DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/16/2011 Duedate: 05/28/2011
TALCAMA ARENA
DM-18 TURN-666
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SUSHI
SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
(18-9991) [10-5-0,114]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SUSHI GOON 3
SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493) GOON SQUAD (681)
(18-9991) [10-5-0,114] (18-9711) [1-6-0,19]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BOATSWAIN GOON 3
SEA DOGS (224) GOON SQUAD (681)
(18-9958) [19-10-0,91] (18-9711) [1-6-0,19]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 28
2. SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493) 28 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
3. SEA DOGS (224) 13 Unchartered Team
4. RYAN'S HENCHMEN (133) 3
5. GOON SQUAD (681) 3 GOON SQUAD (681)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*MILITANTS (195) 6 3 0 66.7 1/ 1 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 13 1 0
2/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 210 160 9 56.8 2/ 2 SEA DOGS (224) 10 3 0
3/ 3 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493) 237 200 15 54.2 3/ 3 SHEPHERDS (252) 4 8 0
4/ 4 SEA DOGS (224) 445 411 28 52.0 4/ 4 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 4 11 0
5/ 5 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) %1262 %1224 72 50.8 5- 5 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 2 2 0
6- 6*ACES (695) 1 1 1 50.0 6- 6 ERRATA (675) 2 2 0
7- 7 ERRATA (675) 22 23 0 48.9 7- 7*HIP HOP HEROES (511) 2 3 0
8/ 8 SHEPHERDS (252) 743 895 37 45.4 8- 8*MILITANTS (195) 1 0 0
9/ 9 RYAN'S HENCHMEN (133) 130 169 13 43.5 9/ 9 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493) 1 2 0
10-11 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 17 24 0 41.5 10/10 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654) 1 4 0
11/10 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654) 38 54 1 41.3 11/12 RYAN'S HENCHMEN (133) 0 6 0
12-13*HIP HOP HEROES (511) 6 12 0 33.3 12-11 DEVIL'S DEN (682) 0 5 0
13/ 0*GOON SQUAD (681) 6 12 0 33.3 13-13*ACES (695) 0 1 0
14-14 DEVIL'S DEN (682) 25 62 3 28.7 14/ 0*GOON SQUAD (681) 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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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 675): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 557): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 680): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 652): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 676): BALISONG of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 671): SWIVEL of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 679): PAULA of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 664): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 665): MESHACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 664): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 632): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 612): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 563): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 267): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 260): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 509): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 557): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 675): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 557): GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 680): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 652): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 676): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 671): TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 664): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 665): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 664): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 632): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 612): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 563): SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 267): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 260): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 509): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 557) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 674): HONESTY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 557): LORINDA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
FREDILILLA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 556): AMBEERDEXTROUS of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 652): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 671): SWIVEL of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
STUMP JUMPER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
(turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
(turn 678): BARILOCHE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 664): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 663): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
DARKNESS of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 631): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 618): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 662): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 661): YUEDEBAHL LITHA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 562): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Sending this very late, quite possibly will not make it to printing. So I've
been trying to get Meshach on the throne for several turns and then when I don't try,
he makes it in. This certainly will help him graduate faster, which is just fine
with me! I am quite pleased to have another warrior on Talcama's throne. It has
been a long time and though the arena is nothing like it was the last time, this is
the one throne I'd rather hold than any other in Alastari.
Until next time,
-- Assurnasirbanipal, manager of Meshach, who is too busy training to write a column
SPY REPORT
Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.
I doubt TALCAMA will ever be the same. The SEA DOGS guild has had a 3-0-0 turn and
deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can
lead. And let's see, CRISIS fought JAMESON and gained 10 points and contributed to
OF WOLF AND MAN II's 4-0-0. CARBONATED MILK has lost to RANDOM, falling 8 points,
while helping make CENTER FOR OLDS a 1-4-0 turn. This turn MESHACH challenged SUSHI
in what was TALCAMA's Title bout. And all eyes were on SUSHI this turn as he
ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. TALCAMA has a new victor! Tell me, is nothing
sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Original Arthur's Last
Stand uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. OF WOLF AND MAN II has cause to
stand tall, as they were TALCAMA's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is
a team to beat. And avoiding OF WOLF AND MAN II more than any other team we find
SHEPHERDS. TALCAMA, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? The most
challenged warrior this turn was OF WOLF AND MAN II's warrior HURIN. More fighters
challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster! In a brave attempt, A'S SPECIAL BLEND
from SHEPHERDS challenged up 20 points to fight HARBOR MASTER from the SEA DOGS
stable. A'S SPECIAL BLEND perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was beat by
HARBOR MASTER and ended up with 37 recognition points.
