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 ====== Ropecon 2008 ECQ ====== ====== Ropecon 2008 ECQ ======
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 +{{tournament:rc2008-1.jpg|}}
  
 The annual [[http://ropecon.fi|Ropecon]] VTES tournament on August 8th was also an EC qualifier this year. We had a grand total of 83 players, which is a step down from last year's 88 but still a hell of a lot of people. The annual [[http://ropecon.fi|Ropecon]] VTES tournament on August 8th was also an EC qualifier this year. We had a grand total of 83 players, which is a step down from last year's 88 but still a hell of a lot of people.
  
-Things went very smoothly this year. We were back in the main hall area, so there was (more or less) enough oxygen for everyone though it //was// crowded, as always. Due to the high number of pre-registrations there was extremely little hassle at startup time, and I mananged to get all the tables going at around 6:15pm, nicely on schedule. A big thanks to all the players, once again, for making this one more very pleasant tournament to run. There was the usual bunch of rules questions, but nothing came up that totally stumped me -- of course, having the complete rulings set and list of current card texts available on the laptop helps more than a bit.+Things went very smoothly this year. We were back in the main hall area, so there was (more or less) enough oxygen for everyone though it //was// crowded, as always. Due to the high number of pre-registrations there was extremely little hassle at startup time, and I mananged to get all the tables going at around 6:15pm, nicely on schedule. A big thanks to all the players, once again, for making this very pleasant tournament to run. There was the usual bunch of rules questions, but nothing came up that totally stumped me -- of course, having the complete rulings set and list of current card texts available on the laptop helps more than a bit.
  
-As usual, the variety in decks was huge, and I can't claim to have any sort of overview on what people played this year; I saw all kinds of decks while observing the table play. I don't remember seeing too many Anarch decks with the new cards, I guess that tech is still so new that people aren't familiar enough with it to try it out in a big tournament.+As usual, the variety in decks was huge, and I can't claim to have any sort of overview on what people played this year; I saw all kinds of decks while observing the table play. I don't remember seeing too many Anarch decks with the new cards, I guess that tech is still so new that people aren't familiar enough with it to try it out in a big tournament. Most of the decks in the finals were very fast decks, for what it's worth.
  
 The tournament win this year went to **Lasse Pöyry**, playing a fairly traditional (but very efficient) Lasombra bleed machine. Unlike last year's Great Lasombra Fest, Lasse's deck was the only Lasombra one in the finals. The finals were fun to watch, with the first six rounds going //very// fast and people dropping left and right... and then Kari and Lasse settling down for a Nephandi vs Lasombra war of attrition. The final round ended in a draw, Lasse took tournament win due to higher preliminary scoring. The tournament win this year went to **Lasse Pöyry**, playing a fairly traditional (but very efficient) Lasombra bleed machine. Unlike last year's Great Lasombra Fest, Lasse's deck was the only Lasombra one in the finals. The finals were fun to watch, with the first six rounds going //very// fast and people dropping left and right... and then Kari and Lasse settling down for a Nephandi vs Lasombra war of attrition. The final round ended in a draw, Lasse took tournament win due to higher preliminary scoring.
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 -- Petri "[[Orava]]" Wessman -- Petri "[[Orava]]" Wessman
 +
  
 ===== Players and results ===== ===== Players and results =====
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 | 54 | Jouko Loijas | 0 | 1       | | | 54 | Jouko Loijas | 0 | 1       | |
 | 55 | Petteri Teerikangas | 0 | 1       | | | 55 | Petteri Teerikangas | 0 | 1       | |
-| 56 | Jussi Hattara | 0 | 1       | "Power Jacko's Leathers"  |+| 56 | Jussi Hattara | 0 | 1       | [[http://www.secretlibrary.info/index.php?deck=view&id=564|"Power of Jacko's Leathers"]] |
 | 56 | Johannes Leppä | 0 | 1         | | 56 | Johannes Leppä | 0 | 1         |
 | 58 | Mikko Moisander | 0 | 1       | "Aggravated Assamites"  | | 58 | Mikko Moisander | 0 | 1       | "Aggravated Assamites"  |
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 | DQ | Elias Maliniemi | 0 | 1       | "Kiasyd - TB"  | | DQ | Elias Maliniemi | 0 | 1       | "Kiasyd - TB"  |
  
 +(Elias Maliniemi has a "disqualified" flag because he left for the pub and didn't attend the last round of the game)
  
 ===== Decks ===== ===== Decks =====
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 ==== Tournament Winner ==== ==== Tournament Winner ====
  
-{{page>deck:lasse_lasombra_capitalists}}+<box 80% round|**Lasombra Capitalists**> 
 +<file> 
 +Prologue
  
 +My last big tournament was EC07 in which I played Lucretia &
 +Spider-Killer DoC Concert Tour deck with Tariq and Spiridonas as
 +sidekicks. I was the last. I realised that Life Boon as the main
 +method of getting VP's is not solid enough to win titles (I also
 +find out that there is a card called Blood Trade in this
 +game). So, this time I decided to go with dominate.
 +
 +Deck Name:   Lasombra capitalists
 +Created By:  Lasse Pöyry
 +
 +Description: Trying to bleed without spending all the blood from
 +my vampires. It is good to be blocked every now and then so you
 +are not seen as a table threat.
 +
 +/* I made this deck in 30 minutes and there are some second best
 +solutions just because of my unfortunate but self-inflicted time
 +constraint */
 +
 +Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 20, Max: 31, Avg: 6,33)
 +----------------------------------------------
 +  Anton de Concepcion              aus ANI DOM OBT POT9  Lasombra
 +  Conrad Adoula                    ani cel DOM OBT POT8  Lasombra
 +  Henri Lavenant                   pot qui DOM OBT  7  Lasombra
 +  Tobias Smith                     pot DOM OBT PRE  7  Lasombra
 +  Lord Vauxhall                    DOM OBT POT THA  7  Lasombra
 +  Black Wallace                    obt tha DOM POT  6  Lasombra
 +  Virginie                         obt DOM POT      6  Lasombra
 +  Onaedo                           aus pot DOM OBT  6  Lasombra
 +  Andrew Emory                     aus dom pot OBT  5  Lasombra
 +  Ermenegildo                      pot DOM OBT      5  Lasombra
 +  Banjoko                          obt pot DOM      5  Lasombra
 +  Dame Hollerton                   myt DOM OBT      5  Kiasyd
 +
 +/* Bottom heavy line of capacities. I'm quite happy with my
 +choices here */
 +
 +Library: (90 cards)
 +-------------------
 +Master (13 cards)
 +  Vessel
 + 4 Capitalist /* I didn't get this vessel-capitalist thing to
 + work as well as I thought, but I still think the idea is sound */
 +  Grooming the Protege
 +  Slave Auction
 +  Political Hunting Ground
 +  Path of Night, The
 +  Elysian Fields
 +
 +/* Could do without all the Lasombra-masters */
 +
 +Action (15 cards)
 +  Scouting Mission
 +  Govern the Unaligned
 +  Graverobbing
 +
 +/* I was suprised to not be able to actually use the
 +Graverobbing. I was expecting much more violent behavior. */
 +
 +Action Modifier (24 cards)
 +  Seduction
 +  Threats
 +  Bonding
 +  Conditioning
 + 3 Shroud of Night /* Should definitely be Shroud of Absence. I
 + think I only have one and that wasn't in my obtenebrations cards
 + pile */
 +  Shadow Play
 +  Tenebrous Form
 + 1 Tangle Atropos` Hand /* Didn't use this one, I had to include
 + it because I have just this one copy and I had never played it
 + before */
 +
 +Reaction (16 cards)
 + 3 On the Qui Vive /* Should have had more. All my other OtQV's
 + were in different decks and I didn't have time to go through
 + them (or I just was lazy and figured that wakes will do) */
 +  Wake with Evening`s Freshness
 +  Redirection
 +  Deflection
 +
 +Combat (16 cards)
 + 10 Arms of the Abyss
 +  Entombment
 +  Disarm
 +
 +/* Free dodge with additional strike is so strong. Actually I was
 +planning to get blocked every once in a while and thats why I
 +have more combat cards than stealth. */
 +
 +Ally (6 cards)
 +  Nocturn
 +
 +/* These were supposed to be cannon fodder but I dealt
 +differently with rush decks (in round 1 I gave Beast one hour to
 +go forward and get an oust before trying to oust its
 +controller. A deal that was worth it for both of us I think). But
 +they actually served as offence and in the final table Nocturns
 +finished both of my ousts in a single turn. */
 +
 +/* Card flow was decent and I was quite happy with the balance
 +between modifiers and combat cards. The deck in itself isn't very
 +clever or anything, but 38 dominate cards seems to get the work
 +done. */
 +</file>
 +</box>
  
  
 ==== Others ==== ==== Others ====
  
-{{page>deck:kari_nephandus}}+<box 80% round|**Nephandi Rules**> 
 +<file> 
 +Deck Name : Nephandi rules 
 +Author Kari Vieno
  
-{{page>deck:juho_obf_dom}}+Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min3 max: 5 average: 4 
 +------------------------------------------------------------
  
-{{page>deck:juhani_kill_fast_or_die_fast}}+5x Antonio d'Erlette      THA dom for pot   !Tremere:
 +2x Keith Moody            DOM               !Tremere:
 +1x Janine                4  aus dom tha       !Tremere:
 +1x Mosfair                cel dom tha       !Tremere:
 +1x Ehrich Weiss          3  dom tha           Tremere:
 +1x Ember Wright          3  aus dom           !Tremere:
 +1x Saiz                  3  aus dom           !Tremere:
 + 
 + 
 +Library [82 cards] 
 +------------------------------------------------------------ 
 +Action [8] 
 +  1x Aranthebes, The Immortal 
 +  6x Computer Hacking 
 +  1x New Management 
 + 
 +Action Modifier [9] 
 +  1x Conditioning 
 +  6x Empowering the Puppet King 
 +  2x Leverage 
 + 
 +Ally [9] 
 +  7x Nephandus (Mage) 
 +  1x Ossian 
 +  1x Vagabond Mystic 
 + 
 +Combat [12] 
 +  8x Concealed Weapon 
 +  2x Dodge 
 +  1x Molotov Cocktail 
 +  1x Target Hand 
 + 
 +Equipment [8] 
 +  8x Flash Grenade 
 + 
 +Event [2] 
 +  1x FBI Special Affairs Division 
 +  1x Unmasking, The 
 + 
 +Master [16] 
 +  4x Blood Doll 
 +  2x Direct Intervention 
 +  2x Dreams of the Sphinx 
 +  1x Jake Washington (Hunter) 
 +  3x Life in the City 
 +  1x Pentex(TM) Subversion 
 +  1x University Hunting Ground 
 +  2x Wash 
 + 
 +Reaction [18] 
 +  8x Deflection 
 +  4x Delaying Tactics 
 +  5x On the Qui Vive 
 +  1x Wake with Evening's Freshness 
 +</file> 
 +</box> 
 + 
 +<box 80% round|**Obf + Dom**> 
 +<file> 
 +creator: Juho Linna 
 + 
 +Same deck as I played 4 years ago in Ropecon. The non-master cards all say 
 +either "+stealth", "+bleed" or a combination. I left out all 
 +bounce because I felt it had too much opportunity cost, and have 
 +been happy with that decision. From the new cards, I'd add a few 
 +copies of "Murmur of the False Will" and "Leverage"
 + 
 +crypt(12): 
 +1 Mustafa       2 dom 
 +1 Ohanna        2 dom 
 +1 Samson        2 dom 
 +1 Christine     2 dom 
 +1 Ingrid        4 DOM 
 +1 Gloria        4 DOM 
 +1 Count Ormonde 5 dom,OBF 
 +1 Badr al-Budur 5 dom,OBF 
 +1 Zebulon       5 dom,OBF 
 +1 Didi Meyers   5 DOM,obf 
 +1 Gilbert       7 DOM,OBF 
 +1 Mariel        7 DOM,OBF 
 + 
 +deck(90): 
 + 
 +master(11): 
 +6 Dominate 
 +3 Misdirection 
 +2 Anarch Troublemaker 
 + 
 +action(19): 
 +12 GtU 
 +7 Scouting Mission 
 + 
 +action modifier(60): 
 +9 Command of the Beast 
 +8 Seduction 
 +8 Conditioning 
 +7 Bonding 
 +3 Foreshadowing Destr. 
 +3 Threats 
 +9 Cloak the Gathering 
 +5 Faceless Night 
 +5 Mask of 1k Faces 
 +3 Lost in Crowds 
 +</file> 
 +</box> 
 + 
 + 
 +<box 80% round|**Kill Fast or Die Fast**> 
 +<file> 
 +Deck Name : kill fast or die fast - at least I get my lunch break 
 +Author : Juhani Puska 
 + 
 +Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 5 average: 1.91667 
 +------------------------------------------------------------ 
 +1x Calebros, The Mart      ANI obf pot  prince Nosferatu:
 +1x Volker, The Puppet      CEL pot      prince Brujah:2 
 +1x KoKo                    pot                 Nosferatu:
 +1x Lupo                    pot                 Brujah:
 +1x Vasilis, The Trait      pre                 Brujah:
 +1x Antoinette DuChamp      cel pre             Caitiff:
 +1x Franciscus              aus                 Caitiff:
 +1x Hasina Kesi            1  pot                 Caitiff:
 +1x Julius                  qui ser             Caitiff:
 +1x Navar McClaren          ani                 Caitiff:
 +1x Nik                    1  cel                 Caitiff:
 +1x Smudge the Ignored                         Caitiff:
 + 
 +Library [60 cards] 
 +------------------------------------------------------------ 
 +Action Modifier [8] 
 +  3x Change of Target 
 +  3x Closed Session 
 +  2x Cryptic Rider 
 + 
 +Ally [2] 
 +  2x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter) 
 + 
 +Combat [4] 
 +  4x Dodge 
 + 
 +Master [12] 
 +  1x Archon Investigation 
 +  1x Creepshow Casino 
 +  1x Dreams of the Sphinx 
 +  1x Fear of Mekhet 
 +  3x Information Highway 
 +  3x Life in the City 
 +  1x Pentex(TM) Subversion 
 +  1x Powerbase: Rome 
 + 
 +Political Action [34] 
 +  2x Disputed Territory 
 +  1x Justicar Retribution 
 +  23x Kine Resources Contested 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Amsterdam 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Barcelona 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Brussels 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Chicago 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Cleveland 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Miami 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Rome 
 +  1x Praxis Seizure: Stockholm 
 +</file> 
 +</box> 
 + 
 +<box 80% round|**Loss Bleed**> 
 +<file> 
 +creator: Antti Tirilä 
 + 
 +Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 5 
 +------------------------------------------------------------ 
 + 
 +2x Olugbenga              7  OBF QUI ani cel  magaji Assamite:
 +2x Hafsa, The Watcher      OBF QUI aus cel         Assamite:
 +2x Vardar Vardarian        OBF QUI cel pre         Assamite:
 +2x Kamau Jafari            QUI obf                 Assamite:
 +1x Reza Fatir, The Da      CEL QUI obf pro         Assamite:
 +1x Layla bint-Nadr        5  CEL OBF qui             Assamite:
 +1x Alu                    2  obf                     Assamite:
 +1x Basir                  1  qui                     Assamite:
 + 
 +Library [90 cards] 
 +------------------------------------------------------------ 
 + 
 +Action [28] 
 +  2x Embrace, The 
 +  9x Haqim's Law: Leadership 
 +  3x Khabar: Glory 
 +  13x Loss 
 +  1x Web of Knives Recruit 
 + 
 +Action Modifier [27] 
 +  4x Cloak the Gathering 
 +  6x Elder Impersonation 
 +  5x Faceless Night 
 +  5x Lost in Crowds 
 +  1x Marked Path 
 +  5x Spying Mission 
 +  1x Veil the Legions 
 + 
 +Action Modifier/Combat [6] 
 +  6x Swallowed by the Night 
 + 
 +Event [1] 
 +  1x Narrow Minds 
 + 
 +Master [18] 
 +  5x Alamut 
 +  1x Black Throne, The 
 +  1x Direct Intervention 
 +  3x Dreams of the Sphinx 
 +  1x Giant's Blood 
 +  1x Powerbase: Zurich 
 +  1x Underworld Hunting Ground 
 +  3x Vessel 
 +  2x Yoruba Shrine 
 + 
 +Political Action [10] 
 +  5x Consanguineous Boon 
 +  5x Kine Resources Contested  
 +</file> 
 +</box>
  
-{{page>deck:antti_loss_bleed}} 
  
 ===== Final Round Transcript ===== ===== Final Round Transcript =====
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   * play //Dreams//, use it to add pool to uncontrolled.   * play //Dreams//, use it to add pool to uncontrolled.
   * bring out //Keith Moody//   * bring out //Keith Moody//
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 **Lasse** **Lasse**
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 Game ends at 2:29am, having taken 1:29 of game time. The final result is a draw between Lasse and Kari, but Lasse goes on to win the tournament due to higher preliminary round results. Game ends at 2:29am, having taken 1:29 of game time. The final result is a draw between Lasse and Kari, but Lasse goes on to win the tournament due to higher preliminary round results.
 +
 +
 +===== Pictures =====
 +
 +Some pics from the tournament, by Marko Saari. If anyone has pics of the final round and/or of the finalists, let me know.
 +
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 +
 +[[http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=29265&l=f8555&id=686831177|Photos by Jussi Hattara @Facebook]]
  
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