DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/17/2008 Duedate: 06/30/2008 AMEN-TEI ARENA DM-63 TURN-431 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DIMAGGIO 1949 YANKEES (316) (63-2705) [11-3-0,105] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DIMAGGIO POSITION IS EMPTY 1949 YANKEES (316) (63-2705) [11-3-0,105] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite CELEDON CELEDON THE EXILED ONES (31) THE EXILED ONES (31) (63-2735) [9-6-0,81] (63-2735) [9-6-0,81] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM 1949 YANKEES (316) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. 1949 YANKEES (316) 34 2. BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) 28 1949 YANKEES (316) 3. WAYFARERS (248) 9 Unchartered Team 4. THE EXILED ONES (31) -3 (-1) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 1949 YANKEES (316) 56 38 8 59.6 1/ 1 1949 YANKEES (316) 8 1 1 2/ 2 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) 32 23 1 58.2 2/ 3 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) 8 7 0 3/ 3 THE EXILED ONES (31) 417 340 17 55.1 3/ 2 THE EXILED ONES (31) 7 8 0 4/ 4 WAYFARERS (248) 627 670 14 48.3 4/ 4 WAYFARERS (248) 5 10 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #7 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + On the Isle of the Eye: "Four steps and we're lost," Senator Sedalia muttered. "This is worse than politics." "They do say that the Isle is larger than the Lake and touches other waters," Gissanniah answered. "What do we do? Just start walking until we get somewhere-- anywhere?" "It may come to that, but I'm not ready to give up yet." The senator looked around again. "Hmm. How about if I stand still, right here, and we hold hands--no, that might not give us enough distance." He undid his necktie and handed one end to his companion. "I'll stand here and hold my end, you go out to the farthest end of the tie and your arm--no fear of it breaking, silk is very strong--and walk around me in a wide circle. We haven't come so far as all that. You should be able to reach the edge of the woods at some point on that circle. Then you stand still and tug on the tie until I join you." Of course, it was possible that the edge of the woods was no longer four steps away, or that any edge they found would be the one they'd come from. You could never tell, with magic. But since neither he nor Gissanniah could do anything about those possibilities, the senator saw no point in mentioning them. Convincia: "That's a big fire," Lenpro said. Fandil squinted ahead. It was certainly a lot of smoke. "Maybe... they're burning brush in the fields before planting?" he suggested. "Late in the season to plant." "It's been a wet spring, planting has been delayed in a lot of places." "Maybe," Lenpro said, "but that smoke is rising over the city of Tarrgir. It might be buildings burning, instead of brush." "If that's so, perhaps we can help them put the fire out," Fandil said. He urged his horse to a faster pace. "If they want the fires put out," Lenpro muttered. "I have a feeling about this." Andor: Herlas backed up two steps before he even thought about it. "You can't parade that golem through the streets and claim it's the king!" Hesselbod raised his eyebrows. "Of course we can." He gestured at the golem who stood obediently, dressed in royal garments and awaiting a command. "The artist who modeled the face and figure has caught the appearance of the last king quite well, the artificer who constructed the golem was the best Lord Korneth could hire, and with your magic to cast a glamor over the whole, no one will doubt that this truly is the king." Herlas gaped in silence for a moment, stunned by the magnitude of Lord Korneth's ambition and of the royal scribe's misunderstanding. "The best illusions will not fool everyone," he said, "and without illusion, that is obviously a golem. You'll have a firestorm of outraged citizens--" "That is not your concern," Lord Korneth said coldly, entering the room. He dismissed the scribe with a flick of his eyes. Herlas turned to face him squarely. He was not afraid of Korneth of Sengir, who had come from nowehre and styled himself Chief Minister of Andoria, but he was deeply wary. There was too much unknown about this man for anyone to feel relaxed around him, starting with where Sengir might be found and what Korneth wanted with the Andorian states. Herlas had thought, originally, that Korneth was driven by a simple ambition to rule. Ambition, he could understand, and as the man was no magician, their goals should not conflict. Now, though... he wasn't sure. Ambition, yes, but not simple. "Why not produce the real king?" he asked. "Even drugged or enspelled to be your puppet, he would be more convincing than that golem." Korneth's lip curled in a sneer. "The 'real king' no longer exists, and he was pathetic to begin with." He dismissed the point with a wave of his hand. "And it is not your concern. Do not think to usurp authority to question or command. Your only business is to do as you are told. In this case, to cast the glamor." On the Isle of the Eye: Sedalia waited, holding one end of his tie and turning slowly in place. He was fairly sure he was still in the same place. And beginning to suspect that he had made more than one complete turn. Blast these trees! They all looked alike. Somewhere out of sight, Gissanniah hesitated. Not the first time. What was she seeing? The young woman was observant and intelligent, but he wanted to be seeing for himself. Still, he shifted his grip to accomodate another turn, she was the more nimble of the two of them and better suited to dodging around trees. Two definite tugs. The signal. Senator Sedalia began to follow his silk tie through the trees. Tarrgir: Half the city was in flames. The two managers sat their horses on the rise at the edge of the river valley, looking down at smoke and ruin. "At this point, there isn't a thing we could do," Fandil said. He shook his head. "Not even with magic. They seem to have it under control--not spreading further, at least--but I can't imagine how it spread so fast!" "Arson," Lenpro said. "Fires started in several places at once." He squinted down at the city. "Looks like the Military Academy was about in the center of the burned area; it's all gone now." "I don't understand how people can do that," Fandil muttered. "Arson--blind destruction--" Lenpro was silent for a long moment, then started his horse forward and down the slope. "Maybe not so blind," he said over his shoulder. "If someone wanted to destroy the Andorian League, it looks like there's been a good beginning made." Fandil urged his horse to catch up. "Just burning down the Academy won't--" "And driving a wedge between the Aruaki and the normal humans," Lenpro reminded him. "And more things, I have no doubt, that we haven't found yet." "Who would want to destroy the League, and why?" Fandil demanded. "Surely even the Delarquans or the Karnhorns wouldn't--" "Why not?" Lenpro asked. "And there are probably other enemies out there that we don't happen to know about." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 297): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 595): CHIEF SITTING BULL of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 595): STEWART of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 588): DONDRIC of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 584): MORLIN POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 584): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 581): IRIS of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 577): IRISH CREAM of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 546): LON CHANEY JR. of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 537): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 528): BANNIR PARK of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): PAINFUL PANSY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 430): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 198): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 480): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 297): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 595): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 585): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 588): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 584): MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 584): BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 581): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 30 IAYE (turn 577): RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 546): MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 537): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 528): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 430): 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 198): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 480): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): HAMMURABI of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): WALK THE LINE of ELFQUEST (Armalias, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MIRESSEA POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 243): IGOR MALMORT of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) SPY REPORT Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in AMEN-TEI this turn, and let's start with a look at some of the teams. And let's see, HYRAM CARTER fought EPHESIANS HAMMER and gained 20 points and contributed to WAYFARERS' 2-3-0. EPHESIANS HAMMER has lost to HYRAM CARTER, falling 16 points, while helping make BIBLICAL HAMMERZ a 4-1-0 turn. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and DIMAGGIO remains AMEN-TEI's top warrior for another turn. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Dripping Blade uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' Inscrutable, but true. A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to be true. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well. Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. 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 DIMAGGIO 2705 11 3 0 105 1949 YANKEES (316) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CELEDON 2735 9 6 0 81 THE EXILED ONES (31) ATRION 2733 10 5 1 73 THE EXILED ONES (31) MARIA 2736 8 7 2 73 THE EXILED ONES (31) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CRUZIA GARDETT 2748 9 4 0 65 WAYFARERS (248) ZECHARIAH HAMMER 2742 5 6 0 64 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) M.T. LANE 2720 15 17 0 63 WAYFARERS (248) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HYRAM CARTER 2728 9 12 0 56 WAYFARERS (248) ZANTHOR 2732 9 6 0 50 THE EXILED ONES (31) GALATIANS HAMMER 2743 7 4 1 46 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) EPHESIANS HAMMER 2744 8 3 0 42 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) JESPIX 2747 10 4 1 39 THE EXILED ONES (31) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TOMMY HENRICH 2759 4 0 1 29 1949 YANKEES (316) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZEPHANIA HAMMER 2740 6 5 0 27 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LEVITICUS HAMMER 2741 6 5 0 23 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) -BILLY JOHNSON 2758 1 0 0 22 1949 YANKEES (316) BOBBY BROWN 2771 1 0 0 20 1949 YANKEES (316) YALO TACTSIE 2750 3 9 0 18 WAYFARERS (248) VALNAKORINE 2761 2 4 0 10 WAYFARERS (248) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SHIFTYEYED VOLUN 0 0 0 TOMMY HENRICH 2759 431 NONE PERSONAL ADS Ephesians Hammer -- Gods, how do you handle it with all those, um, how can I say it in a family newsletter? Well, anyway, it must be really hard to fit you with a breastplate. -- Cruzia Gardett, unwillingly fascinated Maria -- Maybe we should mount an expedition to get your exile revoked? Because I'm getting a feeling that anywhere Andorian might be unpleasant in the foreseeable future. Civil wars are no fun at all. -- M.T. Lane Jespix -- Ignore my teammate M.T. How anyone can get wound up like that over a woman with a beard! But an adventure that simply involved fighting, drinking, and looting, I could see that? -- Hyram Carter Zephania Hammer -- Er, ah. I didn't mean to knock you down in the street like that. It was, um, a momentary lapse of control brought on by the glory of seeing you? -- Yalo Tactsie Tommy Henrich -- I knew a guy named Tommy once. But you aren't him, so I guess it doesn't matter. -- Valnakorine Our congratulations to Reggie, tourney victor. -- Jorja and the Wayfarers 31 May 2008 Any and all who live in the 805 area, I would like for you to call me so we can get together for BBQ's, softball games, and so on. It has been a while since the last get together (several years). It was a blast and I am sure the next one will be also. We just have to do it. All alliances are welcome. Just because my warriors leave your warrior beaten and bloody in defeat does not mean we can't have a beer or five together. I'll even buy the first round. So call 805-588-3419 and ask for Dave a.k.a. Misfit, former member of the Green and Purple Polka Dot Alliance (GAPPDA). LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DIMAGGIO devastated ATRION in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. CRUZIA GARDETT lost to CELEDON in a action packed 1 minute brutal battle. MARIA was defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody duel. EPHESIANS HAMMER was defeated by HYRAM CARTER in a 3 minute fight. M.T. LANE luckily beat ZANTHOR in a unpopular 7 minute gruesome competition. ZECHARIAH HAMMER overpowered JESPIX in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. YALO TACTSIE was viciously subdued by ZEPHANIA HAMMER in a 3 minute gory competition. GALATIANS HAMMER handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven melee. LEVITICUS HAMMER unbelievably bested VALNAKORINE in a 2 minute gory duel. TOMMY HENRICH slaughtered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 2 minute one-sided duel. BOBBY BROWN overpowered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 3 - 0 75 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 AIMED BLOW 15 - 9 - 1 63 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 10 - 1 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 13 - 2 59 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 11 - 0 48 | |AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 8 - 0 47 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 20 - 1 46 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 22 - 1 35 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 431 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: STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK DIMAGGIO 2705 11 3 0 105 1949 YANKEES (316) STRIKING ATTACK CELEDON 2735 9 6 0 81 THE EXILED ONES (31) AIMED BLOW ATRION 2733 10 5 1 73 THE EXILED ONES (31) WALL OF STEEL ZANTHOR 2732 9 6 0 50 THE EXILED ONES (31) PARRY-LUNGE GALATIANS HAMMER 2743 7 4 1 46 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) PARRY-RIPOSTE EPHESIANS HAMMER 2744 8 3 0 42 BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (321) SLASHING ATTACK JESPIX 2747 10 4 1 39 THE EXILED ONES (31) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is CELEDON 2735. The most popular warrior this turn was CELEDON 2735. The ten other most popular fighters were MARIA 2736, HYRAM CARTER 2728, VALNAKORINE 2761, DIMAGGIO 2705, ZECHARIAH HAMMER 2742, ZEPHANIA HAMMER 2740, GALATIANS HAMMER 2743, LEVITICUS HAMMER 2741, BOBBY BROWN 2771, and CRUZIA GARDETT 2748. The least popular fighter this week was M.T. LANE 2720. The other ten least popular fighters were YALO TACTSIE 2750, JESPIX 2747, ZANTHOR 2732, ATRION 2733, TOMMY HENRICH 2759, EPHESIANS HAMMER 2744, CRUZIA GARDETT 2748, BOBBY BROWN 2771, LEVITICUS HAMMER 2741, and GALATIANS HAMMER 2743. SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS! Our summer FTF will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 18-20, 2008. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Select Minneapolis/St. Paul in Blomington, MN, just down the street from the Mall of America, at 3 Appletree Square (952-854-9000). Rooms are only $105.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy. There is a free 24-hour shuttle from the airport and free shuttle service to the mall; free parking, free high-speed wireless internet in all guestrooms. There is a large fitness center, jacuzzi, and indoor pool. The rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block. There are tons of restaurants nearby at the Mall, as well as a cafe in the hotel. Hotel info: www.himspairport.com Mall of America: www.mallofamerica.com The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!