DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/30/2004 Duedate: 08/12/2004
JURINE ARENA
DM-61 TURN-336
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TAIL IN THE AIR
ARENA FELINES (341)
(61-3148) [9-1-1,156]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TAIL IN THE AIR SNOTMAN
ARENA FELINES (341) I HATE THEM TOO (354)
(61-3148) [9-1-1,156] (61-3157) [6-0-0,86]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SABA EL KEER GEORGE DUBYA
BLADE AND BLOOD (314) DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359)
(61-2719) [14-13-2,76] (61-3224) [6-0-0,82]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ARENA FELINES (341)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ARENA FELINES (341) 61
2. DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359) 36 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359)
3. BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 21 Unchartered Team
4. I HATE THEM TOO (354) 15
5. FAVORITE GUYS (186) 1 I HATE THEM TOO (354)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*I HATE THEM TOO (354) 6 0 0 100 1/ 2 ARENA FELINES (341) 9 6 3
2- 1*BEERBARIANS (377) 3 1 0 75.0 2/ 3 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359) 8 2 0
3/ 2 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359) 25 10 0 71.4 3/ 1 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 5 10 0
4- 3 ROYAL SCEPTRE (331) 9 5 0 64.3 4- 4*BEERBARIANS (377) 2 0 0
5/ 4 ARENA FELINES (341) 123 78 12 61.2 5/ 0 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 2 3 1
6/ 0 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 69 52 10 57.0 6/ 0*I HATE THEM TOO (354) 1 0 0
7/ 5 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 386 449 9 46.2 7- 5 ROYAL SCEPTRE (331) 0 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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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 496): TOXIK of KILLING FLOOR (Stik, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 494): BRIARTHORN of DARKMOON (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 490): RUTHLESS of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 490): SLOTHIS of MINOTAURS (?, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 489): SIGIL CAMISADO of BALANCE OF TERROR (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 487): ADARA AL ZAHRA of JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 243): CIARAN POWER of 50TH MILK RAS (Dr. Mabuse, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 479): ENOSHIMA of BLACK SAMURAI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 241): LUCKY 7 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 476): SOLAR MAN of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 474): STRAY of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 467): GWALCHMAI of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 430): STILTZ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 218): MARILYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 213): CUP OF CAT of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 200): TOM SMITH DISEASE of STRANGE TUNES (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 355): JONATHANNIE of BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 335): TAIL IN THE AIR of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 148): RED HOT CHILE PAPA of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 380): WOUNDWORT of DARKMOON from RIZTAB (Bobby Bigfoot)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 496): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 494): none
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 490): TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 490): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 489): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 487): JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 243): BAD GERMS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 479): SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 241): OVERLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 476): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 474): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 467): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 430): none
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 218): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 213): MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 200): DRUID'S GROVE (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 355): BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 335): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 148): DEMONIC (?, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 380): DARKENED PRIDE, etc. (Sylvester Frothingslosh, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 493): RIFT of SPIRITUAL GIFT (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 489): KARO LEE of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 243): CIARAN POWER of 50TH MILK RAS (Dr. Mabuse, mgr.)
STUPID SMILEY of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
(turn 242): TERRIBLE TOTOMAC of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 479): COOKIE of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 241): DIXIE SCUM of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
(turn 240): LAPHROAIG of SINGLE MALTS (Berylstar, mgr.)
TIGBASA of STORMWATCH (Polar Bear, mgr.)
SIR PELLEAS of WILLBENDERS (Abraxis, mgr.)
STIGMA OF STUPID of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 474): LUCKY LADY HAMMER of CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 429): MISERY of HELL'S PAWNS (Harbinger, mgr.)
PREDNIZONE of MEDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 218): SUNFLASH of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 217): SCORPIUS of KNIGHT BREED (The Omnimancer, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 213): CUP OF CAT of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
(turn 212): HONEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 199): MAEGOLOS of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Good day, in JURINE a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. It seems the training can make the
difference, as FAVORITE GUYS is pushed out of top team by ARENA FELINES, who came
from 2nd with a 3-2-2 this turn. And let's see, DRACO EL TANIN fought HENRY DEARE
and gained 33 points and contributed to BLADE AND BLOOD's 2-3-1. SABA EL KEER has
lost to SNOTMAN, falling 11 points, while helping make BLADE AND BLOOD a 2-3-1 turn.
The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and TAIL IN THE AIR remains
JURINE's top warrior for another turn. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear
the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Swinging Aardvark until
they win. Maybe?
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. I also notice that the ARENA FELINES stable was the most
avoided team this turn. Come on JURINE, what are you afraid of? And avoiding ARENA
FELINES more than any other team we find DEATH BY STUPIDITY. JURINE, are we going to
accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that FREDDIE
from FAVORITE GUYS was JURINE's most challenged warrior this turn.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. Banners at half mast, warriors, DEATH BY STUPIDITY has lost TRENT LOTT, and
you might say all of JURINE has felt the loss, except maybe ARENA FELINES. YURA
SISSY has departed JURINE, leaving BLADE AND BLOOD without their 16-10-2 warrior.
Question, just what was hers team doing at the taverns last night? Hearty mugs of
ale were raised in JURINE today as HENRY DEARE was bid farewell to a 15-7-1 warrior,
with DRACO EL TANIN of BLADE AND BLOOD standing silent and pensive. A brave warrior
does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.
Consider well.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your
swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to
paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAIL IN THE AIR 3148 9 1 1 156 ARENA FELINES (341)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DRACO EL TANIN 2723 12 9 4 134 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
ALIZARIN DAMASK 2721 17 8 2 117 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
KIT-KAT 3128 8 5 2 111 ARENA FELINES (341)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNOTMAN 3157 6 0 0 86 I HATE THEM TOO (354)
GEORGE DUBYA 3224 6 0 0 82 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359)
SABA EL KEER 2719 14 13 2 76 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
FREDDIE 3096 18 21 0 75 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
A BELL AZIZIZI 3272 13 8 1 71 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DUKE VATO 2924 6 4 0 66 ROYAL SCEPTRE (331)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ENRON 3190 7 1 0 57 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DELORES 3311 7 5 0 46 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MAGISTRATE 2923 3 1 0 33 ROYAL SCEPTRE (331)
AUTHUR ANDERSON 3191 3 1 0 33 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359)
M.C. CAT 3124 4 8 0 30 ARENA FELINES (341)
PUTTY TAT 3129 6 4 2 28 ARENA FELINES (341)
-SPATEN 3322 3 1 0 26 BEERBARIANS (377)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COOL CAT 3147 3 2 0 18 ARENA FELINES (341)
THE GOVUHNATOR 3325 1 1 0 15 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359)
MS S.B. ANTHONY 3323 3 2 0 11 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
XANDER HAXAN 3270 0 1 0 1 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
YURA SISSY 2720 16 11 2 BLADE AND BLOOD 314 TAIL IN THE AIR 3148 336
TRENT LOTT 3188 8 3 0 DEATH BY STUPIDIT 359 KIT-KAT 3128 336
HENRY DEARE 3271 15 7 1 FAVORITE GUYS 186 DRACO EL TANIN 2723 336
PERSONAL ADS
A Bell Azizizi -- Remember recently when you said, "Pah. P.S. I mean, it isn't like
I have to be profound or witty. You aren't going to answer."? Now that you see a
response here, don't you have egg on your face? Yeah, thought so. Would you like a
paper towel? -- Enron
Freddie -- I know what you mean about the Duel Too column thing. The pressure was
too much for me as well, so I had to pass the mantle just like you did. Now we can
both return to our lives of anonymity. I mean, I could have made some public
comments, but the last time I did that, some things came out that made the overly
sensitive politically correctors out there go into a tizzy. -- Trent Lott
Ms. S.B. Anthony -- I resent being beaten by someone whose face is on a seldom-used
coin. It just sets a bad precedent. Next thing you know, Sacagawea will want to
kick my butt. You are lucky that you are a girl or I would have had to hurt you. --
The Govuhnator
P.S. How do my biceps looks through this pinstripe suit? Yeah, I know.
Embezzling Scribe -- Hey, I like the way you work. Want a job? -- Enron
M.C. Cat -- Hey, you made me break a sweat and I resent that. I'll let it slide this
time, but next time there will be trouble. If I can fix energy prices in California,
I can definitely take care of a small fry like you. -- Enron
George Dubya -- You need to work on your stupidity, which must be incomplete since
you haven't died yet. Do hurry. -- Delores
Trent Lott -- It's a good thing you're not laughing at me, because that would be
stupid, and according to your team name, the minute you exhibit your stupidity, it'll
get you killed. Couldn't be too soon for me! -- Freddie
Tail in the Air -- Ah, but will you write a column? You cats are so independent and
so unconcerned with human conventions. But it would be a good act to write a column.
It might lead to tuna. -- A Bell Azizizi
Duke Vato -- Your main problem is that you are too tall. You think about dodging or
parrying or some such, but by the time your hands hear about it, things have gone
beyond the point where that would have done any good. So, you need to shrink. I'd
suggest hot water. -- Henry Deare
The Govuhnator -- Are you stupid? More stupid than merely being male would indicate,
that is. -- Ms. S.B. Anthony
P.S. I would have to rate you as "not too stupid," since you were willing to learn
from a woman. So many men aren't.
Ed. -- Generosity! You impugn the feline character with such a concept. Cats are
not generous by nature. We are, after all, predators, and lone predators at that.
We leave such nonsense as generosity to pack-hunters like (faint sneer) dogs. --
Henry Deare
No, I think cats can be generous, just not altruistic. -- Ed.
17 July 2004
I am currently trying to put together a favorites chart for AD warriors. I
desperately need help with this. What I need are style, favorite rhythm (ex.:
hi/low), favorite weapons, and tactics. What would be great is if you could send me
a copy of the invite with the warrior's name, id#, and arena blacked out. This way,
I can verify that this is an actual warrior. Minis will work, too!
For those interested, I have both a challenge style vs. style and a match-up style
vs. style chart. There's about 250 fights calculated in these charts, and I'll be
happy to send a copy to anyone who asks. You can contact me (if you're a free world
player) at: Rick Stringer, Merit/East, SCI, P.O. Box 500, Georgetown, DE 19947-0500.
If you're in prison, just send a diplo to: Baphomet, Mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM
#47--North Fork. (I also have a lot of other charts and info for anyone who wants
it.) Thanks!
30 July 2004
The total number of fights calculated was reported as 250 fights. This is a
misprint. It should have read "over 2,500 fights." -- Baphomet
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GEORGE DUBYA devastated FREDDIE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TRENT LOTT was murdered by KIT-KAT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
PUTTY TAT was overpowered by DELORES in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
THE GOVUHNATOR bested MS S.B. ANTHONY in a 2 minute brutal novice's Challenge fight.
AUTHUR ANDERSON devastated M.C. CAT in a 3 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
TAIL IN THE AIR assassinated YURA SISSY in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
ALIZARIN DAMASK devastated A BELL AZIZIZI in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
DRACO EL TANIN slaughtered HENRY DEARE in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
SABA EL KEER was savagely defeated by SNOTMAN in a action packed 1 minute gory duel.
ENRON overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven match.
COOL CAT beat XANDER HAXAN in a 1 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 - 2 83 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 7 - 1 68 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 2 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 9 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
Turn 336 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 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 5 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK TAIL IN THE AIR 3148 9 1 1 156 ARENA FELINES (341)
LUNGING ATTACK DRACO EL TANIN 2723 12 9 4 134 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ALIZARIN DAMASK 2721 17 8 2 117 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
STRIKING ATTACK KIT-KAT 3128 8 5 2 111 ARENA FELINES (341)
AIMED BLOW GEORGE DUBYA 3224 6 0 0 82 DEATH BY STUPIDITY (359)
WALL OF STEEL DELORES 3311 7 5 0 46 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SABA EL KEER 2719. The most popular warrior this
turn was GEORGE DUBYA 3224. The ten other most popular fighters were SNOTMAN 3157,
THE GOVUHNATOR 3325, MS S.B. ANTHONY 3323, DELORES 3311, TAIL IN THE AIR 3148,
ALIZARIN DAMASK 2721, DRACO EL TANIN 2723, ENRON 3190, COOL CAT 3147, and KIT-KAT
3128.
The least popular fighter this week was M.C. CAT 3124. The other ten least popular
fighters were XANDER HAXAN 3270, SABA EL KEER 2719, HENRY DEARE 3271, A BELL AZIZIZI
3272, YURA SISSY 2720, PUTTY TAT 3129, TRENT LOTT 3188, FREDDIE 3096, AUTHUR ANDERSON
3191, and KIT-KAT 3128.
NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83)
Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed
in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. If you requested that your team be
placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not
transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by October 1st will be deleted. If you have
questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI