DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/27/2022    Duedate: 06/23/2022

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-410

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DISSOLVABLE DIAPER
USELESS TOOLS (219)
(54-3063) [37-12-0,139]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DISSOLVABLE DIAPER             POSITION IS EMPTY
USELESS TOOLS (219)            
(54-3063) [37-12-0,139]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LARKIN SAND                    LARKIN SAND
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3344) [22-16-0,96]         (54-3344) [22-16-0,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. USELESS TOOLS (219)         65
2. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)    38      USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. PLANET 9 (354)               7      Unchartered Team
4. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)         0
5. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)    -24      DOG SOLDIERS (263)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 USELESS TOOLS (219)      359 163 17 68.8   1/ 1 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  8  2 0
 2/ 1 PLANET 9 (354)            30  19  1 61.2   2/ 2 PLANET 9 (354)            5  3 0
 3- 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      89  66  4 57.4   3/ 4 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   5 10 0
 4/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  575 527 16 52.2   4/ 0 USELESS TOOLS (219)       4  1 1
 5/ 4 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 152 170  7 47.2   5- 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      3  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                                       THE 300

They slowly trudged along the finely-kempt and well-swept dirt road on their way to 
the normally quiet and unassuming town of SEAM. 300 of them in all, methodically 
making their way into town amid the gazes of their curious onlookers. Seam was a 
smallish town, full of ordinary folk who enjoyed an ordinary life; it was indeed not 
the type of town that one would expect to be one of the very few towns chosen to host 
the Games of the Arena. Some years back the town council was presented with the 
opportunity to once again be host to the games, but they did not want to make the same 
mistake twice. In short: the beauty and simplicity of the town was all but ruined by 
the dark magics that seemingly without fail came to every host town the first time 
that SEAM attempted to be a host so many years back.

The town council could not deny that the arena games brought a certain level of 
prosperity to any town that agreed to become a host. But unfortunately, this 
prosperity had a very strong dark side. It also brought with it thieves, thugs, and 
miscreants of every type. Hustlers, gamblers, drunkards, and whores. Hit-men and wise 
guys. Taverns open 'til all hours of the night... open practically on every corner.

However, the quiet and unassuming little town of SEAM has managed to escape the dark 
faction that seemed to accompany most every arena town this second time around. Their 
answer to this problem was very simple: no magic of any kind was allowed in the city 
limits. Furthermore, in order to guarantee that the town's arena fighters stay 
completely and totally uncorrupted by the allure of magic, all of them were required 
to remain in the town until when and if they were lucky enough to advance to the games 
at the Isle.

The town was extraordinary in how ordinary it actually was, and this was one thing 
that alfredo Frothingslosh himself loved so much about this lazy little town that he 
now called home. alfredo was not a rich man, but he did have a very strong standing 
with the spy commission and the other managers of the games... a standing that far 
surpassed his actual wealth, and he kept this standing by always being ready for any 
new opportunity that might come along. And in the case of having no such opportunity 
presenting itself for a long time, such as is the case now, alfredo also possessed a 
certain talent to create such an opportunity for himself.

When alfredo first went to the town council with his notion of sponsoring a contest, 
he was categorically turned down. But he realized that it was not the contest itself 
that the town council feared: it was the *prize*. Prizes generally meant magic. Magic 
almost always was accompanied by a hidden cost that the council did not have the 
desire or the willingness to pay. But one thing that alfredo was famous for was the 
ability to make the most of his young warriors without the need of relying on magic. 
And this special "knack" that he had helped him not only to think of a prize that the 
council might begrudgingly accept, but further, actually showcased, emphasized, and 
*celebrated* the ability to compete in the Games without resorting to magic.

What really sealed the deal was alfredo offering to round up the 300 recruits needed 
for the contest all on his own. At that point the council could hardly argue further. 
And that, my friends, brings us around full circle... back to the beginning of this 
little story: back to the 300 ordinary folk that I described shuffling past you into 
town.

They were men and women, young and not so young; they tended to be on the thin side 
(perhaps a little undernourished); most looked to be in dire need of a bath, but more 
than anything, these recruits were totally and completely ordinary. But that should 
change, and in a little more than a year from now... change it will. It is most 
definitely not clear now, but through hard work, training, and perhaps a bit of talent 
that they were not yet aware of, six of these ordinary recruits will rise and prove 
that indeed the once ordinary can become extraordinary. Six of these ordinary recruits 
will rise, proving themselves to be the "Cream of the Slosh."

***---------*---------*---------*---------**---------*---------*---------*---------***

The Frothingslosh Syndicate is proud to announce 99 Bottles of Beer III!!! (+ 100): 
Sponsored by ALFREDOVISION(TM): for a Better Tomorrow, and a Better Today.

The contest will be in honor and celebration of turn 199 of SEAM DM 20.

Your objective is simple: be the first team to accumulate 199 Bottles of Beer!

The first part of the contest will be a 15 turn "warm-up" starting on turn 184, due 
7/4/22, but you are encouraged to start your team as early as possible. During this 
casual "meet and greet" stage, all teams will earn one bottle per turn simply by 
fielding a full team of 5 warriors and writing at least one personal ad. BTW guys, for 
the sake of simplicity, your Host and Cruise director asks that you PLEASE do not sign 
your ad expecting me to know who you are. If you are not 100% certain, then please 
state very clearly EVERY TURN what team you are associated with so i do not have to go 
through past newsletters to try to figure out who you are. Also do not forget to write 
a personal ad for the turn 184 newsletter! Simply stating who you are would be great. 
Something like, "Hi Seam. I'm John, the manager of John's team" is certainly 
sufficient.

The real fireworks will start on turn 199, due on 1/30/23. That is when the teams will 
start to earn Bottles for Arena Performance, which will be earned/awarded as follows:

  * Bottles awarded for being active and writing a personal ad are discontinued.
  * 5 Bottles for each invite to ADM, AWARDED UPON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF INVITE IN THE 
    NEWSLETTER with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle ON THE FOLLOWING TURN for 
    achieving a kill in the Dark Arena on their last fight. Note that this Bottle is a 
    "bonus;" you will also earn a Bottle for the win; bottles awarded for wins are 
    outlined below.
  * 3 Bottles for each turn as Duelmaster, with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle 
    for writing a Duelmaster's column COLLECTED ON THE FOLLOWING TURN when the column 
    is actually published. It does not have to be fancy but has to be "something": 99 
    words minimum.
  * 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 Bottles for Team on the Move and Current Top Team. In the case 
    of ties, partial bottles will be awarded and will count towards your total.
  * 2 Bottles for Chartered Recognition Leader
  * 2 Bottles for This Week's Favorite
  * 2 Bottles for TOP CAREER HONORS Chartered Team
  * 0 Bottles for each turn as Overall Popularity Leader. Additionally, you will pay a 
    1 BOTTLE PENALTY on the following turn if you fail to post a personal ad 
    apologizing for your ostentatious behavior! OR...you can choose to brag further 
    about how astonishingly wonderful you actually are, and are more than worthy of 
    all the accolades you get from your adoring fans.
  * 1 Bottle for a successful Bloodfeud: limit two bottles per incident.
  * 2 Bottles for each Stylemaster as listed in the newsletter. In other words, the 
    rules for being awarded bottles for Stylemaster are the same as they are in the 
    arena: winning record, adept or above.
  * 1 bottle for each win, or two bottles for each kill in the regular arena. Warriors 
    that manage to return from the Dark Arena earn one bottle for the win only.

If more than one team achieves or surpasses 199 Bottles on the same turn, the team 
with the higher total will be the victor. Partial Bottles having been awarded make the 
event of a tie at the end much less likely; any fraction of a bottle lead that you may 
have *will* count. In the unlikely event that there is an exact tie for any place that 
receives a prize, those teams involved will continue playing until a winner can be 
decided.

The top three places will win one or more "Cream of the Slosh" replacements:

  * 1st Place: 3 CotS replacements
  * 2nd Place: 2 CotS replacements
  * 3rd Place: 1 CotS replacements

A CotS replacement is 10 standard, ordinary Duelmasters teamsheets that are specially 
"marked" and grouped together by the Spy Commision to be used for this single purpose 
only. The winning manager then chooses any one out of the 50 warriors on the 10 
teamsheets they wish to be their "Cream of the Slosh" replacement; the other 49 are 
simply discarded. Note that you are free to use your CotS replacement anytime you have 
an opening on your team in Seam; in other words, you are not required to Dark Arena 
nor do you have to pass on a good naturally occurring replacement.

However, CotS replacements will not be allowed to hide their status: all CotS 
replacements will be required to start its name with these three symbols: O^O (capital 
O, shift-6 [caret symbol], capital O. This surely will cause them to be a "target" of 
challenges, but also will serve as a badge of honor for them to wear proudly. In the 
case of winning multiple CotS replacements, you will be required to wait at least 10 
ACTIVE turns in between using your CotS replacements; you will only receive one CotS 
packet at a time. Just send a note in to the Spy Commission with your 10th turn's 
orders to receive your new CotS packet with your turn's results.

Note that 6 CotS replacements being won in total is the guaranteed minimum. I have 
been informed that if the contest has an unusually large turnout, the Spy Commission 
MAY choose to spice up the prize pool with additional CotS replacements. Understand 
there are no guarantees (other than them 6 as listed), and these Spies were rather 
"vague" and sometimes can be a little sketchy. But, for what it's worth, I figured I 
should pass the information on just in case it does actually have merit.

But that's not all! For those of you that wish to spice up the contest even further, 
we are featuring an additional and completely voluntary "Contest Within a Contest" for 
which there will be a one time fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates to enter. The prize pool 
for the CWAC will be one "6-pack" of Duelmasters Gift Certificates (no cash value; 
each may be redeemed for one Duelmasters teamsheet) for every manager who chooses to 
participate. The prize pool will divided up among the winning players as follows:

  * 1st place: 1/2 of all the teamsheets
  * 2nd place: 1/3 of all the teamsheets
  * 3rd place: 1/6 of all the teamsheets

I just want to clarify that managers competing for the CWAC teamsheets are only 
competing against each other. So, for example, if you place second in the main contest 
but the main contest winner did not choose to participate in the CWAC, you will then 
be the first place winner of the CWAC (and receive half of all the sheets in the prize 
pool). Additionally, if the CWAC proves to be very popular and gets many entries, I 
may pay out more places. Any such decisions will be discussed and finalized prior to 
turn 199.

I will do my best to write a Contest Update every turn which will obviously be based 
on the totals from the previous turn. I also plan to start an email list that you may 
join if you wish. I will send out the updated contest standings to this list...likely 
very soon after the newsletter is posted; I will actually be so bold to suggest that I 
might get your contest update prior to getting your mail! So everyone can have up-to-
date standings, but also gives you the chance to point out any errors I might have 
made prior to sending in the official update to be printed in the newsletter.

Other Rules:

