DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/19/2005 Duedate: 02/01/2005
LAPUR ARENA
DM-29 TURN-493
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LEXINGTON
DARK GLORY (395)
(29-4580) [10-1-0,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LEXINGTON POSITION IS EMPTY
DARK GLORY (395)
(29-4580) [10-1-0,131]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BLACK TIGER QUICK STINGER
CARDOW HUNTERS (359) CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
(29-4436) [13-29-0,68] (29-4600) [3-4-0,33]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
EQUESTORS (158)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CROC FILES (374) 26
2. EQUESTORS (158) 22 DARK GLORY (395)
3. DARK GLORY (395) 19 Unchartered Team
4. CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 8
5. BLACK SAMURAI (166) 5 (153)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 DARK GLORY (395) 17 4 0 81.0 1/ 1 EQUESTORS (158) 8 7 1
2- 2*ANGRY ANIMALS (390) 18 11 1 62.1 2- 2*ANGRY ANIMALS (390) 7 2 1
3- 3 DEATH THREAT (376) 103 83 14 55.4 3/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 5 8 0
4/ 4 CROC FILES (374) 205 182 14 53.0 4/ 7 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 4 2 0
5/ 5 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 268 261 20 50.7 5/ 4 DARK GLORY (395) 4 2 0
6/ 6 EQUESTORS (158) 530 559 43 48.7 6/ 6 CROC FILES (374) 4 11 0
7/ 7 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 210 290 7 42.0 7- 5 DEATH THREAT (376) 2 0 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 507): CATNIP of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 507): AGLIBOL of DARKMOON (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 501): BATTERY of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 503): FELIX of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 501): MCARTHUR of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 500): WILD WEST of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 250): ALARIC of THE WARLORDS II (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 492): LEXINGTON of DARK GLORY (Ultraist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 247): CHERRY 2000 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 489): MAY FISTAFOLES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 487): CATLOW of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 480): RAZZLE DAZZLE of BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 443): DISMAY of HELL'S PAWNS (Harbinger, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 225): STORM SERPENT of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 219): COURAGE of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 206): VANWAFEA of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 368): WISHLIST of YIELD (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 347): COOL CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 155): CHINESE SIMIAN of K.B.W.F II (Polarius, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 393): PARANOIA of DSM4 from ZUKAL (The Sandman, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 507): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 507): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 501): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 503): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 501): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 500): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 250): LADZ OF LUGBURZ (Bum, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 492): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 247): SOL INVICTUS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 489): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 487): SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 480): BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 443): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 225): MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 219): LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 206): DRUID'S GROVE (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 368): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 347): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 155): DUDS (Amy A. Airhead, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 393): LEGION OF DUMB (Carnage, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 28 MORYA (turn 250): ALARIC of THE WARLORDS II (Fizban, mgr.)
RAY D AYTOR of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 249): RHINOVIRUS of BAD GERMS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 492): LUCIUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 247): CHERRY 2000 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 489): MAY FISTAFOLES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
STYLISH of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 487): CATLOW of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 443): STILTZ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 442): RIBSPLITTER of WIDOWMAKERS (Soultender, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 218): ACE BAILEY of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 206): VANWAFEA of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in LAPUR this turn, and let's start
with a look at some of the teams. BLACK SAMURAI stable has parlayed this turn's
2-0-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 4th place. Good
work, guys! And let's see, TETRICUS fought STONETOOTH and gained 19 points and
contributed to EQUESTORS' 3-2-1. DOMITIAN has lost to STRIKE BREAKER, falling 10
points, while helping make EQUESTORS a 3-2-1 turn. The attempts to dethrone the
Duelmaster have failed, and LEXINGTON remains LAPUR's top warrior for another turn.
By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at
The Burning Tree?
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. I also notice that the ANGRY ANIMALS
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on LAPUR, what are you afraid of?
And avoiding ANGRY ANIMALS more than any other team we find BLACK SAMURAI. LAPUR,
are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? The most challenged warrior
this turn was CARDOW HUNTERS' warrior BLACK TIGER. More fighters challenged him than
challenged the Duelmaster! JUNIBAN of BLACK SAMURAI had better have a good reason
for challenging down 15 points in a challenge which he won. I thought JUNIBAN showed
great skill and promise when he won victory over MURRY. All right, so I slept
through it! Big deal!
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. Is it really true that LAPUR 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 LAPUR again, farewell--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEXINGTON 4580 10 1 0 131 DARK GLORY (395)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ENOSHIMA 4349 29 10 0 97 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MACHIGAI 4506 15 3 0 83 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
CASSIE 4574 10 5 0 76 CROC FILES (374)
DOMITIAN 4594 8 3 1 72 EQUESTORS (158)
BLACK TIGER 4436 13 29 0 68 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FIGHTING COCK 4514 7 2 0 61 ANGRY ANIMALS (390)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STUBBORN ASS 4517 5 3 0 47 ANGRY ANIMALS (390)
KOJIRO 4456 9 6 1 46 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
CHARLIE 4555 9 12 0 44 CROC FILES (374)
TETRICUS 4601 5 1 1 43 EQUESTORS (158)
-CHUBON 4381 3 3 0 42 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
STONETOOTH 4560 10 10 0 40 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NASHVILLE 4577 4 1 0 33 DARK GLORY (395)
QUICK STINGER 4600 3 4 0 33 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-EBOLA 4581 4 0 0 31 DEATH THREAT (376)
-PINK EYE 4575 2 2 0 30 DEATH THREAT (376)
LUCY 4588 5 7 0 29 CROC FILES (374)
LOUISVILLE 4579 3 2 0 29 DARK GLORY (395)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GALLIENUS 4607 3 1 1 23 EQUESTORS (158)
WALKS SOFTLY 4568 3 13 0 22 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-BITTER BEETLE 4611 2 0 0 22 ANGRY ANIMALS (390)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARNEY 4582 4 9 0 21 CROC FILES (374)
JUNIBAN 4599 6 2 0 20 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
MARIUS 4602 4 1 0 20 EQUESTORS (158)
MURRY 4608 0 3 0 3 CROC FILES (374)
-TESTY TITMOUSE 4610 0 1 0 1 ANGRY ANIMALS (390)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HYDROPONICUS 4550 0 1 0 BLUNT FORCE 393 TETRICUS 4601 489 NOT REVE
YELLOW DOG 4619 0 1 0 CARDOW HUNTERS 359 GALLIENUS 4607 493
AMIE 4564 8 7 0 CROC FILES 374 LUCIUS 4406 490 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Cassie -- You know, I was just thinking about names, and if mine means anything, I
should probably be a troll! Glad I'm not. -- Stonetooth
Nashville -- (smugly) I'm dark and glorious, myself. -- Black Tiger
Marius -- (frowning) I seem to have a problem with my aim. I'm glad you didn't die
of those stings. -- Quick Stinger
Barney -- Just call me... Walks Softly and Beats Up Purple Lizards
T Hawk -- I may get an episode written, or maybe not, as at the time this comes due,
I will be trekking over the Continental Divide. -- the Scribe
24 December 2004
Due to requests, the Turf War IV will be postponed until turn 225 (approx May/June
2005). Sorry about the inconvenience. -- Baphomet, host of TW 4
12 January 2005
On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's
Massacre Kill Contest will begin. The rules are simple; the team with the most kills
on the last turn wins. Last year's winner was Shocking Toad. Can he repeat? Could
DOOMcorps crush all challengers? Will the kLk prevail? Or will you be the
independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that? Come on to Jhans and
let's find out!
Prizes are: 1st. Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up
certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account.
2nd. Renaming of a Stand-In monster.
Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way!
Azrael
15 January 2005
BR 4 is upon us! First turn is due on 1/29/05. Many thanks to RSI for helping
supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria.
Winning prize: 6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion,
a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena
creature.
Endurance prizes: a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible
fights during the contest.
For details, visit Talcama's newletter or http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4
To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and
follow the very simple rule of not avoiding!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CASSIE devastated BLACK TIGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
JUNIBAN outwaited MURRY in a dull 12 minute Challenge battle.
LEXINGTON demolished LUCIUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody uneven Title fight.
DOMITIAN was narrowly defeated by STRIKE BREAKER in a 2 minute brutal fight.
CHARLIE devastated WALKS SOFTLY in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
STONETOOTH was overpowered by TETRICUS in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
KOJIRO bested LUCY in a popular 1 minute competition.
QUICK STINGER overcame LOUISVILLE in a action packed 4 minute melee.
BARNEY lost to MARIUS in a action packed 1 minute veteran vs. beginner upset duel.
GALLIENUS slew YELLOW DOG in a action packed 5 minute gory novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 9 - 3 70 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 34 - 19 - 2 64 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 8 - 0 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 13 - 1 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 10 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 8 - 0 27 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 17 - 0 23 |
Turn 493 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 4 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK LEXINGTON 4580 10 1 0 131 DARK GLORY (395)
BASHING ATTACK DOMITIAN 4594 8 3 1 72 EQUESTORS (158)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BLACK TIGER 4436. The most popular warrior this
turn was QUICK STINGER 4600. The ten other most popular fighters were YELLOW DOG
4619, GALLIENUS 4607, CASSIE 4574, LEXINGTON 4580, DOMITIAN 4594, CHARLIE 4555,
KOJIRO 4456, BARNEY 4582, MARIUS 4602, and TETRICUS 4601.
The least popular fighter this week was JUNIBAN 4599. The other ten least popular
fighters were MURRY 4608, LOUISVILLE 4579, STONETOOTH 4560, WALKS SOFTLY 4568, BLACK
TIGER 4436, LUCY 4588, TETRICUS 4601, MARIUS 4602, BARNEY 4582, and KOJIRO 4456.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
LUCIUS (29-4406) EQUESTORS (158)