DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/19/2011 Duedate: 08/15/2011
TELORINTHE ARENA
DM-83 TURN-55
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ACCORDION
OLDIES (5)
(83-301) [14-3-0,142]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ACCORDION POSITION IS EMPTY
OLDIES (5)
(83-301) [14-3-0,142]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MORIS NAHR PETRO SALM
MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
(83-291) [18-16-1,76] (83-337) [1-2-0,9]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
OLDIES (5)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. OLDIES (5) 36
2. MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) 7 OLDIES (5)
3. PANTHEON (28) 0 Unchartered Team
4. SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) -5
2010 IN WORDS (47)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 OLDIES (5) 190 85 7 69.1 1/ 3 OLDIES (5) 9 6 0
2/ 2 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) 45 35 2 56.3 2/ 2 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41) 6 6 0
3- 4 PANTHEON (28) 28 27 3 50.9 3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) 6 9 0
4/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40) 86 84 3 50.6 4- 1 PANTHEON (28) 5 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
THE ADM REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
The next ADM Regional Tournament will be held in the months of October/November 2011
and will be contested in the regular arenas during the late Summer months.
Q: What is the ADM Regional Tournament?
A: The ADM Regional Tournament is a competition where the best and brightest warriors
from the ADM regionals compete for bragging rights and to see which region is the
best!
Q: How does it work?
A: During the month of October, the warriors of each Regional Team will be temporarily
moved to a special regional arena, where they will battle it out in a single
elimination tournament. The last warrior standing wins for his region. (Learns,
skills, and FE gained during the contest will not be permanent.)
Results will be posted online during the months of October/November.
Q: How are teams determined?
A: There are 10 warrior slots given out to each team. The 10 Stylemasters of each
regional arena during Saturday, October 15th will automatically qualify and be
selected.
To qualify for a Stylemaster position, you must have been active in the arena in 4
of the prior 6 turns including the last one (2 of the last 3 for Crysalis). (Thus,
you'll want to activate your warriors before the week of July 23rd, to be safe.)
Should a team not be able to qualify all 10 warriors, they may select wildcard
entrants to fill those empty slots. However, they must have at least 7 different
styles represented AND no more than 2 of any style. Should they not be able to
meet this criteria, their team will be filled with NPCs.
Each manager may only play for 1 region and may qualify no more than 3 warriors on
a regional team. They may play a 3rd warrior only if everyone else who wants to
participate already has 2 and/or there is no other option. A manager may not have
more than 1 warrior of the same style on the regional team.
Q: What's a Regional Coordinator?
A: The Regional Coordinator is the unofficial "team captain": They are in charge of
putting together their team based on the rules, trying to make sure everyone is
included and that any disputes are handled. (For instance, if someone qualifies
more than 2 warriors, the regional coordinator will work with that manager and
determine which warriors will participate on the team, and then notify
replacements, etc.)
The Regional Coordinators are: Manager (Andorak), Buri(Darkholm), The Dark One
(Free Blades), Crip (Crysalis), Master Darque (Unnamed No Tourney Arena), One Arm
Bandit (Home Guard). If you need to contact them, you can write a personal ad in
the ADM arena, or send a diplo to them at:
Manager: Superior Forces in DM 105
The Dark One: Angels of Pain in DM 103
Buri: Tackle Box in DM 104
One Arm Bandit: Sea Dogs in DM 101
Crip: Royal Flush in DM 106
Master Darque: Darque Ages in DM 81
Q: What does happen if someone qualifies more than 2 warriors?
A: That manager will be able to decide which 2 to send (or, if there are no other
options, the manager may send 3--see above) and the next highest qualifying warrior
will be able to take place of the warrior that doesn't get sent if it's an
automatic spot. It's definitely a good idea to communicate with your team
coordinator and fellow teammates. Remember, even though you are fighting for
qualification spots, you all still want to put together a competitive team! (All
of the captains treat this as an inclusive event so it's unlikely anyone will
completely get left out in the cold.)
Q: What if my warriors are not in ADM regional? Or, what if they are in the wrong
ADM regional?
A: If your warriors are in 100, or are in the wrong region, and they haven't fought
since the split, you can request to CSR to have them moved into the proper
regional arena.
Q: Is there a prize?
A: Bragging rights!
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 337): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Manniquin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 334): SCARLET of D'HARAN EMPIRE (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 332): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 310): ELISHAR of GOD OR GODDESS (Sir Blackguard, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 304): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 291): NASTY NES of PUBLICH ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 285): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 238): AFTERSHOCK of SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 239): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 239): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 54): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 237): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 337): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 334): THE DEATH LORDS (Widowmaker, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 332): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 310): NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 304): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 291): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 285): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 238): SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 239): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 239): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 54): SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 237): CRYPTICS et al (Crip, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 337): CONFESSION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Manniquin, mgr.)
(turn 336): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): SMOKEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
(turn 302): PROWL of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
EARVLING FLASH of FORCE OF WILL
(Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 291): GOBERT HINNY of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 239): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I think it is just plain unfair that the winner of the DM fight HAS to write a
DM Column. It is! It should be the loser of the fight having to write about how
wonderful the winner and Duelmaster is. Therefore, Morris Nohl, Berthold, Orrie
Pollas, Quita Remming, and Karen Lo-- you all OWE me. Cash is great and credit cards
are accepted.
If you don't comply, you just may find me playing at the next wedding you
attend!
Accordion DMV
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! The boys at PANTHEON left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of
the top spot by OLDIES. Good show! OLDIES had cause to celebrate, after CRACKER
JACKS got 18 points by beating BERTHOLD. A certain someone should cut down on the
drinking and practice more, after losing 13 points to CRACKER JACKS. (Discrete
enough, BERTHOLD?) Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by MORIS
NAHR, of MIDDLE WAY 21, who despite a 18-16-1 couldn't overcome TELORINTHE's Number
1. Word has it one team in TELORINTHE 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 TELORINTHE avoid MIDDLE WAY 21. As a woman of good breeding
scorns the "warriors" of OLDIES, so did that sorry team shy from MIDDLE WAY 21 If
challenges were horses, BERTHOLD could open up a fast food joint!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! 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. Like a mixed metaphor, and an
overtaxed simile, I now bid TELORINTHE farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ACCORDION 301 14 3 0 142 OLDIES (5)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRACKER JACKS 303 9 5 1 96 OLDIES (5)
SANGER 315 14 6 0 92 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MORIS NAHR 291 18 16 1 76 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
BERTHOLD 314 13 7 2 73 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
SVEN 309 11 9 0 69 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAM TALL 293 15 19 0 64 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
-ANUBIS 159 7 4 1 57 PANTHEON (28)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RA 208 5 2 0 54 PANTHEON (28)
-SHU 205 5 3 0 50 PANTHEON (28)
CONTRACT BRIDGE 308 7 3 1 47 OLDIES (5)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-AHTI 204 5 3 0 23 PANTHEON (28)
ROSANA SABEL 326 3 1 0 23 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
-THOTH 216 3 2 0 21 PANTHEON (28)
LIFE SCOUT 316 5 4 0 20 OLDIES (5)
ERIC 311 3 7 0 20 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
MELANIE OBERN 324 3 2 0 17 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
PETRO SALM 337 1 2 0 9 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CUSTODIAN 325 0 4 0 4 OLDIES (5)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Eric -- By golly, just because I beat you last time is no reason for you to go out
and give me a loss. Gee. -- Life Scout
Sanger -- Et tu, Brute? -- Cracker Jacks
Morris Nohh -- I feel very, very lucky. -- Accordion (breaking out in a catchy polka)
Petro Salm -- Something tells me I need some more, maybe lots more, work before I can
compete at this level. -- Custodian (showing good form cleaning the commode)
Melanie -- I held all the trump cards. -- Contract Bridge
Hey! Not bad, Oldies! We were fifth place Team On The Move with -2 points. Hmmmmm.
That should tell us something. Get a move on, guys! -- Coach, Manager Oldies (and
really, really feeling like one)
Custodian -- It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. -- Melanie Obern
Contract Bridge -- Um... maybe I should've brought my lawyer to that? -- Melanie
Obern
Custodian -- Maybe if they'd let you have a real weapon instead of that broom? --
Petro Salm
Accordion -- "Music" is not my middle name. -- Moris Nahr
Sven -- Just laziness, if you ask me. -- Sam Tall
P.S. And even if you don't ask me.
A Convicted Thief, here? I thought this was a better place. -- Rosana Sabel
13 July 11
Announcing!
The No-Tourney ADM arena will be opening for business on the
first of August of this year!
It will be ADM Arena #107, making use of that idle installation down at Lirin
Kiv. If the managers involved in this arena wish to rename it, suggestions will be
entertained through the months of August and September.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CRACKER JACKS devastated BERTHOLD in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ACCORDION vanquished MORIS NAHR in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
SANGER subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
SVEN devastated SAM TALL in a slow 8 minute one-sided contest.
CONTRACT BRIDGE demolished ERIC in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LIFE SCOUT won victory over PETRO SALM in a 3 minute fight.
MELANIE OBERN bested CUSTODIAN in a 2 minute amateur's match.
ROSANA SABEL handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 13 - 1 72 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 16 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 10 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 4 - 7 - 0 36 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 14 - 0 26 |
Turn 55 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 5 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK ACCORDION 301 14 3 0 142 OLDIES (5)
PARRY-LUNGE SANGER 315 14 6 0 92 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
SLASHING ATTACK MORIS NAHR 291 18 16 1 76 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
WALL OF STEEL BERTHOLD 314 13 7 2 73 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
TOTAL PARRY SVEN 309 11 9 0 69 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MORIS NAHR 291. The most popular warrior this turn
was PETRO SALM 337. The ten other most popular fighters were ACCORDION 301, SANGER
315, MELANIE OBERN 324, CRACKER JACKS 303, CONTRACT BRIDGE 308, CUSTODIAN 325, ROSANA
SABEL 326, BERTHOLD 314, MORIS NAHR 291, and ERIC 311.
The least popular fighter this week was SAM TALL 293. The other ten least popular
fighters were SVEN 309, LIFE SCOUT 316, ERIC 311, MORIS NAHR 291, BERTHOLD 314,
ROSANA SABEL 326, CUSTODIAN 325, CONTRACT BRIDGE 308, CRACKER JACKS 303, and MELANIE
OBERN 324.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LI
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CONFESSION 47 (47-7-1) 2 3 0 OLDIES
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A
BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME
COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM
EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR
NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE
PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes