Organized by Nina Nilsson, VEKN National Coordinator of Sweden, reported by Henrik Klippström, VEKN Prince of Sundbyberg:
This event gathered 30 players on October 26 at Alphabar, Stockholm.
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Top 5 before finals:
Randal Rudstam 2 GW 7 VP
Erik Mossberg 2 GW 6.5 VP
Michael Holmström 1 GW 6 VP
Marcus Berg 1 GW 5.5 VP 144 TP
Kari Hyll 1 GW 5.5 VP 144 TP
Congratulations Marcus Berg, 2024 champion of Sweden, scoring 1,5 victory points in the final, with Randal, Erik and Michael getting 0,5 each.
The tournament winning deck, with comments: "Organized Bleed Resistance á la Stockholm" (VDB link)
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Adrino Manauara 8 ANI DOM PRO pot baron Tzimisce:6
3x Ángel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
1x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
1x Neserian 6 ANI DOM cel pro Tzimisce:6
1x Clara Hjortshøj 5 PRO ani aus dom Tzimisce:6
1x Marialena 5 DOM PRO ani Tzimisce:6
1x Whisper 5 ANI DOM pro Tzimisce:6
1x New Blood 2 san Blood Brother:any
Library (90 cards)
Master (15; 4 trifle)
1x Anarch Railroad
1x Barrens, The
2x Carfax Abbey
1x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
2x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Papillon
1x Poacher's Hunting Ground
4x Vessel
Action (19)
5x Deep Song
2x Field Training
12x Govern the Unaligned
Retainer (1)
1x Mr. Winthrop
Action Modifier (11)
2x Conditioning
6x Earth Control
1x Foreshadowing Destruction
2x Monkey Wrench
Action Modifier/Reaction (11)
5x Form of the Bat
6x Murmur of the False Will
Combat (16)
3x Donnybrook
6x Earth Meld
7x Form of Mist
Reaction (17)
2x Bait and Switch
3x Deflection
2x Delaying Tactics
3x On the Qui Vive
7x Organized Resistance
Marcus comment on the deck and the final:
This is a stealth bleed deck with a notably large defense package. Many offensive cards double as defensive cards as well (Form of the Bat, Murmur of the False Will, Fform of Mist, etc)
The main gameplan most games is to play superior Govern the Unaligned to get 4 vampires out and then start bleeding for 3 repeatedly, rather than trying to push through large bleeds for 6. But the deck is flexible enough that you can adapt on the fly: in the finals I had a cel guns wall behind me so I did not take a single undirected action for fear of being pushed into torpor. Instead of building a Govern chain I brought out Marialena first and bled for 6 with Govern + Conditioning before my prey got out their first vampire (Lazverinus) and then kept forward momentum until I got my vp. Then multiple hunting grounds + 3 Vessels + transferring back pool using Dreams kept me alive until time was called – I had no chance killing my second prey who had 5+ Nephandus + Unmasking and poolgained with Liquidation + Ashurs.
Most games I feel like I'm clogging on wakes and other non-bleed cards, but some games the high ratio is absolutely key. Deep Song + Donnybrook to torpor or + Earth Meld to tap blockers was never relevant during the day, but can be insanely useful.
Earth Control + Form of Mist gets you through most defenses, and Form of the Bat can help you if they manage to get a second minion with 3 intercept. You don't need to diversify the stealth package to be able to stack even more stealth, it will only drain your vampires of blood even quicker.
Master package purpose is to reliably provide blood gain (or pool gain when vampires have enough blood, which is usually 3-4 blood each) and card flow. Giants Blood, The Coven and Villein might provide bigger boosts the turn you play them, but for this deck continuous buildup into continuous preassure is more important than big turns.
Thanks to organisers, sponsors and of course all the lovely participants!
Report by Maciej Broniarz, VEKN National Coordinator of Poland:
On Wednesday, September 25, 33 players turned up for the second EC Week of Nightmares tournament in Warsaw, Poland. This one also took place at the geek- & gamer-friendly H.4.0.S. bar in the centre of Warsaw. The venue served drinks with VTES-themed names, such as Blood Tears of Kephran and Dragon’s Breath Rounds.
Nowy was so kind as to list the decks played at the event:
1x Unnamed
1x Montano Purge
1x Assamites Cel Gun
3x Banu Haqim
2x Brujah V5
1x Gangrel V5
3x Toreador V5
1x Demented Malkavians and friends
1x Theo, Beast & Glycon
1x Gargoyles Anarch
1x Gargoyles Tupdog
1x Stanislava
1x Antonio & Nephandi
1x Lazverinius hugs you hard
1x Euro Brujah with Beast
2x Samedi - Mambo Jeanne
1x Aksinya and Nana
1x Samedi Reanimated Corpses
1x !Nosferatu Inside Dirt
1x Anson Gunslingers
1x Matasuntha Anarch
1x Mithras FoL
1x Giovanni Guillaume with Nana
1x Ventrue V5
2x Malkavian V5 voters
1x Dominate Nosferatu from KoT
Standings after three rounds:
1. Marcin Watras 2 GW 8 VP
2. Teemu Sainomaa 2 GW 7 VP
3. Tommi Hakomaa 2 GW 7 VP
4. Jozef Patrnciak 2 GW 6.5 VP
5. Denis Bucar 1 GW 7 VP
Final seating: Marcin (Matasuntha), Tommi (CEL guns rush), Denis (DEM weenie), Jozef (Tupdogs) and Teemu (Toreador AAA wall).
Congratulations Tommi Hakomaa of Finland, winning with 1.5 victory points in the final. Jozef Patrnciak, Teemu Sainomaa and Marcin Watras got 0.5 VPs.
Tommi Hakomaa’s tournament winning deck: “H AE VE N _ 13” by gotcha
“All credit for the deck to my friend Bram, who is the mastermind behind this deck. It was a great pity that you didn't get to play in EC yourself. I didn't know how to describe the deck so I asked Bram for comments on this. His words of wisdom were "Bang Bang! Don´t try this at home."”
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 Powerbase: Montreal
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
Other finalists’ decks:
“Bedlam Asylum” played by Denis Bucar
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Apache Jones 5 DEM aus for obf Malkavian antitribu:4
1x Persia, The Beautiful Statue 5 DEM aus obf Malkavian:3
1x Uncle George 5 DEM aus dom obf Malkavian antitribu:3
2x Jackie 3 DEM Malkavian antitribu:4
2x Midget 3 DEM obf pre Malkavian antitribu:3
1x Marta 3 aus dem Malkavian antitribu:4
2x Cassandra Langely, The Waif 2 dem Malkavian:4
2x Eddie Gaines 1 dem pot Caitiff:3
Library (90 cards)
Master (17; 2 trifle)
1x Anarch Troublemaker
3x Dementation
2x Direct Intervention
3x Effective Management
2x Information Highway
2x Misdirection
2x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Wash
Action (28)
28x Kindred Spirits
Action Modifier (30)
15x Confusion
13x Eyes of Chaos
2x Mind Tricks
Action Modifier/Combat (8)
8x Deny
Action Modifier/Reaction (7)
7x Touch of Clarity
“Cats and mages” by Jozef Patrnciak
Crypt (35 cards, min=4 max=20 avg=1.91)
5x Antonio d'Erlette 5 THA dom for pot Tremere antitribu:4
1x Janine 4 aus dom tha Tremere antitribu:4
1x Mosfair 4 cel dom tha Tremere antitribu:4
1x Ember Wright 3 aus dom Tremere antitribu:3
1x Keith Moody 3 DOM Tremere antitribu:4
1x Saiz 3 aus dom Tremere antitribu:3
25x Tupdog 1 POT VIS Gargoyle:3
Library (90 cards)
Master (17; 2 trifle)
6x Ashur Tablets
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Fame
2x Information Highway
1x Not to Be
2x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Shard, London, The
2x Wider View
Event (2)
1x Uncoiling, The
1x Unmasking, The
Action (6)
6x Graverobbing
Political Action (4)
4x Autarkis Persecution
Ally (11)
4x Nephandus
7x Rock Cat
Action Modifier (3)
3x As the Crow
Combat (40)
9x Brick by Brick
4x Disarm
9x Immortal Grapple
1x Pulled Fangs
9x Raking Talons
4x Roundhouse
4x Torn Signpost
Reaction (7)
6x Deflection
1x Delaying Tactics
“Joscar's deck with minor adjustments” by Joscar Gamaliel Malacaman, adjusted and played by Marcin Watras
Crypt (13 cards)
5x Matasuntha 10 ANI AUS CEL FOR PRO Gangrel:5
1x Massimiliano 7 ANI FOR pro baron Gangrel:6
2x Casey Snyder 6 PRO ani cel for baron Gangrel:6
1x Mickey Wheeler 5 ani cel for pro Gangrel:6
4x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:any
Library (90 cards)
Master (16; 6 trifle)
1x Anarch Free Press, The
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Gangrel Revel
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Los Angeles
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
3x Vessel
2x Villein
1x Wider View
Action (9)
4x Deep Song
2x Harass
2x Nose of the Hound
1x Taunt the Caged Beast
Equipment (1)
1x Heart of Nizchetus
Retainer (4)
2x Dog Pack
2x Raven Spy
Action Modifier (7)
1x Enkil Cog
3x Forced March
3x Instantaneous Transformation
Combat (31)
9x Diversion
5x Drawing Out the Beast
6x Hell-for-Leather
5x Taste of Vitae
4x Trap
2x Voracious Vermin
Reaction (22)
4x Bait and Switch
4x Deep Ecology
2x Eyes of the Wild
6x Guardian Vigil
2x On the Qui Vive
4x Organized Resistance
“Toreador wall” by Teemu Sainomaa
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Alexandra 11 ANI AUS CEL PRE dom inner circle Toreador:2
4x Anneke 10 AUS CEL PRE dom justicar Toreador:1
4x Anson 8 CEL PRE aus dom prince Toreador:1
1x Marcellus 8 AUS CEL pro prince Toreador:2
1x Tatiana Romanov 7 AUS cel pre prince Toreador:1
1x Zöe 3 AUS cel obf Malkavian:2
Library (89 cards)
Master (30; 8 trifle)
1x Art Museum
9x Ashur Tablets
1x Auspex
1x Direct Intervention
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Erciyes Fragments, The
1x Giant's Blood
1x Papillon
1x Parthenon, The
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
1x Society of Leopold
2x Vessel
5x Villein
1x Wider View
Event (1)
1x Scourge of the Enochians
Equipment (10)
8x .44 Magnum
1x Bowl of Convergence
1x Heart of Nizchetus
Combat (28)
8x Concealed Weapon
5x Infernal Pursuit
4x Psyche!
7x Pursuit
4x Taste of Vitae
Reaction (20)
5x Eyes of Argus
4x My Enemy's Enemy
1x On the Qui Vive
6x Second Tradition: Domain
4x Telepathic Misdirection
Thanks to all players, sponsors and organisers!
Report by Maciej Broniarz, VEKN National Coordinator of Poland:
On Tuesday, September 24, 25 players turned up for this year’s first EC Week of Nightmares tournament in Warsaw, Poland. The tournaments of the WoN took place at the excellent H.4.0.S., a geek & gamer pub in the centre of Warsaw. The venue served drinks with VTES-themed names, such as Giant’s Blood and Enhanced Coagulant.
The Week of Nightmares turns the EC into a real VTES marathon for some, as they could participate in a maximum of 6 events (7 if you count the GP final! :) ). It gave everyone a chance to play the decks they would not want to run in the main events, but also provided a testing ground for those who wished to fine-tune theirs before the weekend.
