As always, changes contained herein do not go into effect for sanctioned tournaments for 30 days. (So these become active on January 1st, 2012.)

New terms:

  • Ballot:
    • A “ballot” is the name of the former’s priscus vote, cast in the prisci subreferendum. A ballot isn’t a vote, so some cardtexts were updated to match the distinction. For instance, Bribes now reads : “Only usable during a referendum before votes {and ballots} are cast. Gain 1 pool. Any other Methuselah who {casts one or more votes or ballots} in favor of and does not {cast votes nor ballots} against the referendum gains 1 pool when the results of the referendum are tallied.”

Rulebook updates:

  • The Prisci block (6.3.3):
    • The prisci as a group have 3 votes. During a referendum, the prisci block of 3 votes is cast "for" or "against" the referendum according to the prisci subreferendum. Each ready priscus provides 1 ballot for this subreferendum, and votes may not be used in this subreferendum. Each ballot cast is either "for" or "against" the main referendum. Whichever side has the greater number of ballots in the subreferendum gains 3 votes in the main referendum. If the subreferendum is tied, the prisci block abstains from the main vote. As vampires cast their ballots in the subreferendum, the prisci block of 3 votes might shift between "for", "against", and "abstain" (as the majority in the subreferendum changes). A vampire must cast all of his votes and ballots in agreement.
  • Action taken from Card in play (6.1.6):
    • A minion cannot perform {each} action allowed by a card in play more than once each turn, even if he untaps. This addresses a question regarding the Kaymakli Fragment (but applies to several other cards too).
  • Terminology (11):
    • “Ballot”:
      • The influence a Priscus has. A Priscus title grants 1 ballot.
    • “During X, do Y”:
      • The “during X do Y” template is used in several cards. When this template is used, only one Y can be done per X with this card. For instance, you may move blood from your vampire to your pool with Vessel only once per untap phase.
    • “Cancel a card”:
      • A "canceled" card has no effect, but it is still considered played. Unless explicitly written, cost for the card is paid. If the card was a strike card, the minion who played it must choose a strike, which might come from another strike card. If the card was an action card, the minion doesn’t tap (he doesn’t pay for the action card), and can play the same action card again.
    • “Tap X to do Y”:
      • Some cards use this wording, for instance: superior Bauble, Isanwayen. Such effects can’t be used by tapped minions, even those “able to play cards as though untapped”. These effects require an untapped minion to be used. Conversely, “Tap X. Do Y” effects (for instance: Redirection) are usable by tapped minions “able to play cards as though untapped”.

Complete Rules Reference (Outline):

  • Cost of a card:
    • When there are several options to pay the cost of a card, the Methuselah playing the card must announce, as part of the terms of the card, how other cards will be used to pay for the cost. For instance, a Ravnos playing an Embrace while Ravnos Carnival is in play must announce how much blood from the Carnival will be used to pay for the Embrace. Similarly, when using Travis “Traveler72” Miller’s built-in action, the Methuselah must announce which conviction will be used to pay for the cost (if Travis has more than one kind).
  • End of turn:
    • Your turn ends when your discard phase ends. The Outline had this wrong.

Clarifications:

  • Advanced vampires:
    • All advanced vampires now read "Advanced" in their cardtext (some of them were lacking it).
  • Spelling:
    • Some typos (Ahrimanes, Blood Brothers) have been fixed.
  • Strike with Conviction:
    • If the action to bleed with Strike with Conviction is blocked, Strike with Conviction isn’t burned. The action it provides is to burn it and bleed (none of which happens if the action is blocked).
  • Titled vampires:
    • All vampires with “... has X votes” now have the “(titled)” cardtext.
  • Unique locquipment:
    • Equipment cards that represent unique locations in play have been updated to show they are unique equipment when not in play. For instance, Ankara Citadel is a unique equipment when it is in the ash heap.
  • Wording of “successfully [bleeds]”:
    • When appropriate, this has been replaced with “when [..] would successfully [bleed]”. Examples are Andre LeRoux, superior Spying Mission, Dis Pater.
  • Wording of “when X plays”:
    • Rulings show this effect always applies after the “as played” window. Cardtexts (Permanency, Sascha Vykos ADV, Servitor of Irad, Swiss Cut, Troglodytia) have been updated for better understanding.

