DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/10/2011 Duedate: 01/06/2012
CHIMLEVTAL ARENA
DM-31 TURN-338
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PANCAKES
KAOS II (606)
(31-5910) [6-1-0,98]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
XANDAR PANCAKES
AVENGERS (146) KAOS II (606)
(31-6320) [12-10-1,92] (31-5910) [6-1-0,98]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
OMBERT QURL PANCAKES
MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) KAOS II (606)
(31-6312) [17-9-0,85] (31-5910) [6-1-0,98]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
AVENGERS (146)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. KAOS II (606) 40
2. AVENGERS (146) 28 NUMBERS GAME (403)
3. MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 21 Unchartered Team
4. NUMBERS GAME (403) 16
5. DISTURBED ONES (626) 4 KAOS II (606)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 NUMBERS GAME (403) 320 254 21 55.7 1/ 2 AVENGERS (146) 9 3 1
2/ 2 AVENGERS (146) 246 241 17 50.5 2/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 6 9 2
3/ 3 ALL NIGHT LONG (570) 67 80 6 45.6 3/ 1 NUMBERS GAME (403) 4 4 0
4/ 5*KAOS II (606) 6 10 0 37.5 4/ 4 ALL NIGHT LONG (570) 4 6 0
5/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 175 298 6 37.0 5/ 6*KAOS II (606) 2 4 0
6/ 7*DISTURBED ONES (626) 1 5 0 16.7 6/ 7*DISTURBED ONES (626) 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
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): TERROR TWIN of ALL NIGHT LONG (?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): VODI of OLLIS HEROES (Omega, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): MOSGIEL of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTUS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. We now have a
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. AVENGERS now holds the crown and
they are betting they can keep it. Hey everybody, watch out for XANDAR, who flew up
17 points in the rankings after mashing MANDIN ORLE like a melon. Keep your eye on
this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was SACRED LIE, who dropped 4
points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with NINE-TAILED FOX. In front
of all the crowds, PANCAKES took the Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum
two weeks. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!
Here is other news that is of note. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the
big, bad KAOS II? Big bad KAOS II. Big bad KAOS II. CHIMLEVTAL's afraid of the big
bad KAOS II. Tra la la la la! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your
rasberries, cause ALL NIGHT LONG beats feet every time KAOS II smiles at them. Try
farming, eh? Well just about everybody wants a piece of PANCAKES, who was this
week's most challenged warrior.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Well, the arena is no place for slow
learners (and hopefully T.P.s) and XANDAR demonstrated that very violently on MANDIN
ORLE's body. Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
Silly buggers, eh?
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in
next week's fights. Hasta la bye-bye. (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The
Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PANCAKES 5910 6 1 0 98 KAOS II (606)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XANDAR 6320 12 10 1 92 AVENGERS (146)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OMBERT QURL 6312 17 9 0 85 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
VIP SECTION 5531 16 14 2 85 ALL NIGHT LONG (570)
TERROR TWIN 5620 12 14 1 85 ALL NIGHT LONG (570)
CIRCA 1968 5915 9 6 2 69 NUMBERS GAME (403)
OU812 5943 7 4 0 68 NUMBERS GAME (403)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WAKIZASHI 6322 14 8 0 54 AVENGERS (146)
LUMUS NELP 6328 5 15 1 52 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
AMUR 6323 11 11 0 44 AVENGERS (146)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WHITE LINE FEVER 6002 4 2 0 32 ALL NIGHT LONG (570)
KATANA 6349 4 1 0 28 AVENGERS (146)
-AWESOME 80'S 5954 2 4 0 28 NUMBERS GAME (403)
MANDIN ORWELL 6336 6 8 0 26 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NINE-TAILED FOX 6359 2 0 0 23 NUMBERS GAME (403)
RONDOR SENDAL 6343 2 4 1 12 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
SACRED LIE 6345 1 1 0 10 DISTURBED ONES (626)
-PERFECT INSANITY 6348 0 1 0 7 DISTURBED ONES (626)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FRATSFA SLAVE 0 0 0 LUMUS NELP 6328 338 NONE
TWEET 6365 0 1 0 ALL NIGHT LONG 570 WURM KIN 338 NONE
SMILEY 6366 0 1 0 DISTURBED ONES 626 STONE GOLEM 338 NONE
DAA 6364 0 1 0 KAOS II 606 WURM KIN 338 NONE
DAB 6362 0 1 0 KAOS II 606 WURM KIN 338 NONE
DAC 6363 0 1 0 KAOS II 606 ARENAMASTER LEVT 338 NONE
MANDIN ORLE 6227 13 14 1 MIDDLE WAY 7 536 XANDAR 6320 338
THE 411 6354 1 2 0 NUMBERS GAME 403 RONDOR SENDAL 6343 338
PERSONAL ADS
There's a damned FLY in our guildhouse! The kind of fat, sneering fly who follows
you from room to room but never lands where you can swat him. Maddening.
Terror Twin -- Yep, that was devastating. A thorough job. Good work. -- Ombert Qurl
P.S. You could've taught me something. I was watching.