  * Once the first team equals or surpasses the required 199 Bottles total, THE 
    CONTEST IS OVER unless there are any ties to work out, and in that case the 
    contest will continue to the following turn ONLY for those teams involved. Your 
    official contest ranking will be based on whatever position you are holding at the 
    time that the first team(s) surpasses 199 bottles, even in the unlikely event of a 
    tie for first place and the winner has not yet been determined.
  * NO AVOIDS: This will be STRICTLY ENFORCED starting on Turn 199. Any team caught 
    avoiding will be REMOVED from the contest and their entry fee (if any) WILL NOT be 
    refunded! And trust me, with the number of nosy spy reporters out there, YOU WILL 
    get caught.
  * Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated and will be grounds for 
    disqualification. Coordinating challenges is allowed; non-aggression pacts are 
    allowed. "Taking a dive" (ie: throwing fights) is definitely NOT allowed. Any 
    allegations of cheating will be investigated seriously; any decision made by the 
    spy commission regarding said allegations will be final. Ladies and gentlemen: 
    let's keep this clean, okay? None of us are kids anymore!
  * Seam is a "non-tourney" arena, and as such you are required to field a full team 
    of 5 warriors every turn! Any warrior that has 1 FE or more missing the turn will 
    incur a 3-Bottle penalty for their team. You are highly encouraged to put your 
    entire team on maintenance, to guard against any mistakes. If you have a warrior 
    "accidentally' sit out the turn, you will "accidentally" incur a 3-bottle penalty 
    ;>. Any rookie warrior missing a turn will only incur a 1-Bottle penalty for 
    their team. I am aware that those poor noobs often get lost temporarily.
  * There will be no penalty for your *entire team* missing a turn. It is certainly 
    not recommended, however!
  * No tournament experience or "enhanced" warriors will be allowed.
  * If you wish to participate in the optional "contest within a contest," you must 
    announce your intention to participate prior to turn 190 being processed (due 
    9/26). The one-time entry fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates will be charged to your 
    account at that time. 

YOU are invited; you are encouraged to start early if you like! The Frothingslosh 
Syndicate invites you to Bottle! Er...ah...battle!

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

I hit the trifecta! Unfortunately, it's ends here. My teammates have encouraged ie: 
demanded, that I participate in the F2F tourney this coming summer. Since I am at 20FE 
now I need to take a break so I can battle in the adepts tourney. Good luck to the 
three Traders of Trocar warriors, in the challenger champions. May one of you lay 
claim to the throne. I believe some of my teammates will still be fighting here, so 
we'll be represented. I'll see you all post tourney.

                                          -- Synth, a 3-time Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in TROCAR this turn, and let's start 
with a look at some of the teams.  And let's see, NERF GUN fought LARKIN SAND and 
gained 16 points and contributed to USELESS TOOLS' 4-1-1.  DARRIN HORROCKS 2 has lost 
to MOLD, falling 10 points, while helping make TRADERS OF TROCAR a 1-4-0 turn.  Due 
to his absence and inability to defend the throne, SYNTH has lost the title of 
Duelmaster.  And not without some honor, DISSOLVABLE DIAPER now claims the title and 
throne of Duelmaster of TROCAR.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top 
team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Warty Toad until they win.  Maybe?  
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the PLANET 9 stable was 
the most avoided team this turn.  Come on TROCAR, what are you afraid of?  And guess 
who avoided PLANET 9 stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was BASH BROS BATHROOM.  
Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that KORILL SAI from TRADERS OF 
TROCAR was TROCAR's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  The grave that USELESS TOOLS had dug for FOGHORN may yet be filled 
with the body of PRIEST OF AHRINGOL.  Seldom are the likes of this to be seen.  
FOGHORN lives still!  Is it really true that TROCAR has more dishwashers per capita 
that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in TROCAR and I've a long road 
ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063      37  12  0   139       USELESS TOOLS (219)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SYNTH 3398                   12   3  1   127       PLANET 9 (354)
 NERF GUN 3287                15   7  0   108       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371     9   7  0   105       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 KORILL SAI 3154              18  48  0   102       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 LARKIN SAND 3344             22  16  0    96       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 DILIAN HALLIE 3328           24  20  0    92       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319       17  25  0    90       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 FIREWALL 3322                11   5  2    80       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-CHINA WHITE 3214             16   9  1    78       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 ZOLOR 3399                   10   3  0    73       PLANET 9 (354)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAGIC POTION 3321             5   1  0    60       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 CLOGGED DRAIN 3436            5   0  0    60       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WET FLOOR 3425                6   2  0    41       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
-HAPPY HUNTING 3376            8   5  0    37       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLD 3426                     3   0  0    33       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 FOGHORN 3422                  1   0  1    33       USELESS TOOLS (219)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VOID 3397                     2   3  0    23       PLANET 9 (354)
-WHIMSICAL 3411                6   4  0    22       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
-ERLANG SHEN 3440              3   0  0    22       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 DARRIN HORROCKS 2 3418        2  10  0    22       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 KLYN 3395                     3   8  0    19       PLANET 9 (354)
-MORTAS 3396                   3   2  0    11       PLANET 9 (354)
 KAI LUNG 3439                 0   5  0     5       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PRIEST OF AHRING        0  0 0 DARK ARENA           FOGHORN 3422          410  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Synth -- Better you than me.  Good fight, if you like fights. -- Korill Sai

Fallen Towel Rack -- Doesn't anything ever get fixed around your place? -- Larkin Sand

The Collector only collected bruises today.  Works for me. -- Dilian Hallie

Whimsical -- I'm not laughing. -- Darrin Horrocks

Erlang Shen -- The crowd was insulting you because you look weird, being a neuter 
golem and all. -- Kai Lung, too tired to phrase this elegantly (just had two teeth 
pulled)  (the dentist was a butcher)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FOGHORN viciously butchered PRIEST OF AHRINGOL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER outlasted FALLEN TOWEL RACK in a 8 minute veteran's Title melee.
DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND viciously subdued DILIAN HALLIE in a popular 1 minute contest.
LARKIN SAND was luckily beaten by NERF GUN in a 7 minute master's competition.
KORILL SAI bested ZOLOR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FIREWALL was unbelievably bested by THE COLLECTOR in a action packed 2 minute fight.
CLOGGED DRAIN vanquished RIRORNI SLAVER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DARRIN HORROCKS 2 was defeated by MOLD in a 1 minute duel.
WET FLOOR viciously subdued JHELUM RAIDER in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
KLYN overcame KAI LUNG in a exciting 3 minute veteran vs. novice bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   5 -  1      71  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        30 -  19 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  13 -  1      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -  10 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 410 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063    37  12  0  139 USELESS TOOLS (219)
SLASHING ATTACK  DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371   9   7  0  105 USELESS TOOLS (219)
STRIKING ATTACK  LARKIN SAND 3344           22  16  0   96 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
AIMED BLOW       DILIAN HALLIE 3328         24  20  0   92 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
BASHING ATTACK   FIREWALL 3322              11   5  2   80 USELESS TOOLS (219)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZOLOR 3399                 10   3  0   73 PLANET 9 (354)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LARKIN SAND 3344.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LARKIN SAND 3344.  The ten other most popular fighters were FALLEN TOWEL 
RACK 3319, FIREWALL 3322, NERF GUN 3287, KLYN 3395, FOGHORN 3422, DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 
3063, DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371, WET FLOOR 3425, KAI LUNG 3439, and CLOGGED DRAIN 
3436.

The least popular fighter this week was DARRIN HORROCKS 2 3418.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ZOLOR 3399, DILIAN HALLIE 3328, KORILL SAI 3154, MOLD 3426, 
CLOGGED DRAIN 3436, KAI LUNG 3439, WET FLOOR 3425, DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371, 
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063, and FOGHORN 3422.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KORILL SAI (54-3154) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

                       SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.!

                        (well actually, Alexandria, Virginia)

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Washington, D.C., July 22-24, 2022.  It 
will be held at the Embassy Suites Alexandria Old Town near the Potomac River in 
Alexandria, Virginia (703-684-5900).  The hotel looks very nice and we're excited to 
be in the downtown area with so many restaurants and other goodies nearby. Room rates 
are $169.00 for singles and doubles, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, and free high speed internet.  Underground parking 
is $15/night.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters."

        The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: https://book.passkey.com/event/50341474/owner/1731/home
              Or call to reserve at 800-362-2779 and use group code DUE.

Please note that rooms are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make your 
reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let us 
know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

The tournament info sheet and minioverviews will be out in June.  We are very looking 
forward to seeing you all and hope that you can make it!

P.S.  The dates are set for the next winter FTF:  January 13-15, 2023, in Tempe.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 13-15, 2023! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $184.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters2023."  

      The official block cutoff is December 12 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF68inTempe 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI