DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/28/2005 Duedate: 02/10/2005
ARADI ARENA
DM-60 TURN-356
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WILDFIRE
NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
(60-6983) [18-12-1,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WILDFIRE DOONEUSHMUN
NATURAL DISASTERS (159) VOUGEOOT (464)
(60-6983) [18-12-1,106] (60-5949) [7-2-0,64]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DEMURRER DEMURRER
LEGALESE (449) LEGALESE (449)
(60-5828) [21-27-2,97] (60-5828) [21-27-2,97]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. RED DOG GANG (476) 30
2. NATURAL DISASTERS (159) 27 NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
3. VOUGEOOT (464) 20 Unchartered Team
4. THE MISGUIDED (559) 11
5. JOKA MASHER! (283) 5 CHEER-O-KEE'S (557)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 MY BRAIN ON CHLORI (555) 34 15 3 69.4 1/ 2 NATURAL DISASTERS (159) 8 7 1
2/ 2*CHEER-O-KEE'S (557) 15 13 0 53.6 2- 1 MY BRAIN ON CHLORI (555) 7 3 0
3- 3 DEATH STUDS VII (301) 358 312 9 53.4 3/ 0 RED DOG GANG (476) 7 8 0
4/ 4 NATURAL DISASTERS (159) 635 555 22 53.4 4/ 6*CHEER-O-KEE'S (557) 6 8 0
5/ 0*VOUGEOOT (464) 20 22 2 47.6 5/ 9*THE MISGUIDED (559) 4 5 0
6/11*THE MISGUIDED (559) 4 5 0 44.4 6/ 5 LEGALESE (449) 3 6 0
7/ 7 JOKA MASHER! (283) 163 219 7 42.7 7/ 0*VOUGEOOT (464) 2 1 0
8/ 6 LEGALESE (449) 98 135 3 42.1 8- 4 DEATH STUDS VII (301) 2 3 0
9-10 RESCUE RANGERS (362) 9 13 0 40.9 9- 8 RESCUE RANGERS (362) 1 0 0
10/ 0 RED DOG GANG (476) 277 431 4 39.1 10/12 JOKA MASHER! (283) 1 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 252): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 506): BLUE BLAZES of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 506): THE THING of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 499): DARRELL ISSA of CONSPIRACY INC. (Damion, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 495): GREAT WHITE SHARK of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 495): BAYLEFYRE of BRETHREN OF SIN (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 496): KORIBUS of GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 488): DARK STAR of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 457): PISTON HURRICANE of AS FAR AS SIAM (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 450): GREW SOME GRUE of OLD SCHOOL (Otto X. Frothingslosh)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 443): TALON of FLOYDS FAN CLUB (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 200): BEXLEY of OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 355): CYCLONE of NATURAL DISASTERS (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 344): PASSER BY of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 154): ASHEGI OF VEGA of DARQUE FORCES III (Master Darque)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 391): DOALTY of BAILE BEAG from AMEN-TEI (The Sentinel, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 252): PHOENIX FIRE (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 506): SNUGGLEBUNNIES (Thaad Trueoak, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 506): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 499): CONSPIRACY INC. (Damion, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 495): KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 495): MADTOWN (Carnage, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 496): GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 488): THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 457): MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 450): OLD SCHOOL (Otto X. Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 443): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 200): ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 355): MY BRAIN ON CHLORINE (Samwise the Bald, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 344): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 154): DARQUE FORCES III (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 391): THE LAST STRAW (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 505): BILLY GIBBONS of THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 443): TALON of FLOYDS FAN CLUB (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 355): CYCLONE of NATURAL DISASTERS (Soultaker, mgr.)
LACHES of LEGALESE (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 154): ASHEGI OF VEGA of DARQUE FORCES III (Master Darque)
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. Say good-bye to MY BRAIN ON CHLORINE, as they are pushed from the
coveted top team spot by the NATURAL DISASTERS stable. For every winner there is a
loser. Speaking of losers, lets take a look at DEATH STUDS VII, who went down to 4th
from 8th. Life is tough. Coming up with a solid 2-2-0 outing, THE MISGUIDED has
advanced 4 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for HAMMER, who flew up
17 points in the rankings after mashing IN PARI DELICTO like a melon. Keep your eye
on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. HOLLY
SKULL lost to THE TAIL and drops 13 points. Our battling duelmaster CYCLONE has
managed to hold the title, fending off LACHES' none too subtle advances. Better luck
next time, LEGALESE. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger
halberd!
Here is other news that is of note.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). 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 ARADI 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. See ya next time
I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WILDFIRE 6983 18 12 1 106 NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TYPHOON XXII 6827 19 4 1 108 DEATH STUDS VII (301)
-THE-SHOCKER 6824 12 11 0 99 DEATH STUDS VII (301)
DEMURRER 5828 21 27 2 97 LEGALESE (449)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRUSHFIRE 7168 14 6 0 85 NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
-ANGRY SANTA 6828 13 10 0 73 DEATH STUDS VII (301)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PRETTY BOY 7091 14 12 0 66 RED DOG GANG (476)
THE TAIL 7253 10 5 0 64 RED DOG GANG (476)
DOONEUSHMUN 5949 7 2 0 64 VOUGEOOT (464)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MOUSTACHED RAT 7246 8 1 2 46 MY BRAIN ON CHLORINE (555)
HOLLY SKULL 7276 3 1 0 43 CHEER-O-KEE'S (557)
-SOULTAKER 7175 3 1 0 42 LOSERS (544)
-DHOOWE 6010 3 2 2 40 VOUGEOOT (464)
-VILLEHDOL 5948 5 3 0 39 VOUGEOOT (464)
55 SUCKS MORE 6956 7 8 1 38 JOKA MASHER! (283)
KING 7267 6 6 1 34 RED DOG GANG (476)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLOWER 7255 7 8 0 33 RED DOG GANG (476)
-GAMEBOY 7249 7 3 0 33 MY BRAIN ON CHLORINE (555)
-CHINESE SPARERIB 7248 6 4 0 33 MY BRAIN ON CHLORINE (555)
-ZIPPER 4404 1 3 0 33 RESCUE RANGERS (362)
FLOOD 7256 4 9 1 32 NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
STEVIE 7271 4 5 0 31 RED DOG GANG (476)
-ONE-TIMER 7169 5 2 0 29 DEATH STUDS VII (301)
-DALE 4406 2 1 0 27 RESCUE RANGERS (362)
-TRAD 7247 7 3 1 26 MY BRAIN ON CHLORINE (555)
-ANASTASIUS 6839 4 1 2 24 DARQUE AGES (536)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POINTY STICK 7277 3 3 0 23 CHEER-O-KEE'S (557)
DANDY-LION 7278 4 2 0 21 CHEER-O-KEE'S (557)
CHEER FULL OWL 7274 3 3 0 19 CHEER-O-KEE'S (557)
HAMMER 7297 1 1 0 18 THE MISGUIDED (559)
MISS FORTUNE 7296 2 0 0 17 THE MISGUIDED (559)
-REBEL W/O CAUSE 7252 2 0 0 13 JOKA MASHER! (283)
TSUNAMI 7273 1 6 0 11 NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
AUFTHAURS 7300 1 0 0 11 VOUGEOOT (464)
IN PARI DELICTO 7283 2 3 0 9 LEGALESE (449)
HAABSIN 7299 0 1 0 5 VOUGEOOT (464)
SPEEDY 7293 1 1 0 4 THE MISGUIDED (559)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOB 7295 0 2 0 2 THE MISGUIDED (559)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TURTLE WAX 7275 2 4 0 CHEER-O-KEE'S 557 STONE GOLEM 26 356 NONE
EDDIE THE ECHO 3770 10 8 1 DEATH STUDS VII 301 CYCLONE 6816 353 NONE
OIL CHECK 7250 6 4 0 MY BRAIN ON CHLOR 555 WILDFIRE 6983 355
MONTY 4892 0 2 0 RESCUE RANGERS 362 FLOOD 7256 353 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Demurrer -- A six-foot-two Rirorni couldn't be demure if his life depended on it, so
who are you trying to fool, eh? I can smell it on you: you're a barbarian thug.
