DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/10/2010 Duedate: 08/23/2010 BONSUR ARENA DM-7 TURN-660 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HARPOON BUNION SQUAD (167) (7-1513) [13-11-0,116] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HARPOON SONYA BUNION SQUAD (167) SERPENTS HOLD (565) (7-1513) [13-11-0,116] (7-6055) [5-3-1,58] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite HARPOON DOOM DWARF BUNION SQUAD (167) BUNION SQUAD (167) (7-1513) [13-11-0,116] (7-1648) [10-5-0,90] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SENTINELS (122) 32 2. BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) 19 SENTINELS (122) 3. SERPENTS HOLD (565) 14 Unchartered Team 4. BEACH BABES (309) 10 5. CHURCH LADIES (548) 0 BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) 12 3 0 80.0 1/ 1*BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) 12 3 0 2/ 2 SENTINELS (122) 420 278 22 60.2 2/ 2 SENTINELS (122) 8 5 0 3/ 3 BUNION SQUAD (167) 63 55 0 53.4 3/ 6 BUNION SQUAD (167) 6 4 0 4- 4 CHURCH LADIES (548) 111 105 13 51.4 4/ 7*SERPENTS HOLD (565) 4 3 0 5/ 5 REAVERS (392) 149 161 15 48.1 5/ 4 REAVERS (392) 4 6 0 6/ 6 BEACH BABES (309) 818 %1152 24 41.5 6/ 5 BEACH BABES (309) 4 11 1 7/ 7*SERPENTS HOLD (565) 15 22 3 40.5 7- 3 CHURCH LADIES (548) 3 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 655): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 537): TWO-PIECE TOENAIL of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 661): CADILLAC DUNDEE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 632): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 656): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 651): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 659): HARPOON of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 644): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 645): ERIN GO BRAGH of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 644): SIDEWINDER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 612): ELLIRIN IMBRAY of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 600): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 275): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 592): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 543): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 259): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 250): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 489): FARGO HAIL of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 226): HOCKEY of GAMES CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 537): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 655): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 537): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 661): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 632): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 656): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 651): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 659): BONSUR LONG NAMES (Hammer, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 644): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 645): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 644): OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 612): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 600): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 375): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 592): I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (?, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 543): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 259): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 250): VIRUS (?, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 489): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 226): STATES (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 537) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 536): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 660): PERFECT DRUG of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 659): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 644): BLAKSUNN of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) (turn 643): WALLACE of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 612): ELLIRIN IMBRAY of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 611): SHERRY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 600): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 599): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 591): COLDFISHFINGER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 543): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 259): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. (The short, quick man smiles broadly) "Yep. I've been away for awhile. But it's good to be back, Bonsur!" "Now you might be askin' yourselves: who are these guys? Are they REALLY dressed in fashion from 20 years ago? Do they all really have bunions? It's a great mystery. "Older, better, crankier, we're like fine wine, baby! So raise your glasses to the victorious! Hey! More palm fronds!!" --Harpoon SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in BONSUR. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! For every winner there is a loser. Speaking of losers, lets take a look at CHURCH LADIES, who went down to 3rd from 7th. Life is tough. Coming up with a solid 2-3-0 outing, BUNION SQUAD has advanced 3 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for BARILOCHE, who flew up 13 points in the rankings after mashing HARPOON like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. HARPOON lost to BARILOCHE and drops 10 points. Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was REAVERS' SCRAMBLER, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by HARPOON. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay. Here is other news that is of note. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad CHURCH LADIES? Big bad CHURCH LADIES. Big bad CHURCH LADIES. BONSUR's afraid of the big bad CHURCH LADIES. Tra la la la la! Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch BUNION SQUAD's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from CHURCH LADIES. Well just about everybody wants a piece of DOOM DWARF, who was this week's most challenged warrior. Was it guts or an overtaxed mental capacity that had CAJETAN challenge up 32 points in the rankings to take on DOOM DWARF? To the crowd's chants of 'Bo-zo bo-zo bo-zo', DOOM DWARF was taken out by the lower-ranked CAJETAN. (Maybe it's time to think Dark 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, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in BONSUR have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. 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 HARPOON 1513 13 11 0 116 BUNION SQUAD (167) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SUZIE 6015 11 2 1 101 CHURCH LADIES (548) -PAULA 5923 17 5 3 100 CHURCH LADIES (548) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DOOM DWARF 1648 10 5 0 90 BUNION SQUAD (167) -MARY ANN 6019 11 3 1 83 CHURCH LADIES (548) BARILOCHE 6050 10 5 1 80 SENTINELS (122) RAMROD 1514 18 10 0 78 BUNION SQUAD (167) SCRAMBLER 4735 9 10 1 72 REAVERS (392) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLACKJACK 1529 8 10 0 64 BUNION SQUAD (167) HARPOON 4796 8 7 0 58 REAVERS (392) SONYA 6055 5 3 1 58 SERPENTS HOLD (565) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SCALP-HUNTR 4755 8 9 0 57 REAVERS (392) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BLAGO THE AXE 6027 14 13 0 55 SENTINELS (122) QUEENIE 6034 14 12 0 54 BEACH BABES (309) GATEWAY 6051 6 7 2 54 REAVERS (392) L'DY DEATHSTRIKE 4754 9 10 2 51 REAVERS (392) -ETUGEN KHAN 6043 6 9 0 51 SENTINELS (122) KONA KATE 6064 8 1 0 49 BEACH BABES (309) SARAH SUNDANCE 6038 7 14 0 35 BEACH BABES (309) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHANCE 6057 6 3 1 32 SERPENTS HOLD (565) ORSINIUS 6073 4 3 0 30 SENTINELS (122) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE ARENA STALKER 6086 3 0 0 23 BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) THE SHADOW DANCER 6090 2 1 0 23 BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) THE SHADE PRANCER 6088 2 1 0 23 BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) THE BIBLE THUMPER 6087 3 0 0 21 BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) -MARGO 6091 1 0 0 19 CHURCH LADIES (548) LUAU LILA 6065 4 5 1 18 BEACH BABES (309) REDONDO RHONDA 6066 3 6 0 15 BEACH BABES (309) THE STREET WALKER 6089 2 1 0 13 BONSUR LONG NAMES (568) SHEWISH PRINCESS 6092 0 1 0 1 BUNION SQUAD (167) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PAM 6069 1 3 0 CHURCH LADIES 548 LUAU LILA 6065 658 PERSONAL ADS Hammer -- Those are some interesting long names. I think the Rockin' Babes were easier to write about. I suspect Bariloche is even more sorry about the death now! As for myself, I am done travelling for awhile (Then again, is a Nomad ever really "at home?") and will hopefully have more time for ads and such. Only three Sentinels fight this turn, but it should be business as usual next time. -- Nomad Welcome back to the Bunion Squad! That is a very old team id #. Do I remember you from the really old days? -- Nomad and the Sentinels Welcoem back to the Serpents as well. -- Nomad Doom Dwarf -- Well, Nomad might be happy about your return to the arena, but I was less pleased about it -- at least the specific results. I was not expecting a fight against someone like you. Time for a strategy change, I think. -- Bariloche Silly Assassin -- Don't they know the goal is not to get caught? But at least he managed to get me my 14th win and a ticket to the Isle. Graduation here I come! I'm sensing a party! Perhaps the Babes can lend a hand with that? I shall miss the Cabana. -- Cajetan Little Miss Sundance -- I do like that number. Shall we go around again? Or perhaps a twirl at Cajetan's party? -- Blago Kona -- No offense, but your teammates are much more pleasant to match up against. -- Orsinius Mary Ann -- Sorry about the repeated poking. Can I offer you a lovely suit of plate armor? Beriloche -- Leave it to an elf to bring an axe against a dwarf. -- Doom Dwarf Scrambler -- Well fought, warrior. -- Ramod Queenie -- If we fought again, I could not say who would win. Perhaps another time. -- Blackjack To All -- My warriors return after a long absence. I salute you. Stay deadly, my friends. -- Obregon Blackjack -- Well, my goodness! You certainly came out of the past. Stop by the cabana in a day or two for a welcoming drink. -- Queenie P.S. I didn't know elves got bunions. Blago the Axe -- Four skills for me! Lovely man! Definitely worth the loss, and come by the cabana for the lastest batch of smash. -- Sara Sundance Orsinius -- My teammates would--will--offer you smash, but I vote for strong coffee. It always seems to do me better. -- Kona Kate A Condemned Pirate? I should think so! He's totally worthless. -- Redondo Rhonda The Shadow Danc -- I guess your manager wasn't kidding about the names. Neither was mine. -- Luau Lila Our congratulations to Cajetan. The party will start tonight and run till we're out of smash and have recovered from the hangovers. -- the Beach Babes 26 July 2010 Some managers have attempted to send personals and columns to hal, and hal has been refusing to acknowledge their content. I don't know what hal's problem is, specifically, but for best success, send PLAIN TEXT (dot txt) in the body of the email. Not attachments. Thank you. -- the Editor LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BARILOCHE devastated HARPOON in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. CAJETAN subdued DOOM DWARF in a popular 2 minute gruesome veteran's Challenge melee. BLACKJACK slimly won victory over GATEWAY in a 2 minute gory Challenge contest. HARPOON overpowered SCRAMBLER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched Title match. RAMROD was savagely defeated by VENOMOUS GIGOLO in a 2 minute veteran's struggle. SARAH SUNDANCE was overpowered by SONYA in a 1 minute uneven melee. L'DY DEATHSTRIKE vanquished THE SHADOW DANCER in a 1 minute uneven duel. SCALP-HUNTR luckily beat QUEENIE in a 2 minute duel. KONA KATE viciously subdued ORSINIUS in a popular 2 minute brutal fight. REDONDO RHONDA was handily defeated by THE SHADE PRANCER in a 4 minute one-sided bout. LUAU LILA was demolished by CHANCE in a 1 minute mismatched competition. THE ARENA STALKER subdued SHEWISH PRINCESS in a 1 minute novice's brawl. THE BIBLE THUMPER overcame CONDEMNED PIRATE in a 3 minute novice's conflict. THE STREET WALKER won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 - 0 67 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 16 - 10 - 1 62 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 11 - 0 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 9 - 0 57 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 18 - 1 54 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 24 - 2 51 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 7 - 0 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 17 - 0 32 | |AIMED BLOW 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 - 0 0 | Turn 660 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 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK HARPOON 1513 13 11 0 116 BUNION SQUAD (167) BASHING ATTACK DOOM DWARF 1648 10 5 0 90 BUNION SQUAD (167) WALL OF STEEL RAMROD 1514 18 10 0 78 BUNION SQUAD (167) PARRY-STRIKE HARPOON 4796 8 7 0 58 REAVERS (392) LUNGING ATTACK SONYA 6055 5 3 1 58 SERPENTS HOLD (565) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is HARPOON 1513. The most popular warrior this turn was DOOM DWARF 1648. The ten other most popular fighters were HARPOON 1513, KONA KATE 6064, GATEWAY 6051, CHANCE 6057, BARILOCHE 6050, QUEENIE 6034, THE STREET WALKER 6089, SCRAMBLER 4735, SONYA 6055, and L'DY DEATHSTRIKE 4754. The least popular fighter this week was REDONDO RHONDA 6066. The other ten least popular fighters were THE BIBLE THUMPER 6087, SHEWISH PRINCESS 6092, LUAU LILA 6065, THE SHADE PRANCER 6088, THE SHADOW DANCER 6090, SARAH SUNDANCE 6038, RAMROD 1514, BLACKJACK 1529, HARPOON 4796, and THE ARENA STALKER 6086. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: CAJETAN (7-6036) SENTINELS (122) NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENA (DM 85) Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 85. If you requested that your team be placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not transferred out of DM 85 by October 1 will be deleted. If you have questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!