L. Scott Johnson#
Praxis Seizure: Columbia, SC 1999 attracted players
from Georgia, North Carolina, and even Washington, D.C.,
18 players in all.
The tournament was crawling with combat decks - and most
of those were Bru/!Bru decks. So contesting (and deal-making
to avoid contesting) was common.
Finalists, in order, were:
1) 7VP 156TP Conor Key (NC) - Toreador Aching Beauty
2) 7VP 150TP Stuart Pieloch (GA) - Gangrel Prince Pool Gain & Garou
3) 6VP 150TP Stayce Hodge (NC) - Small Cap. Obfuscate Night Moves
4) 6VP 126TP Brian Wellington (DC) - Large Cap. Toreador Pool Gain
4) 5VP 132TP David Tatu (GA) - Brujah & Brujah Antitribu Combat
Seating position in the finals was:
Stayce, David, Conor, Brian, Stuart
Conor contested Anson with Brian (their only
controlled minion at the time) at the start of
the game. Brian finally yielded many turns
later when he had only one pool left. But the
contest cost them both a lot of pool. David
eventually "ousted" Conor, but Stu gave Conor
8 pool through a Life Boon (Stu's Pool Gain
working well enough to fund several Garou and
still Boon Conor across the table).
Stu's Garou and David's Brujah kept Stayce's swarm
at bay for a long time, but David eventually fell.
Brian, never able to get rolling with Anson contested,
was eventually ousted by Conor (with Stu getting the
VP). Conor then ousted himself in his influence phase
to speed the game along.
Stayce: 2 VP, Stuart: 3 VP
Stu's deck:
Giuliano Vincenzi
Chandler Hungerford
Ricki Van Demsi
3 Ingrid Rossler
2 Katarina
Basilia
2 Angus the Unruled
Stanislava
Ecoterrorists
Zoo Hunting Ground
10 Minion Tap
2 Blood Doll
2 Parthenon
Protected Resources
2 Information Highway
Life Boon
Ivory Bow
Palatial Estate
7 Renegade Garou
4 Form of Mist
10 Fifth Tradition
7 Second Tradition
9 Freak Drive
5 Skin of Steel
3 Deflection
4 Earth Control
4 Rolling with the Punches
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