DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/12/2015 Duedate: 06/25/2015
ZENSU ARENA
DM-40 TURN-723
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KYLROI
GRIZZLED VETERANS (462)
(40-4534) [15-2-0,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KYLROI TALENTED TIMMY
GRIZZLED VETERANS (462) WEIRD STUDENTS (472)
(40-4534) [15-2-0,105] (40-4658) [4-0-0,45]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KYLROI KYLROI
GRIZZLED VETERANS (462) GRIZZLED VETERANS (462)
(40-4534) [15-2-0,105] (40-4534) [15-2-0,105]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
XCOM ALPHA (469)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. XCOM ALPHA (469) 24
2. GRIZZLED VETERANS (462) 16 GRIZZLED VETERANS (462)
3. WEIRD STUDENTS (472) 13 Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) 0
5. SEA OF FLOYD (405) 0 WEIRD STUDENTS (472)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 GRIZZLED VETERANS (462) 15 2 0 88.2 1/ 4 XCOM ALPHA (469) 7 7 1
2/ 2 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434) 65 19 3 77.4 2/ 1*WEIRD STUDENTS (472) 7 8 1
3- 4 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) 106 58 8 64.6 3/ 2 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434) 4 2 0
4/ 3*WEIRD STUDENTS (472) 12 8 1 60.0 4- 3 SEA OF FLOYD (405) 2 0 0
5/ 5 XCOM ALPHA (469) 19 14 1 57.6 5/ 5 GRIZZLED VETERANS (462) 2 1 0
6- 6 SEA OF FLOYD (405) 18 21 0 46.2 6- 6 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) 1 2 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, ZENSU? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, WEIRD STUDENTS, since XCOM
ALPHA took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. XCOM ALPHA turned
their 3-1-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn. Any better than
this, and you get put on hit lists. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see
DA1 win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, DA1 beat ABLE ABE and ABLE
ABE lost 15 points. You're breakin' my heart. And it's out with the old, in with
the new, as KYLROI takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.
Heh, heh. I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You
want to know what's new, don't you, ZENSU?
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.
GRIZZLED VETERANS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided
team. Care to know who is the most afraid of you? And who led the way in this mass
act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was ADVENTURE TIME 2. Ha ha ha
ha!
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but
I'll be glad to see DA1 and XCOM ALPHA at The Victory Tavern tonight celebrating
their bloodfeud victory over ABLE ABE. We're all going to die in the end, so why
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Just wait 'till next time I show up
here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need
the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KYLROI 4534 15 2 0 105 GRIZZLED VETERANS (462)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EARL OF LEMONGRAB 4564 10 7 1 121 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
-OLA MIZE 4325 17 2 1 105 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
CHOOSE GOOSE 4592 9 2 1 92 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
TREE TRUNKS 4601 10 3 0 91 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MARCELINE 4526 7 1 0 74 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOLO 4614 6 4 0 60 XCOM ALPHA (469)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BARRIER FLOYD 3968 5 5 0 54 SEA OF FLOYD (405)
-RIPTIDE FLOYD 4520 5 1 0 50 SEA OF FLOYD (405)
-GREAT WHITE FLOYD 3967 6 4 0 48 SEA OF FLOYD (405)
TALENTED TIMMY 4658 4 0 0 45 WEIRD STUDENTS (472)
NIGHTMARE GARCIA 4610 5 2 0 34 XCOM ALPHA (469)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SOLDIER 3 4636 5 3 1 33 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
-SOLDIER 4 4630 2 3 0 29 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
TOMBSTONE 4642 3 0 1 27 XCOM ALPHA (469)
-FISHY FLOYD 3966 2 3 0 27 SEA OF FLOYD (405)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DA1 4651 1 2 0 22 XCOM ALPHA (469)
STYLISH STEVE 4655 3 1 0 21 WEIRD STUDENTS (472)
CREATIVE CRIER 4654 2 2 0 14 WEIRD STUDENTS (472)
HUMBLE HARRY 4657 1 3 0 11 WEIRD STUDENTS (472)
ABLE ABE 4661 1 1 1 5 WEIRD STUDENTS (472)
-SOLDIER 5 4653 0 2 0 2 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TOWERING TIMBER 4656 1 1 0 WEIRD STUDENTS 472 TOMBSTONE 4642 721
CARVING HOPE 4652 1 1 0 XCOM ALPHA 469 ABLE ABE 4661 722 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CREATIVE CRIER was bested by TOMBSTONE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
CHOOSE GOOSE lost to KYLROI in a exciting 1 minute expert's Title battle.
TREE TRUNKS overpowered SOLO in a 2 minute mismatched duel.
NIGHTMARE GARCIA bested HUMBLE HARRY in a popular 1 minute fight.
TALENTED TIMMY demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
STYLISH STEVE overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
DA1 devastated ABLE ABE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 16 - 7 - 0 70 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 4 - 1 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 25 - 15 - 1 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 1 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 14 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 1 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
Turn 723 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 4 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 4 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW KYLROI 4534 15 2 0 105 GRIZZLED VETERANS (462)
PARRY-RIPOSTE CHOOSE GOOSE 4592 9 2 1 92 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
PARRY-STRIKE SOLO 4614 6 4 0 60 XCOM ALPHA (469)
LUNGING ATTACK NIGHTMARE GARCIA 4610 5 2 0 34 XCOM ALPHA (469)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KYLROI 4534. The most popular warrior this turn was
KYLROI 4534. The ten other most popular fighters were NIGHTMARE GARCIA 4610,
TOMBSTONE 4642, TALENTED TIMMY 4658, TREE TRUNKS 4601, HUMBLE HARRY 4657, STYLISH
STEVE 4655, DA1 4651, CREATIVE CRIER 4654, SOLO 4614, and ABLE ABE 4661.
The least popular fighter this week was CHOOSE GOOSE 4592. The other ten least
popular fighters were ABLE ABE 4661, SOLO 4614, CREATIVE CRIER 4654, DA1 4651,
STYLISH STEVE 4655, HUMBLE HARRY 4657, TREE TRUNKS 4601, TALENTED TIMMY 4658,
TOMBSTONE 4642, and NIGHTMARE GARCIA 4610.
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