DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/01/2010 Duedate: 06/14/2010
BONSUR ARENA
DM-7 TURN-655
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CAJETAN
SENTINELS (122)
(7-6036) [12-4-1,92]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CAJETAN POSITION IS EMPTY
SENTINELS (122)
(7-6036) [12-4-1,92]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
QUEENIE ETUGEN KHAN
BEACH BABES (309) SENTINELS (122)
(7-6034) [12-9-0,45] (7-6043) [5-6-0,41]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SENTINELS (122)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SENTINELS (122) 41
2. CHURCH LADIES (548) 6 SENTINELS (122)
3. SERPENTS HOLD (565) 0 Unchartered Team
4. REAVERS (392) -2
5. BEACH BABES (309) -6 HIGH ORDER (300)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SENTINELS (122) 407 268 21 60.3 1/ 3 SENTINELS (122) 9 6 0
2/ 2 CHURCH LADIES (548) 103 101 13 50.5 2/ 1 REAVERS (392) 8 7 0
3/ 3 REAVERS (392) 141 149 15 48.6 3/ 2 BEACH BABES (309) 6 9 0
4/ 4 BEACH BABES (309) 807 %1138 23 41.5 4/ 4 CHURCH LADIES (548) 4 3 0
5- 5*SERPENTS HOLD (565) 11 19 3 36.7 5- 5*SERPENTS HOLD (565) 2 6 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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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
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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
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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
Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for BONSUR. Too bad, REAVERS, but SENTINELS
was just too good to be stopped. MVP award for HARPOON? REAVERS' proud of him after
beating QUEENIE and getting 17 points. Talk about yer major upsets! SCALP-HUNTR's
match with ETUGEN KHAN cost him a loss of 12 points! This Duelmaster is like
something else! CAJETAN stopped SCRAMBLER dead in his tracks! I hear the top team
insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for
PR photos.
AAARRGH!!! I HATE SPYREPORTING!!! Sorry. I just had to say it. CHURCH LADIES
was BONSUR's most avoided team. Is there some award for that? Hhmph! What kind of
warriors are REAVERS? CHURCH LADIES, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't
get them to accept an invitation! Can CHURCH LADIES' MARY ANN be more popular than
me? She was challenged the most, but is that really the same?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All BONSUR ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. BLAGO THE AXE really fought hard against GATEWAY. That'll teach
REAVERS not to go and kill any of SENTINELS' guys again, huh! Fight, fight, fight.
Is that all you guys can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. BONSUR is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much! Its
been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAJETAN 6036 12 4 1 92 SENTINELS (122)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PAULA 5923 17 5 3 100 CHURCH LADIES (548)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCRAMBLER 4735 9 6 1 79 REAVERS (392)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SUZIE 6015 8 2 1 64 CHURCH LADIES (548)
HARPOON 4796 7 4 0 63 REAVERS (392)
MARY ANN 6019 8 2 1 62 CHURCH LADIES (548)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
L'DY DEATHSTRIKE 4754 7 8 2 54 REAVERS (392)
BLAGO THE AXE 6027 11 12 0 46 SENTINELS (122)
QUEENIE 6034 12 9 0 45 BEACH BABES (309)
ETUGEN KHAN 6043 5 6 0 41 SENTINELS (122)
GATEWAY 6051 4 5 2 36 REAVERS (392)
SARAH SUNDANCE 6038 6 10 0 35 BEACH BABES (309)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SONYA 6055 3 3 1 33 SERPENTS HOLD (565)
BARILOCHE 6050 6 4 0 31 SENTINELS (122)
SCALP-HUNTR 4755 5 8 0 28 REAVERS (392)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KONA KATE 6064 4 0 0 22 BEACH BABES (309)
ORSINIUS 6073 2 0 0 21 SENTINELS (122)
-CHANCE 6057 4 3 1 16 SERPENTS HOLD (565)
-REAPER 6056 1 5 0 16 SERPENTS HOLD (565)
LUAU LILA 6065 2 2 0 8 BEACH BABES (309)
-LORRIE 6049 0 1 0 7 CHURCH LADIES (548)
REDONDO RHONDA 6066 1 3 0 6 BEACH BABES (309)
PAM 6069 0 1 0 1 CHURCH LADIES (548)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TERRI TOWELL 6059 2 2 0 BEACH BABES 309 CHANCE 6057 651 REVENGED
ZIGMUND ZAGG 6061 2 2 0 SENTINELS 122 GATEWAY 6051 652 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
The Editor -- Does Microsoft Word make it better? -- Chase
P.S. By the way what's html code? Or more important, do I get a prize now?!?
Alas, no, it's worse, but you get credit for trying. Plain text is what hal
favors. -- the Editor
P.S. I'll see if I can winkle your email address out of the transmission log
and send you mine. If we can avoid involving hal entirely, this generally
helps.
Mary Ann -- I can't believe we had 3 clash statements--three! How many decise skills
do you have? Plus, you had to know it was going from bad to worse when you fell
down. Thanks for taking me one-step closer to the throne. -- Scrambler
Bariloche -- I'm surprised it took me that long to knock you down. -- L'dy
Deathstrike
Suzie -- Dang, you're pretty good with that longsword. -- Scalp-Huntr
Blago the Axe -- Had to keep chopping you down like a stubborn oak tree. But fall
you did thanks to my trusty ol' broadsword. -- Harpoon
Queenie -- Figured I was in trouble when I dropped my sword. -- Gateway
Sarah Sundance -- I was *showing* you one of those bend over and grasp ankles while I
pull on your hair sort of moments. And you know what *for*. -- Scalp-Huntr
P.S. Yes, I'm a dirty boy!!!
Jorja -- I apologize for Scalp-Huntr. He has no class. -- Chase
Gateway -- Odd, you don't look like a gate. I couldn't find hinges or a gatepost
anywhere. -- Queenie
Chance -- I knew a guy once who liked to hold serpents. It turned me off him, you
know? Made me feel uneasy about his hands. -- Sarah Sundance
Sonya -- Wow, you ARE a serpent! A really viperish female. I think I should stay
away from you lots. -- Luau Lila
P.S. But thanks for all those skills.
Orsinius -- I've heard of people who are born with a silver spoon in their mouths,
but you must've been born with a silver sword in your hand, or something along those
lines. Ouch. -- Redondo Rhonda
Lorrie -- Not bad for a first fight. Have some coffee. -- Kona Kate
P.S. NOT smash. Who'd want to do that to perfectly fine fruit?
Harpoon -- Oh, you're good enough, no doubt, but I *still* expect you to turn into a
Sea Dog when the moon phase changes. -- Sarah Sundance
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLAGO THE AXE bested GATEWAY in a 2 minute Bloodfeud fight.
MARY ANN bested L'DY DEATHSTRIKE in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
CAJETAN subdued SCRAMBLER in a exciting 1 minute Title melee.
QUEENIE was overpowered by HARPOON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
SARAH SUNDANCE was defeated by CAPTURED PIRATE in a 2 minute fight.
SCALP-HUNTR was viciously subdued by ETUGEN KHAN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute fight.
BARILOCHE devastated LUAU LILA in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
KONA KATE vanquished PAM in a 1 minute uneven duel.
REDONDO RHONDA was vanquished by ORSINIUS in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 5 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 4 - 1 67 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 8 - 1 62 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 13 - 1 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 18 - 0 54 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 13 - 0 46 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 17 - 4 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 655 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:
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE CAJETAN 6036 12 4 1 92 SENTINELS (122)
STRIKING ATTACK SCRAMBLER 4735 9 6 1 79 REAVERS (392)
PARRY-STRIKE HARPOON 4796 7 4 0 63 REAVERS (392)
LUNGING ATTACK MARY ANN 6019 8 2 1 62 CHURCH LADIES (548)
WALL OF STEEL QUEENIE 6034 12 9 0 45 BEACH BABES (309)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is QUEENIE 6034. The most popular warrior this turn
was ETUGEN KHAN 6043. The ten other most popular fighters were GATEWAY 6051, HARPOON
4796, SARAH SUNDANCE 6038, BARILOCHE 6050, ORSINIUS 6073, MARY ANN 6019, CAJETAN
6036, SCRAMBLER 4735, KONA KATE 6064, and BLAGO THE AXE 6027.
The least popular fighter this week was REDONDO RHONDA 6066. The other ten least
popular fighters were PAM 6069, LUAU LILA 6065, SCALP-HUNTR 4755, QUEENIE 6034, L'DY
DEATHSTRIKE 4754, BLAGO THE AXE 6027, KONA KATE 6064, SCRAMBLER 4735, CAJETAN 6036,
and MARY ANN 6019.
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!