Danilo, Teemu, Sebastian, Martin and Edouard.

Report by Maciej Broniarz, VEKN National Coordinator of Poland:

On 28 September, at the same time when the EC Day 1 final was played, 5 winners of this year’s GP events gathered in another room the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics of the University to compete for the Grand Prix title in Warsaw, Poland.

Grand Prix Paris: Martin Weinmeyer
Grand Prix Aarhus: Sebastian Fredenberg
Grand Prix Iberia: Edouard Manneson
Grand Prix Helsinki: Teemu Sainomaa
Grand Prix Milan: Danilo Torrisi

This was an exciting game and gathered quite a few spectators. After a really strong opening by Teemu and Danilo, who agreed to rush other players first, the game took its first unexpected turn when Danilo was ousted in the 26th minute of the game with a lot of help from Martin (Pentex Subversion + Camarilla´s Iron Fist).

Being rescued by the Gangrel didn’t save Martin’s Toreadors as Diana went back to torpor, but this time with Fame, which ended Martin’s game in his unlock phase.

Sebastian’s Tremere, set up in the meantime with 5 vampires, Ponticulus, Ivory Bow and Heart of Nizchetus (the latter being crucial in getting the best possible hand), used Anarch Troublemaker and lunged forward, reducing the Gangrel to 3 pool.

Edouard also decided to go full-ahead and reduced Teemu’s Banu to 5 pool with Monkey Wrenches and Club Illusion. This caused the second unexpected turn, leading Teemu to change his tactics as he entered combat with Casey Snyder, just to let her unlock with Earth Meld, and rescued Ruslan from torpor. This was not enough to keep Edouard in the game for long and the Gangrel were ousted 5 minutes before the end of the game.

These 5 minutes turned out to be pretty intense between Teemu Sainomaa who already had 2 vp, and it would be enough for him to stay in the game to win. However, it ended in its final minute, when Sebastian Fredenberg of Sweden played Govern the Unaligned with Foreshadowing Destruction, ousting Teemu and winning with 3 victory points.

Congratulations to Sebastian!

Sebastian Fredenberg’s tournament winning deck: “Unchain my Heart”

Crypt (12 cards)
1x Anu Diptinatpa 7 DOM NEC aus vic Nagaraja:6
1x Ayelech 7 AUS DOM THA prince Tremere:6
1x Rutor 7 AUS DOM THA pro vic Tremere:5
1x Lloyd Brooks 6 DOM THA aus pot primogen Tremere:6
1x Trevon Parker 6 AUS DOM THA Tremere:6
1x Chrysanthemum 5 AUS THA dom primogen Tremere:6
1x Claus Wegener 5 DOM aus for tha Tremere:5
1x Sri Sansa 5 DOM aus tha Tremere:6
1x Ayse Dhanial 4 aus dom tha Tremere:6
1x Lauren 4 aus dom tha Tremere:6
1x Tarrence Moore 4 aus dom tha Tremere:5
1x Monica Chang 3 dom tha Tremere:5

Library (84 cards)
Master (22; 8 trifle)
1x Academic Hunting Ground
2x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Arcane Library
1x Chantry
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Life Boon
1x Metro Underground
1x Misdirection
3x Perfectionist
3x Vessel
3x Villein
2x Wash
1x Wasserschloss Anif, Austria

Action (17)
9x Govern the Unaligned
4x Magic of the Smith
4x Scouting Mission

Ally (2)
2x Ponticulus

Equipment (5)
1x Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The
1x Bowl of Convergence
2x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Ivory Bow

Action Modifier (19)
5x Bonding
3x Conditioning
3x Foreshadowing Destruction
8x Mirror Walk

Reaction (19)
7x Deflection
2x Delaying Tactics
3x Eyes of Argus
2x My Enemy's Enemy
3x On the Qui Vive
2x Telepathic Misdirection

Other finalists’ decks:

“Guruy combat Barga” played by Danilo Torrisi

Crypt (12 cards)
3x Eze, The Demon Prince 11 ANI NEC POT PRE THA aus magaji Guruhi:3
3x Nangila Were 9 ANI POT PRE obf ser Guruhi:4
3x Nana Buruku 8 ANI POT PRE Guruhi:4
1x Maskini 7 ANI POT PRE SER abo Guruhi:4
1x Batsheva 6 ANI PRE obt pot Guruhi:4
1x Fish 5 ANI POT pre Guruhi:4

Library (90 cards)
Master (27; 9 trifle)
9x Ashur Tablets
1x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Fame
1x Giant's Blood
1x Haven Uncovered
1x Palace Hunting Ground
1x Powerbase: Luanda
1x Secure Haven
2x Vessel
6x Villein
1x Wider View

Event (1)
1x Dragonbound

Action (16)
2x Bum's Rush
8x Deep Song
6x Founders of the Ebony Kingdom

Combat (46)
2x Decapitate
8x Disarm
6x Drawing Out the Beast
6x Glancing Blow
8x Immortal Grapple
6x Slam
4x Taste of Vitae
6x Torn Signpost


“PROWall” played by Edouard Manneson

Crypt (12 cards)
1x Massimiliano 7 ANI FOR pro baron Gangrel:6
2x Casey Snyder 6 PRO ani cel for baron Gangrel:6
2x Kuyén 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Martina Srnankova 6 FOR PRO ani Gangrel:6
1x Kamile Paukstys 5 PRO ani for Gangrel:6
1x Mickey Wheeler 5 ani cel for pro Gangrel:6
1x Hanna Nokelainen 4 ani for pro Gangrel:6
1x Nathan Turner 4 PRO ani Gangrel:6
1x Indira 3 PRO Gangrel:6
1x Ruslan Fedorenko 2 pro Gangrel:6

Library (77 cards)
Master (18; 2 trifle)
1x Anarch Free Press, The
1x Carfax Abbey
2x Club Illusion
2x Direct Intervention
1x Ecoterrorists
2x Gangrel Revel
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Life Boon
1x Powerbase: Los Angeles
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
2x Villein
1x Zoo Hunting Ground

Action (9)
1x Constant Revolution
8x Thing

Political Action (1)
1x Reckless Agitation

Retainer (4)
4x Raven Spy

Action Modifier (2)
2x Monkey Wrench

Action Modifier/Reaction (4)
4x Form of the Bat

Combat (15)
2x Claws of the Dead
5x Donnybrook
4x Earth Meld
1x Form of Mist
3x Hell-for-Leather

Reaction (24)
5x Bait and Switch
6x Deep Ecology
2x Eyes of the Wild
9x Organized Resistance
2x Protection Racket


“30th anniversary” played by Martin Weinmeyer

Crypt (12 cards)
1x François Villon 10 AUS CEL PRE ani obf pot prince Toreador:6
5x Diana Iadanza 9 AUS CEL FOR PRE justicar Toreador:7
1x Catalina Vega 8 AUS CEL PRE for prince Toreador:6
1x Marcos Belegrad 8 AUS CEL PRE ani prince Toreador:7
1x Modius 8 AUS CEL PRE obf prince Toreador:7
1x Flávio Gonçalves 7 CEL PRE aus for prince Toreador:6
1x Maila 6 AUS PRE cel primogen Toreador:6
1x Mkhokheli 6 PRE aus cel for prince Toreador:6

Library (90 cards)
Master (20; 6 trifle)
1x Art Museum
1x Camarilla Conclave
2x Direct Intervention
1x Elysium: The Palace of Versailles
1x Giant's Blood
1x Monastery of Shadows
1x Papillon
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Rack, The
4x Toreador Grand Ball
6x Villein

Political Action (14)
1x Ancilla Empowerment
4x Camarilla's Iron Fist
8x Parity Shift
1x Political Stranglehold

Equipment (2)
2x Heart of Nizchetus

Action Modifier (24)
6x Aire of Elation
4x Forced March
6x Loup
4x Perfect Paragon
4x Voter Captivation

Combat (16)
6x Charismatic Aura
10x Majesty

Reaction (14)
4x Eyes of Argus
4x Second Tradition: Domain
6x Telepathic Misdirection


“H AE VE N” by Bram Van Stappen, played by Teemu Sainomaa

Crypt (12 cards)
2x Asguresh 6 CEL NEC aus Nagaraja:5
1x Kalinda 6 CEL OBF tha primogen Banu Haqim:6
1x Kassandra Tassaki 6 CEL THA obf prince Banu Haqim:6
1x Khadija Al-Kindi 6 CEL OBF THA primogen Banu Haqim:6
1x Asmin Kobane 5 CEL dom obf tha Banu Haqim:6
1x Omer 5 CEL QUI obf Banu Haqim:6
1x Bret Stryker 4 CEL PRE Toreador:6
1x Elen Kamjian 4 CEL POT Brujah:6
1x Fairuza 4 CEL pre Brujah antitribu:5
1x Mateusz Kazimirski, Biker of Blood 4 CEL qui Banu Haqim:6
1x New Blood 2 san Blood Brother:any

Library (90 cards)
Master (21; 11 trifle)
9x Ashur Tablets
1x Fame
5x Priority Contract
6x Villein

Event (1)
1x Dragonbound

Action (12)
2x Ambush
8x Bum's Rush
2x Clandestine Contract

Equipment (9)
9x .44 Magnum

Combat (47)
6x Blur
8x Concealed Weapon
8x Infernal Pursuit
8x Psyche!
7x Pursuit
1x Side Strike
3x Sideslip
6x Taste of Vitae