DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/03/2010 Duedate: 06/16/2010 ZORPUNT ARENA DM-24 TURN-635 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS EARTH QUAKE DISASTER (497) (24-4885) [12-3-1,104] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader EARTH QUAKE CANTIL DISASTER (497) SERPENTS HOLD (500) (24-4885) [12-3-1,104] (24-4916) [2-0-1,27] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TCHACK LOY MORIT KOBUN KRILL CAVALRY (403) KRILL CAVALRY (403) (24-4856) [17-34-1,93] (24-4911) [7-2-0,38] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM KRILL CAVALRY (403) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. KRILL CAVALRY (403) 46 2. DISASTER (497) 38 DISASTER (497) 3. SERPENTS HOLD (500) 27 Unchartered Team 4. PIRATE'S COVE (498) 6 5. MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) 0 SERPENTS HOLD (500) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) 38 10 4 79.2 1/ 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 7 7 0 2/ 2 DISASTER (497) 52 24 6 68.4 2/ 1 PIRATE'S COVE (498) 7 8 0 3/ 3*SERPENTS HOLD (500) 6 3 1 66.7 3/ 3*SERPENTS HOLD (500) 6 3 1 4/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 776 781 22 49.8 4/ 4 DISASTER (497) 5 6 1 5/ 5 PIRATE'S COVE (498) 26 43 2 37.7 5- 5 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) 1 0 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 646): SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, 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 634): 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 591): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 588): TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, 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 475): YALO TACTSIE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 531): 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 646): 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 634): PIRATE'S COVE (?, 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 591): CAPTAIN PLANET (?, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 588): THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 579): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 475): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): DARK AS DAY (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 531): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 645): GRAY MATTER of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.) KHAKI KRAIT of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, 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 46 ARDIVENT (turn 578): SABRE of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.) SPY REPORT I can't believe the violence in ZORPUNT! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... Too bad, PIRATE'S COVE, but KRILL CAVALRY was just too good to be stopped. Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, SERPENTS HOLD! 'Cause they got 3-1-0 and moved up to 3rd! MVP award for COLIN POOLE? KRILL CAVALRY's proud of him after beating VETERAN MERCENARY and getting 21 points. Talk about yer major upsets! DEATH STROKE's match with MODESTA STONE cost him a loss of 2 points! Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair? I think EARTH QUAKE should let MOHAWK JOE be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it. Who was the wiseguy that said ZORPUNT's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Warty Toad? Don't look at me! I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just wing this stuff. The warriors of KRILL CAVALRY must be getting lonely. They were the most avoided team. Do you guys know something that I don't? Is there some deep dark secret why SERPENTS HOLD's been avoiding KRILL CAVALRY so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone gets killed. Not after four more fights. What a bummer! CAPTAIN BONES got wasted by ICE STORM! But with a 3-14-0, I guess PIRATE'S COVE aren't too bummed. Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do? Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. Its been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EARTH QUAKE 4885 12 3 1 104 DISASTER (497) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TCHACK LOY 4856 17 34 1 93 KRILL CAVALRY (403) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SERGEANT 4 4901 8 2 1 88 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) MOHAWK JOE 4896 9 8 1 85 PIRATE'S COVE (498) COLIN POOLE 4893 12 6 0 81 KRILL CAVALRY (403) -SERGEANT 3 4903 9 1 1 67 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DAVEY JONES 4913 5 2 1 45 PIRATE'S COVE (498) MORIT KOBUN 4911 7 2 0 38 KRILL CAVALRY (403) -GENERAL 3 4905 6 2 0 38 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) -SERGEANT 2 4900 7 3 2 35 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -LISA ANN 4824 2 0 1 33 MINGALOIDS (486) -SERGEANT 5 4908 5 1 0 32 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499) MODESTA STONE 4910 6 5 0 29 KRILL CAVALRY (403) MORTIS THE FORSAKEN 4897 5 12 0 27 PIRATE'S COVE (498) CANTIL 4916 2 0 1 27 SERPENTS HOLD (500) BOA 4917 2 0 0 25 SERPENTS HOLD (500) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ICE STORM 4923 2 0 1 23 DISASTER (497) DEATH STROKE 4912 3 4 0 13 PIRATE'S COVE (498) CASCABEL 4918 1 1 0 7 SERPENTS HOLD (500) DARRON POOLE 4914 0 2 0 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? FLOOD WATERS 4921 0 1 0 DISASTER 497 BANDIT PRINCE 635 NONE HAIL 4922 0 1 0 DISASTER 497 BLACK ORC 635 NONE HEAVEY RAIN 4920 0 1 0 DISASTER 497 HIGH ELF 635 NONE MELWODE STONE 4909 3 4 0 KRILL CAVALRY 403 MOHAWK JOE 4896 631 NOT REVENGED CAPTAIN BONES 4898 3 14 0 PIRATE'S COVE 498 ICE STORM 4923 635 RINKHAL 4915 1 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 500 SPYMASTER 635 NONE PERSONAL ADS Earth Quake -- You left me shaking in my boots. -- Tchack Loy P.S. And I wasn't even wearing boots. Mortis the Forsaken -- As long as it's wins that forsake you, works for me. I'll buy you a drink. -- Colin Poole Captain Bones -- Wow, I didn't know I had that in me! Kinda hard on you, but maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't quit your day job? -- Morit Kobun Davey Jones -- You seem to have a lot of tricks in your locker. -- Modesta Stone Rinkhal -- Did you have as much trouble figuring out what happened in that fight as I did? -- Darron Poole LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS RINKHAL was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. FLOOD WATERS was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle. HEAVEY RAIN was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. HAIL was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl. EARTH QUAKE devastated MOHAWK JOE in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight. TCHACK LOY demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute mismatched competition. COLIN POOLE vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute mismatched fight. DAVEY JONES overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. MORIT KOBUN defeated MORTIS THE FORSAKEN in a 2 minute melee. CAPTAIN BONES was viciously butchered by ICE STORM in a 2 minute duel. MODESTA STONE vanquished DEATH STROKE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. DARRON POOLE was defeated by CASCABEL in a 2 minute beginner's match. CANTIL overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BOA demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 6 - 2 75 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 5 - 1 74 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 9 - 1 64 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 10 - 6 - 0 63 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 8 - 0 50 | |AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 11 - 0 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 9 - 0 10 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 635 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK EARTH QUAKE 4885 12 3 1 104 DISASTER (497) STRIKING ATTACK COLIN POOLE 4893 12 6 0 81 KRILL CAVALRY (403) LUNGING ATTACK MORIT KOBUN 4911 7 2 0 38 KRILL CAVALRY (403) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is TCHACK LOY 4856. The most popular warrior this turn was MORIT KOBUN 4911. The ten other most popular fighters were COLIN POOLE 4893, CASCABEL 4918, TCHACK LOY 4856, ICE STORM 4923, DARRON POOLE 4914, BOA 4917, DAVEY JONES 4913, MODESTA STONE 4910, CANTIL 4916, and FLOOD WATERS 4921. The least popular fighter this week was DEATH STROKE 4912. The other ten least popular fighters were CAPTAIN BONES 4898, MORTIS THE FORSAKEN 4897, HAIL 4922, HEAVEY RAIN 4920, RINKHAL 4915, MOHAWK JOE 4896, EARTH QUAKE 4885, FLOOD WATERS 4921, CANTIL 4916, and MODESTA STONE 4910. 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!