DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/12/2016 Duedate: 01/25/2016
SEAM ARENA
DM-20 TURN-18
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SMOKEHEAD
THIRSTY THUGS (31)
(20-175) [14-3-1,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SMOKEHEAD MUGS BUNNY
THIRSTY THUGS (31) 21ST AMENDMENT (47)
(20-175) [14-3-1,122] (20-371) [2-3-0,21]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
GILGAMESH BO CROWDER
DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37) BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18)
(20-217) [10-7-1,52] (20-392) [0-2-0,3]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
(-1)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THIRSTY THUGS (31) 44
2. PHILANTHROLORDS (14) 35 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
3. UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 29 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 26
5. 21ST AMENDMENT (47) 21 21ST AMENDMENT (47)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 54 31 4 63.5 1/ 2 LOST SENTINELS (19) 10 5 1
2/ 2 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 51 33 2 60.7 2/ 1 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 10 5 1
3/ 3 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9) 48 34 5 58.5 3/ 5 HOLY SHIP! (39) 10 5 0
4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 47 37 5 56.0 4/ 3 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 9 6 2
5- 5 HOUSE OF PAIN (15) 47 38 4 55.3 5/ 4 PIXELBENDERS (36) 9 6 1
6/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36) 40 35 3 53.3 6/11 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 8 7 0
7/ 8 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 43 42 7 50.6 7/12 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 8 7 0
8/11 PHILANTHROLORDS (14) 43 42 1 50.6 8/ 6 7TH SANCTUM (10) 7 8 0
9- 9 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 37 37 1 50.0 9/13 PHILANTHROLORDS (14) 7 8 0
10/10 7TH SANCTUM (10) 43 47 1 47.8 10/17*21ST AMENDMENT (47) 6 8 1
11/13 LOST SENTINELS (19) 38 43 4 46.9 11/ 8 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9) 6 8 1
12/14 WYLD MASQUERADE (24) 30 34 1 46.9 12/10 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 6 9 1
13/12 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18) 39 45 1 46.4 13- 7 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 5 5 0
14/15 HOLY SHIP! (39) 30 35 2 46.2 14/ 9 TWISTED ASYLUM (20) 5 10 2
15/16 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 38 52 1 42.2 15-14 HOUSE OF PAIN (15) 4 6 0
16/17*21ST AMENDMENT (47) 9 15 1 37.5 16/19 WYLD MASQUERADE (24) 4 6 0
17-18 RAINBOW BRIGADE (43) 22 41 4 34.9 17-18 RAINBOW BRIGADE (43) 3 2 1
18/19 DEADLINE (32) 17 33 0 34.0 18/16 DEADLINE (32) 3 9 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/20 TWISTED ASYLUM (20) 26 54 10 32.5 19/15 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18) 3 11 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It is good to be back with you, my beautiful Seamites! I took a little vacation
over the holiday season to clear my mind for all the reporting in this New Year. I
the freshness of a new year has been treating you well! Looking over the fight
reports, I already know how to answer that question for a few of you. Enough chit-
chat, my pretties, let's see how the turn unfolded.
Smokehead remains on top. It will be no surprise to anyone that he is in prime
position to be Seam's first graduate, in all of its re-opened glory! Smokehead has
paved a pretty impressive path of destruction through the arena as one of the more
successful fighters thus far. This turn, he turned his attention to Foot Golem from
7th Sanctum, who challenged for a shot at Seam's throne. The fight was quick and one-
sided as Smokehead beat Foot Golem in 1 minute. Congrats to DMobster once again for
the achievement with his warrior! The lone Challenger Champion is inactive, so it is
not clear who will take their shot at Smokehead next turn.
Big Lake Justify posted the biggest down challenge this turn and they were the
most avoided team. Are these 2 events related? Your guess is as good as mine, but
they print my guesses for all of Seam to read. I'd wager there is certainly
correlation between them. 21st Amendment avoided Big Lake Justify the most. The
biggest up-challenge belongs to Wyld Masquerade. Manosque Cyan went up 25 points in
the rankings to challenge Bumble Rumble from Philanthrolords. Manosque lost the
battle, but kudos on the gutsy challenge! The most challenged warrior this turn
according to the golem was Foot Golem. I bet Hombre is proud!
The bloodfeuders this turn were successful, but only by a hair. Bloodfeuds went
3-2 in favor of the challengers. There was only 1 Dark Arena death this turn as 7th
Sanctum sends another Bob to his death. One of the arena standbys lost their life
this turn, too. Kaz from Twisted Asylum put down Tough Mama, who might not be as
tough as she sounds. The only other death came via random match up on the regular
arena sands as Lady Songsteel from Darque Knights killed Dodge & Burn from
Pixelblenders. Overall, it was not a particularly bloody turn, but there were also
only 40 fights this turn, down from previous turns.
There is no top team this round. Lost Sentinels and Deities and Demigods tied
for 1st with 10-5-1 records. Holy Ship moves up to 3rd from 5th, and Darque Knights
slip a spot to 4th. 21st Amendment makes the biggest jump moving up to 10th place
from 17th. On the opposite side of the spectrum is Twisted Asylum, who fell 5 spots
down to 14th. There were 3 teams missing for turn 18 as House of Pain, Way of All
Flesh, and Rainbow Brigade sat out. We hope they return next turn, along with some
new and returning teams.
Only 2 more turns until we reach 20! Who will be the first graduates? Smokehead
appears to be a sure bet for the honor, but who else has an opportunity to make
Seamite history? We can speculate more next turn! Right now, I have to go report on
another sporting event. Who knew there were other games worth writing about in
Alastari apart from the arenas? I certainly did not. Until next time, my pretties!
-- Sidara Brightbell
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SMOKEHEAD 175 14 3 1 122 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STANZA 97 12 5 2 107 HOUSE OF PAIN (15)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLUCKEROO 67 11 6 1 89 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
FOOT GOLEM 69 11 7 0 89 7TH SANCTUM (10)
CPT. BUZZY 65 11 6 0 88 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
SUPER CHICKEN 39 12 5 1 87 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
$50 DROP SHADOW 215 9 6 1 81 PIXELBENDERS (36)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CARDHU 173 10 7 1 76 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
MERCYFLETCHER 89 11 6 0 75 PHILANTHROLORDS (14)
GEOPLASTIQUE 70 13 5 1 73 7TH SANCTUM (10)
-ULVSBLAKK 107 10 5 0 71 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
LOKI 218 10 7 1 69 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
ABLE BAKER CHARLIE 133 8 10 1 69 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SISTER GARLIC 41 12 5 0 64 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
BUMBLE RUMBLE 284 7 4 0 63 PHILANTHROLORDS (14)
SIF 220 7 10 1 61 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
-LUSTFUL TRAMP 322 5 4 0 60 RAINBOW BRIGADE (43)
BRN VON SPEEDSTER 66 11 6 1 59 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
COBRA MONSOON 71 9 9 0 59 7TH SANCTUM (10)
PITTYVAICH 176 12 5 0 58 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
SHADOWDANCER 132 11 6 0 58 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
-FUNEBRE 106 7 7 1 58 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
LADY SONGSTEEL 128 11 6 2 57 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE SILENT OWL 42 10 7 0 56 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
MAGUVIAL 129 12 5 2 55 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
REPRISAL 281 8 4 0 53 HOLY SHIP! (39)
GILGAMESH 217 10 7 1 52 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
GENERAL LIABILITY 38 9 8 0 50 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
ANJA SILVERCLAW 142 6 7 0 49 WYLD MASQUERADE (24)
-BLOODBLIND 105 10 5 0 46 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
HARMONIOUS JADE 138 7 6 0 46 WYLD MASQUERADE (24)
SOFT LIGHT 271 8 5 1 45 PIXELBENDERS (36)
BAGHEERA 113 8 9 0 44 LOST SENTINELS (19)
KININVIE 174 9 8 1 43 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
-ELENORAL 287 7 4 1 43 HOUSE OF PAIN (15)
COURAGEOUS 272 6 7 0 41 HOLY SHIP! (39)
THOR 216 7 10 2 40 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
WENDY CROWE 108 11 6 0 39 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18)
-MEJIDIJA 95 9 8 0 39 HOUSE OF PAIN (15)
ANUBIS 219 9 8 2 38 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
MANOSQUE CYAN 306 5 5 0 37 WYLD MASQUERADE (24)
HARRY HYENA 137 9 9 0 36 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
MINNESOTA JONES 196 8 8 1 36 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
COOVER BENNETT 110 9 8 0 35 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18)
BITTER COPAL 305 5 5 1 34 WYLD MASQUERADE (24)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BALSA 333 7 2 3 33 LOST SENTINELS (19)
EXEMPLAR 275 6 7 2 33 HOLY SHIP! (39)
VIDAR 179 3 8 0 33 DEADLINE (32)
BANANAS GORILLA 366 3 4 0 33 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
PUCKER & BLOAT 387 3 1 0 32 PIXELBENDERS (36)
-MEAT STORM 323 6 3 1 31 RAINBOW BRIGADE (43)
WYNN DUFFY 267 8 4 1 29 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18)
-BUTCHER'S HAND 324 3 6 1 29 RAINBOW BRIGADE (43)
CASCA 380 3 2 1 26 TWISTED ASYLUM (20)
OPACITY: 100% 314 7 4 0 25 PIXELBENDERS (36)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XAD BRONZEWOLF 288 6 5 0 23 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
RAYNER 182 6 5 0 23 DEADLINE (32)
-KING KONG KHAN 269 6 4 0 22 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
-WILD JULIO 321 3 3 1 21 RAINBOW BRIGADE (43)
MUGS BUNNY 371 2 3 0 21 21ST AMENDMENT (47)
JANITOR JOE 286 4 8 0 20 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
STARGAZER 331 5 4 0 19 LOST SENTINELS (19)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOTHAR 180 4 7 0 19 DEADLINE (32)
BLOODIER MARY 369 3 2 0 19 21ST AMENDMENT (47)
TARL 332 4 5 1 18 LOST SENTINELS (19)
PYROBLOOM 397 2 0 0 18 7TH SANCTUM (10)
-DEVOURED 304 4 4 0 16 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
EOS 364 4 3 0 15 TWISTED ASYLUM (20)
CADOC 344 3 5 0 14 DEADLINE (32)
KAZ 405 1 0 1 14 TWISTED ASYLUM (20)
VERTIGO 385 2 2 1 13 TWISTED ASYLUM (20)
THE OGRE SPRITE 403 1 0 0 13 PHILANTHROLORDS (14)
BALOO X 375 3 3 0 12 LOST SENTINELS (19)
ELLAEL MAZE 382 1 3 1 12 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
MELANROH 402 1 0 0 11 PHILANTHROLORDS (14)
AMAZON 394 1 1 0 11 HOLY SHIP! (39)
GIGANTA MOUSE 389 1 2 0 9 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
SIR OSIS OF LIVER 373 1 4 1 8 21ST AMENDMENT (47)
MERLOT RIDER 370 1 4 0 7 21ST AMENDMENT (47)
SPARTAN 395 1 1 0 6 HOLY SHIP! (39)
ANVIL 384 1 3 0 6 TWISTED ASYLUM (20)
UNKLE RUCKUS 408 1 0 0 5 WYLD MASQUERADE (24)
SUNRISE VICTORY 390 0 3 0 5 PHILANTHROLORDS (14)
BO CROWDER 392 0 2 0 3 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18)
BOB SWEENEY 393 0 2 0 2 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY (18)
BUH BYE 407 0 1 0 1 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
SALINGER 406 0 1 0 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TOUGH MAMA 0 0 0 KAZ 405 18 NONE
DAISY MILLER LITE 372 2 2 0 21ST AMENDMENT 47 WILD JULIO 321 17
BOB 401 0 1 0 7TH SANCTUM 10 SPYMASTER 18 NONE
AVA CROWDER 112 5 10 0 BIG LAKE JUSTIFY 18 SIF 220 16
DARING 368 3 2 0 HOLY SHIP! 39 VERTIGO 385 16 REVENGED
GALLANT 367 2 3 0 HOLY SHIP! 39 ELLAEL MAZE 382 16 JUST REVENGED
XRISTIANA 96 11 6 0 HOUSE OF PAIN 15 ABLE BAKER CHARLI 133 17
GROCER CAT 136 9 5 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23 ELENORAL 287 14 REVENGED
MR. FRUMBLE 400 0 1 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23 SIR OSIS OF LIVER 373 17 JUST REVENGED
GARTH GREYSCRIBE 92 6 8 0 PHILANTHROLORDS 14 ANUBIS 219 15 REVENGED
THON 361 3 1 0 PHILANTHROLORDS 14 DODGE & BURN 213 16 REVENGED
DODGE & BURN 213 6 9 1 PIXELBENDERS 36 LADY SONGSTEEL 128 18
OBAN 177 9 6 1 THIRSTY THUGS 31 BRN VON SPEEDSTER 66 16 JUST REVENGED
NOM 378 1 1 1 TWISTED ASYLUM 20 BALSA 333 14 REVENGED
SPIDER 386 1 2 0 TWISTED ASYLUM 20 BALSA 333 17
PERSONAL ADS
Stargazer -- I've never seen a lunger go 17 minutes. You're amazing! Come down to the tavern and I'll buy you a beer. -- Merlot Rider
Huckle -- Sir Osis is in the penalty box for his bad behavior toward Mr. Frumble. (His kill desire was 3! I dunno what happened.) -- Tavern Keeper for 21st Amendment
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BOB was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CARDHU won victory over BRN VON SPEEDSTER in a 2 minute Bloodfeud battle.
COURAGEOUS defeated ELLAEL MAZE in a 2 minute master vs. amateur Bloodfeud duel.
WENDY CROWE was savagely defeated by SIF in a exciting 3 minute Bloodfeud fight.
BANANAS GORILLA devastated SIR OSIS OF LIVER in a 8 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
VERTIGO was overpowered by BALSA in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
FOOT GOLEM was overpowered by SMOKEHEAD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title melee.
ANJA SILVERCLAW was vanquished by LOKI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
CPT. BUZZY overpowered SISTER GARLIC in a 1 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
SUPER CHICKEN defeated GEOPLASTIQUE in a 2 minute Challenge match.
MANOSQUE CYAN was viciously subdued by BUMBLE RUMBLE in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
REPRISAL demolished HARRY HYENA in a 4 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
MINNESOTA JONES was devastated by PITTYVAICH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
GENERAL LIABILITY overcame ANUBIS in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
THE SILENT OWL defeated SOFT LIGHT in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
WYNN DUFFY defeated SUNRISE VICTORY in a 2 minute Challenge struggle.
KININVIE bested EXEMPLAR in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
HARMONIOUS JADE devastated OPACITY: 100% in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
JANITOR JOE was subdued by VIDAR in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
PYROBLOOM beat EOS in a 2 minute Challenge match.
AMAZON overpowered BOB SWEENEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
SPARTAN was bested by BLOODIER MARY in a 1 minute novice's Challenge bout.
MUGS BUNNY slimly won victory over TARL in a 3 minute Challenge match.
ABLE BAKER CHARLIE was beaten by $50 DROP SHADOW in a action packed 3 minute fray.
CLUCKEROO overcame NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gory contest.
MERCYFLETCHER savagely defeated COBRA MONSOON in a 2 minute gory fight.
COOVER BENNETT was vanquished by SHADOWDANCER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
LADY SONGSTEEL slaughtered DODGE & BURN in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
MAGUVIAL viciously subdued THOR in a action packed 3 minute gruesome bout.
BAGHEERA overpowered LOTHAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
GILGAMESH handily defeated XAD BRONZEWOLF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PUCKER & BLOAT overpowered CADOC in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BITTER COPAL handily defeated BALOO X in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STARGAZER luckily beat BO CROWDER in a popular 8 minute brutal fight.
RAYNER beat GIGANTA MOUSE in a 2 minute expert vs. novice bout.
CASCA devastated SALINGER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ANVIL was devastated by THE OGRE SPRITE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
MERLOT RIDER was viciously subdued by UNKLE RUCKUS in a 17 minute beginner's bout.
MELANROH demolished BUH BYE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
KAZ slaughtered TOUGH MAMA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 13 LUNGING ATTACK 69 - 51 - 8 58 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 12 PARRY-STRIKE 29 - 24 - 2 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 WALL OF STEEL 36 - 33 - 3 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 10 AIMED BLOW 67 - 62 - 2 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 8 SLASHING ATTACK 64 - 61 - 1 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 55 - 57 - 2 49 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 78 - 91 - 8 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-LUNGE 17 - 22 - 2 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 BASHING ATTACK 41 - 57 - 3 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 22 - 41 - 1 35 |
Turn 18 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 7 - 3 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 6 4 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 4 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 4 - 4 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SMOKEHEAD 175 14 3 1 122 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
STRIKING ATTACK FOOT GOLEM 69 11 7 0 89 7TH SANCTUM (10)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK CPT. BUZZY 65 11 6 0 88 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
TOTAL PARRY SUPER CHICKEN 39 12 5 1 87 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
BASHING ATTACK GEOPLASTIQUE 70 13 5 1 73 7TH SANCTUM (10)
PARRY-LUNGE PITTYVAICH 176 12 5 0 58 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
AIMED BLOW SHADOWDANCER 132 11 6 0 58 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
WALL OF STEEL THE SILENT OWL 42 10 7 0 56 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
PARRY-STRIKE MAGUVIAL 129 12 5 2 55 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GILGAMESH 217. The most popular warrior this turn
was BO CROWDER 392. The ten other most popular fighters were $50 DROP SHADOW 215,
BUMBLE RUMBLE 284, SIF 220, CARDHU 173, SIR OSIS OF LIVER 373, WYNN DUFFY 267,
MAGUVIAL 129, COURAGEOUS 272, GEOPLASTIQUE 70, and GENERAL LIABILITY 38.
The least popular fighter this week was UNKLE RUCKUS 408. The other ten least
popular fighters were MERLOT RIDER 370, BANANAS GORILLA 366, HARRY HYENA 137, BUH BYE
407, ANVIL 384, SALINGER 406, BALOO X 375, CADOC 344, XAD BRONZEWOLF 288, and LOTHAR
180.
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Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!
-- RSI
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood