DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/13/2005 Duedate: 01/26/2005 OSKSI ARENA DM-3 TURN-518 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WOLF SPIDER SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) (3-6324) [14-5-1,114] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader POSITION IS EMPTY SMOKEY 23RD & WESTON (582) (3-6340) [3-0-0,56] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite THE GOALIE SQUASH GAMES LIBRARY (340) VEGGIES (591) (3-6229) [9-40-0,67] (3-6418) [10-4-0,34] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BRIGHT (578) 39 2. AESIR (164) 36 VEGGIES (591) 3. SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) 23 Unchartered Team 4. OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) 16 5. VEGGIES (591) 11 23RD & WESTON (582) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*23RD & WESTON (582) 3 0 0 100 1/ 2 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) 11 3 2 2/ 2 VEGGIES (591) 29 9 1 76.3 2/ 1 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) 8 5 1 3/ 3 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) 63 23 4 73.3 3/ 5 AESIR (164) 7 8 1 4/ 4 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) 135 91 7 59.7 4/ 3*BRIGHT (578) 6 3 0 5/ 5 THE NUKES (580) 77 57 6 57.5 5/ 6 GAMES LIBRARY (340) 4 11 0 6/ 0 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) 157 117 10 57.3 6/ 4 THE NUKES (580) 3 3 0 7/ 7*BRIGHT (578) 10 9 1 52.6 7/ 7 VEGGIES (591) 3 3 0 8/ 6 AESIR (164) 599 590 42 50.4 8/ 8*23RD & WESTON (582) 2 0 0 9/ 8 GAMES LIBRARY (340) 360 593 8 37.8 9/ 0 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) 2 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 512): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 397): YELLOW PIKE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 517): DEWEY of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 513): KURT RAMBIS of PURPLE AND GOLD (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 512): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 516): THIRD OMEN of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 513): GOKU of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 508): CYCLONE of THUNDERSTRIKERS (Zeus, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 499): MARY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 498): MINOS of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 472): TIMBER LION of WOLFCATS (Ultraist, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 463): BOB, ETERNAL, of SANDS OF TIME (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 202): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 449): BOZO of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 398): SPIDER-MAN of WENSINWASIN M.H. (Youngblood, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 189): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 59 ILLIS (turn 177): SVAD BONEGRIN of DAMAGE INC. (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 348): BUS of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 154): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 391): TUM of FROM THE FACE from TALCAMA (Shocking Toad, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 512): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 397): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 517): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 513): PURPLE AND GOLD (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 512): JOHNS (Dear, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 516): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 513): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 508): TERRAPIN STATION (Floyd, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 499): PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 498): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 472): WOLFCATS (Ultraist, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 463): BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 202): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 449): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 398): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 189): KATHOUSE (Kat, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 177): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 348): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 154): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 391): ODD SQUAD, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 3 OSKSI (turn 517): DEWEY of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.) FROSTY of THE NUKES (Fusion, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 512): EXCURSION of BLADES OF MIST (Lord Andarus, mgr.) GROTESQUE of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.) SYNDICATE of ORCCON THUGS (DMobster, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 516): THIRD OMEN of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 507): GRACIE of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.) LUNELLE of THE MOONDOGS (Nick, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 499): MARY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 498): GINA TAILIA of FEVER PITCH (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 462): KORRIBIE of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 201): LAHRS ENNY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) ANGELOST of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 397): APPLE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 188): CERISA of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 177): SVAD BONEGRIN of DAMAGE INC. (Tripwire, mgr.) SLIPPERY NIPPLE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) FLAMING DRAMBUIE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) (turn 176): PLAGUEBEARER of SHADOWLAND (DeGotti, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. This is an honor that takes me by surprise. Usually Nick's warriors have twice or three times my number fights before anyone considers them as possible graduates. I give the credit to my well-organized mind. Carrot, my thanks, I see my way clearly now. Dewey P.S. 10 7 17 17 17 3 13. As you see, I'm a "triple seventeen." But... Hatchet? Very high/very low? Hmm. I think I'll pass on the hatchet, and I've got a winning record so my fighting rhythm must be okay, so...no changes. Besides, I'm retiring. SPY REPORT If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of OSKSI brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT, since OUR HIGHEST HONOR took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Now let's all watch OUR HIGHEST HONOR's heads swell from their 4-1-1 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see BRUENOR win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, MORDANT DESERTER beat ETERNAL D.J. and ETERNAL D.J. lost 12 points. You're breakin' my heart. And it's out with the old, in with the new, as WOLF SPIDER takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You want to know what's new, don't you, OSKSI? He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. OSKSI, I am losing what little hope I had in you. AESIR the most avoided team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And it looks like VEGGIES avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, HEARTS was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. I guess I can give a little credit to SPOTLIGHT of BRIGHT for challenging up by 22 to HEMOGLOBIN. SPOTLIGHT lost to get 3 points of recognition. And we have SQUASH in a challenge, going down 15 points for the fight. Guess what? I thought SQUASH showed great skill and promise when he overcame JOKER. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for OSKSI's morgue. More variety. 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. Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WOLF SPIDER 6324 14 5 1 114 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GREEN BEAN 6419 9 2 1 122 VEGGIES (591) SUNBURN 6345 10 4 1 114 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BRUENOR 6420 12 8 1 110 AESIR (164) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOMER 6326 26 8 1 90 THE NUKES (580) CARROT 6416 10 3 0 88 VEGGIES (591) SAGA 6447 9 6 0 83 AESIR (164) REVJAK 6476 9 1 1 76 AESIR (164) NOT HOYLE 6208 11 40 0 73 GAMES LIBRARY (340) THE GOALIE 6229 9 40 0 67 GAMES LIBRARY (340) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SMOKEY 6340 3 0 0 56 23RD & WESTON (582) THE SUN 6307 3 1 0 47 BRIGHT (578) STEPHEN HAWKING 6451 4 0 1 46 BRIGHT (578) A CANDLE 6303 3 1 0 43 BRIGHT (578) SOLDIER #2 6226 4 1 1 38 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) SQUASH 6418 10 4 0 34 VEGGIES (591) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SOLDIER #4 6499 2 0 1 31 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) OTIS 6501 2 0 1 29 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) AEGIS 6484 4 4 1 28 AESIR (164) -FLAGPOLE PANTIES 5968 3 1 0 27 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) HEMOGLOBIN 6158 4 1 0 25 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) SOLDIER #3 6251 4 1 1 24 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SOLDIER #1 6207 4 1 0 23 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563) HEARTS 6485 3 8 0 22 GAMES LIBRARY (340) KEG STAND 5754 3 2 0 20 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) JOKER 6466 2 12 0 18 GAMES LIBRARY (340) SAND CRAWLER 6434 3 2 0 17 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) ETERNAL D.J. 5931 3 2 0 11 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) HAPPY APPLE 6492 1 1 0 10 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) SPOTLIGHT 6489 0 2 0 3 BRIGHT (578) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 609 0 1 0 1 SOLDIER #4 6499 518 NONE EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 609 0 1 0 1 OTIS 6501 518 NONE NAH 6503 0 1 0 AESIR 164 SHEWISH GIANT 625 518 NONE HEMOLYSIS 6161 1 1 0 OUR HIGHEST HONOR 563 STEPHEN HAWKING 6451 515 PERSONAL ADS Squash -- (with a savage grin) Now you can live down to your name. You're squashed flat, and it's high time. -- The Goalie, gloating Soldier #3 -- Well, what are you doing HERE, then? -- Joker P.S. Besides ripping off six skills that I wasn't done with. Keg Stand -- My dear, try not to leave yourself out in the middle of the floor. It's too easy to trip over you, and a person could get hurt that way. -- Hearts Revjak -- You just make me SOOO tired! The next time someone calls me to come fight, I'm going to say, "Oh, no, not me! Not Hoyle!" 15 December 2004 The Company of Brothers Alliance would like to welcome Azereth as our newest member. We are sure he will be an asset to both our alliance and the dueling community! -- Baphomet, Co-Founder T.C.B. 24 December 2004 Due to requests, the Turf War IV will be postponed until turn 225 (approx May/June 2005). Sorry about the inconvenience. -- Baphomet, host of TW 4 12 January 2005 On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's Massacre Kill Contest will begin. The rules are simple; the team with the most kills on the last turn wins. Last year's winner was Shocking Toad. Can he repeat? Could DOOMcorps crush all challengers? Will the kLk prevail? Or will you be the independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that? Come on to Jhans and let's find out! Prizes are: 1st. Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account. 2nd. Renaming of a Stand-In monster. Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way! Azrael LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS NAH was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. CARROT devastated NOT HOYLE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. A CANDLE overpowered KEG STAND in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. SQUASH viciously subdued JOKER in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight. HAPPY APPLE was subdued by HEARTS in a 2 minute Challenge competition. SPOTLIGHT was defeated by HEMOGLOBIN in a 2 minute novice's Challenge struggle. DEWEY was devastated by WOLF SPIDER in a 1 minute one-sided Title competition. FROSTY was handily defeated by SUNBURN in a 1 minute uneven melee. GOMER was viciously subdued by BRUENOR in a 7 minute gruesome veteran's duel. THE GOALIE lost to REVJAK in a 1 minute one-sided fight. SAGA overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided melee. SMOKEY overpowered AEGIS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided match. THE SUN devastated SOLDIER #3 in a 1 minute one-sided battle. STEPHEN HAWKING devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched bout. SOLDIER #2 handily defeated SAND CRAWLER in a 1 minute uneven fight. SOLDIER #1 defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute beginner's struggle. ETERNAL D.J. was overcome by MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute amateur's bout. SOLDIER #4 butchered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided brawl. OTIS murdered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 9 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 7 - 4 77 | |STRIKING ATTACK 6 BASHING ATTACK 31 - 18 - 2 63 | |BASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 16 - 1 62 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 - 1 60 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 10 - 9 - 0 53 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 7 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 12 - 0 43 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 10 - 0 0 | Turn 518 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: WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK WOLF SPIDER 6324 14 5 1 114 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) STRIKING ATTACK SUNBURN 6345 10 4 1 114 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) WALL OF STEEL BRUENOR 6420 12 8 1 110 AESIR (164) PARRY-RIPOSTE GOMER 6326 26 8 1 90 THE NUKES (580) BASHING ATTACK CARROT 6416 10 3 0 88 VEGGIES (591) SLASHING ATTACK REVJAK 6476 9 1 1 76 AESIR (164) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is THE GOALIE 6229. The most popular warrior this turn was SQUASH 6418. The ten other most popular fighters were CARROT 6416, HAPPY APPLE 6492, SMOKEY 6340, HEARTS 6485, SUNBURN 6345, BRUENOR 6420, REVJAK 6476, STEPHEN HAWKING 6451, SOLDIER #1 6207, and A CANDLE 6303. The least popular fighter this week was SAND CRAWLER 6434. The other ten least popular fighters were SOLDIER #3 6251, AEGIS 6484, THE GOALIE 6229, KEG STAND 5754, NAH 6503, OTIS 6501, HEMOGLOBIN 6158, SPOTLIGHT 6489, JOKER 6466, and NOT HOYLE 6208. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: FROSTY (3-6314) THE NUKES (580) DEWEY (3-6363) GAMES LIBRARY (340)