Andreas Nusser (interview from the NAC at GenCon 2005)
Age: 26
From: Neulussheim, Germany

BP: For how long have you been playing V:TES?
AN: 10 years

BP: Why did you choose to come to GenCon?
AN: Meet a lot of people, have a lot of fun.  Also, enjoy the 
White Wolf people.

BP: What's your favorite Clan?
AN: Settites

BP: Your favorite Deck?
AN: Settite Temptations

BP: What other games do you play?:
AN: Exalted roleplaying game, heaps of board games.

BP: How do other games help you play V:TES?
AN: Actually, V:TES helps me play the other games!

BP: What other hobbies do you have?
AN: A lot...sports...to begin it would be fitness, weightlifting, tai 
chi, and boxing.

BP: What are you favotite bands?
AN: Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica

BP: What are your favorite movies?
AN: Army of Darkness...I guess that's it

BP: What'd you think of the NAC?
AN: It was well-organized.  I felt sorry that there weren't that many 
players at the NAC.  There should have been more, like last year.  But 
everything else was just fine.

BP: What would you like to see in V:TES?
AN: I'd like to see a new game technique, like Gehenna event cards.  

BP: How often do you travel to play V:TES?
AN: A lot...I don't know how often, but it's really a lot.  At least 10 
times I go to foreign countries each year.

BP: How does your local metagame affect your deck design?
AN: Not at all.  I build my decks just like I like them to play.  That's 
basically, toolboxy, or more toolboxy than usual

BP: What decks do you currently have built?
AN: I have built around 20 decks.  Most of them are independent.

BP: How does it feel to be the 1st ever European player to win a US 
tournament?  (Andreas won the last chance qualifier at GenCon 2005)
AN: It was good!  Actually, I enjoyed it.  What else is there to say when 
you win a V:TES game!

BP: If I remember correctly, you won a European Championship back in 2000 
or so, before White Wolf started the Continental Championship system.  Is 
this correct? 
AN: I have won the Limited EC draft back in 99.

Back in 99 the EC was split into two events:
saturday: draft tournament with the just released Sabbat War set
sunday: constructed

The first placed players could decide which final they played.

I had 14 VPs on day one with Brujah Antitribu/Tori Antitribu bleed vote
deck and a lousy VP with Brujah Pince long range deck one day two. So I
went for the draft finals since I was sure I would not win the
constructed final.

BP: What was the experience of winning like?
AN: The experience of winning was great. Especially since this was my 
first tournament in a foreign country. I guess due to the fact that I won 
the finals I became involved with the V:EKN and became a prince.

BP: What was the state of the tournament scene in Europe like back then?
AN: The tournament scene as far as I remember (at least for Germany) was 
like:
- Vienna did its second European Championship. Carl Philhatsch organised
the event. In order to particpate at the EC you did not have to qualify.
- Germany held its first German Championship in a kindergarten
- Many tournaments did not play according to the V:EKN rules. After the
release of the Sabbat War expansion major V:EKN rules were created (the
no repeat action rule).

This year (1999) the following deck concepts were strong:
- the Euro Brujah deck concept was being published and it was very
popular to play (well the close combat variant).
- Malkavian Stealth Bleed (with Dom/Obf ;). At this point no one took
!Malks with Dem. Isn`t that funny.
- Ventrue Law Firm
- Bloat decks with Fifth tradition / Minion tap were outstanding

BP: Do you have any words for your fans?
AN: Play V:TES and...that's it, play V:TES!