DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/13/2021    Duedate: 01/26/2021

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-744

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FEBREZE
THAT SMELL (760)
(65-7770) [8-0-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FEBREZE                        KIARA
THAT SMELL (760)               WRATHMEN PLLD (786)
(65-7770) [8-0-0,106]          (65-7824) [3-1-0,31]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MIGHTY MITE                    BBQ
SAND DANCERS (233)             THAT SMELL (760)
(65-7720) [17-32-1,84]         (65-7782) [9-3-3,59]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THAT SMELL (760)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACK LIGHTNING (789)       78
2. KILLER TUNES (191)          48      THAT SMELL (760)
3. THAT SMELL (760)            10      Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN PLLD (786)          7
5. RIFF SANG LIKE (777)         0      BLACK LIGHTNING (789)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*BLACK LIGHTNING (789)      5   0  1  100   1/ 1 THAT SMELL (760)          7  2 1
 2/ 1*WRATHMEN PLLD (786)        3   1  0 75.0   2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)        6  9 0
 3/ 2 THAT SMELL (760)         174 102 10 63.0   3/ 0*BLACK LIGHTNING (789)     5  0 1
 4/ 0 KILLER TUNES (191)       171 144  7 54.3   4/ 0 KILLER TUNES (191)        3  2 0
 5/ 3 CAR STARS (783)            9   8  0 52.9   5/ 4*WRATHMEN PLLD (786)       2  1 0
 6- 4*RIFF SANG LIKE (777)       5   5  0 50.0   6- 3*RIFF SANG LIKE (777)      1  1 0
 7/ 5 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1684 %1794 53 48.4   7- 6*APPLIED BRUTALITY (787)   1  3 0
 8- 6*APPLIED BRUTALITY (787)    1   3  0 25.0   8/ 5 CAR STARS (783)           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

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly DAL SHANG games.  I could not but notice the fine 
record for BLACK LIGHTNING (5-0-1) after their first round of combat.  May the gods 
of war favor you in DAL SHANG!  SLO-BURN caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial 
commission as he skillfully bested CREAMPUFF and was awarded 24 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, SOBER put down RANCH ROAST, 
causing him to lose 17 points of recognition in the process.  Although MIGHTY MITE 
made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious FEBREZE.  
Heed this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole 
city shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city DAL SHANG.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in DAL SHANG 
these days is THAT SMELL.  At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them.  
Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part 
of last week avoiding THAT SMELL.  Indeed it was CAR STARS.  Loose talk at the arena 
has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after 
RANCH ROAST.  Watch your back!   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears 
arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     The girls are as pretty in DAL SHANG as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  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 next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a 
maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FEBREZE 7770                  8   0  0   106       THAT SMELL (760)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOBER 6422                    3   1  0    93       KILLER TUNES (191)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIGHTY MITE 7720             17  32  1    84       SAND DANCERS (233)
 ANOTHER BRICK PT2 6475       12   9  1    81       KILLER TUNES (191)
 RANCH ROAST 7746             12   7  2    70       THAT SMELL (760)
 HARRISON FORD 7755            9   6  0    69       CAR STARS (783)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JANIS JOPLIN 7645             3   0  0    61       RIFF SANG LIKE (777)
 BBQ 7782                      9   3  3    59       THAT SMELL (760)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PORK SODA 6870                7  12  0    49       KILLER TUNES (191)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KIARA 7824                    3   1  0    31       WRATHMEN PLLD (786)
 STARDOG CHAMPION 7635         3   1  0    31       KILLER TUNES (191)
 SLO-BURN 7841                 1   0  0    24       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOINK 7842                    1   0  1    21       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
 STORMFURY 7843                1   0  0    13       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
 OLD CLASSICO 7819             1   7  1    11       SAND DANCERS (233)
-TOXIC MASCULINITY 7831        1   0  0    11       APPLIED BRUTALITY (787)
 MANHATTAN JOE 7828            2   3  0    10       SAND DANCERS (233)
 IRONHYDE 7844                 1   0  0    10       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
 WIDOWMAKER 7845               1   0  0    10       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
 CREAMPUFF 7846                2   1  0     7       SAND DANCERS (233)
 FALL TO PIECES 7721           0   1  0     5       KILLER TUNES (191)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ALICIA KEYS 7647        2  2 0 RIFF SANG LIKE 777   BBQ 7782              743   
NOODLES 7840            2  2 0 SAND DANCERS 233     DOINK 7842            744   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
A 7851                  0  1 0 THAT SMELL 760       QUEEN OF STEEL        744  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Belatedly, we salute the tourney participants. -- Sand Dancers

