DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/06/2009 Duedate: 03/05/2009
ILLIS ARENA
DM-59 TURN-231
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ROSE SHELL
ISLANDERS (247)
(59-2658) [22-17-0,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ROSE SHELL POSITION IS EMPTY
ISLANDERS (247)
(59-2658) [22-17-0,107]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ROSE SHELL LA JOLLA
ISLANDERS (247) ALL-STAR NANA'S (299)
(59-2658) [22-17-0,107] (59-2703) [10-7-1,53]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ISLANDERS (247)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ISLANDERS (247) 38
2. KIWI CONNECTION (301) 13 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
3. ALL-STAR NANA'S (299) -15 Unchartered Team
(-1)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 KIWI CONNECTION (301) 29 18 2 61.7 1/ 2 ISLANDERS (247) 10 5 1
2/ 2 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299) 53 41 4 56.4 2/ 1 KIWI CONNECTION (301) 9 3 1
3/ 3 ISLANDERS (247) 266 370 9 41.8 3/ 3 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299) 6 6 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 615): WAYWARD SON of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 498): HORMONAL GROWTH of WIDE WORLD OF... (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 623): BUD GREEN of GREEN WITH ENVY (Misfit, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 618): HALIBUTT of WIZARD'S WRATH (?, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 619): DEADLY DUO of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 620): NEANDERTHAL of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 610): REESE SILEEN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 606): DECK APE of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 605): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 36 JHANS (turn 577): KYRA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 569): RUMAKI of FREAKISH (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 256): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 553): DIPSY DIXIE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 504): GARANH of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 242): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 230): ROSE SHELL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 453): INVUR KREB of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 207): UM-PAH of ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 467): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 615): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 498): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 623): SORCERY COVENANT (?, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 618): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 619): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 620): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 610): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 606): WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 605): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 577): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 569): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 256): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 553): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 504): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 242): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 230): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 453): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 207): ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 497) NO MORE TEARS (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 3 OSKSI (turn 623): BUD GREEN of GREEN WITH ENVY (Misfit, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 620): NEANDERTHAL of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
(turn 619): HIDA YAKAMO of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 609): LUNAR COYOTE of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 604): THELONIUS of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 569): RUMAKI of FREAKISH (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 504): GARANH of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 228): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 452): RUSSIAN BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I don't mind a Banana now and then, especially in a split. And I split this
one.
Rose Shell
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! KIWI CONNECTION? Who? ISLANDERS is the top team these days, buddies!
Practice pays for KIRRALA, who pummelled BANANA, to pocket 12 points. FLUFFY BUNNY
certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to TITUS PULLO and
losing 10 points in the process! RAVE found out that ILLIS isn't a democracy.
You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! So who was the warrior seen charging
into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! More than one waitress at The Swinging Aardvark was spilling more drinks than
usual last week, as HARPER's early demise became known. What will KIWI CONNECTION
do??? Death in the arena! In a cheap quest for a cheap victory, STINGAREE faced
HARPER in an uneven fight. KIWI CONNECTION, we expect bloody revenge! Ask not a
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an
unconscious stupor.
All good things must come to an end. As the seasons change, and the creatures
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ILLIS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROSE SHELL 2658 22 17 0 107 ISLANDERS (247)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAVE 2701 7 5 1 90 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299)
KIRRALA 2691 13 11 0 82 ISLANDERS (247)
GISBORNE 2709 9 3 0 72 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STINGAREE 2698 15 9 1 60 ISLANDERS (247)
BANANA 2702 7 5 2 58 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LA JOLLA 2703 10 7 1 53 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299)
BUXTON 2724 5 1 1 47 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
FLUFFY BUNNY 2714 5 6 0 39 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAPARANGI 2710 8 4 0 31 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SYLVESTER 2728 2 0 0 21 ISLANDERS (247)
CHERVIL BEN 2723 1 7 0 10 ISLANDERS (247)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HARPER 2727 3 2 0 KIWI CONNECTION 301 STINGAREE 2698 231
PERSONAL ADS
La Jolla -- Hmm, I notice that last time Stingaree said you just made him tired. And
today I feel tired. Maybe it's Thursdays that does it? -- Kirrala
Harper -- Play us a tune, it might wake us all up. -- Stingaree
Paparangi -- I could make the tired old pun, but-- Oh, gods, there's that word
again! "Tired." We're being haunted by it today. What the heck? The sun is
shining, the temperature is above freezing, most of the snow has melted, why are we
tired? -- Chervil Ben the puzzled and sleepy
A Persistent Beggar, eh? Why does he persist? -- Sylvester
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ROSE SHELL viciously subdued RAVE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
GISBORNE slimly lost to VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 5 minute gruesome match.
KIRRALA devastated BANANA in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
FLUFFY BUNNY was subdued by TITUS PULLO in a 1 minute competition.
LA JOLLA viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute gory duel.
BUXTON bested THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute bloody match.
STINGAREE easily killed HARPER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PAPARANGI vanquished CHERVIL BEN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SYLVESTER vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 7 - 1 - 0 88 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 1 - 0 83 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 4 - 0 80 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 12 - 2 59 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 21 - 2 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
Turn 231 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 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL ROSE SHELL 2658 22 17 0 107 ISLANDERS (247)
PARRY-STRIKE RAVE 2701 7 5 1 90 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299)
SLASHING ATTACK KIRRALA 2691 13 11 0 82 ISLANDERS (247)
PARRY-RIPOSTE GISBORNE 2709 9 3 0 72 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
LUNGING ATTACK STINGAREE 2698 15 9 1 60 ISLANDERS (247)
STRIKING ATTACK BANANA 2702 7 5 2 58 ALL-STAR NANA'S (299)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ROSE SHELL 2658. The most popular warrior this turn
was LA JOLLA 2703. The ten other most popular fighters were ROSE SHELL 2658,
GISBORNE 2709, KIRRALA 2691, BUXTON 2724, STINGAREE 2698, SYLVESTER 2728, RAVE 2701,
BANANA 2702, FLUFFY BUNNY 2714, and PAPARANGI 2710.
The least popular fighter this week was CHERVIL BEN 2723. The other ten least
popular fighters were HARPER 2727, PAPARANGI 2710, FLUFFY BUNNY 2714, BANANA 2702,
RAVE 2701, SYLVESTER 2728, STINGAREE 2698, BUXTON 2724, KIRRALA 2691, and GISBORNE
2709.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ROSE SHELL (59-2658) ISLANDERS (247)
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLII
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PANTS 2718 (0-0-0) 7 3 0 JGW'S WARDROBE