DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/22/2004 Duedate: 12/04/2004
ALJAFIR ARENA
DM-17 TURN-498
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NAPOLEON
HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
(17-6578) [15-6-0,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
NAPOLEON POSITION IS EMPTY
HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
(17-6578) [15-6-0,104]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TABETA UNIS TABETA UNIS
MIDDLE WAY (484) MIDDLE WAY (484)
(17-6405) [11-26-0,59] (17-6405) [11-26-0,59]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 40
2. MIDDLE WAY (484) 19 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
3. SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) 0 Unchartered Team
4. LET'S DUEL! (519) 0
THE FALLEN ANGELS (261)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 238 174 7 57.8 1/ 1 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 13 2 0
2- 3 LET'S DUEL! (519) 30 36 1 45.5 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY (484) 9 6 0
3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY (484) 198 327 3 37.7 3- 4*SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) 2 3 0
4- 5*SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) 3 7 0 30.0 4- 5 LET'S DUEL! (519) 1 1 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.
Still here, and still fighting standbys. Venomous Concubine, you were nothing
more than a punching bag. Middle Way, it looks like your team and our team are the
only real teams left. We actually have two to three standby warriors writing
personal ads to us each turn. You know the arena is shrinking when that happens. I
hope we can recruit new teams soon. As for me, I will most likely receive my invite
next cycle unless someone kills me--so please don't.
Your Duelmaster,
Napoleon
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
ALJAFIR brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly
impressed to see ACHILLES win a fight and gain 11 points, terribly. And if variety
is the spice of life, ALJAFIR may be getting bland, as NAPOLEON stays top dog in the
city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of
these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.
ALJAFIR, I am losing what little hope I had in you. MIDDLE WAY the most avoided
team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And who led the way in this mass act
of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was HEROESANDFOUNDONES. Ha ha ha
ha!
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave
team is developing these kinds of weapons?
There's got to be a better place in ALJAFIR to get a drink than The Vile Vizier!
Any suggestions? Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you have too.
Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. I see the crowds are getting restless, I
must leave now-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NAPOLEON 6578 15 6 0 104 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MCARTHUR 6611 11 3 0 101 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
-DARK MAGICIAN 6417 9 2 0 92 LET'S DUEL! (519)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PURPLE HEART 6590 11 8 1 86 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
-LA JINN 6419 7 6 1 80 LET'S DUEL! (519)
ACHILLES 6612 9 4 0 76 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PIP THE TROLL 6597 11 5 0 61 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
DARON EL 6414 12 24 0 60 MIDDLE WAY (484)
TABETA UNIS 6405 11 26 0 59 MIDDLE WAY (484)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARIN NEH 6637 5 3 0 34 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VURZHAL UR 6618 5 7 0 25 MIDDLE WAY (484)
-VAMPIRE LORD 6640 3 1 0 25 LET'S DUEL! (519)
OPATA PERLIS 6653 3 0 0 24 MIDDLE WAY (484)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GRACEFUL CHARITY 6586 3 5 0 22 LET'S DUEL! (519)
-SCREAMING MIST 6644 1 1 0 21 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540)
-ELECTROFANG 6652 1 0 0 15 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540)
-SHATTEROID 6645 1 1 0 6 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540)
-PATCHWORK NINJA 6643 0 2 0 2 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Purple Heart -- That sounds so very unhealthy, you know. Have you been, I dunno,
drinking a lot of grape juice? Or eating Tyrean snails? (ugh) Woad? It just
sounds so strange. -- Tabeta Unis
Achilles -- You know, if you would wear SANDALS, this would be a lot easier. Those
boots with the steel-reinforced heels are bordering on unfair! -- Daron El
The truth comes out! The Embezzling Scribe is actually a Shifty-eyed Insurance
Agent, and his OWN policy has lapsed. Good. He deserves that. -- Vurzhal Ur
Amazing that a Dwarf should come to Aljafir to beg. Not a good place for him to
pursue that career, I would think. The anti-non-human sentiment is strong, after
all. Hmm. Maybe he's...a SPY for the Dwarves of Ikhazdur! -- Marin Neh
If Marin is right about the Beggar, then it seems quite likely that the North Fork
Rabble, also, is a spy, but for the North Forkers. North Forkites? Norforkmen?
Norforkese? Whatever. -- Opata Perlis
Ed. -- Uncultured lout! -- Tirninthienesseneterielle
Joe -- It comes of not eating enough yogurt, I suppose. -- Ed.
22 October 2004
Youngblood's Three and Out Contest
I would like to take this time to announce and invite all managers to compete in what
I think will be an awesome contest. If you haven't ever TC'd at a tourney before,
here is your chance. The contest will start Wednesday, December 1, 2004, but a
chance will be given November 17 to dark arena, only, any warrior that you do not see
fit to run in the contest. So now that I have your attention, here are the rules
(like you didn't know they were coming sooner or later).
1. Any manager participating can enter one team, only.
2. No sandbagging whatsoever. (I will keep up with it, every turn.)
3. No teams or warriors will be allowed to run after contest starts.
4. All warriors will run until they lose three times, after three losses they are
eliminated.
5. If a warrior sits out a turn, they are accounted with a loss in the contest.
This is to keep warriors with winning records from sitting out until the end of
the contest.
6. If a warrior is killed during the contest, the replacement cannot enter the
contest.
7. If a warrior is killed, bloodfeuding is allowed, but only by a warrior that is
active in the contest.
8. If a warrior is run after being eliminated, the manager is disqualified from the
contest, no questions asked.
9. Challenges are legal, up or down.
10. Contest will keep going until 1 warrior is left without three losses, and that
warrior, of course, is accounted the winner.
11. All managers participating will be asked to purchase a rollup certificate, to be
awarded to the winners of the contest.
<<<PRIZES>>>
As I have already said, and according to participation, rollups will be awarded
to the first and second place managers. So the majority and minority of the rollups
will be determined when all are accumulated.
Contest Champion--2 Faves prizes, and majority of rollup certificates
Contest Runner-up--1 Faves prize, and minority of rollup certificates
So once again I invite all managers old and new to participate in what should be
a fierce and challenging contest. <<<REMEMBER, FIRST OFFICIAL TURN OF THE CONTEST IS
DECEMBER THE FIRST, AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THE TURN BEFORE (NOVEMBER 17TH) YOU MAY
DARK ARENA CHALLENGE ONLY!!! ANY WARRIOR WITH ANY FE (FIGHT EXPERIENCE) WHEN THE
CONTEST STARTS WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE CONTEST.
YOUNGBLOOD of WENSINWASIN
11 November 2004
All you alliance-type people, I'm trying (again!) to get my alliance listing correct
and up to date. Either send me a diplo (address it to The Saint) or send your
updates to me directly at Sue at solberg-mathews.com. As you may guess, replace the
at with @ and you're good to go (I do hate spammy mail and this will end up on the
web).
I have information on the following alliances: ADIO, Allied Axis, Armada,
Brotherhood of Justice, Brotherhood of the Blade, Cadre, CDC, Chaos, Inc., Circle of
Order, Company of Brothers, Consortium, Council of Lords, Couple Good Guys, Crimson
Vengeance, DOA, DOOMcorps, Enigmafia, Eurosquad, Fascist Federation, FONZ,
Frothingslosh Syndicate, GAPPDA, Homeland Alliance, IT Alliance, Jingoists, kLk,
Knights of the Covenant, LBA, League Arcane, Legion6, Living Essences, Lords and
Ladies of Darkness, Manic Union, Midnight Foundation, Minions of Diana, Monarchs of
Montezuma, NCA, NIMROD, R.A.G.E., Seventh Sons, The Firm, The French Connection,
Vendett@ United, and the Vendetta Cartel.
