DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/18/2005 Duedate: 07/15/2005
XOCHITHLAN ARENA
DM-39 TURN-209
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DUCK A L'ORANGE
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-3607) [8-6-1,108]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DUCK A L'ORANGE SONJA
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) LITERATI (432)
(39-3607) [8-6-1,108] (39-3672) [2-6-0,32]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
QUIA RAYNE KAHR, JACK
THE MIDDLE WAY (385) CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379)
(39-3636) [7-13-0,34] (39-3637) [9-9-1,46]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) 33
2. DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 32 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379)
3. THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 19 Unchartered Team
4. LITERATI (432) 8
5. CROSS ROADS (437) 0 LITERATI (432)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) 181 115 9 61.1 1/ 1 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) 9 3 0
2- 2*CROSS ROADS (437) 3 2 0 60.0 2/ 2*LITERATI (432) 9 6 1
3/ 6 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 144 111 12 56.5 3/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 8 1 0
4- 5 OPHIDIAN ORDER (328) 135 107 6 55.8 4/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 5 7 0
5/ 4 THE MYRMIDON (424) 48 39 3 55.2 5/ 6 THE MYRMIDON (424) 5 10 2
6/ 7 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 167 188 8 47.0 6- 7*CROSS ROADS (437) 3 2 0
7/ 8*LITERATI (432) 13 27 5 32.5 7- 8 OPHIDIAN ORDER (328) 2 3 0
'*' 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 XOCHITHLAN,
for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! Say what you will about blind luck and dirty
fighting, but DUCKS UNLIMITED will tell you 144-111-12 is nothing to laugh at...
CRIMINAL ELEMENT had cause to celebrate, after MANN SLAUGHTER got 14 points by
beating HIDDEN ARCHER. KARIDA NAHID certainly had a baffled expression on hers face,
after losing to PEKING DUCK and losing 7 points in the process! You could cut the
tension with a scimitar as DUCK A L'ORANGE of DUCKS UNLIMITED met the Duelmaster.
What can be a greater victory? DUCK A L'ORANGE has taken its place as the top, as
XOCHITHLAN's new Duelmaster. Word has it one team in XOCHITHLAN is using psychics to
predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
So much to report, so little time! Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of DARQUE ANGELS, alone and unchallenged. The
warriors of DARQUE ANGELS found their efforts at combat frustrated as DUCKS UNLIMITED
apparently had more important things to do than fight. If challenges were horses, MS
D. MEENER could open up a fast food joint!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not for whom the
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
Do not think spyreporting in XOCHITHLAN is the highlight of my life. As if
buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.
Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for XOCHITHLAN? On that
giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUCK A L'ORANGE 3607 8 6 1 108 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAELSTROM FURY 3589 13 8 1 94 THE MYRMIDON (424)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOT AIR DUCK 3451 14 8 0 89 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ADRASAI SIREN 3585 11 5 1 66 THE MYRMIDON (424)
-ANACONDA 3382 8 2 0 66 OPHIDIAN ORDER (328)
MS D. MEENER 3696 6 0 0 60 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PEKING DUCK 3632 7 1 0 49 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
MANN SLAUGHTER 3688 6 1 1 48 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379)
KAHR, JACK 3637 9 9 1 46 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379)
KARIDA NAHID 3582 7 2 0 41 THE MYRMIDON (424)
-BLACK ADDER 3373 7 4 0 39 OPHIDIAN ORDER (328)
QUIA RAYNE 3636 7 13 0 34 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MATT RISIDE 3705 5 0 0 33 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379)
SONJA 3672 2 6 0 32 LITERATI (432)
OPARA PERSI 3670 6 4 0 30 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-DAFFY DUCK 3668 2 2 1 29 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEOWULF 3673 3 5 2 22 LITERATI (432)
SCROOGE MCDUCK 3719 2 0 0 22 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
IDIOT BOX 3581 2 6 1 21 THE MYRMIDON (424)
KURTZ 3671 3 5 2 18 LITERATI (432)
MAGUA 3674 3 5 1 17 LITERATI (432)
-PYTHON 3608 2 0 0 17 OPHIDIAN ORDER (328)
-WORMWOD 3713 1 0 0 15 CROSS ROADS (437)
FEYD 3697 2 4 0 10 LITERATI (432)
BELLE COR 3720 1 0 0 9 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-SEA SNAKE 3609 1 1 0 8 OPHIDIAN ORDER (328)
-ELI MOISHE 3710 1 0 0 8 CROSS ROADS (437)
-KALIEA 3711 1 0 0 8 CROSS ROADS (437)
AKRAM AL' ABBAS 3580 0 5 0 5 THE MYRMIDON (424)
-SHAMGAR 3709 0 1 0 1 CROSS ROADS (437)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-APOLLYAN 3712 0 1 0 1 CROSS ROADS (437)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LIONEL HAMMER 3639 0 2 0 CEBUANO HAMMERZ 428 MALICE 3704 205 NOT REVE
DUCK WITH SWORDS 3708 0 1 0 DUCKS UNLIMITED 143 MALICE 3704 206
KARLO LENCH 3703 2 4 0 THE MIDDLE WAY 385 IDIOT BOX 3581 209
ULRIK VORN 3556 18 17 1 THE MIDDLE WAY 385 MAELSTROM FURY 3589 208
ZED ARLEN 3653 8 4 1 THE MIDDLE WAY 385 DUCK A L'ORANGE 3607 206
PERSONAL ADS
Magua ate Rirorni Dessert!
Akram Al' Abbas -- Mudh have you learned from your master, Achilles, and from my
"gree of knowledge". Lof will be thine! -- Beowulf of Literati
Quia Rayne -- That wasn't what I'd intended. (Get off Sleaza/Sonja with your roving
eyes.) -- Kurtz of Literati
Shamgar -- Bright armor wins the right-of-way at the crossing of our swords' play! --
Feyd of Literati
Oh Karlo! My mistake was your loss: I thought Magua said, "Let's do Lench!" Make
it up to you, big boy? -- Sonja of Literati
Hail Maelstrom Fury! -- Glory is yours; immortality will surely follow. -- The Snark
Hear ye, hear ye! -- Xochithlan's "sigil vigil" honors progress: The Myrmidons'
glorious beach head "repossessed" my stolen horse-and-buggy. (Flamma was right!...
except for poor Ulrik) And Cross Roads' good "posse work" purged straggling Rirorni
scum. And...the names actually changed! ... A good turn's work. -- Snarky the
Literatist
P.S. Chin up, Middle Way: at least were no "points of direct" with those Ducks last
turn, eh? Still, I wouldn't blame ya for "having a horse to roast" (Darque'll thank
you) with Achilles.
Maelstrom Fury -- Well, THAT certainly ruined my day. -- Ghost of Ulrik Vorn
Kurtz -- Hey, you survived it, so no big deal, right? I'll bring you a book in the
Infirmary. -- Quia Rayne
Mann Slaughter -- Any relation to the Slaughters of Texas? Old cattle family and
all. -- Opara Persi
Sonja -- I expected you to be a fiery redhead. -- Karlo Lench
P.S. But you're definitely a wildcat.
Mama Sleaza -- He didn't LOOK bald. You saying that was a WIG? -- Karlo Lench
Sleaza -- A bikini in the summer? As if! Talk about major sunburn. -- Quia Rayne
But in the winter you get frostbite. -- Ed.
21 May 2005
Amendment for "Fratsfa's Quest for the Best!"
Managers that have teams already established in Fratsfa need not have (3) three
warriors in the initiates. FE will NOT be a factor. Stables may be entered at any
time. Just announce your stable in the p-ads.
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This in my invitation to all managers who wish to prove their mettle against
managers from all over Alastari. We have limited TP's in this contest to one a team
at a time. We DO NOT want this contest to become a scum fest as many others have,
hence the Andorian arena. Good luck to all who come to prove their skills. "May
your enemies' blood flow freely" -- Dark Knight Toker, Desolate Empire Alliance
7 June 2005
I am in the process of moving house, and spotlight writing for the next two months
will be very hit-and-miss. -- the Scribe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DUCK A L'ORANGE bested MAELSTROM FURY in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
PEKING DUCK outwaited KARIDA NAHID in a monotonous 8 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
IDIOT BOX murdered KARLO LENCH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
HOT AIR DUCK bested ADRASAI SIREN in a 2 minute contest.
MS D. MEENER overpowered QUIA RAYNE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
MANN SLAUGHTER vanquished HIDDEN ARCHER in a 2 minute brutal mismatched fight.
KAHR, JACK devastated BEOWULF in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
MATT RISIDE vanquished MAGUA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FEYD was vanquished by OPARA PERSI in a 2 minute uneven fight.
KURTZ was viciously subdued by SCROOGE MCDUCK in a 2 minute gory fight.
SONJA overpowered RIRORNI WOMAN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
AKRAM AL' ABBAS was defeated by BELLE COR in a 2 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 4 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 1 - 0 89 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 23 - 12 - 2 66 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 6 - 0 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 23 - 15 - 2 61 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 19 - 2 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 10 - 14 - 1 42 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 14 - 2 39 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 21 - 5 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 5 - 2 38 |
Turn 209 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 4 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK DUCK A L'ORANGE 3607 8 6 1 108 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
LUNGING ATTACK MAELSTROM FURY 3589 13 8 1 94 THE MYRMIDON (424)
WALL OF STEEL HOT AIR DUCK 3451 14 8 0 89 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
SLASHING ATTACK ADRASAI SIREN 3585 11 5 1 66 THE MYRMIDON (424)
TOTAL PARRY PEKING DUCK 3632 7 1 0 49 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is QUIA RAYNE 3636. The most popular warrior this turn
was KAHR, JACK 3637. The ten other most popular fighters were DUCK A L'ORANGE 3607,
ADRASAI SIREN 3585, OPARA PERSI 3670, SCROOGE MCDUCK 3719, IDIOT BOX 3581, HOT AIR
DUCK 3451, MS D. MEENER 3696, MANN SLAUGHTER 3688, SONJA 3672, and BELLE COR 3720.
The least popular fighter this week was PEKING DUCK 3632. The other ten least
popular fighters were KURTZ 3671, FEYD 3697, MAGUA 3674, KARLO LENCH 3703, KARIDA
NAHID 3582, MATT RISIDE 3705, BEOWULF 3673, QUIA RAYNE 3636, MAELSTROM FURY 3589, and
AKRAM AL' ABBAS 3580.
HOLD THE DATES! (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)
Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005. It will be
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy. The rooms
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released!
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. See you there!
Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!),
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge),
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your
reservation soon before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. We hope you're all
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!