Saturday, October 31, 2009

Results SalinenCon 2009 VtES Tournament in Bad Nauheim

Here are the results of the local VtES Constructed tournament during the SalinenCon in Bad Nauheim, Germany after 2 rounds and the final. The tournament was played on October 31st, 2009 with 8 players participating. Here are the standings after the final round:
1. Merijn van der V. -- 1 GW 4 VP -- 3 VP -- G4/5 Assamite Loss S&B
2. Kathie K. -- 1 GW 4 VP -- 2 VP -- Lutz/Unmada Vote Petra Resonance
2. Felix H. -- 1 GW 4 VP -- 0 VP -- G1/2 Weenie Presence Bleed
2. Kai K. -- 0 GW 2 VP -- 0 VP -- G1/2 Malkavian Bleed/Vote
2. Ralf W. -- 0 GW 2 VP -- 0 VP -- G2/3 Followers of Set Bruise & Bleed
Congratulations to Merijn for his victory in the tournament.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Results Spanish National VtES Championship 2009

On October 18th, 2009 the Spanish National VtES Championship 2009 was held in Sevilla, Spain with 40 players attending the final tournament. The final standings were as follows:
1. Javier Olivares Vergara (ESP) -- 2 GW 8 VP -- 3 VP -- Brujah G4/5 Prince Vote/Bleed
2. Alejandro Castilla Armero (ESP) -- 1 GW 8 VP -- 1 VP -- Black Hand Multi-Action S&B
2. Sergio Gracia (ESP) -- 1 GW 6,5 VP -- 1 VP -- Ventrue G4/5 Lawfirm
2. César Ruipérez Martínez (ESP) -- 2 GW 8 VP -- 0 VP -- Gerald Windham Vote/Bleed
2. Unai López de Briñas (ESP) -- 1 GW 5,5 VP -- 0 VP -- G4/5 Nosferatu Dominate
Congratulations to Javier for his win of the Spanish VtES Nationals 2009. You can find a tournament report in the spanish VtES forum (in spanish).

Memorable Quotes (Part 55)

Conversation on VtES and VtM "realism":
"Vampiric snakes. On motorcycles. With RPG launchers." -- Peter

"This is the kind of thing that keeps us playing the game." -- Kushiel
Reference: VtES Usenet Newsgroup

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

VtES Storyline Event "Friday 13th"

Friday, 13th of February, 2004 A.D.
Outside Cordoba

The evening chill gave Claudio Severino a sensation he did not remember existed. It was all so strange to him. He did not know why he was not a vampire anymore. He did not know why he kept the use of magic. It all just happened in the last few days. From Vampire to Magus.
All he knew was that he was called to this point. He felt the earth beacon him. Calling him. He was sure of that.
He knew he had to destroy all of those who stood in his way. And now that he was here, as a mortal, he knew exactly what he had to do next. A creature moved closer, after sundown.
'Child of the Dragon, are you here to help me, or to hurt me?', Claudio asked.
'Frankly, I don't know', answered Lambach.
During the European Championship 2009 festivities in Palma de Mallorca on Friday, 13th of November the official storyline event "Friday 13th" will be held.

You can see all the information about the event on the "Friday 13th" storyline website.
  • Registration: 8h to 9h AM

  • Start: 9h30 AM

  • Fee: 10 Euro

  • Format: Constructed (see Special Storyline Rules)

  • Matches: 3 Rounds + Final

  • Participation Prizes: Promo Cards

  • Prizes:
    1st Place: 1 Booster Display + Original Preliminary Drawing for the
    Claudio Severino card art
    Other Finalists: 18 Boosters (half a Display)
Any questions you might have about the storyline, please address them to Tiago Brum or to the thread in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Release Date for "Heirs to the Blood" moved

(c) 2009 by White Wolf/CCPAs most of you have already read in the White Wolf news article the release date for the next VtES expansion "Heirs to the Blood has been moved to December 2nd, 2009. Although it remains to be seen if this is the final date for the release, since the expansion is still not listed in the White Wolf webshop.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Six Direct Intervention Tenets

The guide is structured in five basic points about Direct Intervention (DI) (and consequently, any card that cancels other cards):
  1. DI cancels the card text, but the canceled card was still played.

  2. DI doesn't supersede/replace the basic rules of the game, such as the limitations on action modifiers/reactions played by the same vampire in the same action. It is important considering the first point, since the canceled card was still played.

  3. Actions canceled as played didn't even 'start' (or more technically, never reached resolution, as LSJ pointed out), so they don't trigger NRA-like clauses. This ties with the second point, since the rules about non-repeatable actions are in the rulebook now.

  4. Check out card-playing restrictions on each card canceled, especially for limitations like "only one [card X] can be played per [turn/round/combat/game]"; the text has been canceled, but a second copy still has the text and the first copy was still played.

  5. "As played" means "as played (from hand in the normal fashion)" save explicit text on the contrary, so you can't DI/cancel a card brought to play via other means (such as "Vast Wealth" or "Concealed/Disguised Weapon"). So, you can DI a "Concealed Weapon" card but not the weapon, it is about to bring to play.

  6. This holds for "Sudden Reversal" as well: Cards are not replaced in the "as played" window, but rather wait until after they are played. Other card-moving effects (like all other effects, by default) are also unable to sqeeze into the "as played" window. The "as played" window for card X thus restricts all players to the cards they have in hand at the time the card X is played. Specifically, you cannot tap "The Barrens" or "Erciyes Fragments" to go fishing for a DI or a "Sudden Reversal" in response to the play of card X (although you could use a DI that was already on your Fragment).
Once the player understand these six 'tenets', he'll be able to handle DI play smoothly no matter what card has been canceled with it. Of course, the text has examples on all points to illustrate them.

Originally written by Fabio 'Sooner' Macedo and LSJ in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup on October 13th, 2006.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Memorable Quotes (Part 54)

"I'm pretty sure I've seen everything Vtes has to offer now.... Guruhi win the NAC. Who knew?" -- Dorklord (VtES player) in the Comic Shop Plus VtES Forum

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

VtES Tournament "Rigor Mortis" in Bochum

On the occasion of the annual Essen Games Fair, the playgroup in Bochum will hold the traditional Midnight Tournament on Saturday, October 24th, 2009. The pub the tournament will be played at, is less 20km from the Essen fair area.

Vampire: the Eternal Struggle - Constructed Tournament
Rigor Mortis: Bochum

Time:
Saturday, 24 October 2009
Doors open 19:00 h
Start first round 19:30 h
Location:
Zu den Vier Winden
Hofsteder Str. 94
44809 Bochum
Germany
Round system:
2 rounds + final (time limit: 2 h each)
Format:
Constructed.
In case there are less than 12 players, the Multi Deck Format will be used.
Entrance Fee:
2,- EUR
Please note: The location is a pub, so you may not bring your own food and drinks.

Pre-registration is welcome, but not necessary.
Please pre-register via email to me or a post in this thread in the German VtES forum.

Contact:
Gerhard "Hardy" RangePost Options
Prince of Bochum

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Results South American Championship 2009

Here are the results of the VtES South American Championship 2009, which was played on October 12th, 2009 in Santiago de Chile, Chile with 27 players attending the final tournament. The standings of the final round were as follows:
1. Jackson Iribarren (CHL) -- 4 GW 11.5 VP -- Ventrue Antitribu
2. Hernan Rodrguez (CHL) -- 2 GW 9 VP -- Kyasid
2. Hugo Dey (CHL) -- 2 GW 8.5 VP -- Tremere
2. Waldo Reyrau (CHL) -- 1 GW 5.5 VP -- Guruhi
2. Miguel Cortes (CHL) -- 1 GW 8 VP -- Tremere
Congratulations to Jackson for winning the South American Championship 2009. You can find the tournament deck and report of the final round in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup.

Results Portuguese ECQ 2009

On September 29th, 2009 the VtES Portuguese EC Qualifier was held in Lisboa, Portugal with 29 players attending the qualifier tournament. The final standings were as follows:
1. Eduardo Mateus -- Malkavian antitribu S&B w/ tricks
2. Bruno Robalo -- Ishtarri Vote w/ Dmitra
2. Melkor Florindo -- Imbued w/ .44 Magnum & Target Vitals
2. Paolo Pasqualin -- Imbued /w Flash Grenades
2. Ricardo Portela -- Gangrel Renegade
Congratulations to Eduardo for his win of the Portuguese ECQ 2009. You can find a tournament report as well as the tournament winning deck in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup.

VtES European Championship Qualifiers 2009 (Update)

Here's a list of the upcoming ECQ tournaments for VtES in 2009, mostly taken from the WW event calendar:
  • No more ECQs are scheduled for 2009
... and the list of past ECQs 2009:
  • Swedish ECQ -- Gothenburg, Sweden -- April 11th, 2009 -- Winner: Erik Torstensen (SWE)
  • French ECQ (North) -- Paris, France -- April 18th, 2009 -- Winner: Orian Gissler (FRA)
  • Spanish ECQ (South) -- Cordoba, Spain -- April 25th, 2009 -- Winner: Iñaki Puigdollers (ESP)
  • Spanish ECQ (North) -- Valladolid, Spain -- April 25th, 2009 -- Winner: Eneko Oribe (ESP)
  • Danish ECQ -- Arhus, Denmark -- May 9th, 2009 -- Winner: ???
  • English ECQ -- Burton-on-Trent, UK -- May 16th, 2009 -- Winner: Mike Wilson (ENG)
  • Hungarian ECQ -- Budapest, Hungary -- May 16th, 2009 -- Winner: Gyula Erdos (HUN)
  • French ECQ (South) -- Grenoble, France -- May 17th, 2009 -- Winner: Yannick Gibert (FRA)
  • Norwegian ECQ -- Bergen, Norway -- May 30th, 2009 -- Winner: Chris Meland (NOR)
  • Belgian ECQ -- Bruxelles, Belgium -- May 31st, 2009 -- Winner: Sebastian Meurer (GER)
  • German ECQ -- Bochum, Germany -- June 13th, 2009 -- Winner: Izaak Havelaar (NED)
  • Icelandic ECQ -- Reykjavik, Iceland -- June 20th, 2009 -- Winner: Hugh Angseesing (ENG)
  • Polish ECQ -- Warsaw, Poland -- July 4th, 2009 -- Winner: Radosław Staszewski (POL)
  • Scottish ECQ -- Edinburgh, Scotland -- July 11th, 2009 -- Winner: Hugh Angseesing (ENG)
  • Finnish ECQ -- Espoo, Finland -- July 31st, 2009 -- Winner: Adam Esbjörnsson (SWE)
  • Czech ECQ -- Prague, Czech Republic -- August 15th, 2009 -- Winner: Vit Holoska (CZE)
  • Dutch ECQ -- Tilburg, Netherlands -- August 30th, 2009 -- Winner: Koen Tabak (NED)
  • Slovakian ECQ -- Kosice, Slovakia -- September 5th, 2009 -- Winner: Maros Chomjak (SVK)
  • Swiss ECQ -- Geneva, Switzerland -- September 13th, 2009 -- Winner: Michael Emery
  • Austrian ECQ -- Vienna, Austria -- September 20th, 2009 -- Winner: Martin Major (HUN)
  • Portugese ECQ -- Lisboa, Portugal -- September 26th, 2009 -- Winner: Eduardo Mateus (POR)
All this culminating in the European VtES Championship 2009:You can also find a list of qualifier/championship events on White Wolf's VtES Championship webpage.


Monday, October 19, 2009

Take the Bleed Mate

This was originally a comment to one of the blog posts, and it was wasted as such:
This was mine (Matt Green, ed.) from the old UK newsgroup, now lost to russian hackers. Your post reminded me of it.

Take the Bleed Mate
-- with apologies to "The Streets"

In one single turn your whole game can turn 'round
Watchin’ incredulously as all your vampires go down
Lookin' to the right slightly, then lookin' to the crowd
Not crowin’ anymore- got a proper sorry frown
"Please let me show you what I can do next turn
I‘ve got good cards now, I can make his dudes burn
Seriously, if he blocks me, his 10cap’s goin’ home in an urn
I’ll even back-bleed your predator. 4 bleed. Certain."
I look at him, he stares almost straight back at me
But his eyes glaze over like he's lookin' to the left of me
He does nothing for what seems an eternity
Turns one guy sideways and I’m staring at defeat

Take the bleed mate
I know it's hard to take but his mind has been made up
Maybe you’ll get a pick-up game
Take the bleed mate
I know you don’t want him to see just how much your deck sucks
But you've got to pack away now
It's over

So then I move my hand up from down by my side
Try to bluff the deflect, but he can see it in my eyes
Tell him if he does that: his guys dies
Touch my biggest tapped dude and let out a sigh
Ask the table if anyone wants to Eagle’s Sight
"There's things I don’t want to be doin', you don’t wanna be takin’
Everyone’ll let you take that back, surely
Please, please, I’m beggin’ you, please".
He brings his hand up towards where his dude’s sidewards
Slaps down a bleed mod with skills I’m not blessed with
He peels a card off his deck, looks at me and then gestures
Asks if I’m blocking with anyone who’s not torpored

Take the bleed mate
I know it's hard to take but his mind has been made up
Maybe you’ll get a pick-up game
Take the bleed mate
I know you don’t want him to see how much your deck sucks
But you've got to pack away now
It's over

And I'm just sittin' there, I can't say a word
'Cause my hand's just wrong
I've got nothin'
Absolutely nothin'

Tryin' to block with Moncada out of bare desperation
Try to talk over him to change what he's sayin'
Shake my head with disgust to make his mind start changin’
Look into his eyes to make him listen again
"I'm not gonna fuckin', just fuckin' get bled out now.
'Cause you said two turns, no bleeding and that was your vow
And you're gonna just break your word, that’s pretty lowbrow.
You're well out of order now, this is well out of town."
He pulls away, my arms are flailing with rage
Gently tells me he’s sorry and looks at me straight
Says it was a good game and offers to shake
Then shrugs his shoulders, taps a guy, then bleeds my prey

Take the bleed mate
I know it's hard to take but his mind has been made up
Maybe you’ll get a pick-up game
Take the bleed mate
I know you don’t want him to see how much your deck sucks
But you've got to pack away now
It's over

I know in the past I've found it hard to say
Tellin' you things, but not tellin' straight
But the more I pulled on my hand and frowned
The more you beat me down

Take the bleed mate
I know it's hard to take but his mind has been made up
Maybe you’ll get a pick-up game
Take the bleed mate
I know you don’t want him to see how much your deck sucks
But you've got to pack away now
It's overa

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Poll Results: "Would you like to see a VtES expansion that is based on the new World of Darkness?"

Here are the results of the latest poll, if the readers of this blog would you like to see a VtES expansion that is based on the new World of Darkness. 263 readers of this blog voted in the poll:
  • Yes, definetly. -- 31 (11%)
  • Only if it is fitted in well. -- 38 (14%)
  • Maybe, depends. -- 22 (8%)
  • No, old/new WoD don't mix. -- 93 (35%)
  • No, just a terrible idea. -- 46 (17%)
  • No interest in such a thing. -- 33 (12%)
As you can see the majority of the readers don't like the idea (52%) or have no interest (12%) in such an expansion. Only a quarter of the readership (25%) like would to see such an expansion (or 32% if you also count those undecided).

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Memorable Quotes (Part 53)

"Gentlemen, can we all take ten seconds to just breathe in?" -- Darby (american VtES player) after a heated discussion during NAC 2009.
This quote could and should also be applied to many other VtES in-game-discussions as well.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Ebony Kingdom: Top Five Crypt & Library Cards

It's a little bit late for this article, but since "Heirs to the Blood" is nowhere to be seen (at least officially), what the heck here it is ... In reference to the "Legacies of Blood Top Ten" list made by Greg Williams in January 2006, I would like to show you a similar list, namely the top five of the "Ebony Kingdom" expansion, at least from my point of view:

Top Five Library Cards
  1. "Bamba" -- the long awaited card that let Laibon put progeny into play. In my opinion a well-balanced card when compared with the other progeny cards like "Embrace" or "Creation Rites". It has a resonable cost, and can be played more a lot of vampires (i.e. requires only Laibon, not Magaji), but on the other hand is restricted to vampires with capacity of 4 or more. Most interestingly other than other cards of this kind "Bamba" keeps the sect of the creating vampire, making "Bamba" an ideal candidate for an "Eldest are the Kholo" based on Laibon Ravnos.

  2. "My Kin Against the World" -- even outside theLaibon clan this card will get some playtime, especially since most of its effect can be used by non-Laibon clan. The card is especially good, if you have multiple minions which have at least two reasonable actions, e.g. Ventrue Lawfirm (Bleed/Vote) or most Rush decks (multi-rush actions). The only potential problem I see is probably, that this is one of the "win-more" cards.

  3. "Powerbase: Luanda" -- a very nice tool, that is perma-rush, forLaibon based rush or wall combat decks. As with other powerbases the location can be stolen, but this shouldn't be a big problem. When another player (tries to) get "Powerbase Luanda, you can either defend it (when playing a wall deck) or you can get it back, effectively having a rush action against that player.

  4. "Unholy Radiance" -- a very strong vote card, since it acts both as action modifier and reaction card, although it requires three Orun. This can be a good addition to decks like Weenie Laibon Vote (based on Kholo titles), if not for the clumsiness of getting the Orun cards in the first place (see below).

  5. "Exile" -- the superior version is sort of a "Banishment" variation, but instead of a successful vote it requires a number of "Orun" cards (and a successful action).The reason for choosing "Exile" over "Brutal Influence" is that "Exile's" inferior version is also good without playing Orun infact so good, that it will find its way into certain decks like "Tap and Bleed" decks, although it works only against younger vampires and allies and costs two blood.

Top Five Crypt Cards
  1. "Nana Buruku" -- even without a title her two specials -- +1 handsize and especially the two master phase actions -- make her smoking hot. For a reason she was one of the two main vampires in the NAC 2009 TWD deck.

  2. "Cesewayo (Adv)" -- the specials of both the normal and the advanced version point to superstar wall deck. Merged he's a monster with 4 votes and two great special abilities comparable to the Camarilla Justicars or even Inner Circle Members.

  3. "Umdava" -- a good addition to the dynamic duo of Akunanse magaji, "Uchenna" and "Nkule". With her superior Presence she might also fit into a Guruhi vote deck.

  4. "Arriette Sylla" -- Arriette is good news for the Weenie Potence decks, since she's the smallest vampire with superior Potence (besides "Tupdog").

  5. "Elizabeth Conde" -- together with "Sonja Blue" she's the smallest vampire with superior Celerity and Fortiude making her a very solid 5 capacity Ishtarri.

Disappointments
  • The advanced vampires (or at least 3 out 4) are somewhat underwhelming. Their special ability on the advanced version are not top tier quality, not to speak of the merged abilities (or lack of it) compared to the vampire's capacity.

  • Also the overall quality of the library cards is not satisfying and in fact I had a hard time determining even five top notch library and crypt cards for the "Ebony Kingdom" expansion. This maybe is an effect of the relatively low number of 40 new library and 20 new crypt cards, but looking at the "Twilight Rebellion" expansion with a silimar size I didn't have that problem.
Summary
The "Ebony Kingdom" expansion tries to boost the Orun/Aye mechanism heavily with 10 library cards mentioning Aye and 8 library cards Orun (out of 40 library cards total). As initially regarding the "Anarch" trait, the Aye/Orun mechanism has the problem that you have to put considerable effort into your deck putting the Aye/Orun cards into play. While "Static Virtue" and "Nkishi" are nice, what's missing are cards with effects similar to "Seattle Comitee" or "Twilight Camp" (for becoming an Anarch). Something like "Tap this card to put an Aye or Orun from your hand or library on a Laibon you control with no Aye or Orun".

And then the question always is: "Is the bonus provided by the Aye/Orun based cards worth the effort". This question remains to be answered ..

Monday, October 12, 2009

Seven Stages of VtES Grief

A little while ago XZealot asked in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup what are your reactions when you know you are going to be ousted? To this question (among others) Fred Scott answered like this:
Thinking about it, I usually go through 7 stages:
  1. Shock and Disbelief: I recount my pool over and over. I look at my cards in hand, counting them to see if I'm missing one .. the one that will save me.

  2. Denial: I say to myself, "(Joe, my predator, whoever) won't bleed me. He's got his predator to worry about and he's down to 18 pool for God's sake!"

  3. Bargaining: I then try to bargain feverishishly for more time by offering to be my predator's bitch for the rest of the game or to give him bennies in future games or just anything.

  4. Guilt: I kick myself over and over for influencing out that last minion. Or forgetting to bounce the bleed. Or being a generally bad deckbuilder. Or whatever. This usually overlaps bargaining.

  5. Anger: I lash out at my predator for being so obsessive about ousting me. Why does he need to oust me so soon?!? If he'd just wait a turn or two, he'd surely set himself up for the sweep! Sheeessssh!

  6. Depression: I suck!!! Gawd, I just suck!!! I suck so bad I can't suck for sucking so suckishly bad!!!

  7. Acceptance and Hope: Oh, well. Think I've got another deck in my box here somewhere. I'll do better next game.
Reference: Thread in VtES Usenet Newsgroup.

Friday, October 9, 2009

"Heirs to the Blood" Postponed

According to the card distributor "Potomac Distribution" the release of the next VtES expansion "Heirs to the Blood" has been postponed by about two weeks. The new release date seems to be November 11th, 2009.

VtES T-Shirts

Here are a number of t-shirts as seen during NAC 2009:

Left: Prey is not only to your left, although I haven't heard of an 8 player variant yet.




Right: What discipline is this!?!?

Left: You don't even need a Heart to do this!





Right: Yeah, right ...

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Memorable Quotes (Part 52)

"I still have to rush you, but I will do it in a friendly way now." -- Johannes (german VtES player) during NAC 2009.

Release Date of "Heirs to the Blood" unconfirmed

The release date of the next VtES expansion "Heirs to the Blood" is not yet confirmed, and the White Wolf webshop still does not feature the expansion. While Potomac Distribution still lists October 31st, 2009 as release date, the german distributor Walch & Nusser has updated the release date to November 18th, 2009. The finnish webshop Fantasiapelit has November 2009 listed as release date.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Results French National VtES Championship 2009

On September 27th, 2009 the French National VtES Championship 2009 was held in Caen, France with 38 players attending the final tournament. The final standings were as follows:
1. Pierre "Stone" Tran-Van (FRA) -- 2 GW 7 VP -- 3 VP -- !Malkavian antitribu KS S&B
2. Orian "TTC Master" Gissler (FRA) -- 2 GW 6.5 VP -- 2 VP -- Una Freakshow
3. Philippe "Reverend Blackwood" Lang (FRA) -- 3 GW 10 VP -- 0 VP -- Tremere Carna Wall
2. Yohann Guyader (FRA) -- 3 GW 10 VP -- 0 VP -- Ahrimanes Wall G2/3
2. Matthieu Dulin (FRA) -- 1 GW 7 VP -- 0 VP -- Ventrue antitribu Toolbox
Congratulations to Stone for winning the French National VtES Championship 2009. You can find a tournament report (in french) in the french VtES forum Sabbat in France.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Results NAC 2009: North American Championship (Day Two)

The results of the VtES North American Championship 2009, which was played on October 2nd-4th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia have been disclosed. 25 players played in the final NAC tournament, and the standings in the finals were:
1. Michael Heyder (GER) -- 1 GW 5.5 VP -- 3 VP -- Guruhi Bloat/Combat
2. Ferenc Vasadi (HUN) -- 3 GW 7.5 VP -- 2 VP -- Nosferatu G4/5 Royalty Parity Shift
2. Ruben Feldmann (SUI) -- 3 GW 12 VP -- 0 VP -- Nosferatu G1/2 Royalty Parity Shift
2. Matt Morgan (USA) -- 1 GW 6 VP -- 0 VP -- Toreador G1/2 Royalty Parity Shift
2. Hugh Angseesing (UK) -- 1 GW 4.5 VP -- 0 VP -- Ventrue antitribu Wall/Bleed
Congratulutions to Michael for winning the NAC 2009. He's the first European winning the NAC, and the first "non-native" to win a continental championship.

Results NAC 2009: First Chance Qualifier

Here are the results of the NAC First Chance Qualifier 2009, which was played on October 2nd-4th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. 25 players played in the First Chance Qualifier, and the standings in the finals were:
1. Erol Ongun (GER) -- 2 GW 10 VP -- 1.5 VP -- Arika & Friends Mind Rape
2. Ben Peal (USA) -- 1 GW 5.5 VP -- 0.5 VP -- MidCap Animalism Combat
2. Jeff Brendon (USA) -- 3 GW 7.5 VP -- 0.5 VP -- Old School Toreador
2. Aaron Clark (USA) -- 1 GW 4 VP -- 0.5 VP -- Tremere Toolbox
2. Bill Troxley (USA) -- 1 GW 3.5 VP -- 0 VP -- Weenie Ally
Congratulations to Erol for winning the FCQ.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Results NAC 2009: North American Championship (Day One)

Here are the results of the Day One tournament of the VtES North American Championship 2009, which is played on October 2nd-4th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. The qualifier for the NAC finals have been finished on Saturday, with 51 players playing in this tournament of which 25 qualified for the finals. The standings of the final round were as follows:
1. Hugh Angseesing (UK) -- 2 GW 8 VP -- 1.5 VP -- Ventrue antitribu Wall/Bleed
2. Michael Heyder (GER) -- 2 GW 8 VP -- 1.5 VP -- Lasombra High Cap Vote/Bleed
2. Robyn Tatu (USA) -- 2 GW 9 VP -- 0 VP -- Lasombra Mid Cap Bleed w/ Black Hand Tech
2. Ferenc Vasadi (HUN) -- 2 GW 6 VP -- 0.5 VP -- Neo-Tremere HighCap Toolbox feat. Ani
2. Ruben Feldmann (SUI) -- 2 GW 9 VP -- 0 VP -- Pander Vote
Congratulations to Hugh for winning the Day One tournament.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Results NAC 2009: Last Chance Qualifier

The first results of the VtES North American Championship 2009, which is played on October 2nd-4th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia have been announced. The first major tournament was the Last Chance Qualifier on Friday, which gives non-qualified players a chance to qualify for the actual NAC tournament. 37 players participated in the NAC tournament, the standings in the finals were:
1. Ferenc Vasadi (HUN) -- 3 GW 8 VP -- 3 VP -- Ravnos Wall feat. Gabrin
2. Bill Troxel (USA) -- 2 GW 9 VP -- 2 VP -- !Malk/Malk Dive into Madness Bleed
2. Erol Ongun (GER) -- 1 GW 6.5 VP -- 0 VP -- Stanislava & Friends Vote & Bloat
2. Nick Miller (AUS) -- 1 GW 5 VP -- 0 VP -- Ravnos Stealth Bleed
2. Michael Heyder (GER) -- 1 GW 4.5 VP -- 0 VP -- Guruhi Bruise & Bleed
Congratulations to Ferenc for his win of the NAC LCQ 2009. The deck's performance was quite impressive, gaining all four possible GWs of the tournament.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Deck of the Month: September 2009: Mata Hari shifts you!

This month's deck is the tournament winning deck "Mata Hari shifts you!" played by Pauli Kiova during the Finnish ECQ 2009.

The deck is an interesting mixture of a vote deck based on Camarilla princes and Mata Hari's special ability to play any minion card requiring a clan and/or a sect. One of strength of the deck is diversity of the deck where the opposing players have a hard time guessing what's coming up next.

Crypt
5x Mata Hari
2x Karen Suadela
1x Benjamin Rose
1x Victor Pelletier
1x Mukhtar Bey
1x Victor Dodaldson
1x Dmitra Ilyanova

Master
1x Barrens, The
1x Black Throne, The
1x Demonstration
1x Ferraille
1x Fortune Teller Shop
1x Framing an Ancient Grudge
1x Mausoleum, Venice, The
2x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Perfectionist
1x Secure Haven
1x Waste Management Operation
1x Ventrue Headquarters
3x Villein

Action
1x Blessing of the Name
1x Bujo
2x Sensory Deprivation
3x Sibyl's Tongue
2x Sudario Refraction

Modifier
4x Forgotten Labyrinth
20x Freak Drive
4x Lost in Crowds

Action/Reaction
3x Draba

Ally
1x Ambrosius, The Ferryman (Wraith)
1x Asanbonsam Ghoul
1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)
1x Felix "Fix" Hessian (Wraith)
1x Herald of Topheth
1x Nephren-Ka
1x Ponticulus
1x Tye Cooper

Equipment
1x Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The
1x Shilmulo Tarot
1x Treasured Samadji

Event
1x Unmasking, The

Political Action
3x Kine Resources Contested
4x Parity Shift
3x Reckless Agitation