MONDAY le lundi au soleil

WELCOME TO PARIS BRUNCH AND QUIZZ:

Starting at noon at St Michel area near Notre Dame

CASUAL GAMES:

Starting at 1P.M at the same place
(name of the restaurant/Pub welcoming us is to come later)

SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT :

Starting at 5P.M at store Le Repaire du Dragon
(You can go in less than 20 minuts with subway from the restaurant)
2 Rounds + Final Constructed Tournament, winner qualifies for EC , 20 slots

TUESDAY laissez-moi danser

CASUAL GAMES DAY :

starting from 11A.M at store Troll2Jeux and nearby pub for those who want

WEDNESDAY les filles du mercredi…

SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT :

Starting at 2P.M at store Troll2Jeux
3 Rounds + Final Constructed Tournament, winner qualifies for EC, 25 slots

THURSDAY c’est demain jeudi

SANCTIONED DRAFT TOURNAMENT :

Starting at 1P.M at the Résidence Internationale de Paris (place of the EC) – 3 rounds + Final, mandatory pre-registration to come.

WELCOME PARTY DRINKS AND QUIZZ :

Starting around 6P.M, at the R.I.P.

The second edition of the Legendary Vampire will take place in Paris, October 29^th, on the same day as the LCQ. In this tournament, 25 of the most challenging players will fiercely compete in a hostile environment, as they are all brilliant and seasoned Methuselah!

Rules of the Legendary Vampire format

Short version: it’s a regular constructed tournament, except that it’s meant for the top 25 players from the world ratings.

Long version:

-held on Friday, October 29^th, i.e. same day as the LCQ

-invitational, constructed, rated

-rated only if exactly 25 players are present for the first round (no more, no less)

-rating calculation: bonus of 1.25 to the coefficient, i.e. the rating formula for finalists is : Coef = log₁₅(25²) – 1 + 1.25

-priority in pre-registration goes to the top 25 rated players, considering the world rank established (i.e. online) on September 13^th (rankings calculated in the morning, at 12 PM GMT the rank results are final).

-the players willing to attend the event but rated 26+ in world rank would be in waiting list (with priority obviously given to the higher rating)

-final registration on October 28^th, the day before the LCQ, during the welcome party.

-no qualifying spot for continental qualifiers will be awarded, since belonging to the top 25 means you don’t need another chance to qualify (and that you should already be qualified by other means, being a top dog and all).

Legendary Vampire F.A.Q :

What is the Legendary Vampire ?

It is a VtES tournament, constructed, sanctioned and rated. Its purpose is to get the top 25 World rated players in a dedicated environment: a tournament where the level of competition is high and the occasional “chaos factor” brought by inexperienced players minimized. Perhaps you sometimes wondered if you could play with such and such “top notch” players, all at the same table ? Well, that’s what the Legendary Vampire is all about.

What is the difference between the Legendary Vampire and a regular tournament?

First, the number of slots is fixed to 25 (no more, no less). Second, it is invitational with priority given according to rankings as per the Global World Rank on September 13^th 2010. What it means: if you belong to the top 25 on September 13^th, you can attend the Legendary Vampire. For the rest, it’s the same as a regular tournament: 3 rounds+final, usual rules for constructed etc.

Is the Legendary Vampire sanctioned?

It is both sanctioned and rated, as it has been fully approved by WW and VEKN. Its rating bonus for finalists is calculated with a 1.25 bonus (as a reminder, the bonus is 1 for a continental championship, 0.5 for a continental qualifier etc.). Keeping in mind the number of players is set to 25, winning the Legendary Vampire is equivalent to winning a 135-players regular tournament, or a 97-players ECQ, or a 35-players continental championship.

Do you get qualified to the EC if you win the Legendary Vampire?

No. We feel like people who belong to the top 25 don’t need a special tournament to qualify. If you’re not qualified to the EC, you should attend the LCQ instead.

Why does the Legendary Vampire happen the same day as the LCQ?

The first edition of the Legendary Vampire was held in Montpellier, France, in 2008, but it didn’t result in any international presence. The EC organizing crew felt that since many good players will be at the same place, at the same time, we should take the opportunity to organize the 2^nd Legendary Vampire, this time with hopefully all the best players from all over the world (well, many of them at least, since they’re coming for the EC anyway). But we all know it’s not necessarily easy or convenient to spend more than a few days for VtES, so having the LV at the same time as the LCQ is the best option. Besides, most good and already qualified players usually redundantly qualify at the LCQ. By “parking” the top 25 “threats” in a dedicated tournament, it should have the positive side effect of having more people qualified for the EC.

Why is the number of players set to exactly 25?

As you probably know already, 25 is the magic number when it comes to meeting different players each round, with 5-players tables. The event will exist only if we have exactly 25 players for the first round. It shouldn’t be an issue, since we’re quite confident the format will arouse the interest of many players.

How do I know if I’m eligible to the Legendary Vampire?

On September 13^th, visit the White Wold VtES page and hit the global rankings link. If you are rated n°1 to n°25, then you’re eligible for sure.

I don’t belong to the top 25, but surely some players are not going to come, so…?

As much as we’d love to gather the top 25 players, obviously odds that some from the top 25 won’t make it to Paris for a variety of reasons. So, if your ranking is good (say, from n°26 up to n°50 world rank for instance) and that you intend to go to the EC anyway, you can still preregister on the waiting list. For example, if 24 from the top 25 are attending the event “for sure”, then priority will be given to the n°26, or 27 if the 26^th player is not coming, etc.

We’ll be closely monitoring who is likely to come and who isn’t, who is on waiting list and likely to come etc.

When will the list of participants be definitely established?

The registration will happen the day before, during the welcome party. If you’re on the waiting list, you’ll know if you can attend the event or not. We’ll give more specific details on the schedule a few weeks before the event on the EC site, the rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad newsgroup, e-mail etc.

What if I’m on the waiting list but it happens I’m not eligible after all? I won’t get to play at all in any tournament?

No worries there. If you won’t be able to attend the Legendary Vampire, you’ll be able to register to the other events (LCQ and the like).

What happens if you don’t have 25 players registered during the welcome party?

Keep in mind that since the event will happen only if exactly 25 players are present, which means we’ll keep everyone (pre-registered players, players on waiting list…) informed by e-mail, prior to the welcome party itself. The communication by e-mail will also give us a good picture of who is likely to come and who is not, in order to tell the people in waiting list if they have a good chance of attending the event. But still, if something goes wrong either during the welcome party of during the setup of the LV itself the next day, then the event will simply be cancelled and the pool of players will be redirected to another event (such as the LCQ or any other available event). It’s a good idea to keep a back-up deck ready, for those of you who tune the deck depending on the number of players.

On September 13^th, my world rank is wrong: everything was entered correctly, but for some reason linked to the WW site my rating and rank are not calculated properly.

I’ll field the answer from Robyn : ” There are already players who SHOULD be in the top 25 who are not (because the site is broken) and are keeping me informed. If we do not have the new site around September 13th, I will make everyone aware of these players and their numbers. There will be no dispute about what the facts are.”

On september 13^th, my world rank is wrong: some Prince didn’t enter the results of a tournament in time, another Prince didn’t properly report my VEKN number, another one didn’t report the tournament I had won because he was hit by a meteorite and possibly abducted by aliens. Any way you can fix this?

Ah. That’s the tricky question. The short answer is “no, sorry”. We do realize that the world rank is not 100% accurate due to many reasons: errors in input when submitting the results of a tournament, some lazy organizers seem to need weeks or months to submit the results, some might be incapable of submitting them properly, and some are even unwilling or unable to do it. But first, the issue will arise whatever the deadline is, so the deadline will not change; second, I will not, repeat, will *not*, go into the giant headache of handling such and such organizer’s mistake. If you feel your world rank is not right, try to get it sorted with your local prince as soon as possible (might as well start now), and in the tournaments you will attend before September, try to have a chat with whoever organizes it so you’ll feel more confident your ranking will be properly computed.

