UK Nationals — Final Results and Match Report.

The results of the UK nationals has been posted over at the Anarch Free Press — including a brief match report on the final: www.anarchfreepress.com — results and final match report

Burst of Sunlight — more VTES artwork.

I decided to have a go at some more VTES artwork and taking into account the lessons I learnt from the last card. I spent quite a bit more time on this one, but I'm very happy with the results:

Although I got caught up in the detail (like the last card) this time I was able to ensure that the image was striking and would scale well by using plenty of contrast (including colours). Again I used Sketchbook Pro on the iPad — I'm happy with the process, it has quite a natural feel to it (you don't really get more hands on) and I doubt I'm going to bother with a tablet. For those interested here's an overview of the process:

Basic VTES set buying guide.

Just came across a useful breakdown of the various VTES sets, what to buy and what you should expect to pay — it's a useful guide if slightly dated:

VTES Newbie — Guide to Collecting VTES

The most obvious change is the availability of the more recent sets (Keepers of Tradition etc) but a lot of the information seems to hold true and it contains a useful overview for new buyers. The site also has some good pointers for teaching the game to new players — definitely worth a quick scan.

UK Nationals — 10 hours of VTES!

Our local VTES venue was the host for the UK Nationals on Saturday and what a day it was. The turnout was good (especially given the awesome weather) and atmosphere was great — friendly players and at a homely venue. Unfortunately (from a blog perspective) I got quite caught up in my games, so coverage is going to limited, sans notes and to keep it simple I'll refer to the decks versus player names.

Unusual evening at the Jugged Hare

Played a number of small games on Monday night at the Jugged Hare. Numbers we're very low as a few people were returning from the EC that day, so after discussing what decks would suck the least in a 2 player game we got started.