DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/08/2024 Duedate: 05/21/2024
SOLVEN ARENA
DM 22 TURN 992
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
THIRST TRAP
YUPPIE VOCAB 101 (821)
(22-7731) [5-2-1,100]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
THIRST TRAP BEZOS
YUPPIE VOCAB 101 (821) VIVA CAPITALISM! (846)
(22-7731) [5-2-1,100] (22-7853) [3-0-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
GRASSY GROUND GRASSY GROUND
ARE YOU ? (768) ARE YOU ? (768)
(22-7790) [15-4-1,60] (22-7790) [15-4-1,60]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 30
2. VIVA CAPITALISM! (846) 26 RED SECTOR A (840)
3. YUPPIE VOCAB 101 (821) 22 Unchartered Team
4. SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93) 17
5. ERIDANUS (843) 13 VIVA CAPITALISM! (846)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*VIVA CAPITALISM! (846) 11 3 1 78.6 1/ 1 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93) 7 8 0
2- 1 WRATHMEN 23.9 (839) 14 4 0 77.8 2/ 5*VIVA CAPITALISM! (846) 4 0 0
3/ 3 RED SECTOR A (840) 37 24 1 60.7 3/ 3 RED SECTOR A (840) 4 4 0
4/ 0 YUPPIE VOCAB 101 (821) 18 12 2 60.0 4/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 4 5 0
5/ 4 ARE YOU ? (768) 301 311 25 49.2 5- 4 WRATHMEN 23.9 (839) 2 0 0
6/ 5 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93) 117 132 8 47.0 6/ 6 ARE YOU ? (768) 2 2 1
7/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 849 991 19 46.1 7/ 7*ERIDANUS (843) 2 3 0
8/ 7*ERIDANUS (843) 2 3 0 40.0 8/ 0 YUPPIE VOCAB 101 (821) 1 0 1
9/ 8*REST IN PAIN (848) 1 6 0 14.3 9/ 8*REST IN PAIN (848) 1 6 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Good day, in SOLVEN a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. VIVA CAPITALISM! stable has
parlayed this turn's 2-0-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings. This brings them up
to 2nd place. Good work, guys! And let's see, NUGGET fought MU QI and gained 26
points and contributed to SNOT QUITE RIGHT's 1-4-0. MU QI has lost to NUGGET,
falling 23 points, while helping make RED SECTOR A a 1-3-0 turn. Somebody's not
going to like this, (then again, somebody will), but our Duelmaster, LE ROY JR, has
died, and THIRST TRAP has killed him. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear
the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Victory Tavern until they
win. Maybe?
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. VIVA CAPITALISM! has cause to stand tall, as they were
SOLVEN's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And
avoiding VIVA CAPITALISM! more than any other team we find RED SECTOR A. SOLVEN, are
we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice
that GRASSY GROUND from ARE YOU ? was SOLVEN's most challenged warrior this turn.
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? 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, SOLVEN, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in SOLVEN, but never good to wear out my
welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in SOLVEN again,
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THIRST TRAP 7731 5 2 1 100 YUPPIE VOCAB 101 (821)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KNIGHT 7856 6 0 1 89 VIVA CAPITALISM! (846)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KRISTI LOW 7797 8 16 0 65 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
NUGGET 7851 7 2 1 63 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
GRASSY GROUND 7790 15 4 1 60 ARE YOU ? (768)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KID GLOVES 7793 8 4 0 54 RED SECTOR A (840)
THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796 8 5 0 53 RED SECTOR A (840)
TINA WALKER 7816 7 10 0 42 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
MU QI 7823 5 3 0 42 RED SECTOR A (840)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRACE OF BLOOD 7847 4 6 1 33 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
BEZOS 7853 3 0 0 33 VIVA CAPITALISM! (846)
KNUCKLE DEEP 7846 6 4 0 32 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
7 OF 9 7839 4 3 1 31 RED SECTOR A (840)
BIG CRUSTY 7842 6 4 0 26 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ACAMAR 7822 2 0 0 21 ERIDANUS (843)
MUSK 7855 1 0 0 15 VIVA CAPITALISM! (846)
-BIANCA 7868 1 0 0 9 REST IN PAIN (848)
-CARNEGIE 7876 1 0 0 9 VIVA CAPITALISM! (846)
-AZHA 7820 0 1 0 7 ERIDANUS (843)
ZAURAK 7818 0 2 0 6 ERIDANUS (843)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LE ROY JR 7721 19 43 0 MIDDLE WAY 15 747 THIRST TRAP 7731 992
BODY ELECTRIC 7792 7 4 0 RED SECTOR A 840 KNIGHT 7856 989
WEAK 7886 0 1 0 REST IN PAIN 848 KORGE, SHEWISH G 992 NONE
WEAK 2 7889 0 1 0 REST IN PAIN 848 SPYMASTER 992 NONE
BLESS YOU 7880 0 1 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93 BANDIT PRINCE 992 NONE
MUCKENDER 7813 4 11 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93 GRASSY GROUND 7790 991
PERSONAL ADS
I'm sure you can all guess that Muckender wasn't that good but we'll all miss him
terribly. You guys will miss the easy win, I'll miss the lovable goof who did awesome
damage. 20 strength, 20 size, he was like a slow, easily hurt, dumb teddy bear.
Farewell, big buddy! -- Snot Quite Right
Wait, Le Roy Jr is duelmaster?! Man, crazy things happen when you just focus on the
Initiates! Congrats! Here's hoping that you get shipped off to ADM and we get Le Roy
III soon. -- Snot
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLESS YOU was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WEAK was butchered by KORGE, SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
WEAK 2 was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
TRACE OF BLOOD was savagely defeated by GRASSY GROUND in a 2 minute Bloodfeud duel.
KID GLOVES devastated KNUCKLE DEEP in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LE ROY JR was murdered by THIRST TRAP in a 1 minute mismatched Title competition.
THE ENEMY WITHIN was defeated by KRISTI LOW in a 1 minute struggle.
MU QI was overpowered by NUGGET in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
7 OF 9 was defeated by TINA WALKER in a 1 minute melee.
BIG CRUSTY was vanquished by BEZOS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ZAURAK was vanquished by MUSK in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ACAMAR vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 29 - 15 - 4 66 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 12 - 1 65 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 1 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 26 - 0 46 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 15 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 9 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 992 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 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 4 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK THIRST TRAP 7731 5 2 1 100 YUPPIE VOCAB 101 (821)
AIMED BLOW NUGGET 7851 7 2 1 63 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
STRIKING ATTACK KID GLOVES 7793 8 4 0 54 RED SECTOR A (840)
LUNGING ATTACK THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796 8 5 0 53 RED SECTOR A (840)
SLASHING ATTACK MU QI 7823 5 3 0 42 RED SECTOR A (840)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GRASSY GROUND 7790. The most popular warrior this
turn was GRASSY GROUND 7790. The ten other most popular fighters were ACAMAR 7822,
KID GLOVES 7793, THIRST TRAP 7731, KRISTI LOW 7797, NUGGET 7851, TINA WALKER 7816,
BEZOS 7853, MUSK 7855, BLESS YOU 7880, and WEAK 7886.
The least popular fighter this week was ZAURAK 7818. The other ten least popular
fighters were BIG CRUSTY 7842, 7 OF 9 7839, MU QI 7823, THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796, LE ROY
JR 7721, KNUCKLE DEEP 7846, TRACE OF BLOOD 7847, WEAK 2 7889, WEAK 7886, and BLESS
YOU 7880.
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
NEBUCHADNEZZAR 5821 (181-116-5) 8 3 0 WE BE WAR FLAILS
DOMINION 5043 (159-147-0) 2 3 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD III
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DOUGLAS T. JACOBSON 7050 (132-137-1) 5 3 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 104
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SILVER SEAS 7127 (107-67-1) 2 3 0 ARE YOU ?
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
QUITE A NOSEFUL 752 (31-19-0) 1 3 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WEAK STORY 7417 (11-1-0) 5 3 0 BASH BROS FICTION
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THIRST TRAP 7731 (4-2-0) 3 3 1 YUPPIE VOCAB 101
MYSTERIOUS 7772 (12-1-0) 2 3 1 WRATHMEN 23.9
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KNIGHT 7856 (5-0-1) 1 3 0 VIVA CAPITALISM!
KNUCKLE DEEP 7846 (4-3-0) 1 3 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT
NUGGET 7851 (4-2-1) 1 3 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
2 CHEAT 4 YOU 6320 (4-0-0) 3 3 0 DON'T ASK SANDY
BEZOS 7853 (2-0-0) 2 3 0 VIVA CAPITALISM!
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CARNEGIE 7876 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 VIVA CAPITALISM!
AZHA 7820 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 ERIDANUS
BIANCA 7868 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 REST IN PAIN
ZAURAK 7818 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 ERIDANUS
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TOP SECRETION 7708 (24-25-0) 0 3 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MUCKENDER 7813 (4-9-0) 0 3 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT
INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TRACE OF BLOOD 7847 (3-4-1) 2 3 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT
BIG CRUSTY 7842 (5-2-0) 0 3 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT
APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MUSK 7855 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 VIVA CAPITALISM!
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!