DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/15/2011 Duedate: 02/28/2011
KOLACT ARENA
DM-10 TURN-658
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FLATLINERS
BACON MAKIN' (550)
(10-5898) [24-11-1,146]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FLATLINERS ADDAI
BACON MAKIN' (550) SERPENTS HOLD! (558)
(10-5898) [24-11-1,146] (10-5951) [7-2-0,63]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LIA HOBERN CRESDENE ARCT
THE MOONDOGS (97) THE MOONDOGS (97)
(10-5889) [19-19-0,86] (10-5924) [18-4-0,111]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ABOMINATION (393)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. GLORY HOUNDS (213) 45
2. BACON MAKIN' (550) 37 BACON MAKIN' (550)
3. ABOMINATION (393) 30 Unchartered Team
4. SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 20
5. TOONS O DOOM (551) 1 SERPENTS HOLD! (558)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (553) 3 2 0 60.0 1/ 2 ABOMINATION (393) 9 4 0
2/ 2 BACON MAKIN' (550) 96 70 5 57.8 2/ 1 THE MOONDOGS (97) 9 5 0
3/ 5*SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 7 6 0 53.8 3/ 4 GLORY HOUNDS (213) 7 3 0
4/ 4 ABOMINATION (393) 194 176 10 52.4 4/ 3 BACON MAKIN' (550) 7 8 0
5/ 6 GLORY HOUNDS (213) 36 34 4 51.4 5/ 5*SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 2 1 0
6/ 7 THE MOONDOGS (97) 610 766 15 44.3 6/ 7 AVENGERS (21) 2 8 0
7/ 8 AVENGERS (21) 27 40 1 40.3 7- 6*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (553) 1 0 0
8/ 9 TOONS O DOOM (551) 18 59 3 23.4 8/ 9 TOONS O DOOM (551) 0 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
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Moondogs ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
"This is very strange."
Cresdene Arct looked up at her teammate. "What's strange?"
Ferrin Mondor turned over the newsletter to check the other side. "We're Top
Team," he said. "I don't get that. Ten-three? How the heck did we pull that one
off?"
Cresdene opened her mouth to make what was obviously going to be a cutting
comment.
Lia Hobbern spoke first. "In the usual way. We paid attention, practiced, did
things right. It does happen, even to us."
"And the moon is waxing," Terrine Orbin added.
Everyone looked at the newest member of the team. Skepticism was thick in the
air.
"It's a positive time, a time for increase," she insisted. "Everyone knows
that! The Farmers Almanac says--"
There was a general relaxation around the table. "Oh, the Farmers Almanac."
Lia nodded. "That's okay."
"Just don't get mixed up with any astrologers!" Ferrin warned her. "Those guys
are crazy."
Lunelle raised her eyebrows. "Where do you think the Almanac gets its stuff?"
"Not from--"
"And it says that Sirius will be on the meridian this evening, too!" Terrine
went on. "We should go out and look."
Everyone stared at her. "Why?" Ferrin asked.
"Well, it's obvious! Sirius is the Dog Star, and we're the Moondogs and want to
be stars. Where else would we turn?"
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 668): FLOOD SURFER of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 551): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 673): FUNNY FARM FIEND of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 645): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 669): MECHANON of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 664): HAPPY HARRIET of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 673): QUEENIE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 657): FLATLINERS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 659): DELTON of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 658): TOO BIG TO FAIL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 626): ALLIS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 613): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 282): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 606): DAMON SHOVELL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 557): MAHAGHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 264): ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 257): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 502): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 233): TORANS ULROL of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 550): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 668): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 551): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 673): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 645): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 669): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 664): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 673): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 657): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 659): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 658): 420 B.C. (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 626): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 613): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 282): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 605): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 557): AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 264): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 257): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 502): OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 233): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 550) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 668): FLOOD SURFER of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 672): KARAOKE KILLER of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
VECTOR UNSTALBE of ASTRAL KIN (Arcane Kid, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 644): DIAPERED ZALGOR of BABY BROTHERS (?, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 669): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 659): ERIN GO BRAGH of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
(turn 658): CLOVER of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
LITTLE MOKELE 2 of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 626): ALLIS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
(turn 625): COME ON of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 606): DAMON SHOVELL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 556): GRAPEFRUIT of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I'm duelmaster again, and I seem to recall Lia promising to make me breakfast.
--- Flatliners the hungry Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in
KOLACT. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Say
good-bye to THE MOONDOGS, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the
ABOMINATION stable. It looks like the guys(?) at GLORY HOUNDS had a good week as
they went 4-1-0 to put them in 3rd place. I guess steroids help! Hey everybody,
watch out for CAPRICA, who flew up 23 points in the rankings after mashing FERRIN
MONDOR like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay
to walk out on the sands. TROG was bested by ADDAI and drops 18 points. Well,
everybody's pal FLATLINERS moved his record to 24-11-1 by defeating LUNELLE MERRIN in
the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 14 recognition points. 4 out of 5 gladiators
surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the KOLACT arena. Did you
hear that BACON MAKIN' was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal
hygiene of BACON MAKIN''s warriors, I'm not surprised! And you guys like to boo me?
Well, unsling your rasberries, cause AVENGERS beats feet every time BACON MAKIN'
smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well just about everybody wants a piece of CAPTAIN
AMERICA, who was this week's most challenged warrior. Well, it looks like VINDICATOR
wasn't happy with last turn's rank, so he went for broke by challenging up 28 points.
No guts, no glory. To the crowd's chants of 'Bo-zo bo-zo bo-zo', TOM was taken out
by the lower-ranked VINDICATOR. (Maybe it's time to think Dark Arena?).
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Remember: alliances are great, but try and
take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.
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. Okay, so I may not be the
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. See ya
next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLATLINERS 5898 24 11 1 146 BACON MAKIN' (550)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRESDENE ARCT 5924 18 4 0 111 THE MOONDOGS (97)
WIZARDS! 5921 16 10 0 106 ABOMINATION (393)
HAMMER 1827 16 12 3 98 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
LUNELLE MERRIN 5887 22 17 1 93 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAPRICA 5955 6 2 1 89 ABOMINATION (393)
LIA HOBERN 5889 19 19 0 86 THE MOONDOGS (97)
FOOTLOOSE 5895 17 18 0 83 BACON MAKIN' (550)
TREMORS 5896 20 15 3 78 BACON MAKIN' (550)
FERRIN MONDOR 5901 19 13 1 71 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ADDAI 5951 7 2 0 63 SERPENTS HOLD! (558)
CAPTAIN AMERICA 75 10 4 0 59 AVENGERS (21)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WILD THINGS 5942 8 3 0 54 BACON MAKIN' (550)
TOM 5893 8 27 2 53 TOONS O DOOM (551)
VINDICATOR 5844 3 0 0 49 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
TROG 5936 7 7 0 42 ABOMINATION (393)
-CENSORSHIP 5949 4 2 0 40 ABOMINATION (393)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HULK 303 8 5 1 32 AVENGERS (21)
-FLYLEAF 5911 3 2 0 28 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (553)
TERRINE ORBIN 5967 2 0 0 27 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CICERO 2499 3 3 0 24 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEFIANX 1829 4 7 1 20 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
BLITZKRIEG 2384 3 5 0 20 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
ASHUR 5966 2 1 0 16 ABOMINATION (393)
ANIMAL HOUSE 5957 3 3 0 12 BACON MAKIN' (550)
BLACK KNIGHT 574 1 3 0 7 AVENGERS (21)
WASP 573 1 3 0 6 AVENGERS (21)
SUB-MARINER 533 0 6 0 6 AVENGERS (21)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SIMOON TERRAT 5920 10 13 1 THE MOONDOGS 97 HAMMER 1827 654 REVENGED
JERRY 5892 6 25 0 TOONS O DOOM 551 FERRIN MONDOR 5901 654 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Caprica -- That was a most excellent bashing. I'm glad that I taught you nothing. --
Wild Things
Wizards! -- Nice try, but you aren't ready for the chair yet. -- Flatliners
Tremors -- I wouldn't have thought a guy with your problem would choose to be a
gladiator. All that shaking... makes it hard to grip a weapon, doesn't it? --
Lunelle Merrin
Captain America -- Well, you surely came out of the past! What's up? -- Cresdene
Arct
Footloose -- Well, it was suggested that I try gluing your feet to the ground, and by
golly, it worked. Sure, the "ground" in question was loose sand, but I guess having
several pounds of sand grains glued to each foot can be a handicap. -- Lia Hobern
Steel-hand Harnak, Dwarf of Khalhums and other places -- Getting a little rusty,
aren't you? -- Ferrin Mondor
Wasp -- Ah... you hang out with... I think it was Antman, graduated from Jurine a few
years ago. Good try for someone so, um, out of practice. -- Terrine Orbin
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CAPRICA devastated FERRIN MONDOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
VINDICATOR demolished TOM in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
SUB-MARINER lost to DEFIANX in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
ASHUR devastated WASP in a 1 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
FLATLINERS devastated LUNELLE MERRIN in a 1 minute gory uneven Title brawl.
LIA HOBERN was devastated by WIZARDS! in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
HAMMER defeated TREMORS in a 2 minute gruesome expert's melee.
CRESDENE ARCT viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 2 minute duel.
CAPTAIN AMERICA was vanquished by FOOTLOOSE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TROG was overpowered by ADDAI in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
WILD THINGS overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided match.
HULK bested BLITZKRIEG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal conflict.
CICERO demolished ANIMAL HOUSE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BLACK KNIGHT was handily defeated by TERRINE ORBIN in a 2 minute one-sided conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 8 - 0 64 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 15 - 1 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 12 - 0 61 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 14 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 23 - 2 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 14 - 0 36 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 11 - 1 8 |
Turn 658 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 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE FLATLINERS 5898 24 11 1 146 BACON MAKIN' (550)
LUNGING ATTACK CRESDENE ARCT 5924 18 4 0 111 THE MOONDOGS (97)
PARRY-STRIKE WIZARDS! 5921 16 10 0 106 ABOMINATION (393)
BASHING ATTACK HAMMER 1827 16 12 3 98 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
STRIKING ATTACK LUNELLE MERRIN 5887 22 17 1 93 THE MOONDOGS (97)
AIMED BLOW ADDAI 5951 7 2 0 63 SERPENTS HOLD! (558)
TOTAL PARRY CAPTAIN AMERICA 75 10 4 0 59 AVENGERS (21)
SLASHING ATTACK WILD THINGS 5942 8 3 0 54 BACON MAKIN' (550)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LIA HOBERN 5889. The most popular warrior this turn
was CRESDENE ARCT 5924. The ten other most popular fighters were WIZARDS! 5921,
TREMORS 5896, CAPRICA 5955, VINDICATOR 5844, ASHUR 5966, FLATLINERS 5898, HULK 303,
BLITZKRIEG 2384, TERRINE ORBIN 5967, and LIA HOBERN 5889.
The least popular fighter this week was ANIMAL HOUSE 5957. The other ten least
popular fighters were CAPTAIN AMERICA 75, LUNELLE MERRIN 5887, WASP 573, TOM 5893,
BLACK KNIGHT 574, CICERO 2499, WILD THINGS 5942, TROG 5936, DEFIANX 1829, and
SUB-MARINER 533.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
FLATLINERS (10-5898) BACON MAKIN' (550)