DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/22/2004 Duedate: 01/04/2005
DAL SHANG ARENA
DM-65 TURN-332
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WITCH DOCTOR
MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
(65-6166) [17-9-1,109]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY POSITION IS EMPTY
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
JESSE TAVAN JESSE TAVAN
SAND DANCERS (233) SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-6514) [26-16-0,109] (65-6514) [26-16-0,109]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (233) 32
2. PARANOIA (702) 24 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
3. MYSTERY MACHINE (581) 1 Unchartered Team
4. TRIBAL COUNCIL 900 (594) 0
5. OZ 3 (554) 0 SHADOW GROVE (209)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*TRIBAL COUNCIL 900 (594) 6 1 1 85.7 1/ 1 MYSTERY MACHINE (581) 9 6 0
2- 2*LEGION IV (595) 7 2 0 77.8 2/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233) 8 7 0
3- 3*OZ 2 (556) 6 2 0 75.0 3/ 2 REFUGEES (377) 6 6 1
4- 4 SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651) 15 8 0 65.2 4- 4*TRIBAL COUNCIL 900 (594) 2 0 1
5- 5*OZ 3 (554) 9 5 0 64.3 5/ 0 PARANOIA (702) 2 1 0
6/ 6 MYSTERY MACHINE (581) 185 155 9 54.4 6- 5 SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651) 1 0 0
7/ 0 PARANOIA (702) 55 52 8 51.4 7- 6*OZ 3 (554) 1 1 0
8/ 7 REFUGEES (377) 342 404 11 45.8 8- 7*OZ 2 (556) 1 1 0
9/ 8 SAND DANCERS (233) 652 803 14 44.8 9- 8*LEGION IV (595) 1 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of DAL SHANG! Once again I've been called out of retirement
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with JESSE TAVAN? She
actually beat MYSTERY MACHINE's THE SWAMI, and walked away with 18 more points from
the fight. Major screwup at MYSTERY MACHINE. THE SWAMI lost 11 points to JESSE
TAVAN. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe THE SWAMI will provide more easy wins...
Apparently DAL SHANG isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought. The
Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn! I'm sure DAL SHANG is excited about
WITCH DOCTOR, the new Duelmaster from MYSTERY MACHINE. (remember?) But when you've
seen as many as I have... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... The most avoided team
was SAND DANCERS. In my day, no team with a 649-801-14 would scare me off! What's
the problem, MYSTERY MACHINE?
Warriors of DAL SHANG unite. You have only your games to lose! RAGOLAS was
plum wore out after MANO TIKI TIA pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud. REFUGEES'll have
to get a little better before going after MANO TIKI TIA again! Here's some advice:
study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! I don't want
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WITCH DOCTOR 6166 17 9 1 109 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JESSE TAVAN 6514 26 16 0 109 SAND DANCERS (233)
MANO TIKI TIA 6076 16 13 1 92 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE SWAMI 6224 14 10 0 88 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
-HORRID 6385 7 2 0 84 LEGION IV (595)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OZ FOX 5454 6 1 1 64 TRIBAL COUNCIL 900 (594)
-TOBIAS BEECHER 5035 6 2 0 62 OZ 2 (556)
SUBTLE DECEIPT 6577 5 0 0 62 PARANOIA (702)
CHURRO THE SPIKE 6554 12 16 0 59 REFUGEES (377)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORGAN TEN VARN 6605 5 1 1 44 SAND DANCERS (233)
-MCMANUS 5027 4 4 0 38 OZ 3 (554)
LIQUID COURAGE 6574 2 1 0 36 PARANOIA (702)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LT. HAMMAKO 6606 3 1 0 30 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
DAKORIL 6596 6 4 1 27 REFUGEES (377)
GOBARL 6604 3 3 0 24 REFUGEES (377)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAGOLAS 6607 1 3 1 23 REFUGEES (377)
TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598 4 4 0 16 SAND DANCERS (233)
KASSAL TEN DRU 6608 1 0 0 6 SAND DANCERS (233)
PHANTOM SHADOW 6609 0 1 0 1 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SWEET MALDEHYDE 6602 1 1 0 MYSTERY MACHINE 581 RAGOLAS 6607 331 JUST REV
JERIMIAH 6610 0 1 0 PARANOIA 702 QUEEN OF STEEL 25 332 NONE
KASSILA TYL DRU 6597 5 2 0 SAND DANCERS 233 OZ FOX 5454 331
PERSONAL ADS
Ragolas -- And how does your luck look now? -- Edge, Mgr. Mystery Machine
P.S. Expect the bloodfeud. Sweet Maldehyde had a lot of potential.
Master of the Edge -- Our apologies. That was a bit unfair. -- All of Mystery
Machine
Lendo ten Chardin -- I liked the look of that weapon! -- The Swami
Tebas ten Kogan -- Better luck next time. -- Lt. Hammako
Durvan -- It was nothing intentional; just my enchanting charisma! -- The Swami
Horrid -- You can be just as horrid as you want, and it won't bother ME a bit. I am
now immortal, and I just don't CARE what you do. -- Durvan
P.S. I thought you'd be taller. I thought all Fratsfans were tall, and that's why
they hate the Shews, who are even taller than them. But you're just a little squirt.
Tobias Beacher -- Maybe NEXT time, you'll keep your hands to yourself! -- Jesse Tavan
Oz Fox -- Drat. I hate it when this happens. -- Ghost of Kassila tyl Dru
Lt. Hammako -- I will talk to your commanding officer about this, see if I don't!
This is NO WAY for an officer and a gentleman to behave! -- Tebas ten Kogan
Ah, standbys. Gotta love 'em. -- Lorgan ten Varn
McManus -- I thought you were some kind of nut. Like a McAdemia Nut, or something
like that. So I figured I had to get the hull off.... Maybe I was a little, um,
insistent. But hey, that's the name of the game, right? -- Churro the Spike
Ah, the Illisni standby. Going around poisoning houseplants, too! A foul deed,
except that he can't even get the hang of doing that right. -- Dakoril
Ghost of Sweet Maldehyde -- Oh, gods, lady, I am truly sorry. I didn't realize my
bad luck was communicable. May you rest in peace. -- Ragolas
Too bad I didn't get the kill. Nobody minds about standbys. -- Gobarl
8 December 2004
Battle Royal 4
The Battle Royal arena contests are one of the purest tests of manager skill
available. The rules are simple. The scoring is simple. The updates are live. If
you would like to participate, simply get a team ready in Talcama in the next month
and announce in the personals that you're in. The prize is bragging rights and
having your name along side previous winners (Doc Steele, Manray Frothingslosh, and
Manager). It is a brutal contest, but it is a lot of fun!
Basic rules: No avoiding other contest teams. Score = Wins + Kills - Losses.
Only fights against other BR teams count. First team to 25 wins!
BR4 begins in Talcama (DM 18) on turn 502, due on Jan 29, 2005.
Visit http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 for more information.
8 December 2004
TURF WAR IV -- GRAND CONTEST NOTICE!
The Turf War IV Grand Contest will commence on Turn 221 (approx. February 22,
2005). For those who have never participated, Turf Wars are alliance-type contest
and Winner-Takes-All. There are no 2nd place winners!
Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must:
A. Announce the alliance name and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
(DM #47) newsletter.
Captains are responsible for:
A. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance;
B. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the TW4.
Managers must:
A. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate to participate;
B. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance
in which they will be fighting under, in the DM #47 North Fork newsletter.
Rules:
1. No scoring will begin until an RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate is received. No
exceptions will be made.
2. Before a manager can compete, he must be acknowledged and verified by the Captain
of the alliance he has claimed for;
A. The following turn, points will begin to be awarded or subtracted;
3. Only one (1) team per manager may compete. No multiple aliases please (we'll be
checking this and if caught...you'll be disqualified and no refund);
4. The contest will end on Turn 233 (12 turns!). Winners will be announced on Turn
234 and prizes sent to winning alliance between Turn 233 and 234.
5. No declarations will be acknowledged after Turn 231.
6. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions.
Scoring: Win Lose Kill Die
Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Match-up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion x2 x2 x2 x2
Downchallenge +2 -5 +2 -10
Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx
Special Scoring:
A. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points;
B. Each Style Master is worth 5 points;
Champions:
A. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, they must be
in the Adepts or lower brackets.
Bloodfeuds:
A. Bloodfeuds will count for all four turns. However, the same warrior may not
bloodfeud all four turns. A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who
violates this rule.
Special Conditions:
A. I reserve the right for all final decisions.
B. If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2;
C. If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong; I'll subtract points at the rate of
x10!
D. Each alliance begins with zero (0) points.
E. Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty.
F. T.V.'s won after contest begins gain a Triple rate of scoring.
G. T.C.'s won after the contest begins gain a multiple of 10 scoring.
H. No switching alliances once verified by an alliance.
Any questions or concerns may be addressed (if you're incarcerated) to:
Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (268), DM #47 -- North Fork.
If you're in the free world: Rick Strigner Merit East
SCI P.O. Box 500
Georgetown, DE 19947-0500
P.S. Prizes are:
A. 100% of the roll-up certs
B. Currently under negotiations with R.S.I. for other prizes
C. A special prize from me that I will discuss with the Captain of the winning
alliance.
15 December 2004
The Company of Brothers Alliance would like to welcome Azereth as our newest member.
We are sure he will be an asset to both our alliance and the dueling community! --
Baphomet, Co-Founder T.C.B.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JERIMIAH was viciously butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
MANO TIKI TIA vanquished RAGOLAS in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle.
DURVAN was demolished by WITCH DOCTOR in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
THE SWAMI was devastated by JESSE TAVAN in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
CHURRO THE SPIKE was devastated by CAPTIAN LENSAR in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
SUBTLE DECEIPT overpowered LT. HAMMAKO in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
LORGAN TEN VARN devastated KORKA THE HAIRY in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
DAKORIL was vanquished by ONE-EYED YOFAN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LIQUID COURAGE vanquished TEBAS TEN KOGAN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GOBARL won victory over OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 2 minute gory fight.
PHANTOM SHADOW was beaten by KASSAL TEN DRU in a popular 1 minute novice's melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 2 - 1 85 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 9 - 0 68 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 5 - 2 64 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 9 - 0 59 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 10 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 7 - 1 36 |
Turn 332 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK WITCH DOCTOR 6166 17 9 1 109 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
WALL OF STEEL JESSE TAVAN 6514 26 16 0 109 SAND DANCERS (233)
LUNGING ATTACK MANO TIKI TIA 6076 16 13 1 92 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
STRIKING ATTACK LORGAN TEN VARN 6605 5 1 1 44 SAND DANCERS (233)
AIMED BLOW LIQUID COURAGE 6574 2 1 0 36 PARANOIA (702)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is JESSE TAVAN 6514. The most popular warrior this
turn was JESSE TAVAN 6514. The ten other most popular fighters were KASSAL TEN DRU
6608, MANO TIKI TIA 6076, WITCH DOCTOR 6166, SUBTLE DECEIPT 6577, LORGAN TEN VARN
6605, LIQUID COURAGE 6574, GOBARL 6604, JERIMIAH 6610, THE SWAMI 6224, and LT.
HAMMAKO 6606.
The least popular fighter this week was TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598. The other ten least
popular fighters were DAKORIL 6596, CHURRO THE SPIKE 6554, RAGOLAS 6607, PHANTOM
SHADOW 6609, LT. HAMMAKO 6606, THE SWAMI 6224, JERIMIAH 6610, GOBARL 6604, LIQUID
COURAGE 6574, and LORGAN TEN VARN 6605.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
WITCH DOCTOR (65-6166) MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
JESSE TAVAN (65-6514) SAND DANCERS (233)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
DURVAN (65-6491) SAND DANCERS (233)
FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV
Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday
through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S
Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year). Room rates are $139.00 per night,
1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations
number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face
Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make
sure you reserve your room before then!
Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour
manager's reception. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking.
The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet
(for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a
bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the
street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.
The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late
November/early December.
If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have,
you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there!
-- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XXXVIII
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THE GREAT SKEEVE 1719 (114-56-0) 1 4 0 MYTHING BLADES
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
STILE 5941 (52-36-2) 9 3 0 SPLIT INFINITY 2
SCARLET HAG 3237 (45-59-1) 6 3 0 ARMOR & WEAPONS
COINSPINNER 4495 (18-16-1) 5 3 0 BOOK OF SWORDS
BEAN 4972 (58-45-2) 2 3 0 BATTLE SCHOOL
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CORAL SNAKE 5017 (29-12-1) 8 3 0 ALL THAT SLITHERS
LYTA ALEXANDER 5021 (34-11-0) 5 3 0 AND SO IT BEGINS
AMPLITUR 6440 (21-5-1) 1 3 0 DARK TOADS
PISTOL 6205 (49-43-1) 0 2 0 TOO GOOD FOR ME
ROBERTO LEATHAM 6232 (30-31-1) 0 2 0 SPLIT INFINITY
STONE 1724 (26-12-0) 0 2 0 SLOW PLAY
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
COM DOT 6217 (53-33-0) 7 3 0 TOO GOOD FOR ME
*WINTER* 3644 (28-26-1) 3 3 0 ANCIENT KNIGHTS
DISORDER 6419 (23-11-1) 3 3 1 PARANOIA
HAYWIRE 5413 (12-6-1) 3 3 0 WHO ARMED THEM?
TIME SQUARE 4637 (35-13-0) 3 3 0 BIG APPLE MENACE
WOUNDHEALER 4496 (14-8-1) 0 2 0 BOOK OF SWORDS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TEMUJIN 3796 (22-8-0) 4 3 0 I'M HISTORY
FRED 5333 (19-8-0) 2 3 0 MYSTERY MACHINE
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SHOVELING SANDY 3584 (3-3-0) 6 3 0 STORMNITE SANDBAGGER
ONE EYED JACK 4876 (12-7-0) 1 3 0 JACK ATTACK
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DILISYNA 2344 (6-4-1) 3 3 0 MERTZ' KILLERS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RIORDAN 6010 (5-2-0) 3 3 0 TAPESTRY OF LIONS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HIROSHIMA 2 6102 (0-2-0) 0 2 0 DOOMSDAY4DOOMCORPS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SUMMER STARFIRE 5990 (0-0-0) 5 3 2 COSMIC DOMINATION
ARCHER BOWMAN 5700 (0-0-0) 4 3 1 GHETTO FABULOUS
BLUETTE 6319 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 SPLIT INFINITY
TWISTED METAL 6600 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 LINCOLNSHIRE
ONE HIT WONDER 5615 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 MARVELOUS BASTARDS
SWEET MALDEHYDE 6602 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 MYSTERY MACHINE
CAT 4997 (0-0-0) 0 1 0 DEAD THE TRIP
DARWIN DEATHBLOW 5985 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 GRIM DESTROYERS
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TOXIC 5483 (12-7-0) 3 3 0 TOO GOOD FOR ME
THAT TIME 6020 (19-11-0) 2 3 0 EXCUSES
DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DEAD PIG 4783 (4-1-0) 10 3 1 HOWIE'S GIRL
MASOOD 6476 (13-4-2) 5 3 0 DARK TOADS
BEAUJOT 6473 (10-5-0) 1 3 0 TOO GOOD FOR ME
KHUFU 5680 (3-2-0) 1 3 0 ELYSIAN FIELDS
DANGERPRONE DAPHNE 6086 (9-11-0) 0 2 0 MYSTERY MACHINE
LARA HELLBLADE 5107 (14-9-0) 0 2 0 MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS
PICKER 5482 (2-1-0) 0 1 0 DEAD TOO GOOD FOR ME
WHAT THE #?/! 5480 (7-6-0) 0 2 0 TOO GOOD FOR ME
DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CYNRIC 6018 (12-7-0) 6 3 0 TAPESTRY OF LIONS
HOLLYWOOD COLE 5412 (9-5-1) 6 3 1 MARVELOUS BASTARDS
FIRE STOMPER 5972 (2-2-1) 3 3 0 I KILLED FIRE!
CLEAN 2570 (5-1-0) 0 2 0 NOT VERY...
VELMA 5343 (0-1-0) 0 2 0 MYSTERY MACHINE
DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THE PROFESSOR 6550 (5-5-1) 4 3 0 CARD SHARKS
LAUGHING SKELETON 5642 (3-1-0) 2 3 0 MYSTERY MACHINE
ENOLA GAY 6283 (2-1-0) 1 3 0 DOOMSDAY4DOOMCORPS
DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NEWCASTLE 4991 (0-0-0) 3 2 1 DEAD BEERBARIANS
VIEGO 5901 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 PHANTOM LORDS
*HAPPY PHANTOM* 3335 (1-3-0) 1 3 0 LITTLE EARTHQUAKES
JENNIFER ANNE 5229 (0-4-0) 1 3 0 MAFIOSO BASTARDS
TWIN TOWERS 4636 (0-1-0) 1 3 0 BIG APPLE MENACE