Swedish ECQ 2012 - TWD and small report

Greetings

extrala.blogspot.se/2012/04/results-gothcon-2012-draft-vtes.html
The Swedish ECQ took place during the biggest gaming convention in Sweden, GothCon. 34 players participated in this years draft event. We drafted 3 Lords of the night, 3 Third edition and 1 Dark Sovereignes (thanks to Hugh for bringing the display across the Narrow sea). The draft was won by Hugh Angseesing after a really tight 3 player game. I the 3 player game Pascal Bertrand just need one more stealth card to push his Reckless Agitation through (or Hugh would have need one less intercept card - depending on which point of view you have). Anyways cheers to Hugh for winning the draft!


extrala.blogspot.se/2012/04/results-swedish-ec-qualifier-2012.html
The second day of the Swedish ECQ 38 people from 8 different countries participated. We had a great day playing vtes and everyone was in a good mood. The finals were really tight and the very exciting. After and hour and a half Norbert plays an Anarcist Uprising that ousted Michael and Marko at the same time (Caroline was ousted two turns or so earlier) which resulted in Norbert and Adam entering the duel. Adam low on pool and 4-5 minions in play (some with Guns) and norbert having higher pool (10+ if I remember correctly) and only two minions with low blood. Adam starts by playing Pentex on Eze and Haven Uncovered on Nana Buruku. Rushing Nana and torporizing her. Norbert gets his turn contests Pentex and gets free and attempts to bleed. Eze only got one blood on him and Norbert can't afford the Strange Day he has on his hand when Adam play Second Tradtion. At this moment Norbert realizes that he can't win and congratualtes Adam on the tournament win.

A special thanks to:

• Ralf Lammert for bring a nice piece of vtes art work with Liquefy the Mortal Coil as prize support (extrala.blogspot.se/2012/03/prize-support-2012.html).

• Tiago Brum for bring me (or rather posting me) a rules bocklet sign by LSJ as prize support.

• vtes.de for sending me a factory Sabbat War set as prize support.

• Hugh Angseesing for bringing (as mentioned before) the box of Dark Sovereigns across The Narrow Sea.

And finally thanks to everyone who praticipated in the event - especially all of you that traveled from afar. I had a blast and would low to meet you all again for more vtes and just hanging out!


Some stats on the ECQ:

• There were a total of 25 tables played
• Between the 5th finalist and the 11th player (highest non-qualified seed) there were only 1 vp
• There were 5 tables that timed out without a GW
• There were 3 tables with 2-2-1 splits
• 1/3 of the players that got a GW did not qualify
• Only 1 player got more then 1 GW
• 3 of the players in the ECQ final also played the draft final

This is, in my opinion, all indicators of a tournament were a lot of players were equal in skill and in how powerful their decks were. Which is both fun and great!


List of qualified players (standings before finals):

1. Norbert Flasko GWs:2 VPs:7,5
2. Adam Esbjörnsson GWs:1 VPs:6
3. Michael Holmström GWs:1 VPs:6
4. Marko Lindroos GWs:1 VPs:6
5. Caroline Hyll GWs:1 VPs:5
6. Anders Löf GWs:1 VPs:5
7. Lauri Salmi GWs:1 VPs:5
8. Henrik Ericsson GWs:1 VPs:5
9. Otso Saariuoma GWs:1 VPs:4,5
10. Carlos Santos GWs:1 VPs:4,5

Organizer: Karl Anka





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The Winner's deck

Swedish ECQ 2012
Gothenburg, Sweden
April 7, 2012
38 players
3R+F

Adam Esbjörnsson's Tournament Winning Deck


Deck Name : Earth Intruders
Author : Adam Esbjörnsson
Description :
Courtesy of Erik


Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 8 average: 4.69231

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4x Anson 8 CEL PRE aus dom prince Toreador:1
2x Volker, The Puppet 5 CEL pot prince Brujah:2
1x Marcellus 8 AUS CEL pro prince Toreador:2
1x Sarah Brando 3 CEL !Brujah:2
1x Angel 2 cel Brujah:1
1x Carter 2 cel !Toreador:2
1x Kanya Akhtar 2 cel Assamite:2
1x Antoinette DuChamp 1 cel pre Caitiff:2
1x Nik 1 cel Caitiff:1


