DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/06/2011 Duedate: 12/19/2011 KOLACT ARENA DM-10 TURN-679 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CENSORSHIP ABOMINATION (393) (10-5949) [11-5-0,100] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SCARFACE EL PRESIDENTE THE CLUB (559) JAY-Z (563) (10-5965) [13-4-2,104] (10-6016) [4-3-1,35] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SHEN SHEN REIGN OF PAIN (560) REIGN OF PAIN (560) (10-6000) [5-8-1,47] (10-6000) [5-8-1,47] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE CLUB (559) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE CLUB (559) 54 2. ABOMINATION (393) 33 THE CLUB (559) 3. THE MOONDOGS (97) 15 Unchartered Team 4. JAY-Z (563) 13 5. REIGN OF PAIN (560) 13 DREAD EMPIRE (554) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 THE CLUB (559) 57 24 2 70.4 1/ 1 THE CLUB (559) 13 1 0 2/ 2*DREAD EMPIRE (554) 5 4 1 55.6 2/ 3 ABOMINATION (393) 9 6 0 3/ 3 BACON MAKIN' (550) 139 114 5 54.9 3/ 5*JAY-Z (563) 6 7 1 4/ 5 ABOMINATION (393) 233 220 13 51.4 4/ 2 REIGN OF PAIN (560) 6 9 0 5/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 17 17 0 50.0 5/ 4 BACON MAKIN' (550) 5 6 0 6/ 6*JAY-Z (563) 14 15 1 48.3 6/ 6 THE MOONDOGS (97) 3 12 0 7/ 8 THE MOONDOGS (97) 655 826 15 44.2 7/ 7*DREAD EMPIRE (554) 2 1 1 8/ 7 REIGN OF PAIN (560) 32 42 3 43.2 8/ 8 SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 2 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 689): WHISKEY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 572): BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 694): FENRIS of AESIR (Buri, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 666): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 5 KALTOS (turn 690): TERTIUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 685): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 294): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 678): WILD THINGS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 680): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 679): DRED of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 645): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 634): FAITH of ZOMBIE SQUAD III (Khistanth, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 627): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 578): MARGANAD of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 274): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 523): INFERNO of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 571): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 689): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 572): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 694): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 666): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 690): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 685): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 294): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 678): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 680): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 679): LUDUS MAGNUS (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 645): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 634): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 627): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 578): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 274): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 523): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 571) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 572): BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 690): TERTIUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 684): FAINTLY FRANNIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 293): LUAU LILA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 679): JAMESON of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 679): DRED of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 625): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 577): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) WHY of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTER of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of KOLACT! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. HUMAN CENTIPEDE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested ALL THINGS LOST and was awarded 17 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, HUMAN CENTIPEDE put down ALL THINGS LOST, causing him to lose 14 points of recognition in the process. This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail CENSORSHIP, Duelmaster of KOLACT! Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor. Watch out! I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. KOLACT, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names of thy guilds is ABOMINATION, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of THE CLUB last week. Busy avoiding ABOMINATION? Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after TROG. Watch your back! Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand ready at your right hand forever! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this! The girls are as pretty in KOLACT as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CENSORSHIP 5949 11 5 0 100 ABOMINATION (393) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SCARFACE 5965 13 4 2 104 THE CLUB (559) TONY SOPRANO 6002 12 2 0 100 THE CLUB (559) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TROG 5936 17 18 1 85 ABOMINATION (393) ADDAI 5951 17 13 0 80 SERPENTS HOLD! (558) WILD THINGS 5942 19 13 0 78 BACON MAKIN' (550) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CLYDE 5980 9 7 0 66 THE CLUB (559) IAYELLE ORBIN 5986 12 6 0 59 THE MOONDOGS (97) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FROST/NIXON 5970 10 7 0 55 BACON MAKIN' (550) ANIMAL HOUSE 5957 12 15 0 51 BACON MAKIN' (550) SHEN 6000 5 8 1 47 REIGN OF PAIN (560) BONNIE 5979 11 5 0 45 THE CLUB (559) HUMAN CENTIPEDE 6027 4 2 0 44 ABOMINATION (393) DEIMOON FARR 5985 8 10 0 36 THE MOONDOGS (97) EL PRESIDENTE 6016 4 3 1 35 JAY-Z (563) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MONZAR ORBISAR 6004 7 9 0 32 THE MOONDOGS (97) BATIATUS 5992 3 4 0 29 ABOMINATION (393) TEA LEAF 6023 6 1 0 26 REIGN OF PAIN (560) SHAWN CARTER 6012 5 2 0 26 JAY-Z (563) EUTHERINE PLANEDA 6006 5 10 0 25 THE MOONDOGS (97) DORA T. EXPLORA 6007 5 8 0 25 ABOMINATION (393) -AWOKE ON IMPACT 5914 3 2 0 24 DREAD EMPIRE (554) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ALL THINGS LOST 5913 2 2 1 22 DREAD EMPIRE (554) -JIGGA 6014 2 4 0 22 JAY-Z (563) MUGSY 6029 2 0 0 22 THE CLUB (559) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME H TO THE IZZO 6015 2 5 0 18 JAY-Z (563) HOVA 6013 1 1 0 13 JAY-Z (563) CHICKEN WING 6028 2 2 0 8 REIGN OF PAIN (560) GAEVAHN NAELLE 6030 0 2 0 2 THE MOONDOGS (97) AMP 6031 0 1 0 1 REIGN OF PAIN (560) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? OSKSI NOBLE 0 0 0 EL PRESIDENTE 6016 679 NONE FIRST CLASS 6019 1 5 0 BACON MAKIN' 550 ALL THINGS LOST 5913 678 SHAKER 6024 1 5 0 REIGN OF PAIN 560 DARK CHAMPION 679 NONE PERSONAL ADS Oh, cheese louise, with salsa on it! An oh-fer turn, and Jorja's in a snit with us. She won't let us have the hands to do personals. I blame the cold weather. People are actually talking about SNOW. -- the Moondogs Shoveling it, too. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SHAKER was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. SCARFACE devastated TROG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. CLYDE handily defeated ANIMAL HOUSE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. WILD THINGS was vanquished by CENSORSHIP in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl. ADDAI was overpowered by TONY SOPRANO in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ALL THINGS LOST was devastated by HUMAN CENTIPEDE in a 1 minute uneven brawl. BONNIE defeated MONZAR ORBISAR in a exciting 5 minute struggle. IAYELLE ORBIN devastated SHAWN CARTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition. SHEN was overcome by FROST/NIXON in a action packed 6 minute melee. EUTHERINE PLANEDA was viciously subdued by BATIATUS in a 1 minute gory duel. EL PRESIDENTE slaughtered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. DEIMOON FARR savagely defeated H TO THE IZZO in a action packed 7 minute gory match. DORA T. EXPLORA was savagely defeated by TEA LEAF in a tiresome 12 minute match. HOVA handily defeated AMP in a 1 minute one-sided contest. GAEVAHN NAELLE was demolished by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. CHICKEN WING was handily defeated by MUGSY 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| |BASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 0 - 0 100 | |SLASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 14 - 1 62 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 17 - 0 56 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 15 - 1 56 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 22 - 1 52 | |AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 22 - 21 - 1 51 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 25 - 28 - 1 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 17 - 0 29 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 679 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 4 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK CENSORSHIP 5949 11 5 0 100 ABOMINATION (393) BASHING ATTACK SCARFACE 5965 13 4 2 104 THE CLUB (559) STRIKING ATTACK TONY SOPRANO 6002 12 2 0 100 THE CLUB (559) AIMED BLOW ADDAI 5951 17 13 0 80 SERPENTS HOLD! (558) SLASHING ATTACK WILD THINGS 5942 19 13 0 78 BACON MAKIN' (550) TOTAL PARRY FROST/NIXON 5970 10 7 0 55 BACON MAKIN' (550) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SHEN 6000. The most popular warrior this turn was SHEN 6000. The ten other most popular fighters were DEIMOON FARR 5985, MONZAR ORBISAR 6004, BONNIE 5979, HUMAN CENTIPEDE 6027, HOVA 6013, SHAKER 6024, SCARFACE 5965, CLYDE 5980, CENSORSHIP 5949, and TONY SOPRANO 6002. The least popular fighter this week was TEA LEAF 6023. The other ten least popular fighters were DORA T. EXPLORA 6007, CHICKEN WING 6028, AMP 6031, H TO THE IZZO 6015, EUTHERINE PLANEDA 6006, ALL THINGS LOST 5913, ADDAI 5951, WILD THINGS 5942, ANIMAL HOUSE 5957, and TROG 5936. MAIL-IN TOURNEY LII PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MIPHON 2706 (259-150-4) 4 3 0 LIQUID CARNAGE DARK GUARDIAN 2212 (119-88-2) 2 3 0 THE BEARS ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SCARFACE 5965 (11-3-2) 5 3 0 THE CLUB BUGSY 5961 (10-2-0) 1 1 0 DEAD THE CLUB CENSORSHIP 5949 (9-4-0) 2 3 0 ABOMINATION INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME POUNDS 5945 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 MEASURES SHEN 6000 (4-6-1) 1 3 0 REIGN OF PAIN DORA T. EXPLORA 6007 (5-5-0) 0 2 0 ABOMINATION APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BATIATUS 5992 (0-4-0) 4 3 0 ABOMINATION SHAKER 6024 (0-3-0) 2 3 0 REIGN OF PAIN JAGABORG 5925 (1-0-0) 0 2 0 VIKINGS TEA LEAF 6023 (4-0-0) 0 2 0 REIGN OF PAIN ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HOVA 6013 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 JAY-Z DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CHUPACABRA 3827 (13-10-1) 6 3 0 TERRAPIN STATION DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KILIMANJARO 366 (4-1-0) 0 2 0 VIKINGS DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KAMIKAZI KIM 5971 (6-6-1) 2 3 0 REIGN OF PAIN BRAND 3340 (0-1-0) 0 2 0 TERRAPIN STATION 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!