is also featuring Gerald Windham as a star and my only deck in the TWDA so far is a Gerald deck so I was hoping for him as a lucky charm.<br>Before I continue I need to say that since I played three tournaments in three days my memory might have faded or even been altered so the reports might not be as detailed and correct as the ones I use to write. Hope you enjoy them anyhow. Here is the deck list:</p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Deck Name : <strong>War Saw Superstar<br></strong>Author : <em>Stefan Karlsson</em> (with some great support from<em> Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark</em>)</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 9 average: 6</font></p> <div align="justify"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="352"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">6</font></td> <td valign="top" width="113"><font color="#ffff00">Gerald Windham</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">9</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">AUS DOM FOR THA</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Tremere</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="113"><font color="#ffff00">Kay Polerno</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">dom nec pro</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="113"><font color="#ffff00">Primo Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">dom nec pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="113"><font color="#ffff00">Almodo Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">dom pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="113"><font color="#ffff00">Stephen Milliner</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">nec pre</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="113"><font color="#ffff00">Cristobal Ghiberti</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">nec</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">4</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="10"><font color="#ffff00">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="113"><font color="#ffff00">Eric Milliner</font></td> <td valign="top" width="15"><font color="#ffff00">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="139"><font color="#ffff00">pot</font></td> <td valign="top" width="53"><font color="#ffff00">Giovanni</font></td> <td valign="top" width="20"><font color="#ffff00">5</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Library [80 cards]<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GIXtCbwbK_E/TsWN_YKkTII/AAAAAAAABLA/__Sxw2pq2lI/s1600-h/geraldwindham4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="geraldwindham" border="0" alt="geraldwindham" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kgIeYv0AwBI/TsWN_0N9AhI/AAAAAAAABLE/4RV4NzHMJcM/geraldwindham_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action [21]<br> 1x Big Game<br> 1x Bum's Rush<br> 1x Command the Legion<br> 1x Dark Mirror of the Mind<br> 1x Far Mastery<br> 2x Govern the Unaligned<br> 6x Magic of the Smith<br> 1x Mind Rape<br> 1x Pulse of the Canaille<br> 1x Revelations<br> 1x Scouting Mission<br> 4x Sudario Refraction</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier [35]<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S0yKPLbvtLo/TsWOApP60uI/AAAAAAAABLM/x4kbt89pqVY/s1600-h/sudariorefraction3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="sudariorefraction" border="0" alt="sudariorefraction" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2awKSKjorGo/TsWOBDVAOTI/AAAAAAAABLU/tX-pT90hFL8/sudariorefraction_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" height="240"></a><br> 1x Call of the Hungry Dead<br> 3x Conditioning<br> 28x Freak Drive<br> 1x Mirror Walk<br> 1x Perfect Clarity<br> 1x Trochomancy</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Action Modifier/Reaction [1]<br> 1x Spectral Divination</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Ally [3]<br> 1x Ambrosius, The Ferryman (Wraith)<br> 1x Ponticulus<br> 1x Tye Cooper</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Equipment [7]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NHyic9B3X-0a_lWzlHuDikmwLisN5qeo6A3i4QrvgroT-eyFb8zL1Tc735mWJh9xIg-iQAl9XkzJkT8UZpFUzSjvKaQBZBJHsLvCZJLdXUOy1lD8xiYxI4RyP2E55mgS8oLyDAl0lMQ/s1600-h/freakdrive3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="freakdrive" border="0" alt="freakdrive" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bmEKuO9y_wA/TsWOCrrTziI/AAAAAAAABLk/HRa6FYb2-fc/freakdrive_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a><br> 1x Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The<br> 1x Heart of Nizchetus<br> 1x Ivory Bow<br> 1x Kevlar Vest<br> 1x Laptop Computer<br> 1x Sargon Fragment, The<br> 1x Talbot's Chainsaw</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Master [6]<br> 2x Dreams of the Sphinx<br> 1x Giant's Blood<br> 1x Heidelberg Castle, Germany<br> 2x Pentex(TM) Subversion</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Reaction [5]<br> 3x Deflection<br> 1x Delaying Tactics<br> 1x On the Qui Vive</font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#ffff00">Retainer [2]<br> 1x J. S. Simmons, Esq.<br> 1x Tasha Morgan</font></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">The deck is a Freak Show that does many actions per turn. It’s not like an Una-deck where everything happens in one turn, instead you opt for 5-10 actions per turn where one hopefully is a relatively big bleed. There are several useful cards for specific situation but most of them are more all-round than your usual silver-bullet. This deck discards almost always and needs to get Ankara Citadel as soon as possible. The Giovannis are there for the purpose of playing Sudario Refracion only and that makes this deck so much better than my previous versions and when it runs smoothly it can take on almost anything. The Sargon Fragment are also fantastic for this recursion purpose and once enough cards are in the ash heap you can start playing almost the cards you want every turn.<br>If you have questions and/or suggestions, please comment on this post since I this deck is still under development. Very well, lets start the reporting:</p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 1</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_H9dX8YOY-I/TsWODQyYwRI/AAAAAAAABLw/ymWLZkjoQlM/s1600-h/1113.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="111" border="0" alt="111" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Yf67suHMUJk2-KO75kayYvIKJKVgOWj7OoI8oZT4hZfLpkoA1oE12URABvoWidoQPgaUSaqsS2Dsg8sc7-tUqvfS1UB2WQRWQprBa5E1YRueO67CTGrLu8WwwJ9WdiF6oQxneLC6LDI/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-T440oqnkHDU/TsWOE9uHKSI/AAAAAAAABMA/5GYtLgwcAiU/s1600-h/1123.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="112" border="0" alt="112" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy_Qw-74a45Aw45a-J2PcCjwJMOlpGzGmBYURyw964cWmwj_XcGkVXxEX32sqUvR2lDvEUeh8cgkTDiO-RGq60iGPZsb27EeoM-dzPKznI1vu-tLK_AqSuPW6a8zTBGeCV2GIZ4O_HY4/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0jfLIJFyUAaDE6L2Mt0INsw-9jiftX3f_EpR0xifFLUmNDwoZY_XL4dQPuOuhzBLHxFGiudLgP4wsFUlDkHjDr2PaHgw21ahC0XOipvy6KmpXCqWQK9au_dHr4-0Xfz2xSRMB2ywT8E/s1600-h/Jag3.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ynvz7HV4njU/TsWOGatwAqI/AAAAAAAABMU/cyvH-oIB3LU/Jag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-h6Szru52KqU/TsWOHUPav3I/AAAAAAAABMg/1y1ZiOUPnTg/s1600-h/1143.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="114" border="0" alt="114" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6aSQ_LqdwUk/TsWOH2p9R9I/AAAAAAAABMk/orPYh4WboLw/114_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-76RZ6fnxy5w/TsWOIQloweI/AAAAAAAABMs/y4imivIFJt8/s1600-h/1153.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="115" border="0" alt="115" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1KR2zd-GrCE/TsWOI2cW_hI/AAAAAAAABM0/ZrLVjFAcV2M/115_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Maciej Klaudel</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Marco Vassallo</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Stefan Karlsson (me)</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Manuel de jesus Fraga</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Dawid Cyran</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Sebastian Goulet with Shadow Court Satyrs</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Assamite Anarch Rush</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gerald Windham Freak Show</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">!Tremere Toolbox</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Weenie DBR Saturday Night Special</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">This is one of those games where your deck and play flows perfectly that you don't get many of. My predator Marco is playing some sort of Anarch Assamite rush deck. He rushes with Steely Tenacity and his combat is mostly Blood Sweat and additional strikes. I get Gerald, one Giovanni weenie, Ponticulus and Tye Cooper in play pretty soon so there is not really much he can do about me since he doesn't pack that much stealth. My prey Manuel influences Paul Cordwood and Ladislas Toth, The Torch. Maciej is putting Shadow Court Satyrs into play, giving them Earth Meld, and he has some defence against Dawid's horde of weenies that are bleeding him but he can not do much forwards towards Marco.<br>I bleed my prey some and play a Mind Rape on Ladislas Toth. In my next turn I use him to equip the Ivory Bow, Freak Drive, Big Game Paul Cordwood and send him to torpor. Gerald takes the bow from Ladislas and then diablerizes Paul to get his blood, surviving with the votes from Ladislas. This is pretty much it for Manuel and when I bleed him out.<br>Gerald now has a Kevlar Vest, Talbot's Chainsaw and the Ivory Bow s<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NXoLuvhv9ZE/TsWOJgmzACI/AAAAAAAABM8/czdjdOYQKGk/s1600-h/mindrape4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8Z2nTSo0fxM/TsWOKfpokVI/AAAAAAAABNI/m2YcOEscHS4/mindrape_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="240"></a>o he is immune to Dawid's combat and doing the aggravated damage to send his minions to torpor. I bleed him out pretty easy as well. Maciej plays Far Mastery on Tye Cooper and Marco manages to rush Gerald and damage him so he is empty unable to hunt because of Talbot's Chainsaw but one of Gerald's sidekicks borrows the saw and Gerald can hunt some times with his free Freak Drives to get the machine going again.<br>I exhaust my library and kill Maciej and Marco with just five cards in my hand (3xMagic of the Smith, Call of the Hungry Dead and Ambrosius, the Ferryman) not playing a single one of them until the final ousting bleed where I play Call of the Hungry Dead just for fun. Such is the power of this deck and it's permanents once it works smoothly. Great start of this event for me!</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Me GW 5VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000"></font></strong> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 2</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KK7__ySmfsA/TsWOLNZ1WuI/AAAAAAAABNQ/Wk7p-5lgjrk/s1600-h/1213.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="121" border="0" alt="121" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1eQISom0pbI/TsWOLm3POYI/AAAAAAAABNY/87Hc15pdWtY/121_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VoeX6Zz83GM/TsWOMguR4iI/AAAAAAAABNg/2TLHmdWyvwc/s1600-h/1223.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="122" border="0" alt="122" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4EdPjK2MiiE/TsWONSQTOeI/AAAAAAAABNk/YtupU-34X7g/122_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oYP25YRcmd8/TsWON1D-NeI/AAAAAAAABNs/eS6k_8jtrQ4/s1600-h/1233.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="123" border="0" alt="123" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dSEurfapqiY/TsWOOUKc5GI/AAAAAAAABN4/sKxwexDQHoY/123_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6-vjY__bWl8/TsWOPWMYumI/AAAAAAAABOA/-YsLomqmZEA/s1600-h/Jag31.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LpMDpJoqngE/TsWOPyvGKDI/AAAAAAAABOE/HdJGMJqttvU/Jag_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AYSLmbZ_tPk/TsWOQXn1ASI/AAAAAAAABOM/xcA2HaGFKu8/s1600-h/1253.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="125" border="0" alt="125" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXnKnFpN53Cu7AMJ4Q3DJfUjXMH0R5SixqnZICsKT_uzJVwq_dkcELGz71QF2j8J7AqDEMUYNTx_PP_pViz4hLE6EhZoERxanUw3yNVFnKveJoCEitRazvQKe1MiZHQoGLrmU2ttuRzo/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Jefrey Thompson</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Marcin Pinczewski</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Yannik Pont</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Me</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Rafal Nowak</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gargoyle Combat</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">New Salubri</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Kindred Spirits Midcaps</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gerald</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">!Gangrel Toolbox with Aksinya</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">I realize from the beginning that this is going to be a costly game. Yannik starts bleeding me with his midcaps and I take some serious damage. Fortunately I manage to play both Mind Rape and Pentex Subversion backwards to slow him down. Rafal is struggling and has a bad draw being able to do almost nothing at all. Jefrey tries to attack Marcin but those Anesthetic Touches keeps bothering him if I remember correctly. I payed far too much attention to my predator’s and prey’s game early on to actually know what was going on cross table.<br>Marcin was doing some pool damage to Yannik as well and I was lucky to have Revelations on my hand when Rafal influenced Aksinya out. I see my chance ousting him with a big bleed when she is tapped and I play Revelations to discard his only wake card on hand. Now I am too strong for Yannik to get me but he keeps going. Jefrey walls up against me with three minions but I play Command the Legion tapping them all and go for the oust. Soon thereafter Marcin gets Yannik. I have not afforded any <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-agq7a0SFf7g/TsWOR0DfiiI/AAAAAAAABOg/Qa9jisWSd2g/s1600-h/spiritmarionette3.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spiritmarionette" border="0" alt="spiritmarionette" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hDzfmoQVP38/TsWOSvkGW9I/AAAAAAAABOk/Fq5ymhvl6j0/spiritmarionette_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240"></a>expensive equipment this game so I have no chainsaw. My strategy in the duel is to bleed him for more than he bleeds me and even if I am at less pool it looks like it is working out.<br>When I have him in ousting range for the next round my brain collapses and I leave Gerald untapped for a block. Untapped? Against Salubri? Silly silly me. A Spirit Marionette later and Gerald bleeds me for five when at four pool. I asked Marcin after the game how much he could have bled me for with his one vampire that didn’t have to hunt that round and his answer was 2. I then asked him if he could have defended against a bleed of 7 at 2 stealth in my next round and his answer was no. Do I need to tell you that that mistake gnawed my mind the whole weekend and that I still hate myself for it?</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Marcin GW 3VP<br>Me 2VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000"></font></strong> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Round 3</u></strong></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">1</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">2</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">3</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">4</font></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><font color="#ff0000">5</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A9f1sI57uR9xjwYfO_2lbNwQlO4qrpuAeCj2fNfltUVBItsKohgKk08hw8CKq41l8LcpQH_k9bwSRL0N0C9k7v-ld9GXS9Mssu_0wbnRHgVY-eyQhPz8qJLhvyjbNlQACB-S3B_dXVs/s1600-h/131%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="131" border="0" alt="131" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0GxWAUay0f0/TsWOT24XA7I/AAAAAAAABO4/jvQt4J3sh4g/131_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiL6LQH-5YGcCdyJrM7Qo42DvdU8cZHi5NHSWzSgfOaryeYAqO8rE54TvvT8Xf8IU8HaCW3A2chNe7hwJAhoqyneFVNQbB7Co3iX1T6fHhUzMyYLfzafwXgyWy86KeJqslPBxuDSrmu3o/s1600-h/132%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="132" border="0" alt="132" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-f0l_mWKh1jY/TsWOVVK6-YI/AAAAAAAABPE/PUd5ZzNApmE/132_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5wVIq7P7eMM/TsWOVxjAmyI/AAAAAAAABPM/a6d5QwFl7i8/s1600-h/133%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="133" border="0" alt="133" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-j1aaADXn-Yg/TsWOWtUiSXI/AAAAAAAABPY/yQsAgERSH7s/133_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB9FL2Ck40tCnjMfi90eCpD6q47jaiREguwHDu7gGSlwhzaHZw_6OX7i5Ju2k9RKlo_hYcoK2502q02CB03gtV7QYL3MOyBBByXtTwFnH7rV7dZwmXJqiAAqJH_ioWI33t62Tx2tsTmw/s1600-h/134%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="134" border="0" alt="134" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W7L9AshV_Fc/TsWOYUjKqlI/AAAAAAAABPk/CEZyAUXP5yU/134_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ek7HznWF958/TsWOYys2ywI/AAAAAAAABPs/RdzD42dpBXA/s1600-h/Jag%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#ff0000"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Jag" border="0" alt="Jag" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8g1mcdCZ1fShyphenhyphen2L2lEy1rdpC7kI44UK7VqezKt2i4f7Zdf5w-d6wlOpf-W4t06GuZX4nwM9U9K3bUcaeeGEQiMgzum71CqMT4ixQOkYSPfWLvPqzlnztnMCRdvq2wduBSSfSKJI1gvY/?imgmax=800" width="78" height="130"></font></a></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Antonin Pospisil</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Remigiusz Flasinski</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Julius Thy</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Ola Szajkowska</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Me</font></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Stanislava and friends</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Kiasyd Toolbox</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Protean Computer Hacking</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Toreador royalty with guns</font></em></td> <td valign="top" width="80"><em><font color="#ff0000">Gerald</font></em></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="justify">It starts bad. Ola blocks my first Magic of the Smith at +4 Stealth as it was the most natural thing in the world to do. She soon has Gerald in torpor and keeps blocking almost everything I and Julius do. Julius survives thanks to loads of Earth Melds and Form of the Mists and I get Giant’s Blood on my hand to play on Gerald when he is empty in torpor. I still thinks it is a lost game but now Ola stops blocking me. I am not lying if I say I saw more than 10 each of Second Tradition: Domain and Eyes of Argus played by her during the game. Probably she stops blocking me because Julius is influencing out lots of minions and she figures she needs her wakes for defence.<br>Antonin has a bad start with no Stanislava and Remigiusz doesn’t do anything to his prey. He has the Hungry Coyote in play and he plays lots of Vessels so my guess is he is trying the old hunt-trick. Seriously - any Kiasyd-deck should be able to oust a weenie Protean deck that hits the Wall of Hell but this one just doesn’t. Ola is getting low on pool even if she blocks a lot and she tries a Parity shift and some lengthy table talk starts. Antonin has the final decision and I convince him to force her to take the pool from Remigiusz instead of me. A great anti-climax occurs when Julius blocks the Parity Shift.<br>My play starts running and by having and recursing Revelations and Command the Legion I manage to grind unlucky Antonin out. Ola is also ousted and the Kiasy<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZmDC97oiz9g/TsWOZzYKzlI/AAAAAAAABP8/U9A8C6LfuEk/s1600-h/heartofnizchetus%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="heartofnizchetus" border="0" alt="heartofnizchetus" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaFgpFPRze6CU2QfE7b06Gpzg5gQZS5kbQ0w6kutbA1IDEMky9extEkTONkUSmfzYXh4FtoDlFfzQom1NikdE5kFqYzJu65jf3wuf96tJKI8IIDPpqHAUxnc04aXLKYWVvogZC5Qnb94/?imgmax=800" width="170" height="240"></a>d deck can’t do much against me.<br>It has been a very verbal and slow game with talking about almost every action that Julius and Ola has taken since Remigiusz tried to influence their play all the time. People around are also getting loud as the tournament are finished for most of them so I am getting stressed here. For two turns in a row I forget to use Heart of Nizchetus and in the end I think that is what makes me draw too few bleed cards to be able to oust Julius before he gets me. I lose to my own mistakes again. Not as obvious and certain this time but still I blame myself again and again. Julius also played good in the duel – he blocked all my recursion attempts and he didn’t play like the beginner he claimed to be. Well done!</p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Julius GW 3VP<br>Me 2VP</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><strong><font color="#ff0000"></font></strong> </p> <p align="justify">1GW 9VP and an eleventh place is not a bad result in my first big international tournament but thinking I could have had 3GW 13VP by not making the above mentioned mistakes really takes all satisfaction away.<br>I really love this deck and have actually increased it’s size to fit in one more copy each of Revelations and Command the Legion. Those two cards alone helped me score many Victory Points during the tournament and only one each is too risky.<br>As I said earlier in this report – please give me suggestions or ask questions about this deck and try it out, it is very rewarding to play when it goes well.</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-51778468437808638462011-11-14T15:01:00.001-08:002011-11-14T15:01:17.463-08:00Quick thoughts after EC 2011<p>First of all – Sorry for not doing any live-blogging. I simply didn’t find the time for it. I had a great time and now that I’m back home I’d like to list some things that have struck my mind:</p> <ul> <li>It was great to meet Jeff Thompson (The Lasombra) in person and express my gratitude for his <a href="http://www.thelasombra.com/">great site</a> and it’s value to the community. I was lucky to play two games with him during the event and he was a really nice bloke. <li>I like a good deal or two on a table and even an occasional deal breaking now and then but people are sometimes talking far too much about things making tables time out. For some strange reason the players who gets 0.5 victory points are overrepresented in this out-of-my-head statistics. I have rarely experienced this in the Swedish gaming climate and I have to let it sink in for yet some days before I draw any conclusions. <li>You can never relax (or stress things) and let yourself make any mistakes at all in this damned game. You will read more about this and it’s bitter consequences in the upcoming tournament reports. <li>There are so many nice people and such a great atmosphere that I’ll try my best to go next year as well.</li></ul> <p>I’ll give you three tournament reports from the three different tournaments I attend as soon as I get the time to write them so check back and read about some really exciting games.</p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-62931877802766679932011-11-07T07:44:00.001-08:002011-11-07T07:44:26.173-08:00Getting ready for the EC<p align="justify">So, it’s closing in on me and I am somewhat prepared when it comes to everything else then playing. I am free from work, all family-related are sorted, I got flight tickets and some money in my pocket. When it comes to playing I have four decks more or less ready and I am currently theorizing around them in what I call “the Vignes-test”.</p> <p align="justify">The Vignes-test is simply imagining having the classic Edward Vignes deck as a predator, doing nothing to you for four rounds and then bleeding you with Dominate with four vampires round 5. All my decks have to be able to have a reasonable chance of handling that kind of predator and still have a chance of winning. Of course there are several ways to deal with it but if you can’t the deck simply is not good enough. Four dominate-bleeds round 5 might sound much but seriously that is what the Vignes-deck, and many other archetypes, can perform if they work well.</p> <p align="justify">Do I need to tell you that my decks doesn’t do any well at all in these tests? Fortunately me and Isak have an optimizing session scheduled for tomorrow so there might still be some hope.</p> <p align="justify">I’ll try and live-blog a little from the event and hope meeting as many of you there as possible!</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NSI2EFIOj6I/Trf81Msmg0I/AAAAAAAABKo/czTo99y5fIU/s1600-h/vignesfailed%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="vignesfailed" border="0" alt="vignesfailed" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bh_Lul9Coho/Trf82FdXLtI/AAAAAAAABKw/gInLPj2gE_w/vignesfailed_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="635"></a></p> Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347630769676363535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881511546856154879.post-69188277776137098802011-10-18T12:39:00.001-07:002011-10-18T14:04:32.312-07:00Malkavian Dementia<div>
How often do you see Leandro and Lutz controlled by the same player? Note that he in this situation doesn't have a single vote on the table.<br />
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