DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/21/2010 Duedate: 01/03/2011
JHELUM ARENA
DM-4 TURN-642
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ARMITAGE
KIWI CONNECTION (609)
(4-6483) [19-5-2,114]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ARMITAGE AWL
KIWI CONNECTION (609) THE WILLBURYS 4 (477)
(4-6483) [19-5-2,114] (4-5017) [4-1-0,44]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
RED HAMMER AWL
DOGS OF WAR (115) THE WILLBURYS 4 (477)
(4-6476) [17-23-0,94] (4-5017) [4-1-0,44]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TL;DR (616) 47
2. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 30 KIWI CONNECTION (609)
3. TEERAK HA (553) 16 Unchartered Team
4. LUROCIANS Z2 (555) 0
5. SERPENTS HOLD 609 (621) 0 THE WILLBURYS 4 (477)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 KIWI CONNECTION (609) 75 19 4 79.8 1/ 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 10 5 0
2- 2*SERPENTS HOLD 609 (621) 3 1 1 75.0 2/ 1 KIWI CONNECTION (609) 7 3 0
3- 3*THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 2 1 0 66.7 3/ 4 DOGS OF WAR (115) 6 9 1
4/ 4*THE WILLBURYS 4 (477) 7 5 1 58.3 4/ 3 TL;DR (616) 5 9 0
5- 5 LUROCIANS Z2 (555) 41 34 2 54.7 5- 5 LUROCIANS Z2 (555) 2 1 0
6/ 7 TEERAK HA (553) 27 24 1 52.9 6- 6*THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 2 1 0
7/ 6 TL;DR (616) 59 54 4 52.2 7/ 7*THE WILLBURYS 4 (477) 1 1 0
8/ 8 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 272 253 13 51.8 8/ 9 TEERAK HA (553) 1 1 0
9/ 9 DOGS OF WAR (115) 610 800 28 43.3 9- 8*SERPENTS HOLD 609 (621) 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 663): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 547): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 669): COFFEE HOUSE POET of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 641): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 665): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 660): PRIEST 2 of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 669): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 653): HATCHET MAN of ROGUES GALLERY (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 655): MHORAM of WAY OF THE BLADE (Vhagar, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 654): GECKO of REPTILE RAMPAGE (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 622): COME ON of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 609): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 602): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 553): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 255): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 498): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 546): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 664): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 547): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 669): VALLEY OF KINGS (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 641): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 665): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 660): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 669): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 653): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 655): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 654): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 622): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 609): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 602): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 553): DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 255): BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 498): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 546) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 663): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
CADILLAC DUNDEE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
CASSIS of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 669): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 655): STICKY SHADOW of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
KRUSK of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 654): ANGEL of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
(turn 653): REZUREKT of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Apparently the gods couldn't see a golem as an appropriate duelmaster in Jhelum
at the bottom of the year, so here I am.
Red Hammer
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. TRIBAL
COUNCIL now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it. Hey everybody,
watch out for WAR AND PEACE, who flew up 32 points in the rankings after mashing
IRONSIDE like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay
to walk out on the sands. IRONSIDE was defeated by WAR AND PEACE and drops 25
points. ARMITAGE got through to the Duelmaster this turn. No doubt he was more than
anxious to kick RED HAMMER's tail out of the throne! It's a proud day for the KIWI
CONNECTION stable, as their warrior, ARMITAGE, ascended the Duelmaster's throne. Can
you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the JHELUM arena.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes
and no. Silly buggers, eh?
Well, there's the manager of the JHELUM giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you
worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARMITAGE 6483 19 5 2 114 KIWI CONNECTION (609)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ULTIMATE HOTTY 6090 9 1 0 129 LUROCIANS Z2 (555)
PUY 5764 11 3 0 111 TEERAK HA (553)
WAR AND PEACE 6532 12 11 0 104 TL;DR (616)
-ULTIMATE WRATH 5775 7 4 0 97 LUROCIANS Z2 (555)
RED HAMMER 6476 17 23 0 94 DOGS OF WAR (115)
GERMAINE SHEPPARD 6514 12 15 0 94 DOGS OF WAR (115)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRAVE 2 6509 9 5 0 88 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
BRAVE 1 6510 10 4 0 87 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
IRONSIDE 6486 18 6 0 80 KIWI CONNECTION (609)
MAT'ARI 6482 14 20 0 76 DOGS OF WAR (115)
RUNNING DEER 6502 11 4 1 67 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 6534 12 11 2 64 TL;DR (616)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNAPPING TURTLE 6512 6 1 0 54 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
DA VINCI CODE 6536 12 11 0 50 TL;DR (616)
WHEEL OF TIME 6593 8 6 1 47 TL;DR (616)
WISE OWL 6531 4 3 0 45 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
AWL 5017 4 1 0 44 THE WILLBURYS 4 (477)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TOKARA 6609 3 1 1 38 SERPENTS HOLD 609 (621)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SULTHOE 5016 2 0 1 33 THE WILLBURYS 4 (477)
CUSSTER 6618 2 1 1 28 DOGS OF WAR (115)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JULIAN 6594 4 10 0 22 DOGS OF WAR (115)
-MAM 6053 2 2 0 20 TEERAK HA (553)
-ULTIMATE FIGHTER 6411 1 0 0 19 LUROCIANS Z2 (555)
-UPTIGHT KNIGHT 6612 1 0 0 13 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
-KNOW WHO KNOWS 5034 1 0 0 11 THE WILLBURYS 4 (477)
-STROKE BROKER 6611 1 1 0 8 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
-NOK 6032 1 4 0 7 TEERAK HA (553)
-ULTIMATE PAIN II 6148 0 1 0 7 LUROCIANS Z2 (555)
-AM 6055 1 3 0 6 TEERAK HA (553)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ANY TEXTBOOK 6600 2 2 0 TL;DR 616 TOKARA 6609 638 NOT REVENGED
THE FINE PRINT 6616 1 2 0 TL;DR 616 CUSSTER 6618 641
PERSONAL ADS
Armitage -- Ah, you got me, to the infirmary I go. -- Crime and Punishment
Wise Owl -- If we trade and I lose, can I have your learns? -- Da Vinci Code
I don't think the symbolism works as well that way.
Snapping Turtle -- Well, snap... That went poorly. -- Wheel of Time
Cusster -- Now I know how you felt going over that hill. -- Ghost of The Fine Print
Stroke Broker -- Ah, does this mean that my strokes broke the Stroke Broker? Good.
-- Julian
Ironside -- Moving back up again, eh? -- Germaine Sheppard
Running Deer -- But it isn't a footrace, you know. -- Mat'ari
The Fine Print -- I never cared for that stuff. -- Cusster
P.S. Sorry about the death, but that's the arena for you.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ARMITAGE devastated RED HAMMER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
IRONSIDE was vanquished by WAR AND PEACE in a 1 minute uneven battle.
PUY demolished BRAVE 1 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
BRAVE 2 savagely defeated MAT'ARI in a exciting 2 minute bloody fight.
GERMAINE SHEPPARD devastated CRIME AND PUNISHMENT in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel.
RUNNING DEER beat DA VINCI CODE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
SNAPPING TURTLE overcame AWL in a action packed 3 minute melee.
WISE OWL vanquished JULIAN in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
WHEEL OF TIME vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CUSSTER overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 1 - 1 90 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 2 - 0 80 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 16 - 2 62 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 12 - 15 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 22 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 15 - 1 35 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 642 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL ARMITAGE 6483 19 5 2 114 KIWI CONNECTION (609)
STRIKING ATTACK PUY 5764 11 3 0 111 TEERAK HA (553)
AIMED BLOW WAR AND PEACE 6532 12 11 0 104 TL;DR (616)
LUNGING ATTACK BRAVE 2 6509 9 5 0 88 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
TOTAL PARRY IRONSIDE 6486 18 6 0 80 KIWI CONNECTION (609)
SLASHING ATTACK CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 6534 12 11 2 64 TL;DR (616)
PARRY-LUNGE AWL 5017 4 1 0 44 THE WILLBURYS 4 (477)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is RED HAMMER 6476. The most popular warrior this turn
was AWL 5017. The ten other most popular fighters were BRAVE 2 6509, RUNNING DEER
6502, SNAPPING TURTLE 6512, PUY 5764, WAR AND PEACE 6532, GERMAINE SHEPPARD 6514,
CUSSTER 6618, ARMITAGE 6483, MAT'ARI 6482, and WISE OWL 6531.
The least popular fighter this week was JULIAN 6594. The other ten least popular
fighters were DA VINCI CODE 6536, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 6534, BRAVE 1 6510, IRONSIDE
6486, RED HAMMER 6476, WHEEL OF TIME 6593, WISE OWL 6531, MAT'ARI 6482, ARMITAGE
6483, and CUSSTER 6618.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ARMITAGE (4-6483) KIWI CONNECTION (609)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
MR. GHERKIN (6-6385) of 071406AD (544)
OPUS X (11-5276) of OLD BOYS CLUB (483)
CARDINAL KRAKEN (69-8569) BEASTS OF NEON (831)
GANGRENE (82-30731) THAT SPECIAL SMELL (5042)
WAY TOO CUTE (82-32711) 12/19/04A (5398)
CHINA (82-35079) MORE PLACES (5777)
ASPARAGUS (82-38983) UNDERRATED 2 (6485)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes