DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/21/2021 Duedate: 02/17/2021
ARKERS ARENA
DM-8 TURN-460
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PEARL HARBOR
SMITHSONIAN (245)
(8-5950) [12-5-0,123]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PEARL HARBOR POSITION IS EMPTY
SMITHSONIAN (245)
(8-5950) [12-5-0,123]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
PEARL HARBOR MAGNETIC WOMBAT
SMITHSONIAN (245) UNLIKELY HEROES (635)
(8-5950) [12-5-0,123] (8-5584) [13-5-2,96]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SMITHSONIAN (245)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SMITHSONIAN (245) 34
2. LADIES IN WAITING (115) 26 UNLIKELY HEROES (635)
3. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 20 Unchartered Team
4. BROKEN SPIRITS (632) 15
5. TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 0 BBCT3 (370)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 UNLIKELY HEROES (635) 13 5 2 72.2 1/ 2 SMITHSONIAN (245) 8 1 0
2- 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 396 211 10 65.2 2/ 1 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 8 6 0
3/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245) 919 542 21 62.9 3/ 3 THE CHOSEN (613) 8 7 1
4/ 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 214 172 14 55.4 4/ 6 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 6 6 0
5/ 5 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 347 301 15 53.5 5- 4 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 5 5 0
6/ 7 THE CHOSEN (613) 372 354 27 51.2 6- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 4 1 0
7- 8 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 41 43 6 48.8 7/ 0 BROKEN SPIRITS (632) 1 0 0
8-10 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 132 179 9 42.4 8/ 7 UNLIKELY HEROES (635) 1 2 0
9/ 0 BROKEN SPIRITS (632) 77 109 4 41.4 9-10 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 0 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! BLOODY HAND CLAN? Who? SMITHSONIAN is the
top team these days, buddies! SMITHSONIAN posted a nice gain, to come in 1st.
Everybody loves a winner... SMITHSONIAN had cause to celebrate, after APPALACIA got
18 points by beating MAGNETIC WOMBAT. A certain someone should cut down on the
drinking and practice more, after losing 10 points to NIOBE. (Discrete enough, PAX
THE YUGE?) A certain someone saw UGARG SNOTSNIK at The Welcome Wench with the shakes,
and now he fails to show up to defend his throne. What a pathetic slob! What can be
a greater victory? PEARL HARBOR has taken hers place as the top, as ARKERS' new
Duelmaster. Word has it one team in ARKERS is using psychics to predict wins. They
lead a charmed life!
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Perhaps the warriors of SMITHSONIAN
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... Like a pup with
its tail between its legs, THE CHOSEN scurried away from SMITHSONIAN. Oh, the shame!
As a confidence booster, RAL STORMBREAKER challenged MISS MATCHED, down 25 points.
Do you also slay vicious rodents in your spare time, RAL STORMBREAKER? RAL
STORMBREAKER bested MISS MATCHED with a point difference of 25. So this is what
ARKERS calls a duel. This will make an interesting tale.
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not a
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an
unconscious stupor.
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PEARL HARBOR 5950 12 5 0 123 SMITHSONIAN (245)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815 35 12 0 128 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
APPALACIA 5959 13 2 0 108 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-MALLAFAX 5508 9 14 0 105 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-BEA ZERK 5267 9 2 0 100 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
MAGNETIC WOMBAT 5584 13 5 2 96 UNLIKELY HEROES (635)
MISS CONSTRUED 4419 13 23 0 96 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MOMMA CASKET 4311 7 7 2 84 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
MISS MATCHED 4709 12 11 0 68 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874 13 12 3 65 THE CHOSEN (613)
-ANGELA DEATH 4310 6 8 2 64 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919 13 9 3 58 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-EGRIM 5510 10 16 1 58 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LICKETY-SPLIT 5909 5 0 0 56 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
GUIGRIM MORRUNT 6002 5 4 0 50 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-BUNKER HILL 5907 7 6 1 48 SMITHSONIAN (245)
NIOBE 5818 3 3 0 45 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-CAMPTOWN RACES 5999 9 1 0 37 SMITHSONIAN (245)
PAX THE YUGE 6008 4 4 0 36 THE CHOSEN (613)
-ZODIAC 5993 7 0 0 34 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SACRILICIOUS 6011 4 1 0 30 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
-ZEKE 5994 3 0 0 27 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
MISS APPROPRIATE 6012 2 3 0 27 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-ALPHA 5936 1 2 0 26 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023 3 1 0 25 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
MODEL T 6024 2 0 0 25 SMITHSONIAN (245)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MISS BEA HAVED 5897 3 3 0 24 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ZONE 5992 2 1 0 22 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-OTHELLO 6000 1 0 0 20 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
MISS DIRECTION 6019 1 3 0 17 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
WANDAH SNOKRAG 6013 3 3 1 13 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
LISA YAKVIGOR 6010 3 4 0 13 THE CHOSEN (613)
-ZORRO 5930 3 2 0 11 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-ZERO 6021 0 1 0 11 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-RUSH 5996 1 0 0 10 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
HECASCA THE PURE 6022 2 2 1 9 THE CHOSEN (613)
-CLOUD CHASER 5991 0 1 0 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-SLASHA FIERCE 6034 0 1 0 1 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BURPS FIRE HAMME 4741 12 10 1 ACID FIRE HAMMER 545 MOMMA CASKET 4311 457
NATRUZ MUDSLAG 5949 8 8 2 BLOODY HAND CLAN 626 ANGELA DEATH 4310 456 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Snotsnik back on top. Hubba, hubba. -- Curator
It is unsatisfying being the only persad writer and somewhat embarrassing. -- Curator
Angela Death, how could you? -- Camptown Races (feeling rather doo dah)
Khalhums Dwarf, har, har, beat you at your own game, Buster. -- Appalacia (now maxed
for the big tournament)
Polite Beggar, I ran you over. -- Model T
Health. Humility. Honor. -- Kennelworth
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RAL STORMBREAKER devastated MISS MATCHED in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PEARL HARBOR won victory over MISS CONSTRUED in a 1 minute expert's Title battle.
MAGNETIC WOMBAT was narrowly defeated by APPALACIA in a 7 minute master's duel.
ALBUS BONERATTLER overpowered FRATSFA MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GUIGRIM MORRUNT devastated FRATSFA MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PAX THE YUGE was bested by NIOBE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
RADTEEF WAZGRIM handily defeated HONEST MERCHANT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LISA YAKVIGOR was vanquished by MISS APPROPRIATE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WANDAH SNOKRAG was unbelievably bested by MISS DIRECTION in a 2 minute gory duel.
MODEL T overpowered HECASCA THE PURE in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
MAHTHA RIBKRAKA defeated VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 3 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 5 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 25 - 12 - 1 68 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 30 - 15 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 19 - 1 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 27 - 4 48 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 26 - 29 - 3 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 22 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 7 - 0 22 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 8 - 0 20 |
Turn 460 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK PEARL HARBOR 5950 12 5 0 123 SMITHSONIAN (245)
WALL OF STEEL APPALACIA 5959 13 2 0 108 SMITHSONIAN (245)
BASHING ATTACK ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874 13 12 3 65 THE CHOSEN (613)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PEARL HARBOR 5950. The most popular warrior this
turn was MAGNETIC WOMBAT 5584. The ten other most popular fighters were APPALACIA
5959, PAX THE YUGE 6008, PEARL HARBOR 5950, RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919, NIOBE 5818, WANDAH
SNOKRAG 6013, MODEL T 6024, GUIGRIM MORRUNT 6002, MISS APPROPRIATE 6012, and MISS
MATCHED 4709.
The least popular fighter this week was LISA YAKVIGOR 6010. The other ten least
popular fighters were MISS CONSTRUED 4419, MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023, HECASCA THE PURE
6022, MISS DIRECTION 6019, ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874, MISS MATCHED 4709, MISS
APPROPRIATE 6012, GUIGRIM MORRUNT 6002, MODEL T 6024, and WANDAH SNOKRAG 6013.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
PEARL HARBOR (8-5950) SMITHSONIAN (245)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
RAL STORMBREAKER (8-5786) THE CHOSEN (613)
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2021
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new round of Bloodgames beginning at the
Winter Mail-in! 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. We will hold three different arenas:
Mail-in-Style (DM 97): One strategy for all ten rounds, due January 16.
This arena will process along with the winter mail-in.
Regular Speed (DM 96): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due February 2 and turns process every 14 days.
Slow (DM 95): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due May 10 and turns process every 28 days.
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 are 84 points, 3-21, as usual.)
To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them in. We'll mail or email
your overviews and you can write up your strategies.
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 the turn-based bloodgames (DM 96 and DM 95), there are
no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in style arena (DM 97), each
warrior will have a single strategy for all ten rounds. There will be no DA
challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 97 is due January 16, DM 96 is due February 2, and
DM 95 is due May 10. DM 97 will process along with the winter mail-in and the other
two are turn-based and will process on a 14- and 28-day schedule respectively.
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 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 ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors 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!