DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/10/2024 Duedate: 05/23/2024
TRANSEL ARENA
DM 6 TURN 1007
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ROXILIAN
LANCIARII (635)
(6-7716) [26-19-0,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ROXILIAN RIVER CARD
LANCIARII (635) BAD BEATS (666)
(6-7716) [26-19-0,118] (6-7974) [2-0-0,32]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
ROXILIAN LESATH
LANCIARII (635) SCORPIUS (650)
(6-7716) [26-19-0,118] (6-7687) [9-2-0,98]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665) 52
2. RAT PAK (277) 22 TEMERE NOMEN (657)
3. TEMERE NOMEN (657) 21 Unchartered Team
4. FIRST NAME BASIS (641) 16
5. BAD BEATS (666) 11 BAD BEATS (666)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*BAD BEATS (666) 2 0 0 100. 1/ 1 FIRST NAME BASIS (641) 7 6 0
2- 2 BLACK AND BLUES (575) 616 473 29 56.6 2/ 2 TEMERE NOMEN (657) 6 1 0
3/ 4 TEMERE NOMEN (657) 45 35 2 56.2 3/ 3 PSYCHO SQUAD (135) 6 6 0
4/ 1 SCORPIUS (650) 9 7 0 56.2 4/ 5 RAT PAK (277) 4 4 0
5/ 5 RAT PAK (277) 83 67 2 55.3 5/ 0*Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665) 3 1 1
6/ 3 STYLE GUY (652) 19 16 1 54.3 6/ 4 LANCIARII (635) 3 3 0
7/ 7 LANCIARII (635) 192 186 6 50.8 7/ 0*BAD BEATS (666) 1 0 0
8/ 0*Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665) 5 5 2 50.0 8/ 8 STYLE GUY (652) 1 1 0
9/ 8 FIRST NAME BASIS (641) 167 178 26 48.4 9/ 7 SCORPIUS (650) 1 2 0
10/ 9 PSYCHO SQUAD (135) 748 930 23 44.6 10- 9 BLACK AND BLUES (575) 0 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
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon TRANSEL, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! TEMERE NOMEN had cause to celebrate, after PSI CAT
got 19 points by beating HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE. A certain someone should cut down on the
drinking and practice more, after losing 14 points to PSI CAT. (Discrete enough, HOT
MOOSE KNUCKLE?) LESATH found out being TRANSEL's Duelmaster isn't all nuts and
berries, receiving 3 challenges! You could cut the tension with a scimitar as
ROXILIAN of LANCIARII met the Duelmaster. In TRANSEL, nothing is permanent (except
Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, ROXILIAN. Word has it one team in
TRANSEL is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it
works.
And how sociable are TRANSEL's warriors? Come, let us see. Like a horde of
jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in TRANSEL avoid FIRST NAME
BASIS. The warriors of FIRST NAME BASIS found their efforts at combat frustrated as
TEMERE NOMEN apparently had more important things to do than fight.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not a spymaster
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious
stupor.
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! TRANSEL, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The
Sultan's Tent. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROXILIAN 7716 26 19 0 118 LANCIARII (635)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PYROFROG 7818 10 2 1 116 TEMERE NOMEN (657)
PSI CAT 7842 8 5 1 103 TEMERE NOMEN (657)
LESATH 7687 9 2 0 98 SCORPIUS (650)
BLUE FLY 7835 13 6 0 95 TEMERE NOMEN (657)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733 17 12 0 79 STYLE GUY (652)
-SKIP 7838 8 3 0 72 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
DERL 7856 14 11 4 71 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
BOBBY 7845 13 13 1 71 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TWITCH-RAT 7821 9 4 0 63 RAT PAK (277)
TRANSEL-RAT 7713 7 4 0 61 RAT PAK (277)
OAK 7988 5 0 1 57 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JENNEY SWEET 7886 9 12 0 50 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
MORAN 7966 6 3 1 41 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
DOLFIN 7885 7 14 0 35 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RATIGAN-RAT 7820 4 6 1 33 RAT PAK (277)
RIVER CARD 7974 2 0 0 32 BAD BEATS (666)
KNACK MCZAPPIGAN 7967 2 1 1 25 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FOREVERMORE 8002 2 0 0 22 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
ZIRCOTHIAN 7971 2 0 0 19 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
SORRELIO 7745 3 5 0 14 LANCIARII (635)
ZAPP BRANNIGAN 7982 1 0 1 14 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
HALLUCENT 8001 1 1 0 9 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
SILK STOCKING 8000 1 1 0 4 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ANGEL 7997 0 1 0 FIRST NAME BASIS 641 ZAPP BRANNIGAN 7982 1007
NEVERMORE 7887 2 16 0 PSYCHO SQUAD 135 RATIGAN-RAT 7820 1004
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FUYUE 7977 0 1 0 SCORPIUS 650 KALTOS PRIVATEER 1007 NONE
YZAPPER 7969 0 1 0 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS 665 VAREN D'KENSIS 1007 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
YZAPPER was butchered by VAREN D'KENSIS in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FUYUE was butchered by KALTOS PRIVATEER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ROXILIAN narrowly defeated LESATH in a 3 minute gory veteran's Challenge Title melee.
PSI CAT vanquished HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
BLUE FLY defeated BOBBY in a exciting 1 minute fight.
JENNEY SWEET was devastated by DERL in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
OAK overpowered THETAS TOMAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TRANSEL-RAT overpowered DOLFIN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
TWITCH-RAT vanquished MORAN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
RIVER CARD vanquished SORRELIO in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
ZIRCOTHIAN beat HALLUCENT in a 4 minute melee.
KNACK MCZAPPIGAN overpowered SILK STOCKING in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
FOREVERMORE bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
ANGEL was murdered by ZAPP BRANNIGAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 6 - 1 70 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 41 - 30 - 4 58 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 13 - 0 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 1 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 17 - 21 - 1 45 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 25 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 10 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 11 - 1 35 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
Turn 1007 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:
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL ROXILIAN 7716 26 19 0 118 LANCIARII (635)
LUNGING ATTACK PSI CAT 7842 8 5 1 103 TEMERE NOMEN (657)
AIMED BLOW BLUE FLY 7835 13 6 0 95 TEMERE NOMEN (657)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ROXILIAN 7716. The most popular warrior this turn
was LESATH 7687. The ten other most popular fighters were ROXILIAN 7716, DERL 7856,
RIVER CARD 7974, PSI CAT 7842, TWITCH-RAT 7821, HALLUCENT 8001, KNACK MCZAPPIGAN
7967, FOREVERMORE 8002, BLUE FLY 7835, and BOBBY 7845.
The least popular fighter this week was ANGEL 7997. The other ten least popular
fighters were ZIRCOTHIAN 7971, SORRELIO 7745, DOLFIN 7885, JENNEY SWEET 7886, HOT
MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733, FUYUE 7977, YZAPPER 7969, ZAPP BRANNIGAN 7982, SILK STOCKING
8000, and MORAN 7966.
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!
We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet. There's
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.
The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for
a double suite, too.
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MR. GHERKIN 6385 (118-69-4) 8 3 0 071406AD
DEMONFANG 4891 (183-99-6) 6 3 0 DARK PANTHEON
SECOND OMEN 5642 (166-49-6) 4 3 0 DARK PANTHEON
WHIRLING FURY 3891 (203-58-7) 1 4 0 DARK PANTHEON
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ALUCARD 6467 (89-22-2) 6 3 0 GOLDEN DAWN
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SIGHTBLINDER 4730 (110-124-1) 9 3 0 DARK PANTHEON
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ARMODONT 6455 (56-47-0) 3 3 0 DARK PANTHEON
IAN KNOTTINGHAM 6697 (21-16-0) 1 3 0 KHORS PRAETORIANS I
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LESATH 7687 (8-1-0) 3 3 0 SCORPIUS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RIVER CARD 7974 (1-0-0) 3 3 1 BAD BEATS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KNACK MCZAPPIGAN 7967 (1-1-1) 3 3 0 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS
OAK 7988 (2-0-1) 2 3 1 FIRST NAME BASIS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ZAPP BRANNIGAN 7982 (0-0-0) 7 3 1 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS
FROSTBITE 7993 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 AVALANCHE ARMADA
SNOWFLAKE 7991 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 AVALANCHE ARMADA
ELIGIBLES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DESMOND DOSS 6819 (121-54-1) 3 3 0 MEDAL OF HONOR Y2
ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WARLOCK 7460 (54-27-1) 4 3 0 DARK PANTHEON
JERA 4016 (25-16-0) 0 3 0 RUNE
CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DERL 7856 (12-10-4) 0 3 0 FIRST NAME BASIS
APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ZIRCOTHIAN 7971 (1-0-0) 0 3 0 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ANGEL 7997 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 FIRST NAME BASIS
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!
Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143).
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and
on-site restaurant. The rooms are blocked and the code is "915."
The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI
SUMMER BLOODGAMES 2024
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in August. 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. The Bloodgames are coming!
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:
Face-to-Face style Turn 1 is due Fri July 12 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 98): Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Mail-in style Turn 1 is due Sat July 13 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 99): All turns process overnight, mail-in style.
No strategy changes; all ten rounds process one
after the other and results will be out Sun morning.
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Thurs August 1
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. Your
warriors must be created and have strategies entered by the first due date.
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, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in any of the bloodgames
arenas.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due August 1 and will process on a 28-day
schedule. The other two bloodgames arenas will be processed at the summer Face-to-
Face. (Note: there will also be bloodgames at the next winter FTF.)
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 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 three 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.
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 and Victors will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
A Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.T-
shirts will only happen if someone gives us a nice design. One shirt per person.
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!