DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/21/2005 Duedate: 01/03/2006 DAL SHANG ARENA DM-65 TURN-358 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DUCKMAN MIGHTY DUCKS (720) (65-6679) [12-8-0,121] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DUCKMAN ARMOREDILLO MIGHTY DUCKS (720) WILD KINGDOM (716) (65-6679) [12-8-0,121] (65-6618) [4-0-1,66] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite $1.25 Q-STAFF MY TWO FRONT TEETH MIGHTY DUCKS (720) GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) (65-6690) [21-12-0,102] (65-6622) [5-6-0,21] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SAND DANCERS (233) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SAND DANCERS (233) 51 2. MARY'S SOAPS (719) 35GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) 3. POSSE (718) 27 Unchartered Team 4. WILD KINGDOM (716) 17 5. REFUGEES (377) 6 WILD KINGDOM (716) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*WILD KINGDOM (716) 4 0 1 100 1/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233) 10 5 2 2/ 2 GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717) 38 17 3 69.1 2/ 2 POSSE (718) 9 6 0 3/ 0*MARY'S SOAPS (719) 2 1 1 66.7 3/ 1 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) 8 7 0 4/ 5 POSSE (718) 88 78 5 53.0 4/ 4 GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717) 7 8 0 5/ 6 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) 146 145 4 50.2 5/ 6*WILD KINGDOM (716) 3 0 1 6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (233) 724 859 18 45.7 6/ 5 REFUGEES (377) 3 9 1 7/ 8 REFUGEES (377) 383 461 14 45.4 7/ 0*MARY'S SOAPS (719) 2 1 1 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, this is exciting. My manager (Woody) says my being here is an accident. He sent me some instructions to fight differently than normal, but the courier garbled the message so I fought using my standard strategy. Woody says that if I had followed his instructions, I would have lost the match-up with 5 Golden Warriors. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Anyway, Woody thinks I'll stay here until invited to the Isle. He said something about my skill level and muttered 145...whatever that means. I'm not counting my ducklings before they're hatched, though. The Mighty Ducks mortality rate (not counting the Dark Arena) is over 50% historically...some of those fine warriors had more experience than me. Death or immortality, I'll know within a few fights. As usual, neither I nor my teammates will avoid anyone. Bring it on. -- Duckman SPY REPORT It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty, and despair! MIGHTY DUCKS? Who? SAND DANCERS is the top team these days, buddies! I doubt many are quaking in their boots, but MARY'S SOAPS comes out of nowhere to get 2-1-1. What does the future hold? Watch this space... SAND DANCERS had cause to celebrate, after TEBAS TEN KOGAN got 27 points by beating RED RYDER. DARK WING certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS and losing 8 points in the process! Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by DAKORIL, of REFUGEES, who despite a 18-18-1 couldn't overcome DAL SHANG's Number 1. So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... So much to report, so little time! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in DAL SHANG avoid MIGHTY DUCKS. The warriors of MIGHTY DUCKS found their efforts at combat frustrated as GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS apparently had more important things to do than fight. If challenges were horses, KASSAL TEN DRU could open up a fast food joint! KASSAL TEN DRU found himself challenged by a warrior 23 below: ABOMINAL SNOWMAN. ABOMINAL SNOWMAN of MIGHTY DUCKS kept his wits as he was beat by KASSAL TEN DRU. Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after life! Perhaps SAND DANCERS were the only ones left untouched by RED RYDER demise. Can anyone ever take his place? Or do I exaggerate? ARMOREDILLO of WILD KINGDOM sends RAGOLAS of REFUGEES goes to the Weary Warrior's Retirement Home. DAL SHANG has no place for weaklings! Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in DAL SHANG would I avoid! All good things must come to an end. As the seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DUCKMAN 6679 12 8 0 121 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME $1.25 Q-STAFF 6690 21 12 0 102 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) JERI TAVAN 6615 16 9 1 102 SAND DANCERS (233) 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624 10 1 1 101 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598 17 17 1 94 SAND DANCERS (233) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623 9 2 0 90 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) DARK WING 6686 13 14 0 81 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) JOHNNY SIN 6668 6 1 0 80 POSSE (718) DAKORIL 6596 18 18 1 73 REFUGEES (377) KO LAO-DEN 6614 15 10 1 73 SAND DANCERS (233) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEADWOOD 6669 7 0 1 66 POSSE (718) ARMOREDILLO 6618 4 0 1 66 WILD KINGDOM (716) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOBARL 6604 14 18 0 60 REFUGEES (377) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KASSAL TEN DRU 6608 13 14 0 55 SAND DANCERS (233) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JAEGO SARL 6709 5 1 0 33 SAND DANCERS (233) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLACKTHORN 6667 6 1 0 23 POSSE (718) ABOMINAL SNOWMAN 6673 5 8 0 23 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) MADE IT HOME 6671 2 3 0 22 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) MY TWO FRONT TEETH 6622 5 6 0 21 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) SIGBAN 6710 3 3 1 21 REFUGEES (377) B.B. SAGE 6661 1 0 1 18 MARY'S SOAPS (719) BAY RUM 6662 1 0 0 13 MARY'S SOAPS (719) QUICKDRAW 6768 1 1 0 10 POSSE (718) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BERVAN THE TINKER 4 0 1 0 1 SIGBAN 6710 358 NONE RED RYDER 6626 8 3 1 GOT IT FOR CHRIST 717 TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598 358 VANILLA 6663 0 1 0 MARY'S SOAPS 719 SMALL BELRAN 21 358 NONE MASKED AVENGER 6766 2 2 0 MIGHTY DUCKS 720 B.B. SAGE 6661 358 LAW MAN 6631 5 6 0 POSSE 718 QUEEN OF STEEL 25 358 NONE RAGOLAS 6607 12 18 2 REFUGEES 377 ARMOREDILLO 6618 358 PERSONAL ADS Duckman -- I was expecting a Slasher, not a Parry-Slash. Well fought and congratulations on the throne! You were my best matchup and I managed to get the jump on you, but you were able to turn it around, so you earned the throne! -- 5 Golden Warriors Tebas Ten Kogan -- My manager loves you! I don't think you're that bad, either. -- Virginia Gobarl -- Time to shoot down your teammate. -- Red Ryder Jaego Sael -- It ain't easy being the weird kid, let me tell you! But Assur likes me, even though he says he's the only manager that would ever accept me on his team. He says even your manager wouldn't let me fight as a basher.... -- Two Front Teeth Duckman -- Well, I got my challenge and even got to hit first, but you were just too good! Congratulations and good luck. -- 5 Golden Warriors Tebas Ten Kogan -- I think your manager needs to send you to the Assur school of confidence. I don't even know if Assur knows anything about dueling or not. He simply comes to me every week and tells me that I can win my fight. He believes in me, but certainly hasn't given me any practical advice. And I sure needed someone to believe in me. After all, my own beliefs were shattered.... -- Virginia Gobarl -- Shot you down like a big fat duck. -- Red Ryder Jaego Sarl -- You were my best option. Unfortunately, my best is lacking. -- Missing 2 Teeth Armoredillo -- That's ridiculous! -- Kassal ten Dru P.S. And really, really embarrassing. P.P.S. Congratulations on your tourney-victor status. Virginia, No Santa -- NO! I WANT SANTA! -- Tebas ten Kogan P.S. Say it isn't true! My Two Front Teeth -- Knocked out, yes? I aim to please. -- Jaego Sarl There was a standby in my bathtub! -- Jeri Tavan P.S. But it was Sweet Anella, and she brought her own back-brush, so it was okay. P.P.S. It was a GOOD back-brush, and now it's MINE. Law Man -- What is law, that men must bow to it? -- Ko Lao-Den Red Ryder -- The addition of those green holly leaves on your helmet was a nice touch. -- Gobarl $1.25 Q-Staff -- You should hit your manager for a raise. -- Dakoril Dark Wing -- I fear you may be a dire omen. Do not, please, flap your wings near me! I'm susceptible to omens. -- Ragolas Quickdraw -- (injured look) I thought you were a lightning sketch-artist! -- Sigban the damaged Woody -- I practice. -- Gobarl Blackthorn, Dakoril -- We need more teams in this arena. -- Masked Avenger and $1.25 Q-Staff Ragolas -- Well, now somebody knows the secret to keeping my record at 50%. Johnny Sin -- You could've had the courtesy to teach Abominal something. -- Woody LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS LAW MAN was butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. VANILLA was slaughtered by SMALL BELRAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was overcome by JERI TAVAN in a 1 minute Challenge match. 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS overpowered DARK WING in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. RED RYDER was butchered by TEBAS TEN KOGAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. ABOMINAL SNOWMAN was demolished by KASSAL TEN DRU in a 1 minute Challenge competition. MADE IT HOME luckily beat QUICKDRAW in a 2 minute bloody novice's Challenge struggle. DUCKMAN handily defeated DAKORIL in a 1 minute uneven Title fight. $1.25 Q-STAFF viciously subdued KO LAO-DEN in a action packed 1 minute expert's duel. RAGOLAS was slaughtered by ARMOREDILLO in a 1 minute one-sided duel. GOBARL was overpowered by DEADWOOD in a 1 minute uneven match. JOHNNY SIN overpowered SWEET ANELLA in a 1 minute one-sided fight. JAEGO SARL subdued POLWHIS THE CANDLE in a 1 minute competition. MY TWO FRONT TEETH was viciously subdued by BLACKTHORN in a exciting 8 minute contest. SIGBAN butchered BERVAN THE TINKER in a 1 minute mismatched bout. MASKED AVENGER was easily killed by B.B. SAGE in a 1 minute gory uneven fight. BAY RUM devastated HERROL TWO-FINGER 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| |BASHING ATTACK 10 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 3 - 1 81 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 6 - 1 65 | |SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 10 - 2 62 | |AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 15 - 2 58 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 9 - 2 55 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 43 - 41 - 1 51 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 - 0 40 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 7 - 0 36 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 10 - 0 23 | Turn 358 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 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 8 4 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK DUCKMAN 6679 12 8 0 121 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) STRIKING ATTACK $1.25 Q-STAFF 6690 21 12 0 102 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) AIMED BLOW JERI TAVAN 6615 16 9 1 102 SAND DANCERS (233) BASHING ATTACK 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624 10 1 1 101 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) TOTAL PARRY ARMOREDILLO 6618 4 0 1 66 WILD KINGDOM (716) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is $1.25 Q-STAFF 6690. The most popular warrior this turn was MY TWO FRONT TEETH 6622. The ten other most popular fighters were $1.25 Q-STAFF 6690, 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624, KASSAL TEN DRU 6608, MADE IT HOME 6671, QUICKDRAW 6768, DUCKMAN 6679, DEADWOOD 6669, JERI TAVAN 6615, KO LAO-DEN 6614, and JOHNNY SIN 6668. The least popular fighter this week was BLACKTHORN 6667. The other ten least popular fighters were MASKED AVENGER 6766, GOBARL 6604, RAGOLAS 6607, DAKORIL 6596, RED RYDER 6626, DARK WING 6686, VANILLA 6663, ARMOREDILLO 6618, ABOMINAL SNOWMAN 6673, and TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: $1.25 Q-STAFF (65-6690) MIGHTY DUCKS (720)