DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/01/2010 Duedate: 06/14/2010
AMEN-TEI ARENA
DM-63 TURN-476
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BONNIE BARROW
BAD GIRLS (325)
(63-2798) [8-5-1,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BONNIE BARROW POSITION IS EMPTY
BAD GIRLS (325)
(63-2798) [8-5-1,105]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
YALO TACTSIE KORARIO
WAYFARERS (248) WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2750) [20-37-0,97] (63-2813) [4-5-0,28]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WAYFARERS (248)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WAYFARERS (248) 31
2. BAD GIRLS (325) 25 BAD GIRLS (325)
3. BRAIN BOYZ (269) 0 Unchartered Team
HOUSE OF FINWE (294)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 BAD GIRLS (325) 21 16 4 56.8 1/ 1 WAYFARERS (248) 12 3 0
2/ 3 WAYFARERS (248) 722 786 16 47.9 2- 3*BRAIN BOYZ (269) 3 2 0
3- 4*BRAIN BOYZ (269) 4 6 0 40.0 3/ 4 BAD GIRLS (325) 3 5 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 322): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 646): SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 631): ELDON KREE of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 634): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 630): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 628): SISTER MARY JANE of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 591): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 588): TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 577): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 475): YALO TACTSIE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 531): THE PINK RANGER of SUPERIOR FORCES X (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 322): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 646): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 631): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 634): PIRATE'S COVE (?, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 630): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 628): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 591): CAPTAIN PLANET (?, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 588): THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 579): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 270): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 475): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): DARK AS DAY (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 531): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 645): GRAY MATTER of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
KHAKI KRAIT of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 627): SPUD of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 578): SABRE of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Bonnie Barrow thought she could take me for a ride. I know things about it that
she can't even imagine.
Yalo Tactsie
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of AMEN-TEI! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. EBAN STRANGER caught the eye of many
in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested AMBITIOUS GUARD and was
awarded 9 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, KORARIO
put down SQUEAKY FROMME, causing her to lose 3 points of recognition in the process.
The city has turned out in honor of BONNIE BARROW, for with hers arena victory she
may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! Informants "close" to the
city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his
armor. Watch out!
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. I saw one fighter that warriors
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. WAYFARERS is feared. This much I
can say. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the
better part of last week avoiding WAYFARERS. Indeed it was BAD GIRLS.
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the miserable with fortune
but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in AMEN-TEI. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari
await me! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell,
and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BONNIE BARROW 2798 8 5 1 105 BAD GIRLS (325)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY CHUCK 2787 17 10 1 104 WAYFARERS (248)
YALO TACTSIE 2750 20 37 0 97 WAYFARERS (248)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EBAN STRANGER 2816 4 0 0 52 WAYFARERS (248)
-AILEEN WUORNOS 2810 4 0 1 35 BAD GIRLS (325)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KORARIO 2813 4 5 0 28 WAYFARERS (248)
-GANGLION 2226 2 0 0 27 BRAIN BOYZ (269)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY SLIPPER 2815 3 4 0 21 WAYFARERS (248)
SQUEAKY FROMME 2809 1 2 0 17 BAD GIRLS (325)
-DA3 2821 1 0 0 16 BRAIN BOYZ (269)
-DA4 2822 1 0 0 15 BRAIN BOYZ (269)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
NANCY PELOSI 2817 0 1 0 BAD GIRLS 325 BLACK ORC 476 NONE
VALNAKORINE 2761 23 24 0 WAYFARERS 248 SERGEANT 3 2784 472 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Oh, dear, M. Chardinee. Well, it counts as a win. -- Lady Chuck
To the Honest Merchant, by couresty so called, I give a horse laugh. And a number of
hard knocks, as well. -- Eban Stranger
That Shifty-eyed Volunteer is such a joke! -- Korario
Squeaky Fromme -- Mind you wash behind your ears, young woman! -- Lady Slipper
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NANCY PELOSI was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
YALO TACTSIE was devastated by BONNIE BARROW in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
LADY CHUCK demolished KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute uneven fight.
EBAN STRANGER devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
KORARIO savagely defeated SQUEAKY FROMME in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody match.
LADY SLIPPER won victory over CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 2 AIMED BLOW 12 - 4 - 0 75 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 8 - 0 70 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 1 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 1 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 476 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:
AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 TOTAL PARRY
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK BONNIE BARROW 2798 8 5 1 105 BAD GIRLS (325)
AIMED BLOW LADY CHUCK 2787 17 10 1 104 WAYFARERS (248)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is YALO TACTSIE 2750. The most popular warrior this
turn was KORARIO 2813. The ten other most popular fighters were BONNIE BARROW 2798,
LADY CHUCK 2787, EBAN STRANGER 2816, LADY SLIPPER 2815, NANCY PELOSI 2817, YALO
TACTSIE 2750, SQUEAKY FROMME 2809, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was SQUEAKY FROMME 2809. The other ten least
popular fighters were YALO TACTSIE 2750, NANCY PELOSI 2817, LADY SLIPPER 2815, EBAN
STRANGER 2816, LADY CHUCK 2787, BONNIE BARROW 2798, KORARIO 2813, 0, 0, and 0.
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center,
jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22
before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info
sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to
it and that we will see you there!
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CLEVELAND!
Our summer FTF will be down south this year, located in Orlando, Florida on July 9-11,
2010. It will be held at the Courtyard Orlando International Drive, near Universal
Studios and Sea World, and not far from the Disney parks. The hotel is located at
8600 Austrian Court, Orlando, 32819 (800-321-2211). Rooms are $112/night, 1-2
occupancy, and are listed under the Reality Simulations room block.
The hotel features free parking and free high-speed wireless internet in all
guestrooms. The hotel has an pool, jacuzzi, and fitness center. There's a Starbucks,
a restaurant, and a little Market where you can get snacks and sandwiches all day and
night. There are tons of restaurants nearby on I-Drive.
The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
TROLL (7-4624) BIG BAD
BARBARIAN (12-4783) SUPERIOR FORCES 22T
RAMPAGE (32-5076) ANGELS OF PAIN
HOOFA (68-8617) ALMOST
SCUMMY BOY (73-3371) THE FAMILY TREE
NIGHTBINDER (82-3120) FORGE OF FURY
HEDWIG (82-11622) LUROCIAN XIII
DOLAN (82-15864) WHETSTONE 2D II
LOAD MASTER (82-15924) ARIZONA TRIP 2K2
SNOTMONSTER (82-26261) NOSEY
YELLOW SUBMARINE (82-26471) LBA: BEATLEMANIA!
CLUSTER (82-28582) HALF A WORD
KINETIX (82-30489) SUPERIOR FORCES 706
LUNG BUTTER (82-33462) 11405O
WEBBED BEAUS (82-36458) DATING A FROG
KATAMARI DAMACY (82-38613) COOL GAMES
BEAVER (82-39056) ANIMAL'S FARM
VITO BERTOLDO (82-41532) MEDAL OF HONOR
CECIL BOLTON (82-42248) MEDAL OF HONOR V
SOULTAKER (82-45716) FAIRLY ODD PEOPLE II
HARVEY (82-46194) KELLUMBO'S K 06F
PRISONER R09 (82-51085) DUNGEON CELL 4
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
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:
DM 98: for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and
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 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 98, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.
For DM 99, 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, July 7, 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!