DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/24/2022 Duedate: 04/20/2022
DRAGONHEAD ARENA
DM-72 TURN-377
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ROAD KILL
BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
(72-8272) [13-2-0,136]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ROAD KILL OBLIGATORY
BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) BASH BROS SEX (1336)
(72-8272) [13-2-0,136] (72-10137) [6-1-0,75]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
COUNT PEPPERMINT COUNT PEPPERMINT
UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
(72-10330) [15-29-2,90] (72-10330) [15-29-2,90]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS PHOTO (889) 37
2. BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 16 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
3. BASH BROS SEX (1336) 15 Unchartered Team
4. BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976) 13
5. BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482) 12 BASH BROS SEX (1336)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 4*BASH BROS SEX (1336) 9 1 0 90.0 1/ 1 BASH BROS WALKING (1469) 10 3 0
2/ 6*BASH BROS PHOTO (889) 8 1 0 88.9 2/ 6*BASH BROS PHOTO (889) 8 1 0
3/ 2*BASH BROS JACKET (1157) 5 1 1 83.3 3/ 2 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482) 7 0 0
4/ 3*BB AUTOMOBILE (1175) 5 1 0 83.3 4/ 3 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976) 7 2 0
5/ 8 BASH BROS SHEETS (980) 69 19 0 78.4 5/ 7*BASH BROS JACKET (1157) 5 1 1
6/11 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976) 74 22 2 77.1 6/ 8*BB AUTOMOBILE (1175) 5 1 0
7-10 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738) 43 13 0 76.8 7/13*BASH BROS SEX (1336) 5 1 0
8/12 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) 28 9 0 75.7 8/ 9 BASH BROS STEAK (1456) 5 1 0
9/13 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) 78 29 1 72.9 9/ 4 FREELANCERS (576) 5 9 0
10/14 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 71 27 1 72.4 10/18 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) 3 0 0
11/15 BASH BROS QUARANT (1541) 43 17 2 71.7 11/11 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399) 3 0 0
12/16 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399) 22 9 1 71.0 12/12 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 3 0 0
13/19 BASH BROS WALKING (1469) 64 31 0 67.4 13/10 BASH BROS SHEETS (980) 3 1 0
14/21 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482) 44 23 1 65.7 14/14 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) 2 0 0
15/23 FAVORITE SAYINGS (1423) 12 7 0 63.2 15/21 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) 1 0 0
16/24 BASH BROS STEAK (1456) 30 18 1 62.5 16-15 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) 1 0 0
17-26 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) 26 19 0 57.8 17/29 BASH BROS QUARANT (1541) 1 0 0
18/27 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 69 59 3 53.9 18-16 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738) 1 0 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/31 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) 21 21 0 50.0 19/27 FAVORITE SAYINGS (1423) 1 2 0
20/32 FREELANCERS (576) 99 109 11 47.6 20/20 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 0 4 0
21-33 METAL HAMMERZ (578) 42 49 2 46.2 21-31 METAL HAMMERZ (578) 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
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
DRAGONHEAD brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. With any luck, I can sneak into
The Welcome Wench and join BASH BROS QUARANTINE's celebration over their good record
this turn. 17th place, not bad. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there
are sorrows to drown for FREELANCERS, whose 1-3-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into
9th. Ha! Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-0-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, BASH BROS PHOTO,
the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud. Of course, we're all terribly
impressed to see SCALPED win a fight and gain 18 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk,
VENEMOUS CONCUBINE beat SMOKE and SMOKE lost 39 points. You're breakin' my heart.
And if variety is the spice of life, DRAGONHEAD may be getting bland, as ROAD KILL
stays top dog in the city. The Welcome Wench, humph! I've tasted better ale at
mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From DRAGONHEAD's trash dumps?
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.
DRAGONHEAD, I am losing what little hope I had in you. FREELANCERS the most avoided
team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And who led the way in this mass act
of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was BASH BROS SHEETS. Ha ha ha ha!
Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, VENTALEN was this turn's most challenged warrior.
Watch that ego swell, sports fans.
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess
what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons?
What does the DRAGONHEAD arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Well, I've had enough of this
drivel, and I'm sure you have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. Glad
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROAD KILL 8272 13 2 0 136 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COLD 8226 19 3 0 135 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
-FLICKERING 8048 28 0 0 132 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
-SPIRIT OF COFFEE 10108 11 3 1 132 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
OVERFLOWING 7655 19 1 0 125 BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
BLISTERS 11147 14 3 0 120 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
DRUNK 7812 26 6 0 118 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
UNPREPARED 7811 23 9 0 117 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
SLOW BOARDING 10525 13 4 1 104 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)
NONSTANDARD 8051 19 10 1 101 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
BAD SERVICE 10967 13 3 0 97 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
WHERE'S THE BEEF 10813 15 9 1 96 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
FISH STORY 7813 25 7 2 95 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
PETS 11376 18 2 0 95 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
RUBBERY 10811 15 8 0 94 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
VENTALEN 5288 22 13 1 93 FREELANCERS (576)
NO BATTERIES 10121 19 21 0 91 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330 15 29 2 90 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
WILLDRAS 5282 16 7 0 85 FREELANCERS (576)
LIFE & DEATH 10646 12 7 0 83 FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 (1423)
SMOKE 11360 10 2 0 80 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
OBLIGATORY 10137 6 1 0 75 BASH BROS SEX (1336)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GOLD HAMMER 5305 12 11 1 68 METAL HAMMERZ (578)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DELIVERIES 11375 8 2 1 66 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
COLD SOUP 10968 13 3 1 65 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
SLOW 11391 9 1 0 60 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
-AVENGE PATTEESH 5306 8 6 1 60 METAL HAMMERZ (578)
CROWDED 10880 14 8 0 58 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CALORIES 11392 7 1 0 56 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
-FRIENDS 11373 5 5 1 51 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
-SILVER HAMMER 5308 7 8 0 48 METAL HAMMERZ (578)
SCALPED 7353 3 0 0 44 BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
-FAMILY 11374 6 4 0 42 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
-OVER AFTER FIRST 6583 10 6 0 41 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738)
SARDONIS 10734 4 5 0 40 FREELANCERS (576)
-INDOORS 11377 6 4 0 37 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
-MOTHS 7654 7 3 0 34 BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FADED 7351 3 0 0 32 BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
-DOCTOR WEEVIL 10074 4 3 0 31 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
DIRTY 8908 3 0 1 31 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)
FORGOT IT 8910 2 1 0 31 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)
EMPTY TANK 8997 3 0 0 29 BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)
UNFULFILLING 10916 3 0 0 28 BASH BROS SEX (1336)
FAKE SMILE 7352 2 1 0 28 BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
-HARD TO REACH 8049 7 5 0 26 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
SEATBELT BELL 8998 2 1 0 26 BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)
-DEAD BULB 10125 2 0 0 25 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PELEELAW 5309 1 3 0 23 METAL HAMMERZ (578)
-CITIZEN BANE 10107 2 3 0 17 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
CALZRIN 10750 3 6 0 15 FREELANCERS (576)
-DRESSER'S VACATION 11335 1 0 0 10 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
-MR. CARTER 10604 1 0 0 9 PORKY'S REVENGE (1415)
-PA6EEALE 5310 1 0 0 7 METAL HAMMERZ (578)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SCRATCHY 11334 0 2 0 BASH BROS SHEETS 980 WURM KIN 377 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SCRATCHY was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ROAD KILL vanquished VENTALEN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
OVERFLOWING overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute bloody mismatched duel.
SMOKE was overpowered by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLISTERS devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RUBBERY bested CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute match.
UNPREPARED devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 3 minute one-sided competition.
SLOW BOARDING vanquished VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
DRUNK won victory over COUNT PEPPERMINT in a popular 3 minute veteran's duel.
COLD overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
NONSTANDARD savagely defeated WILLDRAS in a 8 minute bloody veteran's match.
FISH STORY overcame KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 1 minute veteran's contest.
NO BATTERIES viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute bloody mismatched bout.
LIFE & DEATH defeated SLOW in a popular 1 minute duel.
WHERE'S THE BEEF devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
PETS devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BAD SERVICE overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
OBLIGATORY beat M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute match.
COLD SOUP savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 6 minute bloody conflict.
CROWDED devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SEATBELT BELL lost to CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute novice's match.
FORGOT IT was overcome by SARDONIS in a action packed 2 minute bloody duel.
SCALPED overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CALZRIN was overpowered by FAKE SMILE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
EMPTY TANK overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
UNFULFILLING defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a exciting 3 minute beginner's match.
DIRTY vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
FADED handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 11 BASHING ATTACK 63 - 16 - 4 80 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 PARRY-STRIKE 50 - 13 - 3 79 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 WALL OF STEEL 39 - 13 - 0 75 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 4 - 1 73 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 4 - 0 69 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 11 - 0 69 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 40 - 20 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 11 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 9 - 1 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 377 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 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 9 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 4 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK ROAD KILL 8272 13 2 0 136 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
BASHING ATTACK COLD 8226 19 3 0 135 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
STRIKING ATTACK OVERFLOWING 7655 19 1 0 125 BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
PARRY-STRIKE BLISTERS 11147 14 3 0 120 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
TOTAL PARRY DRUNK 7812 26 6 0 118 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
PARRY-LUNGE UNPREPARED 7811 23 9 0 117 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
WALL OF STEEL BAD SERVICE 10967 13 3 0 97 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
AIMED BLOW PETS 11376 18 2 0 95 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330. The most popular warrior
this turn was COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330. The ten other most popular fighters were
UNPREPARED 7811, UNFULFILLING 10916, FORGOT IT 8910, SLOW BOARDING 10525, BAD SERVICE
10967, SARDONIS 10734, NONSTANDARD 8051, FISH STORY 7813, FADED 7351, and ROAD KILL
8272.
The least popular fighter this week was WILLDRAS 5282. The other ten least popular
fighters were CALZRIN 10750, SEATBELT BELL 8998, SCRATCHY 11334, SMOKE 11360,
VENTALEN 5288, EMPTY TANK 8997, FAKE SMILE 7352, CROWDED 10880, OBLIGATORY 10137, and
PETS 11376.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ROAD KILL (72-8272) BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
COLD (72-8226) BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
OVERFLOWING (72-7655) BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
PETS (72-11376) BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
VENTALEN (72-5288) FREELANCERS (576)
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest
petitioner. This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
"Name change. I heard we can do that. I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
"I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly. "The Commission has actually
been thinking about this. It isn't FREE, mind you! It takes money to run our office,
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
"I don't care about goats!" He made a crude suggestion about goats.
"Or maybe chickens. Or bees--" Algernon took a quick step back at the look on the
rough warrior's face. "Yes, a name change. Right away, sir. We can do that.
Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
"I had a talk with my manager. He'll find the money. I want to change my name
to Jane Ralph. I'm no doe!" He thumped a fist on the counter.
"Er, yes. Jane Ralph. Fill out this form, please." He pushed the paper across
the counter. "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and
can be submitted through the end of May. With the payment. No change without the
goat, ah, the gold."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing
throughout the month of May. The cost will be $2 per name change. All proceeds will
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2022
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in late April. 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. 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:
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Weds April 27
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.
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 this turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due April 27 and will process on a 28-day
schedule.
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!