DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/04/2007 Duedate: 06/16/2007
TALCAMA ARENA
DM-18 TURN-563
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
THE VOYEUR
IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
(18-9377) [16-10-0,116]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GAD POSITION IS EMPTY
SHEPHERDS (252)
(18-9239) [21-13-1,118]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
VOLITAN LIONFISH OAKLAND FU
BIG MEAN FISH (171) BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
(18-9421) [10-8-2,112] (18-9424) [9-8-0,77]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WIZARDGUARD (175)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BEAST MASTERS (567) 34
2. BURN N' PILLAGE (218) 27 WASTELAND (207)
3. IMPURE THOUGHTS (672) 22 Unchartered Team
4. ARROGANCE (347) 18
5. CAULDRON OF HATE (333) 13 HEROES OF OLD (174)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*JGW PERISHIBLE (663) 4 3 1 57.1 1/ 4 WIZARDGUARD (175) 10 5 0
2- 4 THUNDR + LITENING (22) %1036 937 %125 52.5 2/ 1 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672) 9 6 1
3/ 5 WASTELAND (207) 715 661 43 52.0 3/ 2 BURN N' PILLAGE (218) 9 6 0
4/ 6 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672) 168 157 14 51.7 4/ 7 BEAST MASTERS (567) 8 3 1
5/ 7 BURN N' PILLAGE (218) 746 701 35 51.6 5/ 3 SHEPHERDS (252) 7 8 1
6/ 0 OUT OF THE HILLS (357) 120 113 9 51.5 6/ 6 BIG MEAN FISH (171) 6 9 0
7/ 8 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 995 977 63 50.5 7/ 5 CAULDRON OF HATE (333) 6 9 0
8/ 9 BIG MEAN FISH (171) 735 750 38 49.5 8/ 8 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 5 10 0
9-10 NIGHTFALL WARRIORS (80) 100 106 10 48.5 9/11 FUNKY FOLK (625) 4 4 0
10/11 BEAST MASTERS (567) 298 327 19 47.7 10/12 ARROGANCE (347) 4 8 0
11/12 SHEPHERDS (252) 690 830 36 45.4 11- 9 RUN AND HYDE (537) 3 1 0
12-13 RUN AND HYDE (537) 117 150 13 43.8 12-10 THUNDR + LITENING (22) 2 2 0
13/14 WIZARDGUARD (175) 79 102 6 43.6 13-13 NIGHTFALL WARRIORS (80) 1 0 0
14/15 CAULDRON OF HATE (333) 110 162 5 40.4 14-15*JGW PERISHIBLE (663) 1 1 0
15/16 FUNKY FOLK (625) 49 78 7 38.6 15/17 WASTELAND (207) 1 2 0
16/17 ARROGANCE (347) 449 789 28 36.3 16/16 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624) 1 5 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
17/18 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624) 99 176 8 36.0 17/ 0 OUT OF THE HILLS (357) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! IMPURE THOUGHTS? Who? WIZARDGUARD is the top
team these days, buddies! Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a
perceptive observation?) as WIZARDGUARD can attest... Say what you will about blind
luck and dirty fighting, but BEAST MASTERS will tell you 298-327-19 is nothing to
laugh at... Practice pays for BOTHACH, who pummelled YELLOW TANG, to pocket 22
points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, BOTHACH was winsome, after beating
YELLOW TANG and seeing it lose 15 points. Like a flirtacious debutante, TALCAMA's
Duelmaster AKAI found itself the creature of the hour, being "invited to dance" 2
times! The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as THE VOYEUR faced
TALCAMA's Duelmaster. What can be a greater victory? THE VOYEUR has taken his place
as the top, as TALCAMA's new Duelmaster. So who's the team that's been walking into
taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in IMPURE
THOUGHTS are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. The
warriors of IMPURE THOUGHTS found their efforts at combat frustrated as CENTER FOR
OLDS apparently had more important things to do than fight. Call 'im brash! Call
'im brassy! Call 'im brave! Call 'im sassy! PROGIDY, DAMMIT! will face VOLITAN
LIONFISH, up by 29. Aaaah, just call 'im dead meat. Like a fly challenging a
flyswatter, PROGIDY, DAMMIT! challenged VOLITAN LIONFISH, and got squashed. We
sadists got a kick out it! (as did PROGIDY, DAMMIT!)
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
Do not think spyreporting in TALCAMA is the highlight of my life. My fingers
tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable
character. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid TALCAMA
farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE VOYEUR 9377 16 10 0 116 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHARNEL 8575 16 7 1 120 RUN AND HYDE (537)
GAD 9239 21 13 1 118 SHEPHERDS (252)
VOLITAN LIONFISH 9421 10 8 2 112 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
HOFFA 8478 13 70 0 109 ARROGANCE (347)
MISSION VAO 8891 21 39 1 108 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)
-MARV JR 9288 7 1 0 104 WASTELAND (207)
-SOUND THE VANILLA! 9209 14 3 0 97 WASTELAND (207)
PEZ 9471 7 6 0 94 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
EMMA MAE 5228 15 5 0 93 OUT OF THE HILLS (357)
AKAI 9213 15 21 2 92 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
-LONGSHOT 8981 13 5 1 92 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ADAM 9441 11 5 2 89 SHEPHERDS (252)
-RAVEN BLAKSTAB 928 10 8 2 88 NIGHTFALL WARRIORS (80)
-KAL TORAK 809 20 11 4 82 NIGHTFALL WARRIORS (80)
XYLICARE 9317 15 8 1 82 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
OAKLAND FU 9424 9 8 0 77 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
DARTH SION 9233 15 20 1 76 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)
PROGIDY, DAMMIT! 9446 8 8 0 74 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THROB 8982 11 4 1 69 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DINAH MIGHT 9229 9 5 1 66 FUNKY FOLK (625)
-BLUE MOON 9373 4 4 1 66 RUN AND HYDE (537)
-INDENTURED OARSMAN 9167 6 3 0 65 SEA DOGS (224)
-PIGSTICKER 9241 7 4 0 63 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
-MERVYN 8750 11 7 1 59 RUN AND HYDE (537)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CSM-99-DARKFORCE 942 9 7 1 50 NIGHTFALL WARRIORS (80)
MIDNIGHT 2549 7 7 0 50 WIZARDGUARD (175)
-BILLYJOEBOB 6066 7 5 1 47 OUT OF THE HILLS (357)
GREAT WHITE 8473 10 7 0 46 BEAST MASTERS (567)
MANTIS 8553 9 2 1 46 BEAST MASTERS (567)
HOFFA 9369 11 9 0 42 ARROGANCE (347)
ZEBRA SOLE 9444 7 9 1 39 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
DWIGHT SCHRUTE 9321 10 8 0 38 WASTELAND (207)
JB BLAH 9478 6 6 1 36 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE LIFEGUARD 9480 7 5 0 33 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
GROM THE UNMAKER 2734 4 6 1 33 WIZARDGUARD (175)
-SHEWISH WHALER 9272 3 1 0 33 SEA DOGS (224)
THE LUNATIC 9505 5 4 0 28 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
DESECRATION 8061 4 6 0 26 CAULDRON OF HATE (333)
-JEFFERY FOX 9133 2 0 0 26 JGW PERISHIBLE (663)
THE GATEKEEPER 9519 4 3 0 25 WIZARDGUARD (175)
BOTHACH 9539 1 2 0 24 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JOHN BOY 8213 4 1 0 22 OUT OF THE HILLS (357)
-THE UNBELIEVER 1131 2 4 0 21 NIGHTFALL WARRIORS (80)
ROBIN BANKS 9470 2 4 0 20 FUNKY FOLK (625)
KELP FISH 9508 5 4 0 19 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
WALRUS 9548 2 0 1 19 BEAST MASTERS (567)
STORK 9546 2 0 0 19 BEAST MASTERS (567)
MESHACH 9531 3 1 1 17 SHEPHERDS (252)
DAN 9512 4 4 0 16 SHEPHERDS (252)
-VENOMHEART 1084 3 5 0 15 NIGHTFALL WARRIORS (80)
SUNDAY AFTERNOON 9514 3 3 0 14 WASTELAND (207)
WARG HANDLER 9520 3 4 0 13 WIZARDGUARD (175)
-BRIAN PERRY 9132 1 0 1 11 JGW PERISHIBLE (663)
SOULTAKER 9558 1 1 0 11 ARROGANCE (347)
FANG BLENNY 9529 1 4 0 10 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
BETSYSUEANN 6067 1 3 0 10 OUT OF THE HILLS (357)
PAPA ROTZI 9551 1 0 0 10 FUNKY FOLK (625)
-DISSIDENT 9523 1 0 0 10 RUN AND HYDE (537)
BORIS THE BLADE 9561 1 0 0 9 CAULDRON OF HATE (333)
YELLOW TANG 9537 2 2 0 8 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
-JAMES PERRY 9134 1 1 0 8 JGW PERISHIBLE (663)
-SHEWISH CORSAIR 9237 0 1 0 7 SEA DOGS (224)
AZWRE ACOLYTE 9554 2 0 0 6 WIZARDGUARD (175)
HEY, STEVE! 9549 2 0 0 6 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
THE HOMOPHOBE 9542 1 2 1 6 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
THE DEMOCRAT 9541 1 2 0 6 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
PRODIGAL SON 9530 1 3 0 6 SHEPHERDS (252)
THE PESSEMIST 9550 1 1 0 6 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
TOE PUPPET 9544 0 3 0 3 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
GRUMPY MONDAY 9538 0 2 0 2 WASTELAND (207)
NULN 9557 0 2 0 2 ARROGANCE (347)
BRICKTOP 9559 0 1 0 1 CAULDRON OF HATE (333)
-JENNY DAVISON 9130 0 1 0 1 JGW PERISHIBLE (663)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ERIC MILLER 9131 0 1 0 1 JGW PERISHIBLE (663)
BULLETTOOTH TONY 9563 0 1 0 1 CAULDRON OF HATE (333)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DOC STEELE 9556 0 2 0 ARROGANCE 347 WALRUS 9548 563
MANAGER 9303 9 13 1 ARROGANCE 347 DARTH SION 9233 559 NOT REVE
GOLDEN BARB 9370 11 5 0 BIG MEAN FISH 171 XYLICARE 9317 559 REVENGED
MEATBALL 9562 0 1 0 CAULDRON OF HATE 333 BANDIT PRINCESS 429 563 NONE
THE LIBERAL 9506 2 3 1 IMPURE THOUGHTS 672 VOLITAN LIONFISH 9421 559 REVENGED
ANOLUN 9534 0 1 0 THUNDR + LITENING 22 MESHACH 9531 560
SKYWALKER 2013 13 15 0 WIZARDGUARD 175 ADAM 9441 561
PERSONAL ADS
Ed. -- Mimes??? Please say it ain't so! -- Druid
They sneak in (quietly, of course) when no one is paying attention. -- Ed.
OK, OK...it seems that someone out there wants to see ads for some reason, so let me
just say....you all suck. I am the greatest. My warriors will whip all yours...
uhmmm...let me see....oh, yeah...you all suck...did I say that already? Maybe we
need a Battle Royale or something... -- Druid
Nightfall Warriors? Markk Blakstab? Midnight Monster? Long time no see! Welcome
back! -- Suave
Druid -- Welcome back to you as well. As you can see, Talcama has evolved into a
land of dinosaurs. Good luck. -- Suave
Ed. -- Mimes are like cicadas--they appear out of nowhere, annoy the crap out of
people, then vanish and no one remembers them until they surface to pester again.
Interestingly, that describes Den too. -- Suave
I guess that's better than locusts. -- Ed.
P.S. How's the newest Suave Jr. doing?
Wizardguard -- Nice turn. I assume that's your first one here. They're not easy to
come by--enjoy them when you can. -- Suave
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MEATBALL was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCESS in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
THE VOYEUR devastated AKAI in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
PROGIDY, DAMMIT! was handily defeated by VOLITAN LIONFISH in a 1 minute match.
DESECRATION was vanquished by GREAT WHITE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
THE LIFEGUARD overpowered WARG HANDLER in a 4 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THE HOMOPHOBE was bested by FANG BLENNY in a 2 minute bloody novice's Challenge duel.
THE PESSEMIST beat NULN in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
GAD savagely defeated EMMA MAE in a action packed 7 minute gruesome expert's melee.
ADAM lost to MISSION VAO in a 4 minute fight.
HOFFA unbelievably bested OAKLAND FU in a popular 7 minute brutal one-sided duel.
PEZ overcame DARTH SION in a 3 minute bout.
XYLICARE overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DINAH MIGHT devastated DWIGHT SCHRUTE in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
JB BLAH was bested by MANTIS in a 2 minute bout.
MIDNIGHT handily defeated ROBIN BANKS in a action packed 1 minute one-sided conflict.
HOFFA defeated THE GATEKEEPER in a 6 minute struggle.
MESHACH was vanquished by ZEBRA SOLE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
GROM THE UNMAKER devastated DAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BETSYSUEANN was defeated by SOULTAKER in a 2 minute bout.
THE LUNATIC subdued KELP FISH in a 3 minute bout.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON beat THE DEMOCRAT in a popular 4 minute bloody match.
PRODIGAL SON was bested by BORIS THE BLADE in a 2 minute novice's contest.
YELLOW TANG was overpowered by BOTHACH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GRUMPY MONDAY was outlasted by HEY, STEVE! in a 12 minute beginner's fray.
TOE PUPPET was overpowered by STORK in a 1 minute one-sided match.
WALRUS assassinated DOC STEELE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
AZWRE ACOLYTE outlasted BRICKTOP in a popular 7 minute novice's duel.
PAPA ROTZI demolished BULLETTOOTH TONY in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 12 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 10 - 1 55 |
|TOTAL PARRY 7 AIMED BLOW 36 - 32 - 1 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 40 - 37 - 0 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 STRIKING ATTACK 36 - 34 - 5 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 PARRY-LUNGE 23 - 22 - 0 51 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 2 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 26 - 2 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 43 - 51 - 3 46 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 28 - 1 24 |
Turn 563 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 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 5 4 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 7 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK THE VOYEUR 9377 16 10 0 116 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
PARRY-LUNGE GAD 9239 21 13 1 118 SHEPHERDS (252)
PARRY-STRIKE VOLITAN LIONFISH 9421 10 8 2 112 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
AIMED BLOW PEZ 9471 7 6 0 94 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
TOTAL PARRY EMMA MAE 5228 15 5 0 93 OUT OF THE HILLS (357)
BASHING ATTACK ADAM 9441 11 5 2 89 SHEPHERDS (252)
STRIKING ATTACK OAKLAND FU 9424 9 8 0 77 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
WALL OF STEEL MANTIS 8553 9 2 1 46 BEAST MASTERS (567)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is VOLITAN LIONFISH 9421. The most popular warrior
this turn was OAKLAND FU 9424. The ten other most popular fighters were GRUMPY
MONDAY 9538, GAD 9239, THE LIFEGUARD 9480, THE DEMOCRAT 9541, BRICKTOP 9559, THE
VOYEUR 9377, ADAM 9441, DARTH SION 9233, HOFFA 8478, and PEZ 9471.
The least popular fighter this week was HEY, STEVE! 9549. The other ten least
popular fighters were AZWRE ACOLYTE 9554, HOFFA 9369, BULLETTOOTH TONY 9563, DOC
STEELE 9556, TOE PUPPET 9544, PRODIGAL SON 9530, DAN 9512, MESHACH 9531, DWIGHT
SCHRUTE 9321, and WARG HANDLER 9520.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MISSION VAO (18-8891) STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)