DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 02/15/2006 Duedate: 02/28/2006 DAL SHANG ARENA DM-65 TURN-362 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS VIRGINIA, NO SANTA GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) (65-6623) [13-2-0,133] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader VIRGINIA, NO SANTA BAY RUM GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) MARY'S SOAPS (719) (65-6623) [13-2-0,133] (65-6662) [4-0-0,45] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DAKORIL DAKORIL REFUGEES (377) REFUGEES (377) (65-6596) [20-20-1,90] (65-6596) [20-20-1,90] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM (-1) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MARY'S SOAPS (719) 37 2. REFUGEES (377) 33GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) 3. MIGHTY DUCKS (720) 32 Unchartered Team 4. GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) 25 5. POSSE (718) 0 MARY'S SOAPS (719) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717) 49 21 3 70.0 1/ 2 GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717) 9 2 0 2/ 3*MARY'S SOAPS (719) 8 5 1 61.5 2/ 1 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) 9 2 0 3/ 4 POSSE (718) 93 87 6 51.7 3/ 4 REFUGEES (377) 7 3 0 4/ 5 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) 158 148 4 51.6 4/ 6*MARY'S SOAPS (719) 5 2 0 5/ 7 REFUGEES (377) 391 466 14 45.6 5/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233) 5 10 0 6/ 6 SAND DANCERS (233) 731 872 19 45.6 6/ 5 POSSE (718) 2 7 1 7/ 8*STEEL SYNDICATE (722) 1 8 0 11.1 7/ 8*STEEL SYNDICATE (722) 1 8 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 535): PUSS of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 535): CHIC SHEIK of ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 529): NYARLATHOTEP of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 531): GOLDEN ARCHES of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 529): EXODUS of THE OLD TESTAMENT (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 527): JILL OPPY of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 264): CAM SHAFT of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 520): STONETOOTH of CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 262): NINJATO of SAMURAI KIDS II (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 517): LOU CYPHER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 515): LIONESS of DARK TOADS II (TigToad, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 507): TAKE COVER of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 468): TIRRAJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 239): HOT LIPS of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 233): B.B. CROSS of FEATHERS FLYIN' (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 220): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 396): ZIPPER of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 375): PITSPAWN FOULDOG of FEAR FACTORY (Var, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 361): VIRGINIA, NO SANTA of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 169): APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 332): CHESSARA of SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 329): TREENVA TARAL of SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 316): NATASHA of LETHAL HERITAGE (Lord Xiang, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 421): DRACO MALFOY of SLYTHERIN HOUSE from DAYLA KIV (Rillion, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 535): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 535): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 529): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 531): POWER LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 529): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 527): JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 264): DODGE BULLETS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 520): CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 262): SHERMANS STABLE (?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 517): CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 515): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 507): FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 468): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 239): ROAD WARRIORS (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 233): THE OPERA (Impresario, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 220): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 396): RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 375): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 361): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 169): DARK RUNES (Liam the Goth, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 332): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 329): SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 316): THE LEGENDS (Loch Ness, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 421): SUNNYLAND, etc. (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 535): BLUE HAVEN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 535): INSIGHTFULL INGIE of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.) (turn 534): LUIGI of TEAM MARIO (?, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 531): GOLDEN ARCHES of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 529): MARSHALL of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 526): ADARA AL ZAHRA of JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 263): LE NETTOYE of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque) DAISY HAMMER of FLOWER HAMMERZ (Hammer) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 262): BARTOFELES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.) KAMBARD MURH of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 261): IT FELT GOOD of WHY DID I DO IT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 517): ELECTRIC EYE of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) (turn 516): SINNER of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 506): MORPETH of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 467): DART of WOLF RIDERS (Dr. Guts, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 238): SHARD of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 233): ACE METRIC of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) (turn 232): TOTO of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 220): STRYKER of DRUID'S GROVE (Talon Warsmith, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 360): MASOOD of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 332): LOQUE of FACING WORLDS (The Sentinel, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 329): TREENVA TARAL of SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 316): NATASHA of LETHAL HERITAGE (Lord Xiang, mgr.) (turn 315): IRLON of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Greetings, Warriors of DAL SHANG. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Good things come to those who fight well, as REFUGEES can attest, moving up by 1. Practice pays for SKORDAHL, who pummelled OLTIMAL THE LAME, to pocket 20 points. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 13 points to HELVAN QUICKHAND. (Discrete enough, KASSAL TEN DRU?) Well, Duelmaster VIRGINIA, NO SANTA challenged SAND DANCERS' KO LAO-DEN. Is a 12-2-0 good enough? KO LAO-DEN found out that DAL SHANG isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! Word has it one team in DAL SHANG is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works. A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of POSSE, alone and unchallenged. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS, so did that sorry team shy from POSSE If challenges were horses, KO LAO-DEN could open up a fast food joint! Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after life! Does POSSE care so little for their fallen comrade, JOHNNY SIN? KO LAO-DEN was heard at The Blazing Unicorn sneering... Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting! Do not think spyreporting in DAL SHANG is the highlight of my life. My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. DAL SHANG, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Blazing Unicorn. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623 13 2 0 133 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624 14 1 1 127 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) DARK WING 6686 16 14 0 110 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) KO LAO-DEN 6614 16 13 2 91 SAND DANCERS (233) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DAKORIL 6596 20 20 1 90 REFUGEES (377) TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598 17 21 1 80 SAND DANCERS (233) GOBARL 6604 16 20 0 80 REFUGEES (377) JERI TAVAN 6615 17 12 1 75 SAND DANCERS (233) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DEADWOOD 6669 8 0 1 75 POSSE (718) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KASSAL TEN DRU 6608 15 16 0 62 SAND DANCERS (233) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BAY RUM 6662 4 0 0 45 MARY'S SOAPS (719) JAEGO SARL 6709 8 2 0 41 SAND DANCERS (233) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIGBAN 6710 6 4 1 32 REFUGEES (377) -ANNABEL BLACKHEART 6769 2 0 1 31 POSSE (718) UGLY DUCKING 6771 2 1 0 28 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) BLACKTHORN 6667 7 4 0 25 POSSE (718) M-1 MALLARD 6780 2 0 0 24 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MADE IT HOME 6671 4 5 0 21 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) B.B. SAGE 6661 2 2 1 21 MARY'S SOAPS (719) SKORDAHL 6792 1 0 0 20 REFUGEES (377) LILAC 6664 1 0 0 16 MARY'S SOAPS (719) M2 MALLARD 6786 2 0 0 13 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) PLUMERIA 6660 1 0 0 12 MARY'S SOAPS (719) GIFT CERTIFICATE 6787 1 0 0 11 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) QUICKDRAW 6768 2 4 0 10 POSSE (718) LONER 6779 1 1 0 4 MIGHTY DUCKS (720) ELIZA 6776 1 1 0 4 STEEL SYNDICATE (722) MARCELLUS 6775 0 2 0 2 STEEL SYNDICATE (722) OSCAR 6774 0 2 0 2 STEEL SYNDICATE (722) GARRICK 6772 0 2 0 2 STEEL SYNDICATE (722) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MY TWO FRONT TEE 6622 5 8 0 GOT IT FOR CHRIST 717 ANNABEL BLACKHEA 6769 360 RED RYDER 6626 8 3 1 GOT IT FOR CHRIST 717 TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598 358 JUST REV MASKED AVENGER 6766 2 2 0 MIGHTY DUCKS 720 B.B. SAGE 6661 358 JUST REV JOHNNY SIN 6668 6 2 0 POSSE 718 KO LAO-DEN 6614 359 RAGOLAS 6607 12 18 2 REFUGEES 377 ARMOREDILLO 6618 358 NOT REVE PERSONAL ADS Ko Lao-Den -- If I actually had a warrior with an even close amount of FE, you would be a corpse. Since I don't, you get off on this one. For now... -- Rosebud Assur -- Your two front teeth don't matter any longer. Might I suggest burying him two feet deep? -- Anna Assur -- Such a pleasure in offing one of your what was probably a 10 WT, 7 WL Basher. Make another one will ya? Oh...since I know how you operate, Anna will sit out the next few rounds so your higher warriors can cycle out. Don't wanna tarnish her record or anything. -- Rosebud Made it Home -- Boy, saw ya kinda weavin' there for a minute didn't think you were gonna make it. -- Bay Rum Quickdraw -- Don't forget about that little piece of leather called a strap. -- B.B. Sage Steel Sydicate -- That was some unfortunate luck in the matchups. Better luck next time. -- Woody, mgr. Mighty Ducks P.S. Welcome to the arena. Assurnasirbanipal -- No offense was meant by my warrior's comments on avoiding/not avoiding. I have no problem with using avoids either. It just happens to not serve my purposes. The announcement on not avoiding was to extend the same courtesy you had done the previous turn. If my opponents announce elements of their strategy/details on their warriors/etc. , I will follow in kind. I bear no allegience to any region or its ethos. Rather, I will compete with my opponents on whatever terms they wish, provided there is a resonable degree of equity/reciprocity. -- Respectfully, Woody All -- Apparently HAL had some trouble processing the DM column a few turns ago. The missing info on Duckman is as follows: blessed in attack by 2, blessed in parry by 3, defense is somewhere between hosed by 1 and blessed by 2, yet to be determined. Also, I did not intend to run fewer than 5 warriors on Duckman\'s final turn. There were some problems with the mail here in January. -- Woody Dakoril -- We'll both get outa here someday... -- Dark Wing Jaego Sarl -- Almost... give me about 5 more FE and we'll try that again. -- Ugly Duckling P.S. That up-challenge was so I could learn something. I guess I learned up- challenging isn't very helpful. 5 Golden Warriors -- Are you sure that's gold? I thought I spotted a bit of tarnish on the heel. Could be brass! -- Tebas ten Kogan P.S. Besides, nobody expects me to beat FIVE warriors. Virginia, No Santa -- If you believe that, return those skills instantly! -- Ko Lao- Den Ugly Duckling -- It is wrong that you are not listed as a Duck. I hear that the Refugees are planning to recruit a Duck simply because of that! And since we often share quarters with them, when money is tight, that will mean (shudder) pinfeathers in the bathtub. Gods. -- Jaego Sarl Drat that Kung-Fu Master, anyway! He was so busy WINNING the fight, which he has NO BUSINESS doing, that he didn't have time to TEACH me good stuff. A parry skill, by somebody who keeps getting "struck on the arm by the parry"? No, thanks. -- Jeri Tavan Ha! Helvan Quickhand was not quick enough! -- Kassal ten Dru the Quicker 5 Golden Warriors -- Sounds like a good plan to me. And how about sealing it with a drink at the Burning Unicorn? I'll buy. -- Tebas ten Kogan Posse -- I regret that death, none the less. -- Ko Lao-Den Dark Wing -- Oh, pasha. You don't have wings of ANY color, that's just big floppy sleeves. Think I can't tell the difference? -- Dakoril Korka the Hairy is just so... hairy. Gross. -- Gobarl Everybody join in and help me persuade Sagat of Paidan that he should go home. Away from here forever. -- Sigban 30 January 2006 We of the Desolate Empire Alliance want to announce with glad hearts that Heathen Hatebred is no longer just a friend, but also an alliance-mate. Heathen brings a lot with him to our alliance. His experience, talent, and loyalty will be a great benefit to us all. Welcome Heathen; may all our enemies' blood continue to flow freely! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS devastated TEBAS TEN KOGAN in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight. UGLY DUCKING won victory over B.B. SAGE in a action packed 3 minute Bloodfeud battle. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA subdued KO LAO-DEN in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. DARK WING vanquished JERI TAVAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. KASSAL TEN DRU was overpowered by HELVAN QUICKHAND in a 1 minute one-sided fight. DAKORIL viciously subdued MALDI STONEBREAKER in a popular 3 minute expert's brawl. GOBARL overpowered LENDO TEN CHARDIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. SIGBAN was defeated by BAY RUM in a action packed 1 minute melee. BLACKTHORN was viciously subdued by JAEGO SARL in a action packed 7 minute gory duel. QUICKDRAW was unbelievably bested by MADE IT HOME in a 2 minute gory duel. M-1 MALLARD overpowered ELIZA in a 1 minute uneven match. M2 MALLARD beat MARCELLUS in a 1 minute novice's fight. LONER was demolished by LILAC in a 1 minute mismatched competition. GARRICK was devastated by GIFT CERTIFICATE in a 1 minute one-sided battle. OSCAR was devastated by PLUMERIA in a 1 minute bloody mismatched bout. SKORDAHL overpowered OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 1 minute one-sided duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 11 - 2 68 | |LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 5 - 0 64 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 7 - 1 63 | |AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 13 - 9 - 2 59 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 0 56 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 15 - 1 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 39 - 39 - 1 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 8 - 0 43 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 6 - 0 33 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 - 0 33 | Turn 362 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 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 5 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 6 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623 13 2 0 133 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717) AIMED BLOW JERI TAVAN 6615 17 12 1 75 SAND DANCERS (233) LUNGING ATTACK BAY RUM 6662 4 0 0 45 MARY'S SOAPS (719) PARRY-STRIKE JAEGO SARL 6709 8 2 0 41 SAND DANCERS (233) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DAKORIL 6596. The most popular warrior this turn was DAKORIL 6596. The ten other most popular fighters were JAEGO SARL 6709, B.B. SAGE 6661, DARK WING 6686, BAY RUM 6662, QUICKDRAW 6768, MADE IT HOME 6671, PLUMERIA 6660, 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623, and M-1 MALLARD 6780. The least popular fighter this week was OSCAR 6774. The other ten least popular fighters were GARRICK 6772, LONER 6779, MARCELLUS 6775, ELIZA 6776, KASSAL TEN DRU 6608, JERI TAVAN 6615, KO LAO-DEN 6614, TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598, BLACKTHORN 6667, and SIGBAN 6710.