DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/29/2014 Duedate: 06/25/2014
KYR'TERR ARENA
DM-71 TURN-276
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HAUGHA RYDE
THE ZOO (703)
(71-6553) [21-15-0,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HALIFAX YIBB-TSTLL
BOMBS AWAY (694) OUTER GODS (784)
(71-6106) [14-2-4,120] (71-6875) [4-3-0,53]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
HAUGHA RYDE JOCK-IN-THE-BOX
THE ZOO (703) SCOTCH (720)
(71-6553) [21-15-0,106] (71-6370) [14-1-0,115]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
OUTER GODS (784)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PIZZA TOPPINGS (751) 32
2. THE ZOO (703) 28 BOMBS AWAY (694)
3. NEW YORK (662) 18 Unchartered Team
4. ZOMBIE SQUADS (753) 9
5. BOMBS AWAY (694) 6 OUTER GODS (784)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 BOMBS AWAY (694) 21 3 4 87.5 1/ 1*OUTER GODS (784) 8 6 1
2/ 0 SCOTCH (720) 14 2 0 87.5 2/ 3 THE ZOO (703) 7 8 1
3/ 0 PIG PEN (717) 10 2 0 83.3 3/ 2 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751) 7 8 0
4/ 0 NEW YORK (662) 65 18 3 78.3 4/ 4 ZOMBIE SQUADS (753) 6 4 1
5/ 1*OUTER GODS (784) 23 11 1 67.6 5/ 0 NEW YORK (662) 2 0 0
6/ 2 TOTAL CHAOS (27) 37 34 1 52.1 6/ 5 TOTAL CHAOS (27) 2 4 0
7/ 3 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751) 59 65 1 47.6 7/ 0 BOMBS AWAY (694) 1 0 0
8/ 4 THE ZOO (703) 635 843 14 43.0 8/ 0 SCOTCH (720) 1 0 0
9/ 5 ZOMBIE SQUADS (753) 25 35 3 41.7 9/ 0 PIG PEN (717) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 374): CLYDE D'CLUB of PEASANT REBELLION (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 372): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): ISRAFELof DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 322): FAT LIP of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 307): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 300): HEATH BAR of SHEWISH MUNCHIES (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 275): HAUGHA RYDE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 276): RUTABAGA of VEGGIES II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 277): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 92): WHITEY D'EAGLE of NONSUCH HOUSE (Dimetreas, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 274): WHACKING WILLOW of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 374): WEIRD ALCHEMY (La Guillotine, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 372): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 322): IRON CATHEDRAL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 307): MASS EFFECT (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 300): ELDER GODS (Var, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 275): OUTER GODS (Var, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 276): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 92): BAD SIGNS (Dark Oracle, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 277): FEVER PITCH et al (Chuck, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 374): IWO JIMA of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
(turn 373): PORT-A-FORTRESS of THE CHOSEN (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 323): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
CHICKEN A LA KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 321): SINISTER SAINT of IRON CATHEDRAL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 307): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 299): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
JOHNNY APPLESEED (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 274): MUSHROOM of PIZZA TOPPINGS (Warlock, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 276): RUTABAGA of VEGGIES II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 275): VIRUS of BASH BROS MICROSOFT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly KYR'TERR games. HAM caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested SHUB-NIGGURATH and was awarded 20
points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, KUNG-FU MASTER put
down SWINE FLU, causing it to lose 26 points of recognition in the process. Although
GRRR made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious
HAUGHA RYDE. 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. KYR'TERR, city of gladiators!
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is ZOMBIE SQUADS, a guild shunned and avoided by
many in the weekly duels. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was
that spent the better part of last week avoiding ZOMBIE SQUADS. Indeed it was PIZZA
TOPPINGS. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the
knowledge that many fighters are after PINEAPPLE. Watch your back!
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Walk proud, warriors of THE ZOO! By striking down
GRRR you have avenged the honor of your dead. Your virtue is known to all in
KYR'TERR. Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is
only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise
manager learn the secrets of them all? 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: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise
are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAUGHA RYDE 6553 21 15 0 106 THE ZOO (703)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HALIFAX 6106 14 2 4 120 BOMBS AWAY (694)
-TURNPIKE 5822 16 2 1 119 NEW YORK (662)
FINGER LAKES 5821 16 3 1 117 NEW YORK (662)
JOCK-IN-THE-BOX 6370 14 1 0 115 SCOTCH (720)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FOUR EYES 281 15 8 0 90 TOTAL CHAOS (27)
TOBEORNOTTOBE 280 11 8 0 88 TOTAL CHAOS (27)
GRRR 6647 6 3 2 84 ZOMBIE SQUADS (753)
PROFESSOR OLDER 5825 13 5 0 83 NEW YORK (662)
SWINE FLU 6358 10 1 0 75 PIG PEN (717)
WRAITH 6653 8 5 0 68 ZOMBIE SQUADS (753)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JALAPENO 6670 11 8 1 62 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751)
REVOLUTION 6384 10 8 1 62 TOTAL CHAOS (27)
HAM 6626 10 15 0 62 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751)
KALI FLOWER 6636 10 16 0 61 THE ZOO (703)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YIBB-TSTLL 6875 4 3 0 53 OUTER GODS (784)
PINEAPPLE 6627 10 15 0 45 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751)
MOTHER OF PUS 6871 5 2 1 45 OUTER GODS (784)
-LANCASTER 6103 4 0 0 45 BOMBS AWAY (694)
SHUB-NIGGURATH 6873 5 2 0 41 OUTER GODS (784)
SALLY TURKEL 6858 7 3 1 38 THE ZOO (703)
THE HYDRA 6874 5 1 0 37 OUTER GODS (784)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZOMBIE 6656 6 7 0 29 ZOMBIE SQUADS (753)
LAWRENCE 6869 2 0 0 28 ZOMBIE SQUADS (753)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STRATOFORTRESS 6104 3 1 0 20 BOMBS AWAY (694)
ANCHOVY JR 6879 1 2 0 16 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751)
CXAXUKLUTH 6872 4 3 0 15 OUTER GODS (784)
HANSON FOXXE 6883 1 0 0 10 THE ZOO (703)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CATSKILL 6667 1 0 0 9 NEW YORK (662)
IGONA KEEN 6880 1 1 1 5 THE ZOO (703)
GREEN PEPPER 6881 0 1 0 1 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ERNIE GUUL 6436 14 36 0 THE ZOO 703 GRRR 6647 275 JUST REVENGED
H. BILL JIBI 6717 2 9 0 THE ZOO 703 MOTHER OF PUS 6871 274
BYE 6882 0 1 0 ZOMBIE SQUADS 753 STONE GOLEM 276 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Zoo -- Thank you for the congrats. And I am more of a pepperoni and sausage stuffed
crust kinda guy. -- Pizza Toppings
P.S. You're like my cool pen pal. :)
Zombie -- 18 minutes, too long. -- Ham
Yibb-Tstll -- Good fight. -- Pineapple
ToBeOrNotToBe -- 1 for 3 against me. You did put up a good fight. -- Mushroom
Sally Turkel -- I was afraid your guy was dead. -- Jalapeno
Lawrence -- You need to drop that KD a little, my friend. -- Anchovy Jr.
We salute the tourney participants, with a special nod for Lawrence, tourney victor.
-- Jorja and the Zoo
Two-three-one and a death. A little of everything today, except time and some clue
what kind of comments we might make here and there. Ah, well. -- Haugha Ryde
Grrr -- I hate it when that happens. -- Ghost of Ernie Guul
Four Eyes -- Must affect your focus, hmm? -- Haugha Ryde
Revolution -- Ridiculous! Why try to CHANGE things? Just kill them all. -- Kali
Flower
Jalapeno -- Way too hot! Where's the sour cream when I need it? -- Sally Turkel
Beggars, pah. -- Igona Keen
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BYE was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
YIBB-TSTLL demolished PINEAPPLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
MOTHER OF PUS overpowered ZOMBIE in a 2 minute bloody mismatched Challenge duel.
HAUGHA RYDE overpowered GRRR in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
JOCK-IN-THE-BOX viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute brawl.
SWINE FLU was devastated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HALIFAX handily defeated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
FINGER LAKES viciously subdued TOBEORNOTTOBE in a 2 minute gory expert's duel.
PROFESSOR OLDER vanquished REVOLUTION in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FOUR EYES overpowered JALAPENO in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
WRAITH overpowered SALLY TURKEL in a 3 minute one-sided match.
SHUB-NIGGURATH was devastated by HAM in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
KALI FLOWER demolished THE HYDRA in a 2 minute mismatched match.
LAWRENCE overpowered IGONA KEEN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
CXAXUKLUTH was luckily beaten by ANCHOVY JR in a tiring 15 minute bloody duel.
GREEN PEPPER was vanquished by HANSON FOXXE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 15 - 2 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 27 - 16 - 1 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 11 - 1 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 27 - 22 - 0 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 20 - 1 46 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 12 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 8 - 0 11 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 276 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 5 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 4 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK HAUGHA RYDE 6553 21 15 0 106 THE ZOO (703)
LUNGING ATTACK FINGER LAKES 5821 16 3 1 117 NEW YORK (662)
AIMED BLOW FOUR EYES 281 15 8 0 90 TOTAL CHAOS (27)
TOTAL PARRY WRAITH 6653 8 5 0 68 ZOMBIE SQUADS (753)
BASHING ATTACK JALAPENO 6670 11 8 1 62 PIZZA TOPPINGS (751)
WALL OF STEEL SALLY TURKEL 6858 7 3 1 38 THE ZOO (703)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HAUGHA RYDE 6553. The most popular warrior this
turn was JOCK-IN-THE-BOX 6370. The ten other most popular fighters were FINGER LAKES
5821, SALLY TURKEL 6858, KALI FLOWER 6636, HALIFAX 6106, WRAITH 6653, BYE 6882,
MOTHER OF PUS 6871, FOUR EYES 281, SHUB-NIGGURATH 6873, and HAUGHA RYDE 6553.
The least popular fighter this week was CXAXUKLUTH 6872. The other ten least popular
fighters were ANCHOVY JR 6879, GREEN PEPPER 6881, IGONA KEEN 6880, THE HYDRA 6874,
REVOLUTION 6384, GRRR 6647, PINEAPPLE 6627, JALAPENO 6670, TOBEORNOTTOBE 280, and
SWINE FLU 6358.
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!