We got four players for the first time this year to play Vtes. Only managed one game, but it is a start.

Stevan Assamite Combat/Bleed > Graham Tzimisce Combat/Bleed > Sam Ahrimanes Block/Bleed > Geoff Malk Sneak/Bleed

A violent game from the off, with The Siamese being the first to hit torpor as Breath of the Dragon hit her in the face. Graham and I battered each other, with torpors on both sides and Howler being burnt with six Horrid Forms and Chiropteran Marauder! Meanwhile Geoff got to push bleeds into Stevan who had no bounce and too little intercept for the stealth. However Stevan continued to toil away, and got the first oust on Graham. He followed that up with a Khabar:Glory oust on me for a further ten pool. This meant that Geoff had his work cut out, but he continued to push forward, and could now use more of his defensive cards as he was under attack for the first time. Geoff got the oust, and thus the first game of the year was a draw.

Draw
Geoff 2vps, Stevan 2vps, Graham 0vps, Sam 0vps.

Current Standings

Geoff 0 GWs 1 Draws 2.0 vps 1 Total Games 0.00

Stevan 0 GWs 1 Draws 2.0 vps 1 Total Games 0.00

Graham 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 1 Total Games 0.00

Sam 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 1 Total Games 0.00

Andy 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 0 Total Games 0.00

Kieran 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 0 Total Games 0.00

Paul 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

Steve 0 GWs 0 Draws 0.0 vps 0 Total Games 0.00

Total: 1 Games (0 GW, 1 Draws 0%)

So Geoff is top of the table, alphabetically, so will have to watch him.

Graham and I played the Lego game Robo Champ while Geoff and Stevan played, it is a simple set matching game which Graham won. I think it is a little odd to have Lego games like this, because surely Lego is a building toy, yet once the pieces are built to play then you don’t really want to lose them in the rest of the collection (don’t build with them any more!)

After that Geoff, Graham and Stevan played the third game of Ad Astra. I left before it finished, with Graham in a slight lead. I think everyone is getting used to the game and it plays a lot quicker. It is definitely a race game though.

Finally next week. Should have five players again for Wednesday 3rd February. Vtes doesn’t seem to be very popular at the moment (at least, making decks/sorting cards is not) so there is little enthusiasm for it. So what do people want to play? Vtes (if so any variants – PMF, precons, other?) or boardgames (if so what?)

Sam