DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/15/2010 Duedate: 07/12/2010 FRATSFA ARENA DM-52 TURN-271 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ZOUM LA BOUSE BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) (52-4037) [14-6-0,106] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader FAT LIP SILIA OTTO'S PARTS (150) ZEN WARRIORS (429) (52-3791) [12-12-0,108] (52-4171) [0-3-0,3] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TORTURING TULIP DESPAIR FLOWER GIRLS (189) DRAGONS GUARD II (253) (52-3974) [16-15-1,85] (52-2282) [10-5-1,92] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DRAGONS GUARD II (253) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE ORDER (412) 34 2. BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 29 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 3. SEA DOGS (421) 26 Unchartered Team 4. DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 24 5. PYROMANIA (184) 21 ZEN WARRIORS (429) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 550 346 17 61.4 1/ 1 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 10 5 1 2/ 2 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 148 106 8 58.3 2/ 4 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 9 6 0 3/ 3 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 38 29 6 56.7 3/ 2 SEA DOGS (421) 8 7 1 4/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150) 319 289 16 52.5 4/ 5 THE ORDER (412) 7 6 0 5/ 5 PYROMANIA (184) 112 106 6 51.4 5/ 3 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 7 7 0 6/ 6 PIECES OF EIGHT (112) 118 125 19 48.6 6/ 6 PYROMANIA (184) 4 10 0 7/ 7 SEA DOGS (421) 37 41 3 47.4 7/ 7 OTTO'S PARTS (150) 3 2 0 8/ 8 THE ORDER (412) 45 52 7 46.4 8/ 8 PIECES OF EIGHT (112) 2 4 1 9/ 9*ZEN WARRIORS (429) 0 10 0 0.0 9-10*VIOLENT FEMMES (410) 0 4 0 10-10*VIOLENT FEMMES (410) 0 5 0 0.0 10/ 9*ZEN WARRIORS (429) 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 FRATSFA QUEST TURN 13 (270) Ouch! That Khisanth is hitting hard! The Fiery One suffered a rainy day... it's the day of the Huge Lizards! I had a scoring issue though: two challenges were tied for the highest upchallenge win (giving +5): Conflict/451 degrees (+9) and Champ Chump/Caustic Crocus (+9): I gave +5 after a little chat on the forum! TEAM, MANAGER (SCOUT, CHAMPION) Blood & Guts, Le Pentarque (Zoum La Bouse, Two) Dragons Guard II, Khisanth (Conflict, Despair) Flower Girls, Lady Fern (Caustic Crocus, Gloating Gardenia) Otto's Parts, Crip (Runny Nose, -) Pyromania, Marmaduke (Tuscan Flame, 451 degrees) Sea Dogs, One Armed Bandit (Stabby Joe, Jolly Roger) The Order, Torak (- , Anastrianna) Watch Out, Paranoia (Sinistrophobia, Lockiophobia) Dragons Guard II : 4-1 (+3) CW +3 SW +2, CTT (+3) tied HUCW (+5) = +16 Blood and Guts : 3-2 (+1) CL -3 SW +2 DM +1 tied HUCW (+5) = +6 Watch Out ! : inactive = 0 The Order : no Scout, so =0 Otto's Parts : inactive = 0 Flower Girls : 3-2 (+1) CL -3 SL -2 = -4 Pyromania : 1-4 (-3) SW +2 CL -3 = -4 Sea Dogs : 1-4 (-3) SL -2 CL -3 = -8 So... Le Pentarque- 93 Marmaduke- 57 Khisanth- 69 Lady Fern- 30 Paranoia- 68 OAB- 8 Crip- 59 Torak- -4 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 323): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): HOUND of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 647): TIPPI TURTLE of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 632): ELDON KREE of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 635): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 631): BELLE ISSIMO of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 631): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 629): MASEMA of STEEL BLADES (Madqand, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 592): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 577): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 476): BONNIE BARROW of BAD GIRLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): PETER THE GREAT of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): THE PINK RANGER of SUPERIOR FORCES X (Manager, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 323): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 647): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 632): SERPENTS HOLDS (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 635): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 631): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 631): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 629): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 592): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 580): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 476): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 224): SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 532): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 647): TOM SAWYER of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.) SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 589): FOUR PAWZ of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. I'm sooooo lucky. Jolly Roger again?! Well, I still don't deserve to be here and I guess I'll take a torch as soon as this beautiful contest is over... Anyway... who will get the opportunity to trample me today? Zoum La Bouse the Unworthy SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in FRATSFA. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Hey everybody, watch out for MEIDANI, who flew up 23 points in the rankings after mashing JACK SPARROW like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. And falling like a basher in the top ten was BLACKBEARD, who dropped 12 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with SAVAGE SNOWBALL. Drawing on all of its experience as a 10-4-1 warrior, DESPAIR went for the Duelmastership against ZOUM LA BOUSE this week. Well, everybody's pal ZOUM LA BOUSE moved his record to 14-6-0 by defeating DESPAIR in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 10 recognition points. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the FRATSFA arena. Did you hear that FLOWER GIRLS was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of FLOWER GIRLS' warriors, I'm not surprised! Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch BLOOD AND GUTS!'s act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from FLOWER GIRLS. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, CONFLICT would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, DISCO INFERNO went after SALIENT, who was higher by 23 points. Well, when the dust settled, DISCO INFERNO was bested by SALIENT. Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the most interesting, though! Yes, and another newbie bites the dust as CLUB FOOT goes down under the sword of HENRY MORGAN. Thanks to this, HENRY MORGAN now has 30 recognition points. Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle. Well, there's the manager of the FRATSFA giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037 14 6 0 106 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FAT LIP 3791 12 12 0 108 OTTO'S PARTS (150) JOLLY ROGER 4092 10 6 1 97 SEA DOGS (421) DESPAIR 2282 10 5 1 92 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) TWO 4039 13 6 2 91 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TORTURING TULIP 3974 16 15 1 85 FLOWER GIRLS (189) SALVATION 1825 16 8 0 80 PIECES OF EIGHT (112) SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085 10 6 1 73 FLOWER GIRLS (189) CONFLICT 2375 7 1 0 68 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ONYX 2283 9 6 0 66 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) -GLOATING GARDENIA 4083 8 8 0 66 FLOWER GIRLS (189) CHAMP CHUMP 4147 7 2 0 60 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLACKBEARD 3174 6 8 3 54 PIECES OF EIGHT (112) CAUSTIC CROCUS 4103 7 8 0 52 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 451 DEGREES 2415 11 7 0 50 PYROMANIA (184) HOT STUFF 4136 6 5 0 48 PYROMANIA (184) ANASTRIANNA 4023 11 10 2 47 THE ORDER (412) AREOPOLITE 4138 7 5 0 42 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) RUNNY NOSE 3877 6 7 0 42 OTTO'S PARTS (150) TUSCAN FLAME 4153 5 3 0 42 PYROMANIA (184) STABBY JOE 4142 6 5 1 39 SEA DOGS (421) CROW'S NEST GUY 4095 7 9 0 38 SEA DOGS (421) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KITIARA 4164 3 3 2 32 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) HENRY MORGAN 3494 3 1 1 30 PIECES OF EIGHT (112) PARROT TAMER 4188 3 0 0 28 SEA DOGS (421) BUSHIDO 4187 3 1 0 28 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) SALIENT 4149 4 4 0 27 THE ORDER (412) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MEIDANI 4195 1 0 0 23 THE ORDER (412) SIR BREUSE 4145 3 6 0 20 THE ORDER (412) CRACKED KNUCKLE 4166 3 0 0 20 OTTO'S PARTS (150) MASSIVE MIGRAINE 4167 2 1 0 20 OTTO'S PARTS (150) CAPTAIN CRUNCH 3547 2 1 0 19 PIECES OF EIGHT (112) VICTORY PROGRAM 4192 1 2 0 12 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) JACK SPARROW 3473 3 1 0 10 PIECES OF EIGHT (112) GANGWAY 4191 1 2 0 9 SEA DOGS (421) LIGHTER FLUID 4170 1 5 0 8 PYROMANIA (184) HATEFUL HASTA 4194 1 1 0 4 FLOWER GIRLS (189) SILIA 4171 0 3 0 3 ZEN WARRIORS (429) DISCO INFERNO 4193 0 3 0 3 PYROMANIA (184) -LEOU 4172 0 2 0 2 ZEN WARRIORS (429) WARREN 4190 0 2 0 2 THE ORDER (412) -I AM WARRIOR 4174 0 2 0 2 ZEN WARRIORS (429) -DRASTIAL 4175 0 2 0 2 ZEN WARRIORS (429) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SAM 4173 0 1 0 1 ZEN WARRIORS (429) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DEVLISH DAHLIA 4152 2 3 0 FLOWER GIRLS 189 KITIARA 4164 269 CLUB FOOT 4181 2 1 0 OTTO'S PARTS 150 HENRY MORGAN 3494 271 AMBROSE 4186 1 1 1 THE ORDER 412 STABBY JOE 4142 269 PRAECISUS 4137 3 3 0 THE ORDER 412 KITIARA 4164 267 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Zoum La Bouse -- Congrats again. We want what you've got. (snicker) -- All Us Flower Girls Congratulations to Brain Tumour, Fratsfa's only TV (Freshman) at The Spring Mailer. Kudos to Crip. -- Lady Fern Despair -- How could you do that to me. I had Despair in my heart on the challenge and now I only have despair. You are so despairing, but I love you anyway. Meet me in the Flower shoppe and defuse my despair, okay? -- Gloating Gardenia (despairing rather than gloating) Champ Chump -- Hah! Using those Mailer learned skills against me, huh? Or were you using them ON me, you scoundrel? (wink) -- Cautious Crocus Crow's Nest Guy -- Thanks for making my day in the arena. If you come on over to The Flower shoppe, I will make yours! -- Savage Snowball Two -- You must have had what I wanted. Shall we go 2 of 3? Can you do it all in one session? You are pretty fast, so perhaps you can? -- Torturing Tulip Silia of Zen Warriors -- Thank you for being with me on my debut. I think I love you. -- Hateful Hasta Zen Warriors -- Hand loose. Your time will come. All us Flower Girls are glad to have you in the arena. Now come on over to The Flower Shoppe and have us. (giggle) -- Lady Fern and The Flower Girls The Flowers fought with too much subtletly this turn. Caustic Crocus was laughing at the face of the Champ Chump, and weirdly lost... while Torturing Tulip was taking her usual beating from Two when she woke up and blasted... unexpected! Fun! -- Le Pentarque The Dragons are much less surprising, though: They have the exact same way of hitting hard. -- LP Conflict -- Well done... I didn't look particularly hot that fight. -- 451 Degrees Salient -- Who turned the music off?!!! -- Disco Inferno Parrot Tamer -- Not sure how that happened... hopefully things could be different a second time around. -- Lighter Fluid Maybe you need to try heavier fluid? Onyx -- Well, at least it was a popular fight. -- Hot Stuff Sir Breuse -- You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar... but as a gladiator it is yet to be seen. -- Tuscan Flame To all in the contest -- It's really coming down to the wire! Good luck to everyone down the home stretch! -- Marma Duke & Pyromania All -- Since all of you mean people keep killing my scout. I have no choice but to name Salient as my scout. -- The Order Caustic Crows -- Girls do want to have fun, don't they? Maybe you can show me how to have some real fun. -- Anastrianna Lighter Fluid -- You really need to work on your quips, you seem a little burnt out. -- Sir Breuse Needs the spark of inspiration? LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WARREN was devastated by STABBY JOE in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight. DESPAIR was luckily beaten by ZOUM LA BOUSE in a 7 minute Challenge Title melee. 451 DEGREES was bested by CHAMP CHUMP in a 3 minute Challenge contest. CAUSTIC CROCUS defeated ANASTRIANNA in a 4 minute bloody veteran's Challenge fight. TUSCAN FLAME devastated CROW'S NEST GUY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. VICTORY PROGRAM slimly won victory over LIGHTER FLUID in a 6 minute Challenge match. BUSHIDO overpowered CAPTAIN CRUNCH in a 3 minute uneven Challenge melee. DISCO INFERNO lost to SALIENT in a 1 minute Challenge duel. HATEFUL HASTA was vanquished by PARROT TAMER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. TORTURING TULIP was viciously subdued by JOLLY ROGER in a 1 minute veteran's fight. FAT LIP overpowered SALVATION in a 2 minute one-sided fight. TWO savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute master's competition. BLACKBEARD was demolished by SAVAGE SNOWBALL in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. CONFLICT overcame RUNNY NOSE in a 2 minute conflict. ONYX overpowered AREOPOLITE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. KITIARA was unbelievably bested by HOT STUFF in a exciting 1 minute fray. SIR BREUSE devastated SILIA in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched brawl. CRACKED KNUCKLE narrowly defeated GANGWAY in a 6 minute brutal bout. MASSIVE MIGRAINE overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a 4 minute mismatched fight. CLUB FOOT was butchered by HENRY MORGAN in a 1 minute one-sided contest. JACK SPARROW was overpowered by MEIDANI in a 1 minute one-sided duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 8 STRIKING ATTACK 36 - 24 - 6 60 | |STRIKING ATTACK 7 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 10 - 2 57 | |AIMED BLOW 6 AIMED BLOW 27 - 23 - 0 54 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 6 - 0 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 23 - 23 - 1 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 24 - 0 47 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 20 - 2 43 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 38 - 2 41 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 271 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: BASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 5 3 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 4 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037 14 6 0 106 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) LUNGING ATTACK JOLLY ROGER 4092 10 6 1 97 SEA DOGS (421) STRIKING ATTACK DESPAIR 2282 10 5 1 92 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) BASHING ATTACK SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085 10 6 1 73 FLOWER GIRLS (189) AIMED BLOW CONFLICT 2375 7 1 0 68 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) WALL OF STEEL CHAMP CHUMP 4147 7 2 0 60 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) SLASHING ATTACK HOT STUFF 4136 6 5 0 48 PYROMANIA (184) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is TORTURING TULIP 3974. The most popular warrior this turn was DESPAIR 2282. The ten other most popular fighters were LIGHTER FLUID 4170, TWO 4039, ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037, ANASTRIANNA 4023, JOLLY ROGER 4092, CONFLICT 2375, SIR BREUSE 4145, STABBY JOE 4142, CHAMP CHUMP 4147, and FAT LIP 3791. The least popular fighter this week was MASSIVE MIGRAINE 4167. The other ten least popular fighters were SALVATION 1825, CAPTAIN CRUNCH 3547, JACK SPARROW 3473, CLUB FOOT 4181, GANGWAY 4191, SILIA 4171, BLACKBEARD 3174, DISCO INFERNO 4193, VICTORY PROGRAM 4192, and CROW'S NEST GUY 4095. 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!