There have been no official announcements about the Anarch Set beyond its title and the following posts to email groups. The official release date is May 2003. ---------------------------------------------------- "There’s 3 precon starters (Gangs, Barons, Gangrel) and boosters. We’ll save the rest for closer to release." Regards, Steve Wieck White Wolf ---------------------------------------------------- The three decks are formally: Gangrel Anarch Barons Anarch Gangs -- LSJ (vtesrep@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to V:TES news, rules, cards, utilities, and tournament calendar: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/ ---------------------------------------------------- > Although I know the functionality of the cards > remains the same and that (ideally) the game remains just as fun and > challenging, I do think that retaining some uniformity contributes > towards a pleasing aesthetic. We agree, so we changed only a few things from the CE design to Anarchs (and beyond Anarchs) design. The changes preserved the CE design as much as possible while still correcting the issues we received the most feedback on with the CE design. Will people tell the difference between CE and Anarch card designs, yes, but it won't be a horribly intrusive aesthetic difference (in my opinion). Only the master cards saw a significant change which I'm sure we'll show an example of once we preview the set on the website. Steve Wieck White Wolf ---------------------------------------------------- Scrye #58 April 2003 Page 11 White Wolf Anarchy rules The next Vampire:TES set will be Anarchs, due in spring 2003. The 251- card set consists of 128 new cards (56 vampire / 76 library) and 123 reprinted cards (15 vampire / 108 library). The reprints will be confined mostly to the 89-card pre-constructed starter decks, which will come in three flavors: Gangrel, Anarch Barons, and Anarch Gangs. The 11-card booster packs will contain almost entirely new cards. The same page details the expected release date to be May 2003. Page 21 has the full page ad that is detailed here: http://www.white-wolf.com/Images/ProductGraphics/AnarchVTESad.jpg The following advertisers mention V:TES directly in their ads: www.ccgzone.com pg 47 www.potomacdist.com pg 67 Page 128 contains a tournament winning deck by Hugh Angseesing (24). Feb.4 The Graduate Cambridge, UK Constructed (S) - 8 participants 2nd: Simon Duddy (24) 3rd: Steve Till (27) 4th: Brian White (27) Tremere Combat 2x Goratrix 1x Kij Dansky 1x Justine 1x Muaziz 1x Reverend Blackwood 1x Aisling Sturbridge 1x Hannigan 1x Sarah Cobbler 2x Blythe Candelaria 1x Merrill Molitor 1x Academic Hunting Ground 1x Archon Investigation 1x Auspex 2x Blood Doll 1x Dominate 1x Mob Connections 1x Rumor Mill, Tabloid Newspaper 2x Secret Horde 1x University Hunting Ground 3x Ambush 2x Conditioning 3x Deflection 2x Eagle's Sight 4x Enhanced Senses 2x Fast Reaction 2x Forced Awakening 3x Precognition 4x Spirit's Touch 1x Telepathic Misdirection 5x Wake with Evening's Freshness 8x Apportation 6x Blood Fury 2x Blood to Water 2x Telepathic Tracking 7x Theft of Vitae 4x Thought's Betrayed 3x Trap 4x Walk of Flame 4x Weather Control 1x IR Goggles 1x Ivory Bow