DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/03/2019 Duedate: 09/30/2019
NORTH FORK ARENA
DM-47 TURN-409
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FELANAHDRA
WRATHMEN 6 (853)
(47-9617) [10-3-1,156]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FELANAHDRA POSITION IS EMPTY
WRATHMEN 6 (853)
(47-9617) [10-3-1,156]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BEARDED FREAK LITTLE VARIOUS
BUBBA'S CLAM SHACK (780) BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
(47-7995) [19-16-0,92] (47-9341) [17-9-1,96]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BIG LAKE GROOVE (792) 57
2. WRATHMEN 6 (853) 43EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
3. LAND OF OZ (217) 41 Unchartered Team
4. WEIRD ALCHEMY (480) 41
5. ROYAL FLUSH (48) 20 (-1)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808) 141 84 6 62.7 1/ 7 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792) 11 4 1
2/ 2 LAND OF OZ (217) 912 578 30 61.2 2/ 6 WRATHMEN 6 (853) 10 5 1
3- 3 LES TURFISTES (727) 172 116 8 59.7 3/ 4 LAND OF OZ (217) 10 5 0
4/ 4 FLOATING PAST (854) 43 29 2 59.7 4/ 2 FAST FOOD (724) 9 6 1
5- 5 YUPPIE HORDE (848) 59 41 2 59.0 5/ 1 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480) 8 7 0
6- 6 SECOND BANANAS (573) 361 252 39 58.9 6/18 FLOATING PAST (854) 7 5 1
7/ 7 SHEWISH DINER (806) 156 115 13 57.6 7/19 F IS FOR FROG (852) 7 6 0
8/ 8 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792) 153 113 15 57.5 8/ 3 BUBBA'S CLAM SHACK (780) 7 8 1
9/ 9 ROYAL FLUSH (48) 983 792 50 55.4 9/ 5 A'MERKIN INJUNS (786) 7 8 0
10/10 BUBBA'S CLAM SHACK (780) 91 80 2 53.2 10/22 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843) 6 5 0
11/15 WRATHMEN 6 (853) 35 31 2 53.0 11/14 ROYAL FLUSH (48) 6 9 0
12/ 0 80'S DISCO (810) 87 81 3 51.8 12/27 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808) 6 9 0
13/11 DARQUE FORCES (396) 365 341 28 51.7 13/ 8 THE SOVEREIGN (818) 6 9 0
14/12 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795) 72 68 7 51.4 14-23 LES TURFISTES (727) 5 5 0
15-13 SPIRIT'S REALM (850) 39 37 5 51.3 15/17 DARQUE FORCES (396) 5 8 1
16-14 SPECTRAL STEEL (778) 107 103 4 51.0 16/24 WHITE WOLVES (832) 5 10 0
17/16 FAST FOOD (724) 216 216 15 50.0 17-11 YUPPIE HORDE (848) 4 1 0
18/17 BASH BROS PARK (766) 157 158 11 49.8 18/16 BASH BROS PARK (766) 4 4 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19-18 STAR PRAIRIE (821) 73 74 6 49.7 19/25 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795) 4 4 0
20-19 WEIRD STUDENTS (805) 50 51 1 49.5 20-20 EASTERN HORDE (849) 3 1 0
21/21 F IS FOR FROG (852) 85 88 4 49.1 21-15 FRAYED SANITY (799) 3 2 0
22/20 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480) 187 195 10 49.0 22- 9 SECOND BANANAS (573) 3 2 0
23-23 FRAYED SANITY (799) 80 94 4 46.0 23/13 SATAN'S MINIONS (813) 3 9 0
24/22 SATAN'S MINIONS (813) 65 79 0 45.1 24/ 0 80'S DISCO (810) 2 2 1
25/24 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541) 36 45 1 44.4 25-21 SPECTRAL STEEL (778) 2 3 0
26-25 EASTERN HORDE (849) 39 49 3 44.3 26-10 SPIRIT'S REALM (850) 2 3 0
27/27 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843) 36 46 0 43.9 27-26 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851) 2 3 0
28-26 A BOOR RENTS (842) 31 41 8 43.1 28/12 SHEWISH DINER (806) 2 9 1
29/28 A'MERKIN INJUNS (786) 94 130 7 42.0 29-31 BOOK OF THOMAS (801) 1 1 0
30-29 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851) 56 82 4 40.6 30/30 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541) 1 2 0
31/30 WHITE WOLVES (832) 64 98 1 39.5 31-32 A BOOR RENTS (842) 1 4 0
32/31 THE SOVEREIGN (818) 80 135 5 37.2 32-29 STAR PRAIRIE (821) 1 4 0
33-32 BOOK OF THOMAS (801) 12 29 0 29.3 33-33 DARK PATH (845) 0 5 0
34-33 DARK PATH (845) 13 61 2 17.6 34-28 WEIRD STUDENTS (805) 0 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Duelmasters History 101...
Way back when...
I remember my first Face to Face experience like it was yesterday. It was 1991
and I just had graduated from Colgate University in May -- I was already looking for a
job and planned on taking a month or two to relax and get into the swing of not being
in school for the first time in my life.
At the time I was running two Duelmasters teams, the Devil Advocates in Arvat and
the Angels of Pain in Zukal. As I recall, Vengeance had JUST graduated in Zukal. This
was pretty much the Golden Age of Duelmasters -- when Primus was the place to be and
17/17 warriors were highly competitive in tournaments. People had learned many of the
'secrets' of the game, but they were jealously guarded and the competition was fierce.
It was also the age of newsletter antagonism, with many 'Bad Guys' in almost all
arenas and even 'Evil Alliances' like the Dark Circle in full swing.
Amidst all of that I heard that RSI had decided to try a first ever East Coast
Face to Face Tournament! In Baltimore! I had some gift money from my graduation in my
pocket and all of 8 guys to run in the tournament, so I thought it would be awesome to
drive down and check out the Face to Face scene. For years I'd been envious of those
who got to go to the Tempe tournaments, and now I'd get to go to one myself! I spoke
with Mad Mad (who, at that time was all of 18 years old and working as a gas station
attendant near our Mom's house) and we agreed. We were going to the Face to Face!
The following day we started making plans, sent in our strategies and figuring
out a meal budget that wouldn't break the bank. Better yet, a friend of the family was
a travel agent and she told us that Eastern Airlines (yep, before Delta took over!)
had a special round trip fare from Hartford to BWI for $79 that summer! Easily worth
the savings on gas, parking and tolls!
Just before the tournament I had sent RSI a request for a new team -- yes, just
ONE team sheet -- and got back a neat one. My brother and I rolled up the team, the
Erdman Brothers, and we each took 2 warriors and DAed the scrubby 5th guy. These
warriors became Teddy Brewster and I Backstroke, some of our most iconic guys. And we
eagerly started running, prepping them for the Novices tournament!
All said and done, I had 12 warriors set to run, including 6 mis-timed basic
guys, a novice, a rookie and several ADM guys including my flagship warrior,
Vengeance, who previously had been my first guy to break 4 wins in a tournament, going
6-3-1 in his Adepts run. I planned on buying some rollups and adding some rookies at
the tournament. My expectations were essentially non-existent, but I hoped to learn a
lot and have an amazing time. Just before the tournament a personal ad we had put in a
bunch of newsletters was answered and we got a call from a player looking for room
mate(s). To this day I can't recall the guy's name or much about him, only that he
knew Phido and at the time Phido was phasing out of Duelmasters and giving away many
of his warriors. This person had been given 'Spaceman Spiff' -- an up and coming
warrior of Phido's and he was willing to share numbers and info on all of his
warriors! We eagerly accepted him as a roomie and were looking forward to meeting him.
We flew into Baltimore early Friday afternoon and caught the shuttle from BWI to
the Inner Harbor area. Unlike some of the later FTFs, the hotel was very nice and in a
business area. We checked in with no mishaps and were incredibly psyched for the
tournament.
We sought out and found the convention room and from my recollection, it was
mobbed. RSI could probably provide more info on numbers, but it felt like well over 50
managers in attendance. All the tables were already taken up and we knew ABSOLUTELY NO
ONE.
Just then the hotel staff moved in a couple of new tables and we nabbed one in
the back corner, setting up our paperwork. At the next table there was a manager
eagerly looking through a pile of rollup sheets. He had bought 100 sheets there at the
FTF. I was stunned. ONE HUNDRED SHEETS??? It was like he had a pile of gold and gems
in front of him. We assumed he must have been a super-manager or something. And he did
have one warrior in Primus -- a warrior named Swiftdeath. Who he was very pleased
with. I think he started out 4-0 in the Primus tournament before getting beat up --
which we also thought was a mighty feat.
We went up front and timidly requested 5 rollups each... Which was as much as our
meager budgets could allow. Mad Max got a couple of good warriors (one was a 17/17
lunger type that was a good performer for him) but my rollups were really crappy. I
knew enough at this point to know that Wit and Will were GOOD and Size was BAD. And I
had 12 guys SZ 16+ out of those 25 warriors and not one of them could get 17/17 or
better. I filled the sheets out and was planning on turning them in and seeing what
happened. But first we had to eat, so we stashed our stuff in our room. Our roommate
had not yet arrived -- he was arriving in the evening.
(Segue -- I remember meeting everyone from RSI who was there at that tournament,
but only vaguely. I clearly remember meeting Lee and Kathy at the Orlando FTF the next
year -- but I was pretty intimidated by everyone that first year. I'm PRETTY sure I
met Sue. And Sandy. But that also might have been Orlando! My brother, being way more
social overall than I am, I'm sure met everyone!)
At that first FTF there was an actual 'Manager's Reception' with food and drinks.
It wasn't like a feast or anything, but I recall cold cuts and fruit and whatnot,
which was great for us -- it saved us from having to pay for a meal! Plus we got to
talk to some of the managers. However... that was something of a letdown. Most of them
were pretty arrogant and had zero time to talk to nobodies like us. I recall finding
out who Sharkey was -- and he pretty much ignored us. And there were several other
conversations which went like the classic Guardian quote, "I'm Guardian, who the F are
you?"
But we met one guy, even younger than we were, who went by Fewmaster Toede, and
he seemed like a nice kid, and the guy at the table next to us with the 100 rollups
was nice enough. In fact, as we were eating sandwiches, he started talking about his
'Quest' to make an army of SZ 21 warriors. His theory was that because size was the
one unchangeable stat, the only way to make warriors that were superior was to take
advantage of the 'extra' points of size and make good, big, bonused warriors. It
sounded like a reasonable idea at the time. He then went on to bemoan the fact that in
his 100 sheets he didn't get ANY 21 SZ warriors. He said that if anyone gave him a SZ
21 sheet he would let that person look through his 100 sheets and pick whatever they
wanted. I thought that was awesome! And I recalled seeing a SZ 21 in my cruddy rollups
I had purchased earlier -- so I ran up to the room to get my stuff. As I got there I
ran into our roommate! He had just checked in with the hotel and had gotten the key we
left for him at the front desk. He was unpacking his stuff. So we started a quick
conversation about Duelmasters, Phido's warriors and some of his warriors. He had a 3
ring binder with photocopies of many of the 'famous' warriors of the time -- E.
Hemmingway, Gypsy Moth... and then he had Spaceman Spiff who Phido had given him. I
remember looking at the beautiful stats. As I recall he was a SZ 5, 17 wit, 21 will
marvel... Which was way prettier than any warrior I owned except Vengeance. I shared
Vengeance's numbers with him and he was impressed. He predicted Vengeance would won
day win a Primus tournament! I hoped that would be the case! We talked a little bit
about strategies also, but I then grabbed my rollup sheets and hurried down to the
convention room.
As I went down, I sorted through the 5 team sheets. Sure enough, there was a SZ
21 guy! But wait! The sheet actually had TWO SZ 21s on it! Woo hoo!
I marched right in and found the guy with the pile of sheets. Proudly I showed
him the team of giants. True to his word, he handed me the heap of 100 warriors and
said I could pick whichever one I wanted. So I started digging through. It was pretty
amazing seeing all those team sheets. There were many warriors with 21 wits! To that
point the only 21 wit guy I'd ever had was Teddy Brewster. Mad Max had a replacement
warrior in 32 who also had a 21 wit, but he had no deftness and weird other stats. I
was tempted by several of the 21 wit guys. But I was looking for Spaceman Spiff! I
wanted a PL and I wanted one that looked like that!
Eventually I came across a sheet that had what I wanted! So pretty! A SZ 5, 17
wit, 21 will warrior with no weaknesses! I greedily took it and sealed the deal. I
filled out the team with a name I'd saved for this occasion... Satan's Kingdom! And
the new parry lunger became Rabid Moose! Tortured Trout on the same team was also very
nice, so I handed in that sheet and strategies for both for rookies!
Fewmaster Toede also found a SZ 21 guy in the rollups he bought and he picked out
a SZ 4 monster who also had 17WT, 21 WL and he made it a Wall of Steel.
I got Rabid Moose back and I was in love! 10-13-5-17-21-5-13 was his design. And
he rolled good damage (which even then I knew was lucky!) and had an Expert attack!
The only other warrior I had seen to that point with an expert attack to start was
Vengeance. I was ready to predict a rookies TV for me!
So the tournament started. Even though I didn't have anyone in the Primus
tournament, I followed that class with rapt attention. I also followed my own guys,
but was most excited about Teddy and Rabid Moose. I was eager to see how young
Vengeance would do also, but didn't expect much due to his inexperience.
The actual tournament was AWESOME. The hustle and action, managers shouting out
when they won fights (or got killed), and the constant output of turns. I tried to
hang around tables of experienced managers in the hopes that some would want to show
off impressive fights and I could see their strategies. And during the actual
tournament people were way more accepting of newbies and I did see and learn a ton.
By Sunday most of my feeble entrants had ben knocked out. Vengeance was hanging
in there in ADM at 5-2, which was great! My 2nd ever graduate. T. Deville, a TP, was
amazingly at 6-1 in ADM! Sadly, Teddy Brewster and Rabid Moose went 1-3 and 3-3 in
Novices and Rookies respectively. I still had a TP from Arvat, Sir Berus, sitting at
6-1 in Apprentices also as well as a TP at 5-2 in Novices. Sir Berus was a badly
designed scum type and the other one was a neat offensive type. Also my new wall of
steel from Zukal, Justice, was sitting at 5-2 in rookies. Mad Max had Teddy's Brother,
I Backstroke, in excellent shape at 6-1 in novices.
In Primus, some upsets had been going on and Donatello had taken some losses.
Mirage had inherited Teetotaler from Phido and Tee was doing very well, but Doc
LeGrand was having a great tournament and Gypsy Moth and Madam Butterfly were both
doing great.
At our table, Fewmaster Toede had several guys with an inside track to TV
including the Wall of Steel he got for his 21 SZ rollup. That one was named Fuzzy
Warrior and he was undefeated! 7-0! We were all very impressed.
In the end, my guys slowly fell like dominoes... Vengeance went out at 5-3, which
gave me tremendous hope for the future. Justice got scummed by Fewmaster Toede's TP to
lose out on a TV going 7-3 in rookies. Same deal with the TP I had in novices --
another 7-3. And my big surprise, T. Deville, in ADM getting taken down by Lethal of
Engines of Doom. Another 7-3. However my crappy scum, Sir Berus, just kept fighting
guys he could beat and went 9-1, for my first TV. Seeing as my personal record for a
tournament prior to that had been 6 wins, getting 3 guys to go 7-3 and a TV... I was
ecstatic. Plus, my new super warrior, Rabid Moose, had ended rookies with ADEX attack
and experts in parry and defense, which seemed like a great start for him despite his
3-3 tournament. I Backstroke was strong on day two and TVed Novices for Mad Max, which
was his first and made him incredibly happy.
Aaaand as the tournament wound down, Fewmaster Toede's WS was STILL undefeated!
10-0! In fact... he had TWO undefeated guys, as another of his warriors -- Flea -- was
also 10-0! I'm pretty sure Flea was a TP, but I'm not 100% on that after 28 years.
Toede asked Mad Max and me to help him in the runoffs and we were happy to be
included. So we scouted styles and found out what everyone in the runoffs was and even
got to look at some fights of the other warriors in prior rounds, scouting attack
locations, armor, weapons. Back then we thought we were brilliant doing this -- even
though it is so commonplace today.
Also from my memory, all the other guys were total parries. And though Fuzzy
Warrior (and Flea) had plenty of endurance, neither did much damage -- which made
victory a challenge.
In round 11, Flea fought another TP and was scummed in 19 minutes. It probably
could have gone either way, but he lost and was eliminated. Fuzzy Warrior got lucky
and fought a stand in. We were all psyched by that!
In round 12... ANOTHER stand in! Fuzzy mangled a Convicted Thief!!!
And then there were two. Fuzzy Warrior vs. a MIGHTY scum named Veritech Fighter.
He had previously won fights in 20-30 minutes and clearly had way greater endurance
than Fuzzy. And Fuzzy wasn't likely to take him on damage since he wasn't critting at
all and did normal damage. We got to look at two of Veritech Fighter's fights from
earlier in the tournament, one vs. another Wall of Steel. I noticed that around minute
12 the TP was getting tired and then getting hit by the Wall of Steel, but not enough
and the WS eventually toppled over from exhaustion. So we came up with what we
considered to be a great plan. We put Fuzzy in lighter armor -- ring or scale or
something, gave him a big weapon -- a GS, even though he was too short -- and ran him
super slow to start. 2-1-6 for the first 5 minutes, then 4-1-6 bash in min 6+.
Targeting the left leg to slow him down...
Then it was time... For 10 minutes the warriors stood, circled and did the
scumfest tango. Fuzzy made some attacks with his GS, but only landed one. In minute 5
out of nowhere he made a GS crit, hit Veritch fighter in the left leg and it was a
massive blow! We all cheered with hope!
Sadly... in minute 10 Fuzzy started getting tired. And we groaned.
But then in minute 12 Veritech Fighter was also tired. And the scumfest
continued.
Minute 13, Fuzzy Warrior bashed with his GS and Veritech Fighter took a shot to
the left leg. In minute 14 Fuzzy Warrior bashed with his GS and another hit to the
left leg! The TP was desperate!
Aaaand Fuzzy Warrior was staggering with exhaustion. He struggled to hold up his
weapons! He circled about aimlessly...
Minute 15... and again, out of nowhere! A GS crit! Veritch Fighter took the blow
to the left leg AGAIN! Spectators cringed as the horrific power of the blow struck
home!
And it was over! Fuzzy Warrior had won! Yes, it was victory for Fewmaster Toede,
but I took it as a moral victory for me as well!
So the tournament was over, but the addiction had been stoked and the fires
burned brighter than ever!
Hope you all enjoyed! -- The Dark One
(Thanks to Assur for having the newsletter. For YEARs others -- I'm thinking
Marmaduke -- thought someone else had won rookies that tournament -- but I knew
differently.)
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out NORTH FORK to
see what's new. Too bad, WEIRD ALCHEMY, but BIG LAKE GROOVE was just too good to be
stopped. FLOATING PAST had like a really albendranius week! Those hunks got a 2-1-0
and wound up as 6th team! I couldn't believe it. Did F IS FOR FROG really go up by
12? If only those guys didn't have so may missing teeth... Gross! REIGNNCATSNDOGS
had like a really albendranius week! Those hunks got a 2-1-0 and wound up as 10th
team! I couldn't believe it. Did EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE really go up by 15? If only
those guys didn't have so may missing teeth... Gross! Wanna hear about a real
loser? Listen to this--SHEWISH DINER got 0-3-0 and dropped 16. Didn't see much of
them after the fights! One team deserves special mention 'cause they moved up 6
after going 5-0-1. Keep it up, BIG LAKE GROOVE! Talk about yer major upsets!
SRIRACHA's match with BEARDED FREAK cost him a loss of 13 points! Like WRATHMEN 6's
FELANAHDRA is sweating since she got challenged by Duelmaster EXISTENTIAL DREAD!
Boo, hoo! FELANAHDRA slew (slaught? slet?) EXISTENTIAL DREAD! Actually I never
liked him much. He just wanted to fight all the time. Who was the wiseguy that said
NORTH FORK's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Dripping Blade? Don't look at
me!
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. LES TURFISTES was the most avoided team. Is a 172-116-8 record
really that scary? I don't know what F IS FOR FROG's been doing. They certainly
haven't been accepting many fights from LES TURFISTES, that's fer sher. Like, is
MARATHON MAN popular, or what? He was challenged the most in all of NORTH FORK!
He's got a 22-7-0, is that good? Ooh! Did HEADLESS NICK really know what he was
doing when he challenged ACE MERRILL? A 13-14-1 speaks volumes. (Zontoni said that.
I don't know what it means.) What did HEADLESS NICK expect, anyway! Of course ACE
MERRILL won. Next time stick to people you have a chance against, dummy! People
were asking me did QUADLING REALLY challenge BLACK CHAOS? (all right, maybe they
didn't, but it sounded good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but BLACK
CHAOS wants me to write about it since he was overcame by QUADLING. Satisfied?
ANGRY CLAM must not be a good enough fighter to get in fair fights. He challenged
LORD OF BARKNESS. 8 is a big difference. (Well, that's what they tell me.) I
thought ANGRY CLAM showed great skill and promise when he was subdued by LORD OF
BARKNESS. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. I see GIGGLING BEAR got killed by THE
SAFETY DANCE of 80'S DISCO. Now I want to see some serious Bloodfeud action out
there! MARATHON MAN bloodfeuded (is that a word?) WHIPPED CREAM for revenge over
some guy's bad fortune. Was it really worth it? Ooh! The suspense is killing me!
FLOATING PAST has like just one turn to Bloodfeud HARRY SLAUGHTER of DEATHLY HALLOWS!
Will they do it??? Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear
from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. Its
been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FELANAHDRA 9617 10 3 1 156 WRATHMEN 6 (853)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ACE MERRILL 9319 14 9 0 135 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-CRYING KID 8392 13 8 0 129 BASH BROS PARK (766)
MADCAP 9306 16 14 2 123 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-BOOYAH 9542 8 3 1 115 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)
MARATHON MAN 9313 22 7 0 113 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-RUMP ROAST 9066 14 9 3 113 SHEWISH DINER (806)
CHALUPA BATMAN 9043 18 13 1 105 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
CLAMTASTIC 7994 22 10 0 104 BUBBA'S CLAM SHACK (780)
HARRY SLAUGHTER 8493 18 9 3 104 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)
SLUSH PUPPY 9023 28 15 0 99 FAST FOOD (724)
-KIND KOHL 8616 14 7 0 99 WEIRD STUDENTS (805)
LITTLE VARIOUS 9341 17 9 1 96 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-AGENT 99 8694 14 5 1 96 SECOND BANANAS (573)
MUY CALIENTE 9212 10 10 0 94 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
BRAINS 9296 16 12 0 93 LAND OF OZ (217)
BEARDED FREAK 7995 19 16 0 92 BUBBA'S CLAM SHACK (780)
LORD OF BARKNESS 9423 12 6 0 92 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
-HOBO CASSEROLE 8622 17 13 1 91 SHEWISH DINER (806)
-BARNEY STINSON 8307 15 13 2 91 SECOND BANANAS (573)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VIKING VAMPIRE 8992 19 13 0 89 SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
-SEABLOOM 8527 14 21 0 88 FRAYED SANITY (799)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALIISZA 8871 16 25 2 87 THE SOVEREIGN (818)
P-NUT FIREBEARD 8874 19 23 0 86 THE SOVEREIGN (818)
ARMENIUS 9159 16 17 0 85 WHITE WOLVES (832)
-VARS FOLLEY 9025 15 11 3 84 STAR PRAIRIE (821)
HEADLESS NICK 8776 13 14 1 84 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)
KLEGG HAII 9204 17 17 0 83 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-GOB BLUTH 9478 10 3 2 81 SECOND BANANAS (573)
-PASB 9493 10 9 1 81 EASTERN HORDE (849)
SRIRACHA 9042 17 14 1 80 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
BLACK CHAOS 8872 16 28 0 80 THE SOVEREIGN (818)
-BLAMM! 9545 9 4 1 80 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)
QUADLING 9445 12 3 0 79 LAND OF OZ (217)
-DOC MCSWIFT 9505 9 13 1 78 EASTERN HORDE (849)
-COVFEFE 9633 8 2 0 78 YUPPIE HORDE (848)
-LE GRELE 8252 14 15 1 77 LES TURFISTES (727)
GALLIENUS 4956 10 20 1 77 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
-JHAN BOY 9494 8 4 1 77 EASTERN HORDE (849)
-SLIM SHADY 9511 8 3 1 76 SPIRIT'S REALM (850)
SHEIK TZU 9452 6 11 0 74 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
ANGRY CLAM 8267 14 15 0 73 BUBBA'S CLAM SHACK (780)
TENTENABULATION 9381 10 7 1 73 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-MURDERING SPECTRE 9508 8 4 0 70 SPIRIT'S REALM (850)
-OCTOGAB 8382 14 9 0 69 LES TURFISTES (727)
RETURN OF THE KING 9124 13 16 0 69 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
THE PLAINSMAN 8873 13 30 0 69 THE SOVEREIGN (818)
DIONEXUS 9157 12 21 0 69 WHITE WOLVES (832)
BRUTUS 9380 11 8 0 68 WHITE WOLVES (832)
LEGGING LAGAN 9625 10 5 0 68 FLOATING PAST (854)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PLANET ROCK 9078 7 2 0 66 80'S DISCO (810)
EN FEUGO 9072 12 13 1 65 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
PARADIGM 9018 12 19 1 64 THE SOVEREIGN (818)
-UGLY ART 9458 8 2 0 64 BASH BROS PARK (766)
-BLAZE 9560 8 6 1 63 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)
-POISON OAK 9449 7 4 0 62 BASH BROS PARK (766)
-PROBUS 4910 6 4 0 62 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
QUEEN LATIFAH 9038 13 22 0 61 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-HELLHOUND HESTATI 9211 5 7 1 61 SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
WHITE BUFFALO 9244 8 10 0 60 A'MERKIN INJUNS (786)
GOLFO DULCE 9596 7 6 1 60 F IS FOR FROG (852)
CHINA PRINCESS 9476 10 5 0 59 LAND OF OZ (217)
-DRINKING DRUNK 8617 9 12 0 59 WEIRD STUDENTS (805)
-LITTLE BOY 8548 5 4 0 59 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
-LE POLISTE 9636 8 3 1 58 LES TURFISTES (727)
LEOD 9614 8 5 0 58 WRATHMEN 6 (853)
STYLE EDITOR 9642 7 5 1 58 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IRONHIDE 9532 8 5 0 55 DARQUE FORCES (396)
FORBIDDEN FRUIT 9632 6 6 0 55 FAST FOOD (724)
-FIRST WORLD ANGST 9671 5 2 0 55 YUPPIE HORDE (848)
-LICINIUS 4912 5 4 0 54 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
THE SAFETY DANCE 8700 9 4 1 53 80'S DISCO (810)
LOST SHIP 9621 9 3 0 51 FLOATING PAST (854)
-KYLO REN 9482 8 5 0 49 YUPPIE HORDE (848)
-JUMPING JOE 8994 6 12 0 48 WEIRD STUDENTS (805)
-WACKO JACKKO 9415 10 5 2 46 A BOOR RENTS (842)
-BURNING MAN 9481 8 5 0 46 YUPPIE HORDE (848)
KUPP 9531 7 6 0 46 DARQUE FORCES (396)
JACK E. KENNEDY 9406 10 5 0 45 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-BAD BETTY 9284 5 6 0 45 WEIRD STUDENTS (805)
LYN 9613 7 6 0 44 WRATHMEN 6 (853)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
15 WAYS 9626 9 6 1 43 FLOATING PAST (854)
KING CHARLES 9451 9 8 0 43 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
DEADLY DESERT 9702 4 2 0 43 LAND OF OZ (217)
-OSCAR MAIER 9365 5 7 0 40 FRAYED SANITY (799)
HOT SAUCE 9697 5 2 0 40 FAST FOOD (724)
-ARCEE 9529 7 4 0 39 DARQUE FORCES (396)
-HILLARY 9534 5 7 1 39 SECOND BANANAS (573)
-MOOSEKNUCKLE 9303 7 8 0 37 FRAYED SANITY (799)
COW PIE 9281 6 7 1 37 SHEWISH DINER (806)
-AUGUSTUS 4909 3 6 0 37 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
WALKING THUNDER 9247 7 11 0 36 A'MERKIN INJUNS (786)
STOOGE 9259 8 8 0 35 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
-SON OF SPAM 9592 4 6 3 35 A BOOR RENTS (842)
JURINE CAKE 9371 4 8 0 34 SHEWISH DINER (806)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JHANDICE 9496 7 4 0 33 EASTERN HORDE (849)
SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ 9669 6 3 0 33 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
FIGHTS LIKE GHOST 9644 4 7 1 33 A'MERKIN INJUNS (786)
-BLAH 7 9498 3 8 0 33 EASTERN HORDE (849)
THE BUTTON THIEF 9712 3 2 0 33 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-CRAZY IVAN 9664 4 3 1 32 A BOOR RENTS (842)
CRAZY BIG DOG 9245 6 12 1 31 A'MERKIN INJUNS (786)
-BROKEN FAUCET 9686 4 1 0 29 BASH BROS PARK (766)
OMAI 9693 5 2 0 28 WRATHMEN 6 (853)
-MAD-DIE MOODY 9523 7 6 0 27 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)
YELLOW VESTED 9677 2 6 0 27 F IS FOR FROG (852)
TIN WOODMAN 9708 3 2 0 26 LAND OF OZ (217)
-PUKE 9507 5 5 1 24 SPIRIT'S REALM (850)
-TORCH BEARER 9714 3 1 0 24 LES TURFISTES (727)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SPOOK 9533 4 6 1 22 SPIRIT'S REALM (850)
-BAZINGA 9540 4 7 0 21 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)
IN YOUR THROAT 9689 5 2 0 17 F IS FOR FROG (852)
-SPOOK SOLDIER 9722 2 0 0 15 SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
-NORTHWIND 9454 1 0 0 15 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
-ATF 9738 1 0 0 15 A BOOR RENTS (842)
-PROUD PATTY 9707 3 1 0 14 WEIRD STUDENTS (805)
THE WHISPER 9757 1 0 1 14 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
GRIMLOCK 9701 3 3 1 13 DARQUE FORCES (396)
-CONWAY 9720 1 1 1 13 SECOND BANANAS (573)
-BRONTES 9414 2 6 0 12 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
