DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/19/2016 Duedate: 02/01/2016
AMEN-TEI ARENA
DM-63 TURN-621
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CASHEW
NUTS! (345)
(63-3204) [5-0-2,59]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CASHEW POSITION IS EMPTY
NUTS! (345)
(63-3204) [5-0-2,59]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
PONS PONS
BRAIN BOYZ (269) BRAIN BOYZ (269)
(63-3242) [3-2-0,37] (63-3242) [3-2-0,37]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BRAIN BOYZ (269) 14
2. NUTS! (345) 11 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
3. MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 10 Unchartered Team
4. SUPERIOR FORCES (235) 0
5. WORLD BLADES (331) 0 BORN TO LOSE (145)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 SUPERIOR FORCES (235) 25 7 0 78.1 1/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 6 4 1
2/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 181 89 14 67.0 2/ 1 NUTS! (345) 5 4 2
3- 3*WEIRD STUDENTS! (353) 21 16 1 56.8 3/ 3 BRAIN BOYZ (269) 3 5 1
4/ 4 BRAIN BOYZ (269) 86 71 7 54.8 4- 4 SUPERIOR FORCES (235) 1 0 0
5- 5*PRIDE OF ST. PATTY (354) 3 3 0 50.0 5- 5*WORLD BLADES (331) 1 0 0
6/ 6 NUTS! (345) 32 36 5 47.1 6- 7*WEIRD STUDENTS! (353) 0 2 0
7- 7*WORLD BLADES (331) 8 10 1 44.4 7- 6*PRIDE OF ST. PATTY (354) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. We now have a
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. MEDAL OF HONOR J3 now holds the
crown and they are betting they can keep it. Hey everybody, watch out for WHITE
MATTER, who flew up 17 points in the rankings after mashing THE HONEST MERCHANT like
a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out
on the sands. PONS lost to HAPPY PEASANT and drops 9 points. Well, if ya don't
shows up at the laundromat, ya can'ts wash yer clothes. BERLIN did not fight this
week so his title was forfeit. It's a proud day for the NUTS! stable, as their
warrior, CASHEW, ascended the Duelmaster's throne. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed
protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Here's some advice: warriors
with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, there's the manager of the AMEN-TEI giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CASHEW 3204 5 0 2 59 NUTS! (345)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BERLIN 2923 7 0 1 95 WORLD BLADES (331)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JADARA 2892 5 3 0 72 SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KAYCRON 2900 5 0 0 63 SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JOLLY JERRY 3193 5 4 0 49 WEIRD STUDENTS! (353)
-LOUD LOSER 3196 3 3 0 49 WEIRD STUDENTS! (353)
-SHAYICA 2905 3 1 0 47 SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
WHITE MATTER 3243 3 2 2 43 BRAIN BOYZ (269)
PFC 3 3239 5 1 1 42 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
-KRYSOR 2887 4 1 0 39 SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
-MANIC MARK 3194 5 3 0 38 WEIRD STUDENTS! (353)
PONS 3242 3 2 0 37 BRAIN BOYZ (269)
PFC 2 3240 4 2 1 34 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MONGONGO 3218 2 1 0 33 NUTS! (345)
-BOUNCY BETTY 3195 3 5 0 28 WEIRD STUDENTS! (353)
PFC 5 3245 4 1 1 26 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MACADAMIA 3215 2 1 1 23 NUTS! (345)
-SUPERIOR 3128 1 0 0 18 WORLD BLADES (331)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE HONEST MERCH 0 0 0 WHITE MATTER 3243 621 NONE
DA1 3262 0 1 0 BRAIN BOYZ 269 MOUNTAIN TROLL 621 NONE
GANGLION 3236 1 1 0 BRAIN BOYZ 269 CASHEW 3204 617 NOT REVENGED
NEURON 3237 2 2 1 BRAIN BOYZ 269 MACADAMIA 3215 619
O'KEEFE'S BEEF 3205 3 3 0 PRIDE OF ST. PAT 354 CASHEW 3204 619
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA1 was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
PFC 2 was vanquished by CASHEW in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
PONS was luckily beaten by HAPPY PEASANT in a 3 minute bloody beginner's fight.
PFC 3 viciously subdued VISITING ORC in a 2 minute gory fight.
WHITE MATTER killed THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute competition.
PFC 5 devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 2 - 2 78 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 18 - 9 - 2 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 11 - 3 52 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 10 - 1 29 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 621 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 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 5 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK CASHEW 3204 5 0 2 59 NUTS! (345)
LUNGING ATTACK WHITE MATTER 3243 3 2 2 43 BRAIN BOYZ (269)
AIMED BLOW PFC 3 3239 5 1 1 42 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PONS 3242. The most popular warrior this turn was
PONS 3242. The ten other most popular fighters were DA1 3262, CASHEW 3204, PFC 3
3239, WHITE MATTER 3243, PFC 5 3245, PFC 2 3240, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was PFC 2 3240. The other ten least popular
fighters were PFC 5 3245, WHITE MATTER 3243, PFC 3 3239, CASHEW 3204, DA1 3262, PONS
3242, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA!
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please let us know!)
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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
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood