DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/29/2004 Duedate: 01/11/2005 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-479 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DARLING NIKKI BLITZKRIEG (357) (35-3842) [10-1-2,91] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DARLING NIKKI BANANNAS GORILLA BLITZKRIEG (357) BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) (35-3842) [10-1-2,91] (35-3876) [5-1-1,50] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DARLING NIKKI WOOLY BLITZKRIEG (357) THE BEARS (253) (35-3842) [10-1-2,91] (35-3881) [1-2-0,5] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 53 2. DEAD MUSICIANS (362) 43 BLITZKRIEG (357) 3. BLITZKRIEG (357) 10 Unchartered Team 4. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 5 5. THE BEARS (253) -20 DEAD MUSICIANS (362) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 BLITZKRIEG (357) 52 17 9 75.4 1/ 1*BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 9 5 2 2/ 0*DEAD MUSICIANS (362) 3 1 2 75.0 2/ 2 BLITZKRIEG (357) 7 1 2 3/ 2*BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 21 8 4 72.4 3/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 5 10 1 4/ 3 THE BEARS (253) 347 251 24 58.0 4/ 3 THE BEARS (253) 4 4 0 5/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 458 711 20 39.2 5/ 0*DEAD MUSICIANS (362) 3 1 2 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MURSKA, for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! I doubt many are quaking in their boots, but DEAD MUSICIANS comes out of nowhere to get 3-1-2. What does the future hold? Watch this space... BUSY, BUSYTOWN had cause to celebrate, after DINGO DOG got 19 points by beating CU-CADAL. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, PADDY was winsome, after beating WOOLY and seeing him lose 13 points. A certain someone saw BARRISTER at The Victory Tavern with the shakes, and now he fails to show up to defend his throne. What a pathetic slob! In MURSKA, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, DARLING NIKKI. So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me. My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in MURSKA avoid THE BEARS. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, BLITZKRIEG scurried away from THE BEARS. Oh, the shame! The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... DINGO DOG of BUSY, BUSYTOWN spared CU-CADAL (7-14-1) from having to lose any more fights. What's your next plan, CHILDREN OF LLYR? Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee. Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MURSKA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DARLING NIKKI 3842 10 1 2 91 BLITZKRIEG (357) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BARRISTER 3817 11 3 3 135 BLITZKRIEG (357) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 8 0 1 87 BLITZKRIEG (357) KAMA KAZI 3859 9 1 1 80 BLITZKRIEG (357) -O'MALLEY 3816 9 6 1 71 BLITZKRIEG (357) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLUE EYES 3845 11 3 0 64 THE BEARS (253) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BANANNAS GORILLA 3876 5 1 1 50 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) -TAKE COVER 3870 4 1 2 49 THE BEARS (253) DINGO DOG 3878 4 2 3 45 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) -FATHER CAT 3875 4 1 0 42 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) HUCKLE CAT 3874 5 1 0 40 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MORPETH 3862 7 8 0 29 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) KAI 3873 4 4 0 25 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MR. FRUMBLE 3877 3 3 0 21 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) JIMI HENDRIX 3889 1 0 0 18 DEAD MUSICIANS (362) JANICE JOPLIN 3891 1 0 1 14 DEAD MUSICIANS (362) PADDY 3898 1 0 0 14 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) -HUNTED 3880 1 0 0 13 THE BEARS (253) DALLOW 3872 1 7 1 11 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) BUDDY HOLLY 3890 1 0 1 10 DEAD MUSICIANS (362) WOOLY 3881 1 2 0 5 THE BEARS (253) HAIRY 3887 1 1 0 4 THE BEARS (253) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? VETERAN MERCENARY 17 0 1 0 1 RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 479 NONE MORDANT DESERTER 2 0 1 0 1 JANICE JOPLIN 3891 479 NONE PERSISTENT BEGGAR 4 0 1 0 1 BUDDY HOLLY 3890 479 NONE CU-CADAL 3848 7 14 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 DINGO DOG 3878 479 OISAN 3794 8 26 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 BARRISTER 3817 478 O.D. 3892 0 1 0 DEAD MUSICIANS 362 MOUNTAIN TROLL 18 479 NONE PERSONAL ADS Osian -- Nice DM column, very touching. Sorry 'bout killing you. -- Barrister Banannas -- The big DC was nothing personal. -- Razzle Dazzle Wooly -- 'Tis the season, right enough. May you never have to shiver in your cave. -- Kai Barrister -- Drat, I KNEW lawyers were dangerous, and I was still off my guard! -- chagrined Ghost of Oisan Blue Eyes -- I know you weren't laughing, you were looking sympathetic, which is even worse. -- Morpeth I never did like Osksians. So I killed one, he would've killed me if I hadn't gotten him first, and nobody would've been mad at HIM for it. So sue me. -- Cu-Cadal Huckle Cat -- Thing is, I grew up with cats around, see? I was trained to be NICE to them. It's a handicap. -- Dallow 8 December 2004 Battle Royal 4 The Battle Royal arena contests are one of the purest tests of manager skill available. The rules are simple. The scoring is simple. The updates are live. If you would like to participate, simply get a team ready in Talcama in the next month and announce in the personals that you're in. The prize is bragging rights and having your name along side previous winners (Doc Steele, Manray Frothingslosh, and Manager). It is a brutal contest, but it is a lot of fun! Basic rules: No avoiding other contest teams. Score = Wins + Kills - Losses. Only fights against other BR teams count. First team to 25 wins! BR4 begins in Talcama (DM 18) on turn 502, due on Jan 29, 2005. Visit http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 for more information. 8 December 2004 TURF WAR IV -- GRAND CONTEST NOTICE! The Turf War IV Grand Contest will commence on Turn 221 (approx. February 22, 2005). For those who have never participated, Turf Wars are alliance-type contest and Winner-Takes-All. There are no 2nd place winners! Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must: A. Announce the alliance name and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM #47) newsletter. Captains are responsible for: A. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance; B. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the TW4. Managers must: A. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate to participate; B. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance in which they will be fighting under, in the DM #47 North Fork newsletter. Rules: 1. No scoring will begin until an RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate is received. No exceptions will be made. 2. Before a manager can compete, he must be acknowledged and verified by the Captain of the alliance he has claimed for; A. The following turn, points will begin to be awarded or subtracted; 3. Only one (1) team per manager may compete. No multiple aliases please (we'll be checking this and if caught...you'll be disqualified and no refund); 4. The contest will end on Turn 233 (12 turns!). Winners will be announced on Turn 234 and prizes sent to winning alliance between Turn 233 and 234. 5. No declarations will be acknowledged after Turn 231. 6. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions. Scoring: Win Lose Kill Die Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5 Match-up +1 -1 +1 -5 Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10 Champion x2 x2 x2 x2 Downchallenge +2 -5 +2 -10 Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx Special Scoring: A. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points; B. Each Style Master is worth 5 points; Champions: A. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, they must be in the Adepts or lower brackets. Bloodfeuds: A. Bloodfeuds will count for all four turns. However, the same warrior may not bloodfeud all four turns. A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who violates this rule. Special Conditions: A. I reserve the right for all final decisions. B. If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2; C. If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong; I'll subtract points at the rate of x10! D. Each alliance begins with zero (0) points. E. Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty. F. T.V.'s won after contest begins gain a Triple rate of scoring. G. T.C.'s won after the contest begins gain a multiple of 10 scoring. H. No switching alliances once verified by an alliance. Any questions or concerns may be addressed (if you're incarcerated) to: Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (268), DM #47 -- North Fork. If you're in the free world: Rick Strigner Merit East SCI P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947-0500 P.S. Prizes are: A. 100% of the roll-up certs B. Currently under negotiations with R.S.I. for other prizes C. A special prize from me that I will discuss with the Captain of the winning alliance. 15 December 2004 The Company of Brothers Alliance would like to welcome Azereth as our newest member. We are sure he will be an asset to both our alliance and the dueling community! -- Baphomet, Co-Founder T.C.B. 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 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS O.D. was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. KAMA KAZI was bested by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a exciting 2 minute gruesome duel. DARLING NIKKI subdued BLUE EYES in a action packed 1 minute bloody Title fight. RAZZLE DAZZLE butchered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. BANANNAS GORILLA devastated KAI in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl. CU-CADAL was butchered by DINGO DOG in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match. HUCKLE CAT overpowered MORPETH in a 1 minute uneven melee. DALLOW was vanquished by MR. FRUMBLE in a 1 minute uneven duel. WOOLY was defeated by PADDY in a 2 minute beginner's duel. HAIRY was overpowered by JIMI HENDRIX in a 1 minute one-sided fight. JANICE JOPLIN easily killed MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout. BUDDY HOLLY savagely slew PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a unpopular 3 minute amateur's match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 - 1 100 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 2 - 1 82 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 5 - 3 74 | |AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 20 - 7 66 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 8 - 2 60 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 3 - 0 50 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 7 - 0 36 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 7 - 1 13 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 8 - 0 11 | Turn 479 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 6 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK DARLING NIKKI 3842 10 1 2 91 BLITZKRIEG (357) STRIKING ATTACK RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 8 0 1 87 BLITZKRIEG (357) WALL OF STEEL KAMA KAZI 3859 9 1 1 80 BLITZKRIEG (357) SLASHING ATTACK BANANNAS GORILLA 3876 5 1 1 50 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DARLING NIKKI 3842. The most popular warrior this turn was WOOLY 3881. The ten other most popular fighters were DARLING NIKKI 3842, BANANNAS GORILLA 3876, MR. FRUMBLE 3877, KAMA KAZI 3859, RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863, DINGO DOG 3878, HUCKLE CAT 3874, PADDY 3898, JIMI HENDRIX 3889, and JANICE JOPLIN 3891. The least popular fighter this week was BUDDY HOLLY 3890. The other ten least popular fighters were HAIRY 3887, DALLOW 3872, MORPETH 3862, CU-CADAL 3848, O.D. 3892, KAI 3873, BLUE EYES 3845, JANICE JOPLIN 3891, JIMI HENDRIX 3889, and PADDY 3898. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 11 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. EEK THE CAT (2-4110) of THE FUNNY FARM HADES (11-5338) of MYTHICAL DRAUGHT DODGER (12-5209) of WISH YOU WERE BEER DRACO MALFOY (18-7115) of HOUSE SLYTHERIN FREAK (18-7300) of RUN AND HYDE BETWEEN THE EYES (60-716) of METAL MILITIA II 6 SHOVELING SANDY (65-3584) of STORMNITE SANDBAGGER BLUE BLOOD (73-3657) of BLACK & BLUE JOCK (82-10452) of 4-LETTER ITCHES WILLIE BROWN (82-13201) of 1976 RAIDERS YUENGLING (82-16265) of LOCAL BEER Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year). Room rates are $139.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make sure you reserve your room before then! Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour manager's reception. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking. The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet (for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late November/early December. If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have, you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there! -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff MAIL-IN TOURNEY XXXVIII ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME PAT 2292 (39-43-2) 2 3 0 COMMON JOE'S TEDDY BEAR 2828 (43-25-2) 0 2 0 THE BEARS ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KING BEAR 3629 (28-18-1) 5 3 0 THE BEARS MEADOW VOLE 2944 (54-55-2) 4 3 0 WILD KINGDOM BLACK BEAR 3054 (39-11-1) 2 3 0 THE BEARS FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TIGER LILY 3215 (15-9-3) 4 3 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS CRAZED 3078 (18-6-1) 0 2 0 THE BEARS CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TOM THUMB 3791 (12-2-1) 12 1 0 THE BEARS ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HUNTERSTOCK 3667 (2-4-0) 2 3 0 VITAL BRAWL APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TAKE COVER 3870 (3-1-2) 5 3 0 THE BEARS RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 (4-0-0) 0 2 0 BLITZKRIEG ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HUNTED 3880 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 THE BEARS DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME THE TURK 3240 (16-5-0) 3 3 0 THE BEARS DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MEGALODON 3838 (9-2-0) 9 3 1 DEVILS OF THE DEEP