DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/08/2008 Duedate: 06/04/2008
KYR'TERR ARENA
DM-71 TURN-197
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TRYPTOPHAN
SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
(71-5634) [6-5-0,80]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TRYPTOPHAN POSITION IS EMPTY
SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
(71-5634) [6-5-0,80]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BENITO CHATTE TRYPTOPHAN
THE ZOO (703) SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
(71-6184) [16-28-1,77] (71-5634) [6-5-0,80]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE ZOO (703)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631) 22
2. HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) 0 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
3. ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683) 0 Unchartered Team
4. WS BATS '05 (698) 0
5. HEART BREAKERS (695) 0 FRODO'S COUSIN (341)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*HEART BREAKERS (695) 6 0 0 100 1/ 1 THE ZOO (703) 8 7 0
2- 2 ENROUTE TO ST LOUI (683) 24 7 1 77.4 2- 2 HAZAARDS OF CLONIN (373) 3 0 0
3- 3*OTTAWA SENATORS (696) 9 3 0 75.0 3/ 8 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631) 2 0 0
4- 4*WS BATS '05 (698) 6 2 0 75.0 4- 4*WS BATS '05 (698) 2 0 0
5- 5*WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 14 7 1 66.7 5- 5 ENROUTE TO ST LOUI (683) 1 0 0
6- 6 HAZAARDS OF CLONIN (373) 79 56 1 58.5 6- 6*WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 1 0 0
7/ 7 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631) 71 53 1 57.3 7- 7*HEART BREAKERS (695) 1 0 0
8/ 9 THE ZOO (703) 468 629 8 42.7 8- 9*OTTAWA SENATORS (696) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 295): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 592): CHIEF SITTING BULL of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 592): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 585): JEROME of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 581): TRAVIS T FLETE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 581): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 578): MOLDRAUN of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 574): WORLD CHUMPS of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 543): PARTICLE MAN of NEUROMANCERS (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 534): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 525): CUTTER of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 243): IGOR MALMORT of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 427): ATRION of THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 196): AYE OF THE NEEDLE of HAZAARDS OF CLONGING (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 477): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 295): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 592): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 592): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 585): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 581): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 581): MASTERS OF SIN (Sin, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 578): ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 574): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 543): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 534): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 525): BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 243): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 427): BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 196): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 477): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 592): KORO CLOUD of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 591): SLEDGE of NEVERWAKE (Doc Steeke, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 590): ABBOTT of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 584): JACKSON OF KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 581): TRAVIS T FLETE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 580): MITCHELL PAIGE of MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 578): MOLDRAUN of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
CAYLON MCCANN of STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 573): KLINK of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 543): BORIS KARLOFF of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 524): CADDO SCOT of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 243): IGOR MALMORT of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
(turn 242): PAS DE QUARTIER of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 196): I OF THE KNEE DOLL of HAZAARDS OF CLONGING (Crip, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
KYR'TERR brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. SUPERIOR FORCES ZC turned their
1-0-0 turn into a 3rd place rank in the listings this turn. Any better than this,
and you get put on hit lists. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see
TRYPTOPHAN win a fight and gain 22 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, TRYPTOPHAN beat
BENITO CHATTE and BENITO CHATTE lost 13 points. You're breakin' my heart. Due to
absence, and inability to defend the throne, AYE OF THE NEEDLE has lost the Title of
Duelmaster. Start setting that alarm earlier! And it's out with the old, in with
the new, as TRYPTOPHAN takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old
Duelmaster. Heh, heh. The Swinging Aardvark, humph! I've tasted better ale at
mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From KYR'TERR's trash dumps?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. What's the big D? ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS was the most
avoided team? Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse... And who led
the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was
SUPERIOR FORCES ZC. Ha ha ha ha!
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for KYR'TERR's
morgue. More variety. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate
catches up with you sooner that later?
What does the KYR'TERR arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Just wait 'till next time I show
up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll
need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRYPTOPHAN 5634 6 5 0 80 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EYE OF THE NEEDLE 3379 18 11 0 130 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
-AYE OF THE NEEDLE 3376 22 11 0 105 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
-<CORUSCATOR> 5645 13 13 0 92 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GUNBURN 3890 11 9 3 86 MONSTER RANCHER (412)
-ALBUQUERQUE 6009 7 1 0 82 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
BENITO CHATTE 6184 16 28 1 77 THE ZOO (703)
-MISSISSAUGA 6007 7 0 0 73 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-I OF THE NEEDLE 3377 10 13 0 65 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
-BARRIE 6003 6 0 1 63 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
-RICK MONDAY 6110 6 0 0 63 HEART BREAKERS (695)
DORINE EAGEL 6232 12 7 0 57 THE ZOO (703)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HALDA IMPOLA 6234 9 10 0 45 THE ZOO (703)
-DANNY HEATLEY 6115 5 1 0 44 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
KULLY LAMM 6261 8 7 1 43 THE ZOO (703)
FAIZUN GOTE 6233 11 8 0 42 THE ZOO (703)
-SCOTT PODSEDNIK 6126 2 0 0 42 WS BATS '05 (698)
-SANDIA RIDGE 6012 4 1 0 41 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
-FRANK THOMAS 6128 3 2 0 40 WS BATS '05 (698)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KINGSTON 6037 4 0 0 29 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
-I OF THE NEE DULL 6150 2 0 0 26 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MINNEAPOLIS 6004 5 2 0 23 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
-SANTE FE 6008 2 2 1 21 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
-RAY EMERY 6119 2 0 0 18 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
-JASON SPEZZA 6116 1 1 0 18 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
-PAUL KONERKO 6125 1 0 0 13 WS BATS '05 (698)
-CHRIS PHILLIPS 6117 0 1 0 1 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Aye of the Needle -- I am so glad to see you back in action, you can't imagine. Good
going. -- Benito Chatte
Albuquerque -- They all say that. -- Dorine Eagel
Frank Thomas -- I never argue with golems. It's a waste of time and energy, both of
which are limited in this life. -- Kully Lamm
Danny Heatley -- You should probably go back to Ottawa. I don't hold with these
absentee senators. -- Faizun Gote
Barrie -- Why would I want to go to St Louis? -- Halda Impola
Our congratulations to I of the Knee Doll. -- Jorja and the Middle Way
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BENITO CHATTE was bested by TRYPTOPHAN in a 1 minute master's Title fight.
DORINE EAGEL overcame AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gory match.
FAIZUN GOTE was outwaited by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a unpopular 10 minute gory brawl.
HALDA IMPOLA defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute master vs. amateur match.
KULLY LAMM vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 2 - 0 83 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 7 - 2 71 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 6 - 0 70 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 2 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 10 - 0 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 197 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW TRYPTOPHAN 5634 6 5 0 80 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DORINE EAGEL 6232 12 7 0 57 THE ZOO (703)
STRIKING ATTACK KULLY LAMM 6261 8 7 1 43 THE ZOO (703)
TOTAL PARRY FAIZUN GOTE 6233 11 8 0 42 THE ZOO (703)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BENITO CHATTE 6184. The most popular warrior this
turn was TRYPTOPHAN 5634. The ten other most popular fighters were DORINE EAGEL
6232, HALDA IMPOLA 6234, KULLY LAMM 6261, BENITO CHATTE 6184, FAIZUN GOTE 6233, 0,
0, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was FAIZUN GOTE 6233. The other ten least
popular fighters were BENITO CHATTE 6184, KULLY LAMM 6261, HALDA IMPOLA 6234, DORINE
EAGEL 6232, TRYPTOPHAN 5634, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
I OF THE KNEE DOLL (71-3532) HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)
THE STOMPING GROUNDS
The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may
participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers.
The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow
turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first
turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please.
This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not
a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after
the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on
the forums.
-- RSI
Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters,
standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.
There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking.
"Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the
arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We
all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?"
"Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given."
"Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented.
"No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it
worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file
cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run
through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any
given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start."
"Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed
out. "This is the same thing all over again."
"Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live
with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the
explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically."
"Eight or nine years is not forever--"
"The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I
don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?"
"Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT,
no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its
first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle."
"So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This
works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone
place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site.
What about regional allegiance?"
"None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation,"
Zeb said.
"Transfers?" Lew asked.
"I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be
allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're
in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation."
"That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the
gladiatorial life has already accepted that."