DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/11/2017    Duedate: 05/08/2017

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-336

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BAST
ELDER GODS (313)
(59-2853) [10-2-0,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BAST                           ASTARIELLE
ELDER GODS (313)               AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)
(59-2853) [10-2-0,104]         (59-3055) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BILLY THE KID                  KTHANID
YOUNG GUNS (316)               ELDER GODS (313)
(59-2969) [15-13-1,81]         (59-2964) [1-1-0,4]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ELDER GODS (313)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)       51
2. SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)      22      ELDER GODS (313)
3. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      11      Unchartered Team
4. YOUNG GUNS (316)            -1
5. ELDER GODS (313)            -1      AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)      3   2  1 60.0   1/ 3 ELDER GODS (313)          8  2 0
 2/ 1 ELDER GODS (313)          35  25  3 58.3   2/ 1 YOUNG GUNS (316)          7  8 1
 3/ 2 YOUNG GUNS (316)          58  51  4 53.2   3/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    6  3 0
 4/ 3 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   136 151  3 47.4   4/ 0*AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)     3  2 1
 5/ 4 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)    33  42  8 44.0   5/ 4 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)    2  7 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Say good-bye to YOUNG GUNS, as they are pushed 
from the coveted top team spot by the ELDER GODS stable.  Hey everybody, watch out 
for ASTARIELLE, who flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing ORRYX like a 
melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on 
the sands.  ORRYX was defeated by ASTARIELLE and drops 16 points.  Our battling 
duelmaster BAST has managed to hold the title, fending off ALWAYS AN ADDICT's none 
too subtle advances.  Better luck next time, BASHAHOLICS ANON.  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 ILLIS arena.  Here's a 
song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad BASHAHOLICS ANON?   Big bad BASHAHOLICS 
ANON.  Big bad BASHAHOLICS ANON.  ILLIS' afraid of the big bad BASHAHOLICS ANON.  Tra 
la la la la!  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause 
YOUNG GUNS beats feet every time BASHAHOLICS ANON smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?  
In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, WYATT EARP went after AGAIN AND AGAIN, 
who was higher by 21 points.  Well, when the dust settled, WYATT EARP was subdued by 
AGAIN AND AGAIN.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Remember:  alliances are great, 
but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ILLIS have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  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                  
 BAST 2853                    10   2  0   104       ELDER GODS (313)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BILLY THE KID 2969           15  13  1    81       YOUNG GUNS (316)
 ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956        14  10  0    76       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 RECOVERY SETBACK 3017         9   2  0    69       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3026          5   4  0    65       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 HUMAN PRETZEL 2926           13  18  6    63       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLIM JIM 2927                 6   1  0    42       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
 BABY RUTH 2943                4   3  0    38       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
 CARROT TOP 2980               3   0  0    35       ELDER GODS (313)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYATT EARP 2996               7   6  0    33       YOUNG GUNS (316)
 CALAMITY JANE 3028            5   3  0    29       YOUNG GUNS (316)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BELLE STARR 3035              6   2  2    22       YOUNG GUNS (316)
 ASTARIELLE 3055               1   0  0    20       AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)
 MITHANIEL 3056                1   0  1    16       AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)
 ARGIEL 3059                   1   0  0    13       AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)
 BAT MASTERSON 3045            3   3  0    12       YOUNG GUNS (316)
 OZTALUM 2976                  2   0  0    11       ELDER GODS (313)
 ORRYX 2972                    1   1  0     5       ELDER GODS (313)
 KTHANID 2964                  1   1  0     4       ELDER GODS (313)
 KORSEN 3058                   0   1  0     1       AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)
 CARISMA 3057                  0   1  0     1       AUXILIO AB ALTO (323)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      MITHANIEL 3056        336  NONE
SNACK 3061              0  1 0 SHEWISH MUNCHIES 310 SPYMASTER             336  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SNACK was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WYATT EARP was devastated by AGAIN AND AGAIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CALAMITY JANE was viciously subdued by SLIM JIM in a 2 minute gory Challenge match.
BAT MASTERSON was vanquished by BABY RUTH in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
BAST overpowered ALWAYS AN ADDICT in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
BILLY THE KID devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RECOVERY SETBACK slimly won victory over HUMAN PRETZEL in a 3 minute master's match.
CARROT TOP viciously subdued BELLE STARR in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
ORRYX lost to ASTARIELLE in a action packed 2 minute novice's duel.
KTHANID was unbelievably bested by ARGIEL in a exciting 5 minute novice's fight.
OZTALUM beat KORSEN in a 2 minute novice's fight.
MITHANIEL murdered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
CARISMA was devastated by MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute bloody one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   5 -  1      69  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        15 -  14 -  2      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  25 -  2      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 336 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BAST 2853                  10   2  0  104 ELDER GODS (313)
AIMED BLOW       BILLY THE KID 2969         15  13  1   81 YOUNG GUNS (316)
BASHING ATTACK   ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956      14  10  0   76 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
LUNGING ATTACK   SLIM JIM 2927               6   1  0   42 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
PARRY-LUNGE      BABY RUTH 2943              4   3  0   38 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BILLY THE KID 2969.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was KTHANID 2964.  The ten other most popular fighters were RECOVERY SETBACK 
3017, ASTARIELLE 3055, SLIM JIM 2927, HUMAN PRETZEL 2926, BAST 2853, BILLY THE KID 
2969, CARROT TOP 2980, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3026, ORRYX 2972, and KORSEN 3058.

The least popular fighter this week was CARISMA 3057.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BELLE STARR 3035, ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956, BAT MASTERSON 3045, CALAMITY 
JANE 3028, SNACK 3061, OZTALUM 2976, ARGIEL 3059, BABY RUTH 2943, WYATT EARP 2996, 
and MITHANIEL 3056.

                          BLOODGAMES AND MORE BLOODGAMES!

The Mail-in Bloodgames that were set to run at Face-to-Face 58 in January did not 
process because we had trouble with the warrior data for that arena.  Unfortunately, 
the warrior data was irretrievably lost.  We have credited everyone for those teams.

So here's what we're going to do:

We will hold a replacement Mail-in Bloodgames (DM 97) on June 17.  To participate,
submit your team (10 warriors, design-your-own, one of each style).  When we receive 
your team "rollup", we will send you back warrior overviews.  Your strategies for the 
Replacement Mail-in Bloodgames (DM 97) are due June 17.  We will process all ten 
rounds, one after another, and mail all results later that week.  The costs and 
Bloodgames rules will remain the same. 

In addition to this, we will also hold another Bloodgames (DM 95), but this one will 
process as a slow arena.  Design your teams in the same way:  10 warriors, design-
your-own, one warrior of each fighting style.  Managers may submit turn input each 
round for their warriors, similar to the Face-to-Face style Bloodgames (no challenges, 
only Bloodfeuds).  Your strategies for the first round of the Arena Bloodgames (DM 95) 
are due on June 24.  This arena will run ten rounds, once every four weeks.

The Summer Face-to-Face is coming up and we will hold the regularly scheduled Face-to-
Face style and Mail-in style Bloodgames there, as well.  We hope everyone will enjoy 
one or more of these Bloodgames arenas!

					  -- RSI    

                        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:

  FTF-Style (DM 98):      for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
  Mail-in-Style (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 are 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 the FTF-style bloodgames, there are no regular 
challenges, only bloodfeuds.  For the Mail-in arena, warriors may not change their 
strategy from round to round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the 
FTF).  There will be no DA challenges in either arena.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your 
rollups and strategies by the Wednesday before the FTF, 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 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!

                     SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

We have planned our summer FTF for July 14-16, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri.  It 
will be held at the Hilton Kansas City Airport.  Room rates are $95.00 per night, 1-2 
occupancy, which includes free wireless internet and mini-fridges.  There's a fitness 
center, indoor/outdoor pool, and business center, as well as a resturant and Starbucks 
inside the hotel.  There is a complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle and free parking.  
The rooms are blocked.  To reserve, go here: 

                      http://group.hilton.com/realitysimulations

(As always if you have issues making reservations, please let us know!)  

Hotel site:  http://tinyurl.com/July16FTF 

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                                          -- RSI