DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/07/2010 Duedate: 06/19/2010 TOBIR ARENA DM-14 TURN-647 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS TIPPI TURTLE THE DEATH SQUAD (63) (14-4351) [24-5-0,107] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader TIPPI TURTLE FRISKY THE DEATH SQUAD (63) F WORDS (472) (14-4351) [24-5-0,107] (14-4634) [8-1-2,47] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite YELLOW DOG YELLOW DOG THE DOGHOUSE (188) THE DOGHOUSE (188) (14-4587) [14-16-1,90] (14-4587) [14-16-1,90] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE DEATH SQUAD (63) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 35 2. MIDGAR (468) 23 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 3. F WORDS (472) 15 Unchartered Team 4. B.B. FAST FOOD (447) 0 5. DRAGONS GUARD (471) 0 F WORDS (472) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*F WORDS (472) 27 16 2 62.8 1/ 1 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 11 3 0 2/ 2 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 513 398 29 56.3 2/ 3*F WORDS (472) 7 6 1 3- 3*DRAGONS GUARD (471) 18 15 3 54.5 3/ 4 MIDGAR (468) 7 8 1 4/ 4 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 656 743 11 46.9 4/ 6 ACTION HEROS (467) 6 9 0 5/ 5 ACTION HEROS (467) 40 50 6 44.4 5/ 2 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 5 10 0 6/ 6 MIDGAR (468) 29 52 3 35.8 6- 5*DRAGONS GUARD (471) 3 5 0 7- 7*B.B. FAST FOOD (447) 0 1 0 0.0 7- 7*B.B. FAST FOOD (447) 0 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+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 322): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): HOUND of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 631): ELDON KREE of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 635): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 630): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 628): SISTER MARY JANE of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 592): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 577): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 476): BONNIE BARROW of BAD GIRLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): PETER THE GREAT of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): THE PINK RANGER of SUPERIOR FORCES X (Manager, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 322): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 631): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 635): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 630): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 628): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 592): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 580): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 476): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): TOM SAWYER of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.) SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 627): SPUD of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.) SPY REPORT Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport. I doubt TOBIR will ever be the same. And let's see, ZACK FAIR fought STALLONE and gained 14 points and contributed to MIDGAR's 3-2-0. BROWN BEAR has lost to KUNG-FU MASTER, falling 11 points, while helping make THE DOGHOUSE a 0-5-0 turn. This turn SPONGEBOB challenged FLOPEAR in what was TOBIR's Title bout. Defending its title for another turn, SPONGEBOB kept THE DOGHOUSE's warrior, FLOPEAR, from claiming the throne. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Deeproot Inn uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher friend of mine assures me this is true. DRAGONS GUARD has cause to stand tall, as they were TOBIR's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And guess who avoided DRAGONS GUARD stable the most? Believe it or not, it was F WORDS. Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that FLOPEAR from THE DOGHOUSE was TOBIR's most challenged warrior this turn. TIPPI TURTLE of THE DEATH SQUAD had better have a good reason for challenging down 15 points in a challenge which he won. I thought TIPPI TURTLE showed great skill and promise when he subdued YELLOW DOG. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace. Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well. I like this place, TOBIR, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls. Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in TOBIR, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in TOBIR again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIPPI TURTLE 4351 24 5 0 107 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YELLOW DOG 4587 14 16 1 90 THE DOGHOUSE (188) -SHARDAVAN 4626 6 1 1 90 DRAGONS GUARD (471) FLOPEAR 4598 10 10 0 87 THE DOGHOUSE (188) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RED XIII 4607 7 10 0 64 MIDGAR (468) CRACK BABY 4279 15 17 0 63 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) BUSTER 4597 11 15 0 63 THE DOGHOUSE (188) BROWN BEAR 4596 16 10 0 60 THE DOGHOUSE (188) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WARTHOG 4644 4 0 0 53 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) BUMPHELQUAT 4603 9 9 2 48 ACTION HEROS (467) FRISKY 4634 8 1 2 47 F WORDS (472) ARRNOLD 4601 10 8 2 44 ACTION HEROS (467) ZACK FAIR 4629 2 6 0 42 MIDGAR (468) FUSTIGATE 4632 5 4 0 41 F WORDS (472) FAROUCHE 4630 4 4 0 41 F WORDS (472) YUFFY 4609 8 9 0 40 MIDGAR (468) STALLONE 4600 8 10 0 34 ACTION HEROS (467) JCVD 4604 7 11 2 34 ACTION HEROS (467) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FABLE 4631 5 4 0 33 F WORDS (472) VINCENT 4605 5 12 0 31 MIDGAR (468) WILLIS THE BRUCE 4602 6 12 0 30 ACTION HEROS (467) FLUFF 4633 5 3 0 27 F WORDS (472) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BILL BITEMORE 4638 4 5 0 17 THE DOGHOUSE (188) CID 4637 3 5 1 15 MIDGAR (468) HOCK 4657 1 0 0 9 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) -TACO HELL 4405 0 1 0 7 B.B. FAST FOOD (447) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? KID QUICK 4643 1 1 0 DRAGONS GUARD 471 FRISKY 4634 646 BURNT OUT HIPPIE 4402 11 4 0 THE DEATH SQUAD 63 YELLOW DOG 4587 643 JUST REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Spongebob -- I don't know what you've been soaking it, but it's awful. Bitter, you know? And moldy at the same time. I don't mind rotten, but I draw the line at moldy. -- Yellow Dog Warthog -- It was awful, I couldn't bite you! What if I got warts on my tongue? -- Bill Bitemore The Virginal Concubine isn't very interesting. -- Flopear Fustigate -- Cool name. What does it mean? -- Brown Bear P.S. First guess: to make fusty. Second guess: to eliminate fustiness, possibly through a vapor attack. P.P.S. Yes, I know, we could look it up, but that's too much work for the moment. Red Xiii -- Darned if I know what that was all about, but life's like that a lot. -- Buster Our congratulations to Spongebob. -- Jorja and the Doghouse pack LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SPONGEBOB devastated FLOPEAR in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. TIPPI TURTLE unbelievably bested YELLOW DOG in a 7 minute Challenge Title match. BROWN BEAR was devastated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided fight. BUSTER was subdued by KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition. CRACK BABY unbelievably bested ARRNOLD in a 2 minute bloody fight. FRISKY overpowered JCVD in a 3 minute gory mismatched brawl. BUMPHELQUAT overcame VINCENT in a 2 minute melee. RED XIII vanquished FUSTIGATE in a 1 minute uneven duel. STALLONE was savagely defeated by ZACK FAIR in a 2 minute gruesome duel. WARTHOG overpowered FLUFF in a 1 minute one-sided fight. WILLIS THE BRUCE was handily defeated by YUFFY in a 1 minute one-sided bout. BILL BITEMORE was demolished by FAROUCHE in a 1 minute mismatched match. FABLE devastated CID in a 1 minute one-sided battle. HOCK bested POLITE BEGGAR in a 4 minute amateur's bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 1 - 2 89 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 6 - 0 65 | |AIMED BLOW 4 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 23 - 3 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 12 - 0 54 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 28 - 2 52 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 8 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 23 - 24 - 2 49 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 24 - 1 31 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 10 - 0 29 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | Turn 647 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 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY TIPPI TURTLE 4351 24 5 0 107 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) STRIKING ATTACK BROWN BEAR 4596 16 10 0 60 THE DOGHOUSE (188) PARRY-LUNGE FRISKY 4634 8 1 2 47 F WORDS (472) SLASHING ATTACK ARRNOLD 4601 10 8 2 44 ACTION HEROS (467) BASHING ATTACK FUSTIGATE 4632 5 4 0 41 F WORDS (472) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is YELLOW DOG 4587. The most popular warrior this turn was YELLOW DOG 4587. The ten other most popular fighters were FRISKY 4634, FAROUCHE 4630, TIPPI TURTLE 4351, CRACK BABY 4279, ARRNOLD 4601, BUMPHELQUAT 4603, ZACK FAIR 4629, BROWN BEAR 4596, WARTHOG 4644, and FABLE 4631. The least popular fighter this week was HOCK 4657. The other ten least popular fighters were CID 4637, WILLIS THE BRUCE 4602, FLUFF 4633, FUSTIGATE 4632, JCVD 4604, BILL BITEMORE 4638, YUFFY 4609, STALLONE 4600, RED XIII 4607, and VINCENT 4605. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SPONGEBOB (14-4367) THE DEATH SQUAD (63) WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there! SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CLEVELAND! Our summer FTF will be down south this year, located in Orlando, Florida on July 9-11, 2010. It will be held at the Courtyard Orlando International Drive, near Universal Studios and Sea World, and not far from the Disney parks. The hotel is located at 8600 Austrian Court, Orlando, 32819 (800-321-2211). Rooms are $112/night, 1-2 occupancy, and are listed under the Reality Simulations room block. The hotel features free parking and free high-speed wireless internet in all guestrooms. The hotel has an pool, jacuzzi, and fitness center. There's a Starbucks, a restaurant, and a little Market where you can get snacks and sandwiches all day and night. There are tons of restaurants nearby on I-Drive. The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking forward to the tournament and that we will see you there! 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!