DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/11/2022 Duedate: 03/24/2022
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 604
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CELERIS SSVALEN
FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
(93-10721) [5-3-1,45]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY CELERIS SSVALEN
FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
(93-10721) [5-3-1,45]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
MAGGEPHAH PRIEST EBONY EYES
MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832) EVERLY BROTHERS (1848)
(93-10727) [5-5-0,33] (93-10816) [1-1-0,15]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. EVERLY BROTHERS (1848) 42
2. DEM BUMS (1845) 37 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832)
3. CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844) 32 Unchartered Team
4. BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846) 30
5. MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832) 17 BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846) 12 3 0 80.0 1/ 2*BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846) 12 3 0
2/ 5*CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844) 7 3 0 70.0 2/ 4*ZOO KEEPERS (1843) 9 6 1
3/ 8*EVERLY BROTHERS (1848) 7 3 0 70.0 3/ 3 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832) 8 7 0
4/ 3*ZOO KEEPERS (1843) 9 6 1 60.0 4/ 6*CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844) 7 3 0
5/ 4*FALLEN WORLDS (1831) 16 14 1 53.3 5/ 9*EVERLY BROTHERS (1848) 7 3 0
6/ 6*DARKATHIAS' DEMONS (1837) 12 12 0 50.0 6/ 1*DARKATHIAS' DEMONS (1837) 6 9 0
7/ 1*G'S SOCIAL CLUB (1838) 3 4 0 42.9 7/ 5*FALLEN WORLDS (1831) 4 6 0
8/ 7 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832) 21 29 1 42.0 8/11*DEM BUMS (1845) 4 11 0
9- 9*FEARSOM FIVE (1833) 3 7 0 30.0 9/ 7*CLOWDER OF KATZ (1840) 3 7 0
10/12*DEM BUMS (1845) 4 11 0 26.7 10/ 8*G'S SOCIAL CLUB (1838) 1 4 0
11/10*CLOWDER OF KATZ (1840) 5 15 0 25.0 11-12*FEARSOM FIVE (1833) 0 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
In a recent Assur spotlight, he indicated that The Consortium ran quite a few
strikers. With that in mind, and in support of Assur's fine document on strikers, The
Consortium decided to allow posting the starting stats on all the recent (2021 and
very early 2022) Consortium striker and basher graduates. Of the 30 graduates in this
time frame, 8 were strikers and 8 were bashers. The other 14 were a variety of AB, LU,
SL, TP. None were PL, PR, PS, WS, although in the 1,230 graduates, The Consortium does
have all styles several to many times over.
The code:
stats arena tourney favorite
record record weapon
STRIKERS
11-11-13-14-16-13-7 16-7-1 none BS
10-8-13-21-15-6-11 16-4-2 1-3-0 DA
17-11-7-15-9-14-11 22-13-2 none EP
11-11-11-21-17-6-7 14-6-1 17-12-0 LO
11-13-13-17-9-10-11 16-18-0 none BA
17-9-9-17-9-6-17 19-5-0 none ML
17-6-12-17-9-12-11 17-3-1 none HL
10-8-13-21-15-6-11 16-2-0 23-12-0 GS
total arena record 136-58-7 .701
total tourney record 41-27-0 .603
average of the 8 designs (rounded) 13-10-11-18-12-9-11
BASHERS
17-8-11-17-9-11-11 15-5-0 none HL
18-4-9-17-17-12-7 16-4-3 none LG
13-10-11-15-15-9-11 14-6-0 none GA
13-4-11-21-15-9-11 18-2-1 12-6-0 GS
13-5-15-15-15-14-7 14-9-1 2-3-0 ME
13-9-15-21-15-4-7 19-9-0 26-29-0 MS
17-9-9-17-9-12-11 16-4-0 none HL
17-10-9-21-17-3-7 12-6-0 24-12-1 MA
total arena record 134-45-5 .749
total tourney record 64-53-1 .547
average of the 8 designs (rounded) 15-7-12-18-14-9-9
Take this information for what it is worth. Then reread the Assur striker design
article of two turns ago. You will find that these strikers add validation to that
fine Assur spotlight.
P.S. Later, I added another five graduate strikers, the ones most previous to the 8
above.
11-11-14-17-15-9-7 22-3-3 2-6-0 WH
9-12-16-15-9-12-11 17-5-0 none ML
17-8-6-17-10-13-13 19-11-0 none QS
9-13-14-17-9-7-15 20-19-0 none HA
10-9-6-21-9-12-7 16-4-2 5-3-0 BS
-- Agent Smith (On behalf of the Consortium) Feb 28, 2022
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LETTER FROM LAPUR T-936
Rumor has it that Hammer has misplaced his information sheet for the replacement
warrior who is supposed to be added to our stable!
Hammer actually knows where it is!
Where?
Hidden in a stack of papers that have piled up from the various arenas where Hammer
has currently active stables!
The Big News for 5 Card Draw is that Hammer has officially filled out the paperwork
for his newest DM 93 Noblish Island Arena stable!
Now it is only a matter of time before his Anew Flower Power stable fulfills their ten
turns of training and then transfer over here to DM 29 Lapur Arena!
We now have about 10 Cycles to have a shot at graduating from Lapur Arena in DM 29,
but such a goal seems to be an unrealistic one!
Jack Of Diamonds nearly bought the farm as a result of his most recent fight that sent
him to the Infirmary! He now has an 8-8-0, 39 record and is mired in the Adepts, so it
does not look very feasible for him to graduate before Hammer sends his new stable to
the DM 29 Lapur Arena!
Queen Of Hearts currently has the most realistic chance of graduating, mainly because
her victory against The Userous Merchant landed her in the Challenger Adepts rankings!
Heart Queen now has a 9-7-0, 57 record after sending her foe to the Infirmary!
Queen Of Clubs also got a win to improve her record to 8-8-0, 34; where she is now
listed at the bottom of the pile in the Adepts rankings!
Yours Truly lost again! I now am floundering with a 4-12-0, 24 record in the
Challenger Initiates rankings!
Hammer has a soft spot for my fighting style, as witnessed by two of his newest
recruits for his Anew Flower Power stable, which is probably why I have not been sent
to the Dark Arena!
DM 29 Lapur Arena is currently stocked with 14 listed active stables, but some of
those stables have a smaller roster of active fighters than we have!
Eoghan McGrimm, who is an actual Human Spy Reporter, seems to be enjoying the influx
of new warriors, who are now fighting in DM 29, or at least he seems to be, according
to his writing!
Consortium still has his warrior named Uninterested sitting atop the Lapur Arena
Throne!
The Bloke, who is the manager mouthpiece for Consortium, is still quite the talker in
the DM 29 Personal Ads! Of course, The Bloke backs up his talk with results on the
battle-arena sands!
Assur is gearing up his Bash Bros Taxi stable for some fierce competition in the
future!
So, as for all you New Players over in the DM 93 Noblish Island Arena, there is still
plenty of room over here in the DM 29 Lapur Arena for you to send a stable and enjoy
the competition!
Consider transferring your current team after your ten turns of training, or recruit a
new stable and send them on over here to teach us 5 Card Draw losers a thing or three!
"May You New Players Fare Better Than I Do!"
-- Wild Card Joker of 5 Card Draw in DM 29 and former loser in DM 93
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Hello All,
Thank you for the welcome. My team and I appreciate it.
Rollo is a half-elf aimed blow. I found him fighting for scraps in some run-down arena
but he is improving.
Trevana is a shewish giant parry striker and seems to improve with every fight.
Morgana is a karnhorn striker and is still trying to figgure out which weapon fits her
best but she is not doing too bad.
Dakavias is my shewish giant basher. He is also trying to find his perfect weapon and
improves with each fight.
Drake is my Kannar ripper and is the pride and joy of my stable. I hope to see him go
all the way.
-- Darkathias
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NEW STABLE PRELUDE
Hammer stood before his new recruits with a somewhat somber satisfaction that these
five would be suitable enough to replace his 5 Card Draw stable in DM 29, once his
newly anointed Anew Flower Power stable completed their DM 93 ten turns of training!
Long ago, the Veteran Manager had sent a stable named Flower Power to the DM 28 Morya
Arena. Over the years that had passed, that stable had been replaced by other
renditions of a Flower-themed derivative to fight in the Slow Arena.
Hammer had originally decided to send this new stable to Morya also, but when he
received the plea from the Gladiatorial Commission to help rebuild the DM 29 Lapur
Arena to its former glory, the Veteran Manager had decided to send this Anew Flower
Power stable to the Lapur Arena!
In the interim, Hammer decided to help out with the growth of DM 29 by sending his
retired 5 Card Draw stable to fill the gap! Hammer was looking forward to replacing
them with his Anew Flower Power, once they survived their ten turns of DM 93 training!
Hammer had already chosen the names for his Anew Flower Power warriors, well before
receiving their prospective warrior creation stats, including an Azalea-named warrior.
However, the Veteran Manager had also been undecided about naming a warrior either
Poppy Popovinski or Poppy Popularity, but when his new Team Creation Sheet arrived
from the Gladiatorial Commission, the Veteran Manager chose to use both names, because
he had an opportunity to create two of his favorite fighting style warriors, instead
of just one!
Hammer was blessed with the rare opportunity to create a scum Total Parry, instead of
his preferred offensive Total Parry, so he named this scum Dandelion Denial, being
denied an offensive version!
Rosebud Blooming was the first name that Hammer had decided to name one of his new
warriors, so the Veteran Manager decided to create him as an experimental Lunger!
Finally, the Veteran Manager chose the name Violet Visionary for a Basher, mainly
because the creation statistics did not seem to fit well with any other warrior that
Hammer might be inclined to send to DM 29 via DM 93, so creating a Basher was actually
a default choice!
"My Name Should Be Violent Visionary!"
But, no matter how much the Basher protested his name, the Veteran Manager merely
responded to the bellows of his newly-created Basher with the following response:
"It Is What It Is!"
Hammer had spoken!
"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!"
--- Hammer / Minister of War, Duel 2 Sponsor, mgr of the soon-to-be-transferred
Milchamah Return and the soon-to-arrive Anew Flower Power
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
Hammer thought for sure that a New Player would guide a gladiator to the DM 93 Throne!
But here I am!
A Pleasant Surprise for Hammer!
Especially since I was named in honor of a deceased dueler!
If I live to transfer with my stable-mates, we will be relocating to the DM 78 Lin
Tirian Arena!
I rather suspect that Perry County is a Consortium stable!
Consortium stables are all over the place it seems!
Always good to have friendly competition among friends!
Hammer is already grooming his new stable Anew Flower Power to compete in the DM 29
Lapur Arena!
There is plenty of room in the Lapur Arena for you New Players to send a stable!
Hammer did not issue any challenges or avoids in my behalf for my last fight in the DM
93 Arena!
We will see how that affects my career before I travel to the DM 78 Lin Tirian Arena!
Enjoying the View from the Top!
-- Maggephah Priest of Milchamah Return, your newest Surprise DM 93 Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in NOBLISH ISLAND this turn, and
let's start with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the
difference, as DARKATHIAS' DEMONS is pushed out of top team by BB BACHELOR AGAIN, who
came from 2nd with a 4-1-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for
there are sorrows to drown for DARKATHIAS' DEMONS, whose 1-4-0 this turn dropped them
by 5 into 6th. EVERLY BROTHERS stable has parlayed this turn's 5-0-0 into a 4 space
move up the rankings. This brings them up to 5th place. Good work, guys! The
CRIMSON SCOURGE guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.
You never know where this kind of thing can lead. And let's see, SQUIRE fought DON
JUAN and gained 19 points and contributed to G'S SOCIAL CLUB's 1-4-0. LADY SNUSNA
has lost to MAHATSAWD REBORN, falling 15 points, while helping make FALLEN WORLDS a
1-4-0 turn. Our last turn's Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to CONVICTED ASSASSIN,
and MAGGEPHAH PRIEST has made the way for a new Duelmaster! With MAGGEPHAH PRIEST
clearing the throne, FALLEN WORLDS of CELERIS SSVALEN takes a proud seat as NOBLISH
ISLAND's new Duelmaster, by virtue of recognition points. Can someone confirm a
rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Warty
Toad until they win. Maybe?
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. I also notice that the EVERLY BROTHERS
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on NOBLISH ISLAND, what are you
afraid of? And avoiding EVERLY BROTHERS more than any other team we find BB BACHELOR
AGAIN. NOBLISH ISLAND, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well,
sports fans, take notice that MEGINNAW FLAMING from MILCHAMAH RETURN was NOBLISH
ISLAND's most challenged warrior this turn.
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. We'd like to remind certain teams
not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's considered
rude.
