DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/19/2015    Duedate: 07/02/2015

JURINE ARENA

DM-61    TURN-607

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GAMMA CEPHEI
CEPHEUS (428)
(61-3877) [15-10-0,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GAMMA CEPHEI                   SOUR SCOTT
CEPHEUS (428)                  WEIRD STUDENTS (430)
(61-3877) [15-10-0,99]         (61-3915) [2-0-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GAMMA CEPHEI                   WHY WANDA
CEPHEUS (428)                  WEIRD STUDENTS (430)
(61-3877) [15-10-0,99]         (61-3921) [1-1-0,17]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CANINE CUISINE (358)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WEIRD STUDENTS (430)        37
2. CANINE CUISINE (358)        18      CANINE CUISINE (358)
3. CEPHEUS (428)               12      Unchartered Team
4. 555 (429)                    0
                                       WEIRD STUDENTS (430)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3*WEIRD STUDENTS (430)       7   3  0 70.0   1/ 1 CANINE CUISINE (358)      8  6 0
 2/ 2 CANINE CUISINE (358)     121  66  9 64.7   2/ 2*WEIRD STUDENTS (430)      7  3 0
 3/ 5 CEPHEUS (428)             15  16  0 48.4   3/ 4 CEPHEUS (428)             2  1 0
 4- 6 555 (429)                  2  13  0 13.3   4- 5 555 (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

                                      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!.  Advancing in the rankings was WEIRD STUDENTS 
who went from last turn's 3-2-0, to this week's record of 7-3-0.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for BISCUIT #1, who flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing DISTANT 
DIRK like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to 
walk out on the sands.  DISTANT DIRK was subdued by BISCUIT #1 and drops 5 points.  
Our battling duelmaster GAMMA CEPHEI has managed to hold the title, fending off 
YORKSHIRE PUDDING's none too subtle advances.  Better luck next time, CANINE CUISINE. 
Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Knowing when to use the right tactics at 
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, there's the manager of the JURINE giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Okay, so I may not be the world's 
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  And remember, you 
can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one 
already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAMMA CEPHEI 3877            15  10  0    99       CEPHEUS (428)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PUPSICLE 3906                 9   1  0    84       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 YORKSHIRE PUDDING 3902       10   4  1    68       CANINE CUISINE (358)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOUR SCOTT 3915               2   0  0    22       WEIRD STUDENTS (430)
 POISED PETER 3914             2   0  0    21       WEIRD STUDENTS (430)
 BISCUIT #1 3929               1   0  0    20       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 WHY WANDA 3921                1   1  0    17       WEIRD STUDENTS (430)
-11 3888                       1   0  0    15       555 (429)
 DRAB DAN 3912                 1   1  0    14       WEIRD STUDENTS (430)
 DISTANT DIRK 3913             1   1  0    10       WEIRD STUDENTS (430)
 BISCUIT #2 3930               0   1  0     1       CANINE CUISINE (358)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BISCUIT #3 3931         0  1 0 CANINE CUISINE 358   WURM KIN              607  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BISCUIT #3 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GAMMA CEPHEI devastated YORKSHIRE PUDDING in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
DRAB DAN demolished BISCUIT #2 in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DISTANT DIRK was devastated by BISCUIT #1 in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
POISED PETER overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute mismatched match.
SOUR SCOTT devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WHY WANDA bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -   7 -  1      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        15 -  17 -  0      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  15 -  0      38  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 607 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       GAMMA CEPHEI 3877          15  10  0   99 CEPHEUS (428)
LUNGING ATTACK   YORKSHIRE PUDDING 3902     10   4  1   68 CANINE CUISINE (358)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GAMMA CEPHEI 3877.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WHY WANDA 3921.  The ten other most popular fighters were GAMMA CEPHEI 3877, 
BISCUIT #1 3929, DRAB DAN 3912, SOUR SCOTT 3915, BISCUIT #3 3931, YORKSHIRE PUDDING 
3902, BISCUIT #2 3930, DISTANT DIRK 3913, POISED PETER 3914, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was POISED PETER 3914.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DISTANT DIRK 3913, BISCUIT #2 3930, YORKSHIRE PUDDING 3902, 
BISCUIT #3 3931, SOUR SCOTT 3915, DRAB DAN 3912, BISCUIT #1 3929, GAMMA CEPHEI 3877, 
WHY WANDA 3921, and  0.

                        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!