Praxis Seizure: Atlanta 2005 - Results
The Lasombra
December 10th, 2005 - Saturday
Started at 12:45 pm due to travelers' delays
Where:
http://www.atlantagamefactory.com/
Atlanta Game Factory, Inc.
551 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-745-4213
What:
Standard Constructed Tournament
2 rounds + final
Why:
Framed original art of Praxis Seizure: Atlanta (Camarilla Edition
was given to the winner of the event).
Who:
14 players
3 players from Nashville, Tennessee
2 players from Columbia, South Carolina
1 player from Charleston, South Carolina
1 player from Lafayette, Louisiana
7 players from Atlanta, Georgia
What else:
Two rounds of Duffin Draft were completed while the spectators
waited for / watched the finals. This appeared to be very much
enjoyed. A booster was provided to each non-finalist before the
finals started to get this set up. An Undue Influence option was also
tested. (Transfer all you want on your first turn for the most even
playing field possible.)
Two tables of five and a table of four happened in each of the first
two rounds.
Four of the finalists had game wins going in, the fifth player had
three victory points but no game win.
Standing after the first two rounds:
Tzimisce 1GW, 4.5 VP
Tremere 1GW, ? VP
Ravnos 1GW, ? VP
Malkavian Antitribu 1GW, 2VP
Settites 0GW, 3 VP
Seating for the final round:
Dr. Cat Pashley (Settites with Temptations)
Danielle Newquist (Ravnos (Etienne) with Edged Illusions)
L. Scott Johnson (Tremere (Carna) with Bowl of Convergence)
Jeffrey Thompson (Tzimisce Vote)
James 'Grim' Nult (Korah/Dolphin Black Kindred Spirits bleed)
This final was a game of multiple diableries, with Lambach, Carna the
Princess Witch, Etienne Fauberge, and Dolphin Black meeting their
final death while in torpor. Dolphin Black was actually done in by
Gregory Winter.
The Tremere were sufficiently threatened by the Ravnos that they
allowed the Tzimisce to call most of their votes, with terms very
favorable to the Tremere. The fourth point in the KRC votes always
going to the Tzimisce. The Bribes also made a significant difference
in ensuring that the Tremere stayed in the game and healthy poolwise.
James was able to out bleed Cat, with three and four point bleeds not
being uncommon. He dried up fairly quickly after that, when his
Dreams of the Sphinx ran out. He still successfully bled for a few,
but never for multiple bleeds in the same turn. Gregory Winter came
out as the Tzimisce's first action, and he kept the pressure up on
James' Blood Doll (Korah) throughout the game. The Tzimisce called a
Consanguineous Boon to give the Settites 3 pool (and themselves and
the Tremere one with Bribes), but they were unable to delay the oust
by even a single turn.
The Ravnos spent a few turns Edged Illusioning backwards, and a deal
was made when Carna went to torpor to have Petru Sipos gain the Bowl
of Convergence. This proved extremely costly to the Tremere, as every
action in the game was at stealth, or was a combat trap. Sometimes
both.
Revelations made a huge difference in the game, with both the
Malkavian antitribu and the Tremere controlling a copy in play. This
worked out in the end for the Tzimisce, as they had 3 Wakes and 2
Telepathic Misdirections in hand, which tempered the Tremere's bleed
actions significantly.
Meshenka was a victim of Seeds of Corruption, but none of the combat
cards cost blood, so the lack of access to his special was not a
hindrance. Stravinsky's two bleed make huge inroads into the
Malkavian antitribu's pool stash, and using their Anarch Troublemaker
against them ensured the MA's doom.
Time was running out, when Stravinsky's two bleeds helped to catch the
Ravnos who had been devasted by the Malkavian antitribu and the loss
of Etienne Fauberge.
Lucas Halton successfully bled the Tzimisce for 5, with Govern the
Unaligned, Command of the Beast, and Bonding on one of the few turns
they were without bleed bounce. Anastasz di Zagreb was the receipient
of Retribution when he successfully bled for three. Unfortunately,
this only emptied him, it did not send him to torpor.
Deck Name: Praxis Seizure Atlanta 2005 - Tzimisce Vote
Created By: The Lasombra
Description: Velya the Flayer leads the Tzimisce into the fray with
political actions doing the lions share of the work in ousting your
prey.
Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 26, Max: 38, Avg: 8.17)
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2 Stravinsky ANI AUS pot VIC 9, Tzimisce:2, Archbishop
1 Elizabeth Westcott ani cel vic AUS 5, Tzimisce:3
2 Lambach ANI AUS DOM pre VIC 10, Tzimisce:2, Cardinal
2 Velya for ANI AUS PRE VIC 9, Tzimisce:3, Cardinal
2 Sascha Vykos ani AUS dom THA VIC 8, Tzimisce:2, Priscus
1 Devin Bisley ANI AUS vic 5, Tzimisce:2
2 Meshenka ANI AUS VIC 8, Tzimisce:2, Priscus
Library: (90 cards)
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Master (12 cards)
3 Information Highway
2 Library Hunting Ground
6 Minion Tap
1 Retribution
Action Modifier (17 cards)
6 Bribes
3 Private Audience
5 Telepathic Vote Counting
3 Voter Captivation
Political Action (16 cards)
1 Anarchist Uprising
1 Ancient Influence
2 Consanguineous Boon
1 Disputed Territory
8 Kine Resources Contested
1 Political Stranglehold
1 Reins of Power
1 Year of Fortune
Reaction (25 cards)
6 Telepathic Counter
9 Telepathic Misdirection
10 Wake with Evening`s Freshness
Combat (18 cards)
8 Aid from Bats
8 Carrion Crows
2 Chiropteran Marauder
Ally (2 cards)
1 Gregory Winter
1 Mylan Horseed (Goblin)
This deck was last saved at 11:02:59 PM on 12/10/2005
David Zopf
"The Lasombra" <TheLa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:789np15h6l85ttnp9...@4ax.com...
> Four of the finalists had game wins going in, the fifth player had
> three victory points but no game win.
>
> Standing after the first two rounds:
>
> Tzimisce 1GW, 4.5 VP
> Tremere 1GW, ? VP
> Ravnos 1GW, ? VP
> Malkavian Antitribu 1GW, 2VP
> Settites 0GW, 3 VP
>
Your summary was appreciated, but it didn't say explicitly where the endgame
left things. Did the finals table time out? What were the standings of
each finalist? Was your proffered deck list the winning deck?
DaveZ
Atom Weaver
The Lasombra
wrote:
>> Four of the finalists had game wins going in, the fifth player had
>> three victory points but no game win.
>> Standing after the first two rounds:
>> Tzimisce 1GW, 4.5 VP
>> Tremere 1GW, ? VP
>> Ravnos 1GW, ? VP
>> Malkavian Antitribu 1GW, 2VP
>> Settites 0GW, 3 VP
>Your summary was appreciated, but it didn't say explicitly where the endgame
>left things. Did the finals table time out? What were the standings of
>each finalist? Was your proffered deck list the winning deck?
The finals timed out.
Final results:
Settites and Ravnos = 0vp
Tremere = 0.5 vp
Malkavian Antitribu = 1 vp
Tzimisce 2.5 vps
Winning deck posted here:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/bd89f4c52052b3c4