I like this place, NOBLISH ISLAND, the taverns have old wine, and young serving
girls. Who could ask for more? Well, I'm burning daylight here in NOBLISH ISLAND
and I've a long road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in NOBLISH
ISLAND again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CELERIS SSVALEN 10721 5 3 1 45 FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAHATSAWD REBORN 10729 5 5 1 33 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832)
MAGGEPHAH PRIEST 10727 5 5 0 33 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832)
BRADDOCK GRIMMS 10722 6 2 0 30 FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
AIRPORT TAXI 10808 3 0 0 30 BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846)
COOKING 10809 3 0 0 25 BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846)
MEGINNAW FLAMING 10728 6 4 0 24 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CATHY'S CLOWN 10819 2 0 0 22 EVERLY BROTHERS (1848)
GRASSHOPPER 10800 2 0 0 21 CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844)
ROLLO 10760 3 2 0 20 DARKATHIAS' DEMONS (1837)
CLEANING 10810 2 1 0 20 BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846)
MYSTIC RAIN 10796 2 0 0 20 CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844)
BIRD DOG 10818 2 0 0 19 EVERLY BROTHERS (1848)
SQUIRE 10763 1 0 0 19 G'S SOCIAL CLUB (1838)
PEE WEE 10803 2 1 0 18 DEM BUMS (1845)
DUKE O FLATBUSH 10804 1 2 0 17 DEM BUMS (1845)
LAUNDRY 10806 2 1 0 16 BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846)
JASON V 10793 2 1 1 15 ZOO KEEPERS (1843)
MELON SMASHER 10798 2 0 0 15 CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844)
EBONY EYES 10816 1 1 0 15 EVERLY BROTHERS (1848)
MADKAWRAW ARISES 10755 3 5 0 14 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832)
MAKKEH DIFFERENT 10726 2 8 0 14 MILCHAMAH RETURN (1832)
RAINSTORM 10797 1 1 0 14 CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844)
LADY SNUSNA 10725 2 6 0 13 FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FREDDY K. 10795 2 1 0 13 ZOO KEEPERS (1843)
CATT KATZ 10776 1 3 0 13 CLOWDER OF KATZ (1840)
DRAKE 10761 3 2 0 11 DARKATHIAS' DEMONS (1837)
ROY CAMPANELLA 10802 1 2 0 10 DEM BUMS (1845)
MORGANA 10759 2 3 0 9 DARKATHIAS' DEMONS (1837)
LONELY 10807 2 1 0 9 BB BACHELOR AGAIN (1846)
DAKAVIAS 10779 2 3 0 9 DARKATHIAS' DEMONS (1837)
KATHMANDA KATZ 10775 2 2 0 8 CLOWDER OF KATZ (1840)
TREVANA 10758 2 2 0 8 DARKATHIAS' DEMONS (1837)
BOWLING GREEN 10820 1 1 0 8 EVERLY BROTHERS (1848)
DON JUAN 10791 2 1 0 7 ZOO KEEPERS (1843)
GOTHCA 10792 2 1 0 7 ZOO KEEPERS (1843)
FOREST BANDIT 10723 2 1 0 7 FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
PROBLEMS 10826 1 0 0 7 EVERLY BROTHERS (1848)
CATHERINE KATZ 10777 1 3 0 6 CLOWDER OF KATZ (1840)
KATE KATZ 10774 1 3 0 6 CLOWDER OF KATZ (1840)
MICHAEL M. 10794 1 2 0 5 ZOO KEEPERS (1843)
GROGHERD THUG 10724 1 2 0 5 FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
TWEEDLE DUM 10766 1 1 0 4 G'S SOCIAL CLUB (1838)
-SNAKE 10734 1 1 0 4 FEARSOM FIVE (1833)
TWEEDLE DEE 10765 1 1 0 4 G'S SOCIAL CLUB (1838)
-TORTUS 10736 1 1 0 4 FEARSOM FIVE (1833)
-SCORPION 10735 1 1 0 4 FEARSOM FIVE (1833)
KATYN KATZ 10778 0 4 0 4 CLOWDER OF KATZ (1840)
FORTY-TWO 10805 0 3 0 3 DEM BUMS (1845)
SANFORD BRAUN 10801 0 3 0 3 DEM BUMS (1845)
-GROCK 10733 0 2 0 2 FEARSOM FIVE (1833)
MOHITO 10799 0 2 0 2 CRIMSON SCOURGE (1844)
-STING 10737 0 2 0 2 FEARSOM FIVE (1833)
HENCHMAN 11 10767 0 1 0 1 G'S SOCIAL CLUB (1838)
THUG 11 10764 0 1 0 1 G'S SOCIAL CLUB (1838)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LET IT BE ME 10817 0 1 0 EVERLY BROTHERS 1848 JASON V 10793 603
PERSONAL ADS
A salute to Maggephah Priest, mighty Duelmaster. -- Agent Smith
Oh, no! Not "Let It Be Me", one of my favorites. So sad. Apparently Jason V. did not
like the song at all. -- Agent Smith
P.S. To the Zookeepers, We Consortium Team and Mentors do not bloodfeud on Noblish
Island. It just wouldn't be right.
