DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/27/2005 Duedate: 02/09/2005
NIYTYOLE ISLAND ARENA
DM-33 TURN-488
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CLINCH
SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
(33-7133) [13-2-1,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CLINCH POSITION IS EMPTY
SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
(33-7133) [13-2-1,118]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CLINCH CLINCH
SACKETT'S & CO. (552) SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
(33-7133) [13-2-1,118] (33-7133) [13-2-1,118]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 23
2. THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) 22 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
3. CASINO HAMMERZ (576) 16 Unchartered Team
4. VEGGIES (435) 16
5. LUROCIANS II (92) 0 DEERSLAYERS (223)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 133 96 12 58.1 1/ 1 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 11 0 0
2/ 2 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) 111 101 15 52.4 2/ 3 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) 6 7 0
3- 3 LUROCIANS II (92) 355 326 24 52.1 3/ 4 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) 6 9 1
4/ 4 VEGGIES (435) 176 166 11 51.5 4/ 2 VEGGIES (435) 3 7 0
5/ 6 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) 64 80 0 44.4 5- 5 LUROCIANS II (92) 2 1 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.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
This, my friends, is goodbye. I have been chosen to move up the ranks. Not
sure yet if Barnabas will fight me any longer. Time will tell. Kung Fu Master #2,
you folks should be ashamed of yourselves. I will be looking for better competition.
Will not be challenging anyone again this turn.
Farewell,
Catlow
SPY REPORT
Hail NIYTYOLE ISLAND! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed
for your deeds. And let's see, TWIGGY fought EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and gained 12 points
and contributed to THE SEWING CIRCLE's 2-3-0. MAVERICK HAMMER has lost to THE
USEROUS MERCHANT, falling 4 points, while helping make CASINO HAMMERZ a 3-2-0 turn.
Defending hers title for another turn, CATLOW kept THE SEWING CIRCLE's warrior,
TATHARLI, from claiming the throne. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw
last night, cramped under the table at The Don't Drop Inn?
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 LUROCIANS II
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on NIYTYOLE ISLAND, what are you
afraid of? And avoiding LUROCIANS II more than any other team we find SACKETT'S &
CO.. NIYTYOLE ISLAND, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?
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. 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 you see my quill in NIYTYOLE ISLAND again,
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLINCH 7133 13 2 1 118 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LADY KALDRA 5451 8 6 1 98 LUROCIANS II (92)
LONIGAN 7022 13 12 1 91 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KID REDO 6899 11 9 3 84 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
TATHARLI 4505 18 14 0 69 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LADY WU 6815 8 7 0 63 LUROCIANS II (92)
STONE FACE HAMMER 7245 10 7 0 57 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUCCOTASH 7253 5 1 0 55 VEGGIES (435)
BLUFFING HAMMER 7244 9 8 0 45 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
-LADY CLAIRE 7125 3 1 0 42 LUROCIANS II (92)
HOFTA LAUGH 4717 7 7 0 36 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COOL HAND HAMMER 7243 8 9 0 33 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
MAVERICK HAMMER 7242 7 10 0 33 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
BIG CASINO HAMMER 7277 3 2 1 25 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
-HOPALONG 7259 2 2 0 24 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TWIGGY 4992 2 0 0 19 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THIMBELL 4836 2 9 0 15 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
BROCCOLI 7285 1 1 0 14 VEGGIES (435)
TYLER 4993 0 2 0 2 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SPAGHETTI 7301 1 3 0 VEGGIES 435 BANDIT PRINCE 245 488 NONE
ARTY CHOKE 7290 2 1 0 VEGGIES 435 BIG CASINO HAMME 7277 486 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Lady K. -- Thought you'd sneak in through the back door ehhh, nice try. -- Clinch
All -- This will be my last fight for a while, Barnabas just getting me to my number
for tourney. See you around! -- Clinch
All -- See you after next tourney. -- Hopalong
Kung Fu -- So, you're # 2 around here. This arena is getting tough! -- Catlow
Maverick Hammer -- Did you see that? The arenamaster nodded at me! He actually
NOTICED me! It makes me breathless when he does that. -- Tatharli
Bluffing Hammer -- Drat. And just when I'm sure it's always going to be a bluff with
you, whammo, you have the cards. Drat. -- Thimbell
Spaghetti -- Ha! I left you all tangled up! Bwahaha! -- Hofta Laugh
Hopalong -- I had the idea that your guildhouse was actually a mercantile operation,
you know, like Penny's or something. But you didn't have anything to sell. Bummer.
-- Tyler
The Fratsfa Slave has NO fashion sense whatsoever. -- Twiggy
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
SPAGHETTI was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CATLOW devastated TATHARLI in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CLINCH handily defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute one-sided Title match.
LONIGAN devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLUFFING HAMMER subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute competition.
STONE FACE HAMMER bested THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 3 minute duel.
SUCCOTASH devastated COOL HAND HAMMER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MAVERICK HAMMER was overcome by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute fight.
HOFTA LAUGH handily defeated BROCCOLI in a 1 minute uneven melee.
THIMBELL was viciously subdued by BIG CASINO HAMMER in a 2 minute duel.
TYLER was defeated by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute novice's fight.
TWIGGY overcame EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 4 - 0 69 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 10 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 19 - 1 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 17 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 6 - 1 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 6 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 - 1 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 488 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:
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY CLINCH 7133 13 2 1 118 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
SLASHING ATTACK LONIGAN 7022 13 12 1 91 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
AIMED BLOW TATHARLI 4505 18 14 0 69 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
STRIKING ATTACK STONE FACE HAMMER 7245 10 7 0 57 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
LUNGING ATTACK SUCCOTASH 7253 5 1 0 55 VEGGIES (435)
PARRY-STRIKE BLUFFING HAMMER 7244 9 8 0 45 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CLINCH 7133. The most popular warrior this turn was
CLINCH 7133. The ten other most popular fighters were STONE FACE HAMMER 7245, BIG
CASINO HAMMER 7277, SPAGHETTI 7301, BLUFFING HAMMER 7244, LONIGAN 7022, SUCCOTASH
7253, HOFTA LAUGH 4717, TWIGGY 4992, TYLER 4993, and TATHARLI 4505.
The least popular fighter this week was MAVERICK HAMMER 7242. The other ten least
popular fighters were THIMBELL 4836, BROCCOLI 7285, COOL HAND HAMMER 7243, TATHARLI
4505, TYLER 4993, TWIGGY 4992, HOFTA LAUGH 4717, SUCCOTASH 7253, LONIGAN 7022, and
BLUFFING HAMMER 7244.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
CATLOW (33-6990) SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXV
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ALICE 2888 (132-89-4) 14 3 0 ALICE'S RESTAURANT
MILQUETOAST 5313 (81-55-2) 3 3 0 BLOOM COUNTY
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ZONKER 4337 (76-54-0) 3 3 0 SNOTZI'S II
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PLAYDO GOLEM 4567 (45-45-0) 8 3 0 CAVITY CREEPS II
LORD LIGHTSPEED 2928 (41-38-3) 1 3 0 LUROCIANS II
LUCK O' IRISH 6161 (25-9-3) 0 3 0 SNOTZI'S II
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
W.T. POOH 4430 (74-56-0) 7 3 0 SNOTZI'S II
DARTMAN 7161 (17-8-1) 5 3 0 COLGATE DAYS
LINK HOGTHROB 5358 (23-10-0) 5 3 0 INTERSTELLAR PORK
LADY EMILY 6626 (31-23-1) 3 3 0 LUROCIANS II
LORD FIREFLASH 2966 (36-39-0) 2 3 0 LUROCIANS II
SPAZZ 6207 (48-46-0) 0 3 0 SNOTZI'S II
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
IMNOTA GOD 4801 (31-14-0) 10 3 1 SUPERIOR FORCES 1F
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SHOES 4204 (7-4-0) 10 3 0 THINGS THAT STINK
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LIONESS 7222 (6-0-0) 3 3 0 DARK TOADS II
BLOODROOT 5842 (7-4-0) 2 3 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
LADY WU 6815 (8-7-0) 1 3 0 LUROCIANS II
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BING GAO 6536 (3-2-0) 6 3 0 RANDOM THOUGHTS
REDBUD 7004 (0-1-0) 3 3 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
CHAPS & SPURS 7115 (0-1-0) 0 3 0 ALL DRESSED UP
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BROCCOLI 7285 (1-0-0) 0 3 0 VEGGIES
PRIVET 7005 (1-0-0) 0 3 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HARD TACK 6688 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 BAD BREAD
THISTLE 7311 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
RED PEPPERS 7312 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 DEAD VEGGIES