DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/26/2014 Duedate: 09/08/2014
JHELUM ARENA
DM-4 TURN-738
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FLOPSY
THE BAD BUNNIES (164)
(4-6791) [14-5-2,89]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FLOPSY TUM'S SOCKS
THE BAD BUNNIES (164) SMELLS LIKE FROG (649)
(4-6791) [14-5-2,89] (4-6870) [7-2-0,70]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SOUTHERN TIER SOUTHERN TIER
DEVIATION (638) DEVIATION (638)
(4-6810) [9-9-0,70] (4-6810) [9-9-0,70]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE BAD BUNNIES (164)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THUNDERCATS (640) 46
2. THE BAD BUNNIES (164) 21 DEVIATION (638)
3. DEVIATION (638) 10 Unchartered Team
4. DOGS OF WAR (115) 7
5. DAVE'S DOGS (631) 7 WATERWORKS (521)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 DEVIATION (638) 67 25 0 72.8 1/ 1 THE BAD BUNNIES (164) 8 2 0
2/ 0*WATERWORKS (521) 7 3 1 70.0 2/ 2 DOGS OF WAR (115) 5 10 0
3/ 1*MYTHORIAN (653) 4 2 0 66.7 3/ 4*MYTHORIAN (653) 4 2 0
4/ 3 THE BAD BUNNIES (164) 355 258 27 57.9 4/ 5 DEVIATION (638) 4 5 0
5/ 4*SMELLS LIKE FROG (649) 7 7 0 50.0 5/ 3 PEARL JAM (629) 3 8 0
6- 6*ANGELS OF GLORY (654) 1 1 0 50.0 6/ 9 DAVE'S DOGS (631) 2 1 0
7/ 5 PEARL JAM (629) 116 117 9 49.8 7/ 6*SMELLS LIKE FROG (649) 2 2 0
8/ 0*THUNDERCATS (640) 11 13 0 45.8 8/ 0*THUNDERCATS (640) 2 3 0
9/ 7 DOGS OF WAR (115) 828 %1060 31 43.9 9- 7*SHEWISH LARDER (644) 2 3 0
10/ 8 DAVE'S DOGS (631) 9 12 0 42.9 10/ 0*WATERWORKS (521) 1 0 0
11- 9*SHEWISH LARDER (644) 2 3 0 40.0 11- 8*ANGELS OF GLORY (654) 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 760): FIANNA QUINN of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 643): ARCHED EYELID of THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 765): JURY DUTY of MAJOR BUMMER (Coach, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 737): COTTONBALL of THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 761): HIGHWAY GAMBLER of IT'S ALL OVER NOW (?, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 756): CRUSADER of MACHINES OF WAR (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 765): MAIDEN HAIR PASTA of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 749): NOVA CAT of EMPIRE (?, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 751): SUSHI HANGOVER of FISHY FISHY FISH (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 750): PACE VENTURA of PACE INVADERS (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 716): ALOYSIUS THE BEAR of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 705): ASH of SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 328): DUCK WITH SWORDS of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 698): ROCKSNAIL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 649): MOLOTOV of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 310): DYSLEXIC EDITOR of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 303): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 594): STREET RACER of PUBLIC NUISANCE (Padre, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 279): LEPER MESSIAH of DEADLY RAGE (Var, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 642): KING OF DARKHOLM of THOSE WHO RULE
(Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 760): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 643): THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 765): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 737): THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 761): BIG SHOTS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 756): MEDAL OF HONOR 72 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 765): SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 749): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 751): HELP WANTED (Bill, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 750): PACE INVADER (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 716): STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 705): SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 328): DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 698): DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 649): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 310): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 303): HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 594): STRIKER FORCE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 279): BASH BROS CANDY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 642): TOON INN et al (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 760): FIANNA QUINN of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 764): GRUNT 10 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 737): COTTONBALL of THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 765): MAIDEN HAIR PASTA of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 750): SOCRATES OF SHRED of D.R.I. (Var, mgr.)
(turn 749): GENERAL KILLS of THE CEREAL KILLERS (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 716): ALOYSIUS THE BEAR of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
20TH CENTURY FOX of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 705): ASH of SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 328): ISRAFEL of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 698): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 648): HARGERD of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 303): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 594): STREET RACER of PUBLIC NUISANCE (Padre, mgr.)
(turn 593): LUDWIG MILT of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
KIM NEUW of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 278): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYER (Assurnasirbanipal)
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. JHELUM needs a spyreport." Oh, well. DAVE'S DOGS like
really fought hard to move up to 6th from 9th. Way to go! MVP award for CHEETARA?
THUNDERCATS' proud of her after beating CAPTURED ORC and getting 19 points. Talk
about yer major upsets! GARDEN's match with HARVEY cost him a loss of 10 points!
This Duelmaster is like something else! COTTONBALL stopped TUM'S SOCKS dead in his
tracks! I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They
want photogenic fighters for PR photos.
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. PEARL JAM was JHELUM's most avoided team. Is there some award for
that? I don't know what DEVIATION's been doing. They certainly haven't been
accepting many fights from PEARL JAM, that's fer sher. Like, is LEON FROM NAPA
popular, or what? He was challenged the most in all of JHELUM! He's got a 18-24-0,
is that good?
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job,
that's what!!!
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really
should stop. Its been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLOPSY 6791 14 5 2 89 THE BAD BUNNIES (164)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEON FROM NAPA 6777 18 24 0 86 DOGS OF WAR (115)
-PIMP POTENTIAL 6771 12 2 0 86 DEVIATION (638)
SOUTHERN TIER 6810 9 9 0 70 DEVIATION (638)
TUM'S SOCKS 6870 7 2 0 70 SMELLS LIKE FROG (649)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOG BOY BITES 6888 7 9 0 58 DOGS OF WAR (115)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HARVEY 6794 6 1 0 55 THE BAD BUNNIES (164)
GARDEN 6844 11 13 0 46 PEARL JAM (629)
ROSIE RIVETTER 6843 9 19 0 46 DOGS OF WAR (115)
GIDGET 6696 9 9 0 45 DAVE'S DOGS (631)
CHEETARA 6880 3 1 0 44 THUNDERCATS (640)
HEISENBERG 6853 3 0 0 41 DEVIATION (638)
ARBOR VITAE 5460 4 2 1 38 WATERWORKS (521)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MUMM-RA 6817 4 0 0 32 THUNDERCATS (640)
-STONE PONY 6905 3 2 0 26 DEVIATION (638)
TYGRA 6815 3 2 0 24 THUNDERCATS (640)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ALLAGASH 6903 3 4 0 21 DEVIATION (638)
-STONE GOSSARD 6874 2 1 0 21 PEARL JAM (629)
ALEXANDER 6935 2 1 0 21 MYTHORIAN (653)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WOLF JERKY 6833 1 0 0 21 SHEWISH LARDER (644)
BETTERMAN 6894 1 3 0 18 PEARL JAM (629)
JUSTINIUS 6937 2 1 0 14 MYTHORIAN (653)
-MONSTER BISQUE 6836 1 0 0 13 SHEWISH LARDER (644)
-DYNAMIC 6942 1 1 0 13 ANGELS OF GLORY (654)
CORDUROY 6922 3 2 0 11 PEARL JAM (629)
CHAS THE DUCE 6921 2 5 0 11 DOGS OF WAR (115)
CUSSTER 6929 2 4 0 10 DOGS OF WAR (115)
-STARGAZER 5458 2 0 0 7 WATERWORKS (521)
-CARROT 5461 1 1 0 4 WATERWORKS (521)
-GRETCHEN 6695 0 1 0 1 DAVE'S DOGS (631)
-UUBU 6694 0 1 0 1 DAVE'S DOGS (631)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ALLEY CAT 4 6911 0 1 0 THUNDERCATS 640 DARK CHAMPION 738 NONE
PANTHRO 6912 0 1 0 THUNDERCATS 640 ARENAMASTER NARH 738 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Our congratulations to Cottonball. -- Jorja and the Dogs of War
Four standbys out today, not counting the Dark Arena, and did WE get any? Of course
not! WE just got to go one-four, with only that DOG BOY winning. Gods, the
embarrassment a serious gladiator has to put up with! -- Leon from Napa
Tum's Socks go into the WASH right NOW, and I do NOT envy the laundress (catch a man
doing that work...). -- Rosie Rivetter
Hey, Gidget's a dog, too. I had a legitimate reason for sniffing around her. And I
didn't bite her to INJURE, you know. -- Dog Boy Bites
P.S. A Dog Girl, anyway.
20 August 14
SLAUGHTER CHALLENGE 2
Several years ago I ran a contest known as the "Slaughter Challenge" which was the
idea of a member of my alliance at the time. We unfortunately lost him during a
robbery attempt at the store he worked at. This November will mark the 10th
anniversary of his passing so I have decided to run the Slaughter Challenge again in
remembrance of him.
Rich Hammes was a member of my alliance, the Vendetta Cartel, and had sponsored me
into the alliance. Rich was a common poster to both the Yahoo Duelmasters group as
well as the Duel2 boards and our Alliance's Yahoo group. He went by the handle
GameOgre on the Duel2 boards and was known by the name Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest.
He was a very kind and thoughtful man who always had time to talk with not only his
alliance-mates but anyone else who wanted to discuss Duelmasters. He also had time
to talk with anyone about personal life issues if he felt he could help. He was a
daily, and prolific, poster to these sites and seemed to enjoy the interaction with
others regarding this game that he loved so much.
I would also like everyone to know that he spent several years in the US Navy serving
on a Nuclear attack Submarine in protection of our nation. He was well loved, and
well known, by the community in which he lived even spending time at a local Ice
Cream Shop around closing time to assure that the lady who owned the store was safe
as she was often alone when she closed her shop. He was a well known and much loved
member of his local community. His death was grieved by his local San Diego
community where they held a candle-light vigil for him and many expressed their
disbelief that he was gone. These are just a scant few examples of what a kind and
caring man he was and why not only our gaming community lost a great deal on that
fateful day, but also shows why there was tremendous sadness among the community in
which he lived.
It is near to 10 years since his passing and there are many times I wonder, "What
would Rich think about this...." I miss my friend dearly to this day and I hope you
will come join us in this contest idea which he himself came up with. He thought we
should all learn to appreciate what Jorja does to keep our smaller arenas alive and
populated!
The contest will be held in Morya, arena 28, beginning on the turn that is due on
November 6th, 2014 (turn 378 I believe). Tourney participation is not allowed during
the contest but the contest will start after the fall Mailer so you can get your
warriors a few fight experience should you choose to. The timing of the contest was
done to allow entry into the fall mailer.
The rules are fairly simple and inspired to let us all feel what it is like to run
warriors like Jorja does. Her teams across Alastari may sometimes be taken for
granted so this contest will allow us to appreciate her teams a little better as they
populate the arenas we fight in.
The Rules--
There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed and only one single
use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. Win or lose the Dark
Arena is allowed but once, so if you want your warrior dead be sure and throw the
fight!
The contest will last for 12 turns. May I point out that if you use your Dark Arena
fight you will get either 2 points, for winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights
count in the scoring. It matters not if you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-
in; they still count as much as fighting a contest warrior. This will be a test of
basic strategy with a touch of luck added in as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each warrior
entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in death,
cannot score points! The one exception are the dead tourneys. Should you wish you
may enter your warriors in dead tourneys, since they are not a member of your team,
or even the living, at the time. The warrior may even return to the contest if a
natural opening can be found for it, or you choose to use your Dark Arena fight to
make that opening (if you still have that option left). Break the no DA, challenge,
or avoid rules and you will be DQed as soon as the transgression is discovered. To
keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no messing with
these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a clarification, but the
second time gets you DQed. This also counts if it is found you bring a second team
in for the purpose of making challenges; you will be DQed.
Scoring is as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from
one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get
the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
-5 points and the loss of that warrior's slot for scoring the remainder of the
contest for entering a warrior into a REGULAR tourney (again DEAD tourney is open)
The Prizes:
1st place -- +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager Award -- Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The bonus potions and favorites knowledge must be used on warriors with 5 FE or more
and MUST be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. The resurrection potion
must be used within 6 months of the end of the contest but may be used on any warrior
regardless of FE. ALL prizes must be used on the contest team, they are NOT
transferable to another team!
If you wish to participate please notify Street Legal via Personal Ad in arena 28, on
the Duel2 forums, or in Chatzy!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ALLEY CAT 4 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PANTHRO was butchered by ARENAMASTER NARHMIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SOUTHERN TIER was narrowly defeated by LEON FROM NAPA in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
HEISENBERG demolished ALEXANDER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
COTTONBALL devastated TUM'S SOCKS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
FLOPSY overpowered DOG BOY BITES in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
GARDEN was bested by HARVEY in a 2 minute duel.
ROSIE RIVETTER defeated TYGRA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
GIDGET handily defeated BETTERMAN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MUMM-RA outwaited CHAS THE DUCE in a crowd boring 9 minute duel.
ARBOR VITAE vanquished CUSSTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CHEETARA vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CORDUROY was savagely defeated by JUSTINIUS in a slow 9 minute brutal novice's melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 AIMED BLOW 19 - 9 - 0 68 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 5 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 11 - 0 61 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 8 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 15 - 3 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 24 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 11 - 0 15 |
Turn 738 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:
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 4 4 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK FLOPSY 6791 14 5 2 89 THE BAD BUNNIES (164)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW TUM'S SOCKS 6870 7 2 0 70 SMELLS LIKE FROG (649)
STRIKING ATTACK ARBOR VITAE 5460 4 2 1 38 WATERWORKS (521)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SOUTHERN TIER 6810. The most popular warrior this
turn was SOUTHERN TIER 6810. The ten other most popular fighters were HARVEY 6794,
LEON FROM NAPA 6777, ARBOR VITAE 5460, CHEETARA 6880, HEISENBERG 6853, GARDEN 6844,
ROSIE RIVETTER 6843, TYGRA 6815, GIDGET 6696, and FLOPSY 6791.
The least popular fighter this week was JUSTINIUS 6937. The other ten least popular
fighters were MUMM-RA 6817, CORDUROY 6922, CHAS THE DUCE 6921, CUSSTER 6929,
BETTERMAN 6894, DOG BOY BITES 6888, TUM'S SOCKS 6870, ALEXANDER 6935, PANTHRO 6912,
and ALLEY CAT 4 6911.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
COTTONBALL (4-6780) THE BAD BUNNIES (164)