DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/06/2005 Duedate: 04/19/2005
SOLVEN ARENA
DM-22 TURN-505
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MAYBE LATER
JUST CHILLIN (699)
(22-6176) [23-10-1,115]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MAYBE LATER POSITION IS EMPTY
JUST CHILLIN (699)
(22-6176) [23-10-1,115]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
NO HURRY NO HURRY
JUST CHILLIN (699) JUST CHILLIN (699)
(22-6174) [17-16-0,88] (22-6174) [17-16-0,88]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 35
2. THE ZOO (205) 29 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
3. CONSPIRACY INC. (100) 28 Unchartered Team
4. THE REPUBLICANS (103) 12
5. THE POISON CLAN (692) 0 (173)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 196 91 5 68.3 1/ 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 9 4 1
2- 2 THE POISON CLAN (692) 100 65 1 60.6 2/ 3 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 9 6 0
3- 3 ROCK ETTS (595) 406 289 7 58.4 3/ 2 JUST CHILLIN (699) 8 7 1
4/ 4 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) 187 154 13 54.8 4/ 4 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) 7 8 0
5/ 5 JUST CHILLIN (699) 89 75 8 54.3 5/ 5 THE ZOO (205) 4 10 0
6- 6*LEGIO ITALICA (724) 15 14 0 51.7 6- 8 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) 3 1 0
7/ 7 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 386 380 25 50.4 7/ 7 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) 3 4 0
8- 8 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) 59 64 5 48.0 8-10 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) 2 2 0
9- 9*KISS ME (726) 8 9 1 47.1 9- 6 THE POISON CLAN (692) 2 3 0
10-10 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) 53 64 3 45.3 10-11*THE SAVAGE KINKS (732) 2 3 0
11/11 THE ZOO (205) 371 515 6 41.9 11-12*LEGIO ITALICA (724) 1 0 0
12-12*THE SAVAGE KINKS (732) 2 3 0 40.0 12-13 ROCK ETTS (595) 1 2 0
13/13 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) 16 32 1 33.3 13- 9*KISS ME (726) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Wow, here I am. Talk about backing in to this position. First I challenge the
Duelmaster but my challenge does not go through. Lucky me, I get a random match
against the Duelmaster anyway. I don't win--Anthony Scalia does, woe is me. Of
course, Anthony has moved to a higher level, so his office is vacant. Since the
Poison Clan decided to take a vacation that left only me to step in, so despite my
best efforts I am your new Duelmaster. I have a request for some of you warriors--
try to move up some, will you!!! I want some variety at the top, I can only deal
with so much of the Poison Clan, and we all know Detective Kellumbo's boys just don't
fight fair. So I hope to see some new blood soon, if not now...Maybe Later.
SPY REPORT
I can't believe the violence in SOLVEN! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... Uncool, KISS ME. I mean 0-0-0
is bad. Will they will be allowed to fight? I say use 'em for training practice!
MVP award for ARISHTARTE? THE ZOO's proud of her after beating TONY BLAIR and
getting 19 points. Talk about yer major upsets! NO HURRY's match with
SCHWARZENEGGER cost him a loss of 10 points! Don't you think the Duelmaster is being
unfair? I think MAYBE LATER should let LUCIAS CLAY be Duelmaster for a while,
without fighting about it. I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine
hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you?
Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. I had
a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAYBE LATER 6176 23 10 1 115 JUST CHILLIN (699)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE SCORPION 6117 19 14 0 100 THE POISON CLAN (692)
SCHWARZENEGGER 6265 17 6 0 94 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
-THE LOTUS 6208 15 13 0 92 THE POISON CLAN (692)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NO HURRY 6174 17 16 0 88 JUST CHILLIN (699)
LUCIAS CLAY 6359 11 5 0 87 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
TAX DEDUCTION 6269 12 11 1 85 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
NAME DROPPER 6306 10 8 1 85 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
EASY BREEZE 6173 16 17 3 77 JUST CHILLIN (699)
-THE PHOENIX 6227 17 9 0 73 THE POISON CLAN (692)
-PLATINUM 5677 12 30 1 71 ROCK ETTS (595)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLINT EASTWOOD 6286 13 9 0 66 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
-CRIMSON WONDER 6373 8 3 0 64 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722)
-BIFF STREICHER 6375 7 9 1 60 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WRATHCHILD 6395 12 11 0 54 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723)
ARISHTARTE 6257 8 10 1 54 THE ZOO (205)
TAMMY 6407 9 2 0 51 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
-CEPACOL 6377 10 8 1 49 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722)
-CAIUS 6404 6 0 0 49 LEGIO ITALICA (724)
-THE BASILISK 6307 11 6 0 46 THE POISON CLAN (692)
SUPPLY SIDE 6358 7 10 0 46 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
TONY BLAIR 6334 10 5 0 45 CONSPIRACY INC. (100)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZOOIE 6152 6 23 1 42 THE ZOO (205)
-FREDDY BEAR 6389 9 9 0 40 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723)
-SUBOTAI 6387 7 6 1 40 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723)
-MARIUS 6401 4 3 0 40 LEGIO ITALICA (724)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KIWIRA 6305 6 7 0 33 THE ZOO (205)
CHRISTINE GREGOIRE 6441 4 1 1 33 CONSPIRACY INC. (100)
-WOOFAMIGH 6177 2 0 0 31 ROCK ETTS (595)
-APPLE TREE 6411 3 3 0 28 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718)
-AEMILIA 6402 4 2 0 27 LEGIO ITALICA (724)
BROOKS AND DUNN 6398 5 9 1 25 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PEAR TREE 6412 3 2 0 21 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718)
-SANDSTONE 6056 2 4 0 18 ROCK ETTS (595)
FROZEN FANNY 6469 3 0 1 15 JUST CHILLIN (699)
-DESTINED TO DIE 6383 3 2 0 15 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723)
ZEBROE 6370 3 5 0 14 THE ZOO (205)
OHIO '04 6428 3 4 0 14 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
-FRANZ JOSEF 6471 1 0 0 13 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722)
KOFI ANNAN 6494 1 0 0 12 CONSPIRACY INC. (100)
-RIP-A-DIP 6384 3 1 0 11 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723)
-FOREVER 6422 3 1 0 10 KISS ME (726)
-HARD LUCK WOMAN 6448 3 1 0 10 KISS ME (726)
SKOME TREE 6467 1 1 0 8 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718)
-SHOUT IT OUT LOUD 6421 1 3 1 7 KISS ME (726)
-CALIF OAK 6450 1 1 0 7 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718)
-BLOSSUM 6431 0 1 0 7 ROCK ETTS (595)
-THE MONKEY 6460 1 1 0 4 THE POISON CLAN (692)
-DETROIT ROCK CITY 6423 1 1 0 4 KISS ME (726)
-SLIM JIM 6440 0 4 0 4 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722)
SNOWBALL 6477 0 2 0 2 JUST CHILLIN (699)
KOJO ANNAN 6493 0 1 0 1 CONSPIRACY INC. (100)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
KEVIN KENNEDY 6456 0 4 0 CONSPIRACY INC. 100 KORGE, SHEWISH GI 404 505 NONE
DEAN LOGAN 6449 0 3 0 CONSPIRACY INC. 100 FROZEN FANNY 6469 504
ICE PICK 6335 8 6 0 JUST CHILLIN 699 BROOKS AND DUNN 6398 501 REVENGED
GOT TO CHOOSE 6419 0 2 0 KISS ME 726 CHRISTINE GREGOI 6441 501 REVENGED
CORD 6432 0 4 0 TREE PEOPLE 2 718 MOUNTAIN TROLL 401 505 NONE
ELDRIDGE PHANT 6280 3 12 0 THE ZOO 205 NAME DROPPER 6306 504
PERSONAL ADS
Name Dropper -- You know, I've got a really bad feeling about this. Authors are so
suggestible.... -- Ghost of Eldridge Phant
P.S. Although I suppose I could have a medical discharge from the arena and not
actually die. I wouldn't mind not actually dying.
Supply Side -- What secret admirer? What if I don't want a secret admirer? What if
I want him to DECLARE himself? -- Arishtarte
P.S. If he has to keep his identity a secret, it really makes me wonder about...all
kinds of things. Is he married? An axe murderer? A former assassin on the run from
his former comrades? Some of the possibilities are scary.
Ohio '04 -- So what happened then and there? -- Kiwira, idly curious
Cepacol -- You're medievally chaotic? I would never have guessed. I took you for
some kind of cough syrup. -- Zooie
Kevin Kennedy -- Nothing personal, but I hate you. -- Zebroe
P.S. Okay, maybe it is personal, but not VERY personal.
Leeta -- We had a thriving arena, and instead of using avoids and such, you simply
leave. Now that the arena is dying, you come back. I hope I am able to kill every
one of your pitiful warriors. Better rev up that avoid engine again, because
Kellumbo is coming. -- DK
Tazo -- Running scared, or just running? -- DK
Judge -- Even in my silence, I still regard you as a weak, 2-3 on average manager.
Just thought you'd might like to know I still cared. -- DK
28 March 2005
Is there anybody in the DM game who is incarcerated that has had to litigate in order
to continue playing? Or anyone in the free world who may be able to help me with
case law or legal advice? The Administration has already taken "D&D type games" from
us once (though I recently had that decision overturned). I believe it's only a
matter of time before they try it again and I am prepared to file a lawsuit if need
be. I enjoy DM and any help that could be offered would be greatly appreciated! I
can be contacted at:
Danny Warren
#28341
P.O. Box 250
Draper, UT 84070
or:
Heathen, mgr. Misnomers DM 47
28 March 2005
Ladies and gents...get your teams together and join in on the hottest and fiercest
contest ever to grace the arena sands! Intrigue, personal wars, you name it...we got
it going on! What is this contest? It's the Turf War IV in DM 47, North Fork!!
This fantastic contest was begun by my alliance mate Asmo Dius, and I've picked up
some of the slack. Contest starts on Turn 225 (approx. date June 9th?). It's an
"alliance-type contest", so grab your folks and bring them in for a bang up time.
Rules will be printed in the DM 47 newsletter at least until the contest starts. --
Baphomet, Host...Company of Brothers Alliance, Illuminati Confederation of Alliances
28 March 2005
Contest Announcement
====================
It's finally here! ScumFest 2005! The greatest scum in the land of Alastari are
formally invited to participate in ScumFest 2005, a contest involving the scummiest
scum in all of Alastari!
Who: All Scum in Alastari
What: Scum Fest 2005!
Where: Talahya
When: May 23rd, Talahya Turns 490-499
Rules
======
The object of winning ScumFest is to have the longest cumulative time (in minutes) at
the end of the 10th round.
Should there be a tie at the end of 10 rounds, tiebreakers are (in order):
- Head to Head Record
- Win/Loss Percentage
- Average Fight Length
(We'll go into overtime if they're still tied)
There are no other rules. A manager may use any means at his disposal in order to
accomplish his goal. Collusion, hiring Aimed Blows to take out the leaders, etc.
Anything goes!
To enter the scum fest, please write a personal ad in the DM 100 newsletter,
declaring your intention to join the contest, or send an email to managerr@aol.com
Please include warrior name and ID numbers of the contestants. You may enter the
competition up until Turn 494.
Prizes will be announced after the competition begins. The point of the contest is
to prove you have the scummiest scum, and necessarily for a silly prize.
Good luck and Happy Scumming!
-- Manager
6 April 2005
SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE
I would like to make a formal announcement to all the managers of Alastari that
the inaugural/memorial challenge put forth by Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest (Richard
Hammes) has been approved by the commission. The contest will be held in TROCAR,
arena 54, beginning on the turn that starts around June 2nd. Keep in mind that this
is a slow arena. Before I go on, I would like to personally thank the commission for
procuring an outstanding top prize for this contest. This announcement follows my
last and entry into the contest will be a minimum $5 donation, which I will pool and
give to a charity in the San Diego area in Richard Hammes' name and memory. My
address is at the end. Once the donation is made, I intend to notify RSI of the
charity and amount we donated as a matter of pride for them and us in this game! I
will notify everyone in an all arena ad as well.
The contest is pretty simple. Any team may enter, there are no restrictions on
fight experience! There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed
and only one single use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. To
help eliminate any interference, I am going to allow avoids of non-contest teams in
case they are there to manipulate and affect the winner of the contest. Scoring is
as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written
from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will
not get the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
The contest will last for 12 turns, again beginning roughly June 2nd. May I
point out that if you use your Dark Arena fight you will get either 2 points, for
winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights count in the scoring. It matters not if
you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-in; they still count as much as fighting a
contest warrior. This will be a test of basic strategy with a touch of luck added in
as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each
warrior entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in
death, cannot score points! Break the no DA, challenge, or avoid rules (except
avoids of non-contest teams) and you will be DQ'd as soon as the transgression is
discovered. To keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no
messing with these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a
clarification, but the second time gets you DQ'd. This also counts if it is found
you bring a second team in for the purpose of making challenges. You can bring a
second team, just don't think they can challenge to give you an advantage. This
means DQ to your contest team. A second team may also enter the contest with its own
donation of $5 and adherence to the rules. Well, enough of that, I'm sure you'd like
to see the prizes so here they are:
1st place - +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place - +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager - Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The resurrection potion may be used on any FE warrior, however the favorites and
+1 bonus potions must be used on a warrior with at least 5 FE. These prizes also
must be used within 2 turns of the ending of the contest. Even those rookie level
teams can figure out a way to use that resurrection potion if you think night fight
;), after the contest of course, so don't think this is only good for experienced
teams! Check your rosters and unused RU's and see if you can't find a reason to come
and test your mettle!
Again, entry fee is a minimum $5 donation, money order preferred method but if
that doesn't work for you we can figure alternate means. If a hopeful entrant
happens to be incarcerated and the only real means of making the donation is an
account transfer, please make sure you let me know where the transfer came from and
which team it is for. I prefer that this only be used as donation method by
incarcerated players unless otherwise discussed with me. Please drop me an email, or
diplo my team in Tobir(14), letting me know you are sending a donation for entry and
the amount so I can be on the lookout for it in the mail. Thanks to all who have
sent their sympathies regarding our game's loss of a kind and admirable soul and my
best wishes to all!
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
193 Pepperidge Dr.
Wixom, MI 48393
triumph1971@hotmail.com
THE DEATH SQUAD (63) in Tobir, arena 14
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KEVIN KENNEDY was butchered by KORGE, SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CORD was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
MAYBE LATER handily defeated LUCIAS CLAY in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
NO HURRY was unbelievably bested by SCHWARZENEGGER in a 2 minute veteran's contest.
TAX DEDUCTION luckily beat EASY BREEZE in a 2 minute master's competition.
NAME DROPPER overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
CLINT EASTWOOD handily defeated ZOOIE in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
TONY BLAIR was vanquished by ARISHTARTE in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
TAMMY won victory over SUPPLY SIDE in a popular 3 minute duel.
OHIO '04 was overpowered by CHRISTINE GREGOIRE in a 1 minute uneven match.
KIWIRA overpowered SKOME TREE in a exciting 4 minute one-sided fight.
ZEBROE was bested by BROOKS AND DUNN in a 2 minute conflict.
SNOWBALL was devastated by KOFI ANNAN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
FROZEN FANNY savagely defeated KOJO ANNAN in a 2 minute gory amateur's conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 5 WALL OF STEEL 37 - 21 - 1 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 11 - 9 - 1 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 48 - 42 - 0 53 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 20 - 2 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 27 - 3 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 32 - 46 - 2 41 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 19 - 1 30 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 10 - 1 29 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
Turn 505 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 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK MAYBE LATER 6176 23 10 1 115 JUST CHILLIN (699)
TOTAL PARRY SCHWARZENEGGER 6265 17 6 0 94 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
STRIKING ATTACK NO HURRY 6174 17 16 0 88 JUST CHILLIN (699)
LUNGING ATTACK LUCIAS CLAY 6359 11 5 0 87 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676)
WALL OF STEEL TAX DEDUCTION 6269 12 11 1 85 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is NO HURRY 6174. The most popular warrior this turn
was NO HURRY 6174. The ten other most popular fighters were EASY BREEZE 6173, SUPPLY
SIDE 6358, KIWIRA 6305, ARISHTARTE 6257, FROZEN FANNY 6469, MAYBE LATER 6176, NAME
DROPPER 6306, SCHWARZENEGGER 6265, TAX DEDUCTION 6269, and CLINT EASTWOOD 6286.
The least popular fighter this week was SKOME TREE 6467. The other ten least popular
fighters were OHIO '04 6428, TONY BLAIR 6334, ZOOIE 6152, CORD 6432, KEVIN KENNEDY
6456, KOJO ANNAN 6493, SNOWBALL 6477, ZEBROE 6370, TAMMY 6407, and LUCIAS CLAY 6359.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MAYBE LATER (22-6176) JUST CHILLIN (699)
HOLD THE DATES! (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)
Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005. It will be
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy. The rooms
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released!
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. See you there!
Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!),
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge),
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your
reservation soon before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. We hope you're all
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!