Swedish ECQ 2012 - TWD and small report

Greetings extrala.blogspot.se/2012/04/results-gothcon-2012-draft-vtes.html The Swedish ECQ took place during the biggest gaming convention in Sweden, GothCon. 34 players participated in this years draft event. We drafted 3 Lords of the night, 3 Third edition and 1 Dark Sovereignes (thanks to Hugh for bringing the display across the Narrow sea). The draft was won by Hugh Angseesing after a really tight 3 player game. I the 3 player game Pascal Bertrand just need one more stealth card to push his Reckless Agitation through (or Hugh would have need one less intercept card - depending on which point of view you have). Anyways cheers to Hugh for winning the draft! extrala.blogspot.se/2012/04/results-swedish-ec-qualifier-2012.html The second day of the Swedish ECQ 38 people from 8 different countries participated. We had a great day playing vtes and everyone was in a good mood. The finals were really tight and the very exciting. After and hour and a half Norbert plays an Anarcist Uprising that ousted Michael and Marko at the same time (Caroline was ousted two turns or so earlier) which resulted in Norbert and Adam entering the duel. Adam low on pool and 4-5 minions in play (some with Guns) and norbert having higher pool (10+ if I remember correctly) and only two minions with low blood. Adam starts by playing Pentex on Eze and Haven Uncovered on Nana Buruku. Rushing Nana and torporizing her. Norbert gets his turn contests Pentex and gets free and attempts to bleed. Eze only got one blood on him and Norbert can't afford the Strange Day he has on his hand when Adam play Second Tradtion. At this moment Norbert realizes that he can't win and congratualtes Adam on the tournament win. A special thanks to: Ralf Lammert for bring a nice piece of vtes art work with Liquefy the Mortal Coil as prize support (extrala.blogspot.se/2012/03/prize-support-2012.html). Tiago Brum for bring me (or rather posting me) a rules bocklet sign by LSJ as prize support. vtes.de for sending me a factory Sabbat War set as prize support. Hugh Angseesing for bringing (as mentioned before) the box of Dark Sovereigns across The Narrow Sea. And finally thanks to everyone who praticipated in the event - especially all of you that traveled from afar. I had a blast and would low to meet you all again for more vtes and just hanging out! Some stats on the ECQ: There were a total of 25 tables played Between the 5th finalist and the 11th player (highest non-qualified seed) there were only 1 vp There were 5 tables that timed out without a GW There were 3 tables with 2-2-1 splits 1/3 of the players that got a GW did not qualify Only 1 player got more then 1 GW 3 of the players in the ECQ final also played the draft final This is, in my opinion, all indicators of a tournament were a lot of players were equal in skill and in how powerful their decks were. Which is both fun and great! List of qualified players (standings before finals): Norbert Flasko GWs:2 VPs:7,5 Adam Esbjörnsson GWs:1 VPs:6 Michael Holmström GWs:1 VPs:6 Marko Lindroos GWs:1 VPs:6 Caroline Hyll GWs:1 VPs:5 Anders Löf GWs:1 VPs:5 Lauri Salmi GWs:1 VPs:5 Henrik Ericsson GWs:1 VPs:5 Otso Saariuoma GWs:1 VPs:4,5 Carlos Santos GWs:1 VPs:4,5 Organizer: Karl Anka _________________________________________________________ The Winner's deck Swedish ECQ 2012 Gothenburg, Sweden April 7, 2012 38 players 3R+F Adam Esbjörnsson's Tournament Winning Deck Deck Name : Earth Intruders Author : Adam Esbjörnsson Description : Courtesy of Erik Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 8 average: 4.69231 4x Anson 8 CEL PRE aus dom prince Toreador:1 2x Volker, The Puppet 5 CEL pot prince Brujah:2 1x Marcellus 8 AUS CEL pro prince Toreador:2 1x Sarah Brando 3 CEL !Brujah:2 1x Angel 2 cel Brujah:1 1x Carter 2 cel !Toreador:2 1x Kanya Akhtar 2 cel Assamite:2 1x Antoinette DuChamp 1 cel pre Caitiff:2 1x Nik 1 cel Caitiff:1 Library [71 cards] Action [5] 2x Big Game 3x Bum's Rush Action Modifier/Combat [1] 1x Resist Earth's Grasp Combat [25] 1x Blur 6x Concealed Weapon 1x Flash 8x Infernal Pursuit 4x Psyche! 2x Pursuit 1x Side Strike 2x Taste of Vitae Equipment [6] 6x .44 Magnum Event [2] 1x Anthelios, The Red Star 1x Dragonbound Master [23] 12x Ashur Tablets 1x Direct Intervention 1x Frontal Assult 1x Giant's Blood 2x Haven Uncovered 1x Parthenon, The 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion 1x Lilith's Blessing 1x Powerbase: Montreal 1x Recruitment 2x Villein 1x Wash Reaction [7] 1x On the Qui Vive 6x Second Tradition: Domain ________________________________________________________ The finalists' decks Deck Name : Take it easy Author : Norbert Flasko Description : Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 8 max: 11 average: 9.58333 5x Eze, The Demon Pri 11 ANI NEC POT PRE THA aus magaji Guruhi:3 3x Nana Buruku 8 ANI POT PRE Guruhi:4 2x Ugadja 10 ABO ANI POT PRE dom for magaji Guruhi:4 2x Sobayifa 8 ANI PRE aus pot pro spi magaji Guruhi:3 Library [89 cards] Action [12] 2x Entrancement 5x Founders of the Ebony Kingdom 3x Magic of the Smith 2x Mind Numb Action Modifier [23] 4x Call of the Hungry Dead 3x Enkil Cog 4x Iron Glare 3x Mirror Walk 5x Perfect Paragon 1x Strange Day 3x Voter Captivation Action Modifier/Reaction [1] 1x Guruhi Kholo Combat [8] 8x Majesty Equipment [5] 1x Heart of Nizchetus 1x Ivory Bow 1x Kduva's Mask 1x Sargon Fragment, The 1x Signet of King Saul, The Event [1] 1x Narrow Minds Master [20] 1x Ancestor Spirit 1x Archon Investigation 2x Dreams of the Sphinx 1x Giant's Blood 1x Misdirection 1x Monastery of Shadows 1x Palace Hunting Ground 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion 1x Perfectionist 1x Secure Haven 2x Sudden Reversal 6x Villein 1x Wider View Political Action [9] 1x Anarchist Uprising 1x Ancient Influence 4x Banishment 1x Neonate Breach 1x Political Stranglehold 1x Reins of Power Reaction [10] 10x Sense the Savage Way ___________________________________________________________ Deck Name : Black Hand Council Author : Marko Lindroos Description : Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 3.91667 4x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:0 2x Banjoko 5 DOM obt pot Lasombra:3 1x Henri Lavenant 7 DOM OBT pot qui Lasombra:3 1x Black Wallace 6 DOM POT obt tha Lasombra:4 1x Onaedo 6 DOM OBT aus pot Lasombra:4 1x Otieno 6 OBT POT ani dom Lasombra:4 1x Ermenegildo, The R 5 DOM OBT pot Lasombra:4 1x Lucy Markowitz 3 dom obt Lasombra:4 Library [65 cards] Action [16] 1x Black Hand Emissary 8x Embrace, The 1x Fee Stake: Boston 1x Fee Stake: Corte 1x Fee Stake: Los Angeles 1x Fee Stake: New York 1x Fee Stake: Perth 1x Fee Stake: Seattle 1x Tattoo Signal Action Modifier [8] 2x Shadow Play 3x Shroud of Absence 3x Shroud of Night Master [12] 1x Anarch Railroad 1x Coven, The 1x Elysian Fields 1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum 1x Jake Washington (Hunter) 1x Last Stand 1x Lilith's Blessing 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion 2x Power Structure 1x Seattle Committee 1x Watchtower: Four Ride Forth Political Action [15] 9x Consanguineous Boon 3x Firebrand 1x Patsy 2x Revolutionary Council Reaction [14] 9x Deflection 2x Delaying Tactics 3x On the Qui Vive ___________________________________________________________ Deck Name : Dreams of the Great Symposium Author : Michael Holmström Description : Uncoiling is better than Anthelios Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 3 max: 8 average: 5.83333 3x Isanwayen 6 DOM MYT OBT Kiasyd:4 2x Arcadian, The 8 DOM MYT OBT chi for Kiasyd:5 2x Roderick Phillips 7 DOM MYT cel obt tha Kiasyd:4 2x Dame Hollerton 5 DOM OBT myt Kiasyd:4 1x Ermenegildo, The R 5 DOM OBT pot Lasombra:4 1x Randel, The Coward 4 dom for obt !Ventrue:4 1x Lucy Markowitz 3 dom obt Lasombra:4 Library [71 cards] Action [14] 12x Govern the Unaligned 2x Gremlins 1x Song of Pan Action Modifier [20] 1x Blanket of Night 4x Bonding 4x Conditioning 1x Foreshadowing Destruction 3x Shadow Play 4x Shroud of Absence 3x Stone Travel Ally [3] 3x Nocturn Event [1] 1x Uncoiling, The Master [22] 1x Anarch Troublemaker 6x Ashur Tablets 1x Coven, The 1x Direct Intervention 5x Dreams of the Sphinx 1x Giant's Blood 1x Great Symposium 2x Misdirection 2x Parthenon, The 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion 1x Secure Haven Reaction [9] 5x Deflection 1x Delaying Tactics 2x On the Qui Vive 1x Redirection Reaction/Action Modifier [1] 1x Aura Absorption _____________________________________________________________ Deck Name : Year of the Dragon Author : Caroline Hyll Description : Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 4 max: 10 average: 6.91667 1x Lambach 10 ANI AUS DOM VIC pre cardinal Tzimisce:2 1x Velya, The Flayer 9 ANI AUS PRE VIC for cardinal Tzimisce:3 1x Anton 8 ANI AUS cel obf vic Tzimisce:2 1x Little Tailor of P 8 ANI AUS VIC dem Tzimisce:2 1x Meshenka 8 ANI AUS VIC priscus Tzimisce:2 1x Dragos 7 ANI AUS vic Tzimisce:2 1x Kazimir Savostin 7 AUS VIC ani pot Tzimisce:3 1x Caliban 6 ANI AUS VIC Tzimisce:2 1x Corine Marcon 6 AUS VIC ani Tzimisce:2 1x Devin Bisley 5 ANI AUS vic Tzimisce:2 1x Elizabeth Westcott 5 AUS ani cel vic Tzimisce:3 1x Lolita Houston 4 VIC aus Tzimisce:2 Library [90 cards] Action [10] 7x Deep Song 3x Fiendish Tongue Action Modifier [14] 10x Changeling 4x Mind of the Wilds Ally [1] 1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter) Combat [28] 6x Aid from Bats 2x Breath of the Dragon 8x Carrion Crows 7x Chiropteran Marauder 1x Meld with the Land 2x Target Vitals 2x Taste of Vitae Master [17] 2x Blood Doll 2x Direct Intervention 2x Dreams of the Sphinx 2x Fame 1x Lilith's Blessing 1x Pentex(TM) Subversion 2x Sudden Reversal 3x Villein 1x Wash 1x Yawp Court Reaction [20] 2x Eagle's Sight 6x Eyes of Argus 3x My Enemy's Enemy 3x On the Qui Vive 2x Read the Winds 4x Telepathic Misdirection Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark

The kyasid finalist had a song in the dark ? It was a strange surprise tech, or a typo in the list ?

> Ohlmann wrote: > The kyasid finalist had a song in the dark ? It was a strange surprise tech, or a typo in the list ? > Probably a typo for Song of Pan, which he played during the finals.

Thanks for listing all the finalists' decks. I wish more TWD topics did that.

@Ohlmann/Pascal Yeah the Song in the Dark was a Song of Pan and yes, it was a typo! Thanks for pointing that out. I also changed the Path of liliths in to Lilith's Blessing as intended. @Kiddo Yeah I agree. Getting to the finals, especially so big ones, are an achivement! Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark

> Ohlmann wrote: > The kyasid finalist had a song in the dark ? It was a strange surprise tech, or a typo in the list ? > Those Swedes just play on a whole different level. I mean, The Path of Lilith in 3 out of 5 finalist decks? Who would've guessed. Should we expect an in-depth analysis of the card in the next Cause & Effect?

Adam's Deck was missing 1x Pentex subversion and 1 x Frontal assult. I added them to the decklist now. Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark

> Forhead wrote: > Adam's Deck was missing 1x Pentex subversion and 1 x Frontal assult. I added them to the decklist now. > Ah I was so happy to see a Swedish deck win without Pentex Subversion

Congratulations, Adam, impressive record with the deck! I guess you Swedes really got to hate Wider View if you prefer Recruitment to it, ugh. =D Thanks to the organizers & our host, I at least had great time!

> Otso wrote: > Congratulations, Adam, impressive record with the deck! I guess you Swedes really got to hate Wider View if you prefer Recruitment to it, ugh. =D Thanks to the organizers & our host, I at least had great time! > Recruitment is a bit like Zillah's valley in a way. Pay 1 pool (1 more then pay one to see one) for 4 transfers. Isak Esbjörnsson Bjärmark

> Pascal wrote: > Ah > I was so happy to see a Swedish deck win without Pentex Subversion > Not gonna happen! > Otso wrote: > Congratulations, Adam, impressive record with the deck! I guess you Swedes really got to hate Wider View if you prefer Recruitment to it, ugh. =D Thanks to the organizers & our host, I at least had great time! > Thanks! I normally get 5 or more minions with this deck so Wider View wouldn't be that good. Better to add cards in the uncontrolled region than to change. It was a great event, got to see a lot of people once more a year than I normally would. Even more people should come to Sweden for tournaments, I think! Adam Esbjörnsson, Prince of Örebro

The hospitality and awesome organization were no surprise. It really was as close to an EC as it can be. It is no wonder so many people travel to meet you for Viet-es. Thanks guys!

My GothCon XXXVI: Jurassic Park - Toll Bridges - Hugs - VTES Workshop - GothCon Coffee Mug Spell of Life draft - Pasta Spinacco - Snow - Apache Jones competition - crosstable Spirit Marionette+Parity Shift - Parking Ticket - 2001 Space Odyssey. Much fun + great people.

Many warm thanks to the Swedes (especially Ida and Isak) for having us around!

Now the notorious Lord of the Clog has a tournament report on his blog: lordoftheclog.blogspot.se/2012/04/swedish-ecq-2012-tournament-report.html www.lordoftheclog.blogspot.com

so, apparently out of finals with tournament points. Well probably my closest in such a big tournament anyway. I had great fun and hope to make the trip to sweden again sometimes. Special thanks to Daniel our host, which stick with us crazy finns, not to mention I believe was the first one not to qualify (yes, I did qualify) now, was I too mean? So thanks, Daniel. had great fun and hope to see you as well as many other swedes in Ropecon Baron of Vantaa

Guys with big beards play Lutz? Overkill is highly underrated. You know, like in computor games and such.

> agzocgud wrote: > Guys with big beards play Lutz? > Yes. Proved with statistics. www.lordoftheclog.blogspot.com

> agzocgud wrote: > Guys with big beards play Lutz? > Stavros was in my crypt too.

I'd pay cash money to see Pascal shave his beard. Kevin M., Prince of Las Vegas "Know your enemy and know yourself; in one-thousand battles you shall never be in peril." -- Sun Tzu, *The Art of War* "Contentment...Complacency...Catastrophe!" -- Joseph Chevalier Please visit VTESville daily! vtesville.myminicity.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/129744447064017

> Cerion wrote: > so, apparently out of finals with tournament points. Well probably my closest in such a big tournament anyway. I had great fun and hope to make the trip to sweden again sometimes. > > Special thanks to Daniel our host, which stick with us crazy finns, not to mention I believe was the first one not to qualify (yes, I did qualify) now, was I too mean? So thanks, Daniel. had great fun and hope to see you as well as many other swedes in Ropecon > You're welcome, it was great fun having you. I'll definitely try to make to ropecon where you can lend me some space to sleep on. Cheers!