DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/20/2014 Duedate: 06/02/2014
ZUKAL ARENA
DM-9 TURN-749
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
EXPENDABLE YOUTH
KARNHORN KARNAGE (382)
(9-4200) [11-4-0,140]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
EXPENDABLE YOUTH LAGANITAS
KARNHORN KARNAGE (382) MMM BEER (537)
(9-4200) [11-4-0,140] (9-5782) [1-1-0,10]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
RED SPECIAL LAGANITAS
QUEEN (522) MMM BEER (537)
(9-5720) [18-6-0,86] (9-5782) [1-1-0,10]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
QUEEN (522)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. QUEEN (522) 18
2. KARNHORN KARNAGE (382) 17 QUEEN (522)
3. MMM BEER (537) 12 Unchartered Team
4. BLUE MOON (381) 5
MMM BEER (537)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 QUEEN (522) 152 82 10 65.0 1/ 1 QUEEN (522) 10 3 0
2/ 4 BLUE MOON (381) 910 %1094 29 45.4 2/ 2 BLUE MOON (381) 5 10 0
3/ 3*MMM BEER (537) 3 4 0 42.9 3/ 4*MMM BEER (537) 3 4 0
4/ 5 KARNHORN KARNAGE (382) 16 31 1 34.0 4/ 3 KARNHORN KARNAGE (382) 3 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 748): EXPENDABLE YOUTH of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 731): BLACKHAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 746): GOLDEN FLASH of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 738): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 739): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 371): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 736): SERENA of SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 721): MAYNERD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 611): FERRIA HOUGH of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 596): SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 578): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 573): DRIVING A ROLLS of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
(Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 276): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 537): KNOS THE AXE of BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RAGE of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 520): SILVER SLIM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 637): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 748): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 731): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 746): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 738): QUEENSRYCHE (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 739): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 371): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 736): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): DUELMASTERS BUFFET (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 721): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 611): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 596): THE ELITE (?, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 578): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 276): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 534): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 520): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 636): BEERBARIANS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): AMMONIUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
(turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
NELLI POLITANA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): SILVAMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 745): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): DOTTLE of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
CHICKEN A LA KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 610): SERGEANT 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
SPY REPORT
Hail ZUKAL! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your
deeds. And let's see, NO TIME fought EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and gained 16 points and
contributed to QUEEN's 3-1-0. CYONE has lost to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL, falling 18
points, while helping make BLUE MOON a 2-3-0 turn. The attempts to dethrone the
Duelmaster have failed, and EXPENDABLE YOUTH remains ZUKAL's top warrior for another
turn. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The
Blue Boar Inn uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Always good to rest in ZUKAL, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look
for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in ZUKAL again, farewell-- Alarond
the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EXPENDABLE YOUTH 4200 11 4 0 140 KARNHORN KARNAGE (382)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MERCURY 5692 27 9 1 97 QUEEN (522)
GALILEO 5706 21 10 2 95 QUEEN (522)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RED SPECIAL 5720 18 6 0 86 QUEEN (522)
THE TALL MAN 5683 11 29 0 73 BLUE MOON (381)
WATERLILY GIRL 5774 7 2 0 71 BLUE MOON (381)
WILKERSON 5694 14 21 0 70 BLUE MOON (381)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CYONE 5769 8 4 0 47 BLUE MOON (381)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NO TIME 5806 1 0 0 16 QUEEN (522)
LAGANITAS 5782 1 1 0 10 MMM BEER (537)
BISBEE BILL 5804 1 1 0 10 BLUE MOON (381)
-THE CHAMPION 5794 1 0 0 9 QUEEN (522)
MILLER 5781 1 1 0 4 MMM BEER (537)
COMA OF SOULS 5802 0 2 0 2 KARNHORN KARNAGE (382)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
COORS 5783 1 1 0 MMM BEER 537 BLACK ORC 749 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
We salute the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Blue Moon
Business as usual. Two-three, with the wins being over standbys and the losses to
regular warriors. Could've been worse! -- Cyone
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
COORS was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
EXPENDABLE YOUTH vanquished RED SPECIAL in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
MERCURY overpowered WILKERSON in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
GALILEO bested WATERLILY GIRL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CYONE was demolished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE TALL MAN viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute brutal mismatched fight.
MILLER was unbelievably bested by BISBEE BILL in a 1 minute novice's competition.
LAGANITAS won victory over COMA OF SOULS in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's duel.
NO TIME defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute beginner's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 18 - 6 - 1 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 8 - 0 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 - 1 63 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 13 - 1 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 13 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 5 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 749 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:
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK EXPENDABLE YOUTH 4200 11 4 0 140 KARNHORN KARNAGE (382)
AIMED BLOW MERCURY 5692 27 9 1 97 QUEEN (522)
SLASHING ATTACK WATERLILY GIRL 5774 7 2 0 71 BLUE MOON (381)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is RED SPECIAL 5720. The most popular warrior this
turn was LAGANITAS 5782. The ten other most popular fighters were EXPENDABLE YOUTH
4200, MERCURY 5692, GALILEO 5706, THE TALL MAN 5683, NO TIME 5806, MILLER 5781,
BISBEE BILL 5804, RED SPECIAL 5720, COORS 5783, and WILKERSON 5694.
The least popular fighter this week was COMA OF SOULS 5802. The other ten least
popular fighters were CYONE 5769, WATERLILY GIRL 5774, WILKERSON 5694, COORS 5783,
RED SPECIAL 5720, BISBEE BILL 5804, MILLER 5781, NO TIME 5806, THE TALL MAN 5683, and
GALILEO 5706.
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:
FTF-Style (DM 98): for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
Mail-in-Style (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 are 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 the FTF-style bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in arena, warriors may not change their
strategy from round to round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the
FTF). There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your
rollups and strategies by the Wednesday before the FTF, 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 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!