DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/16/2014 Duedate: 04/29/2014
DAL SHANG ARENA
DM-65 TURN-571
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
STAR RUBY
TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
(65-7281) [13-2-1,114]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
STAR RUBY POSITION IS EMPTY
TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
(65-7281) [13-2-1,114]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
GORBAN TEN SKORA AN YEE
SAND DANCERS (233) SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-7249) [16-21-1,87] (65-7296) [3-13-1,33]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (233) 42
2. MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) 42 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
3. POSSE (718) 36 Unchartered Team
4. TOLBIN'S GEMS (749) 24
5. THE CAUSEY WAY (659) 0 V2 (340)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749) 53 21 2 71.6 1/ 2 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749) 12 3 0
2- 3 THE CAUSEY WAY (659) 10 6 1 62.5 2/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) 8 4 0
3/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) 45 29 1 60.8 3/ 1 BASH BROS EVANGELI (733) 8 7 1
4/ 5 BASH BROS EVANGELI (733) 94 85 4 52.5 4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233) 8 7 0
5/ 6 POSSE (718) 194 183 16 51.5 5/ 7 POSSE (718) 3 12 0
6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (233) %1294 %1333 41 49.3 6- 5 THE CAUSEY WAY (659) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 746): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 748): JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 726): SKYFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 742): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 744): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 735): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 736): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 370): EYE BAGS of BASH BROS BODY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 733): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 638): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 730): APOCALYPSE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 727): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 719): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 677): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 345): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 326): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 609): NIGHT CRAWLER of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 594): SERGEANT 6 of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 576): RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 570): CAUSEY of THE CAUSEY WAY (Mordraith, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 531): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 517): ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 634): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 746): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 748): FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 726): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 742): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 744): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 735): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 736): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 370): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 733): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 368): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 730): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 727): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 719): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 677): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 345): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 326): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 609): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 594): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 576): CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 570): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 275): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 531): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 517): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 634): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 746): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
KING RAT of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 726): SKYFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
PARAGON ORCA of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 744): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 369): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 733): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 725): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 719): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
(turn 339): PETIT JARDINIA of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
NORM of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 608): FRANKLIN E. SIGLER of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
(turn 525): ANGEL of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 617): RIB IAYE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DAL SHANG, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! Nothing is certain in DAL SHANG, with changing
loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--TOLBIN'S GEMS.
MEDAL OF HONOR C11 had cause to celebrate, after SERGEANT 2 got 22 points by beating
GRAHAM CAPILL. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more,
after losing 12 points to SERGEANT 3. (Discrete enough, JUNG MYUNG SEOK?) A certain
someone saw CAUSEY at The Blazing Unicorn with the shakes, and now he fails to show
up to defend his throne. What a pathetic slob! In DAL SHANG, nothing is permanent
(except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, STAR RUBY. 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.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys
in THE CAUSEY WAY are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em.
Like a pup with its tail between its legs, BASH BROS EVANGELIST scurried away from
THE CAUSEY WAY. Oh, the shame! If challenges were horses, NORBEN THE LESSER could
open up a fast food joint! As a confidence booster, DRIVING A ROLLS challenged
GORBAN TEN SKORA, down 27 points. Do you also slay vicious rodents in your spare
time, DRIVING A ROLLS? Yes, Virginia, sometimes the little guy wins, as GORBAN TEN
SKORA proved, beating 27 point higher DRIVING A ROLLS. Willing to win at any cost is
GUNSMOKE, who challenged SERGEANT 1, 14 points junior. Our sympathies, SERGEANT 1!
I thought GUNSMOKE showed great skill and promise when he defeated SERGEANT 1. All
right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
Leave me now, you base fools! Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!
Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid DAL SHANG farewell--
Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STAR RUBY 7281 13 2 1 114 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CAUSEY 5881 10 0 1 160 THE CAUSEY WAY (659)
FIRE OPAL 7280 11 4 0 101 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
DRIVING A ROLLS 7068 13 45 1 95 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
SERGEANT 7 7273 9 7 1 93 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT 8 7271 12 5 0 90 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249 16 21 1 87 SAND DANCERS (233)
MALACHITE 7283 10 5 1 74 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
GUNSMOKE 6933 8 6 1 70 POSSE (718)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HEMATITE 7282 8 6 0 58 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CITRINE 7279 11 4 0 57 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT 1 7326 6 1 0 51 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
KARANZA THE WILD 7311 8 4 0 49 SAND DANCERS (233)
GUNSLINGER 6960 4 1 0 35 POSSE (718)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AN YEE 7296 3 13 1 33 SAND DANCERS (233)
WARREN JEFFS 7333 3 2 0 28 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NORBEN THE LESSER 7310 3 9 0 23 SAND DANCERS (233)
SERGEANT 2 7351 1 0 0 22 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
SERGEANT 3 7343 1 0 0 22 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
WILLIAM KAMM 7337 3 0 1 21 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
TEELA HIRA 7349 3 0 0 15 SAND DANCERS (233)
GRAHAM CAPILL 7334 3 2 0 11 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
JUNG MYUNG SEOK 7336 2 1 0 7 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
LEXA BLOODLUST 7136 0 3 0 3 POSSE (718)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
OLTIMAL THE LAME 0 0 0 WILLIAM KAMM 7337 571 NONE
DEADMEAT 3 7352 0 1 0 POSSE 718 MASTER JAI ARRAL 571 NONE
UNFORGIVEN 7137 0 3 0 POSSE 718 QUEEN OF STEEL 571 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Sergeant 7 -- You may have the same rank, but you're clearly higher in the order of
things than Sergeant 8. -- Driving a Rolls
An Yee -- I use deodorant -- Warren Jeffs
Lexa Bloodlust -- Will you get on the stand for me? They're threatening all sorts of
nasty punishments if I am found guilty. -- William Kamm
Two-three, and the newer guys won. That's embarrassing, but not as embarrassing as
an oh-fer would have been. So, we'll take it. After all, why not? And I don't even
want to think about who will and who won't return to this arena from the tourney.
Good luck, whoever went. -- Gorban ten Skora
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
UNFORGIVEN was butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEADMEAT 3 was butchered by MASTER JAI ARRAL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DRIVING A ROLLS was savagely defeated by GORBAN TEN SKORA in a 1 minute melee.
GUNSMOKE bested SERGEANT 1 in a popular 1 minute Challenge contest.
GUNSLINGER savagely defeated NORBEN THE LESSER in a 3 minute Challenge match.
LEXA BLOODLUST was bested by TEELA HIRA in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge match.
FIRE OPAL handily defeated CAPTIAN LENSAR in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
STAR RUBY vanquished SERGEANT 7 in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
SERGEANT 8 savagely defeated MALACHITE in a exciting 1 minute gruesome fight.
HEMATITE beat WARREN JEFFS in a 1 minute veteran vs. novice fight.
CITRINE bested AN YEE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute conflict.
KARANZA THE WILD demolished DENGAN THE TRADER in a 2 minute mismatched match.
GRAHAM CAPILL was overpowered by SERGEANT 2 in a 2 minute gory mismatched conflict.
JUNG MYUNG SEOK was vanquished by SERGEANT 3 in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
WILLIAM KAMM dispatched OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 2 minute novice's fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 12 - 0 68 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 8 - 0 65 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 10 - 0 58 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 13 - 1 48 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 35 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 571 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK STAR RUBY 7281 13 2 1 114 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
AIMED BLOW FIRE OPAL 7280 11 4 0 101 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
LUNGING ATTACK SERGEANT 7 7273 9 7 1 93 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
SLASHING ATTACK MALACHITE 7283 10 5 1 74 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
PARRY-RIPOSTE GUNSMOKE 6933 8 6 1 70 POSSE (718)
BASHING ATTACK HEMATITE 7282 8 6 0 58 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
TOTAL PARRY CITRINE 7279 11 4 0 57 TOLBIN'S GEMS (749)
WALL OF STEEL KARANZA THE WILD 7311 8 4 0 49 SAND DANCERS (233)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249. The most popular warrior
this turn was AN YEE 7296. The ten other most popular fighters were GUNSLINGER 6960,
GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249, SERGEANT 2 7351, FIRE OPAL 7280, STAR RUBY 7281, CITRINE 7279,
GUNSMOKE 6933, TEELA HIRA 7349, SERGEANT 8 7271, and KARANZA THE WILD 7311.
The least popular fighter this week was JUNG MYUNG SEOK 7336. The other ten least
popular fighters were DEADMEAT 3 7352, WILLIAM KAMM 7337, GRAHAM CAPILL 7334, WARREN
JEFFS 7333, MALACHITE 7283, SERGEANT 7 7273, NORBEN THE LESSER 7310, SERGEANT 1 7326,
DRIVING A ROLLS 7068, and UNFORGIVEN 7137.