Results: Baron's Birthday Battle Frankurt

Baron's Birthday Battle
Bad Nauheim (near Frankfurt)
31.03.2012
12 players

Winner:
Alexander Tüschen with a Guillaume Giovanni Shambling Hordes-deck (TWD wil follow).


Standings after 2 rounds and final:

1 Alex. Tüschen (Guill. shamblers) 2 7 1,5 120
2* Joscha Düll (Paul Cord. Tre) 0 1 1,5 76
2 Jörg Winkler (obf/obt War Ghoul) 0 1,5 0,5 78
2 Ralf Weppner (Tzi. s+b) 1 4 0 72
2 Tobias Hoffmann (Ardan Lane Tre) 1 3,5 0 96
6* Cassian Heim (obf/dom) 0 1 76
7 Ali Almadhi (?) 0 0,5 64
7 Felix Happich (AAA) 0 0,5 64
9 Rudolf Garski (Shattering Cresce.) 0 0,5 54
9 Nico Wörz (Imbued) 0 0,5 54
9 Martin Haslauer (Old Lawfirm) 0 0,5 54
12 Robert Fängler (Tzi toolbox) 0 0 56

(*dice roll between Joscha and Cassian for final).

Report and TWD about to follow...

Here my TWD.

Because of problems with the ardb one Lilith's blessing is missing.

A few words about this deck:
The Shamblings are frequently used to block and to defend against combat decks. Nearly every d attack with them in the tournament was without effect.

I will remove the Lilith's blessing and the dicipline card. Even with blood problems you have normaly enough master cards you want to play at your hand.
Powerbase Cape Verde could be an alternativ.
Perhaps 10 Shamblings are to much and a few more on the qui vive and redirection/deflection would be better.


Deck Name: Blocking Hordes
Created by: Tueschen, Alexander
Description:
Crypt [12 vampires, average capacity: 6.08333]
4x Guillaume Giovanni CEL DOM NEC POT obt 9 Giovanni:4
1x Don Michael Antonio Gio DOM NEC POT 7 Giovanni:4 2 votes
1x Raphaela Giovanni DOM NEC pot pre 6 Giovanni:4
1x Donatello Giovanni DOM aus pot pre 5 Giovanni:4
3x Primo Giovanni dom nec pot 4 Giovanni:4
1x Thomasso Ghiberti NEC pot 4 Giovanni:4
1x Nunzio Giovanni nec pot 3 Giovanni:4


Library [89 cards]

Master [17]
1x Barrens, The
1x Coven, The
1x Dis Pater
1x Giant's Blood
1x Information Highway
1x Liquidation
1x Morgue Hunting Ground
1x Necromancy
3x Path of Bone, The
1x Perfectionist
1x Secure Haven
2x Storage Annex
1x Vessel
1x Wider View

Action [11]
1x Divine Sign
1x Dominate Kine
1x Far Mastery
6x Govern the Unaligned
2x Sudario Refraction

Action Modifier [15]
6x Call of the Hungry Dead
2x Conditioning
7x Seduction

Action Modifier/Reaction [6]
6x Spectral Divination

Ally [15]
1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)
1x Mylan Horseed (Goblin)
1x Ossian
2x Procurer
10x Shambling Hordes

Equipment [3]
1x Gran Madre di Dio, Italy
1x Palatial Estate
1x Sargon Fragment, The

Event [1]
1x Unmasking, The

Reaction [8]
2x Deflection
3x On the Qui Vive
3x Redirection

Combat [13]
6x Fake Out
4x Glancing Blow
1x Spiritual Intervention
2x Target Vitals

Only five bounce-cards? Unbelieveable, you seemed to have one nealry everytime you needed it. Congrats again anyway.

Vrumfondel wrote:

Because of problems with the ardb one Lilith's blessing is missing.

ARDB has had Lilith's Blessing since the last update, more than 6 months ago.

Short final report:
Tobias (Tremere block, bruise and bleet) -> Alexander -> Ralf (Tzimi block (should be s+b) -> Jörg (Nocturn Warghouls without Warghouls) -> Joscha (Cordwood bleed and block)

I decided not to sit next to the ally deck (Jörg) and don't want to be bleeded by Joscha, so only one opinion left.
The previous two rounds the deck runs perfectly. 3-4 Master Cards at the start hand, good card draw (mostly) and a good starting crypt.
In the final i had three time Guillaume and one primo and at my hand not one master. In the second round my predator influence on Blythe and i answer with Primo. Fortunately i could play a vessel and a perfectionist (good draw) on primo. Ralf takes out 2 (later 3) mid cap Tzimisce, Jörg Gemini and Tzimi with obfuscate and Joscha Cordwood and later two other tremere.
The Unmasking was at the table in round 2 or 3 by Jörg and i discarded my version one or two rounds later.
With Guillaume i realised my problems. I played seduction on one Ralfs Minions to recruit a Horde but Tobias blocks. Next Round i tried a Seduction on Tobias minion but Ralf blocks. Both time with 3-4 Intercept and i don't draw a Call of hungry dead. On the other hand Primo was periodical successfull with Govern Bleeds on Ralf.
I found my Wider View, used it and the next vampire was ... Guillaume! Three Vampires later was Raphaela.
Ralf had big problems against the allies from Jörg with the unmasking. He doesn't draw his stealth only intercept and wakes. Jörg only found one War Ghoul and this one was Intercepted by Joscha but his Nocturns and obfuscate bleeds was bad enough for Joscha, who was on 2 pool for 2 rounds at the end.
With a successful recruited Shambling i had a way to block Muaziz from Tobias but the bleeds hurts. So i was happy for every equip action from him. Tremere are scarry enough in combat, the sniper rifles don't make a difference for me.
I thought i would be the right time to oust Ralf now, but he played to much wakes (and had to much permacept) so at the end i was on 3 pool had only one Vampire (Guillaume) untapt with a deflection and a redirection on the hand but without wakes. The four Vampires behind my me with dominate should be enough. One bleed (for one) from Jörg was deflected (via Joascha and Tobias) to me -> 2 pool.
Joscha survived the bleeds and ousted Tobias with two bleeds (for 10?). The last one against me was redirected to Ralf.
I was in play and Ralf had only one untapt Minion and 4 Pool, no problem for me. The game ends, before Joschas next turn.


Result:
Alexander 1,5
Joscha 1,5
Jörg 0,5

Yes, the bounce cards should be more, but 10-11 Hand Size helps .