DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/20/2007    Duedate: 03/05/2007

KALTOS ARENA

DM-5    TURN-568

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUSHIE
PAPER MARIO (457)
(5-4394) [15-3-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUSHIE                         POSITION IS EMPTY
PAPER MARIO (457)              
(5-4394) [15-3-0,110]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JERI LOUGH                     HELENE JUSTE
THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)         THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
(5-4840) [5-17-0,45]           (5-4875) [5-2-0,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PAPER MARIO (457)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)      44
2. TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)       0      PAPER MARIO (457)
3. SPORTS GREATS (496)         -2      Unchartered Team
4. PAPER MARIO (457)           -9
                                       WE RIDE (397)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PAPER MARIO (457)         57  19  1 75.0   1/ 1 PAPER MARIO (457)         8  4 0
 2- 2*TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)     7   3  0 70.0   2/ 3 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)    7  8 0
 3/ 3 SPORTS GREATS (496)       35  29  4 54.7   3/ 4 SPORTS GREATS (496)       4  2 0
 4/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)   314 335 13 48.4   4- 2*TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)    3  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, KALTOS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed 
to see FERGUS HILL win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, FERGUS HILL 
beat TWINK and TWINK lost 14 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  SUSHIE challenged 
KALTOS' Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And it's out with the old, in with the 
new, as SUSHIE takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, 
heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to 
know what's new, don't you, KALTOS?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  KALTOS, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
SPORTS GREATS the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And 
who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It 
was PAPER MARIO.  Ha ha ha ha!  SUSHIE was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  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.  Glad 
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUSHIE 4394                  15   3  0   110       PAPER MARIO (457)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FERGUS HILL 4805             17  15  0    88       THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
-PELE 4847                     5   0  0    86       SPORTS GREATS (496)
 TWINK 4396                   11   6  1    75       PAPER MARIO (457)
 STAR ROD 4391                13   5  0    68       PAPER MARIO (457)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELENE JUSTE 4875             5   2  0    66       THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
 GRETZKY 4873                  5   1  0    65       SPORTS GREATS (496)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOMBETTE 4399                14   3  0    55       PAPER MARIO (457)
 ORVERD QUILL 4834            10  12  1    54       THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
-TUBBA BLUBBA 4395             4   2  0    54       PAPER MARIO (457)
 JERI LOUGH 4840               5  17  0    45       THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
 ELINDE GOSS 4841              7  14  0    43       THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WRATHCHILD 4881               2   0  0    24       TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MOON CHILD 4878               1   1  0    21       TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
-GODSMACK 4879                 2   0  0    19       TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
-OVERKILL 4882                 1   1  0    12       TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
-IRON MAIDEN 4880              1   1  0     4       TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

What can I say, Mickey Mantle.  I was rash in my statements about you.  You are good.
You kicked my posterior.  I whiffed!  A salute to you. -- Sushie

Fergus -- Sometimes I wonder how I do that? -- Twink

Elinde -- Perfume?  Nah, it is my magnanimous personality! -- Bombette

Gretsky -- Hah, hah, hah.  If you challenged me, I probably wasn't there to fight
you.  I try not to waste any time on puck-people. -- Tubba Blubba

I am very, very disappointed, Sushie, that you lost the Duelmaster throne.  And to a
mere Yankee.  How embarrassing! -- Luigi, mgr. Paper Marios

Twink -- Nothing like a familiar, ah, sense-organ cluster.  I never know how to
handle golems.  Have you considered converting? -- Fergus Hill

Tubba Blubba -- I'd really like to get you over a hot fire and just...see what
happens.  Why, we could get enough oil rendered out to light Kaltos for a year! --
Elinde Goss

Star Rod -- I wish I knew how you attracted lightning like that, and then deflected
it onto your opponent.  It would be intriguing to interrupt the process in the
middle: let you attract it, and then NOT deflect it.  Just to see what would happen.
-- Jeri Lough
P.S.  When you make my hair stand on end, under my helmet, it gets hideously tangled,
you see.  Sometimes it takes DAYS to get it combed out again.

Bombette -- I think it IS your perfume.  (eyes watering)  Horrible stuff.  How do you
stand it? -- Helene Juste

Gretzky -- Well, this makes an oh-fer turn for us.  Good thing our manager isn't
hard-nosed about stuff like that! -- Orverd Quill

Our congratulations to Mickey Mantle. -- the Middle Way

Ah, the joys of being the team moving fastest...downward.  What excitement! -- Fergus
Hill, for the Middle Way

Bombette -- But I can't lift it. -- Elinde Goss

Star Rod -- You're a mechanism, not a person, so how can any treatment be despicable?
-- Fergus Hill, perhaps a lout but not despicable

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

14 February 2007
RSI is now taking rollups for a slow version of the No-Tournament arena.  Send your
rollup to RSI listing the arena as "Slow No Tournament".  Sign and send in the
following pledge:

* I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a Tournament, nor will I
  use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
* I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena.  If circumstances
  preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee.
* I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
* I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to
  the Dark Arena until they are dead.
* I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to the
  Dark Arena until they are dead.

The following are the rules for joining this No-Tournament arena 

1.  No tournament play (Dead tournament or otherwise)
2.  One team per manager
3.  Team starts with new rollup (or a zero fight equivalent team is transferred into
    this arena.)
4.  No tourney prizes allowed to modify warriors in the arena
5.  20 teams required, per RSI
6.  Waivers are required to allow self-regulation on tourney ban, granting RSI
    authority to Dark Arena any warrior that participates in a Tournament (until the
    warrior is dead.)
7.  Rotating council to enforce tourney ban and maintain arena integrity.

Hammer will be the focal point for this arena's Player Committee.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUSHIE unbelievably bested MICKEY MANTLE in a 4 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
GRETZKY handily defeated JERI LOUGH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
TWINK lost to FERGUS HILL in a 2 minute brawl.
STAR ROD bested ELINDE GOSS in a exciting 5 minute veteran's fight.
BOMBETTE was viciously subdued by HELENE JUSTE in a action packed 3 minute gory brawl.
ORVERD QUILL devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW         5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   5 -  0      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  21 -  0      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 568 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     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    SUSHIE 4394                15   3  0  110 PAPER MARIO (457)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FERGUS HILL 4805           17  15  0   88 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
LUNGING ATTACK   TWINK 4396                 11   6  1   75 PAPER MARIO (457)
TOTAL PARRY      STAR ROD 4391              13   5  0   68 PAPER MARIO (457)
STRIKING ATTACK  HELENE JUSTE 4875           5   2  0   66 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JERI LOUGH 4840.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HELENE JUSTE 4875.  The ten other most popular fighters were ELINDE GOSS 4841, 
SUSHIE 4394, FERGUS HILL 4805, ORVERD QUILL 4834, GRETZKY 4873, TWINK 4396, BOMBETTE 
4399, JERI LOUGH 4840, STAR ROD 4391, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was STAR ROD 4391.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JERI LOUGH 4840, BOMBETTE 4399, TWINK 4396, GRETZKY 4873, ORVERD QUILL 
4834, FERGUS HILL 4805, SUSHIE 4394, ELINDE GOSS 4841, HELENE JUSTE 4875, and  0.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

MICKEY MANTLE (5-4715) SPORTS GREATS (496)