DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/22/2012 Duedate: 04/04/2012
ZUWAYZA ARENA
DM-19 TURN-683
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WATER WORKS
MONOPOLY (430)
(19-5265) [12-13-0,88]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WATER WORKS DRAGO
MONOPOLY (430) GAIDINS (447)
(19-5265) [12-13-0,88] (19-5325) [4-1-1,45]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
WATER WORKS BALTIC AVE
MONOPOLY (430) MONOPOLY (430)
(19-5265) [12-13-0,88] (19-5271) [7-9-1,52]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GAIDINS (447)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. JESSIE'S SPUDS (449) 24
2. THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) 20 BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414)
3. BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414) 8 Unchartered Team
4. MONOPOLY (430) 7
5. GAIDINS (447) 3 GAIDINS (447)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*GAIDINS (447) 18 7 2 72.0 1/ 1*GAIDINS (447) 12 3 1
2- 2 MAN OR BEAST? (432) 70 36 4 66.0 2/ 2 MONOPOLY (430) 7 2 1
3/ 3 BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414) 55 38 1 59.1 3/ 6*JESSIE'S SPUDS (449) 3 3 1
4/ 5 MONOPOLY (430) 117 125 9 48.3 4/ 5 BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414) 2 1 0
5/ 6 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 678 799 21 45.9 5- 3 MAN OR BEAST? (432) 2 2 0
6/ 7*JESSIE'S SPUDS (449) 4 9 1 30.8 6/ 4 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 2 13 0
7- 8*BOWLDERS (448) 0 3 0 0.0 7- 8*BOWLDERS (448) 0 3 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 692): TIGHT BLOUSE of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 694): KUNG PO FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 618): CORKY of BLACKTHORNE (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 688): SHANK of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 690): GOLD CHARM of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 681): BOROMIR of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 682): DONKEY HOTAY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 343): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 679): PUB O'CONNOR of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 341): XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 676): S.W.A.T. of SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 673): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWIENERS (The Dark One)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 665): MONKEY MAN of REALLY? (?, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 623): KIRVENJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 318): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 313): SALAD SLAYER of VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 555): POW! of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 540): ELIN GISSORS of MIDDLE WAY 25 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 522): HORSE D'OEUVRE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 516): IN YOUR FACE of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
(Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 248): PANAMA OATES of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 477): NEGATIVE ONE of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 472): LEAPS INTO THE AIR of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 463): CALEAM CHOWDER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 580): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 692): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 694): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 618): HOUSE CANNITH (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 688): SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 690): REALLY? (?, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 681): DUEL REALITY (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 682): GAIDINS (Noble Discord, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 343): DREW'S BOYS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 679): CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 341): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 676): COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 673): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 665): REALLY? (?, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 623): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 317): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 313): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 298): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 555): THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 540): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 522): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 516): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 248): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 477): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 472): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 463): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 580): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 690): STRONG BAD of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 686): STEVE of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 680): FARMERS ALMANAC of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 678): ULPHOR of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 671): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 663): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 622): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 312): PATRY TRAP of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): PURPLE ACE of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 555): DOBIE FROME of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 522): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 476): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
TREEMA LORNE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 471): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Touche, Zuwayza, I, Donkey Hotay, am now your Duelmaster.
I shall keep this statement brief and to the point.
I do not like windmills. They are loud, rickety and most ugly. They litter the
landscape and blot out the natural beauty of the world. I do not like them.
If you are one of those fools who likes windmills, so be it. My gauntlet is
cast.
In the meantime, I will be taking a sabbatical, for the time being at least.
Windmills beware.
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to ZUWAYZA once again! Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always
change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna be... Well, JESSIE'S SPUDS' 3rd moved them
up to 2-0-1 place. What's with TAMBONE? She actually beat GAIDINS' XIRIUS, and
walked away with 18 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at THE MAGNIFICENT
MAGS while they watched MISSOURI WILDLIFE clobber TAXES DUE. She lost 11 points and
got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Har har har! Did DONKEY HOTAY wimp
out, or just get lazy? Anyway, he's not Duelmaster anymore. I can barely restrain
my enthusiam for MONOPOLY's outstanding member, Duelmaster WATER WORKS. Advice to
fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... The most avoided team
was THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS. In my day, no team with a 677-795-21 would scare me off!
What's the problem, GAIDINS? How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, DONT PAY RENT! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to
haunt you. I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that DONT
PAY RENT gets in. He fights people like DRAGON, 10 points below. I thought DONT PAY
RENT showed great skill and promise when he won victory over DRAGON. All right, so I
slept through it! Big deal!
