DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/28/2011 Duedate: 12/10/2011
ALJAFIR ARENA
DM-17 TURN-674
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KAIREEN LAMAR
MIDDLE WAY (484)
(17-7170) [25-11-0,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KAIREEN LAMAR T.G.I. FLOYD'S
MIDDLE WAY (484) ALL THINGS FLOYD (517)
(17-7170) [25-11-0,120] (17-6379) [5-3-0,66]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KAIREEN LAMAR CRAN-BERRY
MIDDLE WAY (484) ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
(17-7170) [25-11-0,120] (17-7281) [2-6-0,12]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MIDDLE WAY (484)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582) 32
2. MIDDLE WAY (484) 28 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
3. WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 25 Unchartered Team
4. ALL THINGS FLOYD (517) 16
5. ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583) 12 ALL THINGS FLOYD (517)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592) 37 21 0 63.8 1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY (484) 9 6 0
2/ 2 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 52 35 4 59.8 2/ 4 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582) 7 1 0
3/ 3 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582) 53 36 2 59.6 3/ 2 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592) 5 4 0
4/ 4*ALL THINGS FLOYD (517) 15 14 2 51.7 4/ 3 ALMOST THANKSGIVIN (583) 5 7 0
5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY (484) 629 770 11 45.0 5/ 5*ALL THINGS FLOYD (517) 3 6 0
6/ 6 ALMOST THANKSGIVIN (583) 51 63 2 44.7 6/ 7 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 2 7 0
7/ 0 DEAD POETS (300) 26 34 2 43.3 7- 6*KAOS FROGS (586) 1 1 0
8- 7*KAOS FROGS (586) 5 12 0 29.4 8/ 0 DEAD POETS (300) 1 4 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 684): TIGHT BLOUSE of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 686): CRITIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 602): STARFLOWER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 680): BOWEN of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 682): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 673): KAIREEN LAMAR of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 674): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 339): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 671): BERYLLIUM BUFFER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): TERROR TWIN of ALL NIGHT LONG (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 668): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 665): VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 657): RABEL of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 615): SAMUEL CLIPPER of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 314): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 295): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 547): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 532): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 514): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 508): IN YOUR FACE of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
(Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 244): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 469): POLE CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 464): GANOOSH of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 455): MO J of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 572): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-sop, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 684): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 686): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 602): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 680): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 682): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 673): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 674): MOM'S STUFF (The Kid, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 339): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 271): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 668): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 665): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 657): REALLY? (?, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 615): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 314): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 295): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 547): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 532): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 514): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 508): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 244): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 469): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 464): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 455): J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 572): THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 684): BITTERMAN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 686): CRITIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 680): SKITTLES of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 681): BILLY JACK of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 674): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
BEETLE BAILEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
FREE PARKING of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
(turn 673): THE GREAT GAZOO of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 671): BERYLLIUM BUFFER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 657): RABEL of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 615): SAMUEL CLIPPER of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 546): MANZA WIGGLES of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 532): CHILMAN ELSE of MIDDLE WAY 25 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 469): POLE CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
(turn 468): NIMINI TYL ZO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 463): BALISONG of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 454): DELNA BERIN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I'm not sure why Reaper lost. Perhaps it was the rain. Really messes up the
fields, rain. Can't get out there to reap, or to sow, or even to chase off a few
crows. And a cold rain like this one... eh. Not the weather to go out in at all.
Even for a gladiator, and we're tough. Just not weatherproof.
Anyway, good fight, Reaper. The old one-two. I like 'em that way, although a
one-shot would be fine, also.
Kaireen Lamar
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 had cause to celebrate, after
DAWN got 18 points by beating DREAM DATE FLOYD. DREAM DATE FLOYD certainly had a
baffled expression on its face, after losing to DAWN and losing 11 points in the
process! GANDALF found out that ALJAFIR isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best
to be Duelmaster here! So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week
and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
And how sociable are ALJAFIR's warriors? Come, let us see. Like the noble
eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2,
alone and unchallenged. The warriors of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 found their efforts at combat
frustrated as ALL THINGS FLOYD apparently had more important things to do than fight.
If challenges were horses, BOROMIR could open up a fast food joint! T.G.I. FLOYD'S
challenged BOROMIR! Who says ALL THINGS FLOYD are just a bunch of wimps! T.G.I.
FLOYD'S of ALL THINGS FLOYD kept its wits as it won victory over BOROMIR.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Hey WHEN EAGLES DARE!
Is there some deep dark, unmentionable secret as to why WURDEN has been sent to the
Dark Arena? 3-1-0 isn't so shabby! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match
itself must needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. More important duties call me. ALJAFIR, I
leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Vile Vizier. 'Til
next time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAIREEN LAMAR 7170 25 11 0 120 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CORNBREAD STUFFING 7194 18 8 0 102 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
-ZOMBIE 7192 13 6 2 101 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
CANDIED YAMS 7197 12 14 0 100 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
REAPER 7190 14 14 0 93 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GANDALF 7280 11 7 0 90 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
MARX 7253 8 1 0 78 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
ROBERT FROST 7097 8 2 1 75 DEAD POETS (300)
SENLUM NOSH 7142 16 23 1 72 MIDDLE WAY (484)
YEATS 7120 5 2 0 71 DEAD POETS (300)
GREEN BEANS 7193 12 14 2 67 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
T.G.I. FLOYD'S 6379 5 3 0 66 ALL THINGS FLOYD (517)
BARNUM CHELLS 7264 8 5 0 62 MIDDLE WAY (484)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAWN 7248 3 1 0 53 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
BOROMIR 7277 15 3 0 48 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
CALEB DOOR 7270 5 4 0 40 MIDDLE WAY (484)
-WHIRLING FROGGY 7212 4 4 0 40 KAOS FROGS (586)
BLUE MOUNTAIN 6627 3 1 0 38 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
ARAGON 7279 9 9 0 36 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DREAM DATE FLOYD 6383 6 2 1 33 ALL THINGS FLOYD (517)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EDGAR ALLAN POE 7118 3 4 0 22 DEAD POETS (300)
OBELISK 7262 3 2 0 19 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
DANTE ALIGHIERI 7177 2 3 0 19 DEAD POETS (300)
-SEA FROG 7210 1 0 0 18 KAOS FROGS (586)
ANON 7252 2 1 1 16 DEAD POETS (300)
-WINFIELD 7251 2 0 0 16 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
FLOYD BANDYLEGS 6613 2 1 1 12 ALL THINGS FLOYD (517)
CRAN-BERRY 7281 2 6 0 12 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BIG BOY 7305 0 1 0 ALL THINGS FLOYD 517 SHEWISH GIANT 674 NONE
DELMAR ERIGEN 7294 1 3 0 MIDDLE WAY 484 ANON 7252 674
STRAY FEATHER 7303 0 1 0 WHEN EAGLES DARE 509 STONE GOLEM 674 NONE
WURDEN 7263 3 2 0 WHEN EAGLES DARE 509 WURM KIN 674 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Cornbread Stuffing -- Good gods, what is IN that junk? I see raisins, almonds...
bean sprouts? Good gods, TOFU? It's enough to make anyone SICK. Who eats it. Even
who contemplates it. -- Senlum Nosh, turning pale at the very thought
Blue Mountain -- Bad match for you, good for me. That works. -- Barnum Chells
Wurden -- Tough luck being a golem. But that isn't enough to get you a sympathy-win.
Especially since I could see that you really NEEDED a loss. Undefeated records are
dangerous to your health. -- Caleb Door
Floyd Bandylegs -- It's a trick, isn't it? You come out all hunched over and walking
funny, so I'll think you're easy, and then... you AREN'T! Ow. -- Delmar Erigen
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
WURDEN was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
STRAY FEATHER was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
BIG BOY was easily killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
T.G.I. FLOYD'S overpowered BOROMIR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
OBELISK slimly won victory over CRAN-BERRY in a popular 4 minute Challenge fight.
FLOYD BANDYLEGS was devastated by CALEB DOOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
KAIREEN LAMAR overpowered GANDALF in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
REAPER bested SENLUM NOSH in a 1 minute veteran's competition.
CORNBREAD STUFFING handily defeated YEATS in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
ROBERT FROST was vanquished by CANDIED YAMS in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
GREEN BEANS was defeated by MARX in a exciting 2 minute gruesome fight.
DREAM DATE FLOYD was overpowered by DAWN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BARNUM CHELLS demolished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BLUE MOUNTAIN devastated DANTE ALIGHIERI in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
ARAGON unbelievably bested EDGAR ALLAN POE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody bout.
ANON assassinated DELMAR ERIGEN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 22 - 8 - 0 73 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 22 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 12 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 29 - 1 37 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 1 25 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 674 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 5 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 6 2 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW KAIREEN LAMAR 7170 25 11 0 120 MIDDLE WAY (484)
STRIKING ATTACK GANDALF 7280 11 7 0 90 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
LUNGING ATTACK MARX 7253 8 1 0 78 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
PARRY-LUNGE ROBERT FROST 7097 8 2 1 75 DEAD POETS (300)
SLASHING ATTACK YEATS 7120 5 2 0 71 DEAD POETS (300)
TOTAL PARRY BOROMIR 7277 15 3 0 48 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KAIREEN LAMAR 7170. The most popular warrior this
turn was CRAN-BERRY 7281. The ten other most popular fighters were EDGAR ALLAN POE
7118, MARX 7253, OBELISK 7262, STRAY FEATHER 7303, CORNBREAD STUFFING 7194, CANDIED
YAMS 7197, REAPER 7190, GREEN BEANS 7193, T.G.I. FLOYD'S 6379, and CALEB DOOR 7270.
The least popular fighter this week was DELMAR ERIGEN 7294. The other ten least
popular fighters were DANTE ALIGHIERI 7177, DREAM DATE FLOYD 6383, YEATS 7120, SENLUM
NOSH 7142, GANDALF 7280, BOROMIR 7277, BIG BOY 7305, ANON 7252, ROBERT FROST 7097,
and FLOYD BANDYLEGS 6613.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
KAIREEN LAMAR (17-7170) MIDDLE WAY (484)
REAPER (17-7190) ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LII
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CONOR LARKIN 4974 (169-72-4) 3 3 0 OLD FRIENDS
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NYZEIL OGLATA 6753 (39-29-1) 3 3 0 PHILANTHROPISTS
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NEFARIOUS 6006 (6-2-0) 0 2 0 BROTHERHOOD
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
N- MOCK 5378 (11-10-1) 2 3 0 1ST NORTHERN ORCS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WHIRLING FROGGY 7212 (4-3-0) 4 3 0 KAOS FROGS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DAWN 7248 (1-1-0) 8 3 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WINFIELD 7251 (2-0-0) 0 2 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GRIFFON 7205 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 NEW BLADES
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
R BAGGIO 4867 (15-7-1) 3 3 0 ITALIAN FOOTBALL
DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JETTERO HELLER 7161 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 DEAD MISSION: EARTH!
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!