Library [71 cards]

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Action [5]
2x Big Game
3x Bum's Rush

Action Modifier/Combat [1]
1x Resist Earth's Grasp

Combat [25]
1x Blur
6x Concealed Weapon
1x Flash
8x Infernal Pursuit
4x Psyche!
2x Pursuit
1x Side Strike
2x Taste of Vitae

Equipment [6]
6x .44 Magnum

Event [2]
1x Anthelios, The Red Star
1x Dragonbound

Master [23]
12x Ashur Tablets
1x Direct Intervention
1x Frontal Assult
1x Giant's Blood
2x Haven Uncovered
1x Parthenon, The
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Lilith's Blessing
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Recruitment
2x Villein
1x Wash

Reaction [7]
1x On the Qui Vive
6x Second Tradition: Domain


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The finalists' decks

Deck Name : Take it easy
Author : Norbert Flasko
Description :



Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 8 max: 11 average: 9.58333

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5x Eze, The Demon Pri 11 ANI NEC POT PRE THA aus magaji Guruhi:3
3x Nana Buruku 8 ANI POT PRE Guruhi:4
2x Ugadja 10 ABO ANI POT PRE dom for magaji Guruhi:4
2x Sobayifa 8 ANI PRE aus pot pro spi magaji Guruhi:3


Library [89 cards]

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Action [12]
2x Entrancement
5x Founders of the Ebony Kingdom
3x Magic of the Smith
2x Mind Numb

Action Modifier [23]
4x Call of the Hungry Dead
3x Enkil Cog
4x Iron Glare
3x Mirror Walk
5x Perfect Paragon
1x Strange Day
3x Voter Captivation

Action Modifier/Reaction [1]
1x Guruhi Kholo

Combat [8]
8x Majesty

Equipment [5]
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Ivory Bow
1x Kduva's Mask
1x Sargon Fragment, The
1x Signet of King Saul, The

Event [1]
1x Narrow Minds

Master [20]
1x Ancestor Spirit
1x Archon Investigation
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
1x Misdirection
1x Monastery of Shadows
1x Palace Hunting Ground
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Perfectionist
1x Secure Haven
2x Sudden Reversal
6x Villein
1x Wider View

Political Action [9]
1x Anarchist Uprising
1x Ancient Influence
4x Banishment
1x Neonate Breach
1x Political Stranglehold
1x Reins of Power

Reaction [10]
10x Sense the Savage Way

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Deck Name : Black Hand Council
Author : Marko Lindroos
Description :



Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 3.91667

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4x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:0
2x Banjoko 5 DOM obt pot Lasombra:3
1x Henri Lavenant 7 DOM OBT pot qui Lasombra:3
1x Black Wallace 6 DOM POT obt tha Lasombra:4
1x Onaedo 6 DOM OBT aus pot Lasombra:4
1x Otieno 6 OBT POT ani dom Lasombra:4
1x Ermenegildo, The R 5 DOM OBT pot Lasombra:4
1x Lucy Markowitz 3 dom obt Lasombra:4


Library [65 cards]

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Action [16]
1x Black Hand Emissary
8x Embrace, The
1x Fee Stake: Boston
1x Fee Stake: Corte
1x Fee Stake: Los Angeles
1x Fee Stake: New York
1x Fee Stake: Perth
1x Fee Stake: Seattle
1x Tattoo Signal

Action Modifier [8]
2x Shadow Play
3x Shroud of Absence
3x Shroud of Night

Master [12]
1x Anarch Railroad
1x Coven, The
1x Elysian Fields
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Jake Washington (Hunter)
1x Last Stand
1x Lilith's Blessing
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Power Structure
1x Seattle Committee
1x Watchtower: Four Ride Forth

Political Action [15]
9x Consanguineous Boon
3x Firebrand
1x Patsy
2x Revolutionary Council

Reaction [14]
9x Deflection
2x Delaying Tactics
3x On the Qui Vive


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Deck Name : Dreams of the Great Symposium
Author : Michael Holmström
Description :
Uncoiling is better than Anthelios


Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 3 max: 8 average: 5.83333

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3x Isanwayen 6 DOM MYT OBT Kiasyd:4
2x Arcadian, The 8 DOM MYT OBT chi for Kiasyd:5
2x Roderick Phillips 7 DOM MYT cel obt tha Kiasyd:4
2x Dame Hollerton 5 DOM OBT myt Kiasyd:4
1x Ermenegildo, The R 5 DOM OBT pot Lasombra:4
1x Randel, The Coward 4 dom for obt !Ventrue:4
1x Lucy Markowitz 3 dom obt Lasombra:4


Library [71 cards]

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Action [14]
12x Govern the Unaligned
2x Gremlins
1x Song of Pan

Action Modifier [20]
1x Blanket of Night
4x Bonding
4x Conditioning
1x Foreshadowing Destruction
3x Shadow Play
4x Shroud of Absence
3x Stone Travel

Ally [3]
3x Nocturn

Event [1]
1x Uncoiling, The

Master [22]
1x Anarch Troublemaker
6x Ashur Tablets
1x Coven, The
1x Direct Intervention
5x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
1x Great Symposium
2x Misdirection
2x Parthenon, The
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Secure Haven

Reaction [9]
5x Deflection
1x Delaying Tactics
2x On the Qui Vive
1x Redirection

Reaction/Action Modifier [1]
1x Aura Absorption

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Deck Name : Year of the Dragon
Author : Caroline Hyll
Description :



Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 4 max: 10 average: 6.91667

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1x Lambach 10 ANI AUS DOM VIC pre cardinal Tzimisce:2
1x Velya, The Flayer 9 ANI AUS PRE VIC for cardinal Tzimisce:3
1x Anton 8 ANI AUS cel obf vic Tzimisce:2
1x Little Tailor of P 8 ANI AUS VIC dem Tzimisce:2
1x Meshenka 8 ANI AUS VIC priscus Tzimisce:2
1x Dragos 7 ANI AUS vic Tzimisce:2
1x Kazimir Savostin 7 AUS VIC ani pot Tzimisce:3
1x Caliban 6 ANI AUS VIC Tzimisce:2
1x Corine Marcon 6 AUS VIC ani Tzimisce:2
1x Devin Bisley 5 ANI AUS vic Tzimisce:2
1x Elizabeth Westcott 5 AUS ani cel vic Tzimisce:3
1x Lolita Houston 4 VIC aus Tzimisce:2


Library [90 cards]

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Action [10]
7x Deep Song
3x Fiendish Tongue

Action Modifier [14]
10x Changeling
4x Mind of the Wilds

Ally [1]
1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)

Combat [28]
6x Aid from Bats
2x Breath of the Dragon
8x Carrion Crows
7x Chiropteran Marauder
1x Meld with the Land
2x Target Vitals
2x Taste of Vitae

Master [17]
2x Blood Doll
2x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
2x Fame
1x Lilith's Blessing
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Sudden Reversal
3x Villein
1x Wash
1x Yawp Court

Reaction [20]
2x Eagle's Sight
6x Eyes of Argus
3x My Enemy's Enemy
3x On the Qui Vive
2x Read the Winds
4x Telepathic Misdirection

The kyasid finalist had a song in the dark ? It was a strange surprise tech, or a typo in the list ?

Ohlmann wrote:

The kyasid finalist had a song in the dark ? It was a strange surprise tech, or a typo in the list ?

Probably a typo for Song of Pan, which he played during the finals.

Thanks for listing all the finalists' decks. I wish more TWD topics did that.

@Ohlmann/Pascal
Yeah the Song in the Dark was a Song of Pan and yes, it was a typo!

Thanks for pointing that out. I also changed the Path of liliths in to Lilith's Blessing as intended.


@Kiddo
Yeah I agree. Getting to the finals, especially so big ones, are an achivement!

Ohlmann wrote:

The kyasid finalist had a song in the dark ? It was a strange surprise tech, or a typo in the list ?

Those Swedes just play on a whole different level. I mean, The Path of Lilith in 3 out of 5 finalist decks? Who would've guessed. Should we expect an in-depth analysis of the card in the next Cause & Effect?