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover
or hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
I like this place, TALCAMA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep
your swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUSHI 9991 10 5 0 114 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MESHACH 9531 16 12 1 93 SHEPHERDS (252)
BOATSWAIN 9958 19 10 0 91 SEA DOGS (224)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SPONGEBOB 9485 7 5 0 88 ERRATA (675)
CRISIS 9992 8 4 1 79 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
JAMESON 4067 15 15 1 67 RYAN'S HENCHMEN (133)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEDDER 10043 7 4 2 66 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-PETE 8637 6 3 0 65 SHEPHERDS (252)
HARBOR MASTER 10008 8 4 0 58 SEA DOGS (224)
TUROC 9928 5 10 0 57 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RANDOM 10028 5 2 0 55 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
-TOSHA 9896 10 7 0 53 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654)
HURIN 10030 6 1 0 47 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
-KOOL HERC 6907 3 1 0 42 HIP HOP HEROES (511)
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER 10031 4 0 0 40 SEA DOGS (224)
-LUCIFER 9758 8 9 3 37 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
A'S SPECIAL BLEND 9575 8 13 0 37 SHEPHERDS (252)
BARNEY 10085 4 3 0 37 SHEPHERDS (252)
-MALCOM X 1846 3 0 0 35 MILITANTS (195)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HELLFIRE 9759 8 9 0 33 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
CARBONATED MILK 10036 6 6 0 33 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
TEAL'C 10055 5 2 1 32 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
-MEOUSA 9757 7 10 0 31 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
-ALI 1849 2 1 0 29 MILITANTS (195)
-HEADBAND 9601 1 3 0 27 ERRATA (675)
-GOON 2 9705 3 0 0 26 GOON SQUAD (681)
CHATROOMMATE 10034 6 6 0 25 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SATAN 9756 2 16 0 22 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
-BABY ON BOARD 10078 2 0 0 20 SEA DOGS (224)
-SUPERIOR SNOTLING 10095 2 0 0 20 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
-RED BARON 10045 1 1 1 19 ACES (695)
-DWAYNES FOLLY 10020 1 4 0 19 LUROCIAN PRIDE (654)
GOON 3 9711 1 6 0 19 GOON SQUAD (681)
-HADES 9755 0 18 0 18 DEVIL'S DEN (682)
-ARYA 10062 1 1 0 16 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
JOYCE'S BRAIN 10080 4 3 0 15 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-FUNKMASTER FLEX 6913 2 1 0 15 HIP HOP HEROES (511)
-GOON 1 9704 2 2 0 10 GOON SQUAD (681)
-BATTERY 10054 2 2 0 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
-DROGO 10068 1 1 0 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
-BIKINI 9482 0 1 0 7 ERRATA (675)
-KURTIS BLOW 6906 1 3 0 6 HIP HOP HEROES (511)
DERRY DARLIN 10093 0 2 0 6 RYAN'S HENCHMEN (133)
-SLICK RICK 6904 0 3 0 3 HIP HOP HEROES (511)
-GOON 5 9778 0 1 0 1 GOON SQUAD (681)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SO WHAT? 10101 1 1 0 CENTER FOR OLDS 108 MOUNTAIN TROLL 666 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DRUNKARD 10094 0 1 0 RYAN'S HENCHMEN 133 MORDANT DESERTER 666 NONE
ULSTER 9983 6 7 0 RYAN'S HENCHMEN 133 BEDDER 10043 662 NOT REVENGED
32 10103 0 1 0 SUPERIOR FORCES 493 BLACK ORC 666 NONE
33 10104 0 1 0 SUPERIOR FORCES 493 DARK CHAMPION 666 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Dwayne's Folly -- Never again can I prey on innocent young Initiates. I can only
hope to see many young initiates become young adepts before there time, so I can prey
on them in my long road to the top. Luckily, Assur thinks I'm special! -- A's
Special Blend
Suave -- Finally, a win. -- Assur
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SO WHAT? was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
33 was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
32 was put to death by BLACK ORC in a popular 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena match.
MESHACH was bested by SUSHI in a popular 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title contest.
BARNEY was subdued by HURIN in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
A'S SPECIAL BLEND was bested by HARBOR MASTER in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
BOATSWAIN overpowered TUROC in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BEDDER was unbelievably bested by INNOCENT BYSTANDER in a 1 minute competition.
CRISIS handily defeated JAMESON in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CARBONATED MILK was vanquished by RANDOM in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TEAL'C won victory over GOON 3 in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER overpowered JOYCE'S BRAIN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
CHATROOMMATE defeated DERRY DARLIN in a 2 minute veteran vs. amateur match.
DRUNKARD was easily killed by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 6 - 1 74 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 40 - 28 - 4 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 15 - 15 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 18 - 3 45 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 13 - 2 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 24 - 0 35 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 31 - 0 0 |
Turn 666 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:
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 6 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK SUSHI 9991 10 5 0 114 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (493)
AIMED BLOW BOATSWAIN 9958 19 10 0 91 SEA DOGS (224)
SLASHING ATTACK HARBOR MASTER 10008 8 4 0 58 SEA DOGS (224)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL HURIN 10030 6 1 0 47 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
PARRY-STRIKE BARNEY 10085 4 3 0 37 SHEPHERDS (252)
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 GOON 3 9711. The ten other most popular fighters were BARNEY 10085, HARBOR
MASTER 10008, SUSHI 9991, BOATSWAIN 9958, TEAL'C 10055, LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER 10031,
CHATROOMMATE 10034, DERRY DARLIN 10093, 33 10104, and 32 10103.
The least popular fighter this week was DRUNKARD 10094. The other ten least popular
fighters were JOYCE'S BRAIN 10080, CARBONATED MILK 10036, JAMESON 4067, TUROC 9928,
SO WHAT? 10101, A'S SPECIAL BLEND 9575, MESHACH 9531, RANDOM 10028, CRISIS 9992, and
BEDDER 10043.