This is a fantasy tennis dice game set in the world of Iotilas where races from different continent come together yearly to compete for a deadly & gruesome tennis match. This game is inspired by the tennis rules in our world and a simplified scoring system to keep the game tight & fast paced. 'I usually draft once a week, and if there's a big constructed tournament coming up, I playtest as well.' Playtesters 'I playtest mainly with Joost Winter, who made top 8 at Euros as well.
White Wolf has just announced the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition 'pre-alpha' playtest, which you can download and play right now! The company also has an attached survey for playtest feedback. 'Today we are sharing with you the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5) pre-alpha playtest kit, which includes the V5 pre-alpha rules and a special V5 pre-alpha scenario, The Night After. We invite you to download the kit and try it out: invite a few friends to play through the scenario together, talk about it, and then share your opinions with us through the online survey. We appreciate your feedback and value your input.' The survey closes on August 1st, so you have about six weeks, after which WW will release the next iteration, the 'alpha playtest'.The announcement continues:
We recommend strongly that you play the scenario and not just read the rules document. Actual play is the best way to experience and understand new rules concepts. In fact we suggest that you play it more than once, making different decisions each time to experience the full scope of the rules.
This version of the rules is pre-alpha. That means it’s not feature complete, and the designers have not made final decisions about what rules and features will be included. It was created specifically to test the new Hunger Dice mechanics for a live playtest at the World of Darkness Berlin fan convention in May. Much will change between this version and the Alpha, Beta, and final release versions.
We understand that you may be tempted to use this material to test the rules in ways that aren’t intended (such as trying to reverse-engineer the rules into your own scenarios, or published scenarios). We don’t recommend this: the pre-alpha rules were created specifically for The Night After scenario, and aren’t even close to final. We strongly recommend using them only to play The Night After scenario.
The Night After is a scenario that was designed specifically for these pre-alpha rules. It provides a glimpse into the tumultuous and destructive events that occurred in Berlin in May 2017, as told in Enlightenment in Blood, a VTM LARP event at the WoD Berlin convention. The scenario takes place on the evening immediately after Enlightenment in Blood, but no knowledge of that LARP or its events is necessary to enjoy the playtest.
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Posted in on December 16, 2015
Last Updated 7/14/2000
Birthdate: January 6, 1981
Birthplace: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Residence: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Languages: Dutch, English
Occupation: Self-Employed
Notable Results
- European Champion in 2000
- 3rd Place at GP Copenhagen
- Top 16 at PT Chicago
- Top 32 at PT Mainz
Magic Origins
'I just saw some kids with Magic cards at my school, and I collected a few cards before I even knew how the game worked. Eventually somebody taught me how to play. I found that I could beat people who had been playing for years, and I did really well at my first tournament.'
New Player Experiences
'I once played against this guy with an Unlimited Icy Manipulator in his deck. Since it didn't have a tap symbol on it, he was using it to tap like ten things a turn. I thought it was a really broken card.'
Influential People as Novice
'I learned to play competitive Magic from some of the best players in Holland at the time. Of course, all those guys really suck now, but at the time they had Moxes, so I had to respect them.'
Favorite Formats
'Booster draft for sure. I think that draft is really 'pure' magic. Anybody can take a Constructed deck from the net, but in booster draft you have to do it all yourself.'
Favorite Deck
'My favorite deck was Necro. Necropotence was just too good.'
Favorite Opponent
'Raphael Levy. I've played Raphael in Copenhagen and twice in the European Championship. He's a really nice guy, and very funny sometimes.'
Best Player in the World
'Probably Finkel, based on his results. He played really well when I saw him, like in money drafts at Pro Tours.'
Favorite Cards
'I really liked Hymn to Tourach. I would always get lucky with it and remove my opponent's best cards. Nowadays, my favorite card is Tangle Wire, which is just amazing in almost any deck. It slows down your opponent a lot and you don't suffer as much, because you can remove the counter before the ability resolves and also tap the Tangle Wire itself.'
Favorite Magic Mechanic
'Buyback and cycling. I liked buyback because it was really balanced. You had to pay extra mana, but you got card advantage. Cycling cards are good because they allow you to play with situational cards (like Miscalculation and Wild Dogs) which can be traded away if you don't need them.'
Favorite Moment in Magic History (that doesn't involve you)
'I was ecstatic when I found out that Ryan Fuller won Canadian Nationals this year. I first met him at PT Chicago, and we became good friends. He stayed at my place in Amsterdam for a week, and he's coming again for Worlds.'
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Favorite Moment in Magic History (that does involve you)
'When I first qualified for the Pro Tour, I was a little kid and everybody laughed at the deck I had built myself for the tournament. Everyone else was playing Necro, but I was playing a red deck with Pillage, Stone Rain, and Balduvian Hordes. The guy next to me was chuckling when he saw me play the Hordes, and he thought I was a scrub. But it turned out that the deck did really well against Necro, and I won the tournament. The same deck was designed by another guy to win GP Amsterdam, and it was like 5 cards off from my version.'
Favorite Place in Magic Travels
'New York. It's a great city, and it exemplifies what America is like. Everything about the place seems different from Europe, and I love the way it feels.'
Deck Building Accomplishments
'At PT Chicago, I made top 16 playing a four-color black deck that I built myself. It used Black Knights, Orders, Hymn to Tourach, Bolts, Emissaries, Ernham, 'Geddons� all sorts of good stuff. And I got to play with really weird stuff in my sideboard, like Forsaken Wastes. The Wastes turned out to be pretty good against Necro and Counterpost, which were the dominant decks of the environment.'
Greatest Magic Accomplishment
'Being European Champion.'
Magic Playing
'I usually draft once a week, and if there's a big constructed tournament coming up, I playtest as well.'
Playtesters
'I playtest mainly with Joost Winter, who made top 8 at Euros as well. Also Alexander Witt and Sven Dijt.'
Favorite Historical Magic Development
'I like the new money and the Masters events. Now, you can make enough money to play Magic professionally and travel everywhere.'
Reputation
'I try to be a laid-back and funny guy. My play style is very flexible. I used to be a well-known deck builder, but now that I've lost interest in Constructed, I'm mainly a good drafter.'
Other Interests
Basic Rules Of Tennis
'Partying, girls, soccer, and tennis.'