DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/21/2004 Duedate: 01/03/2005 BONSUR ARENA DM-7 TURN-513 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS GOKU WASTELAND II (267) (7-5628) [12-3-0,121] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader GOKU SQUID PIZZA WASTELAND II (267) WHATS FOR DINNER (518) (7-5628) [12-3-0,121] (7-5395) [2-2-0,31] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite PROHIBITION LAST CALL INDIFFERENCE (468) INDIFFERENCE (468) (7-5246) [10-9-0,92] (7-5360) [8-7-0,45] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM WASTELAND II (267) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. FLOWER CHILDREN (26) 24 2. WASTELAND II (267) 23 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) 3. WHATS FOR DINNER (518) 14 Unchartered Team 4. BLADES OF ICE (188) 14 5. BEACH BABES (309) 8 WHATS FOR DINNER (518) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*EAGER BEAVERS (532) 6 3 0 66.7 1/ 1 WASTELAND II (267) 11 1 0 2/ 2 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) 254 167 11 60.3 2/ 3 BLADES OF ICE (188) 6 3 1 3/ 3 WASTELAND II (267) 759 581 29 56.6 3/ 2 BEACH BABES (309) 5 10 0 4/ 4 BLADES OF ICE (188) 444 371 28 54.5 4/ 6 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316) 3 11 0 5/ 7*WHATS FOR DINNER (518) 2 2 0 50.0 5- 4*EAGER BEAVERS (532) 2 0 0 6/ 0 INDIFFERENCE (468) 62 74 4 45.6 6/ 5 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) 2 3 0 7/ 5 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316) 39 54 1 41.9 7/ 7*WHATS FOR DINNER (518) 1 1 0 8/ 6 BEACH BABES (309) 498 754 16 39.8 8/ 0 INDIFFERENCE (468) 1 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last week's fights. Hey everybody, watch out for BENDER, who flew up 19 points in the rankings after mashing MY BIG TOE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was CAT-IN-THE-HAT, who dropped 14 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with MAJOR ANGER. Well, everybody's pal GOKU moved his record to 12-3-0 by defeating PROHIBITION in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 11 recognition points. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location. Here is other news that is of note. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad BLADES OF ICE? Big bad BLADES OF ICE. Big bad BLADES OF ICE. BONSUR's afraid of the big bad BLADES OF ICE. Tra la la la la! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause WASTELAND II beats feet every time BLADES OF ICE smiles at them. Try farming, eh? And who is this DIKEMBE MUTUMBO you ask, with 32 points and a 6-14-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II had better have a good reason for challenging down 11 points in a challenge which it won. I thought HAILSTORM showed great skill and promise when it beat UMBRELLA MAN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the most interesting, though! The audience likes blood and there was plenty of it covering ANIMAS PLAYAMATE as she was driven to an early grave by AMBITIOUS GUARD of the BONSUR. Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens. I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of you whom I have not offended yet. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOKU 5628 12 3 0 121 WASTELAND II (267) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DEAD POET 5562 13 2 0 107 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) PROHIBITION 5246 10 9 0 92 INDIFFERENCE (468) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BENDER 5516 11 3 1 88 BLADES OF ICE (188) MAJOR ANGER 5676 8 0 0 79 WASTELAND II (267) MY BIG TOE 5601 10 7 0 78 WASTELAND II (267) KILLING JOKE 5125 12 9 1 73 INDIFFERENCE (468) -MICRO MIRACLE 5236 11 8 0 71 WASTELAND II (267) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HAILSTORM 5698 5 0 0 59 WASTELAND II (267) CAT-IN-THE-HAT 3270 8 5 1 58 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NUMBER 3 5552 10 6 0 55 BLADES OF ICE (188) YAKKO 3266 9 11 0 48 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316) DR SEUSS 3269 9 11 0 48 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316) LAST CALL 5360 8 7 0 45 INDIFFERENCE (468) -BROUHAHA 5657 3 1 0 43 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) UMBRELLA MAN 5600 8 18 0 42 BEACH BABES (309) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DIKEMBE MUTUMBO 3267 6 14 0 32 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316) SQUID PIZZA 5395 2 2 0 31 WHATS FOR DINNER (518) -WOOD CHUCK 5649 4 2 0 30 EAGER BEAVERS (532) WAKKO 3449 4 7 0 28 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PAULAMETTA 5688 7 2 0 23 BEACH BABES (309) -KERFUFFLE 5659 2 2 0 21 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) TANNED TONYA 5700 2 2 0 20 BEACH BABES (309) STUMP 5699 2 1 0 20 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) -BUCK TOOTH 5651 2 1 0 18 EAGER BEAVERS (532) LAGUNA LIL 5681 3 8 0 17 BEACH BABES (309) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SCOOTER 5696 1 1 0 9 BLADES OF ICE (188) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ANIMAS PLAYAMATE 5687 4 5 0 BEACH BABES 309 AMBITIOUS GUARD 667 513 NONE ROADKILL 5703 1 1 1 BLADES OF ICE 188 HIGH ELF 677 513 NONE LLAP GOCH MASTER 5704 0 1 0 FLOWER CHILDREN 26 SPYMASTER 680 513 NONE PERSONAL ADS Hailstorm -- Just LOOK what you did! My umbrella is in TATTERS. And it's very, very hard to get an umbrella fixed in mid-winter. Well, early winter, but still. I will send you the bill for this. -- Umbrella Man Wood Chuck -- Well, that's no reason to insist on being called "Wood Charles." If your name was Charles Wood, it might make sense. -- Laguna Lil P.S. I rather expected you to be a wooden golem. Why aren't you? Squid Pizza -- That's disgusting. If I find out who committed that, much less who thought of such a perverted thing in the first place, heads will roll. -- Tanned Tonya, not a squid fan, or a pizza fan either Embezzling Scribe? I lost to the Embezzling Scribe when I went into that fight at 6- 1? Wait, I can't handle.... Oh, gods, an Input Error! Whoever screwed up my input is darned lucky that I didn't DIE of it! Gods, this is awful. I don't even remember what my strategy is supposed to be! Do you suppose someone--Nick, or Sam, or SOMEONE has my old strategy written down somewhere? I mean, I was 6-1, so it must've been working.... -- Paulametta There is a god! Nick had the old strategy note! -- Paulametta And I whacked up the Embezzling Scribe for Paula. Since she didn't die, things are even, right? Of course they are. -- Animas Playamate Could I have gotten Stump's strategy? Our id numbers are similar... -- Paulametta, not letting it drop 8 December 2004 Battle Royal 4 The Battle Royal arena contests are one of the purest tests of manager skill available. The rules are simple. The scoring is simple. The updates are live. If you would like to participate, simply get a team ready in Talcama in the next month and announce in the personals that you're in. The prize is bragging rights and having your name along side previous winners (Doc Steele, Manray Frothingslosh, and Manager). It is a brutal contest, but it is a lot of fun! Basic rules: No avoiding other contest teams. Score = Wins + Kills - Losses. Only fights against other BR teams count. First team to 25 wins! BR4 begins in Talcama (DM 18) on turn 502, due on Jan 29, 2005. Visit http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 for more information. 8 December 2004 TURF WAR IV -- GRAND CONTEST NOTICE! The Turf War IV Grand Contest will commence on Turn 221 (approx. February 22, 2005). For those who have never participated, Turf Wars are alliance-type contest and Winner-Takes-All. There are no 2nd place winners! Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must: A. Announce the alliance name and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM #47) newsletter. Captains are responsible for: A. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance; B. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the TW4. Managers must: A. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate to participate; B. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance in which they will be fighting under, in the DM #47 North Fork newsletter. Rules: 1. No scoring will begin until an RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate is received. No exceptions will be made. 2. Before a manager can compete, he must be acknowledged and verified by the Captain of the alliance he has claimed for; A. The following turn, points will begin to be awarded or subtracted; 3. Only one (1) team per manager may compete. No multiple aliases please (we'll be checking this and if caught...you'll be disqualified and no refund); 4. The contest will end on Turn 233 (12 turns!). Winners will be announced on Turn 234 and prizes sent to winning alliance between Turn 233 and 234. 5. No declarations will be acknowledged after Turn 231. 6. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions. Scoring: Win Lose Kill Die Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5 Match-up +1 -1 +1 -5 Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10 Champion x2 x2 x2 x2 Downchallenge +2 -5 +2 -10 Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx Special Scoring: A. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points; B. Each Style Master is worth 5 points; Champions: A. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, they must be in the Adepts or lower brackets. Bloodfeuds: A. Bloodfeuds will count for all four turns. However, the same warrior may not bloodfeud all four turns. A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who violates this rule. Special Conditions: A. I reserve the right for all final decisions. B. If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2; C. If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong; I'll subtract points at the rate of x10! D. Each alliance begins with zero (0) points. E. Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty. F. T.V.'s won after contest begins gain a Triple rate of scoring. G. T.C.'s won after the contest begins gain a multiple of 10 scoring. H. No switching alliances once verified by an alliance. Any questions or concerns may be addressed (if you're incarcerated) to: Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (268), DM #47 -- North Fork. If you're in the free world: Rick Strigner Merit East SCI P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947-0500 P.S. Prizes are: A. 100% of the roll-up certs B. Currently under negotiations with R.S.I. for other prizes C. A special prize from me that I will discuss with the Captain of the winning alliance. 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. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ROADKILL was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. LLAP GOCH MASTER was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. HAILSTORM demolished UMBRELLA MAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. SQUID PIZZA viciously subdued DIKEMBE MUTUMBO in a 2 minute gory Challenge contest. STUMP overpowered LAGUNA LIL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. GOKU devastated PROHIBITION in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. MY BIG TOE was bested by BENDER in a 2 minute master's match. CAT-IN-THE-HAT was handily defeated by MAJOR ANGER in a 1 minute uneven fight. KILLING JOKE vanquished YAKKO in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel. DR SEUSS luckily beat LAST CALL in a popular 3 minute expert's duel. NUMBER 3 defeated WAKKO in a 2 minute match. ANIMAS PLAYAMATE was easily killed by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided bout. PAULAMETTA subdued ANDORIAN NOBLE in a 1 minute match. SCOOTER was bested by TANNED TONYA in a exciting 1 minute amateur's conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 11 - 1 70 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 11 - 6 - 0 65 | |AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 - 2 63 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 6 - 3 57 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 8 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 14 - 0 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 13 - 0 46 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 15 - 0 35 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 12 - 0 33 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 5 - 0 17 | Turn 513 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-LUNGE 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 5 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK GOKU 5628 12 3 0 121 WASTELAND II (267) STRIKING ATTACK PROHIBITION 5246 10 9 0 92 INDIFFERENCE (468) PARRY-LUNGE BENDER 5516 11 3 1 88 BLADES OF ICE (188) AIMED BLOW HAILSTORM 5698 5 0 0 59 WASTELAND II (267) TOTAL PARRY NUMBER 3 5552 10 6 0 55 BLADES OF ICE (188) SLASHING ATTACK LAST CALL 5360 8 7 0 45 INDIFFERENCE (468) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is PROHIBITION 5246. The most popular warrior this turn was LAST CALL 5360. The ten other most popular fighters were SQUID PIZZA 5395, WAKKO 3449, BENDER 5516, MY BIG TOE 5601, KILLING JOKE 5125, DR SEUSS 3269, NUMBER 3 5552, SCOOTER 5696, HAILSTORM 5698, and STUMP 5699. The least popular fighter this week was ANIMAS PLAYAMATE 5687. The other ten least popular fighters were DIKEMBE MUTUMBO 3267, UMBRELLA MAN 5600, YAKKO 3266, CAT-IN-THE-HAT 3270, PROHIBITION 5246, LAGUNA LIL 5681, LLAP GOCH MASTER 5704, ROADKILL 5703, TANNED TONYA 5700, and PAULAMETTA 5688. FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year). Room rates are $139.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make sure you reserve your room before then! Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour manager's reception. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking. The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet (for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late November/early December. If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have, you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there! -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff MAIL-IN TOURNEY XXXVIII PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RASPBERRY 2219 (170-105-5) 4 3 0 KILLER JELLO CHILI CON CARNAGE 2989 (141-121-5) 3 3 0 SATAN'S DELI MR. CILANTRO 4118 (102-75-5) 3 3 0 WASTELAND II SHEWISH PICKLE 2434 (180-115-5) 3 3 0 SATAN'S DELI BRAIN 2962 (121-102-3) 2 3 1 INSP GADGETS MINIONS MOTHER BEAR 3172 (147-100-3) 2 3 0 THE BEARS WANNA BE MUFFIN 2663 (199-117-7) 2 3 0 WASTELAND II CARTMAN 4034 (104-87-7) 1 4 0 WASTELAND II SIKAMIKANICO 2681 (75-61-6) 1 4 0 DANGEROUS PUPPETS ZERO 3156 (97-89-7) 1 4 0 WASTELAND II ALCATRAZ 3447 (146-114-5) 0 5 0 WASTELAND II CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME LADY GILLETTE 3043 (112-105-0) 6 3 0 WASTELAND II PREACHER 5083 (28-20-3) 0 5 0 THRILLZ & KILLZ ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RAZOX 2400 (83-56-1) 7 3 0 BLADES OF ICE BELIAL 3838 (117-70-2) 4 3 0 WICKED MARTYRS RAMZA 4340 (62-36-2) 3 3 0 BLADES OF ICE RENAE 4304 (65-43-3) 2 3 0 BLADES OF ICE DEORNE 2529 (77-55-1) 1 3 0 BLADES OF ICE ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ELVIS 612 (40-33-0) 9 3 0 THE ROCKERS PTI 5412 (28-12-0) 7 3 0 WASTELAND II RAISON D'ETRE 5311 (25-17-3) 5 3 0 BATHTUB ARMADA GAMBLE 4884 (20-12-2) 3 3 0 INDIFFERENCE JAKUCHU ITO 5102 (34-16-1) 3 3 0 NINJAS SHADOWFAX 2438 (36-28-1) 3 3 0 DANGEROUS PUPPETS GRINGOLD 2416 (26-25-2) 1 3 0 THE CUTTHROATS TOWER 4461 (44-24-1) 0 2 0 BLADES OF ICE FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME <RETARDED RV> 5279 (20-7-0) 3 3 0 DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES EXILE 4618 (27-22-1) 3 3 0 BLADES OF ICE MELANCHOLY 5319 (17-9-1) 1 3 0 BATHTUB ARMADA TASTY HANGNAIL 5463 (21-15-0) 1 3 0 WASTELAND II AEDON 4295 (39-23-1) 0 2 0 BLADES OF ICE CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BULLSHOT 5238 (17-6-3) 4 3 0 WISH YOU WERE BEER TROLL 4624 (22-18-2) 4 3 0 BIG BAD MICRO MIRACLE 5236 (11-8-0) 3 3 1 WASTELAND II OHMIE 2607 (22-15-1) 1 3 0 THE CUTTHROATS FATIMA YECHBURGH 5171 (13-11-0) 0 2 0 WISH YOU WERE BEER ROCKWELL 5003 (13-7-0) 0 2 0 UNDEAD ARTISTS ZOOM ZOOM 5259 (13-11-0) 0 1 0 DEAD ERRATA ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME GOKU 5628 (8-3-0) 9 3 0 WASTELAND II DEAD POET 5562 (13-2-0) 7 3 0 FLOWER CHILDREN BENDER 5516 (9-3-1) 5 3 0 BLADES OF ICE DILL WEED 5241 (8-2-0) 5 3 1 SUGAR AND SPICE NUMBER 3 5552 (8-6-0) 3 3 0 BLADES OF ICE KEARSARGE 5444 (8-0-2) 1 3 0 BATHTUB ARMADA LAST CALL 5360 (8-6-0) 0 2 0 INDIFFERENCE MY BIG TOE 5601 (7-6-0) 0 2 0 WASTELAND II INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CHURCH TONGUE 5578 (7-1-0) 8 2 0 DEAD BLADES OF ICE APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME GORDO 5673 (1-0-0) 5 3 0 THE BEARS II TIRPITZ 5631 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 BATHTUB ARMADA WOOD CHUCK 5649 (2-2-0) 5 3 0 EAGER BEAVERS MAJOR ANGER 5676 (4-0-0) 3 3 0 WASTELAND II DUMBER 5654 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 THE BEARS II ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RAYMOND 5691 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 DEAD THE BEARS II SCOOTER 5696 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 BLADES OF ICE DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SHAWN 4834 (11-14-1) 1 3 0 MORGAN'S BOYS SHUSHANA 462 (11-9-0) 0 2 0 NINJAS DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CHIEF QUIMBY 4211 (3-2-0) 6 3 0 INSP GADGETS MINIONS DR. CLAW 4233 (2-1-0) 2 3 0 INSP GADGETS MINIONS DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WYVERN 5262 (0-2-0) 5 3 1 ERRATA INDER 4471 (2-0-0) 1 3 1 PAWNS OF BALANCE