DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/12/2014 Duedate: 03/25/2014
RIZTAB ARENA
DM-12 TURN-746
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ARIGNOTE
DREAMERS (142)
(12-7035) [13-8-0,116]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
AMMONIUS POSITION IS EMPTY
DREAMERS (142)
(12-6972) [19-22-0,117]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CHARLENE ARIGNOTE
SWEET MAGIC (267) DREAMERS (142)
(12-6992) [18-19-1,80] (12-7035) [13-8-0,116]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WHO DA MAN? (623)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PURE POISON (680) 34
2. BLUE NOTE (474) 30 KAOS FROGS (656)
3. FANTASTIC FIVE II (679) 29 Unchartered Team
4. DREAMERS (142) 27
5. SWEET MAGIC (267) 12 IDIOTS QUAD (299)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 KAOS FROGS (656) 77 43 6 64.2 1/ 2 WHO DA MAN? (623) 8 7 1
2/ 2 DREAMERS (142) %1570 %1449 %129 52.0 2/ 1 DREAMERS (142) 7 5 0
3/ 3 BLUE NOTE (474) 147 141 6 51.0 3/ 4 KAOS FROGS (656) 6 2 2
4/ 4 TORTURED (669) 23 30 1 43.4 4/ 3 SWEET MAGIC (267) 6 9 0
5/ 0 PURE POISON (680) 47 65 5 42.0 5/ 6 BLUE NOTE (474) 5 7 0
6/ 5 WHO DA MAN? (623) 61 88 2 40.9 6/ 5 TORTURED (669) 4 3 1
7/ 6 SWEET MAGIC (267) 833 %1275 32 39.5 7/ 0 PURE POISON (680) 3 2 0
8/ 0 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679) 44 69 4 38.9 8/ 0 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679) 3 2 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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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 743): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 745): MARTYR of TORTURED (Iron Maiden, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 721): PARAGON ORCA of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 739): CHANGE of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 741): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 733): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 734): HOUSE BEAUTIFUL of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 369): EYE BAGS of BASH BROS BODY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 731): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 367): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 727): EURYDICE TROYER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 724): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 716): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 675): BLACK ZANJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 606): NIGHT CRAWLER of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 591): CLARENCE G. CRAFT of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarcist, mgr)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 573): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 568): GORBAN TEN SKORA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 274): WON TON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 529): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 523): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 515): ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 632): S. MARY ROSE of HABIT (A-Sop, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 743): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 745): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 721): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 739): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 741): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 733): G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 734): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 369): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 731): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 367): THE STORM REAVESRS (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 727): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 724): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 716): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 675): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Managing, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 606): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 591): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 568): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 274): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 529): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 523): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 515): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 631): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 745): KORYN FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 720): BLIND OWL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 739): CHANGE of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
(turn 738): WREN of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 740): GOLDEN GIRL of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 732): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 369): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
STEEL DRAGON of THE CANNUCKS (?, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 675): BLACK ZANJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DR. COX of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
(turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 604): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DROXINE of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 671): CHUCK ENDERN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 567): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 521): WRATH of MASTERS OF SIN (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 514): SERGEANT 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Say good-bye
to DREAMERS, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the WHO DA MAN?
stable. Advancing in the rankings was BLUE NOTE who went from last turn's 144-140-6,
to this week's record of 147-141-6. Hey everybody, watch out for STRYCHNINE, who
flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing CHARLENE like a melon. Keep your eye
on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was CHARLENE, who dropped 19
points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with STRYCHNINE. Drawing on all
of hers experience as a 12-8-0 warrior, ARIGNOTE went for the Duelmastership against
MARTYR this week. It's a proud day for the DREAMERS stable, as their warrior,
ARIGNOTE, ascended the Duelmaster's throne. 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 RIZTAB arena. Did you
hear that KAOS FROGS was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal
hygiene of KAOS FROGS' warriors, I'm not surprised! For those of you who like math,
try this one: KAOS FROGS + Weapons That go Boom = WHO DA MAN? + Avoid City. And who
is this AMMONIUS you ask, with 117 points and a 19-22-0 record. Ooh, the tales I
could tell! Was it guts or an overtaxed mental capacity that had YODA MAN challenge
up 36 points in the rankings to take on AMMONIUS? This week YODA MAN 10-48-0 fought
AMMONIUS 19-22-0 and in losing gained 1 points. I know several gladiators who could
go for a few fights like that.
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! KORYNN FROG defied all odds and
slew DEMRON THE DARK in the Dark Arena. The only ones displeased were the buzzards,
as DEMRON THE DARK's meat is notoriously tough. Knowing when to use the right
tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. 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
ARIGNOTE 7035 13 8 0 116 DREAMERS (142)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMMONIUS 6972 19 22 0 117 DREAMERS (142)
INCREDIBLE HULK 7142 15 8 0 101 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
NELLI POLITANA 6952 21 37 0 100 SWEET MAGIC (267)
JOY OF LOSING 6600 16 10 1 100 WHO DA MAN? (623)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUGAR BABY 6983 16 25 0 92 SWEET MAGIC (267)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARTYR 7003 13 2 0 89 TORTURED (669)
STRYCHNINE 7148 14 8 2 88 PURE POISON (680)
CHARLENE 6992 18 19 1 80 SWEET MAGIC (267)
YODA MAN 6328 10 48 0 80 WHO DA MAN? (623)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PHILLIA FOX 7089 7 5 0 62 SWEET MAGIC (267)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WARFARIN 7146 6 3 0 55 PURE POISON (680)
COREA 7086 8 6 0 53 BLUE NOTE (474)
HYPATIA 7082 8 5 2 52 DREAMERS (142)
GOLDEN RATIO 7092 7 3 0 48 WHO DA MAN? (623)
COLTRANE 7034 10 13 0 43 BLUE NOTE (474)
BLACK BOLT 7131 4 2 2 34 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FILTH PIG 7091 5 5 1 33 WHO DA MAN? (623)
-SLAP FROGGER 7009 3 2 2 33 KAOS FROGS (656)
LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100 4 4 0 25 BLUE NOTE (474)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FROG JOB 6979 2 1 0 23 KAOS FROGS (656)
NECRO-MAN CY 7116 2 1 0 23 WHO DA MAN? (623)
COLOSSUS 7132 4 2 0 22 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
NICK O'TINE 7145 4 2 0 21 PURE POISON (680)
CURARE 7147 4 8 0 20 PURE POISON (680)
AGONY 7088 2 0 1 18 TORTURED (669)
-SOSIPATRA 7096 2 4 0 18 DREAMERS (142)
CHOCOHOLIC 7153 1 0 0 16 SWEET MAGIC (267)
NIGHT CRAWLER 7128 1 1 0 12 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
BOP 7126 1 0 0 6 BLUE NOTE (474)
-LEONTION 7113 0 2 0 6 DREAMERS (142)
NIGHTSHADE 7144 0 1 0 1 PURE POISON (680)
-DR. FROG 7098 0 1 0 1 KAOS FROGS (656)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BEAST 7130 0 1 0 FANTASTIC FIVE I 679 AGONY 7088 746
GRUBSTAKER 7012 14 15 1 SWEET MAGIC 267 JOY OF LOSING 6600 745
HANGMAN 7011 4 4 0 TORTURED 669 GORASH THE ORC 746 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Our congratulations to Korynn Frog. -- Jorja and the Sweet Magic team
P.S. I just saw a picture of a "flying frog" (it glides rather than flies). Do you
do anything like that?
Two-three again, but at least we are RID of that pest Grubstaker. He kept wanting
corned beef hash. Gah. -- Charlene
Nothing wrong with corned beef hash.
Joy of Losing -- I didn't enjoy that! -- ghost of Grubstaker
P.S. See if I ever teach YOU five skills again!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KORYNN FROG butchered DEMRON THE DARK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HANGMAN was murdered by GORASH THE ORC in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
ARIGNOTE overpowered MARTYR in a 4 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
YODA MAN was defeated by AMMONIUS in a 1 minute master's Challenge match.
CHARLENE was unbelievably bested by STRYCHNINE in a exciting 1 minute master's fight.
SUGAR BABY was overcome by JOY OF LOSING in a 3 minute expert's fight.
NELLI POLITANA was vanquished by INCREDIBLE HULK in a 1 minute uneven duel.
GOLDEN RATIO lost to PHILLIA FOX in a 1 minute fight.
FILTH PIG was vanquished by COREA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
COLTRANE was defeated by HYPATIA in a 1 minute gruesome match.
WARFARIN savagely defeated TIO THE MONEYCHANGER in a 2 minute brutal fight.
BLACK BOLT subdued NECRO-MAN CY in a 1 minute master vs. amateur competition.
COLOSSUS outlasted MARMADUKE THE BROKE in a unpopular 9 minute match.
LOUIE ARMSTRONG beat CURARE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
NIGHT CRAWLER was savagely defeated by NICK O'TINE in a popular 1 minute bloody duel.
AGONY slaughtered BEAST in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
NIGHTSHADE was bested by BOP in a 2 minute amateur's brawl.
CHOCOHOLIC overpowered WILLIE THE RAT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 10 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 7 - 2 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 12 - 1 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 17 - 11 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 16 - 0 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 26 - 2 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 16 - 28 - 0 36 |
Turn 746 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 4 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 6 - 4 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK ARIGNOTE 7035 13 8 0 116 DREAMERS (142)
WALL OF STEEL INCREDIBLE HULK 7142 15 8 0 101 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
TOTAL PARRY MARTYR 7003 13 2 0 89 TORTURED (669)
SLASHING ATTACK PHILLIA FOX 7089 7 5 0 62 SWEET MAGIC (267)
PARRY-LUNGE COREA 7086 8 6 0 53 BLUE NOTE (474)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CHARLENE 6992. The most popular warrior this turn
was ARIGNOTE 7035. The ten other most popular fighters were WARFARIN 7146, AMMONIUS
6972, NICK O'TINE 7145, BOP 7126, MARTYR 7003, YODA MAN 6328, SUGAR BABY 6983, JOY OF
LOSING 6600, PHILLIA FOX 7089, and LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100.
The least popular fighter this week was COLOSSUS 7132. The other ten least popular
fighters were NIGHTSHADE 7144, BEAST 7130, NIGHT CRAWLER 7128, FILTH PIG 7091, GOLDEN
RATIO 7092, AGONY 7088, CURARE 7147, NECRO-MAN CY 7116, COLTRANE 7034, and NELLI
POLITANA 6952.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
KORYNN FROG (12-6954) KAOS FROGS (656)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
WILLOW (14-4754) ZOMBIE SQUAD (478)
SERPENTITO (36-7542) SERPENTS HOLD (629)
THE SHINING (82-1279) FAILED MUSICALS (222)
BESS (82-35303) SUPERIOR FORCES 4502 (5816)
JABBER HOGAN (82-49966) LAZY 9 (8398)
LAZY CRIMINAL (84-18259) KAOSTIC (1429)
HIDDEN GERBIL (84-19254) TMI (3416)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes