DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/13/2024 Duedate: 05/25/2024
ALJAFIR ARENA
DM 17 TURN 996
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JUST GIVE UP
THE SHOWOFFS (111)
(17-8344) [32-5-0,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JUST GIVE UP MANNERS TO SUIT
THE SHOWOFFS (111) SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692)
(17-8344) [32-5-0,131] (17-8483) [3-0-0,45]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SALMON NEFARIOUS
HUNGER GAMES (684) SATAN'S EVIL (669)
(17-8432) [16-14-0,104] (17-8285) [11-3-0,105]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE SHOWOFFS (111)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE SHOWOFFS (111) 27
2. SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692) 26 SATAN'S EVIL (669)
3. HUNGER GAMES (684) 10 Unchartered Team
4. FIVE DAYS (685) 4
5. MIDDLE WAY (484) 4 SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692) 5 0 1 100. 1/ 1 THE SHOWOFFS (111) 10 3 1
2- 2*ERIDANUS (689) 2 0 0 100. 2/ 2 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 7 8 0
3/ 3 SATAN'S EVIL (669) 11 3 0 78.6 3/ 4*SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692) 4 0 1
4/ 4 THE SHOWOFFS (111) 521 315 29 62.3 4/ 3 MIDDLE WAY (484) 4 7 0
5/ 5 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 257 175 19 59.5 5/ 6 HUNGER GAMES (684) 3 0 0
6/ 6 HUNGER GAMES (684) 24 23 2 51.1 6- 5*ERIDANUS (689) 2 0 0
7/ 7 FIVE DAYS (685) 28 28 3 50.0 7/ 8 FIVE DAYS (685) 2 1 0
8/ 9 MIDDLE WAY (484) 1066 1388 23 43.4 8/ 7 SATAN'S EVIL (669) 1 1 0
9/ 8 MOUSE HOUSE (683) 50 66 3 43.1 9/ 9*RYTSARI (693) 1 5 0
10/10*RYTSARI (693) 1 5 0 16.7 10/10 MOUSE HOUSE (683) 0 9 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 ALJAFIR, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! SLIGHT BESIDE THEM had cause to celebrate, after
MANNERS TO SUIT got 18 points by beating RACHEL TANNER. GONDOLIN certainly had a
baffled expression on hers face, after losing to CONVICTED ASSASSIN and losing 16
points in the process! Well, Duelmaster JUST GIVE UP challenged SATAN'S EVIL's
NEFARIOUS. Is a 31-5-0 good enough? Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were
disappointed by NEFARIOUS, of SATAN'S EVIL, who despite a 11-3-0 couldn't overcome
ALJAFIR's Number 1. So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and
challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
And how sociable are ALJAFIR's warriors? Come, let us see. Like the noble
eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of THE SHOWOFFS, alone
and unchallenged. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, SATAN'S EVIL scurried
away from THE SHOWOFFS. Oh, the shame! Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and
NEFARIOUS is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't SATAN'S EVIL proud!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Congratulations, ENJOY YOUR LOSS. The manager of MIDDLE WAY should have sent
LOUISE MOTT to the Dark Arena for having a 2-7-0 long ago. Ask not a spymaster for
counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious
stupor.
Do not think spyreporting in ALJAFIR is the highlight of my life. As the
seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to
leave this place. Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JUST GIVE UP 8344 32 5 0 131 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TUESDAY 8434 14 16 2 109 FIVE DAYS (685)
NEFARIOUS 8285 11 3 0 105 SATAN'S EVIL (669)
SALMON 8432 16 14 0 104 HUNGER GAMES (684)
JUST WIN 8407 12 12 1 94 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WYATT TURNER 8444 11 9 1 90 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
ALINA ZARRAS 8400 14 17 1 79 MIDDLE WAY (484)
MICKEY MOUSE 8420 14 16 1 77 MOUSE HOUSE (683)
MINI MOUSE 8424 14 16 0 72 MOUSE HOUSE (683)
RE-HOUSED MOUSE 8423 11 19 2 72 MOUSE HOUSE (683)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GONDOLIN 8456 13 5 1 65 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
I'M THE BEST 8405 6 1 0 49 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
MANNERS TO SUIT 8483 3 0 0 45 SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692)
MANIFEST DESTINY 8414 9 14 2 43 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
ENJOY YOUR LOSS 7763 3 2 1 37 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RACHEL TANNER 8478 6 4 0 23 MIDDLE WAY (484)
LARGER SKELETON 8485 2 0 1 22 SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692)
-AEGIR 8465 1 0 0 21 ERIDANUS (689)
PERSEUS 8491 3 0 0 19 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
-TOJIL 8464 1 0 0 15 ERIDANUS (689)
NOT THIS TIME 8488 1 1 0 13 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
RASPUTIN 8496 1 1 0 8 RYTSARI (693)
-ANASTASIA 8495 0 1 0 7 RYTSARI (693)
IVANOV 8497 0 2 0 6 RYTSARI (693)
KISS FOR THE DEAD 8492 1 2 0 5 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
JUPITER WHEE 8498 0 2 0 2 MIDDLE WAY (484)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LOUISE MOTT 8479 2 8 0 MIDDLE WAY 484 ENJOY YOUR LOSS 7763 996
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JUST GIVE UP unbelievably bested NEFARIOUS in a 4 minute Challenge Title fight.
I'M THE BEST handily defeated MANIFEST DESTINY in a 1 minute Challenge match.
MANNERS TO SUIT devastated RACHEL TANNER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
JUST WIN was luckily beaten by SALMON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
TUESDAY overpowered RE-HOUSED MOUSE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
WYATT TURNER overpowered MINI MOUSE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
MICKEY MOUSE was viciously subdued by ALINA ZARRAS in a 2 minute expert's fight.
GONDOLIN was overpowered by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ENJOY YOUR LOSS easily killed LOUISE MOTT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
JUPITER WHEE was demolished by PERSEUS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LARGER SKELETON handily defeated IVANOV in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
NOT THIS TIME savagely defeated RASPUTIN in a 3 minute bloody novice's brawl.
KISS FOR THE DEAD was overcome by PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 2 - 0 83 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 11 - 3 - 1 79 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 15 - 10 - 1 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 14 - 1 58 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 13 - 0 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 11 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 38 - 2 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 9 - 0 25 |
Turn 996 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 1 - 2 5 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY JUST GIVE UP 8344 32 5 0 131 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
LUNGING ATTACK NEFARIOUS 8285 11 3 0 105 SATAN'S EVIL (669)
SLASHING ATTACK GONDOLIN 8456 13 5 1 65 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
PARRY-LUNGE MANNERS TO SUIT 8483 3 0 0 45 SLIGHT BESIDE THEM (692)
AIMED BLOW ENJOY YOUR LOSS 7763 3 2 1 37 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SALMON 8432. The most popular warrior this turn was
NEFARIOUS 8285. The ten other most popular fighters were ALINA ZARRAS 8400, NOT THIS
TIME 8488, I'M THE BEST 8405, TUESDAY 8434, WYATT TURNER 8444, JUST GIVE UP 8344,
JUST WIN 8407, SALMON 8432, KISS FOR THE DEAD 8492, and MICKEY MOUSE 8420.
The least popular fighter this week was RASPUTIN 8496. The other ten least popular
fighters were IVANOV 8497, JUPITER WHEE 8498, LOUISE MOTT 8479, GONDOLIN 8456, MINI
MOUSE 8424, RE-HOUSED MOUSE 8423, RACHEL TANNER 8478, MANIFEST DESTINY 8414, ENJOY
YOUR LOSS 7763, and MANNERS TO SUIT 8483.
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
DAWN 7248 (168-67-2) 9 3 0 LAY LADY LAY
DOMINO 3227 (146-102-2) 2 3 0 THE OFFENDERS
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WILLIE'S SHACK 7828 (57-90-1) 3 3 0 BOURBON STREET
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
AVOID THIS GUY 4892 (41-39-1) 2 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
UP YOURS 1393 (51-44-1) 2 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
CADAVER DOG 7284 (26-8-1) 1 3 0 SHEWISH LEFTOVERS
THE GREATEST 4806 (54-45-1) 1 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KATAMARI FOREVER 7910 (56-56-2) 11 3 0 TMM EXPERIMENTS 73
EASIEST EXALTATION 7918 (46-47-0) 3 3 0 TMM EXPERIMENTS 73
I'M BETTER 8224 (33-21-2) 2 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CALEB DELGADO 8016 (7-2-1) 6 3 0 VOID CONJURERS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NEFARIOUS 8285 (10-2-0) 11 3 0 SATAN'S EVIL
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
I'M THE BEST 8405 (4-1-0) 2 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MANNERS TO SUIT 8483 (1-0-0) 4 3 0 SLIGHT BESIDE THEM
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
AEGIR 8465 (0-0-0) 14 3 0 ERIDANUS
TOJIL 8464 (0-0-0) 8 3 2 ERIDANUS
LARGER SKELETON 8485 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 SLIGHT BESIDE THEM
NOT THIS TIME 8488 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CHALLENGE ME 4501 (48-39-3) 0 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
YOU WILL LOSE 7698 (45-29-3) 2 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
I'M GONNA WIN 7730 (33-41-0) 1 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
WINNER 8401 (14-10-1) 0 3 0 THE SHOWOFFS
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!