DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/22/2021 Duedate: 02/18/2021
SNOWBOUND ARENA
DM-50 TURN-412
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CRESCENDO
DARQUE THEORY (348)
(50-3755) [14-1-0,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CRESCENDO POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE THEORY (348)
(50-3755) [14-1-0,130]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
OLIVER QUEEN TELLY MONSTER
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) OPEN SESAME (199)
(50-3825) [14-37-0,79] (50-3947) [18-9-1,107]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE THEORY (348)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARQUE THEORY (348) 34
2. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 19 OPEN SESAME (199)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 0 Unchartered Team
4. OPEN SESAME (199) -34
DESTROYERS (362)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 OPEN SESAME (199) 521 330 41 61.2 1/ 2 DARQUE THEORY (348) 10 1 0
2/ 2 DARQUE THEORY (348) 133 104 10 56.1 2/ 1 OPEN SESAME (199) 6 8 2
3- 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 99 103 6 49.0 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 5 9 0
4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 390 577 10 40.3 4- 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 3 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. SNOWBOUND needs a spyreport." Oh, well. Like, OPEN SESAME
had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by DARQUE THEORY! Way to
go DARQUE THEORY! MVP award for RHAPSODY? DARQUE THEORY's proud of her after
beating MR. NOODLE and getting 24 points. Talk about yer major upsets! MR. NOODLE's
match with RHAPSODY cost him a loss of 21 points! This Duelmaster is like something
else! CRESCENDO stopped HAILEY ICEWIND dead in hers tracks! Who was the wiseguy
that said SNOWBOUND's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Victory Tavern? Don't
look at me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? OPEN SESAME was the most avoided team. Is a
521-330-41 record really that scary? Is there some deep dark secret why DARQUE
THEORY's been avoiding OPEN SESAME so much? Or is it just that they're too scared?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All SNOWBOUND ever talks about is fighting!
Me, I'm more laid back. How cruel! OPEN SESAME heartlessly sent his to BARKLEY
certain fate in the Dark Arena. Is a 16-10-3 bad or something? Fight, fight, fight.
Is that all you guys can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. SNOWBOUND is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRESCENDO 3755 14 1 0 130 DARQUE THEORY (348)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FROZEN GHOST 3992 13 2 0 110 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
TELLY MONSTER 3947 18 9 1 107 OPEN SESAME (199)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAILEY ICEWIND 3884 18 11 2 87 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
OLIVER QUEEN 3825 14 37 0 79 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
VIVACE 3745 12 8 0 76 DARQUE THEORY (348)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VIOLA WING 4037 6 12 0 64 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
RHAPSODY 4050 5 0 1 64 DARQUE THEORY (348)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HELGA ICELAND 4020 15 11 0 56 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
TONIC 3955 9 6 0 42 DARQUE THEORY (348)
MR. NOODLE 4016 6 6 2 42 OPEN SESAME (199)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993 7 9 0 32 OPEN SESAME (199)
-PREDATOR 4034 2 0 1 30 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
-MORTAL LLAMA 4035 5 4 0 24 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-UNIQUE 4033 2 0 0 22 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
-GRANNY NINJA 4032 4 5 0 21 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BARKLEY 3946 16 11 3 OPEN SESAME 199 ICE TRAPPER 412 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BARKLEY was barely slain by ICE TRAPPER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CRESCENDO demolished HAILEY ICEWIND in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
TELLY MONSTER viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 2 minute master's brawl.
OLIVER QUEEN was narrowly defeated by VIVACE in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
MR. NOODLE was vanquished by RHAPSODY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
TONIC was overpowered by VIOLA WING in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
HELGA ICELAND savagely defeated TWO HEADED MONSTER in a action packed 3 minute melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 3 - 1 86 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 3 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 5 - 0 55 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 9 - 2 53 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 10 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 14 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 412 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 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK CRESCENDO 3755 14 1 0 130 DARQUE THEORY (348)
SLASHING ATTACK TELLY MONSTER 3947 18 9 1 107 OPEN SESAME (199)
WALL OF STEEL HAILEY ICEWIND 3884 18 11 2 87 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
PARRY-RIPOSTE VIVACE 3745 12 8 0 76 DARQUE THEORY (348)
AIMED BLOW HELGA ICELAND 4020 15 11 0 56 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
PARRY-LUNGE TONIC 3955 9 6 0 42 DARQUE THEORY (348)
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, CRESCENDO 3755, OLIVER QUEEN 3825, VIVACE 3745, RHAPSODY 4050, TWO HEADED
MONSTER 3993, VIOLA WING 4037, HAILEY ICEWIND 3884, MR. NOODLE 4016, and TONIC 3955.
The least popular fighter this week was TONIC 3955. The other ten least popular
fighters were MR. NOODLE 4016, HAILEY ICEWIND 3884, VIOLA WING 4037, TWO HEADED
MONSTER 3993, RHAPSODY 4050, VIVACE 3745, OLIVER QUEEN 3825, CRESCENDO 3755, HELGA
ICELAND 4020, and TELLY MONSTER 3947.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
BARKLEY (50-3946) OPEN SESAME (199)
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!
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.
SERGEANT 1 (10-6252) MEDAL OF HONOR (576)
BLACK GOLD (21-3886) THE COLOUR OF NEON (354)
TITANIUM (71-7081) WAR-C-KERS (812)
ULTIMATE WRATH (82-30136) LUCROCIANS FTF04M1 (4937)
ME LUNGER (82-30789) YOU JANE (5054)
HELLBOUND (82-43402) INK & STEEL X (7273)
MOOSE (84-19656) SUPE FORCES 6A11 (3491)
HOTEL ARIZONA (84-29194) BEING THERE (5172)
THE BURPER (84-36813) NAMED BY MARK (6435)
RYAN (84-48181) THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (8333)
HAZARD (85-122) CFC 15 (20)
INNUK SHUK (85-12276) WORLD BLADES 15 (2240)
TIGGER (85-19649) A WINNA (3594)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes