DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/18/2007 Duedate: 05/01/2007
RIZTAB ARENA
DM-12 TURN-566
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CROWN ROYAL
BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
(12-5507) [5-0-1,126]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TALA GOG CROWN ROYAL
SWEET MAGIC (267) BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
(12-6066) [17-49-0,100] (12-5507) [5-0-1,126]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TALA GOG ARISTOCRAT RUM
SWEET MAGIC (267) BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
(12-6066) [17-49-0,100] (12-5505) [4-5-1,31]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HIGH JINKS (584)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HIGH JINKS (584) 51
2. ICE AGE (639) 33 CULTS-R-US (624)
3. DREAMERS (142) 23 Unchartered Team
4. WILD OATS (546) 20
5. ERRATA (604) 16 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*CHAOS AVENGERS (298) 1 0 0 100 1/ 7 HIGH JINKS (584) 10 5 1
2- 3 ARENA FELINES (177) 769 543 67 58.6 2/ 9 ICE AGE (639) 8 3 1
3/ 2*BLACKED OUT ON... (560) 24 17 3 58.5 3/ 3 DREAMERS (142) 8 5 0
4/ 4 CULTS-R-US (624) 105 80 1 56.8 4/ 1*BLACKED OUT ON... (560) 8 7 2
5/ 8*WILD OATS (546) 7 6 0 53.8 5/11*WILD OATS (546) 7 6 0
6/ 6 ERRATA (604) 28 27 1 50.9 6/ 4 SWEET MAGIC (267) 7 8 0
7/ 5 HIGH JINKS (584) 219 213 14 50.7 7/ 2 CULTS-R-US (624) 7 8 0
8/ 9 DREAMERS (142) %1113 %1132 87 49.6 8/ 8 STEEL THUNDER (630) 6 9 0
9/10 ICE AGE (639) 26 28 1 48.1 9/ 6 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) 5 9 0
10/ 7 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) 25 27 0 48.1 10/12 WHO DA MAN? (623) 3 3 0
11/ 0 CASTLE (230) 236 272 15 46.5 11- 5*BARJIN'S BEST (579) 3 6 0
12/11 STEEL THUNDER (630) 102 158 10 39.2 12-10 ARENA FELINES (177) 2 1 0
13/12 SWEET MAGIC (267) 453 769 13 37.1 13-13*CHAOS AVENGERS (298) 1 0 0
14-13*BARJIN'S BEST (579) 15 26 1 36.6 14/14 ERRATA (604) 1 3 0
15/14 WHO DA MAN? (623) 24 42 0 36.4 15/ 0 CASTLE (230) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
"It's infamous!" Ardane, spy reporter for Andorak, scowled and drew back his
arm to throw his goblet through the window at the crowd outside. Then paused to
drain the contents before resuming the about-to-throw-it position.
"Now, now, it isn't THAT bad." Desiree of Darkholm, always the voice of sweet
reason at these meetings, laid a hand on his, smiled, and guided the goblet back to
the table. "It's just a little mistake, you know."
"Ha!" Debby Tonte of Free Blades stabbed viciously into her drink with an
umbrella. "That's easy for YOU to say. The Delarquans aren't complaining."
"Of course not." Galen of Talahya looked faintly envious as she pulled a chunk
of pineapple out of her glass and began to nibble it. "That's because the Delarquans
are THE Masters of Kung-Fu."
"You think some managers are complaining," Olaf Modeen said, "you should hear
what the GLADIATORS are saying. All these rumors about the Aimed Blows having
'special enhancements'..." he shook his head. "I know it isn't true, you know it
isn't true, the top managers know it isn't true--"
"Of course it isn't true!" Ketchum, spy reporter for Crysalis, matched scowls
with Ardane and said, "If ANY one style was going to get a special enhancement, it
should be--"
"Not now, Ketch," Olaf said. "Nobody gets, nobody has gotten, nobody WILL get,
special enhancements. That's always been the rule, and we all know how the Greywand
hates changes. The real problem--"
"Try telling that to some of the managers," Debby muttered, peering into her
glass for more fruit. "They don't want to hear it. Every time I turn around, some
manager is claiming that someone got a special change and, you know, HE didn't and
it's all unfair."
"The REAL problem," Olaf said firmly, over-riding her voice, "is explaining to
all the second-rate Aimed Blows why they haven't received any of these 'special
enhancements' they keep hearing about."
"There aren't any special enhancements," Ardane growled. "None. Just managers
who noticed that the Kung-Fu Master is a lot more dangerous than anyone expected, and
have put YEARS into the study of Kung-Fu and learned how to really USE it for their
own gladiators."
"Saved a lot on weapons, too," Ketchum murmured.
"But people keep complaining," Debby Tonte said. She fished one last piece of
fruit out of her glass and stared at it dubiously.
"There WERE no special enhancements," Olaf said. "There ARE no special
enhancements. There WILL BE no special enhancements. It's all a matter of deep
study and skilled management."
"Like anyone's going to believe that!"
"They have no choice," Ketchum said. "If no 'special enhancements' were given
out, then none can be taken back. It is the way it is. What's the point in
complaining because the sun rises in the east?"
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly RIZTAB games. Former top team BLACKED OUT ON... was
unseated this week as HIGH JINKS moved up from 7th ranking to take the top spot with
a 5-0-0 record for the round. Fortune did not smile upon BARJIN'S BEST this time out
who this turn suffered a fall into 11th position in the wake of a 0-0-0 round.
Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week
ICE AGE went 3-1-0 to move up 7 in the rankings. My praise to HIGH JINKS for their
5-0-0 week this time out. Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of
notice! SLIM THUG caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he
skillfully bested BULLHOG and was awarded 21 points in recognition. In one of the
week's more notable duels, MISSY MOSSY put down TYGER, causing him to lose 11 points
of recognition in the process. Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster
CROWN ROYAL challenged TALA GOG last week in a match to decide the fate of the
throne. Not for nothing has CROWN ROYAL in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's
throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again. Heed this! A seer has
warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just
remember...5 or 7!
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city RIZTAB. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's
challenge seeking began. STEEL THUNDER is feared. This much I can say. If you
didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of WILD OATS
last week. Busy avoiding STEEL THUNDER? Mighty fighters cannot but expect
competition from those below. ARISTOCRAT RUM take warning! You have more than a few
enemies in RIZTAB. A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it
seems that IRONSTORM posted a challenge against the more highly recognized UGLY
EDDIE. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand IRONSTORM was beat by UGLY EDDIE.
Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! My hearty congratulations DROOLMASTER, for thy
revenge upon BROTHER BASH, slayer of thy fallen comrade. Next time he will know
better, eh? Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is
only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
The girls are as pretty in RIZTAB as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till next we
meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by
the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CROWN ROYAL 5507 5 0 1 126 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TALA GOG 6066 17 49 0 100 SWEET MAGIC (267)
LEIBNIZ 6540 12 5 0 99 DREAMERS (142)
HUME 6376 17 13 0 96 DREAMERS (142)
UGLY EDDIE 6370 18 14 1 95 HIGH JINKS (584)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BACARDI LIMON 5509 6 3 0 81 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
KRANKYKARL 6406 16 12 1 74 HIGH JINKS (584)
ROBESPIERRE 3782 18 17 0 71 CASTLE (230)
JIM BEAM 5506 5 4 0 69 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
HURRICANE 6481 9 15 0 68 STEEL THUNDER (630)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SUGAR 6104 10 8 0 65 ERRATA (604)
JEEZUS FREAK 3884 12 14 0 63 CASTLE (230)
IRONSTORM 6483 13 10 0 62 STEEL THUNDER (630)
LATIN RELOAD 5566 9 8 0 61 CASTLE (230)
DEXTER 6524 14 5 1 59 HIGH JINKS (584)
WINTER SHADOWS 6526 10 9 0 57 SWEET MAGIC (267)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISSY MOSSY 6539 10 7 1 51 HIGH JINKS (584)
MANGY POLECAT 6569 5 6 1 48 HIGH JINKS (584)
WACKY WACO WONK 6505 10 9 0 47 CULTS-R-US (624)
-ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN 6348 6 3 1 45 ARENA FELINES (177)
BIG SHRIMP 6561 6 2 0 45 ICE AGE (639)
YODA MAN 6328 4 29 0 44 WHO DA MAN? (623)
RANFNAGUD 6567 7 4 0 37 COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
SISTER Q 6579 4 2 0 37 CULTS-R-US (624)
JASPER 6566 6 5 0 35 COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
TARILISS 6527 7 12 1 34 SWEET MAGIC (267)
-SILKE 5831 4 3 0 34 BARJIN'S BEST (579)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARISTOCRAT RUM 5505 4 5 1 31 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
TYGER 6559 3 9 1 31 STEEL THUNDER (630)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CATFISH HUNTER 6441 2 1 0 31 ARENA FELINES (177)
QUALIX 6564 7 4 0 29 COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557 7 6 0 29 CULTS-R-US (624)
-BOGUS LA 6132 3 5 0 29 ERRATA (604)
BIG DUMMY 5324 2 1 0 28 WILD OATS (546)
SWEET BETSEY 6571 6 4 0 26 SWEET MAGIC (267)
MARVANELLA 6574 5 3 1 25 SWEET MAGIC (267)
EGROS 6565 4 7 0 25 COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
-RYE 6108 3 1 1 25 ERRATA (604)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MADAM Y 6576 3 4 0 22 CULTS-R-US (624)
HISSY FIT 5345 3 0 0 22 WILD OATS (546)
SLIM THUG 6587 1 1 0 22 ICE AGE (639)
BULLHOG 6560 3 9 1 19 STEEL THUNDER (630)
ARISTOCRAT VODKA 5508 4 5 1 18 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
-REJ THE BLADE 5850 3 2 0 17 BARJIN'S BEST (579)
-TOM 6407 2 1 0 17 ARENA FELINES (177)
CUPCAKE 6596 1 0 0 16 ERRATA (604)
KILL BILL 6332 3 4 0 15 CASTLE (230)
-HAVOKK 5851 2 3 0 13 BARJIN'S BEST (579)
-KORTUL 5829 3 3 0 12 BARJIN'S BEST (579)
DIDO 6337 2 4 1 12 CASTLE (230)
-WRYNDYN 6595 1 0 0 12 BARJIN'S BEST (579)
-IRONMAN 2497 1 0 0 11 CHAOS AVENGERS (298)
IAINTPLAYING 6568 1 4 0 11 ICE AGE (639)
DROOLMASTER 5308 1 0 0 10 WILD OATS (546)
BROTHER BASH 6577 1 1 1 9 ICE AGE (639)
BLAZE 6597 1 1 0 9 STEEL THUNDER (630)
-SCAT CAT 6542 0 1 0 7 ARENA FELINES (177)
-GREY 6478 0 2 0 6 ERRATA (604)
BOOGIEMAN 5346 1 2 0 5 WILD OATS (546)
BROTHER ZEN 6602 1 0 0 5 CULTS-R-US (624)
PARMENIDES 6599 0 1 0 5 DREAMERS (142)
LEUCIPPUS 6601 0 1 0 5 DREAMERS (142)
JOY OF LOSING 6600 1 1 0 4 WHO DA MAN? (623)
KNOCK OUT 6603 0 1 0 1 WILD OATS (546)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MONKEY 6105 8 7 0 ERRATA 604 CROWN ROYAL 5507 564
SCYTHE 6578 2 2 0 STEEL THUNDER 630 ARISTOCRAT VODKA 5508 564 REVENGED
DIP STICK 5311 0 2 0 WILD OATS 546 BROTHER BASH 6577 565 JUST REV
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Uhhhh, okay. I still say he stinks, Ha! but I'm a manager what'll let the
crowd hold sway...to a point. -- Jondeaux
Demron the Dark -- Ya!!! That's right!! And everyone that LOOKS like you! -- Mangy
Polecat <feeling his oats while walking out of the DA arena>
Crown Royal -- Oof. I feel like a chariot way-laid me in the back alley. So, the
cadillac of drinks takes the throne. Should be good for a free round. -- Ugly Eddie
Madam Y -- Go well Madam Y. -- Missy Mossy
Jasper -- Good seeing you get up, bad luck that. -- Dexter
Hume -- I recognized your tread and I still didn't get away. -- Krankykarl
Bacardi Limon -- Gah! Ptui! Too sour. Guk. I bet you go around glooming at
everyone, don't you? Ugh. Yuck. Aghk. -- Tala Gog
P.S. A waste of good lemon juice, if you ask me.
P.P.S. And also if you don't ask me. What the heck.
Jim Beam -- Why don't they call you Jim Maul? I feel like I've been hit by one!
Ouch. Just because spring may, possibly, have arrived in the middle latitudes is no
reason to get carried away. Many nasty things are possible, you know, even now. --
Winter Shadows
P.S. I have friends in windy places.
Silke -- Huh, you seem to have gotten the other half of the elf from me. The NASTY
half. I, on the other hand, got the beautiful, gentle, lovable half. As you can
see! I am attractive, charismatic, and cool. -- Marvanella
Sister Q -- I just don't know about all that cult stuff. I mean, you hear things,
you know? Sure, you hear about the HEAD of a cult being young and beautiful forever
--which is what we're gladiating for, so you don't NEED a cult for that--but do you
ever hear about the OTHER members of the cult being young and beautiful forever? No!
Like some young, beautiful cult leader is going to make all the other members young
and beautiful to compete with her? Oh HA! As if! I'm just not seeing it being
worth the hassle. So, why DO you do it? -- Sweet Betsey
Egros -- Dam, my aim is TERRIBLE. Either that, or I'm dyslexic. -- Tariliss
P.S. Which hand did I offer you? That might be a clue.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CROWN ROYAL devastated TALA GOG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
JIM BEAM was demolished by HUME in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
IRONSTORM was vanquished by UGLY EDDIE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ARISTOCRAT RUM was defeated by YODA MAN in a 5 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ARISTOCRAT VODKA was viciously subdued by SWEET BETSEY in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
JOY OF LOSING was bested by IAINTPLAYING in a 3 minute Challenge competition.
BIG DUMMY overpowered EGROS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
LEIBNIZ vanquished HURRICANE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BACARDI LIMON defeated LATIN RELOAD in a 1 minute duel.
ROBESPIERRE was outwaited by KRANKYKARL in a 7 minute veteran's fight.
JEEZUS FREAK beat WACKY WACO WONK in a 4 minute melee.
MISSY MOSSY overpowered TYGER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RANFNAGUD was savagely defeated by DEXTER in a 2 minute bloody competition.
TARILISS was bested by SISTER Q in a 2 minute battle.
QUALIX was demolished by MANGY POLECAT in a 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
BIG SHRIMP overcame KOOL-AID DRINKER in a 2 minute fight.
WINTER SHADOWS vanquished MADAM Y in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
JASPER won victory over DIDO in a 4 minute brutal fray.
MARVANELLA bested KILL BILL in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
BULLHOG was overpowered by SLIM THUG in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HISSY FIT overpowered LEUCIPPUS in a 3 minute one-sided bout.
BOOGIEMAN was overpowered by CUPCAKE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BROTHER BASH was viciously subdued by DROOLMASTER in a 2 minute novice's bout.
BLAZE savagely defeated KNOCK OUT in a action packed 3 minute beginner's bout.
PARMENIDES was bested by BROTHER ZEN in a 5 minute novice's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 11 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 4 - 1 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 41 - 26 - 2 61 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 STRIKING ATTACK 46 - 36 - 2 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 35 - 29 - 1 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 16 - 2 53 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 15 - 15 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 BASHING ATTACK 23 - 31 - 3 43 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 10 - 14 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 17 - 0 32 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 19 - 1 30 |
Turn 566 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 4 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 6 1 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 5 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK CROWN ROYAL 5507 5 0 1 126 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
STRIKING ATTACK LEIBNIZ 6540 12 5 0 99 DREAMERS (142)
WALL OF STEEL HUME 6376 17 13 0 96 DREAMERS (142)
PARRY-STRIKE UGLY EDDIE 6370 18 14 1 95 HIGH JINKS (584)
AIMED BLOW BACARDI LIMON 5509 6 3 0 81 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
PARRY-RIPOSTE KRANKYKARL 6406 16 12 1 74 HIGH JINKS (584)
SLASHING ATTACK MISSY MOSSY 6539 10 7 1 51 HIGH JINKS (584)
BASHING ATTACK RANFNAGUD 6567 7 4 0 37 COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
PARRY-LUNGE SISTER Q 6579 4 2 0 37 CULTS-R-US (624)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TALA GOG 6066. The most popular warrior this turn
was ARISTOCRAT RUM 5505. The ten other most popular fighters were SWEET BETSEY 6571,
BLAZE 6597, PARMENIDES 6599, CROWN ROYAL 5507, JEEZUS FREAK 3884, DEXTER 6524, JASPER
6566, LEUCIPPUS 6601, HUME 6376, and UGLY EDDIE 6370.
The least popular fighter this week was BROTHER ZEN 6602. The other ten least
popular fighters were KNOCK OUT 6603, BOOGIEMAN 5346, BULLHOG 6560, QUALIX 6564,
TYGER 6559, ROBESPIERRE 3782, HURRICANE 6481, EGROS 6565, IRONSTORM 6483, and TALA
GOG 6066.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
TALA GOG (12-6066) SWEET MAGIC (267)
ALEX SCHIMMELFENNIG (12-5748) THE NORTH (554)
NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83)
Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed
in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. 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 81 and DM 83 by May 1 will be deleted. If you have questions
about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI