DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/09/2010 Duedate: 06/22/2010 IAYE ARENA DM-30 TURN-629 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MASEMA STEEL BLADES (159) (30-3714) [17-8-2,146] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MASEMA STINGER STEEL BLADES (159) ANGRY BEES (464) (30-3714) [17-8-2,146] (30-4845) [5-4-2,55] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MOONDOG TYPHON RED DOG GANG (356) STEEL BLADES (159) (30-4790) [14-35-1,78] (30-3713) [15-11-1,102] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM LENPROS (145) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. STEEL BLADES (159) 38 2. ANGRY BEES (464) 37 LENPROS (145) 3. LENPROS (145) 21 Unchartered Team 4. HER BEST ASSETS (461) 0 5. RED DOG GANG (356) -16 ANGRY BEES (464) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 LENPROS (145) %1174 703 34 62.5 1/ 1 LENPROS (145) 12 3 1 2/ 2 STEEL BLADES (159) 346 299 21 53.6 2/ 3 STEEL BLADES (159) 8 6 1 3- 4 HER BEST ASSETS (461) 32 29 3 52.5 3/ 2*ANGRY BEES (464) 8 7 3 4/ 3*ANGRY BEES (464) 23 22 5 51.1 4/ 4 RED DOG GANG (356) 4 10 0 5/ 5 RED DOG GANG (356) 680 872 15 43.8 5- 5 HER BEST ASSETS (461) 1 2 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 647): HOUND of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, 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 635): 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 592): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, 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 476): BONNIE BARROW of BAD GIRLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): PETER THE GREAT of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): 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 647): 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 635): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, 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 592): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 580): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 476): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): TOM SAWYER of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.) SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, 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 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. First, I must thank Typhon for giving me an opportunity to fight for the throne. He is a great champion whom I fear will win our next battle. And his teammate Masema is the one who, rightfully, called me a prude. I fear I will also lose in an additional battle with him also. That does not bode well for me to retain the crown, but I can truthfully say, even if I only hold it once, I will have felt fulfilled. Besides, Major Martin tells me he deserves the Title more than me, and he is probably right. Well, I must go off to evening prayers, and I will certainly add "staying alive" as one of my requests. Meanwhile, here I am; come and get me. Sister Mary Jane, surprise Duelmaster SPY REPORT Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for IAYE. MVP award for STINGER? ANGRY BEES' proud of him after beating LITTLE ROSIE and getting 20 points. Talk about yer major upsets! LITTLE ROSIE's match with STINGER cost her a loss of 17 points! Boo, hoo! MASEMA slew (slaught? slet?) SISTER MARY JANE! Actually I never liked her much. She just wanted to fight all the time. I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR photos. Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? The warriors of HER BEST ASSETS 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 LENPROS' been avoiding HER BEST ASSETS so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? Can LENPROS' MAJOR MARTIN be more popular than me? He was challenged the most, but is that really the same? Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All IAYE ever talks about is fighting! Me, I'm more laid back. Like was that some Bloodfeud, or what? (STEALTH vs. QUEEN, that is.) Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do? I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be a famous Spyreporter? 