DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/07/2024 Duedate: 05/20/2024
SEAM ARENA
DM 20 TURN 232
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
EMMA STONE
LOCAL GIRLS (88)
(20-1370) [13-12-0,119]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
EMMA STONE PAPA LENNY
LOCAL GIRLS (88) BAD PICKLES (92)
(20-1370) [13-12-0,119] (20-1513) [3-0-0,40]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
EMMA STONE SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS
LOCAL GIRLS (88) NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
(20-1370) [13-12-0,119] (20-1501) [3-5-0,14]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THIRSTY THUGS (31)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LOCAL GIRLS (88) 49
2. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 37 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
3. PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78) 29 Unchartered Team
4. THIRSTY THUGS (31) 15
5. HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 10 BAD PICKLES (92)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*BAD PICKLES (92) 9 6 0 60.0 1/ 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 10 5 1
2/ 3 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 193 149 5 56.4 2/ 4 LOCAL GIRLS (88) 10 5 0
3/ 4 LOCAL GIRLS (88) 119 94 5 55.9 3/ 3*BAD PICKLES (92) 9 6 0
4/ 5 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 105 100 8 51.2 4/ 8 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78) 8 7 1
5/ 6 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 574 555 31 50.8 5/ 2 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 7 8 0
6/ 7 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 535 552 17 49.2 6/ 7 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 7 8 0
7/ 8 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 514 559 26 47.9 7/ 5 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 6 9 0
8/ 9 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78) 108 132 6 45.0 8/ 6 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 4 11 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Hello!
Pardon my pen *gibberish*. Cat fluff!
I think it's cleaner now. As it's well known, I'm Scottsdale Blue Blood thru and
thru. So I do.
-- Emma
SPY REPORT
Here we go again, my darlings! It is arena day in Seam, and I am so happy to see all
of you. From the brave gladiators to the scheming managers, it is always great to
have ACTION in the arena. I can surmise the fans enjoyed themselves from the revelry
that took place in the stands. Let's take a look and see all that happened in our
lovely arena today, and what we can look forward to in a few weeks.
Emma Stone remains our Duelmistress. She challenged Mississippi Sheiks from No
Tournament Blues, and was successful after a 2-minute bout. Emma has yet to receive
an invite to the Isle of the Eye. Looking at the requirements, she may need one more
win on her card before the Commission reaches out to her. She has another opportunity
coming up in 2 weeks to defend the Seam throne and possibly receive her invitation to
immortality. Congrats to Emma on this turn's successful defense!
The most avoided team today is Local Girls, and it appears Darque Knights was not
interested in any matches with the ladies. This may have been a good strategy on
Darque Knight's part since Local Girls looked very active with challenges, issuing
three of them successfully. Ironclad Knight is the most challenged warrior for the
turn. I wonder if the bull's eye painted on his armor had any part in this
distinction? Threads of Pandemic Boredom challenged up 19 recognition points to fight
Ironclad. He was able to topple Ironclad Knight in 2 minutes.
There were three deaths in the arena. We only witnessed one death in the Dark Arena,
and two deaths on the sands during the prime matches. The Imp from Bad Pickles fought
his last bout. Like Sunday, in an act of self-defense after being challenged,
executed The Imp, ending his career at 1-2. The other death involved a much more
experienced warrior in Farmer Fox. The venerable Farmer Fox leaves Seam with a 13-20
record. Hoeb, another veteran warrior, killed poor Farmer Fox. We await to see if
anyone will bother to blood feud these losses!
My sweets, I hope you have a wonderful afternoon. It has been a long day in the arena.
It was an enjoyable day, but it was a long day, and now I need to rest. Come back to
see me in a few weeks. We can wait together for news of the Duelmaster. I haven't done
all the math, but I'm convinced that Emma Stone will be gone if she wins next turn. I
can't say the same for other warriors, but I have a strong feeling about Emma. Okay,
time for me to go!
-- Sidara Brightbell
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EMMA STONE 1370 13 12 0 119 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ENFEEBLEMENT RAY 1428 15 7 0 114 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
HOEB 1184 22 28 2 107 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
FERAL DIVA 1393 15 11 0 102 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
MOZELLE ALDERSON 1406 15 10 0 91 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRANDMA CAT 1451 10 9 1 87 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378 12 15 0 85 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
SALLY CAT 1415 12 12 2 84 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
BULLY BOBCAT 1467 11 4 1 77 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
FAZ EBONSTEEL 1487 7 5 1 76 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEMOLITION DOG 1390 20 7 0 67 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOLA DOOMFIST 1494 7 3 0 62 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ORA ALEXANDER 1410 10 14 1 56 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
COHERENCE 1445 10 11 1 56 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
STEVIE NICKS 1483 7 3 0 56 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
HILDA HIPPO 1446 13 8 0 54 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
THREADS 1442 8 12 0 52 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
CHAIN GANGSTER 1392 12 14 0 50 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
IRONCLAD KNIGHT 1423 12 11 1 48 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
MARY JO WEST 1492 4 4 0 40 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
PAPA LENNY 1513 3 0 0 40 BAD PICKLES (92)
GRUMPY CAT 1457 7 6 0 36 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
HELLER 1485 5 8 0 36 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PROTOTYPO 1490 8 4 1 29 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
EXYL ROTT 1515 3 1 0 27 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
LIZ MONTGOMERY 1505 2 3 0 26 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
HODJA 1517 2 1 0 25 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOOMSROLLING 1473 4 9 0 21 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
LIKE SUNDAY 1503 3 3 1 19 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
SWIPE LEFT 1520 2 0 0 19 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
OH MORRISSEY 1504 3 3 0 16 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
EDITH NORTH JOHNSON 1500 3 5 1 15 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501 3 5 0 14 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
BAMIEN 1511 2 1 0 10 BAD PICKLES (92)
RICHIE H. 1510 2 1 0 7 BAD PICKLES (92)
LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516 1 3 0 6 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
CHADLY CAT 1514 1 2 0 5 BAD PICKLES (92)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE IMP 1512 1 2 0 BAD PICKLES 92 LIKE SUNDAY 1503 232
DEAD 1522 0 1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22 SHEWISH BOUNCER 232 NONE
FARMER FOX 1341 13 20 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23 HOEB 1184 232
PERSONAL ADS
Gentle readers, I'm sure you remember the personal ads of this arena for the 204th
turn, almost exactly 1 year ago today. I was discussing the acting skills of
Christian Slater and how he was going to appear in a movie called (strangely enough)
"Pussy Island". Well, the movie is coming out in August but will actually be called
"Blink Twice", a boring but safer title. The trailer just came out today, check it
out. Also, I had written that I did NOT have strep but now, strangely enough, I do
have it. In fact, everyone in my family has it! Both of these items make me feel
like I should go back and reread all of my personal ads! -- Pappy, a combo of Lady
Whistledown and Nostradamus
Pappy -- I only looked at the Challenge Report. I could have avoided the error from
Turn 230's spy report if I had simply glanced at the "Last Week's Fights." The golems
are sometimes fickle, but I will try to be more thorough in the future. -- Sidara
Brightbell
All -- For those interested in such things, I finally got Dakia out of the arena! It
was a long road, but maybe it will be worth the wait a few years down the road. How
many years? I wish I knew! Dakia Wildrose (AB) -- 10-9-8-7-17-12-21 N/G. The
Commission says she likes LO/LO, Fist, the Riposte tactic, and learns Decise. I've
moved her to 101 for further training. The way she is learning, it will be a while
longer before she makes a tourney debut. -- Darque
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DEAD was butchered by SHEWISH BOUNCER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
EMMA STONE vanquished MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS in a 2 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
MARY JO WEST was outlasted by DEMOLITION DOG in a unpopular 12 minute Challenge duel.
STEVIE NICKS devastated HELLER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THREADS subdued IRONCLAD KNIGHT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge competition.
PAPA LENNY overpowered OH MORRISSEY in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge struggle.
DOOMSROLLING slimly lost to GRUMPY CAT in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
THE IMP was easily killed by LIKE SUNDAY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
CHADLY CAT was vanquished by EXYL ROTT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
RICHIE H. was vanquished by LIZ MONTGOMERY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
HOEB assassinated FARMER FOX in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
ENFEEBLEMENT RAY defeated SALLY CAT in a 2 minute veteran's match.
ORA ALEXANDER was devastated by FAZ EBONSTEEL in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MOZELLE ALDERSON demolished COHERENCE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FERAL DIVA overpowered BULLY BOBCAT in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
GRANDMA CAT overpowered VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LOLA DOOMFIST devastated PROTOTYPO in a 2 minute brutal uneven duel.
HILDA HIPPO outwaited CHAIN GANGSTER in a 7 minute gory master's brawl.
SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS was outlasted by SWIPE LEFT in a exciting 7 minute match.
EDITH NORTH JOHNSON was savagely defeated by HODJA in a 3 minute gory match.
BAMIEN unbelievably bested LEXXEE LIONEYE in a popular 1 minute amateur's competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 8 TOTAL PARRY 41 - 16 - 1 72 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 16 - 3 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 10 - 0 57 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 16 - 1 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 21 - 0 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 PARRY-STRIKE 18 - 20 - 0 47 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 26 - 30 - 1 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 37 - 46 - 1 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 19 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 26 - 2 42 |
Turn 232 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:
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 4 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 3 2 PARRY-STRIKE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 4 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK EMMA STONE 1370 13 12 0 119 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ENFEEBLEMENT RAY 1428 15 7 0 114 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
SLASHING ATTACK FERAL DIVA 1393 15 11 0 102 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
PARRY-STRIKE FAZ EBONSTEEL 1487 7 5 1 76 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY DEMOLITION DOG 1390 20 7 0 67 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
AIMED BLOW LOLA DOOMFIST 1494 7 3 0 62 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
WALL OF STEEL IRONCLAD KNIGHT 1423 12 11 1 48 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
LUNGING ATTACK PAPA LENNY 1513 3 0 0 40 BAD PICKLES (92)
PARRY-LUNGE GRUMPY CAT 1457 7 6 0 36 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is EMMA STONE 1370. The most popular warrior this turn
was SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501. The ten other most popular fighters were EMMA STONE
1370, THREADS 1442, GRUMPY CAT 1457, LOLA DOOMFIST 1494, HODJA 1517, DOOMSROLLING
1473, PAPA LENNY 1513, HOEB 1184, ENFEEBLEMENT RAY 1428, and FERAL DIVA 1393.
The least popular fighter this week was DEMOLITION DOG 1390. The other ten least
popular fighters were MARY JO WEST 1492, HILDA HIPPO 1446, SWIPE LEFT 1520, BULLY
BOBCAT 1467, COHERENCE 1445, ORA ALEXANDER 1410, RICHIE H. 1510, CHADLY CAT 1514, THE
IMP 1512, and OH MORRISSEY 1504.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GYPSY MOTH 704 (168-85-6) 0 5 0 MERCENARY MOTHS
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VOX SUNFIRE 773 (42-57-2) 3 3 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS
DO IT TOMORROW 1133 (28-17-2) 0 3 0 PANDEMIC BOREDOM
GEOPLASTIQUE 70 (50-67-1) 0 3 0 7TH SANCTUM
WHAT'S STREAMING 1137 (23-22-1) 0 3 0 PANDEMIC BOREDOM
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!
We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet. There's
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.
The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for
a double suite, too.
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!
Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143).
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and
on-site restaurant. The rooms are blocked and the code is "915."
The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI
SUMMER BLOODGAMES 2024
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in August. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.
For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing
alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. The Bloodgames are coming!
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. Here are the particulars:
Face-to-Face style Turn 1 is due Fri July 12 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 98): Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Mail-in style Turn 1 is due Sat July 13 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 99): All turns process overnight, mail-in style.
No strategy changes; all ten rounds process one
after the other and results will be out Sun morning.
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Thurs August 1
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
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 are DYOs (design your owns) with 84
points, 3-21, as usual.) To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them
in. We'll mail or email your overviews and you can write up your strategies. Your
warriors must be created and have strategies entered by the first due date.
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 the turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in any of the bloodgames
arenas.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due August 1 and will process on a 28-day
schedule. The other two bloodgames arenas will be processed at the summer Face-to-
Face. (Note: there will also be bloodgames at the next winter FTF.)
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 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 three 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.
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 and Victors will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
A Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.T-
shirts will only happen if someone gives us a nice design. One shirt per person.
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 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 ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors 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!