DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/27/2021 Duedate: 02/23/2021
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-433
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
EDMUND KEMPER
BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
(45-5058) [19-8-2,134]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
EDMUND KEMPER EXPOSE
BIG LAKE KILLERS (551) FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
(45-5058) [19-8-2,134] (45-5455) [6-3-0,65]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
URBAN LEGEND SHRIMP SCAMP
BOOK OF THOMAS (528) SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
(45-4836) [18-28-0,86] (45-4855) [12-12-0,108]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
INTERNATIONAL (554)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569) 45
2. HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563) 42 INTERNATIONAL (554)
3. INTERNATIONAL (554) 38 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE FORCES (428) 36
5. ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535) 35 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 INTERNATIONAL (554) 139 70 15 66.5 1/ 1 INTERNATIONAL (554) 13 2 0
2/ 2 BASH BROS CARS (562) 113 72 5 61.1 2/11 GOING BERSERK (527) 10 5 0
3/ 3 DARQUE FORCES (428) 623 403 36 60.7 3/ 5 BASH BROS CARS (562) 10 5 0
4/ 4 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561) 117 81 5 59.1 4/ 9 WOB AFW (556) 9 6 3
5/ 6*FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569) 26 18 1 59.1 5/ 4 IMA BUBBA 2 (541) 9 6 0
6/ 5 GOING BERSERK (527) 136 98 10 58.1 6/ 2 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551) 9 6 0
7/ 7 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563) 58 44 2 56.9 7/ 6*FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569) 9 6 0
8- 8*LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573) 14 12 0 53.8 8/19 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563) 8 5 0
9/13 CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 65 59 8 52.4 9/10 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535) 8 7 1
10/12 AVID FANS (65) 257 235 23 52.2 10/14 LEGENDS (574) 8 7 0
11/ 9 RAT PAK (79) 44 41 2 51.8 11/ 3 AVID FANS (65) 8 7 0
12/10 IMA BUBBA 2 (541) 56 53 1 51.4 12/13 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565) 8 7 0
13/15 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 164 156 11 51.3 13/12 DARQUE FORCES (428) 7 8 0
14/16 WOB AFW (556) 85 83 7 50.6 14/ 8 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 7 8 0
15/17 BOOK OF THOMAS (528) 95 100 4 48.7 15/16 CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 7 8 0
16/ 0 DEAD POETS (548) 67 71 3 48.6 16/18 SYFY (568) 6 4 0
17/19 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565) 48 52 3 48.0 17/ 7 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561) 5 10 1
18/18 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551) 64 70 7 47.8 18/15 YUPPIE SHELTER (576) 4 11 1
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/14 YUPPIE SHELTER (576) 31 34 1 47.7 19/21 BOOK OF THOMAS (528) 4 11 0
20-20 THE MENTORS RIDE (550) 61 68 1 47.3 20-17 THE MENTORS RIDE (550) 3 0 0
21/21 LEGENDS (574) 23 28 0 45.1 21/20 MAIDEN JAPAN (504) 3 12 0
22/22 MAIDEN JAPAN (504) 98 128 4 43.4 22/22 RAT PAK (79) 2 13 0
23/24 SYFY (568) 20 27 1 42.6 23/ 0 DEAD POETS (548) 1 0 0
24/23 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535) 46 69 3 40.0 24-24*LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Final Hails from a Sinking (Sunk) Ship. Is that an SSS? LOL
To All Participants of the Wheel of Misfortune -- With the final turn fast
approaching, I'd just like to say, it has been an interesting ride navigating through
the turbulent waters of this competition. And yes, it's been fun at times, in a
masochistic sort of way, from my perspective. Learning of this contest a week or two
before it was to begin as I was trading emails with Master Darque, didn't leave me
time to properly address weaknesses on the team.
With tough decisions on my part (4 DA's) and with the help from my fellow managers (4
deaths), I was blessed with 8 of the most worthless replacement warriors you'd hope to
never have to deal with. I actually wanted to DA a LOT more than I did, but it didn't
seem to be an appropriate tactic to deploy in a contest. I worked with what I was
dealt.
All that being said, I am NOT using any of that as an excuse for my team's poor
performance. I knew going in it would be a long hard slog to achieve any success in
the contest. I did have hopes and confidence that my team would, at least, be
competitive. Alas, that was not to be. In the end, my Rats occupy the basement and
actually feel quite comfortable in the dark damp confines, therein. Almost like a
prison, or home.
So, Thank you to Master Darque for his efforts in organizing and running the Wheel of
Misfortune and to all the managers whose participation also helped make it the active
success it has been. Perhaps, if there is another Wheel of Misfortune, here in
Stormcrowe, I'll have a better prepared team and be much more competitive.
Do I at least get a prize for being pathetically pathetic? LOL
-- Boss Rat
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Only one turn left to go in the contest and we have a tie for #1 at the top! The top 3
spots are still up for grabs for more than a few teams. The final turn brings us back
to standard scoring, which is:
+3 Win
-2 Death
+2 Kill
Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys will not be scored. (Please note: Death against
any opponent will be scored with a -2). Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly.
-- Master Darque
Moderator
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Turn 9 Scoring -- Turf War Rules
Fights made: 1 = 0 points, 2 = 0 points, 3 = 1 point, 4 = 3 points, 5 = 5 points
Wins earned: 1 = 1 point, 2 = 3 points, 3 = 6 points, 4 = 10 points, 5 = 15 points
Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
The team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points (If ties, no points
awarded)
Rank -- Team -- Turn 9 Score -- Overall Score
t1. Going Berserk -- 15 -- 116
t1. Shewish Buffet -- 8 -- 116
2. Bash Bros Cars -- 11 -- 104
3. International -- 24 -- 99 (+4 for best turn record 5-0)
4. CSU College Radio -- 11 -- 98
5. WOB AFW -- 15 -- 92 (adjusted +3 from turn 8 scoring -- personal ad)
6. Abattior 5 Blades -- 6 -- 88
7. Big Lake Killers -- 15 -- 87
8. Darque Forces -- 6 -- 77
9. Legends -- 15 -- 76
10. Favorite Sayings 7 -- 8 -- 75
11. Avid Fans -- 11 -- 72
12. Candy Crushers -- 8 -- 63
13. Howlin Wolf -- 3 -- 55
14. Channel Master -- DNF -- 53
t15. Dr. Feelgood -- DNF -- 49
t15. Dr. Trump Jr. -- 8 -- 49
16. Bubba -- 15 -- 47
17. Otis -- 11 -- 34
18. Street Legal -- 5 -- 27
19. Papaiz -- 6 -- 12
20. Boss Rat -- 6 -- 6
(Teams Dropped due to multiple inactive turns: Force of Five, Lurocian Outkasts,
Dragon's Tooth, Shadow Legion, Ice-N-Fire, Gods of War)
SPY REPORT
Hail STORMCROWE! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for
your deeds. I understand that The Shadow's Fountain is buying the drinks for HOWLIN
SLAUGHTER tonight, to honor their rise to 8th after this turns 5-0-0. Hmmm. The
SYFY guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never
know where this kind of thing can lead. And let's see, GUAM fought THE BRUTE SQUAD
and gained 18 points and contributed to INTERNATIONAL's 4-1-0. ANDUARI has lost to
STICKY BLUE BLADE, falling 9 points, while helping make LEGENDS a 2-3-0 turn. EDMUND
KEMPER challenged for the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone IMA BUBBA
2's warrior. And not without some honor, EDMUND KEMPER now claims the title and
throne of Duelmaster of STORMCROWE. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw
last night, cramped under the table at The Shadow's Fountain?
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. I also notice that the CSU COLLEGE RADIO stable was the most
avoided team this turn. Come on STORMCROWE, what are you afraid of? And guess who
avoided CSU COLLEGE RADIO stable the most? Believe it or not, it was BASH BROS CARS.
Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that ME EITHER from OTIS LIKES
LUNGERS was STORMCROWE's most challenged warrior this turn. Tsk, tsk, tsk. YAK,
does your manager know you're challenging down 19 points to fight A FUNKY NIGHTMARE
from ABATTOIR 5 BLADES? We're not surprised to hear that YAK overcame A FUNKY
NIGHTMARE, but I bet it would be interesting to hear why GOING BERSERK made such a
challenge. I don't know about you, but NO WASHER FLUID challenging down 33 points to
DARQUE FORCES' RAINBOW BYTE, is not really worthy of BASH BROS CARS. It pains me to
see warriors take advantage of the system like this. NO WASHER FLUID overcame
RAINBOW BYTE, as if it surprises anyone. Well now, what do you expect when someone
like BOULDER from CSU COLLEGE RADIO challenges down 24 points to fight AIR BNB of
YUPPIE SHELTER? I thought challenges were for warriors, not cowards looking for easy
wins. BOULDER beat AIR BNB, is nothing sacred? I don't know about you, but SOUTH
POLE challenging down 16 points to MAIDEN JAPAN's STRANGEWORLD, is not really worthy
of INTERNATIONAL. We're not surprised to hear that SOUTH POLE beat STRANGEWORLD, but
I bet it would be interesting to hear why INTERNATIONAL made such a challenge. Tsk,
tsk, tsk. JOHN WAYNE GACY, does your manager know you're challenging down 21 points
to fight MAR-A-LAGO from YUPPIE SHELTER? It pains me to see warriors take advantage
of the system like this. JOHN WAYNE GACY defeated MAR-A-LAGO, as if it surprises
anyone.
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. Had I not seen it, it would be hard
to believe. RASAM was sent to the Dark Arena and lived to tell about it! Makes you
think, no? The grave that WOB AFW had dug for MIRAGE may yet be filled with the body
of SHEWISH GIANT. Seldom are the likes of this to be seen. MIRAGE lives still!
DIXIE must have surprised WOB AFW this turn, after they sent her to the Dark Arena,
but the Dark Arena couldn't hold her! Our condolences go to FEEDER, posthumously,
seeing as HOWLIN SLAUGHTER did not revenge YAK from GOING BERSERK for killing FEEDER.
The Shadow's Fountain declares a free round for RUKIDDINGME-RAT and all of RAT PAK,
for having revenged CSU COLLEGE RADIO's MOUNTAIN MAN for killing one of their
comrades. Kudos go out to KURR this turn, for revenging GOING BERSERK's bloodfeud
against CSU COLLEGE RADIO's warrior BUTCHER PAPER. Well done. A brave warrior does
not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.
Consider well.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. Well, I'm burning daylight here in STORMCROWE and I've a long road
ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EDMUND KEMPER 5058 19 8 2 134 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEMON 5241 11 8 0 118 BASH BROS CARS (562)
EDGAR ALLAN POE 5016 14 11 0 112 DEAD POETS (548)
RASAM 5117 15 14 1 111 WOB AFW (556)
SHRIMP SCAMP 4855 12 12 0 108 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496 25 17 0 107 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
YAK 5296 17 9 2 107 GOING BERSERK (527)
-BLOW OUT 5043 13 13 0 105 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
NO WASHER FLUID 5233 17 4 0 104 BASH BROS CARS (562)
BOULDER 5215 16 17 1 101 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
KWITCHERBICHON 4861 22 18 0 100 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
POISON IV 5338 17 11 1 100 DARQUE FORCES (428)
MIRAGE 5354 9 5 1 98 WOB AFW (556)
RUNNING FREE 4406 22 28 0 94 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
FAMILY RECIPE 4854 17 7 1 94 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
BLIZZARD-RAT 516 21 7 0 93 RAT PAK (79)
THE VEAL DEAL 5251 14 7 0 93 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
PEZ PULVERIZER 5287 13 8 1 92 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ME TOO 5267 12 9 0 90 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
BRUCE BRENIZER 5294 12 12 2 89 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
URBAN LEGEND 4836 18 28 0 86 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
TOBIR BATTER 5316 10 6 0 86 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
BLUE DRAGON BLADE 5310 11 7 1 81 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
KIT KAT KATANA 4901 15 10 2 80 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
KURR 5432 11 5 0 79 GOING BERSERK (527)
A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905 10 13 0 79 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
RAINBOW BYTE 5391 10 12 0 78 DARQUE FORCES (428)
IMA KILLA 5298 10 8 0 75 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STICKY SITUATION 4904 9 14 0 74 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
SECURITY GUARD 4825 12 22 1 70 AVID FANS (65)
TOKYO 5483 8 2 1 70 INTERNATIONAL (554)
JOHN WAYNE GACY 5461 8 3 1 70 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
LEAN HOG 5255 13 8 0 69 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
-OZARKS 5046 13 10 0 67 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
CARAMEL CUDGEL 4900 11 12 1 67 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AIR BNB 5564 8 4 0 65 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
EXPOSE 5455 6 3 0 65 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
THE FEVER DREAMER 4906 10 13 1 64 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
GUMMI BEAR GAVEL 5089 10 13 3 62 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
SOUTH POLE 5381 9 6 0 62 INTERNATIONAL (554)
ME EITHER 5268 11 9 0 58 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
M.C. 5369 7 5 0 53 AVID FANS (65)
SWAUM 5559 7 3 1 52 GOING BERSERK (527)
-SYLVIA PLATH 5008 8 4 0 51 DEAD POETS (548)
CHECK ENGINE 5433 7 1 0 51 BASH BROS CARS (562)
SPARTACUS 5507 7 3 0 50 LEGENDS (574)
CAINE 5505 4 6 0 49 LEGENDS (574)
ADVANCE SCOUT 5580 6 2 0 48 AVID FANS (65)
STABLEHAND 5560 6 4 0 47 AVID FANS (65)
FENDER BENDER 5434 6 3 1 46 BASH BROS CARS (562)
GUAM 5621 3 0 0 46 INTERNATIONAL (554)
STRANGEWORLD 5319 8 21 0 45 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
RODMAN 5471 6 4 0 44 WOB AFW (556)
OTHER MOTHER 5439 6 7 0 43 DARQUE FORCES (428)
BUFFALO 5379 6 4 0 42 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326 9 13 1 41 AVID FANS (65)
DOBBY 5487 5 4 1 41 SYFY (568)
IRMA 5315 5 6 0 41 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
JUICE BOX 5452 4 5 0 41 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
MAR-A-LAGO 5566 6 7 0 39 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
PANIC ROOM 5561 7 6 1 38 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
MAINTENANCE 5435 6 3 0 38 BASH BROS CARS (562)
BEN WHITECLIFFS 5454 5 4 0 38 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
TRAGEDY ANN 5598 5 1 0 37 DARQUE FORCES (428)
-ARISTOPHANES 5103 4 8 0 37 DEAD POETS (548)
JAWBREAKER JITTE 5600 5 1 0 35 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
STICKY BLUE BLADE 5343 4 10 1 35 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DIXIE 3 5603 5 1 0 33 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
-MCCONNELL 5498 3 1 0 33 LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
DIXIE 5635 1 0 1 33 WOB AFW (556)
STICKY SITUATION 5488 5 4 1 31 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
NILE 5594 4 2 0 31 INTERNATIONAL (554)
H.H. HOLMES 5378 5 8 0 29 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
CUTOUT 5582 5 3 0 29 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
NICO DIANGELO 5422 5 4 0 29 SYFY (568)
THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467 6 4 1 28 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
WHITE HOUSE 5562 5 6 0 27 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
TRAVIS STOLL 5420 5 5 0 27 SYFY (568)
HAWAII 5567 5 8 0 27 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
COME ON, BRUH 5629 2 1 0 26 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
SIBERIA 5593 4 2 1 25 INTERNATIONAL (554)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OVID 5333 3 1 0 23 DEAD POETS (548)
DIXIE 1 5494 6 4 0 22 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUKIDDINGME-RAT 5572 3 6 0 22 RAT PAK (79)
CHUPACABRA 5622 3 0 0 21 LEGENDS (574)
-SHAKESPEARE 5356 2 0 0 20 DEAD POETS (548)
BUTCHER PAPER 5617 2 2 1 19 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
CORRECT STYLE 5618 2 2 0 19 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
MIA-RAT 5569 4 6 0 18 RAT PAK (79)
ABLE 5504 4 6 0 18 LEGENDS (574)
-CUOMO 5499 4 2 0 18 LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
EYE CANDY 5596 3 3 0 18 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
MARY KRUEGER 5501 2 8 0 18 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
SWEET EMOTION 5623 2 1 0 17 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
ANDUARI 5503 3 7 0 16 LEGENDS (574)
SUPPLY CHAIN 5574 3 6 0 15 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
ACES HIGH 5462 2 8 0 14 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
POUND CAKE 5595 3 3 1 13 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
USKIABUR 5634 1 0 0 13 GOING BERSERK (527)
GOBY 5636 1 0 0 13 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
VAGRANT QUEEN 5599 3 2 0 12 SYFY (568)
-BIRX 5500 3 2 0 11 LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
PRIMAL CUT 5633 1 0 0 11 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
MOUNTAIN MAN 5610 2 3 1 10 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
TEMPORARY 5639 1 0 0 9 SYFY (568)
VENO MISS 5630 1 1 0 7 DARQUE FORCES (428)
IMX 5614 1 3 0 6 GOING BERSERK (527)
BEACH FOSSILS 5616 1 3 0 6 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
-MASKED FAUCI 5588 1 2 0 5 LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
FALL IN LINE 5631 1 1 0 4 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
-NEWSOME 5585 1 1 0 4 LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
TARGET-RAT 5624 0 3 0 3 RAT PAK (79)
RAT-ON-A-STICK 5625 0 3 0 3 RAT PAK (79)
TETRA 5637 0 1 0 1 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
BRICK 5638 0 1 0 1 WOB AFW (556)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
EYE TWITCH 5613 0 4 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528 WURM KIN 433 NONE
SO-REAL 5612 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528 POUND CAKE 5595 430
NAUGHTY JANITOR 0 0 0 DARK ARENA DIXIE 5635 433 NONE
SHEWISH GIANT 0 0 0 DARK ARENA MIRAGE 5354 433 NONE
SPYMASTER 0 0 0 DARK ARENA RASAM 5117 433 NONE
LITTLE GRR MAID 5597 3 1 0 DARQUE FORCES 428 THE FEVER DREAME 4906 431
UMUT 5628 0 2 0 GOING BERSERK 527 BUTCHER PAPER 5617 432 JUST REVENGED
FEEDER 5252 11 6 0 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER 563 YAK 5296 429 NOT REVENGED
COME ON, MAN! 5620 0 1 0 IMA BUBBA 2 541 SIBERIA 5593 430
JERONIMO 5581 2 3 0 LEGENDS 574 STICKY SITUATION 5488 430 REVENGED
ME THREE 5270 7 10 3 OTIS LIKES LUNGE 565 PANIC ROOM 5561 431 JUST REVENGED
WALKING CORPSE 5586 1 3 0 RAT PAK 79 SWAUM 5559 430
ZOMBIE-RAT 5615 0 1 0 RAT PAK 79 MOUNTAIN MAN 5610 430 JUST REVENGED
THROTTLE JOCKEY 5336 6 4 0 THE MENTORS RIDE 550 JOHN WAYNE GACY 5461 429 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
As expected. As expected. International 5-0. Movin' up; movin' up! -- U. N.
Candy is dandy, but liquor is ........ Nah. Candy is dandy! Right, Caramel Cudgel and
Eye Candy?
Tokyo and Siberia (Rather close WWII friends)
Beach Fossils, there is much more of interest along the banks of the Nile. -- Nile
Done! Done. By the time you read this (assuming you DO read this) The Wheel is all
over. International would like to say congrats and Phhhbbbbbttttttt to the winners. --
U. N.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RASAM butchered SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
MIRAGE savagely slew SHEWISH GIANT in a exciting 1 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
EYE TWITCH was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DIXIE butchered NAUGHTY JANITOR in a popular 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
KURR devastated BUTCHER PAPER in a popular 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud brawl.
IRMA unbelievably bested PANIC ROOM in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Bloodfeud match.
RUKIDDINGME-RAT overpowered MOUNTAIN MAN in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud melee.
ADVANCE SCOUT won victory over JUICE BOX in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel.
YAK vanquished A FUNKY NIGHTMARE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
NO WASHER FLUID defeated RAINBOW BYTE in a popular 5 minute expert's Challenge match.
BLIZZARD-RAT was defeated by LEMON in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
BRUCE BRENIZER was viciously subdued by KWITCHERBICHON in a 4 minute contest.
EDMUND KEMPER overpowered IMA GETCHA in a 1 minute Challenge Title conflict.
BOULDER vanquished AIR BNB in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
FAMILY RECIPE viciously subdued IMA KILLA in a 2 minute master's Challenge bout.
SECURITY GUARD was savagely defeated by KIT KAT KATANA in a 4 minute Challenge bout.
SOUTH POLE savagely defeated STRANGEWORLD in a 2 minute gory Challenge match.
JOHN WAYNE GACY handily defeated MAR-A-LAGO in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
M.C. was defeated by CARAMEL CUDGEL in a exciting 3 minute gory Challenge duel.
BUFFALO was overcome by CHECK ENGINE in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel.
CAINE was narrowly defeated by ME EITHER in a popular 3 minute gory Challenge match.
ANDUARI was vanquished by STICKY BLUE BLADE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
OTHER MOTHER vanquished HAWAII in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
BEN WHITECLIFFS slimly won victory over SIBERIA in a 1 minute Challenge bout.
DOBBY handily defeated WHITE HOUSE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge bout.
STICKY SITUATION overpowered DIXIE 1 in a 1 minute uneven Challenge competition.
NILE overpowered ABLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CHUPACABRA outwaited MIA-RAT in a popular 7 minute Challenge fray.
CORRECT STYLE overpowered ACES HIGH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
BEACH FOSSILS was overpowered by SWEET EMOTION in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
POISON IV overcame THORN OF ROSE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
TOBIR BATTER was vanquished by EDGAR ALLAN POE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SHRIMP SCAMP viciously subdued PEZ PULVERIZER in a popular 6 minute expert's bout.
RUNNING FREE was subdued by THE VEAL DEAL in a 3 minute veteran's conflict.
RIME-ANCIENT MARINER luckily beat ME TOO in a popular 5 minute bloody expert's bout.
URBAN LEGEND was subdued by BLUE DRAGON BLADE in a 1 minute uneven competition.
TOKYO overpowered FENDER BENDER in a action packed 1 minute bloody uneven battle.
LEAN HOG demolished STABLEHAND in a 1 minute uneven conflict.
STICKY SITUATION handily defeated RODMAN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
GUMMI BEAR GAVEL was beaten by EXPOSE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute uneven competition.
THE FEVER DREAMER beat MAINTENANCE in a 2 minute brutal fight.
TRAVIS STOLL was overpowered by SWAUM in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
THE BRUTE SQUAD was handily defeated by GUAM in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SPARTACUS won victory over THE CLAIRVOYANT in a exciting 1 minute bloody match.
H.H. HOLMES was luckily beaten by JAWBREAKER JITTE in a exciting 3 minute battle.
MARY KRUEGER was overpowered by DIXIE 3 in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
TRAGEDY ANN viciously subdued COME ON, BRUH in a 2 minute brutal conflict.
CUTOUT bested EYE CANDY in a 2 minute battle.
SUPPLY CHAIN subdued TARGET-RAT in a 2 minute brawl.
POUND CAKE was overpowered by NICO DIANGELO in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
IMX was luckily beaten by TEMPORARY in a 2 minute gory amateur's contest.
VAGRANT QUEEN savagely defeated BRICK in a 2 minute gory amateur's duel.
RAT-ON-A-STICK was overpowered by PRIMAL CUT in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
VENO MISS bested TETRA in a 2 minute novice's bout.
FALL IN LINE was narrowly defeated by GOBY in a 2 minute novice's duel.
USKIABUR overcame CHOPPED LIVER in a popular 3 minute amateur's battle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 25 WALL OF STEEL 75 - 51 - 5 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 17 STRIKING ATTACK 106 - 76 - 5 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 16 SLASHING ATTACK 60 - 52 - 2 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 13 TOTAL PARRY 93 - 84 - 2 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 10 BASHING ATTACK 55 - 61 - 5 47 |
|WALL OF STEEL 10 PARRY-LUNGE 22 - 25 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 9 AIMED BLOW 56 - 70 - 3 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 112 - 143 - 5 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 12 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 26 - 1 26 |
Turn 433 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 6 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 4 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 16 3 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 10 - 7 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 6 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 7 - 6 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK EDMUND KEMPER 5058 19 8 2 134 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
STRIKING ATTACK LEMON 5241 11 8 0 118 BASH BROS CARS (562)
LUNGING ATTACK EDGAR ALLAN POE 5016 14 11 0 112 DEAD POETS (548)
TOTAL PARRY RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496 25 17 0 107 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
AIMED BLOW KWITCHERBICHON 4861 22 18 0 100 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
SLASHING ATTACK MIRAGE 5354 9 5 1 98 WOB AFW (556)
PARRY-LUNGE FAMILY RECIPE 4854 17 7 1 94 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
PARRY-RIPOSTE KIT KAT KATANA 4901 15 10 2 80 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
WALL OF STEEL IMA KILLA 5298 10 8 0 75 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is URBAN LEGEND 4836. The most popular warrior this
turn was SHRIMP SCAMP 4855. The ten other most popular fighters were ME TOO 5267,
LEMON 5241, KWITCHERBICHON 4861, BUFFALO 5379, JUICE BOX 5452, FAMILY RECIPE 4854,
M.C. 5369, RAINBOW BYTE 5391, USKIABUR 5634, and PANIC ROOM 5561.
The least popular fighter this week was CHUPACABRA 5622. The other ten least popular
fighters were RAT-ON-A-STICK 5625, BRICK 5638, POUND CAKE 5595, MARY KRUEGER 5501,
THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326, RODMAN 5471, STABLEHAND 5560, BEACH FOSSILS 5616, ABLE 5504,
and DIXIE 1 5494.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
RIME-ANCIENT MARINER (45-4496) MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
RUNNING FREE (45-4406) MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
IMA GETCHA (45-4944) IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
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!