DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/26/2020 Duedate: 07/23/2020
TROCAR ARENA
DM-54 TURN-385
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER
USELESS TOOLS (219)
(54-3063) [25-8-0,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER POSITION IS EMPTY
USELESS TOOLS (219)
(54-3063) [25-8-0,99]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KORILL SAI SPECIES 37
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3154) [11-30-0,63] (54-3163) [9-3-0,52]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TREES (340)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MASS EFFECT (332) 64
2. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 10 USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 6 Unchartered Team
4. USELESS TOOLS (219) 4
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 0 PLATINUM BLADES (200)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 USELESS TOOLS (219) 314 139 14 69.3 1/ 1 TREES (340) 11 4 1
2- 1 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 68 47 4 59.1 2/ 4 MASS EFFECT (332) 7 3 0
3/ 2 TREES (340) 89 62 4 58.9 3/ 2 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 4 5 0
4/ 3 MASS EFFECT (332) 43 30 0 58.9 4/ 0 USELESS TOOLS (219) 3 2 0
5- 4*CRUX (352) 5 4 0 55.6 5/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 3 12 0
6/ 5 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 516 462 16 52.8 6- 6*CRUX (352) 2 2 0
7/ 6 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 114 121 6 48.5 7- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
What a pleasant surprise to get my graduation notice! I thought it was going to take
me 6 more turns, but it is great to have that pressure out to the way! According to
Darque, I am his first "perfect" graduate. I know some think Trocar isn't as
glamorous as those big, fancy fast arenas, but who cares what they think?!?!
For those that like the numbers part of the game, this is for you:
17-10-4-21-9-12-11 Striker. I learned well in my 35 FE, learning 86 skills. If I had
to make a guess (Darque hasn't seen my faves yet), I would assume that I like to learn
DEF skills. I am only +1 DEC, though I guess a small bonus in PAR is possible but not
likely.
Challenges go to whoever wants a shot next turn. I will not be challenging or
avoiding, so let's see who steps up to take the throne. My team is probably going on a
hiatus for a bit unless my replacement is stellar.
-- Urdnot Wrex
Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Practice pays for SMALL TAMER, who pummelled
FIR, to pocket 22 points. FIR certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after
losing to SMALL TAMER and losing 15 points in the process! Those who hoped for a new
Duelmaster were disappointed by DISSOLVABLE DIAPER, of USELESS TOOLS, who despite a
25-8-0 couldn't overcome TROCAR's Number 1. Word has it one team in TROCAR is using
psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from
the lion, so did the "warriors" in TROCAR avoid MASS EFFECT. The warriors of MASS
EFFECT found their efforts at combat frustrated as BASH BROS BATHROOM apparently had
more important things to do than fight.
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! 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. Can anything
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for TROCAR? On that giddy note I take
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063 25 8 0 99 USELESS TOOLS (219)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHINA WHITE 3214 16 8 1 97 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
OAK 3250 13 9 1 96 TREES (340)
POWERLESS AMP 3230 11 3 0 95 USELESS TOOLS (219)
ELM 3206 18 13 0 94 TREES (340)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213 18 4 0 88 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
-IMAI 3356 5 0 0 81 CRUX (352)
BATHTUB RING 3341 8 4 0 73 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SMALL TAMER 3181 11 13 0 65 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
KORILL SAI 3154 11 30 0 63 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
JACK 3123 10 5 0 63 MASS EFFECT (332)
-MAGIC POTION 3321 5 0 0 60 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPECIES 37 3163 9 3 0 52 MASS EFFECT (332)
LEGION 3121 8 6 0 49 MASS EFFECT (332)
FIR 3251 12 10 2 48 TREES (340)
DILIAN HALLIE 3328 9 10 0 43 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
NERF GUN 3287 5 1 0 42 USELESS TOOLS (219)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319 7 10 0 35 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FIREWALL 3322 3 0 1 29 USELESS TOOLS (219)
LARKIN SAND 3344 6 7 0 25 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
UPAS 3366 3 0 0 25 TREES (340)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371 1 0 0 18 USELESS TOOLS (219)
DA'UD SHEEN 3348 3 7 0 16 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
BAY 3351 3 2 0 11 TREES (340)
THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188 1 8 0 11 MASS EFFECT (332)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
WARRIOR-MAGE 0 0 0 OAK 3250 385 NONE
BLEACH SMELL 3374 0 1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 MASTER JARETH OK 385 NONE
WATER DAMAGE 3203 4 2 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 CHINA WHITE 3214 381 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Our congratulations to Urdnot Wrex. -- Traders of Trocar
Elm -- You're an ill-omened tree. Glad you didn't kill me. -- Korill Sai
Species 37 -- Not good survival potential -- Dillian Hallie
Legion -- That was fast! But not final. -- Larkin Sand
Jack -- Good thing for you I'm not a classic giant-killer. -- Small Tamer
Fallen Towel Rack -- Weird, the Commission says we're the same race. I didn't knows I
was a minor piece of bathroom furniture. -- Da'ud Sheen
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLEACH SMELL was butchered by MASTER JARETH OKARRA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
URDNOT WREX devastated DISSOLVABLE DIAPER in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
BATHTUB RING was overpowered by POWERLESS AMP in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
ELM devastated KORILL SAI in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
OAK butchered WARRIOR-MAGE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
DILIAN HALLIE was overpowered by JACK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FIR was handily defeated by SMALL TAMER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LEGION vanquished LARKIN SAND in a 1 minute uneven duel.
NERF GUN was viciously subdued by SPECIES 37 in a action packed 4 minute fight.
FALLEN TOWEL RACK defeated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute fight.
THE ILLUSIVE MAN was overpowered by FIREWALL in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
DA'UD SHEEN was savagely defeated by UPAS in a tiresome 5 minute bloody match.
BAY was viciously subdued by DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND in a 2 minute novice's contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 3 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 9 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 19 - 11 - 0 63 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 15 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 14 - 2 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 10 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 6 - 0 14 |
Turn 385 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063 25 8 0 99 USELESS TOOLS (219)
BASHING ATTACK OAK 3250 13 9 1 96 TREES (340)
AIMED BLOW POWERLESS AMP 3230 11 3 0 95 USELESS TOOLS (219)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ELM 3206 18 13 0 94 TREES (340)
STRIKING ATTACK BATHTUB RING 3341 8 4 0 73 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
PARRY-LUNGE FIR 3251 12 10 2 48 TREES (340)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KORILL SAI 3154. The most popular warrior this turn
was SPECIES 37 3163. The ten other most popular fighters were ELM 3206, JACK 3123,
DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371, OAK 3250, SMALL TAMER 3181, LEGION 3121, FALLEN TOWEL RACK
3319, FIREWALL 3322, DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063, and POWERLESS AMP 3230.
The least popular fighter this week was DA'UD SHEEN 3348. The other ten least
popular fighters were BAY 3351, UPAS 3366, THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188, LARKIN SAND 3344,
FIR 3251, KORILL SAI 3154, BATHTUB RING 3341, BLEACH SMELL 3374, NERF GUN 3287, and
DILIAN HALLIE 3328.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
URDNOT WREX (54-3119) MASS EFFECT (332)
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