VEKN Newsletter February 2020

On March 3rd, 2020, the VEKN has published its newsletter for February 2020. The newsletter covers a number of topics, namely the announcement of a number of major tournaments, a tournament report of the South American Cup, a second tournament report of the North American Cup, some card changes of the Assamite/Quietus, and an interview with VTES artist Samuel Araya.

Read the complete newsletter here: VEKN Newsletter for February 2020 on VEKN.net.

Announcement German VTES Grand Prix 2020

This year, the first German VTES Grand Prix tournament will take place in Darmstadt, Germany on March 21st, 2020. Here are the details of the tournament:

• Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2020
• Location:
  

  DRK-Zentrum (Centre of the German Red Cross) Darmstadt-Eberstadt
  Eysenbachstraße 1A
  64297 Darmstadt

• Format:
  • Standard Constructed, detailed rules can be found on the VEKN Tournament Rules webpage.
  • Tournament proxy cards are not allowed.
• Time Table
  • Registration starts 11:00
  • 1st Round starts 12:00
• Entry Fee: 15 EUR pre-registered, 18 EUR on location.
• Prizes: tba
• More details and registration
  • Registration for the event is at vtes-hook.com .
  • Players who pre-registered on registration.vtes-hook.com can now complete their registration by giving to a PayPal MoneyPool I opened for that purpose.
  • A warm lunch is included in the entry fee (guaranteed with pre-registration).
  • Non-alcoholic drinks are available as well for a reasonable price.

There’s an additional tournament on the following day as well (Sunday, March 22nd, 2020).

For full details on the tournament and the latest news on it, please refer this VEKN.net thread.

 

Announcement German National VTES Championship 2020

This year the German National VTES Championship tournament will take place in Bochum, Germany on May 16th, 2020. Here are the details of the tournament:

• Date: Saturday, May 16th, 2020
• Location:
  

  Zu den Vier Winden
  Hofsteder Str. 94
  44809 Bochum

• Format: Standard Constructed, detailed rules can be found on the VEKN Tournament Rules web page. Proxies are not allowed. Please note that you do not have to qualify for this event.
• Time Table
  • • Registration — 12:00
    • Start 1st round — 13:00
• Round System: 3 rounds plus final round (time limit: 2h each)
• Entry Fee: 15 € (10 € of which count towards food & drinks on site)
• Prizes: tba
• More Details
  • Pre-registration is recommended, under registration.vtes-hook.com/
  • The location is a pub, so you may not bring your own food and drinks. The entrance fee includes 10 € minimum consumption of food & drinks on site.

VEKN Newsletter January 2020

Ayelech by Samuel Araya

On February 1st, 2020, the VEKN has published its newsletter for January 2020. The newsletter covers a number of topics, namely the announcement of the VTES 5th Edition “spoiler season”, the announcement of a number of major tournaments, a clarification about so-called limited tournaments, and finally an extensive discussion of the Goratrix Wall deck archetype with Mika Nurmikolu, who won the Finnish Grand Prix 2019 with the deck.

Read the complete newsletter here: VEKN Newsletter for January 2020 on VEKN.net.

VTES History: From Jyhad to V:TES

This is an old article by Paul Peterson and Tom Wylie describing the transition from Jyhad to VTES, and accompanying changes, that took place in 1995 under the Wizards of the Coast leadership. The article is from Duelist #7 (1995), which also features an article of the newly released Dark Sovereigns expansion and a complete list of VTES card, that had been published up to that point.

It has taken over a year for the unlimited version of Jyhad^(TM) to hit the streets, but for fans of the game it’s well worth the wait. The rules have been reworked to make them clearer, and there is a new basic game that is easier to learn. A few cards have been replaced, and most of the others have been reworded. All of these changes have been made to give novices and veteran players a more accessible and more enjoyable game: Vampire: The Eternal Struggle^(TM).

The New Rules

One of the biggest problems with Jyhad was that players, particularly new players, found the rulebook difficult to understand. In the unlimited edition, the rules have been reorganized and rewritten to make them more accessible. The information about the atmosphere and setting of the game, formerly at the beginning of the rulebook, has been moved to an appendix, to be read after the player is more familiar with the rules of the game. The rules themselves have been clarified and simplified, many of the sections have been rewritten, and the more complex phases of the game have been broken down into outline form to make them easier to follow.

Promo Crypt Cards in 2019 (Update)

For your (and my future) convenience here’s the list of the 2019 promo crypt cards. The six promo cards are from the five Continental VTES Championships, and the last is an extra card from the VTES 25th Anniversary set (so technically not really a promo vampire).

There are now five mid-cap Anarch barons, which is quite nice, and even though there discipline don’t quite match, there will be some way to combine in future Anarch vote decks. You can also read an in-depth review of the first three cards (Casey, Jaques & Grimgroth) on Information Highway blog.

	Casey Snyder Promo from the North American Championship 2019 (14-Jun-2019 to 16-Jun-2019) Release: June 15th, 2019 Tournament Legal: July 15th, 2019
	Jacques Rouge Promo from the European Championship 2019 (16-Aug-2019 to 18-Aug-2019) Release: August 16th, 2019 Tournament Legal: September 15th, 2019
	Nefertiti (Adv) Promo from the European Championship 2019 (16-Aug-2019 to 18-Aug-2019) Release: August 16, 2019 Tournament legal: September 15, 2019
	Leumeah Promo from the Australian/New Zealand Championship 2019 Release: October 5, 2019 Tournament legal: November 4, 2019
	Bituin Promo from the Asian Championship 2019 Release: October 26, 2019 Tournament legal: November 26, 2019
	Benedito, a Lanterna Promo from the South American Championship 2019 Release: November 16, 2019 Tournament legal: December 16, 2019
	Grimgroth Part of the 25th Anniversary Set

According to Black Chantry (current publisher of VTES), the five promo cards will be part of a future VTES product. This could be a tournament promo pack, but also part of a regular set or expansion.

VEKN Newsletter December 2019

On January 7th, 2020, the VEKN has published its newsletter for December 2019. The newsletter covers a number of topics, namely an interview with Ben Peal (in his function as Black Chantry product director) on the plans and new products for 2020, a tournament report of the VTES North American Cup 2019 (part II) taking place Heath, Ohio, and finally, a 2019 retrospective with regards to VTES.

Read the complete newsletter here: VEKN Newsletter for December 2019 on VEKN.net.