DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/24/2006    Duedate: 02/06/2006

KOLACT ARENA

DM-10    TURN-536

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SYD TUBULAR
SPRINGBORN (358)
(10-5689) [12-7-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SYD TUBULAR                    POSITION IS EMPTY
SPRINGBORN (358)               
(10-5689) [12-7-0,110]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SIR BROKE STROKER              QUIP
SIR AGLIO (296)                QUBIT (464)
(10-5623) [11-6-0,96]          (10-5668) [10-3-0,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

QUBIT (464)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SPRINGBORN (358)            41
2. SIR AGLIO (296)             32      SIR AGLIO (296)
3. THE MOONDOGS (97)           24      Unchartered Team
4. QUBIT (464)                  2
5. CON MANCHIES (459)           0       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 CON MANCHIES (459)        11   5  1 68.8   1/ 1 QUBIT (464)              10  1 0
 2/ 2 SIR AGLIO (296)          734 552 35 57.1   2/ 4 SIR AGLIO (296)           8  5 1
 3/ 4 QUBIT (464)              495 421 17 54.0   3/ 2 THE MOONDOGS (97)         8  7 0
 4/ 0 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)      45  43  7 51.1   4/ 3 SPRINGBORN (358)          6  9 0
 5/ 5 SPRINGBORN (358)         425 518 26 45.1   5- 6 CON MANCHIES (459)        1  0 0
 6/ 6 THE MOONDOGS (97)        280 497 10 36.0   6/ 0 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)      0  5 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 536): HELLACIOUS of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 421): THE SHOCKER of INQUISITION SL5 (LHI, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 544): HEARTS of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 540): VANGUARD of ORCCON THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 539): HOFFA of JOHNS (Dear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 543): JUSTIN of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 540): CLARITIN JUNKIE of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 535): SYD TUBULAR of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 526): DAVE of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 525): ACE of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 499): NIKITA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 489): SIR LICKSALOT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 216): SKULK of CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 477): SU-CHI of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 425): WILLIE MCGEE of ALL-UGLY TEAM (The Sentinel, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 203): SILVERBOLT of RUNNING AMOK (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 191): SOUL SCOURGE of VILE REAVERS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 374): DIO of MIDGETS (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 168): MAKKEH KILLER of MILCHAMAH (Hammer, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 418): DR DAZZLE of PEPPER PRACTICE II from ANDOR (The Muffin
                             Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 536): STEEL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 421): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 544): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 540): DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 539): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 543): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 540): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 535): QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 526): PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 525): SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 499): AARDVARK HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 489): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 216): THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 477): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 425): ALL-UGLY TEAM (The Sentinel, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 203): OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 191): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 374): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 168): MILCHAMAH (Hammer, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 418): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1MORDANT (turn 536): BRICK WALL of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 420): SCARDY CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 540): VANGUARD of ORCCON THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
                           FIREBALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
               (turn 539): MAGIC JOHNSON of PURPLE AND GOLD (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 534): SIR DA of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 526): DAVE of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 498): DONNA THE HUNTRESS of THE FALLEN (Azrael, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 477): FRANKENBUTT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
               (turn 476): RED SKELTON of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 424): DELANGE of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 373): RELENTLESS of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

This turn's column:

All managers in all arenas -- Imagine an island where alliances and petty and not so
petty differences could be set aside and a just-be-yourself attitude reined.  Imagine
the island of Kolact.

Sir Da -- Funny, you always looked so much taller.  Don't let the screen door make
serious contact with your rear facing anatomical parts while you're following the
signs to the Great Egress.  The recent surf has been hard to read, choppy, due to
passing offshore storms.  Makes for adaptationing, don't ya know.  Also I had to
throw in the towel on that surfin-jami endorsement.  My knees gotta be free ta
breathe, don't ya know. -- Syd Tubular, Duelmaster

Last turn's column:

     Ah, sweet Melody!  I'm soooo sorry!  I guess after losing two fights to you in a
row, my testosterone freaked out!  Sultan apologizes also, particularly since he's
retiring me after your one chance of bloodfeuding.  I hope you at least try.  Best of
luck.

                                        Sir Da, the mattress

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  KOLACT needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for MR 
SHRDLU?  SPRINGBORN's proud of him after beating CAPTURED ORC and getting 18 points.  
Talk about yer major upsets!  QUASIMODO's match with ACTAON cost him a loss of 8 
points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think SYD TUBULAR should 
let Z be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Who was the wiseguy that 
said KOLACT's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at Don Corleone's?  Don't look at me!  
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? 
Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  I had 
a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SYD TUBULAR 5689             12   7  0   110       SPRINGBORN (358)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR BROKE STROKER 5623       11   6  0    96       SIR AGLIO (296)
 SIR ENDER 5721               11   2  1    95       SIR AGLIO (296)
 QUIP 5668                    10   3  0    95       QUBIT (464)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 Z 5576                       12   6  3    90       THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
-CHIEF GREASY HAIR 4686       10   3  1    69       CON MANCHIES (459)
 QUO VADIS 5683                8   1  0    67       QUBIT (464)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TREEBEARD 5631               12   4  1    62       THE FELLOWSHIP (523)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SADIE 5718                   10   4  1    54       SPRINGBORN (358)
 ACTAON 5648                  10  15  0    54       THE MOONDOGS (97)
 MR SHRDLU 5742                4   2  0    45       SPRINGBORN (358)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUASIMODO 5684                6   2  1    41       QUBIT (464)
 FALLING STAR 5722             4   8  0    39       THE MOONDOGS (97)
 ESTRELLA 5681                 8  12  0    36       THE MOONDOGS (97)
 MOONDAY 5687                  6  14  0    34       THE MOONDOGS (97)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CYNICA 5730                   4   6  0    33       THE MOONDOGS (97)
 SIR COPHAGUS 5723             6   5  0    32       SIR AGLIO (296)
 DEAGOL 5665                   6   7  1    26       THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
 BUTTERBUR 5680                6   6  1    25       THE FELLOWSHIP (523)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRODO 5686                    6   5  0    23       THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
-QUIESCENT 5734                3   0  0    18       QUBIT (464)
-QWAP, AGAIN 5745              1   0  0    13       QUBIT (464)
 SIR CUMFERENCE 5744           2   0  0     7       SIR AGLIO (296)
-WIPES WITH HAND 4685          1   2  0     5       CON MANCHIES (459)
 FREAKY FREDA 5747             0   1  0     1       SPRINGBORN (358)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
MICHAEL FINNY 5746     0  2 0 SPRINGBORN 358        STONE GOLEM 528       536 NONE    
MELODY 5674           14  6 0 SPRINGBORN 358        SIR DA 5586           534 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Chief Greasy Hair -- Bit of a paper tiger there.  As in the match-up looked better on
paper. -- Sadie

Estrella -- Took my best and put me down.  Good fight.  You won't hear me epitaph'n
over lost stable mates.  I got nothing against it, talking ill of the dead doesn't
hurt m' none as they is dead, but we should be lookin to the living folk what still
got life.  Snippish comments aside, Melody's good will will be interred with her
bones and peoples natures will fill in any conversational gaps.  People being people.
-- Mr. Shrdlu

Well, the dog ate our homework.  Uh...the neighbor's dog.  We have a cat.  He might
have used our homework for some other purpose, I suppose.  Or the carrier is reading
it.  Anyway, the turns are not present, so we're doing our personals based on the e-
newsletter. -- The Moondogs

Brad Buff -- Ho, you want secrets?  *I* could tell you secrets! -- Lady Protector
Lunelle, Ripper

Sadie -- Well, yes, I suppose education COULD be dangerous, but soap, now, that's
just good clean fun! -- Actaon

Mr. Shrdlu -- Not to worry, I'm an expert at falling, lots of practice, and I land
very lightly. -- Falling Star

Quasimodo -- It was the bells.  I was doing fine, I bet you lots, until you started
ringing those bloody huge bells of yours.  Bong bong BONG, and it just went through
my head like spikes.  Ah...you didn't actually USE spikes, did you?  That would be
despikable. -- Actaon

Quo Vadis -- "Gruesome and uneven"?  (shudder)  I'm glad I don't have the fight
report here in front of me, that would be hideous to read.  Worse than experiencing
it, in fact.  Because when it's actually happening, there are so many other things to
think about, such as whether I remembered to turn off the water to the tub at the
guildhouse, and did I, or did I not, put the firescreen in place, and am I wearing my

new underwear or an old mended pair, and have I taken my vitamins yet today?  There's
no TIME for appreciating the gruesomeness of the fight while it's going on. --
Moonday

Mr Shrdlu -- I enjoyed that.  True, it was grossly unfair to you, but then, why not?
Life is like that.  And I didn't kill you, after all.  In fact, I'll even cook you a
dinner. -- Estrella, the happy winner
P.S.  But not pizza.  I hate pizza.

Sir Cophagus -- I think you should try a tea of horehound and sage for that cough.
Now, I know this tastes awful, but that just proves that it's medicine.  And if you
add a hefty slug of lemon juice, and some honey, it's drinkable.  Or instead of lemon
juice, or along WITH lemon juice, there's whiskey....  Then, even if it doesn't help,
you don't care.  Can't get better than that, eh? -- Falling Star

I actually beat the Beggar in the first three seconds, but he kept coming back for
more.  Persistence like that will get him killed. -- Cynica

Moonday -- Wasn't even close!  I saw your record and got scared! -- Sir Cophagus,
trying to duck my namesake

Estrella -- Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm told I said, at the end of our fight.
"You are a fine opponent."  I was LYING! -- Quo Vadis

Pushy Pam -- Sucks to be an out-jumped basher. -- Quasimodo

Cypica -- Me?  Stand up straight?  Good one! -- Quasimodo

30 December 2005
Just a reminder to all you online type people.  It is much appreciated if you send
your personals in PLAIN TEXT, rather than HTML or formatted text.  HAL, in his
infinite wisdom, doesn't DO formatting, which means having to unsnarl your personal
ads from bunches of extraneous...stuff.  So, if your e-mailer has a plain text
option, let it be your friend. -- Ed.
P.S.  Sometimes it's the formatted text which makes ads go astray.  Not often, but
sometimes.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MICHAEL FINNY was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
SYD TUBULAR bested Z in a 1 minute Title duel.
TREEBEARD was demolished by SIR BROKE STROKER in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
QUIP won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
SIR ENDER overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
QUO VADIS devastated MOONDAY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
QUASIMODO was unbelievably bested by ACTAON in a 2 minute bloody match.
SADIE handily defeated ESTRELLA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
FALLING STAR vanquished FRODO in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DEAGOL lost to CYNICA in a 4 minute fight.
BUTTERBUR lost to SIR COPHAGUS in a 3 minute duel.
MR SHRDLU overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
SIR CUMFERENCE outlasted FREAKY FREDA in a tiresome 14 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   2 -  0      83  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -   7 -  2      73  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  16 -  2      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  15 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        15 -  18 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  15 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 536 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SYD TUBULAR 5689           12   7  0  110 SPRINGBORN (358)
BASHING ATTACK   SIR BROKE STROKER 5623     11   6  0   96 SIR AGLIO (296)
LUNGING ATTACK   SIR ENDER 5721             11   2  1   95 SIR AGLIO (296)
SLASHING ATTACK  QUIP 5668                  10   3  0   95 QUBIT (464)
STRIKING ATTACK  Z 5576                     12   6  3   90 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SIR BROKE STROKER 5623.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was QUIP 5668.  The ten other most popular fighters were MICHAEL FINNY 
5746, QUASIMODO 5684, SIR COPHAGUS 5723, SIR BROKE STROKER 5623, CYNICA 5730, QUO 
VADIS 5683, SADIE 5718, MR SHRDLU 5742, SYD TUBULAR 5689, and SIR ENDER 5721.

The least popular fighter this week was SIR CUMFERENCE 5744.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FREAKY FREDA 5747, DEAGOL 5665, BUTTERBUR 5680, FRODO 5686, 
ESTRELLA 5681, MOONDAY 5687, TREEBEARD 5631, Z 5576, FALLING STAR 5722, and ACTAON 
5648.