DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/14/2016 Duedate: 01/27/2016
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM-75 TURN-572
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MESSY MATHEW
WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
(75-3644) [8-1-0,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HAN KANG MESSY MATHEW
SAND DANCERS (67) WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
(75-3569) [16-33-1,82] (75-3644) [8-1-0,104]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
HAN KANG MIGHTY ASSAULT
SAND DANCERS (67) CRITICALS (13)
(75-3569) [16-33-1,82] (75-3674) [3-1-1,42]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SAND DANCERS (67)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (67) 24
2. WEIRD STUDENTS (325) 6 CRITICALS (13)
3. CRITICALS (13) 0 Unchartered Team
4. APOKOLIPS (321) 0
WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*WEIRD STUDENTS (325) 21 10 0 67.7 1/ 2 SAND DANCERS (67) 6 6 0
2/ 2 CRITICALS (13) 194 109 15 64.0 2/ 1 CRITICALS (13) 5 3 0
3- 3 APOKOLIPS (321) 53 71 4 42.7 3/ 4*WEIRD STUDENTS (325) 3 2 0
4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (67) %1145 %1598 33 41.7 4- 3 APOKOLIPS (321) 3 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
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! The boys at CRITICALS left the arena dejected, after being kicked out
of the top spot by SAND DANCERS. Good show! SAND DANCERS had cause to celebrate,
after MEADOWLARK got 10 points by beating TALK-TO-DEATH. MIGHTY ASSAULT certainly
had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to BAHNING THE LAWYER and losing 2
points in the process! MESSY MATHEW successfully staved off a grab for the roses by
HAN KANG of SAND DANCERS. Does JADE MOUNTAIN have no one talented enough to dethrone
him? Word has it one team in JADE MOUNTAIN is taking speech lessons to try to bore
their opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
And how sociable are JADE MOUNTAIN's warriors? Come, let us see.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not for whom the
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
Leave me now, you base fools! As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond my
control, I must take my leave of this place. JADE MOUNTAIN, I leave you now. The
Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Green Axe. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny
Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MESSY MATHEW 3644 8 1 0 104 WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAN KANG 3569 16 33 1 82 SAND DANCERS (67)
-HORRIFYING ATTACK 3621 8 2 1 80 CRITICALS (13)
-SECURE DEFENS 490 3 3 0 74 CRITICALS (13)
-HOUND ARCHON 3617 13 13 1 69 APOKOLIPS (321)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ENCANTADORA 3620 11 13 0 55 APOKOLIPS (321)
BARRELS 3683 8 1 1 55 CRITICALS (13)
-ROUGH ROSI 3648 3 2 0 48 WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
MIGHTY ASSAULT 3674 3 1 1 42 CRITICALS (13)
-MS. SMOKEY MOON 3633 9 13 1 41 APOKOLIPS (321)
-SOUR SAM 3647 4 4 0 40 WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
-MOODY MARK 3645 4 1 0 37 WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHI HO 3663 8 9 0 33 SAND DANCERS (67)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KARASENDRIETH 3662 3 10 0 23 APOKOLIPS (321)
MEADOWLARK 3694 2 0 0 23 SAND DANCERS (67)
RUMBLER 3693 2 0 0 21 SAND DANCERS (67)
-F.U.B.A.R. 3688 2 0 0 17 APOKOLIPS (321)
STONE CUTTER 3695 2 0 0 14 SAND DANCERS (67)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
JOLMAN 3689 0 2 0 SAND DANCERS 67 MIGHTY ASSAULT 3674 569
MEADOWLARK 3587 18 21 1 SAND DANCERS 67 HORRIFYING ATTAC 3621 569
PERSONAL ADS
Messy Mathew -- Gods, clean up your room! -- Han Kang
Mighty Assault -- Trying to bury me in the sands was TOO MUCH. Don't do that again.
-- Chi Ho
And the new guys get three wins over standbys, giving them an unreasonably rosy view
of gladiation. -- Chi Ho
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MESSY MATHEW devastated HAN KANG in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
BARRELS won victory over CHI HO in a action packed 4 minute brutal battle.
MIGHTY ASSAULT was defeated by BAHNING THE LAWYER in a crowd pleasing 5 minute duel.
STONE CUTTER defeated GUARDSMAN TAN in a 1 minute novice's fight.
RUMBLER devastated LIGHTFINGER LU in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
MEADOWLARK defeated TALK-TO-DEATH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 2 - 1 85 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 4 - 1 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 3 - 1 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 10 - 2 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 12 - 1 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 19 - 1 30 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 572 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK MESSY MATHEW 3644 8 1 0 104 WEIRD STUDENTS (325)
TOTAL PARRY BARRELS 3683 8 1 1 55 CRITICALS (13)
STRIKING ATTACK MIGHTY ASSAULT 3674 3 1 1 42 CRITICALS (13)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HAN KANG 3569. The most popular warrior this turn
was MIGHTY ASSAULT 3674. The ten other most popular fighters were CHI HO 3663,
MEADOWLARK 3694, MESSY MATHEW 3644, STONE CUTTER 3695, BARRELS 3683, RUMBLER 3693,
HAN KANG 3569, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was HAN KANG 3569. The other ten least popular
fighters were RUMBLER 3693, BARRELS 3683, STONE CUTTER 3695, MESSY MATHEW 3644,
MEADOWLARK 3694, CHI HO 3663, MIGHTY ASSAULT 3674, 0, 0, and 0.
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA!
At long last, we are finally having a summer FTF in New Orleans! It will be held on
July 15-17, 2016, at the beautiful Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in downtown
New Orleans (504-378-2800). Room rates are $145.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which
includes free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, indoor pool,
and business center, as well as several resturants inside the hotel. Valet parking is
$40/night. The rooms are blocked--code RSI. (If you have issues making reservations,
please let us know!)
Hotel site: http://tinyurl.com/July16FTF
Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!
-- RSI
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood