DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/08/2014 Duedate: 05/21/2014
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM-75 TURN-528
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
RAGE
RUNEBLADES (194)
(75-2204) [18-11-0,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
RAGE TRANSFORMERS
RUNEBLADES (194) MY CARTOONS (285)
(75-2204) [18-11-0,106] (75-3555) [1-0-0,19]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
JADE LOTUS RAGE
SAND DANCERS (67) RUNEBLADES (194)
(75-3511) [19-21-1,79] (75-2204) [18-11-0,106]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
RUNEBLADES (194)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. RUNEBLADES (194) 30
2. MY CARTOONS (285) 24 CRITICALS (13)
3. BAD HANDWRITING! (318) 15 Unchartered Team
4. CRITICALS (13) 12
5. SAND DANCERS (67) 4 BAD HANDWRITING! (318)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*BAD HANDWRITING! (318) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 RUNEBLADES (194) 10 5 0
2/ 1 CRITICALS (13) 111 73 4 60.3 2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (67) 5 10 0
3/ 2 RUNEBLADES (194) 90 84 3 51.7 3/ 3 CRITICALS (13) 4 3 0
4/ 3 SAND DANCERS (67) %1048 %1490 29 41.3 4/ 0*BAD HANDWRITING! (318) 1 0 0
5/ 0*MY CARTOONS (285) 2 10 0 16.7 5/ 0*MY CARTOONS (285) 1 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 747): MERCURY of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 729): BLACKHAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 743): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, 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): 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 731): FILBURT of URT'S DURT URCHINS (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 728): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, 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 340): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 610): SERGEANT 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 595): SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 577): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, 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 527): 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 747): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 749): FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 729): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 743): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 745): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, 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 731): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 728): DUELMASTERS BUFFET (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 720): 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 340): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 610): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 595): UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 577): CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, 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 527): 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 9 ZUKAL (turn 746): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
KING RAT of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
NELLI POLITANA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 745): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
(turn 744): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
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 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 725): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
(turn 719): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 678): CYCLONE of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
LOLITA MARIA of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
(turn 339): PETIT JARDINIA of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
NORM of CHEERS (Otis, 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)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I must admit that I am surprised to be here. I never in my life would think
backing into the duelmaster spot would even be possible. Yes, I lost to Iron Handed
and still ended up the top warrior here in Jade Mountain. Funny things happen I
guess. It's still great to be on top! Good luck to everyone this turn.
Your Duelmaster,
Rage
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of JADE MOUNTAIN! Know me for who I am, Zontani
Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. TRANSFORMERS caught the eye of
many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested CODE THIRTEEN and was
awarded 19 points in recognition. Although JADE LOTUS made a valiant effort, it did
not suffice to topple the reign of victorious RAGE. Heed this! A seer has warned
that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just
remember...5 or 7!
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report.
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Some say a warrior is judged by the way
he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise
manager learn the secrets of them all? Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off
city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier
than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAGE 2204 18 11 0 106 RUNEBLADES (194)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOCUTUS 2067 19 16 0 96 RUNEBLADES (194)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRUS 3547 9 2 0 87 RUNEBLADES (194)
-DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY 3509 10 5 0 86 CRITICALS (13)
JADE LOTUS 3511 19 21 1 79 SAND DANCERS (67)
-SECURE DEFENS 490 3 3 0 74 CRITICALS (13)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UNTAMED BERZERKER 3512 7 6 0 72 CRITICALS (13)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KO-HAIN 3514 12 25 0 61 SAND DANCERS (67)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STONE HAMMER 3541 8 15 1 40 SAND DANCERS (67)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THORN 3570 3 1 0 25 RUNEBLADES (194)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JADE PEARL 3571 3 0 0 23 SAND DANCERS (67)
TRANSFORMERS 3555 1 0 0 19 MY CARTOONS (285)
-GRAPE APE 3235 1 5 0 16 MY CARTOONS (285)
THE HAPPY F 3576 1 0 0 15 BAD HANDWRITING! (318)
-MURDEROUS THRUST 3562 1 0 0 13 CRITICALS (13)
JABBER JAW 3238 0 2 0 12 MY CARTOONS (285)
HAN KANG 3569 2 3 0 9 SAND DANCERS (67)
CODE THIRTEEN 3572 0 2 0 2 RUNEBLADES (194)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA1 3578 0 1 0 CRITICALS 13 STORMFALL 528 NONE
BETWIXT 3539 7 3 0 RUNEBLADES 194 STONE HAMMER 3541 524 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Jade Pearl -- Psssttt, thirteen. -- Code Thirteen
Jade Lotus -- You always give me a good fight, well done. -- Locutus
Han Kang -- When you see it coming, duck! -- Thorn
Ko-Hain -- Well done, my friend. -- Grus
Congrats to Iron Handed on your invite! -- Stillgard and Runeblades
Only six fights, but no standbys. Could be worse! This is spring, springing up in
the arena as elsewhere, right? Of course, we went one-four, with only the new guy
getting a win. Bummer. -- Jade Lotus
This is jealousy, nothing but. I am not a "guy," and I'm winning fights. But Jade
Lotus, a skinny, rather plain wench, can't stand to see me doing well. -- Jade Pearl
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA1 was butchered by STORMFALL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RAGE devastated JADE LOTUS in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided Title duel.
LOCUTUS savagely defeated TO-FU BACKSTABBER in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
GRUS savagely defeated KO-HA OAKCHOPPER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody match.
UNTAMED BERZERKER vanquished KO-HAIN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
STONE HAMMER was overpowered by SHIZARAN BLACKHEART in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
JABBER JAW was defeated by JADE PEARL in a action packed 2 minute gruesome melee.
HAN KANG was vanquished by THORN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CODE THIRTEEN was vanquished by TRANSFORMERS in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
THE HAPPY F overpowered LIGHTFINGER LU in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 5 - 0 71 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 16 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 13 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 22 - 1 31 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 528 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK RAGE 2204 18 11 0 106 RUNEBLADES (194)
LUNGING ATTACK LOCUTUS 2067 19 16 0 96 RUNEBLADES (194)
SLASHING ATTACK GRUS 3547 9 2 0 87 RUNEBLADES (194)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is JADE LOTUS 3511. The most popular warrior this turn
was RAGE 2204. The ten other most popular fighters were JABBER JAW 3238, LOCUTUS
2067, GRUS 3547, JADE PEARL 3571, TRANSFORMERS 3555, UNTAMED BERZERKER 3512, THORN
3570, JADE LOTUS 3511, HAN KANG 3569, and CODE THIRTEEN 3572.
The least popular fighter this week was STONE HAMMER 3541. The other ten least
popular fighters were KO-HAIN 3514, DA1 3578, THE HAPPY F 3576, CODE THIRTEEN 3572,
HAN KANG 3569, JADE LOTUS 3511, THORN 3570, UNTAMED BERZERKER 3512, TRANSFORMERS
3555, and JADE PEARL 3571.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LVII
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SAMURAI 3119 (110-68-1) 0 5 0 GOLD STANDARD
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
XAVIER 2071 (30-10-2) 8 3 0 RUNEBLADES
ANGEL 2193 (14-16-0) 2 3 0 RUNEBLADES
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SECURE DEFENS 490 (3-3-0) 3 3 0 CRITICALS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TRANSFORMERS 3555 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 MY CARTOONS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MURDEROUS THRUST 3562 (1-0-0) 8 3 0 CRITICALS
PEBBLE CRUSH 3561 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 ROCK OF AGES
PYROMENIA 3559 (1-0-0) 4 3 0 ROCK OF AGES
ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
STREGOICA 3203 (24-10-0) 1 3 0 DARKSTALKER2
AVALANCHE 2213 (36-22-1) 0 3 0 CHAOS LORDS
GANOOSH 3389 (44-39-0) 0 3 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DEATH SAUREX 931 (27-18-1) 2 3 0 THE ALLIANCE
APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JABBER JAW 3238 (0-1-0) 0 3 0 MY CARTOONS
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 DM 96, there no regular challenges,
only bloodfeuds. For DM 97, 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 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!