DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/14/2024 Duedate: 05/27/2024
AMEN-TEI ARENA
DM 63 TURN 835
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DUSTINR
ULFHEDNAR (399)
(63-3718) [15-12-1,97]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DUSTINR DELERIUM
ULFHEDNAR (399) THE ENDLESS (397)
(63-3718) [15-12-1,97] (63-3708) [7-2-0,54]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
DUSTINR MINJEE LEE
ULFHEDNAR (399) THE SAND TRAP (403)
(63-3718) [15-12-1,97] (63-3751) [6-4-0,25]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ULFHEDNAR (399)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NEON ODYSSEY (402) 47
2. THE SAND TRAP (403) 20 SAFE HAVEN (270)
3. SAFE HAVEN (270) 14 Unchartered Team
4. CLAN ARUKAI (404) 13
5. TOP FIVE WOLFS (405) 7 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*TOP FIVE WOLFS (405) 5 1 0 83.3 1/ 1 ULFHEDNAR (399) 7 4 0
2/ 0*NEON ODYSSEY (402) 8 4 1 66.7 2/ 3 THE SAND TRAP (403) 6 8 0
3/ 2 SAFE HAVEN (270) 217 129 9 62.7 3/ 0*NEON ODYSSEY (402) 4 0 1
4- 3 HELL KEEP (390) 56 35 3 61.5 4/ 2 SAFE HAVEN (270) 4 5 0
5/ 6*THE ENDLESS (397) 7 6 0 53.8 5/ 9*CLAN ARUKAI (404) 3 0 0
6/ 5 THE SAND TRAP (403) 25 24 3 51.0 6/ 6*TOP FIVE WOLFS (405) 2 0 0
7/ 4 ULFHEDNAR (399) 46 46 3 50.0 7/ 7*THE ENDLESS (397) 2 1 0
8/ 8 WAYFARERS (248) 1255 1460 27 46.2 8/ 8*LIBATIONS 3 (406) 2 4 0
9- 9 SUPERIOR FORCES 540 (302) 39 46 1 45.9 9/ 5 WAYFARERS (248) 2 7 0
10/10*CLAN ARUKAI (404) 9 14 0 39.1 10-10 SUPERIOR FORCES 540 (302) 1 0 0
11/ 7*LIBATIONS 3 (406) 2 4 0 33.3 11- 4 HELL KEEP (390) 1 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
AMEN-TEI brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Now keep the taverns open late
tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for HELL KEEP, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped
them by 7 into 11th. Ha! CLAN ARUKAI turned their 2-0-0 turn into a 5th place rank
in the listings this turn. Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists. Of
course, we're all terribly impressed to see STRIKE win a fight and gain 19 points,
terribly. Tsk, tsk, STRIKE beat BRIER THORN and BRIER THORN lost 15 points. You're
breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, AMEN-TEI may be getting
bland, as DUSTINR stays top dog in the city. The Welcome Wench, humph! I've tasted
better ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From AMEN-TEI's trash
dumps?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. What's the big D? THE SAND TRAP was the most avoided
team? Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse... And it looks like
LIBATIONS 3 avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you
ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, KEDO PATLI was this turn's most
challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. I guess I can give a little
credit to BRAWNDO of LIBATIONS 3 for challenging up by 22 to MINJEE LEE. BRAWNDO
lost to get 3 points of recognition.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for AMEN-TEI's
morgue. More variety. And one more turn will show if SAFE HAVEN can successfully
bloodfeud that elusive DUSTINR over LADY RHIANNON. Honor is like a chainmail shirt,
it only shines through use. Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on
this one.
What does the AMEN-TEI arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! 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
DUSTINR 3718 15 12 1 97 ULFHEDNAR (399)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-[B] 3517 7 2 0 76 SUPERIOR FORCES 5405 (302)
JIN YOUNG KO 3753 7 3 0 74 THE SAND TRAP (403)
MOIRA STEWART 3689 15 27 0 72 WAYFARERS (248)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STRIKE 3771 6 1 1 62 SAFE HAVEN (270)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MY MANAGER HATES ME 3717 10 24 0 54 WAYFARERS (248)
DELERIUM 3708 7 2 0 54 THE ENDLESS (397)
HOWLIN 3766 5 1 0 53 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)
KEDO PATLI 3733 9 12 0 43 SAFE HAVEN (270)
BRIER THORN 3740 10 5 0 40 WAYFARERS (248)
IVOR THORSON 3773 3 3 0 37 SAFE HAVEN (270)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GHOUL 3723 3 3 0 33 HELL KEEP (390)
AMY YANG 3752 7 3 2 31 THE SAND TRAP (403)
MINJEE LEE 3751 6 4 0 25 THE SAND TRAP (403)
KOLHAR 3761 2 4 0 25 CLAN ARUKAI (404)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POLYPHEMUS 3745 3 0 0 22 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
IN GEE CHUN 3749 3 7 1 17 THE SAND TRAP (403)
-HALSTEER 3772 3 0 0 16 ULFHEDNAR (399)
VAILLA 3760 2 3 0 16 CLAN ARUKAI (404)
CHARYBDIS 3778 1 0 1 16 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
-GRAPPA 3780 1 0 0 15 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MENELAUS 3776 1 0 0 13 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
INGVAR 3777 3 2 0 12 ULFHEDNAR (399)
EUMAEUS 3774 1 0 0 10 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
GROWLSK 3748 2 3 0 9 ULFHEDNAR (399)
SAUTERNES 3781 1 1 0 4 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
BRAWNDO 3785 0 2 0 3 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
ROSE ZHANG 3786 0 2 0 2 THE SAND TRAP (403)
'-' 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 CHARYBDIS 3778 835 NONE
LADY RHIANNON 3742 8 3 1 SAFE HAVEN 270 DUSTINR 3718 832
CANUTE 3719 7 6 1 ULFHEDNAR 399 LADY RHIANNON 3742 831 REVENGED
BLACKMINT 3730 7 14 0 WAYFARERS 248 AMY YANG 3752 831 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
KEDO, taking blows and hoping for your opponent to get exhausted. Hmmm...
Unfortunately for you, I am very enduring. It has been a real pleasure to hammer you.
-- Jin Young
IVOR well done. You and I are surely not done yet. -- Amy
In Amen-Tei, a talented Duelmaster. Alas, a poor speaker. Congrats again, DUSTINR. --
So So Yun
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HOWLIN bested KEDO PATLI in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
BRAWNDO was viciously subdued by MINJEE LEE in a exciting 3 minute Challenge duel.
DUSTINR demolished MOIRA STEWART in a 3 minute bloody uneven Title fight.
JIN YOUNG KO devastated MY MANAGER HATES ME in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STRIKE demolished BRIER THORN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
DELERIUM won victory over IVOR THORSON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
KOLHAR overpowered ROSE ZHANG in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
VAILLA defeated IN GEE CHUN in a 5 minute melee.
AMY YANG vanquished SAUTERNES in a 1 minute uneven duel.
POLYPHEMUS won victory over INGVAR in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
GROWLSK lost to EUMAEUS in a 1 minute novice's fight.
CHARYBDIS executed POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MENELAUS overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 5 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 23 - 2 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 16 - 3 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 20 - 17 - 0 54 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 8 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 17 - 0 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 20 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 22 - 1 37 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 835 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 4 4 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE DUSTINR 3718 15 12 1 97 ULFHEDNAR (399)
STRIKING ATTACK JIN YOUNG KO 3753 7 3 0 74 THE SAND TRAP (403)
LUNGING ATTACK DELERIUM 3708 7 2 0 54 THE ENDLESS (397)
AIMED BLOW HOWLIN 3766 5 1 0 53 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)
WALL OF STEEL BRIER THORN 3740 10 5 0 40 WAYFARERS (248)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DUSTINR 3718. The most popular warrior this turn
was MINJEE LEE 3751. The ten other most popular fighters were HOWLIN 3766, DUSTINR
3718, JIN YOUNG KO 3753, DELERIUM 3708, IVOR THORSON 3773, EUMAEUS 3774, BRAWNDO
3785, MOIRA STEWART 3689, STRIKE 3771, and KOLHAR 3761.
The least popular fighter this week was VAILLA 3760. The other ten least popular
fighters were GROWLSK 3748, INGVAR 3777, SAUTERNES 3781, ROSE ZHANG 3786, BRIER THORN
3740, MY MANAGER HATES ME 3717, KEDO PATLI 3733, MENELAUS 3776, CHARYBDIS 3778, and
IN GEE CHUN 3749.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DUSTINR (63-3718) ULFHEDNAR (399)
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
KAYCRON 2900 (69-100-0) 2 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES
DERWEAR 2619 (86-92-0) 1 4 0 UN
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KYLN 3602 (10-1-0) 5 3 0 STEELE RISING
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PURPLE HAZE 3664 (10-3-0) 6 3 1 HAZY DAZE
WHITE WIDOW 3655 (11-3-0) 1 3 0 HAZY DAZE
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BROKEN FLOWER 3725 (2-0-0) 10 3 2 THE GARDEN
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VAILLA 3760 (1-3-0) 3 3 0 CLAN ARUKAI
KOLHAR 3761 (0-4-0) 2 3 0 CLAN ARUKAI
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SUPERIOR 3128 (47-44-1) 3 3 0 WORLD BLADES
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LEMON DIESEL 3654 (7-1-1) 1 3 0 HAZY DAZE
INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ISHANTI 3762 (1-3-0) 2 3 0 CLAN ARUKAI
APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DESSHIA 3758 (2-2-0) 3 3 0 CLAN ARUKAI
KOOR 3759 (2-2-0) 0 3 0 CLAN ARUKAI
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VARGATHA 3770 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES
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!