Memorable NAC Quotes (Part 2)

Using the Rules is only for those who don't know how to cheat. -- Unkown VtES player (at least he didn't want to admit he said it).

Week of Nightmares Anecdotes (Part 1)

How do you torporize a vampire with "Delaying Tactics"? -- After the vampire has spend all the blood during the political, you'll just play "Delaying Tactics". When he's forced to hunt then, you remind the acting player that the vampire has "Pulled Fangs" already.

-- As reported by Adam.

WoN: Day 2: Pictures from the Tournaments

Some pictures from day 2 of the Week of Nightmares 2009 (that is 29/Sep/2009):

Left: The Wesley Inn near the Atlanta airport is the venue of the NAC 2009.


Right: The second round of the mini qualifier with 17 players well underway.

Left: Heads-up in the storyline tournament: Oscar's Kaazar Wraiths ag. Jeff's Salubri antitribu.



Right: A table full of Laibon decks during "Eden's Legacy".

"Legacy of Eden" Storyline during Week of Nightmare

The VtES Storyline tournament "Eden's Legacy" is well underway; the second round of the tournament is currently played. During the tournament the most popular motivations were:

• Motivated by Knowledge -- burn a blood to draw a card
• Motivated by Secrecy -- burn a blood to draw a card (edge required)
• Motivated by Gehenna -- burn a blood to enter combat (edge required)
• Motivated by Jyhad -- burn a blood to get +1 bleed (edge required)

In general also the Laibon showed a really strong presence in the tournament, approx. ~40% of the decks were Laibon based decks. All major Laibon clans had a strong presence with a slight emphasis on Akunanse.

The finals just started with three Laibon decks in it.

Memorable NAC Quotes (Part 1)

"First Rule of VtES is: Do not die!" -- Adam Hulse

Week of Nightmares 2009: Day 2

Here are the results of the Mini-Qualifier tournament on 29/Sep/2009 during the Week of Nightmares 2009.

1. Magnus Hultin (SWE) -- 1 GW 5 VP -- 4 VP -- Giovanni Powerbleed
2. Ralf Lammert (GER) -- 1 GW 5.5 VP -- 1 VP -- Setites Bima Dominate
2. Jesper Boje (DEN) -- 2 GW 6 VP -- 0 VP -- Nergal Turbo
2. Adam Hulse (USA) -- 1 GW 5 VP -- 0 VP -- Ventrue antitribu Bleed/Block
2. Nikolaj Wendt (DEN) -- 1 GW 3 VP -- 0 VP -- Obf/Dom Bleed feat. Lorrie

You can find the tournament winning deck in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup

Week of Nightmares 2009: Day 1

Here are the results of the 1st Constructed Tournament event during the VtES Week of Nightmares 2009 on September 28th, 2009:

1. Oscar Garza (USA) -- 1 GW 5 VP -- 4 VP -- Akunanse Toolbox
2. Martin Randers (DEN) -- 1 GW 4 VP -- 1 VP -- Toreador Antitribu Combat w/ WWS
2. Adam Hulse (USA) -- 1 GW 4 VP -- 0 VP -- Nosferatu Alsono Petrodon Dom/Ani
2. Nikolaj Wendt (DEN) -- 1 GW 3 VP -- 0 VP -- Enkidu Great Beast
2. Mikkel Petersen (DEN) -- VP 2 VP -- 0 VP -- Brujah antitribu Bleed

You can find Oscar's tournament winning deck "Akunanse are the better Gangrel" in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup.

Since too few guys brought decks for the Create-A-Clan Tournament a Mini Qualifier was played later that day:

1. Darby Keeney (USA) -- 0 GW 3 VP -- 3 VP -- Salubri feat. Arika Mind Rape
2. William Troxel (USA) -- 1 GW 5 -- 1 VP -- Wennie Dem Bleed
2. Martin Randers (DEN) -- 1 GW 3 -- 1 VP -- Tremere Outcast Mage
2. Adam Hulse (USA) -- 2 VP 6 VP -- 0 VP -- Obf/Pre IC vote
2. Oscar Garza (USA) -- 1 VP 4 GW -- 0 VP -- Nosferatu Royalty feat. Beast

You can find Darby's tournament winning deck "Hey Mike" in the VtES Usenet Newsgroup.

WoN: Day 1: Pictures from the Mini-Qualifiers

Here are some pictures from the 2nd Mini Qualifier tournament during the Week of Nightmares I took after arriving in Atlanta late on Monday (28/Sep/2009):

Left: Round 2 of the 2nd Mini-Qualifier: On the table in the front Oscar's Nos Combat deck dominated the table.

Right: Round 2 Table 2: Saw Hugh's Weenie Animalism fighting a !Malk K&S Bleed deck in the head's up.


Left: Round 2 Table 3: Here Adam's Obf/Pre Vote deck after initally being under pressure by a Weenie Demenation deck claimed the victory.
Right: Final Round: After Oscar's deck was squashed rightaway by !Malkavian K&S Bleed, Darby's unique Ventrue/Salubri finally won this MQ.

Complete results to follow!

Week of Nightmares starts .. NOW!

The Week of Nightmares is the prelude to the North American VtES Continental Championship. It's a whole week of VtES -- a series of tournaments switching between regular constructed tournaments and alternate formats like create-a-clan tournaments or storyline events. The Week of Nightmares starts on September 28th, 2009 and leads over to the NAC 2009 on October 2nd with the Last Chance Qualifier. The whole Week of Nightmares as well as the NAC 2009 takes place in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Monday 28th of September
  
  • 11 a.m. start -- Blessed Audience
    Mini-Qualifier, 2R + F
  
  
  • 6 p.m. start -- Reindoctrination


• Tuesday 29th of September
  
  • 11 a.m. start -- Consume the Dead
    Mini-Qualifier, 2R + F
  
  
  • 6 p.m. start -- Fire on the Mountain
    Eden's Legacy Storyline
    Introduction
    Rules


• Wednesday 30th of September
  
  • 11 a.m. start -- Masai Blood Milk
    Mini-Qualifier, 2R + F
  
  
  • 6 p.m. start -- Bind the Night-Walker
    Sect War variant
    Draft plus, $15 entry fee


• Thursday 1st of October
  
  • 11 a.m. start -- Earth-Feeder
    Mini-Qualifier, 2R + F
  
  
  • 6 p.m. start -- Excellent Thirst
    Jyhad Draft, 2R + F
    5 Boosters, $7 entry fee.

Read more on the Week of Nightmares and the NAC 2009 on Lasombra's NAC 2009 webpages.