Standings after three rounds:
1. Aleksandr Mandrichenko 2 GW 6.5 VP
2. Gyula Erdős 2 GW 6 VP
3. Jorge Delgado 2 GW 4.5 VP
4. Nikolaj Wendt 0 GW 6 VP
5. Aleksander Idziak 0 GW 4 VP
Final round seating: Jorge Delgado (Brujah) -> Nikolaj Wendt (Banu Haqim) -> Aleksandr Mandrichenko (Ravnos) -> Gyula Erdős (Tzimisce) -> Aleksander Idziak (Capuchin)
Congratulations Jorge Delgado of Spain, winning with 1.5 victory points in the final. Aleksandr Mandrichenko, Gyula Erdős and Aleksander Idziak got 0.5 vp.
Jorge Delgado’s tournament winning deck: “(Wall) Brujah Debate Barons”
“Did many iterations on this deck. With Ashurs, without, with con boons, with rushes… I am the happiest with this one which does what it does best: block and beat up vamps!”
Crypt (12 cards)
2x Aline Gädeke 7 POT PRE cel baron Brujah:6
2x Valeriya Zinovieva 7 POT cel pre pro baron Brujah:6
2x Atiena 6 CEL obf pot pre baron Brujah:6
2x Leumeah 6 PRE cel for pot baron Brujah:6
1x Anita Wainwright 3 cel pre Brujah:6
1x Ariane 3 cel pot pre Brujah:5
1x Laura Goldman 3 cel pre Brujah:5
1x Rayne 2 pot Brujah:6
Library (76 cards)
Master (24; 5 trifle)
1x Anarch Free Press, The
8x Brujah Debate
1x Carfax Abbey
2x Celerity
1x Life Boon
2x Parthenon, The
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
2x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
4x Villein
1x Wider View
Action (10)
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
4x Childe of the Revolution
4x Constant Revolution
1x Open War
Political Action (1)
1x Rumors of Gehenna
Equipment (1)
1x Heart of Nizchetus
Combat (14)
6x Dust Up
4x Immortal Grapple
4x Taste of Vitae
Reaction (26)
4x Bait and Switch
2x On the Qui Vive
18x Organized Resistance
2x Protection Racket
Other finalists’ decks:
“Victoria Banu Haqim” played by Nikolaj Wendt
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Kasim Bayar 9 CEL OBF THA aus pot justicar Banu Haqim:6
1x Oluwafunmilayo 8 AUS CEL OBF THA prince Banu Haqim:6
1x Farah Sarroub 7 CEL THA aus obf prince Banu Haqim:6
3x Victoria Ash 6 PRE aus cel dom Toreador:7
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
2x Warmaksan 5 THA cel obf prince Banu Haqim:6
1x Asmin Kobane 5 CEL dom obf tha Banu Haqim:6
Library (90 cards)
Master (16; 6 trifle)
2x Alamut
1x Black Throne, The
1x Coven, The
4x Haqim's Law: Retribution
2x Khabar: Community, The
1x Papillon
4x Villein
1x Wider View
Event (1)
1x Narrow Minds
Action (9)
3x Embrace, The
2x Hunter's Mark
4x Third Tradition: Progeny
Political Action (11)
3x Camarilla's Iron Fist
4x Consanguineous Boon
4x Parity Shift
Equipment (2)
1x .44 Magnum
1x Ivory Bow
Action Modifier (3)
3x Veil the Legions
Action Modifier/Combat (17)
7x Resist Earth's Grasp
10x Swallowed by the Night
Combat (22)
7x Hunger of Marduk
4x Infernal Pursuit
1x Lightning Reflexes
4x Pursuit
2x Rego Motum
2x Side Strike
2x Weighted Walking Stick
Reaction (9)
3x Deflection
6x Second Tradition: Domain
“Tzimish Baron” played by Gyula Erdős
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Adrino Manauara 8 ANI DOM PRO pot baron Tzimisce:6
2x Ángel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
1x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
1x Casey Snyder 6 PRO ani cel for baron Gangrel:6
