DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/04/2020 Duedate: 06/17/2020
DAYLA KIV ARENA
DM-74 TURN-689
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SPORTACUS
SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
(74-4725) [15-5-1,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SPORTACUS WHITE FANG
SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555) HELL'S PACK (559)
(74-4725) [15-5-1,120] (74-4768) [4-0-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SPORTACUS SPORTACUS
SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555) SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
(74-4725) [15-5-1,120] (74-4725) [15-5-1,120]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HELL'S PACK (559)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555) 24
2. SAND DANCERS (251) 20 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
3. HELL'S PACK (559) 15 Unchartered Team
4. YUPPIE AF 20.4 (561) 0
HELL'S PACK (559)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*HELL'S PACK (559) 11 1 0 91.7 1/ 1*HELL'S PACK (559) 8 1 0
2/ 3 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555) 111 40 6 73.5 2/ 2 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555) 7 6 0
3/ 4 SAND DANCERS (251) %1561 %1746 51 47.2 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (251) 6 9 0
4- 5*YUPPIE AF 20.4 (561) 0 1 0 0.0 4- 5*YUPPIE AF 20.4 (561) 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
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. DAYLA KIV needs a spyreport." Oh, well. MVP award for
CHOPPED LIVER? SPROUT OF MY WAY!'s proud of him after beating MARTIN DENNY and
getting 12 points. Talk about yer major upsets! LEO's match with SNAGGLEBARFER cost
him a loss of 4 points! This Duelmaster is like something else! SPORTACUS stopped
BARTRAN KLEE dead in his tracks! Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his
teammates? Don't ask me!
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. SPROUT OF MY WAY! was the most avoided team. Is a 111-40-6 record
really that scary? Is there some deep dark secret why HELL'S PACK's been avoiding
SPROUT OF MY WAY! so much? Or is it just that they're too scared?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All DAYLA KIV ever talks about is fighting!
Me, I'm more laid back. What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out
of a job, that's what!!!
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. DAYLA KIV is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPORTACUS 4725 15 5 1 120 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARTRAN KLEE 4704 16 45 0 93 SAND DANCERS (251)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LISA TYL KOHL 4741 16 7 0 78 SAND DANCERS (251)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHOPPED LIVER 4763 3 1 0 65 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
MARTIN DENNY 4728 14 15 0 57 SAND DANCERS (251)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JACK FARMER 4758 9 6 0 44 SAND DANCERS (251)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHITE FANG 4768 4 0 0 33 HELL'S PACK (559)
HOWLING BEAST 4766 4 0 0 28 HELL'S PACK (559)
SNAGGLEBARFER 4767 3 1 0 24 HELL'S PACK (559)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEO 4762 3 3 0 13 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
JOE SHROE 4764 1 6 0 10 SAND DANCERS (251)
-JOMO 4773 0 1 0 7 YUPPIE AF 20.4 (561)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
NO REALLY 4794 0 1 0 SPROUT OF MY WAY 555 STENRO BLACKBROW 689 NONE
NO THANKS 4793 0 1 0 SPROUT OF MY WAY 555 FARLITHAN THE CA 689 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Chopped Liver -- We would have congratulated you, too, if Jorja's eyes had been
focusing correctly. Sorry about that. -- Martin Denny
P.S. I told her that the business of congratulating people would bite her on the ass
one day. People slip through cracks.
Leo -- Those were MY cows you were chasing. I don't actually blame you for harassing
them, I often feel like doing that, too. But it messes up their milk production,
which is the only reason for having cows. -- Jack Farmer
Sportacus -- What kind of sprouts? -- Bartran Klee
Good, a standby and a win. -- Lisa tyl Kohl
Howling Beast --That was beastly of you. -- Joe Shroe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NO REALLY was butchered by STENRO BLACKBROWS in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NO THANKS was butchered by FARLITHAN THE CAT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SPORTACUS subdued BARTRAN KLEE in a exciting 1 minute Title melee.
LISA TYL KOHL defeated CHANDAR LO in a 1 minute duel.
MARTIN DENNY was devastated by CHOPPED LIVER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JACK FARMER savagely defeated DIRTY RUFFIAN in a 2 minute master vs. amateur match.
WHITE FANG defeated JOE SHROE in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
LEO was bested by SNAGGLEBARFER in a popular 1 minute competition.
HOWLING BEAST handily defeated CRINGING CUTPURSE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 0 - 0 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 3 - 0 88 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 10 - 1 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 12 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 15 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 689 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK SPORTACUS 4725 15 5 1 120 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
AIMED BLOW CHOPPED LIVER 4763 3 1 0 65 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
WALL OF STEEL JACK FARMER 4758 9 6 0 44 SAND DANCERS (251)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SPORTACUS 4725. The most popular warrior this turn
was SPORTACUS 4725. The ten other most popular fighters were JACK FARMER 4758,
SNAGGLEBARFER 4767, WHITE FANG 4768, LISA TYL KOHL 4741, CHOPPED LIVER 4763, HOWLING
BEAST 4766, JOE SHROE 4764, LEO 4762, NO REALLY 4794, and NO THANKS 4793.
The least popular fighter this week was MARTIN DENNY 4728. The other ten least
popular fighters were BARTRAN KLEE 4704, NO THANKS 4793, NO REALLY 4794, LEO 4762,
JOE SHROE 4764, HOWLING BEAST 4766, CHOPPED LIVER 4763, LISA TYL KOHL 4741, WHITE
FANG 4768, and SNAGGLEBARFER 4767.
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!