DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/10/2012 Duedate: 01/23/2012
BONSUR ARENA
DM-7 TURN-697
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NIKKI NAILS
TOOL SHED (262)
(7-6095) [8-3-0,88]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
NIKKI NAILS POSITION IS EMPTY
TOOL SHED (262)
(7-6095) [8-3-0,88]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ANNIE AWL BALOR
TOOL SHED (262) DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
(7-3432) [10-5-0,46] (7-5894) [3-1-0,54]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TOOL SHED (262)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SENTINELS (122) 33
2. TOOL SHED (262) 26 SENTINELS (122)
3. BEACH BABES (309) 5 Unchartered Team
4. DAYS OF OLD (561) 5
5. DEMONIC FURY (573) 0WORTHLESSMANAGERS15 (284)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SENTINELS (122) 498 344 25 59.1 1/ 1 TOOL SHED (262) 10 2 0
2- 2 CHURCH LADIES (548) 155 122 17 56.0 2/ 2 BEACH BABES (309) 5 10 0
3/ 4 TOOL SHED (262) 67 58 0 53.6 3/ 5 SENTINELS (122) 4 1 0
4/ 3 DEMONS & DEVILS (543) 15 13 0 53.6 4- 3 CHURCH LADIES (548) 2 1 0
5/ 5 BEACH BABES (309) 906 %1249 27 42.0 5/ 4 DEMONS & DEVILS (543) 2 4 0
6/ 6 DAYS OF OLD (561) 5 26 0 16.1 6/ 6 DAYS OF OLD (561) 0 4 0
7- 8*DEMONIC FURY (573) 1 6 0 14.3 7- 7*DEMONIC FURY (573) 0 2 0
8- 7*ULTRAVERSE II (542) 1 6 0 14.3 8- 8*ULTRAVERSE II (542) 0 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 692): TAI of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): SKIDMARK BUG of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 697): HERMOD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 693): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 688): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 681): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Frenzy, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? Of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 697): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 693): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 688): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 681): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): JOSH of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): LOABAL DOMINATION OF STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 681): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
(turn 680): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 646): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): WHAT of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of BONSUR. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Practice pays for SAW
HORSE, who pummelled BALOR, to pocket 15 points. A certain someone should cut down
on the drinking and practice more, after losing 9 points to SAW HORSE. (Discrete
enough, BALOR?) Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by M.
CHARDINEE, of BONSUR, who despite a 0-0-0 couldn't overcome BONSUR's Number 1. Word
has it one team in BONSUR is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed
life!
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so
did the "warriors" in BONSUR avoid TOOL SHED. The warriors of TOOL SHED found their
efforts at combat frustrated as SENTINELS apparently had more important things to do
than fight.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... 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. Can anything
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for BONSUR? On that giddy note I take
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NIKKI NAILS 6095 8 3 0 88 TOOL SHED (262)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EILEEN 6126 11 1 1 99 CHURCH LADIES (548)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MARGO 6091 10 4 0 66 CHURCH LADIES (548)
DELLEA DOVER 6175 8 7 1 65 BEACH BABES (309)
SAW HORSE 3430 10 6 0 63 TOOL SHED (262)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BALOR 5894 3 1 0 54 DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
SKARA BRAE 6192 6 2 1 52 SENTINELS (122)
WHISKEYJACK 6152 7 9 0 49 SENTINELS (122)
-BALOR 5759 6 3 0 48 DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
ANNIE AWL 3432 10 5 0 46 TOOL SHED (262)
-DEBBIE 6127 6 0 0 46 CHURCH LADIES (548)
CHAOTIC DEATH 5978 4 25 0 37 DAYS OF OLD (561)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANNALEE 6201 5 3 0 29 BEACH BABES (309)
WOODCHIP WILLA 6144 4 2 0 27 TOOL SHED (262)
PEARL WHITE 6170 5 11 0 26 BEACH BABES (309)
-MARY ANN 6183 3 1 0 25 CHURCH LADIES (548)
MONA FROM MAUI 6226 3 0 0 25 BEACH BABES (309)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PAM 6171 4 2 0 22 CHURCH LADIES (548)
OLAF 6211 2 1 0 17 SENTINELS (122)
OZAWINDIB 6212 1 2 0 17 SENTINELS (122)
BELLAMORE 6202 2 6 0 12 BEACH BABES (309)
-ROSE 6139 1 0 0 12 DEMONIC FURY (573)
ANZAHANZEK 6204 2 3 0 9 SENTINELS (122)
-HARD CASE 5754 1 0 0 6 ULTRAVERSE II (542)
-FLOWER CHILD 5980 1 0 0 5 DAYS OF OLD (561)
-SOLITAIRE 5750 0 1 0 1 ULTRAVERSE II (542)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GRUESOME 5977 0 1 0 DAYS OF OLD 561 BUTTERCUP 697 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
A Captured Pirate. Of course I devastated him. I'm devastating. Ask any of the
guys I've dated. -- Dellea Dover
The Andorian Noble is such a wuss that he sent a golem to stand in for him. Couldn't
face the violence, I guess. -- Annalee
That Vicious Pirate golem is seriously mean! -- Pearl White
Woodchip Willa -- Our only managed opponent, and I have to go and LOSE. Bummer.
Still, *I* didn't lose to a standby, the way Pearl did. -- Bellamore
No silly Scribe is going to Embezzle on *my* watch. -- Mona from Maui
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GRUESOME was butchered by BUTTERCUP in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NIKKI NAILS bested M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute Title duel.
BALOR was narrowly defeated by SAW HORSE in a exciting 5 minute gory melee.
DELLEA DOVER slimly lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute brawl.
SKARA BRAE viciously subdued CHAOTIC DEATH in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.
WHISKEYJACK bested ANNALEE in a 1 minute brawl.
ANNIE AWL vanquished PEARL WHITE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
WOODCHIP WILLA savagely defeated BELLAMORE in a unpopular 8 minute gory brawl.
MONA FROM MAUI viciously subdued ANZAHANZEK in a 1 minute beginner's melee.
OLAF overpowered CONDEMNED PIRATE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
OZAWINDIB defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 3 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 2 - 0 78 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 2 - 1 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 8 - 0 62 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 11 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 11 - 0 42 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 15 - 1 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 7 - 0 36 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 17 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 697 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 5 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK NIKKI NAILS 6095 8 3 0 88 TOOL SHED (262)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DELLEA DOVER 6175 8 7 1 65 BEACH BABES (309)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY SAW HORSE 3430 10 6 0 63 TOOL SHED (262)
LUNGING ATTACK BALOR 5894 3 1 0 54 DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
BASHING ATTACK SKARA BRAE 6192 6 2 1 52 SENTINELS (122)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ANNIE AWL 3432. The most popular warrior this turn
was BALOR 5894. The ten other most popular fighters were SKARA BRAE 6192, DELLEA
DOVER 6175, NIKKI NAILS 6095, WHISKEYJACK 6152, MONA FROM MAUI 6226, OZAWINDIB 6212,
CHAOTIC DEATH 5978, ANNIE AWL 3432, GRUESOME 5977, and SAW HORSE 3430.
The least popular fighter this week was BELLAMORE 6202. The other ten least popular
fighters were PEARL WHITE 6170, ANNALEE 6201, OLAF 6211, ANZAHANZEK 6204, WOODCHIP
WILLA 6144, SAW HORSE 3430, GRUESOME 5977, ANNIE AWL 3432, CHAOTIC DEATH 5978, and
OZAWINDIB 6212.
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, here are links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Arena-Mark-G-
Manley/dp/1936127598/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319631863&sr=1-2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-arena-mark-
manley/1105609584?ean=2940011494659&itm=2&usri=dark%2barena
Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!