DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/14/2014 Duedate: 08/27/2014
ROCANIS ARENA
DM-56 TURN-618
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KRAIT
SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
(56-4344) [17-10-0,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KRAIT THE SCYTHE
SERPENTS' HOLD (450) SATAN'S BLADES (460)
(56-4344) [17-10-0,120] (56-4456) [6-0-0,72]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SNAKE BITE JIMMY THE HAND
SERPENTS' HOLD (450) MEN OF STEEL (131)
(56-4343) [15-12-0,105] (56-4419) [9-20-3,62]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEN OF STEEL (131) 39
2. MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456) 30 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
3. SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 18 Unchartered Team
4. SATAN'S BLADES (460) 10
5. THEM (433) 8 SATAN'S BLADES (460)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SATAN'S BLADES (460) 6 0 0 100 1/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456) 7 6 1
2/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456) 89 51 6 63.6 2/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 6 9 0
3- 3*FAVORITE SAYINGS (459) 4 3 0 57.1 3/ 2 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 5 4 0
4- 4 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426) 82 69 4 54.3 4- 3 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426) 4 1 0
5/ 6 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 62 61 2 50.4 5/ 7*SATAN'S BLADES (460) 2 0 0
6/ 5 THEM (433) 139 137 11 50.4 6/ 5 THEM (433) 2 5 1
7/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 381 410 7 48.2 7/ 6 MEN OF STEEL (131) 2 8 1
8/ 8 MEN OF STEEL (131) 235 287 32 45.0 8- 8*FAVORITE SAYINGS (459) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 754): MERCURY of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 756): HYPATIA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 743): SIERRA of MMM BEER!! (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 750): SIR BUBBA THE BOLD of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 752): JACK OF HEARTS of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 744): T.G.I. FLOYD'S of ALL THINGS FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 745): MAD DOG RUSSO of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 374): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 742): ALI BOOMBAH YAY of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 738): DACIA SANDERO of OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 735): DEN'S FAVORITE of DEMONSPAWN (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 727): OISIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 686): KITH of DARK BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 350): PULLED ORC of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 344): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 331): BERT & ERNIE of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 617): KRAIT of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 602): STAR of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 583): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 579): GUNSLINGER of POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 279): F.U.B.A.R. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 543): TAX MAIL-IN of I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 533): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 526): LUCREZIA BARON of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 643): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 754): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 756): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 743): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 750): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 752): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 744): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 745): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 374): LORDS OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 742): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 738): OLD GEEZERS (Old Fart, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 735): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 727): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 686): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 350): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): D.A. REJECTS (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 331): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 617): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 602): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 584): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 579): POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 279): WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 540): I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 534): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 526): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 643): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 754): MERCURY of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
(turn 753): RED SPECIAL of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 749): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 744): PUTRID DEFILER of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 373): MERCURY of PLANETS (Stargazer, mgr.)
POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): DUST MITE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (slugbait, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 726): MAYNARD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 685): BIG SIX of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ZILLA KHIRNAJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 344): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
FLESH HUNTER of BAAL'S MINIONS (Var, mgr.)
(turn 343): EXPOSED of HORNY GOAT X (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 616): FERRIA HOUGH of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 584): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 533): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of ROCANIS! Once again I've been called out of retirement
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Bein' on top is great while it
lasts, MIDDLE WAY 20. But how many friends do you have now? Ya gotta be quick on
yer feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! MEDAL OF
HONOR A11 is now ranked 1st with a 3-2-1 turn. What's with SERGEANT 3? He actually
beat ROCANIS' PERSISTENT BEGGAR, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight.
Major screwup at MIDDLE WAY 20. HOUSTON FARMER lost 8 points to THE SCYTHE. Some
new strategies, perhaps? Maybe HOUSTON FARMER will provide more easy wins... Try as
she might, FERRIA HOUGH wasn't good enough at persuading KRAIT to step down from the
Duelmaster's throne... 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.
ROCANIS thinks STRAIGHT UP THUG and their 82-69-4 is too much! If at first you don't
succeed, give up... Management must be dealin', as the boys at THEM ain't reelin'!
STRAIGHT UP THUG's mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged
warrior, HOUSTON FARMER! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
Warriors of ROCANIS unite. You have only your games to lose! Here's some
advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
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. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.
Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KRAIT 4344 17 10 0 120 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RATTLER 4336 10 4 0 125 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
-LOVEABLE LARRY 3981 21 14 0 106 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
SNAKE BITE 4343 15 12 0 105 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEWTON PYNE 4431 12 14 1 82 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-MR THUG 3982 11 15 1 73 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
THE SCYTHE 4456 6 0 0 72 SATAN'S BLADES (460)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT 2 4407 17 13 0 64 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
JIMMY THE HAND 4419 9 20 3 62 MEN OF STEEL (131)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOUSTON FARMER 4428 5 23 0 53 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-FRANCIS THUG 3986 10 10 0 46 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ELIN GALLIO 4491 6 2 0 43 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
GHOST 4448 3 1 1 42 THEM (433)
MACROS THE BLACK 4492 4 1 1 38 MEN OF STEEL (131)
-JUAN THUG-A-LOT 3999 8 7 0 36 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LOVING IT 4440 3 0 0 32 FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)
SERGEANT 5 4490 2 5 1 25 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
SERGEANT 5 4497 4 1 0 24 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-D-B0 4526 1 0 0 17 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
SERGEANT 6 4498 2 3 0 16 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
SERGEANT 3 4528 1 0 1 16 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
-WASSUP 4437 1 0 0 13 FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)
BEASTIES 4517 1 1 0 11 THEM (433)
ISAM KORL 4536 0 1 0 1 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA 0 0 0 SERGEANT 3 4528 618 NONE
RIRORNI LOOTER 0 0 0 MACROS THE BLACK 4492 618 NONE
SERGEANT 3 4433 11 7 0 MEDAL OF HONOR A 456 JIMMY THE HAND 4419 615
DA1 4529 0 1 0 MEN OF STEEL 131 MAINAKHA-TE MAST 618 NONE
DA2 4530 0 1 0 MEN OF STEEL 131 ARENAMASTER AMEL 618 NONE
DA3 4531 0 1 0 MEN OF STEEL 131 JO-KOBA HARRO 618 NONE
HELENA JONES 4466 6 6 0 MIDDLE WAY 20 435 GHOST 4448 617
BYE 4535 0 1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 450 TABAR THE KNIFE 618 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
And to think we used to laugh at Helena for avoiding graveyards and being alarmed by
ghosts! But other than Helena's unfortunate death, we went three-two. This is not
bad, but I'm glad to leave it all behind for a while. -- Ferria Hough
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BYE was butchered by TABAR THE KNIFE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was butchered by ARENAMASTER AMEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA3 was savagely slain by JO-KOBA HARRO in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DA1 was assassinated by MAINAKHA-TE MASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
THE SCYTHE devastated HOUSTON FARMER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
GHOST was defeated by JIMMY THE HAND in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
KRAIT bested FERRIA HOUGH in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
SNAKE BITE devastated NEWTON PYNE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SERGEANT 2 was overcome by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute fight.
ELIN GALLIO unbelievably bested SERGEANT 5 in a 2 minute melee.
MACROS THE BLACK slaughtered RIRORNI LOOTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SERGEANT 5 defeated MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
SERGEANT 6 overpowered TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEASTIES handily defeated ISAM KORL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SERGEANT 3 murdered PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|AIMED BLOW 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 9 - 0 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 22 - 4 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 20 - 20 - 2 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 21 - 0 32 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 17 - 3 32 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 14 - 0 30 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 9 - 0 18 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 618 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:
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 4 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW KRAIT 4344 17 10 0 120 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
LUNGING ATTACK SNAKE BITE 4343 15 12 0 105 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
WALL OF STEEL ELIN GALLIO 4491 6 2 0 43 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SNAKE BITE 4343. The most popular warrior this turn
was DA3 4531. The ten other most popular fighters were JIMMY THE HAND 4419, KRAIT
4344, SNAKE BITE 4343, THE SCYTHE 4456, GHOST 4448, SERGEANT 2 4407, ELIN GALLIO
4491, SERGEANT 5 4497, BEASTIES 4517, and SERGEANT 5 4490.
The least popular fighter this week was ISAM KORL 4536. The other ten least popular
fighters were NEWTON PYNE 4431, HOUSTON FARMER 4428, DA1 4529, DA2 4530, BYE 4535,
SERGEANT 3 4528, SERGEANT 6 4498, MACROS THE BLACK 4492, SERGEANT 5 4490, and
BEASTIES 4517.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
FERRIA HOUGH (56-4345) MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 16-18, 2015. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $149.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport
shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center,
jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--code RSI.
Please make your reservations now if you plan to go. This is prime season for
Phoenix, and this year will be crazy: the Superbowl, Phoenix Open, auto auction, PF
Chang's Marathon, and more are all during that time. The hotel will be filling up
quickly and I won't be able to add rooms to the block after they are full. So please
book your room now -- if you can't make it you can cancel your reservation, but we
hope you do!
Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!