Errata:

  • Ballots:
    • Several library and crypt cards were updated to match the ballot keyword. All the rulings that applied to such cards have been used to keep consistency.
  • Change aggravated damage to normal:
    • Cards with "change X aggravated damage to normal" have been updated to match "treats X aggravated as normal" - Adaptability, Death Pact, Fire Dance, Merrill Molitor. The damage is still aggravated (for matters such as Soak or Rötschreck).
  • Combat cards are played inside combat:
    • Psyche! and Coordinate Attacks have had their cardtexts changed to match the fact that they are combat cards, and should be played inside combat. These cards are now playable at the end of a round with no next round. They are treated as normal combat cards.
  • Domain of Evernight:
    • [TEM] Only usable when an action is successful. {Usable after resolution.} Untap this acting vampire. A vampire can play only one Domain of Evernight at superior each turn.
  • Pocket Out of Time:
    • [TEM] {Playable after a combat.} After any combat this action, this vampire can burn 1 blood to start a new combat with the opposing minion (if both combatants are still ready).
  • Villein:
    • Master: trifle. Put this card on a vampire you control and move 2 or more blood from that vampire to your pool. Minion Tap cards cost {you} an additional pool. Villein costs an additional pool to play on this vampire.

Tournament Rules update:

    • Section 4.1 Cards allowed:
      • Cards allowed All cards in a player's deck must be genuine Vampire: The Eternal Struggle or Jyhad cards or official V:EKN issued cards from the only authoritative source

www.vekn.net.

    When using V:EKN issued cards they must be color printed on standard paper and inserted into opaque sleeves before another Vampire: The Eternal Struggle or Jyhad card, this requires opaque sleeves for the whole crypt and/or library.
  • Section 4.8 Play to win:
    • During the finals, playing to win means playing to finish as tournament winner (as defined in 3.7.5).

2.1. What is a V:EKN volunteer?

A V:EKN volunteer is an active player (i.e., a player who has played at least a V:EKN sanctioned tournament in the last 12 months) who promotes V:TES at different levels (either locally, nationally or worldwide).

2.2. How many different types of V:EKN volunteers exist?

Princes, National Coordinators, Inner Circle members and their respective assistants.

2.3. What are the requirements to become a V:EKN volunteer?

a) Being a V:TES enthusiast.
b) Being at least 16 years of age.
c) Being an active player (i.e., a player who has played at least a V:EKN sanctioned tournament in the last 12 months).
d) Having an account on www.vekn.net, including his or her full real name and e-mail address.

2.4. How do I become a Prince?

A Prince can only be appointed by the National Coordinator of his or her country or a member of the Inner Circle. For contact information, please visit the National Coordinator list or the Inner Circle list.

2.5. How do I become a National Coordinator?

In some countries, a National Coordinator may be needed. In such a case, a poll should be conducted among the princes in that country to elect their National Coordinator. The results of this poll must be reported to the V:EKN Chairman.

2.6. What is a Prince prefix?

It is a 3-digit number a Prince uses to give new players a V:EKN number.

2.7. What is a National Coordinator prefix?

It is a 3-digit number a National Coordinator uses to give new players a V:EKN number.

2.8. How do I assign a V:EKN number to a new player?

Search the Player Registry for V:EKN numbers starting with your Prince prefix, sort them by "V:EKN ID#" and then choose the next V:EKN number available.

In case there are no V:EKN numbers starting with your prince prefix, then choose ###0000 as your first one, where ### is your Prince prefix.

2.9. How do I add a new player to the Player Registry?

Contact the Website Coordinator and send him the following information:
1) Player's first name(s):
2) Player's last name(s):
3) City:
4) State/province (optional):
5) Country:
6) E-mail address (optional):
7) V:EKN ID# provided by his or her Prince (which is the general Prince prefix followed by 4 digits):
Volunteers can check V:EKN numbers availability in the Player Registry.

2.10. How do I edit a player's information in the Player Registry?

Contact the Website Coordinator with the information you want to have edited for that player.

2.11. How do I delete a player from the Player Registry?

Contact the Website Coordinator with the reasons why that player should be deleted from the Registry.

2.12. To whom should I report any duplicates in the Player Registry?

That should be reported to an Administrator.

2.13. I am a Prince but I cannot access the Prince Forum or register sanctioned events. What should I do?

Contact the Website Coordinator, and he will give you the status of Prince on www.vekn.net and associate your V:EKN number with your user account.

2.14. I am a National Coordinator but I cannot access the National Coordinator Forum or register sanctioned events. What should I do?

Contact the Website Coordinator, and he will give you the status of National Coordinator on www.vekn.net and associate your V:EKN number with your user account.

2.15. How do I run a V:TES tournament?

1. Contact your local Prince (optional): The V:EKN has a list of Princes (volunteers who help promote the game in their local areas) worldwide. One of them would be happy to help you organize your tournament, or, if there's no Prince in your area, you could become a Prince yourself. A Prince can only be appointed by the National Coordinator of his or her country or a member of the Inner Circle. For contact information, please visit the National Coordinator list or the Inner Circle list.
2. Contact your local retailer (optional): Coordinate with your local game retailer to arrange the time, place and prizes for the tournament.
3. Register your event: Fill out the event form sufficiently in advance of the event date. Once submitted, your event will appear on the Event Calendar.
4. Advertise!: To ensure that as many players as possible attend your event (and because it is required by the V:EKN Tournament Rules), advertise your tournament (with fliers, etc.) sufficiently in advance. Tournament Flier (1MB jpg).
5. Ready your resources: You'll want to have a copy of the latest Game Rules, Tournament Rules, and Rulings and Errata on hand. If you'll have access to a computer on-site, you'll also want to make use of The Archon, a tournament tracking spreadsheet for Excel.
6. Register your players: At the start of your tournament, collect the V:EKN number of each player. If a player doesn't have a V:EKN number, contact the Website Coordinator and send him the following information:1) Player's full name:2) City:3) State/province (optional):4) Country:5) E-mail address (optional):5) V:EKN ID# provided by his or her Prince (which is the general Prince prefix followed by 4 digits):
7. Run Your Event: (This is the fun part.)
8. Report the results: Follow these Guidelines.

2.16. How do I run a V:TES demo?

1. Contact your local Prince (optional): The V:EKN has a list of Princes (volunteers who help promote the game in their local areas) worldwide. One of them would be happy to help you organize your demo, or, if there's no Prince in your area, you could become a Prince yourself. A Prince can only be appointed by the National Coordinator of his or her country or a member of the Inner Circle. For contact information, please visit the National Coordinator list or the Inner Circle list.
2. Contact your local retailer (optional): Coordinate with your local game retailer to arrange the time, place, demo product and prizes for the demo.
3. Register your event: Fill out the event form sufficiently in advance of the event date. Once submitted, your event will appear on the Event Calendar.
4. Advertise!: To ensure that as many players as possible attend your event, advertise your demo (with fliers, etc.) sufficiently in advance. Tournament Flier (1MB jpg).
5. Ready your resources: You'll want to be familiar with the Game Rules at least. You may also want to be acquainted with the Tournament Rules, and Rulings and Errata, in order to answer questions the players have about those.
6. Run Your Demo: (This is the fun part.)
7. Report the results: Send the Ratings Coordinator a brief report on your demo, to let us know how it went.

2.17. How do I register an event to the Event Calendar?

a) Click on Register Event (in the Events menu).
b) Fill out the form.
c) Click on "Validate Form" to make sure there are no errors.
d) Click on "Save Events". Your event will appear immediately on the Event Calendar.

2.18. How do I edit an event on the Event Calendar?

a) Go to the Event Calendar and look for the event you want to edit.
b) Click on the event.
c) Click on the organizer's name.
d) Click on the "Organized Events" tab.
e) Locate the event you want to edit and then click on the "EDIT" link.

Alternatively, you can edit one of your events by:

a) Finding your player page in the Player Registry.
b) Clicking on the "Organized Events" tab.
c) Finding the "EDIT" link on the right hand size.

2.19. How do I report an event?

a) Follow these Guidelines.
b) Make a post with the results of your event and tournament winning deck (TWD) to the Event Reports & TWD forum.

2.20. How do I delete an event from the Event Calendar?

Contact the Website Coordinator with the event's name and date and the reasons why that event should be deleted from the Event Calendar.

2.21. How do I get my event rated?

Follow these Guidelines.

2.22. How do I edit event venues?

Contact the Website Coordinator with the information you want to have edited.

2.23. How do I add a new event venue to the venue list?

Contact the Website Coordinator with the new venue you want to have added to the venue list.

2.24. What happens if my event is cancelled?

Make an announcement in the Event Announcements forum and contact the Website Coordinator so that he can delete your event from the Event Calendar.

2.25. How do I get prize support for the tournaments I run?

Read Black Chantry's promo policy and contact your national coordinator.

4.1. What is a V:EKN number?

It is a block of numbers that Princes have to allocate to individual players the first time they take part in V:TES tournaments. V:EKN numbers identify players worldwide, and also enable them to have a V:TES-rating. A V:EKN number consists of a 3-digit Prince prefix followed by four digits (e. g., V:EKN number 3200123: 320 is the prefix of the V:EKN Prince of Paris, and 0123 is a 4-digit number assigned to the new player).

4.2. How can I get a V:EKN number?

If you do not have a V:EKN number yet, please contact a volunteer in your area (see Prince list), who will give you one.

4.3. How do I locate a player's V:EKN number?

Go to the Player Registry and search for that player by name, city, and/or country.

4.4. Who can run a V:TES tournament?

Any player with a V:EKN number who is registered on www.vekn.net and has his V:EKN ID# associated with his www.vekn.net account (see below).

4.5. How can I associate my V:EKN ID# with my vekn.net account?

Contact the National Coordinator in your area.

4.6. Where can I find a copy of the Official V:TES Tournament rules?

You can find it here, in the Rules section.

4.7. Where can I find a copy of the Official V:TES Rulebook?

You can find it here, in the Rules section.

4.8. Where can I find a copy of the official card text of each V:TES card?

You can find it here, in the Rules section.

4.9. Where can I find a copy of the Judges' Guide?

You can find it here, in the Rules section.

4.10. Where can I play V:TES online?

You can play V:TES online on JOL (Jyhad On-Line) and on Lackey.

4.11. What is the V:TES-rating?

Each player has a rating represented by a single number. This number is sometimes referred to as RtP (rating points). Players will be ranked according to their ratings (RtP) beginning with their first tournament. That is, there is no minimum number of events a player must attend before being ranked. A player will be removed from the rankings after 12 months of inactivity (no rated tournament rounds played), but the player's rating and other statistics will be kept indefinitely (to be used when and if the player plays again). For more information about the Rating System, see (http://www.vekn.net/index.php/rating-system)

4.12. My current ranking is not showing or incomplete. Why?

That might be because your Prince or event organizer has not reported the results of one or more tournaments, and/or your National Coordinator has not approved those tournaments yet.

4.13 Where can I purchase V:TES cards?

https://www.blackchantry.com/products/buy-and-sell-our-products/

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