DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/06/2006    Duedate: 06/19/2006

BONSUR ARENA

DM-7    TURN-551

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

UMBRELLA MAN
BEACH BABES (309)
(7-5600) [18-46-0,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LAGUNA LIL                     NABASSU
BEACH BABES (309)              DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
(7-5681) [19-30-0,108]         (7-5760) [2-2-0,24]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LAGUNA LIL                     LAGUNA LIL
BEACH BABES (309)              BEACH BABES (309)
(7-5681) [19-30-0,108]         (7-5681) [19-30-0,108]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BEACH BABES (309)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HATE (519)                  23
2. BEACH BABES (309)           10      WASTELAND II (267)
3. BLADES OF ICE (188)          7      Unchartered Team
4. DEMONS & DEVILS (543)        3
5. ERRATA (511)                 1      DEMONS & DEVILS (543)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 EAGER BEAVERS (532)       16   7  0 69.6   1/ 1 BEACH BABES (309)         8  7 0
 2/ 3 WASTELAND II (267)       848 608 29 58.2   2/ 5 BLADES OF ICE (188)       5  2 0
 3/ 6*DEMONS & DEVILS (543)      8   6  0 57.1   3/ 6*DEMONS & DEVILS (543)     4  1 0
 4/ 4 BLADES OF ICE (188)      459 376 28 55.0   4/ 2 WASTELAND II (267)        4  4 0
 5- 5 IMPORTED FOOTBALLE (396)  79  67  3 54.1   5/ 9 HATE (519)                3  0 0
 6- 7 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316)  112 107  6 51.1   6- 4 UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316)   3  2 0
 7/ 8 HATE (519)                16  17  0 48.5   7- 8 CHAOTIC LEGION (524)      2  3 0
 8/ 9 ERRATA (511)              30  36  0 45.5   8-10 EAGER BEAVERS (532)       1  0 0
 9-10 CHAOTIC LEGION (524)      20  27  0 42.6   9- 3 IMPORTED FOOTBALLE (396)  1  2 0
10/11 BEACH BABES (309)        570 866 18 39.7  10/11 ERRATA (511)              0  4 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 545): TERCERO ENCANTO of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 429): MARETHA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 553): FLAGPOLE PANTIES of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 549): SERILIA of BLADES OF MIST (Lord Andarus, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 548): IAN of I HEART BALLS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 552): HOBBLED of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 550): UMBRELLA MAN of BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 544): QUO VADIS of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 536): LOAF of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 535): TUSK of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 509): CLOVER of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 499): ZIPPO of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 221): SKULK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Management, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 486): FOUR OF SPADES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 435): GRANDMASTER of RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 207): CHAOS WARRIOR of EYE OF THE STORM (Blackstorm, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 195): I MOTHER EARTH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 383): HOLLY MACKEREL of FISH MONGERS (Ghoti, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 173): MADKAWRAW'S LAW of MILCHAMAH (Hammer, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 428): ONE A DAY of MY DRUGS from SYVYN'S HILL (The Muffin Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 545): LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 429): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 553): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 549): THE SHALLOWSHIP (Elfwine, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 548): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 552): WINGED LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 550): BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 544): QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 536): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 535): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 509): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 499): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 221): THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 486): DELVERS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 435): RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 207): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 195): HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 383): RIO VISTANS (Pauly, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 173): OUTLAWS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 428): BLACK PRIMERS (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 544): OLD FART of DEATH'S DOOR (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 428): GOLDEN SHARK of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 547): MOUSE DAVIS of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 549): DIKEMBE MUTUMBO of UNDER JOLLY ROGER (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 536): LOAF of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
                            ARMPIT CANDY of STREET PIZZA (TUM, mgr.)
                            PLANKWALKER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 509): CLOVER of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 435): GRANDMASTER of RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
                 (turn 434): WILLIE MCGEE of ALL-UGLY TEAM (The Sentinel, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 206): VIKING RAIDER of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 382): MIPPLE of RIO VISTANS (Pauly, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

      Well!  This time, my meeting with Total Disaster 1.0 was NOT a total disaster.
I got the win and the title, it got four skills and a rating, plus, of course, it
stayed alive.  If golems really ARE alive.  Sometimes I wonder about that, though not
very hard, because, hey, they're golems.  Who really cares?

                                     Umbrella Man

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
BONSUR.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  For 
every winner there is a loser.  Speaking of losers, lets take a look at IMPORTED 
FOOTBALLERS, who went down to 3rd from 9th.  Life is tough.  Coming up with a solid 
1-0-0 outing, HATE has advanced 4 places in the rankings.  Hey everybody, watch out 
for LAGUNA LIL, who flew up 10 points in the rankings after mashing TOTAL DISASTER 
1.0 like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to 
walk out on the sands.  TOTAL DISASTER 1.0 was subdued by LAGUNA LIL and drops 6 
points.  Well, everybody's pal UMBRELLA MAN moved his record to 18-46-0 by defeating 
KHALHUMS DWARF in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 2 recognition points.  4 
out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that 
location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Well just about everybody wants a piece of LAGUNA LIL, who was this week's most 
challenged warrior.  In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, DANCING COWBOYS 
went after SALTON SEAHORSE, who was higher by 25 points.  Well, when the dust 
settled, DANCING COWBOYS defeated SALTON SEAHORSE.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Here's some advice:  warriors 
with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in BONSUR have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  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                  
 UMBRELLA MAN 5600            18  46  0   102       BEACH BABES (309)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WOOD CHUCK 5649              14   6  0   124       EAGER BEAVERS (532)
-PINK NOSE 5764               12   0  0   123       WASTELAND II (267)
 LAGUNA LIL 5681              19  30  0   108       BEACH BABES (309)
-BENDER 5516                  13   3  1   107       BLADES OF ICE (188)
-CAT-IN-THE-HAT 3270          22  16  2    98       UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NUMBER 3 5552                14   7  0    88       BLADES OF ICE (188)
 DANCING COWBOYS 5425          7   5  0    82       HATE (519)
 TOTAL DISASTER 1.0 5778       9   5  0    76       WASTELAND II (267)
-BOMBA YEARN 5765             10   4  1    74       UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316)
 SALTON SEAHORSE 5713         16  22  2    72       BEACH BABES (309)
-MICRO MIRACLE 5236           11   8  0    71       WASTELAND II (267)
-SOLSKJAER 5477                8   3  1    69       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WAKKO 3449                   14  22  0    67       UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BARTEZ 4732                  11  13  0    66       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
-PIRES 5665                    8   0  0    66       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
-HENRI 5062                    8   4  0    66       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VEGAS, BABY! 5809             6   0  0    55       WASTELAND II (267)
 BEACH BETTY 5768             10  12  0    48       BEACH BABES (309)
 SANDY SHORE 5769             12   9  0    45       BEACH BABES (309)
-ROGUE 5263                    5  12  0    37       ERRATA (511)
-SPLICE 5501                   6   4  0    36       CHAOTIC LEGION (524)
 SIDEWAYS 5715                 5   2  0    35       BLADES OF ICE (188)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TONYA 5500                    6   8  0    33       CHAOTIC LEGION (524)
-SCOOTER 5696                  3   2  0    32       BLADES OF ICE (188)
-HYDRA 5784                    6   3  0    31       CHAOTIC LEGION (524)
-BALOR 5759                    2   1  0    31       DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
-WALLET 5260                   4   4  0    25       ERRATA (511)
-MARLITH 5758                  3   2  0    25       DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
 NABASSU 5760                  2   2  0    24       DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
-STRIDER 5710                  2   0  0    24       BLADES OF ICE (188)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-USELESS II 5779               3   3  1    21       UNDER JOLLY ROGER (316)
-GLENUGON 5761                 1   1  0    20       DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
 SILICONE 5701                 2   4  0    18       ERRATA (511)
-BUCK TOOTH 5651               2   1  0    18       EAGER BEAVERS (532)
 MASTER ROSHI 5806             2   7  0    13       WASTELAND II (267)
-STYXX 5807                    0   2  0     6       CHAOTIC LEGION (524)
-TWO HEADED WOMEN 5437         1   2  0     5       HATE (519)
-ABYSSMAL 5810                 0   1  0     1       CHAOTIC LEGION (524)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
POLYMORPH 5808         0  1 0 CHAOTIC LEGION 524    USELESS II 5779       548         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Venomous Gigolo is SUCH a wimp, you can't imagine.  Hair oil, you know?  Yucky.
-- Laguna Lil

Well, I know Lil was put off by the hair oil, but what got me was the cosmetics.
Really well done, subtle and all, but still...not, well, not MANLY. -- Salton
Seahorse

Vegas, Baby! -- Good name for someone on the Wasteland team, because that really
describes it. -- Sandy Shore

Dancing Cowboys -- Don't you trip over the spurs? -- Beach Betty

26 May 2006
     The Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire want to announce the joining of a new
member who cherishes the same ideals, respect and loyalty that we hold dear.
     From this day forward let all know that Blackstorm is now a Dark Knight of the
Desolate Empire Alliance.  With him as our chosen brother, our alliance only becomes
stronger.  Let all his foes become ours, and ours his.  May all our enemies' blood
flow freely and give NO quarter in war.
     This is also a warning to any cowards, bullies, etc....  If you play with fire,
you WILL get burnt!!!

Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire

6 June 2006
To those involved, no, I have not abandoned your stories.  But I've been letting them
drift, and that has to stop, so I am taking the time to make sure that I know where
they are going, more than just "what happens next" dreamed up on the fly, before
resuming work on them.  No new stories will be started until at least one of the old
ones has concluded, for the same reason:  quantity can't substitute for quality.
Your patience in this matter is appreciated. -- the Scribe

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TOTAL DISASTER 1.0 was devastated by LAGUNA LIL in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
DANCING COWBOYS demolished SALTON SEAHORSE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
VEGAS, BABY! savagely defeated SANDY SHORE in a 7 minute bloody Challenge duel.
SILICONE was devastated by SIDEWAYS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
UMBRELLA MAN savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 6 minute Title competition.
BEACH BETTY overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
MASTER ROSHI was bested by NABASSU in a 1 minute competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -   3 -  0      85  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   8 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  18 -  1      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         7 -  16 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   8 -  0      27  |

Turn 551 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 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DANCING COWBOYS 5425        7   5  0   82 HATE (519)
LUNGING ATTACK   TOTAL DISASTER 1.0 5778     9   5  0   76 WASTELAND II (267)
TOTAL PARRY      VEGAS, BABY! 5809           6   0  0   55 WASTELAND II (267)
WALL OF STEEL    SANDY SHORE 5769           12   9  0   45 BEACH BABES (309)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LAGUNA LIL 5681.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LAGUNA LIL 5681.  The ten other most popular fighters were TOTAL DISASTER 1.0 
5778, DANCING COWBOYS 5425, SIDEWAYS 5715, BEACH BETTY 5768, NABASSU 5760, SANDY 
SHORE 5769, MASTER ROSHI 5806, SALTON SEAHORSE 5713, SILICONE 5701, and UMBRELLA MAN 
5600.

The least popular fighter this week was VEGAS, BABY! 5809.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were UMBRELLA MAN 5600, SILICONE 5701, SALTON SEAHORSE 5713, MASTER 
ROSHI 5806, SANDY SHORE 5769, NABASSU 5760, BEACH BETTY 5768, SIDEWAYS 5715, DANCING 
COWBOYS 5425, and TOTAL DISASTER 1.0 5778.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

UMBRELLA MAN (7-5600) BEACH BABES (309)