If you are a member of one of these alliances, let me know. If you are a member of
some other alliance that isn't listed, let me know. If you were at any point in your
past a part of one of these alliance but are now independent, also let me know.
Going inactive doesn't mean you get removed from this list; people are assumed to
still be in the same alliance when they return. Even having everyone in an alliance
go inactive doesn't change anything. If an alliance is officially disbanding, that's
another thing you have to let me know....
The Saint, keeper of lists
P.S. If you already responded to my online plea (and I replied), you can ignore
this.
17 November 2004
Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups
Hosted by Hammer
Niytyole Island DM 33 has dwindled to the point where as of T-482 [duedate
November 3, 2004] there were only 2 active stables listed with 3 inactive stables in
a once thriving and lively regular arena.
During the past 40+ cycles Hammer has been hosting the Hammer Run for the Roll
Ups in DM 33.
Thus far only the Ripper and Slasher categories have produced winners to claim
the 5 New Team Roll Ups Prize for being the first declared Style Master of their
respective categories to graduate.
Every contending stable has gone inactive for one reason or another, including
CASINO HAMMERZ, over the past several months.
Now DM 33 faces the harsh reality that if RSI chooses to close any arenas due to
little or no interest, Niytyole Island could very well head the list of endangered
regular arenas!
In an effort to preserve his beloved island, Hammer is announcing the
continuation of the Hammer Run for the Roll Ups; combined with the Hammer 500 which
will conclude both contests on T-500 [duedate July 13, 2005] should DM 33 continue to
remain open in the coming months.
Attention Hammer Runners!
The Hammer Run is for 0 FE Basic Arena Warriors ONLY. Participants MUST Be
Declared in the P-ads On or Before their First DM 33 Basic Arena Fight to Qualify as
a Hammer Runner! Winners of Each Category will receive 5 New Team Roll Up Gift
Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! [On the condition that they
Graduate on or before T-500; see amended rules below!]
The following Style Master categories remain open with a listing of how many
declared contestants are still entered and their W/L recognition record at the time
of their disappearance from the Hammer Run competition:
(P-ad declarations in parenthesis)
[Manager name/Stable name in brackets] followed by their last known W/L
recognition ranking
Rippers Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-475
01. WINNER T-475 Lucky Lady Hammer (T-440) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] WINNER T-475
Lungers
01. Hey, Zeus! (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] 14-15-0,73
02. Career Criminal (T-455) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 3-2-0,14
Strikers
01. Stone Face Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 7-5-0,52
Pikers
01. Siren (T-442) [Street Legal/Of Mythos And Men] 0-0-0,0
02. Gordie (T-463) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 3-2-0,21
03. Bluffing Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-0,25
Slashers Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-469
01. WINNER T-469 Light Da' Pyre (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] WINNER T-469
Total Parodys
01. Doctor Lecter (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 13-1-0,84
02. Mirikle (T-447) [Dameon Darkheart/Obsidian Hall] ?-?-?,??
03. Maverick Hammer (T-465) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-0,26
Plungers
01. Piggy (T-455) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 3-8-0,19
02. Cool Hand Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 7-5-0,48
Bashers
01. Repeat Offender (T-447) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 6-5-2,33
02. Joe Friday (T-448) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 8-8-1,47
03. Big Casino Hammer (T-476) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 0-0-0,0
Wastes
01. Luftschwein (T-452) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 5-8-0,23
Aimers
01. Porkey LR (T-463) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 2-3-0,9
As you can plainly see, the Hammer Run is still wide open in several categories,
depending upon whether or not the deactivated stables are reactivated for the Hammer
500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups contest!
Any declared warrior who succeeds in graduating by T-500 will win 5 New Team
Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! Gift Certs will be
awarded as soon as possible upon official graduation if the graduation occurs prior
to T-500.
On T-500 the highest ranked ACTIVE declared warrior in the category(s) without a
Graduate will win 2 New Team Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of
Hammer!
Additional Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Gift Cert Prizes:
Five (5) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager whose warrior claims the
Duelmaster Throne on T-500.
Two (2) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed
as the highest Active Challenger Champion, Champion, Challenger Adept, Adept,
Challenger Initiate and Initiate on T-500.
In the event that NO Duelmaster is seated upon the Duelmaster Throne on T-500
there will be Three (3) Gift Certs awarded to the managers whose Active warriors are
tied for recognition points at the Top of the Challenger Champions recognition
standings. [Therefore, the Top CC will be awarded 3 Gift Certs instead of 2 for
being ranked as the highest CC on T-500].
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) graduate on
T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) receive
their graduation announcement on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed
in the Top Warrior Of Each Style newsletter announcement on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the
Chartered Recognition Leader on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the
Unchartered Recognition Leader on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the
Popularity Leader on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as This
Week's Favorite on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as The
Current Top Team on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the
Number One Team On The Move Point Gainer on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the
Top Career Honors Chartered Team on T-500.
One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the
Top Career Honors Unchartered Team on T-500.
SHOULD RSI CHOOSE TO CLOSE DM 33 PRIOR TO T-500 ONLY THE HIGHEST ACTIVE DECLARED
STYLE MASTER CONTESTANTS WILL BE AWARDED TWO (2) GIFT CERTS AND ALL OTHER PRIZE
CATEGORIES WILL BE DECLARED NULL AND VOID BY HAMMER!!!!!!!!!
The purpose of this contest is to restore DM 33 to a lively and entertaining
arena!
Hammer is willing to foot the Prize bill in a last ditch effort to save Niytyole
Island from deletion if RSI and the Gladiatorial Commission decide that more arenas
need to be closed due to lack of participation and interest.
Should this effort fail to spare DM 33 from deletion, then Hammer is prepared to
transfer CASINO HAMMERZ to another arena if Niytyole Island is closed by RSI and the
Gladiatorial Commission.
"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!" -- Hammer/Your Hammer 500-
Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Host/Vendetta Cartel Captain; WordSmith and WeaponSmith
of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe in DM 28
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ACHILLES devastated DARON EL in a action packed 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PIP THE TROLL luckily beat TABETA UNIS in a exciting 4 minute gory Challenge melee.
NAPOLEON vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
MCARTHUR overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PURPLE HEART devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute gory uneven brawl.
MARIN NEH devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
VURZHAL UR overcame OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute fight.
OPATA PERLIS handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 4 - 0 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 4 - 0 71 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 5 - 1 62 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 25 - 16 - 1 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 13 - 1 59 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 15 - 0 35 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
Turn 498 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE NAPOLEON 6578 15 6 0 104 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
SLASHING ATTACK MCARTHUR 6611 11 3 0 101 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
STRIKING ATTACK PURPLE HEART 6590 11 8 1 86 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
TOTAL PARRY PIP THE TROLL 6597 11 5 0 61 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
BASHING ATTACK MARIN NEH 6637 5 3 0 34 MIDDLE WAY (484)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TABETA UNIS 6405. The most popular warrior this
turn was TABETA UNIS 6405. The ten other most popular fighters were ACHILLES 6612,
PURPLE HEART 6590, MARIN NEH 6637, NAPOLEON 6578, MCARTHUR 6611, VURZHAL UR 6618,
OPATA PERLIS 6653, DARON EL 6414, PIP THE TROLL 6597, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was PIP THE TROLL 6597. The other ten least
popular fighters were DARON EL 6414, OPATA PERLIS 6653, VURZHAL UR 6618, MCARTHUR
6611, NAPOLEON 6578, MARIN NEH 6637, PURPLE HEART 6590, ACHILLES 6612, TABETA UNIS
6405, and 0.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
NAPOLEON (17-6578) HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)