DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/22/2011 Duedate: 01/18/2012
ARKERS ARENA
DM-8 TURN-343
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NORM QUESHA
MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
(8-5171) [18-21-0,115]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CONFIDENCE POSITION IS EMPTY
CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
(8-4894) [31-13-1,143]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CONFIDENCE IMERTA LOEL
CONSANGUINEOUS (567) MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
(8-4894) [31-13-1,143] (8-5225) [5-19-0,52]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 32
2. YOU PAY I SLAY (373) 31 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
3. TEAM LUNGE (547) 0 Unchartered Team
4. DREAD EMPIRE (597) 0
5. CONSANGUINEOUS (567) -31 (195)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*DREAD EMPIRE (597) 3 0 0 100 1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 7 5 0
2/ 2 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) 101 37 3 73.2 2/ 5 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) 3 2 1
3/ 3 YOU PAY I SLAY (373) 68 68 3 50.0 3- 2*TEAM LUNGE (547) 3 4 1
4- 4*TEAM LUNGE (547) 8 10 2 44.4 4- 4*DREAD EMPIRE (597) 1 0 0
5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 177 290 4 37.9 5/ 3 CONSANGUINEOUS (567) 1 1 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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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): VODI of OLLIS HEROES (Omega, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): MOSGIEL of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTUS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I had the feeling that M. Chardinee was just "going through the motions."
Barring standbys from taking the title blunts their enthusiasm.
Norm Quesha
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Nothing works for a team like victory (How's
that for a perceptive observation?) as YOU PAY I SLAY can attest... YOU PAY I SLAY
had cause to celebrate, after PENNY got 21 points by beating LELAND OLVEN. A certain
someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 12 points to
PENNY. (Discrete enough, LELAND OLVEN?) CONFIDENCE found out that ARKERS isn't a
democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! Word has it one team in
ARKERS is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it
works.
So much to report, so little time!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not for
whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
All good things must come to an end. More important duties call me. Like a
mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ARKERS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NORM QUESHA 5171 18 21 0 115 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CONFIDENCE 4894 31 13 1 143 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-URA GONER 5214 5 1 0 84 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IMERTA LOEL 5225 5 19 0 52 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
KOTTER NAHL 5197 5 27 0 50 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-QUICKLING 5273 3 0 1 45 TEAM LUNGE (547)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PENNY 5261 1 2 0 33 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
-SOUL CATCHER 5174 3 0 0 29 DREAD EMPIRE (597)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LELAND OLVEN 5262 5 4 0 19 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-LONGSWORD 4758 3 1 0 19 TEAM LUNGE (547)
IMA SLAYER 5271 2 0 1 16 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
-LONGSPEAR 5278 1 1 1 7 TEAM LUNGE (547)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
POINTY STICK 5280 0 1 0 TEAM LUNGE 547 IMA SLAYER 5271 342
ANITA KILL 5234 7 5 0 YOU PAY I SLAY 373 CONFIDENCE 4894 339 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
We salute the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Middle Way
Quickling -- What? I thought you were in-- Oh, duplication of names, I take it.
Well, I *wish* you were in some other arena. -- Kotter Nahl
Longspear -- I won't say I "eat longspears for breakfast," because that would be
ridiculous. But I use 'em to cook breakfast. -- Leland Olven
That Orc was really REALLY rude. -- Imerta Loel
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NORM QUESHA devastated CONFIDENCE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
KOTTER NAHL handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided match.
IMERTA LOEL viciously subdued HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
LELAND OLVEN was overpowered by PENNY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
IMA SLAYER devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 32 - 7 - 1 82 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 15 - 0 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 14 - 2 46 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 13 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 9 - 1 36 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 343 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK CONFIDENCE 4894 31 13 1 143 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CONFIDENCE 4894. The most popular warrior this turn
was IMERTA LOEL 5225. The ten other most popular fighters were NORM QUESHA 5171,
PENNY 5261, KOTTER NAHL 5197, IMA SLAYER 5271, CONFIDENCE 4894, LELAND OLVEN 5262,
0, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was LELAND OLVEN 5262. The other ten least
popular fighters were CONFIDENCE 4894, IMA SLAYER 5271, KOTTER NAHL 5197, PENNY 5261,
NORM QUESHA 5171, IMERTA LOEL 5225, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
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.
CIRBANE (3-3841) SORCERY COVENANT (52)
MADE A COMBO (62-3896) WON AT POOL (401)
TAKANOHANA (77-2569) SUMO BASHO (369)
PAIN PART 1 (82-11616) LUROCIANS XIV (1687)
1101 (82-17779) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)
PUD 135 (82-22036) PUDS AGAIN 8 (3496)
AMISTUM (82-26415) LBA: SPEILBURG FANS2 (4268)
MORE COWBELL! (82-29315) BLAH TEAM 8 (4781)
SILVER (82-30503) SUPERIOR FORCES 7402 (5001)
HYPERMUX (82-32647) 121604Q (5387)
BOND, JAMES BOND (82-36725) A VIEW TO A KILL (6066)
R'AKA (82-37859) THE DREADLANDS (6285)
PRISONER 007 (82-41051) DUNGEON CELL (6855)
SPARKLY (82-41405) 012006E (6911)
SEATTLE SLEW (82-41468) SUPERIOR HORSES II (6923)
CATHARI (82-42267) 4604 SUPERIOR FORCES (7065)
COFFEE GROUNDS (82-45801) ABSTRACTION (7691)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE
Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Winter 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 96: for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and
DM 97: 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 96, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.
For DM 97, 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, January 11, 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!