If, in the end, you happen to be the top 26 player and it’s not fair because you’re suffering from a mistake which is not your own, then I will truly feel sorry for you, but I will *not* delve into cleaning up the mess. Remember, all of the people who organize tournaments are volunteers. My basis for the LV is the world rank, which implies that all the tournaments organized by others are fully organized in a proper way, including all the process of submitting results. If this process is not run properly because of an organizer is too lazy / absent-minded / inadequately competent / whatever, it means the incident must be solved locally, by the playgroup and for the playgroup. It might be too late for the LV, but then, maybe the event will happen again; besides, not attending the LV means you can rampage through the LCQ or whatever other event, so it’s not the end of the world, is it?

It’s september 13^th and my Prince finally sent the results that get me into top 25! He was doing volunteer work in order to save whales and baby seals, and had an accident that had got him into a comatose state. He just woke up this morning, holding a baby seal in his arms. Surely you can make a little exception for me?

Again, short answer: “no, sorry”. I simply do not have the time to get an investigation team and ponder over the certainly exciting line of events that got you there. And again, I feel sorry for you, but that’s just the way it is.

But…but…I mean, baby seals?

Please. Get a grip. I don’t expect the LV happening without any drama, anyway.

I didn’t understand anything! In 15 years of VtES, I’ve never seen anything like this, this is undecipherable.

Well. Either attend the LCQ like most players, or send an e-mail at lege...@yahoo.fr and I’ll fill you in.

44, rue Louis Lumière
75020 PARIS

The online registration is only open during the event for Oct 28 till Nov 1.
If you plan to stay a little longer than 3 days in Paris., feel free to visit http://www.ee-rip.com/ , mail to info@ee-rip.com or make a call to +33 (0) 1 40 31 45 45

If you have any trouble understanding French, please contact us, we’ll gladly help you.

Airports

Paris is surrounded by 3 airports:

• Roissy – Charles de Gaulle is the international airport. It’s linked to Paris with the RER (train to the suburbs). Travel time to the center of Paris is about 40 min.
  Roissy is Paris’ biggest airport. If you’re flying from far away (the States, Asia), your plane will likely land at this airport.

  Get to the R.I.P. from Roissy airport: (8.30 €)
  Single ticket bought at the Airport’s RER B subway station.
  Take the RER B towards “Massy-Palaiseau”.
  Step off the train at Gare du Nord (after 27 mins), change for metro line 5 (orange), towards “Place d’Italie”. Get off the train at “République”, change for line 3 to “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”. Walk your way out at “Porte de Bagnolet”.

• Beauvais is 1h30 distant from Paris. A bus makes the junction every half an hour.
  This is Paris’ low-cost airline airport, check for RyanAir flights.

  Get to the R.I.P. from Beauvais airport: (15.60€)
  Get on the bus at Beauvais airport. After 1h15min, you’ll arrive at Porte Maillot, aim for  the Metro line 1. Buy a 1.60€ ticket, and jump on the RER A towards “Marne-la-Vallée”. Get off at “Châtelet”, change for line 4, towards “Porte de Clignancourt”. Finally change at “Réaumur-Sébastopol” for line 3 towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”. Get out of the subway at “Porte de Bagnolet”.

• Orly is linked to Paris with the RER and a fully-automatic train.
  For short-distance flights – within Europe. Some low-cost airlines like Easy Jet fly to Paris Orly.

  Get to the R.I.P. from Orly airport: (9.30 €)
  Take the train (“Orlyval”) to “Antony”. Get on the RER B to Paris (direction is “Aéroport Charles de Gaulle TGV”). Step out at “Saint-Michel Notre Dame” (after 23 mins), change to line 4, towards “Porte de Clignancourt”. Step down at “Réaumur Sébastopol” (6 mins), and finally get in metro line 3 towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”, finish your journey with a little walk from “Porte de Bagnolet” train station to the R.I.P.

Train Stations

• Paris Gare de Lyon is the station to South-East and Switzerland.
  Get to the R.I.P. from Gare de Lyon: (1.60€)
  Enter the Metro 1 line, towards “Château de Vincennes”. Change at “Nation”, get on line 2, towards “Porte Dauphine”. Change at “Père Lachaise” for line 3, towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”. Get out the sub at “Porte de Bagnolet”.

• Paris Bercy International is the station to Italy.
  Get to the R.I.P. from Bercy: (1.60€)
  Enter the Metro 6 line, towards “Nation”. Change at “Nation”, get on line 2, towards “Porte Dauphine”. Change at “Père Lachaise” for line 3, towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”. Get out the sub at “Porte de Bagnolet”.

• Paris Gare de l’Est is the station trains to which Switzerland, Germany and Belgium go.
  Get to the R.I.P. from Gare de l’Est: (1.60€)
  Enter the Metro line 5, towards “Place d’Italie”. Change at “République”, get on line 3 towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”. Jump off the train at “Porte de Bagnolet”.

• Paris Gare du Nord will ride you to Belgium, the Netherlands, or the United Kingdom, through the tunnel across the Channel.
  Get to the R.I.P. from Gare du Nord: (1.60€)
  Enter the Metro line 5, towards “Place d’Italie”. Change at “République”, get on line 3 towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”. Jump off the train at “Porte de Bagnolet”.

• Paris Gare Montparnasse and Paris Gare d’Austerlitz have trains to and from Spain.
  Get to the R.I.P. from Gare Montparnasse: (1.60 €)
  Enter the Metro line 4, towards “Porte de Clignancourt”. Change at “Réaumur-Sébastopol”, use line 3 towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”, and get off the train at “Porte de Bagnolet”.Get to the R.I.P. from Gare d’Austerlitz: (1.60€)
  Enter the Metro line 5, towards “Bobigny Pablo Picasso”. Change at “République”, get on line 3 towards “Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet)”. Exit at “Porte de Bagnolet”.

Taxi

The taxi pick-up charge is 2.1€

The minimum cost for a taxi ride is 5.6€

• Rate A : 0,82 €/km
  From 10 AM to 5 PM in Paris or in the circular high way around Paris

• Rate B : 1,10 €/km
  From 5PM to 10 AM from Monday to sa turday and during the days on Sundays.
  The same price is charged in the suburbs (including from or to airports) from 7AM to 19PM.

• Rate C : 1,33 €/km
  From 12 PM to 7AM on Sundays.

Extra cost:
There is an extra charge of 2.7€ for any adult for more than 3 adults.
There is an extra charge if you want to put more than one luggage in the trunk of the taxi.

Getting there… the last steps

Finally, wherever you come from, you’ll have to walk from “Porte de Bagnolet” to the R.I.P.

Here’s a map of how to get there:

Metro and RER

The tube is divided into two major lines: Metro and RER. RER are trains that will take you outside of Paris (Versailles, airports, Disneyland), Metro will pretty much take you anywhere inside Paris and its closest suburbs.

The metro’s ticket price is 1.60€. Metro lines have numbers.

The RER can bring you outside Paris. The price will depend on how far from Paris you want to go. RER lines use letters. Inside Paris, the RER ticket costs as much as a metro ticket. The RER divides Paris’ area in 7 zones. Paris is zone 1, 5 km around Paris is zone 2, 5 to 10 is zone 3, and so on.
The cost of a RER ticket depends on how many zones it goes through.

Whatever you are using, remember:

• A metro ticket is valid as long as you don’t exit the metro. There is no time-duration validity.
• A metro ticket will allow you to use the RER inside Paris. A RER ticket will allow you to use the metro if it is valid in zone 1 (if you buy it in Paris or to Paris, there’ll be no problem).
• Don’t throw away your ticket! It’s the proof you’re in order. Controls may happen at any time.

The Subway runs every day from 6 AM to 12.30PM on weekdays and up to 2.15AM on Fridays and Saturdays.

Here’s a map of Paris’ tubes.

Bus

Buses are running from 7AM to 8.30PM from Monday to Saturday.
Many lines are also running on Sundays and some of them are also running in the evening between 8.30PM and 12.30 pm but you’ll find less buses.

Don’t forget to validate your ticket in the bus or to show your pass to the driver.

Noctilien are the night buses. They run from 12.30 PM to 5.30 AM.

Ticket rates

You can buy tickets in every subway or train station. The tickets can be used either in the bus or the subway but there is a specific rate for RER tickets depending on the distance of your trip. RER tickets can’t be used in buses.

If you want to travel only within Paris, you just need to use one ticket for a single trip or a zone 1- 2 card for unlimited travel and buy a single RER ticket from and to the airport.

The price is 1.6 € per ticket or 11.4 € for 10 tickets.
If you plan to often use public transportation, you should buy an unlimited pass. Different types of passes exist and allow you to take public transportation as much as you want for one day or more (it’s one day and not 24hours).
“Mobilis” is a one day pass but you can’t use it from or to the airport.
Current price for a zone 1-2 card : 5.96€.

“Paris Visite” is a card for 1,2,3 or 5 consecutive days.
Current price for a zone 1-3 card : 8.8€ for one day
14.4€ for 2 days
19.6€ for 3 days
28.3€ for 5 days

Paris Visite cards also give you discounts for sightseeing places.

• Eiffel Tower

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Eiffel
  Metro line 6 (Bir-Hakeim) or RER C (Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel)

• The Louvre

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Louvre
  Metro lines 1 and 7 (Musée du Louvre)

• Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysées

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_triomphe

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champs-Élysées

  Metro lines 2 and 6 (Charles de Gaulle Etoile) or RER A (Charles de Gaulle Etoile)

• Notre Dame Cathedral

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris
  Metro line 4 (Cité) or RER B and C (Saint-Michel Notre-Dame)

• Montmartre, Sacré Cœur

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Sacré_Cœur

  Metro line 2 (Anvers) or 12 (Abbesses)

• Luxembourg Gardens

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Gardens
  RER line B (Luxembourg)

• Opera Bastille

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Bastille
  Metro lines 1, 5 and 8 (Bastille)

• Opera Garnier

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Garnier
  Metro lines 3, 7 or 8 (Opéra)

• Père-Lachaise Cemetery

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Lachaise
  Walking distance of the R.I.P., use line 2 or 3 otherwise.

Schedule

• About 4 days before the LCQ : Week of Nightmares
• Thursday, 28 october : Welcome Party
• Friday, 29 October : Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) or Legendary Vampire
• Saturday, 30 October : EC Day 1 or Adaptability
• Sunday, 31 October : EC Day 2 or First Chance Qualifier (for EC 2011)
• Monday, 1 November, 10 am : Leave the rooms

Fees

• 30 € for attending the 3 tournaments of the week-end (20 € you only start playing on Saturday, or even 15 € only participate at one tournament).
• 27,50 € per person per night at the tournament’s site (see I Register to RIP )
• 12,50 € per meal (the breakfast is included in the room fare)

Besides, on the occasion of the European Championship 2010, we’re offering you a giant Tombola: Seize the opportunity to test you ‘pick-me’ IQ: one of the essentiels to winning the national lottery, drawing straws, Malkavian games, playing Jaggedy Andy or even counter-playing ‘Greater Fear of the Void Below’..

Welcome Day (Thursday, October 28th)

• 15h: Welcome Day
• 18h: Start of Welcome Party : Duffin Draft, V:tES Quizz, board games, aperitifs (bring your national drinks!)
• 19h00 – 20H30: Dinner
• 21h00: Welcome party continues in the evening (and all the night if you want)

Some board games will be provided  by the organisation team  : Battlestar Galactica (+ Pegasus Expansion), Chaos in the Old World, Robot Rallye, Prince of the City…
The Only And One Rule : don’t lose some parts, please !!!”

Other days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• 07h00-09h15 : Breakfast
• 08h45-09H45: Inscription to the day’s event
• 10h00-12h00 : Round 1
• 12h00-13h30 : Lunch
• 14h00-16h00 : Round 2
• 16h30-18h30 : Round 3
• 19h00-19h15 : Tombola
• 19h00-20h30 : Dinner
• 21h00-23h00 : Final
• Games all night (the room is accessible at any hour of the day and of the night)

Week of Nightmares

Starting a few days before the LCQ, a Week of Nightmares will be organized. A set of V:tES events (qualifying tournaments, drafts, friendly games, ..) and other activites (visiting Paris, drinking in Pubs, …) is currently prepared, and we’ll keep you updated via Week of Nightmares Information .
Please share your feelings and thoughts on Week of Nightmares Feelings .

Last Chance Qualifier

This is your final chance to get qualified for the main event. Top 33% after 3 rounds will be qualified for the European Championship Day 1 (of course, those already qualified won’t lose their qualification if they don’t end up in the top 33%).

Legendary Vampire

EC Day 1

Only qualified players for the European Championship can participate at this event. The top 40 players will qualify for the European Championship Day 2.

Adaptability

This is a non-constructed format:

• Each player brings 3 decks at the tournament
• Before a round is announced, each player must chose his deck for that round. It must be a deck this player hasn’t played yet.
• Each finalist chose one of his or her three decks for the final.
• A given vampire cannot be in more than one deck.

EC Day 2

The 40 players who qualified on EC Day1 battle for the European Champion title.
There will be only one!

First Chance Qualifier

This is the first chance to get qualified for the EC 2011.

Tombola

This Tombola is based on sponsorpship. Donations will regularly be listed.
Tickets will be sold every day of the European Championship, in the same room as the event, and winners will be drawn in the evening, before dinner and after the third round of each event.
For the Friday Tombola – tickets will be available on Thursday at the Welcome Party and Friday.
Anyone can offer a prize here : fantomette[at]sabbatinfrance[dot]org or on one of the French forums:

http://www.veknfrance.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15899 or
http://www.sabbatinfrance.org/newforum/viewtopic.php?t=4791

These tickets will be sold 1 euro each. For 5 tickets bought, an extra ticket will be offered.
This fund raising will help us financing the site’s rental and obtaining extra prizes for the winners of the European Championship!

The Double Duffin Draft (Welcome Party)

Description of the Draft rules that will be can used during Welcome Party

The Duffin Draft is a fast, fun, and cheap way of classic draft. Rules were invented by Joshua Duffin. Here are the rules for the Double Duffin Draft, which we usually play in pubs all across the capital.

- Draft:

Each player has 2 boosters of 11 cards each, sealed. As for classic draft, pick a card from the booster, give the remaining cards to the left, and wait for everyone to have completed this before repeating with the cards coming from your right. Second booster moves to the right.
You’ll play with each and every card you picked. Don’t forget you’ll probably need vampires!

- Special Rules:

Each player starts the game with 15 pool (raised up from 12 in Duffin Draft).
Ousting a player is worth 1 VP and 4 pool (instead of 1 VP and 6 pool in regular games).
During your influence phase, there is no limit – but your pool – to the number of transfers you can use.
When a Methuselah’s hand is below handsize during her discard phase, she can spend a Discard Phase Action to reshuffle her ash heap into her library.

- Sets:

We haven’t chosen yet which set to draft – but it will be one of those: Third Edition, Keepers of Tradition, Heirs to the Blood.

Decks must have from 60 to 90 library cards, and at least 12 crypt cards.
The Grouping rule limits the crypt cards of a deck to two adjacent groups. 1-2 is OK, but 1-3 or 2-3-4 isn’t. Vampires of gouping “ANY” fit in any group.

Some cards are banned from tournaments : this is the list of the banned cards, on March 15th, 2010:
- Dramatic Upheaval (V:TES)
- Edge Explosion (NoR)
- Kindred Restructure (V:TES)
- Madness of the Bard (Dark Sovereigns)
- Memories of Mortality (Ancient Hearts)
- Protect Thine Own (Ancient Hearts)
- The Return to Innocence (Ancient Hearts)
- Succubus Club (V:TES)
Any cards that are usable only when playing for ante, including:
- Cunctator Motion (V:TES)
- High Stakes (V:TES)
- Playing for Keeps (Dark Sovereigns)

For more information about the tournament rules, please see Tournament Rules

and for the official Rulebook, go to RuleBook

In this post, we keep updated the list of preregistered players.:
Preregisted Players