DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/28/2012 Duedate: 12/11/2012
LAPUR ARENA
DM-29 TURN-698
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
STEEL SHARPENER
METAL MINCERS (256)
(29-5748) [15-12-0,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
STEEL SHARPENER THE WHITE RABBIT
METAL MINCERS (256) EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482)
(29-5748) [15-12-0,113] (29-5815) [2-1-0,44]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CLAYBANK HEAVENLY BLUE
CARDOW HUNTERS (359) ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
(29-5699) [18-28-0,86] (29-4714) [1-3-0,26]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
(153)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NOT QUITE STARS (473) 53
2. METAL MINCERS (256) 31 METAL MINCERS (256)
3. EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482) 13 Unchartered Team
4. CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 4
5. TREKKERS (462) 4 NOT QUITE STARS (473)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*NOT QUITE STARS (473) 9 1 1 90.0 1/ 1 MID EARTH (223) 8 7 0
2/ 0*EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482) 2 1 0 66.7 2/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 8 7 0
3/ 1 METAL MINCERS (256) 711 474 20 60.0 3/ 4 METAL MINCERS (256) 7 2 0
4/ 3 MID EARTH (223) 697 599 31 53.8 4/ 0*NOT QUITE STARS (473) 5 0 0
5/ 4 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 399 390 22 50.6 5/ 3 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 4 8 0
6- 5 CLAN CROW (456) 181 183 13 49.7 6/ 5 ARCANE PHARMACY (401) 3 4 0
7/ 6 TREKKERS (462) 187 215 7 46.5 7/ 0*EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482) 1 0 0
8/ 7 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 682 816 14 45.5 8- 8 CLAN CROW (456) 1 2 0
9/ 8 ARCANE PHARMACY (401) 12 22 0 35.3 9/ 6 TREKKERS (462) 0 4 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 710): TRAKE DARROWS of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 712): HERMIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 654): BLACKBUCK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 706): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 708): SLIDE TO HELL of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 699): FENSTER GOLLY of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 700): DONT PAY RENT of BASH BROS HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 352): POSTAGE of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 697): SOLWYN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): BUMBLE of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 694): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 691): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 683): SMILE WAFFLE of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 641): LOLITA MARIA of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 327): SAPPHIRA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 308): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 573): LINKIN LOGGER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 558): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 540): ARKAN BARNES of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 534): LINDIS TYL SARRO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 257): JERMOME BETTIS of SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 495): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 490): MOUNTAIN STORM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 481): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 598): ARGUMENT of UNDER DURESS (A-Sop, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 710): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 712): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 654): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 706): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 708): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 699): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 700): VISIONS V2 (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 352): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 697): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 694): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 691): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 683): BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 641): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 327): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 308): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 573): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 558): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 540): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 534): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 257): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 495): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 490): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 481): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 598): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 710): BLAMMO of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 709): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 654): BLACKBUCK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 705): PURPLE DRAGON of INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 697): LT. OLSEN of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
DAWN of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 698): MISSOURI WILDLIFE of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 351): MADELINE of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 697): SOLWYN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): BUMBLE of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 693): UNDERCOVER LILY of SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 682): MAIRIE AP GAUR of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 327): SAPPHIRA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
(turn 326): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
(turn 321): BIG MAC of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 307): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 558): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 539): HORSE D'OEUVRE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 533): KURLO TEN DOSHAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 490): MOUNTAIN STORM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Hey everybody,
watch out for STEEL SHARPENER, who flew up 16 points in the rankings after mashing
MOTHIAS like a melon. Keep your eye on this beast. And falling like a basher in the
top ten was MOTHIAS, who dropped 11 points after a disappointing (to say the least)
bout with STEEL SHARPENER. Our battling duelmaster SOLWYN has managed to hold the
title, fending off CLAYBANK's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time,
CARDOW HUNTERS. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the LAPUR arena. Did you
hear that STREET WALKERS was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal
hygiene of STREET WALKERS' warriors, I'm not surprised! For those of you who like
math, try this one: STREET WALKERS + Weapons That go Boom = METAL MINCERS + Avoid
City. Well just about everybody wants a piece of GRASSFIRE, who was this week's most
challenged warrior. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, STEEL SQUEEZER
went after WINDFLOWER, who was higher by 25 points. Well, when the dust settled,
STEEL SQUEEZER was subdued by WINDFLOWER.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Big deal, so NISHIBI got mashed in the Dark
Arena. With his face he was more at home with the trolls than with us. (Waka waka).
Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on
the road to Duelmaster.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in LAPUR have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The
Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STEEL SHARPENER 5748 15 12 0 113 METAL MINCERS (256)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE CLEAR 4632 8 2 0 115 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
PLUTONIUM PUNCH 5669 20 7 0 109 METAL MINCERS (256)
WINTERSONG 5783 15 10 0 97 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
GRASSFIRE 5715 23 21 1 91 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOTHIAS 5780 13 7 0 89 MID EARTH (223)
CLAYBANK 5699 18 28 0 86 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CAIRRAIG AMADAN 5518 21 15 0 84 CLAN CROW (456)
-ANSHIN 4861 20 15 0 77 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
-SPIN MCDUECAN 5728 13 10 2 72 CLAN CROW (456)
NAOWYN 5811 7 6 0 71 MID EARTH (223)
LEAD LANCER 5768 9 4 0 69 METAL MINCERS (256)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WINDFLOWER 5772 16 11 0 65 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-DOUBLE MCDIPPER 5767 9 6 0 57 CLAN CROW (456)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TUNGSTEN TWISTER 5840 4 2 0 49 METAL MINCERS (256)
-DEANNA TROI 5845 5 5 1 47 TREKKERS (462)
-CHISAHARU 5180 11 9 0 44 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
THE WHITE RABBIT 5815 2 1 0 44 EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482)
THE CREAM 4662 3 1 0 42 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
SNOWFLAKE 5781 5 21 0 36 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
QUALM 5810 10 3 0 33 MID EARTH (223)
STEEL SQUEEZER 5808 5 9 0 33 METAL MINCERS (256)
-SINISTER FINN 5862 3 1 0 28 CLAN CROW (456)
HEAVENLY BLUE 4714 1 3 0 26 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JACK BOMHAUER 5606 2 0 0 23 NOT QUITE STARS (473)
MEL GIBSTEIN 5605 2 0 0 21 NOT QUITE STARS (473)
BUCK NORRIS 5602 2 0 0 19 NOT QUITE STARS (473)
BRUCE TILLIS 5604 2 0 1 18 NOT QUITE STARS (473)
ERIC HARTMAN 5603 1 1 0 16 NOT QUITE STARS (473)
SEISUI 5881 2 1 0 7 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
-PERILOUS QUINN 5869 0 3 0 7 CLAN CROW (456)
TASHA YAR 5864 0 1 0 7 TREKKERS (462)
USHIRO 5873 1 3 0 6 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
ORLOFF 5880 1 3 0 6 MID EARTH (223)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MEKURA 5831 4 5 0 BLACK SAMURAI 166 DEANNA TROI 5845 695
NISHIBI 5829 5 7 0 BLACK SAMURAI 166 STONE GOLEM 698 NONE
SHISHIN 5870 1 1 0 BLACK SAMURAI 166 PATTY CAKES 5866 694 REVENGED
ENSIGN #10 5872 1 2 1 TREKKERS 462 RIVER MONSTER 698 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Ora -- You were close... we are run by Destitute Noble the lesser (much lesser) known
ally of Floyd. Also, of smaller purse strings judging by how his warriors appear to
live versus us... -- The Cream
P.S. Blue and I are no slouches either... ;-)
Champeen Solwyn! Gratters. Aye. -- Oremaster
Yes, Lord Protector Solwyn, congratulations on both the DM Title and the graduation.
You are really, really good. -- Ora
Grassfire -- You gotta keep that weapon sharp, ya know? Mine was. -- Steel Sharpener
Ambitious Guard -- Or was that Lard? You just stood there! Thanks, Buster. -- Lead
Lancer
Common Riverrat -- It seems you figt quite commonly, while I fight quite dashingly.
I squeezed the snot out of you. -- Steel Squeezer
And it was hard to get it out of the sand, too!
Me Ora she bea gone shoppin, me Mincerd bea gone 3-0! Go figger? Aye. -- Oremaster
Claybank -- Guess I should have kept my mouth shut, well fought. -- Mothias
Heavenly Blue -- You are welcome. -- Qualm
Windflower -- Four out of the last 5 weeks!?! Enough already!!! -- Naowyn
Sensui -- Wow, you are a head hunter. -- Orloff
Our congratulations to Solwyn. Looks like Mid Earth is going to be doing a lot or
recruiting to replace all these graduates. We wish them good luck with it. -- Jorja
and the Cardow Hunters
Steel Sharpener -- That was a low, underhanded trick! Bring along a flint and
starting a backfire--pah! That was a tactic worthy of the lowest plowman! --
Grassfire the seriously indignant
Orloff -- Do I see another Mid-Earther hotshot dashing up behind me? A "slim" loss,
forsooth! -- Snowflake
Solwyn -- Somehow, I was not at all surprised. -- Claybank
Ah! That silly Concubine. I know how to deal with HER. -- Wintersong
Chisaharu -- Style advantage to me, I believe. Good try, though. -- Windflower
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ENSIGN #10 was butchered by RIVER MONSTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NISHIBI was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
STEEL SHARPENER demolished MOTHIAS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
NAOWYN was narrowly defeated by GRASSFIRE in a 2 minute bloody Challenge duel.
STEEL SQUEEZER was devastated by WINDFLOWER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
HEAVENLY BLUE was luckily beaten by QUALM in a 9 minute Challenge competition.
SOLWYN vanquished CLAYBANK in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
PLUTONIUM PUNCH luckily beat WINTERSONG in a popular 6 minute gruesome master's brawl.
LEAD LANCER vanquished THE CREAM in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
SNOWFLAKE was overpowered by THE WHITE RABBIT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MEL GIBSTEIN overpowered SEISUI in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BRUCE TILLIS handily defeated TASHA YAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ERIC HARTMAN demolished USHIRO in a 2 minute mismatched match.
BUCK NORRIS handily defeated ORLOFF in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JACK BOMHAUER demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 7 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 28 - 14 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 9 - 2 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 8 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 14 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 11 - 1 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 28 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 20 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 14 - 0 22 |
Turn 698 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 4 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK STEEL SHARPENER 5748 15 12 0 113 METAL MINCERS (256)
TOTAL PARRY PLUTONIUM PUNCH 5669 20 7 0 109 METAL MINCERS (256)
WALL OF STEEL WINTERSONG 5783 15 10 0 97 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
AIMED BLOW MOTHIAS 5780 13 7 0 89 MID EARTH (223)
PARRY-STRIKE NAOWYN 5811 7 6 0 71 MID EARTH (223)
LUNGING ATTACK THE WHITE RABBIT 5815 2 1 0 44 EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482)
PARRY-LUNGE THE CREAM 4662 3 1 0 42 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CLAYBANK 5699. The most popular warrior this turn
was HEAVENLY BLUE 4714. The ten other most popular fighters were WINTERSONG 5783,
ERIC HARTMAN 5603, NAOWYN 5811, LEAD LANCER 5768, THE WHITE RABBIT 5815, STEEL
SHARPENER 5748, GRASSFIRE 5715, WINDFLOWER 5772, BRUCE TILLIS 5604, and BUCK NORRIS
5602.
The least popular fighter this week was QUALM 5810. The other ten least popular
fighters were NISHIBI 5829, ORLOFF 5880, TASHA YAR 5864, SEISUI 5881, SNOWFLAKE 5781,
PLUTONIUM PUNCH 5669, CLAYBANK 5699, STEEL SQUEEZER 5808, MOTHIAS 5780, and ENSIGN
#10 5872.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SOLWYN (29-5753) MID EARTH (223)