DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/17/2010 Duedate: 07/14/2010
DRAGONHEAD ARENA
DM-72 TURN-225
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TORANS ULRIK
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
(72-6399) [9-6-0,77]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TORANS ULRIK FLORIDA
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) STATES (718)
(72-6399) [9-6-0,77] (72-6460) [3-2-1,37]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TORANS ULRIK FLORIDA
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) STATES (718)
(72-6399) [9-6-0,77] (72-6460) [3-2-1,37]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
STATES (718)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) 26
2. KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702) 20 KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
3. STATES (718) 3 Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 23 (719) 0
5. LHC (705) -1 STATES (718)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 MIDDLE WAY 23 (719) 40 14 1 74.1 1/ 3*STATES (718) 10 5 1
2/ 3 KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702) 17 12 3 58.6 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) 10 5 0
3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) 42 32 0 56.8 3- 1 MIDDLE WAY 23 (719) 8 2 0
4/ 4*STATES (718) 13 10 2 56.5 4/ 5 KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702) 4 4 0
5/ 5*LHC (705) 7 13 0 35.0 5/ 4*LHC (705) 1 9 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 651): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 533): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 657): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 628): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 652): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 647): EVE AND EMMA of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 655): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 640): DEMON of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 641): HOLLY of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 640): SILVER SMURFER of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 608): GORM HOLLIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 273): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 588): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 539): SAARVEGHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 248): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 485): DETONATOR of EOD (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 224): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 533): COOLER of STYROFOAM (Jolly, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 651): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 533): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 657): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 628): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 652): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 647): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 655): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 640): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 641): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 640): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 608): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 273): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 588): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 539): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): GOTHUM (?, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 248): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 485): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 224): MIDDLE WAY 23 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 533) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 3 OSKSI (turn 656): FURIOUS GORGE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 627): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 652): MOTHER-IN-LAW of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 652): CANDY CANE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 640): DEMON of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 641): STOWAWAY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
(turn 640): SALLANCHE of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
BUBBLY BAELZEBUB of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 640): SILVER SMURFER of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
(turn 639): CATHER of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 608): GORM HOLLIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 607): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 272): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 538): TERESAI of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
The Convicted Assassin was not impressive. Of course, he was caught and
convicted, and maybe an Unsuspected Assassin would be more dangerous? At least in a
dark alley.
Torans Ulrik
SPY REPORT
Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for DRAGONHEAD. Like, MIDDLE WAY 23 had to be
so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by STATES! Way to go STATES! MVP
award for RONARDA SOLA? MIDDLE WAY 9's proud of her after beating PERSISTANT BEGGAR
and getting 13 points. Talk about yer major upsets! TEXAS' match with FOX cost him
a loss of 8 points! Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to KHALHUMS DWARF, BUT
TORANS ULRIK is still the Duelmaster because he has the most recognition points! Is
the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me!
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? ARIZONA must not be a good enough
fighter to get in fair fights. He challenged CMS. 10 is a big difference. (Well,
that's what they tell me.) I thought ARIZONA showed great skill and promise when he
subdued CMS. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. What if they had a fight and nobody showed
up? I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it
quits. Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TORANS ULRIK 6399 9 6 0 77 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ARABELLA DEEDS 6465 9 2 1 90 MIDDLE WAY 23 (719)
-ELSPETH HAUN 6468 8 3 0 83 MIDDLE WAY 23 (719)
ROOT 6374 7 3 0 70 KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CUSTIS FORN 6470 8 3 0 62 MIDDLE WAY 23 (719)
-DONIA GRELL 6466 5 0 0 58 MIDDLE WAY 23 (719)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NAEFAN ORDH 6396 11 4 0 44 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
LOUIE MURH 6395 9 6 0 44 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
ROMOR SAITH 6398 9 6 0 44 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
FLORIDA 6460 3 2 1 37 STATES (718)
FOX 6370 6 4 2 35 KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DELIA GARTH 6469 7 4 0 33 MIDDLE WAY 23 (719)
-BAYLY 6371 4 5 1 28 KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
UTAH 6463 3 0 0 27 STATES (718)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARIZONA 6462 3 0 1 21 STATES (718)
RONARDA SOLA 6461 2 1 0 17 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
ATLAS 6391 1 4 0 16 LHC (705)
TEXAS 6456 2 3 0 15 STATES (718)
MONTANA 6464 2 0 0 13 STATES (718)
ALICE 6392 2 3 0 9 LHC (705)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CMS 6390 2 3 0 9 LHC (705)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LHC B 6394 1 2 0 LHC 705 ARIZONA 6462 223
TOTEM 6393 1 1 0 LHC 705 FLORIDA 6460 222
PITRE QUIN 6397 2 9 0 MIDDLE WAY 9 706 FOX 6370 221 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Florida -- So, everyone's going to be there next month? Good time to stay home,
then. Peace and quiet. -- Louie Murh
Texas -- Huh, for some reason, you aren't what I expected of Texas. Darned if I know
why, or what I *did* expect, but there it is. -- Naefan Ordh
Root -- Well, I'd think from your name that it would be *yourself* you wanted to bury
in the sand. -- Romor Saith
Fox -- I know what it looked like, but I and my teammates on Middle Way 23 are not
really here. Well, we're HERE, but we aren't supposed to be active, and we aren't
GOING to be active. Just so you know. -- Delia Garth
P.S. The Commission made an error. What a surprise.
Atlas -- I hope someone drops the world on your shoulders, and it crushes you. --
Ronarda Sola
We salute the tourney participants, barely in time for the next tourney! -- Jorja and
the Middle Way
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ARIZONA bested CMS in a action packed 1 minute brutal amateur's Challenge fight.
UTAH viciously subdued ATLAS in a 2 minute gruesome novice's Challenge match.
MONTANA unbelievably bested ALICE in a popular 3 minute novice's Challenge contest.
TORANS ULRIK was unbelievably bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute Title brawl.
ROOT overpowered LOUIE MURH in a 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
NAEFAN ORDH unbelievably bested FLORIDA in a action packed 5 minute gruesome fight.
FOX vanquished TEXAS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ROMOR SAITH overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
RONARDA SOLA overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 7 - 1 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 22 - 4 55 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 6 - 0 25 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 225 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK TORANS ULRIK 6399 9 6 0 77 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
TOTAL PARRY NAEFAN ORDH 6396 11 4 0 44 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
WALL OF STEEL LOUIE MURH 6395 9 6 0 44 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
BASHING ATTACK ROMOR SAITH 6398 9 6 0 44 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
STRIKING ATTACK FLORIDA 6460 3 2 1 37 STATES (718)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TORANS ULRIK 6399. The most popular warrior this
turn was FLORIDA 6460. The ten other most popular fighters were ALICE 6392, UTAH
6463, TORANS ULRIK 6399, ARIZONA 6462, ROOT 6374, NAEFAN ORDH 6396, FOX 6370, ROMOR
SAITH 6398, CMS 6390, and ATLAS 6391.
The least popular fighter this week was TEXAS 6456. The other ten least popular
fighters were LOUIE MURH 6395, RONARDA SOLA 6461, MONTANA 6464, ATLAS 6391, CMS 6390,
ROMOR SAITH 6398, FOX 6370, NAEFAN ORDH 6396, ROOT 6374, and ARIZONA 6462.
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!