DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/29/2011 Duedate: 12/26/2011
THE GREENHOUSE ARENA
DM-52 TURN-290
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ZOUM LA BOUSE
BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
(52-4037) [27-10-0,129]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ZOUM LA BOUSE POSITION IS EMPTY
BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
(52-4037) [27-10-0,129]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
HOT STUFF RENDOR QUIL
PYROMANIA (184) MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-4136) [14-13-0,105] (52-3497) [20-28-0,102]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WAH CHING (146)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WAH CHING (146) 62
2. PYROMANIA (184) 39 WAH CHING (146)
3. DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 21 Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 4
5. EPYC DEATH (404) 0 0 (16)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 WAH CHING (146) 41 26 7 61.2 1/ 2 WAH CHING (146) 8 7 1
2/ 1 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 185 130 12 58.7 2/ 1 JADE WARRIORS (430) 7 7 0
3/ 0 PYROMANIA (184) 155 139 7 52.7 3/ 0 PYROMANIA (184) 4 1 0
4/ 3 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 57 65 8 46.7 4/ 3 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 4 3 0
5/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 103 129 0 44.4 5/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 3 6 0
6/ 5 JADE WARRIORS (430) 35 48 0 42.2 6/ 5 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 2 8 0
7- 6 EPYC DEATH (404) 27 51 1 34.6 7- 6 EPYC DEATH (404) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 339): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): TERROR TWIN of ALL NIGHT LONG (?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 314): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 295): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 289): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 274): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 244): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 59): SVEN of SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 241): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 339): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 314): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 295): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 288): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 274): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 244): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 59): BLACK LIGHTNING II (Dark Angel, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 241): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTUS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 58): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! JADE WARRIORS? Who? WAH CHING is the top team these days, buddies!
Practice pays for 451 DEGREES, who pummelled AREOPOLITE, to pocket 23 points. A
certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 16
points to 451 DEGREES. (Discrete enough, AREOPOLITE?) Those who hoped for a new
Duelmaster were disappointed by RENDOR QUIL, of MIDDLE WAY 8, who despite a 20-28-0
couldn't overcome THE GREENHOUSE's Number 1. Word has it one team in THE GREENHOUSE
is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
So much to report, so little time! Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of MIDDLE WAY 8, alone and unchallenged. Like a
pup with its tail between its legs, WAH CHING scurried away from MIDDLE WAY 8. Oh,
the shame! LI KUI challenged JASMIN! Who says WAH CHING are just a bunch of wimps!
LI KUI of WAH CHING kept his wits as he subdued JASMIN. Willing to win at any cost
is VELVET ROSE, who challenged DARGON, 12 points junior. Our sympathies, DARGON! I
thought VELVET ROSE showed great skill and promise when she subdued DARGON. All
right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... I hear DREYVON
QUICKTOE of JADE WARRIORS tired of the battles and was thinking of becoming a priest.
WEI YAN of WAH CHING saved him the effort of getting references. Ask not for whom
the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
All good things must come to an end. As the seasons change, and the creatures
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Do not
despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037 27 10 0 129 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
451 DEGREES 2415 19 15 0 106 PYROMANIA (184)
HOT STUFF 4136 14 13 0 105 PYROMANIA (184)
-CHAMP CHUMP 4147 10 2 0 105 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
RENDOR QUIL 3497 20 28 0 102 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
TUSCAN FLAME 4153 12 8 0 93 PYROMANIA (184)
-ONYX 2283 14 10 0 91 DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AREOPOLITE 4138 16 13 1 82 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
LI KUI 851 10 4 1 80 WAH CHING (146)
JASMIN 4176 12 7 0 68 JADE WARRIORS (430)
HU YAN ZHUO 849 11 3 0 68 WAH CHING (146)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SALINA REES 3546 12 18 0 54 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
DISCO INFERNO 4193 11 8 1 52 PYROMANIA (184)
ZHENG TIAN SHOU 853 7 7 2 50 WAH CHING (146)
LIGHTER FLUID 4170 10 12 0 42 PYROMANIA (184)
-ARRAHE 3955 4 12 1 35 EPYC DEATH (404)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JAZMINA 3959 6 10 0 32 EPYC DEATH (404)
WEI YAN 4257 3 1 1 27 WAH CHING (146)
-GLON'S PITY 4033 5 4 0 25 EPYC DEATH (404)
VELVET ROSE 4255 3 1 0 24 JADE WARRIORS (430)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUN QIAN 4256 1 3 0 21 WAH CHING (146)
-BANDOR'S SHAME 4034 3 7 0 20 EPYC DEATH (404)
WORMER 4218 2 0 1 20 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
MILO 4252 3 2 0 13 JADE WARRIORS (430)
SHAMU 4265 1 0 0 13 DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
URSILA RILVAR 4105 1 5 0 9 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
DARGON 4264 1 1 0 9 DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
MANIQUE 4238 1 3 0 6 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BYE 4273 0 1 0 DRAGONS GUARD II 253 STONE GOLEM 290 NONE
DREYVON QUICKTOE 4245 3 2 0 JADE WARRIORS 430 WEI YAN 4257 290
PERSONAL ADS
It seems we have lost many a team. Where have they all gone to? Please come back,
my friends, for competition is a need. -- Brandon Massingale, manager
Milo -- That STEWARD! Can you imagine the NERVE of him, calling us beginners? I
think we should beat him up in an alley. -- Ursila Rilvar
P.S. With a follow-up against that idiot in the stand who dared to SNEER at us. I
don't see HIM down here risking his life.
Zoum La Bouse -- I believe it. And I'm glad, too, I just couldn't see myself as a
duelmaster, you know? Totally the wrong flavor. -- Rendor Quil
Li Kui -- You elves are always down on us orcs, aren't you? Oh, well. -- Salina Rees
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BYE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
LI KUI won victory over JASMIN in a 2 minute expert's Challenge battle.
WEI YAN murdered DREYVON QUICKTOE in a 4 minute uneven Challenge fight.
VELVET ROSE bested DARGON in a popular 1 minute novice's Challenge contest.
ZOUM LA BOUSE luckily beat RENDOR QUIL in a 5 minute master's Title competition.
AREOPOLITE was devastated by 451 DEGREES in a 5 minute mismatched match.
HOT STUFF handily defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
TUSCAN FLAME vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
HU YAN ZHUO overpowered SALINA REES in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided fight.
ZHENG TIAN SHOU savagely defeated LIGHTER FLUID in a 6 minute brutal match.
DISCO INFERNO viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
URSILA RILVAR was subdued by WORMER in a popular 5 minute bloody brawl.
SUN QIAN overcame MILO in a action packed 1 minute fight.
MANIQUE was overpowered by SHAMU in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 6 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 1 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 13 - 0 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 6 - 4 - 1 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 WALL OF STEEL 24 - 17 - 1 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 14 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 15 - 2 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 22 - 2 37 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 19 - 2 32 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 16 - 0 27 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
Turn 290 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037 27 10 0 129 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK HOT STUFF 4136 14 13 0 105 PYROMANIA (184)
LUNGING ATTACK TUSCAN FLAME 4153 12 8 0 93 PYROMANIA (184)
WALL OF STEEL AREOPOLITE 4138 16 13 1 82 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
PARRY-STRIKE JASMIN 4176 12 7 0 68 JADE WARRIORS (430)
BASHING ATTACK HU YAN ZHUO 849 11 3 0 68 WAH CHING (146)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HOT STUFF 4136. The most popular warrior this turn
was RENDOR QUIL 3497. The ten other most popular fighters were 451 DEGREES 2415, BYE
4273, URSILA RILVAR 4105, LIGHTER FLUID 4170, SUN QIAN 4256, AREOPOLITE 4138, HOT
STUFF 4136, TUSCAN FLAME 4153, DISCO INFERNO 4193, and WORMER 4218.
The least popular fighter this week was DREYVON QUICKTOE 4245. The other ten least
popular fighters were MANIQUE 4238, MILO 4252, ZHENG TIAN SHOU 853, SALINA REES 3546,
ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037, SHAMU 4265, VELVET ROSE 4255, JASMIN 4176, HU YAN ZHUO 849, and
DARGON 4264.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
HOT STUFF (52-4136) PYROMANIA (184)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LII
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BOB LE CANADIEN 3632 (53-45-0) 0 2 0 BLOOD AND GUTS!
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BRAIN TUMOR 2584 (31-16-0) 10 3 0 OTTO'S PARTS
TWO 4039 (20-8-4) 2 3 0 BLOOD AND GUTS!
BEXLEY 3486 (16-3-2) 1 3 0 OHIO
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CHAMP CHUMP 4147 (10-2-0) 2 3 0 BLOOD AND GUTS!
ONYX 2283 (14-10-0) 0 2 0 DRAGONS GUARD II
SOUTHPOINT 3492 (13-3-0) 0 2 0 OHIO
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LI KUI 851 (8-4-1) 3 3 0 WAH CHING
JASMIN 4176 (11-6-0) 2 3 1 JADE WARRIORS
HU YAN ZHUO 849 (10-2-0) 0 2 0 WAH CHING
ZHENG TIAN SHOU 853 (5-7-2) 0 2 0 WAH CHING
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MAMMOTH MIGRAINE 3942 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 ODD ODIUS ORCS
SUN QIAN 4256 (0-2-0) 4 3 0 WAH CHING
WEI YAN 4257 (2-0-0) 1 3 0 WAH CHING
MILO 4252 (2-1-0) 0 2 0 JADE WARRIORS
VELVET ROSE 4255 (1-1-0) 0 2 0 JADE WARRIORS
WORMER 4218 (1-0-1) 0 2 0 BLOOD AND GUTS!
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SHAMU 4265 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 DRAGONS GUARD II
WHAM BAM 4047 (0-0-0) 1 3 1 ODD ODIUS ORCS
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MIDNIGHT OIL 1806 (14-8-1) 3 3 0 PYROMANIA
TRICK SHOULDER 1053 (17-20-1) 3 3 0 OTTO'S PARTS
EVIL EYE 2145 (9-6-0) 0 2 0 OTTO'S PARTS
FRACTURED SKULL 2690 (2-4-0) 0 2 0 OTTO'S PARTS
PUMPKINHEAD 2451 (1-4-0) 0 2 0 OTTO'S PARTS
THE FINGER 2254 (1-2-0) 0 2 0 OTTO'S PARTS
DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VENGEFUL JUSTICE 4207 (7-3-0) 2 3 0 JADE WARRIORS
MASLOW 4177 (3-3-0) 0 2 0 JADE WARRIORS
BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE
Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Winter 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 96: for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and
DM 97: 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 96, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.
For DM 97, 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, January 11, 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!