DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/26/2005 Duedate: 02/08/2005
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-481
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BARRISTER
BLITZKRIEG (357)
(35-3817) [12-3-3,137]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BARRISTER HUCKLE CAT
BLITZKRIEG (357) BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
(35-3817) [12-3-3,137] (35-3874) [6-1-0,59]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
O'MALLEY BARRISTER
BLITZKRIEG (357) BLITZKRIEG (357)
(35-3816) [10-6-1,87] (35-3817) [12-3-3,137]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 34
2. DIRT DEVILS (363) 30 BLITZKRIEG (357)
3. BLITZKRIEG (357) 23 Unchartered Team
4. DEAD MUSICIANS (362) 0
5. THE BEARS (253) -5 DIRT DEVILS (363)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*DIRT DEVILS (363) 2 0 0 100 1/ 2*BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 7 0 1
2/ 1 BLITZKRIEG (357) 57 19 9 75.0 2/ 1 BLITZKRIEG (357) 7 3 1
3/ 2*BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 24 8 4 75.0 3- 3*DEAD MUSICIANS (362) 5 3 2
4- 3*DEAD MUSICIANS (362) 5 3 2 62.5 4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 4 11 0
5/ 4 THE BEARS (253) 348 256 24 57.6 5/ 0*DIRT DEVILS (363) 2 0 0
6/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 461 718 20 39.1 6/ 5 THE BEARS (253) 1 8 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.
Greetings Murska!
It is I, Razzle Dazzle, your Duelmaster. I would like to thank Blue Eyes for the
good title fight. I don't feel bad about sitting on the throne when I actually
fought a real warrior to gain this position. Of course there is a lot to be said for
NPC's. I think everyone on my team, except me, has lost to Veteran Mercenary. In
any case, I am a happy to be your Duelmaster. The drinks are on me tonight!
Razzle Dazzle
DOOMcorps Soldier
Blitzkrieg
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in MURSKA this turn, and let's start
with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the difference, as
BLITZKRIEG is pushed out of top team by BUSY, BUSYTOWN, who came from 2nd with a
3-0-0 this turn. And let's see, HUCKLE CAT fought TAKE COVER and gained 19 points
and contributed to BUSY, BUSYTOWN's 3-0-0. TAKE COVER has lost to HUCKLE CAT,
falling 16 points, while helping make THE BEARS a 0-2-0 turn. Our last turn's
Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to KHALHUMS DWARF, and RAZZLE DAZZLE has made the
way for a new Duelmaster! With RAZZLE DAZZLE clearing the throne, BLITZKRIEG of
BARRISTER takes a proud seat as MURSKA's new Duelmaster, by virtue of recognition
points. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing
fighters do dishes at The Howling Wolf until they win. Maybe?
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. THE BEARS has cause to stand tall,
as they were MURSKA's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to
beat. And guess who avoided THE BEARS stable the most? Believe it or not, it was
BUSY, BUSYTOWN. Anyone surprised?
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 MURSKA has
more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
I like this place, MURSKA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in MURSKA, but never good to wear out my
welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in MURSKA again,
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARRISTER 3817 12 3 3 137 BLITZKRIEG (357)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAMA KAZI 3859 10 1 1 88 BLITZKRIEG (357)
DARLING NIKKI 3842 11 2 2 87 BLITZKRIEG (357)
O'MALLEY 3816 10 6 1 87 BLITZKRIEG (357)
RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 9 1 1 86 BLITZKRIEG (357)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BLUE EYES 3845 11 4 0 62 THE BEARS (253)
HUCKLE CAT 3874 6 1 0 59 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BANANNAS GORILLA 3876 6 1 1 55 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-DINGO DOG 3878 4 2 3 45 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-FATHER CAT 3875 4 1 0 42 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
TAKE COVER 3870 5 2 2 38 THE BEARS (253)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MORPETH 3862 7 10 0 31 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MR. FRUMBLE 3877 4 3 0 31 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-JANICE JOPLIN 3891 2 0 1 26 DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAI 3873 4 6 0 18 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-BUDDY HOLLY 3890 2 0 1 17 DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
DALLOW 3872 2 8 1 16 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
TYPHOON 3895 1 0 0 15 DIRT DEVILS (363)
NOREASTER 3896 1 0 0 15 DIRT DEVILS (363)
-HUNTED 3880 1 0 0 13 THE BEARS (253)
PADDY 3898 2 1 0 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-JIMI HENDRIX 3889 1 1 0 5 DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
CADAL COONTZ 3901 1 1 0 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HAIRY 3887 1 3 0 THE BEARS 253 SPYMASTER 22 481 NONE
OISAN 3794 8 26 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 BARRISTER 3817 478
CU-CADAL 3848 7 14 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 DINGO DOG 3878 479
PERSONAL ADS
Children of Llyr -- I just wanted to let you know that it was great meeting your
manager at the F2F. -- Polarius
Janice Joplin -- You're a hard woman. -- Kai
Buddy Holly -- If that's what you call music, I'm glad you died. -- Dallow
Take Cover -- Good idea. I saw a quilt that caught my eye. -- Morpeth
Hairy -- I was trying to shave you close. Did it work? -- Paddy
Jimi Hendrix -- I always bite the hand that makes loud noises in my ear. -- Cadal
Coontz
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
HAIRY was dealt death by SPYMASTER in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
RAZZLE DAZZLE was bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brutal duel.
BARRISTER viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 2 minute Title match.
KAMA KAZI devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
DARLING NIKKI defeated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute match.
O'MALLEY devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
HUCKLE CAT devastated TAKE COVER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BANANNAS GORILLA handily defeated MORPETH in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MR. FRUMBLE vanquished KAI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DALLOW won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute fight.
PADDY lost to TYPHOON in a 2 minute duel.
CADAL COONTZ was narrowly defeated by NOREASTER 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 - 1 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 4 - 1 69 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 8 - 1 65 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 22 - 6 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 7 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 9 - 0 31 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 8 - 1 20 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 8 - 0 11 |
Turn 481 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 6 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK BARRISTER 3817 12 3 3 137 BLITZKRIEG (357)
WALL OF STEEL KAMA KAZI 3859 10 1 1 88 BLITZKRIEG (357)
STRIKING ATTACK RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 9 1 1 86 BLITZKRIEG (357)
SLASHING ATTACK BANANNAS GORILLA 3876 6 1 1 55 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is O'MALLEY 3816. The most popular warrior this turn
was BARRISTER 3817. The ten other most popular fighters were TYPHOON 3895, RAZZLE
DAZZLE 3863, DARLING NIKKI 3842, NOREASTER 3896, KAMA KAZI 3859, O'MALLEY 3816, MR.
FRUMBLE 3877, HAIRY 3887, HUCKLE CAT 3874, and BANANNAS GORILLA 3876.
The least popular fighter this week was PADDY 3898. The other ten least popular
fighters were KAI 3873, MORPETH 3862, TAKE COVER 3870, CADAL COONTZ 3901, DALLOW
3872, BANANNAS GORILLA 3876, HUCKLE CAT 3874, HAIRY 3887, MR. FRUMBLE 3877, and
O'MALLEY 3816.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
RED FERN (35-3371) VOLUNTEER FLOWERS (310)
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXV
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MEADOW VOLE 2944 (55-59-2) 3 3 0 WILD KINGDOM
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KING BEAR 3629 (32-18-2) 5 3 0 THE BEARS
TOM THUMB 3791 (15-3-1) 5 3 0 THE BEARS
TIGER LILY 3215 (15-9-3) 4 3 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RED FERN 3371 (12-4-2) 1 3 1 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BARRISTER 3817 (11-3-3) 5 3 0 BLITZKRIEG
O'MALLEY 3816 (9-6-1) 4 3 0 BLITZKRIEG
POISON IVY 3571 (4-4-1) 1 3 1 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TAKE COVER 3870 (5-1-2) 5 3 0 THE BEARS
RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 (9-0-1) 4 3 0 BLITZKRIEG
KAMA KAZI 3859 (9-1-1) 3 3 0 BLITZKRIEG
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HIBISCUS 3734 (1-1-0) 7 4 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
JANICE JOPLIN 3891 (2-0-1) 4 3 0 DEAD MUSICIANS
HUNTED 3880 (1-0-0) 0 3 0 THE BEARS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TYPHOON 3895 (0-0-0) 8 3 1 DIRT DEVILS
THISTLE 3899 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 VOLUNTEER FLOWERS
NOREASTER 3896 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 DIRT DEVILS