The decks of the 5 finalists for the 2002 North American Championship held at GenCon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during August of 2002. ----------------------- GenCon Continental Championship Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sunday, August 11th, 2002 57 players Winning Deck by Jared Strait Crypt (12): Rake x2 Volker x2 Raziya Samater Kendrick Murat Nikolaus Vermeulen x2 (Never drew him in any round) Calebros x2 Sammy Library (74): Blood Doll x3 Creepshow Casino Direct Intervention x2 (Never used in any round) Dreams of the Sphinx x2 Information Highway The Labyrinth Major Boon x4 Potence x2 The Rumor Mill, Tabloid Newspaper The Second Tradition: Domain x10 The Third Tradition: Progeny x2 The Fourth Tradition: The Accounting x6 The Fifth Tradition: Hospitality x2 Domain Challenge x2 Kindred Restructure x2 Kine Resources Contested x7 Parity Shift x3 Pushing the Limit x4 Sacrament of Carnage x4 Army of Rats x2 Carrion Crows x4 Elder Impersonation x2 Forgotten Labyrinth x4 Lost in Crowds x2 Marked Path Needs a small amount of adjustment, but in general played well for being constructed at 1am the morning of the finals. Jared ----------------------- Here's Szilan Fodor's deck from the Continental Championships (2nd place, 57 players): Crypt: (13 cards, Min: 8, Max: 37, Avg: 5.62) --------------------------------------------- 1 March Halcyon for 1, Pander 1 Roreca Quaid tha 2, Tremere 1 Mustafa Rahman dom 2, Tremere 1 Jing Wei dom tha 3, Tremere 1 Courtland Leighton dom for pre 4, Ventrue 1 Ingrid Russo DOM for 4, Ventrue Antitribu 1 Sarah Cobbler dom THA 4, Tremere 1 Muaziz aus dom for THA 7, Tremere 4 Cardano ani aus cel DOM FOR THA 9, Tremere, Prince 1 Ulugh Beg AUS cel DOM for pot THA 10, Tremere, Justicar Library: (90 cards) ------------------- Master (12 cards) 1 Arcane Library 8 Minion Tap 3 Sudden Reversal Action (18 cards) 4 Fifth Tradition: Hospitality, The 8 Govern the Unaligned 1 Graverobbing 5 Magic of the Smith Action Modifier (17 cards) 4 Conditioning 2 Day Operation 8 Freak Drive 3 Kiss of Ra, The Reaction (26 cards) 12 Deflection 14 Second Tradition: Domain, The Combat (13 cards) 6 Hidden Strength 7 Skin of Steel Equipment (4 cards) 2 Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The 1 Ivory Bow 1 Sengir Dagger ----------------------- Here's Trey Morita's deck from the Continental Championship (3rd place, 57 players): Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 12, Max: 28, Avg: 5.00) ---------------------------------------------- 2 Horatio vic 2, Tzimisce 3 Lolita Houston aus VIC 4, Tzimisce 1 Terrence ani aus vic 4, Tzimisce 1 Caliban ANI AUS VIC 6, Tzimisce 3 Corine Marcon ani AUS VIC 6, Tzimisce 2 Little Tailor of Prague ANI AUS dem VIC 8, Tzimisce Library: (82 cards) ------------------- Master (15 cards) 4 Blood Doll 1 Charisma 1 Direct Intervention 2 Fame 2 Guardian Angel 1 Hungry Coyote, The 1 Jake Washington (Hunter) 1 Library Hunting Ground 1 Mob Connections 1 Rack, The Action (1 cards) 1 Arson Action Modifier (4 cards) 4 Changeling Reaction (23 cards) 2 Delaying Tactics 4 Enhanced Senses 6 Forced Awakening 7 Telepathic Misdirection 4 Wake with Evening's Freshness Combat (10 cards) 3 Breath of the Dragon 5 Chiropteran Marauder 2 Trap Ally (12 cards) 4 Vagabond Mystic 8 War Ghoul Retainer (11 cards) 1 J. S. Simmons, Esq. 2 Jackie Therman 1 Mr. Winthrop 6 Revenant 1 Tasha Morgan Equipment (2 cards) 1 Femur of Toomler 1 Living Manse Combo (4 cards) 4 Plasmic Form ----------------------- Here's Christian Chenard's deck, entitled "THE Embrace Deck" from the Continental Championships (4th place, 57 players): Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 9, Max: 26, Avg: 4.33) --------------------------------------------- 3 Jost Werner ani AUS PRE 6, Toreador Antitribu 3 Carter cel 2, Toreador Antitribu 2 Greta Kircher AUS CEL obf PRE 7, Toreador Antitribu 2 Remilliard AUS pre 4, Toreador Antitribu 2 Lolita for pre 3, Toreador Antitribu Library: (90 cards) ------------------- Master (40 cards) 1 Anarch Troublemaker 1 Coven, The 1 Creepshow Casino 1 Giant's Blood 9 Hungry Coyote, The 1 Jake Washington (Hunter) 6 Palla Grande 18 Presence 2 Tribute to the Master Action (39 cards) 18 Art Scam 21 Embrace, The Combat (11 cards) 11 Majesty ----------------------- Here's Ben Swainbank's deck, entitled "Monster's Ball" from the Continental Championship (5th place, 57 players): Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 13, Max: 30, Avg: 5.50) ---------------------------------------------- 2 Miller Delmardigan aus CEL PRE pro 8, Toreador Antitribu, Bishop 1 Parnassus aus CEL QUI tha 7, Assamite 2 Greta Kircher AUS CEL obf PRE 7, Toreador Antitribu 1 Ian Wallingford aus CEL PRE 6, Toreador Antitribu, Bishop 1 Victor Revell aus CEL dem pre 5, Toreador Antitribu 1 Felicia Mostrom AUS CEL pre 5, Toreador 1 Remilliard AUS pre 4, Toreador Antitribu 1 Parmenides CEL qui 4, Assamite 1 Zoe AUS cel obf 3, Malkavian 1 Carter cel 2, Toreador Antitribu Library: (90 cards) ------------------- Master (16 cards) 1 Art of Pain, The 1 Auspex 3 Blood Doll 1 Depravity 1 Dreams of the Sphinx 1 Fame 1 Fetish Club Hunting Ground 1 Fragment of the Book of Nod 1 Giant's Blood 2 Palla Grande 1 Powerbase: Montreal 1 Rumor Mill, Tabloid Newspaper, The 1 Society of Leopold Action (4 cards) 2 Bum's Rush 2 Embrace, The Action Modifier (2 cards) 2 Aire of Elation Reaction (28 cards) 5 Eagle's Sight 4 Enhanced Senses 5 Forced Awakening 2 My Enemy's Enemy 2 Precognition 2 Sins of the Cauchemar 4 Telepathic Misdirection 4 Wake with Evening's Freshness Combat (39 cards) 2 Aura Reading 7 Blur 6 Psyche! 2 Pulled Fangs 8 Pursuit 2 Side Strike 8 Sideslip 4 Taste of Vitae Equipment (1 cards) 1 Ivory Bow -----------------------