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Archive for February, 2009
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Nossies 2009: Nominations Begin Tonight
Let the 2009 V:TES Award season begin! The Nossies is an online award I made up a year ago to allow fans of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle to vote and acknowledge the best new VTES cards from the past year. (See last year’s results here) Tonight is the beginning of the nomination process. From now until March [...] -
My experience in Atlanta
I had better success in Atlanta than at the previous tournament the week before in Charleston. I played a Masika deck, using Aching Beauty and Enkil Cog to bleed in the hopes my prey would either take the bleed or block and burn pool anyway. First Round: The first round was dominated by the Ashur Tablets. Both [...] -
Tournament Photos – Atlanta
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Tournament Report – Atlanta
Atlanta, GA – Mike Perlman won the Kindred Manipulation tournament on Saturday. Mike won with a Ventrue bleed and bruise deck, using grenades and a lot of fortitude to knock out his opponents vampires. Fifteen players were in attendance. Final Standings after two rounds: Oscar Garza – 2 GW 7 VP (Tzimisce Combat) Matt Guin – 1 GW [...] -
Twitter Updates at Atlanta Tournament Today
I’ll be Twittering (or is it Tweating?) Round by Round updates. Check them out at cbnvtes -
Reminder: Atlanta Mini-Qualifier this weekend
Kindred Manipulation: Atlanta – Feb 21, 2009 12:00PM – 7:00PM Organized Card Game – V:TES – Mini Qualifier White Wolf HQ 2075 Park Place Blvd. Stone Mountain GA United States 30087 Telephone: 404-290-8609 Fee: $5.00 Website Marietta Mini-Qualifier Constructed Tournament 2 Rounds + finals Drinks provided Winner is qualified to play in any of the Continental Championship Events of 2009. -
Know Your Kindred – Oliver Thrace
Name: Oliver Thrace Clan: Tremere Generation: 6th Embraced: 1496 Oliver Thrace was the head of the Tremere Chantry in Hong Kong. On the outside he appeared to be loyal to the clan, but infact Oliver was a secret devil-worshiper. Being far away from his elders’ watchful eyes, Oliver was able to experiment with Dark Thaumaturgy, Diabolism and Necromancy. He [...] -
Atlanta V:TES Weekend March 28-29
Atlanta, GA – There will be two tournaments held over the weekend of March 28-29. The Saturday tournament will be a special draft featuring Anarchs, Twilight Rebellion and Keepers of Tradition. The Sunday event will be a regular constructed tournament. For out-of-town visitors, there will be a special group rate offered at the local Comfort Inn [...] -
Tournament Pictures – Charleston
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Tournament Report – Charleston, SC
Dateline – Charleston, SC Jeff “The Lasombra” Thompson won the Monkey Wrench: Charleston tournament with a Salubri Antitribu Intercept deck. It was the same deck he played in the Finals of the 2009 Las Vegas North American Qualifier. Jeff got 1GW 6VPs in the two preliminary rounds and 3VPs in the finals. Twelve players were in [...] -
Charleston Tournament Today – Live Twitter Updates
I will be Twittering my day at the tournament in Charleston, SC today. Check Twitter under the name cbnvtes to see what’s going on each round. -
Know Your Kindred – Gharston Roland
Name: Gharston Roland Clan: Ravnos antitribu Generation: 10th Embraced: 1983 Gharston was an L.A. gang hit man. After a deal that went bad, Gharston was laying in an ally bleeding to death. It was then that a Ravnos named Keller found and embraced him. Keller was on the run from an anarch gang and thought [...] -
Tournament Announcement: Charleston, SC
Monkey Wrench: Charleston Saturday, February 14th, 2009 Time: 12:00PM – 7:00PM Organized Card Game – V:TES – Constructed Hobbytown USA 1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Charleston SC United States 29407 843-769-5808 Fee: $5.00 Multideck format if less than 10 players. Prizes for top finishers include promos and OOP Camarilla Edition Booster packs. -
Tournament Report – Las Vegas NA Qualifier
Dateline – Las Vegas, Nevada Matt Morgan won the Las Vegas 2009 Qualifier with a Gangrel Antitribu Dual Form Bleed and Vote deck. Matt received 1GW 6VPs the first 2 rounds and 1.5 VPs in the final round before it timed out. Twenty-Six players were in attendance. [...] -
Las Vegas Qualifier Pictures
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Know Your Kindred – Pariah
Name: Harold Goodston, “Pariah” Clan: Abomination (Tribe: Silver Fang) Generation: 8th Embraced: 1860 Harold Goodston was discovered by a tribe of Silver Fangs when he was 15 years old. He was taken to Chicago where he lived until the faithful night when his pack was attacked by a group of vampires. Goodston and three other Garou were captured. They [...] -
Best Single Clan & Group Selection?
There is a poll online now asking “What’s the best single-clan single-group crypt selection?” Is it the Group 1 Toreador? or the Group 4 Followers of Set? Vote here and let your opinion be known. -
Know Your Kindred – Marianna
Name: Marianna Clan: Giovanni Generation: 6th Embrace: 1444 Marianna is one of the Giovanni’s most dangerous enemies. Over the centuries she has killed many important Necromancers and highly placed clan members. The Giovanni have spent a fortune trying to find and kill her. Marianna has a lot of hatred for the Giovanni and has dedicated her unlife to their [...] -
Tournament Report: Badia del Valles
Dateline – Badia del Valles, Spain Sergio Garcia won the tournament with a Ventrue Princes deck that took home 4 Game Wins. Thirty-Four players were in attendance. This was Sergio’s second tournament win. He last won a 52 player Badia de Valles tournament last September with a similar Ventrue deck. Finals Table: Sergio Gracia [...] -
Tournament Report – Monday Mayhem III
Dateline - Tampere, Finland February 2, 2009 Otto Kukkasniemi won the Monday Mayhem III tournament with a G4/G5 Ventrue Vote/Bleed deck with 4VPs in the Final Round. Ten players were in attendance. Finals Table: Heikki Palomäki – Dementation Stealth Bleed Otto Kukkasniemi – Ventrue Vote/Bleed Jari Lumme – Potence/Dominate Mid-caps Timo Snellman – Followers of Set Spell of Life Jussi Ranta – Potence/Dominate [...] -
Review: Jyhad On-Line
Last week I started playing Jyhad On-line (JOL), the fan created online version of VTES. It is nice. A good, easy to read interface. Commands that don’t take too long to figure out. The only drawbacks are finding a game and the way the game shuffles your decks. There aren’t that many [...] -
Caine kills Abel
Gee, I wonder if this is was influenced by The Book of Nod?