DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/23/2020 Duedate: 07/20/2020
ERINIKA ARENA
DM-73 TURN-355
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NERGAL
MYTHOS 14 (852)
(73-7434) [11-2-0,100]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY POLARIS AUSTRALIS
OCTANS (989)
(73-8199) [5-0-0,27]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ALPHA TUCANAE ZETA HOROLOGII
TUCANA II (995) HOROLOGIUM (988)
(73-8229) [15-20-0,69] (73-8195) [1-1-0,16]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MONGOL HORDE (658)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MONGOL HORDE (658) 49
2. CALENDAR GIRLS (453) 29 WAY BACK WHEN (659)
3. SUE'S BIG BOYS (634) 26 Unchartered Team
4. MYTHOS 14 (852) 20
5. WAY BACK WHEN (659) 16 OCTANS (989)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 WAY BACK WHEN (659) 52 6 3 89.7 1/ 0 MONGOL HORDE (658) 4 1 1
2/ 0 RUMS THE WORD (667) 10 2 1 83.3 2/ 0 CALENDAR GIRLS (453) 3 0 0
3/ 1*OCTANS (989) 5 1 0 83.3 3/ 2*OCTANS (989) 3 1 0
4/ 0 CALENDAR GIRLS (453) 77 19 1 80.2 4/ 0 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634) 2 0 1
5/ 0 MONGOL HORDE (658) 107 30 10 78.1 5/ 0 GASHOUSE GANG (622) 2 0 0
6/ 0 GASHOUSE GANG (622) 133 42 13 76.0 6- 8 M IS FOR MONKEY (764) 2 0 0
7/ 0 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634) 46 16 4 74.2 7/ 1 ARA (939) 2 1 0
8/ 0 SUPER STARS (629) 93 35 3 72.7 8/ 7 MYTHOS 14 (852) 2 1 0
9/ 0 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792) 18 8 2 69.2 9/ 0 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792) 2 1 0
10- 5 V IS FOR VIOLINS (1009) 92 42 3 68.7 10- 3 TOTAL POSERS (1007) 1 0 0
11- 6 TOTAL POSERS (1007) 15 7 2 68.2 11-11 V IS FOR VIOLINS (1009) 1 0 0
12- 7 Q IS FOR QUIET (1005) 48 23 1 67.6 12- 4 DAUGHTERS OF DARKN (363) 1 0 0
13/10 MYTHOS 14 (852) 14 7 1 66.7 13/ 0 WAY BACK WHEN (659) 1 0 0
14/ 3 AURIGA (938) 8 4 1 66.7 14/ 0 RUMS THE WORD (667) 1 0 0
15- 9*CAMUS (1004) 2 1 0 66.7 15/10*HOROLOGIUM (988) 1 1 0
16/ 0 THE BULLS (43) 230 131 13 63.7 16/13 VULPECULA (925) 1 2 0
17/ 4 ARA (939) 7 4 1 63.6 17/ 5 VELA (926) 1 2 0
18/11 VULPECULA (925) 7 4 0 63.6 18/ 6 AURIGA (938) 1 2 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/12 VELA (926) 6 5 0 54.5 19/ 9 MYTHOS 7 (845) 1 2 0
20/ 2*HOROLOGIUM (988) 1 1 0 50.0 20/14 ANTLIA (935) 0 3 0
21/15 TUCANA II (995) 56 61 5 47.9 21/15 TUCANA II (995) 0 3 0
22/13 MYTHOS 7 (845) 10 11 0 47.6 22/ 0 THE BULLS (43) 0 2 0
23-17 DAUGHTERS OF DARKN (363) 30 36 2 45.5 23-16*KNIGHTMARES (360) 0 2 0
24/14 ANTLIA (935) 5 6 0 45.5 24/ 0 SUPER STARS (629) 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
I can't believe the violence in ERINIKA! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... Like, ARA had to be so
embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by MONGOL HORDE! Way to go MONGOL
HORDE! Really, just how far can one team drop in one round? VELA dropped 12, which
I think's more than all the other teams combined! See if I even talk to any of those
losers in AURIGA again! Didja see where they got 0-1-0? Somebody musta won a lotta
fights! MVP award for MAIM? WAY BACK WHEN's proud of him after beating SIR GARLON
and getting 16 points. Talk about yer major upsets! SIR GARLON's match with MAIM
cost him a loss of 10 points! This Duelmaster is like something else! NERGAL
stopped DUM BULL dead in his tracks! Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to
his teammates? Don't ask me!
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All ERINIKA ever talks about is fighting!
Me, I'm more laid back. Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to
hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. ERINIKA is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much! Its
been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NERGAL 7434 11 2 0 100 MYTHOS 14 (852)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MAE WEST 6062 18 4 0 130 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
-JUNE CLEAVER 6058 12 1 1 115 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
-RASMUS 5940 20 2 3 114 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
-SUN LIGHT 5489 17 3 1 108 SUPER STARS (629)
-MOLINA 6311 18 5 2 104 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
-SUN STROKE 5486 18 7 1 103 SUPER STARS (629)
ROSENTHAL 6703 11 4 2 100 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
-PUJOLS 5424 21 12 1 96 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
DUM BULL 5669 24 12 0 94 THE BULLS (43)
-SUN RAY 5490 17 7 0 93 SUPER STARS (629)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MENAGE A TROIS 5865 7 1 0 89 RUMS THE WORD (667)
PREVENT A BULL 6776 6 3 0 73 THE BULLS (43)
WACHA 6622 9 7 0 72 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
ALPHA TUCANAE 8229 15 20 0 69 TUCANA II (995)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WRENCH 6708 11 9 1 66 M IS FOR MONKEY (764)
MAIM 5763 3 0 0 66 WAY BACK WHEN (659)
PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA 7014 8 2 1 63 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
KEITH URBAN 7068 4 1 1 59 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MARDUK 7435 3 0 1 47 MYTHOS 14 (852)
-MILLENNIA 4601 7 6 1 46 DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363)
CERVANTES 7933 7 4 1 45 ARA (939)
GARY ALLEN 7067 5 2 0 45 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LLAMA ON THE ROOF 7065 4 0 1 44 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
SIR GARLON 7400 10 4 0 42 MYTHOS 7 (845)
MENKALINAN 7930 7 4 1 42 AURIGA (938)
-LUCIA 4726 5 6 0 42 DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363)
ANSER 7862 7 4 0 38 VULPECULA (925)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
APRIL O'NEIL 6897 4 3 0 33 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
-LUDWIG 8333 2 0 1 33 TOTAL POSERS (1007)
-RHO TUCANAE 8235 4 3 1 29 TUCANA II (995)
AVRIL LAVIGNE 7070 3 1 0 29 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
KHANADIAN 7076 2 0 1 28 MONGOL HORDE (658)
THE LLAMA KING 7066 2 2 0 28 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
KHAN VOLUTED 7062 2 0 0 28 MONGOL HORDE (658)
KHAN TUM PLATED 7071 2 0 0 28 MONGOL HORDE (658)
POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199 5 0 0 27 OCTANS (989)
-LLAMA MIA 7017 2 0 0 25 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUHAIL 7869 6 5 0 23 VELA (926)
KHAN TUSION 7064 2 0 1 22 MONGOL HORDE (658)
ALPHA ANTLIAE 7913 5 6 0 21 ANTLIA (935)
-QUIESCENT 8310 1 0 0 20 Q IS FOR QUIET (1005)
-DEATHOFASALESLLAMA 7016 2 2 0 18 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
-BLACK KNIGHT 3204 2 0 0 17 KNIGHTMARES (360)
ZETA HOROLOGII 8195 1 1 0 16 HOROLOGIUM (988)
MISS JANUARY 8325 1 0 0 15 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
KHAN TREESIDE 7063 1 1 0 13 MONGOL HORDE (658)
-CAPELLA 7928 1 0 0 8 AURIGA (938)
-GREEN KNIGHT 3201 1 2 0 5 KNIGHTMARES (360)
-CRIMSON KNIGHT 3199 0 3 0 4 KNIGHTMARES (360)
-ONSLAUGHT 8384 0 1 0 1 V IS FOR VIOLINS (1009)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB 0 0 0 KHANADIAN 7076 355 NONE
THE USEROUS MERC 0 0 0 KEITH URBAN 7068 355 NONE
FALLING STAR 8196 0 1 0 OCTANS 989 FRELEN 355 NONE
BLACK HOLE SUN 7848 0 1 0 SUPER STARS 629 GRONDATH 355 NONE
SUN SCREEN 8324 0 1 0 SUPER STARS 629 GRONDATH 355 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FALLING STAR was butchered by FRELEN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SUN SCREEN was viciously butchered by GRONDATH in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
BLACK HOLE SUN was narrowly killed by GRONDATH in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
NERGAL bested DUM BULL in a 2 minute Title contest.
ROSENTHAL overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ALPHA TUCANAE was devastated by MENAGE A TROIS in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
PREVENT A BULL was narrowly defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 3 minute struggle.
PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA bested MENKALINAN in a 3 minute competition.
WACHA overpowered CERVANTES in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
MAIM vanquished SIR GARLON in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
KEITH URBAN slaughtered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
SUHAIL was handily defeated by LLAMA ON THE ROOF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
THE LLAMA KING was subdued by ANSER in a 2 minute amateur vs. master match.
GARY ALLEN devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
APRIL O'NEIL bested ALPHA ANTLIAE in a 2 minute bloody bout.
KHANADIAN easily killed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ZETA HOROLOGII was defeated by KHAN TUSION in a action packed 3 minute struggle.
AVRIL LAVIGNE overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
KHAN TUM PLATED devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
KHAN TREESIDE was subdued by POLARIS AUSTRALIS in a 2 minute novice's bout.
KHAN VOLUTED overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
MISS JANUARY bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 4 minute novice's contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 11 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 4 - 2 76 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 3 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 60 - 33 - 3 65 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 355 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 5 - 6 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW NERGAL 7434 11 2 0 100 MYTHOS 14 (852)
STRIKING ATTACK ROSENTHAL 6703 11 4 2 100 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
TOTAL PARRY DUM BULL 5669 24 12 0 94 THE BULLS (43)
LUNGING ATTACK PREVENT A BULL 6776 6 3 0 73 THE BULLS (43)
WALL OF STEEL PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA 7014 8 2 1 63 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ALPHA TUCANAE 8229. The most popular warrior this
turn was ZETA HOROLOGII 8195. The ten other most popular fighters were APRIL O'NEIL
6897, SUN SCREEN 8324, PREVENT A BULL 6776, PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA 7014, WACHA 6622,
KEITH URBAN 7068, NERGAL 7434, MAIM 5763, LLAMA ON THE ROOF 7065, and THE LLAMA KING
7066.
The least popular fighter this week was MISS JANUARY 8325. The other ten least
popular fighters were SUHAIL 7869, CERVANTES 7933, ALPHA TUCANAE 8229, DUM BULL 5669,
FALLING STAR 8196, KHAN TREESIDE 7063, KHANADIAN 7076, ALPHA ANTLIAE 7913, SIR GARLON
7400, and MENKALINAN 7930.
RSI PANDEMIC UPDATE
We're doing okay out here in Arizona, staying mostly quiet and trying to stay healthy,
and we hope you and your families are well. Things are super weird right now.
Here's a quick update on what's coming up:
Summer 2020 Face-to-Face: In case there is any lingering doubt, the 2020 summer face-
to-face is cancelled. It just doesn't seem wise to hold it, and feedback is that most
of you would not be able to attend. Better to stay safe and stay at home, this time.
Summer 2020 Mail-In: So we'll hold a mail-in tournament this summer. It will be held
on the weekend of July 17-19, 2020. We are still finalizing the format--look for the
tournament announcement shortly after the freeze on June 6th.
Halloween 2020 Mail-In: Should be able to take place as normal. We bandied about the
idea of having a Fall FTF, but that doesn't look like a good idea.
Winter 2021 Face-to-Face: We have already secured a contract for the Winter FTF in
Tempe for our usual Martin Luther King weekend, January 15-17, 2021 and are crossing
our fingers that we will be able to hold that tournament in person, but there is still
some chance that we will need to cancel it as well. I expect we will know for certain
in November or December. Please mark it on your calendars and feel free to get hotel
reservations, but don't buy non-refundable plane tickets! (We are waiting for the
group code for reservations and will post it when we get it.)
Summer 2021 Face-to-Face: Surely we'll be able to have this one! *crossed fingers*
We're looking at the midwest cities for this one (Cincinnati or Minneapolis), so stay
tuned.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
THE BLOODGAMES HAVE RETURNED!
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 three will be crowned
Bloodgames Champions and be invited to the Isle of the Eye! 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!
By popular demand, we will hold THREE Bloodgames arenas -- a regular and slow
Bloodgames by mail, and a Bloodgames which will run with the mail-in tourney!
DM 95: slow bloodgames (due every four weeks, due July 20)
DM 98: regular speed bloodgames (due every two weeks, due July 20)
DM 99: mail-in style bloodgames (processed with the tourney, due July 15)
Gameplay in the Bloodgames proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few
notable exceptions:
* STARTING A BLOODGAMES TEAM -- You don't need a special rollup to enter the
bloodgames. Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting style, each
warrior designed from scratch! (All are 84 points, 3-21, as usual.) Simply list your
ten warriors and send them to us; we will send you back overviews of your warriors so
you can submit strategies. The first turn is due mid-July and subsequent turns will
be due on Mondays.
* 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. There are no
replacements -- once a warrior dies, that's it!
* STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES -- New strategies may be issued for each turn for the
regular and slow bloodgames, while the mail-in bloodgames will process all ten rounds
with a single strategy. The only type of challenge available is a bloodfeud.
* 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. Bloodgames
Champions may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
* AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. The top three living warriors with the
greatest number of kills, only one of each style, are deemed Bloodgames Champions.
Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine
awards if there is a tie. All three Bloodgames Champions fight for free for six
months and can issue one Tournament Victor challenge each turn, allowing them to
challenge with increased priority, also for six months.
* FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up additional
teams but may fight only one team in each arena. The fee is $49 for all 10 rounds.
* 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 Bloodgames Champions: 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!
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
WICKED WASP (35-4784) SATAN'S SWARM (418)
TYRANNICAL TICK (35-4786) SATAN'S SWARM (418)
EMPTY (72-7269) BASH BROS WALLET (873)
NOBODY HOME (82-53135) ROOKIE PINK 59 (8963)
CAN'T BEAT TUM (84-40978) THE GREAT TMM (7146)
LINT (84-49584) 4-LETTER DIRT (8504)
JANUARY O. IRONTAIL (84-25625) EVIL EASTER BUNNY (4553)
SHOULD BE FUN (85-29872) FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (5482)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes