DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/29/2005    Duedate: 09/10/2005

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-412

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MELLITA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5331) [8-5-1,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MELLITA                        THE SHOCKER
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          INQUISITION SL5 (631)
(2-5331) [8-5-1,90]            (2-5356) [1-0-1,21]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MELLISANDE                     MELLITA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5332) [8-5-0,58]            (2-5331) [8-5-1,90]

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)       38
2. INQUISITION SL5 (631)       33      THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
3. BLITZKRIEG II (612)          1      Unchartered Team
4. FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)        0
5. ARENA FELINES (622)          0      INQUISITION SL5 (631)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*INQUISITION SL5 (631)      2   0  1  100   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    12  3 1
 2- 1 ARENA FELINES (622)       15   3  0 83.3   2/ 0*INQUISITION SL5 (631)     2  0 1
 3/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    402 592 11 40.4   3- 2 ARENA FELINES (622)       1  0 0
 4/ 0*BLITZKRIEG II (612)        3   5  1 37.5   4- 3*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)     1  4 0
 5- 3*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)      4   8  0 33.3   5/ 0*BLITZKRIEG II (612)       0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Hey everybody, watch out for THE SHOCKER, who flew up 21 points in 
the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon.  Keep your eye on this 
gal.  Try as hard as the ARENA FELINES stable might, they were unable to find their 
warrior (and ex-Duelmaster) SCARDY CAT before this week's fights.  In front of all 
the crowds, MELLITA took the Duelmaster's crown for hers own.  I give the bum two 
weeks.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Ask not the elves for counsel, 
for they will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, there's the manager of the NIANIA giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), 
oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELLITA 5331                  8   5  1    90       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCARDY CAT 5279              11   1  0   106       ARENA FELINES (622)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELLISANDE 5332               8   5  0    58       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARI COY 5342                 5   0  0    49       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SPIKE MCGOLD 5318             9   7  0    46       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDEN SHARK 5338             7   2  1    28       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CATSUP 5280                   4   0  0    23       ARENA FELINES (622)
 THE SHOCKER 5356              1   0  1    21       INQUISITION SL5 (631)
-UGLY KID 5223                 1   0  1    14       BLITZKRIEG II (612)
 SHOCKING 5352                 1   0  0    12       INQUISITION SL5 (631)
-HANGMAN 5224                  1   0  0     6       BLITZKRIEG II (612)
-ED 5339                       0   4  0     4       FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)
 BRICK HOUSE 5220              0   4  0     4       BLITZKRIEG II (612)
-NEVER AGAIN 5222              1   0  0     3       BLITZKRIEG II (612)
-RAINING PAYNE 5221            0   1  0     1       BLITZKRIEG II (612)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 5    0  1 0   1                   THE SHOCKER 5356      412 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

4 August 2005
Ladies and Gentlemen...The Announcement You Have All Been Waiting For Is Here!!!!!!!!

ZalCon3...The Rebirth!!!!!!! 

The Rules Are Simple, The Prizes Are Awesome, The Competition Fierce!

Where:  Dullens (DM13)  When:  October 8th, 2005

The Rules:
Every Manager Must DA Their Entire Team On The First Turn They Enter The Contest.
All Warriors DA'd In This Manner MUST Be At Zero FE And May Fight In The Contest If
They Live.  The Style Of The Warrior Must Be Present In The Name In A Non Ambiguous
Manner, Standard Abbreviations Accepted.  Scoring Starts On The 3rd Turn Of The
Contest Which Will Also Be The First Turn After The October Mail In.  Dead Warriors
May Be Entered From The Contest To Dead Apprentices ONLY--And With Zero FE!!!!!  All
Living Warriors May Be Entered Into Rookies or Apprentices For The October Mail In.

Scoring:
 1 Point For Each Win.
 1 Point For Each Kill.
-1 Point For Each Loss.
-1 Point For Each Death.

Categories:
Ultimate Style Master:  Warrior Of Any Style With The Most Style Master Points.
Top Team:  Team With The Most Points At The End Of The Contest.
Top Warrior:  Warrior With The Most Points At The End Of The Contest.
MVP Team:  Team With The Most Free Fight Awards At The End Of The Contest.
MVP Warrior:  Warrior With The Most Free Fight Awards At The End Of The Contest.
Style Master:  Warrior With The Most Points Vs. Style In Each Style At The End Of The
               Contest.
Warrior Top 11:  Next 10 Top Point Gaining Warriors At The End Of The Contest.
Iron Manager:  Any Manager With 100 Fights During The Contest (20 Turns Plus 2 Pre
               Turns).
***Special Category*** An Additional Top Team Award Will Be Granted For Each 5 Iron
Manager Awards Starting At 6.

Prizes:
Ultimate Style Master, Top Team, Top Warrior:  +1 To Bonus, Damage Bump, Free Train
                                              Or Learn 2 Skills, Favorites Knowledge.
MVP Team And MVP Warrior:  20 Rollups.
Style Master:  +1 To Bonus.
Warrior Top 11:  Free Train Or Learn 2 Skills. 
Iron Manager:  +1 To Bonus.

Please Contact Zalgor Prigg Via Diplo (Armor & Weapons DM102) or Email
(zalgor@hotmail.com) Should You Have Any Questions Or Wish A Free Team Rollup To Dark
Arena On Turn 1.

Disclaimer:  All Prizes Are To Be Used On Contest Team Only And Are Non Transferable.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MELLITA devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gruesome mismatched Title fight.
MELLISANDE was savagely defeated by INSURANCE SALESMAN in a 4 minute brutal melee.
MARI COY savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute bloody duel.
SPIKE MCGOLD devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GOLDEN SHARK demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BRICK HOUSE was vanquished by SHOCKING in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
THE SHOCKER executed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        13 -   7 -  2      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  13 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 412 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  MELLITA 5331                8   5  1   90 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MELLISANDE 5332             8   5  0   58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL    MARI COY 5342               5   0  0   49 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK   SPIKE MCGOLD 5318           9   7  0   46 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MELLISANDE 5332.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MELLITA 5331.  The ten other most popular fighters were MARI COY 5342, MELLISANDE 
5332, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, GOLDEN SHARK 5338, SHOCKING 5352, THE SHOCKER 5356, BRICK 
HOUSE 5220,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was BRICK HOUSE 5220.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE SHOCKER 5356, SHOCKING 5352, GOLDEN SHARK 5338, SPIKE 
MCGOLD 5318, MELLISANDE 5332, MARI COY 5342, MELLITA 5331,  0,  0, and  0.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXV

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
OXYGEN THIEF 3726 (145-71-4)           4  3  0         ODD SQUAD            

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DARK GUARDIAN 2126 (71-63-0)           6  3  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       
GARET JAX 2836 (78-66-2)               2  3  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       
APOCALYPSE 4003 (42-30-1)              1  4  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       
AHIRA BANDYLEGS 3867 (44-57-1)         0  5  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
OTIS 3579 (0-0-0)                      0  3  0         NEWMAN HALL          

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TOOFLESS 5103 (48-13-0)                4  3  0         GLORY BOUND TROLLS   
PROWESS 5155 (22-26-0)                 0  3  0         KNOT WHOLE           

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLOODSHED 4619 (9-3-0)                 1  1  0  DEAD   BLOOD BATH           
BACON 4880 (0-0-0)                     1  3  0         DOES A BODY GOOD     
YOBER 4537 (13-5-0)                    1  3  0         OF WOLF AND MAN 6    

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TALON 5250 (3-1-0)                     2  3  0         BLACK/RED KLK        
AZRAEL 5249 (2-1-0)                    0  3  0         BLACK/RED KLK        
LOUD GEORGE 5329 (4-0-0)               0  1  0  DEAD   FORCE OF FIVE 3      

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CATSUP 5280 (4-0-0)                    8  3  0         ARENA FELINES        
ED 5339 (0-4-0)                        0  3  0         FORCE OF FIVE 3      

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SPANISH LADY 5322 (0-0-0)              3  3  0         SEA SHANTIES         
HAUL AWAY JOE 5323 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         SEA SHANTIES         
KAZAMON 4540 (0-0-0)                   1  3  0         OF WOLF AND MAN 6    
MIKEY 5344 (0-0-0)                     0  4  0         FORCE OF FIVE 3