Anarchs (VTES)

"Anarchs" (AN) is the fifth expansion of White Wolf, Inc.'s trading card game released on May 19, 2003. The expansion's theme is the Anarch movement within the vampire society. Anarchs can use special "three-way" cards, i.e. cards can be played for one of three effects that each require a different discipline. The expansion also features the Gangrel clan, which suits the expansion's theme, since at that time in the fictional world of the "Gangrel" clan left the Camarilla sect and joined the Independent sect.

Contents

Part of the expansion are 3 different pre-constructed decks with 89 cards each as well as boosters with 11 cards each (7 common, 3 uncommon, and 1 rare). There is a total of 132 cards, of which 122 are new cards. The pre-constructed decks are:
* "Anarch Barons" -- a political deck based on the "Anarchs".
* "Anarch Gangs" -- a combat deck based on the "Anarchs".
* "Gangrel" -- featuring the now Independent "Gangrel" clan.The vampire "Xaviar" (also included in this set) was given as a promo card in a number of magazines.

Mechanics

* "Advanced" -- advanced vampires are alternate versions of a vampire with the same name. They can be merged with the base versions, creating a more powerful vampire than the individual persons before.
* "Trifles" -- trifle master cards can be played in advance to a regular (i.e non-trifle) master card.
* "Anarch" -- a trait of a vampire, allowing him to use special cards. Any non-titled vampire can acquire the "Anarch" status as cardless action. She then is automatically a member of the Independent sect.
* "Baron" -- a new title exclusive to "Anarchs"; the title has similar authority than a "Prince" or an "Archbishop". A number of "Fee Stake" cards allow an Anarch to claim the Baron title for a particular city.
* "Political cards" -- when used as vote in a referendum can now be redrawn immediately.

Notable Cards

* "Bleeding the Vine" -- a master cards that allows a player to cancel other player's master cards once each turn.
* "Brinkmanship" -- a political action which makes the player lose if he depletes his library.
* "Michael Luther" -- a young vampire of clan Toreador able to change the votes of any "Camarilla" vampire.

See also

* Masquerade society#Anarchs

External links

* [http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/ The official site]
* [http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/index.php?line=Checklist_Anarchs Checklist for the expansion]