DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/31/2010 Duedate: 06/12/2010 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-533 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS IGNORANT BAUD 042909A (659) (2-5609) [15-2-0,129] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader IGNORANT BAUD ORIAX 042909A (659) HARDEDGED 2 (665) (2-5609) [15-2-0,129] (2-5660) [1-0-0,21] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite LORINDA ORIAX THE GOLDEN FISH (147) HARDEDGED 2 (665) (2-5603) [12-11-0,69] (2-5660) [1-0-0,21] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM 042909A (659) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HARDEDGED 2 (665) 74 2. 042909A (659) 29 042909A (659) 3. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 0 Unchartered Team 4. SERPENTS HOLD (664) 0 5. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) -5 HARDEDGED 2 (665) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 042909A (659) 44 10 1 81.5 1/ 1 042909A (659) 14 0 0 2/ 0*HARDEDGED 2 (665) 4 1 1 80.0 2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 8 7 0 3/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 761 825 23 48.0 3/ 0*HARDEDGED 2 (665) 4 1 1 4/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 35 55 7 38.9 4/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 2 13 0 5- 4*SERPENTS HOLD (664) 1 2 0 33.3 5- 4*SERPENTS HOLD (664) 1 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 650): VAN DERMINT of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 532): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 656): FURIOUS GORGE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 627): CASSIS of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 651): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 646): JOHN HUSTON of THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 654): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 639): DEMON of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 640): WHATAMONSTER of CHAMPIONS (Champion, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 639): CATHER of LITERATE LOONS (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 607): GORM HOLLIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 273): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 587): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 538): TERESAI of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 248): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 484): DETONATOR of EOD (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 224): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 532): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 650): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 532): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 656): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 4 JHELUM (turn 627): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 651): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 646): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 654): REAVERS (Chase, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 369): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 640): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 639): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 607): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 273): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 587): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 538): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): GOTHUM (?, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 248): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 484): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 224): MIDDLE WAY 23 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 532) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 3 OSKSI (turn 656): FURIOUS GORGE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 627): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 652): CANDY CANE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 640): SALLANCHE of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.) BUBBLY BAELZEBUB of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 639): CATHER of LITERATE LOONS (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 607): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 272): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 538): TERESAI of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in NIANIA. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! HARDEDGED 2 seems to have it's eye on the top team spot, and if they continue having 4-1-1 weeks they may get it! Hey everybody, watch out for ORIAX, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing FREDILILLA like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was FREDILILLA, who dropped 16 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with ORIAX. Well, everybody's pal IGNORANT BAUD moved his record to 15-2-0 by defeating LORINDA in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 3 recognition points. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the NIANIA arena. Did you hear that HISTORICAL WUSSES was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of HISTORICAL WUSSES' warriors, I'm not surprised! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause 042909A beats feet every time HISTORICAL WUSSES smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens. I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of you whom I have not offended yet. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Hasta la bye-bye. (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IGNORANT BAUD 5609 15 2 0 129 042909A (659) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HORMONAL GROWTH 5534 10 2 0 121 WIDE WORLD OF... (653) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LORINDA 5603 12 11 0 69 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618 12 2 0 61 042909A (659) -BOLD MR. WASABI 5622 4 0 0 61 042909A (659) TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627 10 2 1 59 042909A (659) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DESMOND TUTU 5610 7 11 1 53 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) THE BUNNY GOD 5631 3 0 0 51 042909A (659) SESKERINTH 5638 7 4 0 40 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) IMMANUEL KANT 5614 8 10 2 39 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) HELENADERE 5650 7 1 1 39 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ENRKO FERMI 5613 9 9 2 38 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612 6 12 1 31 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) GHANDI 5611 5 13 1 29 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) -HEMLOCK 5654 1 1 0 28 SERPENTS HOLD (664) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ORIAX 5660 1 0 0 21 HARDEDGED 2 (665) SEMAIZAS 5664 1 0 0 19 HARDEDGED 2 (665) THAMUZ 5661 1 0 0 15 HARDEDGED 2 (665) NYBBAS 5662 1 0 1 14 HARDEDGED 2 (665) HARKRANZ 5658 3 2 0 11 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) FREDILILLA 5659 2 1 0 7 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 NYBBAS 5662 533 NONE SONNEILLON 5663 0 1 0 HARDEDGED 2 665 DARK CHAMPION 533 NONE PERSONAL ADS Hemlock -- Ah? And which kind are you, the tree, or the herb? -- Harkranz, accepting no drinks from you whichever you are Ignorant Baud -- Okay, you have fourteen regular arena wins. You can graduate any time now. -- Lorinda P.S. Or you can lose fights now, because you surely don't need either the wins or the political points. Desmond Tutu -- You came out in that... skirt, and I recoiled in horror. Which makes it hard to fight properly. -- Seskerinth Immanuel Kant -- Unfortunately, today you could. Ouch. -- Helenadere Aha! That Convicted Thief is TOAST! With strawberry preserves. -- Fredililla TMM -- How passive! You probably need an aggressive pedicurist. -- Lorinda LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SONNEILLON was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. IGNORANT BAUD devastated LORINDA in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. AMBEERDEXTROUS overcame DESMOND TUTU in a popular 2 minute match. TWO-PIECE TOENAIL vanquished IMMANUEL KANT in a 2 minute mismatched brawl. THE BUNNY GOD overpowered ENRKO FERMI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight. HELENADERE bested GHANDI in a 2 minute duel. JEAN PAUL SATRE was overpowered by SESKERINTH in a 3 minute one-sided struggle. HARKRANZ was devastated by SEMAIZAS in a 1 minute one-sided competition. FREDILILLA was overcome by ORIAX in a action packed 3 minute beginner's melee. THAMUZ vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight. NYBBAS slaughtered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 5 AIMED BLOW 35 - 18 - 1 66 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 0 63 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 9 - 2 61 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 13 - 0 43 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 1 42 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 15 - 1 40 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 8 - 0 38 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 - 0 33 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 533 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 5 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK IGNORANT BAUD 5609 15 2 0 129 042909A (659) WALL OF STEEL LORINDA 5603 12 11 0 69 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) AIMED BLOW AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618 12 2 0 61 042909A (659) PARRY-RIPOSTE HELENADERE 5650 7 1 1 39 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is LORINDA 5603. The most popular warrior this turn was ORIAX 5660. The ten other most popular fighters were DESMOND TUTU 5610, AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, HELENADERE 5650, SESKERINTH 5638, TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627, THE BUNNY GOD 5631, SEMAIZAS 5664, IGNORANT BAUD 5609, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, and THAMUZ 5661. The least popular fighter this week was HARKRANZ 5658. The other ten least popular fighters were JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612, LORINDA 5603, SONNEILLON 5663, NYBBAS 5662, FREDILILLA 5659, GHANDI 5611, ENRKO FERMI 5613, THAMUZ 5661, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, and IGNORANT BAUD 5609. WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there! SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CLEVELAND! Our summer FTF will be down south this year, located in Orlando, Florida on July 9-11, 2010. It will be held at the Courtyard Orlando International Drive, near Universal Studios and Sea World, and not far from the Disney parks. The hotel is located at 8600 Austrian Court, Orlando, 32819 (800-321-2211). Rooms are $112/night, 1-2 occupancy, and are listed under the Reality Simulations room block. The hotel features free parking and free high-speed wireless internet in all guestrooms. The hotel has an pool, jacuzzi, and fitness center. There's a Starbucks, a restaurant, and a little Market where you can get snacks and sandwiches all day and night. There are tons of restaurants nearby on I-Drive. The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking forward to the tournament and that we will see you there! NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. TROLL (7-4624) BIG BAD BARBARIAN (12-4783) SUPERIOR FORCES 22T RAMPAGE (32-5076) ANGELS OF PAIN HOOFA (68-8617) ALMOST SCUMMY BOY (73-3371) THE FAMILY TREE NIGHTBINDER (82-3120) FORGE OF FURY HEDWIG (82-11622) LUROCIAN XIII DOLAN (82-15864) WHETSTONE 2D II LOAD MASTER (82-15924) ARIZONA TRIP 2K2 SNOTMONSTER (82-26261) NOSEY YELLOW SUBMARINE (82-26471) LBA: BEATLEMANIA! CLUSTER (82-28582) HALF A WORD KINETIX (82-30489) SUPERIOR FORCES 706 LUNG BUTTER (82-33462) 11405O WEBBED BEAUS (82-36458) DATING A FROG KATAMARI DAMACY (82-38613) COOL GAMES BEAVER (82-39056) ANIMAL'S FARM VITO BERTOLDO (82-41532) MEDAL OF HONOR CECIL BOLTON (82-42248) MEDAL OF HONOR V SOULTAKER (82-45716) FAIRLY ODD PEOPLE II HARVEY (82-46194) KELLUMBO'S K 06F PRISONER R09 (82-51085) DUNGEON CELL 4 Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes BLOODGAMES at the SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Summer FTF! For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. At the end of the ten turns, even though several warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the Bloodgames. And in this game mere survival counts for little. A great general once said, "The object of battle is not to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die for his." This general would have greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. There will be two different arenas: DM 98: for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and DM 99: for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions: BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All is 84 points, 3-21, as usual.) DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur. REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters. CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In DM 98, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds. For DM 99, warriors may not change their strategy from round to round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the F-t-F). There will be no DA challenges. TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your rollups and strategies by Wednesday, July 7, else they are due by 9pm on Friday, at the hotel. The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular tournament. MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest. ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill. Errors must be reported before the next turn processes. NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games. FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49. AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills. The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion. Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration: Each of these six warriors must be of a different fighting style. Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie. A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills. The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts. AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three surviving gladiators in each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters Games. Any special training required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be conducted before transfer into A.D. Astute managers will note that this means a slim, but possible chance that a warrior designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of the top three places, and go on to glory in A.D. That warrior could be yours! The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make. When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!