This week we had 6 people participating, Brian the Malk from last week had to leave before this started but as it would have been 7 it would have been exceptionally long.
Chen (AAA Variant; Taditionalist) bleeding
Me (Anarch Vote'n' Bleed that had the crypt modified; Anarchist) bleeding
Marty (Assamite Wizards; Org Crime) bleeding
Joe (Trogloditia Anarch; Anarchist) bleeding
Will (New Ven Lawfirm; Traditionalist) bleeding
James (Baali Unnamed + Horde Nuke-Bleed; Org Crime)
Chen got out Anson as his first vampire, I had out Vanessa and made her Anarch w/ Anarch Convert, Marty brought out Parnassus, Joe brought out Trogloditia (who was using 5 of her disciplines all game), Will had out Lodin and James brought out Arishat (or Ass-hat as she gets called around here) + 2 Hordes.
Chen attempted to aggressively bloat pool in the early part, but seemed to want to do little other than that and was fairly efficiently ousted by James. Chen at one stage to the end effectively stopped defending. By the time James reached me, I had Vanessa (Libertas + Baron of Perth), Vincent Day (Libertas + Baron of Corte) and Ranjan Rishi (Baron of Seattle)... but I hadn't seen a political action and few of my Undue Influences but PLENTY of action modifiers and Majesties.
James fairly quickly demolished by ~10 pool and quickly moved through Marty (although there was a fairly epic bash involving Parmenides and a lot of presses, Taste of Vitae & hands for 2). Then Will turned around and nearly got himself into a draw-position when James went to oust Joe while the centre deck was showing a Life Boon. Will saved Joe and donated 7 of his 11 pool to his predator. Joe basically waited for James instead of taking actions on his turn. Will then Parity Shifted James for 3 and handed 2 to Joe putting Joe on 9 pool. He followed that up with calling Political Stranglehold which gave Joe 3, Will 6 and James 3.
Because of the event cards special to this storyline, James was regularly going backwards removing blood from Will's minions. When it came to Will's turn he would then use his own special event to hunt off James' Hordes slowing him down to keep Joe in the game further.
In the final turn of the game (before Will conceded), Will called a Conservative Agitation on James using Johannes Castelein which was cancelled with Evil Eye causing James to lose 2 pool from Johannes' special and leaving James on around 5 pool. Will had drawn another KRC and went for the kill on James but James cancelled that KRC and a second KRC that Will drew. James' Hordes were then not forced to hunt and that was enough to oust Joe.
Quotable Quote of the Night...
"Yeah shake that like a British Nanny!" - Marty the Man
Storyline Standings
Organised Crime 6VP 1GW
Traditionalists 5VP 1GW
Anarchs 0VP 0GW
It was 3 horde mind you with tend the flock made the third possible.
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