DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/26/2020 Duedate: 07/23/2020
MORYA ARENA
DM-28 TURN-450
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BAD MOON RISING
LUNAE MILITES (387)
(28-4019) [20-17-1,134]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BAD MOON RISING JEFF DUNHAM
LUNAE MILITES (387) COMIC RELIEF (591)
(28-4019) [20-17-1,134] (28-5777) [3-4-0,46]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BAD MOON RISING MYRON MEI
LUNAE MILITES (387) DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-4019) [20-17-1,134] (28-5081) [12-13-0,60]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
LUNAE MILITES (387)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LUNAE MILITES (387) 33
2. COMIC RELIEF (591) 29 BASH BROS BODY (541)
3. BIG LAKE PURE (568) 15 Unchartered Team
4. OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 13
5. BARN YARD (594) 10 COMIC RELIEF (591)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BASH BROS BODY (541) 191 131 5 59.3 1/ 4 LUNAE MILITES (387) 8 1 1
2/ 0 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 309 293 19 51.3 2/ 1 DODGE BULLETS (126) 7 8 0
3/ 4 LUNAE MILITES (387) 123 117 9 51.3 3/ 3 BASH BROS BODY (541) 6 6 0
4/ 3 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 185 179 20 50.8 4/ 2 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 5 5 0
5/ 5 DODGE BULLETS (126) 568 601 18 48.6 5/ 6*BARN YARD (594) 5 10 0
6/ 6*COMIC RELIEF (591) 18 22 0 45.0 6/ 5*COMIC RELIEF (591) 3 2 0
7/ 7*BARN YARD (594) 5 10 0 33.3 7/ 0 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 2 3 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.
It is nice to sit on the throne of Morya! It was quite a surprise to get a title
fight after my very long hiatus! I don't have much to report since I did not get an
invite to the Isle. Omnimancer assures me that if I live through this turn and stay
at least in the Challenger Champions that it will happen. Let's see if he is correct.
I guess all I need to do is win one more to find out for sure.
I know I am old, but I did not realize how old until I started looking back through
old fight reports. I fought my first match here in Morya on turn 232, which would
have been in September 2003. Wow, I guess Omnimancer needs to activate us more often!
See you next turn! My challenges go to Anders Sloweye and Storm Warning.
-- Bad Moon Rising
Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
MORYA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, DODGE BULLETS, since LUNAE
MILITES took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. LUNAE MILITES
turned their 4-0-1 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn. Any better
than this, and you get put on hit lists. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to
see JEFF DUNHAM win a fight and gain 22 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, JEFF DUNHAM beat
HAL O'GEN and HAL O'GEN lost 17 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is
the spice of life, MORYA may be getting bland, as BAD MOON RISING stays top dog in
the city. Salty's Chowder House, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.
Where do they get this stuff? From MORYA's trash dumps?
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.
LUNAE MILITES, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided
team. Care to know who is the most afraid of you? And it looks like BASH BROS BODY
avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.
Hmph. Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, MYRON MEI was this turn's most challenged
warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. Now look at this. REALITY STIMULATION
challenged down 28 against BARN YARD's SHEEP. What a weasel! And golly gee, REALITY
STIMULATION bested SHEEP. Aren't we all surprised and impressed?
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. I could say I saw this coming, but so
could anyone else. Anyway, this turn it came. MAN'S HANDS' 27-13-0 has earned her
the Dark Arena. And sending MAN'S HANDS to the Dark Arena was supposed to be one of
your better ideas, BASH BROS BODY? Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what
brave team is developing these kinds of weapons?
There's got to be a better place in MORYA to get a drink than Salty's Chowder
House! Any suggestions? Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine city
of MORYA. I feel much better now. Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide
Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAD MOON RISING 4019 20 17 1 134 LUNAE MILITES (387)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANDERS SLOWEYE 5740 15 13 3 108 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
ANNE T LOCH-BRAEK 5587 10 4 0 91 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ACNE 5722 17 7 1 90 BASH BROS BODY (541)
STORM WARNING 5033 14 27 0 88 DODGE BULLETS (126)
AXLE FOLEY 5061 11 24 0 88 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
BLUE MOON 4373 13 6 1 85 LUNAE MILITES (387)
LUCKY LOOIE 5022 16 27 1 76 DODGE BULLETS (126)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MYRON MEI 5081 12 13 0 60 DODGE BULLETS (126)
LATELY STONE 5769 6 4 1 60 DODGE BULLETS (126)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FATIGUE 5775 5 1 0 55 BASH BROS BODY (541)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JEFF DUNHAM 5777 3 4 0 46 COMIC RELIEF (591)
CAL LIPPER 5710 5 6 1 44 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
RATUNDO 5768 6 5 1 42 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
HAL O'GEN 5711 6 6 0 36 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REALITY STIMULATION 5754 8 9 0 33 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
JIM GAFFIGAN 5773 4 4 0 32 COMIC RELIEF (591)
PULLED MUSCLE 5763 3 3 0 29 BASH BROS BODY (541)
ENGVALL 5778 4 3 0 25 COMIC RELIEF (591)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHICKEN 5795 2 1 0 22 BARN YARD (594)
HARVEST MOON 5618 4 1 1 20 LUNAE MILITES (387)
COW 5797 2 1 0 19 BARN YARD (594)
MOONDUST 5638 3 1 0 18 LUNAE MILITES (387)
STEVEN WRIGHT 5772 2 6 0 16 COMIC RELIEF (591)
FOXWORTHY 5782 2 2 0 12 COMIC RELIEF (591)
DALE AUTRY 5784 3 2 0 11 DODGE BULLETS (126)
SWAN 5796 0 3 0 3 BARN YARD (594)
SHEEP 5798 0 3 0 3 BARN YARD (594)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DUCK 5799 1 2 0 BARN YARD 594 HARVEST MOON 5618 450
MAN'S HANDS 5634 27 14 0 BASH BROS BODY 541 HIGH ELF 450 NONE
CAROUSEL 5696 11 10 1 BOOK OF THOMAS 584 LATELY STONE 5769 447
SPARE PART 5801 0 1 0 OTTO'S MECHANICS 226 SHEWISH GIANT 450 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Our congratulations to Man's Hands. -- Dodge Bullets
Man's Hands -- Truth be told, I DID laugh at you. Rude, but there it is. -- Storm
Warning
Acne -- Cleanliness is all. -- Lucky Looie
P.S. Thanks for the skills.
Usury is not a fit preparation for fighting in the Arena. -- Lately Stone
Pulled Muscle -- Not the one between your ears, obviously. -- Myron Mei
Swan -- Good fight. I bet you were an ugly duckling. -- Dale Autry, not noted for
tact
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MAN'S HANDS was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SPARE PART was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
ANDERS SLOWEYE demolished STORM WARNING in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
RATUNDO slimly lost to MYRON MEI in a popular 4 minute gory Challenge contest.
REALITY STIMULATION outlasted SHEEP in a 11 minute Challenge competition.
BAD MOON RISING devastated ACNE in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Title match.
AXLE FOLEY savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 6 minute expert's melee.
LUCKY LOOIE was vanquished by ANNE T LOCH-BRAEK in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BLUE MOON vanquished LATELY STONE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
HAL O'GEN was beaten by JEFF DUNHAM in a 2 minute melee.
FATIGUE beat CAL LIPPER in a 2 minute fight.
JIM GAFFIGAN subdued COW in a 1 minute master vs. amateur match.
FOXWORTHY was bested by CHICKEN in a 2 minute battle.
PULLED MUSCLE demolished STEVEN WRIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
ENGVALL handily defeated SWAN in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MOONDUST won victory over DALE AUTRY in a 4 minute amateur's bout.
HARVEST MOON dispatched DUCK in a 1 minute novice's fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 7 - 1 71 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 10 - 2 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 AIMED BLOW 22 - 14 - 1 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 11 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 16 - 2 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 15 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 6 - 0 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 10 - 1 33 |
Turn 450 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 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK BAD MOON RISING 4019 20 17 1 134 LUNAE MILITES (387)
WALL OF STEEL ANDERS SLOWEYE 5740 15 13 3 108 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
LUNGING ATTACK ANNE T LOCH-BRAEK 5587 10 4 0 91 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
AIMED BLOW LATELY STONE 5769 6 4 1 60 DODGE BULLETS (126)
PARRY-RIPOSTE RATUNDO 5768 6 5 1 42 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BAD MOON RISING 4019. The most popular warrior this
turn was MYRON MEI 5081. The ten other most popular fighters were AXLE FOLEY 5061,
DALE AUTRY 5784, RATUNDO 5768, BAD MOON RISING 4019, HAL O'GEN 5711, JEFF DUNHAM
5777, FATIGUE 5775, JIM GAFFIGAN 5773, ANNE T LOCH-BRAEK 5587, and BLUE MOON 4373.
The least popular fighter this week was SHEEP 5798. The other ten least popular
fighters were REALITY STIMULATION 5754, MOONDUST 5638, SWAN 5796, STEVEN WRIGHT 5772,
FOXWORTHY 5782, COW 5797, CAL LIPPER 5710, LATELY STONE 5769, LUCKY LOOIE 5022, and
ACNE 5722.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BAD MOON RISING (28-4019) LUNAE MILITES (387)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MAN'S HANDS (28-5634) BASH BROS BODY (541)
RSI PANDEMIC UPDATE
We're doing okay out here in Arizona, staying mostly quiet and trying to stay healthy,
and we hope you and your families are well. Things are super weird right now.
Here's a quick update on what's coming up:
Summer 2020 Face-to-Face: In case there is any lingering doubt, the 2020 summer face-
to-face is cancelled. It just doesn't seem wise to hold it, and feedback is that most
of you would not be able to attend. Better to stay safe and stay at home, this time.
Summer 2020 Mail-In: So we'll hold a mail-in tournament this summer. It will be held
on the weekend of July 17-19, 2020. We are still finalizing the format--look for the
tournament announcement shortly after the freeze on June 6th.
Halloween 2020 Mail-In: Should be able to take place as normal. We bandied about the
idea of having a Fall FTF, but that doesn't look like a good idea.
Winter 2021 Face-to-Face: We have already secured a contract for the Winter FTF in
Tempe for our usual Martin Luther King weekend, January 15-17, 2021 and are crossing
our fingers that we will be able to hold that tournament in person, but there is still
some chance that we will need to cancel it as well. I expect we will know for certain
in November or December. Please mark it on your calendars and feel free to get hotel
reservations, but don't buy non-refundable plane tickets! (We are waiting for the
group code for reservations and will post it when we get it.)
Summer 2021 Face-to-Face: Surely we'll be able to have this one! *crossed fingers*
We're looking at the midwest cities for this one (Cincinnati or Minneapolis), so stay
tuned.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
THE BLOODGAMES HAVE RETURNED!
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 three will be crowned
Bloodgames Champions and be invited to the Isle of the Eye! 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!
By popular demand, we will hold THREE Bloodgames arenas -- a regular and slow
Bloodgames by mail, and a Bloodgames which will run with the mail-in tourney!
DM 95: slow bloodgames (due every four weeks, due July 20)
DM 98: regular speed bloodgames (due every two weeks, due July 20)
DM 99: mail-in style bloodgames (processed with the tourney, due July 15)
Gameplay in the Bloodgames proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few
notable exceptions:
* STARTING A BLOODGAMES TEAM -- You don't need a special rollup to enter the
bloodgames. Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting style, each
warrior designed from scratch! (All are 84 points, 3-21, as usual.) Simply list your
ten warriors and send them to us; we will send you back overviews of your warriors so
you can submit strategies. The first turn is due mid-July and subsequent turns will
be due on Mondays.
* 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. There are no
replacements -- once a warrior dies, that's it!
* STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES -- New strategies may be issued for each turn for the
regular and slow bloodgames, while the mail-in bloodgames will process all ten rounds
with a single strategy. The only type of challenge available is a bloodfeud.
* 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. Bloodgames
Champions may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
* AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. The top three living warriors with the
greatest number of kills, only one of each style, are deemed Bloodgames Champions.
Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine
awards if there is a tie. All three Bloodgames Champions fight for free for six
months and can issue one Tournament Victor challenge each turn, allowing them to
challenge with increased priority, also for six months.
* FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up additional
teams but may fight only one team in each arena. The fee is $49 for all 10 rounds.
* 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 Bloodgames Champions: 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!
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
WICKED WASP (35-4784) SATAN'S SWARM (418)
TYRANNICAL TICK (35-4786) SATAN'S SWARM (418)
EMPTY (72-7269) BASH BROS WALLET (873)
NOBODY HOME (82-53135) ROOKIE PINK 59 (8963)
CAN'T BEAT TUM (84-40978) THE GREAT TMM (7146)
LINT (84-49584) 4-LETTER DIRT (8504)
JANUARY O. IRONTAIL (84-25625) EVIL EASTER BUNNY (4553)
SHOULD BE FUN (85-29872) FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (5482)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes