DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/06/2005    Duedate: 06/18/2005

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-408

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

YOBER
OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)
(2-4537) [13-5-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

YOBER                          LOUD GEORGE
OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)        FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)
(2-4537) [13-5-0,114]          (2-5329) [2-0-0,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

YOBER                          MELLISANDE
OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)        THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-4537) [13-5-0,114]          (2-5332) [6-3-0,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       23
2. FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)       13      ARENA FELINES (622)
3. ARENA FELINES (622)          8      Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)      2
5. BLOOD BATH (539)             0      FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 BLOOD BATH (539)          15   3  0 83.3   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    10  5 0
 2/ 2 ARENA FELINES (622)       13   3  0 81.3   2/ 4 ARENA FELINES (622)       4  1 0
 3/ 3 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 122  44  0 73.5   3/ 5 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)   3  0 0
 4/ 4 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)   16   8  0 66.7   4- 3 BLOOD BATH (539)          2  0 0
 5/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)      2   3  0 40.0   5/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)     1  1 0
 6/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    387 587 10 39.7   6/ 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)  1  6 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 522): SNAG of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 407): YOBER of OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 527): NOT HOYLE of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 523): SOGNATORE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 522): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 526): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 524): MAJOR ANGER of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 518): THE UPRIGHT MAN of ALASTARIAN IDOL (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 510): QUINTAL of PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 509): DAZEY of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 483): BENANDANTI of HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 473): DARK TYPHLOSION of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 208): MAELSTROM FURY of THE MYRMIDON (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 460): MIYAGI'S MIATA of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 409): DELANGE of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 194): MOUSETRAP of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 182): OOKAZI of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 358): DIO of MIDGETS (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 160): RYSHER of ORIGINALE BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 402): MIMIC BLENNY of BIG MEAN FISH from TALCAMA (Big Wave
                             Dave, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 522): LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 407): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 527): GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 523): THE SHALLOWSHIP (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 522): EVEREST LLP (?, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 526): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 524): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 518): THE FELLOWSHIP (Mithrandir, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 510): none
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 509): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 483): KAMIKAZI (Nemesis, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 473): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 208): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 460): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 409): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 194): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 182): ILL AVENGERS (Knolan, Master Wildstorm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 358): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 160): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 402): BLACK PRIMER, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 526): CARROT of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 521): JOHN TYLER of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 510): QUINTAL of PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.)
                (turn 509): SMUNCH of THUNDR + LITENING (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 509): DAZEY of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOLME (turn 472): RUNABOUT of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 160): RYSHER of ORIGINALE BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  He who laughs last didn't get the joke.  
Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe GLORY BOUND TROLLS.  Last week they got 0-2-0 
to drop by 4!  THE GOLDEN FISH had cause to celebrate, after MARI COY got 13 points 
by beating MORDANT DESERTER.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, DANGEROUS 
CRIMINAL was winsome, after beating SPIKE MCGOLD and seeing him lose 8 points.  YOBER 
successfully staved off a grab for the roses by PIP of GLORY BOUND TROLLS.  Does 
NIANIA have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  So who's the team that's been 
walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Do not think spyreporting in NIANIA is the highlight of my life.  As if buffeted 
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  NIANIA, I 
leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at Jim's Tap Room.  'Til 
next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YOBER 4537                   13   5  0   114       OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCARDY CAT 5279               9   1  0    96       ARENA FELINES (622)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLOODSHED 4619                9   3  0    86       BLOOD BATH (539)
 PIP 5286                     13  10  0    77       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-NEEBLES 5301                 10   5  0    73       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELLISANDE 5332               6   3  0    54       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 MELLITA 5331                  5   4  0    52       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-OOZE-O 5277                  10   5  0    51       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
 SPIKE MCGOLD 5318             7   5  0    36       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLOOD BLISTER 4622            3   0  0    33       BLOOD BATH (539)
 ROCKZAR 5316                  4   2  0    25       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
 LOUD GEORGE 5329              2   0  0    25       FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATSUP 5280                   4   0  0    23       ARENA FELINES (622)
 MARI COY 5342                 1   0  0    13       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GOLDEN SHARK 5338             3   2  1    12       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-GNICK 5310                    0   2  0     2       GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
 ED 5339                       0   1  0     2       FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Rockzar -- I think it's grossly unfair to have golem trolls.  Real trolls or golems
are either one bad enough, but golem trolls--!  It's infamous. -- Golden Shark

Gosh, this is SOOO embarrassing!  Killed by a Captured Orc, and I LIKE orcs, you
know.  I'm not, or at least I wasn't, one of those people who goes, er, went around
saying that orcs were just animals and shouldn't be allowed into the bars and stuff
like that.  And then this one KILLED me.  Why?  What did I do wrong? -- Nugget McGold

Nugget -- Well, for a start, you hit him on the head, which just annoys them; it
isn't like orcs had brains to be scrambled or anything.  And then when he hit back,
you parried with your face.  All the best warriors and managers tell us that's a
mistake. -- Spike McGold

I don't care what the Commission says, after Nugget's fight, I defeated the Captured
Orc, and *I* consider that a successful bloodfeud. -- Mellisande

Sure, and I defeated the beast after you did.  How come we three of us fought the
same standby, anyway?  I mean, sure, probably there's more than one orc that's been
captured, but these guys would have to be triplets.  Oh, I get it--they're born in
bunches, like litters of puppies, right?  Okay, I can see that. -- Spike McGold

Well, *I* got the Ambitious Guard, who is a GENTLEMAN and taught me three skills.  So
there! -- Mellita

21 May 2005
Amendment for "Fratsfas Quest for the Best!"
     Managers that have teams already established in Fratsfa need not have (3) three
warriors in the initiates.  FE will NOT be a factor.  Stables may be entered at any
time.  Just announce your stable in the p-ads.
     ***************************************************************************
     This in my invitation to all managers  who wish to prove their mettle against
managers from all over Alastari.  We have limited TP's in this contest to one a team
at a time.  We DO NOT want this contest to become a scum fest as many others have,
hence the Andorian arena.  Good luck to all who come to prove their skills.  "May
your enemies' blood flow freely" -- Dark Knight Toker, Desolate Empire Alliance

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

YOBER bested PIP in a 2 minute master's Title fight.
SCARDY CAT vanquished INSURANCE SALESMAN in a 1 minute uneven battle.
MELLISANDE savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a action packed 8 minute fight.
SPIKE MCGOLD was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MELLITA demolished ROCKZAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LOUD GEORGE vanquished GOLDEN SHARK in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
CATSUP bested ED in a 4 minute novice's competition.
MARI COY handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   3 -  1      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  0      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        11 -   9 -  1      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 408 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      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   YOBER 4537                 13   5  0  114 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)
STRIKING ATTACK  SCARDY CAT 5279             9   1  0   96 ARENA FELINES (622)
PARRY-STRIKE     PIP 5286                   13  10  0   77 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MELLISANDE 5332             6   3  0   54 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK   SPIKE MCGOLD 5318           7   5  0   36 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is YOBER 4537.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
MELLISANDE 5332.  The ten other most popular fighters were ED 5339, YOBER 4537, LOUD 
GEORGE 5329, PIP 5286, SCARDY CAT 5279, MELLITA 5331, MARI COY 5342, GOLDEN SHARK 
5338, CATSUP 5280, and SPIKE MCGOLD 5318.

The least popular fighter this week was ROCKZAR 5316.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, CATSUP 5280, GOLDEN SHARK 5338, MARI COY 5342, 
MELLITA 5331, SCARDY CAT 5279, PIP 5286, LOUD GEORGE 5329, YOBER 4537, and ED 5339.