Laundry, I figured I might as well do Laundry, since I am... -- Cathy's Clown
Way down in Kentucky, a man sure is lucky. Right, Don Juan? -- Bowling Green
Katyn Katz, you are mighty cute. Thanks for the date. I had lots of fun. I hope you
recover quickly. -- Bird Dog
Melon Smasher, how mean of you to give me a bloody nose!? -- Ebony Eyes
Yikes! My inauspicious start as an Agent for The Everly Brothers did not get off to a
good start at 2-3-0-1. Allow me to introduce my newest hit, "Problems". -- Agent Smith
Thanks for sharing, Azalea. Though Sharon Rose probably gave you some bad
information. Probably just a transcription mistake. You said you were bonused in
initiative, attack, and decisiveness. I am sure you weren't bonused in decisiveness,
since bashers can't get bonuses there. Perhaps SR meant defense. Or who knows what
happened. Small mistake, but one that I noticed and thought I'd point out to newer
managers. -- Assur
Mohito -- Hope your arm heals ok. -- Dakavias
Madkawraw Arises -- Not quite sure what to say about that fight. -- Rollo
Rainstorm -- I guess I am tougher than I thought. Hope your arm is better. -- Trevana
Cleaning -- Not sure how two hits on the arm puts me down but congratulations. --
Morgana
Duke O Flatbush -- Next time you may want to use a weapon. -- Drake
Hammer -- Been awhile since I have seen you. My other team is the Flying Dragons but I
have not pulled them from retirement yet. -- Darkathias
Consortium aka Agent Smith -- Awesome Article on the Consortium creative concepts! --
Hammer
P.S. New Players should pay strict attention to the truth nuggets in this article!
P.P.S. Hammer probably should have read this article before sending his new stable
Anew Flower Power to the Gladiatorial Commission!
Assur -- Great article on Parry and Carry! -- Hammer
P.S. New Players take note!
Azalea -- You Enjoyed Your View from the Top! Enjoy the Jurine Arena! -- Hammer
BB Bachelor Again -- Setting the bar high I see! -- Hammer
P.S. MLB 2022 Season is set to begin April 7, so I imagine Assur must be shouting the
victory!
Mr Rickey -- Speaking of baseball, great to see Dem Bums taking their swings! Lots of
early misses! It is a long season, so better days must be ahead for your stable! --
Hammer
P.S. Nice touch in the P-ad with the Scripture!
New Players -- Welcome to all of you! Enjoy your ten turns of training! -- Hammer /
Minister of War, Duel 2 Sponsor, mgr of the outgoing Milchamah Return and the incoming
Anew Flower Power
P.S. Take heed to the variety of articles while you are here!
All -- My stable garnered a respectable 3-2-0 record last cycle! -- Hammer
P.S. I am sending Milchamah Return to the DM 78 Lin Tirian Arena!
P.P.S. My incoming stable Anew Flower Power will be training for ten turns and then
are headed to the DM 29 Lapur Arena!
All -- That's right folks! Hammer is replacing our 5 Card Draw stable in DM 29 with
his incoming Anew Flower Power stable! -- Wild Card Joker of 5 Card Draw in DM 29, but
only for the time being!
Freddy K -- Your misfortunate matchup with me has sent me to the DM 93 Throne where I
am Enjoying the View from the Top! Salute! -- Maggephah Priest, current DM 93 Duel
Master
Roy Campanella -- My 13-minute dance marathon victory! You almost had me! My
experience was greater than yours! Keep training! Salute! -- Meginnaw Flaming
Catherine Katz -- You show great promise as a young fighter! You earned your victory!
You are quite a skill learner! Keep training and you will go far! Salute! -- Mahatsawd
Reborn
Kate Katz -- Your 7-minute victory dance! Salute! -- Makkeh Different
Rollo -- My much-needed win! Thanks for the skills! Salute! -- Madkawraw Arises
New Players -- Consider sending your stable to the DM 29 Lapur Arena! We will join you
there, after our ten turns of training are complete! -- Anew Flower Power stable,
managed by Hammer
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BOWLING GREEN bested KATYN KATZ in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
SANFORD BRAUN was vanquished by MEGINNAW FLAMING in a 4 minute Challenge battle.
EBONY EYES savagely defeated KATE KATZ in a 4 minute amateur's Challenge duel.
DUKE O FLATBUSH savagely defeated GOTHCA in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge match.
PEE WEE viciously subdued DRAKE in a 2 minute brutal amateur's Challenge fight.
ROY CAMPANELLA bested MICHAEL M. in a 4 minute novice's Challenge competition.
MAGGEPHAH PRIEST was overcome by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute melee.
CELERIS SSVALEN lost to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute Title duel.
BRADDOCK GRIMMS viciously subdued CLEANING in a 3 minute gruesome fight.
LADY SNUSNA was vanquished by MAHATSAWD REBORN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MAKKEH DIFFERENT was overpowered by AIRPORT TAXI in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MADKAWRAW ARISES was outlasted by RAINSTORM in a tiresome 9 minute match.
MORGANA was bested by MELON SMASHER in a 1 minute brutal amateur's conflict.
ROLLO demolished TWEEDLE DUM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.
TREVANA was viciously subdued by FREDDY K. in a 1 minute gory beginner's fight.
CATHY'S CLOWN devastated THUG 11 in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TWEEDLE DEE was overpowered by COOKING in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
BIRD DOG bested KATHMANDA KATZ in a exciting 2 minute novice's fight.
CATT KATZ beat FOREST BANDIT in a 5 minute novice's bout.
CATHERINE KATZ was defeated by LAUNDRY in a 1 minute amateur's conflict.
DAKAVIAS was devastated by GRASSHOPPER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DON JUAN was vanquished by SQUIRE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
JASON V handily defeated HENCHMAN 11 in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MYSTIC RAIN viciously subdued GROGHERD THUG in a slow 9 minute gory novice's bout.
MOHITO was viciously subdued by PROBLEMS in a 2 minute gruesome novice's match.
FORTY-TWO was defeated by LONELY in a 2 minute novice's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 7 - 0 59 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 TOTAL PARRY 31 - 22 - 0 58 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 24 - 1 51 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 18 - 1 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 20 - 21 - 1 49 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 BASHING ATTACK 39 - 42 - 5 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 19 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 24 - 32 - 0 43 |
Turn 604 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 6 - 3 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 7 1 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 5 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL CELERIS SSVALEN 10721 5 3 1 45 FALLEN WORLDS (1831)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MAGGEPHAH PRIEST 10727. The most popular warrior
this turn was EBONY EYES 10816. The ten other most popular fighters were BIRD DOG
10818, PROBLEMS 10826, LONELY 10807, DUKE O FLATBUSH 10804, PEE WEE 10803, MICHAEL M.
10794, ROLLO 10760, BOWLING GREEN 10820, MAGGEPHAH PRIEST 10727, and MELON SMASHER
10798.
The least popular fighter this week was GROGHERD THUG 10724. The other ten least
popular fighters were MYSTIC RAIN 10796, SANFORD BRAUN 10801, RAINSTORM 10797,
MADKAWRAW ARISES 10755, MEGINNAW FLAMING 10728, FOREST BANDIT 10723, TWEEDLE DEE
10765, FORTY-TWO 10805, HENCHMAN 11 10767, and DON JUAN 10791.
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest
petitioner. This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
"Name change. I heard we can do that. I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
"I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly. "The Commission has actually
been thinking about this. It isn't FREE, mind you! It takes money to run our office,
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
"I don't care about goats!" He made a crude suggestion about goats.
"Or maybe chickens. Or bees--" Algernon took a quick step back at the look on the
rough warrior's face. "Yes, a name change. Right away, sir. We can do that.
Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
"I had a talk with my manager. He'll find the money. I want to change my name
to Jane Ralph. I'm no doe!" He thumped a fist on the counter.
"Er, yes. Jane Ralph. Fill out this form, please." He pushed the paper across
the counter. "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and
can be submitted through the end of May. With the payment. No change without the
goat, ah, the gold."
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Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing
throughout the month of May. The cost will be $2 per name change. All proceeds will
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2022
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in late April. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.
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. Here are the particulars:
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Weds April 27
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
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 DYOs (design your owns) with 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 this turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due April 27 and will process on a 28-day
schedule.
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!