DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/23/2010    Duedate: 01/19/2011

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-330

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZITHER
Z GLADIATORZ (519)
(8-5153) [22-1-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CONFIDENCE                     POSITION IS EMPTY
CONSANGUINEOUS (567)           
(8-4894) [22-10-0,122]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KERBIN NOTTS                   CONFIDENCE
MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)            CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
(8-5040) [19-35-1,101]         (8-4894) [22-10-0,122]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SMITHSONIAN (245)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. YOU PAY I SLAY (373)        58
2. TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)       20      CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
3. Z GLADIATORZ (519)          15      Unchartered Team
4. CONSANGUINEOUS (567)        11
5. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)         11       (195)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)      89  29  2 75.4   1/ 1 SMITHSONIAN (245)        12  2 1
 2/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       203  92  7 68.8   2/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       10  4 2
 3/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)        651 414 14 61.1   3/ 3 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)      6  6 0
 4/ 4 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)      62  46  2 57.4   4/ 4 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)      5  1 0
 5/ 0 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     17  19  3 47.2   5/ 0 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     1  1 0
 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      159 254  4 38.5   6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       1 14 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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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 329): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 327): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 625): CHALDEA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 302): PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 296): AFRICAN QUEEN of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 283): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 277): TORTURING TULIP of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 255): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 231): DANNY HEATLEY of OTTAWA SENATORS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 232): ANASTASIA of MYSTERIOUS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 47): CONFESSION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 229): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 329): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 327): MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 325): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 302): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 296): LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 283): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 277): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 255): BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 231): NEW YORK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 232): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 47): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 229): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 296): MEDEE of THE OPERA (Manager, mgr.)
                          (turn 295): ROIS ANIN of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 277): TORTURING TULIP of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 232): ANASTASIA of MYSTERIOUS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
                (turn 231): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 45): PEP RALLY of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
                              WASNIS of OLLIS HEROES (Omega, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     In the middle of all the U Pay I Slay and its TCs, and Consag-whatever and its
win and win and win Cs, I still live and reign.  Whew!  Dance to the music!
     What else can I say?  Two big tournament winners from Arkers, with Ura Goner
winning it all (Great TC, Khisanth.) and Yosemite pulling the measley TV.  (Well
done, Curator.)  Maybe The Face in Tempe is Mannequin's turn?
     I'm out. Gotta go play a gig.
          Zither DMII

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
ARKERS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see ANITA KILL win a fight and gain 26 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, 
ANITA KILL beat IWO JIMA and IWO JIMA lost 21 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  
Looks like ARKERS has some guts at least, ZITHER the Duelmaster was this turn's 
most-challenged warrior.  ZITHER challenged KERBIN NOTTS for ARKERS' Title this turn, 
and guess what happened?  And if variety is the spice of life, ARKERS may be getting 
bland, as ZITHER stays top dog in the city.  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, ARKERS?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  ARKERS, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
PENUMBRAL MISTS 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 SMITHSONIAN.  Ha ha ha ha!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave 
team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     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.  Paste 
this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZITHER 5153                  22   1  0   118       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONFIDENCE 4894              22  10  0   122       CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
 CONFESSION 4895              20   9  0   111       CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
 KERBIN NOTTS 5040            19  35  1   101       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 INDIOR LANDIS 5058           22  30  0    96       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NORM QUESHA 5171             14  12  0    88       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-URA GONER 5214                5   1  0    84       YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
 ZORK 5195                    11   1  3    81       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 ALAMO 5151                   13   8  1    68       SMITHSONIAN (245)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANITA KILL 5234               4   2  0    56       YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
 ZEPHYR 5204                  10   5  2    54       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 IMA SLAYER 5233               4   3  0    49       YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
 YOSEMITE 5231                 6   0  0    44       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-ANGELA DEATH 4310             4   3  1    39       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IWO JIMA 5223                 7   2  0    33       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 ZEST 5224                     8   2  1    32       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218           10   1  0    31       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 KAZANDRA KRUEL 4460           2   0  0    28       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOTTER NAHL 5197              2  17  0    23       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-MOMMA CASKET 4311             2   5  1    18       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
 IMERTA LOEL 5225              0  11  0    17       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 MAYFLOWER 5235                4   1  0    13       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 ZOO 5236                      2   0  0    11       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAPTURED ORC            0  0 0                      ALAMO 5151            330  NONE
DAMSEL OF DOOM 4309     3  5 1 TRIAL BY COMBAT 512  ARENAMASTER SHER      330  NONE
BUB BYE 5249            0  1 0 YOU PAY I SLAY 373   SHEWISH GIANT         330  NONE
SEE YA 5250             0  1 0 YOU PAY I SLAY 373   BANDIT PRINCE         330  NONE
SIR INSIZER 5242        2  1 0 YOU PAY I SLAY 373   ZORK 5195             329   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Congratulations to Ura Goner of U Pay I Slay, Arkers TC in The Mailer.  I am jealous.
-- Curator

Shiftyeyed Volunteer -- Keep your eyes on my weapon next time.  Watch it strike. --
Mayflower

Imerta Loel -- It surely must be a rough life, eh? -- Plymouth Rock

I just love wearing out Captured Orcs.  I must be a great interrogator? -- Yosemite

Anita Kill -- Not as much as I needed the win.  Wowser! -- Iwo Jima

May the joys of The Christmas Season be with you and yours. -- Curator and The
Smithsonians

Ura Goner -- Now I know why I wasn't good enough.  Salute. -- Zephyr

Sir Incizer -- Well, shucks!  That was not my intent.  I didn't mean to kill you,
only to win.  Mea Culpa. -- Zork

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good fight. -- The Z Man

Zither -- You wouldn't happen to be snake-like, would you?  I could swear I saw you
slithering.  But... maybe you were playing your zither and a snake was slithering.
It's confusing. -- Kerbin Notts

Confession -- I don't admit a thing!  I didn't do it!  It was Nothing to Do with Me!
-- Indior Landis

Confidence -- Always useful.  Have you considered sharing? -- Norm Quesha

Plymouth Rock -- Some people don't do windows, I don't do rocks. -- Imerta Loel

Ima Slayer -- I hope not.  I was figuring on testing the "enforced graduation" deal.
-- Kotter Nahl
P.S.  Jorja says I'm "splendidly mediocre," because I'm a quad-eleven.  This does not
actually make me feel special.

We salute the tourney participants, especially Ura Goner, Adepts Champion, and
Yosemite, Initiates Victor. -- Jorja and the Middle Way

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DAMSEL OF DOOM was butchered by ARENAMASTER SHEROVAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BUB BYE was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
SEE YA was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
ZITHER narrowly defeated KERBIN NOTTS in a 8 minute expert's Challenge Title fight.
CONFESSION slimly won victory over NORM QUESHA in a exciting 3 minute veteran's fight.
CONFIDENCE viciously subdued INDIOR LANDIS in a popular 3 minute expert's brawl.
ALAMO executed CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
ZORK handily defeated VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
ZEPHYR was vanquished by VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
YOSEMITE outwaited FRATSFA MERCENARY in a dull 13 minute veteran vs. novice fight.
ZEST was savagely defeated by IMA SLAYER in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
IWO JIMA was devastated by ANITA KILL in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
PLYMOUTH ROCK subdued IMERTA LOEL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match.
KOTTER NAHL was overpowered by KAZANDRA KRUEL in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MAYFLOWER was defeated by STRAY CATMAN in a 3 minute novice's duel.
ZOO unbelievably bested STRAY CATMAN in a 4 minute brutal beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -   2 -  0      88  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       39 -  12 -  1      76  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -   8 -  2      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  11 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  23 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  21 -  1      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 330 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     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ZITHER 5153                22   1  0  118 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
LUNGING ATTACK   CONFIDENCE 4894            22  10  0  122 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
PARRY-LUNGE      CONFESSION 4895            20   9  0  111 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
BASHING ATTACK   NORM QUESHA 5171           14  12  0   88 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
SLASHING ATTACK  ZORK 5195                  11   1  3   81 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
STRIKING ATTACK  ANITA KILL 5234             4   2  0   56 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KERBIN NOTTS 5040.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CONFIDENCE 4894.  The ten other most popular fighters were IMERTA LOEL 5225, 
NORM QUESHA 5171, IMA SLAYER 5233, ZORK 5195, KERBIN NOTTS 5040, BUB BYE 5249, 
CONFESSION 4895, ALAMO 5151, ANITA KILL 5234, and INDIOR LANDIS 5058.

The least popular fighter this week was YOSEMITE 5231.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ZOO 5236, MAYFLOWER 5235, KOTTER NAHL 5197, PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218, IWO 
JIMA 5223, ZEPHYR 5204, ZITHER 5153, DAMSEL OF DOOM 4309, ZEST 5224, and SEE YA 5250.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                       MR. GHERKIN (6-6385) of 071406AD  (544)
                       OPUS X (11-5276) of OLD BOYS CLUB  (483)
                   CARDINAL KRAKEN (69-8569) BEASTS OF NEON  (831) 
                    GANGRENE (82-30731) THAT SPECIAL SMELL  (5042) 
                      WAY TOO CUTE (82-32711) 12/19/04A  (5398) 
                         CHINA (82-35079) MORE PLACES  (5777) 
                      ASPARAGUS (82-38983) UNDERRATED 2  (6485) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes