DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/14/2024 Duedate: 05/27/2024
KATI-TEI ARENA
DM 41 TURN 950
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
STREET CAR CAFE
NAWLINS RU2 (481)
(41-5493) [12-5-0,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
STREET CAR CAFE BELIT
NAWLINS RU2 (481) TREE OF WOE (484)
(41-5493) [12-5-0,113] (41-5520) [3-0-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
WHY ME AIRBORNE RANGER
THE LOSERS (476) DEATH'S ARMY (392)
(41-5462) [14-15-1,94] (41-4299) [8-5-0,48]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
NAWLINS RU2 (481)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FIELDS OF DREAMS (478) 29
2. NAWLINS RU2 (481) 24 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
3. DEATH'S ARMY (392) 22 Unchartered Team
4. FURIOUS FOOD (485) 20
5. TREE OF WOE (484) 20 TREE OF WOE (484)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 NAWLINS RU2 (481) 53 22 2 70.7 1/ 1 NAWLINS RU2 (481) 9 2 0
2/ 1 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478) 93 41 8 69.4 2/ 2 THE LOSERS (476) 8 7 1
3/ 3*TREE OF WOE (484) 12 6 1 66.7 3/ 3 DEATH'S ARMY (392) 7 8 0
4/ 7*FURIOUS FOOD (485) 3 3 0 50.0 4/ 4 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478) 5 10 1
5/ 4 THE LOSERS (476) 68 74 6 47.9 5/ 6*TREE OF WOE (484) 3 3 0
6/ 5 WANDERERS (329) 1273 1446 28 46.8 6/ 5 WANDERERS (329) 2 1 0
7/ 6 DEATH'S ARMY (392) 42 62 3 40.4 7/ 7*FURIOUS FOOD (485) 2 1 0
8/ 8 COMA BERENICES (471) 20 35 1 36.4 8/ 8 COMA BERENICES (471) 0 3 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.
Craft coffee, Cajun breakfast, cocktails, lunch and dinner. Open 7 days a week,
conveniently located on St. Charles Ave.
That's me! And I am so good that I am a DUELMASTER.
Come on down.
-- Street Car Cafe, DMI
SPY REPORT
Good day, in KATI-TEI a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. And let's see, AIRBORNE RANGER
fought SLIPPER and gained 20 points and contributed to DEATH'S ARMY's 2-3-0.
SLIPPER has lost to AIRBORNE RANGER, falling 13 points, while helping make WANDERERS
a 0-1-0 turn. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and STREET CAR
CAFE remains KATI-TEI's top warrior for another turn. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I
have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Dripping Blade uses trolls in their
stew. Talk about gristle!
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. I also notice that the DEATH'S ARMY stable was the most
avoided team this turn. Come on KATI-TEI, what are you afraid of? And avoiding
DEATH'S ARMY more than any other team we find NAWLINS RU2. KATI-TEI, are we going
to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that SGT
SLEIGHER from DEATH'S ARMY was KATI-TEI's most challenged warrior this turn. In a
brave attempt, TWITTER BEEF from FURIOUS FOOD challenged up 25 points to fight FLOP
from the THE LOSERS stable. TWITTER BEEF perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he
subdued FLOP and ended up with 25 recognition points.
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? Is it really true that KATI-TEI has more dishwashers per capita that
fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Always good to rest in KATI-TEI, but never good to wear out my welcome.
Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in KATI-TEI again, farewell--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STREET CAR CAFE 5493 12 5 0 113 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STARBUCKS 5497 12 4 0 105 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
WARM ELEVATORS 5495 10 4 0 99 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
WHY ME 5462 14 15 1 94 THE LOSERS (476)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRICK IVY 5473 20 7 2 90 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
FROZEN BALLROOM 5494 11 6 1 88 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
PRIVATE PICKER 4301 12 13 1 85 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
DIADEM 5410 18 26 1 81 COMA BERENICES (471)
LET'S DANCE 5464 12 17 2 79 THE LOSERS (476)
MCCOVEY COVE 5511 11 7 2 75 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AIRBORNE RANGER 4299 8 5 0 48 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
SLIPPER 5512 10 7 1 38 WANDERERS (329)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BELIT 5520 3 0 0 33 TREE OF WOE (484)
-VALERIA 5513 4 0 0 32 TREE OF WOE (484)
SGT SLEIGHER 4300 6 12 0 30 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
BITE ME 5539 3 4 1 30 THE LOSERS (476)
2ND LT LACERATION 4298 4 9 1 27 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
TWITTER BEEF 5530 1 1 0 25 FURIOUS FOOD (485)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEWILDERED 5542 2 3 0 24 THE LOSERS (476)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAJOR MAYHEM 4297 4 9 0 21 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
-GHOST PEPPER 5528 2 2 0 21 FURIOUS FOOD (485)
BEER SLIDE 5554 1 0 1 17 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
FLOP 5538 4 3 0 15 THE LOSERS (476)
THE PEN 5546 1 1 0 4 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
POLITE BEGGAR 0 0 0 BEER SLIDE 5554 950 NONE
MR MET 5541 2 1 0 FIELDS OF DREAMS 478 BITE ME 5539 948 REVENGED
ROCKPILE 5540 2 4 0 FIELDS OF DREAMS 478 WURM KIN 950 NONE
ZENOBIA 5548 0 1 0 TREE OF WOE 484 DARK CHAMPION 950 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ROCKPILE was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
ZENOBIA was killed by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
STARBUCKS demolished PRIVATE PICKER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
MCCOVEY COVE was bested by WHY ME in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
BELIT overpowered SGT SLEIGHER in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
TWITTER BEEF bested FLOP in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
STREET CAR CAFE viciously subdued LET'S DANCE in a 1 minute master's Title match.
WARM ELEVATORS overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BRICK IVY vanquished DIADEM in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
FROZEN BALLROOM vanquished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SLIPPER was defeated by AIRBORNE RANGER in a action packed 1 minute match.
2ND LT LACERATION overpowered THE PEN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BITE ME devastated FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MAJOR MAYHEM was demolished by BEWILDERED in a 2 minute gory mismatched match.
BEER SLIDE easily killed POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 6 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 9 - 2 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 7 - 1 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 9 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 12 - 0 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 29 - 30 - 0 49 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 14 - 3 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 21 - 2 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 12 - 0 43 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 10 - 2 29 |
Turn 950 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 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK STREET CAR CAFE 5493 12 5 0 113 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
AIMED BLOW STARBUCKS 5497 12 4 0 105 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
STRIKING ATTACK WARM ELEVATORS 5495 10 4 0 99 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
PARRY-RIPOSTE BRICK IVY 5473 20 7 2 90 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
BASHING ATTACK FROZEN BALLROOM 5494 11 6 1 88 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WHY ME 5462. The most popular warrior this turn was
AIRBORNE RANGER 4299. The ten other most popular fighters were BEWILDERED 5542,
MCCOVEY COVE 5511, WHY ME 5462, BELIT 5520, TWITTER BEEF 5530, STREET CAR CAFE 5493,
BRICK IVY 5473, 2ND LT LACERATION 4298, BEER SLIDE 5554, and STARBUCKS 5497.
The least popular fighter this week was MAJOR MAYHEM 4297. The other ten least
popular fighters were LET'S DANCE 5464, FLOP 5538, PRIVATE PICKER 4301, ZENOBIA 5548,
BITE ME 5539, THE PEN 5546, SLIPPER 5512, DIADEM 5410, SGT SLEIGHER 4300, and
ROCKPILE 5540.
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
SKITZOID SNOOPY 2146 (120-70-0) 4 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES III
RED DAWG 2689 (162-99-2) 3 3 0 DA DOG POWNDAZ
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DEVIL DOG 4479 (105-88-1) 8 3 0 LAZY SUNDAY
ROBERT DUNLAP 4378 (124-171-0) 3 3 0 MEDAL OF HONOR H3
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DOUBLE TRUE 4585 (126-76-1) 8 3 0 LAZY SUNDAY
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VILE VEGAN 5179 (26-15-1) 1 3 0 V FOR VOLUPTOUS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FLYING PIG 4605 (81-16-0) 7 3 0 HELL FROZEN OVER
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NARNIA 4926 (9-2-0) 2 3 0 LAZY SUNDAY
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
STREET CAR CAFE 5493 (9-5-0) 3 3 0 NAWLINS RU2
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RECOGNIZE MAJESTY 5508 (2-1-0) 4 3 0 MASTERLY SENSE
VALERIA 5513 (3-0-0) 3 3 0 TREE OF WOE
HOMELESS 5518 (7-1-0) 0 1 0 DEAD NAWLINS RU2
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GHOST PEPPER 5528 (1-2-0) 8 3 1 FURIOUS FOOD
BELIT 5520 (1-0-0) 1 3 0 TREE OF WOE
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THE WORM 5531 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 FURIOUS FOOD
TWITTER BEEF 5530 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 FURIOUS FOOD
ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
STARBURSTS 5305 (21-14-5) 1 3 0 CANDY
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CAPE TOWN 5118 (40-37-1) 2 3 0 WORLD BLADES 9
LONGBOW 5399 (20-7-2) 0 3 0 GREEN EGGS & HAM
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CRY OF VOICES 5509 (2-3-2) 0 3 0 MASTERLY SENSE
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!