Praxis Seizure: Charlotte
HeroesCon June 15, 2003
18 Players Attended from Atlanta, Columbia, Charlotte, Charleston and
Durham.
There were 2 rounds and a final. With two tables of 5 and two tables
of 4 each round.
The Players:
David Cherryholmes -- Ravnos (2 GW 7 VP)
David Quinonero -- Arhimanes Wall (2 GW 6 VP)
L. Scott Johnson -- Trujah & Setties (1 GW 5 VP)
Jeff Brandon -- !Toreador w/ guns (1 GW 4 VP)
Jose Lafuente -- !Malks & Malks S+B (1 GW 3 VP)
Skip Clark -- Lasombra S+B (2 VP)
Jeff Thompson -- Lasombra (1 VP)
Kat Sanford -- Toreador (1 VP)
Thomas Sanford -- Weenie bleed (1 VP)
Michael Brown -- Toreador (1 VP)
Steffany Bradmon Cherryholmes -- Brujah Bruise + Bleed (1 VP)
Jim Suh -- Brujah/Toreador w/ Serpentis (0 VP)
Ankur Gupta -- Giovanni (0 VP)
Tracy Botonti -- Toreador (0 VP)
Joe Churchill -- ???? (0 VP)
Mike Perlman -- ???? (0 VP)
Jordan Beall -- Assamites Rush (0 VP)
Michael Wright -- Malks (0 VP)
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First Round
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Table 1
Steffany Cherryholmes -- 1 VP
Mike Perlman
Jim Suh
David Quinonero -- 3 VP GW
Table 2
Skip Clark -- 1 VP
Kat Sanford
Jose Lafuente -- 3 VP GW
Jordan Beall
Tracy Botonti
Table 3
LSJ -- 4 VP GW
Mike Brown
Thomas Sanford -- 1 VP
Joe Churchill
Jeff Brandon
Table 4
Mike Wright
D. Cherryholmes -- 3 VP GW
Jeff Thompson -- 1 VP
Amkur Gupta
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Second Round
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Table 1
Jordan Beall
S. Cherryholmes
D. Cherryholmes -- 4 VP GW
Thomas Sanford
Table 2
Jeff Brandon -- 4 VP GW
Skip Clark -- 1 VP
Joe Churchill
Jeff Thompson
Mike Perlman
Table 3
Ankur Gupta -- 3 VP GW
Kat Sanford -- 1 VP
Tracy B.
LSJ -- 1 VP
Jim Suh
Table 4
David Quinonero -- 3 VP GW
Mike Wright
Mike Brown -- 1 VP
Jose Lafuente
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The Finals
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David Cherryholmes -- 2 VP
Jose Lafuente
Jeff Brandon -- 1 VP
L. Scott Johnson
David Quinonero -- 2 VP
Cherryholmes ousted Lafuente first. Then Brandon ousted Johnson.
Cherryholmes was blocked a few times by Quinonero from ousting Brandon
sooner, but eventually Cherryholmes was successful and ousted Brandon.
Quinonero then ousted Cherryholmes for a 2 VP - 2 VP tie.
Cherryholmes was the top seed going into the finals so the Ravnos
conquered Charlotte and brought 2 orig. Sabbat Boosters back to
Durham.
Jordan Beall
VEKN Prince of Charlotte
On 16 Jun 2003, Anarch of Charlotte wrote:
> The Players:
> David Cherryholmes -- Ravnos (2 GW 7 VP)
Got four player tables twice.... grrr.
> Ankur Gupta -- Giovanni (0 VP)
Wasn't Ankur tied for the fifth spot in the finals? I thought he had a
game win and a few VP's? Maybe I'm wrong.
Good game, tense finals. David Quinonero is second on my list, right
behind Josh Duffin, for guys who I just *know* are going to screw up my
game. Knowing that I mostly go left with this deck, I chose to be David's
prey so that I could delay the screw-job as long as possible. Dude played
a Falcon's Eye deck and blocked my ousting bleeds three times. I won that
game by the skin of my teeth.
David Cherryholmes
Duke Radiology
P.E.T. Facility
(919) 684-7714
david.che...@duke.edu
"David Cherryholmes" <david.che...@duke.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.21.03061...@petsparc.duhs.duke.edu...
> On 16 Jun 2003, Anarch of Charlotte wrote:
>
> > The Players:
> > David Cherryholmes -- Ravnos (2 GW 7 VP)
>
> Got four player tables twice.... grrr.
If only you could have had five player tables, you would have
had 2 GW 9 VP?
> > Ankur Gupta -- Giovanni (0 VP)
>
> Wasn't Ankur tied for the fifth spot in the finals? I thought he had a
> game win and a few VP's? Maybe I'm wrong.
>
> Good game, tense finals. David Quinonero is second on my list, right
> behind Josh Duffin, for guys who I just *know* are going to screw up my
> game. Knowing that I mostly go left with this deck, I chose to be David's
> prey so that I could delay the screw-job as long as possible. Dude played
> a Falcon's Eye deck and blocked my ousting bleeds three times. I won that
> game by the skin of my teeth.
Heh! So naturally, you put him next to you, so that you
would *expect* him to try to screw you. :-)
Congratulations on the win. Does this mean you're going
to make a new deck? ;-)
I wanted to come down for the tournament, but when we
realized that Charlotte is in fact not in the Raleigh/
Durham/Chapel Hill area but in fact a couple hours south
of that... well, it seemed like a long way to go for one
day. heh. Maybe next time.
Josh
too many nemeses = curses, foiled again!
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:10:26 -0400, David Cherryholmes
<david.che...@duke.edu> wrote:
>> The Players:
>> David Cherryholmes -- Ravnos (2 GW 7 VP)>Good game, tense finals. David Quinonero is second on my list, right>behind Josh Duffin, for guys who I just *know* are going to screw up my
>game. Knowing that I mostly go left with this deck, I chose to be David's
>prey so that I could delay the screw-job as long as possible. Dude played
>a Falcon's Eye deck and blocked my ousting bleeds three times. I won that
>game by the skin of my teeth.
Any chance of seeing the winning deck?
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Joshua Duffin wrote:
> If only you could have had five player tables, you would have
> had 2 GW 9 VP?
Eeexactly! Turns out the point was moot, but it very well may not have
been. Had David gone into the finals top seed, he would have been the
winner, not me.
> Heh! So naturally, you put him next to you, so that you
> would *expect* him to try to screw you. :-)
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. That's the "Josh
Duffin" maxim. ;)
> Congratulations on the win. Does this mean you're going
> to make a new deck? ;-)
I keep telling you, I don't play that deck as much as you think I
do. Only when I'm in DC. And, uh, Charolette. But, yeah, now that I've
got it in the TWD, the incentive to play it goes way down.
> I wanted to come down for the tournament, but when we
> realized that Charlotte is in fact not in the Raleigh/
> Durham/Chapel Hill area but in fact a couple hours south
> of that... well, it seemed like a long way to go for one
> day. heh. Maybe next time.
Yup, that's a haul for a Sunday two rounder. See you at Gencon, if not
your July tourny in DC, oh Nemisis #1!
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, The Lasombra wrote:
> Any chance of seeing the winning deck?
I sent it to Jordan. I can send it to you, or you can crib it from Josh's
qualifier report. It's the exact same deck, plus one Blood Doll.
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The Lasombra <TheLa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<dapuev805ilgi581s...@4ax.com>...
> Any chance of seeing the winning deck?
Yes, I'm sorry, Dave did email it to me right before I had typed this
report up and sent it out. But I forgot about it :(
Here it is....
Deck Name: So Long, and Thanks For all the Fish
Created By: David Cherryholmes
Description:
Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 12, Max: 33, Avg: 5.92)
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4 Gabrin ANI CHI dom for 8, Ravnos
1 Natalia ANI chi dom for 7, Ravnos
1 Sarisha Veliku ANI chi dom FOR 6, Ravnos
1 Joaquin Murietta AUS CEL obf pre qui 9, Toreador
1 Khalil Ravana ani CHI for pre 5, Ravnos
1 Salbatore Bokkengro CHI for pro 4, Ravnos
1 Tsigane aus chi 3, Ravnos
1 Vedel Esbreno chi for 3, Ravnos
1 Spleen ani chi 2, Ravnos
Library: (82 cards)
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Master (16 cards)
1 Blood Doll
2 Chimerstry
1 Coven, The
2 Dominate
1 Dreams of the Sphinx
1 Fortune Teller Shop
1 Park Hunting Ground
3 Path of Paradox, The
2 Storage Annex
2 Week of Nightmares
Action (19 cards)
1 Army of Rats
1 Arson
2 Computer Hacking
1 Far Mastery
2 Govern the Unaligned
2 Nightmare Curse
2 Scouting Mission
5 Sensory Deprivation
2 Spirit Marionette
1 Tier of Souls
Action Modifier (22 cards)
8 Fata Morgana
6 Freak Drive
8 Red Herring
Reaction (3 cards)
3 Deflection
Combat (5 cards)
5 Illusions of the Kindred
Retainer (2 cards)
2 Raven Spy
Equipment (2 cards)
2 Treasured Samadji
Combo (13 cards)
5 Draba
8 Mirror Image
Timing is key for this deck. Park the Week under a Storage Annex
until
the time is right. Bleed lightly but consistently during the early
and
midgame. I tend to play recklessly and get out the fourth minion the
turn
before I plan to pop the Week. By then, you ought to have a few +1
bleed
toys in play, and I have reliably hit one-turn bleeds of 12-16.
Gabrin's
"other white meat" special, Nightmare Curses, and Red Herrings are
very
useful for getting your prey's minions all tapped out just prior to
the
wave of death. There's no hit back to the deck, but most people
expect it
from the Ravnos, so work this early game on tables that don't know
your
deck. You do have thirteen cards of "you can't touch this", though,
so
don't be too afraid of blocking or being rushed (grapple is, of
course, a
bitch).
David Cherryholmes
VEKN Prince of Durham, NC
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Jordan Beall
VEKN Prince of Charlotte
www.charlottebynight.com
LSJ wrote:
>>Cherryholmes ousted Lafuente first. Then Brandon ousted Johnson.>>Really? I recall being the first one ousted.
Yes you were. Sorry I forgot about that.
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David Cherryholmes (david.che...@duke.edu) wrote:
>>Ankur Gupta -- Giovanni (0 VP)>Wasn't Ankur tied for the fifth spot in the finals? I thought he had
a
>game win and a few VP's? Maybe I'm wrong.
Yeah, he did. Sorry, I had his score written on a different sheet than
the others. He and Jose both got 1 GW with 3 VP, but Jose won the
drawing for entrance into the finals.
Here's the updated list of player w/ scores:
David Cherryholmes -- Ravnos (2 GW 7 VP)
David Quinonero -- Arhimanes Wall (2 GW 6 VP)
L. Scott Johnson -- Trujah & Setties (1 GW 5 VP)
Jeff Brandon -- !Toreador w/ guns (1 GW 4 VP)
Jose Lafuente -- !Malks & Malks S+B (1 GW 3 VP)
Ankur Gupta -- Giovanni (1 GW 3 VP)
Skip Clark -- Lasombra S+B (2 VP)
Jeff Thompson -- Lasombra (1 VP)
Kat Sanford -- Toreador (1 VP)
Thomas Sanford -- Weenie bleed (1 VP)
Michael Brown -- Toreador (1 VP)
Steffany Bradmon Cherryholmes -- Brujah Bruise + Bleed (1 VP)
Jim Suh -- Brujah/Toreador w/ Serpentis (0 VP)
Tracy Botonti -- Toreador (0 VP)
Joe Churchill -- ???? (0 VP)
Mike Perlman -- ???? (0 VP)
Jordan Beall -- Assamites Rush (0 VP)
Michael Wright -- Malks (0 VP)
Photos will be appearing soon on www.charlottebynight.com
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>4 Gabrin ANI CHI dom for 8, Ravnos
>1 Natalia ANI chi dom for 7, Ravnos
>1 Sarisha Veliku ANI chi dom FOR 6, Ravnos
>1 Joaquin Murietta AUS CEL obf pre qui 9, Toreador
Joaquina?
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On 17 Jun 2003 22:36:11 GMT, Curevei wrote:
>>4 Gabrin ANI CHI dom for 8, Ravnos
>>1 Natalia ANI chi dom for 7, Ravnos
>>1 Sarisha Veliku ANI chi dom FOR 6, Ravnos
>>1 Joaquin Murietta AUS CEL obf pre qui 9, Toreador>
> Joaquina?
Wrong Joaquina I imagine -
Should be Joaquina Amaya? (ANI CHI FOR +1 Stealth equipping)