In the "old news" category, the Captured is again, or continues to be, a fool and a
poor loser. -- Mandin Orle
Wakizashi -- I was all set to put salt on your tail, and you up and folded yourself
into a paper dagger and sliced and diced me. Ouch. -- Mandin Orwell
I think Orle may be judging the Captured Orc too harshly. The requirements of his
position in the arena are not at all elastic, you know. -- Lumus Nelp
Nine-Tailed Fox -- Devastating doesn't even begin to describe you. Wow. -- Rondor
Sendal
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DAB was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
TWEET was murdered by WURM KIN in a exciting 1 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
SMILEY was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DAA was assassinated by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
DAC was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER LEVTANI in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TERROR TWIN was viciously subdued by PANCAKES in a 3 minute master's Title match.
OMBERT QURL viciously subdued OU812 in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee.
XANDAR dispatched MANDIN ORLE in a 1 minute gruesome expert's fight.
VIP SECTION overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
CIRCA 1968 handily defeated AMUR in a 4 minute brutal one-sided bout.
LUMUS NELP murdered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
WAKIZASHI devastated MANDIN ORWELL in a 1 minute bloody one-sided battle.
RONDOR SENDAL killed THE 411 in a 1 minute conflict.
KATANA handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.
NINE-TAILED FOX savagely defeated SACRED LIE in a 3 minute beginner's struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 1 - 0 80 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 4 - 1 71 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 4 - 1 69 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 11 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 20 - 21 - 1 49 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 17 - 2 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 9 - 0 31 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 9 - 0 18 |
Turn 338 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 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK PANCAKES 5910 6 1 0 98 KAOS II (606)
BASHING ATTACK XANDAR 6320 12 10 1 92 AVENGERS (146)
PARRY-STRIKE OMBERT QURL 6312 17 9 0 85 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK VIP SECTION 5531 16 14 2 85 ALL NIGHT LONG (570)
AIMED BLOW CIRCA 1968 5915 9 6 2 69 NUMBERS GAME (403)
PARRY-LUNGE WAKIZASHI 6322 14 8 0 54 AVENGERS (146)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is OMBERT QURL 6312. The most popular warrior this
turn was PANCAKES 5910. The ten other most popular fighters were OMBERT QURL 6312,
SMILEY 6366, NINE-TAILED FOX 6359, VIP SECTION 5531, WAKIZASHI 6322, XANDAR 6320,
LUMUS NELP 6328, DAB 6362, TWEET 6365, and DAA 6364.
The least popular fighter this week was AMUR 6323. The other ten least popular
fighters were SACRED LIE 6345, THE 411 6354, MANDIN ORWELL 6336, OU812 5943, DAC
6363, KATANA 6349, RONDOR SENDAL 6343, CIRCA 1968 5915, MANDIN ORLE 6227, and TERROR
TWIN 5620.
A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
12 political points a'pumpin'
11 TVs a'workin'
10 free duels of credit
9 ABs to challenge
8 criticals a'connectin'
7 scums a'dyin'
6 skills a'maxin'
5 A.D. invites
4 lucky warriors
3 size on replacement
2 proxied TCs
And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.
May your days be merry,
And your wins be often.
The Consortium
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.
CIRBANE (3-3841) SORCERY COVENANT (52)
MADE A COMBO (62-3896) WON AT POOL (401)
TAKANOHANA (77-2569) SUMO BASHO (369)
PAIN PART 1 (82-11616) LUROCIANS XIV (1687)
1101 (82-17779) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)
PUD 135 (82-22036) PUDS AGAIN 8 (3496)
AMISTUM (82-26415) LBA: SPEILBURG FANS2 (4268)
MORE COWBELL! (82-29315) BLAH TEAM 8 (4781)
SILVER (82-30503) SUPERIOR FORCES 7402 (5001)
HYPERMUX (82-32647) 121604Q (5387)
BOND, JAMES BOND (82-36725) A VIEW TO A KILL (6066)
R'AKA (82-37859) THE DREADLANDS (6285)
PRISONER 007 (82-41051) DUNGEON CELL (6855)
SPARKLY (82-41405) 012006E (6911)
SEATTLE SLEW (82-41468) SUPERIOR HORSES II (6923)
CATHARI (82-42267) 4604 SUPERIOR FORCES (7065)
COFFEE GROUNDS (82-45801) ABSTRACTION (7691)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LII
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CINNIMON ROLLE 5553 (22-6-1) 3 3 0 ALL NIGHT LONG
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
URN4A TREAT! 5600 (12-5-1) 0 2 0 JUST DESSERTS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PANCAKES 5910 (4-1-0) 4 3 0 KAOS II
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BLACK OPAL 5373 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 DEAD SINGLE MALTS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DR CLARK 6360 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 ALL NIGHT LONG
NINE-TAILED FOX 6359 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 NUMBERS GAME
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CAPTAIN KANGAROO 3947 (15-16-1) 4 3 0 MILITARY MAYHEM
GENERAL PURPOSE 5124 (6-6-1) 4 3 0 MILITARY MAYHEM
CPL PUNISHMENT 3880 (14-11-0) 2 3 1 MILITARY MAYHEM
GENERAL MOTORS 3985 (15-14-0) 2 3 0 MILITARY MAYHEM
POPCORN KERNEL 3313 (20-28-0) 1 3 1 MILITARY MAYHEM
GENERAL ELECTRIC 4889 (8-8-1) 0 2 0 DEAD MILITARY MAYHEM
DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
XENA TO THE 3RD 3987 (8-4-0) 4 3 0 NUMBERS GAME
BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE
Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Winter 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 96: for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and
DM 97: 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 96, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.
For DM 97, 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, January 11, 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!