DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/27/2007 Duedate: 01/09/2008
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM-75 TURN-377
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HOLLY HEPATITIS
ONE NIGHT STAND (207)
(75-2258) [10-8-1,103]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HOLLY HEPATITIS POSITION IS EMPTY
ONE NIGHT STAND (207)
(75-2258) [10-8-1,103]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SERNILLAN THIA ARIGO
SAND DANCERS (67) HUE AND CRY (282)
(75-3207) [15-35-1,81] (75-3286) [6-1-1,74]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HUE AND CRY (282)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HUE AND CRY (282) 46
2. MANAGER MUSINGS (240) -1 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
3. SAND DANCERS (67) -5 Unchartered Team
4. ONE NIGHT STAND (207) -13
LEGION II (239)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MANAGER MUSINGS (240) 435 209 9 67.5 1/ 1 HUE AND CRY (282) 11 4 0
2/ 2 HUE AND CRY (282) 50 34 10 59.5 2/ 3 SAND DANCERS (67) 6 9 0
3/ 3 ONE NIGHT STAND (207) 28 27 2 50.9 3/ 4 ONE NIGHT STAND (207) 4 1 1
4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (67) 692 %1100 22 38.6 4/ 2 MANAGER MUSINGS (240) 3 2 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 583): NOSFERATU of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 583): WINTER SHADOWS of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 577): SOMNAMBULANT of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft
West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 579): KUROHANA of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 578): N- MOCK of 1ST NORTHERN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 576): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 288): SRAN3E of PHANTACITY (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 569): GOLDIE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): GERI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 565): LARRY of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 563): THE PIKER of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 554): TOURNEY SCUM of BUSY, BUSYTOWN (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 517): MASHAD of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 263): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): RHIANNON of GAELIC STORM (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): STREET SIGN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 444): GODGET of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 431): LOKI IX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 422): CIRSIUM VULGARE of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 408): KILLIAN TEN VIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 193): LAELKORISSA of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 380): KIRSSARINA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 376): HOLLY HEPATITIS of ONE NIGHT STANDS (Soultaker)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 470): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 470): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 583): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 583): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 577): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 579): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 578): DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 576): TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 288): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 569): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 565): ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 563): KLKASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 554): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 517): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 263): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 444): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 431): VILLAINOUS LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 421): BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 408): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 193): DREW'S BOYS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 380): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 376): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 470): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 576): STRADA of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 579): KUROHANA of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 578): DROGRA of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
(turn 577): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
VINN WULF of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 569): GOLDIE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
ELDACAR of MID EARTH (Dirmael, mgr.)
BUZZSAW of ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): GERI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
(turn 285): ULTHAR UTHERYDES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord)
KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 565): BELLE ZEYBUL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 515): THOMAS FOWLER of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): SMOKESCREEN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): STREET SIGN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 243): HARRY MONSTER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 444): GODGET of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
SOURCRAB of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
MANDORALLEN of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
(turn 443): THE QUAM ZONE of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! Practice pays for JAGIELIO DAMASK, who pummelled SERNILLAN, to pocket
20 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, JADE MASTER was winsome, after
beating THIA ARIGO and seeing her lose 9 points. Duelmaster HOLLY HEPATITIS from ONE
NIGHT STAND is going for the gold, as she Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's
TREEMASTER. Ooh, the excitement! HOLLY HEPATITIS successfully staved off a grab for
the roses by TREEMASTER of DARK ARENA. Does JADE MOUNTAIN have no one talented
enough to dethrone her? Word has it one team in JADE MOUNTAIN 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 a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so
did the "warriors" in JADE MOUNTAIN avoid SAND DANCERS. The warriors of SAND DANCERS
found their efforts at combat frustrated as MANAGER MUSINGS apparently had more
important things to do than fight. Is it charming personality? Conversational
abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, SERNILLAN is the most challenged
warrior.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Those who owe HOLLY
HEPATITIS of ONE NIGHT STAND money and had written her off, take note: she'S BACK
FROM THE DARK ARENA!!! AND she'S MAD!!! Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it
slashes for thee.
Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid JADE MOUNTAIN farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOLLY HEPATITIS 2258 10 8 1 103 ONE NIGHT STAND (207)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DARQUE 3185 28 8 1 100 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
-SLUGBAIT 3245 16 6 0 98 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
-GARTH 3246 21 6 0 97 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
ZAGWE BANSHEE 3216 12 6 1 97 HUE AND CRY (282)
-SOULTAKER 3253 13 7 0 91 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAGIELIO DAMASK 3217 12 5 3 83 HUE AND CRY (282)
SERNILLAN 3207 15 35 1 81 SAND DANCERS (67)
THIA ARIGO 3286 6 1 1 74 HUE AND CRY (282)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MANNEQUIN 3283 7 1 0 61 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
-CINDY CHLAMIDIA 2734 5 3 1 59 ONE NIGHT STAND (207)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAMUSCAR 3225 8 8 2 57 HUE AND CRY (282)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOZHA ODEMIS 3218 9 8 2 55 HUE AND CRY (282)
-POLLY POX 2254 8 7 0 51 ONE NIGHT STAND (207)
JADE BELLE 3282 11 8 1 42 SAND DANCERS (67)
KORTO LU 3287 5 5 1 36 SAND DANCERS (67)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAGINRU 3289 6 3 0 28 SAND DANCERS (67)
STONE BEAR 3291 3 0 0 25 SAND DANCERS (67)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TREEMASTER 0 0 0 DARK ARENA HOLLY HEPATITIS 2258 377 NONE
CANDY CLAP 3058 1 2 0 ONE NIGHT STAND 207 STONEWALKER 377 NONE
ZELORAND 3281 7 10 0 SAND DANCERS 67 JAGIELIO DAMASK 3217 374
PERSONAL ADS
Whoa, Nelly! Things are getting pretty sparse when the number two team on the move
(US) scored zero points for not running. Way to go One Night Stand--ya bums! How
embarrassing to Hue & Cry and Sand Dancers? -- FTF Manager, Manager Musings
Holly Hepatitis is Duelmaster? And to think that Jade Mountain has always been such
a clean place! What creepy manager runs this diseased collection of sleazes? -- FTF
Manager
Zagwe -- If you wanted Mannequin, you should not have been messing around with those
"beings" that you did. How crude! Was it worth it? -- FTF Manager
Holly Hepatitus -- You touched me! EEWW! I'm starting to feel sick. Yuck! You
should be quarantined! -- Zagwe Banshee
Korto Lu -- That fight lasted one minute longer than I wanted. Just my luck. --
Hozha Odemis
Sernillan -- Whoa! I wasn't expecting such an easy win from you. You have way more
fight experience than me. I'm gonna hit a wall pretty soon. I just know it. -- Thia
Arigo
Thia Arigo -- Damn. I hue not, neither do I cry, therefore I lose fights. Damn. --
Sernillan
Candy Clap -- I like TWO night stands, one on either side of the bed. So I can have
a selection of bedside books, you know? -- Jade Belle
Hozha Odemis -- Ah, the cold got to you, hmm? It can be bitter here. But I'd be
glad to help warm you up. -- Korto Lu
Cindy Chlamidia -- Huh, I always knew you flatlanders were too good to be true. --
Jaginru
Jagielio Damask -- No, you just can't get enough of me. Many women are that way, but
it's odd that you should be. -- Kortu Lu
22 December 2007
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LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HOLLY HEPATITIS butchered TREEMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena Title fight.
CANDY CLAP was dispatched by STONEWALKER in a 8 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
JAGIELIO DAMASK demolished SERNILLAN in a 1 minute bloody uneven Challenge fight.
HOZHA ODEMIS devastated JADE BELLE in a 2 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
THIA ARIGO slimly lost to JADE MASTER in a action packed 3 minute brawl.
ZAGWE BANSHEE overpowered MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CHAMUSCAR devastated KORTO LU in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
JAGINRU handily defeated GUARDSMAN TAN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
STONE BEAR won victory over SAI-KI THE PEGLEG in a 4 minute novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 4 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 0 - 1 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 5 - 1 69 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 BASHING ATTACK 20 - 10 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 8 - 0 65 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 22 - 1 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 10 - 1 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 377 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 5 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL HOLLY HEPATITIS 2258 10 8 1 103 ONE NIGHT STAND (207)
BASHING ATTACK ZAGWE BANSHEE 3216 12 6 1 97 HUE AND CRY (282)
AIMED BLOW JAGIELIO DAMASK 3217 12 5 3 83 HUE AND CRY (282)
STRIKING ATTACK THIA ARIGO 3286 6 1 1 74 HUE AND CRY (282)
TOTAL PARRY JADE BELLE 3282 11 8 1 42 SAND DANCERS (67)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SERNILLAN 3207. The most popular warrior this turn
was THIA ARIGO 3286. The ten other most popular fighters were CANDY CLAP 3058,
JAGIELIO DAMASK 3217, HOZHA ODEMIS 3218, HOLLY HEPATITIS 2258, ZAGWE BANSHEE 3216,
CHAMUSCAR 3225, JAGINRU 3289, SERNILLAN 3207, JADE BELLE 3282, and MANNEQUIN 3283.
The least popular fighter this week was STONE BEAR 3291. The other ten least popular
fighters were KORTO LU 3287, MANNEQUIN 3283, JADE BELLE 3282, SERNILLAN 3207, JAGINRU
3289, CHAMUSCAR 3225, ZAGWE BANSHEE 3216, HOLLY HEPATITIS 2258, HOZHA ODEMIS 3218,
and JAGIELIO DAMASK 3217.