Helen Fairchild: Atlanta, Georgia (TWD)

Helen Fairchild
Atlanta, Georgia
December 10, 2011
10 players
2R + F

Matt Guinn's Tournament Winning Deck

Deck Name : Ira II
Author : Matt Guinn
Description : Only slightly modified from the February TWD version.
www.thelasombra.com/decks/twd.htm#2011gamag

Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 11 average: 6.41667

4x	Ira Rivers	(7)		prince	Toreador	(g3)
1x	Alexandra	(11)		inner circle	Toreador	(g2)
1x	Francois Villon	(10)		prince	Toreador	(g2)
1x	Madame Guil	(10)		justicar	Toreador	(g3)
1x	Marcellus	(8)		prince	Toreador	(g2)
1x	Yvette, The Hopeless	(3)			Toreador	(g3)
1x	Zoe	(3)			Malkavian	(g2)
1x	Emerson Wilkershire III	(2)			Toreador	(g3)
1x	Nicholas Chang	(2)			Toreador antitribu	(g3)

Library [83 cards]

Action [2]
2x Fleetness

Action Modifier [2]
2x Aire of Elation

Combat [21]
1x Blur
5x Concealed Weapon
1x Fast Hands
2x Flash
3x Psyche!
6x Pursuit
2x Side Strike
1x Taste of Vitae

Equipment [6]
5x .44 Magnum
1x Sniper Rifle

Event [1]
1x Uncoiling, The

Master [25]
1x Art Museum
9x Ashur Tablets
3x Blood Doll
1x Direct Intervention
1x Papillon
2x Parthenon, The
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Society Hunting Ground
3x Villein
1x Wider View

Reaction [25]
5x Eagle's Sight
4x Forced Awakening
2x My Enemy's Enemy
3x On the Qui Vive
6x Quicken Sight
2x Second Tradition: Domain
3x Telepathic Misdirection

Retainer [1]
1x Owl Companion

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Other notes:
Out of the 5 tables played during the tournament, 4 of them went to time.
There was only 1 game win on the day, and that went to one of the finalists that was still in at time, but that finalist had not gotten a VP by that time. There were two people tied for 2nd place going into the finals, with their positions decided by die rolls. Those two both got VPs and survived until time in the finals, so the die roll before the final determined the tournament winner.

Lessons to be learned:
1) Kiss of Ra
2) Offense
More of both were needed on the day.

I like the deck name and idea.

I looked at the first version, too. Are you glad you removed PB: Montreal? That card seems great here.

Did you jam on masters or have problems contesting Ashurs?

Did you consider Army of Rats or Eyes of Argus?

Nice deck!

I seem to remember a lot of Eyes of Argus being played. deck list error?

Yes, transcription error.
That's what I get for not putting the ARDB CD on his computer myself....


Upon review,

Eyes of Argus x 5

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Deck Name : Ira II
Author : Matt Guinn
Description : Only slightly modified from the February TWD version.
www.thelasombra.com/decks/twd.htm#2011gamag

Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 11 average: 6.41667

4x	Ira Rivers	(7)		prince	Toreador	(g3)
1x	Alexandra	(11)		inner circle	Toreador	(g2)
1x	Francois Villon	(10)		prince	Toreador	(g2)
1x	Madame Guil	(10)		justicar	Toreador	(g3)
1x	Marcellus	(8)		prince	Toreador	(g2)
1x	Yvette, The Hopeless	(3)			Toreador	(g3)
1x	Zoe	(3)			Malkavian	(g2)
1x	Emerson Wilkershire III	(2)			Toreador	(g3)
1x	Nicholas Chang	(2)			Toreador antitribu	(g3)

Library [88 cards]

Action [2]
2x Fleetness

Action Modifier [2]
2x Aire of Elation

Combat [21]
1x Blur
5x Concealed Weapon
1x Fast Hands
2x Flash
3x Psyche!
6x Pursuit
2x Side Strike
1x Taste of Vitae

Equipment [6]
5x .44 Magnum
1x Sniper Rifle

Event [1]
1x Uncoiling, The

Master [25]
1x Art Museum
9x Ashur Tablets
3x Blood Doll
1x Direct Intervention
1x Papillon
2x Parthenon, The
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Society Hunting Ground
3x Villein
1x Wider View

Reaction [30]
5x Eagle's Sight
5x Eyes of Argus
4x Forced Awakening
2x My Enemy's Enemy
3x On the Qui Vive
6x Quicken Sight
2x Second Tradition: Domain
3x Telepathic Misdirection

Retainer [1]
1x Owl Companion