DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/02/2014 Duedate: 09/15/2014
KATI-TEI ARENA
DM-41 TURN-700
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
YELLOW BRICK TOAD
HELPLESS ANIMALS (362)
(41-4018) [12-4-0,128]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
YELLOW BRICK TOAD KRAIT
HELPLESS ANIMALS (362) TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
(41-4018) [12-4-0,128] (41-4782) [1-0-0,11]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SERGEANT 7 LATE AFTERNOON
MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) LAZY SUNDAY (411)
(41-4429) [16-13-0,99] (41-4695) [17-8-0,91]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
LAZY SUNDAY (411)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 27
2. HELPLESS ANIMALS (362) 16 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
3. ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390) 15 Unchartered Team
4. WANDERERS (329) 11
5. TOWER OF SNAKES (423) 7 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 158 83 8 65.6 1/ 1 LAZY SUNDAY (411) 7 6 0
2/ 3 LAZY SUNDAY (411) 75 58 4 56.4 2/ 2 WANDERERS (329) 6 9 0
3/ 4 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390) 11 10 0 52.4 3/ 4*TOWER OF SNAKES (423) 5 5 0
4- 5 OLD SCHOOL (368) 93 86 3 52.0 4/ 5 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 4 5 1
5/ 2*TOWER OF SNAKES (423) 5 5 0 50.0 5- 3 OLD SCHOOL (368) 3 0 0
6/ 6 WANDERERS (329) 931 %1013 19 47.9 6/ 6 HELPLESS ANIMALS (362) 2 0 0
7/ 7 HELPLESS ANIMALS (362) 26 35 0 42.6 7/ 7 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390) 2 2 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 378): ZEPHYR of Z GLADIATORZ (The Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 757): LAMB CHOP STOP of EASTER FEASTER (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 757): MANSION of LIVING LARGE (Padre, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 742): SSG7 of MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 743): PEARL STONE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 741): GRAPE APE of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 738): ORLANDO of HERE TO PHOENIX (Crip, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 739): SGT. SPENCER of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 702): SOLDIER 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 699): YELLOW BRICK TOAD of HELPLESS ANIMALS (Manray, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 690): JANIS JOBLIN of THE 27 CLUB (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 325): ABU JR. of THE CHOSEN ONES (The Chosen One, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 584): PFC 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 279): JOCK-IN-THE-BOX of SCOTCH (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 642): WORKS 4 EVIL EMPIRE of SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 378): Z GLADIATORZ (The Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 757): FLAGRANT FOWL (Scrooge McDuck, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 757): MENTOR BLISS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 742): ARE YOU ? (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 744): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 741): SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 738): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 739): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 702): MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 699): LAZY SUNDAY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 690): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 325): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 583): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 279): BAD COMBINATIONS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 642): SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 378): ZEPHYR of Z GLADIATORZ (The Z Man, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 757): MANSION of LIVING LARGE (Padre, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 742): IYAN KENNIS of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 743): PEARL STONE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 736): SOURDOUGH SAM of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 739): SGT. SPENCER of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
KOJAK of ALL JACKED UP (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 698): DOUBLE TRUE of LAZY SUNDAY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 278): TOBEORNOTTOBE of TOTAL CHAOS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of KATI-TEI! Once again I've been called out of retirement
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with SERGEANT 9? He
actually beat TOWER OF SNAKES' VENOM DECAY, and walked away with 19 more points from
the fight. Laughs were big at MEDAL OF HONOR H3 while they watched SERGEANT 9
clobber VENOM DECAY. He lost 12 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the
stands. See how the Duelmaster challenged LAZY SUNDAY's THE HAMILTONS? That sort of
initiative is how he got where he is now. THE HAMILTONS was reminded on the sands
why YELLOW BRICK TOAD is Duelmaster. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and
dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, MEDAL OF HONOR H3! In my day, no team with a 156-82-8 would scare me off!
What's the problem, HELPLESS ANIMALS? How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, THE HAMILTONS! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to
haunt you.
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!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? Are
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it
before you read it. Oh, well. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YELLOW BRICK TOAD 4018 12 4 0 128 HELPLESS ANIMALS (362)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHARLES DEGLOPPER 4377 13 10 1 115 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
SERGEANT 7 4429 16 13 0 99 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
LATE AFTERNOON 4695 17 8 0 91 LAZY SUNDAY (411)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE HAMILTONS 4653 20 7 0 88 LAZY SUNDAY (411)
-PEPPERMINT BUTLER 4270 9 4 0 86 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)
WINGS IN SUNLIGHT 4651 19 20 0 77 WANDERERS (329)
PARNS 4707 12 8 2 68 LAZY SUNDAY (411)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139 14 11 0 62 OLD SCHOOL (368)
-WARRIOR PIZZA 4191 6 3 1 61 OLD SCHOOL (368)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WALKING THE DOG 4737 7 2 0 49 WANDERERS (329)
-LAMBCHOP OF GOD 4159 3 3 0 47 HELPLESS ANIMALS (362)
-SPASTIC FITZ 4189 4 1 0 44 OLD SCHOOL (368)
HARVESTER 4694 8 19 0 43 WANDERERS (329)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CRAZY DELICIOUS 4715 1 3 0 25 LAZY SUNDAY (411)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RUNNIK 4736 1 0 0 20 OLD SCHOOL (368)
THE DUTCHMAN 4751 4 1 0 19 WANDERERS (329)
SERGEANT 9 4770 1 0 0 19 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
JAMES BAXTER 4772 1 1 0 17 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)
KRAIT 4782 1 0 0 11 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
VENOM 3 4754 2 0 0 9 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
VENOM DECAY 4758 1 1 0 4 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
N.E.P.T.R. 4775 1 1 0 4 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)
VENOM 2 4753 1 1 0 4 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
STEEL KUDZU 4771 0 2 0 2 WANDERERS (329)
SERGENAT 10 4764 0 2 0 2 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DEADONE 4783 0 1 0 TOWER OF SNAKES 423 DARK CHAMPION 700 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Two-three again, and the new, um, guy, Steel Kudzu gets Favorite? Does this mean he
loses with class, or is it just some kind of fluke? My vote is for "fluke."
Besides, how could Convincians--most of our fans are surely Convincian?--have a
positive attitude toward kudzu? Convincians are farmers, and kudzu is Not Their
Friend. -- Wings in Sunlight
P.S. And THIS is what Dusty left us with. Fink is too mild a term.
20 August 14
SLAUGHTER CHALLENGE 2
Several years ago I ran a contest known as the "Slaughter Challenge" which was the
idea of a member of my alliance at the time. We unfortunately lost him during a
robbery attempt at the store he worked at. This November will mark the 10th
anniversary of his passing so I have decided to run the Slaughter Challenge again in
remembrance of him.
Rich Hammes was a member of my alliance, the Vendetta Cartel, and had sponsored me
into the alliance. Rich was a common poster to both the Yahoo Duelmasters group as
well as the Duel2 boards and our Alliance's Yahoo group. He went by the handle
GameOgre on the Duel2 boards and was known by the name Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest.
He was a very kind and thoughtful man who always had time to talk with not only his
alliance-mates but anyone else who wanted to discuss Duelmasters. He also had time
to talk with anyone about personal life issues if he felt he could help. He was a
daily, and prolific, poster to these sites and seemed to enjoy the interaction with
others regarding this game that he loved so much.
I would also like everyone to know that he spent several years in the US Navy serving
on a Nuclear attack Submarine in protection of our nation. He was well loved, and
well known, by the community in which he lived even spending time at a local Ice
Cream Shop around closing time to assure that the lady who owned the store was safe
as she was often alone when she closed her shop. He was a well known and much loved
member of his local community. His death was grieved by his local San Diego
community where they held a candle-light vigil for him and many expressed their
disbelief that he was gone. These are just a scant few examples of what a kind and
caring man he was and why not only our gaming community lost a great deal on that
fateful day, but also shows why there was tremendous sadness among the community in
which he lived.
It is near to 10 years since his passing and there are many times I wonder, "What
would Rich think about this...." I miss my friend dearly to this day and I hope you
will come join us in this contest idea which he himself came up with. He thought we
should all learn to appreciate what Jorja does to keep our smaller arenas alive and
populated!
The contest will be held in Morya, arena 28, beginning on the turn that is due on
November 6th, 2014 (turn 378 I believe). Tourney participation is not allowed during
the contest but the contest will start after the fall Mailer so you can get your
warriors a few fight experience should you choose to. The timing of the contest was
done to allow entry into the fall mailer.
The rules are fairly simple and inspired to let us all feel what it is like to run
warriors like Jorja does. Her teams across Alastari may sometimes be taken for
granted so this contest will allow us to appreciate her teams a little better as they
populate the arenas we fight in.
The Rules--
There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed and only one single
use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. Win or lose the Dark
Arena is allowed but once, so if you want your warrior dead be sure and throw the
fight!
The contest will last for 12 turns. May I point out that if you use your Dark Arena
fight you will get either 2 points, for winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights
count in the scoring. It matters not if you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-
in; they still count as much as fighting a contest warrior. This will be a test of
basic strategy with a touch of luck added in as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each warrior
entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in death,
cannot score points! The one exception are the dead tourneys. Should you wish you
may enter your warriors in dead tourneys, since they are not a member of your team,
or even the living, at the time. The warrior may even return to the contest if a
natural opening can be found for it, or you choose to use your Dark Arena fight to
make that opening (if you still have that option left). Break the no DA, challenge,
or avoid rules and you will be DQed as soon as the transgression is discovered. To
keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no messing with
these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a clarification, but the
second time gets you DQed. This also counts if it is found you bring a second team
in for the purpose of making challenges; you will be DQed.
Scoring is as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from
one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get
the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
-5 points and the loss of that warrior's slot for scoring the remainder of the
contest for entering a warrior into a REGULAR tourney (again DEAD tourney is open)
The Prizes:
1st place -- +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager Award -- Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The bonus potions and favorites knowledge must be used on warriors with 5 FE or more
and MUST be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. The resurrection potion
must be used within 6 months of the end of the contest but may be used on any warrior
regardless of FE. ALL prizes must be used on the contest team, they are NOT
transferable to another team!
If you wish to participate please notify Street Legal via Personal Ad in arena 28, on
the Duel2 forums, or in Chatzy!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DEADONE was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
YELLOW BRICK TOAD devastated THE HAMILTONS in a 1 minute Challenge Title duel.
N.E.P.T.R. was overcome by THE DUTCHMAN in a 5 minute novice's Challenge match.
SERGEANT 7 devastated WINGS IN SUNLIGHT in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
LATE AFTERNOON subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition.
PARNS overpowered HARVESTER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
WALKING THE DOG viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 1 minute competition.
VENOM 2 was vanquished by JAMES BAXTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
VENOM 3 unbelievably bested SERGENAT 10 in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's fight.
VENOM DECAY was overpowered by SERGEANT 9 in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STEEL KUDZU was handily defeated by KRAIT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 5 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 6 - 0 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 12 - 10 - 1 55 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 27 - 28 - 0 49 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 24 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 8 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 700 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:
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW YELLOW BRICK TOAD 4018 12 4 0 128 HELPLESS ANIMALS (362)
LUNGING ATTACK SERGEANT 7 4429 16 13 0 99 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
TOTAL PARRY THE HAMILTONS 4653 20 7 0 88 LAZY SUNDAY (411)
WALL OF STEEL WALKING THE DOG 4737 7 2 0 49 WANDERERS (329)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SERGEANT 7 4429. The most popular warrior this turn
was LATE AFTERNOON 4695. The ten other most popular fighters were THE DUTCHMAN 4751,
SERGEANT 7 4429, WALKING THE DOG 4737, SERGENAT 10 4764, YELLOW BRICK TOAD 4018,
N.E.P.T.R. 4775, PARNS 4707, SERGEANT 9 4770, KRAIT 4782, and DEADONE 4783.
The least popular fighter this week was STEEL KUDZU 4771. The other ten least
popular fighters were VENOM 2 4753, HARVESTER 4694, WINGS IN SUNLIGHT 4651, THE
HAMILTONS 4653, VENOM DECAY 4758, VENOM 3 4754, JAMES BAXTER 4772, DEADONE 4783,
KRAIT 4782, and SERGEANT 9 4770.
CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS
To clarify: You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided.
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space.
Make sure you include the ID!