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==== Before the tournament ==== | ==== Before the tournament ==== | ||
- | Even though I've been running annual VTES tournaments at the [[http:// | + | Even though I've been running annual VTES tournaments at the [[http:// |
Wednesday saw a somewhat jetlagged LSJ blinking in the bright nordic sun, being herded via car to first see a few city sights, and then to Zetor to eat & have a few drinks. After that, some more drinks at Kappeli, and we finally split ways sometime a bit before midnight, with Juki taking LSJ to the hotel and also dropping us home (nice). | Wednesday saw a somewhat jetlagged LSJ blinking in the bright nordic sun, being herded via car to first see a few city sights, and then to Zetor to eat & have a few drinks. After that, some more drinks at Kappeli, and we finally split ways sometime a bit before midnight, with Juki taking LSJ to the hotel and also dropping us home (nice). | ||
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I won't write much about the rest of the Con here, that's a separate subject really. LSJ gave a GoH speed on Saturday and told us about how he came to be the head designer of the game, what his design workflow is, about his priorities in designing cards... interesting stuff. Well, interesting to us VTES players anyway. | I won't write much about the rest of the Con here, that's a separate subject really. LSJ gave a GoH speed on Saturday and told us about how he came to be the head designer of the game, what his design workflow is, about his priorities in designing cards... interesting stuff. Well, interesting to us VTES players anyway. | ||
- | On Sunday we had a small private "VTES brunch", | + | On Sunday we had a small private "VTES brunch", |
- | In sum, everything went great and LSJ seemed to enjoy the visit -- and I know the local players loved the opportunity to play a game with him. I was a bit sleep-deprived after the weekend, but that's par for the course. An extra thanks to the Swedes for making their way here, we haven' | + | In sum, everything went great and LSJ seemed to enjoy the visit -- and I know the local players loved the opportunity to play a game with him. I was a bit sleep-deprived after the weekend, but that's par for the course. An extra thanks to the Swedes for making their way here, we haven' |
- | A huge thanks to the players from me, there is no way I could run a tournament of this size " | + | A huge thanks to the players from me, there is no way in hell I could run a tournament of this size " |
See you all next year. Or at the EC. | See you all next year. Or at the EC. | ||
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+ | ===== Final round transcript ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | This is based on my personal notes, made in a somewhat tired state between 1:30 and 3:30 am. In other words: a lot of detail into is missing, some details are possibly wrong, and so forth. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The players were (in seating order): 1) Antti (Horelli), 2) Antero (Leppänen), | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 1 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | (just transfers from all) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 2 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: bring out Ahmose Chambers | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: bring out Jefferson Foster | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: bring out Gracis Nostinus | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pauli: bring out Mata Hari | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: (transfer) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 3 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * Obfuscate on Ahmose | ||
+ | * Ahmose bleeds Night Moves | ||
+ | * bring out Halim Bey | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Blood Doll on Jefferson | ||
+ | * J bleeds with Bonding | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Gracis Governs down, Seducing Jeff | ||
+ | * bring out Edward Vignes | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pauli: | ||
+ | * play Black Throne | ||
+ | * Mata Hari gets Ankara Citadel, Freak, summon Nephren-Ka, Freak | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * bring out Gabrielle di Righetti | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 4 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * play Barrens | ||
+ | * Halim plays Waters of Duat (with Obf master) | ||
+ | * WoD hunts | ||
+ | * Ahmose bleeds, gets bounced to Adam (with stealth) | ||
+ | * bring out Denette Stensen | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Vessel on Jeff | ||
+ | * bring out Owain Evans | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Pentex on Mata Hari | ||
+ | * Gracis steals Nephren-Ka with Entrancement | ||
+ | * Edward bleeds GtU + Conditioning = 6 | ||
+ | * bring out Pieter van Dorn | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pauli: | ||
+ | * bring out Benjamin Rose | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Gabrielle gets Heart of Nizc... err, Cheating | ||
+ | * bring out Claus Wegener | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 5 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * Denette removes Pentex | ||
+ | * WoD bleeds, ends up in torpor | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Owain GtU down | ||
+ | * Jess does same | ||
+ | * bring out Neighbor John | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Gracis bleeds with GtU, block attempt, Daring the Dawn + Foreshadowing = **Pauli is ousted** | ||
+ | * Edward rescues Gracis, NeighborJ blocks, Majesty from Ed | ||
+ | * Ed GtU down, NeighborJ wake+block | ||
+ | * Dieter tries to rescue Gracis, NeighborJ blocks (Eyes of Argus) | ||
+ | * bring out Elena Gutierrez | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * play Metro Underground | ||
+ | * Claus diablerizes Gracis | ||
+ | * Gabrielle GtU down | ||
+ | * bring out Andrew Stuart | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 6 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * play Opium Den | ||
+ | * Ahmose rescues WoD | ||
+ | * WoD hunts | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * play Dreams, but gets Washed by Antti | ||
+ | * Jeff plays Aranthebes | ||
+ | * Owain GtU down | ||
+ | * bring out Lana Butcher | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Blood Doll on Edward | ||
+ | * Elena bleeds w/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Andrew fetches Ponticulus | ||
+ | * Gabrielle calls Parity Shift, 4 from Antti to Adam | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 7 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * play Crocodile Temple | ||
+ | * Denette Night Moves //Adam// for 1 | ||
+ | * WoD hunts | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Jeff hunts | ||
+ | * Owain bleeds for 1 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Nephren-Ka rushes Jeff, Owain wake+block | ||
+ | * Edward Mind Numbs Lana, NeighborJ blocks, Edward plays Majesty | ||
+ | * Edward removes Aranthebes (w/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * play Arcane Library | ||
+ | * Gabrielle GtU down | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 8 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * Denette bleeds, NeighborJ wake+block | ||
+ | * WoD bleeds, Lana bounces to Michael | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Owain gets Bowl of Convergence | ||
+ | * bring out Jephta Hester | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Elena hunts | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Gabrielle GtU down | ||
+ | * bring out Dr. John Dee | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 9 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * Denette hunts | ||
+ | * Halim tries to steal Ponticulus w/Far Mastery, Gabrielle tries to block w/2nd trad, stealthed, success | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Japhta bleeds, Ed blocks and plays Majesty | ||
+ | * Owain bleeds w/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Blood Doll on Elena | ||
+ | * Nephren-Ka rushes NeighborJ, Lena blocks | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Gabrielle bleeds w/Bonding, plays Enkil Cog | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 10 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * WoD hunts | ||
+ | * Denette hunts | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Jeff bleeds, blocked by Elena | ||
+ | * Lana bleeds, blocked by Edward | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Elena hunts | ||
+ | * Nephren-Ka rushes Owain, Jephta blocks, N-K burns | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Claus bleeds, Ahmose blocks | ||
+ | * Andrew bleeds, bounced to Antero | ||
+ | * Dr. Dee bleeds | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 11 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * Ahmose hunts, NeighborJ blocks, stealthed | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * play Powerbase: | ||
+ | * Lana hunts, Ponticulus taps to give Michael' | ||
+ | * Jeff hunts | ||
+ | * Jephta gets Abbot | ||
+ | * Owain GtU down | ||
+ | * Jephta rescues Lana | ||
+ | * bring out Blackhorse Tanner | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Misdirection: | ||
+ | * Pieter hunts | ||
+ | * Edward bleeds w/ | ||
+ | * Elena bleeds w/ | ||
+ | * Gabrielle uses EK to bleed for 2, bounced around a bit, finally lands on Michael | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Misdirection: | ||
+ | * Claus bleeds | ||
+ | * Andrew bleeds, bounced to Antero, Blackhorse blocks | ||
+ | * Dr.Dee bleeds | ||
+ | * Gabrielle steals 1 life from Ponticulus, P burns | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 12 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * Denette bleeds, bounced to Adam | ||
+ | * WoD bleeds | ||
+ | * Ahmose bleeds | ||
+ | * Halim bleeds w/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Lana hunts | ||
+ | * NeighborJ bleeds | ||
+ | * Blackhorse bleeds | ||
+ | * Jeff bleeds | ||
+ | |||
+ | Michael: | ||
+ | * Pentex on Gabrielle | ||
+ | * Edward Mind Numbs (someone, missing info?), Dr.Dee blocks with 2nd trad | ||
+ | * Pieter bleeds w/GtU , Dr.Dee blocks with 2nd | ||
+ | * Elena bleeds w/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Pentex on Owain (contest) | ||
+ | * Claus GtU bleeds | ||
+ | * Andrew GtU bleeds, bounced to Antero, Owain blocks | ||
+ | * Dr.Dee bleeds w/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 13 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antti: | ||
+ | * play Dreams | ||
+ | * Denette bleeds | ||
+ | * WoD bleeds (Night Moves) | ||
+ | * Halim bleeds with stealth and Conditioning | ||
+ | * Ahmose plays Enticement | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Pentex on Gabrielle (triple-contest!) | ||
+ | * Blackhorse gets Abbot | ||
+ | * Lana bleeds | ||
+ | * Jephta bleeds | ||
+ | * NeighborJ bleeds, **Michael is ousted** | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * play Anarch Troublemaker | ||
+ | * Dr.Dee hunts, Owain blocks, Dr.Dee into torpor | ||
+ | * Claus bleeds w/GtU, **Antti is ousted** | ||
+ | * Gabrielle bleeds w/GtU, Blackhorse blocks | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 14 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * Blood Doll on Blackhorse | ||
+ | * Blackhorse bleeds, (someone) blocks with 2nd trad + Obedience | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Use Anarch Troublemaker to tap NeighborJ and Owain | ||
+ | * Gabrielle Parity Shifts 2 pool from Antero to Adam | ||
+ | * Andres GtU bleeds, Jephta blocks | ||
+ | * Claus bleeds w/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Round 15 ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Antero: | ||
+ | * play Rumor Mill | ||
+ | * Lana bleeds, Gabrielle blocks 2nd trad & Obedience | ||
+ | * Jephta bleeds, Gabrielle blocks 2nd trad & Obedience | ||
+ | * Gabrielle uses EK to bleed (for 2), Blackhorse blocks | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adam: | ||
+ | * Andrew bleeds w/GtU, Jeff tries to block, Andrew gets stealth (Mirror Walk), **Antero ousted** | ||
===== Pictures (by Marko Saari) ===== | ===== Pictures (by Marko Saari) ===== |