DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/08/2024 Duedate: 05/21/2024
MALCORN ARENA
DM 15 TURN 1002
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WOODBINE
GREENWARDENS (244)
(15-6102) [18-13-2,101]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WOODBINE DEADPOOL
GREENWARDENS (244) SISTER MARGARET'S (590)
(15-6102) [18-13-2,101] (15-6159) [1-1-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
WOODBINE DEADPOOL
GREENWARDENS (244) SISTER MARGARET'S (590)
(15-6102) [18-13-2,101] (15-6159) [1-1-0,33]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CHESS TALK (576) 29
2. SCUM & VILLAINY (586) 19 CHESS TALK (576)
3. AL BUMS 11 (556) 16 Unchartered Team
4. EGGS & CHORIZO (585) 14
5. GREENWARDENS (244) 13 SISTER MARGARET'S (590)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 CHESS TALK (576) 195 49 13 79.9 1/ 2 SCUM & VILLAINY (586) 9 4 0
2/ 2 SCUM & VILLAINY (586) 34 21 4 61.8 2/ 1 CHESS TALK (576) 7 3 1
3/ 0 AL BUMS 11 (556) 83 70 10 54.2 3/ 3 EGGS & CHORIZO (585) 3 7 0
4/ 0*SISTER MARGARET'S (590) 1 1 0 50.0 4/ 4 GREENWARDENS (244) 3 9 0
5/ 3 EGGS & CHORIZO (585) 42 48 1 46.7 5/ 0 AL BUMS 11 (556) 1 1 0
6/ 4 GREENWARDENS (244) 1296 1646 38 44.1 6/ 0*SISTER MARGARET'S (590) 0 1 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.
She is sultry, smoky, sassy and sweet. She is FOXY. And she's your Duelmistress.
May her reign be long and entertaining. LET the libations flow!
Stay deadly, my friends.
-- Obregon, manager, Scum & Villainy
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
MALCORN brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, CHESS TALK, since SCUM &
VILLAINY took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Of course, we're
all terribly impressed to see CAPTURE win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly. Tsk,
tsk, PITA PITA PA beat ENDGAME and ENDGAME lost 9 points. You're breakin' my heart.
And it's out with the old, in with the new, as WOODBINE takes the Title and last
week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. The Victory Tavern, humph! I've
tasted better ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From MALCORN's trash
dumps?
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. CHESS
TALK, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team. Care
to know who is the most afraid of you? And who led the way in this mass act of
cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was SCUM & VILLAINY. Ha ha ha ha!
Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, FOXY was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch
that ego swell, sports fans. Looks like time for laurels or hemlock, MOLE was
challenged by SEAM RIPPER, who was ranked 28 points below him. And The Victory
Tavern has banned MOLE from service until next turn for losing to SEAM RIPPER and
giving him 20 points in the process! Ha!
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. We're all going to die in the end, so why
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Just wait 'till next time I show up
here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need
the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WOODBINE 6102 18 13 2 101 GREENWARDENS (244)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
QUEEN'S GAMBIT 6130 12 2 0 93 CHESS TALK (576)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FOXY OSKSI 6120 9 5 1 88 SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BONSUR BOPPER 6118 5 3 0 62 SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
TRANSEL DAMSEL 6119 9 2 0 58 SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PITA PITA PA 6140 9 4 0 54 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
AMEN-TEI SAMURAI 6117 9 6 3 50 SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
FOXY 6116 12 7 0 47 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
CAPTURE 6165 4 2 0 44 CHESS TALK (576)
ESTUPIDO 6114 10 9 0 43 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
PAU 6112 9 10 0 39 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
-SACRIFICE 6152 5 3 0 39 CHESS TALK (576)
ENDGAME 6155 7 1 0 35 CHESS TALK (576)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEADPOOL 6159 1 1 0 33 SISTER MARGARET'S (590)
POST OAK 6132 5 15 1 31 GREENWARDENS (244)
MOLE 6131 5 15 0 30 GREENWARDENS (244)
DANCING TROLL 6141 6 10 0 28 GREENWARDENS (244)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SEAM RIPPER 6161 1 1 0 25 SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EXCHANGE 6179 1 0 1 14 CHESS TALK (576)
4.44 5893 1 1 0 12 AL BUMS 11 (556)
YOUR EX-WIFE 6170 0 4 0 4 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 EXCHANGE 6179 1002 NONE
STONEY 5906 0 1 0 AL BUMS 11 556 SHEWISH GIANT 1002 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Life is like a game of chess. There are cheaters out there lurking. Beware. -- A Mere
Pawn
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
STONEY was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
PITA PITA PA viciously subdued ENDGAME in a action packed 9 minute Challenge battle.
PAU was defeated by AMEN-TEI SAMURAI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge duel.
SEAM RIPPER viciously subdued MOLE in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
FOXY OSKSI lost to WOODBINE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Title fight.
QUEEN'S GAMBIT overpowered BONSUR BOPPER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TRANSEL DAMSEL luckily beat DEADPOOL in a action packed 4 minute gruesome melee.
ESTUPIDO was viciously subdued by CAPTURE in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel.
FOXY won victory over POST OAK in a 4 minute gory fight.
DANCING TROLL was overpowered by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory one-sided melee.
4.44 demolished YOUR EX-WIFE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
EXCHANGE easily killed CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 7 - 3 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 8 - 0 65 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 AIMED BLOW 9 - 8 - 0 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 28 - 0 47 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 10 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
Turn 1002 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL WOODBINE 6102 18 13 2 101 GREENWARDENS (244)
STRIKING ATTACK QUEEN'S GAMBIT 6130 12 2 0 93 CHESS TALK (576)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE TRANSEL DAMSEL 6119 9 2 0 58 SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
AIMED BLOW PITA PITA PA 6140 9 4 0 54 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
LUNGING ATTACK AMEN-TEI SAMURAI 6117 9 6 3 50 SCUM & VILLAINY (586)
TOTAL PARRY FOXY 6116 12 7 0 47 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WOODBINE 6102. The most popular warrior this turn
was DEADPOOL 6159. The ten other most popular fighters were CAPTURE 6165, PITA PITA
PA 6140, FOXY 6116, AMEN-TEI SAMURAI 6117, SEAM RIPPER 6161, WOODBINE 6102, QUEEN'S
GAMBIT 6130, TRANSEL DAMSEL 6119, 4.44 5893, and EXCHANGE 6179.
The least popular fighter this week was ENDGAME 6155. The other ten least popular
fighters were YOUR EX-WIFE 6170, DANCING TROLL 6141, POST OAK 6132, BONSUR BOPPER
6118, MOLE 6131, STONEY 5906, ESTUPIDO 6114, FOXY OSKSI 6120, PAU 6112, and EXCHANGE
6179.
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
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THIRD COURSE 5338 (102-58-0) 12 3 0 SHEWISH DELICACIES
DUSKBLOOD PUDDING 5150 (100-57-2) 2 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
BOWEN 5091 (92-174-1) 0 5 0 DARKNESS FALLS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NAESALA 6093 (7-1-0) 5 3 0 WRATHMEN DC10
QUEEN'S GAMBIT 6130 (10-1-0) 5 3 0 CHESS TALK
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MAGGOT CHEESE 6127 (4-1-0) 4 2 0 DEAD SATAN'S MENU
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
STONEY 5906 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 AL BUMS 11
INTERPOSE 6164 (0-0-0) 1 1 0 DEAD CHESS TALK
CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LEGBITER 5799 (10-3-0) 0 3 0 BLADES OF DOOM
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BONSUR BOPPER 6118 (4-2-0) 4 3 0 SCUM & VILLAINY
APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DEADPOOL 6159 (1-0-0) 4 3 0 SISTER MARGARET'S
CAPTURE 6165 (2-1-0) 3 3 0 CHESS TALK
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SEAM RIPPER 6161 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 SCUM & VILLAINY
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!