DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/27/2022    Duedate: 06/23/2022

MORYA ARENA

DM-28    TURN-475

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STRETCH MARKS
BASH BROS BODY (541)
(28-5783) [17-7-0,141]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STRETCH MARKS                  MICHTER
BASH BROS BODY (541)           2111 BOURBON ST (599)
(28-5783) [17-7-0,141]         (28-5884) [3-2-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

AXLE FOLEY                     DALE AUTRY
OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)         DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-5061) [14-37-0,85]         (28-5784) [16-14-0,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG LAKE PURE (568)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BODY (541)        63
2. BIG LAKE PURE (568)         20      BASH BROS BODY (541)
3. OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)      19      Unchartered Team
4. 2111 BOURBON ST (599)        9
5. DODGE BULLETS (126)          0      2111 BOURBON ST (599)

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)     242 178  6 57.6   1/ 2 BIG LAKE PURE (568)       9  5 2
 2/ 2 BIG LAKE PURE (568)      258 228 25 53.1   2/ 3 BASH BROS BODY (541)      8  1 0
 3/ 0 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)   342 327 22 51.1   3/ 1 DODGE BULLETS (126)       6  9 0
 4- 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      74  73  7 50.3   4/ 5*2111 BOURBON ST (599)     2  1 0
 5/ 4 DODGE BULLETS (126)      621 673 19 48.0   5/ 0 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    2  2 1
 6/ 7*2111 BOURBON ST (599)      3   5  0 37.5   6- 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      1  5 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                                       THE 300

They slowly trudged along the finely-kempt and well-swept dirt road on their way to 
the normally quiet and unassuming town of SEAM. 300 of them in all, methodically 
making their way into town amid the gazes of their curious onlookers. Seam was a 
smallish town, full of ordinary folk who enjoyed an ordinary life; it was indeed not 
the type of town that one would expect to be one of the very few towns chosen to host 
the Games of the Arena. Some years back the town council was presented with the 
opportunity to once again be host to the games, but they did not want to make the same 
mistake twice. In short: the beauty and simplicity of the town was all but ruined by 
the dark magics that seemingly without fail came to every host town the first time 
that SEAM attempted to be a host so many years back.

The town council could not deny that the arena games brought a certain level of 
prosperity to any town that agreed to become a host. But unfortunately, this 
prosperity had a very strong dark side. It also brought with it thieves, thugs, and 
miscreants of every type. Hustlers, gamblers, drunkards, and whores. Hit-men and wise 
guys. Taverns open 'til all hours of the night... open practically on every corner.

However, the quiet and unassuming little town of SEAM has managed to escape the dark 
faction that seemed to accompany most every arena town this second time around. Their 
answer to this problem was very simple: no magic of any kind was allowed in the city 
limits. Furthermore, in order to guarantee that the town's arena fighters stay 
completely and totally uncorrupted by the allure of magic, all of them were required 
to remain in the town until when and if they were lucky enough to advance to the games 
at the Isle.

The town was extraordinary in how ordinary it actually was, and this was one thing 
that alfredo Frothingslosh himself loved so much about this lazy little town that he 
now called home. alfredo was not a rich man, but he did have a very strong standing 
with the spy commission and the other managers of the games... a standing that far 
surpassed his actual wealth, and he kept this standing by always being ready for any 
new opportunity that might come along. And in the case of having no such opportunity 
presenting itself for a long time, such as is the case now, alfredo also possessed a 
certain talent to create such an opportunity for himself.

When alfredo first went to the town council with his notion of sponsoring a contest, 
he was categorically turned down. But he realized that it was not the contest itself 
that the town council feared: it was the *prize*. Prizes generally meant magic. Magic 
almost always was accompanied by a hidden cost that the council did not have the 
desire or the willingness to pay. But one thing that alfredo was famous for was the 
ability to make the most of his young warriors without the need of relying on magic. 
And this special "knack" that he had helped him not only to think of a prize that the 
council might begrudgingly accept, but further, actually showcased, emphasized, and 
*celebrated* the ability to compete in the Games without resorting to magic.

What really sealed the deal was alfredo offering to round up the 300 recruits needed 
for the contest all on his own. At that point the council could hardly argue further. 
And that, my friends, brings us around full circle... back to the beginning of this 
little story: back to the 300 ordinary folk that I described shuffling past you into 
town.

They were men and women, young and not so young; they tended to be on the thin side 
(perhaps a little undernourished); most looked to be in dire need of a bath, but more 
than anything, these recruits were totally and completely ordinary. But that should 
change, and in a little more than a year from now... change it will. It is most 
definitely not clear now, but through hard work, training, and perhaps a bit of talent 
that they were not yet aware of, six of these ordinary recruits will rise and prove 
that indeed the once ordinary can become extraordinary. Six of these ordinary recruits 
will rise, proving themselves to be the "Cream of the Slosh."

***---------*---------*---------*---------**---------*---------*---------*---------***

The Frothingslosh Syndicate is proud to announce 99 Bottles of Beer III!!! (+ 100): 
Sponsored by ALFREDOVISION(TM): for a Better Tomorrow, and a Better Today.

The contest will be in honor and celebration of turn 199 of SEAM DM 20.

Your objective is simple: be the first team to accumulate 199 Bottles of Beer!

The first part of the contest will be a 15 turn "warm-up" starting on turn 184, due 
7/4/22, but you are encouraged to start your team as early as possible. During this 
casual "meet and greet" stage, all teams will earn one bottle per turn simply by 
fielding a full team of 5 warriors and writing at least one personal ad. BTW guys, for 
the sake of simplicity, your Host and Cruise director asks that you PLEASE do not sign 
your ad expecting me to know who you are. If you are not 100% certain, then please 
state very clearly EVERY TURN what team you are associated with so i do not have to go 
through past newsletters to try to figure out who you are. Also do not forget to write 
a personal ad for the turn 184 newsletter! Simply stating who you are would be great. 
Something like, "Hi Seam. I'm John, the manager of John's team" is certainly 
sufficient.

The real fireworks will start on turn 199, due on 1/30/23. That is when the teams will 
start to earn Bottles for Arena Performance, which will be earned/awarded as follows:

  * Bottles awarded for being active and writing a personal ad are discontinued.
  * 5 Bottles for each invite to ADM, AWARDED UPON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF INVITE IN THE 
    NEWSLETTER with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle ON THE FOLLOWING TURN for 
    achieving a kill in the Dark Arena on their last fight. Note that this Bottle is a 
    "bonus;" you will also earn a Bottle for the win; bottles awarded for wins are 
    outlined below.
  * 3 Bottles for each turn as Duelmaster, with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle 
    for writing a Duelmaster's column COLLECTED ON THE FOLLOWING TURN when the column 
    is actually published. It does not have to be fancy but has to be "something": 99 
    words minimum.
  * 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 Bottles for Team on the Move and Current Top Team. In the case 
    of ties, partial bottles will be awarded and will count towards your total.
  * 2 Bottles for Chartered Recognition Leader
  * 2 Bottles for This Week's Favorite
  * 2 Bottles for TOP CAREER HONORS Chartered Team
  * 0 Bottles for each turn as Overall Popularity Leader. Additionally, you will pay a 
    1 BOTTLE PENALTY on the following turn if you fail to post a personal ad 
    apologizing for your ostentatious behavior! OR...you can choose to brag further 
    about how astonishingly wonderful you actually are, and are more than worthy of 
    all the accolades you get from your adoring fans.
  * 1 Bottle for a successful Bloodfeud: limit two bottles per incident.
  * 2 Bottles for each Stylemaster as listed in the newsletter. In other words, the 
    rules for being awarded bottles for Stylemaster are the same as they are in the 
    arena: winning record, adept or above.
  * 1 bottle for each win, or two bottles for each kill in the regular arena. Warriors 
    that manage to return from the Dark Arena earn one bottle for the win only.

If more than one team achieves or surpasses 199 Bottles on the same turn, the team 
with the higher total will be the victor. Partial Bottles having been awarded make the 
event of a tie at the end much less likely; any fraction of a bottle lead that you may 
have *will* count. In the unlikely event that there is an exact tie for any place that 
receives a prize, those teams involved will continue playing until a winner can be 
decided.

The top three places will win one or more "Cream of the Slosh" replacements:

  * 1st Place: 3 CotS replacements
  * 2nd Place: 2 CotS replacements
  * 3rd Place: 1 CotS replacements

A CotS replacement is 10 standard, ordinary Duelmasters teamsheets that are specially 
"marked" and grouped together by the Spy Commision to be used for this single purpose 
only. The winning manager then chooses any one out of the 50 warriors on the 10 
teamsheets they wish to be their "Cream of the Slosh" replacement; the other 49 are 
simply discarded. Note that you are free to use your CotS replacement anytime you have 
an opening on your team in Seam; in other words, you are not required to Dark Arena 
nor do you have to pass on a good naturally occurring replacement.

However, CotS replacements will not be allowed to hide their status: all CotS 
replacements will be required to start its name with these three symbols: O^O (capital 
O, shift-6 [caret symbol], capital O. This surely will cause them to be a "target" of 
challenges, but also will serve as a badge of honor for them to wear proudly. In the 
case of winning multiple CotS replacements, you will be required to wait at least 10 
ACTIVE turns in between using your CotS replacements; you will only receive one CotS 
packet at a time. Just send a note in to the Spy Commission with your 10th turn's 
orders to receive your new CotS packet with your turn's results.

Note that 6 CotS replacements being won in total is the guaranteed minimum. I have 
been informed that if the contest has an unusually large turnout, the Spy Commission 
MAY choose to spice up the prize pool with additional CotS replacements. Understand 
there are no guarantees (other than them 6 as listed), and these Spies were rather 
"vague" and sometimes can be a little sketchy. But, for what it's worth, I figured I 
should pass the information on just in case it does actually have merit.

But that's not all! For those of you that wish to spice up the contest even further, 
we are featuring an additional and completely voluntary "Contest Within a Contest" for 
which there will be a one time fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates to enter. The prize pool 
for the CWAC will be one "6-pack" of Duelmasters Gift Certificates (no cash value; 
each may be redeemed for one Duelmasters teamsheet) for every manager who chooses to 
participate. The prize pool will divided up among the winning players as follows:

  * 1st place: 1/2 of all the teamsheets
  * 2nd place: 1/3 of all the teamsheets
  * 3rd place: 1/6 of all the teamsheets

I just want to clarify that managers competing for the CWAC teamsheets are only 
competing against each other. So, for example, if you place second in the main contest 
but the main contest winner did not choose to participate in the CWAC, you will then 
be the first place winner of the CWAC (and receive half of all the sheets in the prize 
pool). Additionally, if the CWAC proves to be very popular and gets many entries, I 
may pay out more places. Any such decisions will be discussed and finalized prior to 
turn 199.

I will do my best to write a Contest Update every turn which will obviously be based 
on the totals from the previous turn. I also plan to start an email list that you may 
join if you wish. I will send out the updated contest standings to this list...likely 
very soon after the newsletter is posted; I will actually be so bold to suggest that I 
might get your contest update prior to getting your mail! So everyone can have up-to-
date standings, but also gives you the chance to point out any errors I might have 
made prior to sending in the official update to be printed in the newsletter.

Other Rules:

  * Once the first team equals or surpasses the required 199 Bottles total, THE 
    CONTEST IS OVER unless there are any ties to work out, and in that case the 
    contest will continue to the following turn ONLY for those teams involved. Your 
    official contest ranking will be based on whatever position you are holding at the 
    time that the first team(s) surpasses 199 bottles, even in the unlikely event of a 
    tie for first place and the winner has not yet been determined.
  * NO AVOIDS: This will be STRICTLY ENFORCED starting on Turn 199. Any team caught 
    avoiding will be REMOVED from the contest and their entry fee (if any) WILL NOT be 
    refunded! And trust me, with the number of nosy spy reporters out there, YOU WILL 
    get caught.
  * Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated and will be grounds for 
    disqualification. Coordinating challenges is allowed; non-aggression pacts are 
    allowed. "Taking a dive" (ie: throwing fights) is definitely NOT allowed. Any 
    allegations of cheating will be investigated seriously; any decision made by the 
    spy commission regarding said allegations will be final. Ladies and gentlemen: 
    let's keep this clean, okay? None of us are kids anymore!
  * Seam is a "non-tourney" arena, and as such you are required to field a full team 
    of 5 warriors every turn! Any warrior that has 1 FE or more missing the turn will 
    incur a 3-Bottle penalty for their team. You are highly encouraged to put your 
    entire team on maintenance, to guard against any mistakes. If you have a warrior 
    "accidentally' sit out the turn, you will "accidentally" incur a 3-bottle penalty 
    ;>. Any rookie warrior missing a turn will only incur a 1-Bottle penalty for 
    their team. I am aware that those poor noobs often get lost temporarily.
  * There will be no penalty for your *entire team* missing a turn. It is certainly 
    not recommended, however!
  * No tournament experience or "enhanced" warriors will be allowed.
  * If you wish to participate in the optional "contest within a contest," you must 
    announce your intention to participate prior to turn 190 being processed (due 
    9/26). The one-time entry fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates will be charged to your 
    account at that time. 

YOU are invited; you are encouraged to start early if you like! The Frothingslosh 
Syndicate invites you to Bottle! Er...ah...battle!

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

My favorite part of that last fight was Rose Purity crying out in pain.

My little damage scimitar crits are not to be taken lightly!

                                          -- Stretch Marks

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in MORYA since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts 
to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Woof!  DODGE BULLETS were a bunch 
of dogs after BIG LAKE PURE got through with 'em!  3rd ain't so sweet as 1st!  What's 
with HAIR MESS?  He actually beat DODGE BULLETS' BORNUNDERADARKSTAR, and walked away 
with 22 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at BASH BROS BODY while they 
watched HAIR MESS clobber BORNUNDERADARKSTAR.  He lost 17 points and got bruised from 
objects thrown from the stands.  Try as he might, CAL LIPPER wasn't good enough at 
persuading STRETCH MARKS to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it be 
nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses 
of convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was BOOK OF THOMAS.  In my day, no team with a 74-73-7 would scare 
me off!  What's the problem, BASH BROS BODY?  What do people see in MICHTER?  Its 
3-2-0?  2111 BOURBON ST ain't talkin', but it's got 54 points.  I hate going to the 
effort of writing about the kind of fights that MARY CHRISMESS gets in.  She fights 
people like STURDEVANT, 10 points below.  I thought MARY CHRISMESS showed great skill 
and promise when she bested STURDEVANT.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal! 
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  All 
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STRETCH MARKS 5783           17   7  0   141       BASH BROS BODY (541)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FRECKLES 5695                17   3  1   123       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROSE PURITY 5808             17   7  2   102       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 CAL LIPPER 5710              15  12  1    92       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DALE AUTRY 5784              16  14  0    87       DODGE BULLETS (126)
 REALITY STIMULATION 5754     22  20  0    86       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 AXLE FOLEY 5061              14  37  0    85       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARY CHRISMESS 5895           5   1  1    58       BIG LAKE PURE (568)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MICHTER 5884                  3   2  0    54       2111 BOURBON ST (599)
 GUS TANK 5855                 3   0  0    41       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 STURDEVANT 5828              10   9  1    40       DODGE BULLETS (126)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE STICK 5864             5   7  0    32       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
-CHALLENGER 5868               4   5  1    30       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAIR MESS 5909                1   0  0    22       BASH BROS BODY (541)
 REPLACEMENT KNEE 5914         1   0  0    20       BASH BROS BODY (541)
 MANNY FOLD 5873               1   0  1    16       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 HERNIA 5879                   3   3  0    15       BASH BROS BODY (541)
-UNIBROW 5802                  1   1  0    15       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
 BAWNER THE PURE 5921          1   1  0    14       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 SCAR 5913                     1   0  0    13       BASH BROS BODY (541)
-KUBOTA 5886                   2   3  0     9       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
 BORNUNDERADARKSTAR 5923       1   1  0     4       DODGE BULLETS (126)
 LITTLE BOY 5922               1   1  0     4       DODGE BULLETS (126)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONSOLATION 5924        1  1 0 DODGE BULLETS 126    MANNY FOLD 5873       475   
EARLY STONE 5896        2  2 0 DODGE BULLETS 126    MARY CHRISMESS 5895   473   
MYRON MEI 5081         22 26 0 DODGE BULLETS 126    ROSE PURITY 5808      473   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Little Stick -- Experience helps. -- Dale Autry

Michter -- You coulda taught me something. -- Sturdevant
P.S.  Besides not to drink bourbon.

Bawner the Pure -- Maple syrup?  Good stuff. -- Little Boy

Nothing like a marginally effective pair of jars. -- Born Under a Dark Star

That deserter is a wuss. -- Consolation

New members on the team, haven't shaken them down yet. -- Jorja

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LITTLE STICK was devastated by MICHTER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MARY CHRISMESS vanquished STURDEVANT in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
BAWNER THE PURE vanquished LITTLE BOY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
STRETCH MARKS overpowered CAL LIPPER in a 2 minute one-sided Title fight.
ROSE PURITY vanquished AXLE FOLEY in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
REALITY STIMULATION was savagely defeated by DALE AUTRY in a 4 minute master's brawl.
GUS TANK vanquished HERNIA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BORNUNDERADARKSTAR was vanquished by HAIR MESS in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CONSOLATION was slaughtered by MANNY FOLD in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
REPLACEMENT KNEE handily defeated JAR JAR BINKS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SCAR subdued MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  10 -  2      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL     23 -  19 -  2      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   7 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  17 -  4      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  18 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  15 -  0      29  |

Turn 475 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         4  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       STRETCH MARKS 5783         17   7  0  141 BASH BROS BODY (541)
WALL OF STEEL    ROSE PURITY 5808           17   7  2  102 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
TOTAL PARRY      REALITY STIMULATION 5754   22  20  0   86 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
BASHING ATTACK   MARY CHRISMESS 5895         5   1  1   58 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is AXLE FOLEY 5061.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DALE AUTRY 5784.  The ten other most popular fighters were STRETCH MARKS 5783, 
MARY CHRISMESS 5895, ROSE PURITY 5808, MICHTER 5884, BAWNER THE PURE 5921, AXLE FOLEY 
5061, GUS TANK 5855, HAIR MESS 5909, MANNY FOLD 5873, and REPLACEMENT KNEE 5914.

The least popular fighter this week was BORNUNDERADARKSTAR 5923.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HERNIA 5879, REALITY STIMULATION 5754, LITTLE BOY 5922, LITTLE 
STICK 5864, SCAR 5913, CONSOLATION 5924, CAL LIPPER 5710, STURDEVANT 5828, 
REPLACEMENT KNEE 5914, and MANNY FOLD 5873.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

STRETCH MARKS (28-5783) BASH BROS BODY (541)

                       SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.!

                        (well actually, Alexandria, Virginia)

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Washington, D.C., July 22-24, 2022.  It 
will be held at the Embassy Suites Alexandria Old Town near the Potomac River in 
Alexandria, Virginia (703-684-5900).  The hotel looks very nice and we're excited to 
be in the downtown area with so many restaurants and other goodies nearby. Room rates 
are $169.00 for singles and doubles, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, and free high speed internet.  Underground parking 
is $15/night.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters."

        The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: https://book.passkey.com/event/50341474/owner/1731/home
              Or call to reserve at 800-362-2779 and use group code DUE.

Please note that rooms 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. 

The tournament info sheet and minioverviews will be out in June.  We are very looking 
forward to seeing you all and hope that you can make it!

P.S.  The dates are set for the next winter FTF:  January 13-15, 2023, in Tempe.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 13-15, 2023! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $184.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters2023."  

      The official block cutoff is December 12 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF68inTempe 

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 January! -- RSI