DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/18/2022 Duedate: 04/14/2022
SNOWBOUND ARENA
DM-50 TURN-427
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
RHAPSODY
DARQUE THEORY (348)
(50-4050) [12-5-1,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
RHAPSODY POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE THEORY (348)
(50-4050) [12-5-1,112]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
VIOLA WING VIOLA WING
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
(50-4037) [9-24-0,51] (50-4037) [9-24-0,51]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE THEORY (348)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARQUE THEORY (348) 35
2. BASH BROS SPORTS (405) 7 DARQUE THEORY (348)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 1 Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) -3
BLANK III (94)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348) 176 125 13 58.5 1/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348) 7 3 0
2/ 3 BASH BROS SPORTS (405) 89 89 3 50.0 2/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 4 8 0
3/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 114 117 6 49.4 3/ 2 BASH BROS SPORTS (405) 3 0 0
4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 405 622 10 39.4 4/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 1 3 0
'*' 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, SNOWBOUND? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see HELGA ICELAND win a fight and gain 10 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, FERMATA
beat PERRY REESE and PERRY REESE lost 10 points. You're breakin' my heart. And it's
out with the old, in with the new, as RHAPSODY takes the Title and last week's bar
tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. The Victory Tavern, humph! I've tasted
better ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From SNOWBOUND's trash
dumps?
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. What's
the big D? DARQUE THEORY was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered...
grumble... mumble... curse... And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?
Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was BASH BROS SPORTS. Ha ha ha ha! Ooh, I'm
frightfully impressed, HELGA ICELAND was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch
that ego swell, sports fans.
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. We're all going to die in the end, so why
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?
There's got to be a better place in SNOWBOUND to get a drink than The Victory
Tavern! Any suggestions? Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you
have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. I see the crowds are getting
restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RHAPSODY 4050 12 5 1 112 DARQUE THEORY (348)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FROZEN GHOST 3992 14 2 0 122 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HELGA ICELAND 4020 18 23 0 84 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
UNIQUE 4033 9 3 0 80 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OFF SEASON 3962 4 2 0 64 BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PREDATOR 4034 4 1 1 54 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
VIOLA WING 4037 9 24 0 51 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
TRILL 4084 4 2 1 35 DARQUE THEORY (348)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OUTTA TUNE 4083 5 1 0 33 DARQUE THEORY (348)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JANICE KOLE 4087 1 5 0 21 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
-RANGER 4082 2 0 0 18 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
OSTINATO 4095 2 0 0 16 DARQUE THEORY (348)
FERMATA 4096 2 0 0 14 DARQUE THEORY (348)
PERRY REESE 4094 1 3 0 6 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ECCENTRIC 4098 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 421 CARAVAN RAIDER 427 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
We salute the tourney participants. -- we who walk the Middle Way
Unique -- Good job, better you on the top than me. It makes such a target of you. --
Helga Iceland
Off Season -- For gladiatorial combat, certainly. How about a picnic in the snow? --
Viola Wing
How could anyone dare lose to the embezzler? -- Janice Kole
I certainly didn't dare. -- Perry Reese
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ECCENTRIC was butchered by CARAVAN RAIDER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
UNIQUE was vanquished by RHAPSODY in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
HELGA ICELAND demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
OFF SEASON devastated TRILL in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
VIOLA WING was luckily beaten by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute mismatched match.
OUTTA TUNE narrowly defeated JANICE KOLE in a exciting 3 minute bloody struggle.
PERRY REESE was overcome by FERMATA in a 5 minute beginner's fight.
OSTINATO vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 0 - 0 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 1 - 1 83 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 2 - 1 80 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 0 80 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 3 - 1 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 12 - 0 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 9 - 0 40 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 17 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 9 - 0 31 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 6 - 0 25 |
Turn 427 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 5 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK RHAPSODY 4050 12 5 1 112 DARQUE THEORY (348)
AIMED BLOW UNIQUE 4033 9 3 0 80 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
PARRY-STRIKE OFF SEASON 3962 4 2 0 64 BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
LUNGING ATTACK TRILL 4084 4 2 1 35 DARQUE THEORY (348)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is VIOLA WING 4037. The most popular warrior this turn
was VIOLA WING 4037. The ten other most popular fighters were OUTTA TUNE 4083,
JANICE KOLE 4087, HELGA ICELAND 4020, RHAPSODY 4050, OSTINATO 4095, OFF SEASON 3962,
ECCENTRIC 4098, UNIQUE 4033, TRILL 4084, and PERRY REESE 4094.
The least popular fighter this week was FERMATA 4096. The other ten least popular
fighters were PERRY REESE 4094, TRILL 4084, UNIQUE 4033, ECCENTRIC 4098, OFF SEASON
3962, OSTINATO 4095, RHAPSODY 4050, HELGA ICELAND 4020, JANICE KOLE 4087, and OUTTA
TUNE 4083.
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest
petitioner. This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
"Name change. I heard we can do that. I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
"I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly. "The Commission has actually
been thinking about this. It isn't FREE, mind you! It takes money to run our office,
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
"I don't care about goats!" He made a crude suggestion about goats.
"Or maybe chickens. Or bees--" Algernon took a quick step back at the look on the
rough warrior's face. "Yes, a name change. Right away, sir. We can do that.
Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
"I had a talk with my manager. He'll find the money. I want to change my name
to Jane Ralph. I'm no doe!" He thumped a fist on the counter.
"Er, yes. Jane Ralph. Fill out this form, please." He pushed the paper across
the counter. "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and
can be submitted through the end of May. With the payment. No change without the
goat, ah, the gold."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing
throughout the month of May. The cost will be $2 per name change. All proceeds will
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2022
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in late April. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.
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. Here are the particulars:
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Weds April 27
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
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 DYOs (design your owns) with 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 this turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due April 27 and will process on a 28-day
schedule.
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!