San Jose Games From November 2, 2014

Game One
Me (Brujah)> Sergio (Tzimisce)> Eric (Trem/Nos)> Ian (Shalmath)> David (Fidus Procurers)

I started out with two or three transfers, so not sure who started first. Tomaine came out and Sergio got Sasha V. adv. I decided I would rather not be blocked, torporized and then eaten, so I waited around until I could influence Dmitra. Once I had both I did some acting and bleeding featuring Zephyr. My combat was ok with a combination of thrown gates and pursuit. Sergio drew so many cards in between his early Heart of Nizchetus and Sasha’s power that he had whatever cards he needed (until he ran out of deck after nuking me). Eric couldn’t do much because Sergio torporized and ate his Gabriella D. R. Ian screwed around. David screwed around getting procurers. I think the game ended with Ian getting 1-2 vps and no one else getting more than .5. I had no ready minions and had two burned.

Deck Name: New Brujah Zephyr v2
Author: Brandon Haas
Description: Force blocks with aggressive bleeding and voting. Untap with Zephyr and act more or stay up and block. Could use more combat, but survives well.


Crypt (12 cards; Capacity min=6 max=10 avg=7.58)
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2x Carlak 8 dom pot CEL PRE Brujah:5
3x Dmitra Ilyanova 9 obf CEL FOR POT PRE Brujah:5
1x Jann Berger 10 dem for CEL POT PRE Brujah:4
2x Karen Suadela 7 obf pre CEL POT Brujah:5
2x Tara 6 cel POT PRE Brujah:5
2x Tomaine 6 CEL POT PRE Brujah:4

Library (80 cards)
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Master (14)
1x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
2x New Carthage
1x Perfectionist
1x Sudden Reversal
6x Villein

Action (9)
1x Judgment: Camarilla Segregation
1x Legal Manipulations
7x Public Trust

Political Action (10)
1x Ancient Influence
4x Kine Resources Contested
1x Neonate Breach
4x Parity Shift

Equipment (4)
1x .44 Magnum
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Ivory Bow
1x Sniper Rifle

Action Modifier (14)
6x Iron Glare
8x Zephyr

Reaction (11)
11x Second Tradition: Domain

Combat (18)
6x Pursuit
4x Taste of Vitae
8x Thrown Gate

Created with Secret Library v0.9.4c. (Nov 3, 2014 07:36:56)

Game Two
Ian (Osebo)> Me (Assamites)> Eric (Eurobrujah)> David (Muaziz Jar of the Skin Eaters)> Sergio (Giovanni Powerbleed)

I saw what Ian was playing and expected an awful grind of a game getting blocked and hit a lot. Thanks to Dam the Heart’s River I was able to shut down a lot of Ian and Eric’s combat. Ian Famed Reza early, but he blocked and punked some Osebo vampire. Reza was joined by a Seraph (Djuha) thanks to Reunion Kamut + Dreams. Both vampires became Abbots, which was much more helpful in the end game than the rest of it.

Reza got an Ivory bow and shortly thereafter rushed and dunked Theo with Priority Contract thanks to some maneuvering for an easy three pool. David did what he could to slow down Sergio with Jar of the Skin Eaters x2, a Raw Recruit and diablerie from Muaziz. Even so Ian couldn’t draw the wakes and intercept he needed to stop Sergio. I did. David ousted Sergio and I ousted Eric with lots of bleeds for one throughout the game. In overtime I blocked and rushed David out, twice dodging his Jars.

Deck Name: Assamite block TU
Author: Brandon Haas
Description: Could use another intercept location and more +bleed. Interesting first attempt to use Dam the Heart's River. I really like the card. It is even good at basic qui!

Crypt (12 cards; Capacity min=6 max=10 avg=7.75)
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2x Djuhah, The Bronze Bow 7 aus cel pre OBF QUI Assamite:5
3x Izhim abd Azrael 9 pot CEL OBF QUI THA Assamite:5
3x Joe Boot Hill 7 for obf CEL QUI Assamite:4
1x Karif al Numair 10 for AUS CEL OBF QUI Assamite:5
1x Nizzam al-Latif 9 dem ANI CEL OBF QUI Assamite:5
2x Reza Fatir, The Dark Angel 6 obf pro CEL QUI Assamite:4

Library (70 cards)
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Master (14)
2x Fame
1x Guardian Angel
1x Market Square
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Perfectionist
5x Priority Contract
2x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
1x Watchtower: Four Ride Forth

Event (1)
1x Scourge of the Enochians

Action (11)
2x Abbot
6x Reunion Kamut
3x Tattoo Signal

Equipment (3)
1x .44 Magnum
1x Guarded Rubrics
1x Ivory Bow

Reaction (16)
10x Black Sunrise
2x Confusion of the Eye
4x Ministry

Combat (21)
2x Acrobatics
8x Dam the Heart's River
2x Pursuit
4x Side Strike
1x Sideslip
4x Taste of Vitae

Combo (4)
4x Swallowed by the Night

Created with Secret Library v0.9.4c. (Nov 3, 2014 07:38:46)

Game Three
David (Madam G. Alastor)> Ian (Ravnos)> Sergio (Giovanni above)> Me (FoS Mummy)

David got one less transfer than his deck needed for a strong start and no early crypt acceleration. I brought out Halim Bay and Abdelsobek first. They got me Tutu the Doubly Evil One (Bane Mummy), Nephren-Ka, and Saatet-ta (Bane Mummy). I knew what I was up against and needed blockers. Fortunately for me I drew Fortschritt Library and put Unmasking into play early. Halim helped me deflect a couple of bleeds and my mummies did a combination of blocking and bleeding at +1 stealth courtesy of Halim.

David’s first Alastor was blocked by Ian and his second by Tutu. There was much rejoicing. I bled David reliably for a few each turn and managed to finish him off after getting an Opium Den into play to compliment my other stealth and a Govern. Belle E., Qetu the Evil Doer (Bane Mummy) and Kherebutu (Bane Mummy) joined the fight, bringing me down to 4-5 pool but five mummies and three Followers of Set including my one Waters of Duat. Sergio thought that I misplayed Coven + NEC on Abdelsobek, but I blocked his rescue and then a bleed from a freshly rescued vampire. Ian didn’t put up much of a fight vs my dodging and stealth, going down and eliminating the Coven, bane of David.

When Ian went down, Sergio knew he had two actions to bleed me for twelve. Thanks to Funeral Wake I was able to untap my mummies to fight off the Giovanni for a sweep. No mummies were harmed in the making of this GW.

Deck Name: FoS Mummy Farm
Author: Brandon Haas
Description: I didn't play any of the necromancy cards except for Funeral Wake x2. Spectral Divination and Call of the Hungry Dead may need to get cut, which would bring the deck down to 75 cards. The necromancy angle is interesting, I dunno.


Crypt (13 cards; Capacity min=2 max=6 avg=4.54)
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1x Abdelsobek 5 for nec obf pre ser Follower of Set:5
1x Ahmose Chambers 3 obf ser Follower of Set:5
1x Belle Equitone 2 ser Follower of Set:4
1x Black Lotus 5 aus obf ser DOM Follower of Set:4
4x Halim Bey 6 obf tha DOM SER Follower of Set:4
1x Marla Kenyon 4 ser PRE Follower of Set:4
1x Renenet 5 ser OBF PRE Follower of Set:4
1x Reverend Djoser Jones 3 pre ser Follower of Set:4
1x Sahira Siraj 4 obf ser tha Follower of Set:4
1x Sisocharis 4 cel obf pre Follower of Set:5

Library (79 cards)
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Master (16)
4x Blood Doll
1x Charisma
1x Coven, The
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Fortschritt Library
1x In Memory of the Two Lands
3x Necromancy
2x Opium Den
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Perfectionist

Event (2)
2x Unmasking, The

Action (12)
1x Compel the Spirit
4x Govern the Unaligned
5x Summon the Serpent
2x Waters of Duat

Equipment (1)
1x Heart of Nizchetus

Ally (8)
1x Amam the Devourer (Bane Mummy)
1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)
1x Kherebutu (Bane Mummy)
1x Nephren-Ka
1x Qetu the Evil Doer (Bane Mummy)
1x Saatet-ta (Bane Mummy)
1x Tutu the Doubly Evil One (Bane Mummy)
1x Vagabond Mystic

Action Modifier (12)
2x Call of the Hungry Dead
2x Cloak the Gathering
1x Faceless Night
1x Forgotten Labyrinth
1x Into Thin Air
1x Lost in Crowds
1x Spying Mission
3x Veil the Legions

Reaction (19)
8x Deflection
2x Delaying Tactics
3x Funeral Wake
6x On the Qui Vive

Combat (6)
6x Dodge

Combo (3)
2x Spectral Divination
1x Swallowed by the Night

Created with Secret Library v0.9.4c. (Nov 3, 2014 07:42:27)