DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/05/2004    Duedate: 10/18/2004

ZUKAL ARENA

DM-9    TURN-502

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLUE RUIN
BLUE MOON (381)
(9-5023) [14-13-0,77]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLUE RUIN                      POSITION IS EMPTY
BLUE MOON (381)                
(9-5023) [14-13-0,77]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

THE PRUSSIAN                   THE PRUSSIAN
BLUE MOON (381)                BLUE MOON (381)
(9-5039) [11-10-0,53]          (9-5039) [11-10-0,53]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLUE MOON (381)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLUE MOON (381)             35
2. LETTER BOMBS (436)           0      LETTER BOMBS (436)
3. ARENA FELINES (433)          0      Unchartered Team
4. KILLING FLOOR (434)          0
                                       BROTHERS IN ARMS (420)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 KILLING FLOOR (434)       15   7  0 68.2   1/ 1 BLUE MOON (381)           9  6 0
 2- 2 ARENA FELINES (433)      116  86  9 57.4   2/ 2 LETTER BOMBS (436)        4  5 0
 3/ 4 LETTER BOMBS (436)        87  84  5 50.9   3- 3 ARENA FELINES (433)       2  0 0
 4/ 5 BLUE MOON (381)          335 461  9 42.1   4- 4 KILLING FLOOR (434)       1  0 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in ZUKAL a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  So 
bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  And let's see, BLUE RUIN fought 
ROVING DEMON and gained 16 points and contributed to BLUE MOON's 3-2-0.  D. BASER has 
lost to MALACHITE, falling 14 points, while helping make LETTER BOMBS a 1-1-0 turn.  
Due to hers absence and inability to defend the throne, T. ZER has lost the title of 
Duelmaster.  And not without some honor, BLUE RUIN now claims the title and throne of 
Duelmaster of ZUKAL.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable 
sources that The Blue Boar Inn uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the BLUE MOON stable 
was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ZUKAL, what are you afraid of?  And 
avoiding BLUE MOON more than any other team we find LETTER BOMBS.  ZUKAL, are we 
going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Is it really true that ZUKAL has more dishwashers per capita that fighters? 
Just thought I'd ask...   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUE RUIN 5023               14  13  0    77       BLUE MOON (381)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-T. ZER 5011                  10   4  1    87       LETTER BOMBS (436)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TOP CAT 4928                  7   3  0    61       ARENA FELINES (433)
-CATNIP 4872                   5   9  1    57       ARENA FELINES (433)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAT TASTROPHIE 4940           4   3  0    55       ARENA FELINES (433)
 THE PRUSSIAN 5039            11  10  0    53       BLUE MOON (381)
 MALACHITE 5047                8  10  0    47       BLUE MOON (381)
 BLUE HAVEN 5087               8   5  0    47       BLUE MOON (381)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-N. TOMBER 5037                6   3  1    30       LETTER BOMBS (436)
-Z. BRA 5115                   3   0  0    30       LETTER BOMBS (436)
 D. BASER 5074                 3   3  0    26       LETTER BOMBS (436)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FISH BREATH 4950              2   2  1    14       ARENA FELINES (433)
 C. MONSTER 5111               1   0  0    14       LETTER BOMBS (436)
 BLUE SUEDE 5112               2   3  0     9       BLUE MOON (381)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

D. Baser -- Not MY coinage you won't! -- Blue Haven, where the coin is good

Cat Tastrophe -- (groaning)  You really were!  Ouch. -- Malachite

It says here that the Fratsfa Slave is a Karnhorn.  Does that mean that he's a
Karnhorn enslaved by the Fratsfans (I wouldn't put it past them!) and sent here to
fight?  Ah, no, here he is in the arena directory:  Taranj, servant to the Karnhorn
ambassador to Andoria, found consorting on terms of confidence (telling tales out of
school?) with the Fratsfans, and sent home in chains.  Later traded to Zukal for some
unspecified but valued prisoner.  Oooo-kay.  A consorter, is he?  Sounds bad. -- The
Prussian

N. Tomber -- I will have none of it! -- Blue Ruin

Z. Bra -- And you fill it out very well, too. -- Blue Suede

There should be a batch of personals from LAST turn here, as well.  Sorry.  Some
confusion with Hal.  I believe he eats personals on a regular, and regularly
increasing, basis. -- Jorja, not one of Hal's fans

Cat Tastrophie -- I believe I need to bring a dog, a LARGE dog, into the arena to
meet you.  A WOLF.  Yes.  I think that is EXACTLY what you need to meet in battle. --
The Prussian
P.S.  Because you lack, well, everything.  Discipline.  The willingness to
subordinate yourself to the good of the whole, stuff like that.  You're too
individualistic.  To independent.  Too much a CAT.

D. Baser -- Not MY haven, you won't!  Mine has been n.hanced. -- Blue Haven

Standbys.  (sigh)  And he wouldn't drink with me.  Said it was folly to drink gin
before a fight.  And yet, who won, eh? -- Blue Ruin

This Cult Member's fairly pathetic. -- Malachite

Z. Bra -- How can I fight when you keep swinging that thing in front of me?  I keep
tripping over my tongue! -- Blue Suede

Why should the crowd jeer at me?  I was not trained for the arena, but I did the best
I could and am improving steadily.  Is it that they, d.based commons that they are,
cannot abide the sight of someone who is actually taking steps to improve himself?  A
bad thing, that.  I had a suspicion that the arena system would foster the
development of such a stratum of parasites.  We should sell them all into slavery in
the East. -- Del'Borasan, an Guard with Ambitions

You laugh!  You throw rotten vegetables at me!  But I will not be a lowly, despised
person for long!  The cult of the Door of Darkness shall rise high in this city, and
then NO ONE will dare to mock us! -- Tachs, charter member of the Cult of the Door of
Darkness

20 September 2004
Azereth has returned!  I am the manager for Scarlet Blades in DM 25.  I was a member
of the Crimson Alliance and the Crimson Brotherhood (which was composed of former CA
members).  I've been out of the game for many (at least 5) years.  I would like to
hear from anyone who remembers me, as well as any Alliance that is seeking to add
experienced managers to their roster.  Contact me at:
     Anthony Wells
     600 W. Shore Dr.
     Stanton, MI  48888
or by personal ads in DM 25.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLUE RUIN devastated ROVING DEMON in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
THE PRUSSIAN demolished CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
BLUE HAVEN was bested by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute gory contest.
D. BASER was overpowered by MALACHITE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BLUE SUEDE was devastated by C. MONSTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW         3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  13 -  1      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   6 -  0       0  |

Turn 502 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   BLUE RUIN 5023             14  13  0   77 BLUE MOON (381)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE PRUSSIAN 5039          11  10  0   53 BLUE MOON (381)
TOTAL PARRY      BLUE HAVEN 5087             8   5  0   47 BLUE MOON (381)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE PRUSSIAN 5039.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was THE PRUSSIAN 5039.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLUE RUIN 5023, 
C. MONSTER 5111, BLUE HAVEN 5087, MALACHITE 5047, D. BASER 5074, BLUE SUEDE 5112,  0, 
0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was BLUE SUEDE 5112.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were D. BASER 5074, MALACHITE 5047, BLUE HAVEN 5087, C. MONSTER 5111, BLUE 
RUIN 5023, THE PRUSSIAN 5039,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

                                FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV

     Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday 
through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S 
Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year).  Room rates are $139.00 per night, 
1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast.  The rooms are blocked.  The reservations 
number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face 
Convention" block.  Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make 
sure you reserve your room before then! 
     Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour 
manager's reception.  There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking.  
The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe.  All rooms have high speed internet 
(for an extra charge).  There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a 
bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel.  And there's Denny's right across the 
street.  Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.
     The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late 
November/early December. 
     If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue.  If you have, 
you'll be back.  Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast!  See you there! 

                                          -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff

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

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 51 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                          CAPTAIN CRUNCH (5-4330) TECHNOLOGY    
                             GARAI (7-4608) BLADES OF ICE       
                         GAZREK (7-5097) DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7   
                       CRIMSON BLUSH (7-5351) VENGEANCE SEEKERS 
                           NEMESIS (10-2676) MYTH AND MIGHT     
                         PLAYFUL DOG (10-4237) MONGREL HORDE   
                          CALLISTO (12-4974) NAUGHTY NYMPHS    
                         ILLUMINAUGHTY (12-5423) LOBOTOMATION   
                          SKIPPY (14-2305) PRIDE OF THE CDC    
                              ARGINASE (16-4137) ENZYMES        
                          CADEX CFM (18-3366) THE BIKE SHOP    
                            CRY-O-LIT (18-6106) ROCK-ETTS      
                          PAPA RATTLESNAKE (18-6800) APACHE    
                            SUICIDE (21-4832) APPLE CIDER      
                        REVEREND LOVEJOY (22-5517) SPRINGFIELD  
                          DVDA (22-5768) THAT'S UNPOSSIBLE!    
                            DONAHAR (24-3006) MAGIC REALM      
                      LINK HOGTHROB (33-5358) INTERSTELLAR PORK 
                        JETS TO BRAZIL (36-5604) SKATE DRAGONS  
                          ARTEMIS (41-3675) LADY OF THE MOON    
                          SELENE (41-3676) LADY OF THE MOON    
                             BETTY (58-5755) HELL HOUNDS       
                       INSURRECTION (60-5607) BLADES OF DESTINY 
                       COPPERHEAD (65-5467) NATURE'S ASSASSINS 
                          CHRISSEL (70-5208) LITHE & LOVELY    
                         SUPERIOR II (75-760) SUPERIOR FORCES                                                  
                             ARCHER (82-1198) GORGONITES                                                      
                      SQUIRREL KILLER (82-3278) END OF THE LINE     
                            CICINISTI (82-3706) BEGUILERZ           
                           GNORE (82-3717) MILITARY SCIENCE          
                        FINALITY (82-4063) SUPERIOR FORCES 3P       
                          SIR LANCELOT (82-5350) ROUND TABLE         
                            WILLY T MAC (82-5925) RAPTURE           
                         KHORGA KHAN (82-6730) THE BEGINNING        
                             ELLYN (82-8983) LAS VEGAS II            
                             MANTISSA (82-9324) MATMATICA            
                        JETS TO BRAZIL (82-9697) DRAGON SKALE       
                          ON THE WASHER (82-10019) SUNNYDALE         
                             ORAL B (82-10020) SUNNYDALE            
                         2-STROKE (82-10384) THE WILLBURYS 79        
                           HITZ (82-10428) 4-LETTER DOCTORS          
                      UNDEFEATABLE (82-10966) SUPERIOR FORCES 5M     
                        GOLDWRAP (82-11886) SUPERIOR FORCES 34       
                        CHIMPANZEE (82-12985) ANIMAL CRACKERS       
                        THE CUTICLE DANCE (82-13639) DON'T ASK       
                      SCHWETTY OLIVES (82-14247) SCHWETTY FOODS     
                     QSTAFF INFECTION (82-14523) DIRTY INFIRMARY    
                     BING S7 WANG (82-16000) SUPERIOR FORCES 6201   
                    TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT (82-16651) SLIGHTLY HEATED 
                       SMILING GOAT (82-20735) SHAVE MY POODLE      
                    CRITICAL UPDATES (82-24025) ANNOYING THINGS II 
                       LIGHTNING XLV (82-24103) DEATH STUDS IX      

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes