DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/16/2007 Duedate: 10/29/2007
JHELUM ARENA
DM-4 TURN-586
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
M1A1
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
(4-2734) [20-9-3,108]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
M1A1 POSITION IS EMPTY
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
(4-2734) [20-9-3,108]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
PETE MASTIFF PETE MASTIFF
DOGS OF WAR (115) DOGS OF WAR (115)
(4-6387) [6-3-0,37] (4-6387) [6-3-0,37]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE WALL (367) 44
2. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 1 THE WALL (367)
3. BAD PINOCCHIO (596) 0 Unchartered Team
4. HALF(LING) HEROES (597) 0
5. F BALLS (523) 0 ULTRA RANGERS (412)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 THE WALL (367) 34 19 0 64.2 1/ 1 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 11 2 2
2/ 2 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 136 84 13 61.8 2/ 5 THE WALL (367) 6 3 0
3- 3*BAD PINOCCHIO (596) 6 4 0 60.0 3/ 3 DOGS OF WAR (115) 5 10 0
4- 4*HALF(LING) HEROES (597) 4 3 0 57.1 4- 4*HALF(LING) HEROES (597) 4 3 0
5- 5 F BALLS (523) 115 92 9 55.6 5- 2 F BALLS (523) 2 3 0
6/ 6 DOGS OF WAR (115) 457 675 26 40.4 6- 6*BAD PINOCCHIO (596) 1 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
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 581): LARRY KING of DEATH'S DOOR (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 464): PAUL ATREIDES of MASTERS OF SAND (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 589): OTIS 3 of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 585): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 584): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 588): GRUNT 3 of MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 586): SANDY SHORE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 580): SIR CUMFERENCE of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 572): PROGIDY, DAMMIT! of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 571): DR. DREAM of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 545): IRON MAN of ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 535): RIQUETTIE of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 239): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 522): KILLER KABUIK of ELEMENTS OF ZEN (The Druid, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 471): JACINTHE of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 225): GLUM of JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 213): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 419): DARTH NIKILUS of RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 191): PORKY PIG of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 463): SUSHI SLINGER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 581): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 464): TEAM HAVOK (?, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 589): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 585): TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 584): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 588): MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 586): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 580): SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 572): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 571): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 545): ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 535): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 239): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 522): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 471): BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 224): JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 213): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 419): RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 191): QUARTERFLASH (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 463) TWISTED SESAME (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 580): HATCH BATTENER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
SWEET STUFF of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 587): SOLDIER 3 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 584): HOWARD of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 586): SANDY SHORE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 579): QUIZNOS of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 571): DR. DREAM of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
BLACK TIGER of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 535): RIQUETTIE of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 471): DARK SWEET TREAT of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 417): BALI DARRAS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in JHELUM this turn, and let's start
with a look at some of the teams. THE WALL stable has parlayed this turn's 3-0-0
into a 3 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 2nd place. Good work,
guys! And let's see, THE JUDGE fought PETE MASTIFF and gained 19 points and
contributed to THE WALL's 3-0-0. PETE MASTIFF has lost to THE JUDGE, falling 13
points, while helping make DOGS OF WAR a 1-4-0 turn. Due to his absence and
inability to defend the throne, FOOS BALL has lost the title of Duelmaster. And all
eyes were on M1A1 this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. JHELUM has a
new victor! Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources
that The Warty Toad uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher
friend of mine assures me this is true. THE WALL has cause to stand tall, as they
were JHELUM's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And
avoiding THE WALL more than any other team we find TANKS FOR NOTHIN'. JHELUM, are we
going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. DOGS OF WAR has lost HANNIBAL to
the arena in the sky, but they don't seem to be worried. What do you expect from
18-35-1? Our condolences go to J.A. PINKERTON, posthumously, seeing as THE WALL did
not revenge M1A1 from TANKS FOR NOTHIN' for killing J.A. PINKERTON. 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.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your
swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until you see my quill in JHELUM again,
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
M1A1 2734 20 9 3 108 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LEOPARD 6363 16 3 0 119 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
-FOOS BALL 6366 6 0 1 105 F BALLS (523)
MIA2 3553 18 6 2 103 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
PANTHER 3554 19 4 0 100 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TEACHER 3940 12 1 0 73 THE WALL (367)
MERKAVA 1839 15 20 2 67 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE JUDGE 3939 8 5 0 45 THE WALL (367)
THE PROSTITUTE 3938 4 9 0 45 THE WALL (367)
PETE MASTIFF 6387 6 3 0 37 DOGS OF WAR (115)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TELL ME A LIE 6360 3 2 0 33 BAD PINOCCHIO (596)
-WOODEN BOY 6358 2 2 0 31 BAD PINOCCHIO (596)
-REGIS 6371 2 0 0 29 HALF(LING) HEROES (597)
LEONIDAS 6382 6 7 0 25 DOGS OF WAR (115)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHALLORN 6402 2 1 0 23 DOGS OF WAR (115)
-FLAT BALL 6396 1 2 0 6 F BALLS (523)
-HALF-ASS 6357 1 0 0 5 BAD PINOCCHIO (596)
-BRIGEITIA 6369 1 1 0 4 HALF(LING) HEROES (597)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HANNIBAL 5715 18 35 1 DOGS OF WAR 115 M1A1 2734 586
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HORRIDH 6406 0 1 0 DOGS OF WAR 115 EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 585 586 NONE
CHALLOST 6394 2 1 1 DOGS OF WAR 115 FOOS BALL 6366 583
J.A. PINKERTON 6384 7 1 0 THE WALL 367 M1A1 2734 582 NOT REVE
PERSONAL ADS
Panther -- There's a lot of nonsense going around here, have you noticed? It's
enough to make any sane person want to retire to a mountain top and damn the
elephants. -- Hannibal
Foos Ball -- You! But at least I won't have to look at you ever again, especially
over swords. -- Howard
Brigeitia -- Madam, you are too short. Still, there is a place for short people in
this world. How would you like to assist me in foiling the evil machinations of the
Spider Cult? -- Challorn, Cult Foiler
Flat Ball -- You don't roll well, but you make an excellent skipping stone. That
will do. -- Leonidas
Teacher -- Only one skill? Someone should cancel your license until you can improve
that. -- Pete Mastiff
20 September 2007
Ok, ok, you can stop not-talking about TOGS VI already, it is coming, slowly but
surely, like a giant, over-fed, greased slug sliding down a gravely driveway. We're
looking for new-comers, old-timers, in-betweeners, fence-sitters and Delarquans to
come on out and participate. Just think, you could be the next Pinky & the Brain
pairing (a la Creepster & Manager), or maybe you'll be the team that crushes all in
its path on the way TO UTTER AND COMPLETE TOGS DOMINATION!!!!!! [note: insert
sinister cackle if it helps you complete the picture]
There will be a few minor changes, so let's recap the rules from top to bottom:
1. Each TOGS team consists of two managers. After the contest starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your teammate wisely. TOGS VI will last
for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so.
2. The TOGS entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per TOGS
team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no exceptions
being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or manager decides
to back out early. To pay the entry fee either:
a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
Paul Jokelson
115 Moss Ave. #201
Oakland, CA 94611
b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards
and no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3. TOGS point system:
Fights:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on another TOGS warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random match-up against another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning a random match-up against a non-TOGS warrior.
Changes this TOGS:
** 10 points for any challenge by the DM, UP OR DOWN!!
** 4 points for winning a random match-up against your TOGS partner's warrior.
To state the obvious, there are 0 points if you challenge your partner.
** 4 points for winning a bloodfeud attempt against you by a non-TOGS warrior
You will not get any points if you challenge or get challenged by a non-TOGS team
(with the exception of the above-stated rule if you get bloodfeuded), so use your
avoids wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
Spots/Ads
5 points for every spotlight written by any team member. 1 per manager per turn.
The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the newsletter
(that's 31 lines-each line 85 characters across) and we will be completely firm on
this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will not be given points if
they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related.
We will be the sole judge of this. If you're unsure if we will judge something to be
Duelmasters or fantasy related, then e-mail me before you write the spotlight and
ask. We reserve the right to take points away from a spotlight after they are given
if we judge at later time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
-5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
personal ad.
4. TOGS VI will start in arena 60 shortly after the Winter Face-to-Face (turn due
Feb 21, Aradi turn 436) and as mentioned before will last for 13 turns. There will
be multipliers in the later rounds, which means that all points accumulated by a team
on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by each team
on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5. Soultaker and Nuln will be the sole arbiters of any dispute that may arise, with
props to Sentinel for doing the score-keeping as always. Whine all you like, we will
be glad to provide comfortable chairs and the cheese of your choice.
And there be the rules. If you look closely, you'll notice there were a few minor
changes and additions made from the TOGS V rules. They are as follows:
-- The Snotman & Nuln rule: Last TOGS Snotman and Nuln randomly matched up something
like 4-5 times, so we basically decided out of pity to now give a small amount of
points (4 in this case) for winning a random against a teammate, so that you're not
completely screwed by having 2 of your 10 warriors get 0 zero points automatically.
-- Scaling Down Points for the DM: Previously a TOGS DM would get 10 points *in
addition* to whatever challenge points they got. This was to keep the DM from being
penalized for being at the top and give people something to fight for. However, it
was a bit too much of an award and we decided to scale it back and eliminate the
bonus, but give full upchallenge credit whenever the DM challenges.
-- Bloodfeuds from outside TOGS teams: This incident came up last TOGS, and it was
felt that if a person killed a non-TOGS warrior in a random, they shouldn't have to
be potentially locked into 4 turns of getting 0 points. So we've added an additional
rule which now gives 4 points if you win when bloodfeuded by a non-TOGS warrior, at
least giving you some way to get points if you're locked into a non-TOGS bloodfeud
instead of being basically removed from the contest for 4 turns.
And lastly...
-- Team Names: This was not listed in the rules, but to make things more festive, at
the suggestion of Manager we have decided to have the added dimension of team names!
Yes, no more boring rankings with Team 4 edging out Team 7. Just picture reading a
TOGS turn report now, with something along the lines of "Team Fiery Starfish
obliterated Team Superior TOGSlings," just as one example.
We hope to see you all there....
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
M1A1 delivered the death blow upon HANNIBAL in a 1 minute master's Title fight.
PANTHER subdued VENOMOUS VIXEN in a popular 4 minute veteran's melee.
MIA2 vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MERKAVA was luckily beaten by TEACHER in a 4 minute bloody one-sided fight.
THE PROSTITUTE devastated LEONIDAS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PETE MASTIFF was unbelievably bested by THE JUDGE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute match.
CHALLORN defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a action packed 1 minute beginner's melee.
HORRIDH was slaughtered by EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 3 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 3 - 1 81 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 7 - 1 73 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 8 - 3 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 17 - 1 61 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 20 - 13 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 6 - 0 25 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 7 - 0 22 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 10 - 1 17 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 586 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 4 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL M1A1 2734 20 9 3 108 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
SLASHING ATTACK MIA2 3553 18 6 2 103 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
TOTAL PARRY PANTHER 3554 19 4 0 100 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
STRIKING ATTACK PETE MASTIFF 6387 6 3 0 37 DOGS OF WAR (115)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PETE MASTIFF 6387. The most popular warrior this
turn was PETE MASTIFF 6387. The ten other most popular fighters were MERKAVA 1839,
CHALLORN 6402, THE PROSTITUTE 3938, THE JUDGE 3939, M1A1 2734, HANNIBAL 5715, PANTHER
3554, MIA2 3553, HORRIDH 6406, and TEACHER 3940.
The least popular fighter this week was LEONIDAS 6382. The other ten least popular
fighters were TEACHER 3940, HORRIDH 6406, MIA2 3553, PANTHER 3554, HANNIBAL 5715,
M1A1 2734, THE JUDGE 3939, THE PROSTITUTE 3938, CHALLORN 6402, and MERKAVA 1839.