DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/12/2020 Duedate: 07/09/2020
SNOWBOUND ARENA
DM-50 TURN-404
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CRESCENDO
DARQUE THEORY (348)
(50-3755) [8-0-0,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CRESCENDO POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE THEORY (348)
(50-3755) [8-0-0,110]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
OLIVER QUEEN TELLY MONSTER
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) OPEN SESAME (199)
(50-3825) [11-32-0,65] (50-3947) [11-8-1,77]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE THEORY (348)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARQUE THEORY (348) 20
2. OPEN SESAME (199) 20 OPEN SESAME (199)
3. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 13 Unchartered Team
4. BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 0
5. COSMIC FARCE (414) 0 MEGRIM (101)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 OPEN SESAME (199) 499 313 36 61.5 1/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348) 10 5 0
2- 1*COSMIC FARCE (414) 10 8 0 55.6 2/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 6 9 0
3/ 2 DARQUE THEORY (348) 108 94 9 53.5 3/ 0 OPEN SESAME (199) 3 2 0
4- 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 96 101 6 48.7 4- 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 2 1 0
5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 375 553 10 40.4 5- 4*COSMIC FARCE (414) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
SNOWBOUND brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly
impressed to see TWO HEADED MONSTER win a fight and gain 10 points, terribly. Tsk,
tsk, TWO HEADED MONSTER beat VIVACE and VIVACE lost 8 points. You're breakin' my
heart. And if variety is the spice of life, SNOWBOUND may be getting bland, as
CRESCENDO stays top dog in the city. The Victory Tavern, humph! I've tasted better
ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From SNOWBOUND's trash dumps?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman.
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave
team is developing these kinds of weapons?
What does the SNOWBOUND arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Phlllt! Just had to do that
before I leave the fine city of SNOWBOUND. I feel much better now. Glad to see the
back of this place-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRESCENDO 3755 8 0 0 110 DARQUE THEORY (348)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FROZEN GHOST 3992 12 2 0 103 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
-FREEDOM FRIES 3845 6 1 0 93 COSMIC FARCE (414)
GEISTLICH 3720 12 6 1 91 DARQUE THEORY (348)
RIGOROSO 3718 11 7 1 91 DARQUE THEORY (348)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GONNIGAN 3954 11 5 0 86 OPEN SESAME (199)
BARKLEY 3946 11 8 2 85 OPEN SESAME (199)
NEWLIN OHM 3801 14 36 0 78 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
TELLY MONSTER 3947 11 8 1 77 OPEN SESAME (199)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OLIVER QUEEN 3825 11 32 0 65 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAILEY ICEWIND 3884 14 7 2 56 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
HELGA ICELAND 4020 10 8 0 40 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
-NK POWER 3847 3 4 0 34 COSMIC FARCE (414)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993 5 3 0 33 OPEN SESAME (199)
MR. NOODLE 4016 2 2 1 33 OPEN SESAME (199)
-MORTAL LLAMA 4035 5 3 0 30 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
TONIC 3955 4 3 0 25 DARQUE THEORY (348)
VIVACE 3745 6 6 0 24 DARQUE THEORY (348)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GRANNY NINJA 4032 4 4 0 20 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
VIOLA WING 4037 3 7 0 17 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
-UNIQUE 4033 1 0 0 15 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
-PREDATOR 4034 1 0 1 14 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
-GOD 3848 1 1 0 13 COSMIC FARCE (414)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Geistlich -- My theory is that you should teach more skills. -- Newlin Ohm
Rigoroso -- Ten seconds? That's all? -- Oliver Queen
Vivace -- Not very vivacious. -- Hailey Icewind
P.S. Performed in a brisk and lively manner. Or something to that effect.
That orc was no fun. -- Helga Iceland
Tonic -- You aren't one. -- Viola Wing
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CRESCENDO devastated GONNIGAN in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
TELLY MONSTER subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute gory melee.
BARKLEY won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute brawl.
GEISTLICH devastated NEWLIN OHM in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RIGOROSO demolished OLIVER QUEEN in a action packed 1 minute mismatched competition.
HELGA ICELAND narrowly defeated TONIC in a 3 minute brutal struggle.
HAILEY ICEWIND viciously subdued MR. NOODLE in a 2 minute competition.
VIVACE was viciously subdued by TWO HEADED MONSTER in a 6 minute gruesome duel.
VIOLA WING defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a action packed 1 minute duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 3 - 2 81 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 8 - 1 68 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 8 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 13 - 18 - 0 42 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 404 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK CRESCENDO 3755 8 0 0 110 DARQUE THEORY (348)
SLASHING ATTACK GEISTLICH 3720 12 6 1 91 DARQUE THEORY (348)
LUNGING ATTACK RIGOROSO 3718 11 7 1 91 DARQUE THEORY (348)
BASHING ATTACK BARKLEY 3946 11 8 2 85 OPEN SESAME (199)
WALL OF STEEL HAILEY ICEWIND 3884 14 7 2 56 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
AIMED BLOW HELGA ICELAND 4020 10 8 0 40 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is OLIVER QUEEN 3825. The most popular warrior this
turn was TELLY MONSTER 3947. The ten other most popular fighters were HELGA ICELAND
4020, BARKLEY 3946, TONIC 3955, HAILEY ICEWIND 3884, MR. NOODLE 4016, CRESCENDO 3755,
RIGOROSO 3718, VIOLA WING 4037, GEISTLICH 3720, and GONNIGAN 3954.
The least popular fighter this week was TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993. The other ten least
popular fighters were VIVACE 3745, NEWLIN OHM 3801, OLIVER QUEEN 3825, GONNIGAN 3954,
GEISTLICH 3720, VIOLA WING 4037, RIGOROSO 3718, CRESCENDO 3755, MR. NOODLE 4016, and
HAILEY ICEWIND 3884.
RSI PANDEMIC UPDATE
We're doing okay out here in Arizona, staying mostly quiet and trying to stay healthy,
and we hope you and your families are well. Things are super weird right now.
Here's a quick update on what's coming up:
Summer 2020 Face-to-Face: In case there is any lingering doubt, the 2020 summer face-
to-face is cancelled. It just doesn't seem wise to hold it, and feedback is that most
of you would not be able to attend. Better to stay safe and stay at home, this time.
Summer 2020 Mail-In: So we'll hold a mail-in tournament this summer. It will be held
on the weekend of July 17-19, 2020. We are still finalizing the format--look for the
tournament announcement shortly after the freeze on June 6th.
Halloween 2020 Mail-In: Should be able to take place as normal. We bandied about the
idea of having a Fall FTF, but that doesn't look like a good idea.
Winter 2021 Face-to-Face: We have already secured a contract for the Winter FTF in
Tempe for our usual Martin Luther King weekend, January 15-17, 2021 and are crossing
our fingers that we will be able to hold that tournament in person, but there is still
some chance that we will need to cancel it as well. I expect we will know for certain
in November or December. Please mark it on your calendars and feel free to get hotel
reservations, but don't buy non-refundable plane tickets! (We are waiting for the
group code for reservations and will post it when we get it.)
Summer 2021 Face-to-Face: Surely we'll be able to have this one! *crossed fingers*
We're looking at the midwest cities for this one (Cincinnati or Minneapolis), so stay
tuned.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
THE BLOODGAMES HAVE RETURNED!
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 three will be crowned
Bloodgames Champions and be invited to the Isle of the Eye! 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!
By popular demand, we will hold THREE Bloodgames arenas -- a regular and slow
Bloodgames by mail, and a Bloodgames which will run with the mail-in tourney!
DM 95: slow bloodgames (due every four weeks, due July 20)
DM 98: regular speed bloodgames (due every two weeks, due July 20)
DM 99: mail-in style bloodgames (processed with the tourney, due July 15)
Gameplay in the Bloodgames proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few
notable exceptions:
* STARTING A BLOODGAMES TEAM -- You don't need a special rollup to enter the
bloodgames. Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting style, each
warrior designed from scratch! (All are 84 points, 3-21, as usual.) Simply list your
ten warriors and send them to us; we will send you back overviews of your warriors so
you can submit strategies. The first turn is due mid-July and subsequent turns will
be due on Mondays.
* 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. There are no
replacements -- once a warrior dies, that's it!
* STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES -- New strategies may be issued for each turn for the
regular and slow bloodgames, while the mail-in bloodgames will process all ten rounds
with a single strategy. The only type of challenge available is a bloodfeud.
* 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. Bloodgames
Champions may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
* AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. The top three living warriors with the
greatest number of kills, only one of each style, are deemed Bloodgames Champions.
Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine
awards if there is a tie. All three Bloodgames Champions fight for free for six
months and can issue one Tournament Victor challenge each turn, allowing them to
challenge with increased priority, also for six months.
* FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up additional
teams but may fight only one team in each arena. The fee is $49 for all 10 rounds.
* 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 Bloodgames Champions: 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, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
WICKED WASP (35-4784) SATAN'S SWARM (418)
TYRANNICAL TICK (35-4786) SATAN'S SWARM (418)
EMPTY (72-7269) BASH BROS WALLET (873)
NOBODY HOME (82-53135) ROOKIE PINK 59 (8963)
CAN'T BEAT TUM (84-40978) THE GREAT TMM (7146)
LINT (84-49584) 4-LETTER DIRT (8504)
JANUARY O. IRONTAIL (84-25625) EVIL EASTER BUNNY (4553)
SHOULD BE FUN (85-29872) FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (5482)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes