DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/03/2010 Duedate: 06/16/2010
VEASTIAN ARENA
DM-43 TURN-581
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
XARGOTH
THE BRETHREN (212)
(43-2146) [16-10-0,101]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
XARGOTH ALVERNON STRONGAXE
THE BRETHREN (212) WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
(43-2146) [16-10-0,101] (43-4715) [3-0-0,28]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ELDARRAN NEKKAR AGIN
THE BRETHREN (212) THE FAMILY (116)
(43-2176) [15-10-1,93] (43-4717) [1-1-0,14]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WARRIORS OF STEEL (470) 31
2. THE FAMILY (116) 19 THE BRETHREN (212)
3. THE BRETHREN (212) 4 Unchartered Team
4. LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) 0
WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*WARRIORS OF STEEL (470) 13 2 3 86.7 1/ 1*WARRIORS OF STEEL (470) 13 2 3
2- 2 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) 111 64 3 63.4 2/ 2 THE FAMILY (116) 7 6 1
3/ 3 THE BRETHREN (212) 69 61 1 53.1 3/ 3 THE BRETHREN (212) 6 4 0
4/ 4 THE FAMILY (116) 733 788 19 48.2 4- 4 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 645): LIP GLOSS of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 647): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 524): CRAZED CANARY of SATAN'S KINGDOMS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 641): MAXIMILLIAN of VC RULES (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 643): BAABRA LAMMONT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 634): GRACCHUS of GLADIATORS (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 635): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 320): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 632): BIMBO SLICE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 317): SINGALEK of THE KINDRED (Godric Magnusson DaVinci)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 629): ENVY of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 626): BITCHIN' BEAST of DIVINE HERITAGE (Bubba Ganoosh)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 618): PELICAN EEL of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 580): XARGOTH of THE BRETHREN (Godric Magnusson DaVinci, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 295): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 289): ROIS ANIN of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 276): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 508): RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 495): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 475): FALLING LEAF of AUTUMN SAGA (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 469): CHAEGO SARILDAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 225): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 431): POLYNIKES of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 425): JAGUAR JON of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 417): UNFORGETTABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 533): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 645): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 647): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 524): SATAN'S KINGDOMS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 641): VC RULES (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 642): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 634): GLADIATORS (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 635): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 320): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 632): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 317): THE KINDRED (Godric Magnusson DaVinci, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 629): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 626): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 618): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 580): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 295): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 289): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 276): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 508): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 495): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 61 JURINE (turn 475): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 469): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 225): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 431): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 425): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 417): J (?, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 533): THE WILLBURYS 13 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 645): LIP GLOSS of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 640): AGATE of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 643): BAABRA LAMMONT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
BRUAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
(turn 642): TAIKUTSU of YAMABUSHI (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 617): FARTIOR of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 579): SENJIRO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 475): FALLING LEAF of AUTUMN SAGA (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 225): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 425): SUNSET THUNDER of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of VEASTIAN! Once again I've been called out of retirement
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with DANIEL SILVERLOCK? He
actually beat VEASTIAN's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 14 more points from
the fight. Major screwup at THE BRETHREN. MARIUS lost 8 points to LIRVENZ. Some
new strategies, perhaps? Maybe MARIUS will provide more easy wins... M. CHARDINEE
was reminded on the sands why XARGOTH is Duelmaster. Wouldn't it be nice to have
live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted
prisoners.
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...
Warriors of VEASTIAN unite. You have only your games to lose! Here's some
advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm
writing it before you read it. Oh, well. Remember--a good fighter needs both good
skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XARGOTH 2146 16 10 0 101 THE BRETHREN (212)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PRINCE CONNOR 4618 33 11 0 120 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462)
ELDARRAN 2176 15 10 1 93 THE BRETHREN (212)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LIRVENZ 4708 11 5 1 75 THE FAMILY (116)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VAISTINIE 4702 14 12 1 65 THE FAMILY (116)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FELSTAVA 2147 15 11 0 56 THE BRETHREN (212)
KENSELJO 4709 7 3 0 55 THE FAMILY (116)
STEEL SPAR 2145 11 15 0 54 THE BRETHREN (212)
MARIUS 4707 7 5 0 54 THE BRETHREN (212)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALVERNON STRONGAXE 4715 3 0 0 28 WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
DANIEL SILVERLOCK 4713 3 0 0 26 WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JONAS SWITCHBLADE 4714 3 0 2 23 WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
JEREMIAH BROADBLADE 4712 2 1 1 20 WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
NEKKAR AGIN 4717 1 1 0 14 THE FAMILY (116)
SAMUEL CLIPPER 4716 2 1 0 9 WARRIORS OF STEEL (470)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PRINCESS EMILY I 4704 4 8 0 LUROCIAN ROYALTY 462 VAISTINIE 4702 579
PERSONAL ADS
Xargoth -- Well done. I am glad you took the title with a win. It is always better
so. -- Senjiro
Eldarran -- It's all well and good for Senjiro to take that high line, but I think
you should have LOST this one. -- Lirvenz
Steel Spar -- Magnets. -- Kenseljo
Felstava -- Well, that was marginally embarrassing. Still, it happens. Bummer, but
there it is. -- Vaitinie
Samuel Clipper -- Ah! So THAT is how it works. Okay, I can DO this. -- Nekkar Agin
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
XARGOTH devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
ELDARRAN vanquished KENSELJO in a 1 minute uneven battle.
FELSTAVA was subdued by VAISTINIE in a 1 minute expert's fight.
MARIUS was devastated by LIRVENZ in a 1 minute gory one-sided contest.
STEEL SPAR demolished JEREMIAH BROADBLADE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
NEKKAR AGIN lost to JONAS SWITCHBLADE in a exciting 3 minute amateur's fight.
DANIEL SILVERLOCK devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
ALVERNON STRONGAXE handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SAMUEL CLIPPER won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 4 minute novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 1 - 2 91 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 20 - 1 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 AIMED BLOW 12 - 14 - 1 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 581 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK XARGOTH 2146 16 10 0 101 THE BRETHREN (212)
AIMED BLOW VAISTINIE 4702 14 12 1 65 THE FAMILY (116)
BASHING ATTACK FELSTAVA 2147 15 11 0 56 THE BRETHREN (212)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ELDARRAN 2176. The most popular warrior this turn
was NEKKAR AGIN 4717. The ten other most popular fighters were XARGOTH 2146,
ELDARRAN 2176, JONAS SWITCHBLADE 4714, VAISTINIE 4702, LIRVENZ 4708, STEEL SPAR 2145,
DANIEL SILVERLOCK 4713, ALVERNON STRONGAXE 4715, FELSTAVA 2147, and MARIUS 4707.
The least popular fighter this week was SAMUEL CLIPPER 4716. The other ten least
popular fighters were JEREMIAH BROADBLADE 4712, KENSELJO 4709, MARIUS 4707, FELSTAVA
2147, ALVERNON STRONGAXE 4715, DANIEL SILVERLOCK 4713, STEEL SPAR 2145, LIRVENZ 4708,
VAISTINIE 4702, and JONAS SWITCHBLADE 4714.
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center,
jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22
before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info
sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to
it and that we will see you there!
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CLEVELAND!
Our summer FTF will be down south this year, located in Orlando, Florida on July 9-11,
2010. It will be held at the Courtyard Orlando International Drive, near Universal
Studios and Sea World, and not far from the Disney parks. The hotel is located at
8600 Austrian Court, Orlando, 32819 (800-321-2211). Rooms are $112/night, 1-2
occupancy, and are listed under the Reality Simulations room block.
The hotel features free parking and free high-speed wireless internet in all
guestrooms. The hotel has an pool, jacuzzi, and fitness center. There's a Starbucks,
a restaurant, and a little Market where you can get snacks and sandwiches all day and
night. There are tons of restaurants nearby on I-Drive.
The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!
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!