DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/22/2021 Duedate: 02/18/2021
XOCHITHLAN ARENA
DM-39 TURN-411
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DUCK OF DOOM
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-4223) [13-3-1,166]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DUCK OF DOOM POSITION IS EMPTY
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-4223) [13-3-1,166]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
APPLE BLOSSOM DUCK OF DOOM
THE MIDDLE WAY (385) DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-4109) [13-14-0,83] (39-4223) [13-3-1,166]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BABY (461) 22
2. THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 17 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
3. DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 11 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE ANGELS (402) 0
5. BIONIC MAN (490) 0 SWORDS (358)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*BIONIC MAN (490) 23 5 2 82.1 1/ 2 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 10 5 0
2- 2 DARQUE ANGELS (402) 199 109 13 64.6 2- 1 DARQUE ANGELS (402) 7 3 0
3/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 298 196 18 60.3 3/ 4 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 5 4 0
4- 4*SCUTUM (489) 15 11 0 57.7 4- 3*BIONIC MAN (490) 4 1 0
5/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461) 189 145 8 56.6 5- 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 3 2 1
6- 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 125 107 11 53.9 6/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461) 3 9 0
7/ 7 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 519 588 14 46.9 7- 7*SCUTUM (489) 1 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.
Not much more to add from last time, other than Sickness seems to be more resembling
morning sickness than anything else.
-- Duck Of Doom
Ducks Unlimited
2-time Duelmaster of Xochitlan
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. XOCHITHLAN needs a spyreport." Oh, well. Like, DARQUE
ANGELS had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by THE MIDDLE WAY!
Way to go THE MIDDLE WAY! MVP award for LIFE CHANGES? BASH BROS BABY's proud of him
after beating ZEB ARN and getting 8 points. Talk about yer big time losers! DUCK
TALES got smashed by EXPENSES, and lost 4 points! This Duelmaster is like something
else! DUCK OF DOOM stopped SICKNESS dead in his tracks! 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? DUCKS UNLIMITED was XOCHITHLAN's
most avoided team. Is there some award for that? Hhmph! What kind of warriors are
BASH BROS BABY? DUCKS UNLIMITED, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get
them to accept an invitation! Like, is ZEB ARN popular, or what? He was challenged
the most in all of XOCHITHLAN! He's got a 11-15-0, is that good?
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. Enough already! All I've heard lately is
"Will BASH BROS BABY Bloodfeud DUCK OF DOOM of DUCKS UNLIMITED to revenge MEALTIME
MESS' death?" I mean, who cares? What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?
I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Its been
really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUCK OF DOOM 4223 13 3 1 166 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SICKNESS 4242 22 11 0 94 BASH BROS BABY (461)
-DUCK DYNASTY 4168 11 4 0 91 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NAJENA 3413 11 7 1 90 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
-RIGHT HIP (3) 4289 6 1 1 86 BIONIC MAN (490)
APPLE BLOSSOM 4109 13 14 0 83 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-ZAQIEL 4071 7 5 0 81 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
-MITRAL VALVE 4287 7 1 0 67 BIONIC MAN (490)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DROOL BABY 4243 14 19 0 65 BASH BROS BABY (461)
-SAMYAZA 4090 8 3 0 62 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
-KOKABIEL 4056 12 8 1 58 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
DONALD DUCK 4225 8 6 1 57 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LIFE CHANGES 4273 11 10 1 50 BASH BROS BABY (461)
ZEB ARN 4257 11 15 0 48 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-LASIC SURGERY 4290 4 1 0 46 BIONIC MAN (490)
-NISROCH 4112 4 2 1 34 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FORTIFIED 4274 4 0 0 33 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-HEARING AID 4291 3 1 1 30 BIONIC MAN (490)
-IMPLANTS 4288 3 1 0 30 BIONIC MAN (490)
EXPENSES 4294 4 2 0 29 BASH BROS BABY (461)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CELIA DUNCAN 4299 4 0 0 28 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-DUCK DUCK GOOSE 4244 5 1 0 26 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
ZOE ALBETA 4296 3 7 0 26 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUCK TALES 4297 4 5 1 22 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
YENTAL ZEEVE 4298 3 5 0 22 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-DELTA SCUTI 4265 5 4 0 19 SCUTUM (489)
-EPSILON SCUTI 4263 4 0 0 14 SCUTUM (489)
-ASCENSION 4293 1 0 1 14 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-ZENAKU 4280 1 0 0 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-SACRILEGE 4278 0 1 0 1 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ICU 4300 0 1 0 BASH BROS BABY 461 RIVER SPIRIT 411 NONE
MEALTIME MESS 4272 11 3 0 BASH BROS BABY 461 DUCK OF DOOM 4223 408
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ICU was dealt death by RIVER SPIRIT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
LIFE CHANGES won victory over ZEB ARN in a 1 minute expert's Challenge battle.
EXPENSES luckily beat DUCK TALES in a action packed 4 minute bloody Challenge fight.
DUCK OF DOOM viciously subdued SICKNESS in a exciting 5 minute veteran's Title fight.
APPLE BLOSSOM viciously subdued DROOL BABY in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
DONALD DUCK bested HIDDEN ARCHER in a 4 minute competition.
ZOE ALBETA defeated RIRORNI WOMAN in a 2 minute melee.
YENTAL ZEEVE won victory over RIRORNI DESERTER in a 1 minute duel.
CELIA DUNCAN vanquished RIRORNI LOOTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 AIMED BLOW 17 - 8 - 0 68 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 12 - 1 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 10 - 2 63 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 9 - 1 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 8 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 23 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
Turn 411 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE DUCK OF DOOM 4223 13 3 1 166 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
TOTAL PARRY SICKNESS 4242 22 11 0 94 BASH BROS BABY (461)
WALL OF STEEL LIFE CHANGES 4273 11 10 1 50 BASH BROS BABY (461)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is APPLE BLOSSOM 4109. The most popular warrior this
turn was DUCK OF DOOM 4223. The ten other most popular fighters were APPLE BLOSSOM
4109, DUCK TALES 4297, ICU 4300, LIFE CHANGES 4273, EXPENSES 4294, ZOE ALBETA 4296,
YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, SICKNESS 4242, DROOL BABY 4243, and CELIA DUNCAN 4299.
The least popular fighter this week was DONALD DUCK 4225. The other ten least
popular fighters were ZEB ARN 4257, CELIA DUNCAN 4299, DROOL BABY 4243, SICKNESS
4242, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, ZOE ALBETA 4296, EXPENSES 4294, LIFE CHANGES 4273, ICU 4300,
and DUCK TALES 4297.
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2021
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new round of Bloodgames beginning at the
Winter Mail-in! 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. We will hold three different arenas:
Mail-in-Style (DM 97): One strategy for all ten rounds, due January 16.
This arena will process along with the winter mail-in.
Regular Speed (DM 96): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due February 2 and turns process every 14 days.
Slow (DM 95): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due May 10 and turns process every 28 days.
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.)
To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them in. We'll mail or email
your overviews and you can write up your strategies.
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 turn-based bloodgames (DM 96 and DM 95), there are
no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in style arena (DM 97), each
warrior will have a single strategy for all ten rounds. There will be no DA
challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 97 is due January 16, DM 96 is due February 2, and
DM 95 is due May 10. DM 97 will process along with the winter mail-in and the other
two are turn-based and will process on a 14- and 28-day schedule respectively.
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!