Febreze -- Over to you, brother.  I'm glad not to have the title now that Jorja's back 
at the keyboard.  She'd insist on me writing a column. -- Mighty Mite
P.S.  Your specialty is laundry, isn't it?  How about dropping by here?

Kiara -- I jsut can't get used to bearded ladies. -- Old Classico

Oltimal the Lame is really lame as a teacher. -- Creampuff

These Standbys are useless. -- Manhattan Joe

Not too bad here.  Maybe if you'd been TRAINING skills you'd have learned some. -- 
Noodles

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

A was butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FEBREZE devastated MIGHTY MITE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
RANCH ROAST was overpowered by SOBER in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
HARRISON FORD was bested by ANOTHER BRICK PT2 in a popular 1 minute fight.
PORK SODA was savagely defeated by BBQ in a 2 minute bloody competition.
KIARA vanquished OLD CLASSICO in a 2 minute brutal mismatched fight.
STARDOG CHAMPION devastated MANHATTAN JOE in a 2 minute one-sided competition.
NOODLES was easily killed by DOINK in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CREAMPUFF was vanquished by SLO-BURN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FALL TO PIECES was vanquished by WIDOWMAKER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
STORMFURY overpowered HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute uneven match.
IRONHYDE beat BERVAN THE TINKER in a 1 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   3 -  2      82  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        22 -  12 -  1      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   3 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  10 -  2      29  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 744 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     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         4  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   FEBREZE 7770                8   0  0  106 THAT SMELL (760)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       RANCH ROAST 7746           12   7  2   70 THAT SMELL (760)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MIGHTY MITE 7720.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BBQ 7782.  The ten other most popular fighters were KIARA 7824, FEBREZE 
7770, SOBER 6422, ANOTHER BRICK PT2 6475, STARDOG CHAMPION 7635, SLO-BURN 7841, 
HARRISON FORD 7755, WIDOWMAKER 7845, IRONHYDE 7844, and MIGHTY MITE 7720.

The least popular fighter this week was FALL TO PIECES 7721.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CREAMPUFF 7846, NOODLES 7840, MANHATTAN JOE 7828, RANCH ROAST 
7746, A 7851, STORMFURY 7843, DOINK 7842, OLD CLASSICO 7819, PORK SODA 6870, and 
MIGHTY MITE 7720.

                                WINTER BLOODGAMES 2021

Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new round of Bloodgames beginning at the 
Winter Mail-in!  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.  We will hold three different arenas:

  Mail-in-Style (DM 97):  One strategy for all ten rounds, due January 16.
                          This arena will process along with the winter mail-in.

  Regular Speed (DM 96):  Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only. 
                          Turn 1 is due February 2 and turns process every 14 days. 

  Slow (DM 95):           Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only. 
                          Turn 1 is due May 10 and turns process every 28 days. 

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.)
To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them in.  We'll mail or email
your overviews and you can write up your strategies. 

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 turn-based bloodgames (DM 96 and DM 95), there are 
no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.  For the Mail-in style arena (DM 97), each 
warrior will have a single strategy for all ten rounds.  There will be no DA 
challenges in either arena.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 97 is due January 16, DM 96 is due February 2, and
DM 95 is due May 10.  DM 97 will process along with the winter mail-in and the other 
two are turn-based and will process on a 14- and 28-day schedule respectively.  

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!