DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/09/2010 Duedate: 06/22/2010 RIZTAB ARENA DM-12 TURN-648 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SCURVY LADY SEA DOGS (653) (12-6783) [14-1-0,113] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SCURVY LADY GUILLOTINE SEA DOGS (653) BLADES OF TERROR (642) (12-6783) [14-1-0,113] (12-6588) [7-2-0,98] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DORA BELL GAYLENE VOLLAS SWEET MAGIC (267) SWEET MAGIC (267) (12-6706) [13-36-1,76] (12-6779) [10-9-0,56] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SEA DOGS (653) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CARDS (654) 20 2. SEA DOGS (653) 10 SEA DOGS (653) 3. BLADES OF TERROR (642) 10 Unchartered Team 4. SWEET MAGIC (267) 8 5. DREAMERS (142) 8 BLADES OF TERROR (642) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*BLADES OF TERROR (642) 7 2 0 77.8 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (653) 11 4 3 2- 2*BASH BROS DRIVER (633) 3 1 0 75.0 2/ 2 DREAMERS (142) 6 9 0 3/ 3 SEA DOGS (653) 53 29 7 64.6 3/ 3 SWEET MAGIC (267) 6 9 0 4/ 4 DREAMERS (142) %1312 %1286 %102 50.5 4/ 4*BLADES OF TERROR (642) 3 0 0 5/ 5 CARDS (654) 23 28 5 45.1 5- 5*BASH BROS DRIVER (633) 3 1 0 6/ 6 SWEET MAGIC (267) 623 %1002 21 38.3 6/ 6 CARDS (654) 3 5 0 7- 7 SUPERIOR FORCES 22 (506) 30 67 2 30.9 7- 7 SUPERIOR FORCES 22 (506) 1 1 0 8- 8*THE SHADOW TIDES (578) 1 5 0 16.7 8- 8*THE SHADOW TIDES (578) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 645): LIP GLOSS of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 647): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 525): KALLI ELISABETH of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 641): MAXIMILLIAN of VC RULES (Fizban, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 643): BAABRA LAMMONT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 635): GRACCHUS of GLADIATORS (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 636): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 320): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 633): MR. SPOCK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 318): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 629): ENVY of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 626): BITCHIN' BEAST of DIVINE HERITAGE (Bubba Ganoosh) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 618): PELICAN EEL of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 581): XARGOTH of THE BRETHREN (Godric Magnusson DaVinci, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 295): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 289): ROIS ANIN of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 276): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 508): RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 495): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 475): FALLING LEAF of AUTUMN SAGA (Jugger, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 470): CHAEGO SARILDAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 225): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 432): MARDEL TEN VAREN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 425): JAGUAR JON of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 418): UNFORGETTABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 534): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 645): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 647): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 525): SATAN'S KINGDOMS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 641): VC RULES (Fizban, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 642): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 635): GLADIATORS (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 636): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 320): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 633): TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 318): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 629): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 626): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 618): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 581): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 295): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 289): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 276): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 508): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 495): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 61 JURINE (turn 475): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 470): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 225): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 432): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 425): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 418): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 534): THE WILLBURYS 13 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 645): LIP GLOSS of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.) BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 640): AGATE of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 643): BAABRA LAMMONT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) BRUAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.) (turn 642): TAIKUTSU of YAMABUSHI (?, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 633): VINDOCOMUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 617): FARTIOR of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 475): FALLING LEAF of AUTUMN SAGA (Jugger, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 225): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 425): SUNSET THUNDER of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out RIZTAB to see what's new. MVP award for HIPPASUS? DREAMERS' proud of him after beating LUSINTILLA OBAN and getting 15 points. Talk about yer major upsets! ASPASIA's match with GUILLOTINE cost her a loss of 7 points! Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair? I think SCURVY LADY should let DORA BELL be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it. I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR photos. AAARRGH!!! I HATE SPYREPORTING!!! Sorry. I just had to say it. DREAMERS was RIZTAB's most avoided team. Is there some award for that? Hhmph! What kind of warriors are BLADES OF TERROR? DREAMERS, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation! Can DREAMERS' HIPPASUS be more popular than me? He was challenged the most, but is that really the same? Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All RIZTAB ever talks about is fighting! Me, I'm more laid back. Pinch me, I must be dreaming!!! TACKLE BOX returns from the Dark Arena, maybe a "little upset" at his SEA DOGS teammates... How cruel! SEA DOGS heartlessly sent his to RUSTY ANCHOR certain fate in the Dark Arena. Is a 11-1-1 bad or something? Everyone has problems, but why did SEA DOGS send RUSTY ANCHOR to the Dark Arena? He had a 11-1-1, and I thought he looked neat on the sands... What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job, that's what!!! I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be a famous Spyreporter? I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SCURVY LADY 6783 14 1 0 113 SEA DOGS (653) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ACE 6773 11 0 0 99 CARDS (654) GUILLOTINE 6588 7 2 0 98 BLADES OF TERROR (642) -G.I.I.L. 5155 17 16 0 96 SUPERIOR FORCES 22T (506) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TACKLE BOX 6743 16 8 2 76 SEA DOGS (653) DORA BELL 6706 13 36 1 76 SWEET MAGIC (267) ASPASIA 6768 10 9 0 74 DREAMERS (142) HULL SCRUBBER 6774 4 0 1 72 SEA DOGS (653) GIVORSA JIMH 6786 10 6 0 69 SWEET MAGIC (267) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GAYLENE VOLLAS 6779 10 9 0 56 SWEET MAGIC (267) ARCHYTAS 6794 7 4 1 56 DREAMERS (142) ARISTOCLEA 6754 7 12 0 53 DREAMERS (142) DONNAMIRA 6758 10 17 0 47 SWEET MAGIC (267) ALCMAEON 6795 5 6 1 44 DREAMERS (142) HIPPASUS 6798 5 7 0 42 DREAMERS (142) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -WILSIE 5415 4 1 0 33 SUPERIOR FORCES 22T (506) LUSINTILLA OBAN 6785 6 10 0 28 SWEET MAGIC (267) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLACK SIX 6808 3 1 1 28 CARDS (654) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BLINKERALWAYSON 6466 1 1 0 17 BASH BROS DRIVER (633) -RIDING MY BRAKES 6468 2 0 0 16 BASH BROS DRIVER (633) -NON-FACTOR 5519 1 0 0 11 SUPERIOR FORCES 22T (506) -SHADOW DISCIPLE 5841 1 0 0 9 THE SHADOW TIDES (578) -FERAL IMP 5821 0 1 0 7 THE SHADOW TIDES (578) -ONE-EYED JACK 6790 0 1 0 7 CARDS (654) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BLACK JACK 6807 0 1 0 CARDS 654 HULL SCRUBBER 6774 645 DEUCE 6815 1 2 0 CARDS 654 ARENAMASTER RILL 648 NONE TILKIRRIN THE EL 0 0 0 DARK ARENA TACKLE BOX 6743 648 NONE MAN OVERBOARD 6817 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 653 BUKKA THE TROLL 648 NONE RUSTY ANCHOR 6755 11 2 1 SEA DOGS 653 HEZDLAT THE GIAN 648 NONE PERSONAL ADS Guillotine -- Givorsa wanted to use you to cut taffy, while I think that taffy is best left to idiots. What *I* think your blade would be good for is slicing deli ham and deli cheese. Great sandwich material there. -- Dora Bell Archytas -- Could I interest you in macaroons? Somehow my mind is full of macaroons today, which is, I admit, quite an odd thing to find it full of. Surely almond paste would be more likely. Oh, well. Macaroons today, maybe almond paste tomorrow. -- Givorsa Jimh Bearclaws. You know, sweet pastries with slashed tops and almond slivers. Should be good, eh? -- Donnamira P.S. With hot chocolate pudding on the side. Have to get the pudding while it's hot, though. And pound cake. Lemon or vanilla pound cake, with... cherry sauce, maybe. Yeah, I could go for that. -- Gaylene Vollas P.S. (muttering) Damned diet.... Hippasus -- I don't know why, but you make me think of Spanish Creme. Maybe with some of Gaylene's pound cake. -- Lusintilla Oban LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS TACKLE BOX delivered the death blow upon TILKIRRIN THE ELF in a 5 minute fight. RUSTY ANCHOR was slaughtered by HEZDLAT THE GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle. DEUCE was murdered by ARENAMASTER RILLION in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight. MAN OVERBOARD was butchered by BUKKA THE TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest. GUILLOTINE overpowered ASPASIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. SCURVY LADY vanquished DORA BELL in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. GIVORSA JIMH overpowered ALCMAEON in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. HULL SCRUBBER overpowered DONNAMIRA in a 1 minute uneven melee. LUSINTILLA OBAN was vanquished by HIPPASUS in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. ARISTOCLEA lost to GAYLENE VOLLAS in a 2 minute duel. ARCHYTAS savagely defeated TIO THE MONEYCHANGER in a exciting 1 minute gruesome fight. BLACK SIX overpowered KHAZRHO THE ZUKALI in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 28 - 5 - 4 85 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 7 - 0 59 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 18 - 1 47 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 27 - 2 46 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 10 - 1 41 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 4 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 648 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 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY SCURVY LADY 6783 14 1 0 113 SEA DOGS (653) LUNGING ATTACK GUILLOTINE 6588 7 2 0 98 BLADES OF TERROR (642) STRIKING ATTACK ASPASIA 6768 10 9 0 74 DREAMERS (142) BASHING ATTACK GIVORSA JIMH 6786 10 6 0 69 SWEET MAGIC (267) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DORA BELL 6706. The most popular warrior this turn was GAYLENE VOLLAS 6779. The ten other most popular fighters were GUILLOTINE 6588, HIPPASUS 6798, ARCHYTAS 6794, SCURVY LADY 6783, HULL SCRUBBER 6774, ARISTOCLEA 6754, GIVORSA JIMH 6786, RUSTY ANCHOR 6755, BLACK SIX 6808, and TACKLE BOX 6743. The least popular fighter this week was LUSINTILLA OBAN 6785. The other ten least popular fighters were DONNAMIRA 6758, ALCMAEON 6795, DORA BELL 6706, ASPASIA 6768, MAN OVERBOARD 6817, DEUCE 6815, TACKLE BOX 6743, BLACK SIX 6808, RUSTY ANCHOR 6755, and GIVORSA JIMH 6786. 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!