DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/16/2004    Duedate: 11/29/2004

ZUKAL ARENA

DM-9    TURN-503

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

T. ZER
LETTER BOMBS (436)
(9-5011) [11-4-1,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

T. ZER                         POSITION IS EMPTY
LETTER BOMBS (436)             
(9-5011) [11-4-1,90]           

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

THE PRUSSIAN                   MALACHITE
BLUE MOON (381)                BLUE MOON (381)
(9-5039) [12-10-0,60]          (9-5047) [9-10-0,51]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLUE MOON (381)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLUE MOON (381)             14
2. LETTER BOMBS (436)          13      LETTER BOMBS (436)
3. ARENA FELINES (433)          0      Unchartered Team

                                       BROTHERS IN ARMS (420)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 ARENA FELINES (433)      116  86  9 57.4   1/ 1 BLUE MOON (381)           9  6 0
 2/ 3 LETTER BOMBS (436)        89  84  5 51.4   2/ 2 LETTER BOMBS (436)        5  2 0
 3/ 4 BLUE MOON (381)          338 463  9 42.2   3- 3 ARENA FELINES (433)       1  0 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Ah!  I KNEW I had it in me to smite demons!  Great stuff, demon-smiting.  I'll
have to do it more often.

                                      Blue Ruin

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for C. MONSTER, who pummelled 
BLUE SUEDE, to pocket 10 points.  Now I can't insult T. ZER, as she has gloriously 
dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) 
Word has it one team in ZUKAL is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed 
life!   
     And how sociable are ZUKAL's warriors?  Come, let us see.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not a spymaster 
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious 
stupor.   
     Do not think spyreporting in ZUKAL is the highlight of my life.  My fingers tire 
and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable 
character.  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ZUKAL?  On 
that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 T. ZER 5011                  11   4  1    90       LETTER BOMBS (436)

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

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TOP CAT 4928                  7   3  0    61       ARENA FELINES (433)
 THE PRUSSIAN 5039            12  10  0    60       BLUE MOON (381)
-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)
 MALACHITE 5047                9  10  0    51       BLUE MOON (381)
 BLUE HAVEN 5087               9   5  0    49       BLUE MOON (381)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-N. TOMBER 5037                6   3  1    30       LETTER BOMBS (436)
-D. BASER 5074                 3   3  0    26       LETTER BOMBS (436)
 C. MONSTER 5111               2   0  0    24       LETTER BOMBS (436)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FISH BREATH 4950              2   2  1    14       ARENA FELINES (433)
 BLUE SUEDE 5112               2   4  0    10       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

A Captured Orc?  What am I supposed to do with him?  He's slovenly, quite
undisciplined.  A waste of my time. -- The Prussian

I hate it when they bring out the Dangerous Criminals.  I just don't have the right
mind-set for dealing with Dangerous Criminals, and they instinctively know it. --
Blue Haven

D. Baser -- Ah, thought you'd turn me into, I dunno, dyed agate or something, eh?
Not THIS time, buster brown. -- Malachite

C.Monster -- But I'm afraid of monsters!  They hide in the closet and drool on my
shoes! -- Blue Suede

     *dark look* There are worse things they could do on your shoes. -- Ed.

Del'Borasan, a.k.a. Ambitious Guard -- The crowd jeered at you because you dress
funny and your haircut is a joke. -- Blue Ruin
P.S.  And you don't hold your liquor well.

I invite those of you who have the good fortune to be Orcs to join me in forming the
International Brother-and-Sisterhood for the Betterment of Orcs.  We shall campaign
to stamp OUT this foul calumny perpetrated by the Commission, wherein they indicate
that we are like wild animals captured and thrust into the arena for a raree show.
It is a LIE!  Let us have an end to this! -- Geroge Zoar, Free Orc

Er, ah, could anybody direct me to the (pause to consult note) "Dark Doorway"?  Or
something like that.  These directions are all bloodstained, but I DO like to give
satisfaction. -- Karolvingar, Demon at Large

22 October 2004
                         Youngblood's Three and Out Contest

I would like to take this time to announce and invite all managers to compete in what
I think will be an awesome contest.  If you haven't ever TC'd at a tourney before,
here is your chance.  The contest will start Wednesday, December 1, 2004, but a
chance will be given November 17 to dark arena, only, any warrior that you do not see
fit to run in the contest.  So now that I have your attention, here are the rules
(like you didn't know they were coming sooner or later).

 1.  Any manager participating can enter one team, only.
 2.  No sandbagging whatsoever.  (I will keep up with it, every turn.)
 3.  No teams or warriors will be allowed to run after contest starts.
 4.  All warriors will run until they lose three times, after three losses they are
     eliminated.
 5.  If a warrior sits out a turn, they are accounted with a loss in the contest.
     This is to keep warriors with winning records from sitting out until the end of
     the contest.
 6.  If a warrior is killed during the contest, the replacement cannot enter the
     contest.
 7.  If a warrior is killed, bloodfeuding is allowed, but only by a warrior that is
     active in the contest.
 8.  If a warrior is run after being eliminated, the manager is disqualified from the
     contest, no questions asked.
 9.  Challenges are legal, up or down.
10.  Contest will keep going until 1 warrior is left without three losses, and that
     warrior, of course, is accounted the winner.
11.  All managers participating will be asked to purchase a rollup certificate, to be
     awarded to the winners of the contest.

                                    <<<PRIZES>>>

     As I have already said, and according to participation, rollups will be awarded
to the first and second place managers.  So the majority and minority of the rollups
will be determined when all are accumulated.
     Contest Champion--2 Faves prizes, and majority of rollup certificates
     Contest Runner-up--1 Faves prize, and minority of rollup certificates
     So once again I invite all managers old and new to participate in what should be
a fierce and challenging contest.  <<<REMEMBER, FIRST OFFICIAL TURN OF THE CONTEST IS
DECEMBER THE FIRST, AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THE TURN BEFORE (NOVEMBER 17TH) YOU MAY
DARK ARENA CHALLENGE ONLY!!!  ANY WARRIOR WITH ANY FE (FIGHT EXPERIENCE) WHEN THE
CONTEST STARTS WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE CONTEST.

                          YOUNGBLOOD of WENSINWASIN

11 November 2004
All you alliance-type people, I'm trying (again!) to get my alliance listing correct
and up to date.  Either send me a diplo (address it to The Saint) or send your
updates to me directly at Sue at solberg-mathews.com.  As you may guess, replace the
at with @ and you're good to go (I do hate spammy mail and this will end up on the
web).

I have information on the following alliances:  ADIO, Allied Axis, Armada,
Brotherhood of Justice, Brotherhood of the Blade, Cadre, CDC, Chaos, Inc., Circle of
Order, Company of Brothers, Consortium, Council of Lords, Couple Good Guys, Crimson
Vengeance, DOA, DOOMcorps, Enigmafia, Eurosquad, Fascist Federation, FONZ,
Frothingslosh Syndicate, GAPPDA, Homeland Alliance, IT Alliance, Jingoists, kLk,
Knights of the Covenant, LBA, League Arcane, Legion6, Living Essences, Lords and
Ladies of Darkness, Manic Union, Midnight Foundation, Minions of Diana, Monarchs of
Montezuma, NCA, NIMROD, R.A.G.E., Seventh Sons, The Firm, The French Connection,
Vendett@ United, and the Vendetta Cartel.

If you are a member of one of these alliances, let me know.  If you are a member of
some other alliance that isn't listed, let me know.  If you were at any point in your
past a part of one of these alliance but are now independent, also let me know.
Going inactive doesn't mean you get removed from this list; people are assumed to
still be in the same alliance when they return.  Even having everyone in an alliance
go inactive doesn't change anything.  If an alliance is officially disbanding, that's
another thing you have to let me know....

The Saint, keeper of lists

P.S.  If you already responded to my online plea (and I replied), you can ignore
this.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLUE RUIN was bested by T. ZER in a 1 minute master's Title fight.
MALACHITE won victory over CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute expert vs. novice battle.
BLUE HAVEN won victory over CAPTURED ORC in a 6 minute gory master vs. novice brawl.
THE PRUSSIAN demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
C. MONSTER vanquished BLUE SUEDE in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.

                                    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         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  12 -  1      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 503 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 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              BASHING ATTACK     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                  
LUNGING ATTACK   T. ZER 5011                11   4  1   90 LETTER BOMBS (436)
TOTAL PARRY      BLUE HAVEN 5087             9   5  0   49 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 MALACHITE 5047.  The ten other most popular fighters were C. MONSTER 5111, 
T. ZER 5011, THE PRUSSIAN 5039, BLUE RUIN 5023, BLUE SUEDE 5112, BLUE HAVEN 5087,  0, 
0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was BLUE HAVEN 5087.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLUE SUEDE 5112, BLUE RUIN 5023, THE PRUSSIAN 5039, T. ZER 5011, C. 
MONSTER 5111, MALACHITE 5047,  0,  0,  0, and  0.