The Nose knows. -- Pretty Boy
Moustached Rat -- (cowering) I can't help it, when you blow out your mustache, it
looks STRANGE. I always bark at things that look strange, it's my job! So no more
with the rolled-up newspaper, okay? -- Flower
55 Sucks More -- Are you kidding? Fifty-five an hour would be GREAT! -- The Tail
If that merchant was so honest, why didn't he give me a bone? Honest merchants
always give good dogs bones. It's a law of nature. -- King
P.S. Because we DESERVE bones.
Pointy Stick -- Wow, when you ran, it was like somebody threw you! I can't resist a
thrown stick. That was great. Let's do it again. -- Stevie
Ed. -- Yes, that's the whole point. -- Flower
Oh. What were we talking about again? It's been one of THOSE days. -- Ed., the
tired and confused
12 January 2005
On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's
Massacre Kill Contest will begin. The rules are simple; the team with the most kills
on the last turn wins. Last year's winner was Shocking Toad. Can he repeat? Could
DOOMcorps crush all challengers? Will the kLk prevail? Or will you be the
independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that? Come on to Jhans and
let's find out!
Prizes are: 1st. Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up
certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account.
2nd. Renaming of a Stand-In monster.
Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way!
Azrael
15 January 2005
BR 4 is upon us! First turn is due on 1/29/05. Many thanks to RSI for helping
supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria.
Winning prize: 6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion,
a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena
creature.
Endurance prizes: a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible
fights during the contest.
For details, visit Talcama's newletter or http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4
To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and
follow the very simple rule of not avoiding!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TURTLE WAX was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a unpopular 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CYCLONE vanquished LACHES in a exciting 2 minute gory uneven battle.
WILDFIRE won victory over DEMURRER in a popular 4 minute master's Title brawl.
BRUSHFIRE outlasted PRETTY BOY in a unpopular 7 minute master's match.
DOONEUSHMUN vanquished FLOWER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
THE TAIL overpowered HOLLY SKULL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
KING defeated CHEER FULL OWL in a 1 minute melee.
55 SUCKS MORE won victory over FLOOD in a action packed 1 minute duel.
POINTY STICK vanquished SPEEDY in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven fight.
DANDY-LION defeated TSUNAMI in a action packed 1 minute match.
STEVIE overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
IN PARI DELICTO was devastated by HAMMER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BOB was demolished by AUFTHAURS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MISS FORTUNE beat HAABSIN in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 26 - 16 - 2 62 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 TOTAL PARRY 40 - 26 - 1 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 5 - 1 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 21 - 0 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 14 - 2 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 10 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 18 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 33 - 1 42 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 19 - 0 34 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 356 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 5 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY WILDFIRE 6983 18 12 1 106 NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
WALL OF STEEL THE TAIL 7253 10 5 0 64 RED DOG GANG (476)
SLASHING ATTACK DOONEUSHMUN 5949 7 2 0 64 VOUGEOOT (464)
LUNGING ATTACK HOLLY SKULL 7276 3 1 0 43 CHEER-O-KEE'S (557)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DEMURRER 5828. The most popular warrior this turn
was DEMURRER 5828. The ten other most popular fighters were WILDFIRE 6983, STEVIE
7271, POINTY STICK 7277, 55 SUCKS MORE 6956, FLOOD 7256, MISS FORTUNE 7296,
DOONEUSHMUN 5949, THE TAIL 7253, KING 7267, and DANDY-LION 7278.
