Words by Rodrigo “Faroock” Iturrieta, VEKN National Coordinator of Chile:

On December 8th, 39 Methuselahs participated in the 2023 Chilean National Championship of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, which was held at the Mr Hotel (ex Hotel Neruda) in Santiago, Chile.

During the tournament we had the excellent opportunity to show the card game to Magic: The Gathering Commander and Flesh & Blood communities, since tournaments of these games were played in parallel. Additionally, demo tables were run throughout the day teaching VTES to all who were interested.

Standings before the final:
1. Hernán Rodríguez 2 GW and 9 VP
2. Matías Barros 2 GW and 8 VP
3. Sergio Ordóñez 2 GW and 8 VP
4. Juan Oyarce 2 GW and 8 VP
5. Luis Espejo 2 GW and 7.5 VP

Congratulations Luis Espejo, 2023 Chilean champion! He scored 4 victory points in the final, while Juan got 1.

Final standings and all finalist deck list are available at bcncrisis.

Tournament winning deck: "Khazar NACh"

Crypt (12)
3x Tupdog 1 POT VIS Gargoyle:3
1x Cristofero Giovanni 3 nec pot Giovanni:2
1x Francesca Giovanni 4 dom nec pot Giovanni:2
1x Gloria Giovanni 4 DOM nec Giovanni:2
1x Isabel Giovanni 5 DOM NEC pot Giovanni:2
1x Lia Milliner 3 dom nec Giovanni:3
1x Marciana Giovanni, Investigator 2 dom Giovanni:2
1x Mario Giovanni 3 nec pot Giovanni:2
1x Paul DiCarlo, The Alpha 2 pot Giovanni:2
1x Rudolfo Giovanni 3 NEC Giovanni:2

Library (90)
Master (23; 5 trifle)
2x Acquired Ventrue Assets
1x Coven, The
2x Direct Intervention
4x Jake Washington
5x Liquidation
2x Not to Be
2x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Cape Verde
4x Vessel

Event (3)
1x FBI Special Affairs Division
2x Unmasking, The

Action (26)
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
8x Embrace, The
12x Khazar's Diary (Endless Night)
5x Sudario Refraction

Ally (22)
1x Carlton Van Wyk
11x Draeven Softfoot
1x Felix "Fix" Hessian
1x Gianna di Canneto
1x Giulia Giovanni Abruzzina
1x Gregory Winter
1x Leonardo, Mortician
1x Mylan Horseed
1x Ossian
1x Repo Man
2x Shambling Hordes

Action Modifier (6)
6x Call of the Hungry Dead

Reaction (10)
5x Deflection
3x Delaying Tactics
2x On the Qui Vive

Many thanks to the organizers, who made this tournament an historical event at Chile. And also, many thanks to all the sponsors: