DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/12/2012 Duedate: 01/25/2012
ZUWAYZA ARENA
DM-19 TURN-678
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MAGIC TODAY
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
(19-5201) [22-20-0,102]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MAGIC TODAY T'AI-KU
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) GAIDINS (447)
(19-5201) [22-20-0,102] (19-5324) [2-0-0,19]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
FARMERS ALMANAC MR MONEY BAGS
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) MONOPOLY (430)
(19-5239) [15-13-0,85] (19-5294) [5-5-1,31]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MONOPOLY (430) 32
2. GAIDINS (447) 17 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
3. MAN OR BEAST? (432) 17 Unchartered Team
4. MOM'S STUFF (444) 0
5. THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) -5 GAIDINS (447)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*MOM'S STUFF (444) 15 4 2 78.9 1/ 1 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 9 6 0
2/ 2 MAN OR BEAST? (432) 65 31 3 67.7 2/ 4 MONOPOLY (430) 8 4 1
3/ 3*GAIDINS (447) 6 4 1 60.0 3/ 5*GAIDINS (447) 6 4 1
4/ 5 MONOPOLY (430) 106 119 8 47.1 4/ 2 MAN OR BEAST? (432) 5 1 0
5/ 6 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 669 783 21 46.1 5- 3*MOM'S STUFF (444) 3 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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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.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
M. Chardinee defeated Farmers Almanac and thought that should make him
duelmaster. He was really pushy about it. So I had to step in and show him
differently. The hand is quicker than the eye, you know, and now he can't see what
happened, but he is OUT.
Magic Today
SPY REPORT
Good day, in ZUWAYZA a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. And let's see, VANDAL fought
EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and gained 16 points and contributed to GAIDINS' 3-2-0. MISSOURI
WILDLIFE has lost to KUNG-FU MASTER, falling 18 points, while helping make THE
MAGNIFICENT MAGS a 2-3-0 turn. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed,
and MAGIC TODAY remains ZUWAYZA's top warrior for another turn. Can someone confirm
a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The
Drunken Ox until they win. Maybe?
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. MOM'S STUFF has cause to stand tall, as
they were ZUWAYZA's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.
And guess who avoided MOM'S STUFF stable the most? Believe it or not, it was MAN OR
BEAST?. Anyone surprised?
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. Is it really true that ZUWAYZA has more dishwashers per capita that
fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords
sharp and your hammers heavy. Until you see my quill in ZUWAYZA again, farewell--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAGIC TODAY 5201 22 20 0 102 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BEAR GRYLLS 5185 12 2 0 127 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FARMERS ALMANAC 5239 15 13 0 85 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256 15 9 0 78 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DONKEY HOTAY 5187 6 0 1 56 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
WATER WORKS 5265 8 12 0 51 MONOPOLY (430)
-PHONOGRAPH 5305 3 0 1 41 MOM'S STUFF (444)
BALTIC AVE 5271 4 7 0 39 MONOPOLY (430)
-WALTER PIDGEON 5302 4 0 0 38 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
NEWS-OPTIC 5285 7 5 0 37 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-CELLER 5306 3 0 1 36 MOM'S STUFF (444)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OUT HOUSE 5308 3 2 0 32 MOM'S STUFF (444)
TAXES DUE 5295 6 5 1 31 MONOPOLY (430)
MR MONEY BAGS 5294 5 5 1 31 MONOPOLY (430)
-COAL STOVE 5307 2 1 0 28 MOM'S STUFF (444)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BULL HALSEY 5329 2 0 0 23 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
T'AI-KU 5324 2 0 0 19 GAIDINS (447)
-EASTER BONNET 5304 4 1 0 17 MOM'S STUFF (444)
VANDAL 5323 1 1 0 17 GAIDINS (447)
DRAGO 5325 1 1 0 11 GAIDINS (447)
XIRIUS 5327 1 1 1 8 GAIDINS (447)
DRAGON 5311 1 5 0 8 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
KRUSH 5326 1 1 0 4 GAIDINS (447)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Noble Discord -- And a welcoming "Good Day" to you. -- Jorja, the Magnificent Mags
How provoking. M. Chardinee came by when I was deep in the calculation of probable
snowfalls, and I just didn't realize he was there at all until he'd dumped several
inches of snow on me. Who hired him to deliver snow, anyway? -- Farmers Almanac
The Kung-Fu Master thought he had an edge. But he didn't look where he was going and
ran into a deer crossing the road. Running into a deer at speed can be devastating,
and I am pleased to observe that the Kung-Fu Master was devastated. -- Missouri
Wildlife
P.S. Yes, I know, the steward didn't say "devastated," but he's biased. It was
devastation, trust me.
Taxes Due! Not So! All an Effort to Rob the Public! Read all about it, story on
page five. -- News Optic
Who would have thought that a dragon-bane lived on Baltic Avenue, of all unlikely
places? -- Dragon
P.S. Fortunately not a fatal one.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BULL HALSEY devastated KRUSH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MAGIC TODAY won victory over CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
MISSOURI WILDLIFE was subdued by KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 1 minute fight.
FARMERS ALMANAC devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
NEWS-OPTIC was bested by DONKEY HOTAY in a action packed 1 minute brawl.
WATER WORKS defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute struggle.
BALTIC AVE savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute master vs. novice brawl.
MR MONEY BAGS viciously subdued DRAGON in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
TAXES DUE vanquished XIRIUS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
VANDAL defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute beginner's match.
T'AI-KU overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
DRAGO subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 1 - 1 80 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 9 - 0 68 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 5 - 0 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 6 - 1 60 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 7 - 1 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 29 - 2 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 678 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW MAGIC TODAY 5201 22 20 0 102 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
STRIKING ATTACK FARMERS ALMANAC 5239 15 13 0 85 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
BASHING ATTACK MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256 15 9 0 78 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
LUNGING ATTACK DONKEY HOTAY 5187 6 0 1 56 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FARMERS ALMANAC 5239. The most popular warrior this
turn was MR MONEY BAGS 5294. The ten other most popular fighters were FARMERS
ALMANAC 5239, WATER WORKS 5265, BALTIC AVE 5271, DONKEY HOTAY 5187, VANDAL 5323,
MAGIC TODAY 5201, MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256, TAXES DUE 5295, DRAGO 5325, and BULL HALSEY
5329.
The least popular fighter this week was T'AI-KU 5324. The other ten least popular
fighters were XIRIUS 5327, KRUSH 5326, DRAGON 5311, NEWS-OPTIC 5285, BULL HALSEY
5329, DRAGO 5325, TAXES DUE 5295, MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256, MAGIC TODAY 5201, and
VANDAL 5323.
"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!