DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/21/2014 Duedate: 09/03/2014
DAYLA KIV ARENA
DM-74 TURN-541
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TAX MAIL-IN
I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
(74-4399) [17-2-0,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TAX MAIL-IN SILENT ONE
I HATE TOURNEYS (532) HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
(74-4399) [17-2-0,95] (74-4454) [3-1-0,26]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ERNEST R. KOUMA KORBIN TEN BARAN
MEDAL OF HONOR (519) SAND DANCERS (251)
(74-4416) [14-11-0,59] (74-4402) [10-24-2,81]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. I HATE TOURNEYS (532) 28
2. SAND DANCERS (251) 24 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
3. HOMER'S PETS (520) 12 Unchartered Team
4. HEROES AND VILLIANS (537) 9
5. MEDAL OF HONOR (519) 4HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 I HATE TOURNEYS (532) 49 10 0 83.1 1/ 1 I HATE TOURNEYS (532) 7 4 0
2/ 2 THE VENETIAN IV (530) 8 2 0 80.0 2/ 2*HEROES AND VILLIAN (537) 6 4 0
3/ 3*HEROES AND VILLIAN (537) 12 7 0 63.2 3/ 3 HOMER'S PETS (520) 6 5 0
4/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR (519) 85 59 2 59.0 4/ 5 THE VENETIAN IV (530) 3 0 0
5/ 5 HOMER'S PETS (520) 33 31 2 51.6 5- 4*GAMES CRIP PLAYS (486) 3 2 0
6- 6*GAMES CRIP PLAYS (486) 13 13 0 50.0 6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (251) 3 12 0
7/ 7 SAND DANCERS (251) %1243 %1344 43 48.0 7/ 8 MEDAL OF HONOR (519) 1 3 0
8- 8*THE FUNKENSTEINS (538) 4 12 0 25.0 8- 6*THE FUNKENSTEINS (538) 1 7 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 755): THE TALL MAN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 757): HYPATIA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 744): SIERRA of MMM BEER!! (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 751): WINTERGREEN of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 753): JACK OF HEARTS of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 744): T.G.I. FLOYD'S of ALL THINGS FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 745): MAD DOG RUSSO of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 375): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 742): ALI BOOMBAH YAY of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 739): UNGNOME SOLDIER of SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 736): DEN'S FAVORITE of DEMONSPAWN (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 728): A MAN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 686): KITH of DARK BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 350): PULLED ORC of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 344): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 331): BERT & ERNIE of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 618): KRAIT of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 603): STAR of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 585): ROVERWURST of CANINE CUISINE (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 579): GUNSLINGER of POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 280): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 543): TAX MAIL-IN of I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 534): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 526): LUCREZIA BARON of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 643): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 755): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 757): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 744): ALLITERATE ARMY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr>)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 751): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 753): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 744): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 745): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 375): LORDS OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 742): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 739): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 736): DEMONSPAWN (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 728): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 686): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 350): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): D.A. REJECTS (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 331): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 618): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 603): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 585): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 579): POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 280): WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 540): I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 535): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 526): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 643): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 754): MERCURY of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 757): CHARLENE of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 744): BLACKHAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 753): JACK OF HEARTS of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 744): PUTRID DEFILER of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 375): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): DUST MITE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (slugbait, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 739): DACIA SANDERO of OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 736): DEN'S FAVORITE of DEMONSPAWN (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 685): BIG SIX of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ZILLA KHIRNAJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 344): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
FLESH HUNTER of BAAL'S MINIONS (Var, mgr.)
(turn 343): EXPOSED of HORNY GOAT X (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 616): FERRIA HOUGH of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 280): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 534): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DAYLA KIV, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! I HATE TOURNEYS had cause to celebrate, after
MAILER got 14 points by beating CHANDAR LO. CRIMSON COMET certainly had a baffled
expression on his face, after losing to KOGAN DJIAN and losing 5 points in the
process! TAX MAIL-IN successfully staved off a grab for the roses by KORBIN TEN
BARAN of SAND DANCERS. Does DAYLA KIV have no one talented enough to dethrone it?
So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?
Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
So much to report, so little time! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in
MEDAL OF HONOR are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. As a
woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of I HATE TOURNEYS, so did that sorry
team shy from MEDAL OF HONOR Is it charming personality? Conversational abilities?
Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, VEAL SORENTO is the most challenged warrior.
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond
my control, I must take my leave of this place. DAYLA KIV, I leave you now. The
Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Crystal Wheel. 'Til next time--
Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAX MAIL-IN 4399 17 2 0 95 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VEAL SORENTO 4385 8 2 0 86 THE VENETIAN IV (530)
FTF 4396 11 1 0 85 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
MAILER 4398 7 0 0 84 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
KORBIN TEN BARAN 4402 10 24 2 81 SAND DANCERS (251)
GREELO DUFFUS 4368 10 38 0 68 SAND DANCERS (251)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLOODGAMES 4397 8 4 0 61 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
ERNEST R. KOUMA 4416 14 11 0 59 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TERRY SEYMOUR 4284 7 10 0 55 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
SNOWBALL II 4356 5 2 0 55 HOMER'S PETS (520)
-REGINALD FUNKENSTEIN 4461 4 2 0 52 THE FUNKENSTEINS (538)
-JACK PENDELTON 4291 11 6 0 50 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
KOGAN DJIAN 4420 10 15 1 49 SAND DANCERS (251)
-DUELMASTERS 3785 5 2 0 48 GAMES CRIP PLAYS (486)
SNOWBALL V 4357 5 2 0 47 HOMER'S PETS (520)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUVAN TEN ZHALEN 4427 7 16 0 45 SAND DANCERS (251)
-CIVILIZATION 3942 4 1 0 37 GAMES CRIP PLAYS (486)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KULVAR TEN KOGAN 4437 5 14 0 29 SAND DANCERS (251)
SILENT ONE 4454 3 1 0 26 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OCTOBER MOON 4452 3 0 0 22 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
MAD JAX 4450 3 2 0 22 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
-BRIDGE 3783 2 2 0 22 GAMES CRIP PLAYS (486)
CRIMSON COMET 4453 2 1 0 20 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
-DUPLICATE BRIDGE 4475 1 1 0 11 GAMES CRIP PLAYS (486)
NUKE STEELE 4495 1 0 0 11 HEROES AND VILLIANS (537)
-$7.00 4417 2 2 0 8 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
SERGEANT 1 4470 0 2 0 2 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
20 August 14
SLAUGHTER CHALLENGE 2
Several years ago I ran a contest known as the "Slaughter Challenge" which was the
idea of a member of my alliance at the time. We unfortunately lost him during a
robbery attempt at the store he worked at. This November will mark the 10th
anniversary of his passing so I have decided to run the Slaughter Challenge again in
remembrance of him.
Rich Hammes was a member of my alliance, the Vendetta Cartel, and had sponsored me
into the alliance. Rich was a common poster to both the Yahoo Duelmasters group as
well as the Duel2 boards and our Alliance's Yahoo group. He went by the handle
GameOgre on the Duel2 boards and was known by the name Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest.
He was a very kind and thoughtful man who always had time to talk with not only his
alliance-mates but anyone else who wanted to discuss Duelmasters. He also had time
to talk with anyone about personal life issues if he felt he could help. He was a
daily, and prolific, poster to these sites and seemed to enjoy the interaction with
others regarding this game that he loved so much.
I would also like everyone to know that he spent several years in the US Navy serving
on a Nuclear attack Submarine in protection of our nation. He was well loved, and
well known, by the community in which he lived even spending time at a local Ice
Cream Shop around closing time to assure that the lady who owned the store was safe
as she was often alone when she closed her shop. He was a well known and much loved
member of his local community. His death was grieved by his local San Diego
community where they held a candle-light vigil for him and many expressed their
disbelief that he was gone. These are just a scant few examples of what a kind and
caring man he was and why not only our gaming community lost a great deal on that
fateful day, but also shows why there was tremendous sadness among the community in
which he lived.
It is near to 10 years since his passing and there are many times I wonder, "What
would Rich think about this...." I miss my friend dearly to this day and I hope you
will come join us in this contest idea which he himself came up with. He thought we
should all learn to appreciate what Jorja does to keep our smaller arenas alive and
populated!
The contest will be held in Morya, arena 28, beginning on the turn that is due on
November 6th, 2014 (turn 378 I believe). Tourney participation is not allowed during
the contest but the contest will start after the fall Mailer so you can get your
warriors a few fight experience should you choose to. The timing of the contest was
done to allow entry into the fall mailer.
The rules are fairly simple and inspired to let us all feel what it is like to run
warriors like Jorja does. Her teams across Alastari may sometimes be taken for
granted so this contest will allow us to appreciate her teams a little better as they
populate the arenas we fight in.
The Rules--
There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed and only one single
use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. Win or lose the Dark
Arena is allowed but once, so if you want your warrior dead be sure and throw the
fight!
The contest will last for 12 turns. May I point out that if you use your Dark Arena
fight you will get either 2 points, for winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights
count in the scoring. It matters not if you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-
in; they still count as much as fighting a contest warrior. This will be a test of
basic strategy with a touch of luck added in as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each warrior
entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in death,
cannot score points! The one exception are the dead tourneys. Should you wish you
may enter your warriors in dead tourneys, since they are not a member of your team,
or even the living, at the time. The warrior may even return to the contest if a
natural opening can be found for it, or you choose to use your Dark Arena fight to
make that opening (if you still have that option left). Break the no DA, challenge,
or avoid rules and you will be DQed as soon as the transgression is discovered. To
keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no messing with
these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a clarification, but the
second time gets you DQed. This also counts if it is found you bring a second team
in for the purpose of making challenges; you will be DQed.
Scoring is as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from
one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get
the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
-5 points and the loss of that warrior's slot for scoring the remainder of the
contest for entering a warrior into a REGULAR tourney (again DEAD tourney is open)
The Prizes:
1st place -- +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager Award -- Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The bonus potions and favorites knowledge must be used on warriors with 5 FE or more
and MUST be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. The resurrection potion
must be used within 6 months of the end of the contest but may be used on any warrior
regardless of FE. ALL prizes must be used on the contest team, they are NOT
transferable to another team!
If you wish to participate please notify Street Legal via Personal Ad in arena 28, on
the Duel2 forums, or in Chatzy!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FTF devastated GREELO DUFFUS in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TAX MAIL-IN unbelievably bested KORBIN TEN BARAN in a popular 3 minute Title match.
VEAL SORENTO bested BLOODGAMES in a popular 1 minute contest.
MAILER overpowered CHANDAR LO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
SNOWBALL II vanquished MAD JAX in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SNOWBALL V beat SILENT ONE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl.
ERNEST R. KOUMA handily defeated KULVAR TEN KOGAN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
KOGAN DJIAN vanquished CRIMSON COMET in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RUVAN TEN ZHALEN vanquished STREET SWEEPER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
OCTOBER MOON overpowered SERGEANT 1 in a 1 minute uneven match.
NUKE STEELE beat SHAMELESS BEGGAR in a exciting 1 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 6 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 1 - 1 80 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 7 - 0 59 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 11 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 11 - 1 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 18 - 18 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 21 - 0 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 10 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 16 - 0 36 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 541 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 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 5 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY TAX MAIL-IN 4399 17 2 0 95 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
AIMED BLOW VEAL SORENTO 4385 8 2 0 86 THE VENETIAN IV (530)
STRIKING ATTACK MAILER 4398 7 0 0 84 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
SLASHING ATTACK BLOODGAMES 4397 8 4 0 61 I HATE TOURNEYS (532)
PARRY-LUNGE ERNEST R. KOUMA 4416 14 11 0 59 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ERNEST R. KOUMA 4416. The most popular warrior this
turn was KORBIN TEN BARAN 4402. The ten other most popular fighters were SNOWBALL V
4357, NUKE STEELE 4495, FTF 4396, MAILER 4398, VEAL SORENTO 4385, SNOWBALL II 4356,
ERNEST R. KOUMA 4416, KOGAN DJIAN 4420, OCTOBER MOON 4452, and TAX MAIL-IN 4399.
The least popular fighter this week was SERGEANT 1 4470. The other ten least popular
fighters were CRIMSON COMET 4453, KULVAR TEN KOGAN 4437, MAD JAX 4450, GREELO DUFFUS
4368, RUVAN TEN ZHALEN 4427, SILENT ONE 4454, BLOODGAMES 4397, TAX MAIL-IN 4399,
OCTOBER MOON 4452, and KOGAN DJIAN 4420.