DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/29/2011 Duedate: 05/26/2011
ILLIS ARENA
DM-59 TURN-260
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FAIRYFIRE
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-2660) [13-1-1,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FAIRYFIRE POSITION IS EMPTY
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-2660) [13-1-1,118]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
I'M POWERLESS FAIRYFIRE
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-2629) [19-34-0,91] (59-2660) [13-1-1,118]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TALL TALES (305)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 103
2. TALL TALES (305) -5 TALL TALES (305)
3. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) -25 Unchartered Team
4. ISLANDERS (247) -38
LEGION OF DOOM (7)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 TALL TALES (305) 50 24 1 67.6 1/ 1 TALL TALES (305) 8 7 0
2/ 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 141 71 9 66.5 2/ 3 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 6 8 0
3/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 60 67 1 47.2 3/ 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 5 0 0
4/ 3 ISLANDERS (247) 339 439 12 43.6 4/ 2 ISLANDERS (247) 4 11 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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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 334): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 331): RENTAL CAR of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 329): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 307): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 301): SHELDON of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 288): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 282): AREOPOLITE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 266): TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 259): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 235): PANAMA OATS of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 236): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 51): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 234): WHACKING WILLOW of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 334): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 331): SONS OF MARS (Mars, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 329): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 307): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 301): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 288): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 282): WAH CHING (?, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 266): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 259): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 235): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 51): SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She Puppy, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 234): OLDIES et al (Consortium, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 333): KERBIN NOTTS of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 307): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 301): SHELDON of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
RERUN of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
JACK KNIFE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 281): DESPAIR of DRAGON GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 235): PANAMA OATS of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEEPER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 51): ORRIE POLLAS of MIDDLE WAY 21 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 50): CONFESSION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
QUITA REMMING of MIDDLE WAY 21 (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
G W, I fully expected you to come out swinging fast again, but when you
hesitated, I decided to take action. Not the normal way I'm used to winning, but
I'll take a win whenever I can get it. You never know when Lady Luck will turn her
back on me. In all likelihood, we will find ourselves in the arena again, so I wish
you well.
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of ILLIS. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Practice pays for
HARVEY, who pummelled G W BUSH, to pocket 26 points. G W BUSH certainly had a
baffled expression on his face, after losing to HARVEY and losing 20 points in the
process! In ILLIS, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new
Duelmaster, FAIRYFIRE. Word has it one team in ILLIS is taking speech lessons to try
to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Oh hard! that to
strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
Do not think spyreporting in ILLIS is the highlight of my life. As the seasons
change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave
this place. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ILLIS?
On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAIRYFIRE 2660 13 1 1 118 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
I'M A BASHER 2682 23 9 0 99 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
HARVEY 2636 9 1 0 95 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
I'M POWERLESS 2629 19 34 0 91 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
UNCLE FESTER 2768 10 5 0 91 TALL TALES (305)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KING MIDAS 2770 8 1 0 82 TALL TALES (305)
G W BUSH 2764 10 5 1 73 TALL TALES (305)
DILLIS RHIN 2742 9 9 0 68 ISLANDERS (247)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SYLVESTER 2728 16 15 0 63 ISLANDERS (247)
APPLESEED 2662 4 1 0 59 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
ELMINSTER 2679 6 2 0 57 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BELITRIS 2737 8 16 0 49 ISLANDERS (247)
INUYASHA 2683 4 1 3 48 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
COCO NUTTAL 2741 10 9 0 39 ISLANDERS (247)
JOHNNY APPLESEED 2767 10 5 0 39 TALL TALES (305)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOHN WAYNE 2766 9 6 0 33 TALL TALES (305)
CHAGUA KORBIN 2760 3 7 0 26 ISLANDERS (247)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THOSE I HURT 2778 1 0 0 13 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
THERE IS A GOD 2779 1 0 0 13 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
And the countdown begins. I'm Powerless is now a permanent Challenger Champion.
Barring deaths, he will receive his invite in 6 more turns. -- Assur
Very amusing reading a spy with nothing to report. The computer was very confused
and just spouted off quotes... -- Assur
Tall Tales -- I love it when a single team holds 5 stylemasters, even in an arena
like Illis. -- Assur
I'm Powerless -- Coulda fooled me! That was a powerful one-shotter. -- Dillis Rhin
King Midas -- See if you can turn THOSE skills to gold. -- Sylvester
John Wayne -- Yes, that's in keeping with what I've heard of you: you never dodge or
parry, just come straight on in. -- Belitris
Lee's Revenge -- Maybe that'll teach you better than to go "grinning down your
swordblade" at me. -- Coco Nuttal
Johnny Appleseed -- Quick, some apples! I need to keep the doctors at bay. -- Chagua
Korbin
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
I'M A BASHER was bested by FAIRYFIRE in a action packed 3 minute master's Title fight.
I'M POWERLESS was overcome by UNCLE FESTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
G W BUSH was devastated by HARVEY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
DILLIS RHIN was defeated by KING MIDAS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
SYLVESTER was devastated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
COCO NUTTAL was overpowered by APPLESEED in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BELITRIS was defeated by ELMINSTER in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee.
JOHNNY APPLESEED unbelievably bested CHAGUA KORBIN in a popular 2 minute duel.
JOHN WAYNE was vanquished by INUYASHA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
THOSE I HURT overpowered MINI-PUMPKIN in a 1 minute uneven match.
THERE IS A GOD overpowered MINI-PUMPKIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 17 - 1 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 14 - 14 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 15 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 18 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 260 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL FAIRYFIRE 2660 13 1 1 118 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
BASHING ATTACK I'M A BASHER 2682 23 9 0 99 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK HARVEY 2636 9 1 0 95 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
AIMED BLOW KING MIDAS 2770 8 1 0 82 TALL TALES (305)
STRIKING ATTACK G W BUSH 2764 10 5 1 73 TALL TALES (305)
LUNGING ATTACK APPLESEED 2662 4 1 0 59 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
TOTAL PARRY JOHNNY APPLESEED 2767 10 5 0 39 TALL TALES (305)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is I'M POWERLESS 2629. The most popular warrior this
turn was FAIRYFIRE 2660. The ten other most popular fighters were BELITRIS 2737,
CHAGUA KORBIN 2760, I'M A BASHER 2682, HARVEY 2636, SYLVESTER 2728, ELMINSTER 2679,
I'M POWERLESS 2629, UNCLE FESTER 2768, DILLIS RHIN 2742, and KING MIDAS 2770.
The least popular fighter this week was JOHN WAYNE 2766. The other ten least popular
fighters were COCO NUTTAL 2741, G W BUSH 2764, THERE IS A GOD 2779, APPLESEED 2662,
THOSE I HURT 2778, INUYASHA 2683, JOHNNY APPLESEED 2767, KING MIDAS 2770, DILLIS RHIN
2742, and UNCLE FESTER 2768.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LI
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
POPEYE 1429 (42-33-0) 2 3 0 S.O.S.
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WON TWO MANY 2208 (13-4-0) 2 3 0 THE WILLBURYS 59
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SUDDEN DEATH 361 (8-4-0) 4 3 0 WHAT'S IN A NAME
HARVEY 2636 (8-1-0) 2 3 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FAIRYFIRE 2660 (12-1-1) 2 3 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
APPLESEED 2662 (3-1-0) 2 3 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION
ELMINSTER 2679 (5-2-0) 1 3 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
INUYASHA 2683 (3-1-3) 2 3 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION