DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/18/2013 Duedate: 10/01/2013
LAPUR ARENA
DM-29 TURN-719
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SPIN MCDUECAN
CLAN CROW (456)
(29-5728) [16-12-2,93]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SPIN MCDUECAN WING RIDER
CLAN CROW (456) THE LEGION (63)
(29-5728) [16-12-2,93] (29-444) [1-0-0,7]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ENIGMA GRUMBLEBONE
THE TAKEN (173) THE TAKEN (173)
(29-4466) [14-9-2,57] (29-5952) [5-3-0,41]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE TAKEN (173)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 24
2. CLAN CROW (456) 18 THE TAKEN (173)
3. THE TAKEN (173) 14 Unchartered Team
4. BLACK SAMURAI (166) 7
5. THE LEGION (63) 7 THE LEGION (63)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*THE LEGION (63) 1 0 0 100 1/ 2 THE TAKEN (173) 9 5 0
2- 1 EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482) 8 2 0 80.0 2/ 1 SHADOWMIST (491) 8 7 1
3- 2*ZOMBIE EATERS (496) 2 1 0 66.7 3/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 6 9 0
4- 3 BOHICA (449) 163 107 3 60.4 4/ 4 CLAN CROW (456) 5 3 0
5/ 4 THE TAKEN (173) 644 575 33 52.8 5/ 7 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 3 3 0
6/ 5 SHADOWMIST (491) 32 30 5 51.6 6- 5 EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482) 2 0 0
7/ 6 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 427 411 23 51.0 7- 9*ZOMBIE EATERS (496) 2 1 0
8/ 7 CLAN CROW (456) 207 206 16 50.1 8- 6*THE FOOLS (489) 2 1 0
9- 8*THE FOOLS (489) 3 3 1 50.0 9/ 0*THE LEGION (63) 1 0 0
10/ 9 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 722 879 15 45.1 10- 8 BOHICA (449) 1 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 731): WATSON of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 733): MUD MUD FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 696): TOOTH FOOT of 7TH SANCTUM (Homre, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 727): SABBATH of CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 729): GOLDEN GLOBE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 720): DEBRA ELSITH of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 721): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 363): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 718): THE WHITE RABBIT of EVIL EATER BUNNIES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 361): STEEL DRAGON of THE CANUCKS (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 715): FRANK WHITE of B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 712): LORTAN FALCONEYE of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 704): THE DARK FROG of BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 662): MARCO THE KNIFE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 338): THE STATISTICIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 332): CARLA of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 319): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 594): MEECHAM of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 579): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 561): STORMCROWE PIE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 555): LORAND TEN SORN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 268): ENDU ENDU of DUDS (Dudley, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 516): GEORGE WHALEN of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 511): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 502): RIB IAYE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 619): SERGE of ASSORTED (A-Sop, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 731): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 733): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 696): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 727): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 729): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 720): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 721): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 363): OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 718): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 361): MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 715): B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 712): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 704): BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 662): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 338): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 332): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 319): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 594): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 579): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 561): FEAR FACTORY (Var, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 555): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 268): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 516): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 511): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 502): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 619): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 733): TAFFY of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 695): FLYING CLOUD of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 727): SABBATH of CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 362): LILY OF SARMATIA of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 360): MAJOR PAIN of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 711): GRU-SON OF GROTT of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 704): THE DARK FROG of BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
(turn 703): FURIOUS FROGPALER of BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 661): KHARIJANH of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 560): FLAME SPIDER of FEAR FACTORY (Var, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 554): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 515): KINVER TEN PALAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 510): TEASER II of FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 501): MONSTER MASH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
SPY REPORT
Hail LAPUR! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your
deeds. It seems the training can make the difference, as SHADOWMIST is pushed out of
top team by THE TAKEN, who came from 2nd with a 2-2-0 this turn. And let's see,
SANDSTORM fought BOND SERVANT and gained 16 points and contributed to CARDOW HUNTERS'
3-2-0. DREKENMOSS has lost to SINISTER FINN, falling 5 points, while helping make
SHADOWMIST a 2-3-0 turn. Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, THE
WHITE RABBIT has lost the title of Duelmaster. And not without some honor, SPIN
MCDUECAN now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of LAPUR. Tell me, is nothing
sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Warty Toad uses trolls in
their stew. Talk about gristle!
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. I also notice that the THE TAKEN
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on LAPUR, what are you afraid of?
And avoiding THE TAKEN 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 CLAN CROW's warrior SINISTER FINN. More fighters challenged him than
challenged the Duelmaster!
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. You gotta do what you gotta do.
THE TAKEN has sent HAMBONE to the Dark Arena. The deed is done. Lift the ale, and
toast the memory. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to
cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
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 the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPIN MCDUECAN 5728 16 12 2 93 CLAN CROW (456)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE WHITE RABBIT 5815 8 2 0 99 EVIL EATER BUNNIES (482)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SINISTER FINN 5862 9 8 1 75 CLAN CROW (456)
-AVOX 5823 8 4 0 74 BOHICA (449)
-DIVERGENT 5803 7 2 0 71 BOHICA (449)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RAVAGE 4444 13 12 1 65 THE TAKEN (173)
DREKENMOSS 5922 9 4 1 61 SHADOWMIST (491)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ENIGMA 4466 14 9 2 57 THE TAKEN (173)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERENA 5923 6 6 0 54 SHADOWMIST (491)
-PERILOUS QUINN 5869 8 9 0 51 CLAN CROW (456)
YEZURA 5953 4 4 0 47 THE TAKEN (173)
SANDSTORM 5957 6 1 0 41 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
GRUMBLEBONE 5952 5 3 0 41 THE TAKEN (173)
JAYLA 5936 5 6 3 38 SHADOWMIST (491)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-INSURGENT 5945 3 0 0 33 BOHICA (449)
NUSUBITO 5949 4 2 0 31 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
DRAAF 5955 5 2 0 29 SHADOWMIST (491)
PREXUS 5950 4 5 1 28 SHADOWMIST (491)
MORNING THUNDER 5931 6 7 0 25 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
DANCING CAT 5905 4 13 0 25 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ZOMBIE LORD 5976 1 0 0 20 ZOMBIE EATERS (496)
RED MARE 5972 4 1 0 16 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-SHAMROCK SHAMUS 5904 2 5 0 15 CLAN CROW (456)
-PRECISE FOOL 5886 2 0 1 14 THE FOOLS (489)
WINDGLASS 5947 2 8 0 14 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-FLESH RENDER 5974 1 0 0 13 ZOMBIE EATERS (496)
-FLYING FOOL 5887 1 1 0 7 THE FOOLS (489)
WING RIDER 444 1 0 0 7 THE LEGION (63)
HIRONOBU 5911 0 2 0 2 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
FIASA DERIGA 5986 0 1 0 1 CLAN CROW (456)
-THE RAKE 5977 0 1 0 1 ZOMBIE EATERS (496)
-STANDING FOOL 5890 0 1 0 1 THE FOOLS (489)
-BLOCKING FOOL 5888 0 1 0 1 THE FOOLS (489)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SUMIRE 5885 7 3 0 BLACK SAMURAI 166 JAYLA 5936 717
DAFT PUNK 5981 0 1 0 BOHICA 449 PRECISE FOOL 5886 716
HAMBONE 4512 9 8 0 THE TAKEN 173 BLACK ORC 719 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Dancing Cat -- Ye definitely got yer dance on that time. Next time me gonna try ta
stroke yer fur backwards and see if that helps! -- Shamrock Shamus
Serena -- Ya be lookin pretty good on ya knees. Hopefully the sand dannae stick ta
ye too bad. -- Sinister Finn
Sandstorm -- It seems ye wind died down O' bit O' which me be thankful for. Me
dannae like ta be pickin sand oot of weird places. -- Perilous Quinn
White Rabbit -- Take ye lucky rabbit's foot and git oota here already! -- Owsly,
(speakin fer all the other managers that dannae want ta say it ootloud)
Oh, MUCH better today! TWO wins. I, of course, defeated a dwarf. Hairy little
thing, I thought he was... a rough-coated rat, maybe. But he made a good effort. --
Dancing Cat
P.S. And he DID detect a bunch of skills.
P.P.S. And he's still got a better record than me statistically. I'm basically one-
three, and he's one-two-and-a-half.
Perilous Quinn -- Perilous indeed! Dangerous curves, soft shoulders, slippery when
wet.... I admit, I enjoyed it. -- Sandstorm
Grumblebone -- Sounds like my sort of line. -- Morning Thunder
P.S. Jorja says I should tell you, "Good name."
Draaf -- There was something inevitable about that, though I'm impressed with myself
for making you work four minutes to win it. -- Windglass
Hironobu -- Look at it this way, you've nowhere to go but up! -- Red Mare
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HAMBONE was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SINISTER FINN savagely defeated DREKENMOSS in a exciting 1 minute Challenge melee.
SPIN MCDUECAN vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute mismatched Title brawl.
GRUMBLEBONE was defeated by SERENA in a exciting 3 minute bloody fight.
YEZURA bested JAYLA in a 2 minute duel.
ENIGMA overpowered PREXUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
MORNING THUNDER was overcome by NUSUBITO in a action packed 1 minute fight.
DANCING CAT lost to DRAAF in a 4 minute duel.
SANDSTORM vanquished BOND SERVANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WINDGLASS won victory over IRRITATED HOUSEWIFE in a 3 minute duel.
HIRONOBU was narrowly defeated by WING RIDER in a 2 minute gruesome novice's fight.
RED MARE beat FIASA DERIGA in a 2 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 4 AIMED BLOW 11 - 5 - 1 69 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 7 - 1 67 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 12 - 0 61 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 20 - 0 59 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 14 - 1 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 5 - 0 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 18 - 5 44 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 12 - 0 37 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 19 - 0 24 |
Turn 719 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 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL SPIN MCDUECAN 5728 16 12 2 93 CLAN CROW (456)
STRIKING ATTACK SINISTER FINN 5862 9 8 1 75 CLAN CROW (456)
BASHING ATTACK DREKENMOSS 5922 9 4 1 61 SHADOWMIST (491)
PARRY-STRIKE GRUMBLEBONE 5952 5 3 0 41 THE TAKEN (173)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ENIGMA 4466. The most popular warrior this turn was
GRUMBLEBONE 5952. The ten other most popular fighters were SINISTER FINN 5862,
SERENA 5923, DANCING CAT 5905, WING RIDER 444, RED MARE 5972, SPIN MCDUECAN 5728,
JAYLA 5936, ENIGMA 4466, NUSUBITO 5949, and HAMBONE 4512.
The least popular fighter this week was DREKENMOSS 5922. The other ten least popular
fighters were WINDGLASS 5947, SANDSTORM 5957, DRAAF 5955, MORNING THUNDER 5931,
PREXUS 5950, FIASA DERIGA 5986, HIRONOBU 5911, YEZURA 5953, HAMBONE 4512, and
NUSUBITO 5949.