DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/22/2005 Duedate: 11/04/2005
RODEKI ARENA
DM-42 TURN-471
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
OSTMAN
WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
(42-4034) [12-3-1,135]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
OSTMAN POSITION IS EMPTY
WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
(42-4034) [12-3-1,135]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
RED SKELTON CHIP
CLOWNING AROUND (354) RESCUE RANGERS (296)
(42-4153) [18-15-0,88] (42-4201) [1-0-0,11]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 28
2. WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356) 17 CLOWNING AROUND (354)
3. RESCUE RANGERS (296) 12 Unchartered Team
4. HIGHER PURPOSE (363) 5
5. DELVERS (154) 2 JUSTICE (56)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*WHAT A TEAM! (376) 6 1 0 85.7 1/ 1 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 7 8 0
2/ 2 CLOWNING AROUND (354) 81 55 1 59.6 2/ 3 WAY OF THE SWORD A (356) 5 1 0
3/ 3 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 382 263 18 59.2 3/ 5 WIND STORM (219) 5 3 0
4/ 4 WIND STORM (219) 35 28 5 55.6 4/ 2 DELVERS (154) 5 10 0
5/ 5 HIGHER PURPOSE (363) 33 28 4 54.1 5/ 4 HIGHER PURPOSE (363) 3 0 0
6/ 6 WAY OF THE SWORD A (356) 28 24 2 53.8 6- 7*WHAT A TEAM! (376) 1 0 0
7/ 0 RESCUE RANGERS (296) 8 9 0 47.1 7/ 0 RESCUE RANGERS (296) 1 1 0
8/ 7 DELVERS (154) 408 561 11 42.1 8/ 6 CLOWNING AROUND (354) 1 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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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 529): FLAIR of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 414): MELLITA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 532): MOUSE DAVIS of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 536): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 533): HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 528): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 518): ASHANDAR of AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 492): NIKITA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 482): SIR LICKSALOT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 470): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 418): WILLIE MCGEE of ALL-UGLY TEAM (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 199): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 368): RELENTLESS of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 163): DRUWEZ of GLACIATION GUILD II (Sir Chester, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 411): WIGGLER of THUNDR + LITENING from TALCAMA (Doc Steele)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 529): WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 414): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 537): GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 533): THE SHALLOWSHIP (?, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 532): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 536): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 533): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 528): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 519): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 518): AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 492): ABSTRACT (Xerxes, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 482): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 470): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 418): RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 199): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 187): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 368): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 163): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 411): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 2 NIANIA (turn 413): YOBER of OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 531): BULL DURHAM of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 533): HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
BILLY THE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
(turn 518): WILL THE BIKER of NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal)
PREBIRTH of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 491): SASQUATCH COWBOY of LEGENDARY BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 198): FRED WEASLEY of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Hey everybody,
watch out for FRANKENBUTT, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing
VETERAN MERCENARY like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. FOUR OF SPADES was beat by ROCK and drops 10
points. Our battling duelmaster OSTMAN has managed to hold the title, fending off
RED SKELTON's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, CLOWNING AROUND. Can
you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the RODEKI arena. Did you
hear that COLOR ME SUAVE was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal
hygiene of COLOR ME SUAVE's warriors, I'm not surprised! Okay, so I may not be
funny, but catch WIND STORM's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly
deft at running from COLOR ME SUAVE. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes,
THE MOLE would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win.
Can any one out there say 'weasel'? Oh well, just saying ADASHIR will do. He
challenged 37 points down to trash LA CHISELLE. Definition of petty: ADASHIR won
victory over LA CHISELLE, a mismatch of 37 points. Well, it looks like KANGAROO
LIFEBOAT wasn't happy with last turn's rank, so he went for broke by challenging up
44 points. No guts, no glory. I heard KANGAROO LIFEBOAT laughed all the way to the
inn as his new point total of 98 was posted in the arena. I guess beating KELDON
WARLORD really pays! In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, SU-CHI went after
THE MOLE, who was higher by 22 points. Well, when the dust settled, SU-CHI was beat
by THE MOLE.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
Well, there's the manager of the RODEKI giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OSTMAN 4034 12 3 1 135 WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ADASHIR 4088 13 6 0 116 HIGHER PURPOSE (363)
KANGAROO LIFEBOAT 4186 19 11 1 98 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
THE MOLE 4118 18 25 1 96 DELVERS (154)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KELDON WARLORD 2501 11 8 1 90 WIND STORM (219)
RED SKELTON 4153 18 15 0 88 CLOWNING AROUND (354)
FRANKENBUTT 4188 16 10 1 85 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
SU-CHI 2500 7 6 1 76 WIND STORM (219)
LA CHISELLE 4210 8 5 1 73 DELVERS (154)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ALARIC 4086 7 4 0 63 HIGHER PURPOSE (363)
ARERIS 4035 9 5 0 60 WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
-BOB THE IMPALER 4196 6 1 0 57 WHAT A TEAM! (376)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HANDSOME DOES 4175 10 23 3 56 DELVERS (154)
NORTHERN PALADIN 2497 7 5 1 52 WIND STORM (219)
ROCK 2562 6 1 1 38 WIND STORM (219)
MONTY 3457 4 4 0 38 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROCKJAW 4209 9 4 1 33 DELVERS (154)
-AENEAS 4140 4 2 1 33 HIGHER PURPOSE (363)
-GADGET 4193 2 0 0 28 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NIKIAS 4138 4 4 1 27 HIGHER PURPOSE (363)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOCKSTRAP JONES 4237 3 0 0 18 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
FOUR OF SPADES 4234 3 1 0 17 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
CHIP 4201 1 0 0 11 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
GRAY & TAN 4235 1 3 0 6 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
FREDIBAR 4236 0 3 0 3 DELVERS (154)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Rodeki -- Stopping by long enough to graduate at least one warrior, possibly more if
finances hold out. Until then, may your blades be sharp and true...against each
other!! *grin* -- Lord Xiang, mgr. Wind Storm
La Chiselle -- An equitable trade, I believe. My victory, and your learns. Until
next we meet! -- Keldon Warlord
Ostman -- You're my target this turn. May the better warrior (me, of course) win! --
Keldon Warlord
Rockjaw -- More of a glass jaw, don'tcha think? Nothing wrong with your learns,
however! -- Su-chi
Areris -- Well fought! Perhaps next time you'll let me win? -- Northern Paladin
Gray & Tan -- Twelve minutes, not bad for a Ripper! Bit of advice though, next time
bring a lawn chair for greater endurance. You almost beat me for least popular this
turn, too!! We'll make a scum outta ya yet! -- Rock (Mr Rock to those I vanquish)
Suave -- I'll beat the newsletter...I avoided your team. Nothing personal, just
wanted my challenges to go through. -- Lord Xiang
Ostman -- That doesn't make sense. I mean, I know what an oast is, and an ost is
probably about the same, yes? And it doesn't have ANYTHING to do with swords. -- The
Mole
Keldon Warlord -- Damned dwarf! Go find a war and lord it over that, why don't you?
-- La Chiselle
Su-Chi -- If you're anything like my former teammate Sushee Su, I want nothing to DO
with you! That woman was--probably still is, but she's gone out of town now, thank
the gods--a maniac. A bloodthirsty maniac. -- Rockjaw
The Userous Merchant has a serious problem, in that when someone just says "No!" to
him, he is at a loss what to do. -- Handsome Does
Four of Spades -- Well, listen, dude. If I had a five of diamonds, you'd be in
TROUBLE. -- Fredibar
5 October 2005
To those once of Willaf -- It's time to come back to the sands. I'm back,
exclusively at Willaf.... -- Kurd the Vivisectionist, Your Better
12 October 2005
Magic Man -- You are a fellow Canadian, are you not? Where do you hail from? I live
in Kelowna, B.C. -- Maximillian, 8,13, 28, 47, 54
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ADASHIR devastated LA CHISELLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SU-CHI was unbelievably bested by THE MOLE in a 3 minute expert's Challenge battle.
KANGAROO LIFEBOAT won victory over KELDON WARLORD in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.
NORTHERN PALADIN savagely defeated HANDSOME DOES in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
ROCK devastated FOUR OF SPADES in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
OSTMAN devastated RED SKELTON in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched Title match.
FRANKENBUTT handily defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
ROCKJAW lost to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute duel.
MONTY was savagely defeated by ARERIS in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
JOCKSTRAP JONES luckily beat FREDIBAR in a 4 minute beginner's match.
GRAY & TAN was beaten by CHIP in a exciting 4 minute bloody novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 4 - 0 76 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 7 - 2 68 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 10 - 2 62 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 AIMED BLOW 6 - 5 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 14 - 0 36 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 12 - 0 20 |
Turn 471 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 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 PARRY-STRIKE
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 AIMED BLOW
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK OSTMAN 4034 12 3 1 135 WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
LUNGING ATTACK ADASHIR 4088 13 6 0 116 HIGHER PURPOSE (363)
PARRY-STRIKE KANGAROO LIFEBOAT 4186 19 11 1 98 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
SLASHING ATTACK KELDON WARLORD 2501 11 8 1 90 WIND STORM (219)
BASHING ATTACK RED SKELTON 4153 18 15 0 88 CLOWNING AROUND (354)
PARRY-LUNGE FRANKENBUTT 4188 16 10 1 85 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
AIMED BLOW LA CHISELLE 4210 8 5 1 73 DELVERS (154)
TOTAL PARRY NORTHERN PALADIN 2497 7 5 1 52 WIND STORM (219)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is RED SKELTON 4153. The most popular warrior this
turn was CHIP 4201. The ten other most popular fighters were SU-CHI 2500, KELDON
WARLORD 2501, ARERIS 4035, OSTMAN 4034, FREDIBAR 4236, FOUR OF SPADES 4234, THE MOLE
4118, NORTHERN PALADIN 2497, FRANKENBUTT 4188, and ADASHIR 4088.
The least popular fighter this week was HANDSOME DOES 4175. The other ten least
popular fighters were LA CHISELLE 4210, MONTY 3457, ROCKJAW 4209, RED SKELTON 4153,
ROCK 2562, GRAY & TAN 4235, JOCKSTRAP JONES 4237, KANGAROO LIFEBOAT 4186, ADASHIR
4088, and FRANKENBUTT 4188.
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, 12 additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
PETER (4-1642) of THE BAD BUNNIES
PHILLIP THE BIRD (40-3708) of CRUEL PET NAMES
MILES HITS THE ROAD (69-7270) of CRUMBLING LEAGUE
ROCKWELL (7-5003) of UNDEAD ARTISTS
FURRY BOX (72-4314) of BRIAN LOCK
0001 (82-12389) of OCT 2001 1
0002 (82-12390) of OCT 2001 1
SACRIFICE (82-12669) of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
HARRY SELDON (82-18333) of FOUNDATION ARMY
PSYCHO BITCH (82-18670) of SANDY TOO
??RADAR?? (82-20310) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II
LITA (82-27080) of DARK TOADS 04D
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes