DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/15/2011 Duedate: 12/28/2011
CLIFFHOME ARENA
DM-38 TURN-635
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WRATH
APOCALYPSE (242)
(38-3821) [15-8-0,109]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
THE COWS AFOOT KORGOTH
HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433) BARBARIA (440)
(38-4882) [22-9-0,110] (38-4939) [7-0-0,84]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BASKERVILLE PIG EAGLE'S CLAW
HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433) TEAM FLOYD (99)
(38-4884) [15-16-0,64] (38-4345) [11-2-1,87]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
APOCALYPSE (242)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. APOCALYPSE (242) 48
2. JINDA-BAN (198) 25 TEAM FLOYD (99)
3. TEAM FLOYD (99) 20 Unchartered Team
4. BARBARIA (440) 12
5. PILLAR OF KINGS (411) 0 BARBARIA (440)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*BARBARIA (440) 7 0 0 100 1/ 4 APOCALYPSE (242) 8 7 2
2/ 3 TEAM FLOYD (99) 328 271 19 54.8 2/ 2 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434) 7 3 0
3/ 2 HOLMES ON THE RANG (433) 81 67 0 54.7 3/ 1 HOLMES ON THE RANG (433) 7 5 0
4/ 4 APOCALYPSE (242) 213 248 22 46.2 4/ 6 TEAM FLOYD (99) 5 5 0
5/ 5 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434) 44 55 4 44.4 5/ 3 JINDA-BAN (198) 4 11 0
6/ 6 JINDA-BAN (198) 668 874 19 43.3 6/ 5*BARBARIA (440) 3 0 0
7- 8*PILLAR OF KINGS (411) 4 8 0 33.3 7- 8*PILLAR OF KINGS (411) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 690): WHISKEY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 572): BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 695): VIPER of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 667): CUSSTER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 691): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 686): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 294): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 679): CENSORSHIP of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 680): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 679): DRED of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 645): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 634): FAITH of ZOMBIE SQUAD III (Khistanth, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 627): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 578): MARGANAD of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 524): INFERNO of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 572): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 690): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 572): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 695): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 667): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 691): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 686): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 294): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 679): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 680): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 679): LUDUS MAGNUS (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 645): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 634): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 627): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 578): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 524): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 572) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 2 NIANIA (turn 572): BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 667): CUSSTER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 690): TERTIUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 293): LUAU LILA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 679): JAMESON of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 679): DRED of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 625): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 577): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
WHY of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTER of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon CLIFFHOME, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! The boys at HOLMES ON THE RANGE left the arena
dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by APOCALYPSE. Good show! What's a
move up by 3 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration,
according to APOCALYPSE. Practice pays for LOGRANAL MAUR, who pummelled THE USEROUS
MERCHANT, to pocket 17 points. LION'S MANE certainly had a baffled expression on
hers face, after losing to STABBING EASTWARD and losing 14 points in the process!
The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as WRATH faced CLIFFHOME's
Duelmaster. Now I can't insult WRATH, as he has gloriously dueled to the top. Oh
great new Duelmaster!!! (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) 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! Is it charming personality?
Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, BASKERVILLE PIG is the
most challenged warrior.
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! The audience
gave a nice round of rasberries to MORINDEL SALM of JINDA-BAN, for expiring in such
an ungraceful fashion. 16-17-1, indeed! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match
itself must needs be wasting!
Do not think spyreporting in CLIFFHOME is the highlight of my life. Keep those
sands bloody and the buzzards fat! Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WRATH 3821 15 8 0 109 APOCALYPSE (242)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE COWS AFOOT 4882 22 9 0 110 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? 4563 11 2 0 103 TEAM FLOYD (99)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAITH 4894 16 13 0 88 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
EAGLE'S CLAW 4345 11 2 1 87 TEAM FLOYD (99)
KORGOTH 4939 7 0 0 84 BARBARIA (440)
UNCUT HARE 4886 17 14 0 81 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
VONSITAN KORV 4915 11 15 0 79 JINDA-BAN (198)
STABBING EASTWARD 4562 7 2 2 73 TEAM FLOYD (99)
KEVSILESSA KIRO 4875 17 16 1 72 JINDA-BAN (198)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BASKERVILLE PIG 4884 15 16 0 64 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
TROKRESSA SALM 4967 5 5 0 62 JINDA-BAN (198)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LION'S MANE 4885 12 19 0 55 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
LOGRANAL MAUR 4954 9 7 2 50 JINDA-BAN (198)
-ARGONATH 4602 4 5 0 44 PILLAR OF KINGS (411)
GRRR 4971 3 0 0 36 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HORSEMAN 3898 6 6 2 33 APOCALYPSE (242)
MELLOW LEDBETTER 4561 6 3 0 32 TEAM FLOYD (99)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAMINE 3959 2 2 0 21 APOCALYPSE (242)
SCOURGE 4981 2 0 1 18 APOCALYPSE (242)
-KOBE 4973 1 0 0 17 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
AFFLICTION 3945 2 4 1 11 APOCALYPSE (242)
WALKER 4983 1 1 0 4 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
DELIVERENCE 4984 0 1 0 1 TEAM FLOYD (99)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MORINDEL SALM 4876 16 17 1 JINDA-BAN 198 DANGEROUS CRIMIN 635 NONE
STARDOG CATCHER 4959 1 2 0 TEAM FLOYD 99 HORSEMAN 3898 633
SKELLIE 4982 0 1 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD 434 STONE GOLEM 635 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Preacher -- Good to see you back. Take out a long lease on that guildhouse and plan
to stay a while. -- Jorja, Jinda-Ban
We note the tourney report. Good going, Cliffhome. Does that TV in the Rookies mean
we can expect some Bash Brothers here soon? -- Jorja and Jinda-Ban
The Cows Afoot -- I don't know why they let you loose in here. That was *my* foot
you were standing on, and you made a total *mess* of the sands, as well. Cows,
faugh! No restraint. -- Vonsitan Korv
Wrath -- My momma always told me that wrath would be my downfall, but I didn't
listen. I mean, she's *old*, probably over *forty*! What could she know? Turns out
she did know something. I'll have to work on that. -- Kevsilessa Kiro
Baskerville Pig -- I always knew pigs were nasty. -- Morindel Salm
P.S. And do *not* tell me about the Empress of Blandings. She's a myth. Pigs are
nasty.
Lion's Mane -- The mane didn't bother me, but I had some problems with the lion. --
Logranal Maur
Well, good! I needed a win, and getting the only one on the team is an added boon.
What a position it gives me with regard to the chores around the guildhouse! *I* can
win fights, I don't need to wash any darned dishes. -- Trokressa Salm
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SKELLIE was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MELLOW LEDBETTER was bested by HORSEMAN in a 2 minute Bloodfeud duel.
KORGOTH demolished BASKERVILLE PIG in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
WRATH vanquished FAITH in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl.
WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? overpowered UNCUT HARE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
EAGLE'S CLAW slimly won victory over VONSITAN KORV in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
THE COWS AFOOT devastated KEVSILESSA KIRO in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
LION'S MANE was handily defeated by STABBING EASTWARD in a 1 minute uneven melee.
MORINDEL SALM was slaughtered by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TROKRESSA SALM vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
GRRR overpowered AFFLICTION in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
LOGRANAL MAUR overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
FAMINE handily defeated WALKER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SCOURGE savagely defeated DELIVERENCE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute novice's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 7 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 AIMED BLOW 31 - 18 - 0 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 - 1 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 8 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 13 - 1 48 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 4 - 1 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 16 - 0 33 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 635 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 4 - 3 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK WRATH 3821 15 8 0 109 APOCALYPSE (242)
LUNGING ATTACK THE COWS AFOOT 4882 22 9 0 110 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
AIMED BLOW WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? 4563 11 2 0 103 TEAM FLOYD (99)
WALL OF STEEL EAGLE'S CLAW 4345 11 2 1 87 TEAM FLOYD (99)
PARRY-RIPOSTE KEVSILESSA KIRO 4875 17 16 1 72 JINDA-BAN (198)
STRIKING ATTACK GRRR 4971 3 0 0 36 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BASKERVILLE PIG 4884. The most popular warrior this
turn was EAGLE'S CLAW 4345. The ten other most popular fighters were VONSITAN KORV
4915, SCOURGE 4981, KORGOTH 4939, WRATH 3821, TROKRESSA SALM 4967, MELLOW LEDBETTER
4561, THE COWS AFOOT 4882, LOGRANAL MAUR 4954, HORSEMAN 3898, and WHAT'S A VOLKSIE?
4563.
The least popular fighter this week was WALKER 4983. The other ten least popular
fighters were AFFLICTION 3945, MORINDEL SALM 4876, LION'S MANE 4885, KEVSILESSA KIRO
4875, UNCUT HARE 4886, FAITH 4894, BASKERVILLE PIG 4884, SKELLIE 4982, DELIVERENCE
4984, and FAMINE 3959.
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
CIRBANE (3-3841) SORCERY COVENANT (52)
MADE A COMBO (62-3896) WON AT POOL (401)
TAKANOHANA (77-2569) SUMO BASHO (369)
PAIN PART 1 (82-11616) LUROCIANS XIV (1687)
1101 (82-17779) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)
PUD 135 (82-22036) PUDS AGAIN 8 (3496)
AMISTUM (82-26415) LBA: SPEILBURG FANS2 (4268)
MORE COWBELL! (82-29315) BLAH TEAM 8 (4781)
SILVER (82-30503) SUPERIOR FORCES 7402 (5001)
HYPERMUX (82-32647) 121604Q (5387)
BOND, JAMES BOND (82-36725) A VIEW TO A KILL (6066)
R'AKA (82-37859) THE DREADLANDS (6285)
PRISONER 007 (82-41051) DUNGEON CELL (6855)
SPARKLY (82-41405) 012006E (6911)
SEATTLE SLEW (82-41468) SUPERIOR HORSES II (6923)
CATHARI (82-42267) 4604 SUPERIOR FORCES (7065)
COFFEE GROUNDS (82-45801) ABSTRACTION (7691)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes