DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/12/2006 Duedate: 11/08/2006
DRAGONHEAD ARENA
DM-72 TURN-178
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MINDQUAKE
TWISTED SISTERS (644)
(72-5861) [14-9-0,100]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MINDQUAKE POSITION IS EMPTY
TWISTED SISTERS (644)
(72-5861) [14-9-0,100]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
IRON BITCH MARWAN
TWISTED SISTERS (644) SACRED REALM (506)
(72-5859) [11-13-1,61] (72-6082) [3-3-0,24]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MILCHAMAH (663)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BARBARIAN HORDE (637) 39
2. SACRED REALM (506) 18 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
3. TWISTED SISTERS (644) 12 Unchartered Team
4. VERMIN (165) 5
5. OUTLAWS (643) 0BILLY & THE BASHER'S (241)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) 33 24 4 57.9 1/ 1 MILCHAMAH (663) 7 4 1
2/ 4 BREAD (653) 17 15 1 53.1 2/ 3 TWISTED SISTERS (644) 5 7 0
3/ 0 SAMURAI KIDS II (674) 127 122 11 51.0 3/ 0 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) 4 1 1
4/ 5 VERMIN (165) 198 197 8 50.1 4- 2 OUTLAWS (643) 4 2 1
5/ 0 SACRED REALM (506) 31 32 4 49.2 5/ 4 VERMIN (165) 2 1 0
6/ 6 TWISTED SISTERS (644) 51 57 5 47.2 6/ 5 BREAD (653) 2 1 0
7/ 7 MILCHAMAH (663) 209 255 21 45.0 7/ 0 SACRED REALM (506) 2 3 0
'*' 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.
It is without sadness that I retire Sourdough. He fulfilled my goal to graduate
a basher with 21 Speed (just Con & Deftness left). I am very happy about that,
because I have no candidates that could have replaced him. So for me, Sourdough was
a huge success story. I guess it's time to start ruining 21 deftness rollups to look
for a Basher with 21 starting Deftness! :)
For those who might be interested, he graduates:
Sourdough
15-8-9-15-9-21-7 B
Poor Endurance, Good Damage
Skills at: 31(-1)/16/24(+4)/6(+2-4)/6(+1-2)/23
54 learns in 40 FE
Faves: VH/VL WF, learns Init
Rookies: 6-3, Inits: 4-3, Adepts: 2-3
A very runnable, if unexciting warrior. I will be, however, taking my leave from
Dragonhead, which does sadden me. I like this arena. I have some more warriors in
here, but they aren't going to be activated anytime soon. It is all about priorities
and while Sourdough may be on the bland side of my warriors, my goal was to see a
starting 21 speed basher graduate.
God Blesses,
Assurnasirbanipal (for Sourdough)
SPY REPORT
Welcome DRAGONHEAD. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights
have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with MINDQUAKE?
She actually beat MILCHAMAH's MEGINNAW'S RULE, and walked away with 16 more points
from the fight. Major screwup at MILCHAMAH. MEGINNAW'S RULE lost 11 points to
MINDQUAKE. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe MEGINNAW'S RULE will provide more
easy wins... See how the Duelmaster Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's BANDIT
PRINCE? That sort of initiative is how he got where he is now. The crowds were
amazed this turn, as BANDIT PRINCE killed the Duelmaster, SOURDOUGH, leaving BREAD in
mourning. So now MINDQUAKE gets to be DRAGONHEAD's Duelmaster. But what comes
around goes around. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling
of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, MILCHAMAH! In my
day, no team with a 207-254-20 would scare me off! What's the problem, TWISTED
SISTERS? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, 2 PHAT 2!
Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. IRON BITCH of TWISTED
SISTERS knows how to pick 'em. She challenged 2 PHAT 2 of VERMIN who is up by 25.
Now was this a wise move? IRON BITCH perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she
was defeated by 2 PHAT 2 and ended up with 61 recognition points.
Warriors of DRAGONHEAD unite. You have only your games to lose! I like to see
warriors put young whippersnappers in their place. I guess you could say BARBARIAN
HORDE'MERLIN did just that. Right TWISTED SISTERS? The ultimate victory is one that
results in death. MERLIN of knows this. Will TWISTED SISTERS attempt a Bloodfeud?
Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so
gloriously!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing.
DRAGONHEAD is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. I don't
want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MINDQUAKE 5861 14 9 0 100 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
2 PHAT 2 5470 14 15 0 95 VERMIN (165)
-BAMBOO 6146 13 10 3 92 SAMURAI KIDS II (674)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CRYBABY 5853 9 6 0 84 OUTLAWS (643)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035 17 13 0 76 MILCHAMAH (663)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IRON BITCH 5859 11 13 1 61 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
MERLIN 5776 8 3 2 61 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-YONDU 6091 5 0 0 50 OUTLAWS (643)
-COPYCAT 5854 7 9 1 49 OUTLAWS (643)
LADY SARINA 5773 6 5 1 49 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
KATSUMOTO 5942 4 3 0 46 SACRED REALM (506)
THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775 8 3 0 43 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
ANDAR 5774 6 5 1 43 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
-RABID RABBIT 2317 8 8 0 38 VERMIN (165)
GIGGLY JANE 5939 8 5 0 34 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRUMPY OLD BAT 4578 5 9 0 28 SACRED REALM (506)
MADKAWRAW REBORN 6135 4 1 0 27 MILCHAMAH (663)
LORD STANLEY 5916 3 5 1 25 SACRED REALM (506)
MARWAN 6082 3 3 0 24 SACRED REALM (506)
WINSTON 6085 3 1 0 24 SACRED REALM (506)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOOL REGENERATED 6060 5 5 3 23 MILCHAMAH (663)
-ZAZEN 6182 4 3 0 23 SAMURAI KIDS II (674)
GENERAL RAY 6113 2 1 0 17 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
-WHOLE WHEAT 5914 2 0 0 13 BREAD (653)
-GOAT 6080 3 3 0 12 OUTLAWS (643)
-DOKUEKI 6184 1 1 0 4 SAMURAI KIDS II (674)
-WARLOCK 6137 0 2 0 2 OUTLAWS (643)
-PANDA 6185 0 1 0 1 SAMURAI KIDS II (674)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SOURDOUGH 5913 15 14 1 BREAD 653 BANDIT PRINCE 25 178 NONE
DEADLY MADKAWRAW 6056 4 5 0 MILCHAMAH 663 COPYCAT 5854 176
FYRE 6051 1 2 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644 MOOL REGENERATED 6060 178
SHADOW 6052 2 1 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644 MERLIN 5776 178
PERSONAL ADS
14 September 2006
I am back in the arena and thinking back to those days in 1984 where I was a
novice and clueless manager.
Now, 22 years later it looks like I am an ancient and once again clueless
manager.
I am looking to recover some old warriors. Since none of them are Aimed Blows,
they are no threat to win anything. I just want to see how they turned out.
The Couatl 2-17
Madam Butterfly 20-701
Gypsy Moth 20-703
King Crab 21-1
Priestess Python 26-1388
Please contact me at DekeYoung@Comcast.net if you know about any of these ancient
warriors, or just want to bs about the old, old, old times.
25 September 2006
It is obvious that the Dark Knights wish to be shown the light. Allow me to step
forward and blind them with truth. YOU ARE WORTHLESS!!! The Dark Knights are so
afraid of the light that they hide behind their black armor and empty threats. It is
too bad they are unwilling to actually FIGHT us! I guess our natural light is too
bright for you all to face! Fear us, for we are here! -- Gemini Goldphoenix,
Overlord of the Avengers of Light!
5 October 2006
*Turf War IV Rules*
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 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 Turf War.
Managers must:
a. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Gift Certificate to participate to:
Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM 47 -- North Fork, or
Rick Stringer
13 St. Michael's CT
Elkton, MD 21921
b. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance
they will be fighting under in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Rules:
1. No scoring will begin until a Gift Cert is received. No exceptions.
2. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare and be verified by the
Captain of the alliance he/she has claimed for;
3. Only one (1) team per player may compete. NO multiple aliases please.
Violations will result in disqualification.
4. The contest will begin on the turn following the January F2F and run for 12
turns.
5. The turn a declaration and verification will begin the scoring process.
6. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 10 of the Turf
War 5.
7. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions.
Scoring:
Win Loss Kill Die
Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Match-Up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion x2 x2 x2 x2
Downchallenge -10 xx -10 xx
Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx
Special Scoring:
a. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 2 points (team mentions only!)
b. Each Style Master is worth 2 points.
c. Duelmaster Throne is worth 2 points
Champions:
a. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, the Champion
must be in the Adepts or lower brackets on the turn they are declared
without having gone above the Adepts bracket at any time...including
transferred teams. (I'll be watching for this occurrence!)
Bloodfeuds:
a. Bloodfeuds count for all four (4) turns. However, the same warrior may not
be used all four turns. 4 turns means 4 separate warriors. A penalty of
-10 will be given to the team who violates this.
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
(this means a warrior with 0 FE).
f. TVs won after the contest begins gain a 25 point one time score once the
tourney reports are posted in the NL.
g. TCs won after the contest begins gain a 50 point one time score with the
same conditions as noted for TVs.
h. NO switching alliance once verified by an alliance that a team has declared
for.
i. Only 7 teams are permitted per alliance for the Turf War 5.
PRIZES:
Turf Wars are a "Winner Takes All" type contest. All prizes and 100% of the RU
Certs will be given to the Captain of the winning alliance and it is his/her
responsibility to give these to the alliance membership.
I have requested from RSI the following:
a. renaming of the orth Fork (DM 47) arena;
b. renaming of Dark Arena Monsters;
c. known favourite rhythms for one warrior on each team of the winning
alliance. This warrior would be in the Initiates or above brackets on the
last turn of the Turf War (they must have at least one arena fight to
receive this award).
Baphomet, Host of TW5
Special Note: A downchallenge is considered from a higher bracket to a lower
bracket. Same bracket, more recognition points? Not a downchallenge!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SOURDOUGH was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MINDQUAKE vanquished MEGINNAW'S RULE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
IRON BITCH was overpowered by 2 PHAT 2 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FYRE was barely slain by MOOL REGENERATED in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
LADY SARINA subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute competition.
MERLIN butchered SHADOW in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel.
WINSTON was overpowered by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ANDAR savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gruesome melee.
THE TRUNK MONKEY vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
MARWAN was viciously subdued by GIGGLY JANE in a 4 minute gory fight.
KATSUMOTO beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute melee.
LORD STANLEY was defeated by CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 1 minute match.
GRUMPY OLD BAT devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
MADKAWRAW REBORN subdued GENERAL RAY in a 6 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 8 - 2 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 58 - 34 - 8 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 11 - 1 61 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 15 - 1 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 15 - 4 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 20 - 19 - 0 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 10 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 178 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 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK MINDQUAKE 5861 14 9 0 100 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
TOTAL PARRY MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035 17 13 0 76 MILCHAMAH (663)
SLASHING ATTACK MERLIN 5776 8 3 2 61 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
AIMED BLOW LADY SARINA 5773 6 5 1 49 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
LUNGING ATTACK THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775 8 3 0 43 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is IRON BITCH 5859. The most popular warrior this turn
was MARWAN 6082. The ten other most popular fighters were KATSUMOTO 5942, MINDQUAKE
5861, 2 PHAT 2 5470, FYRE 6051, LADY SARINA 5773, ANDAR 5774, THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775,
LORD STANLEY 5916, MOOL REGENERATED 6060, and GENERAL RAY 6113.
The least popular fighter this week was GIGGLY JANE 5939. The other ten least
popular fighters were MADKAWRAW REBORN 6135, WINSTON 6085, SHADOW 6052, IRON BITCH
5859, GRUMPY OLD BAT 4578, MERLIN 5776, MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035, GENERAL RAY 6113, MOOL
REGENERATED 6060, and LORD STANLEY 5916.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
2 PHAT 2 (72-5470) VERMIN (165)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SOURDOUGH (72-5913) BREAD (653)
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLI
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FURRY BOX 4314 (10-5-0) 2 3 0 BRIAN LOCK
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KOOL AID 5909 (11-6-0) 1 3 0 DEAD LIQUIDS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WHEATIES 5900 (5-0-0) 2 3 0 CEREAL
WHOLE 5895 (5-2-0) 1 3 0 MILK IS GOOD
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
STEVE LAKE 6117 (0-0-0) 7 3 0 SUE'S BOYS
LEON DURHAM 6118 (0-0-0) 6 3 1 SUE'S BOYS
ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 PURPLE PLATYPI
RYNE SANDBERG 6115 (0-0-0) 3 3 1 SUE'S BOYS
FULCRUM 6122 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 RUSSIAN BIRDS