The Stockholm League - April 24 2013

 

Five tables were played in the eighth round of ten in our March–May league. Standard tournament rules apply + printed proxy is allowed.

Table 1:

1. Ivan (Pot-pre bigcap vote) 1 vp

2. Randy (Infernal Anson w guns and Tablets)

3. Tomas (Pre-princes) 4 vp, 1 gw

4. Peter W (Lasombra sb)

5. Henrik K (Tzimisce wall)

Table 2:

1. Donk (Dom-Obt sb)

2. Robert D (Dom-weenies w guns and events) 1 vp

3. Ober (Arika toolbox)

4. Jens (G1-2 dom-obf sb) 4 vp, 1 gw

5. Vasilis (Ahrimanes bleed)

Table 3:

1. Vasilis Parastatis (Dabbler multirush)

2. Alex O (Assamite anarch bleed) 2 vp

3. Ober (Tremere/!Tremere sb) 2 vp

4. Masso (Baali vote)

5. Johnny W (Daughters with Choir) 1 vp

Table 4:

1. Kristofer Å (Guillaume anarch bruise) 3 vp, 1 gw

2. Tomas (Black Hand aus-wall)

3. Masso (Baali vote) 1 vp

4. Randal (Malkavian stickmen) 1 vp

5. Robert D (Osebo 419 Operations)

Table 5:

1. Caroline (Nosferatu Royalty) 3 vp, 1 gw

2. Randy (!Toreador breed-boon)

3. Peter W (Dem-weenies) 2 vp

4. Henrik (Tzimisce wall)

5. Tomas (Setite Temptation w Allonzo Montoya)

League standings:

Jens 114 rtp

Kristofer Å 88 rtp

Peter W 76 rtp

Tomas 70 rtp

Ober, Randy 68 rtp

Robert D 60 rtp

Donk 58 rtp

Erik M 48 rtp

Johnny 42 rtp

Jonas H 38 rtp

Masso 30 rtp

Alexander, Ivan, Henrik K 28 rtp

Caroline, Daniel 24 rtp

Kristoffer 16 rtp

David 8 rtp

Kalle 4 rtp

(1 gw = 8 ratingpoints, 1 vp = 4 ratingpoints. Note: Players can play more than one game each round if their participation are needed to complete a table where at least one player has not yet played a league game this round, but only the best result each round counts for rating. If more players than 5 want to play such a table, lowest vp-count this round has priority. No league game starts after 20.00.)

The next round of the league is played at Dragon´s Lair, Kungsholmstorg 8 next Wednesday about 1800-ish. Be there!

State of the Meta 2013-04-25

The Stockholm meta has been fluctuating lately, it's been a slow progress. We've added another regular day for gaming on Sundays with a less competitive approach where our more casual Methuselah can play and try out new ideas and possibly have a beer while gaming, but for this article I'll be focusing on the Wednesday games which are ruled by the league matches.

The league at the moment is a very close competition; we had an early shift in the meta when the league started to more aggressive decks this resulted in less and less assistance disciplines (obfuscate, necromancy, obtenebration) and more delivery mechanisms (dominate, presence, votes etc.). Thus the rise of the Lawfirm as a strong archetype

The shift in meta occurred slowly but was speeded up with the arrival of the Sunday games, slight intercept, larger reactive packages, slight stealth, slight combat etc. All deadly to slimmed Lawfirms when they arrive in large doses, a whole table of durdle with slight intercept will slow you down and stop before the gamewin is decided.

This has given a rise to the stealthvoters, tables in Stockholm are heavy on votes at the moment. It’s a good counter vs durdles with slight intercept since the inherent stealth with slight support is enough to break through, you can deal damage across the whole table which speeds up the game and aids even low delivery decks. At the moment I’m trying out a Pot-Pre voter, while really bad a few month ago when it died before having time to do anything due to the insane aggression at that time, it gets more time for the setup now and the slight support delivers enough throughput. ( Pot-Pre HotPot )

Durdle/toolbox decks are also the bane of AUS weenies or stickmen since they need an active predator without hitback in combat to be able to get maximum efficiency. Stealth votes also do well vs these types of decks in general, crosstable ousting them or just stealthing past. This should give a decent window of opportunity for combat decks, while they were outgunned when the meta was hyper aggressive, the slower tempo should aid them in games. The different types of combat decks are of course a question of taste, but both potence or animalism rush combat and ally combat have been doing well and we should be seeing a rise of these types of decks. I will be keeping an eye out on the league to see if my analysis has been correct.

/Myrdin

The Stockholm League - April 17 2013

A new powercard in the Stockholm meta. Or?

Six tables were played in the seventh round of ten in our March–May league. Standard tournament rules apply + printed proxy is allowed.

See below for some comments on table number six.

Table 1:

1. Robert D (Pre-weenies)

2. Randy (Anson guns and tablets)

3. Erik M (Pre-princes) 1 vp

4. Donk (IC Flurry sb/vote)

5. Ivan (Pot-pre bigcap vote) 4 vp, 1 gw

Table 2:

1. Peter W (Ani-weenies)

2. Tomas (Kiasyd sb with Nocturns) 1 vp

3. Henrik K (Brujah with Ankara-Alastor)

4. Jens (Ventrue lawfirm) 3 vp, 1 gw

5. Ober (Dom-weenies with guns) 1 vp

Table 3:

1. Kristofer Å (Anarch-Guillaume bruise) 2 vp

2. Erik M (!Tremere toolbox) 1 vp

3. Donk (IC Flurry sb/vote) 2 vp

4. Randy (Talbot & Aksinya rush)

5. Robert (Dom-weenies with guns)

Table 4:

1. Randy (Ventrue stickmen) 4 vp, 1 gw

2. Robert D (Pre-weenies)

3. Tomas (Hermanas vote) 1 vp

4. Johnny (Daughters with Choir)

5. Alexander (Sb with Yazid Tamari)

Table 5:

1. Ivan (Assamite vote)

2. Henrik K (!Tremere vote)

3. Ober (Carna toolbox) 2 vp

4. Masso (Baali vote) 2 vp

5. Peter W (Dem-weenies) 1 vp

Table 6:

1. Kristofer Å (Harbingers with Shamblers) 0,5 vp

2. Jonas H (Toreador wall with Masika) 0,5 vp

3. Erik M (Ani-weenies) 0,5 vp

4. Tomas W (Giovanni with Khazar´s Diary) 0,5 vp

5. Peter w (Tzimisce vote) 0,5 vp

Kristofers comments:

This table timed out without ousts. The first successful bleed was from the tzi vote deck, from a meth being slightly irritated at not getting through. The bleed got deflected with My Enemys Enemy. This was at 1:20 hours into the game, with at the time 28 minions on the table, of which 8 were allies supported by the Khazar-players Unmasking.

   Someone remarked at that point that a Lutz with an Anarchist Uprising would killed three meths, and leave the remaining two below 3 pool. All meths had chances to oust though, at least twice being only 1 pool away.

   Other highlights:   

   - Failsafe got to be used!

   - Khazars triggered at 1:40, too late and in a wrong position to do anything.

   - A 7-life Ossian trap-rushing a Masika with a Guardian Angel, who missed the card text on Ossian and played an Aura Reading, resulting in a torpored Masika.

League standings:

Jens 90 rtp

Kristofer Å, Peter W 68 rtp

Randy 64 rtp

Ober 60 rtp

Donk 58 rtp

Robert D 56 rtp

Erik M 48 rtp

Tomas 46 rtp

Johnny, Jonas H 38 rtp

Henrik K 28 rtp

Masso 26 rtp

Daniel, Ivan 24 rtp

Alexander 20 rtp

Kristoffer 16 rtp

David 8 rtp

Caroline, Kalle 4 rtp

(1 gw = 8 ratingpoints, 1 vp = 4 ratingpoints. Note: Players can play more than one game each round if their participation are needed to complete a table where at least one player has not yet played a league game this round, but only the best result each round counts for rating. If more players than 5 want to play such a table, lowest vp-count this round has priority. No league game starts after 20.00.)

The next round of the league is played at Dragon´s Lair, Kungsholmstorg 8 next Wednesday about 1800-ish. Be there!

The Stockholm League - April 13 2013

Six tables were played in the sixth round of ten in our March–May league. Standard tournament rules apply + printed proxy is allowed.

The "Anna Kournikova Play of the Day Award" goes to Kristofer Å for a very well timed Foul Blood on Peters rescued Midget at table three.

Table 1:
1. Henrik K (!Ventrue stickmen with Gotsdam)
2. Jens (Toreador AAA w guns and tablets)
3. Randy (Aksinya & Talbot rush wall) 4 vp, 1 gw
4. Donk (IC Flurry sb/vote)
5. Tomas (Hermanas vote) 1 vp

Table 2:
1. Kalle (!Ventrue with Spirit Marionette)
2. Alexander (Assamites with dom sb) 3 vp, 1gw
3. Masso (Baali Unnamed with Shatter the Gates) 1 vp
4. Johnny (Daughters with Choir)
5. Ober (Arika Abactor-Mind Rape) 1 vp

Table 3:
1. Jonas H (BH Lasombra sb)
2. Henrik K (Bigcap !Tremere vote with for) 1 vp
3. Donk (IC Flurry sb/vote)
4. Kristofer Å (Anarch-Assamite rush) 3 vp, 1 gw
5. Peter W (Dem weenie) 1 vp

Table 4:
1. Kristofer Å (Malkavian Derange-Dementia)
2. David (Dem-sb with Tryphosa)
3. Erik M (G4-5 midcap obf-pre vote) 3 vp, 1 gw
4. Kalle (!Ventrue w Spirit Marionette)
5. Ober (Tremere/!Tremere sb "Carna is Vignes") 2 vp

Table 5:
1. Marcus (Tremere/!Tremere sb "Carna is Vignes)
2. Jens (Ventrue lawfirm "Vita kränkta män") 1 vp
3. Erik M (Ani-weenies wall)
4. Tomas (BH Thuggees) 3 vp, 1 gw
5. Randy (G2-3 Daughters with Shattering Cresendo) 1 vp

Table 6:
1. Kalle (Obf-dom weenie sb) 1 vp
2. Jonas H (BH Lasombra sb)
3. Donk (IC Flurry sb/vote) 4 vp, 1 gw
4. Kristoffer (Akunanse toolbox)
5. Jack (Brujah toolbox w Jaroslav Pacek)

League standings:
Jens 70 rtp
Peter W 64 rtp
Kristofer Å 60 rtp
Robert D 56 rtp
Ober 52 rtp
Donk 50 rtp
Erik M 44 rtp
Tomas 42 rtp
Randy 40 rtp
Johnny 38 rtp
Jonas H 36 rtp
Henrik K 28 rtp
Daniel 24 rtp
Alexander 20 rtp
Masso 18 rtp
Kristoffer 16 rtp
David 8 rtp
Caroline, Kalle 4 rtp
(1 gw = 8 ratingpoints, 1 vp = 4 ratingpoints. Note: Players can play more than one game each round if their participation are needed to complete a table where at least one player has not yet played a league game this round, but only the best result each round counts for rating. If more players than 5 want to play such a table, lowest vp-count this round has priority. No league game starts after 20.00.)

The next round of the league is played at Dragon´s Lair, Kungsholmstorg 8 next Wednesday about 1800-ish. Be there!

The Stockholm League - April 03 2013

Five tables were played in the fifth round of ten in our March–May league. Standard tournament rules apply + printed proxy is allowed.

Please note: "Tournament rules § 3.7.1. Game Win Scoring: A player receives a Game Win at the end of a game in which they have received at least two (2) Victory Points and have more Victory Points than any other player in the game. (No game win is awarded in the case of ties.)"

Table 1:
1. Kristofer Å (Assamite anarch-bleed) 1 vp
2. Tomas (BH-aus wall)
3. Randy (Talbot & Aksinya ani-rush) 2 vp
4. Ober (Arika Mind Rape+Abactor) 2 vp
5. Johnny (Malkavian Madness Network Flurry-bleed)

Table 2:
1. Henrik K (Kiasyd Tinglestripe toolbox)
2. Jonas H (BH-Lasombra sb) 4 vp, 1 gw
3. Peter W (Dem-weenies) 1 vp
4. Jens (Toreador AAA w guns)
5. Robert D (!Tremere sb)

Table 3:
1. Robert D (BH sb w Nostoket) 3 vp, 1 gw
2. Randy (!Ventrue w Eurayle)
3. Peter W (Toreador AAA w Aching Beauties) 1 vp
4. Masso (Baali vote) 1 vp
5. Ober (Tremere/!Tremere sb)

Table 4:
1. Ober (G1-2 dom-obf sb w Lilith´s Blessing-Villein tech) 1 vp
2. Henrik K (Kiasyd Tinglestripe toolbox) 1 vp
3. Jonas H (Midcap for-pro-dom rush w Graverobbing)
4. Krisoffer (Stanislava sb) 2 vp, 1 gw

Table 5:
1. Johnny (Daughters w Choir) 0,5 vp
2. Jens (TOreador AAA w guns) 0,5 vp
3. Krisofer Å (Malkavian Derange) 1,5 vp
4. Donk (IC Flurry-sb) 0,5 vp
5. Tomas (BH aus-wall) 0,5 vp

League standings:
Jens 66 rtp
Peter W 60 rtp
Robert D 56 rtp
Ober 44 rtp
Kristofer Å 40 rtp
Johnny 38 rtp
Jonas H 36 rtp
Donk 26 rtp
Daniel, Erik M, Henrik K 24 rtp
Tomas 22 rtp
Kristoffer, Randy 16 rtp
Masso 14 rtp
David 8 rtp
Caroline 4 rtp
(1 gw = 8 ratingpoints, 1 vp = 4 ratingpoints. Note: Players can play more than one game each round if their participation are needed to complete a table where at least one player has not yet played a league game this round, but only the best result each round counts for rating. If more players than 5 want to play such a table, lowest vp-count this round has priority. No league game starts after 20.00.)

The next round of the league is played at Dragon´s Lair, Kungsholmstorg 8 next Wednesday about 1800-ish. Be there!

The Stockholm League - March 27 2013

Four tables were played in the fourth round of ten in our March–May league. Standard tournament rules apply + printed proxy is allowed.

Table 1:
1. Erik M (Ani-weenies wall) 2 vp
2. Robert D (!Tremere sb) 2 vp
3. Ivan (Bigcap pot-pre vote)
4. Henrik (!Tremere vote) 1 vp
5. Johnny (Setite vote with Mob Rule and Temptation)

Table 2:
1. Peter (Dem-weenies)
2. Masso (Unnamed toolbox)
3. Jens (Toreador AAA with guns) 2 vp
4. Jonas H (!Toreador breed-boon) 1 vp
5. Ober (Giovannu sb) 2 vp

Table 3:
1. Ober (Giovanni sb)
2. Daniel (Pro-princes toolbox)
3. Henrik (Setite vote) 1 vp
4. Robert D (Shalmath wall)
5. Erik M (G4-5 obf-pre vote) 4 vp, 1 gw

Table 4:
1. Peter W (Lasombra bigcap vote with pre)
2. Kristofer (Troglodytia with shamblers) 4 vp, 1 gw
3. Johnny (Setite vote with Mob Rule and Temptation)
4. Ivan (Ventrue lawfirm)
5. Masso (Torrance Blood brothers rush) 1 vp

League standings:
Jens 64 rtp
Peter W 56 rtp
Johnny, Ober, Robert D 36 rtp
Kristofer 34 rtp
Daniel, Donk, Erik M 24 rtp
Henrik K, Tomas 20 rtp
Jonas H 12 rtp
Masso 10 rtp
David, Randy 8 rtp
Caroline 4 rtp
(1 gw = 8 ratingpoints, 1 vp = 4 ratingpoints. Note: Players can play more than one game each round if their participation are needed to complete a table where at least one player has not yet played a league game this round, but only the best result each round counts for rating. If more players than 5 want to play such a table, lowest vp-count this round has priority. No league game starts after 20.00.)

The next round of the league is played at Dragon´s Lair, Kungsholmstorg 8 next Wednesday about 1800-ish. Be there!

Tapio: Viha ja ravio metsän sydämestä

Randyman writing! I also came home from the Swedish ECQ yesterday, with the same train as Ashur even :-P. But unlike him I’m not gonna write about the event but rather about the deck I played and have done the last month or so.

After a great deal of research I found the name for the deck. I got good help from Tom, Niina, and Marko.

Tapio: Viha ja ravio metsän sydämestä

Tapio is the name of my Finnish boss at a job I work at. And when I asked him to translate the rest of the sentence he just said, well thats me! Viha ja ravio metsän sydämestä means hatred and wrath from the deep forests. A fitting name for a good but hard boss!

Anders Löf originated the idea of using an abundant amount of Pentex(TM) Subversion for fast pentex on predator and then using them for rushes. It was from what I had seen him play I made my version that differs quite a lot.

Here it goes. And the latest version after a month of tweeking and two tournaments

Deck Name: Tapio: Viha ja ravio metsän sydämestä

Author: Randyman

Crypt (12 cards; Capacity min=1 max=9 avg=6.25)

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4x  Aksinya Daclau   9  cel tha ANI FOR PRE PRO  !Gangrel:4

1x  Beetleman        4  obf ANI                  Nosferatu:4

1x  Lillian          3  ani pro                  Gangrel:5

1x  Stick            3  ANI                      !Nosferatu:4

4x  Talbot           7  for ANI NEC PRO          Gangrel:5

1x  Walker Grimes    1  ani                      Caitiff:5

Library (74 cards)

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Master (20)

1x Dark Influences

1x Erciyes Fragments, The

2x Fame

1x Giant's Blood

1x Guardian Angel

1x Lilith's Blessing

6x Pentex(TM) Subversion

3x Sudden Reversal

4x Villein

//There are a lot of masters for rushing and bouncing with. the latest additions being the fames and guardian angel which have been most useful

Event (1)

1x Dragonbound

Action (5)

5x Deep Song

Retainer (3)

3x Raven Spy

Reaction (17)

3x Cats' Guidance

2x Delaying Tactics

1x Guard Dogs

1x Lost in Translation

2x On the Qui Vive

1x Rat's Warning

7x Sense the Savage Way

// Run a lot of reaction cards as a part of the deck in comparison to girls will find aids or Anders version

Combat (28)

11x Aid from Bats

2x Canine Horde

11x Carrion Crows

1x Claws of the Dead

3x Taste of Vitae

//Many times I wanted to remove the claws but i is a maneuver and could be used to kill tye cooper and ponticulus

The deck is fun but hard to play, every decision is important as is every action is also. But that is what you get when not running dominate :-P

If you want to try it do it and you can also do a more girlish version with Nana and ashur tablets, the way Anders runs it, but then I recommend to cut a lot of reactions.

//Randyman