DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/29/2008 Duedate: 05/12/2008
KOLACT ARENA
DM-10 TURN-595
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ICARUS
THE MOONDOGS (97)
(10-5809) [18-13-0,76]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ICARUS N.I.B.
THE MOONDOGS (97) SABBATH (545)
(10-5809) [18-13-0,76] (10-5860) [6-2-1,64]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ICARUS DEIMOS
THE MOONDOGS (97) THE MOONDOGS (97)
(10-5809) [18-13-0,76] (10-5876) [1-1-0,6]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SABBATH (545)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CHESS PIECES 10 (547) 17
2. THE MOONDOGS (97) 6 THE MOONDOGS (97)
3. SABBATH (545) -23 Unchartered Team
CHESS PIECES 10 (547)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*CHESS PIECES 10 (547) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1*SABBATH (545) 9 6 1
2/ 1*SABBATH (545) 27 10 3 73.0 2/ 2 THE MOONDOGS (97) 8 7 0
3/ 2 THE MOONDOGS (97) 424 643 11 39.7 3/ 0*CHESS PIECES 10 (547) 1 0 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 595): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 478): SAROVOND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): SOLDIER 2 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): FUZZ BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): DOMINO of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): ERASMUS of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): ICARUS of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 586): MICHAEL JORDAN of CAROLINA BLUE (Apex, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GOLDENBEARD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 559): PATCH of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 549): CYPRIAN of OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 246): SHRUG of CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 536): WINKY DINK of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 485): BILGE RAT of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): DARISTAM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): DEATH MAGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 197): HOCKEY of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 478): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): REDLEGS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): BONSUR BABES ROCK (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 586): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 559): MIDDLE WAY 13 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 549): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 246): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 536): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 485): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 197): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SOUTLANCHOR of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): ORVERD QUILL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): DIGGER WASP of FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 584): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 585): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GOLDENBEARD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
(turn 584): MAST MONKEY of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
The Commission is being grossly unfair! *I* am the Duelmaster, and *I* should
be the one Invited to the Isle.
Icarus
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 LUNAR COYOTE, who flew up 22 points in
the rankings after mashing IRON MAN like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And
falling like a basher in the top ten was IRON MAN, who dropped 19 points after a
disappointing (to say the least) bout with LUNAR COYOTE. Our Duelmaster has lost,
folks, lost to VENOMOUS CONCUBINE, BUT ICARUS is still the Duelmaster because he has
the most recognition points! Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver
this stuff?
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category,
IRON MAN was mashed by LUNAR COYOTE, who let IRON MAN know that killing members of
THE MOONDOGS is a no-no. Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may
encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in KOLACT have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy
Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Its been real, and its been fun, but it
hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ICARUS 5809 18 13 0 76 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
N.I.B. 5860 6 2 1 64 SABBATH (545)
DIO 5859 6 1 0 62 SABBATH (545)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUNAR COYOTE 5849 8 5 0 48 THE MOONDOGS (97)
REESE SILEEN 5852 9 2 0 46 THE MOONDOGS (97)
WARPIG 5858 6 2 1 35 SABBATH (545)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OZZY 5857 4 3 0 33 SABBATH (545)
IRON MAN 5856 5 2 1 27 SABBATH (545)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROOK 5870 1 0 0 17 CHESS PIECES 10 (547)
DEIMOS 5876 1 1 0 6 THE MOONDOGS (97)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PEN UMBROIL 5855 2 5 0 THE MOONDOGS 97 IRON MAN 5856 593 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
I suppose I could say that the Kung-Fu Master did his best, but if he is truly a
master, his genuine best must be better than that. -- Nestor Ordh
Warpig -- Huh, I guess it isn't the day for roasted javelina. Oh, well. -- Lunar
Coyote
Dio -- Well, that was embarrassing. -- Reese Sileen
I'm a golem? When did this happen? HOW did this happen? Why didn't my mother warn
me? -- Deimos
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ICARUS was devastated by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
NESTOR ORDH lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brutal expert's battle.
N.I.B. overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
IRON MAN was devastated by LUNAR COYOTE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OZZY was demolished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
WARPIG lost to REESE SILEEN in a 1 minute fight.
DIO devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched match.
DEIMOS was overcome by ROOK in a action packed 5 minute melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 2 - 2 82 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 3 - 0 77 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 4 - 1 69 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 9 - 1 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 13 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 4 - 0 0 |
Turn 595 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK ICARUS 5809 18 13 0 76 THE MOONDOGS (97)
SLASHING ATTACK N.I.B. 5860 6 2 1 64 SABBATH (545)
BASHING ATTACK DIO 5859 6 1 0 62 SABBATH (545)
WALL OF STEEL REESE SILEEN 5852 9 2 0 46 THE MOONDOGS (97)
STRIKING ATTACK WARPIG 5858 6 2 1 35 SABBATH (545)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ICARUS 5809. The most popular warrior this turn was
DEIMOS 5876. The ten other most popular fighters were DIO 5859, N.I.B. 5860, LUNAR
COYOTE 5849, REESE SILEEN 5852, OZZY 5857, WARPIG 5858, ICARUS 5809, IRON MAN 5856,
ROOK 5870, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was ROOK 5870. The other ten least popular
fighters were IRON MAN 5856, ICARUS 5809, WARPIG 5858, OZZY 5857, REESE SILEEN 5852,
LUNAR COYOTE 5849, N.I.B. 5860, DIO 5859, DEIMOS 5876, and 0.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ICARUS (10-5809) THE MOONDOGS (97)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
NESTOR ORDH (10-5793) THE MOONDOGS (97)
THE STOMPING GROUNDS
The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may
participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers.
The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow
turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first
turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please.
This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not
a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after
the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on
the forums.
-- RSI
Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters,
standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.
There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking.
"Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the
arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We
all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?"
"Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given."
"Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented.
"No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it
worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file
cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run
through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any
given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start."
"Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed
out. "This is the same thing all over again."
"Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live
with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the
explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically."
"Eight or nine years is not forever--"
"The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I
don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?"
"Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT,
no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its
first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle."
"So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This
works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone
place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site.
What about regional allegiance?"
"None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation,"
Zeb said.
"Transfers?" Lew asked.
"I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be
allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're
in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation."
"That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the
gladiatorial life has already accepted that."