-MARMA THE DUKE 9721 1 1 0 12 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
-UNSEEN ENTITY 9666 2 5 0 11 SPIRIT'S REALM (850)
AQUILLIUS 9732 1 2 0 11 WHITE WOLVES (832)
-APPARITIONAL ARCHER 9711 2 1 0 10 SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
-DONNIE STAHL 9675 2 4 0 10 FRAYED SANITY (799)
-HAGRID 9705 1 2 1 10 DARK PATH (845)
-MONSTER 9618 1 0 0 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
MUCKY MORSE 9743 1 0 0 8 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
1 OF 3 PLEASE 9713 1 4 0 7 WRATHMEN 6 (853)
SHARKTICON ALPHA 9728 1 2 1 6 DARQUE FORCES (396)
-MORGANA LE FEY 9704 1 2 1 6 DARK PATH (845)
-PRINCESS BUTTERPUP 9687 1 3 0 6 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
WENDY 9727 1 3 0 6 FAST FOOD (724)
-ALLANON 9683 0 5 0 5 DARK PATH (845)
WHO'S ZOOMIN WHO 9351 0 4 0 4 80'S DISCO (810)
HOSIDIUS 9733 0 3 0 3 WHITE WOLVES (832)
-BROOM-HILDA 9737 0 1 0 1 DARK PATH (845)
CONTAMINATED 9756 0 1 0 1 BASH BROS PARK (766)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 THE WHISPER 9757 409 NONE
O.F.I.I.AZ 9657 0 1 0 80'S DISCO 810 VAR'S NEOPHYTE 409 NONE
GIGGLING BEAR 9676 2 6 0 A'MERKIN INJUNS 786 THE SAFETY DANCE 8700 409
ODYSSEY 9699 2 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 801 CRAZY IVAN 9664 405 NOT REVENGED
BAD CLAM 9680 3 5 0 BUBBA'S CLAM SHA 780 THE CHOSEN ONE 409 NONE
EXISTENTIAL DREA 9037 12 2 1 BUBBA'S CLAM SHA 780 FELANAHDRA 9617 409
SAM STEPHENS 9634 5 3 0 DARK PATH 845 LE POLISTE 9636 405 NOT REVENGED
AMIINANY DANGER 8491 13 15 1 DEATHLY HALLOWS 795 BOOYAH 9542 406
ROCK CAKE 9695 1 2 0 DEATHLY HALLOWS 795 DA1 9688 405 NONE
LEGS 9672 3 2 1 F IS FOR FROG 852 BLAMM! 9545 405 NOT REVENGED
UGLY BUCCANEER 9623 9 3 1 FLOATING PAST 854 HARRY SLAUGHTER 8493 406
DINGO 9726 0 2 0 RUBBER SOUL 6 851 SHARKTICON ALPHA 9728 407
GUY 1 9746 0 1 0 SATAN'S MINIONS 813 MASTER KELLOGG 409 NONE
GUY 2 9747 0 1 0 SATAN'S MINIONS 813 MASTER KELLOGG 409 NONE
GRADY 9479 5 6 0 SECOND BANANAS 573 SON OF SPAM 9592 405 NOT REVENGED
SNACK 9741 0 1 0 SHEWISH DINER 806 SPIRIT 409 NONE
LEGIONNAIRE LICH 9009 10 8 0 SPECTRAL STEEL 778 RUMP ROAST 9066 407
DA1 9742 0 1 0 WEIRD ALCHEMY 480 THE CHOSEN ONE 409 NONE
DA3 9744 0 1 0 WEIRD ALCHEMY 480 AVATAR OF DARKHE 409 NONE
PHYSICALITY 9724 0 1 0 YUPPIE HORDE 848 CONWAY 9720 406 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
A salute to Existential Dread, a fine, fine North Fork Duelmaster. -- Oz The All
Congratulatory
All, have you ever noticed the very high newsletter Dark Arena listing the round after
the conclusion of a big event? Really!? -- Oz The All Inquisitive
Thank you for all who participated in Turf War XI. We Ozers hope to see you for the
Dozen (TWXII) probably in early 2021. -- Oz The All Anticipatory
P.S. And congrats to the Twixie Champions.
Bearded Freak, your type may have dominated in the Bob vs. World, but THIS is MY turf.
-- Brains
Forbidden Fruit, really? They have stuff like you up in the Northlands? Perhaps you
were merely rotten, but I wasn't. (wink) -- Quadling
Ironhide, ok; ok. I did enjoy that fight. I did. Gooooooooooo Tigers! -- China
Princess
Mad-Die Moody, you caught me at my very best. I feel so deadly! -- Deadly Desert
By the way, we Ozers nominate Deathly Hallows for the most interesting, unique, and
intriguing theme warrior naming. Kudos! -- Oz The All Praising
Hot Sauce, well, I thought I needed and wanted some hot sauce, but little did I
realize just how hot you are. Whew! -- Tin Woodman (dousing his innards with oil)
Health. Humility. Honor. -- Oz The All Philosophical
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BAD CLAM was dealt death by THE CHOSEN ONE in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA3 was butchered by AVATAR OF DARKHEART in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SNACK was easily killed by SPIRIT in a popular 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena match.
GUY 2 was dealt death by MASTER KELLOGG in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
DA1 was slain by THE CHOSEN ONE in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
O.F.I.I.AZ was butchered by VAR'S NEOPHYTE in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena brawl.
GUY 1 was slain by MASTER KELLOGG in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena struggle.
MARATHON MAN unbelievably bested WHIPPED CREAM in a 4 minute Bloodfeud competition.
EXISTENTIAL DREAD was viciously butchered by FELANAHDRA in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
HEADLESS NICK was overpowered by ACE MERRILL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
MADCAP savagely defeated SLUSH PUPPY in a popular 2 minute expert's Challenge match.
ANGRY CLAM was demolished by LORD OF BARKNESS in a 2 minute Challenge match.
LITTLE VARIOUS viciously subdued ARMENIUS in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
KLEGG HAII was overpowered by HARRY SLAUGHTER in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
CHINA PRINCESS was defeated by DIONEXUS in a popular 4 minute Challenge duel.
GOLFO DULCE was bested by LEGGING LAGAN in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel.
QUADLING devastated BLACK CHAOS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DEADLY DESERT was defeated by FORBIDDEN FRUIT in a exciting 3 minute Challenge bout.
YELLOW VESTED overpowered 1 OF 3 PLEASE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
CHALUPA BATMAN handily defeated GALLIENUS in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
SRIRACHA was beaten by BEARDED FREAK in a 1 minute expert's fight.
CLAMTASTIC savagely defeated P-NUT FIREBEARD in a 5 minute expert's bout.
BRAINS devastated RETURN OF THE KING in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SHEIK TZU was defeated by ALIISZA in a action packed 3 minute brutal fight.
THE PLAINSMAN was overpowered by TENTENABULATION in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
PARADIGM was demolished by MUY CALIENTE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
EN FEUGO won victory over 15 WAYS in a 1 minute fray.
QUEEN LATIFAH was luckily beaten by IRONHIDE in a 3 minute one-sided fray.
BRUTUS overpowered FIGHTS LIKE GHOST in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
HOT SAUCE won victory over CRAZY BIG DOG in a popular 1 minute fray.
STOOGE was beaten by LYN in a popular 3 minute match.
WALKING THUNDER was defeated by LEOD in a exciting 2 minute bout.
WHITE BUFFALO overpowered COW PIE in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fray.
JACK E. KENNEDY was vanquished by STYLE EDITOR in a 3 minute brutal mismatched fight.
PLANET ROCK demolished KUPP in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
KING CHARLES overcame JURINE CAKE in a 2 minute brutal fight.
THE SAFETY DANCE killed GIGGLING BEAR in a 1 minute conflict.
LOST SHIP luckily beat SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
IN YOUR THROAT won victory over HOSIDIUS in a 2 minute bout.
OMAI handily defeated SHARKTICON ALPHA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GRIMLOCK was vanquished by THE BUTTON THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
TIN WOODMAN demolished WENDY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
AQUILLIUS devastated CONTAMINATED in a 1 minute mismatched match.
WHO'S ZOOMIN WHO lost to MUCKY MORSE in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
THE WHISPER butchered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 15 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 12 TOTAL PARRY 97 - 61 - 0 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 12 STRIKING ATTACK 118 - 94 - 9 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 12 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 12 - 0 52 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 12 AIMED BLOW 93 - 90 - 3 51 |
|TOTAL PARRY 9 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 LUNGING ATTACK 152 - 175 - 11 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 WALL OF STEEL 73 - 88 - 2 45 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 73 - 104 - 4 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 77 - 116 - 8 40 |
Turn 409 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 7 - 8 3 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 7 2 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 4 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 6 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK FELANAHDRA 9617 10 3 1 156 WRATHMEN 6 (853)
LUNGING ATTACK ACE MERRILL 9319 14 9 0 135 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
SLASHING ATTACK MADCAP 9306 16 14 2 123 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
TOTAL PARRY MARATHON MAN 9313 22 7 0 113 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
PARRY-RIPOSTE CHALUPA BATMAN 9043 18 13 1 105 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
BASHING ATTACK HARRY SLAUGHTER 8493 18 9 3 104 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)
PARRY-STRIKE LITTLE VARIOUS 9341 17 9 1 96 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
AIMED BLOW BEARDED FREAK 7995 19 16 0 92 BUBBA'S CLAM SHACK (780)
WALL OF STEEL LORD OF BARKNESS 9423 12 6 0 92 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BEARDED FREAK 7995. The most popular warrior this
turn was LITTLE VARIOUS 9341. The ten other most popular fighters were CHINA
PRINCESS 9476, CLAMTASTIC 7994, SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ 9669, MADCAP 9306, SHEIK TZU 9452,
QUEEN LATIFAH 9038, GOLFO DULCE 9596, DEADLY DESERT 9702, ALIISZA 8871, and STOOGE
9259.
The least popular fighter this week was WHO'S ZOOMIN WHO 9351. The other ten least
popular fighters were CONTAMINATED 9756, WENDY 9727, GRIMLOCK 9701, SHARKTICON ALPHA
9728, JURINE CAKE 9371, KUPP 9531, JACK E. KENNEDY 9406, COW PIE 9281, FIGHTS LIKE
GHOST 9644, and 15 WAYS 9626.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
FELANAHDRA (47-9617) WRATHMEN 6 (853)
HARRY SLAUGHTER (47-8493) DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)
SLUSH PUPPY (47-9023) FAST FOOD (724)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
LATE OR EARLY (47-8183) LES TURFISTES (727)
WHIPPED CREAM (47-8768) FAST FOOD (724)