DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/06/2011 Duedate: 01/02/2012 TELORINTHE ARENA DM-83 TURN-60 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS VODI OLLIS HEROES (27) (83-158) [22-25-1,118] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader VODI ALMENDRAS OLLIS HEROES (27) BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) (83-158) [22-25-1,118] (83-353) [2-1-0,28] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite YODA YODA OLLIS HEROES (27) OLLIS HEROES (27) (83-274) [10-16-0,66] (83-274) [10-16-0,66] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM OLDIES (5) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. OLDIES (5) 44 2. OLLIS HEROES (27) 27 OLDIES (5) 3. MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) 26 Unchartered Team 4. SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) -18 5. BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) -27 BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 OLDIES (5) 206 94 8 68.7 1/ 2 OLDIES (5) 10 5 1 2/ 3 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) 59 41 2 59.0 2/ 3 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) 8 4 0 3/ 2*BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) 14 10 0 58.3 3/ 1*BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) 8 6 0 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) 97 98 4 49.7 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) 6 9 0 5/ 0 OLLIS HEROES (27) 114 119 5 48.9 5/ 0 OLLIS HEROES (27) 3 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 339): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): TERROR TWIN of ALL NIGHT LONG (?, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 274): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 244): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 59): SVEN of SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She-Puppy, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): MOSGIEL of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 339): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 274): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 244): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 59): BLACK LIGHTNING II (Dark Angel, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTUS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 58): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, Accordion went to the Isle and suddenly I found myself in a title fight. I'm glad, although my manager (and I use the word with some sarcasm) didn't really want it. As you all can see from the Stylemasters list, I use the Total Parry style. And honestly, I'm pretty scummy, though I do hit my opponents sometimes. I want to point out that Cracker Jacks went down from his wounds, not from exhaustion. Since we Van came here, we've said very little. We are men of few words, and our native tongue is not spoken here. This will be my 25th fight, and I don't think I've written an ad. And now, I have to do a DM column. Please pardon the girly- noise, but... EEK! I'll probably be fighting a stand-in, since the only Challenger Champion is one of my teammates. Some of the stand-ins are actually fairly tough, but the odds are that I'll be here again next time. So I have to think of more to say! Again, EEK! Enough girly noises. I'm going to go practice so I don't get beaten by a stand- in. Sven of the Van SPY REPORT Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the clash and bustle of the weekly TELORINTHE games. Former top team BLACK LIGHTNING II was unseated this week as OLDIES moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 4-1-0 record for the round. CIRCLE K caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested FABER CASTELL and was awarded 18 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, CUSTODIAN put down SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT, causing him to lose 13 points of recognition in the process. The city has turned out in honor of VODI, for with his arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! 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. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. MIDDLE WAY 21 is feared. This much I can say. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last week avoiding MIDDLE WAY 21. Indeed it was OLDIES. Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. BERTHOLD take warning! You have more than a few enemies in TELORINTHE. What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? 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! If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times already in TELORINTHE. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! 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 VODI 158 22 25 1 118 OLLIS HEROES (27) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MORIS NAHR 291 20 19 1 102 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) BERTHOLD 314 18 7 2 102 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SVEN 309 14 11 0 90 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) CRACKER JACKS 303 10 9 1 89 OLDIES (5) SAM TALL 293 18 21 0 80 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) SANGER 315 16 9 0 76 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YODA 274 10 16 0 66 OLLIS HEROES (27) CONTRACT BRIDGE 308 10 5 1 61 OLDIES (5) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ERIC 311 7 8 0 49 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) INDIANA JONES 297 6 7 0 37 OLLIS HEROES (27) LIFE SCOUT 316 9 5 0 34 OLDIES (5) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CUSTODIAN 325 3 6 0 32 OLDIES (5) MELANIE OBERN 324 6 4 1 30 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) ALMENDRAS 353 2 1 0 28 BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SOUTHBOUND 334 3 2 0 24 BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BEN10 306 4 1 2 22 OLLIS HEROES (27) PETRO SALM 337 4 4 0 21 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) BOOLUUGY 333 3 2 0 20 BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) CIRCLE K 354 1 0 0 18 OLDIES (5) ROSANA SABEL 326 3 6 0 16 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) FABER CASTELL 335 3 2 0 11 BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT 336 3 2 0 11 BLACK LIGHTNING II (44) HARRY POTTER 317 0 2 0 2 OLLIS HEROES (27) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Fo those who were interested, Accordion's faves were: HA, Hi/Lo, Riposte. -- Coach Congrats to Sven, suddenly the DM. Kudos to the STV team. -- Coach Bandit Prince -- You were no match for my loud bellows and superior squeeze. -- Accordion, retired Sven -- I had my chance, but couldn't do it. You are the better warrior and deserve the title. -- Cracker Jacks (drowning his sorrows in Dr. Pepper) Moris Nahr -- Well, I guess you showed me! Well done. -- Contract Bridge (hoping for a better deal next time) Booluugy -- Uh, wow! You are quite the speciman! I had just enough merit badges to hold you off. Whew! -- Life Scout Melanie Obern -- Wham, bam, and back to the toilets for me! You fought superbly! -- Custodian Amazingly, in our small arena, we had 9 of 10 styles fight last turn. No bashers? -- Coach Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to all. May your New Year be filled with fun and prosperity. -- Coach and The Oldies Cracker Jacks -- Candy coated popcorn, peanuts and a prize? The prize was being Duelmaster. An honor I really wasn't looking for. But thanks for the challenge. -- Sven Kung-Fu Master -- Yes, I know you're a stand-in. But you should work on your parries. -- Berthold That isn't allowed. -- Arenamaster Salgreid Sam Tall -- I didn't mean that bit about sending you to Ahringol. Tried to hit you very lightly, that last time. -- Sanger Faber Castell -- Honestly, I was not aiming for your neck. -- Eric Accordion -- Besides, I'm tone-deaf. -- Morris Nahr Life Scout -- Yeah. Me, I always wanted to be a Girl Scout. -- Petro Salm Contract Bridge -- Well, we WERE playing with MY deck. I never play cards with someone else's deck. Just asking for trouble. -- Moris Nahr Sanger -- Heck. -- Sam Tall P.S. You short types are just jealous. Custodian -- And now YOUR clock is clean, too. This is good. They can chime in tandem. -- Melanie Obern Southbound -- At this time of year, I should HOPE so! I'd go myself, if I got the chance. -- Rosana Sabel Almendras -- Ah... almonds? I do like almonds, though not marzipan. -- Petro Salm P.S. Sorry if I'm off base there, but I'm being distracted by a fly. One of those flies that goes around and around and back and forth, and never LANDS so I can SWAT IT. It's one of the more annoying curses of the universe, even worse than closed shoes. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS CRACKER JACKS was bested by BERTHOLD in a 2 minute Challenge fight. CUSTODIAN devastated SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. SVEN was handily defeated by VODI in a 3 minute one-sided Title match. SAM TALL won victory over YODA in a popular 3 minute master's brawl. MORIS NAHR overpowered SANGER in a 1 minute mismatched match. CONTRACT BRIDGE devastated MELANIE OBERN in a 1 minute one-sided duel. ERIC bested ALMENDRAS in a 2 minute master vs. amateur match. INDIANA JONES savagely defeated SOUTHBOUND in a 4 minute expert vs. beginner melee. LIFE SCOUT unbelievably bested ROSANA SABEL in a 4 minute gruesome fight. PETRO SALM vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight. HARRY POTTER was beaten by BOOLUUGY in a 1 minute novice's melee. BEN10 overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match. FABER CASTELL was bested by CIRCLE K in a 2 minute amateur's conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 13 - 1 68 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 6 - 3 - 0 67 | |PARRY-STRIKE 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 20 - 14 - 0 59 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 8 - 0 58 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 13 - 1 50 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 0 45 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 - 0 0 | Turn 60 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 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 PARRY-STRIKE SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK MORIS NAHR 291 20 19 1 102 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) WALL OF STEEL BERTHOLD 314 18 7 2 102 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) TOTAL PARRY SVEN 309 14 11 0 90 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) STRIKING ATTACK CRACKER JACKS 303 10 9 1 89 OLDIES (5) PARRY-LUNGE SANGER 315 16 9 0 76 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is YODA 274. The most popular warrior this turn was YODA 274. The ten other most popular fighters were INDIANA JONES 297, ROSANA SABEL 326, CRACKER JACKS 303, MORIS NAHR 291, ERIC 311, CIRCLE K 354, BERTHOLD 314, CUSTODIAN 325, SAM TALL 293, and CONTRACT BRIDGE 308. The least popular fighter this week was MELANIE OBERN 324. The other ten least popular fighters were SANGER 315, SVEN 309, SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT 336, BEN10 306, HARRY POTTER 317, LIFE SCOUT 316, VODI 158, FABER CASTELL 335, BOOLUUGY 333, and PETRO SALM 337. MAIL-IN TOURNEY LII DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TOA JALLER 183 (13-19-0) 1 3 0 OLLIS HEROES DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME AVATAR 283 (7-8-1) 6 3 1 OLLIS HEROES 3RD AND 98 142 (7-3-0) 1 3 0 BAD SIGNS BLOODY STOOL 143 (11-6-0) 0 2 0 BAD SIGNS BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Winter 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: DM 96: for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and DM 97: 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 is 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 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 Wednesday, January 11, 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 surviving 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 A.D. Astute managers will note that this means a slim, but possible chance that a warrior designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of the top three places, and go on to glory in A.D. That warrior 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!