DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/08/2007    Duedate: 02/21/2007

OSKSI ARENA

DM-3    TURN-572

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DOMINO JOE
GAMES LIBRARY (340)
(3-6562) [18-20-1,77]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DOMINO JOE                     BELLHOP
GAMES LIBRARY (340)            STL RAD (602)
(3-6562) [18-20-1,77]          (3-6629) [3-0-0,40]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DOMINO JOE                     DOMINO JOE
GAMES LIBRARY (340)            GAMES LIBRARY (340)
(3-6562) [18-20-1,77]          (3-6562) [18-20-1,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GAMES LIBRARY (340)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PASTA (616)                 52
2. GAMES LIBRARY (340)         30      GAMES LIBRARY (340)
3. STL RAD (602)                7      Unchartered Team
4. OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)      0
5. ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)        0      STL RAD (602)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253) 258 146 18 63.9   1- 2 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)   9  1 0
 2- 2 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)  131  85  7 60.6   2- 1 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253)  8  2 1
 3/ 3*STL RAD (602)             10   7  0 58.8   3/ 5 GAMES LIBRARY (340)       5 10 0
 4- 4*ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)     12  10  1 54.5   4- 3*ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)     3  1 0
 5/ 0*PASTA (616)                2   3  0 40.0   5/ 4*STL RAD (602)             2  1 0
 6/ 5 GAMES LIBRARY (340)      473 737 15 39.1   6/ 0*PASTA (616)               2  3 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, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  We now have a 
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  GAMES LIBRARY now holds the crown 
and they are betting they can keep it.  PASTA:  Not great, but not bad.  Keep up the 
work and look forward to having better success as your warriors become more seasoned. 
Hey everybody, watch out for RIGATONI, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after 
mashing PERSISTENT BEGGAR like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like 
a basher in the top ten was DELON LUROST, who dropped 5 points after a disappointing 
(to say the least) bout with BELLHOP.  Well, if ya don't shows up at the laundromat, 
ya can'ts wash yer clothes.  SOLDIER #1 did not fight this week so his title was 
forfeit.  In front of all the crowds, DOMINO JOE took the Duelmaster's crown for his 
own.  I give the bum two weeks.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a 
bigger halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the OSKSI arena.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Remember:  alliances are great, but try and take your ally 
in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, there's the manager of the OSKSI giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  
Good luck in next week's fights.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya 
bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOMINO JOE 6562              18  20  1    77       GAMES LIBRARY (340)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DAT NGUYEN 6216              19  22  0    97       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)
-SOLDIER #1 6646              12   3  0    93       OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOLDIER 2 6675                9   3  1    69       OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)
-BIG BROTHER 6706              6   1  0    67       FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOLDIER #3 6683               6   6  1    64       OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)
-OTIS 3 6695                   9   1  1    58       FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FREAK SHOW 6688               8   3  0    51       FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253)
-FINCH'S ART 6551              3   2  0    45       STL RAD (602)
-DIANE MACK 6435               5   5  0    42       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)
 BELLHOP 6629                  3   0  0    40       STL RAD (602)
-SOLDIER #4 6625              11   4  1    38       OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)
 MAUR TOLIDAR 6674             5  10  1    35       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
-JEFF DUNKLE 6391              6   9  0    34       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)
-JUNGLE JUICE 6705             5   2  1    34       FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IRON MAIDEN 6652              4   1  0    32       ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)
-SOLDIER 2 6709                4   1  0    30       ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)
-GRUNT 6713                    4   1  0    25       OUR HIGHEST HONOR (563)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIMAURN VOTH 6711             3   4  0    22       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
-COBBLESTONE 6633              2   2  0    21       STL RAD (602)
 LORINS PELN 6712              2   5  0    20       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
-DRUNK DENNIS 6718             1   1  1    17       FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (253)
 RIGATONI 6719                 1   0  0    15       PASTA (616)
 DELON LUROST 6715             2   4  0    13       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
 PENNE 6723                    1   0  0    13       PASTA (616)
-RAY MORAN 6436                1   9  0    13       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)
-LONLINESS OF THE LDR 6716     1   0  0     9       ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)
-DA3 6708                      1   2  1     6       ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)
-SOLDIER 1 6649                1   2  0     5       ROOKIE MAIDEN 1 (611)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
DRUNK DENNIS 6714      0  3 0 FRAT PARTY BLOWOU 253 MAUR TOLIDAR 6674     569 REVENGED
ROTELLE 6722           0  1 0 PASTA 616             SPYMASTER 626         572 NONE    
ZITI 6720              0  1 0 PASTA 616             SPYMASTER 626         572 NONE    
LINGUINI 6721          0  1 0 PASTA 616             WURM KIN 631          572 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Otis 3 -- Fair enough.  Dennis was a drunk, but he was YOUR drunk, right?  But I hate
throwing myself into a veritable wall of blades, I really do, no matter how much I
deserve it. -- Maur Tolidar

Soldier #1 -- I don't know why the crowd was excited.  They barely had time to notice
us out there in the falling snow before the fight was OVER.  Which, I will admit,
suits me, although I would have preferred to win.  Oh, well, another day, another
opportunity. -- Domino Joe #2

Jungle Juice -- Yuck.  That stuff grows hair on my TONGUE.  Ack. -- Lorins Peln #3
P.S.  Have you ever tried to kiss a girl when your tongue was hairy?  At the LEAST,
she will make...strange comments.  At worst, well, you don't want to know.

