DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/09/2008 Duedate: 01/22/2008 RIZTAB ARENA DM-12 TURN-585 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WINTER SHADOWS SWEET MAGIC (267) (12-6526) [22-16-0,112] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WINTER SHADOWS POSITION IS EMPTY SWEET MAGIC (267) (12-6526) [22-16-0,112] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SWEET BETSEY CORIANELLE SWEET MAGIC (267) SWEET MAGIC (267) (12-6571) [15-14-0,66] (12-6621) [7-8-0,48] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SWEET MAGIC (267) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HIGH JINKS (584) 40 2. SWEET MAGIC (267) 22 CULTS-R-US (624) 3. CULTS-R-US (624) 12 Unchartered Team 4. LUROCIANS IV (438) 8 5. DREAMERS (142) 6 WORTHLESS MANAGERS (310) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 CULTS-R-US (624) 160 116 2 58.0 1/ 3 SWEET MAGIC (267) 9 6 0 2/ 2 LUROCIANS IV (438) 160 123 6 56.5 2/ 4 HIGH JINKS (584) 8 6 0 3/ 3 HIGH JINKS (584) 275 251 17 52.3 3/ 1 DREAMERS (142) 6 5 0 4/ 4 DREAMERS (142) %1160 %1169 89 49.8 4/ 2 CULTS-R-US (624) 5 6 0 5- 5 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) 72 87 4 45.3 5- 5 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) 3 4 0 6/ 6 SWEET MAGIC (267) 493 823 15 37.5 6/ 6 LUROCIANS IV (438) 2 0 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Hmm, I would guess, Kool-Aid Drinker, that those attacks to your arm were my attempt to prevent you from swallowing that disgusting stuff. You're much better off without it. Winter Shadows P.S. Have you always been using that weapon, and I just didn't NOTICE? Weird. SPY REPORT Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! DREAMERS? Who? SWEET MAGIC is the top team these days, buddies! Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but HIGH JINKS will tell you 275-251-17 is nothing to laugh at... Practice pays for TIDDLES, who pummelled WILLIE THE RAT, to pocket 13 points. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 6 points to KUNG PAO. (Discrete enough, HERACLITUS?) WINTER SHADOWS successfully staved off a grab for the roses by KOOL-AID DRINKER of CULTS-R-US. Does RIZTAB have no one talented enough to dethrone her? So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... And how sociable are RIZTAB's warriors? Come, let us see. To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in LUROCIANS IV are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. The warriors of LUROCIANS IV found their efforts at combat frustrated as CULTS-R-US apparently had more important things to do than fight. Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and MISSY MOSSY is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't HIGH JINKS proud! Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor. Do not think spyreporting in RIZTAB is the highlight of my life. As the seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid RIZTAB farewell-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WINTER SHADOWS 6526 22 16 0 112 SWEET MAGIC (267) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEMOCRITUS 6611 11 4 0 92 DREAMERS (142) SISTER Q 6579 15 9 0 91 CULTS-R-US (624) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MADAM Y 6576 17 8 0 87 CULTS-R-US (624) BROTHER ZEN 6602 13 6 0 78 CULTS-R-US (624) KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557 17 15 0 73 CULTS-R-US (624) -SISONGOEN 5168 9 17 1 71 LUROCIANS IV (438) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SWEET BETSEY 6571 15 14 0 66 SWEET MAGIC (267) KUNG PAO 5753 5 1 1 66 LUROCIANS IV (438) -PARMENIDES 6599 10 8 0 63 DREAMERS (142) TARILISS 6527 9 29 1 57 SWEET MAGIC (267) -LEUCIPPUS 6601 6 12 0 57 DREAMERS (142) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIANNARY 6612 9 9 2 56 SWEET MAGIC (267) CORIANELLE 6621 7 8 0 48 SWEET MAGIC (267) -RIPSAW MCGRAW 5588 7 2 0 44 LUROCIANS IV (438) HERACLITUS 6646 5 4 0 42 DREAMERS (142) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME REPULSIVE ROGAN 6663 3 1 0 31 HIGH JINKS (584) -SHORT TERM 2 5787 2 0 0 30 LUROCIANS IV (438) MARLOW 6644 6 5 0 29 HIGH JINKS (584) MOLLY 6662 3 2 0 28 HIGH JINKS (584) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SYLVIA THE GREY 6661 2 1 1 24 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIDDLES 6664 2 2 0 18 HIGH JINKS (584) PYTHAGORAS 6647 4 5 0 17 DREAMERS (142) -BORIS THE BLACK 6660 2 1 0 16 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) -LOST GERBIL 5686 2 2 0 14 LUROCIANS IV (438) -LADY BLUESTONE 6667 1 0 0 6 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) BROTHER ZOINK 6665 1 2 0 5 CULTS-R-US (624) -QUICKSILVER 6666 0 1 0 1 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) -RUBY 6668 0 1 0 1 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? THE MEGSTR 6659 1 1 0 HIGH JINKS 584 SYLVIA THE GREY 6661 581 NOT REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Boris the Black -- My, aren't you the tall one? And lucky, too, you're the FIRST to get the benefit of my strategy change. I'm not sure I was lucky to get it, given the way my manager works; that may be "all" my strategy changes for this year. But I couldn't keep going with what I had. -- Corianelle Sister Q -- You're just jealous because, being a golem, I am perfectly formed. Don't be. This shape is a major burden. I have to brush the men off with a meat cleaver. -- Tariliss Madam Y -- What? When did you get into the "athletic association" business? Do sit- ups and push-ups for you? No way! It's insufferable! -- Sweet Betsey Molly -- Whoa, girl! Don't lead with your face. -- Tiannary Our congratulations to Missy Mossy. -- Jorja and Sweet Magic Lady Protector Missy Mossy -- Congratulations. I am delighted to see such a charming young lady advance, not that I won't miss you in the night-spots of Riztab. But it brings up the vexing question of "lands." I'm sure you will recall some of the problems we've had lately with the "lands" question. Beginning with: we don't have any. At least, not to be giving away. First Citizen Makrok has suggested that we just take some of the adjoining forest. Oh, right, from the Shews who consider it THEIR forest? I don't think so! We do, of course, turn up the odd (very odd) magical device from time to time, and I would be glad to offer you such a piece, if you are interested. I don't know what's in stock at the moment, but if you care to come out to my place on the edge of town, we can go over the list, hmm? -- Spymaster Torric 22 December 2007 All -- Just that tired old reminder to check your e-mail settings when you send ads and such. Please send stuff as plain text rather than as HTML or formatted text. HAL, being the simple golem it is, doesn't know what to do with anything other than plain text. Note, this also means it doesn't know what to do with "smart" or "curly" quotes, whether single or double, em-dashes (rendered here as two hyphens "--") or everyone's favourite ellipsis (..., aka three dots). -- A public self-service announcement from your Ed. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BROTHER ZEN was viciously subdued by MISSY MOSSY in a 4 minute Bloodfeud fight. WINTER SHADOWS demolished KOOL-AID DRINKER in a 1 minute gory one-sided Title melee. MADAM Y vanquished TARILISS in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl. SISTER Q savagely defeated SWEET BETSEY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's match. DEMOCRITUS overpowered MOTTA THE PIKE in a 2 minute bloody one-sided struggle. KUNG PAO handily defeated HERACLITUS in a 1 minute uneven fight. CORIANELLE viciously subdued ZAGGA THE CLAW in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner duel. TIANNARY viciously subdued BLACK BARTOK in a 1 minute gory fight. MARLOW overpowered BROTHER ZOINK in a 1 minute one-sided melee. PYTHAGORAS was overpowered by REPULSIVE ROGAN in a 3 minute bloody one-sided match. MOLLY handily defeated WILLIE THE RAT in a 1 minute one-sided contest. TIDDLES demolished WILLIE THE RAT in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 3 - 1 79 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 8 - 2 67 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 18 - 11 - 0 62 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 7 - 0 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 13 - 0 54 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 21 - 19 - 0 53 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 11 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 8 - 0 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 15 - 2 44 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 17 - 0 32 | Turn 585 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: AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 4 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL WINTER SHADOWS 6526 22 16 0 112 SWEET MAGIC (267) STRIKING ATTACK DEMOCRITUS 6611 11 4 0 92 DREAMERS (142) PARRY-LUNGE SISTER Q 6579 15 9 0 91 CULTS-R-US (624) PARRY-RIPOSTE MADAM Y 6576 17 8 0 87 CULTS-R-US (624) TOTAL PARRY BROTHER ZEN 6602 13 6 0 78 CULTS-R-US (624) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SWEET BETSEY 6571. The most popular warrior this turn was CORIANELLE 6621. The ten other most popular fighters were SISTER Q 6579, MADAM Y 6576, REPULSIVE ROGAN 6663, WINTER SHADOWS 6526, DEMOCRITUS 6611, TIANNARY 6612, BROTHER ZEN 6602, KUNG PAO 5753, MARLOW 6644, and MOLLY 6662. The least popular fighter this week was PYTHAGORAS 6647. The other ten least popular fighters were BROTHER ZOINK 6665, HERACLITUS 6646, SWEET BETSEY 6571, KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557, TIDDLES 6664, TARILISS 6527, MOLLY 6662, MARLOW 6644, KUNG PAO 5753, and BROTHER ZEN 6602. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: MISSY MOSSY (12-6539) HIGH JINKS (584)