TWD: Fee Stake: Florence (July 24, 21)

Fee Stake: Florence
Florence, SC
July 24, 2021
2R + F
12 Players
Jose Lafuente
www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/9799

Thanks to Jordan Beall for keeping notes during the final round!

Finals seating order:

1. Jose LaFuente: !Malk stealth Bleed ->
2. Ethan Mathis: !Toreador/Toreador Bruise & Bleed ->
3. John Byrd: Weenie Obfuscate Bleed->
4. Benjamin Billings: Baba Yaga Animalism ->
5. Jason Joy: !Salubri Bruise & Bleed

Jose started Kindred Spirits bleeding Ethan right away with his mid-cap !Malkavians. It would not be until Turn 4 that Ethan got his first vampire out (Miller Delmardigan). John brought out small caps each Turn and rather than focus on bleeding a minion-less prey, he used his first few turns equipping his vamps with Laptops, Coolers or Bombs. Benjamin did not draw a Baba Yaga in this opening crypt and spent the first three Turns burning a pool to find one. It was not until Turn 4 that Baba Yaga would start receiving pool. Jason brought out Castiel and Thomas Steed, but had no rushes or weapons in his hand. 
Jose stealth bled Ethan for 2-4 pool each turn. 

On Turn 5, Ethan brought out Kallista, Master Sculptuer and was down to 8 pool on Turn 5.

On Turn 6, Ethan played a Villien on Miller for 5 pool to stay alive. He would also Fame John’s Basil, rush with Fleetness, Fast Hands Basil’s Bomb and sent Basil to Torpor. Ethan put Dragonbound into play on his discard phase. John lost 5 pool total from the Fame/Dragonbound Basil on Turn 6. On Turn 6, Benjamin influenced out Baba Yaga and was now down to 11 pool.

The Fame would burn pool from all Methuselahs at their unlock phases for all of Turn 7. At the end of Turn 7, both Ethan and John were down to 2 pool each. On Turn 7, Benjamin played a Slum Hunting Ground and Deep Song rushed Thomas Steed, dealing 4 damage to him.

On Turn 8, Jose bled out Ethan, earning the game’s first VP. John then bled out Benjamin with two bleeds for the second VP. Jason rushed John’s Celine and sent her to torpor, earning Castiel a Righteous Aura. 

On Turn 10, after another minion was sent to torpor while attempting to bleed Jason, John transferred out his remaining pool, earning Jose a second VP. Jason and Jose went back and forth with bleeding and rushing actions. On Turn 11, Apache Jones went to torpor, and on Turn 12, Midget was burned in combat On Turn 14, Jose conceded and Jason earned 2 VPs.

1.5 VP +2 VP in final

Deck Name: Blood Insanity
Author:  Jose LaFuente
Description: iMalk bleed

Crypt (12 cards; Capacity min=3 max=9 avg=5.25)
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2x General Perfidio Dios         5 dem obf AUS              Malkavian antitribu:3
2x Apache Jones                  5 aus for obf DEM          Malkavian antitribu:4
1x Marta                         3 aus dem                  Malkavian antitribu:4
2x Midget                        3 obf pre DEM              Malkavian antitribu:3
1x Persephone Tar-Anis           8 cel pot AUS DEM OBF      Malkavian antitribu:4
2x Beauregard Krueller           4 aus dem obf              Malkavian antitribu:4
1x Uncle George                  5 aus dom obf DEM          Malkavian antitribu:3
1x Alicia Barrows                9 AUS DEM OBF POT PRE      Malkavian antitribu:4

Library: 90 cards

Master (15 cards)
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2x Institution Hunting Ground
3x Obfuscate
3x Auspex
5x Blood Doll
2x Dementation

Action (15 cards)
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15x Kindred Spirits

Action Modifier (24 cards)
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6x Eyes of Chaos
1x Into Thin Air
4x Lost in Crowds
1x Veil the Legions
4x Cloak the Gathering
8x Confusion

Combat (15 cards)
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4x Personal Scourge
1x Psychic Assault
2x Read Intentions
2x Behind You!
6x Coma

Reaction (21 cards)
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4x On the Qui Vive
1x Precognition
11x Telepathic Misdirection
5x Wake with Evening's Freshness
 

I'm a bit confused about this. Did Jason Joy win or Jose Lafuente win?
The list is for !malk, but the header of this post says hat Jason D Joy won.

Sorry - typo. Corrected!

Transfered out to give someone GW, nice to see!

Lech wrote:

Transfered out to give someone GW, nice to see!
 

Indeed.
I rather thought this has been declared a violation of PTW...

(Then again, if John had zero minions at that time. Coupled with 4 or less pool that does make it pretty hopeless situation though...)

Lech wrote:

Transfered out to give someone GW, nice to see!

Actually, if I read this report correctly, when the transfer out happened Jose still had several minions and more than a few pools so he would have earn his VP (and his GW).