DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/21/2015    Duedate: 09/03/2015

TRICORUS ARENA

DM-51    TURN-675

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NOG
THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)
(51-5808) [15-0-0,195]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NOG                            POSITION IS EMPTY
THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)       
(51-5808) [15-0-0,195]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

NOG                            BEER BELLY
THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)       DECEIVERS (597)
(51-5808) [15-0-0,195]         (51-5739) [13-5-3,101]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DECEIVERS (597)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WILDCATS (594)              52
2. DECEIVERS (597)             20      DECEIVERS (597)
3. VENTURE BROS. (585)         12      Unchartered Team
4. THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)     6
5. XCOM CHARLIE (606)           0      CLAN BATTLEAXE (481)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*SATAN'S SUPPER (612)       3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 DECEIVERS (597)           8  4 0
 2/ 3 DECEIVERS (597)           52  33  5 61.2   2- 3*XCOM CHARLIE (606)        5  5 0
 3/ 2 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)  32  22  0 59.3   3/ 2 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)  5  8 0
 4/ 4 VENTURE BROS. (585)      150 132  8 53.2   4/ 6 WILDCATS (594)            4  4 0
 5- 5*XCOM CHARLIE (606)        14  13  0 51.9   5- 4*SATAN'S SUPPER (612)      3  1 0
 6/ 6 WILDCATS (594)            47  79  4 37.3   6/ 5 VENTURE BROS. (585)       2  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Hey Deceivers, you sending Deuce next? 
     Nice turn out for the turn. Apparently a good showing in the tournament as well. 
Good job, all. 
     XCOM we can't leave it at 1-1.  Let's dance again. 

                                          -- Nog and friends

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Hey everybody, watch out for LEOPARD, who flew 
up 15 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon.  Keep your 
eye on this gal.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was T'POL, who dropped 8 
points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with COPPER LIZ.  What does the 
Duelmaster and Piltdown Man have in common?  They are both the most challenged apes 
in human history!  Heyheyhey!  Drawing on all of his experience as a 13-5-0 warrior, 
PINK STREAKER went for the Duelmastership against NOG this week.  Going for the gusto 
and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was DECEIVERS' PINK STREAKER, who was 
turned away from the Duelmastership by NOG.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect 
the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the TRICORUS arena.  Did you 
hear that THE FINAL FRONTIER was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of THE FINAL FRONTIER's warriors, I'm not surprised!  And you guys 
like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause DECEIVERS beats feet every time 
THE FINAL FRONTIER smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  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 TRICORUS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Okay, so I may not be the world's 
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been real, 
and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NOG 5808                     15   0  0   195       THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEER BELLY 5739              13   5  3   101       DECEIVERS (597)
 PINK STREAKER 5740           13   6  0    94       DECEIVERS (597)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEUCE WIGALO 5910             9   1  0    85       DECEIVERS (597)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE CAPTAIN 5720             13   9  1    58       VENTURE BROS. (585)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHOPS 5891                    3   2  0    56       XCOM CHARLIE (606)
 BAIT 4 5937                   9   5  1    52       DECEIVERS (597)
-HEADSHOT 5820                 7   3  0    48       VENTURE BROS. (585)
 COPPER LIZ 5974               7   1  0    42       DECEIVERS (597)
-GUZMAN 5892                   4   2  0    37       XCOM CHARLIE (606)
 TRUCKULES 5899                2   0  0    34       VENTURE BROS. (585)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PANTHER 5901                  3   3  0    28       WILDCATS (594)
 T'POL 5918                    2   3  0    24       THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RAMIREZ 5889                  3   2  0    23       XCOM CHARLIE (606)
-XCOM24 5934                   3   0  0    23       XCOM CHARLIE (606)
-EGGSORCISM 5979               2   0  0    19       SATAN'S SUPPER (612)
-TERRORMISU 5978               1   1  0    19       SATAN'S SUPPER (612)
 TUVOK 5905                    0   3  0    17       THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)
 LEOPARD 5992                  1   0  0    15       WILDCATS (594)
 SCOTTY 5973                   1   2  0    13       THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIGER 5993                    1   0  0    13       WILDCATS (594)
 MILEY CYRUS 5991              1   0  0    13       WILDCATS (594)
-SANTA 5890                    1   5  0     8       XCOM CHARLIE (606)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WARP 1 5989             0  1 0 THE FINAL FRONTI 601 CHARLIE STONETRO      675  NONE
MINION 5999             0  1 0 VENTURE BROS. 585    ADELA RIAN            675  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MINION was butchered by ADELA RIAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WARP 1 was dealt death by CHARLIE STONETROLL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
PINK STREAKER was overcome by NOG in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title match.
COPPER LIZ vanquished T'POL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
BEER BELLY overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
BAIT 4 bested AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 4 minute duel.
TRUCKULES overpowered SCOTTY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
PANTHER handily defeated TUVOK in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LEOPARD won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
TIGER vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MILEY CYRUS vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   1 -  0      91  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   5 -  1      74  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 675 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   NOG 5808                   15   0  0  195 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601)
PARRY-STRIKE     PINK STREAKER 5740         13   6  0   94 DECEIVERS (597)
TOTAL PARRY      BAIT 4 5937                 9   5  1   52 DECEIVERS (597)
SLASHING ATTACK  COPPER LIZ 5974             7   1  0   42 DECEIVERS (597)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  TRUCKULES 5899              2   0  0   34 VENTURE BROS. (585)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NOG 5808.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
BEER BELLY 5739.  The ten other most popular fighters were TRUCKULES 5899, PANTHER 
5901, NOG 5808, COPPER LIZ 5974, LEOPARD 5992, TIGER 5993, WARP 1 5989, PINK STREAKER 
5740, SCOTTY 5973, and MILEY CYRUS 5991.

The least popular fighter this week was TUVOK 5905.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BAIT 4 5937, T'POL 5918, MINION 5999, MILEY CYRUS 5991, SCOTTY 5973, 
PINK STREAKER 5740, WARP 1 5989, TIGER 5993, LEOPARD 5992, and COPPER LIZ 5974.

   The Turf Wars are coming. The Turf Wars are coming. Come one; come all. Gather

your alliance or collection of 2-4 teams and join in the competition. Hurry up! While 
Feb 2016 seems so far away, it is only six or so turns away, and it does take a while 
to make sure you have a team in DM47, communicate to find a group, send in certs, 
announce in writing in DM47, etc. etc. Teams of all levels and managers of all types, 
including newbies, find themselves competing quite well in this type of competition. 
Let's make the tenth anniversary (TWX) the biggest and best ever.
     This 10th competition will be hosted and moderated by the triumvirate of Assur, 
Master Darque and Oz The All-Wonderful.    
     Anyone may participate: known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances 
created solely to compete in the Turf War!  

To participate, each alliance must:
    a.  Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
    b.  Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
    c.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
    a.  Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to 
        participate under the banner of their alliance. The confirmation/verification 
        must occur after, or in the same newsletter, but not before, the participant's 
        declaration. (Lack of participant indication of joining and/or subsequent lack 
        of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation in the Turf War.)
    b.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
    c.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains may, 
        if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
    a.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already 
        submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the 
        winning pool of prizes.)
    b.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and alliance 
        they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Announcement made on 
        the D2 Forums or Chatzy will not be accepted.
        1.  No scores will be tabulated until two RSI Gift Certificates are received, 
            and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the 
            North Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.
        2.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in the North 
            Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the same or 
            subsequent newsletter by the alliance Captain they will represent.
        3.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No arena multiple teams or 
            aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate manager 
            disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so 
            be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain 
            not to run any other team warriors).
        4.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not properly 
            declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by 
            Turn 1.  In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until 
            Turn 3 of the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score 
            will not begin until Turn 3.  All conditions must be met before scoring 
            will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift Certificate received.
        5.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 3 of the Turf 
            War.

For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all 
disputes as they arise.  Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a 
very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the 
moderators.)

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:

Team Points:
    a.  Fights made: (includes DA fights) 
            1 = 0 points,  2 = 0 points,  3 = 1 point,  4 = 3 points,  5 = 5 points
    b.  Wins earned: 
            1 = 1 point,  2 = 3 points,  3 = 6 points,  4 = 10 points,  5 = 15 points
    c.  Champion win = 3 additional points 
    d.  Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
    e.  Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points
            (If ties, no points awarded)

Alliance Points (Rounds 1 through 5):
    a.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
            All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 3 points
            All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 6 points
            All (each) team fights all five warriors = 9
    b.  Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points
            (If tied, no points awarded.)

Alliance Points (Rounds 6 through 10 as alliance point scoring doubles):
    c.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
            All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 6 points
            All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 12 points
            All (each) team fights all five warriors = 18
    d.  Alliance with most wins per that round = 10 points
    e.  (If tied, no points awarded.)
   
Champions:
    a.  A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory. It is to the 
        team's/alliance's advantage that you do so.
    b.  Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
    c.  Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior or the Dark Arena, 
        may be replaced.
    d.  Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork (DM47 
        arena) to be able to be declared a champion. 
    e.  A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that same 
        turn. (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring.)
    f.  Challenges to or by Champions against members of the same alliance shall be 
        scored as a loss for each warrior.

     No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or 
death in a tournament or graduation. A maximum of five warriors may be on a team at 
any time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) 

     It is not in the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same 
alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors.

Downchallenges:
    a.  A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior with lesser 
        recognition points. 
    b.  No challenge or bloodfeud by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge. 
    c.  No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
    d.  Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges.

Tournament Considerations:
    a.  Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of 
        recognition for North Fork.
    b.  It is an opportunity to gain skills and preferred challenging within the Turf 
        War.

Special Considerations:
    a.  Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
    b.  There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun.  If you 
        begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A.  
        If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A.
    c.  There will be a maximum of four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance for 
        the Turf War VII. The minimum is two (2).
    d.  The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty.
    e.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the arena is 
        aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by the 
        gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be 
        asked to desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes.

Prizes:
     The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest.  All prizes, except the 
Endu Award listed below, and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be awarded to the 
Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition.  It is the 
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates.  
     Moderators will submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at 
the completion of the contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
     All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance.  
     The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        a.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        b.  Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters 
        c.  Known Favorites for one DM47 warrior on each team of the winning alliance 
            (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at 
            least one DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
        d.  +1 Skill bonus (three) for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus 
            potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47, no more than two 
            skills per warrior.
        e.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who 
            fights in all 10 rounds AND at least 45 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus 
            potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) (Endu Award).
        f.  Two additional random rollup sheets or rollup certs for each manager of 
            the winning alliance from RSI.
     These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) 
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance 
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.

Moderators:
     The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur (the TWX 
Triumvirate), They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest.  
Their decisions will be final.  Direct questions, comments, and scoring disputes via 
Diplo in DM 47, on the Duel2 site in the Forums/via private message, or via email to:  

                      DM 47 (Diplo)    Duel2 (PM/Forums)   Email 
     Oz:              Land of Oz       "The Consortium"    wfms101@aol.com
     Master Darque:   Darque Forces    "Darque"            rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com
     Assur:           Bash Bros Park   "Assur"             assurnasir@yahoo.com