DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/20/2008 Duedate: 01/02/2009
WILLAF ARENA
DM-16 TURN-606
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BUDOKUMO
YAMABUSHI (432)
(16-5635) [19-5-1,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BUDOKUMO POSITION IS EMPTY
YAMABUSHI (432)
(16-5635) [19-5-1,107]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ONDO FLEUR MICROSOFT WORKS
PUNNY AMINALS (305) OXYMORONS (544)
(16-5808) [19-12-0,99] (16-5239) [8-2-1,85]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. YAMABUSHI (432) 25
2. GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 21 OXYMORONS (544)
3. LEGENDS (574) 19 Unchartered Team
4. MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 5
5. OXYMORONS (544) -4 ARENA REJECTS (240)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 OXYMORONS (544) 12 4 1 75.0 1/ 2 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 9 1 0
2/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 522 264 10 66.4 2/ 1 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 7 8 0
3/ 2 LEGENDS (574) 10 8 0 55.6 3/ 3 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 5 4 1
4/ 3 YAMABUSHI (432) 211 204 17 50.8 4/ 4 YAMABUSHI (432) 3 6 0
5/ 4 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 226 275 17 45.1 5/ 5 LEGENDS (574) 2 1 0
6/ 5 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 624 820 21 43.2 6/ 0 OXYMORONS (544) 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 607): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 609): INVENTOR OF PAIN of THE PAIN GANG (?, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 603): LYLYANNA of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 605): ONDO FLEUR of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 603): YAREK ZURN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 601): BART SIMPSON of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 301): VELVET FINISH of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 594): PLATINUM PEENER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 298): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 591): WAR EAGLE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 580): KNUCKLE of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 542): HAWK NELSON of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): BOLI of OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): SISTER MERCY of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): DOMJON of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 470): ELLYN GRUNE of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 457): ENIGMA XXV of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 442): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 433): ROPE MAN of MIGHTY HEROES (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 206): POP KHAN of MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 401): GOOGLE of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 379): SHANA TWO-KNIVES of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 495): GOLEM of THE PHILANTROPHISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 606): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 609): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 603): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 605): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 603): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 601): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 301): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 594): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 298): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 591): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 580): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 542): LUROICIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 470): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 457): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 463): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 206): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 401): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 379): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 495): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 608): BIG SHRIMP of ICE AGE (Wali Kharif, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 603): LYLYANNA of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 604): GOLD BULLION of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 593): HULIK of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 591): WAR EAGLE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
MYSTIC MIRAGE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 580): KNUCKLE of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
BRENNA of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): AUNTY ENTITY of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
YUFFIE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 269): THE RON of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
FOLMOR GRIGG of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 256): CANTEX of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 456): STITCHES of CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (Samwise the Bald)
FLICKED BOOGERS of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 205): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
HAWTHORN of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Finally! Finally we got all that algae cleaned out of the Golden Pond and
planted some good, sensible water lilies.
Ondo Fleur
Gold Bullion -- Sure, leave just when I was getting the upper hand! Well, not
really. Your avoids and challenge skills were remarkable, as I never got to fight
you with my selected strategy. I bow to a master. Good to see you go! -- Zigadenus
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. WILLAF needs a spyreport." Oh, well. Too bad, PUNNY
AMINALS, but GOLDEN GLADIATORS was just too good to be stopped. MVP award for
CRICKET? LEGENDS' proud of him after beating ZIGADENUS and getting 19 points. Talk
about yer major upsets! ZIGADENUS' match with CRICKET cost him a loss of 16 points!
Oh, wow, like the Duelmaster must be the most popular guy in all WILLAF. He got the
most challenges. (But what about proposals?) Like, BUDOKUMO must be pretty gutsy!
He challenged the Duelmaster from PUNNY AMINALS. Does this guy have a death wish or
what! And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh well,
welcome BUDOKUMO. Aren't YAMABUSHI proud. (Oh, my.) Is the Duelmaster really being
a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? The warriors of PUNNY AMINALS must be getting lonely.
They were the most avoided team. Do you guys know something that I don't? I don't
know what YAMABUSHI's been doing. They certainly haven't been accepting many fights
from PUNNY AMINALS, that's fer sher. SILENCE IS GOLDEN must not be a good enough
fighter to get in fair fights. She challenged BEAU RAMN. 11 is a big difference.
(Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought SILENCE IS GOLDEN showed great skill and
promise when she defeated BEAU RAMN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys
can do?
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it
quits. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUDOKUMO 5635 19 5 1 107 YAMABUSHI (432)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ONDO FLEUR 5808 19 12 0 99 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
STINGING NETTLE 5774 11 6 1 97 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRICKET 5544 10 8 0 94 LEGENDS (574)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TAIKUTSU 5564 26 11 0 89 YAMABUSHI (432)
MICROSOFT WORKS 5239 8 2 1 85 OXYMORONS (544)
-ON GOLDEN POND 5785 18 7 0 75 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
ZIGADENUS 5775 9 8 1 72 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SILVIA MINNO 5855 8 1 1 59 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
SILENCE IS GOLDEN 5854 7 1 0 58 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEAU RAMN 5845 8 5 2 46 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
DOROBO 5813 6 11 1 41 YAMABUSHI (432)
-PEACEKEEPING FORCE 5243 4 2 0 35 OXYMORONS (544)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLDBRICK 5857 4 0 0 30 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
BAABRA LAMMONT 5852 6 5 0 29 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
SUIYOBI 5825 3 6 1 24 YAMABUSHI (432)
GOLDWATER 5856 2 0 0 24 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THORIN 5859 3 1 1 19 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
-MARUZON 5831 4 4 0 16 YAMABUSHI (432)
MAREY D'NUIT 5861 1 1 0 4 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CHIK-CHUN LILL 5844 7 5 0 PUNNY AMINALS 305 STINGING NETTLE 5774 604
PERSONAL ADS
Merry Christmas to all Willafians, and to all a good fight. -- Midas and The Golden
Gladiators
Hah! Now I won't have to write a DM Column! Graduation is bliss! -- Gold Bullion,
retired
Zigadenus -- Good luck. I think you are going to make it to the top. -- Gold Bullion
What? I lost that, Ondo Fleur? Well you can just pick me up off the floor. Sheesh!
Well, it was a good fight and you deserved the win. Shucks! -- On Golden Pond (but
sinking)
Beau Ramn -- Perhaps you will listen to me as some of your compatriots will not? I
have nothing to say because... Silence Is Golden
Maruzon -- Thanks for the challenge. What more could I ask for than an easy win? I
like to take things easy. -- Goldbrick
Congratulations to Ondo Fleur, Duelmaster of Willaf. Salute. -- Midas
Coyote -- Allow me to echo Jorja's comments that attending a Face is the optimal way
to learn, AND it is a great, but intense, DM time. -- Midas
May the New Year bring you peace and prosperity. -- Midas, The Golden Gladiators, and
all The Consortium
Silence Is (NOT) Golden -- Pfui. -- Beau Ramn
Cricket -- I knew a woman named Cricket once. Well, called it, anyway. She was
murdered, possibly by the sheriff, and it wasn't ever resolved. There's a legend, if
you want. -- Silvia Minno
Dorobo -- You made me think, for some inscrutable reason, of bashing clothes on rocks
in a stream to get them clean. And memory being what it is, you found yourself
bashed on the rocks, eh? But not in the stream, as it's frozen. -- Baabra Lammont
P.S. And if it isn't frozen, it should be. Gods, they think that the wind-chill
MIGHT get up to -15 by Monday.
This Convicted Thief seems a pathetic creature. There isn't much satisfaction in
scaring him, though it is practice and thus not to be scorned. -- Marey d'Nuit
Silence Is Golden -- As if! -- Baabra Lammont
Coyote -- Ah, your replacements are coming from Shews R Us now, are they? I've been
through spells of that. And these huge gladiators are often judged by the Commission
agents to be DWARVES. Amazing. -- Jorja
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BUDOKUMO bested ONDO FLEUR in a action packed 3 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN luckily beat BEAU RAMN in a exciting 2 minute gory Challenge melee.
GOLDWATER vanquished MAREY D'NUIT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
STINGING NETTLE narrowly defeated MICROSOFT WORKS in a exciting 3 minute bloody fight.
CRICKET devastated ZIGADENUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
SILVIA MINNO overpowered SUIYOBI in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BAABRA LAMMONT was overcome by DOROBO in a action packed 1 minute melee.
GOLDBRICK vanquished OSKSI NOBLE in a 3 minute one-sided duel.
THORIN vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 0 - 1 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 3 - 1 70 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 7 - 0 70 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 AIMED BLOW 26 - 16 - 1 62 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 10 - 1 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 19 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 1 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 606 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 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY BUDOKUMO 5635 19 5 1 107 YAMABUSHI (432)
BASHING ATTACK ONDO FLEUR 5808 19 12 0 99 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE STINGING NETTLE 5774 11 6 1 97 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
AIMED BLOW CRICKET 5544 10 8 0 94 LEGENDS (574)
LUNGING ATTACK MICROSOFT WORKS 5239 8 2 1 85 OXYMORONS (544)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ONDO FLEUR 5808. The most popular warrior this turn
was MICROSOFT WORKS 5239. The ten other most popular fighters were ONDO FLEUR 5808,
BEAU RAMN 5845, STINGING NETTLE 5774, CRICKET 5544, DOROBO 5813, SILVIA MINNO 5855,
BUDOKUMO 5635, SILENCE IS GOLDEN 5854, GOLDWATER 5856, and SUIYOBI 5825.
The least popular fighter this week was GOLDBRICK 5857. The other ten least popular
fighters were MAREY D'NUIT 5861, BAABRA LAMMONT 5852, ZIGADENUS 5775, THORIN 5859,
SUIYOBI 5825, GOLDWATER 5856, SILENCE IS GOLDEN 5854, BUDOKUMO 5635, SILVIA MINNO
5855, and DOROBO 5813.