DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/01/2021 Duedate: 01/14/2021
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 573
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PYKE
PRAE DELORE SINCERAM (1800)
(93-10523) [4-2-0,31]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY PYKE
PRAE DELORE SINCERAM (1800)
(93-10523) [4-2-0,31]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
MAZIKEEN ANDREA RHODES
PRAE DELORE SINCERAM (1800) THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679)
(93-10525) [2-4-0,24] (93-9789) [1-3-0,13]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PRAE DELORE SINCERAM (1800) 43
2. BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808) 24 SUBJUGATORS (617)
3. THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679) 12 Unchartered Team
BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2*FUNGUS AMONG US (1802) 12 8 1 60.0 1/ 3*BASH BROS QUARANTI (1808) 6 4 0
2/ 1*BASH BROS QUARANTI (1808) 6 4 0 60.0 2/ 7*PRAE DELORE SINCER (1800) 5 5 1
3- 3*DISTINCT COLORS (1807) 3 2 0 60.0 3- 1*FUNGUS AMONG US (1802) 3 2 1
4/ 6*PRAE DELORE SINCER (1800) 16 14 2 53.3 4- 5*DISTINCT COLORS (1807) 3 2 0
5/ 0*THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679) 7 11 0 38.9 5/ 0*THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679) 3 2 0
6- 0*THE REFORMERS (1801) 2 8 0 20.0 6- 0*THE REFORMERS (1801) 0 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Featuring: Assur's BB Quarantine
We are in the middle of a pandemic. I took advantage of my remote work situation
to spend some quality time with my son and family (including a new baby). It was a
great time, but while I was away, my home county instituted a new rule for people
coming into the county from afar. We must quaratine ourselves when we return. So
here I am in quarantine.
Of course that means I must stay INDOORS. My first warrior on this new team came
to me as 11-10-12-14-4-3-16. Low will and speed, high wit and deftness. Looks like an
Aimed Blow or Parry Riposte. Endurance is not so much a concern for either style, so
7 will is the breakpoint (and also the recommended absolute minimum for will). 17 wit
is hard to pass up. I very rarely pass up 17 or 21 wit. There are exceptions, but
not many. 8 points left. 15-13-12-17-7-3-17 PR or 11-13-12-17-7-3-21 AB are the two
designs I came up with. I chose the AB.
Since I have to stay in, I will be relying on DELIVERIES for essentials. 16-9-9-
10-9-5-12. The wit & will on this guy is not good. I recommend either going 11-15 or
15-9. With the low speed, a hybrid is probably better, so 11-15 would be what I would
recommend, probably 17-14-9-11-15-5-13. I'm in an Aimed Blow kind of mood and I'm
fine running temporary 11-9 wit-will warriors. My design was 17-14-9-11-9-5-17 with
two extra points. When I sent this in, I added them to deftness for the extra attack
skill, but that is an illegal design. Presumably the commission will 'fix' this for
me (If I'd caught it I would have added the points to con and wil).
I don't have one, but PETS are a problem if you have to quarantine. I am
technically not allowed to take them out for a walk. 7-7-8-9-15-9-15. This is an easy
one. I am always looking for potential tourney warriors and one way to make a tourney
warrior is to make a 'bust' out warrior. The idea here is that you train a ton of
skills for some future tourney. In this case, I would have to graduate the warrior
first, get to the top of a class, and then train the two 21's to 25 before and during
the tourney. I went 7-7-8-11-21-9-21 AB with this one. What a beautiful warrior
(right up until it dies).
Finally, I can't see my FRIENDS and FAMILY in person. These two warriors came as
9-11-7-6-13-15-9 and 11-12-15-10-10-8-4. The first is a tough setup. Not a great
scum, not a great offensive. Stick to your best and strongest styles with these
types. 12 strength is a nice damage breakpoint, 17 will and 11 deftness are clearly
desired. 5 points left. I chose the 11 wit skill breakpoint, but adding some con
would be nice, too. 12-11-7-11-17-15-11 Wall of Steel (Lunger might be a better
choice on this one, but I've not had fun recently with 17 will lungers).
The final warrior, like #3, is challenged in wit and will. The same 15-10 or 11-
15 recommendation probably applies. This one also lacks deftness. To be honest, Dark
Arena would be my recommendation to new managers on this one. Find something better.
Since we sponsors are supposed to run everything, I will show another type of warrior,
a burner. The idea here is similar to the bust warrior, set up your stats to get a
lot of skills with quick trains. Only this time, you plan to do it early in the
warrior's career, not later. I can only add to two of wit/will/deftness. Since I
already know my style, I choose wit and will. 11-12-15-16-16-8-6. He'll train to ?-
14-15-17-17-8-7 early and hopefully that will be enough to win. He'll of course
choose to be a lunger, one of the strongest styles in the game.
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of NOBLISH ISLAND! Once again I've been called out of
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Woof! FUNGUS AMONG US
were a bunch of dogs after BASH BROS QUARANTINE got through with 'em! 3rd ain't so
sweet as 1st! Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I
think I'm gonna be... Well, PRAE DELORE SINCERAM's 2nd moved them up to 4-1-1 place.
What's with PETS? He actually beat THIRD HIWAY 2's ED ALLEY, and walked away with 20
more points from the fight. Laughs were big at BASH BROS QUARANTINE while they
watched PETS clobber ED ALLEY. He lost 13 points and got bruised from objects thrown
from the stands. I'm sure NOBLISH ISLAND is excited about PYKE, the new Duelmaster
from PRAE DELORE SINCERAM. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have...
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling
of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, DISTINCT COLORS!
Management must be dealin', as the boys at BASH BROS QUARANTINE ain't reelin'!
DISTINCT COLORS' mad!
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. How long have I been here? I got people to see,
places to go...
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here?
NOBLISH ISLAND is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.
Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf
Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PYKE 10523 4 2 0 31 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SPORETICUS 10534 4 0 0 48 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
-IMA FUN GUY 10536 3 1 0 38 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BENNY STREETER 9790 3 1 0 26 THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679)
PETS 10579 2 0 0 25 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
MAZIKEEN 10525 2 4 0 24 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MORNING STAR 10524 3 3 1 23 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
-BURGANDY 10572 1 0 0 22 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
THE BLIGHT 10522 3 3 1 21 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
-PSYCHOCYBIN 10537 1 3 1 21 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
ERIC 10521 4 2 0 19 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
DORA LANE 9792 1 2 0 14 THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679)
-OH SHITAKE 10535 2 2 0 13 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
ANDREA RHODES 9789 1 3 0 13 THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679)
-LICHEN THROPE 10533 2 2 0 12 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
FAMILY 10581 1 1 0 12 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
FRIENDS 10577 1 1 0 10 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
-ORANGE 10573 1 0 0 10 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
-YELLOW 10574 1 0 0 9 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
ED ALLEY 9793 2 1 0 7 THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679)
-CHARLES SPURGEN 10530 0 2 0 6 THE REFORMERS (1801)
DELIVERIES 10580 1 1 0 4 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
INDOORS 10578 1 1 0 4 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
CHARLENE WAYE 9791 0 4 0 4 THIRD HIWAY 2 (1679)
-JOHN WESLEY 10527 0 2 0 2 THE REFORMERS (1801)
-LAVENDER 10575 0 1 0 1 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
-AQUA 10576 0 1 0 1 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
-HUGH LATIMER 10558 0 1 0 1 THE REFORMERS (1801)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB 0 0 0 THE BLIGHT 10522 573 NONE
CRIP 10546 1 2 0 D2 NAMES TO KNO 1795 SUSPICIOUS BOOK 10551 570
THOMAS CRANMER 10528 0 2 0 THE REFORMERS 1801 MORNING STAR 10524 569 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
with Condemned and Chaos gone, who will hold the DM title? Will it be Fungus or Delore
or possibly a surprise? -- Whitey, Mgr. Distinct Colors
What?! Was that really a Brash Bros on top?! Wear your face masks, Everyone. The
Quarantine has hit Noblish. -- Whitey
Hammer, Assur, you can't catch me because I'm the Gingerbread Man! -- Whitey
All, I failed (typo) to add the design of that aimed-blow in my last (and first) Team
Spotlight. The Aimer is 17-4-6-21-10-5-21. Looks nice! However all Aimers die quickly,
especially 4-con Aimers. If he lasts, I shall send him to this next Mailer and report.
-- Whitey
Pets, I don't want no pets! Next time I give you a bath Pets! -- Aqua
The Blight, gotcha! Now had you been Covid....... -- Yellow
Eric, you are from the Prae team? You shoulda prayed more, Bud. -- Burgandy
Morning Star, oh, my. You were way too experienced for me. You were my first
boyfriend, but you wanted too much and I had to escape. I don't want to see you again!
-- Lavender
Family, I am proud to have given Quarantine and that old feller Assur a first lost.
Phbbbttttt! -- Orange
Health. Humility. Honor. Noblish is noble. -- Whitey (Consortium affiliated)
Noblish Newbies -- Hey Noobs! Hopefully next cycle my stable will be active!
Meanwhile, enjoy the game and make friends! The Duel 2 community is a family filled
with friends and friendly foes! -- Hammer, mgr 5 Card Draw
P.S. I hope all you Noobs enjoyed the song!
Whitey -- Thank you for the warm welcome! It is an honor to be included as a new
teacher/coach/mentor for all the Noobs who are learning the ropes as aspiring Duel 2
gladiator managers! -- Hammer, mgr 5 Card Draw
P.S. Looking forward to matching blades and wits with my Duel 2 friends Assur,
Consortium and Jorja when she shows up!
P.P.S. Feel free to expound on the virtues of the warflail and anything else that
triggers some helpful insight for all the Noobs from my spotlight scribbling!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MORNING STAR was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
THE BLIGHT killed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute melee.
PYKE demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute bloody uneven Title fight.
ERIC devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MAZIKEEN demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BENNY STREETER won victory over FRIENDS in a 3 minute amateur's fight.
CHARLENE WAYE was overpowered by FAMILY in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
DORA LANE defeated INDOORS in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's melee.
ED ALLEY was vanquished by PETS in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
ANDREA RHODES viciously subdued DELIVERIES in a exciting 3 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 4 - 1 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 12 - 0 57 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 36 - 28 - 4 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 28 - 24 - 2 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 18 - 2 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 23 - 3 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 28 - 29 - 2 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 11 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 573 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 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MAZIKEEN 10525. The most popular warrior this turn
was ANDREA RHODES 9789. The ten other most popular fighters were DORA LANE 9792,
BENNY STREETER 9790, FRIENDS 10577, PETS 10579, MORNING STAR 10524, THE BLIGHT 10522,
PYKE 10523, ERIC 10521, MAZIKEEN 10525, and INDOORS 10578.
The least popular fighter this week was CHARLENE WAYE 9791. The other ten least
popular fighters were ED ALLEY 9793, FAMILY 10581, DELIVERIES 10580, INDOORS 10578,
MAZIKEEN 10525, ERIC 10521, PYKE 10523, THE BLIGHT 10522, MORNING STAR 10524, and
PETS 10579.
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2021
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new round of Bloodgames beginning at the
Winter Mail-in! 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. We will hold three different arenas:
Mail-in-Style (DM 97): One strategy for all ten rounds, due January 16.
This arena will process along with the winter mail-in.
Regular Speed (DM 96): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due February 2 and turns process every 14 days.
Slow (DM 95): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due May 10 and turns process every 28 days.
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.)
To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them in. We'll mail or email
your overviews and you can write up your strategies.
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 turn-based bloodgames (DM 96 and DM 95), there are
no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in style arena (DM 97), each
warrior will have a single strategy for all ten rounds. There will be no DA
challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 97 is due January 16, DM 96 is due February 2, and
DM 95 is due May 10. DM 97 will process along with the winter mail-in and the other
two are turn-based and will process on a 14- and 28-day schedule respectively.
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!