Grunt -- Eh?  In what way do you embody honor?  I mean, you can't even speak clearly!
-- Timaurn Voth #4 the Disturbed

Persistent Beggar #11 -- Forget it.  Not a penny, not even a HALF penny, do you get
from me! -- Delon Lurost #5 the Disgusted at Receiving No Skills

Delon Lurost -- Stingy!  Pinch-penny!  Cruel and unkind and probably drunken carriage
driver who ran me down in the street!  I gave you a chance to repay me for that I
hope inadvertent rudeness, and what do you do?  You run me down AGAIN!  The curse of
the Beggars' Guild upon you! -- Beggar #7

Soldier #3 -- I have made a note on your tab to increase the interest by 37%. --
Userous Merchant #51

Freak Show -- (wincing)  Care to contribute toward my transfusions? -- Ambitious
Guard #-16

Soldier 2 -- (narrow-eyed look)  All right for you, bub.  Watch your back. --
Dangerous Criminal #1

Big Brother -- And two for your little brother, if that's the best you can do. --
Kung-Fu Master #9

24 January 2007
The Council of Lords would like to propose a rule change in ADM and Primus.  We
propose that Lord Protectors ranked "Grand Champions" and below (ADM) and "The Tower
Guard" and below (Primus) be allowed to fight in the Dark Arena.  This would not
impact the top rankings or title match.  Any managers who never got his fill or shot
at fighting Gateway monsters would have it as an option.  We believe it might spark
some interest in the ADM/Primus realm for some managers.  If interested, speak up in
the newsletters or on forums under the "rules changes" thread and let RSI know.  This
could even be something to try for 12 months and then be re-evaluated.  What say you,
managers of Ghea? -- The Icelord sends....

29 January 2007
     HDFA Mission Statement
     "Show me the money!"
     This is the battle cry of a newly formed collection of like-minded individuals:
The High Dolla' Free Agent$.  We are not a tough guy alliance:  No...we offer no
battle without reward.  We search for victory and the prizes and accolades that
follow.  We are motivated by winning and will freely use whatever means necessary to
obtain our currency.  No stuffy rules, no mandates, no constitutions, no leaders,
only a few objectives:
     1) Win as often as possible
     2) Celebrate freely and revel in your victories; the more meaningless the
victory the more we celebrate.  Highsiding and chest thumping are encouraged.
Ostentatious endzone celebrations with prop usage are encouraged, regardless of
fines, penalties, suspensions or arrest by local authorities.  It is important to let
your opponent know how great you are; more importantly, you must let your own
alliance mates know how great you are.
     This is a 1-up alliance, let the performance of your fellow Free Agent$ motivate
you.  If a Free Agent wins a TV, win 2; if a Free agent wins a contest, win a more
prestigious one.
     Current members of the HDFA include:  CFH and Abraxis.  Inquires can be directed
to:  CFH/Rat Salad DM 47

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ROTELLE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ZITI was viciously butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
LINGUINI was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DOMINO JOE viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute one-sided Title contest.
MAUR TOLIDAR demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BELLHOP vanquished DELON LUROST in a 2 minute brutal mismatched fight.
TIMAURN VOTH devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
LORINS PELN overcame CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute melee.
RIGATONI vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PENNE overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        32 -  13 -  5      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  19 -  2      66  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   8 -  1      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   1 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  15 -  0      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   8 -  1      38  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 572 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         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BELLHOP 6629                3   0  0   40 STL RAD (602)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DOMINO JOE 6562.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DOMINO JOE 6562.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAUR TOLIDAR 6674, 
BELLHOP 6629, LORINS PELN 6712, DELON LUROST 6715, RIGATONI 6719, ZITI 6720, TIMAURN 
VOTH 6711, PENNE 6723, ROTELLE 6722, and LINGUINI 6721.

The least popular fighter this week was LINGUINI 6721.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ROTELLE 6722, PENNE 6723, TIMAURN VOTH 6711, ZITI 6720, RIGATONI 6719, 
DELON LUROST 6715, LORINS PELN 6712, BELLHOP 6629, MAUR TOLIDAR 6674, and DOMINO JOE 
6562.