DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/29/2006 Duedate: 05/12/2006
WILLAF ARENA
DM-16 TURN-537
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
POT OF GOLD
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
(16-5590) [11-7-0,103]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POT OF GOLD POSITION IS EMPTY
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
(16-5590) [11-7-0,103]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
O PUNCHA O PUNCHA
PUNNY AMINALS (305) PUNNY AMINALS (305)
(16-5531) [12-19-0,56] (16-5531) [12-19-0,56]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MUSCLE MEN 3 (563) 26
2. THE WICKED (320) 23 MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)
3. PUNNY AMINALS (305) 17 Unchartered Team
4. POWER LEGION (579) 11
5. NOBLE ON FIRE (573) 9 DREW'S BOYS (457)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MUSCLE MEN 3 (563) 14 4 0 77.8 1/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 10 2 0
2/ 3 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 373 189 6 66.4 2/ 2 YAMABUSHI (432) 5 4 0
3/ 2 POWER LEGION (579) 30 16 0 65.2 3/11 THE WICKED (320) 5 5 0
4- 4 ARENA FELINES (452) 162 105 8 60.7 4/ 5 NOBLE ON FIRE (573) 4 5 0
5/ 6 THE WICKED (320) 28 25 3 52.8 5/ 7 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 4 8 0
6/ 7 YAMABUSHI (432) 150 155 14 49.2 6- 3 SHROUD IN MYSTERY (433) 3 2 0
7- 8 SHROUD IN MYSTERY (433) 80 87 8 47.9 7/ 4 POWER LEGION (579) 3 4 0
8- 9 DRAGOONS (333) 88 104 9 45.8 8/ 9 MUSCLE MEN 3 (563) 2 0 0
9/10 NOBLE ON FIRE (573) 13 19 0 40.6 9- 8 ARENA FELINES (452) 1 0 0
10/11 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 447 668 16 40.1 10- 6 DRAGOONS (333) 1 4 0
11-12*PHILANTHROPISTS (462) 0 1 0 0.0 11-12*PHILANTHROPISTS (462) 0 1 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 540): DJESEE of THE MONGOLOIDS (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 540): AGGRANDIZIN ANNE of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 534): MEAT GRINDER of MEAT MARKET (?, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 536): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 534): MAXIMUS of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 532): JILL OPPY of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): CAM SHAFT of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 525): ACCO of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): BUSTER BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 522): GRETH of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 520): LIONESS of DARK TOADS II (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 511): BUMP 'N' JUMP of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 473): TIRRAJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 241): HOT LIPS of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 236): WHITE SETTLER of NATURAL B. KILLERS 2 (Maximillian)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 223): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 401): TOE of GET (JE, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 380): SCYTHE of BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 366): KARELLO of LETHAL HERITAGE (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 171): APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 337): CAT STEVENS of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 334): SHORT ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 321): REDD of THE LEGENDS (Loch Ness, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 426): NIGHTFALL of DARKLINGS from DAIYLA KIV (Mila, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 540): SOLITAIRE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 540): HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 534): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 536): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 534): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 532): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 525): CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): none
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 522): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 520): SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 511): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 473): THE FIVE RONIN (Bones, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 241): A DEAL'S A DEAL (Applejack, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 236): OLD HABITS (Father O'Malley, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 223): DRUID'S GROVE (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 401): GET (JE, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 380): BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 366): SAND DANCERS (Lani, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 171): FAMILY JEWELS (Gem Genius, mgr.)
DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 337): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 334): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 321): THE LEGENDS (Loch Ness, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 426): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): MR. CHOMP CHOMP of THE PENTARCHY (Le
Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 524): MOLLY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): NINJATO of SAMURAI KIDS II (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
(turn 263): BRILLIANT ORANGE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 520): CLINCH of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
(turn 519): KID RODELO of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 511): HUCKLE CAT of BUSY, BUSYTOWN (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): BOMBADIL of FREEDONIA (Mr. Snarky, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in WILLAF since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Phhbltt! Too much
drinking and too little dodging gave DRAGOONS a 0-0-0! I got a good laugh out of it!
Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna
be... Well, THE WICKED's 3rd moved them up to 3-2-0 place. What's with KETL PHYSHE?
He actually beat NOBLE ON FIRE's AXE EM BOUT ME!, and walked away with 18 more points
from the fight. Laughs were big at PUNNY AMINALS while they watched KETL PHYSHE
clobber AXE EM BOUT ME!. He lost 11 points and got bruised from objects thrown from
the stands. I'm sure WILLAF is excited about POT OF GOLD, the new Duelmaster from
GOLDEN GLADIATORS. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... Wouldn't
it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into
the uses of convicted prisoners.
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. WILLAF thinks NOBLE ON FIRE
and their 13-19-0 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... The bums
at GOLDEN GLADIATORS couldn't face the challenges from NOBLE ON FIRE! No excuse for
that! What do people see in GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY? His 17-5-0? GOLDEN GLADIATORS
ain't talkin', but he's got 84 points. GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS of MUSCLE MEN 3 knows how to
pick 'em. He challenged GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY of GOLDEN GLADIATORS who is up by 25.
Now was this a wise move? GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as
he bested GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY and ended up with 100 recognition points.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting
younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? The
end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! Remember--a good
fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POT OF GOLD 5590 11 7 0 103 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PERSIFLAGE 4219 29 10 0 131 SHROUD IN MYSTERY (433)
-SULLY 4344 15 9 0 107 SHROUD IN MYSTERY (433)
-KITTEN KABOODLE 5515 9 5 0 105 ARENA FELINES (452)
SHOCHU 4912 17 17 2 100 YAMABUSHI (432)
GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS 5456 14 4 0 100 MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)
-VELVET GLOVE 3563 13 7 0 96 DRAGOONS (333)
KETL PHYSHE 5489 12 25 0 91 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TANOSHII 5488 17 5 0 86 YAMABUSHI (432)
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY 5491 17 5 0 84 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
AXE EM BOUT ME! 5538 8 4 0 75 NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
KNOWLEDGE 5610 6 3 0 75 POWER LEGION (579)
PUNH JENTLY 5485 17 23 0 74 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-KORE SURYA 4232 15 20 3 72 SHROUD IN MYSTERY (433)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KUROHANA 5128 20 9 0 69 YAMABUSHI (432)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WEASEL 3449 16 10 0 66 DRAGOONS (333)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
O PUNCHA 5531 12 19 0 56 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-TAIKUTSU 5564 10 6 0 49 YAMABUSHI (432)
-CAT A. CLYSMIC 5074 8 7 0 49 ARENA FELINES (452)
NATURE 5607 7 3 0 44 POWER LEGION (579)
-PURZ! 5591 5 2 0 40 ARENA FELINES (452)
KLONDIKE GOLD 5612 4 4 0 38 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-MOCKINGBIRD 3720 8 5 1 37 DRAGOONS (333)
GOLDEN BEAR 5602 8 3 0 37 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
KINDA FINE 5555 4 2 0 34 NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BACCHUS 3209 4 0 1 32 THE WICKED (320)
BA'AL OF CITADEL 3139 7 4 0 31 THE WICKED (320)
POTENTIAL 5609 6 4 0 28 POWER LEGION (579)
-HUSAM AL DIN 4422 5 12 0 27 SHROUD IN MYSTERY (433)
BRAEL-LWE 3140 5 6 1 24 THE WICKED (320)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-INDIRA 3798 2 1 0 23 DRAGOONS (333)
-CHEM 5126 0 1 0 17 PHILANTHROPISTS (462)
SORDAN BLACKBLADE 3183 3 2 0 16 THE WICKED (320)
GOLDEN DOME 5634 2 0 0 16 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
FORTEL WREN 3250 1 2 0 16 THE WICKED (320)
LEVERAGE 5616 4 3 0 15 POWER LEGION (579)
BUDOKUMO 5635 3 2 0 11 YAMABUSHI (432)
-17 INCH MOMO 5563 1 1 0 11 NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
CHAUNCY 5636 1 2 0 5 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-PETTIFOGGER 5473 0 5 0 5 SHROUD IN MYSTERY (433)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PEOPLE MIXER 5540 0 3 0 NOBLE ON FIRE 573 BANDIT PRINCE 541 537 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Why so quiet last turn, Yamabushleague? Cat get your long tongue? -- Midas
P.S. Sorry to upstage your respectable turn last. (wink)
Golden Opportunity and Pot Of Gold -- Tied? Thanks! May have lost me a free turn,
but saved me having to write the DM Column. Persiflage and manager should have to do
that. -- Midas
Power Legion -- In your absence, 2.6 and gently closing the gap. -- Midas
Axe Em -- You were the best shot I had, but still I needed all the luck I could find.
Salute. -- Pot Of Gold
Veteran Mercenary? My kind of fun. Sure, I'll take it as a... -- Golden Opportunity
Ba'al of Citadel -- Took me longer than I thought. A salute to you. -- Golden Bear
Sordan Blackblade -- All hail to the Fighting Irish! -- Golden Dome
We hope everyone did well in The Mailer and showed Willaf proud. -- All The Golden
Gladiators
Shochu -- Hmm, haven't seen you around this year so far. Well, um...good fight? A
skill is always a useful thing. -- Ketl Physhe
Gluteous Maximus -- I wanted to hit you there, but you never turned around. This
made it difficult. -- Punh Jently
Taikutsu -- Heck. -- O Puncha
Fortel Wren -- My great thanks, you have given me a gift beyond price. I had the
only win on our team this time around, and everyone is so...stunned, it's just
amazing. -- Chauncy
Midas -- If you're cool, put on a sweater, the spring air can be deceiving. There
will probably be nothing in the way of a spotlight this time, as my family's reunion
has been building up for days and is happening now in a couple of hours, and time to
write coherently is what I haven't been seeing lately. -- the Scribe
28 March 2006
We of the Desolate Empire Alliance want to welcome two managers to our fold. Kon of
the Empire Rising, and Osiris! May they be blessed with the blood of their enemies,
and give no quarter in War! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire
11 April 2006
To all those lookin' for some easy pickins: I, Elfwine, manager of The Shallowship,
the most feared team in all of Jhelum, invite all who seek wide open spaces for pubs
and other such establishments of limited debauchery, to visit this deserted city and
help me clear up some of the dust. I'm just about ready to have my guys face off
against each other to get some new action. Guess I'd better join a tournament or
something...hmmmm, there's a thought.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PEOPLE MIXER was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS viciously subdued GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY in a 3 minute Challenge battle.
KLONDIKE GOLD overpowered BRAEL-LWE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
NATURE outwaited GOLDEN BEAR in a slow 32 minute brutal Challenge fight.
BUDOKUMO was viciously subdued by GOLDEN DOME in a 20 minute Challenge brawl.
SHOCHU overpowered PUNH JENTLY in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
POT OF GOLD handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
TANOSHII outwaited KNOWLEDGE in a popular 7 minute duel.
KETL PHYSHE viciously subdued AXE EM BOUT ME! in a popular 2 minute veteran's duel.
O PUNCHA viciously subdued BA'AL OF CITADEL in a exciting 6 minute one-sided bout.
BACCHUS outwaited POTENTIAL in a unpopular 14 minute conflict.
KINDA FINE demolished LEVERAGE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FORTEL WREN luckily beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a popular 6 minute amateur's conflict.
SORDAN BLACKBLADE viciously subdued CHAUNCY in a 1 minute amateur's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 10 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 9 - 0 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 51 - 33 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 5 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 14 - 0 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 22 - 0 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 7 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 14 - 24 - 1 37 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
Turn 537 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 5 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK POT OF GOLD 5590 11 7 0 103 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
WALL OF STEEL GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS 5456 14 4 0 100 MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)
TOTAL PARRY TANOSHII 5488 17 5 0 86 YAMABUSHI (432)
AIMED BLOW AXE EM BOUT ME! 5538 8 4 0 75 NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is O PUNCHA 5531. The most popular warrior this turn
was O PUNCHA 5531. The ten other most popular fighters were KNOWLEDGE 5610, KETL
PHYSHE 5489, GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS 5456, SORDAN BLACKBLADE 3183, SHOCHU 4912, AXE EM BOUT
ME! 5538, PEOPLE MIXER 5540, KLONDIKE GOLD 5612, POT OF GOLD 5590, and BA'AL OF
CITADEL 3139.
The least popular fighter this week was GOLDEN BEAR 5602. The other ten least
popular fighters were NATURE 5607, GOLDEN DOME 5634, BUDOKUMO 5635, BACCHUS 3209,
POTENTIAL 5609, TANOSHII 5488, CHAUNCY 5636, FORTEL WREN 3250, LEVERAGE 5616, and
BRAEL-LWE 3140.