DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/21/2004 Duedate: 01/03/2005 KATI-TEI ARENA DM-41 TURN-449 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS GREW SOME GRUE OLD SCHOOL (368) (41-4124) [10-5-0,99] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CHICKEN TIGHT JEANS POSITION IS EMPTY GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) (41-4080) [13-6-0,104] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite THE VEAL DEAL FLUTTERLEE GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) WANDERERS (329) (41-4104) [9-6-0,41] (41-4153) [4-6-0,30] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM OLD SCHOOL (368) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. OLD SCHOOL (368) 59 2. LOOD FOOD (367) 30 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) 3. WANDERERS (329) 20 Unchartered Team 4. BLADE BROTHERS 18 (378) 0 5. BIRDS (286) 0 VORPAL BLAZE (218) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) 53 38 2 58.2 1/ 1 OLD SCHOOL (368) 11 4 1 2- 2 BLADE BROTHERS 18 (378) 8 6 0 57.1 2/ 2 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) 7 8 0 3- 3 BIRDS (286) 66 70 5 48.5 3/ 3 LOOD FOOD (367) 6 1 1 4/ 5 LOOD FOOD (367) 29 33 1 46.8 4/ 4 WANDERERS (329) 5 10 0 5/ 6 OLD SCHOOL (368) 45 52 2 46.4 5- 5 BLADE BROTHERS 18 (378) 1 1 0 6/ 4 WANDERERS (329) 331 383 7 46.4 6- 6 BIRDS (286) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Welcome KATI-TEI. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with HOT DONUTS NOW? She actually beat KATI-TEI's TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE, and walked away with 21 more points from the fight. I'm sure KATI-TEI is excited about GREW SOME GRUE, the new Duelmaster from OLD SCHOOL. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. KATI-TEI thinks OLD SCHOOL and their 45-52-2 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... Management must be dealin', as the boys at LOOD FOOD ain't reelin'! OLD SCHOOL's mad! What do people see in JEHU? His 19-22-1? WANDERERS ain't talkin', but he's got 80 points. Fighting is a better craft than farming, SPOCKA THE HUTT, but you have to pay your dues. Being challenged by THE VEAL DEAL, 21 points above you, is dues. THE VEAL DEAL left the match looking worse than when he went in, after SPOCKA THE HUTT, with a 5-1-0, walked all over him. HOLY SCHLITZ expects the easy win by going 22 points down. SATURN will find this a hard lesson! HOLY SCHLITZ won victory over SATURN. OLD SCHOOL calls this fighting? In my day... There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GREW SOME GRUE 4124 10 5 0 99 OLD SCHOOL (368) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHICKEN TIGHT JEANS 4080 13 6 0 104 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) WHIPPED TOPPING 4045 9 5 0 95 LOOD FOOD (367) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PORTERHOUSE ARREST 4059 14 3 1 86 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) JEHU 3963 19 22 1 80 WANDERERS (329) HOLY SCHLITZ 4052 14 8 2 68 OLD SCHOOL (368) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -S&M&MS 4103 6 6 0 64 LOOD FOOD (367) SPOCKA THE HUTT 4137 6 1 0 62 OLD SCHOOL (368) -OSTRICH 3970 12 13 0 59 BIRDS (286) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SATURN 3990 7 24 0 47 WANDERERS (329) -SPORK 4140 3 1 0 42 LOOD FOOD (367) THE VEAL DEAL 4104 9 6 0 41 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) -OSPRY 3988 4 10 2 36 BIRDS (286) SPUD-BEARING FUZZ 4161 4 0 0 35 OLD SCHOOL (368) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FLUTTERLEE 4153 4 6 0 30 WANDERERS (329) -MR. SALTY 4072 3 1 0 25 LOOD FOOD (367) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139 5 2 0 23 OLD SCHOOL (368) PARNIAN 4138 4 9 0 21 WANDERERS (329) HOT DONUTS NOW 4167 1 0 1 21 LOOD FOOD (367) -FALCON 4004 1 4 0 21 BIRDS (286) LURLINE GRACE 4164 3 1 0 20 WANDERERS (329) -SWAN 4107 1 1 0 18 BIRDS (286) -KING FISHER 4005 2 5 0 17 BIRDS (286) -RILLY SILLY 4152 2 1 0 17 BLADE BROTHERS 18 (378) -DARK MAX 4148 1 0 0 6 BLADE BROTHERS 18 (378) RUBIX CUBESTEAK 4165 0 3 0 3 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE 5 0 1 0 1 HOT DONUTS NOW 4167 449 NONE THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MAD ONE 4149 5 5 0 BLADE BROTHERS 18 378 HOLY SCHLITZ 4052 448 MORE BAD BEEF 4173 0 1 0 GLAD TO MEAT YOU 370 BANDIT PRINCE 25 449 NONE BETHANNE GRACE 3984 18 13 1 WANDERERS 329 PORTERHOUSE ARRE 4059 445 NOT REVE PERSONAL ADS Flutterlee -- You gotta be quick if you want to accept those chances to surrender. Can't stand around waiting for ya, you know. I got places to go, people to slash. -- Spocka Porterhouse -- Um, never mind. -- Grew Some Mad One -- Two out of three? Oops, sorry. -- Holy Schlitz Whipped Topping -- Did you know that the cream was starting to go sour? You're nearly butter. -- Jehu The Veal Deal -- Not the best deal I've had. -- Saturn Spocka the Hutt -- Pah. -- Parnian Rubix Cubesteak -- Ha! My mama taught me how to do cube steak, and I DID it. With a mallet that has lots of points on it. hitting it often and hard. -- Lurline Grace Cuddly Kahlua -- Pardon ME if I don't cuddle up to you. I don't find you cuddly at ALL. -- Flutterlee 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. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS MORE BAD BEEF was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. WHIPPED TOPPING vanquished JEHU in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. THE VEAL DEAL was demolished by SPOCKA THE HUTT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. HOLY SCHLITZ viciously subdued SATURN in a 2 minute gory veteran's Challenge contest. SPUD-BEARING FUZZ demolished PARNIAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. PORTERHOUSE ARREST was luckily beaten by GREW SOME GRUE in a 4 minute Title struggle. CHICKEN TIGHT JEANS viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute competition. CUDDLY KAHLUA was viciously subdued by FLUTTERLEE in a action packed 8 minute duel. LURLINE GRACE won victory over RUBIX CUBESTEAK in a 2 minute novice's duel. HOT DONUTS NOW assassinated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 1 - 0 75 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 - 0 67 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 12 - 1 61 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 5 - 1 55 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 8 - 7 - 0 53 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 21 - 2 53 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 22 - 0 51 | |AIMED BLOW 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 5 - 0 38 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 | Turn 449 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 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 5 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY GREW SOME GRUE 4124 10 5 0 99 OLD SCHOOL (368) PARRY-STRIKE WHIPPED TOPPING 4045 9 5 0 95 LOOD FOOD (367) LUNGING ATTACK PORTERHOUSE ARREST 4059 14 3 1 86 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370) SLASHING ATTACK SPOCKA THE HUTT 4137 6 1 0 62 OLD SCHOOL (368) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is THE VEAL DEAL 4104. The most popular warrior this turn was FLUTTERLEE 4153. The ten other most popular fighters were PORTERHOUSE ARREST 4059, CHICKEN TIGHT JEANS 4080, HOLY SCHLITZ 4052, WHIPPED TOPPING 4045, SPOCKA THE HUTT 4137, SPUD-BEARING FUZZ 4161, LURLINE GRACE 4164, RUBIX CUBESTEAK 4165, GREW SOME GRUE 4124, and HOT DONUTS NOW 4167. The least popular fighter this week was CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139. The other ten least popular fighters were THE VEAL DEAL 4104, JEHU 3963, PARNIAN 4138, SATURN 3990, MORE BAD BEEF 4173, HOT DONUTS NOW 4167, GREW SOME GRUE 4124, RUBIX CUBESTEAK 4165, LURLINE GRACE 4164, and SPUD-BEARING FUZZ 4161. 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 ZEBRAWOOD 3595 (54-41-0) 0 2 0 ACTION TOYS ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MATA HARI 3812 (40-31-1) 4 3 0 FIST OF FIVE DUNCAN 1994 (37-30-1) 0 2 0 THUNDERSTRUCK CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DIANA 3674 (11-7-1) 0 2 0 LADY OF THE MOON ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CHICKEN TIGHT JEANS 4080 (9-6-0) 6 3 0 GLAD TO MEAT YOU RICK EMMETT 3932 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 METAL GODS INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME S&M&MS 4103 (4-6-0) 0 2 0 LOOD FOOD APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139 (4-0-0) 2 3 0 OLD SCHOOL SPOCKA THE HUTT 4137 (3-1-0) 0 2 0 OLD SCHOOL ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TREE OF WOE 4156 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 THE WOE OF THE SWORD LAMBCHOP OF GOD 4159 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 HELPLESS ANIMALS DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DRAGON EYES 3746 (5-5-0) 3 1 0 DEAD READY AND ABLE TYRANT 3321 (6-4-0) 3 3 0 BIRDS DIRK 3786 (7-2-0) 2 3 0 READY AND ABLE BLISTER 2351 (0-3-0) 0 2 0 LOST SOULS