DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/29/2010 Duedate: 12/11/2010
TALCAMA ARENA
DM-18 TURN-654
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BOATSWAIN
SEA DOGS (224)
(18-9958) [16-5-0,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BOATSWAIN POSITION IS EMPTY
SEA DOGS (224)
(18-9958) [16-5-0,118]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
SEA DOGS (224) SEA DOGS (224)
(18-9958) [16-5-0,118] (18-9958) [16-5-0,118]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (566)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493) 36
2. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 34 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
3. SEA DOGS (224) 28 Unchartered Team
4. THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (566) 17
5. DEVIL'S DEN (682) 15 RED SAND JUSTICE (356)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 ERRATA (675) 20 15 0 57.1 1/ 2 THE GRATEFUL UNDEA (566) 9 6 0
2/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 186 152 8 55.0 2/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 7 7 1
3/ 3 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493) 220 188 13 53.9 3/ 4 SEA DOGS (224) 7 8 0
4- 4 DEATH & TAXES (84) 92 84 6 52.3 4/ 1 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 6 9 0
5/ 5 SEA DOGS (224) 430 395 28 52.1 5/ 6 DEVIL'S DEN (682) 4 6 0
6/ 6 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) %1227 %1199 70 50.6 6/ 5 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493) 3 0 1
7/ 7 THE GRATEFUL UNDEA (566) 199 205 12 49.3 7/10 ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (504) 1 0 0
8/ 8 ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (504) 22 25 2 46.8 8/ 7 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654) 1 1 0
9/ 9 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654) 34 47 1 42.0 9- 8 ERRATA (675) 1 1 0
10/10 DEVIL'S DEN (682) 20 42 2 32.3 10- 9 DEATH & TAXES (84) 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
TURN 35
DECLARED TEAMS - MANAGER NAME - TOTAL # OF FIGHTS/MAX # OF FIGHTS/%
The Grateful Undead #566 - Street Legal - 153/165 - 93%
Sea Dogs #224 - One Armed Bandit - 153/165 - 93%
Of Wolf and Man II #630 - Tripwire - 133/165 - 81%
Superior Forces 6N #493 - Manager - 83/165 - 50%
Lurocian Pride #654 - The Greek Guy - 67/165 - 41%
As always! CHECK YOUR SCORES! Only scores that count are against contestants.
Good luck to all!
TURN 35 SCORES
Superior Forces 6N: 0 Total: +22 Lurocian Pride: +1 Total: -4
Sushi: 0 Tialis: 0
Dead Urn: 0 Tosha: 0
Little Mokele 2: 0 Turoc: +1
A Xenon Tree: 0
The Grateful Undead: 0 Total: +18 Sea Dogs: 0 Total: -10
Big Pimpin' Imp: 0 Boatswain: 0
Dio Devil: -1 Harbor Master: -1
Black Wight: 0 Riptide: +1
Steeley Shadow: +1 DA: 0
I Want My Mummy: 0 DA: 0
Of Wolf and Man II: -1 Total: +7
Crisis: 0
Butcher: 0
Krusk: -1
Delion: 0
DA: 0
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 545): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 664): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 659): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 667): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 652): HATCHET MAN of ROGUES GALLERY (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 652): TERRE HAUTE of TRIAL & ERROR (JE, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 607): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 600): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 551): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 254): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): STEVE LAKE of SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 663): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 545): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 668): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 640): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 664): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 659): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 667): BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 652): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 653): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 652): 420 B.C. (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 620): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 607): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 600): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 551): DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 254): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
CADILLAC DUNDEE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
CASSIS of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 666): BETTERTHANEVER of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
PINCH BLISTER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
THE CODDLER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 652): DISEASE of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
(turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 598): ROCKHOG JR of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
FAROMAN of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of TALCAMA! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team CENTER FOR OLDS was
unseated this week as THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top
spot with a 2-3-0 record for the round. Warriors--remember that glory waits always
around the corner! Witness how this week ARDUIN GRIMOIRE went 1-0-0 to move up 3 in
the rankings. DELION caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he
skillfully bested FIZZ AND FURS and was awarded 30 points in recognition. In one of
the week's more notable duels, DELION put down FIZZ AND FURS, causing her to lose 22
points of recognition in the process. Although ANONYMISSUS made a valiant effort, it
did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious BIG PIMPIN' IMP. No confirmation,
but my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids.
Charmed weapons perhaps?
Many and various are the arts of battle. In TALCAMA "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! TALCAMA, city of gladiators! Mighty among the
names of thy guilds is OF WOLF AND MAN II, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the
weekly duels. Apparently the stalwarts of CENTER FOR OLDS are catching the bulk of
jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Mighty
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. BOATSWAIN take warning!
You have more than a few enemies in TALCAMA. A match that raised a few eyebrows at
the games this week, it seems that THE CODDLER posted a challenge against the more
highly recognized BOATSWAIN. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand THE CODDLER
was beat by BOATSWAIN. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. I can
not but mention with disdain the name of KRUSK who this week posted a TV challenge to
a warrior a full 8 points below in the rankings. I thought KRUSK showed great skill
and promise when he bested BLACK WIGHT. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Look no more for BUTCHER in the arena or
on the streets of TALCAMA. His fate was sealed in the Dark Arena. Inevitable for
one at 12-5-0. Some guilds are strict but few are as heartless as OF WOLF AND MAN
II. Witness, last turn they sent BUTCHER, a 12-5-0 fighter, to the Dark Arena! Dark
alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is only the
brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
The girls are as pretty in TALCAMA as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed
a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me!
Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a
different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOATSWAIN 9958 16 5 0 118 SEA DOGS (224)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LITTLE MOKELE 2 9946 10 2 0 106 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
-ORTHOS 553 19 14 2 99 DEATH & TAXES (84)
-GARY 9483 8 6 0 97 ERRATA (675)
STEELEY SHADOW 9169 19 19 2 92 THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (566)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANONYMISSUS 9972 13 5 0 88 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
DELION 9961 11 6 0 88 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
KRUSK 9906 13 9 0 87 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
-CRISIS 9992 6 3 1 84 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
-SPONGEBOB 9485 6 2 0 84 ERRATA (675)
-DEAD URN 9827 7 4 0 76 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
-LOCAR 630 15 25 0 70 DEATH & TAXES (84)
KILL KITTEN 6843 10 5 1 67 ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (504)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLACK WIGHT 9974 8 9 0 64 THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (566)
FIZZ AND FURS 9959 16 5 0 62 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUSHI 9991 3 3 0 55 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
LUCIFER 9758 6 6 2 46 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
-GORD 917 7 0 0 45 DEATH & TAXES (84)
HELLFIRE 9759 7 5 0 44 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
RIPTIDE 10017 3 0 0 41 SEA DOGS (224)
-TOSHA 9896 9 7 0 34 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654)
-TIALIS 8810 5 7 0 34 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654)
MEOUSA 9757 5 7 0 34 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
I WANT MY MUMMY 9985 8 5 0 33 THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (566)
-THERMITE 6853 4 2 1 33 ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (504)
DIO DEVIL 9989 6 4 0 32 THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (566)
-BANDROOG 6982 1 4 0 32 ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (504)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TUROC 9928 3 9 0 26 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DEATH DWELLER 910 5 2 2 23 DEATH & TAXES (84)
SLICE 8726 1 0 0 23 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
HARBOR MASTER 10008 3 4 0 21 SEA DOGS (224)
SATAN 9756 2 11 0 20 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
HADES 9755 0 13 0 13 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
-A XENON TREE 10022 1 0 1 11 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
-BIKINI 9482 0 1 0 7 ERRATA (675)
RANDOM 10028 0 1 0 1 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
IJUSTDRIVETHEFI 10014 2 4 0 CENTER FOR OLDS 108 SPYMISTRESS SHAR 654 NONE
SQUIDWARD 9484 6 5 0 ERRATA 675 CRISIS 9992 653
BUTCHER 9954 12 6 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 630 STONE GOLEM 654 NONE
ENKA 10015 0 1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 630 A XENON TREE 10022 652
MAN OVERBOARD 10025 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 224 SPYMISTRESS SHAR 654 NONE
WOMAN OVERBOARD 10026 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 224 STONE GOLEM 654 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Errata -- Unfortunately Crisis will not be able to fight until after the Jan F2F. He
is sitting on 20FE and I unfortunately won't be able to stay for your bloodfeud. He
has a good shot at Adepts and I want to see if he can pull it off. -- Tripwire
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BUTCHER was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
IJUSTDRIVETHEFINGCAR was murdered by SPYMISTRESS SHARDA in a 1 minute melee.
WOMAN OVERBOARD was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
MAN OVERBOARD was slaughtered by SPYMISTRESS SHARDA in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
KRUSK overpowered BLACK WIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SUSHI devastated I WANT MY MUMMY in a popular 2 minute bloody uneven Challenge brawl.
THE CODDLER was narrowly defeated by BOATSWAIN in a 5 minute Challenge Title brawl.
PINCH BLISTER won victory over STEELEY SHADOW in a 2 minute expert's Challenge duel.
DIO DEVIL viciously subdued TUROC in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
BIG PIMPIN' IMP overpowered ANONYMISSUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FIZZ AND FURS was handily defeated by DELION in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
KILL KITTEN narrowly defeated LUCIFER in a 5 minute bloody competition.
HELLFIRE viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gory veteran vs. amateur battle.
RIPTIDE handily defeated SATAN in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MEOUSA vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute mismatched bout.
HADES was viciously subdued by HARBOR MASTER in a exciting 1 minute bloody fray.
SLICE devastated RANDOM in a exciting 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 5 - 1 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 7 - 1 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 LUNGING ATTACK 42 - 33 - 0 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 22 - 18 - 0 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 13 - 0 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 22 - 1 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 22 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 18 - 0 28 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 8 - 0 27 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 654 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 5 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 4 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW BOATSWAIN 9958 16 5 0 118 SEA DOGS (224)
LUNGING ATTACK KRUSK 9906 13 9 0 87 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
WALL OF STEEL FIZZ AND FURS 9959 16 5 0 62 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
SLASHING ATTACK HELLFIRE 9759 7 5 0 44 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
STRIKING ATTACK RIPTIDE 10017 3 0 0 41 SEA DOGS (224)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BOATSWAIN 9958. The most popular warrior this turn
was BOATSWAIN 9958. The ten other most popular fighters were BUTCHER 9954, DIO DEVIL
9989, SUSHI 9991, LUCIFER 9758, STEELEY SHADOW 9169, DELION 9961, HELLFIRE 9759,
HARBOR MASTER 10008, TUROC 9928, and KILL KITTEN 6843.
The least popular fighter this week was WOMAN OVERBOARD 10026. The other ten least
popular fighters were HADES 9755, SATAN 9756, ANONYMISSUS 9972, BLACK WIGHT 9974, MAN
OVERBOARD 10025, IJUSTDRIVETHEFINGCAR 10014, RANDOM 10028, FIZZ AND FURS 9959, I WANT
MY MUMMY 9985, and RIPTIDE 10017.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
THE CODDLER (18-9746) CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
BIG PIMPIN' IMP (18-9910) THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (566)