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 MASEMA 3714 17 8 2 146 STEEL BLADES (159) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HIPS 4800 13 0 0 128 HER BEST ASSETS (461) MAJOR MARTIN 4807 27 4 0 108 LENPROS (145) TYPHON 3713 15 11 1 102 STEEL BLADES (159) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME STEALTH 3762 9 0 0 81 STEEL BLADES (159) MOONDOG 4790 14 35 1 78 RED DOG GANG (356) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME STINGER 4845 5 4 2 55 ANGRY BEES (464) CUP 4846 6 3 0 49 ANGRY BEES (464) LITTLE ROSIE 4834 10 8 1 42 RED DOG GANG (356) QUEEN 4847 5 2 3 42 ANGRY BEES (464) STRIPE 4835 9 7 0 36 RED DOG GANG (356) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MA MILLER 4851 4 0 0 31 LENPROS (145) -WHITE THIGHS 4833 3 3 1 26 HER BEST ASSETS (461) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SPLASH 4849 4 3 0 22 RED DOG GANG (356) SGT. SMITH 4853 2 0 0 21 LENPROS (145) -CLEAVAGE 4838 2 2 0 19 HER BEST ASSETS (461) HERR HAGEDORN 4852 1 2 0 19 LENPROS (145) BUZZ 4842 4 5 0 17 ANGRY BEES (464) -SULTRY SWAY 4850 1 1 0 14 HER BEST ASSETS (461) HONEY 4843 2 7 0 13 ANGRY BEES (464) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PRIVATE BOOKS 4841 3 2 0 LENPROS 145 LITTLE ROSIE 4834 625 REVENGED SISTER MARY JANE 4831 17 2 0 LENPROS 145 MASEMA 3714 629 BUCK NAKED 4848 3 3 0 STEEL BLADES 159 QUEEN 4847 628 JUST REVENGED SHADE 3764 5 4 1 STEEL BLADES 159 SPYMASTER 629 NONE PERSONAL ADS Gracious! Sister Mary Jane slipped ahead of Major Martin for the DM Crown? Tsk. Tsk. You go, Sister! -- Lenpro Honey -- I like bees; not really angry ones, but pretty little honey bees. I do. I also eat them for lunch. (wink) -- Ma miller Trustworthy Scribe -- I lost to YOU? Well, I am glad it was to someone trustworthy. (I guess.) -- Herr Hagedorn (translated by the publicist who hears HH say something like "scheist".) (smirk) -- Alvin Moss, Trustworthy Scribe Shiftyeyed V -- You should not have taken your eyes off of me. -- Sgt Smith Typhon -- Thank you for the opportunity. You are a gracious champion. -- Sister Mary Jane Masema -- Prude? You call me a prude? Of course I am a prude, you heathen! (wink) -- Sister Mary Jane Health, Humility. Honor. Iaye Forever. -- Lenpro Shade -- This is disturbing. You should be lying quietly under a tree! And I would then lie down there, too, and we could both take naps. -- Stripe Masema -- Well, you know how it is, I don't actually care about the arena now. That game is over. I'm going to do something new and more fun. Maybe chase fish in the shallows off the south coast of the island, I'd like that. So long as there was no danger of catching them. Fish taste awful. Slimey. -- Spud Stealth -- Aha! So that's how you got away with the extra bone! I knew *someone* had stolen it, but I just couldn't see how.... -- Moondog Cup -- Huh, at least you only have TWO. I've got six. -- Little Rosie P.S. Or maybe it's eight, I haven't counted lately. Buzz -- I knew you wouldn't follow me into the water. -- Splash Typhon -- Yes. -- Moondog LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SHADE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. STEALTH vanquished QUEEN in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle. TYPHON was luckily beaten by MAJOR MARTIN in a 7 minute expert's Challenge fight. MA MILLER defeated SPLASH in a 3 minute Challenge fight. HERR HAGEDORN demolished BUZZ in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. SISTER MARY JANE was viciously butchered by MASEMA in a 8 minute Title fight. MOONDOG was bested by M. CHARDINEE in a 4 minute one-sided competition. LITTLE ROSIE was overcome by STINGER in a action packed 1 minute melee. CUP vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. STRIPE vanquished HONEY in a 1 minute one-sided fight. SGT. SMITH overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 3 - 0 86 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 WALL OF STEEL 24 - 6 - 1 80 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 39 - 22 - 8 64 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 1 50 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 1 45 | |AIMED BLOW 0 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 15 - 1 38 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 12 - 0 14 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 8 - 0 11 | Turn 629 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 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 4 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK MASEMA 3714 17 8 2 146 STEEL BLADES (159) TOTAL PARRY MAJOR MARTIN 4807 27 4 0 108 LENPROS (145) STRIKING ATTACK TYPHON 3713 15 11 1 102 STEEL BLADES (159) WALL OF STEEL STEALTH 3762 9 0 0 81 STEEL BLADES (159) LUNGING ATTACK STRIPE 4835 9 7 0 36 RED DOG GANG (356) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MOONDOG 4790. The most popular warrior this turn was TYPHON 3713. The ten other most popular fighters were MASEMA 3714, MAJOR MARTIN 4807, SPLASH 4849, STINGER 4845, CUP 4846, STEALTH 3762, HERR HAGEDORN 4852, MOONDOG 4790, STRIPE 4835, and SGT. SMITH 4853. The least popular fighter this week was HONEY 4843. The other ten least popular fighters were SISTER MARY JANE 4831, BUZZ 4842, QUEEN 4847, SHADE 3764, LITTLE ROSIE 4834, MA MILLER 4851, SGT. SMITH 4853, STRIPE 4835, MOONDOG 4790, and HERR HAGEDORN 4852. 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!