PRAXIS SEIZURE: NEW JERSEY 2000 - Winning Deck and Results
The Evil One
collectible card game "Vampire: The Eternal Struggle", took place on
Saturday, April 1, 2000, in Tinton Falls, NJ (USA). This is the report
and winning deck from the tournament:
A truly great struggle for the domain of New Jersey took place this
day...
...but in the end, the Panders, Catiffs, and mini-Minions of Eric
Nawrotzki held off all others, and claimed victory in New Jersey.
Besides the prestigious victory, and the packs of Sabbat boosters and
other prize support items from the DCI, Eric was awarded a magnificent,
wooden, computer-laser-engraved plaque, proudly displaying his title of
"New Jersey State V:TES Champion". The plaque can be seen at:
http://users.erols.com/evilone/psnjplaque.jpg
Here are the official "Praxis Seizure: New Jersey 2000" Tournament
Results:
1. Eric Nawrotzki, S. Bound Brook, NJ: 7 VPs (4 in Final), 106 TPs
2. Christian Alipournarian, New Milford, NJ: 7 VPs (1 in Final), 148 TPs
3. John Whelan, Flushing, NY: 8 VPs (0 in Final), 138 TPs
4. Michael Ahern, East Windsor, NJ: 4 VPs (0 in Final), 106 TPs
5. Keith McCormick, N. Brunswick, NJ: 2 VPs (0 in Final), 124 TPs
6. Peter Kapsalis, Brooklyn, NY: 1 VP, 94 TPs
7. Stephen Buonocore, N. Brunswick, NJ: 0 VPs, 74 TPs
7. Nick Fofonoff, New York, NY: 0 VPs, 74 TPs
A *big* congratulations to Methuselah Eric Nawrotzki! This is Eric's
third *consecutive* New Jersey State Championship tournament victory!
Eric previously won both "Crusade: New Jersey 1999" and "Praxis Seizure:
New Jersey 1999".
Since it's becoming almost embarrassing for the rest of us in the
NJ-NY-PA Tri-state area, we are going to dub the next tournament "Praxis
Seizure: Nawrotzki", where we all beat up incessantly on Eric Nawrotzki!
<very big grin>
I would like to thank greatly each of the Methuselahs who participated.
While the turnout was small, the competition was fierce… but it's always
friendly competition in New Jersey! :)
Here is the winning deck for "Praxis Seizure: New Jersey 2000", with
comments from the winner:
Name: PB&J, v2 ("Pander Barter and hand-Jam, version 2)
By: Eric Nawrotzki
CRYPT:
Royce - Pan 1 - dom
Basil - Pan 1 - obs
Huang - Pan 1 - pro
Angela Decker - Pan 1 - pre
March Halycon - Pan 1 - for
Antoinette DuChamp - Cai 1 -pre cel
Igo - Cai 1 - pre pro
Mitchell - Pan 2 - obt pot
Christine Bosca - Pan 2 - vis dom
Gillian Krader - Pan 2 - dem ani
Frederick - !Bru2 - pre
Delilah Easton - Tor 2 - pre
Vasilis - Bru 2 - pre
Lena Rowe - Pan 3 - pre obs aus
Gideon Fontaine - Ven 3 - PRE
Lolita - !Tor3 - pre for
LIBRARY:
MASTER--
Dreams of the Sphinx
Effective Management x 3
Tribute to the Master x 2
The Parthenon x 2
Life Boon
Information Highway x2
Sudden Reversal x 2
Archon Investigation
The Barrens
Protected Resources
Major Boon
Humanitas
Elysium: The Arboretum
Anarch Revolt
Presence x 3
MINION-
Political Actions:
Legacy of Pander x5
KRC x 8
Autarkis Persecution x 4
Crusade: Mexico City
Crusade: Detroit
Crusade: Atlanta
Crusade: Miami
Crusade: Pittsburgh
Crusade: Philadelphia
Camarilla Threat x 3
Consanguiness Boon x4
Dramatic Upheaval
Disputed territory
Justicar Retributiom
Conservative Agitation x 2
Banishment x 2
Rumors of Gehenna x 2
Action Modifiers:
Awe x2
Aire of Elation x 3
Bewitching Oration x 6
Change of Target x 2
Cryptic Rider x 2
Combat:
Fake Out x 6
Majesty x 4
Reactions:
Dread Gaze x 1
Delaying Tactics x 2
Eric's Comments on this deck:
"This is a revision of my PS:Philly deck. With only 2 weeks between
tourneys, I did not have a lot of time to play test a new deck, and I
was trying to work out some of the problems still. The deck suffers a
little by not being able to get the voter dominance to run wild. In the
first two rounds of this tournament, I was shut out, and the Final Round
was a balancing act to keep John Whelan's Nosferatu
Weenie-Embrace-Progeny-Vote deck in check. To this version of the deck,
I added a couple of bleed modifiers and Presence cards. I needed to cut
the reliance on the votes, since almost every round in either tournament
I was usually off to a quick start, but shut down by the third round
when everyone else brought out their Princes and Prisci. The basic
strategy is to bring out lots of minions and hold on via the pool gain,
votes, and Tributes, while waiting until your main vote opposition is
ousted… and then kick it into high gear. The most important addition to
this deck was the addition of the Delaying Tactics. Having that card in
my hand at the right time was what allowed me to get the victory."
My Comments:
The Final Round of this tournament was the best game of V:TES that I had
ever seen played. The table kept a balancing act between Eric's deck
(Pander-Weenie/Vote/Bleed, with about 12 Kindred in play) and John's
deck (Nosferatu-Embrace/Vote, with about 14 Kindred in play). Without
Eric's late game Delaying Tactics of John's Consangunieous Boon, John
would have swept the remainder of the table. John's Predator, Michael
Ahern (playing Intercept/Combat), successfully intercepted a number of
John's votes. John's Prey, Christian Alipounarian (playing
Bruise/Bleed), beat up some of John's minions (including the very
unceremonious decapitation of his Justicar). Keith McCormick's
Ventrue/Presence/Bleed couldn't get going, as Christian spread out the
pain in her direction too. Eric simply bided his time, gained strength,
and finally swept through John and Christian for the victory. Major
kudos to John Whelan and his deck, which is one of the best and most
interesting ones I have seen in a long time.
Any comments may be posted or sent to me privately
(evilo...@email.com).
All the best,
Stephen "The Evil One"
V:EKN Prince of New Jersey, USA
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
pallando
Nosferatu-Embrace/Vote will get posted. you said it was one of the best and
most interesting decks you have seen in a long time. so maybe the people in
the newsgroup should also see it.
pallando
The Evil One <evilo...@email.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
8dfp6j$cfq$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> "Praxis Seizure: New Jersey 2000", a constructed deck tournament of the
> collectible card game "Vampire: The Eternal Struggle", took place on
> Saturday, April 1, 2000, in Tinton Falls, NJ (USA). This is the report
> and winning deck from the tournament:
>
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The Evil One
best and
> most interesting decks you have seen in a long time. so maybe the
people in
> the newsgroup should also see it.
>
> pallando
Yes, I would like to get his deck to post as well, but he hasn't emailed
it to me yet. I'll ask again.
Thanks for the interest!
Best,
Stephen "The Evil One" Buonocore
V:EKN Prince of New Jersey
> The Evil One <evilo...@email.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
> 8dfp6j$cfq$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > "Praxis Seizure: New Jersey 2000", a constructed deck tournament of
the
> > collectible card game "Vampire: The Eternal Struggle", took place on
> > Saturday, April 1, 2000, in Tinton Falls, NJ (USA). This is the
report
> > and winning deck from the tournament:
> >
> snip
shsoton
Not bad, but the deck can be made a LOT nastier. Don't know if you have any
more LoP's but put them in if you do. It is one of the most powerful cards
in the current game if not the most powerful.
I agree with the extra bleed ( a good fallback tactic) but as for vote
problems you should have the votes so tied up by the third / fourth round
that even inner circle members should pose no problems. I found that Awe was
the way to go as a 2 pointer with pre can muster 3 votes with Awe and one
with the card. (Also not difficult to get the edge as you have so many
minions). That is 5 votes from a tiny 2 point vamp. Not to be sneezed at !
Don't forget the triple layer, cumulative effect of LoP which holds the
award for the baddest vote lock in the game. Record is 40 votes on the
table. yeee ha
As you proberbly know you have to play this deck a bit differently to all
others. A difficult deck to play well but even when you make terrible
mistakes it is so powerful it does not really matter.
I will write more in response when I have more time. Could write all day
about it !!
Rob T
(Turned to the dark side because of this bastard deck !)
A bit of locker room talk ! Out of interest what is your Vote point maximum
and finishing pool max ?
James Coupe
<shs...@dircon.co.uk> writes
Re: Legacy of Pander
> It is one of the most powerful cards
>in the current game if not the most powerful.
Whilst it is certainly a powerful card, it is not, IMO, the most
powerful in the game. Whilst it works actively and passively with votes
(for you calling your own, or voting down others votes), that's all it
does. A lot of strategies in the game (S&B, Combat, Bruise and Bleed)
are unaffected by it.
The power of LoP comes from the fact that the deck strategies it
combines with are also relatively fast, IME - or can be, if you choose
to play them that way. Were it to be "Legacy of Toreador Antitribu",
say, it wouldn't have the power since the !Toreador are slower to work
with.
--
James Coupe (Prince of Mercia, England)
Vampire: Elder Kindred Network
http://madnessnetwork.hexagon.net http://www.zephyr.org.uk
c34m...@my-deja.com
> Re: Legacy of Pander
> > It is one of the most powerful cards
> >in the current game if not the most powerful.
>
> say, it wouldn't have the power since the !Toreador are slower to work
> with.
>
be able to Boon, KRC and bring out minions until the cows came home and
you wouldn't have the problem of passing those first few votes. Plus
S:CE for defense.
LoP is vicious because it gives something nothing else gives: stackable
votes for all minions of a certain type. Titles give certain amount of
votes but are not stackable. Legandary vampire, etc. give stackable
votes to a single minion. The weakness of the card (if this can be
considered one) is that it only applies to weenies, so the minions
getting all these votes are only a few cap each. With three LoP in
play, all your pander get 3 votes each, probably more than the capacity
of the minions. A simple hand combat could send your minion to torpor
while a Justicar (three votes) is probably not concerned about most
hand combat and has many skills to avoid getting "beat up".
Deviant One
>Not bad, but the deck can be made a LOT nastier. Don't know if you have any
>in the current game if not the most powerful.
No, that was one of the problems I had with the deck, the lack of LoPs and
Awes. I finally broke down and busted open a sealed box I had and scored only
one of each. It was the lack of LoPs that forced me to use more of the
Crusades.
>I agree with the extra bleed ( a good fallback tactic) but as for vote
>problems you should have the votes so tied up by the third / fourth round
>that even inner circle members should pose no problems. I found that Awe was
>the way to go as a 2 pointer with pre can muster 3 votes with Awe and one
>with the card. (Also not difficult to get the edge as you have so many
>minions). That is 5 votes from a tiny 2 point vamp. Not to be sneezed at !
>Don't forget the triple layer, cumulative effect of LoP which holds the
>award for the baddest vote lock in the game. Record is 40 votes on the
>table. yeee ha
>
Getting the vote lock actually was a big problem this time around. Besides the
bad shuffle in one round, I had the misfortunes to run into a couple of decks
that got voters out quickly and decks with the ever lovely delaying tactics.
The way the deck seemed to work best for me was to hold on and be conservative
until the main vote bloc that was opposing me was eliminated and then I could
run free and vote to my heart's content.
Eric Nawrotzki
Pontifex of New Jersey
"Live Now. Make Now the most precious time. Now will never come again."
James Coupe
>> Were it to be "Legacy of Toreador Antitribu",
>> say, it wouldn't have the power since the !Toreador are slower to work
>> with.
>>
>No, most !Toreador have pre or PRE to push votes even more so you would
>be able to Boon, KRC and bring out minions until the cows came home and
>you wouldn't have the problem of passing those first few votes.
That's rarely a problem anyway with a well crafted LoP deck.
My point was mainly that LoP's great utility comes in its speed, and the
fact that you can have three times as many minions out as everyone else,
because of what it couples up well with - weenie decks.