This tournament was played on May 3 in Lub Groot, Belgrade. Reported by Milan Popović, VEKN Prince of Belgrade, with comment from the champion:
Starting off I am happy for all who managed to come. We had 23 players in this event, 4 from Osjek, 4 From Austria. This time we had no entry from Hungary. In general the event was a lot of fun, as we did a good diversity of playstyles.
Rough breakdown of decks played:
4 Brujah V5
3 Ravnos
2 Gangrel
2 Banu Haqim V5
1 Hecata
1 Harbingers of Skulls
1 G4 Lasombra politics
1 Imbued
1 Baali Great Beast
1 Laibon Nana Buruku
1 Malkavian
1 Kiasyd
1 True Brujah
1 Saulot
Results of the preliminary rounds:
1. Milos Krstic 3 GW, 9.0 VP
2. Goran Damjanic 2 GW 6.0 VP
3. Goran Ivanovic 1 GW 7.0 VP
4. Martin Weinmayer 1 GW 6.0 VP
5. Florian Koller 1 GW 5.5 VP
Final result: Martin Weinmayer 4 VP, Goran Ivanovic 1 VP.
Commentary by the champion: The seating spelled doom, and the game began with a Fortschrtitt Library into an Unmasking of my Imbued prey. Fighting two intercepts would significantly slow me down, and I see no winning strategy going forward, just to be smashed into the waiting arms of the Brujah Combat deck should I succeed in ousting my prey. Instead, I play as much against my predator as possible, hoping to weaken the Gangrel Anarch so that the table has a chance later. Unfortunately, The Unnamed is unexpectedly caught by the blocking Brujah, sent to Topor, and diablerised by Milos Gangrel. His game essentially ended there. With an easy VP in his pocket, the Brujah went backwards on the Imbued, burning three of their minions. My efforts to keep the Gangrel under pressure paid off, and the Brujah Anarch lunge forward, eager to secure their second Victory Point. That was my time to act, and i oust the Imbued in their weakend state, keeping my pool out of Milos' ousting Range. I rescue Kuyen out of torpor in exchange for the contest yield on Heart of Nizchetus. Milos is forced to backoust Goran with a DI play on his last Organised Resistance, otherwise he would die to the Brujah next. Now in the heads-up against the Topseed Gangrel Anarch, I have the Pentex ready for Kuyen with Raven Spy, barely able to stealth past Milos' defense with three Earth Meld jamming his hand. It was an epic final, where I narrowly emerged victorious and Milos once again demonstrated his superiority as a Gangrel Anarch player.
The tournament winning deck:
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Mora, the Death Seer 7 AUS FOR OBL ani Hecata:6
1x Parijat, the Dark Oracle 7 AUS DOM FOR OBL Hecata:6
1x Lenelle, Mambo of Birmingham 6 FOR OBL aus Hecata:6
1x Monica Giovanni 6 AUS FOR OBL Hecata:6
2x Gebeyehu Abdu 5 AUS OBL for Hecata:6
1x Holliday "Burgundy" Hall 5 FOR OBL aus Hecata:6
1x Hiromitsu Asano 4 aus for obl Hecata:6
3x Alek König 3 OBL Hecata:6
1x Peter St. John 2 obl Hecata:6
Library (90 cards)
Master (16; 6 trifle)
2x Charisma
2x Direct Intervention
6x Family Gathering
1x Jake Washington
3x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Perfectionist
Event (2)
2x Unmasking, The
Action (10)
10x Shroud of Decay
Ally (16)
16x Spectral Servitor
Equipment (2)
2x Heart of Nizchetus
Action Modifier (30)
10x Shadow Cast
10x Shadow Cloak
6x Stygian Shroud
4x Where the Veil Thins
Reaction (14)
3x Delaying Tactics
4x Shadow Sentinel
7x Telepathic Misdirection
We handed out BCP promos and Ultra Pro from the last batch that we got: tube for playmat with Direct Intervention playmats we got from Black Chantry as a reward, deck box Ultra Pro and card protectors. Other rewards were BCP starters that were financed from entry fee.
Thanks for the report, thanks to all players for attending!
The finalists: Saito, Oscar, Gino, champion Gonzalo and Zapi.
Reported by Daniel Bravo, VEKN National Coordinator of Chile:
On April 27th, the GP1 was held at the Atenas store, located in San Bernardo, Chile. The tournament featured 16 players, and the rounds proceeded smoothly without major issues. It was a relatively quick and highly competitive tournament, as all rounds had gamewins and some points were distributed.
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Standings before the finals:
1. Gino Sepulveda 3 GW 10.0 VP
2. Oscar Guerrero 2 GW 8.0 VP
3. Gonzalo Rojas 1 GW 7.0 VP
4. Gonzalo Andrés del Río Díaz 1 GW 6.0 VP
5. Miguel Angel Vasquez 1 GW 6.0 VP
The final table consisted of Saito with his Politic Toreador deck and his new 30th Anniversary Crypt, Gonzalo del Río with his Ventrue Antitribu Grinder deck, a true classic, Oscar with Tzimisces from Group 2, another nostalgic deck, Zapi with his new Tzimisces, led by Ángel Guerrero, and our good Gino with his Gangrel Anarchist deck.
A few minutes after the start of the final table, Zapi, with his powerful bleed cards, left Saito in a bad position, but he decided to do political damage to his predator, which caused Zapi to leave the table. The pressure from the Gangrel caused Oscar’s Tzimisces to leave, eliminating the clan entirely from the final table. The table became very tense with the remaining three players – strong politics and table control, along with blocks – pushed the game to its limit, allowing the Ventrue Antitribu Grinder to find an opening and overcome Saito and Gino, winning the tournament.
