DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/10/2010 Duedate: 07/07/2010 ARKERS ARENA DM-8 TURN-323 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CONFIDENCE CONSANGUINEOUS (567) (8-4894) [19-6-0,114] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CONFIDENCE POSITION IS EMPTY CONSANGUINEOUS (567) (8-4894) [19-6-0,114] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite KERBIN NOTTS DEAD LEE MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) YOU PAY I SLAY (373) (8-5040) [16-31-0,88] (8-3142) [5-2-0,103] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM Z GLADIATORZ (519) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 29 2. YOU PAY I SLAY (373) 29 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) 3. Z GLADIATORZ (519) 12 Unchartered Team 4. CONSANGUINEOUS (567) 0 5. SMITHSONIAN (245) -9 X-POSSE (529) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) 80 24 2 76.9 1/ 1 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 13 2 2 2/ 3 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 186 84 5 68.9 2/ 3 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) 6 3 0 3/ 4 SMITHSONIAN (245) 625 408 13 60.5 3/ 2 SMITHSONIAN (245) 5 6 0 4/ 5 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) 43 35 2 55.1 4/ 4 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) 3 1 0 5/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 151 227 3 39.9 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 3 12 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+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 322): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): HOUND of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 631): ELDON KREE of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 635): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 630): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 628): SISTER MARY JANE of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 592): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 577): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 476): BONNIE BARROW of BAD GIRLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): PETER THE GREAT of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): THE PINK RANGER of SUPERIOR FORCES X (Manager, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 322): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 631): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 635): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 630): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 628): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 592): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 580): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 476): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): TOM SAWYER of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.) SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 627): SPUD of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Hey, everyone, how's it going? Confession and I needed a break so we went on a mini vacation to the Isle to check out the tourney action and visit our guildmates. Consternation had a solid tourney (5-3); Conundrum struggled and found himself participating in the Fools Tourney (1-3, which seems appropriate given his 3 WT). I think I can speak for both of us and say we are looking forward to earning our place alongside our friends on the Isle. Zilch, thanks for keeping the throne warm for me. You guys have been on a fantastic roll in our absence. It's ironic that my win preserved the modern record for Current Top Team for my manager. He says he would have been proud to share it but he would rather own it outright. :) Confidence, the LU with a TP's body SPY REPORT Welcome ARKERS. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with NORM QUESHA? He actually beat SMITHSONIAN's ALAMO, and walked away with 21 more points from the fight. Major screwup at SMITHSONIAN. ALAMO lost 18 points to NORM QUESHA. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe ALAMO will provide more easy wins... Z GLADIATORZ's hatred of CONSANGUINEOUS surfaced again as ZILCH challenged ARKERS' top dog. ZILCH was reminded on the sands why CONFIDENCE is Duelmaster. Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners. If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. ARKERS thinks CONSANGUINEOUS and their 80-24-2 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... The bums at Z GLADIATORZ couldn't face the challenges from CONSANGUINEOUS! No excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, DEAD LEE! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. Warriors of ARKERS unite. You have only your games to lose! Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CONFIDENCE 4894 19 6 0 114 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEAD LEE 3142 5 2 0 103 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) ZILCH 5081 14 10 0 97 Z GLADIATORZ (519) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZITHER 5153 17 1 0 90 Z GLADIATORZ (519) KERBIN NOTTS 5040 16 31 0 88 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) INDIOR LANDIS 5058 20 25 0 85 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) CONFESSION 4895 14 8 0 72 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GERONIMO 5125 6 8 0 66 SMITHSONIAN (245) ZEPHYR 5204 8 1 2 61 Z GLADIATORZ (519) NORM QUESHA 5171 11 8 0 59 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZORK 5195 7 0 1 48 Z GLADIATORZ (519) ALAMO 5151 9 6 0 38 SMITHSONIAN (245) URA GONER 5214 2 0 0 36 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZEST 5224 4 0 1 24 Z GLADIATORZ (519) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIR CUMCISER 5228 2 0 0 22 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) -PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218 4 0 0 21 SMITHSONIAN (245) KOTTER NAHL 5197 2 10 0 16 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) YOSEMITE 5231 1 0 0 9 SMITHSONIAN (245) -IWO JIMA 5223 1 1 0 4 SMITHSONIAN (245) IMERTA LOEL 5225 0 4 0 4 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Confidence, well, you exuded it and I didn't and I ended up with zilch. Pshaw! Congrats on winning the throne. I look forward to learning something from your DM column. -- Zilch Imerta Loel, I was glad to provide a little zest in your life. I hear Fratsfans need it badly. -- Zest Veteran Mercenary, it was interesting watching you perform for your dinner; thanks for letting me accompany you. (wink) -- Zither Stand-By Captain, I do not know what has gotten into me recently, killing both Virtuous Scribe and Captured Orc. I guess that in my heights of excitement, I am just a despicable person. -- Zephyr Well, you should know. -- Arenamaster Sherovan Norm, whew! That was a close one. You scare me with all that experience, and when you whapped me hard, I thought it was all over. But who would have thought that I had some defense in me? Amazing, really. -- Zork Kotter Nahl, perhaps you could be my red meat? -- Zork (the cat who eats red meat-- lots of it--and enjoys the life of an Aruaki werecat) Well, shucks! That Consag bunch and that Confidence ruined a 2nd Z Gladiatorz 15-0. The scuzzballs! But, ya know, if ya ain't earned it, ya ain't earned it. We Z's will just have ta be satisfied with a mere 14-1-4. Shuckins! -- The Z Man Confidence, congratulations on winning the Arkers DM Crown and Title. You certainly have the name for it! And tell that "dummy" boss of yours--howdy and congrats. -- Curator Kotter, a rock is a rock is a rock. -- Plymouth Rock Sir Cumsizer, you got the jump on me just like those Japs of old did! You must have learned a lot of decise in that great tournament run you made? (wink) -- Iwo Jima kerbin Notts, uh, whatever I did there just simply didn't work. I was ugly! Hazards a poor attack and misses. Is out of control and misses wildly. Yuck! -- Alamo (No wonder we lost the fort.) Dead Lee, yo no dead. Almost be me. Needum fire water. -- Geronimo You Pay I Slay, great, great tournament run for Ura Goner, the Apprentice TC at 15-2. Kudos! It is perfectly fine if Ura does NOT appear in Arkers. Keep him sandbagger! (wink) You brought great glory to Arkers. -- Curator Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator Confession --I deny everything! -- Indior Landis Alamo -- Remember this. This is how it's supposed to go. -- Kerbin Notts Zork -- I didn't realize the Arenmaster was announcing your entry onto the sands, I thought he was just, ah, belching or something. Rather gross, I thought it--in public? Tcha. And then, there you were. -- Norm Quesha Plymouth Rock -- Not bad, but you need a stronger bass line, I think. -- Kotter Nahl Zest -- Not what I expected. But it could have been worse: I survived. -- Imerta Loel P.S. And the lemonade was quite good. We salute the tourney participants from Arkers, especially Ura Goner, the deadly Champion from Apprentices. -- Jorja and the Middle Way LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ZILCH was bested by CONFIDENCE in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight. CONFESSION was vanquished by DEAD LEE in a exciting 2 minute uneven Challenge battle. KERBIN NOTTS slimly lost to ZITHER in a popular 10 minute gory master's brawl. INDIOR LANDIS subdued GERONIMO in a action packed 1 minute mismatched competition. ZEPHYR savagely defeated HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute brutal struggle. ZORK viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute gruesome competition. ALAMO was vanquished by NORM QUESHA in a 1 minute uneven duel. URA GONER vanquished KOTTER NAHL in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight. SIR CUMCISER overpowered IMERTA LOEL in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ZEST unbelievably bested SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 8 minute novice's bout. YOSEMITE outlasted SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a unpopular 8 minute amateur's match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 4 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 - 0 75 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 5 - 1 74 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 12 - 1 65 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 9 - 2 63 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 6 - 0 60 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 - 0 50 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 32 - 1 41 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 11 - 1 39 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 29 - 1 31 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 323 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 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 4 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK CONFIDENCE 4894 19 6 0 114 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) PARRY-LUNGE DEAD LEE 3142 5 2 0 103 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) SLASHING ATTACK ZILCH 5081 14 10 0 97 Z GLADIATORZ (519) TOTAL PARRY ZITHER 5153 17 1 0 90 Z GLADIATORZ (519) BASHING ATTACK NORM QUESHA 5171 11 8 0 59 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) STRIKING ATTACK URA GONER 5214 2 0 0 36 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is KERBIN NOTTS 5040. The most popular warrior this turn was DEAD LEE 3142. The ten other most popular fighters were KERBIN NOTTS 5040, ZEPHYR 5204, GERONIMO 5125, ZORK 5195, URA GONER 5214, CONFIDENCE 4894, INDIOR LANDIS 5058, NORM QUESHA 5171, SIR CUMCISER 5228, and ZILCH 5081. The least popular fighter this week was YOSEMITE 5231. The other ten least popular fighters were ZEST 5224, ZITHER 5153, IMERTA LOEL 5225, KOTTER NAHL 5197, ALAMO 5151, CONFESSION 4895, ZILCH 5081, SIR CUMCISER 5228, NORM QUESHA 5171, and INDIOR LANDIS 5058. 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!