DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/07/2007    Duedate: 05/19/2007

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-453

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LARSEN E
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5421) [13-4-1,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LARSEN E                       HAND OF HELL
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          TEAM HAVOK (645)
(2-5421) [13-4-1,98]           (2-5456) [3-1-1,37]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LARSEN E                       HAND OF HELL
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          TEAM HAVOK (645)
(2-5421) [13-4-1,98]           (2-5456) [3-1-1,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TEAM HAVOK (645)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       27
2. SWEETS (643)                 6      THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
3. OUT THE WINDOW (630)         0      Unchartered Team
4. TEAM HAVOK (645)            -8
                                       TEAM HAVOK (645)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*TEAM HAVOK (645)          16   4  2 80.0   1/ 1*TEAM HAVOK (645)         11  4 2
 2- 2 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      11   6  0 64.7   2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     7  4 1
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    526 663 17 44.2   3- 3 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      0  2 0
 4/ 0*SWEETS (643)               1   6  0 14.3   4/ 0*SWEETS (643)              0  2 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Another 4 Bridges burned behind me!  Is this amazing, or what?

                                      Larsen E

P.S.  The only thing is, what if I want to go somewhere?  No bridges, so I'm going
to have trouble picking a route....

                                      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 KORONEDUS win a fight and gain 9 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, 
FRATSFA SLAVE beat HAND OF HELL and HAND OF HELL lost 9 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, NIANIA may be getting bland, as LARSEN E 
stays top dog in the city.  Jim's Tap Room, humph!  I've tasted better ale at 
mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From NIANIA's trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
NIANIA, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  THE GOLDEN FISH the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like TEAM HAVOK avoided 
them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  
KORONEDUS was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I guess I can give a little credit to FATAL ANGEL of 
TEAM HAVOK for challenging up by 23 to SASHINDA.  FATAL ANGEL was slain to get 25 
points of recognition.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  And now a passing thought on a warrior dying young 
(FATAL ANGEL of TEAM HAVOK):  You had your chance and now you're dead.  Oh well...  I 
can't say as I'm proud to find out that THE GOLDEN FISH's SASHINDA has killed FATAL 
ANGEL from TEAM HAVOK.  I can say I wish TEAM HAVOK good luck in their bloodfeud.  
Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds 
of weapons?   
     What does the NIANIA arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll 
need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LARSEN E 5421                13   4  1    98       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-4 BRIDGES 5347                5   4  0    70       OUT THE WINDOW (630)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SASHINDA 5434                 8   2  1    60       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORONEDUS 5430                7   5  0    43       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HAND OF HELL 5456             3   1  1    37       TEAM HAVOK (645)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458           3   1  1    28       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 IRON GYPSY 5454               4   0  0    24       TEAM HAVOK (645)
-SWITZER'S 5350                3   1  0    24       OUT THE WINDOW (630)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VENDETTA 5455                 3   1  0    18       TEAM HAVOK (645)
-MISSISSIPPI 5349              1   0  0    15       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
-EJ DOME 5351                  1   0  0    13       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
-ORANGE CONE 5348              1   1  0     8       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
 TORTONI 5452                  0   1  0     3       SWEETS (643)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER 2     0  1 0   1                   SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458   453 NONE    
CANDY CANE 5453        0  1 0 SWEETS 643            WURM KIN 27           453 NONE    
FATAL ANGEL 5457       3  1 0 TEAM HAVOK 645        SASHINDA 5434         453         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Spiritual Pain -- Ah, the curse of the human.  My sympathies to you, but no more than
that.  I know an advantage when I see one, and I'll keep it, thanks. -- Sashinda
P.S.  Spiritual pain is not a concept we Karragit have much occasion to encounter.
This is because of the nature of our religion, which I won't bore you by elaborating
on at this time.  But it works for us.
P.P.S.  Er, for most of us.
P.P.P.S.  Ah...if you should happen to NOT be a new player, forgive my saying this,
but your armor seems a bit out of step with your style?

Hand of Hell -- Urg, going for the kill, aren't you?  Remind me to hire someone to
meet you in a dark alley. -- Koronedus
P.S.  Two or three someones.
P.P.S.  Maybe five.
P.P.P.S.  Same as with your teammate, I'm surprised by your choice of armor.  And
it's really weird that I got the jump on you.

All -- We've twisted Nick's arm over the missing new team members, and when that did
no good, we went over his head and petitioned Jorja.  We should be having two new
teammates this time. -- The Golden Fish

Jenj, Fratsfa Slave -- Come up against me again, and I'll kill you. -- Koronedus

Sedmon Var, Merchant -- You have no CONCEPT of the danger you stand in when you kill
a houseplant, but I will laugh when THEY come for you! -- Sashinda

20 April 2007
All -- I've been...out of circulation for the last couple of months, and my lists
are not up to date.  If you've announced a manager name, a new alliance, or changed
a manager name or alliance since the middle of February, let me know in the ads, via
diplo, or in an e-mail (Sue (at) solberg-mathews (dot) com).  For that matter, if
you just want to make sure I've got things right, you can always do the same. -- The
Saint, keeper of lists

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CANDY CANE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FATAL ANGEL was slaughtered by SASHINDA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
VENDETTA was demolished by KORONEDUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
LARSEN E devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
HAND OF HELL was defeated by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 4 minute match.
IRON GYPSY unbelievably bested TORTONI in a 2 minute gory beginner's brawl.
SPIRITUAL PAIN butchered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW         2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  14 -  2      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   5 -  2      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 453 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       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   LARSEN E 5421              13   4  1   98 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-STRIKE     KORONEDUS 5430              7   5  0   43 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
SLASHING ATTACK  HAND OF HELL 5456           3   1  1   37 TEAM HAVOK (645)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LARSEN E 5421.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HAND OF HELL 5456.  The ten other most popular fighters were TORTONI 5452, LARSEN 
E 5421, SASHINDA 5434, CANDY CANE 5453, KORONEDUS 5430, IRON GYPSY 5454, SPIRITUAL 
PAIN 5458, FATAL ANGEL 5457, VENDETTA 5455, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was VENDETTA 5455.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FATAL ANGEL 5457, SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458, IRON GYPSY 5454, KORONEDUS 5430, 
CANDY CANE 5453, SASHINDA 5434, LARSEN E 5421, TORTONI 5452, HAND OF HELL 5456, and  
0.