Tzimisce Newsletter: August 1999
TZIMISCE WAR REPORT
From the Front Lines: Gen Con '99 - After a long night of gaming before the championship event, I returned to the hotel room with one thought, elder impersonation, so into the deck I went, finding 2 slots available for direct intervention. That one early morning substitution at 7:30 AM actually worked in my favor round 3.
Saturday 1:00 PM - Championship Event:
This may not have been the best possible event for the Tzimisce as it seemed everyone was playing a big bleed deck, and they always seemed to be my predator, until round 3 when things really got smokin'.
Round 1, 0VP
I was stuck with major pool gain and combat as my prey and major bleed as my predator. After sending my predators minions away, I made him a deal, don't bleed-don't die...He wasn't very receptive so he tried to bleed me out of the game, his mistake. The sound of Genevieve slamming into torpor was the end of my predator. Then my prey decides to move in for the kill, restructuring the table and taking him out. Goody fresh meat, I was able to carve a nice path into my new prey knocking him down to 2 pool, but could never quite kill him off. He stopped doing anything and deflected every bleed attempt. Things were looking grim, I was able to bluff well and stayed alive for a few more turns but eventually the big hoard came knocking killing my minions and me in a matter of seconds.
Round 2, 0VP
I sat down to a table of 3 bleed decks. Things were going well until a Weenie-hoard misdirection deck ousted my predator. I fought hard to keep my predator in the game, but ran out of eagle's sights. My new predator wasn't at all gentle, forcing me to eradicate 5 of his minions with extreme prejudice. Unfortunately for me though he was able to mortally wound me down to 1 pool. Once my predator was ousted, it was lights out as single bleed of one came at me with 5 stealth...ouch!
Round 3, 4VP
The perfect table...I went into the round figuring to just be a spoiler for whomever had the most VPs. Luckily everyone else at the table was gunning for him as well...and he was my prey! My predator wasn't putting any pressure on me, I made him the same deal as in the first round, don't bleed, don't die. I think he listened. The fight begins...after allowing my prey to dwindle my grand prey's pool down to two. I stepped in and started killing weenies 6 more chumps in torpor and a cakewalk over on my turn since his pool was down to 2 as well. Quick two-action turn; bleed, bleed, gain 6 pool, and a VP. Now the decision, how long to leave my prey, with only 2 pool left, in the game. He was playing a pre-obf stealth deck that could bleed my predator soon to be prey, down to 6 or less. So I gambled and let the bleeding of my predator begin. It worked my prey was able to bleed my grand prey down to 5 pool. Perfect I thought. Then my sneaky predator went for it, attempted to play a dramatic upheaval, switching places with my prey. Well I just couldn't see that happening so I woke and blocked successfully. Again, my predator tried to call the same vote, lacking a wake; I saw the card I'd just put in the deck less than 10 hrs prior, direct intervention, and success. That single play was the cornerstone of a near table sweep in the 3rd round.
Deck Of The Month
Hit Me And Die, a.k.a. "The Great Weenie Killer" (Gen Con '99)
