DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/25/2024 Duedate: 08/21/2024
KYR'TERR ARENA
DM 71 TURN 407
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
AMY FARRAH FOWLER
NERD HERD II (1042)
(71-9084) [12-6-1,121]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ACCIO POSITION IS EMPTY
HOGWART'S SPELLS (934)
(71-8314) [17-3-0,148]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
KNEE OF THE IDLE AMY FARRAH FOWLER
HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) NERD HERD II (1042)
(71-7928) [14-15-1,93] (71-9084) [12-6-1,121]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NEW YORK (662) 29
2. WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 25 BWW ARLINGTON (911)
3. NERD HERD II (1042) 19 Unchartered Team
4. OUT OF THIS WORLD (697) 15
5. HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) 15 IS THAT EATABLE? (355)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BWW ARLINGTON (911) 27 3 1 90.0 1/ 1 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) 9 0 1
2/ 2 WILD WINGS (910) 25 4 1 86.2 2/ 2 NEW YORK (662) 6 0 0
3/ 0 SHAMAN'S MINIONS (845) 31 5 0 86.1 3/ 3 WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 6 2 0
4/ 0 WS BATS '05 (698) 49 8 1 86.0 4/ 0 BB FACE TO FACE (1136) 6 4 0
5/ 3 HOGWART'S STAFF (935) 14 3 0 82.4 5/ 6 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697) 4 0 0
6/ 4 NEW YORK (662) 98 28 5 77.8 6/ 7 BAD COMBINATIONS (716) 4 0 0
7/ 5 HOGWART'S SPELLS (934) 23 7 0 76.7 7/ 5 HOGWART'S SPELLS (934) 3 0 0
8- 6*CANADIAN ARTISTS 2 (981) 3 1 1 75.0 8- 4 LES MENTORS (871) 2 0 0
9/ 8 SCOTCH (720) 33 13 1 71.7 9/12 HOGWART'S STAFF (935) 2 0 0
10/ 7 BAD COMBINATIONS (716) 137 54 7 71.7 10- 9 CITY-STATE CT (652) 2 0 0
11/10 WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 104 46 8 69.3 11/15 SCOTCH (720) 2 0 0
12/11 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697) 89 43 6 67.4 12/13 WS ARMS 2012 (761) 2 0 0
13/12 WS ARMS 2012 (761) 20 10 1 66.7 13/ 8 NERD HERD II (1042) 2 1 1
14/ 9 P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S. (1044) 11 6 1 64.7 14/14 CORDIALS (718) 2 1 0
15/13 CORDIALS (718) 87 49 3 64.0 15/ 0 SHAMAN'S MINIONS (845) 1 0 0
16/14 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)188 112 5 62.7 16/ 0 WS BATS '05 (698) 1 0 0
17/15 NERD HERD II (1042) 18 12 1 60.0 17-16*THE MENTORS 17-33 (869) 1 1 0
18-16 CITY-STATE CT (652) 8 6 0 57.1 18/11 WILD WINGS (910) 1 1 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19-17 WRATHMEN VII (314) 62 54 2 53.4 19/21 BWW ARLINGTON (911) 1 1 0
20-18 FECAL FURY (995) 11 10 0 52.4 20-17 WRATHMEN VII (314) 1 1 0
21/ 0 BB FACE TO FACE (1136) 26 24 0 52.0 21/10 DREAMGIRLS (1070) 1 3 0
22/19 DREAMGIRLS (1070) 5 6 1 45.5 22/19 P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S. (1044) 0 4 0
23-21*THE MENTORS 17-33 (869) 2 3 0 40.0 23-22*CANADIAN ARTISTS 2 (981) 0 1 0
24-22 LES MENTORS (871) 25 42 1 37.3 24-20 FECAL FURY (995) 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
Hail and well met warriors of KYR'TERR! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. My tutors were fond of telling me
that the higher you rise the harder you fall. This week DREAMGIRLS went 0-1-0 and
fell 11 notches into 21st! Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the
corner! Witness how this week SCOTCH went 1-0-0 to move up 4 in the rankings. My
praise to NEW YORK for their 3-0-0 week this time out. Indeed, it was a skillfully
fought round deserving of notice! NIAGARA FALLS caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested VETERAN MERCENARY and was awarded 18
points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, VETERAN MERCENARY
put down GRASSHOPPER, causing it to lose 11 points of recognition in the process.
Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster TERMINAL FRITZ challenged AMY
FARRAH FOWLER last week in a match to decide the fate of the throne. This time
victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail AMY FARRAH FOWLER, Duelmaster of
KYR'TERR! Would you believe that over half of the old women in KYR'TERR seem to feel
that they could fight better than you gladiators?
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 P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S., 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 P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S.. Indeed it was
HAZAARDS OF CLONING. Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.
AMY FARRAH FOWLER take warning! You have more than a few enemies in KYR'TERR.
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. I OF THE KNEE DULL has sworn to take up
religion upon living to tell of its recent bout with the Dark Arena horrors. A rare
thing indeed! 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 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
AMY FARRAH FOWLER 9084 12 6 1 121 NERD HERD II (1042)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ACCIO 8314 17 3 0 148 HOGWART'S SPELLS (934)
I OF THE NEE DULL 6150 36 9 0 129 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
SCOTT PODSEDNIK 6126 29 0 0 127 WS BATS '05 (698)
WIND SPEAKER 7549 31 5 0 118 SHAMAN'S MINIONS (845)
MARS BAR 6124 26 11 0 113 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)
-CATHERINE 6340 8 2 0 113 CITY-STATE CT (652)
GREAT PLAIN 6434 19 10 1 107 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
MATT CAIN 6725 18 10 0 106 WS ARMS 2012 (761)
SANTE FE 6008 19 10 2 105 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
KNEE OF THE IDOL 8065 18 9 0 105 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
SILENT MONK 6362 22 9 1 104 CORDIALS (718)
SEVERUS SNAPE 8317 11 2 0 104 HOGWART'S STAFF (935)
CAFFEINATED TODDLER 7851 23 8 0 102 BAD COMBINATIONS (716)
CATSKILL 6667 12 3 0 102 NEW YORK (662)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TOMBSTONE 6280 20 8 0 99 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
TERMINAL FRITZ 8147 25 4 1 97 WILD WINGS (910)
KNEE OF THE IDLE 7928 14 15 1 93 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ITALIAN HEATHER 6899 13 7 0 89 SCOTCH (720)
GRASSHOPPER 7853 13 7 0 87 CORDIALS (718)
EXTRA TALL GLASS 8934 9 1 0 85 BWW ARLINGTON (911)
COCO T. 9092 11 3 1 82 P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S. (1044)
NIAGARA FALLS 8759 8 2 0 82 NEW YORK (662)
-NEE OF THE IDOL 8761 8 4 1 81 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
-ROUTE 66 8748 8 5 3 71 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ALOHAMORA 8312 6 4 0 63 HOGWART'S SPELLS (934)
HAMPTONS 9014 4 1 1 59 NEW YORK (662)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POLITICAL SCIENTIST 9048 7 2 0 55 BAD COMBINATIONS (716)
-BAD MATCH UPS 9746 7 3 0 46 BB FACE TO FACE (1136)
MERCURY THERMOMETER 8750 5 9 1 45 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)
-HUNG OVER 9744 6 4 0 40 BB FACE TO FACE (1136)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JANET J 9253 5 5 1 33 DREAMGIRLS (1070)
BADLANDS 9353 5 1 0 30 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
-SANDY CALL OUT 9745 5 5 0 26 BB FACE TO FACE (1136)
-POMPIER 7771 2 0 0 26 LES MENTORS (871)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BROKE NEWSLETTERS 9747 4 6 0 23 BB FACE TO FACE (1136)
-TRON 7749 2 1 0 21 THE MENTORS 17-33 (869)
-TOMBSTONE FEATURE 9743 4 6 0 18 BB FACE TO FACE (1136)
-PAM ANDERSON 8549 0 1 0 1 CANADIAN ARTISTS 2 (981)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DRAW MUD 8657 9 9 0 FECAL FURY 995 AMY FARRAH FOWLE 9084 405
PERSONAL ADS
Where: Lapur DM 29
When: Turn 1000 -- August 6th, 2024 is the due date.
Announcing Lapur's 1000th turn. Over the past 38+ years many legendary fighters and
managers have attended the Lapurian Arena. If you are one of those managers and have a
inactive team, send them into fight for turn 1000. If you have a tourney team in Lapur
and need some new recruits for the next tourney, send them in to fight in the Dark
Arena on turn 1000. Load up the Dark Arena with a page full of fights in the
newsletter and make it memorable. For this one turn join in and celebrate the arena's
1000th. C'mon dust off your old Lapurian warriors and send them to fight during the
day or night for turn 1000 on August 6th!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
I OF THE KNEE DULL butchered HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TERMINAL FRITZ was savagely defeated by AMY FARRAH FOWLER in a 2 minute melee.
SANTE FE devastated COCO T. in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
MERCURY THERMOMETER defeated JANET J in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
MATT CAIN devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ACCIO devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched match.
KNEE OF THE IDOL outwaited CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 15 minute uneven melee.
MARS BAR vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a dull 5 minute uneven fight.
GRASSHOPPER was narrowly defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 4 minute fight.
SCOTT PODSEDNIK outlasted CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a tiresome 16 minute one-sided fight.
SEVERUS SNAPE devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
I OF THE NEE DULL outlasted CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a tiring 16 minute mismatched match.
SILENT MONK slimly won victory over VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute expert's fight.
WIND SPEAKER slimly won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a 10 minute uneven duel.
CAFFEINATED TODDLER devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CATSKILL overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
GREAT PLAIN beat VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute gory veteran's bout.
ITALIAN HEATHER handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
KNEE OF THE IDLE overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute uneven fight.
EXTRA TALL GLASS savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute gruesome bout.
NIAGARA FALLS vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
HAMPTONS overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided match.
POLITICAL SCIENTIST savagely defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
BADLANDS overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 6 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 5 - 0 72 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 10 - 5 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 9 - 2 65 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 8 - 0 62 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 11 - 1 61 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 8 - 1 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
Turn 407 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 3 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 5 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK AMY FARRAH FOWLER 9084 12 6 1 121 NERD HERD II (1042)
STRIKING ATTACK ACCIO 8314 17 3 0 148 HOGWART'S SPELLS (934)
TOTAL PARRY I OF THE NEE DULL 6150 36 9 0 129 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
PARRY-LUNGE GREAT PLAIN 6434 19 10 1 107 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
LUNGING ATTACK MATT CAIN 6725 18 10 0 106 WS ARMS 2012 (761)
WALL OF STEEL SILENT MONK 6362 22 9 1 104 CORDIALS (718)
AIMED BLOW ITALIAN HEATHER 6899 13 7 0 89 SCOTCH (720)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KNEE OF THE IDLE 7928. The most popular warrior
this turn was AMY FARRAH FOWLER 9084. The ten other most popular fighters were
GRASSHOPPER 7853, KNEE OF THE IDLE 7928, POLITICAL SCIENTIST 9048, ACCIO 8314, GREAT
PLAIN 6434, HAMPTONS 9014, MERCURY THERMOMETER 8750, JANET J 9253, SEVERUS SNAPE
8317, and CATSKILL 6667.
The least popular fighter this week was I OF THE NEE DULL 6150. The other ten least
popular fighters were SCOTT PODSEDNIK 6126, KNEE OF THE IDOL 8065, MARS BAR 6124,
WIND SPEAKER 7549, COCO T. 9092, ITALIAN HEATHER 6899, BADLANDS 9353, NIAGARA FALLS
8759, EXTRA TALL GLASS 8934, and CAFFEINATED TODDLER 7851.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
I OF THE KNEE DULL (71-7297) HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
SUMMER BLOODGAMES 2024
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in August. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.
For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing
alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. The Bloodgames are coming!
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. Here are the particulars:
Face-to-Face style Turn 1 is due Fri July 12 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 98): Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Mail-in style Turn 1 is due Sat July 13 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 99): All turns process overnight, mail-in style.
No strategy changes; all ten rounds process one
after the other and results will be out Sun morning.
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Thurs August 1
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
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 DYOs (design your owns) with 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. Your
warriors must be created and have strategies entered by the first due date.
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, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in any of the bloodgames
arenas.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due August 1 and will process on a 28-day
schedule. The other two bloodgames arenas will be processed at the summer Face-to-
Face. (Note: there will also be bloodgames at the next winter FTF.)
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 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 three 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.
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 and Victors will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
A Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.T-
shirts will only happen if someone gives us a nice design. One shirt per person.
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!