Smash and Grab: Boston Tournament Report

  So...er...two Saturdays ago we had a constructed deck tournament,
  and then I ran off to DragonCon and am just now typing up the 
  report.  :)  Only 8 players this time, but two of them were new,
  and Andreas Nusser from Germany was in town!


  Round One

  Matt Hirsch    0
  Dan Pichette   1
  Greg Pettigrew 0
  Ben Swainbank  3

  Andreas Nusser 2
  Scott Gomes    0
  Ryan Pettigrew 0
  Ben Peal       2


  Round Two

  Greg Pettigrew 0
  Andreas Nusser 0
  Ben Swainbank  4
  Scott Gomes    0

  Ryan Pettigrew 0
  Matt Hirsch    0
  Ben Peal       3
  Dan Pichette   1


  Round Three

  Scott Gomes    0.5
  Matt Hirsch    1.5
  Ben Swainbank  0
  Ryan Pettigrew 0.5

  Ben Peal       0
  Greg Pettigrew 4
  Dan Pichette   0
  Andreas Nusser 0


  Finals

  Andreas Nusser 2
  Dan Pichette   0
  Ben Swainbank  0
  Greg Pettigrew 1
  Ben Peal       2

  So, 'cause I was higher ranked going into the finals, I won.  However,
  I think Ben Swainbank's Kyoko Protocol deck was the strongest one at
  the tournament, and he's been terrorizing us with it for the past month
  or so.  He just didn't draw into bounce when he needed it, against Greg's
  Lasombra stealth-bleed-vote deck.  :(

  Final standings:

  1.  Ben Peal  2 GW, 5 VP, 2 VP in finals
  2.  Andreas Nusser  0 GW, 2 VP, 2 VP in finals
  3.  Greg Pettigrew  1 GW, 4 VP, 1 VP in finals
  4.  Ben Swainbank  2 GW, 7 VP, 0 VP in finals
  5.  Dan Pichette  0 GW, 2 VP, 0 VP in finals
  6.  Matt Hirsch  0 GW, 1.5 VP
  7.  Scott Gomes  0 GW, 0.5 VP
  8.  Ryan Pettigrew  0 GW, 0.5 VP


  The winning deck:

The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Deck

Deck Name:   The Stay-Puff Marshmallow Deck
Created By:  Ben Peal
Description: Based on Ethan Burrow's prototype, which used Hungry
Coyote and the Sabbat trifle, except that I didn't have any Hungry
Coyotes, so I choose the Anarch route.  Hesha is the deck's star
player, helping you bloat for 2 or 3 per turn.  Greta and Jost Enchant
down and handle the bulk of the auspex defense.  Try to give Kyoko the
Unlicensed Taxicab if you can so that she can hunt for extra blood
(via Hospital Food) at +2 stealth.  Important: save the Direct
Interventions for Dramatic Upheaval, Kindred Restructure, and Protect
Thine Own.  Props to Andreas Nusser for suggeting Form of Corruption -
it causes your prey to slow down and not get away from you while
you're building up.

Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 14, Max: 27, Avg: 5.42)
----------------------------------------------
4  Hesha Ruhadze     ani obf pre SER    6,  Followers of Set
1  Hadrian Garrick   obf pre            4,  Followers of Set
3  Greta Kircher     AUS CEL obf PRE    7,  Toreador Antitribu
1  Jost Werner       ani AUS PRE        6,  Toreador Antitribu
1  Kyoko Shinsegawa  aus cel dom for    5,  Tremere
1  Lena Rowe         aus obf pre        3,  Pander
1  Krid              obf                2,  Nosferatu

Library: (90 cards)
-------------------
Master (26 cards)
2  Anarch Free Press (The)
1  Anarch Railroad
1  Barrens, The
8  Blood Doll
1  Coven, The
2  Direct Intervention
8  Galaric`s Legacy
2  Hospital Food
1  Opium Den

Action (16 cards)
2  Embrace, The
11 Enchant Kindred
1  Entrancement
2  Form of Corruption

Action Modifier (21 cards)
4  Change of Target
4  Cloak the Gathering
3  Domain of Evernight
4  Faceless Night
3  Lost in Crowds
3  Spying Mission

Reaction (14 cards)
2  Enhanced Senses
6  Telepathic Misdirection
6  Wake with Evening's Freshness

Combat (8 cards)
8  Majesty

Equipment (2 cards)
1  Aaron`s Feeding Razor
1  Unlicensed Taxicab

Combo (3 cards)
3  Swallowed by the Night


  Thanks to all for attending!  See you at the storyline tournament
  on September 20!


  - Ben Peal
    fudjo@mindstorm.com