We managed five players last night, so two full sized games.

Game 1
Geoff !Tremere BB > Graham Followers Dream > Nick Lasombra Bleed > Sam CEL FOR Anarchs > Paul SER THA stealer

A quick game, with big bleeds from Geoff, large hordes from Graham, bleeds and votes from Nick, Revolts from me, and confusion from Paul - Form of Corruption, Temptation, Restricted Vitae and Khobar Towers.
Geoff managed to get a stable base to work from with the Rack and a number of bounce cards, which put some pressure on Graham, however he could build up his minions and surge forward. Nick tried to defend, and to vote forward, but he nearly choked on a Poison Pill. I struggled, as the Galarics didn’t show up, which slowed the deck, it also didn’t cycle very quickly so I didn’t find the Undue Influences either, however I still managed to put some pressure on Paul. Paul bought out a selection of Followers and !Tremere, but managed to avoid contesting with either Geoff or Graham. The game then slowed a little, as players struggled with their decks, however Graham kept up the pressure and surged through Nick. The pressure kept coming, and Graham kept going forward with the hordes.

Win
Graham 5vps GW, Goeff 0vps, Nick 0vps, Paul 0vps, Sam 0vps

Game 2
Graham Tremere & Gargoyles > Sam Anneke Block > Nick Nosferatu Beats > Geoff Malk Bleed > Paul Toreador Grand Ball

A much slower game, and this time we got some contesting of titles - Geoff had Gilbert Duane Prince of Miami, while Paul bought out Fluerdumal Prince of Miami… Geoff didn’t need the title so gave it up, although perhaps if he knew how much Paul needed it he wouldn’t have. Paul also had to miss out on the Toreador Justicar Title as I already had Anneke in play, so he skipped on to Alexandra. Meanwhile Graham built up with weenies and Ublo Satha, which caused me problems as when I blocked Ublo swooped in, and I hadn’t found any .44 Magnums yet. Nick was free to push forward, while Geoff tried to defend with Saturday Night Specials, Target Vitals and occassional Dragons Breath Rounds. It was not enough and Nick got the Oust, meanwhile Paul had built up and started to Parity Shift blood from Graham - using that Prince title. I tried to counter it, but Michael Luther took time out from his Grand Ball to cancel Annekes votes - he was untapped via Alexandra and then tapped. Graham couldn’t make much of an impression on me, and he finally ran out of Delaying Tactics which gave Paul the oust. I pushed forward against Nick which put a number of his vampires in torpor, but Anneke went down and she was diablerized by Fluerdumal who took the Bowl of Convergence and the .44. This stopped Nick, and with him defending I couldn’t oust him, Paul pushed through me, and then Nick soon after.

Win
Paul 4vps Gw, Nick 1vp, Geoff 0vps, Graham 0vps, Sam 0vps

Current Standings
Paul 9 GWs 3 Draws 33.0 vps 24 Total Games 0.38

Sam 5 GWs 2 Draws 21.5 vps 23 Total Games 0.22

Graham 4 GWs 2 Draws 22.0 vps 19 Total Games 0.21

Steve 2 GWs 2 Draws 11.0 vps 7 Total Games 0.29

Nick 1 GWs 0 Draws 7.0 vps 11 Total Games 0.09

Geoff 1 GWs 1 Draws 6.5 vps 15 Total Games 0.07

Kieran 1 GWs 3 Draws 5.0 vps 7 Total Games 0.14

Stevan 0 GWs 2 Draws 4.0 vps 14 Total Games 0.00

Richard 0 GWs 1 Draws 0.5 vps 1 Total Games 0.00

Andy 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 0 Total Games 0.00

Total: 26 Games (23 GW, 3 Draw)

So Paul extends his lead, while Graham is nipping at my heels. Meanwhile Nick has changed positions with Geoff due to that extra vp he got. Talking of Nick he missed the last train back last night, so had a comfortable(?) night on the sofa at my house, he also suffered an early morning wake up (early for him at least) so I expect he will double check the train times next time.

This Saturday is ECQ in Burton, to which Paul Graham Nick and Kieran are definitely going. Andy was talking about going, but will have to see if he makes an appearance. Graham also has Kierans Blood Shadowed Court boxes (which have arrived) and a ARDB disc, he should also find an Unmasking for Kieran, while Paul has the other cards he needs.

Next week, 21st of May will be a wind down week after all the build up to the ECQ. So it will be a good opportunity to play something different. Can either try Phased Motion format Vtes, using the Jyhad only deck that we have played before, or perhaps another game altogether - Mall of Horror, Lord of the Rings, Condottiere or any of the other games I have at home. I would suggest Battletech, but as BoardGameClub still haven’t worked out my order yet I can’t. However Gammarauders is similar, with players having a BioBorg each - 60 foot mutated creatures such as rats, kangaroos and turtles! I would need to read the rules before if people are keen. I think that there will be five of us again, as I don’t think Stevan will be available.

Sam