DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/21/2013 Duedate: 04/03/2013
ZUWAYZA ARENA
DM-19 TURN-709
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BULL HALSEY
MAN OR BEAST? (432)
(19-5329) [16-2-3,175]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BULL HALSEY POSITION IS EMPTY
MAN OR BEAST? (432)
(19-5329) [16-2-3,175]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
POCKET NEWS TRUE CRIME
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
(19-5364) [14-12-0,94] (19-5411) [2-8-0,18]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
VISIONS V2 (452)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CUNNING RUNTS (425) 63
2. VISIONS V2 (452) 24 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
3. MAN OR BEAST? (432) 6 Unchartered Team
4. LORDS INC. (324) 0
5. THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) -18 SAND KINGS (271)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MAN OR BEAST? (432) 115 52 8 68.9 1/ 2 VISIONS V2 (452) 9 2 1
2/ 0 CUNNING RUNTS (425) 168 111 7 60.2 2/ 1 MAN OR BEAST? (432) 7 3 1
3/ 3 VISIONS V2 (452) 47 46 6 50.5 3/ 3 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 6 9 0
4/ 4 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 732 875 22 45.6 4/ 0 CUNNING RUNTS (425) 4 0 0
5- 5 LORDS INC. (324) 60 77 4 43.8 5- 5 LORDS INC. (324) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 718): BARELY LEGAL of IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 720): ELEVENTH of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 670): THE LIBRARIAN of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 714): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 716): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 707): FENSTER GOLLY of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 708): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 356): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 705): THE CLEAR of ARCANE PHARMACY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 354): AWESOME 80'S of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 702): TRUST BUSTER 1 of SEGUE CARTEL (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 699): FLOUR CHILD of BAD BREAD (The Baker, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 691): FREE CHEESE!! Of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 646): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 331): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 326): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 312): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 581): KULGAN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 566): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 548): ZENSU LASAGNA of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 542): IRONIC TWIST of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 261): MRALISSA LOON of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 503): JACK PENDELTON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 498): STREGOICA of DARKSTALKER2 (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 489): STEAMED MUSCLES of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 606): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 716): SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 720): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 670): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 714): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 716): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 707): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 708): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 356): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 705): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 354): BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 702): DRAGON RIDERS (Daikkan, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 699): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 691): SOUND (Trim, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 649): UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 331): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 326): BASH BROS PARK (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 312): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 581): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 566): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 548): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 542): THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 261): BASH BROS SUITCASE (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 503): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 498): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 489): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 606): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 717): BLUE FUNK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 669): GRAY BEAR of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 714): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 715): SNAKE of SERPENTS HOLD 114 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 355): POSTAGE of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 353): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 702): FOR THE GODLINGS! Of NOTORIOUS (Destitute Noble, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 691): MADON AP LLEW of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 326): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
(turn 325): TALKEETNA of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord, mgr.)
SCOMSSS'S NIGHTMARE of THE OPERA (Manager, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 566): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 542): IRONIC TWIST of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Admiral on deck!
At ease, Zuwayza. I'm Halsey, Bull Halsey and I have returned! I am your Admiral
this once again.
I was unable to get you a dispatch last week because we were on top secret maneuvers
in the Coral Sea. Fortunately we're now heading back to Pearl. On the way, we
encountered the secret weapon that the Japanese had prepared for us called Sir
Bluebell. It wasn't that secret and it definitely wasn't much of a weapon, as we
blew it out of the sea in short order.
Next time, Hirohito, send something more impressive!
In any case we're cruising back into Pearl, as I mentioned, and all men will be
granted a week of shore leave.
That is all.
Crew dismissed.
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. Say good-bye to MAN OR BEAST?, as they are pushed from the coveted
top team spot by the VISIONS V2 stable. Hey everybody, watch out for JEANNE D'ARC,
who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon.
Keep your eye on this gal. And falling like a basher in the top ten was WALTER
PIDGEON, who dropped 9 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with
GARRET. Unlike most arenas, BULL HALSEY managed to get his challenge off against the
14-11-0 POCKET NEWS. Well, everybody's pal BULL HALSEY moved his record to 16-2-3 by
defeating POCKET NEWS in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 13 recognition
points. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at
that location.
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the ZUWAYZA arena. And hey,
kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid LORDS INC., please raise you hand. Wow. Does
ZUWAYZA really have that many liars? For those of you who like math, try this one:
LORDS INC. + Weapons That go Boom = MAN OR BEAST? + Avoid City. Well just about
everybody wants a piece of POCKET NEWS, who was this week's most challenged warrior.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Here's some advice: warriors with little
wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in
next week's fights. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've
got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BULL HALSEY 5329 16 2 3 175 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BEAR GRYLLS 5185 12 2 0 127 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
SHARK NORMAN 5397 13 2 1 121 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
GARRET 5375 12 8 0 99 VISIONS V2 (452)
POCKET NEWS 5364 14 12 0 94 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-SIR BLUEBELL 3642 22 9 0 93 LORDS INC. (324)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WALTER PIDGEON 5302 13 6 0 74 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SIR SMASH 3734 10 9 1 59 LORDS INC. (324)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAXTON 5404 7 8 2 56 VISIONS V2 (452)
ROBERT REICH 5330 4 1 1 46 CUNNING RUNTS (425)
-NAPOLEON 5200 9 9 0 45 CUNNING RUNTS (425)
DOTTLE 5424 7 0 0 35 VISIONS V2 (452)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL 5410 7 3 0 31 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
MODERN PHRENOLOGY 5408 6 5 0 26 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JEANNE D'ARC 5378 1 0 0 21 CUNNING RUNTS (425)
ROCKY J SQUIRREL 5385 1 0 0 20 CUNNING RUNTS (425)
TRUE CRIME 5411 2 8 0 18 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
MOTHER GHEA NEWS 5431 2 1 0 18 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-ZYANE 5430 2 2 0 14 VISIONS V2 (452)
-SAMUEL COLT 5418 1 1 1 14 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
BARNEY RUBBLE 5384 1 0 0 13 CUNNING RUNTS (425)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LADY LILA 3735 11 7 1 LORDS INC. 324 BULL HALSEY 5329 707
DWES EGG 5413 0 1 0 SHEWISH BANQUET 455 SAMUEL COLT 5418 706
THE DUELIST 5422 3 3 1 THE MAGNIFICENT 241 HUGS-N-KISSES 5367 706
PERSONAL ADS
Pocket News -- I'll not have you using binoculars! Arena floor seating for you
always. Can I accomodate you again? -- Sir Bluebell
Bull Halsey -- You have a large debt. Lady Lila was a special warrior and woman.
I'm coming to collect. -- Sir Bluebell
Walter Pidgeon -- Apparently I cannot learn much from a Pidgeon. -- Sir Smash
Well, if that isn't the pits! We went four-one, and we're too busy to crow about it.
It must be the weather, everything is controlled by the weather, you know. Or the
moon phases. -- Mother Ghea News, for the Magnificent Mags
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BULL HALSEY devastated POCKET NEWS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
SHARK NORMAN savagely defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute gory melee.
GARRET vanquished WALTER PIDGEON in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PAXTON overpowered MODERN PHRENOLOGY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROBERT REICH devastated MOTHER GHEA NEWS in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL was bested by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute match.
DOTTLE unbelievably bested TRUE CRIME in a popular 5 minute gruesome competition.
JEANNE D'ARC vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
BARNEY RUBBLE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ROCKY J SQUIRREL overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 8 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 2 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 14 - 1 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 25 - 21 - 2 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 12 - 1 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
Turn 709 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 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK BULL HALSEY 5329 16 2 3 175 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
LUNGING ATTACK SHARK NORMAN 5397 13 2 1 121 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
AIMED BLOW GARRET 5375 12 8 0 99 VISIONS V2 (452)
WALL OF STEEL POCKET NEWS 5364 14 12 0 94 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
TOTAL PARRY WALTER PIDGEON 5302 13 6 0 74 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is POCKET NEWS 5364. The most popular warrior this
turn was TRUE CRIME 5411. The ten other most popular fighters were BULL HALSEY 5329,
SHARK NORMAN 5397, GARRET 5375, ROBERT REICH 5330, JEANNE D'ARC 5378, PAXTON 5404,
BARNEY RUBBLE 5384, ROCKY J SQUIRREL 5385, POCKET NEWS 5364, and MOTHER GHEA NEWS
5431.
The least popular fighter this week was HOUSE BEAUTIFUL 5410. The other ten least
popular fighters were MODERN PHRENOLOGY 5408, WALTER PIDGEON 5302, DOTTLE 5424,
MOTHER GHEA NEWS 5431, POCKET NEWS 5364, ROCKY J SQUIRREL 5385, BARNEY RUBBLE 5384,
PAXTON 5404, JEANNE D'ARC 5378, and ROBERT REICH 5330.
NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENA (DM 85)
Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in
a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 85. If you requested that your team be placed in a
specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Effective immediately, any
teams placed in DM 85 and not transferred out to another arena, will be automatically
deleted a month after the tournament. If you have questions about any of your teams,
please contact Customer Service. -- RSI