DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/09/2012 Duedate: 01/21/2012
ALJAFIR ARENA
DM-17 TURN-677
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CANDIED YAMS
ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
(17-7197) [14-15-0,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MARX TEENIE WHOPPER
ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582) MISSION: EARTH! (578)
(17-7253) [11-1-0,116] (17-7158) [2-0-0,16]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CORNBREAD STUFFING BARNUM CHELLS
ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583) MIDDLE WAY (484)
(17-7194) [20-9-0,99] (17-7264) [10-6-0,77]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583) 31
2. 82ND ILLINOIS (421) 30 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
3. ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582) 17 Unchartered Team
4. MISSION: EARTH! (578) 10
5. MIDDLE WAY (484) 6 MISSION: EARTH! (578)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*MISSION: EARTH! (578) 5 0 0 100 1/ 1 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582) 7 4 0
2/ 2 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592) 42 25 0 62.7 2/ 6 82ND ILLINOIS (421) 6 4 0
3/ 3 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582) 60 40 2 60.0 3/ 3 ALMOST THANKSGIVIN (583) 6 6 0
4/ 7 ALMOST THANKSGIVIN (583) 57 69 2 45.2 4/ 5*MISSION: EARTH! (578) 5 0 0
5/ 6 MIDDLE WAY (484) 632 782 11 44.7 5/ 2 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592) 5 4 0
6/ 8 82ND ILLINOIS (421) 57 72 5 44.2 6/ 4 MIDDLE WAY (484) 3 12 0
7-10*KAOS FROGS (586) 5 14 0 26.3 7-10*KAOS FROGS (586) 0 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 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 689): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 608): ANVIL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): GANDALF of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): PRIORE of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 660): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 535): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 517): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): UNBELIEVABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): LORD FIREFLASH of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 687): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 689): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 608): HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 683): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 671): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 660): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 550): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 535): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 517): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 616): BOOT PRINT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
ODD DRAFT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
(turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
GARNO TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
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. 82ND ILLINOIS turned their 3-2-0
turn into a 2nd place rank in the listings this turn. Any better than this, and you
get put on hit lists. Now let's all watch ALMOST THANKSGIVING's heads swell from
their 3-1-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. Tsk, tsk,
DANGEROUS CRIMINAL beat CALEB DOOR and CALEB DOOR lost 12 points. You're breakin' my
heart. And it's out with the old, in with the new, as CANDIED YAMS takes the Title
and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. The Vile Vizier, humph!
I've tasted better ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From ALJAFIR's
trash dumps?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. ALJAFIR, I am losing what little hope I had in you.
82ND ILLINOIS 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 MISSION: EARTH!. Ha ha ha ha! Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, ARAGON was this
turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. I guess I can
give a little credit to LT. OLSEN of 82ND ILLINOIS for challenging up by 20 to
ARAGON. LT. OLSEN won to get 48 points of recognition.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for ALJAFIR's
morgue. More variety. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate
catches up with you sooner that later?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Just wait 'till next time I show up
here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide
Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CANDIED YAMS 7197 14 15 0 104 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARX 7253 11 1 0 116 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
-ZOMBIE 7192 13 6 2 101 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
CORNBREAD STUFFING 7194 20 9 0 99 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GANDALF 7280 13 8 0 90 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
-DAWN 7248 5 1 0 78 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
BARNUM CHELLS 7264 10 6 0 77 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SENLUM NOSH 7142 16 26 1 75 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOROMIR 7277 17 4 0 60 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
GREEN BEANS 7193 13 16 2 59 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAPT KIRCHNER 6093 7 6 0 49 82ND ILLINOIS (421)
LT. OLSEN 6245 4 3 1 48 82ND ILLINOIS (421)
-WHIRLING FROGGY 7212 4 5 0 43 KAOS FROGS (586)
CALEB DOOR 7270 6 6 0 42 MIDDLE WAY (484)
ARAGON 7279 10 11 0 41 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WINFIELD 7251 4 1 0 33 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LT SPORRE 6636 2 0 0 22 82ND ILLINOIS (421)
LT MUELLER 6423 3 2 0 21 82ND ILLINOIS (421)
LT KAFKA 6075 2 6 0 20 82ND ILLINOIS (421)
-LOMBAR HISST 7169 2 0 0 19 MISSION: EARTH! (578)
-SEA FROG 7210 1 0 0 18 KAOS FROGS (586)
CRAN-BERRY 7281 3 8 0 17 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
TEENIE WHOPPER 7158 2 0 0 16 MISSION: EARTH! (578)
-COUNTESS KRAK 7153 1 0 0 13 MISSION: EARTH! (578)
FENSTER GOLLY 7311 0 3 0 3 MIDDLE WAY (484)
MORRIS ORMRAN 7318 0 2 0 2 MIDDLE WAY (484)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DELMAR ERIGEN 7294 1 3 0 MIDDLE WAY 484 ANON 7252 674
BYE 7319 0 1 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 582 MOUNTAIN TROLL 677 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Dawn -- I was never one for the early rising thing. -- Senlum Nosh
I don't see how Kung-Fu Masters can be ALLOWED to do that. -- Barnum Chells
Boromir -- Oh, heck. Double heck. -- Caleb Door
Lt. Olsen -- You brought a whole army down on me, didn't you? -- Fenster Golly
Teenie Whopper -- What? That's IT? Cheese louise! -- Morris Ormran
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BYE was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CAPT KIRCHNER was subdued by GREEN BEANS in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
LT. OLSEN overpowered ARAGON in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
TEENIE WHOPPER devastated MORRIS ORMRAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GANDALF was bested by CANDIED YAMS in a 1 minute expert's Title brawl.
MARX overpowered SENLUM NOSH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
CORNBREAD STUFFING overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BARNUM CHELLS slimly won victory over BOROMIR in a action packed 5 minute fight.
CALEB DOOR was overpowered by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
WINFIELD overpowered LT KAFKA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LT SPORRE luckily beat CRAN-BERRY in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody competition.
LT MUELLER subdued FENSTER GOLLY in a 1 minute gory amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 23 - 8 - 0 74 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 31 - 24 - 0 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 11 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 35 - 1 34 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 8 - 1 11 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 677 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 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK MARX 7253 11 1 0 116 ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (582)
AIMED BLOW CORNBREAD STUFFING 7194 20 9 0 99 ALMOST THANKSGIVING (583)
STRIKING ATTACK GANDALF 7280 13 8 0 90 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
TOTAL PARRY BOROMIR 7277 17 4 0 60 IN MIDDLE EARTH (592)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CORNBREAD STUFFING 7194. The most popular warrior
this turn was BARNUM CHELLS 7264. The ten other most popular fighters were
CRAN-BERRY 7281, BOROMIR 7277, CORNBREAD STUFFING 7194, MARX 7253, GREEN BEANS 7193,
LT. OLSEN 6245, TEENIE WHOPPER 7158, BYE 7319, CANDIED YAMS 7197, and WINFIELD 7251.
The least popular fighter this week was FENSTER GOLLY 7311. The other ten least
popular fighters were LT SPORRE 6636, LT KAFKA 6075, SENLUM NOSH 7142, MORRIS ORMRAN
7318, ARAGON 7279, CAPT KIRCHNER 6093, CALEB DOOR 7270, GANDALF 7280, LT MUELLER
6423, and WINFIELD 7251.
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, here are links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Arena-Mark-G-
Manley/dp/1936127598/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319631863&sr=1-2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-arena-mark-
manley/1105609584?ean=2940011494659&itm=2&usri=dark%2barena
Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!