DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/08/2024 Duedate: 05/21/2024
IAYE ARENA
DM 30 TURN 989
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SHARONE
LENPROS (145)
(30-5928) [15-8-0,125]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SHARONE POSITION IS EMPTY
LENPROS (145)
(30-5928) [15-8-0,125]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
MAGUS CALAMITY JANE
THE ENDLESS (518) BOOT HILL (522)
(30-5909) [15-3-0,100] (30-5993) [2-0-0,16]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BOOT HILL (522) 23
2. PEGASUS (519) 10 THE ENDLESS (518)
3. THE ENDLESS (518) 10 Unchartered Team
4. RED DOG GANG (356) 10
5. LENPROS (145) 7 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524) 17 2 3 89.5 1/ 1*NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524) 10 1 2
2/ 2 THE ENDLESS (518) 15 3 0 83.3 2/ 2 LENPROS (145) 5 5 1
3/ 3*BOOT HILL (522) 9 4 1 69.2 3/ 3*BOOT HILL (522) 4 1 0
4/ 6*PEGASUS (519) 2 1 0 66.7 4/ 4 THE ENDLESS (518) 2 1 0
5/ 4 LENPROS (145) 1961 1142 71 63.2 5/ 5*PEGASUS (519) 2 1 0
6- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (502) 135 110 9 55.1 6/ 6 RED DOG GANG (356) 1 7 0
7/ 7 RED DOG GANG (356) 1101 1573 21 41.2 7- 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (502) 0 1 0
8/ 0*HERO'S INC (510) 2 5 0 28.6 8/ 0*HERO'S INC (510) 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.
Just one more! Puleeeeeeeeeze! Anything to get out of here before those Knights get to
me. Dangerous they are. Killers! Iaye will never be the same.
-- Sharone DMII
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of IAYE! Once again I've been called out of retirement for
my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with THE PREACHER? He actually
beat RED DOG GANG's SETTER, and walked away with 17 more points from the fight.
Major screwup at LENPROS. TIGER LILY lost 3 points to MAGUS. Some new strategies,
perhaps? Maybe TIGER LILY will provide more easy wins... IAYE has a Duelmaster who
doesn't sit back and get lazy. She challenged RED DOG GANG's IT'S A JOB (21-32-0),
which should prove (ahem!) interesting. Try as he might, IT'S A JOB wasn't good
enough at persuading SHARONE to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Wouldn't
it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into
the uses of convicted prisoners.
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... How well I know the
feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, PEGASUS!
Management must be dealin', as the boys at BOOT HILL ain't reelin'! PEGASUS' mad!
How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, IT'S A JOB! Don't
make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every
day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here?
IAYE is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. I don't want
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHARONE 5928 15 8 0 125 LENPROS (145)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAGUS 5909 15 3 0 100 THE ENDLESS (518)
IT'S A JOB 5859 21 32 0 95 RED DOG GANG (356)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIGER LILY 5941 12 6 0 72 LENPROS (145)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ANAFENZA 5990 4 0 0 66 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)
-BILLY JOE 5953 7 3 2 58 LENPROS (145)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-UNCLE LEROY 5950 7 3 2 50 LENPROS (145)
RUSTY 5931 5 22 0 42 RED DOG GANG (356)
-SHATTERSKULL 5986 4 1 0 38 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)
-ELENDA 5988 3 0 1 34 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THOMAS MERCHANT 5768 2 5 0 33 HERO'S INC (510)
HELVETIOS 5947 2 0 0 33 PEGASUS (519)
BRUDICLAD 5989 4 0 0 32 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JEREMIAH NIX 5978 1 1 0 18 BOOT HILL (522)
THE PREACHER 5979 1 0 0 17 BOOT HILL (522)
CALAMITY JANE 5993 2 0 0 16 BOOT HILL (522)
-MAGNUS THE RED 5987 2 1 2 9 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)
-ATTRITION 5975 1 5 0 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (502)
-TANGRA 5949 0 1 0 7 PEGASUS (519)
SETTER 6002 0 1 0 1 RED DOG GANG (356)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAX 5995 0 1 0 1 LENPROS (145)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
RED HEADED LASS 5879 11 26 0 RED DOG GANG 356 BILLY JOE 5953 987
PERSONAL ADS
We are proud of Sharone. Can she do it again? -- Lenpro
Knight Leader, a mere 5-0-2 and you are heckling for acclimation? Sheesh! This younger
generation wants something for everything. Me, me, me. (wink) -- Lenpro
Health. Humility. Honor. Iaye forever. -- Lenpro
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SHARONE devastated IT'S A JOB in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
TIGER LILY was vanquished by MAGUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
JEREMIAH NIX was subdued by BRUDICLAD in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
RUSTY bested AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute contest.
THOMAS MERCHANT was overpowered by HELVETIOS in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
CALAMITY JANE bested MAX in a crowd pleasing 2 minute novice's duel.
THE PREACHER overpowered SETTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 18 - 8 - 0 69 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 2 - 1 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 7 - 4 61 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 13 - 3 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 20 - 1 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 10 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 6 - 0 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 989 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK SHARONE 5928 15 8 0 125 LENPROS (145)
STRIKING ATTACK MAGUS 5909 15 3 0 100 THE ENDLESS (518)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MAGUS 5909. The most popular warrior this turn was
CALAMITY JANE 5993. The ten other most popular fighters were SHARONE 5928, BRUDICLAD
5989, MAGUS 5909, JEREMIAH NIX 5978, RUSTY 5931, HELVETIOS 5947, THE PREACHER 5979,
TIGER LILY 5941, THOMAS MERCHANT 5768, and SETTER 6002.
The least popular fighter this week was MAX 5995. The other ten least popular
fighters were IT'S A JOB 5859, SETTER 6002, THOMAS MERCHANT 5768, TIGER LILY 5941,
THE PREACHER 5979, HELVETIOS 5947, RUSTY 5931, JEREMIAH NIX 5978, MAGUS 5909, and
BRUDICLAD 5989.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SHARONE (30-5928) LENPROS (145)
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
FRANKLINS TOWER 4725 (129-145-2) 3 3 0 DELTA BLUES
TELA 2973 (119-218-2) 0 5 0 GAMEHENDGE
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DREAM OF DAY 4750 (75-80-2) 1 4 0 RANDOM
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BRONZE GLARE 5694 (62-45-0) 7 3 0 FEARFUL KILLER
LUMEN BUG 5885 (17-17-0) 3 3 0 THE SANCTUM
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SHARONE 5928 (12-8-0) 4 3 0 LENPROS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ANTIMONY SLIM 5980 (5-0-1) 4 3 1 DEAD BOOT HILL
SHATTERSKULL 5986 (2-1-0) 3 3 1 NEON KNIGHTS 30
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JEREMIAH NIX 5978 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 BOOT HILL
THE PREACHER 5979 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 BOOT HILL
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HELVETIOS 5947 (0-0-0) 7 3 0 PEGASUS
TANGRA 5949 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 PEGASUS
CALAMITY JANE 5993 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 BOOT HILL
MESCALINE KID 5991 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 DEAD BOOT HILL
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MINDBENDER 4934 (28-30-0) 2 3 0 THE WARLOCKS
RAIN WAVE 5905 (19-13-0) 1 3 0 THE SANCTUM
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BRAZEN BULL 5764 (2-0-0) 1 3 0 PUNISHMENT
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!