It has been a great weekend!

Hi folks!

This has been a great weekend. We played a total of 9 games. There was 1 big time out with everybody scoring 0,5 VP's. It was the last game we played Saturday night when everybody was totally tired already. Otherwise all other games ended with one player scoring a Game Win. 

It was my most successful weekend so far with altogether 4 Game Wins in the end. I tested a 60 card version of a Nosferoyalty deck, a 60 cared version of a Kyasid bleed deck, a 60 card version of Broken Brujah and I played a round with Frankies new big cap Nosi deck.

The Nosferoyalty 

The idea is to get out Warsaw Station soon and do both Embrace and Progeny. The deck features 3 copies of Wider View and 2 copies of Kindred Intelligence to optimize my crypt. Two copies of Reinforcement together with the really amazing Warsaw - Labyrith - Sargon Fragment triangle help to control what cards I will draw. Papillon is pure gold. However the deck has the same problem as any other Nosferoyalty deck, namely that if you don't have an early vote lock you will have a really hard time. I made a 1GW 5 VP sweep on the first table when I could start with 2 transfers + Dimple + Nosferatu Justicar. I played another game when my predator had the vote lock. I ended with 0 VP's here. The deck is fun to play and can be really strong. However I will not play it during the EC as I expect too many votes there.

The Kyasid

I decided not to tell anything about this deck as it will be my choice for Day 1. It has some ideas in it I wanted to try which worked very well. I played 3 rounds, made 2 Game Wins and the third one was the only time out I mentioned. I will play this deck on a tournament this weekend.

The Broken Brujah 60 cards version

Well I wanted to try a Zillah's based version, where you get out Dmitra and Carlak ASAP so you have 2 Alastors with Assault Rifles right away. I played 5 Zillahs and 1 Info Highway in 60 cards. Never saw one in the first 10 cards. It was just another argument against acceleration cards. I always hated them and found the totally useless as I never draw them when needed. The 60 card version doesn't have enough Second Traditions. This version is a fail. The original version without crypt acceleration (but actually usefull master cards) and more Second Trads is a million time better.

Frankies Deck

Since it's his deck I don't want to give away any information. It is a great, fun to play and brought me my 4th Game Win.

About Sweden

So since I am already qualified (finished 7th place at the First Chance Qualifier) I can play any deck I want on Friday. I will choose the deck I have the most fun playing with. I have my Day 1 deck ready to go. I still need to think of something to play on Day 2 should I qualify for the top 40. I hope to be able to buy my ticket to Sweden this week.

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So this Saturday I will play a tournament. I will write a brief report. Should I win it you will see the decklist on Lasombras page. In case I don't I won't post the decklist until after the EC.

by: Mephistopheles

Final team for the weekend

Hi folks!

So after a few drop outs and plenty of phone calls I could save the weekend. Here is the final team:

• Frankie
• Greguss Csaba
• Talmi
• László Robi
• Bogi
• and myself of course

So there will be six players instead of 5. No problem. One player can always get his rest or change his/her deck, etc....

We are starting at 12:00 on Saturday to play almost non-stop until Sunday evening. I'll have my laptop with me to write "them reports".

Cheers!

Finished sorting my cards and hosting test weekend

Hi folks!

Good news! Just found the time and energy to sort and organize my collection. Also I will host a 2 days testing marathon at my place. You know Sweden is calling. Plenty of decks, ideas and strategies to be tested! Plenty of new content for my blog! Check back early next week for reports!

Take care!

I've been playing some v:tes this year :)

Hi folks!

So I played 3 tournaments so far this year. The first 2 I played wit my Eze deck. Both worked out quite ok with 1 game win each tournament and reaching the finals with that. Unfortunately I couldn't win any of those. Today was the third tournament. I got tired of Eze and borrowed a deck from Péter Korsós, a Mistress Fanchon and friends deck. In the first round Enkidu shred me to pieces in like 5 minutes. However, I mnaged to win the 2nd and 3rd round and made it to the finals with 2 GW 6 VP's. I made my VP in the final but lost to Gyula Erdős, who won it. Well it was great day though. 

I liked the deck a lot and will build my own version to test. I need a deck for Sweden anyway. I don't know how much time I will have, but I want to play v:tes on a regular base again. This might bring back this blog to old glory again :)

Cheers!

Just a really brief note on the last tournament

Hi folks!

So I played a tournament last weekend with Eze again. I won't go into details, just a note here:

• I played 6 rounds with Eze in the last 2 tournaments
• I play 5 copies of Eze in a 12 card crypt
• I shuffle the crypt like it should be shuffled
• 3 out 6 games Eze did not show up in the starting uncontrolled region
• 2 out of these 3 times Eze was only the sixt vampire.
• 3 out of 6 games Eze showed up.
• I made 3 Game Wins out of these 3 times...

So when playing  star vampire decks like Eze I will go for 6 copies + 3 Wider Views in the future. It is a billion times better to have 4 Ezes in the starting crypt than 0.

by: Mephistopheles