DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/11/2012 Duedate: 12/24/2012 BONSUR ARENA DM-7 TURN-721 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MARY ANN CHURCH LADIES (548) (7-6183) [11-5-0,108] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MARY ANN GUMBERCULES CHURCH LADIES (548) ADULT SWIM (579) (7-6183) [11-5-0,108] (7-6214) [5-2-0,71] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite ANNIE AWL BELLAMORE TOOL SHED (262) BEACH BABES (309) (7-3432) [21-18-0,91] (7-6202) [17-15-0,79] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SENTINELS (122) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CHURCH LADIES (548) 43 2. ANIMAL KINGDOM (584) 22 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) 3. THE FIRM (577) 19 Unchartered Team 4. TOOL SHED (262) 13 5. ADULT SWIM (579) 10 ADULT SWIM (579) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*ADULT SWIM (579) 5 2 0 71.4 1/ 2 SENTINELS (122) 9 6 0 2/ 3 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) 93 64 7 59.2 2/ 1 BEACH BABES (309) 6 9 0 3/ 4 SENTINELS (122) 555 397 27 58.3 3/ 3 TOOL SHED (262) 4 8 1 4/ 0 CHURCH LADIES (548) 183 137 19 57.2 4/ 0 CHURCH LADIES (548) 3 1 0 5/ 5 TOOL SHED (262) 115 106 1 52.0 5/ 5 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) 2 0 0 6/ 7 BEACH BABES (309) 958 %1316 28 42.1 6/ 0*ANIMAL KINGDOM (584) 2 3 0 7/ 0*FORCE VENGERS (98) 6 9 0 40.0 7/ 7*ADULT SWIM (579) 1 1 0 8/ 0*ANIMAL KINGDOM (584) 2 3 0 40.0 8/ 4*THE FIRM (577) 0 2 0 9/ 6*THE FIRM (577) 5 8 2 38.5 9/ 0*FORCE VENGERS (98) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 716): ALLANA LORIMER of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 598): PIGSKIN of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 721): HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 693): KID KOALA of COLLEGE RADIO #4 (Floyd, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 717): NEWLIN PARRIT of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 712): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 720): ANZAHANZEK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 705): SHAWN CARTER of JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 706): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 705): WHEELBARROW of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 671): SASSAFRAS LASS of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 660): EAGLE'S CLAW of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 653): C-PAPPY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 604): SALMGEDAN of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 288): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 281): JOHN WAYNE of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 550): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 598): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 716): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 598): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 721): THE BLACK COMPANY (?, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 693): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 717): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 712): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 720): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 715): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 706): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 705): CAJUN APOCALYPSE (The Cajun, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 671): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 660): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 653): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 604): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 288): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 281): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 550): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 598) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 3 OSKSI (turn 721): HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 711): LIZZIE BROADAXE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 720): ANZAHANZEK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 705): DORA T. EXPLORA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) MUGSY of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 705): NEVER FOREVER of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 281): KING MIDAS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) (turn 280): INUYASHA of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) SPY REPORT Hail BONSUR! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your deeds. It seems the training can make the difference, as BEACH BABES is pushed out of top team by SENTINELS, who came from 2nd with a 3-2-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for THE FIRM, whose 0-2-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 8th. And let's see, WOODCHIP WILLA fought BELLAMORE and gained 21 points and contributed to TOOL SHED's 1-3-0. BELLAMORE has lost to WOODCHIP WILLA, falling 16 points, while helping make BEACH BABES a 0-5-0 turn. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and ANZAHANZEK remains BONSUR's top warrior for another turn. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Dripping Blade uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher friend of mine assures me this is true. TOOL SHED has cause to stand tall, as they were BONSUR's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And guess who avoided TOOL SHED stable the most? Believe it or not, it was ADULT SWIM. Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that DREMMEL from TOOL SHED was BONSUR's most challenged warrior this turn. I don't know about you, but HARVEY WALLBANGER challenging down 25 points to BEACH BABES' SURFIN' SARA, is not really worthy of WISH YOU WERE BEER. We're not surprised to hear that HARVEY WALLBANGER beat SURFIN' SARA, but I bet it would be interesting to hear why WISH YOU WERE BEER made such a challenge. The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace. Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. TOOL SHED made what looks to be a tough decision this turn, as they sent SPRAY CAN, with a record of 7-8-0, to SPRAY CAN death. Farewell, his. Congratulations go out to SENTINELS, with OZAWINDIB revenging a bloodfeud against DREMMEL of TOOL SHED. We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's considered rude. I like this place, BONSUR, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls. Who could ask for more? It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until you see my quill in BONSUR again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MARY ANN 6183 11 5 0 108 CHURCH LADIES (548) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MARGO 6091 16 6 1 106 CHURCH LADIES (548) ANNIE AWL 3432 21 18 0 91 TOOL SHED (262) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DELLEA DOVER 6175 19 20 2 89 BEACH BABES (309) WOODCHIP WILLA 6144 14 16 0 88 TOOL SHED (262) ANNALEE 6201 15 17 0 87 BEACH BABES (309) -FOUNTAINHEAD 5278 11 9 1 85 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) BELLAMORE 6202 17 15 0 79 BEACH BABES (309) OZAWINDIB 6212 13 12 0 72 SENTINELS (122) GUMBERCULES 6214 5 2 0 71 ADULT SWIM (579) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MONA FROM MAUI 6226 13 14 0 53 BEACH BABES (309) BALBOA 6245 11 7 0 46 SENTINELS (122) HARVEY WALLBANGER 5737 4 0 0 35 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PAM 6277 3 0 0 28 CHURCH LADIES (548) DREMMEL 6269 5 4 1 27 TOOL SHED (262) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -AZ 6187 2 0 1 23 THE FIRM (577) -GREEN 6236 1 0 1 23 THE FIRM (577) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -RUTH 6246 3 1 0 22 CHURCH LADIES (548) -MAIDEN MICHELLE 812 3 1 0 21 FORCE VENGERS (98) -ESCOBAR 6247 1 0 0 21 THE FIRM (577) -BREW 102 5492 3 0 0 18 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) SURFIN' SARA 6279 1 6 0 10 BEACH BABES (309) MUFASA 6272 1 0 0 7 ANIMAL KINGDOM (584) -DARE DEVIL 810 1 2 0 6 FORCE VENGERS (98) MERCURIO 6289 1 1 0 6 SENTINELS (122) BR'ER FOX 6276 1 0 0 3 ANIMAL KINGDOM (584) MAULI LAMA 6292 0 1 0 1 SENTINELS (122) PEACE 6256 0 1 0 1 FORCE VENGERS (98) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DA1 6275 0 1 0 ANIMAL KINGDOM 584 STONE GOLEM 721 NONE DA3 6273 0 1 0 ANIMAL KINGDOM 584 WURM KIN 721 NONE GOOFY 6274 0 1 0 ANIMAL KINGDOM 584 SPYMASTER 721 NONE CANDY 6278 0 1 0 CHURCH LADIES 548 HIGH ELF 721 NONE MACK 6281 2 2 0 SENTINELS 122 GREEN 6236 718 WELLINGTON 6288 1 1 0 SENTINELS 122 DREMMEL 6269 720 JUST REVENGED DA1 6290 0 1 0 THE FIRM 577 BUTTERCUP 721 NONE DA2 6291 0 1 0 THE FIRM 577 ARENAMASTER ILHU 721 NONE SPRAY CAN 6259 7 9 0 TOOL SHED 262 MOUNTAIN TROLL 721 NONE PERSONAL ADS Our congratulations to Anzahanzek. -- Jorja and the Beach Babes P.S. The Babes are putting together something special in the way of a smash bash. Be there. Anzahanzek -- Annalee might offer you PIE, but I have something MUCH BETTER. Stop by the cabana on your way out of town, and I can guarantee that you will never forget Bonsur. -- Bellamore Ah, dwarves.... They have a lot of vigor for their size. -- Annalee Ozawindib -- I believe you allowed yourself to be distracted. Why is that? Could it be my new breastplate, with it's remarkable display of, ah, cleavage? -- Dellea Dover Spray Can -- No. -- Mona from Maui Harvey Wallbanger -- What? But I thought Wallbanger was a classic, old-time gladiator. You're... new. -- Surfin' Sara LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SPRAY CAN was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. CANDY was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle. DA3 was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. DA1 was slaughtered by BUTTERCUP in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl. DA1 was assassinated by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight. GOOFY was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl. DA2 was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER ILHUME' in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. OZAWINDIB devastated DREMMEL in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud competition. GUMBERCULES handily defeated MONA FROM MAUI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee. HARVEY WALLBANGER won victory over SURFIN' SARA in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel. ANZAHANZEK won victory over ANNIE AWL in a 2 minute veteran's duel. MARGO overpowered ANNALEE in a popular 1 minute uneven match. DELLEA DOVER was overpowered by MARY ANN in a 1 minute one-sided Title match. BELLAMORE was viciously subdued by WOODCHIP WILLA in a 8 minute veteran's contest. BALBOA beat CAPTURED PIRATE in a 2 minute master vs. novice conflict. PAM vanquished MERCURIO in a 1 minute mismatched bout. MUFASA won victory over MAULI LAMA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's fray. BR'ER FOX outwaited PEACE in a tiresome 18 minute novice's brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 6 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 8 - 2 69 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 8 - 0 64 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 5 - 0 58 | |AIMED BLOW 4 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 14 - 0 55 | |PARRY-STRIKE 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 12 - 0 54 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 18 - 0 49 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 13 - 1 35 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 12 - 1 29 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 4 - 0 0 | Turn 721 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 3 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK MARY ANN 6183 11 5 0 108 CHURCH LADIES (548) TOTAL PARRY BELLAMORE 6202 17 15 0 79 BEACH BABES (309) AIMED BLOW GUMBERCULES 6214 5 2 0 71 ADULT SWIM (579) WALL OF STEEL BALBOA 6245 11 7 0 46 SENTINELS (122) PARRY-STRIKE HARVEY WALLBANGER 5737 4 0 0 35 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) 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 BELLAMORE 6202. The ten other most popular fighters were SPRAY CAN 6259, ANNIE AWL 3432, MARY ANN 6183, OZAWINDIB 6212, HARVEY WALLBANGER 5737, MARGO 6091, BALBOA 6245, MUFASA 6272, DA1 6290, and GUMBERCULES 6214. The least popular fighter this week was BR'ER FOX 6276. The other ten least popular fighters were PEACE 6256, MERCURIO 6289, DELLEA DOVER 6175, MONA FROM MAUI 6226, DREMMEL 6269, DA2 6291, GOOFY 6274, DA1 6275, DA3 6273, and CANDY 6278. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: ANZAHANZEK (7-6204) SENTINELS (122) A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS 12 political points a'pumpin' 11 TVs a'workin' 10 free duels of credit 9 ABs to challenge 8 criticals a'connectin' 7 scums a'dyin' 6 skills a'maxin' 5 A.D. invites 4 lucky warriors 3 size on replacement 2 proxied TCs And a quarterstaff from a pear tree. May your days be merry, And your wins be often. The Consortium