tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16551493467284856752024-03-05T08:48:09.619+01:00extralaA "Vampire: the Eternal Struggle" Blogextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.comBlogger1570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-43144420639132062982012-09-30T12:00:00.000+02:002012-09-30T12:13:12.614+02:00The End .. and VTES OneFrom tomorrow on I will permanently switch this blog from the blogger to the wordpress blogging platform, that is new posts will entirely . So this is the last post I will be publishing here.
Please update your bookmarks/links/rss feeds/... to
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You might think, why not "extrala.wordpress.com" .. well, I was stupid. For testing reasons I had imported all of the posts to extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-31690098768192444242012-09-28T18:00:00.000+02:002012-09-28T18:00:05.866+02:00Memorable Quotes (Part 148)"My deal is that you die!" -- Oortje (Dutch VtES player) when asked about a deal by a fellow player.extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-36335581700309851612012-09-27T18:00:00.000+02:002012-09-27T21:29:33.674+02:00Deck of the Month: August 2012: James "The Knife" Angry DragonThe month's deck for August 2012 is the tournament winning deck "James "The Knife" Angry Dragon" played by Brad Cashdollar (USA). The August was a month with very, very very tournaments (or tournaments that got reported), luckily it looks better for September, especially with the upcoming weekend which has three National Championships (France, Poland, Sweden).
The winning deck is nothing utterlyextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-83912524860916483652012-09-27T08:00:00.000+02:002012-09-27T08:00:01.629+02:00Deck of the Month: July 2012: BankiaIt took me some (to say the least) time to pick a winner for the Deck of the Month July 2012, mostly because at least a first glance, there was very little exciting about the Deck of the Month July 2012. So after taking a third look at the decks I found two little gems. First, a variation (or better fusion) of two decks, between an Unexpected Coalition deck (similar to the Deck of the Month extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-29827342826975345342012-09-26T22:00:00.000+02:002012-09-26T23:37:18.300+02:00Announcement UK Nationals 2012The UK National Championship 2012 will take place in London, England on November 24th, 2012. Here are the details for this constructed tournament:
Date: Saturday 24th November
Time: 12:00 for a 12:20 start
Location:
Jugged Hare Pub
Vauxhall Bridge Road,
Victoria, London
Format:
3 Rounds & Final
Standard Constructed: Detailed rules can be found on the VEKN tournament rules webpage.
extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0330 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Westminster, City of Westminster, London SW1V 1AA, UK51.4961659 -0.142394551.4936944 -0.14733000000000002 51.4986374 -0.137459tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-27622057414388092002012-09-26T18:00:00.001+02:002012-09-26T18:00:03.160+02:00Announcement "Cat's Guidance" in Mayence, Germany (Oct. 3rd, 2012)On the occasion of the Day of German Unity a constructed tournament named "Cat's Guidance" will hold on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 in Mayence, Germany.
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle - Constructed Tournament
Cat's Guidance: The Prince's Anniversary
Date:
Wednesday, 3. October 2012
Time:
Doors open at 11:00 h
1st round: 11:30 h
2nd round: 15:00 h
Final round: 17:00 h
Location:
Orcish Outpost
extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0Orcish Outpost, Mainz, Germany49.9928617 8.247252649.9111972 8.0893240999999989 50.0745262 8.4051811tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-87668825155226221142012-09-26T08:00:00.000+02:002012-09-26T08:00:04.298+02:00Craze
And yes, go blame Juggernaut1981 for that ..extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-79501842076643914902012-09-25T18:00:00.000+02:002012-09-25T19:50:08.507+02:00Dutch ECQ 2012 ReportSo here's my tournament report of the Dutch ECQ 2012, which took place in Utrecht, Netherlands on September 15th, 2012. Before the tournament it turned out that only very few Dutch players were going to attend the tournament (although the VtES scene in the Netherlands is far from being dead). So the organizer announced that we were going to play the multi-deck format if the number of players wereextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-41866474834249638652012-09-25T14:00:00.000+02:002012-09-25T19:50:16.847+02:00The End is near ..The end is near .. just kidding. At the end of the last week (to be precise on September 19th), Google as provider/hoster of the Blogspot blogging platform has decided in its eternal wisdom to make the new interface (editor) mandatory to use. Unfortunately the new interface/editor is annoying as hell. Just some of its issues:
The back button of the Internet browser is more often not working thanextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-61187217501745360002012-09-25T09:30:00.000+02:002012-09-25T09:46:39.502+02:00Results Croatian EC Qualifier 2012On September 1st, 2012 the Croatian VtES ECQ 2012 was held in Osijek, Croatia with 10 players attending the final tournament. The final standings after 3 rounds and the final were as follows:
1. Goran Damjanic (CRO) -- 4 VP -- Giovanni Powerbleed
2. Slaven Karakas (CRO) -- 1 VP -- Kiasyd Powerbleed
2. Vlado Saulic (CRO) -- 0 VP -- Stanislava's Raptor
2. Denes Kocis (CRO) -- 0 VP -- Lasombra extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-12786714559056420102012-09-24T18:00:00.001+02:002012-09-24T19:40:43.373+02:00Results Italian EC Qualifier 2012On April 29th, 2012 the Italian VtES ECQ 2012 was held in Florence, Italy with 22 players attending the final tournament. The final standings after 3 rounds and the final were as follows:
1. Danilo Torrisi (ITA) -- 2 GW 7 VP -- 3 VP -- Malkavian G3/4 Royalty Vote
2. Stefano Tarozzi (ITA) -- 1 GW 5 VP -- 0 VP -- Lasombra G3/4 S&B
2. Federico Neri (ITA) -- 2 GW 9 VP -- 0 VP -- Tzimisce G2/3 extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-68627550965613703152012-09-24T17:30:00.000+02:002012-09-25T09:19:17.840+02:00VtES European Championship Qualifiers 2012 (Update)Here's a list of the upcoming Continental Championship Qualifier events for VtES taking place in Europe in 2012:
.. all of the ECQs have been finished for this year.
... and the list of past ECQs 2012:
Belorussian ECQ -- March 10th, 2012 -- Minsk, Belorussia -- Winner: ???
Danish ECQ -- March 11th, 2012 -- Copenhagen, Denmark -- Winner: Nikolaj Wendt (DEN)
French (South) ECQ -- March 30th, extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-72598047874388276382012-09-24T08:00:00.000+02:002012-09-24T09:12:56.910+02:00Cause & Effect: Episode 4.3The third episode (of the fourth season) of the VTES webshow Cause and Effect has been broadcasted live this Sunday (September 23rd, 2012). This time Adam, Anders and Isak discuss Flurry of Action as well other means (unusual) means of multi-acting. In addition, they give some tips about drafting and playing in a draft tournament.
extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-32627366020943294412012-09-23T18:00:00.000+02:002012-09-23T18:00:01.052+02:00Results US National VtES Championship 2012On September 2nd, 2012 the US National VtES Championship 2012 was held in Atlanta n Atlanta, Georgia with 15 players attending the tournament (during the DragonCon 2012). The final standings after 3 rounds and final were as follows:
1. Matt Guinn (USA) -- 1 GW 7 VP -- 1.5 VP -- New Brujah Bleed/Vote
2. Robyn Tatu (USA) -- x GW y VP -- 1.5 VP -- Nosferatu Royalty
2. Jeffrey Thompson (USA) -extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0214 Capitol Pl SW, Atlanta, GA 30334, USA33.7489954 -84.387982433.7456949 -84.3929179 33.7522959 -84.3830469tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-16499089551462660592012-09-21T18:00:00.003+02:002012-09-22T01:44:03.697+02:00Did you know, that ... (Part 95)
.. you can't play Inspire Greatness on a minion during combat? Although the card refers directly to the ability of giving extra strength (usable in a combat), the rules explicitly state you can only play combat cards during combat. So Inspire Greatness (as an Action Modifier card) has be played anytime before the combat starts.
Reference: VEKN.netextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-68960556796216524972012-09-20T08:00:00.002+02:002012-09-20T08:00:00.021+02:00VEKN Designer's Diary: "Openness & Canon"On VEKN.net the design team has released a new entry of the Designer's Diary This time it's about the transparency and openness in the design process and the conflict between the between canon (World of Darkness) and metagame. extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-42332458157616269042012-09-19T18:00:00.001+02:002012-09-19T22:53:47.305+02:00Rule-SharkingMore or less by accident I read about a certain type of rule violation in trading card games (even as official terms in the online version of Yu-Gi-Oh!) which is called Rule-Sharking.Rule-Sharking is defined as .."Attempting to force a non-existent rule or policy on an opponent who has made a small and repairable error."On Dueling Network as examples for Rule-Sharking are named ...Not allowing anextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-65121204813784271602012-09-17T18:00:00.003+02:002012-09-17T18:09:13.599+02:00Results Dutch EC Qualifier 2012On September 15th, 2012 the VtES Dutch EC Qualifier was held in Utrecht, Netherlands with 10 players attending the qualifier tournament. The final standings after 3 rounds and the final were as follows:1. Jeroen van Oort (NED) -- 2 GW 7 VP -- 1,5 VP -- Gangrel Wallish Toolbox feat. Torvus2. Martin Schumacher (GER) -- 1 GW 5,5 VP -- 1,5 VP -- Tremere Bruise, Bleed, Block2. Dietmar Range (NED) -- 1extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-36371344600329441992012-09-14T18:00:00.002+02:002012-09-14T21:09:10.671+02:00Did you know, that ... (Part 94).. that Helena can play multi-discipline cards when tapped, provided that one of the discipline requirements is Auspex (e.g. Read the Winds (if she gained Animalism) or Quicken Sight)?Source: VtES Usenet Newsgroupextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-89691411865701781662012-09-13T21:00:00.002+02:002012-09-13T21:45:04.300+02:00"Luck Versus Skill" by Richard GarfieldAs part of the "2012 Magic Cruise", Richard Garfield, creator of VtES and MtG (among other games), gives a presentation about "Luck Versus Skill" when designing games .The Magic Cruise is a multi-day MtG event, but not in a regular convention center or something, but on a cruise ship. This year's Magic Cruise was taking place from June 1-9, 2012 and the sea voyage was from Seattle to Alaska (and extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-38649842932306741872012-09-12T18:00:00.001+02:002012-09-12T18:00:00.060+02:00Memorable Quotes (Part 147)"A Daughter deck can't not be super-aggressive (..)" -- Xaddam, Swedish VtES playerextralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-65072165403648443562012-09-12T08:00:00.005+02:002012-09-12T09:25:50.190+02:00Cause & Effect: Episode 4.2The second episode (of the fourth season) of the VTES webshow Cause and Effect has been broadcasted live this Sunday (September 12th, 2012). This time the three Swedish are joined by the Danish VtES player Martin Randers. They talk about the NAC 2012 tournament and the performance of the Three Inches of Danish Steel deck (based on Eze the Demon Prince) that Martin played during the tournament (extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-89069688839558066822012-09-11T18:00:00.006+02:002012-09-12T00:31:56.569+02:00Reasonably Priced Decks: Nosferatu AntitribuThe following deck based on the Nosferatu antitribu clan is the fifth deck in the Reasonably Priced Decks series, which I have outlined in a previous blog post.The Nosferatu antitribu deck is basically a toolbox deck with an emphasis on both blocking and fighting. The deck is rather slow and requires some patience, because you need some time for the setup (that is recruiting allies and equipping)extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-68730624980558693522012-09-11T08:00:00.003+02:002012-09-11T08:00:08.547+02:00Results French EC Qualifer 2012 (North)On August 25th, 2012 the second VtES French EC Qualifier was held in Paris, France with 20 players attending the qualifier tournament. The final standings after 3 rounds and the final were as follows: 1. Vincent Ripoll (FRA) -- 1 GW 5 VP -- 3 VP -- Enkidu Earth Meld/Psyche2. Pierre Tran-Van (FRA) -- 1 GW 6 VP -- 2 VP -- Carna Wall2. Etienne Faust (FRA) -- 1 GW 4.5 VP -- 0 VP -- Lasombra Presence2extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655149346728485675.post-82814943837685405182012-09-10T18:00:00.002+02:002012-09-10T18:24:50.205+02:00Announcement Spanish National VtES Championship 2012The Spanish National VtES Championship 2012 will be held in Mataró (near Barcelona), Spain from October 13th to 14th, 2012. The championship is a two day event, first a last chance qualifier will be held and then the actual championship tournament. The details are as follows:Date: Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October 2012Location: Civic Center Cabot i BarbaMiquel Biada Square 5Mataró (Barcelona,extralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14588479738658214514noreply@blogger.com0