DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/08/2011 Duedate: 07/21/2011
TRANSEL ARENA
DM-6 TURN-675
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CHAS CRINGER
PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
(6-6499) [18-14-0,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CHAS CRINGER SUNRISE
PSYCHO SQUAD (135) RED BLADES (569)
(6-6499) [18-14-0,95] (6-6535) [3-1-0,36]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CHAS CRINGER FAINTLY FRANNIE
PSYCHO SQUAD (135) PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
(6-6499) [18-14-0,95] (6-6519) [14-7-0,93]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. INK & STEEL FOREVER (577) 41
2. PSYCHO SQUAD (135) 25 TACKLE BOX (503)
3. RED BLADES (569) 15 Unchartered Team
4. BLACK AND BLUES (575) 11
5. TACKLE BOX (503) 10 RED BLADES (569)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 REIGN (568) 33 15 2 68.8 1/ 1 PSYCHO SQUAD (135) 11 4 0
2/ 4*RED BLADES (569) 10 7 1 58.8 2/ 4*RED BLADES (569) 7 2 1
3/ 5 TACKLE BOX (503) 172 155 8 52.6 3- 2 REIGN (568) 5 5 1
4/ 6 PSYCHO SQUAD (135) 256 231 8 52.6 4/ 3 BLACK AND BLUES (575) 4 7 0
5/ 3 BLACK AND BLUES (575) 20 20 1 50.0 5/ 0*INK & STEEL FOREVE (577) 2 3 1
6/ 0*INK & STEEL FOREVE (577) 2 3 1 40.0 6/ 5 TACKLE BOX (503) 0 8 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 678): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 561): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 683): VIPER of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 655): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 674): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 667): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 616): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 567): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 512): CARELESS BEAR of DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (Youngblood, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 560): KALIDOR of HYBORIA et al (Buri, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 678): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 561): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 683): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 655): TL;DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 679): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 673): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 283): THE MOTHERSHIP 017 (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 667): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 669): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 668): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 636): SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 616): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 567): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 512): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): ARTIC FURY (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 560) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 3 OSKSI (turn 682): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 665): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
(turn 667): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
OPHELIA DELPHI of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
This Peregrine Firehawk person. He wasn't bad, exactly, but he hesitated. I
suspect him of Andorian inclinations.
Chas Cringer
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Practice pays for BASHFUL BENNIE, who
pummelled ROMIAD FLINDERO, to pocket 16 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of
which, HARD CORE was winsome, after beating PATTON and seeing him lose 10 points.
PEREGRINE FIREHAWK found out that TRANSEL isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the
best to be Duelmaster here! So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable
walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
And how sociable are TRANSEL's warriors? Come, let us see. Is it charming
personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, FAINTLY
FRANNIE is the most challenged warrior.
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not a
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an
unconscious stupor.
All good things must come to an end. As the seasons change, and the creatures
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid TRANSEL farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAS CRINGER 6499 18 14 0 95 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAINTLY FRANNIE 6519 14 7 0 93 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ELMINOTH 6528 6 2 0 67 REIGN (568)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOE WILLIAMS 6583 10 5 0 66 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
SKIP JAMES 6579 4 0 0 59 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WORBRIN 6531 8 3 0 55 REIGN (568)
-BROX II 6539 7 3 1 50 REIGN (568)
-XOLDRIN 6529 7 1 1 47 REIGN (568)
-FLASHER 6556 6 2 1 45 TACKLE BOX (503)
BASHFUL BENNIE 6568 5 3 0 42 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
SUNRISE 6535 3 1 0 36 RED BLADES (569)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SWEET FREDDY 6570 4 2 0 33 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
ALLEN ANGST 6565 6 4 0 31 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
-ELVORA 6527 5 6 0 27 REIGN (568)
MAXIM 6536 3 1 0 24 RED BLADES (569)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VIOLET 6537 3 1 0 23 RED BLADES (569)
ROBERT JOHNSON 6586 3 3 0 20 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
HARD CORE 6599 1 0 0 15 INK & STEEL FOREVER (577)
INK AND STEEL 6603 1 0 1 14 INK & STEEL FOREVER (577)
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES 6581 2 4 1 11 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
SONNY BOY II 6578 1 4 0 7 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
PATTON 6573 1 1 1 5 RED BLADES (569)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRITICAL ACCLAIM 6600 0 1 0 1 INK & STEEL FOREVER (577)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BUMBLE-FINGERS 0 0 0 INK AND STEEL 6603 675 NONE
IMPERIAL 6601 0 1 0 INK & STEEL FORE 577 RORIK STEELFIST 675 NONE
SHADOWLAND 6602 0 1 0 INK & STEEL FORE 577 JAKON STARSTRIKE 675 NONE
STINKBAIT 6608 0 1 0 TACKLE BOX 503 SOLARIN THE SILE 675 NONE
STRIKE KING 6609 0 1 0 TACKLE BOX 503 LORD TEV GREENHE 675 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Worbrin -- Ah, Frannie is upset, okay? She's sorry she broke your shoulder, there
was no ill-will involved, but she's really upset. I don't like seeing her that
upset, okay? Don't do it again. -- Angry Allen Angst
Elminoth -- You're probably some closet elf or something with a name like that. If
we meet again, you'll eat bloody steel. -- (not) Sweet Freddy
Elvora -- Aw, you're a cute little thing, even if you are half an elf. I don't mind
that. -- Bashful Bennie
Persistent Beggars get what they deserve. -- Allen Angst
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
STRIKE KING was butchered by LORD TEV GREENHEART in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
STINKBAIT was butchered by SOLARIN THE SILENT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
IMPERIAL was easily killed by RORIK STEELFIST in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena match.
SHADOWLAND was slaughtered by JAKON STARSTRIKE in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
CHAS CRINGER bested PEREGRINE FIREHAWK in a popular 3 minute Title fight.
FAINTLY FRANNIE savagely defeated JOE WILLIAMS in a 3 minute master's competition.
SKIP JAMES devastated SWEET FREDDY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ROBERT JOHNSON was handily defeated by SUNRISE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ALLEN ANGST vanquished SLEEPY JOHN ESTES in a 2 minute uneven duel.
BASHFUL BENNIE viciously subdued ROMIAD FLINDERO in a 3 minute gruesome fight.
PATTON lost to HARD CORE in a 3 minute fight.
VIOLET overpowered CRITICAL ACCLAIM in a 1 minute uneven match.
MAXIM overpowered SONNY BOY II in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
INK AND STEEL murdered BUMBLE-FINGERS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 2 - 2 78 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 AIMED BLOW 38 - 30 - 2 56 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 13 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 13 - 1 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 22 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 675 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 5 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 4 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK CHAS CRINGER 6499 18 14 0 95 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
BASHING ATTACK FAINTLY FRANNIE 6519 14 7 0 93 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
TOTAL PARRY JOE WILLIAMS 6583 10 5 0 66 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
AIMED BLOW SKIP JAMES 6579 4 0 0 59 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
LUNGING ATTACK BASHFUL BENNIE 6568 5 3 0 42 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CHAS CRINGER 6499. The most popular warrior this
turn was FAINTLY FRANNIE 6519. The ten other most popular fighters were CHAS CRINGER
6499, BASHFUL BENNIE 6568, SKIP JAMES 6579, ALLEN ANGST 6565, HARD CORE 6599, VIOLET
6537, SUNRISE 6535, MAXIM 6536, IMPERIAL 6601, and JOE WILLIAMS 6583.
The least popular fighter this week was SLEEPY JOHN ESTES 6581. The other ten least
popular fighters were SONNY BOY II 6578, CRITICAL ACCLAIM 6600, PATTON 6573, ROBERT
JOHNSON 6586, SWEET FREDDY 6570, SHADOWLAND 6602, STINKBAIT 6608, STRIKE KING 6609,
INK AND STEEL 6603, and JOE WILLIAMS 6583.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
CHAS CRINGER (6-6499) PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
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.
THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A
BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME
COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM
EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR
NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE
PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes