DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/16/2004    Duedate: 08/28/2004

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-388

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TOOFLESS
GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
(2-5103) [32-4-0,186]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TOOFLESS                       SADAHARU OH
GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)       DARK TOADS (594)
(2-5103) [32-4-0,186]          (2-5054) [3-1-0,24]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ABALONEA                       SORRY JUNK
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          BIG COUNTRY (593)
(2-5032) [13-43-0,91]          (2-5161) [11-8-1,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BIG COUNTRY (593)           26
2. KNOT WHOLE (443)            14      GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
3. DARK TOADS (594)            11      Unchartered Team
4. ARENA FELINES (622)          9
5. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)        8      ARENA FELINES (622)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*ARENA FELINES (622)        1   0  0  100   1/ 1 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)  8  4 0
 2/ 1 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)  83  23  0 78.3   2/ 2 BIG COUNTRY (593)         7  8 0
 3- 2*BLACK/RED KLK (617)        6   4  0 60.0   3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     6  9 0
 4/ 3 BIG COUNTRY (593)         93  80  5 53.8   4/ 4 KNOT WHOLE (443)          5  4 0
 5- 4 RESURRECTION (570)       196 194 17 50.3   5- 5*BLACK/RED KLK (617)       3  0 0
 6/ 5 KNOT WHOLE (443)          22  25  3 46.8   6- 6 RESURRECTION (570)        2  3 0
 7/ 6 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    333 541  9 38.1   7/ 0*DARK TOADS (594)          1  0 0
 8/ 0*DARK TOADS (594)           3   5  0 37.5   8/ 0*ARENA FELINES (622)       1  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
NIANIA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see BRUTUS win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BRUTUS 
beat OOZE-O and OOZE-O lost 15 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  BILLY challenged 
NIANIA's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And if variety is the spice of life, 
NIANIA may be getting bland, as TOOFLESS stays top dog in the city.  Kickbacks and 
bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their 
fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  RESURRECTION was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like BIG COUNTRY avoided them the most 
this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  ABALONEA was 
challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or 
feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  We're all going to die in the end, so why 
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Paste 
this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOOFLESS 5103                32   4  0   186       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JARCK 5132                   18  10  0   112       RESURRECTION (570)
 BILLY 5153                   12   7  0   103       BIG COUNTRY (593)
 BETTY 5107                   16   7  2   102       BIG COUNTRY (593)
-TOLDERST 5159                15   4  0   100       RESURRECTION (570)
 FORMIDABLE 5177               7   3  3    95       KNOT WHOLE (443)
 LUBAYA 5126                  17  19  0    93       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 ABALONEA 5032                13  43  0    91       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROWESS 5155                 10  14  0    83       KNOT WHOLE (443)
 NELLISTHA 5156               17  14  1    81       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 ANALIRA 5087                 17  28  1    80       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 YELLOW PIKE 5031             11  45  1    79       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SORRY JUNK 5161              11   8  1    75       BIG COUNTRY (593)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUTUS 5248                   6   3  0    43       BIG COUNTRY (593)
 PIP 5286                      5   1  0    40       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TALON 5250                    2   1  0    33       BLACK/RED KLK (617)
-CHYLEYA 5225                  5   4  0    28       RESURRECTION (570)
 UPUP 5105                     4   0  0    25       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
 SADAHARU OH 5054              3   1  0    24       DARK TOADS (594)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OOZE-O 5277                   5   2  0    23       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-AZRAEL 5249                   2   1  0    19       BLACK/RED KLK (617)
 BWA HA 3650                   2   5  0    17       KNOT WHOLE (443)
-XENOTH CLY 5266               3   6  0    15       RESURRECTION (570)
-QUEMBY 5265                   1   1  0    15       RESURRECTION (570)
-SIK 5253                      1   0  0    14       BLACK/RED KLK (617)
-POLARIUS 5300                 1   0  0    13       BLACK/RED KLK (617)
 SCARDY CAT 5279               1   0  0     9       ARENA FELINES (622)
 LOU LOU 5294                  1   3  0     6       BIG COUNTRY (593)
 NEEBLES 5301                  1   1  0     4       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-TSUYOSHI SHINJU 5052          0   1  0     1       DARK TOADS (594)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOSS 5251                     0   1  0     1       BLACK/RED KLK (617)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Analira -- You beat Betty and you scared her.  Plus you scarred her pretty face.  So
I had to defend her pride.  I am the best on the team.  Yeah that's it.  Betty wants
a rematch. -- Sorry Junk

Xenoth Cly -- Sorry, buddy.  You was my second choice.  I hope I didn't hurt you too
bad.  One more fight, I may get a rest.  It depends on my manager. -- Brutus

Polarius -- Ouch, you really hurt me.  I hope you taught me well.  I did last four
minutes so I guess that is good. -- Lou Lou

Lubaya -- Are you okay?  I love to fight.  I was hoping to move on to ADM but that's
okay.  I will keep on fighting for a while. -- Betty
P.S.  Analira -- I want a rematch this time.

M. Chardinee -- I really enjoyed whupping your butt.  I was mad and wasn't to fight.
My manager said no more fights 'til October.  That's bullcrap if you ask me.  So I'm
full of rage. -- Rage

Black/Red KLK -- Welcome to our small arena.  Also welcome to the other newer teams
here.  I am glad DM 2 is growing some.  Now all we need is Jinx back. -- The Ice Man,
mgr. Big Country

Sultan -- Thanks for the offer.  We met before in 72.  My team is Ageless Wonder.  It
is a little hard to do things in here.  Thank you. -- The Ice Man

Betty -- Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't we done this before?  More than once?
(sigh)  Small arena syndrome strikes: there's nobody else to fight.  I consider it a
fair trade, the win for you, the skills for me. -- Analira
P.S.  The several days of bedrest (I wish!) is a bonus.

Jarck -- Do you find that you wish you had your own identity, or at least your own
name, rather than being a copy of some other warrior?  Ah, well, maybe when you make
it to the Isle, you can take time off to "find yourself" as people say these days. --
Yellow Pike

Sorry Junk -- You learn well for a piece of "sorry junk."  Hang in there! -- Lubaya
P.S.  Golems of the world unite and get a life!

Somehow, it seems so ODD for the Kung-Fu Master to be an Orc.  It doesn't seem like a
properly Orcish activity.  Of course, he lost the fight, so maybe he's not really a
master.  Maybe he's just a student.  THAT could be more Orclike.  Yeah, that must be
it, the real Master wasn't feeling up to it, he's quite elderly, you know, so he sent
his apprentice.  Ah, good, I'm glad to have that worked out! -- Nellistha

Prowess -- You're an inspiration to us all!  Women of the arenas unite and develop
your prows, and so on. -- Abalonea

17 July 2004
I am currently trying to put together a favorites chart for AD warriors.  I
desperately need help with this.  What I need are style, favorite rhythm (ex.:
hi/low), favorite weapons, and tactics.  What would be great is if you could send me
a copy of the invite with the warrior's name, id#, and arena blacked out.  This way,
I can verify that this is an actual warrior.  Minis will work, too!

For those interested, I have both a challenge style vs. style and a match-up style
vs. style chart.  There's about 250 fights calculated in these charts, and I'll be
happy to send a copy to anyone who asks.  You can contact me (if you're a free world
player) at: Rick Stringer, Merit/East, SCI, P.O. Box 500, Georgetown, DE 19947-0500.
If you're in prison, just send a diplo to:  Baphomet, Mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM
#47--North Fork.  (I also have a lot of other charts and info for anyone who wants
it.)  Thanks!

30 July 2004
The total number of fights calculated was reported as 250 fights.  This is a
misprint.  It should have read "over 2,500 fights." -- Baphomet

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BILLY was bested by TOOFLESS in a 4 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
BETTY won victory over LUBAYA in a 2 minute expert's Challenge battle.
SORRY JUNK was savagely defeated by ABALONEA in a 5 minute expert's Challenge fight.
BRUTUS overpowered OOZE-O in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
NELLISTHA bested KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute uneven brawl.
ANALIRA was overpowered by FORMIDABLE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
PROWESS viciously subdued YELLOW PIKE in a 5 minute veteran's competition.
PIP vanquished BWA HA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SADAHARU OH overpowered NEEBLES in a 1 minute uneven duel.
UPUP defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a dull 3 minute novice's fight.
LOU LOU was beaten by SCARDY CAT in a 1 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       23 -   5 -  0      82  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  12 -  1      61  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  20 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   9 -  0      10  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 388 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-STRIKE       2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      TOOFLESS 5103              32   4  0  186 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
SLASHING ATTACK  BILLY 5153                 12   7  0  103 BIG COUNTRY (593)
LUNGING ATTACK   BETTY 5107                 16   7  2  102 BIG COUNTRY (593)
WALL OF STEEL    NELLISTHA 5156             17  14  1   81 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-STRIKE     PIP 5286                    5   1  0   40 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ABALONEA 5032.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SORRY JUNK 5161.  The ten other most popular fighters were ABALONEA 5032, PROWESS 
5155, YELLOW PIKE 5031, OOZE-O 5277, BILLY 5153, NELLISTHA 5156, PIP 5286, SCARDY CAT 
5279, BETTY 5107, and BRUTUS 5248.

The least popular fighter this week was UPUP 5105.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LOU LOU 5294, NEEBLES 5301, BWA HA 3650, ANALIRA 5087, LUBAYA 5126, 
TOOFLESS 5103, SADAHARU OH 5054, FORMIDABLE 5177, BRUTUS 5248, and BETTY 5107.

                                FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV

     Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday 
through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S 
Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year).  Room rates are $139.00 per night, 
1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast.  The rooms are blocked.  The reservations 
number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face 
Convention" block.  Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make 
sure you reserve your room before then! 
     Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour 
manager's reception.  There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking.  
The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe.  All rooms have high speed internet 
(for an extra charge).  There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a 
bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel.  And there's Denny's right across the 
street.  Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.
     The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late 
November/early December. 
     If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue.  If you have, 
you'll be back.  Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast!  See you there! 

                                          -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff