Polish NC 2010 – Warsaw 25th of September

The new Polish National Championship is Tomasz “Izi” Izydorczyk, who won the tournament playing Ahrimanes wall deck, scoring 1 GW and 4 VPs in the final and 2 GWs and 6 VPs  in the preliminary rounds, getting to the final from second spot (just behind myself – also 2 GWs 6 VPs). Tomasz proved his domination on Polish VTES scene winning his 4^th (??) tournament this year. He is also the leader of Polish VTES League 2010.

I would like to congratulate Tomek his great performance and wish him luck in the incoming EC 2010 in Paris. I wish he made at least the Day 2 finals.

There were unfortunately only twenty people participating, which is very few… That’s really bad news. I wish more people participated in NC next year, which will be held in the winner’s city – Gliwice in 2011.

My games :

I decided to play Howler but changed my mind on our way to Warsaw and chose Anson Cel gun /w Ashur Tablets deck.

Game 1 : Jabbas (Rock Cat) – > Serek (Voting FoS)-> Toy! (DoC Trophy deck) -> warGrim (Anson Cel Gun) -> Gizmo (Tremere Carna wall)

Jabbas killed FoS rather quickly. I managed to kill Tremere. With FBI and Slow Withering on the table Jabbas didn’t have much trouble taking 1 GW and 4 VPs. I would had have more chances to win the table if I had no vampires in torpor (after Shattering Crescendo played by Toy!)

Result : 0 GW 1 VP

Game 2 : Serek (Voting FoS) -> Pelzak (Malk S&B /w the Call) -> Oro (NuBrujah Politics) -> Paczek Piper WG – > waGrim

I knew that I have to take the table to even have chances to get to the final s oI decided to play rather cautious. With WGs on my back I felt rather comfortable. All players decided to push  forward very quickly though , and the first to leave the table was Paczek, then Oro, and Pelzak.

We were heads-up  with Serek fighting for the GW. In my opinion Serek was in better situation but he made several mistakes and I managed to take the table with 1 GW and 2 VPs.

Game 3 : waGrim -> Jabbas (Rock Cat) -> Szewski (Weenie Gangrel – Renegade Garou & Parity Shift).-> aczek (Piper WG)  -> Izi (Ahrimanes wall).

Szewski and myself decided to cooperate a bit and I voted in favor when he played Gangrel Justicar. I was promised to get something from his Parity Shifts. We also stopped Jabbas a bit and let him put only two Rock Cats in play. That made Szewski push forward (he needed a GW to get to the final) and he finally ousted Paczek (Izi tried to block that final bleed – Jabbas tapped WRMH being on 1 pool and the block failed so Jabbas and Paczek died simultaneously). I let Szewski oust Izi (I  knew I would kill all Szewski’s minions anyway) and then killed his wampires, Garous (with Tension in the Ranks on the table).

Result : 1 GW 3 VPs

Final : warGrim -> Domel (Rabbat /w Temptations) -> Jabbas -> Izi -> Oro

Oro started were aggressively playing several KRC’s and bleeding me, so I had no other choice then rushing backward. In the meantime Jabbas tried to go forward but he didn’t manage to hurt Izi’s minions, Domel was producing pool and influencing more vampires. Once my predator was stopped I tried to go forward (played Tension in the Ranks), but my prey bled Jabbas – let him on 1 pool and we was ousted by himself (Tupdog & Tension in the ranks combo hurts a lot). I had only one ready vampire (Anson) with no single Bum’s Rush in my hand so I knew that was it – last final Powerbase:Montreal run Izi became Polish VTES Champion 2010 (Domel had one ready vampire with no chances to pass through Izi’s defence).

Results :

1. Izi 1GW 4 VP
2. Domel 1 VP
3. warGrim 0VP
4. Jabbas 0 VP
5. Oro 0 VP

I didn’t manage to defend second place from last year, but anyway – EC in Paris is a priority for me this year.

TWD :

Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 8 average: 5.58333
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4x Howler               8  ANI PRE SPI obf   Ahrimane:2
2x Siamese, The         7  PRE SPI ani pro   Ahrimane:2
2x Cynthia Ingold       6  SPI ani for pre   Ahrimane:2
1x Juanita Santiago     4  ani pre spi       Ahrimane:2
1x Gillian Krader       2  ani dem           Pander:2
1x Zip                  2  ani               Ravnos:3
1x Lisa Noble           1  ani               Caitiff:3

Library [90 cards]
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Action [12]
1x Abbot
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
1x Army of Rats
3x Deep Song
3x Engling Fury
1x Heart of the City
2x Muricia’s Call

Ally [4]
1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)
1x High Top
1x Mylan Horseed (Goblin)
1x Ossian

Combat [18]
6x Aid from Bats
2x Canine Horde
8x Carrion Crows
2x Taste of Vitae

Combat/Action Modifier [8]
8x Swiftness of the Stag

Event [1]
1x Unmasking, The

Master [17]
2x Animalism
1x Fame
1x Guardian Angel
1x Hungry Coyote, The
1x Jake Washington (Hunter)
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
3x Vessel
3x Villein
1x WMRH Talk Radio

Reaction [24]
4x Cats’ Guidance
4x Ears of the Hare
4x Falcon’s Eye
2x On the Qui Vive
10x Speak with Spirits

Retainer [6]
1x Mr. Winthrop
1x Murder of Crows
1x Owl Companion
3x Raven Spy

Please find below the deck I played :

Deck Name : Anson – Volker Ashur ver 1.5
Author : warGrim
Description :

Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 8 average: 5.33333
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4x Anson                  8  CEL PRE aus dom  prince Toreador:1
3x Volker, The Puppet     5  CEL pot          prince Brujah:2
1x Jimmy Dunn             4  CEL POT for             Pander:2
1x Parmenides             4  CEL qui                 Assamite:2
1x Victor Tolliver        4  CEL pot                 !Brujah:2
1x Sarah Brando           3  CEL                     !Brujah:2
1x Carter                 2  cel                     !Toreador:2

Library [87 cards]
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Action [8]
8x Bum’s Rush

Ally [1]
1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)

Combat [36]
4x Blur
7x Concealed Weapon
2x Fast Hands
8x Psyche!
6x Pursuit
3x Sideslip
6x Taste of Vitae

Equipment [7]
7x .44 Magnum

Event [2]
1x Anthelios, The Red Star
1x Dragonbound

Master [23]
9x Ashur Tablets
3x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Fame
2x Haven Uncovered
3x Liquidation
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Tension in the Ranks
2x Vessel

Political Action [2]
2x Parity Shift

Reaction [8]
8x Second Tradition: Domain

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