This event was played on September 6 in Mandaluyong, Philippines. Report by Joscar Malacaman, Tournament Organizer and VEKN Prince of Taguig:
Asian Continental Championships 2025 will be one for the books! Last Saturday, we had 39 players battle it out for over 10 hours to achieve the coveted title of Asian VTES Champion. This has been one of the largest Vampire the Eternal Struggle tournaments in Asia and showcases just how far the Philippine VTES community has grown over the last couple of years.
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Before the final:
1st seed Micon Garcia Computer Hacking (2 GW, 9 VP)
2nd seed Johann Louie Ong Tzimisce Toolbox (2 GW, 6 VP)
3rd seed Dante Gagelonia Boleslaw Barons (2 GW, 5.5 VP)
4th seed Toni Dela Pena Ministry Platinum Protocol (1 GW, 8 VP)
5th seed Aurelio Icasiano Salubri Antitribu (1 GW, 5.5VP)
The final table starts with Dante playing Failsafe into Information Highway. Toni play a Dreams of the Sphinx to accelerate while Aurelio and Johann just had their regular transfers. Micon, however, exploded into the scene with an Effective Management and influencing out 4 1-caps.
Turn two allowed the others to bring out their first vampires Dante with a Leumeah, Toni with a Elisha Tucker, Aurelio with Michaela, Johann with Meshenka. Micon bled for a total of 4 for the round and then brought out a New Blood and another 2-cap. That's six minions on turn two for the top seed.
Turn 3 is pretty aggressive with bleeds flying everywhere and Aurelio getting a Blade of Bellona in play. Micon continues his momentum with an 8 bleed turn although he lost a minion in the process. Dante attempts to stabilize with Failsafe triggering and getting an Aranthebes in play. Toni continues to get some bleeds in with Platinum Protocol. Aurelio rushes back with Michaela but Toni had a pair of dodges to keep her minions ready. Johann bleeds with Meshenka for 2 but Micon manages to deflect it to get some pool damage in despite the Aranthebes. Micon is really being slowed down by the Aranthebes but is still able to deal 4 pool worth of damage dropping Dante to 2 pool.
Just as things to have seem to have slowed down, Micon gets a double oust netting him 2 VPs in rapid succession. With the Computer Hacking swarm behind him, Aurelio attempts to stabilize by sending 4 out of the 7 ready minions on Micon's side to torpor. Johann continues to put pressure on Micon but the 12 pool gain is proving to be a huge speed bump.
Aurelio then shocks the table by playing his own Aranthebes. With Micon's deck really thin, there were already murmurs of whether he had enough gas to get one more oust to lock the victory. Through clever balancing of Computer Hacking bleeds and Leverages, Micon manages to get the final two pool damage he needed to get the oust and the tournament win. He wouldn't have enough gas to fight through Johann's Tzimisce though and the Philippine National Coordinator managed to get some VPs in the final table but ultimately, it was not enough to stop the techy weenie swarm from taking the Asian Continental Championships for Micon!
Final result: Micon Garcia 3, Johann 2.
Tournament winning deck: “Leveraging my Hacking Skills” by Micon Garcia
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Christine Boscacci 2 dom vic Pander:2
1x Mustafa Rahman 2 dom Tremere:2
1x New Blood 2 san Blood Brother:ANY
1x Ohanna 2 dom Malkavian:2
1x Samson 2 dom Ventrue antitribu:2
1x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:ANY
1x Antoinette DuChamp 1 cel pre Caitiff:2
1x Franciscus 1 aus Caitiff:2
1x Julius 1 qui ser Caitiff:2
1x Navar McClaren 1 ani Caitiff:1
1x Royce 1 dom Pander:2
1x Smudge the Ignored 1 Caitiff:1
Library (62 cards)
Master (15)
2x Anarch Revolt
2x Antediluvian Awakening
6x Effective Management
2x Information Highway
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Sudden Reversal
Action (20)
20x Computer Hacking
Political Action (1)
1x Ancient Influence
Action Modifier (6)
6x Leverage
Combat (10)
10x Dodge
Reaction (10)
4x Deflection
3x Delaying Tactics
3x Wake with Evening's Freshness
Acknowledgements: I'd like to thank the Philippine VTES Community and our guests from Japan and Taiwan for making ACC MNL 2025 a smashing success. Huge props as well to Paul Jonathan Sia Tio, James Lin, and Black Chantry Productions for our prizes. Of course, this also wouldn't have been possible without Whimsy Game Cafe.
Congratulations again to Micon Garcia for winning the main event.
Hope to see you at the Asian Continental Championships being planned for Japan next year!
