DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/26/2010 Duedate: 04/08/2010
TRICORUS ARENA
DM-51 TURN-534
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SHOGGOTH
RAISING R'LYEH (573)
(51-5455) [18-3-1,115]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CARGO HOW
SEA DOGS (569) QUESTIONS (580)
(51-5335) [23-23-0,116] (51-5507) [4-0-0,36]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TERESAI TERESAI
DARK HORSEMEN (433) DARK HORSEMEN (433)
(51-5472) [15-13-0,110] (51-5472) [15-13-0,110]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
QUESTIONS (580)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARK HORSEMEN (433) 31
2. QUESTIONS (580) 24 FRUITS (548)
3. SEA DOGS (569) 10 Unchartered Team
4. FRUITS (548) 2
5. RAISING R'LYEH (573) 1 QUESTIONS (580)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*QUESTIONS (580) 17 3 1 85.0 1/ 1*QUESTIONS (580) 12 3 1
2/ 2 FRUITS (548) 61 36 2 62.9 2/ 2 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 11 4 0
3/ 3 RAISING R'LYEH (573) 155 92 15 62.8 3/ 3 RAISING R'LYEH (573) 7 1 0
4/ 5 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 759 836 24 47.6 4/ 4 FRUITS (548) 1 2 0
5/ 4 SEA DOGS (569) 97 108 6 47.3 5/ 5 SEA DOGS (569) 0 9 0
6- 6*SERPENTS HOLD (581) 0 1 0 0.0 6- 6*SERPENTS HOLD (581) 0 1 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 645): IOSIO of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 527): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 651): FURIOUS GORGE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 622): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 646): PEDRU ROST of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 641): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 649): LITTLE VENUS of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 634): PHLEGM of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 635): ZELANA of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 634): VOLLEYBALL of SPORTS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 605): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZAG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 270): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 583): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 533): SHOGGOTH of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 254): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 245): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 479): JERANS LA'ROC of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 221): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 527): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 645): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 527): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 651): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 622): TL;DR (?, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 646): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 641): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 649): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 364): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 635): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 634): FIZBANS FOLLIES (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 605): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 597): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 270): IDLE ITEMS (Tonezy, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 582): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 533): QUESTIONS (?, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 254): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 245): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 479): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 221): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 527) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 2 NIANIA (turn 526): GULBY of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 651): KOVARAMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 649): LITTLE VENUS of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 634): PHLEGM of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
CHAGAN of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 635): ZELANA of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 634): VOLLEYBALL of SPORTS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 633): FLY FISHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
BERTHA of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 583): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
(turn 581): STONECRUSHER II of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I am the world that hides
The universal secret of all time
Destruction of the empty spaces
Is my one and only crime
I've lived a thousand times
I found out what it means to be believed
The thoughts and images
The unborn child that never was conceived
It is difficult to resist the urge to summon unfathomable cruelties and direct them
towards select emissaries of humanity.
Shoggoth
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in TRICORUS since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Some people say I ramble
too much, I don't say anything relevant. I repeat myself. I ramble. Well DARK
HORSEMEN moved up 0, to 2nd. What's with MAHAGHAL? He actually beat SEA DOGS'
DRUNKEN SAILOR, and walked away with 19 more points from the fight. Major screwup at
DARK HORSEMEN. SAARVEGHAL lost 15 points to KUNG FU MASTER. Some new strategies,
perhaps? Maybe SAARVEGHAL will provide more easy wins... See how the Duelmaster
challenged SEA DOGS' CARGO? That sort of initiative is how he got where he is now.
Try as he might, CARGO wasn't good enough at persuading SHOGGOTH to step down from
the Duelmaster's throne... Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?
I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... TRICORUS thinks SEA DOGS
and their 97-108-6 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up...
Management must be dealin', as the boys at RAISING R'LYEH ain't reelin'! SEA DOGS'
mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, CARGO! Don't
make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. WHAT didn't quite know what to
make of a challenge it received from GRAPEFRUIT of FRUITS, who is 18 points below it.
GRAPEFRUIT perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he lost to WHAT and ended up with
15 recognition points. I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of
fights that OF SEA AND WIND gets in. He fights people like SHALAITHA, 10 points
below. I thought OF SEA AND WIND showed great skill and promise when he was subdued
by SHALAITHA. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Warriors of TRICORUS unite. You have only your games to lose! Here's some
advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here?
TRICORUS is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. I don't
want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHOGGOTH 5455 18 3 1 115 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CARGO 5335 23 23 0 116 SEA DOGS (569)
TERESAI 5472 15 13 0 110 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
SHALAITHA 5473 15 13 1 107 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
OF SEA AND WIND 5469 10 3 0 95 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NYARLATHOTEP 5452 15 9 0 89 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
BAROCHDAL 5456 14 27 1 87 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DRUNKEN SAILOR 5453 18 23 1 78 SEA DOGS (569)
MAHAGHAL 5475 16 9 1 78 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
SAARVEGHAL 5496 10 4 0 74 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EVERYONE BURNS 5470 7 3 1 46 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
HOW 5507 4 0 0 36 QUESTIONS (580)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHAT 5509 4 0 0 33 QUESTIONS (580)
MOUNTAIN OF STEEL 5518 2 0 0 31 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
WHEN 5510 3 1 1 26 QUESTIONS (580)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHY 5511 3 1 0 20 QUESTIONS (580)
WHO 5508 3 1 0 18 QUESTIONS (580)
GRAPEFRUIT 5343 1 4 0 15 FRUITS (548)
-SKIPPER 5502 1 0 0 9 SEA DOGS (569)
-NIGHTBRINGER 5512 0 1 0 1 SERPENTS HOLD (581)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER 0 0 0 WHEN 5510 534 NONE
MAN OVERBOARD 5520 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 569 TRIER SAILOR 534 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
How -- Could my manager do that to me?!? -- Grapefruit
Dark Horseman -- That would be a big mistake, trying to squeeze me for your own
drinking benefit. I would bite back in more ways than one. -- Grapefruit
Assur -- Shoggoth are not big talkers in general. -- Reaper
P.S. Sorry things get busy here... it is good to have an additional team in 51...
Who -- The joy of smashing your skull like a melon... over and over until all but a
bloody lump of verbose fur remains... -- Mountain of Steel
P.S. Thanks for the skills
Cargo -- Is it true you are being timed for tourney greatness? -- Shoggoth
Shalaitha -- Khalhums Dwarf rules... do not mess with him... I have only seen pain
come from that... -- Reaper
Drunken Sailor -- That's what you get for drinking grapefruit wine! -- Teresai
Of Sea and Wind -- Ugh, the Sea Dogs can deal with you. I'm a landsman. -- Barochdal
If that's a Veteran Mercenary, I have to ask, veteran of what? -- Saarveghal
The Convicted Assassin's a wimp, but we knew that. -- Shalaitha
The Captured Orc isn't tough, but he's fun. -- Mahaghal
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MAN OVERBOARD was butchered by TRIER SAILOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHOGGOTH viciously subdued CARGO in a dull 22 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
OF SEA AND WIND was defeated by SHALAITHA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge duel.
MOUNTAIN OF STEEL bested WHY in a 1 minute novice's Challenge fight.
GRAPEFRUIT was subdued by WHAT in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge competition.
TERESAI vanquished KUNG FU MASTER in a exciting 3 minute bloody mismatched fight.
SAARVEGHAL was overcome by KUNG FU MASTER in a action packed 1 minute fight.
BAROCHDAL viciously subdued KHALUHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gruesome expert's duel.
DRUNKEN SAILOR was overpowered by MAHAGHAL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HOW overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
WHO overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a tiresome 4 minute one-sided fight.
WHEN butchered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 7 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 8 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 18 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 534 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 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY SHOGGOTH 5455 18 3 1 115 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TERESAI 5472 15 13 0 110 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
SLASHING ATTACK SHALAITHA 5473 15 13 1 107 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
STRIKING ATTACK OF SEA AND WIND 5469 10 3 0 95 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
LUNGING ATTACK MAHAGHAL 5475 16 9 1 78 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
AIMED BLOW SAARVEGHAL 5496 10 4 0 74 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TERESAI 5472. The most popular warrior this turn
was TERESAI 5472. The ten other most popular fighters were GRAPEFRUIT 5343,
BAROCHDAL 5456, HOW 5507, OF SEA AND WIND 5469, SHALAITHA 5473, MOUNTAIN OF STEEL
5518, WHAT 5509, MAHAGHAL 5475, WHY 5511, and SAARVEGHAL 5496.
The least popular fighter this week was CARGO 5335. The other ten least popular
fighters were SHOGGOTH 5455, WHO 5508, DRUNKEN SAILOR 5453, MAN OVERBOARD 5520, WHEN
5510, SAARVEGHAL 5496, WHY 5511, MAHAGHAL 5475, WHAT 5509, and MOUNTAIN OF STEEL
5518.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SHOGGOTH (51-5455) RAISING R'LYEH (573)