Report by Maciej Broniarz, VEKN National Coordinator of Poland:
On Thursday, September 26, 47 players turned up for the third EC Week of Nightmares tournament in Warsaw, Poland. Yet again, the event was held at the friendly H.4.0.S. gaming bar in the centre of Warsaw. The venue served drinks with VTES-themed names, such as Taste of Vitae and The Bitter and Sweet Story.
Also, Nowy again took his time to scout out the event’s decks for you:
3x Ministry
6x Tzimisce V5
1x Tzimisce Sabbat Edition
1x Mistress Fanchon
1x Ravnos Laibon Carnival
1x True Brujah
1x Tremere & Gargoyles with Raw Recruitment
2x Ghede
2x Banu Haqim
1x Almost Perfect Lucian
3x Toreador V5
3x Ravnos V5
2x Erlik
1x Gangrel V5
1x Lutz
1x Barons Obfuscate
1x Assamites Web Recruit
1x Antonio & Nephandi
1x Arika
1x Mata Hari Inside Dirt
2x Guillaume
1x Salubri V5
5x Brujah V5
1x Rachel Brandywine
1x Demented Malkavians and friends
1x Carna & Antonio Nephandi
1x Samedi Mambo Jeanne
1x Infernal Helena
Standings after two rounds:
1. Tero Aalto 2 GW 7.5 VP
2. Sélim Ammouche 2 GW 6.5 VP
3. Nemanja Jovicic 1 GW 6 VP
4. Jozef Patrnciak 1 GW 5 VP
5. Magnus Söder 1 GW 5 VP
Final seating: Nemanja Jovicic (Tzimisce V5) -> Magnus Söder (Ravnos Laibon Carnival) -> Jozef Patrnciak (Carna & Antonio Nephandus) -> Tero Aalto (Tzimisce V5) -> Sélim Ammouche (Guillaume Obtenebration special)
The final timed out with all the players getting 0.5 VP, thus granting a win to Tero Alto of Finland with the highest standing. Congratulations!
Tero Alto’s tournament winning deck: “Radical Leftist”
“2 GW 7,5 + 0,5 in the final. Considering that this team of small incompetent Stanislavas is my freshest new TWD entry since the first The Unnamed win back in 2019, it was beyond high time to turn a new page. The deck is atypical to me in several ways, including not having a star vampire, nor any 10/11-caps. Then again, there are familiar traits, too, such as great combat defence and lunge potential. 5/5 would play again.”
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Adrino Manauara 8 ANI DOM PRO pot baron Tzimisce:6
3x Ángel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
2x Kamile Paukstys 5 PRO ani for Gangrel:6
1x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
1x Clara Hjortshøj 5 PRO ani aus dom Tzimisce:6
1x Kuyén 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Marialena 5 DOM PRO ani Tzimisce:6
Library (77 cards)
Master (14; 4 trifle)
1x Anarch Railroad
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
2x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Giant's Blood
1x Library Hunting Ground
1x Papillon
4x Villein
Event (1)
1x Scourge of the Enochians
Action (10)
10x Govern the Unaligned
Political Action (2)
2x Eat the Rich
Equipment (2)
2x Heart of Nizchetus
Action Modifier (7)
3x Conditioning
4x Earth Control
Action Modifier/Reaction (4)
4x Form of the Bat
Combat (16)
2x Donnybrook
7x Earth Meld
7x Form of Mist
Reaction (21)
5x Bait and Switch
3x Deep Ecology
3x Deflection
2x On the Qui Vive
8x Organized Resistance
Other finalists’ decks:
“Guillaume the Realtor” by Sélim Ammouche (based of Gilles Molina's list)
Crypt (12 cards)
5x Guillaume Giovanni 9 CEL DOM NEC POT obt Giovanni:4
2x Sennadurek 6 AUS NEC dom Nagaraja:4
1x Raphaela Giovanni 6 DOM NEC pot pre Giovanni:4
1x Gianmaria Giovanni 5 POT dom nec obt Giovanni:5
1x Kay Polerno 4 dom nec pro Giovanni:5
1x Primo Giovanni 4 dom nec pot Giovanni:4
1x Cristobal Ghiberti 2 nec Giovanni:4
Library (90 cards)
Master (31; 6 trifle)
1x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Barrens, The
1x Charisma
1x Creepshow Casino
1x Direct Intervention
1x Dis Pater
1x Dummy Corporation
1x Filchware's Pawn Shop
1x Giant's Blood
1x Information Highway
1x Jake Washington
1x Line, The
1x Metro Underground
1x Monastery of Shadows
1x Morgue Hunting Ground
5x Parthenon, The
2x Perfectionist
1x Powerbase: Cape Verde
1x Powerbase: Savannah
1x Secure Haven
1x Therbold Realty
4x Vessel
1x Wider View
Event (2)
1x FBI Special Affairs Division
1x Unmasking, The
Action (14)
1x Dominate Kine
1x Far Mastery
9x Govern the Unaligned
3x Sudario Refraction
Ally (11)
1x Carlton Van Wyk
1x Mylan Horseed
8x Nocturn
1x Tye Cooper
Equipment (1)
1x Gran Madre di Dio, Italy
Action Modifier (15)
2x Bonding
5x Call of the Hungry Dead
3x Conditioning
1x Foreshadowing Destruction
1x Seduction
3x Shroud of Absence
Action Modifier/Reaction (3)
3x Spectral Divination
Reaction (13)
7x Deflection
3x Delaying Tactics
3x On the Qui Vive
“Graveyard Shift” by Nemanja Jovicic
Crypt (12 cards)
4x Adrino Manauara 8 ANI DOM PRO pot baron Tzimisce:6
3x Ãngel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
1x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
1x KuyÃn 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Clara Hjortshøj 5 PRO ani aus dom Tzimisce:6
1x Kamile Paukstys 5 PRO ani for Gangrel:6
1x Prentis Derby 4 ani dom pro Tzimisce:6
Library (80 cards)
Master (15; 6 trifle)
1x Anarch Railroad
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Giant's Blood
1x Library Hunting Ground
1x Powerbase: Montreal
4x Vessel
2x Wider View
Action (15)
5x Deep Song
10x Govern the Unaligned
Action Modifier (8)
4x Conditioning
4x Earth Control
Action Modifier/Reaction (4)
4x Form of the Bat
Combat (18)
2x Claws of the Dead
9x Earth Meld
7x Form of Mist
Reaction (20)
4x Bait and Switch
4x Deep Ecology
4x Deflection
6x Organized Resistance
2x Protection Racket
“Physics of a Clown Car” by Magnus Söder
“U know what it does.”
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Andrei Puxon 5 ani cel chi for Ravnos:2
1x Ghivran Dalaal, The Dead God 5 FOR ani aus chi Ravnos:2
1x Khalil Ravana 5 CHI ani for pre Ravnos:2
1x Anka, Priestess of Thorns 4 ani chi pro Ravnos:2
1x Salbatore Bokkengro 4 CHI for pro Ravnos:2
1x Sennuwy, The Promoter 4 ani chi for Ravnos:2
1x Ashlesha 3 aus chi Ravnos:2
1x Lázár Dobrescu 3 for Ravnos:2
1x Vedel Esbreno 3 chi for Ravnos:2
1x Sasha Miklos 2 chi Ravnos:2
1x Spleen, Georgio Gutterpunk 2 ani chi Ravnos:2
1x Zip 2 ani Ravnos:3
Library (60 cards)
Master (8)
1x Life Boon
6x Ravnos Carnival
1x Week of Nightmares
Event (2)
2x Uncoiling, The
Action (31)
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
20x Embrace, The
10x Mozambique Allure
Political Action (8)
1x Autarkis Persecution
7x Consanguineous Boon
Action Modifier (2)
2x Daring the Dawn
Action Modifier/Reaction (9)
9x Eldest Are Kholo, The
“Discount Mafia” by Jozef Patrnciak
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Carna, The Princess Witch 7 AUS DOM THA primogen Tremere:3
1x Muhsin Samir 6 DOM THA aus pot Tremere:4
5x Antonio d'Erlette 5 THA dom for pot Tremere antitribu:4
1x Andrew Stuart 5 AUS DOM THA Tremere:4
2x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:any
Library (86 cards)
Master (27; 6 trifle)
1x Academic Hunting Ground
2x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Arcane Library
6x Ashur Tablets
1x Direct Intervention
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Information Highway
1x Liquidation
3x Parthenon, The
1x Powerbase: Montreal
2x Shard, London, The
1x University Hunting Ground
3x Vessel
1x Wash
2x Wider View
Event (3)
1x FBI Special Affairs Division
2x Unmasking, The
Action (6)
6x Magic of the Smith
Ally (12)
1x Carlton Van Wyk
9x Nephandus
1x Ponticulus
1x Vagabond Mystic
Equipment (5)
1x Bowl of Convergence
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Ivory Bow
2x Sniper Rifle
Action Modifier (12)
2x Empowering the Puppet King
2x Foreshadowing Destruction
8x Mirror Walk
Reaction (21)
6x Deflection
5x Delaying Tactics
3x Eyes of Argus
2x My Enemy's Enemy
3x On the Qui Vive
2x Telepathic Misdirection
Thanks to all players, sponsors and organisers!
