DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/20/2017    Duedate: 05/03/2017

JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA

DM-75    TURN-602

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BARRELS
CRITICALS (13)
(75-3683) [24-15-1,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BARRELS                        POSITION IS EMPTY
CRITICALS (13)                 
(75-3683) [24-15-1,101]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RUMBLER                        HAN KI
SAND DANCERS (67)              SAND DANCERS (67)
(75-3693) [15-17-0,82]         (75-3746) [7-10-1,41]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SWORD FOR HIRE (124)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CRITICALS (13)              12
2. SWORD FOR HIRE (124)         9      CRITICALS (13)
3. SAND DANCERS (67)            3      Unchartered Team
4. U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)      0
                                       BASILLICA (186)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CRITICALS (13)           243 145 22 62.6   1/ 2 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)     10  5 0
 2/ 2 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)     180 120  6 60.0   2/ 1 SAND DANCERS (67)         8  7 1
 3- 3*U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)   12   9  1 57.1   3/ 3 CRITICALS (13)            3  3 0
 4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (67)        %1210 %1683 36 41.8   4- 4*U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)   0  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Morning star?  Bash tactic?  I didn't want to graduate anyway!

                                          -- Chi Ho the Reluctant

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of JADE MOUNTAIN.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir 
to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Nothing is 
certain in JADE MOUNTAIN, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this 
down:  new top team--SWORD FOR HIRE.  SAND DANCERS had cause to celebrate, after 
RUMBLER got 22 points by beating BLACK ICE.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, 
RUMBLER was winsome, after beating BLACK ICE and seeing him lose 18 points.  What can 
be a greater victory?  BARRELS has taken his place as the top, as JADE MOUNTAIN's new 
Duelmaster.  Word has it one team in JADE MOUNTAIN is using psychics to predict wins. 
They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in JADE MOUNTAIN avoid CRITICALS.  Like a pup with its 
tail between its legs, SWORD FOR HIRE scurried away from CRITICALS.  Oh, the shame!  
Is it charming personality?  Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever 
it is, LADY CHAO is the most challenged warrior.  Willing to win at any cost is 
ULTIMATUM, who challenged COLD STEEL, 14 points junior.  Our sympathies, COLD STEEL!  
I thought ULTIMATUM showed great skill and promise when he defeated COLD STEEL.  All 
right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not for whom the 
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Do not think spyreporting in JADE MOUNTAIN is the highlight of my life.  Keep 
those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  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                  
 BARRELS 3683                 24  15  1   101       CRITICALS (13)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUMBLER 3693                 15  17  0    82       SAND DANCERS (67)
-FULL FORCE 3714               6   1  0    75       CRITICALS (13)
-SECURE DEFENS 490             3   3  0    74       CRITICALS (13)
 BLACK ICE 3726               11   7  0    67       SWORD FOR HIRE (124)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JADE GHOST 3760               4   1  0    61       SWORD FOR HIRE (124)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAN KI 3746                   7  10  1    41       SAND DANCERS (67)
 LADY CHAO 3736               10   9  0    39       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RENAISSANCE 3764              4   0  0    27       SWORD FOR HIRE (124)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOTDOG 3755                   5   6  0    21       SAND DANCERS (67)
 ULTIMATUM 3768                2   0  0    17       SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
 CURSED SCROLL 3765            2   1  0    16       SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
-TOM TAPIR 3730                2   2  0    12       U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
-LEWELLYN LLAMA 3731           2   2  1    10       U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
-OPRAH OKAPI 3728              2   1  0     7       U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
 COLD STEEL 3762               0   2  0     2       CRITICALS (13)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Imagine all of these really cool ads written in this space, congratulating the 
winners, consoling the losers, and promising better fights in the turns to come. -- A 
weary Angus McSweords, of Sword for Hire

Jorja -- Quiet Loner is, I suppose, enjoying his immortality.  He was a most 
intriguing person (design). Back in the day (the 90s) I never would have thought he 
would have been a success. -- A. McSweords

Rumbler -- I'm finally beginning to look like a fighter. -- Black Ice

Chi Ho -- Congrats on your immortality, and your time as this fine city's champion. -- 
A. McSweords 

I know I have the turn around here somewhere, but I can't seem to lay my hand on it.  
Or my eyes either.  If I find it in time, I'll do regular personals, but if not:  To 
those we fought -- Good fight. -- We who fought you. -- Jorja for the Sand Dancers

Much later-- Found it.  I dunno why it was hiding, but I dug into a pile of junk mail 
and found it.

Black Ice -- That just looks DIRTY.  Clean it up. -- Rumbler

Full Force -- You DID laugh, I could tell. -- Lady Chao

Jade Ghost -- Oh, well, I *knew* I couldn't fight a ghost with steel. -- Han Ki

Standbys are great. -- Hotdog

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JADE GHOST devastated LADY CHAO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ULTIMATUM slimly won victory over COLD STEEL in a 13 minute Challenge battle.
CHI HO was unbelievably bested by BARRELS in a popular 3 minute master's Title brawl.
BLACK ICE was subdued by RUMBLER in a 2 minute competition.
HAN KI viciously subdued STONEFACE MIKARN in a 3 minute veteran vs. amateur duel.
RENAISSANCE viciously subdued HOTDOG in a 12 minute competition.
CURSED SCROLL vanquished LIGHTFINGER LU in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  11 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 602 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:

BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         6  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BARRELS 3683               24  15  1  101 CRITICALS (13)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BLACK ICE 3726             11   7  0   67 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
BASHING ATTACK   JADE GHOST 3760             4   1  0   61 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
AIMED BLOW       LADY CHAO 3736             10   9  0   39 SAND DANCERS (67)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RUMBLER 3693.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HAN KI 3746.  The ten other most popular fighters were RUMBLER 3693, JADE GHOST 
3760, BARRELS 3683, COLD STEEL 3762, BLACK ICE 3726, CURSED SCROLL 3765, LADY CHAO 
3736, ULTIMATUM 3768, RENAISSANCE 3764, and HOTDOG 3755.

The least popular fighter this week was HOTDOG 3755.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RENAISSANCE 3764, ULTIMATUM 3768, LADY CHAO 3736, CURSED SCROLL 3765, 
BLACK ICE 3726, COLD STEEL 3762, BARRELS 3683, JADE GHOST 3760, RUMBLER 3693, and HAN 
KI 3746.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

CHI HO (75-3663) SAND DANCERS (67)

                          BLOODGAMES AND MORE BLOODGAMES!

The Mail-in Bloodgames that were set to run at Face-to-Face 58 in January did not 
process because we had trouble with the warrior data for that arena.  Unfortunately, 
the warrior data was irretrievably lost.  We have credited everyone for those teams.

So here's what we're going to do:

We will hold a replacement Mail-in Bloodgames (DM 97) on June 17.  To participate,
submit your team (10 warriors, design-your-own, one of each style).  When we receive 
your team "rollup", we will send you back warrior overviews.  Your strategies for the 
Replacement Mail-in Bloodgames (DM 97) are due June 17.  We will process all ten 
rounds, one after another, and mail all results later that week.  The costs and 
Bloodgames rules will remain the same. 

In addition to this, we will also hold another Bloodgames (DM 95), but this one will 
process as a slow arena.  Design your teams in the same way:  10 warriors, design-
your-own, one warrior of each fighting style.  Managers may submit turn input each 
round for their warriors, similar to the Face-to-Face style Bloodgames (no challenges, 
only Bloodfeuds).  Your strategies for the first round of the Arena Bloodgames (DM 95) 
are due on June 24.  This arena will run ten rounds, once every four weeks.

The Summer Face-to-Face is coming up and we will hold the regularly scheduled Face-to-
Face style and Mail-in style Bloodgames there, as well.  We hope everyone will enjoy 
one or more of these Bloodgames arenas!

					  -- RSI    

                        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!