DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/09/2024 Duedate: 05/22/2024
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM 75 TURN 786
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SNOW PEA
SAND DANCERS (67)
(75-4088) [18-12-0,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CALAMITY JANE POLLUX
LADY WARRIORS (353) GEMINI (361)
(75-3996) [30-15-1,106] (75-4035) [6-1-0,79]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
REBBECA SNOW PEA
PI KAPPA PI'S (176) SAND DANCERS (67)
(75-4097) [7-21-0,54] (75-4088) [18-12-0,105]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
LADY WARRIORS (353)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (67) 44
2. VULGAR UNICORN (374) 26 LADY WARRIORS (353)
3. GEMINI (361) 23 Unchartered Team
4. PAISLEY PARK (373) 7
5. LADY WARRIORS (353) 7 GEMINI (361)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*GEMINI (361) 13 2 0 86.7 1/ 1 LADY WARRIORS (353) 8 2 0
2/ 3 LADY WARRIORS (353) 159 61 9 72.3 2/ 4*PAISLEY PARK (373) 6 3 1
3- 4*THE ENDLESS (366) 7 3 0 70.0 3- 2*MY VINYL 8 (372) 6 4 0
4/ 2*PAISLEY PARK (373) 6 3 1 66.7 4/ 3 SAND DANCERS (67) 5 5 0
5- 5*MY VINYL 8 (372) 13 15 1 46.4 5/ 5*GEMINI (361) 4 0 0
6/ 6 SAND DANCERS (67) 1628 2156 48 43.0 6- 7*THE ENDLESS (366) 1 0 0
7/ 7 PI KAPPA PI'S (176) 117 203 3 36.6 7/ 0*VULGAR UNICORN (374) 1 2 0
8/ 0*VULGAR UNICORN (374) 1 2 0 33.3 8/ 6 PI KAPPA PI'S (176) 0 14 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.
How long can this go on? Five Titles is so many and such a long, long time. I don't
really want this; I want to travel and see The Isle and The Lady. I want to become a
Lord Protector and be a warden for The Lady.
Let me out of here!
-- Calamity Jane, DMV
SPY REPORT
Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.
I doubt JADE MOUNTAIN will ever be the same. And let's see, JAMIE THE RED fought
GONE CRAZY and gained 14 points and contributed to VULGAR UNICORN's 1-2-0. GONE
CRAZY has lost to JAMIE THE RED, falling 9 points, while helping make PAISLEY PARK a
2-2-0 turn. And all eyes were on SNOW PEA this turn as she ascended to the throne of
Duelmaster. JADE MOUNTAIN has a new victor! Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have
heard from unimpeachable sources that The Green Axe uses trolls in their stew. Talk
about gristle!
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. I also notice that the MY VINYL 8
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on JADE MOUNTAIN, what are you
afraid of? And guess who avoided MY VINYL 8 stable the most? Believe it or not, it
was PAISLEY PARK. Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that ANNIE from
PI KAPPA PI'S was JADE MOUNTAIN's most challenged warrior this turn. GLAMOROUS LIFE
of PAISLEY PARK had better have a good reason for challenging down 12 points in a
challenge which she won. I thought GLAMOROUS LIFE showed great skill and promise
when she bested PLEDGE 2. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. LADY WARRIORS has some questions to answer. Like 'why did you kill your
fighter, KATNISS, who had a record of 4-0-1?' 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.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords
sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNOW PEA 4088 18 12 0 105 SAND DANCERS (67)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CALAMITY JANE 3996 30 15 1 106 LADY WARRIORS (353)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MATTHEW THE RAVEN 4076 7 0 0 90 THE ENDLESS (366)
POLLUX 4035 6 1 0 79 GEMINI (361)
-GRACE O'MALLEY 4070 17 5 0 67 LADY WARRIORS (353)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BETTY LOU 4087 12 19 0 63 PI KAPPA PI'S (176)
CASTOR 4034 7 1 0 63 GEMINI (361)
SUNSHINE 4106 13 10 0 57 SAND DANCERS (67)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RONDA ROUSEY 4127 4 2 0 56 LADY WARRIORS (353)
REBBECA 4097 7 21 0 54 PI KAPPA PI'S (176)
-BITTER WINE 4139 5 0 1 49 MY VINYL 8 (372)
-CRAGNALLIS 4135 4 1 0 49 MY VINYL 8 (372)
ANOTHER MOUNTAIN 4104 8 15 1 40 SAND DANCERS (67)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARLING NIKKI 4156 2 0 0 22 PAISLEY PARK (373)
-RASBERRY BERET 4157 1 0 1 22 PAISLEY PARK (373)
-TOMOE GOZEN 4126 2 0 0 15 LADY WARRIORS (353)
GLAMOROUS LIFE 4158 2 0 0 15 PAISLEY PARK (373)
-POW POW 4149 2 0 0 14 MY VINYL 8 (372)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAMIE THE RED 4162 1 0 0 14 VULGAR UNICORN (374)
-THE DRUM 4151 2 1 0 13 MY VINYL 8 (372)
ANNIE 4142 0 6 0 6 PI KAPPA PI'S (176)
GONE CRAZY 4154 1 1 0 4 PAISLEY PARK (373)
PLEDGE 2 4159 0 2 0 2 PI KAPPA PI'S (176)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
KATNISS 4124 4 1 1 LADY WARRIORS 353 STONEWALKER 786 NONE
HOUSEQUAKE 4155 0 2 0 PAISLEY PARK 373 JADE WARRIOR 786 NONE
SALLY 4143 0 2 0 PI KAPPA PI'S 176 BITTER WINE 4139 782 NOT REVENGED
STEPSON A 4164 0 1 0 VULGAR UNICORN 374 STONEWALKER 786 NONE
STEPSON B 4165 0 1 0 VULGAR UNICORN 374 JANG-KO BLACKHAN 786 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Whoa! 3-0, and all against the sorority gals. Not what we need to be doung Lady
Warriors. We should be friending and allying with all world sororities to take over
the world. Unit! -- Ms. Fu
Fast Eddie, you do not seem like the typical sorority girl. Just don't consider
changing in my room! -- Calamity Jane
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KATNISS was viciously butchered by STONEWALKER in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HOUSEQUAKE was dispatched by JADE WARRIOR in a 3 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
STEPSON B was narrowly killed by JANG-KO BLACKHAND in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
STEPSON A was butchered by STONEWALKER in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
POLLUX overpowered BETTY LOU in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CASTOR bested REBBECA in a 2 minute gory expert's Challenge brawl.
GLAMOROUS LIFE bested PLEDGE 2 in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge match.
DARLING NIKKI handily defeated ANNIE in a 2 minute gruesome uneven Challenge fight.
CALAMITY JANE was vanquished by SNOW PEA in a 3 minute gory uneven Title duel.
RONDA ROUSEY vanquished ANOTHER MOUNTAIN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SUNSHINE overpowered BAHNING THE LAWYER in a 1 minute uneven match.
GONE CRAZY was savagely defeated by JAMIE THE RED in a 1 minute brutal novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 3 - 1 70 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 9 - 0 68 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 11 - 1 58 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 10 - 0 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 13 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 7 - 1 36 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 13 - 1 32 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 16 - 0 16 |
Turn 786 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 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK SNOW PEA 4088 18 12 0 105 SAND DANCERS (67)
TOTAL PARRY CALAMITY JANE 3996 30 15 1 106 LADY WARRIORS (353)
LUNGING ATTACK POLLUX 4035 6 1 0 79 GEMINI (361)
SLASHING ATTACK SUNSHINE 4106 13 10 0 57 SAND DANCERS (67)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is REBBECA 4097. The most popular warrior this turn
was SNOW PEA 4088. The ten other most popular fighters were KATNISS 4124, CASTOR
4034, HOUSEQUAKE 4155, STEPSON B 4165, POLLUX 4035, DARLING NIKKI 4156, JAMIE THE RED
4162, REBBECA 4097, GLAMOROUS LIFE 4158, and RONDA ROUSEY 4127.
The least popular fighter this week was GONE CRAZY 4154. The other ten least popular
fighters were ANOTHER MOUNTAIN 4104, CALAMITY JANE 3996, ANNIE 4142, BETTY LOU 4087,
STEPSON A 4164, PLEDGE 2 4159, SUNSHINE 4106, RONDA ROUSEY 4127, GLAMOROUS LIFE 4158,
and REBBECA 4097.
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
SAMURAI 3119 (149-92-5) 8 3 0 GOLD STANDARD
SAMSARA 3055 (82-57-1) 1 4 0 GOLD STANDARD
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
COLD STEEL 3762 (79-81-0) 8 3 0 CRITICALS
LEAPS INTO THE AIR 85 (137-111-4) 7 3 0 CRITICALS
SECURE DEFENSE 490 (81-66-0) 4 3 0 CRITICALS
MENACING FURY 3859 (60-24-1) 2 3 0 CRITICALS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BARRELS 3683 (68-107-1) 10 3 0 CRITICALS
DEE AY 1699 (92-170-3) 1 3 0 BLOODMOON GUILD
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RUBY TORTELLINI 3826 (4-1-0) 4 3 0 CRITICALS
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FEROCIOUS FOREARM 4003 (5-0-0) 2 3 0 CRITICALS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MATTHEW THE RAVEN 4076 (6-0-0) 6 3 0 THE ENDLESS
CASTOR 4034 (5-1-0) 3 3 1 GEMINI
PYROMENIA 3559 (1-0-0) 1 3 0 ROCK OF AGES
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
POLLUX 4035 (4-1-0) 2 3 0 GEMINI
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VAZROKHAN 4123 (0-0-0) 8 3 0 KHORS WARLORDS
ZAVIAN 4121 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 KHORS WARLORDS
TOMOE GOZEN 4126 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 LADY WARRIORS
TRUB 4128 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 DARK TIDE
ELIGIBLES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DEADLY FORCE 3513 (149-105-0) 5 2 0 CRITICALS
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CHAOS AVENGER 1229 (21-27-1) 0 3 0 DARK TIDE
WINNER 813 (75-57-3) 0 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PEBBLE CRUSH 3561 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 ROCK OF AGES
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ALZUMETH 4119 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 KHORS WARLORDS
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!