DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/17/2015    Duedate: 06/30/2015

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-750

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHALER
HOUSE JHEREG (42)
(35-4572) [18-6-0,92]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHALER                         POSITION IS EMPTY
HOUSE JHEREG (42)              
(35-4572) [18-6-0,92]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MAD MAXINE                     BUBBY BARB
WEIRD STUDENTS (214)           WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
(35-2152) [11-10-0,66]         (35-4621) [7-4-0,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOUSE JHEREG (42)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WEIRD STUDENTS (214)        15
2. HOUSE JHEREG (42)            4      HOUSE JHEREG (42)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS (153)        0      Unchartered Team
4. 4-LETTER TUMS' (407)         0
                                       TRUE LOSERS (118)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        419 267 29 61.1   1/ 1 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         8  2 0
 2- 2*4-LETTER TUMS' (407)      12   9  2 57.1   2/ 2 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      8  7 0
 3- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)    442 336 30 56.8   3- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)     4  1 0
 4/ 5 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      44  44  0 50.0   4- 4*4-LETTER TUMS' (407)      1  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
MURSKA.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for DEADBEAT DAN, who flew up 9 points in the rankings after 
mashing FRATSFA SLAVE like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a 
basher in the top ten was BUBBY BARB, who dropped 3 points after a disappointing (to 
say the least) bout with CAPTURED ORC.  Try as hard as the HOUSE JHEREG stable might, 
they were unable to find their warrior (and ex-Duelmaster) VILMOS before this week's 
fights.  In front of all the crowds, CHALER took the Duelmaster's crown for its own.  
I give the bum two weeks.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day 
keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid PHILANTHROPISTS, please raise you 
hand.  Wow.  Does MURSKA really have that many liars?  And you guys like to boo me?  
Well, unsling your rasberries, cause HOUSE JHEREG beats feet every time 
PHILANTHROPISTS smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Knowing when to use the right 
tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in MURSKA have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it 
(boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHALER 4572                  18   6  0    92       HOUSE JHEREG (42)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LOFTIS 4571                  12   7  0   126       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
-VILMOS 4579                  16   3  0    93       HOUSE JHEREG (42)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JENICOR 4593                 14   2  0    90       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
-PACIFIST 3939                18   8  0    83       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
 ANGRY ANTHONY 4609            6   7  0    74       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
-THEROD 4047                  10   4  0    68       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAD MAXINE 2152              11  10  0    66       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRICKLY PETE 4607             9   4  0    50       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
 DEADBEAT DAN 4680             4   1  0    50       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
-DRAT 4588                     5   2  0    48       4-LETTER TUMS' (407)
 BUBBY BARB 4621               7   4  0    38       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HARV 4587                     3   4  1    33       4-LETTER TUMS' (407)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WBTS 4586                     4   3  1    22       4-LETTER TUMS' (407)
-DWENZER 4224                  2   0  0    21       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
-SUNRISE VICTORY 4429          1   0  0     8       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sorry Harv, I used Super Glue on my weapons that time so they wouldn't break. -- Pete

Loftis -- You chicken %^&*! -- Angry Anthony

Therod -- 3-0 vs 9-4 -- I'm filing a protest with the Commission. -- Deadbeat Dan

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHALER bested MAD MAXINE in a 2 minute master's Title fight.
JENICOR won victory over ANGRY ANTHONY in a 2 minute battle.
DEADBEAT DAN handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
PRICKLY PETE won victory over AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
BUBBY BARB was luckily beaten by CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     16 -   3 -  0      84  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  10 -  1      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  16 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  16 -  0      27  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW         1 -   6 -  0      14  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 750 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CHALER 4572                18   6  0   92 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
WALL OF STEEL    JENICOR 4593               14   2  0   90 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAD MAXINE 2152            11  10  0   66 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
STRIKING ATTACK  DEADBEAT DAN 4680           4   1  0   50 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
LUNGING ATTACK   BUBBY BARB 4621             7   4  0   38 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAD MAXINE 2152.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BUBBY BARB 4621.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAD MAXINE 2152, ANGRY 
ANTHONY 4609, PRICKLY PETE 4607, CHALER 4572, JENICOR 4593, DEADBEAT DAN 4680,  0,  
0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was DEADBEAT DAN 4680.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JENICOR 4593, CHALER 4572, PRICKLY PETE 4607, ANGRY ANTHONY 
4609, MAD MAXINE 2152, BUBBY BARB 4621,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

                                CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS

To clarify:  You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.  
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided. 
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space. 
Make sure you include the ID!

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission. 

                        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:

  FTF-Style (DM 98):      for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
  Mail-in-Style (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 are 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 the FTF-style bloodgames, there are no regular 
challenges, only bloodfeuds.  For the Mail-in arena, warriors may not change their 
strategy from round to round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the 
FTF).  There will be no DA challenges in either arena.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your 
rollups and strategies by the Wednesday before the FTF, 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 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, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                     MR. GHERKIN'S MERKIN (38-4993) WHAT?  (412) 
                      NY STATE OF MIND (11-7402) ILLMATIC  (626) 
                        ESTRADA (82-31507) EX-PHILLIS  (5190) 
                    POPE BOB (82-43134) BLESS US, EVERYONE  (7220) 
                     MOPE (82-39892) 4 LETTER ACTIVITIES  (6637) 
                  TEST TUBE BABY (82-49949) STREET PIZZAD XX  (8395) 
                     MICRO (84-42149) BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT  (7326) 
                      CARDIO (84-18131) ZOMBIE SQUAD 127  (3216) 
                         TINGO (1-9057) SERPENTS' HOLD  (642) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes