DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/18/2011 Duedate: 04/30/2011 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-556 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CHARLIE HORSE THE FUNNY FARM (409) (2-4427) [11-0-0,140] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CHARLIE HORSE METAROMANCE THE FUNNY FARM (409) OUTTA PHASE (669) (2-4427) [11-0-0,140] (2-5714) [1-0-0,13] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite LORINDA CHARLIE HORSE THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE FUNNY FARM (409) (2-5603) [23-23-0,92] (2-4427) [11-0-0,140] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM GNU TEAM (670) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. GNU TEAM (670) 37 2. OUTTA PHASE (669) 31 042909A (659) 3. THE FUNNY FARM (409) 26 Unchartered Team 4. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 15 5. SERPENTS HOLD (664) 12 OUTTA PHASE (669) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 042909A (659) 76 22 2 77.6 1/ 0 GNU TEAM (670) 10 4 2 2/ 0 GNU TEAM (670) 31 19 5 62.0 2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 9 5 0 3/ 7*OUTTA PHASE (669) 3 2 0 60.0 3/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 8 4 0 4/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664) 36 26 1 58.1 4/ 1 SERPENTS HOLD (664) 4 9 0 5/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 99 74 2 57.2 5/ 7*OUTTA PHASE (669) 3 2 0 6- 4 OUT THE WINDOW (630) 23 20 2 53.5 6/ 5 042909A (659) 2 2 0 7/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 831 868 23 48.9 7- 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 1 7 0 8- 6 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 63 134 11 32.0 8- 6 OUT THE WINDOW (630) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 673): LITTLE BEAR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 555): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 678): HUSTLER'S AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 650): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 674): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 669): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 677): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 10 KOLACT (turn 662): ADDAI of SERPENTS HOLD! (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 663): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 662): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elef, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 630): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 617): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 284): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 610): BRAID of I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 561): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 266): TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 259): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 507): STANLY MILLGRAM of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 235): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 555): ROB A. REE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 673): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 555): SERPENTS HOLD (KhisantH, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 678): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 650): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 674): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 669): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 677): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 662): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 663): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 662): BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 630): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 617): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 284): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 610): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 561): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 266): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 259): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 507): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 235): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 555) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 673): HONEST JILES of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 555): BOLD MR. WASABI of 142909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) (turn 554): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 677): MEGA PIXEL of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 650): GERMAINE SHEPPARD of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 674): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisant, mgr.) (turn 673): LEORA NOEVAL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 668): CAMDEN of BALTO (JE, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 676): CHAINSAW CHUCK of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 662): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 661): YUEDEBAHL LITHA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 561): PHAEDRA of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.) SPY REPORT Well, what are you looking at, NIANIA? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, SERPENTS HOLD, since GNU TEAM took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see GNU BOOK win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, BIG BIRD beat STUPID GNUS and STUPID GNUS lost 4 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, NIANIA may be getting bland, as CHARLIE HORSE stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha! Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. NIANIA, I am losing what little hope I had in you. SERPENTS HOLD the most avoided team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And it looks like THE FUNNY FARM avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's see if anyone's dead or dying. And now a passing thought on a warrior dying young (DUCK DODGERS of THE FUNNY FARM): You had your chance and now you're dead. Oh well... Three down, and one turn to go for THE GOLDEN FISH to call in the bloodfeud against DESMOND TUTU, else TARIMEZ is but small history. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later? I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of NIANIA. I feel much better now. I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHARLIE HORSE 4427 11 0 0 140 THE FUNNY FARM (409) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618 27 10 1 115 042909A (659) I. M. WEASEL 4474 9 1 1 114 THE FUNNY FARM (409) HARKRANZ 5658 19 9 0 111 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SERPENT2 5684 10 2 1 95 SERPENTS HOLD (664) LORINDA 5603 23 23 0 92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FREDILILLA 5659 16 10 0 89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) GNU BOOK 5725 9 2 1 85 GNU TEAM (670) -EJ DOME 5351 7 4 2 84 OUT THE WINDOW (630) -THE BUNNY GOD 5631 6 0 0 84 042909A (659) GOOD GNUS 5724 8 3 3 83 GNU TEAM (670) -IMMANUEL KANT 5614 16 24 3 75 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) FANG 5697 6 1 0 74 SERPENTS HOLD (664) -DESMOND TUTU 5610 14 26 3 73 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) -4 BRIDGES 5347 11 9 0 70 OUT THE WINDOW (630) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GHANDI 5611 11 29 1 63 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) GNU I KNEW 5722 8 3 1 62 GNU TEAM (670) -JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612 8 32 2 58 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KINTHIRA 5705 5 1 0 27 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BIG BIRD 5703 3 2 0 23 THE FUNNY FARM (409) STUPID GNUS 5723 4 7 0 19 GNU TEAM (670) METAROMANCE 5714 1 0 0 13 OUTTA PHASE (669) UETHINRIA 5718 2 0 0 12 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JUXTAPOSER 5717 1 0 0 6 OUTTA PHASE (669) -SKIDMARK BUG 5711 0 2 0 6 042909A (659) OZMOSIS 5715 1 0 0 3 OUTTA PHASE (669) GNU RECRUIT 5721 0 2 0 2 GNU TEAM (670) ROBOT CHICKEN 5728 0 1 0 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409) ROCKIN HARDPLACE 5713 0 1 0 1 OUTTA PHASE (669) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ENRKO FERMI 5613 14 23 2 HISTORICAL WUSSE 660 I. M. WEASEL 4474 552 NOT REVENGED TRANSLUCENT 5716 0 1 0 OUTTA PHASE 669 CLARENCE S. VOLE 556 NONE BYE 5726 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664 BANDIT PRINCE 556 NONE SEE YA 5727 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664 BANDIT PRINCE 556 NONE SLASH 5706 1 3 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664 BANDIT PRINCE 556 NONE DUCK DODGERS 5324 4 2 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409 GOOD GNUS 5724 556 TARIMEZ 5682 10 3 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147 DESMOND TUTU 5610 553 PERSONAL ADS Well, it seems the fans like to watch me and Fredililla, what does that tell us? -- Lorinda, perusing the newsletter Lorinda -- That the fans are male. -- Fredililla Isn't that lese majeste or something that a mere worm gets to be killed by the Bandit Prince? -- Lorinda, still reading the newsletter Lorinda -- Who cares? -- Fredililla Ambeerdextrous -- "Narrowly," and it took you SEVEN MINUTES to do it? I'd call it purest LUCK. -- Fredililla P.S. If you'd put the beer down, you could have given it your proper attention and finished in time for me to make it to the hairdresser for my regular appointment. I hate having "helmet hair." Immanuel Kant -- That was a thrill. I always like taking down killers. -- Harkranz I. M. Weasel -- Dwarves. Bah. -- Lorinda P.S. If I can be short without being a dwarf, why can't you? There's no need for all this hairiness. Slash -- Probably a bad sort of plan on your part. Who'd want to hold a serpent that's likely to slash the hand that holds it? -- Kinthira Ah, I see the Commission has properly identified me as Karragit. That is good. They are so unreliable in that way. -- Uethinria We congratulate Bold Mr. Wasabi, the absentee graduate who did well at the tourney. -- Jorja and the Golden Fish LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SLASH was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight. TRANSLUCENT was slaughtered by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. BYE was easily killed by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena match. SEE YA was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel. CHARLIE HORSE devastated FREDILILLA in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title contest. SERPENT2 was luckily beaten by HARKRANZ in a 2 minute bloody competition. AMBEERDEXTROUS vanquished LORINDA in a 1 minute mismatched fight. I. M. WEASEL overpowered FANG in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. GOOD GNUS assassinated DUCK DODGERS in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee. GNU BOOK vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided duel. GNU I KNEW vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. KINTHIRA overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven match. BIG BIRD beat STUPID GNUS in a 2 minute brutal fight. UETHINRIA subdued ROCKIN HARDPLACE in a 2 minute amateur's competition. GNU RECRUIT was outwaited by OZMOSIS in a unpopular 15 minute novice's battle. JUXTAPOSER beat ROBOT CHICKEN in a 2 minute gory amateur's conflict. METAROMANCE vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 7 - 2 74 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 10 - 0 66 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 26 - 15 - 1 63 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 20 - 0 39 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 8 - 0 33 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 16 - 1 33 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 7 - 1 30 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 9 - 0 10 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 556 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: SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK CHARLIE HORSE 4427 11 0 0 140 THE FUNNY FARM (409) AIMED BLOW AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618 27 10 1 115 042909A (659) STRIKING ATTACK HARKRANZ 5658 19 9 0 111 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) LUNGING ATTACK SERPENT2 5684 10 2 1 95 SERPENTS HOLD (664) PARRY-RIPOSTE FREDILILLA 5659 16 10 0 89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is LORINDA 5603. The most popular warrior this turn was CHARLIE HORSE 4427. The ten other most popular fighters were SERPENT2 5684, BIG BIRD 5703, UETHINRIA 5718, JUXTAPOSER 5717, SLASH 5706, HARKRANZ 5658, AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, I. M. WEASEL 4474, GNU BOOK 5725, and GNU I KNEW 5722. The least popular fighter this week was GNU RECRUIT 5721. The other ten least popular fighters were OZMOSIS 5715, ROCKIN HARDPLACE 5713, STUPID GNUS 5723, DUCK DODGERS 5324, FANG 5697, LORINDA 5603, SEE YA 5727, TRANSLUCENT 5716, METAROMANCE 5714, and ROBOT CHICKEN 5728. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: AMBEERDEXTROUS (2-5618) 042909A (659) The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: BOLD MR. WASABI (2-5622) 042909A (659) MAIL-IN TOURNEY LI PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DEADLY BEAR 3688 (161-125-0) 1 4 0 THE BEARS ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME YOBER 4537 (52-41-1) 8 3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 THE SHOCKER 5356 (33-27-1) 1 2 0 INQUISITION SL5 ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TURD BURGLAR 5431 (43-43-0) 9 3 0 INQUISITION SL5 THE MONARCH 5688 (27-10-0) 3 3 0 042909A FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SHOCKING 5352 (14-11-0) 1 3 0 INQUISITION SL5 CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME THE BUNNY GOD 5631 (6-0-0) 15 2 1 042909A BOLD MR. WASABI 5622 (7-0-0) 14 3 3 042909A ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME I. M. WEASEL 4474 (7-1-1) 2 3 0 THE FUNNY FARM CHARLIE HORSE 4427 (9-0-0) 1 3 0 THE FUNNY FARM INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DUCK DODGERS 5324 (4-1-0) 4 3 0 THE FUNNY FARM APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SKIDMARK BUG 5711 (0-2-0) 10 3 0 042909A BIG BIRD 5703 (2-2-0) 2 3 0 THE FUNNY FARM ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME JORDAN 5709 (0-0-0) 0 1 0 DEAD SERPENTS HOLD ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME EEK THE CAT 4110 (19-7-0) 0 3 0 THE FUNNY FARM CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SHADOUT MAPES 5513 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 MASTERS OF SAND