The least popular fighter this week was BRUSHFIRE 7168. The other ten least popular
fighters were TURTLE WAX 7275, BOB 7295, IN PARI DELICTO 7283, SPEEDY 7293, HAABSIN
7299, CHEER FULL OWL 7274, HOLLY SKULL 7276, FLOWER 7255, PRETTY BOY 7091, and
AUFTHAURS 7300.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
LACHES (60-5642) LEGALESE (449)
CYCLONE (60-6816) NATURAL DISASTERS (159)
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXV
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RED HOOK 1596 (151-123-4) 4 3 0 EYE OF THE NEEDLE
LI'L PEPPER 2245 (139-114-6) 3 3 0 JOKA MASHER
ANGEL 4060 (66-59-4) 2 3 0 SUNNYDALE
SORE EYE 2308 (138-135-4) 1 4 0 JOKA MASHER
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GNP TURTLE 1614 (95-57-0) 8 3 0 WILD CARDS
NEPTUNE 3433 (96-61-1) 6 3 0 THE FORSAKEN
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BLUE MEANIE 4814 (39-19-0) 9 3 0 THIEVES GUILD
SLANT EDISON 2598 (52-21-1) 10 4 0 MY ROCK BAND
EARTHQUAKE 1468 (110-66-1) 6 3 0 NATURAL DISASTERS
FREE BOX 4964 (25-17-1) 6 3 0 BOXES
RATTLESNAKE SHAKE 4242 (33-17-0) 5 3 0 METAL MELTDOWN
VICTOR CALDERONE 5223 (24-21-0) 3 3 0 CLUB CULTURE
PIVOT 4811 (30-14-1) 2 3 0 THIEVES GUILD
TYVIN 5382 (59-47-1) 2 3 0 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ALFALFA BIRD 3283 (69-45-0) 13 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES II
ACUTE 6048 (23-16-0) 12 3 0 THIEVES GUILD
THE LIMELIGHT 6104 (41-20-0) 8 3 0 CLUB CULTURE
50 SUCKS 4129 (77-39-2) 4 3 0 JOKA MASHER!
LLOSMIC LLAMMER 5684 (27-16-1) 2 3 0 LUROCIANS VI
TWILO THUNDER 5225 (36-25-1) 2 3 0 CLUB CULTURE
CHIP 4413 (10-10-1) 1 3 0 RESCUE RANGERS
MASHER 4553 (51-49-3) 1 3 0 JOKA MASHER!
TOADY 3097 (34-25-1) 1 3 0 MY ROCK BAND
BLACK EYE 6163 (24-17-0) 0 3 0 JOKA MASHER!
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PUTZ'N ALONG 5437 (42-34-0) 4 3 0 JOKA MASHER!
SPIDEREATINGMANBITCH 5836 (20-9-0) 4 3 0 WILD CARDS
TRIPLICATE THUNDER 6616 (18-9-1) 1 3 0 WILD CARDS
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GORTEK 5619 (11-6-0) 7 3 0 DWARVEN HEROES
CYCLONE 6816 (19-14-1) 3 3 0 NATURAL DISASTERS
LIONEL HUTZ 6469 (7-1-0) 2 2 0 DEAD SPRINGFIELD XI
NEWCASTLE 6669 (12-6-4) 1 3 0 BEERBARIANS
NOODLES 6247 (6-7-0) 0 3 0 RED AVENGERS
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THE GREEK GUY 6179 (11-4-0) 5 3 1 I HATE THEM
NULN 7159 (10-2-1) 4 3 0 I HATE THEM
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DOONEUSHMUN 5949 (6-2-0) 4 3 0 VOUGEOOT
EHTAHEE 5947 (2-6-0) 0 1 0 DEAD VOUGEOOT
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BALLROOM BLITZ 7016 (1-1-0) 8 3 0 METAL MELTDOWN
TERRAFORMER 7258 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 RED AVENGERS
WILLOW 6659 (5-3-1) 3 3 0 DARK TOGS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SINDER 7231 (2-2-0) 12 3 0 FA CHING
EXCESSIVE NOSEHAIR 6834 (3-1-0) 5 3 0 SMOOTH OPERATORS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HOTTUB FLATULENCE 6738 (0-0-0) 5 3 1 SMOOTH OPERATORS
HAABSIN 7299 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 VOUGEOOT