DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/09/2008 Duedate: 01/05/2009
TELORINTHE ARENA
DM-83 TURN-21
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
GOLDEN SOMBRERO
BAD SIGNS (24)
(83-139) [17-3-1,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GOLDEN SOMBRERO WYSIWYG
BAD SIGNS (24) ACRONYMS (38)
(83-139) [17-3-1,118] (83-261) [4-1-0,39]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
PARALDOXIA FHUME
ZEITGEIST (18) REJECTS (13)
(83-112) [8-12-0,66] (83-86) [9-12-0,65]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BAD SIGNS (24)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ACRONYMS (38) 40
2. ZEITGEIST (18) 21 BAD SIGNS (24)
3. BAD SIGNS (24) 21 Unchartered Team
4. INVIDIOTS (16) 14
5. REJECTS (13) 13 ACRONYMS (38)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BAD SIGNS (24) 69 31 3 69.0 1/ 2 BAD SIGNS (24) 12 3 0
2/ 2 OLDIES (5) 69 36 3 65.7 2/ 1 OLDIES (5) 10 5 0
3/ 3 INVIDIOTS (16) 62 38 4 62.0 3/ 3 INVIDIOTS (16) 9 6 1
4/ 4*ACRONYMS (38) 13 11 2 54.2 4/ 4 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) 9 6 0
5/ 5 OLLIS HEROES (27) 52 52 1 50.0 5/ 5*ACRONYMS (38) 8 6 1
6/ 7 ZEITGEIST (18) 43 57 2 43.0 6/ 6 OLLIS HEROES (27) 7 8 1
7- 6*DOG EATERS (37) 6 8 1 42.9 7/ 7 ZEITGEIST (18) 5 10 0
8/ 8 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) 41 64 1 39.0 8/ 8 REJECTS (13) 4 11 0
9/ 9 REJECTS (13) 39 66 1 37.1 9- 9*DOG EATERS (37) 1 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Senior Antics
It was the spring of 1963, and graduation was approaching for The 42 Seniors of
the Cannelton High Bulldogs. The weather was appealing to young lads, as it often
was in the Southern Indiana backwoods. As always, the game of choice was "How can we
best those dirty-rotten rascals from the nearby hated town of Tell City."
Cannelton, named from the special cannel coal (bituminous) mined there, has
settled first many years before. Although small, (1800 fine folks) it was the County
Seat and the fount of all good. Tell City, a Swiss settlement, (Who else would name
a city after William Tell?) somewhat newer, and now larger (8000 despicable,
arrogant, pompous beings) was the economic and industrial center of Perry County.
The two High Schools, although only five miles apart did not at all consider
themselves allies.
This fine spring day, maybe four weeks prior to graduation, several of the
Bulldog Seniors were making a trip along The Ohio River from Cannelton to Tell City.
After all, Tell City's wealth made it the place to go to Drag Main, stop at The
Frostop or Dog N Suds, or to check out the foxes. (There were more females in Tell
City, and some of them were quite nice.)
Between Tell City and Cannelton (Actually much closer to Cannelton) was a large
lake, which was part of the Unincorporated-between-Tell-City-and-Cannelton-area,
called Fennhaven. For many years, the old, dilapidated sign at the lake read
"Fennhaven Lake". The Seniors--Bill LeMaire (Frenchie), Tom Taylor (Tom), Wayne
Smith (Smitty), and Paul Minto (Minto)--noticed that a new sign had finally replaced
the old one. As they drove by, they read the sign on both sides. Exiting Cannelton,
it read, Tell City Fennhaven Lake. The opposite side read...Tell City Fennhaven
Lake. As one, they immediately all thought, "We're damn well going to have to do
something about this invasion!"
They talked it up around school the next day, and after accepting volunteers, an
action plan was established. The added participants, a few days later on Thursday
night, were Seniors Keane Heck (Keano) and Paul Hay (Hay), plus a Sophomore Harry Joe
Steinsberger (Steinberg). These Seniors were smart. It was always good to have a
Sophomore along in case things went bad, so blame could be appropriately placed.
The plan was simple. Bring any destruction tool you could find. Hay would pick
up everyone in his old innocuous Chevy. Smitty would be the last pick up, because in
his Dad's shed were many tools and some paint for any participants without weapons.
Crammed into the Chevy, the seven (Who had heard of seat belts then?) joshing
and joking headed out of town towards Fennhaven Lake. Making sure no other cars were
around, Hay slowed to a stop, and the six scooted off to the side, over the hill, out
of site with their implements of destruction. As they waited for total darkness, and
no cars in sight from either direction, they jumped into action. A few holes jammed
with screwdrivers, some bent edges with hammers and a wrench, and sloshes of
different colored paint on both sides, and the deed was done.
Moments later, they saw car lights coming and they heard the shave-anda-haircut
horn honk from Hay indicating "all clear" and they threw the paint cans into the
woods and hustled into the escape car. It was a loud and boisterous journey home.
Yes, indeed.
Of course, none knew what might come from such antics. One cannot expect a few
bold teenaged guys not to boast of the feat. And it was not as though other
Cannelton Bulldogs had not been alerted to the deed, as they had been given a chance
to volunteer for action. Some of The Seven were concerned as to the ramifications.
Most ignored the possibilities with teenaged-male-braggadocio.
After a week...nothing happened. The ugly sign was there for all to see. Two
weeks...nothing. Three weeks, the sign came down. Two days before graduation
ceremonies, two things happened. The first happening was: The Perry County News
(Tuesday edition) was published, and the front page headlines were: VANDALISM
STRIKES IN PERRY COUNTY! Featured on the front page were two photos. (black and
white) One was of the damaged Tell City Fennhaven Lake sign. The other was of a
rural mailbox which was crushed, apparently having been hit with something like a
baseball bat. The article extorted these actions and offered $100 REWARD FOR
KNOWLEDGE OF THIS VANDALISM. Oh, boy! The Seven were now concerned, especially
since none knew anything about the rural mailbox crushing issues. The second
happening was: As they drove, returning to Cannelton from Tell City, reading the
Perry County News aloud in the car, they approached Fennhaven Lake. A very nice
brand new sign had been erected. As before, the Tell City side read "Tell City
Fennhaven Lake". Immediately their anger rose! As they passed the sign to read it
from the Cannelton side, lo and behold, the sign read "Cannelton Fennhaven Lake".
Cheers arose! Someone up above had gotten the message!
There was much "sign" talk a couple of days later after senior graduation
ceremonies. The Seniors involved felt vindicated, although they did wonder what
would happen if someone gave them up. ($100 was a LOT of money in 1963!) No one
did. A few years ago, at the 40-year reunion, this was a positive topic of
discussion. By now, times had changed. Cannelton had continued to wither as the
town lost population, the 2nd smallest-high-school in Indiana graduated 27, and The
County Seat was moved (Some say stolen.) to Tell City. The lake sign was now back to
the original "Fennhaven Lake" Of the Seven involved, only two had remained in The
Perry County area. Such a small and unimportant thing, while theoretically and
probably morally wrong, was still a sense of pride for The Seniors.
Some afterthoughts to put things into perspective.... In 1963....
Vietnam troubles mount
Beatlemania begins
Zip Codes and Touch Tone Phones are invented
costs: Gas = 30 cents per gal; loaf of bread is 20 cents; movie
theater = 25 cents
Smitty's favorite songs:
Hey Paula -- Paul and Paula
Blue Velvet -- Bobby Vinton
It's My Party -- Lesley Gore
Slang of the era:
"Bread" = money
"Blitzed" = drunk
"Pad" = house or home
"Fox" = an outstanding looking girl or woman
"Cool" = nice
"Scarf" = eat/gobble food very fast
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well, as Buzz is off to another quadrant of the galaxy in search of Zurg I will let
you in on his secrets. He is actually a gladiator, with some minor head damage, who
likes it lo/me with a pinch of dodge. And here I was forcing him to run as fast as
he could, well, who could've guessed. Born a loser too stubborn to learn but fought
like a winner. Hopefully his teammates can learn something from him as they're
pretty much the opposite.
Omega
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly TELORINTHE games. Former top team OLDIES was unseated
this week as BAD SIGNS moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-2-0
record for the round. Did only my eyes note the 3-1-1 record which ACRONYMS managed
to post this round? I don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers! PRINS
RIKARD caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested
ISHTAR and was awarded 17 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable
duels, PRINS RIKARD put down ISHTAR, causing her to lose 17 points of recognition in
the process. This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail GOLDEN
SOMBRERO, Duelmaster of TELORINTHE! Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6
die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7!
Many and various are the arts of battle. In TELORINTHE "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when
this week's challenge seeking began. ZEITGEIST is feared. This much I can say.
Apparently the stalwarts of DEATH'S CHOSEN are catching the bulk of jests down at the
challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Loose talk at the arena has
reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after
SIMPLETONGUE. Watch your back! A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this
week, it seems that GOOML posted a challenge against the more highly recognized EYE.
The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand GOOML defeated EYE. Remember warriors,
this is the discipline of steel.
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the miserable with fortune
but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in TELORINTHE. Nice atmosphere you have here! Ahh, but I can hear the
spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember: a
fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing
only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLDEN SOMBRERO 139 17 3 1 118 BAD SIGNS (24)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STEAL HOME 138 16 4 1 93 BAD SIGNS (24)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DETOUR 141 13 7 1 82 BAD SIGNS (24)
SIMPLETONGUE 194 13 5 0 82 INVIDIOTS (16)
GOSSIPID 99 14 6 1 71 INVIDIOTS (16)
CONFESSION 47 18 3 1 69 OLDIES (5)
TORPORTLY 102 11 9 1 68 INVIDIOTS (16)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PARALDOXIA 112 8 12 0 66 ZEITGEIST (18)
PRINS RIKARD 232 7 4 1 66 OLLIS HEROES (27)
FHUME 86 9 12 0 65 REJECTS (13)
PEP RALLY 46 12 9 0 64 OLDIES (5)
REVENANT 213 6 9 0 64 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
RIZZYN 104 8 13 0 63 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
DRAGGIN' MAIN 44 16 5 0 61 OLDIES (5)
GENERICKY 100 13 7 0 60 INVIDIOTS (16)
CYCLIDIA 111 10 10 1 57 ZEITGEIST (18)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GUSHAN 222 7 6 0 52 ZEITGEIST (18)
FI 84 10 11 1 51 REJECTS (13)
LOTUS-EATER 193 11 7 2 50 INVIDIOTS (16)
LETTER SWEATER 43 13 8 2 49 OLDIES (5)
FOE 85 8 13 0 49 REJECTS (13)
TOA JALLER 183 7 12 0 49 OLLIS HEROES (27)
ISHTAR 184 8 12 0 48 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
CUSTODIAN 215 7 7 0 45 OLDIES (5)
MORWEL 210 6 10 0 43 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
VODI 158 9 12 0 40 OLLIS HEROES (27)
WYSIWYG 261 4 1 0 39 ACRONYMS (38)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WASNIS 224 6 6 0 33 OLLIS HEROES (27)
EYE 180 5 15 0 30 REJECTS (13)
HELGA HOARFROST 237 5 5 0 27 ZEITGEIST (18)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOOML 264 3 1 0 23 ACRONYMS (38)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
QUADRUPLE BOGEY 241 3 3 0 22 BAD SIGNS (24)
ROFLMAO 259 4 1 1 20 ACRONYMS (38)
MELANCHOLIA 239 4 4 0 20 ZEITGEIST (18)
-FLEA 252 3 0 0 20 DOG EATERS (37)
ILEOSA 263 2 3 0 19 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
LUMP 269 2 1 0 11 BAD SIGNS (24)
IITYWTMWYBMAD 260 1 4 1 8 ACRONYMS (38)
-TICK 253 2 1 0 7 DOG EATERS (37)
-PARVO 256 0 3 0 3 DOG EATERS (37)
-RABID 255 0 3 0 3 DOG EATERS (37)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 ROFLMAO 259 21 NONE
ROFL 258 0 1 0 ACRONYMS 38 POUND 254 17 REVENGED
BLOODY STOOL 143 11 6 0 BAD SIGNS 24 TORPORTLY 102 18 REVENGED
POUND 254 1 1 1 DOG EATERS 37 IITYWTMWYBMAD 260 18 REVENGED
BANANNA 271 0 1 0 REJECTS 13 WURM KIN 21 NONE
THE 192 7 11 0 REJECTS 13 LOTUS-EATER 193 20
PERSONAL ADS
Buzz -- Once again, job well done! I guess that's why you're Ollie's Hero. May you
have a LONG winning record in ADM, the Isle awaits! Farewell. -- Azaziel
Foe -- Well fought! But tell me, where are your seven cousins? -- Rizzyn
Detour -- Thanx for the lessons, perhaps in the future I'll find myself travelling
your direction again. *smile* But that would be a bad sign wouldn't it? -- Ishtar
Wasnis -- Sorry, I thought you belonged to another clan. I hate orcs! -- Revenant
P.S. Past life experience.
Pep Rally -- I've really got to learn how to handle your sort. -- Gushan
Draggin' Main -- I thought I might actually win that one! -- Paraldoxia
Gossipid -- I KNOW I can take you, I just KNOW it! -- Cyclidia
Custodian -- Cleaned my clock didn't ya? -- Helga Hoarfrost
Gooml -- Mnn...that's interesting. -- Melancholia
Congratulations to our reigning Duelmaster, and first graduate! Drinks on us at
Eldritch Concoctions, Buzz. I see HAL has caught me up, so just another reminder to
look alive out there! -- Michael Eldritch
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BANANNA was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CONFESSION won victory over FHUME in a exciting 3 minute expert's Challenge battle.
CYCLIDIA was defeated by GOSSIPID in a 2 minute bloody Challenge duel.
PEP RALLY devastated MORWEL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
PARALDOXIA demolished CUSTODIAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
PRINS RIKARD devastated ISHTAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
WYSIWYG handily defeated ILEOSA in a 1 minute gruesome uneven Challenge melee.
QUADRUPLE BOGEY was vanquished by TOA JALLER in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
IITYWTMWYBMAD was vanquished by WASNIS in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LUMP was savagely defeated by HELGA HOARFROST in a 2 minute gory Challenge melee.
GOOML luckily beat EYE in a 3 minute novice vs. master upset Challenge match.
BUZZ was demolished by GOLDEN SOMBRERO in a popular 1 minute mismatched Title match.
SIMPLETONGUE was overcome by STEAL HOME in a popular 4 minute gruesome conflict.
DETOUR savagely defeated RIZZYN in a action packed 1 minute gruesome struggle.
DRAGGIN' MAIN outlasted VODI in a unpopular 18 minute master's brawl.
TORPORTLY savagely defeated FOE in a exciting 1 minute brutal bout.
GENERICKY overpowered LETTER SWEATER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FI handily defeated MELANCHOLIA in a popular 1 minute mismatched competition.
LOTUS-EATER was defeated by REVENANT in a 1 minute duel.
GUSHAN demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a action packed 1 minute gruesome uneven bout.
ROFLMAO butchered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 12 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 3 - 0 80 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 42 - 21 - 2 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 37 - 25 - 2 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 8 - 0 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 63 - 63 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 21 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 20 - 28 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 28 - 41 - 2 41 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 12 - 1 37 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 11 - 20 - 1 35 |
Turn 21 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 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 7 5 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 5 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK GOLDEN SOMBRERO 139 17 3 1 118 BAD SIGNS (24)
WALL OF STEEL STEAL HOME 138 16 4 1 93 BAD SIGNS (24)
LUNGING ATTACK DETOUR 141 13 7 1 82 BAD SIGNS (24)
PARRY-LUNGE SIMPLETONGUE 194 13 5 0 82 INVIDIOTS (16)
PARRY-RIPOSTE GOSSIPID 99 14 6 1 71 INVIDIOTS (16)
TOTAL PARRY CONFESSION 47 18 3 1 69 OLDIES (5)
SLASHING ATTACK GENERICKY 100 13 7 0 60 INVIDIOTS (16)
PARRY-STRIKE LOTUS-EATER 193 11 7 2 50 INVIDIOTS (16)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PARALDOXIA 112. The most popular warrior this turn
was FHUME 86. The ten other most popular fighters were EYE 180, SIMPLETONGUE 194,
HELGA HOARFROST 237, STEAL HOME 138, GOSSIPID 99, PARALDOXIA 112, PRINS RIKARD 232,
GOLDEN SOMBRERO 139, DETOUR 141, and TORPORTLY 102.
The least popular fighter this week was DRAGGIN' MAIN 44. The other ten least
popular fighters were VODI 158, LOTUS-EATER 193, LETTER SWEATER 43, RIZZYN 104, LUMP
269, ILEOSA 263, ISHTAR 184, CUSTODIAN 215, MORWEL 210, and ROFLMAO 259.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
GOLDEN SOMBRERO (83-139) BAD SIGNS (24)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
BUZZ (83-155) OLLIS HEROES (27)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVI
DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BLOODY STOOL 143 (11-6-0) 0 2 0 BAD SIGNS
DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
3RD AND 98 142 (7-3-0) 2 3 0 BAD SIGNS
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!
Our next Winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 16-18, 2009. It will be
held at the Fiesta Resort in Tempe, AZ at 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, 85282
(480-967-1441). Rooms are only $139.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy. There is a free
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in all guest rooms. There is a fitness center with cardiovascular and weight-lifting
equipment, a heated swimming pool and jacuzzi, with poolside beverage delivery. They
have a bustling happy hour in the Kachina lounge, with complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
There are tons of restaurants nearby at the Mall, a Denny's across the street, and
several fast food options nearby as well, as well as a restaurant in the hotel with
room service.
If you arrive early or stay late, don't forget that there is excellent golfing in
the Phoenix area, with several championship courses nearby. Winter is an excellent
time to explore Arizona with a trip to the Grand Canyon or Sedona or any of our
other scenic sites across the state.
Hotel info: http://www.fiestainnresort.com
The rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block.
The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!