Thadius Zho: Boston Tournament Report

  w00t!  We had 15 people for this 2-rounder on Sunday, July 7.
  Of the 6 preliminary games, a whopping 3 people scored game
  wins.  Cutting to the chase, the finalists were (in order of
  seating):

  Alex Skrabut (Ventrue/Daughters vote/bleed) - 0 GW, 2 VP
  Matt Hirsch (Obf/Pre weenies) - 1 GW, 4.5 VP
  Chris O'Brien (That Crazy Recycling Baron) - 1 GW, 3.5 VP
  Lance Shope (Settite Legal Bleed w/dom defense) - 0 GW, 3.5 VP
  Donovan Goertzen (Seduction/Call ninja bleed) - 1 GW, 3.5 VP

  Kudos to Donovan, as these were his first ever games of V:TES
  (I lent him the deck), with his only prior experience being
  a demo and the online tutorial.  However, it was Lance Shope
  who emerged victorious, with the first ever tournament win
  for the Bangor, Maine crew.

  The final standings:

  Lance Shope - 0 GW, 3.5 VP, 4 VP in finals
  Matt Hirsch - 1 GW, 4.5 VP, 1 VP in finals
  Donovan Goertzen - 1 GW, 3.5 VP, 0 VP in finals
  Chris O'Brien - 1 GW, 3.5 VP, 0 VP in finals
  Alex Skrabut - 0 GW, 2 VP, 0 VP in finals

  Steve Joyce - 0 GW, 1.5 VP
  Kevin Scribner - 0 GW, 1.5 VP
  Ulysses Lateiner - 0 GW, 1 VP
  Jerry Spaulding - 0 GW, 1 VP
  Sergio Massoda - 0 GW, 0.5 VP
  Ben Peal - 0 GW, 0.5 VP
  Brad Kellogg - 0 GW, 0.5 VP
  Tricia Hopkins - 0 GW, 0.5 VP
  Ben Spaulding - 0 GW, 0 VP
  Scott Gomes - 0 GW, 0 VP


  Lance's decklist:


Deck Name:   Settite Legal  V3.0
Created By:  Lance Shope
Description: Obf bleed with Legal  Manipulation.  Majesty if you get
intercepted.  Use the temptations on your own vampires if they run low on
blood.  They can Legal Manipulate (cost one blood) then Tempt self to
hunt and gain the blood back.  Or Tempt opponent's  vampires (standard).
Deck may be master card heavy at 17.  Possibly dump an Info Highway and a
Blood Doll or Giant's Blood and replace with  Swallowed By The Night, the
maneuver is critical against "Grapple" decks.

Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 20, Max: 31, Avg: 6.58)
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2  Count Ormonde        dom OBF pre ser      5,  Followers of Set
1  Danny Larkshill      obf obt pot PRE SER  7,  Followers of Set
1  Intisar              cel OBF pot PRE SER  8,  Followers of Set
2  Kephamos             dom obf pre SER      8,  Followers of Set, 2 votes
2  Qufur am-Heru        cel OBF PRE SER tha  7,  Followers of Set
2  Sarrasine            aus nec OBF PRE ser  7,  Followers of Set
2  Sir Marriot D'Urban  aus obf PRE ser      5,  Followers of Set

Library: (90 cards)
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Master (17 cards)
1  Barrens, The
4  Blood Doll
1  Contingency Planning
1  Dominate
1  Dreams of the Sphinx
1  Elder Library
1  Giant's Blood
1  Heidelberg Castle, Germany
2  Information Highway
1  Opium Den
1  Slave Auction
1  Sudden Reversal
1  Temple Hunting Ground

Action (23 cards)
2  Form of Corruption
14 Legal Manipulations
2  Lure of the Serpent
5  Temptation

Action Modifier (22 cards)
3  Aire of Elation
1  Change of Target
4  Cloak the Gathering
4  Elder Impersonation
9  Lost in Crowds
1  Spying Mission

Reaction (16 cards)
5  Deflection
2  Delaying Tactics
3  Ecstasy
6  Wake with Evening's Freshness

Combat (9 cards)
9  Majesty

Combo (3 cards)
3  Swallowed by the Night

  



  - Ben Peal, Prince of Boston
    fudjo@mindstorm.com