Warriors of ZUWAYZA unite. You have only your games to lose! NEWS-OPTIC of THE
MAGNIFICENT MAGS didn't know when to quit. When you've got a 8-9-0, that's a good
sign. Now he's dead. TAMBONE of JESSIE'S SPUDS got 18 points for removing another
young punk. Tough luck, GAIDINS! Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover
stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. The end
of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! Time for my
medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WATER WORKS 5265 12 13 0 88 MONOPOLY (430)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BEAR GRYLLS 5185 12 2 0 127 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
-DONKEY HOTAY 5187 10 0 1 104 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256 17 12 0 75 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAXES DUE 5295 10 6 1 52 MONOPOLY (430)
BALTIC AVE 5271 7 9 1 52 MONOPOLY (430)
DRAGO 5325 4 1 1 45 GAIDINS (447)
-WALTER PIDGEON 5302 4 0 0 38 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BULL HALSEY 5329 3 1 1 33 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
DONT PAY RENT 5259 4 1 0 32 BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414)
T'AI-KU 5324 4 1 0 32 GAIDINS (447)
TAMBONE 5347 3 1 1 30 JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VANDAL 5323 4 1 0 23 GAIDINS (447)
KRUSH 5326 3 2 0 23 GAIDINS (447)
DRAGON 5311 2 9 0 15 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
TRICKSTER 5345 1 3 0 9 JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)
AARP! 5354 0 2 0 3 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
ALCHEMIST'S MONTHLY 5351 0 3 0 3 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-RALPH 5333 0 1 0 1 BOWLDERS (448)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
XIRIUS 5327 3 2 1 GAIDINS 447 TAMBONE 5347 683
MR MONEY BAGS 5294 5 7 1 MONOPOLY 430 BULL HALSEY 5329 680
NEWS-OPTIC 5285 8 9 0 THE MAGNIFICENT 241 DRAGO 5325 683
PERSONAL ADS
Alchemist's Monthly -- Right arm for a right arm; only difference was: I was
committed to my Plainsman sidestep, willing to go on without it, as the gods seen fit
to fashion me with another. -- Vandal
Don't Pay Rent -- You may not pay rent, but (being your first loss) you paid your
pound of flesh. We both entered that arena undefeated. Granted, I challenged you,
but at least you had the style advantage. Let it not be said of the GAIDINS that we
only challenge those we're style-favored to best; for you were my style's fear, and I
faced you, and the birth-rite of my aegis advances undisputed. -- T'ai-ku
News-Optic -- Do not take personal. Until we fought, Drago knew only two things
about you: 1) your name, 2) you were a ranking I must break. And excuse my comment
about you stealing Daddy's armor and weapons; I am sure now he gave them to you 16
fights ago (to my 4). -- Drago
Dragon -- It don't require any of my Kraellian mystical arts to figure you for a
"pseudodragon." Shew Dragon, Shew, indeed, or rep more sting from my stang. -- Krush
Trickster -- Quick and (almost) painless. Persevere young spud, and look within for
your winning set-up, for strength in the physical being is multiplied tenfold by the
warrior who practices on matters of the mind and spirit. -- Xirius
All -- This is for those who may question the Gaidins going 5-0 for two consecutive
turns. (Ahem, Mr. Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari)
Magical aids; charmed weapons, indeed! Well... Krush is of the Kraellian blood; but
that's as far as I'll admit for mojo. The rest is simple cause-and-effect, order
admist chaos; the result of study and practice... and favor graced by the battle
gods. -- Noble Discord, mgr. Gaidins (447)
Assur -- Not if they're thoroughly bashed. Then... a cheap funeral and look around
for someone more suitable. -- Jorja
Don't Pay Rent -- Why do I not believe you? -- Dragon
Beginner Steals Show! Drago Charged with Grand Theft Win! Story on page (mumble
mumble). -- News-Optic
Water Works -- Well, tis the season for flooding here. We learn to live with it. --
Missouri Wildlife
Krush -- Everyone wants a piece of the... Dragon.
P.S. That's annoying.
Vandal -- I'm sure that wasn't supposed to happen. The manual calls for a long
struggle, not two minutes. -- Alchemist's Monthly
P.S. And I suspect some of the ingredients aren't quite right, either.
Tambone -- You're a spud? Could'a fooled me, and here I was with the sour cream and
garlic, all set for a feast. -- Aarp!
T'ai-Ku -- Not sure if you were a scout or just brave. Pretty gutsy challenge! Well
done with the victory. Not one I would expect to lose with regularity, but I tip my
hat to you! -- Assur
T'ai-Ku -- A painful way to take my first loss. Next time, I'll show you what pain
is all about. Right after I catch up on my rent payments. -- Don't Pay Rent
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
T'AI-KU was bested by BALTIC AVE in a 2 minute amateur vs. expert Challenge fight.
DONT PAY RENT demolished DRAGON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
WATER WORKS overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
MISSOURI WILDLIFE devastated TAXES DUE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KRUSH was savagely defeated by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
NEWS-OPTIC was narrowly killed by DRAGO in a 1 minute struggle.
VANDAL overcame AARP! in a 2 minute beginner's melee.
XIRIUS was dispatched by TAMBONE in a 1 minute novice's duel.
TRICKSTER won victory over ALCHEMIST'S MONTHLY in a 1 minute gory novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 16 - 6 - 1 73 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 7 - 0 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 4 - 0 69 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 - 1 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 13 - 2 55 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 25 - 2 48 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 11 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 1 38 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 683 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 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256 17 12 0 75 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAXES DUE 5295 10 6 1 52 MONOPOLY (430)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WATER WORKS 5265. The most popular warrior this
turn was BALTIC AVE 5271. The ten other most popular fighters were AARP! 5354, DONT
PAY RENT 5259, WATER WORKS 5265, NEWS-OPTIC 5285, VANDAL 5323, TRICKSTER 5345,
MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256, DRAGO 5325, TAMBONE 5347, and T'AI-KU 5324.
The least popular fighter this week was ALCHEMIST'S MONTHLY 5351. The other ten
least popular fighters were XIRIUS 5327, KRUSH 5326, TAXES DUE 5295, DRAGON 5311,
T'AI-KU 5324, TAMBONE 5347, DRAGO 5325, MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256, TRICKSTER 5345, and
VANDAL 5323.