Gonzalo Andrés del Río Díaz tournament winning deck:
Crypt (17 cards):
1x Edward Neally 7 aus pre DOM FOR Ventrue antitribu:3
3x Anarch Convert 1 -none- Caitiff:ANY
3x Gotsdam, The Tired Warrior 9 ani AUS DOM FOR PRE Ventrue:4
1x Jephta Hester 5 aus DOM FOR Ventrue antitribu:4
1x Jesse Menks 8 ani AUS DOM FOR Ventrue antitribu:3
1x Joseph O'Grady 7 aus cel DOM FOR Ventrue antitribu:3
1x Konrad Fleischer 9 tha ANI AUS DOM FOR Ventrue antitribu:4
1x Neighbor John 5 dom for AUS Ventrue antitribu:4
3x Owain Evans, The Wanderer 8 cel pre AUS DOM FOR Ventrue antitribu:3
2x Blackhorse Tanner 7 AUS DOM FOR Ventrue antitribu:3
Library: 90 cards
Master (23 cards)
1x Anarch Free Press, The
1x Anarch Railroad1x Channel 10
1x Corporate Hunting Ground
1x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x KRCG News Radio
3x Libertas
1x Archon Investigation
1x Metro Underground
1x Parthenon, The
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
3x Vessel
3x Villein
Event (1 cards)
1x Scourge of the Enochians
Action (9 cards)
7x Govern the Unaligned
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
1x Constant Revolution
Ally (2 cards)
1x Mylan Horseed
1x Carlton Van Wyk
Retainer (1 cards)
1x Mr. Winthrop
Equipment (3 cards)
1x Bowl of Convergence
1x Ivory Bow
1x Signet of King Saul, The
Action Modifier (12 cards)
4x Conditioning
3x Daring the Dawn
2x Foreshadowing Destruction
2x Freak Drive
1x Kiss of Ra, The
Combat (11 cards)
2x Read Intentions
5x Rolling with the Punches
4x Skin of Steel
Reaction (28 cards)
9x Deflection
1x Delaying Tactics
2x Eagle's Sight
3x Enhanced Senses
5x Eyes of Argus
3x Guardian Vigil
2x My Enemy's Enemy
2x On the Qui Vive
1x Wake with Evening's Freshness
Thanks to Daniel and all other organisers, thanks to sponsors and thanks to all the players!
Smiles after the battle! From left to right: Ivan, Riccardo, champion Filippo, Simone and Martin.
Reported by Miro Albertazzi, VEKN National Coordinator of Italy:
On April 12th, 45 Methuselahs gathered in Pordenone and battled for the Italian Championship title! In the gorgeous estate of Gelindo dei Magredi, Filippo Mengoli eventually triumphed as the 2025 Italian Champion.
Here’s the standings after 3 rounds:
1. Simone Zanni 8 VP 2 GW
2. Ivan Candioli 5,5 VP 2 GW
3. Filippo Mengoli 5,5 VP 2 GW
4. Martin Weinmeyer 6,5 VP 1 GW
5. Riccardo Fabiani 6 VP 1 GW
The first part of the game was quiet and a bit stuck, with the three attrition decks building their forces. Meanwhile Simone and Riccardo started to call some political action, just to find out that Filippo, with his princes and primogen was the needle on the scale for every referendum. Everyone waited for the Tupdogs assault on the Banus but luck was not on the side of Martin, with one bad draw after the other and also the pressure of the Ravnos swarm on his back forced him to a defensive position. Ivan’s walking dead legion smashed Simone’s minions but took the pressure away from Filippo who was able to put the guns out. So the game sped up, Riccardo with the votes from Fil’s vampires ousted Martin, and as a part of the deal gave Filippo the time to oust Ivan, as by tradition zombies can’t stand against guns :D :D :D
With all of his minions in torpor or out of blood, Simone could only watch Filippo taking his second point. Riccardo had no time nor forces enough to assault the Banu mountain of pool, and so the game came to its end. Filippo won with his balanced and diligent playstyle, and most of all with his beloved clan!
Here’s his deck: "Haqim's Law: Protection"
Crypt (12 cards, min=22 max=33 avg=6.92)
1x Kasim Bayar 9 CEL OBF THA aus pot justicar Banu Haqim:6
4x Oluwafunmilayo 8 AUS CEL OBF THA prince Banu Haqim:6
2x Farah Sarroub 7 CEL THA aus obf prince Banu Haqim:6
2x 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
Library (90 cards)
Master (17; 8 trifle)
2x Archon Investigation
3x Haqim's Law: Retribution
1x Market Square
1x Papillon
1x Powerbase: Montreal
3x Priority Contract
1x Rack, The
5x Villein
Action (10)
4x Hunter's Mark
6x Magic of the Smith
Equipment (6)
2x .44 Magnum
1x Assault Rifle
1x Bowl of Convergence
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Kevlar Vest
Combat (42)
4x Blur
10x Hunger of Marduk
12x Psyche!
10x Pursuit
4x Rego Motum
2x Side Strike
Reaction (15)
15x Second Tradition: Domain
Filippo awarded by the event organizer, Danny.
It was a really great day, as Italy National Coordinator i would like to thank Black Chantry and Ultra Pro for the gifts and the support they always give in our big events; our national distributor, Mistlore, who has been helping us since the start of this year, with all kinds of materials and many new ideas; our fabulous host Danny, who found a marvelous place where we spent a really great weekend. And, of course, I would like to thank all the players, you’re the ones to make these tournaments real, and the reason why building such events is really funny and satisfying!
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