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After having won the Nergal tournament on Friday (by playing Nergal) I came into the tournament very relaxed. I borrowd a deck from Erol, because I was tired of my decks. I was offered S&B and Thetmes rush with Graverobbing, I decided to play Assasmites.

Round 1)

Robert Fängler (Arika&Friends) -> Me -> ? (Gangrel Dominate Bleed) -> Frank Möller (Weenie Presence Vote/Bleed)

First round starts very well for me. Frank pops out weenie after weenie and starts to crush into Robert who influences out Arika. I have virtually no pressure from my predator so I can build up influencing out Thetmes and 3 of the dominate weenies. My prey influences out Stanislava and Caitlin and bleeds hard into Frank. The votes of Arika, Thetmes and Stanislava slow down Frank a bit because he needs modifiers to pass votes but finally he ousts Robert. By this time I have built up quite well and also have torporized and graverobbed a vampire of Frank so I am not in danger of being ousted. My prey ousts Frank with a Reins of Power. I rush Stanislava and graverob her, this seals the game for me. 1GW 2VP

Round 2)

? !Malk Bleed -> Maik Stich (Might of the Camarilla Trick Vote) -> Me -> ? Assamite Embrace / Web of Knives -> Andreas Nusser (Create Gargoyles)

Like in the first round my predator was receiving a lot of pressure from the start so I can build up again, but unfortunately I draw no Graverobbing so I cannot steal the key vampires from my prey. My prey makes a lot of weenies and gains a lot of pool by ConBoons. Andreas goes low on pool by countless bleeds but having quite some minions himself he manages to stay alive by Tribute to the Master. His prey takes no chance and influences out only 2 vamps, but nevertheless Maik is always in danger of being ousted. During the game I make Maik promise me not to Banish/PTO Thetmes in return I will not bounce bleeds he deflects to me back to him. A little bit later I seal a 3/2 deal with Maik and in this round Andreas gets ousted as well as Maik. Bad luck for me. My prey ousts the !Malk and then I oust him. 2VP no GW on the table.

Round 3)

Julien (Weenie Auspex) -> Aleks (Valerius Major Wall) -> Denis (Tariq Auspex) -> Thomas Gschwandtner (Lucian Mind Rape 1st Trad) -> Me

This round was really an eternal struggle for VPs. I know the deck of my predator quite well because it was my original design modified by him, so I am sure that I can get off any pressure as long as he doesn´t draw a skill card to protect Lucian by Obedience (making him 11 cap). Nevertheless I can´t get going because I don´t draw a Provision of the Silsilae while I am torporizing my preys minions so Thetmes gets low on blood. After a while my prey also has 2 Magnums making it really difficult. Luckily Aleks is also very annoyed by the Magnums (and the Rack, Powerbase Montreal and other stuff my prey keeps on amassing) so we work together against him. Denis does not manage to get an Ivory Bow or Rowan Ring on Tariq so he can´t do anything. After a while the table does not move at all and nobody is gaining anything except for the weenie Auspex. I keep complaining that the weenie Aus will take the table if we don´t do anything and my predator Thomas allies with me and starts to call Votes on Julien. At first Aleks blocks one of them with Eagle´s Sight as well as Julien but after another turn I can convince Aleks to work with us (in return he will also get VPs) and Julien runs out of Eagle´s Sights so he is ousted by a Anarchist Uprising (yeah!), Aleks ousts Denis and we all withdraw for a 2-2-1. 2VP for me.

Having 1GW 6VP and very high TP (being 1st and two times 1st/2nd) my results are enough for 4th place in the final (there were some 1/6 so the TPs really made the difference).

Final)

Didi (Stanislator) -> Robert Müller (Venture Law Firm) -> Joscha (Filthy Pulse of the Canaille S&B) -> Zivi (Even more filthy Inner Circle Vote/Bleed) -> Me

I sit down to the table thinking that I have some chances to win because I guess only Zivi will have Obedience and 11 caps so I can torporize and steal everbody elses vampires. With Selective Silence / Immortal Grapple even the Assault Rifles of Didi shouldn´t be a problem, although his Fortitude prevention could be annoying.Anyway my chances of winning quickly disappear when I discover that I have no Thetmes in the opening crypt and I must buy a new vampire 2 times before I have him. Of course I start to complain from the very beginning that I will die very quick. Didi gets out Stanislava/Ingird Rössler, Robert 4 princes, Josha Maris Streck (wow!) and another vamp and Zivi Leandro (ouch) and Catherine du bois. With the Maris Streck of Josha and the 3 Deflections in my hand I start to recover some hopes for VPs. Finally having Thetmes I influence out Marciana and him. Zivi starts quite slow bleeding me for some with Catherine du Bois but by the time he has Leandro I am able to deflect, the other players don´t vote for him because I threaten to rush them with Thetmes if they do. Nobody except for Robert (vote push) can call any votes because of the high number of votes on the table. Didi is denied an Alastor. Joscha gets very low on pool but can pass a Parity Shift after I (!) proposed that everybody voting for it gets some pool (hehehe). Zivi is also in grave danger of being ousted and with a Fame and Contract on Catherine Du Bois he decides that it is better to keep off my back The game deciding move is when my round starts, Ingrid Roessler is tapped and Stanislava untapped. By this time I have 4 minions (Minion Tap on Thetmes bought me some pool). I play a Clandestine Contract on Stanislava, set range to close and dunk her. With no untapped minion on Didis side I decide to take the chances and graverob Stanis with Samson. Success! Rescue Stanis and suddenly I have some serious votes on my side (and a 3 bleed as well). Now survival is secured somehow and the first VP is quite sure. All that needs to be done is to keep Robert from ousting Joscha and winning the game. At this time I propose a 2-1-1-1 deal to Didi, Joscha and Zivi. Didi agrees at once because he can´t oust Robert, Joscha agress because he wants to survive but Zivi is hesitating but with all of Nergal´s charm I can convince him to come over to the right side So Joscha is safed by being able to block some of the bleeds himself and the votes of Robert are being voted down. We all start to take on Robert by deflecting bleeds of each other to him and I start rushing his minions. Unfortunately Didi is ousted in the process of ousting Robert because he deflects a bleed to Didi, gaining Robert one place in the final standing. Anyway Robert is ousted quickly, my 2nd VP. The other two keep to their deal and we shake hands.


Summary: I am very happy to be the first german German Champion in a while and even more happy to have it done with Assamites who aren´t exactly the strongest clan in the game. Once again it was confirmed that it is crucial to take VPs in every round and fight for any single VP. Dominate bleed bounce is of course very helpfull and without this and the 2 D.I´s I added to the take I would have never made the final. I still can´t believe that I won the final with such a bad start but the superior negotation/charming skills of Nergal seem to have passed on me for this time. So come to the right side, the infernal side!

The whole weekend with 3(!) tournaments was a big success in my opinion. Thanks to Erol for organizing everything and thanks to everybody who showed up. A big D´Oh for all the didn´t come. I guess the seperate German Championship date from the qualifier can be repeated next year with even more success.

Ich möchte auch noch sagen, daß es ein sehr schönes Turnier war. Vorallem der Druck sich für die EM zu qualifizieren fehlte und so kam es zu sehr entspannten und intressanten Partien. Schade für alle die nicht kommem konnten oder wollten.

Thea Bell aka Johannes wrote:The whole weekend with 3(!) tournaments was a big success in my opinion. Thanks to Erol for organizing everything and thanks to everybody who showed up. A big D´Oh for all the didn´t come. I guess the seperate German Championship date from the qualifier can be repeated next year with even more success.

Da ich ja einer der lautesten Ablehner der Trennung von EC Qualifier und DM war, jetzt mein Kommentar hierzu:

Das damals geäusserte Ziel von 40 Teilnehmern haben wir nicht erreicht, aber ich hatte sehr viel Spaß.
Ich schliesse mich daher den Vorrednern an: Wenn wir genug freiwillige Veranstalter für zwei getrennte grosse Turniere in 2006 haben, dann kann das so bleiben, und wer nicht kommt, ist blöd.

Congrats on the win, Johannes.

Thea Bell aka Johannes wrote:At this time I propose a 2-1-1-1 deal to Didi, Joscha and Zivi. Didi agrees at once because he can´t oust Robert, Joscha agress because he wants to survive but Zivi is hesitating but with all of Nergal´s charm I can convince him to come over to the right side So Joscha is safed by being able to block some of the bleeds himself and the votes of Robert are being voted down. We all start to take on Robert by deflecting bleeds of each other to him and I start rushing his minions. Unfortunately Didi is ousted in the process of ousting Robert because he deflects a bleed to Didi, gaining Robert one place in the final standing. Anyway Robert is ousted quickly, my 2nd VP. The other two keep to their deal and we shake hands.

Yuck, though. No fault in your play, Johannes, but three Meth's taking a deal where they don't win?

Perhaps next time they'll have more balls.

Hi Johannes

I was your prey round 2.

Just to said that you didn't oust me ; we have just make a deal 2 - 2 and i always respect my deal Even in Frankreich

Ich möchte nur sagen, danke Erol für so ein tolles Tunier.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch dem deutschen Meister, es war eine schöne erste Runde mit dir ich (Gangrel bleed)
Jungs bei euch in Ludwigshafen habe ich viel gelernt.
Vielleicht sieht man ja ein paar von euch am 15. 10. 05 wieder

Tobias wrote:Yuck, though. No fault in your play, Johannes, but three Meth's taking a deal where they don't win?

Perhaps next time they'll have more balls.

Well, Didi (Stani just stolen, only Ingrid left) and Joscha (on the verge of being ousted by me) didn't have much to win. Zivi had been bled quite seriously by Joscha and declined to deal with me - I proposed that I would oust Joscha and help him to get Johannes. I can sort of understand it, since apparently he didn't have any means to survive the Thetmes rushes and had only two minions out. Even with six extra pool for a possible oust he still would have been in a disavantageous position against me - not to mention that I am known to occasionaly break deals ;-)

So he chose to get one certain VP...

I had hoped for more balls myself, but well... Congrats to Johannes who perfectly read the table and basically won the final on one action sequence (torping and stealing Didi's Stanislava).

sk.

hardyrange wrote:Das damals geäusserte Ziel von 40 Teilnehmern haben wir nicht erreicht, aber ich hatte sehr viel Spaß.

wieviele waren denn da

stefan

ProcF wrote:

hardyrange wrote:Das damals geäusserte Ziel von 40 Teilnehmern haben wir nicht erreicht,

wieviele waren denn da

Soweit ich weiss:
Storyline: 9
Draft: 14
Constructed: 33

hardyrange wrote:

ProcF wrote:

hardyrange wrote:Das damals geäusserte Ziel von 40 Teilnehmern haben wir nicht erreicht,

wieviele waren denn da

Soweit ich weiss:
Storyline: 9
Draft: 14
Constructed: 33

Das war diese Jahr schon gut. Unser Ziel für nächstes Jahr:

50 Spieler auf der DM und dem GCQ. Da rühren wir mal kräftig die Werbetrommel.

Andreas

Andreas Nusser wrote:

hardyrange wrote:

ProcF wrote: wieviele waren denn da

Soweit ich weiss:
Storyline: 9
Draft: 14
Constructed: 33

Das war diese Jahr schon gut. Unser Ziel für nächstes Jahr:

50 Spieler auf der DM und dem GCQ. Da rühren wir mal kräftig die Werbetrommel.

Andreas

leider war am selben wochenende jeweils ein turnier in wien und budapest, sonst wären wahrscheinlich zumindest martin, attila und ich gekommen (war nicht eure schuld ihr habt den termin als erste fixiert)

stefan

Murat wrote:Ich möchte auch noch sagen, daß es ein sehr schönes Turnier war. Vorallem der Druck sich für die EM zu qualifizieren fehlte und so kam es zu sehr entspannten und intressanten Partien. Schade für alle die nicht kommem konnten oder wollten.

Ich weiß nicht, ob es da fehlenden Druck gab oder nicht. Ich habe jedenfalls genauso reingehauen wie auf der EC-Quali.
Ich muss sagen, ich hatte drei wirklich hervorragende und spannende Runden. Ich denke, das liegt auch an der Qualität der Spieler. Ich habe den Eindruck, dass viele sich z.T. enorm verbessert haben. Zudem waren unsere französischen Gäste ein Riesengewinn. Ich habe mit vielen am Tisch gesessen und habe viel Spaß mit ihnen gehabt. An jedem Tisch musste ich um jeden Punkt bis aufs Messer feilschen. Und hätte Zivi, ja genau der deutsche Meister der Herzen, an diesem Tag nicht sein Herz wiedergefunden und seinen Deal mit mir gehalten wäre ich zwar nicht im Finale gewesen. Trotzdem wären die Spiele genauso hochinteressant gewesen wie sie waren. Und so muss es sein. Der Draft war übrigens auch sehr schön. Es waren halt nur so wenige da. Das war etwas schwach für die Community. Bei Nergal habe ich selbst geschwächelt, habe das aber bereut. Es muss obergeil gewesen sein.

Ich denke, den Titel des Deutschen Meisters aufzuwerten durch eine Abkopplung vom Qualifier ist wegen der geringeren Resonanz und der fehlenden guten Teilnehmer aus weiteren Ländern neben Frankreich zwar misslungen. Dennoch war diese Veranstaltung so gut (und von der spielerischen Qualität besser als die Quali), dass sie meiner Meinung nach eine weitere Dasseinsberechtigung hat.

the scavenger wrote: I had hoped for more balls myself, but well... Congrats to Johannes who perfectly read the table and basically won the final on one action sequence (torping and stealing Didi's Stanislava).

sk.

You are gracious.

Johannes obviously played well. I understand that, from each other Meth's perspective, taken singly, the deal seems ok. However, Johannes, even at full strength, talked three people into cooperating with him in killing one other, and then bow down to him.

I've talked myself to first place as well, but I cannot match this power of speech.

Tobias wrote:

the scavenger wrote: I had hoped for more balls myself, but well... Congrats to Johannes who perfectly read the table and basically won the final on one action sequence (torping and stealing Didi's Stanislava).

sk.

You are gracious.

Johannes obviously played well. I understand that, from each other Meth's perspective, taken singly, the deal seems ok. However, Johannes, even at full strength, talked three people into cooperating with him in killing one other, and then bow down to him.

I've talked myself to first place as well, but I cannot match this power of speech.

I can imagine how ridiculous this final looks to people not being there. But there really wasn't something to win for me and Didi. Robert was calling the ousting KRC on me for my last three pool and I was out. Didi had one minion left and 5 pool. Zivi had 6 pool and two minions, one with Fame and Contract, both low on blood. Johannes had about 5 minions, three dom weenies, Stani and Thetmes. If I hadn't joined the deal I would have been out. Same is true for Didi. And Zivi had not enough pool to survive a possible backstab by Robert after my oust. So we all joined in the big deal. It was really just the bad hand of Didi, who had no damage prevention which won the final for Johannes. And Didi threw one away at the start of the game (I heard of Maik).

Yeah, thats true. And as he wasn't able to cycle that well, he didn't draw into the others.