1x Kuyén 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Neserian 6 ANI DOM cel pro Tzimisce:6
1x Clara Hjortshøj 5 PRO ani aus dom Tzimisce:6
1x Kamile Paukstys 5 PRO ani for Gangrel:6
1x Marialena 5 DOM PRO ani Tzimisce:6
Library (90 cards)
Master (18; 7 trifle)
1x Anarch Railroad
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Club Illusion
3x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Giant's Blood
1x Information Highway
1x Papillon
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Vessel
5x Villein
1x Wider View
Action (13)
1x Deep Song
12x Govern the Unaligned
Political Action (3)
1x Eat the Rich
1x Reckless Agitation
1x Revolutionary Council
Retainer (2)
1x Mr. Winthrop
1x Raven Spy
Action Modifier (8)
4x Conditioning
4x Earth Control
Action Modifier/Combat (2)
2x Rapid Change
Action Modifier/Reaction (5)
5x Form of the Bat
Combat (16)
9x Earth Meld
7x Form of Mist
Reaction (23)
4x Bait and Switch
4x Deep Ecology
4x Deflection
1x On the Qui Vive
8x Organized Resistance
1x Protection Racket
1x Redirection
“Capuchin and Gerald - Masks and Hoods” played by Aleksander Idziak
Crypt (13 cards)
5x Capuchin, The 11 AUS DOM FOR NEC THA THN Harbinger of Skulls:5
4x Gerald Windham 9 AUS DOM FOR THA Tremere:5
1x Jefferson Foster 6 AUS DOM for tha bishop Ventrue antitribu:4
1x Claus Wegener 5 DOM aus for tha Tremere:5
1x Keith Moody 3 DOM Tremere antitribu:4
1x Jackson Asher 2 dom Ventrue:4
Library (80 cards)
Master (12; 6 trifle)
1x Coven, The
1x Giant's Blood
2x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Perfectionist
1x Powerbase: Montreal
4x Villein
1x Wider View
Event (1)
1x NRA PAC
Action (16)
2x Dark Mirror of the Mind
1x Far Mastery
7x Govern the Unaligned
5x Magic of the Smith
1x Scouting Mission
Ally (2)
1x Carlton Van Wyk
1x Ponticulus
Equipment (6)
1x Bowl of Convergence
1x Erebus Mask
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Ivory Bow
1x Signet of King Saul, The
1x Sniper Rifle
Action Modifier (24)
2x Call of the Hungry Dead
2x Conditioning
2x Enkil Cog
1x Foreshadowing Destruction
9x Freak Drive
6x Mirror Walk
2x Seduction
Reaction (19)
6x Deflection
4x Eyes of Argus
6x Obedience
2x On the Qui Vive
1x Telepathic Misdirection
“Ravnos SB” played by Aleksandr Mandrichenko
Crypt (12 cards)
2x Sreelekha 8 ANI FOR OBF PRE Ravnos:7
2x Roberto Rivamonte 6 ANI OBF PRE Ravnos:7
1x Doc Martina 6 ANI OBF for pre Ravnos:7
1x Luciano Carvalho 6 ANI OBF pre Ravnos:7
2x Gathii 5 ANI PRE obf Ravnos:7
2x Phaibun 5 OBF PRE ani Ravnos:7
1x Jean-François 4 ani obf pre Ravnos:7
1x Zafira 4 PRE obf Ravnos:7
Library (90 cards)
Master (20; 7 trifle)
1x Barrens, The
3x Blood Doll
2x Club Illusion
4x Dabbler
1x Elder Library
1x Fortune Teller Shop
3x Life in the City
1x Park Hunting Ground
1x Powerbase: Los Angeles
1x Powerbase: Montreal
2x Week of Nightmares
Action (20)
14x Break the Bonds
4x Enchant Kindred
2x Mind Numb
Equipment (1)
1x Treasured Samadji
Action Modifier (23)
2x Cloak the Gathering
2x Elder Impersonation
5x Faceless Night
4x Lost in Crowds
2x Veil the Legions
8x Visions of Gehenna
Action Modifier/Combat (8)
8x Swallowed by the Night
Combat (4)
4x Majesty
Reaction (14)
6x Guard Dogs
4x Party Out Of Bounds
4x Visions of Zapathasura
Thanks to all players, sponsors and organisers!
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