Thanks to Joscar for this great report, and thanks to all organisers, sponsors and players!
This event was played in Sázava on September 6. Report by Jan Koci, VEKN Prince of Jihlava with comment from the champion:
Pulled Fang #14 – a great weekend full of VTES
Another edition of Pulled Fang, this time with the number 14, is behind us. The tournament once again brought exciting battles, creative strategies, and most importantly, a gathering of players from all over Europe.
Friday – the climax of the year-long league
On Friday, we held the finals of the year-long league, with Petr Muller, Daniel Gargulák, Jakub Hrbáček, Martin Weinmayer, and Jakub Rýpar making it to the table. In the end, Petr Muller emerged as the winner, showing the strength of his Hecata deck – congratulations! It’s just a pity that such a final can’t be turned into an Archon report.
Saturday – the main tournament with international attendance
On Saturday, an impressive 57 players gathered in the venue. Participants came from Poland, Hungary, Austria, France, Spain, Denmark, and of course the Czech Republic.
Standings before final:
1. Matej Lenarth 2 GW, 9.0 VP
2. Richard Stefan Utner 2 GW, 8.5 VP
3. Richard Utner 2 GW, 8.0 VP, 168 TP
4. Maciej Frankowiak 2 GW, 8.0, 144 TP
5. Gyula Erdős 2 GW, 8.0 VP, 124 TP
Final report by Matej Lenarth:
The seat choice was logical: a slower predator (The Capuchin) and a prey who wasn’t an ANI Baron, and moreover, I could deal damage both forward and backward through Revolts. At the same time, I could let the other two animalism decks beat each other up.
The first round was mostly about negotiating who would bring out what. I drew Trung (Ravnos, 3 ANI), Massimiliano, Kuyen, and Angel. Gyula wanted Angel, Maciej wanted Kuyen, so I said OK. First turn: Master – Anarch Revolt. Trung popped out for me, and before Cappucin could come out, I managed to bring out Massimiliano.
The Revolt cut into everyone on turn two and a few players for several more turns. Richard brought out a 9-cap Assamite, I rushed him, dealt 6 over 2 turns (Villein, of course), leaving him with 3 blood. Then he brought out his second and third vampires.
The Capuchin then became Anarch, the Assamite didn’t. On top of that, Maciej rushed Richard’s vampires backwards because Richard hadn’t given him a good enough answer to the question whether he was going to bleed him the next turn.
There was one attempt to remove the Revolt, but it ended 6:6, since Gyula supported me across the table, as it suited him (he was planning to rush The Capuchin, which he then did, sending him to torpor, but Maciej rescued him and restored him to full with Giant’s Blood).
Richard’s Assamites then died, and I contested Angel, so Maciej was left with Doc Martina and Kuyen, while I had Massimiliano and Trung.
Maciej rushed Massimiliano, but I sacrificed Trung, who dropped Doc Martina into torpor (and went down himself). I then planned to contest Kuyen, since he was Maciej’s last vampire, so that the Anarch Revolts (at least two at that point) would cut him down. But Richard with The Capuchin helped me instead – he decided to bleed for 5 at 2 stealth, and since I had Bait and Switch and Maciej didn’t, I gained 6 pool. On my turn I think I rushed two of Gyula’s vampires, torporized one, dropped Angel myself, and brought out Kuyen.
I wasn’t drawing Tastes or any other lifegain, until finally next turn I drew Poacher’s Hunting Ground, which worked thanks to Gyula’s Papillon. Gyula then finished off Richard’s The Capuchin, who still managed to bring out Gerald Windham, only to go straight into torpor after combat with Gyula’s Baron. That left us in heads-up.
It didn’t look good for me at all. I was missing lifegain and Tastes.
I kept bringing out more Revolts, so there were 4 on the table. Tension in the Ranks showed up, and I played Villeins on vampires in torpor for 0 just to cycle and not reduce Kuyen’s and others’ blood.
It was pretty dramatic, because Gyula had the Sphinx, Papillon, Rack… and The Edge. I had only Poacher’s HG. After the game, Karel told me that Gyula forgot to add 2 from the Rack to Branimir and gave her only Papillon. In that turn I managed to get into combat with her, torporized her (Massimiliano went down too), and contested Adrian (Gyula’s last vampire). Since by the end of my turn Gyula had 6 pool, and there were 4 active Revolts plus we were contesting Adrian, Dreams of the Sphinx, and the Rack, I managed to win :)
The final table was tough, with animalism strategies dominating the field. After a long and demanding fight, Matej Lenarth claimed victory with his Ani Baron deck. Congratulations not only to him, but to all the finalists for their excellent performance.
Tournament winning deck: “Czech nationals 2025 – BarAni” by Matej Lenarth (credits to Jozef Patrnciak)
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Adrino Manauara 8 ANI DOM PRO pot baron Tzimisce:6
2x Massimiliano 7 ANI FOR pro baron Gangrel:6
1x Ángel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
2x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
2x Kuyén 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Whisper 5 ANI DOM pro Tzimisce:6
1x Trung Chau Pham 3 ANI Ravnos:7
2x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:ANY
Library (90 cards)
Master (20; 7 trifle)
6x Anarch Revolt
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Fame
1x Poacher's Hunting Ground
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Tension in the Ranks
6x Villein
1x Wider View
Event (1)
1x NSA Trio
Action (12)
12x Deep Song
Equipment (1)
1x Ivory Bow
Retainer (3)
1x Mr. Winthrop
2x Raven Spy
Combat (34)
12x Aid from Bats
12x Carrion Crows
2x Drawing Out the Beast
4x Taste of Vitae
4x Terror Frenzy
Reaction (19)
6x Bait and Switch
3x Deep Ecology
1x Delaying Tactics
9x Organized Resistance
The troph made by Pavel Matoušek, with pedestal that works as a cards box made by Markéta Munduchová.
Thanks and looking ahead
A huge thank-you goes to all the players who came and helped create such an amazing atmosphere. Without you, Pulled Fang wouldn’t be what it is – not just a tournament, but also a gathering of friends and enthusiasts of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. We look forward to seeing you next year at PF#15, or perhaps even earlier at one of the Roadsto Pulled Fang #15 league events.
Thanks for the great report, and thanks to all organisers, sponsor Stanislaw Szczepaniak and participants!
The Danish Nationals was played by 17 Methuselahs in Lellinge on September 13. The organiser was David Luhaäär. Reported by the champion himself:
Pax started out hard with his Ravnos stealth/bleed and Andreas had no chance. After that a few bleeds were bounced to me and not being able to draw much of my own defence, that hurt. But he kept I fairly reasonable, so it did make me feel a little bad, when some of my bleeds were bounced to him and contributed a lot in ousting him. Michael, being pretty scared of Kaspers Arika deck, ended up bouncing back to him and that allowed me to oust him.
With only the two of us left, I took control of edge, Powerbase Montreal and The Rack and with no answers for my Carlton and Ponticulus, Michael could not take them back. I then attempted to oust him, but me lacking any serious stealth or combat and him being a real block deck (something like 30 Organized Resistance and also Ashur Tablets) I made no real headway. So, the game kind of stalled out and after 35 min i was the victor. Not a pretty win, but I will take what I can get.
Final result: Pax 1, Michael 0.5, Kasper 1 and Lasse 1,5.
Tournament winning deck: “Tremere deck” by Lassegringmuth
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Karl Schrekt 10 AUS DOM FOR PRE THA 2 votes Tremere:6
2x Gerald Windham 9 AUS DOM FOR THA Tremere:5
2x Ayelech 7 AUS DOM THA prince Tremere:6
2x Inês Tristão 6 THA aus dom pre prince Tremere:6
1x Lloyd Brooks 6 DOM THA aus pot primogen Tremere:6
1x Chrysanthemum 5 AUS THA dom primogen Tremere:6
1x Zane 5 THA aus dom primogen Tremere:5
Library (90 cards)
Master (18; 6 trifle)
1x Academic Hunting Ground
1x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Arcane Library
1x Chantry
1x Creepshow Casino
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
1x Information Highway
1x Jake Washington
1x Monastery of Shadows
1x Powerbase: Montreal
4x Villein
1x Wasserschloss Anif, Austria
2x Wider View
Action (23)
10x Govern the Unaligned
3x Magic of the Smith
4x Rutor's Hand
6x Scouting Mission
Ally (2)
1x Carlton Van Wyk
1x Ponticulus
Equipment (4)
1x Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The
1x Bowl of Convergence
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Sniper Rifle
Action Modifier (17)
6x Bonding
2x Conditioning
1x Foreshadowing Destruction
8x Mirror Walk
Action Modifier/Reaction (5)
5x Murmur of the False Will
Combat (6)
4x Theft of Vitae
2x Unflinching Persistence
Reaction (15)
2x Deflection
5x Eyes of Argus
1x My Enemy's Enemy
2x On the Qui Vive
1x Redirection
2x Second Tradition: Domain
2x Telepathic Misdirection
Thanks for the report, and thanks to all volunteers, sponsors and players!
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