Only four players this week, with a last minute emergency at Kierans house causing him problems that are hopefully over now. I though Kieran had my mobile number as well as my home number, but he got through in the end - can you check Kieran and I will email it to you.
Anyway on with the games.

Game 1

Paul Muaziz Trophy > Sam Tremere Bruise/Bleed > Graham Tremere Stealth Bleed > Geoff Akunase Toolbox

We had a whole lot of thaumaturgy on the table, but fortunately no contesting. I struggled, as I had no minions with DOM, so that stopped my bloating. Graham on the other hand got a couple of free minions as he had the DOM and the stealth to get past me and Geoff. Geoff built up, experimenting with the Laibon cards - all new to him. Paul also built up, and tried to get a couple of Red Lists into play. I tried to go forward, but ran into similar combat from Graham except he pulled the Walk of Flames and I didn’t. With Paul pushing forward I ended up with most of my minions in torpor. Geoff tried to resist Grahams bleeds, but Mirror Walk took its toll and he was ousted. Paul followed soon after, and then I fell within a turn after that.

WIN
Graham 4vps GW, Geoff 0vps, Paul 0vps, Sam 0vps

Game 2

Geoff Toreador Toolbox > Paul Muaziz Toolbox > Graham Brujah Bruise Bleed > Sam CEL FOR Anarchs

This was a battle of the Camarilla vs the Anarchs as everyone else drew out Princes and I drew out weenies. I got a few early Anarch Revolts out, which put Geoff under pressure. Paul tried some tricks with his deck, but Graham managed to stay on top of him. Graham then started to tool up, although the Torn Signposts and Magnums struggled against Weighted Walking Stick, Target Vitals and a load of Diversion. I pushed through Geoff with the Undue Influences, and then started working on Paul. He managed to get a Red List minion, and then actually burn them so scoring a Trophy:Domain for all his work. However Muaziz could only do so much and the Anarchs pushed through Paul as well. It was down to two players, with mine being mostly in torpor. However I managed to recover, and the pool gain from the ousts kept me safe while I ousted Graham

Sam 4vps GW, Geoff 0vps, Graham 0vps, Paul 0vps

Current Standings
Paul 4 GWs 2 Draws 14.0 vps 11 Total Games 0.36

Graham 2 GWs 2 Draws 11.0 vps 11 Total Games 0.18

Steve 2 GWs 1 Draws 9.5 vps 4 Total Games 0.50

Sam 1 GWs 1 Draws 7.5 vps 10 Total Games 0.10

Kieran 0 GWs 2 Draws 2.5 vps 4 Total Games 0.00

Stevan 0 GWs 1 Draws 2.5 vps 7 Total Games 0.00

Nick 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 3 Total Games 0.00

Geoff 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 2 Total Games 0.00

Andy 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 0 Total Games 0.00

Richard 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 0 Total Games 0.00

Total: 11 Games (9 GW, 2 Draw)

Next week (19th) it is unlikely that there will be a game, as Geoff, Graham, Nick and myself are away. That still leaves four of you, but you would need somewhere to meet, and some way of getting back. The Huntsman would be an option, as it would get Andy there, and be a little closer for Kieran (who may have an even more limited petrol budget now). Stevan would probably need to take Paul home to Westbury, although there are quite a few trains available.

The week after (26th) we will have to see what is happening, as Grahams second child will be very near due. Nick will still be away then, so we will be a few players down.

The week after that (2nd April) Steve should be back from Iraq, so it might be worth trying to organise a big meet, maybe at The Huntsman (unless Andy is going to sort out his lack of car). We could then have potentially eight players.

Sam