Category Archives: VTES

Preston VTES Buy List

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Prestonp

Here are the Vampire: the Eternal Struggle cards I am currently buying. I will buy virtually unlimited quantities of cards from virtually any edition.

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Atom Weaver’s Deck Bashing Challenge

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Prestonp

I’ve long been an advocate of trying to make powerful decks from a limited selection of cards. Such “commons” decks thwart the argument that a given CCG is merely the realm of the those who want to invest large amounts … Continue reading →

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The Current Contents of my “Barbed Wire” Decks

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Prestonp

Card Title Value Total Line Value .44 Magnum/Sawed Off Shotgun $0.05 5 $0.25 4th Tradition $0.50 3 $1.50 Animal Magnetism $0.25 2 $0.50 Arson $0.05 3 $0.15 Bewitching Oration $0.25 3 $0.75 Blood Dolls $0.75 8 $6.00 Blow Torch $0.25 … Continue reading →

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Gangrel Dominate Deck: Stanislava and Ingrid

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Prestonp

Recently a purchaser of my Barbed Wire decks off of eBay asked me to make an advanced deck for him. I put together a deck that was a longtime favorite tournament deck. I had worked on it with Paul Johnson … Continue reading →

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Tournament Report: Austin Qualifier, 2009

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Prestonp

The two playgroups in Texas that I have any experience with are the Dallas and Austin playgroup. At one point, when I first started playing in North Texas around 2005, both playgroups were of comparable size. Unfortunately, last year, the … Continue reading →

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The Problems of the Tremere in VTES, Part II

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Prestonp

It was a challenge to try to make a playable Tremere deck from Jyhad commons. As I mentioned in my last post, the Tremere have to have some sort of combat package: it helps to get your bleeds through and … Continue reading →

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The Problems of the Tremere Clan in VTES, Part I

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Prestonp

One of my hobbies is the collectible card game, Vampire: the Eternal Struggle. It was the second collectible card game (after Magic: the Gathering) designed by Richard Garfield and put out under the “Deckmaster” label. Originally introduced in 1994, the … Continue reading →

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