EC 2014 - LCQ finals transcript

This was typed as the game was going.
I might have missed some players winning the pool from the Edge, but I'm pretty sure some players did forget about it too.


1 Ruben
2 Caroline
3 Ben Peal
4 Jakub
5 Benoit Moyen


Seating
Benoit
Jakub > Benoit
Jakub > Caroline > Benoit
Jakub > Caroline > Ben > Benoit
Jakub > Ruben > Caroline > Ben > Benoit


Jakub starts


Turn 1

Jakub
Dreams of the Sphinx
Tap DotS for influence.
Influence on same.
Discard Freak Drive.
Jakub 28

Ruben
Influence 2 on Cassandra
Ruben 28

Caroline
Information Highway
Influence 5
Discard Dreams
Caroline 25

Ben
Effective Management. Influence 3+1
Discard Faceless Night
Ben 26

Benoit
Influence 4
Discard Taste
Benoit 26


Turn 2

Jakub
Tap DotS for influence.
Influence 4 on same.
Discard Delaying Tactics
Jakub 24

Ruben
Agent of Power Thanatosis on Cassandra
Dementation on Cassandra
Kindred Spirits on prey.
Influence 3 +1, Midget out.
no discard.
Ruben 25

Caroline
Influence Montecalme
Discard Villein
Caroline 15

Ben
Misdirection Midget
Influence 4 Mariel Lady Thunder out.
DIscard FAceless Night
Ben 21

Benoit
Influence 4 > Donal O'Connor
Discard Immortal Grapple
Benoit 22


Turn 3

Jakub
Wider View
Tap Dreams for transfers on same.
Influence 1 on same +3
Gerald WIldhem comes out.
Discard Far Mastery
Jakub 19

Ruben
Untap Midget with Edge
Midget KS prey, no block, Confusion. Caroline (12).
Cassandra KS prey. Eyes of Chaos. Caroline (8)
Influece4 on same > Apache Jones
Discard KS
Ruben 23

Caroline
Villein Montecalme for 7
Cavalier on Montecalme
Montecalme Sup Govern on same vampire. Cavalier to untap.
Montecalme KRC, 2 on Ben, 2 on Ruben. + Iron Glare. Gerald in favor. Donal abstains. Rollback Iron Glare. Voter Capt (4+2).
Influence 4 on Caroline Valez.
No discard
CAroine 12

Ben
Mariel Sup Govern to other vampire
Influence that one, Ozmo.
Discard Faceless Night.
Ben 15

Benoit
New Carthage.
Donal sup Govern.
Influence 4 on same, Theo Bell comes out.
Discard Conditioning
Benoit 15


Turn 4

Jakub
Vessel on Gerald
Superior Govern on same. Benoit hesitates. Second Tradition with Donal. Mirror Walk, not blocked. Freak Drive.
Superior Scouting Mission to same. Freak Drive.
Gerald bleed for 1. Ruben (20)
Use Wider View, remove Gerald, Gerald. Influence 2 on different. Polly Kay Fischer out.
Replace Mirror Walk.
Discard Command the Legion.
Jakub 16

Ruben
Burn 1 to untap Midget.
Midget KS prey. Valez tries to block. Deny, no block, Eyes of Chaos. Caroline (8)
Cassandra KS prey. No block. Eyes of CHaos. Caroline (4)
Apache KS. No block. Eyes of Chaos. Caroline outsed.
Ruben pays 1 to see 1.
Discard KS
Ruben 27

Caroline
-

Ben
No master.
Ozmo bleeds for 2. Theo Bell attemps to block. Lost in Crowds. No block. Conditioning. Donal plays Deflection. Polly Kay Fischer plays Deflection. Ruben (23)
Mariel sup Govern (the one with 2), seduces Donal.
Influence out Didi MEyers.
Discard Cloak the Gathering.
Ben 15

Benoit
Theo Bell enters combat with Didi Meyers, no block. Torn Signpost. Immortal Grapple. 3/1, press, Earthshock/1. Didi torpor (0), Theo (4)
Influence 2 (Lupo) +1
Discard Papillon
Benoit 12


Turn 5

Jakub
PKF basic Revelations on prey. No block. Discards Wash. Freak Drive.
PKF bleeds. Bonding. Ruben (20)
Gerald bleeds with Scouting Mission, Bonding. Ruben (17).
Influence 4 on Jefferson Foster.
Discard Daring the Dawn.
Jakub 13.

Ruben
Pay to untap Midget.
Ruben to Benoit "What happens if I kill your prey."
Benoit "I can kill yours, but I can't allow you to have 5(??) minions"
Ruben "I need to kill someone"
Benoit "I can't go forward with that kind of deck on my back. I can rush as well."
Cassandra KS prey. No block. Confusion. Ben (12)
Midget KS prey. No block. Eyes of Chaos. Ben (8)
Ruben "How much pool do you have? 12? He could still kill you on a..."
Benoit "it should be OK"
Apache Jones KS + Eyes of Chaos. Ben (4)
Influence 1 to Eddie Gaines
Discard DEny.
Ruben 19.

Caroline
-

Ben
Elder Library.
Mariel Govern bleed. Lupo attempts to block. Superior Facless Night. Conditioning. Donal sup Murmur of the False Will. PKF Eluding the Arms of Morpheus. No block. Mariel sup Spying Mission.
Ozmo bleeds for 4, seduces Lupo. Theo On the Qui Vive; basic Faceless Night. No block. Conditioning (for 6). On the Qui Vive + Deflection with Donal to prey. Deflection is DI'd by Jakub. Benoit (6).
Discard Misdirection.
Ben (3)

Benoit
Donal sup Govern
Benoit: "If I don't rush you, you don't bleed me on next turn?"
Ruben: "OK if you rush Jakub"
Ben: "Oh, no, disaster, Ruben is going to kill you..."
Theo Bell rush Gerald. No block. Torn Signpost. Close range. IG. 3/1. Gerald prevents with Hidden Strength. Press from Grapple, press against with Hidden Strength.
Influence 1, Volker.
Discard Earthshock.
Benoit 5


Turn 6

Jakub
Jefferson basic Revelation. No block. Discards Last Stand. Freak Drive.
Jefferson basic GtU. No block. Conditioning. Ruben (13)
PKF bleeds for 1. No block. Murmur. Ruben (11)
Gerald equips Ankara. No blocks.
Burn Wider View.
Discard Magic of the Smith.
Jakub 14

Ruben
Burn 1 to untap Midget
Ben: "Let me kill him, and he won't rush you."
Ruben: "I'm thinking about it."
Ruben (to Benoit): "I want to know: if I don't bleed you, you don't rush me?"
Ruben "I don't like this rushing business..."
Dreams of the Sphinx, Ben Sudden Reversal.
Cassandra KS to Ben. No block. Ben (1)
Eddie Gaines bleeds for 1. Ben ousted.
"I'm gonna have to try."
Midget sup KS on Benoit. Donal O'connor Second Tradition. Confusion. Deny. Donal blocks. Hands/Earthshock. No press, Donal tastes. Midget (1), Donal (3).
Apache sup KS. Donal sup KS. Confusion, action is blocked. Torn Signpost. Immortal Grapple. Hands/Hands. Press to continue, Deny to end. Donal Taste of Vitae. Apache (2), Donal(4).
Pay1 to see 1.
Discard Anarch Trounblemaker.
Ruben 16.

Caroline
-

Ben
-

Benoit
Pentex Subversion on Apache Jones.
Theo Bell enters cmobat with Midget. No block. Torn Signpost. Immortal Grapple. Hands/Hands. Midget (torpor), Theo (2).
Lupo bleeds for 1. Jakub (13)
Volker parity Shift. Gerald Eluding, no block. Benoit takes 3 from Jakub for him. 7 in favor, 5 against. Benoit(6), Jakub (10).
Discard Carver's Meat...
Benoit 6


Turn 7

Jakub
Ruben: "Can you do anything other than to your prey?"
Jakub: "not really"
Gerald base Govern. no block. Ruben (13). Freak Drive
Gerald sup Scouting Mission. No block. FD.
Jefferson base Govern. No block. Ruben (10)
Gerald MotS. Equips Heart of Nizchetus.
Influence 2 back.
Discard Mirror Walk.
Jakub (11)

Ruben
Doesn't pay for Midget.
Pentex on Donal.
Cassandra KS prey. Donal to attempt to block. Confusion. Donal plays Murmur. Jakub (8)
Apache Jones KS prey. Donal Second Tradition. Confusion. Donal blocks. Torn Signpost. Immortal Grapple. Hands/Hands. Apache (torpor), Donal(2).
Eddie Gaines KS prey. Volker plays On the Qui Vive and attempts to block. Confusion. Voler blocks. Hands/Hands. Blur. Eddie (torpor), Volker (3)
Influence 1
Ruben 8

Caroline
-

Ben
-

Benoit
Pays for the contest
Vessel on Volker.
Ercyies Fragment.
Lupo bleeds for 1. No blocks.
Volker Parity Shift. No blocks. Benoit takes 3 from Jakub. Jakub (4), Benoit (7).
Theo Bell bleeds with Govern the Unaligned. No blocks. Murmur from Jakub's ash heap. PKF plays Deflection. Ruben (4)
Donal plays basic GTU. PKF attempts to block. Successful. Hands/Hands. Blur. Donal (0), PKF (torpor).
Discard PShift
Benoit 7

Turn 8

Jakub
Heart of Nizchetus.
Villein on PKF.
Giant's Blood on PKF.
Jefferson bleeds with GtU. Murmur. No block. Ruben is ousted.
Gerald rescues PKF, PKF pays. No block.
PKF bleeds for 1. Volker Second tradition. Mirror Walk superior. Action is blocked, and ends.
Discard Mirror Walk
Jakub 10

Ruben
-

Caroline
-

Ben
-

Benoit
Fame on Jefferson.
Donal hunts. no block.
Lupo bleeds for 1. No block. Jakub (9)
Theo Bell bleeds for 1. No block. Conditioning from Jakub's ash heap. Jakub (6)
Volker bleeds for 2. Jakub (4).
Discard Deflection.
Benoit 7


Turn 9

Jakub
Heart of Nizchetus.
Jeffersion hunts. No blocks.
Gerald hunts. FD.
Gerald bleeds with GtU. No block. Conditioning. Benoit (1).
PKF bleeds for 1. Volker Second Tradition. Foreshadowing Drestruction. Inferior Mirror Walk. Action is blocked. Immortal Grapple (Volker), Hands/Hands.PKF prevetns with Hidden Strength. PKF (6), Volker (0).
Discard MotS.
Jakub 4

Ruben
-

Caroline
-

Ben
-

Benoit
Theo Bell hunts.
Volker Hunts.
Donal bleeds. No block. Foreshadowing from Jakub's ash heap. Jakub is ousted.



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Results:
Winner: Ruben 2 (top seed)
Benoit 2
Jakub 1
Ben 0
Carolyine 0