DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/01/2003 Duedate: 08/14/2003
JURINE ARENA
DM-61 TURN-310
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ON MY WAY
SADISTS F2F (353)
(61-3154) [12-1-0,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ON MY WAY POSITION IS EMPTY
SADISTS F2F (353)
(61-3154) [12-1-0,113]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
STONE DOG ON MY WAY
BLACK PEARL (330) SADISTS F2F (353)
(61-2894) [14-7-0,91] (61-3154) [12-1-0,113]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FAVORITE GUYS (186)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FAVORITE GUYS (186) 64
2. BLACK PEARL (330) 18 SADISTS F2F (353)
3. SADISTS F2F (353) 11 Unchartered Team
4. ROYAL SCEPTRE (331) 0
(-1)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SADISTS F2F (353) 12 1 0 92.3 1/ 1 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 10 5 0
2- 2*ROYAL SCEPTRE (331) 9 4 0 69.2 2/ 2 BLACK PEARL (330) 6 4 0
3/ 3 BLACK PEARL (330) 49 60 5 45.0 3/ 4 SADISTS F2F (353) 3 0 0
4/ 4 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 313 392 7 44.4 4- 3*ROYAL SCEPTRE (331) 2 0 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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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 470): E. VICTOR of LETTER BOMBS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 468): LIFE SENTANCE of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 464): DIRT KNAP of UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 464): MALASION of THE BLACKHEARTS (Nunzio Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 462): COL SALOMON of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X. Frothingslosh)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 461): KANDY KANES of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 230): RAPAX of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 453): MR. YUCK of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 228): GILGAMESH of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 450): LINDEN of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 448): RYANATOR of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 441): BRIGIT of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 404): SUNGOD DESIGNED ME of WENSINWASIN (Youngblood, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 205): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): CLOUDS AWAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 329): DUMPLING of BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 309): ON MY WAY of SADISTS F2F (SunGod, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 135): PUNCH DRUNK of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 354): NEMESIS of CHAMPIONS from JHELUM (Shadowgate, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 470): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 468): THE CITY (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 464): UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 464): WYLDERNESS WYLD (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 462): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 461): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 230): DEMO-SQUAD (Shadowmere, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 453): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 228): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 450): THE STORMLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 448): WHEN DOGMA FAILS (Prophet, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 441): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 404): MEDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 205): none
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 329): GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 309): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 135): none
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 354): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 469): TREMERE of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 468): LIFE SENTANCE of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.)
(turn 467): FLOWBEE of HELL-MART (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 464): MALASION of THE BLACKHEARTS (Nunzio Frothingslosh, mgr.)
N.D. GRASSE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 462): COL SALOMON of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X. Frothingslosh)
(turn 461): TY BRINSON of LO' DOWN (Cayl Reed, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 460): STEERFORTH of GO TO THE DICKENS! (Reverend Boz,
acting mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 229): SHAWINIGAN SMURF of CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.)
BILLY LILLY of DODGE BULLETS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 453): JUVENAL of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
BLUEY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 228): SIR YDER of WILLBENDERS (Abraxis, mgr.)
BONEGRIN DEVAR of BUSHMASTERS (Tripwire, mgr.)
(turn 227): GRIFFIN of MYTH (Lightbringer, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 450): LIGHTNING of HARBINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 448): RYANATOR of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
LEMON DROP of JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
(turn 447): A-10 of PIG BATTALION (Kellog, mgr.)
BEER GOGGLES of JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 205): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): ZEEL BEBUB of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
INCREDIBLE SULK of DRAKE'S COMICS (Drake, mgr.)
MARY ANN of SCREEN DREAMS (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): CLOUDS AWAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 328): NESSUS of ACT OF MALICE (Carnage, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 135): PUNCH DRUNK of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
MOONSTONE of FLAMING FIST (Firehawk, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Hey, surprise, surprise!! It's all me, yet again. Looks like it's gonna be
even easier than I had suspected. I'd like to thank "Favorite Guys" for showing up
for the games this week. Were it not for them, the commission would have deprived me
of my chance to defend the throne, to be sure. Which brings me to Vladimir Taltos.
Where are you? Surely you're not afraid!? Or, maybe, it's your manager that fears
me. Maybe his plan is to let you "prove" your skill on the sand after I make my
leave? Whatever the case, I think a manager name change is in order, Dr. Guts? Haa,
Dr. No Guts is more appropriate. Until next time....
On My Way -- The Firm
SPY REPORT
Welcome JURINE. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have
I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with DARWIN? He
actually beat JURINE's DANGEROUS CRIMINAL, and walked away with 22 more points from
the fight. Major screwup at BLACK PEARL. BLADEDANCER lost 3 points to MARTINE.
Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe BLADEDANCER will provide more easy wins...
VLADIMIR TALTOS was reminded on the sands why ON MY WAY is Duelmaster. Advice to
fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? How long have I been here? I got people to see, places to
go...
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and
good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ON MY WAY 3154 12 1 0 113 SADISTS F2F (353)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STONE DOG 2894 14 7 0 91 BLACK PEARL (330)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VLADIMIR TALTOS 2896 12 7 1 83 BLACK PEARL (330)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE BUM 3178 8 13 0 63 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
-DUKE VATO 2924 6 3 0 63 ROYAL SCEPTRE (331)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FREDDIE 3096 8 5 0 51 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
DARWIN 3219 7 5 0 50 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANOTHER ONE 3192 6 10 0 41 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
MARTINE 3231 5 1 0 38 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MAGISTRATE 2923 3 1 0 33 ROYAL SCEPTRE (331)
AEKIR 3246 2 0 0 28 BLACK PEARL (330)
BLADEDANCER 3134 3 3 1 25 BLACK PEARL (330)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISTREAVER II 3247 2 0 0 21 BLACK PEARL (330)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
A Dangerous Criminal? Let me at him! I'll show him what a REAL man is like. Um, a
real golem, anyway. -- The Bum
P.S. He is in leg irons, isn't he?
I don't CARE what he says, I say the Userous Merchant puts sand in his sugar. --
Martine
Amazing. I didn't think the Ambitious Guard had it in him, but he did. -- Freddie
Not only sand in the sugar, but he always weighs his thumb along with the meat. --
Another One
I have no patience with Beggars, however Persistent. They aren't good evolution. --
Darwin
18 July 2003
To All Managers -- I would like to take this time to announce that my alliance, The
Association, is no more. Due to the dead weight managers of the alliance and their
lack of participation, DarkSpirit and I have formed a new alliance: The Firm. We
have taken on two members so far and are looking for a few more. If you would like
to find out more about The Firm, you can diplo Dark Spirit, Unknowns XX in arena 15
or myself, Sungod, Sadists F2FII in arena 62.
--* The Firm *--
Sungod -- Sadists F2FII -- 62
Dark Spirit -- Unknowns XX -- 15
Youngblood -- Wensinwasin -- 43
Tripwire -- Of Wolf and Man -- 1
26 July 2003
Citizens of Alastari, a bright dawn has risen. While you slept, a pernicious
force has entered the once-fair City of Aruak. It fought alongside their treasured
warriors, it drank with their fans, and it slept with their women. Now the masks are
coming off.
Warriors, be afraid...be very afraid. After years of Andorian managers ranting
that Aruak is the safest city in Alastari, the Frothingslosh Syndicate has selected
Aruak City as the home for its next epic 'contest'--Murder by Numbers II. Our spies
have selected the warriors for extermination, and the executioners have had several
months to prepare. Now a new age of darkness will descend upon Aruak, as the
Syndicate and its allies bring an entirely new level of competition to the arena!
Downchallenges! Assassinations! Small poodles as hors d'oeuvres!
The Murder by Numbers II 'rules' will be announced next cycle. However, we
invite all managers, from all corners of Alastari, to come to Aruak City and take
part...in one way or another. Help defend the honor of a long heralded haven for the
pure, or join the forces of change in their siege of the ice-cream and cake
stronghold of the Dukes of Nerf-Dueling!
This exercise is not for either the faint of heart or the weak willed. Blood
will flow, brains will leak, and beer will be chugged. Either way, we welcome you
with open arms and gleaming blades.
This public service announcement has been brought to you by Frothingslosh Epic
Contests (tm), the number 86, and the letter 'K'.
The Frothingslosh Syndicate
29 July 2003
* * * *The Third Annual Turf War* * * *
Yes, it's time again for alliances to go to war! TW3 will be held in DM 47
(North Fork) at a date to be specified later--right after Crip's Incomprehensible
Contest is over...but I'm sure everyone wants to get their teams there soon! Here
are the rules:
1. Each alliance must have a leader declare the arrival of his alliance. The leader
will be responsible for verifying any and all teams/managers who declare to the
alliance he/she is leading.
2. Each manager, team declaring for the contest must have approval of the leader,
donate one Roll-up Certificate ($5) to the prize pot (send it to me by diplo, by
snail, or a note to customer service), and declare his/her team by diplo, p-ad or
snail.
3. Each team may declare one warrior as champion. All points scored by a champ are
double!
4. Prizes are as follows (mostly...there WILL be some things added as the prize pot
grows with entry donations--this list is not final!)
* Highest scoring alliance -- Rename Arena 47 for a period of 6 months, one half
of the total prize pot donated; roll-up certs.
* The Alliance with the most returns from the DA will get to re-name the DA
monsters for a period of 6 months.
* The alliance with the most warriors listed as style masters will get to pick
the Alastari city/arena to host the next Grand Tournament.
* The warrior with the most front page honors/awards will have the Arenamaster
named after him for a period of 6 months.
* The Alliance with the most front page Honors/Awards will have the honor of
picking the *slow* arena to host the Fifth Annual Turf War.
* The team with the most listings as Style Master will find out the favorites of
one of their warriors.
* The warrior with the most listings as Style Master will fight at my expense
for five turns (I will transfer to the manager's account).
* The Alliance with the most kills will be able to re-name the stand-in warriors
for a period of 6 months.
* The warrior that scores the most total points will fight at my expense for 5
turns (I will transfer $7.50 to the manager's account).
* The team that scores the most total points will receive an extra share of
roll-up certs from the prize pot.
There may be more categories to come, and the prize pot still has to be
divided...I'm open to category/prize ideas--and further donations to the prize pot.
The contest will run for *TEN* turns; prizes will be awarded at the end of the
11th turn.
Scoring will be as follows:
* 5 points per fight, doubled for each of the following conditions met:
-- Two Alliance -- Champion
-- Challenge -- Two Champions
-- Bloodfeud -- Challenger losing
-- Kill
(Note: DA losses are exempt, but DA wins will be *tripled*!!! Ex: Happy
Slasher goes to the DA and dies, no points are lost. If he wins, his team scores 60
points! If he was a champ, he scores 120 points!)
Use the following chart to calculate scores:
Conditions Met: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Points Per Fight: 5 10 20 40 80 160 320 640
* Awards/Honors and Style Masters will each be awarded points also. Find the total
number of each (do note add Awards and Style Masters together) and consult the graph
below. Champs that score an award or style master count as two.
1 -- 5 7 -- 320
2 -- 10 8 -- 640
3 -- 20 9 -- 1280
4 -- 40 10 -- 2560
5 -- 80 11 -- 5280
6 -- 100 (x2 for each extra)
Note -- These categories *count as "triple"*--they will be figured for each team,
*AND* again for each alliance *as well as* for each warrior!
* Each and every mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points...period.
* TVs will be scored on the same scale as Awards/Style Masters, but the total points
will be x10. TC's will be scored as TV's, but x10 more.
Number of TV/TC's Points Scored (TV/TC)
1 50/ 500
2 100/1000
3 200/2000
4 400/4000
+ x2/ x2 (for each extra)
Each alliance will start with 5000 points, scores for *fights* will be added to
the winner's total *AND* deducted from the losers.
Come one and all, defend your turf and the honor of your alliance...or your
own!
Asmo Dius, TCB
Arenas, DM 47, DM 73
1 August 2003
Assurnasirbanipal invites you to Talcama to participate in the third BATTLE
ROYAL contest. It is a Delarquan contest so brutal that even some of Talcama's most
notable managers will refuse to participate. The rules are simpler than any other
contest: You may not avoid any other contest team. There are no silly rules for who
can and can't compete. Any team in Talcama is eligible to compete. The scoring is
also quite simple (+1 for a win, +1 for a kill (+1 for the win), -1 for a loss) and
the first team to reach 25 points is the winner.
Scoring will be live--the results for the turn posted in the newsletter. The
winner will be able to fight their contest team in Talcama for free for 6 months but
more importantly will win a contest against some of the best managers who play the
game in one of the hardest contests in the game.
First turn for BATTLE ROYAL 3 is Talcama Turn 465, which is due August 30.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ON MY WAY devastated VLADIMIR TALTOS in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
STONE DOG vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven battle.
THE BUM demolished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
FREDDIE devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
MARTINE subdued BLADEDANCER in a 2 minute competition.
ANOTHER ONE devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
DARWIN devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MISTREAVER II handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
AEKIR vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 5 - 0 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 - 1 67 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 6 - 0 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 12 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 5 - 0 17 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 310 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK ON MY WAY 3154 12 1 0 113 SADISTS F2F (353)
SLASHING ATTACK STONE DOG 2894 14 7 0 91 BLACK PEARL (330)
PARRY-STRIKE FREDDIE 3096 8 5 0 51 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
WALL OF STEEL DARWIN 3219 7 5 0 50 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is STONE DOG 2894. The most popular warrior this turn
was ON MY WAY 3154. The ten other most popular fighters were THE BUM 3178, DARWIN
3219, AEKIR 3246, STONE DOG 2894, FREDDIE 3096, MARTINE 3231, BLADEDANCER 3134,
ANOTHER ONE 3192, MISTREAVER II 3247, and VLADIMIR TALTOS 2896.
The least popular fighter this week was VLADIMIR TALTOS 2896. The other ten least
popular fighters were MISTREAVER II 3247, ANOTHER ONE 3192, BLADEDANCER 3134, MARTINE
3231, FREDDIE 3096, STONE DOG 2894, AEKIR 3246, DARWIN 3219, THE BUM 3178, and ON MY
WAY 3154.