DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/15/2014 Duedate: 05/28/2014
DAYLA KIV ARENA
DM-74 TURN-534
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KNOS THE AXE
BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (531)
(74-4394) [7-1-0,94]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BOOMER KNOS THE AXE
TOLBINS LADIES (533) BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (531)
(74-4410) [12-5-1,96] (74-4394) [7-1-0,94]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ERNEST R. KOUMA SERGEANT 1
MEDAL OF HONOR (519) MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
(74-4416) [10-9-0,48] (74-4438) [5-3-0,35]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TOLBINS LADIES (533)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (531) 24
2. MOB BOSSES (471) 23 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
3. I HATE TOURNEYS (532) 22 Unchartered Team
4. HEROES AND VILLIANS (537) 8
5. SAND DANCERS (251) 4HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 I HATE TOURNEYS (532) 34 6 0 85.0 1/ 1 TOLBINS LADIES (533) 9 5 0
2/ 1*HEROES AND VILLIAN (537) 5 2 0 71.4 2/ 3*HEROES AND VILLIAN (537) 5 2 0
3/ 0*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (531) 7 3 0 70.0 3/ 0 SAND DANCERS (251) 5 10 0
4/ 2 TOLBINS LADIES (533) 60 27 3 69.0 4/ 4 MOB BOSSES (471) 4 0 0
5/ 4 MOB BOSSES (471) 17 9 0 65.4 5/ 0 I HATE TOURNEYS (532) 3 0 0
6/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR (519) 78 48 1 61.9 6/ 6 MEDAL OF HONOR (519) 3 6 0
7/ 0 SAND DANCERS (251) %1233 %1319 43 48.3 7/ 0*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (531) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 748): EXPENDABLE YOUTH of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 730): BLACKHAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 746): GOLDEN FLASH of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 371): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 735): SERENA of SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 721): MAYNERD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 679): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 346): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 611): FERRIA HOUGH of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 596): SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 578): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 572): STAR RUBY of TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 276): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 536): SASHA of TOLBIN'S LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RAGE of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 636): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 748): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 730): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 746): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 371): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 735): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): DUELMASTERS BUFFET (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 721): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 679): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 346): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 611): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 596): THE ELITE (?, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 578): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 572): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 276): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 533): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 636): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): AMMONIUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
(turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
NELLI POLITANA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): SILVAMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 745): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): DOTTLE of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 734): RAVAGE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 678): CYCLONE of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
LOLITA MARIA of THE FAMILY (Jorja, 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 56 ROCANIS (turn 610): SERGEANT 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 532): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! Practice pays for KORBIN TEN BARAN, who pummelled ERNEST R. KOUMA, to
pocket 16 points. ERNEST R. KOUMA certainly had a baffled expression on his face,
after losing to KORBIN TEN BARAN and losing 13 points in the process! In DAYLA KIV,
nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, KNOS THE
AXE. Word has it one team in DAYLA KIV is using psychics to predict wins. They lead
a charmed life!
So much to report, so little time! Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and
KORBIN TEN BARAN is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't SAND DANCERS
proud!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid DAYLA KIV farewell--
Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KNOS THE AXE 4394 7 1 0 94 BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (531)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOOMER 4410 12 5 1 96 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLEO 4413 14 4 0 90 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
TESSIE 4411 12 5 1 84 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
FTF 4396 9 0 0 78 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
SASHA 4412 11 7 1 72 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAX MAIL-IN 4399 11 2 0 60 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
KORBIN TEN BARAN 4402 9 18 2 60 SAND DANCERS (251)
BUGSY SIEGEL 3442 6 4 0 58 MOB BOSSES (471)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TERRY SEYMOUR 4284 7 6 0 56 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
GREELO DUFFUS 4368 7 34 0 55 SAND DANCERS (251)
-JACK PENDELTON 4291 11 6 0 50 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
ERNEST R. KOUMA 4416 10 9 0 48 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KOGAN DJIAN 4420 7 11 1 39 SAND DANCERS (251)
-BLOODGAMES 4397 6 2 0 38 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
SERGEANT 1 4438 5 3 0 35 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LUCKY LUCIANO 3443 3 0 0 33 MOB BOSSES (471)
AL CAPONE 3445 4 1 0 32 MOB BOSSES (471)
RUVAN TEN ZHALEN 4427 4 12 0 24 SAND DANCERS (251)
MAILER 4398 2 0 0 24 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KULVAR TEN KOGAN 4437 5 7 0 22 SAND DANCERS (251)
SILENT ONE 4454 2 0 0 20 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
-CARLO GAMBINO 3546 2 1 0 15 MOB BOSSES (471)
-TONY ACCARDO 3545 2 1 0 14 MOB BOSSES (471)
-CRIMSON COMET 4453 1 0 0 14 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
MAD JAX 4450 1 1 0 14 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
-OCTOBER MOON 4452 1 0 0 13 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
-$7.00 4417 2 1 0 8 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
ATROPOS 4460 0 2 0 2 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SERGEANT 3 4456 0 1 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 519 MARHAN HAMHAND 534 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
We salute the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Sand Dancers
Oh, <deleted>! One-four, and two of our losses were to STANDBYS. That's just
disgusting. -- Kogan Djian, sole winner
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SERGEANT 3 was butchered by MARHAN HAMHAND in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SASHA was vanquished by KNOS THE AXE in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
CLEO demolished PELIS THE OLD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BOOMER devastated PELIS THE OLD in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
FTF overpowered TERRY SEYMOUR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TESSIE bested HANVAL THE CLAW in a popular 1 minute duel.
TAX MAIL-IN outwaited GREELO DUFFUS in a unpopular 13 minute match.
ERNEST R. KOUMA was overcome by KORBIN TEN BARAN in a 2 minute fight.
BUGSY SIEGEL handily defeated KOGAN DJIAN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SERGEANT 1 viciously subdued RUVAN TEN ZHALEN in a 2 minute gory duel.
MAILER won victory over KULVAR TEN KOGAN in a 2 minute duel.
AL CAPONE overpowered MAD JAX in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SILENT ONE handily defeated ATROPOS 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 0 - 1 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 13 - 1 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 6 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 10 - 14 - 0 42 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 13 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 13 - 1 24 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 534 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE KNOS THE AXE 4394 7 1 0 94 BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (531)
BASHING ATTACK BOOMER 4410 12 5 1 96 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
PARRY-LUNGE CLEO 4413 14 4 0 90 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
STRIKING ATTACK TESSIE 4411 12 5 1 84 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
AIMED BLOW FTF 4396 9 0 0 78 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
LUNGING ATTACK SASHA 4412 11 7 1 72 TOLBINS LADIES (533)
TOTAL PARRY TAX MAIL-IN 4399 11 2 0 60 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
SLASHING ATTACK BUGSY SIEGEL 3442 6 4 0 58 MOB BOSSES (471)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ERNEST R. KOUMA 4416. The most popular warrior this
turn was SERGEANT 1 4438. The ten other most popular fighters were MAILER 4398,
TESSIE 4411, ERNEST R. KOUMA 4416, KORBIN TEN BARAN 4402, AL CAPONE 3445, KNOS THE
AXE 4394, CLEO 4413, BOOMER 4410, FTF 4396, and BUGSY SIEGEL 3442.
The least popular fighter this week was GREELO DUFFUS 4368. The other ten least
popular fighters were TAX MAIL-IN 4399, MAD JAX 4450, KULVAR TEN KOGAN 4437, RUVAN
TEN ZHALEN 4427, KOGAN DJIAN 4420, TERRY SEYMOUR 4284, SASHA 4412, SERGEANT 3 4456,
ATROPOS 4460, and SILENT ONE 4454.
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!