DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/27/2008    Duedate: 06/09/2008

KOLACT ARENA

DM-10    TURN-597

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DIO
SABBATH (545)
(10-5859) [8-1-0,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DIO                            ROOK
SABBATH (545)                  CHESS PIECES 10 (547)
(10-5859) [8-1-0,90]           (10-5870) [3-0-0,35]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LUNAR COYOTE                   LUNAR COYOTE
THE MOONDOGS (97)              THE MOONDOGS (97)
(10-5849) [8-7-0,31]           (10-5849) [8-7-0,31]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SABBATH (545)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SABBATH (545)               70
2. CHESS PIECES 10 (547)       11      SABBATH (545)
3. VIKINGS (34)               -16      Unchartered Team
4. THE MOONDOGS (97)          -20
                                       CHESS PIECES 10 (547)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CHESS PIECES 10 (547)      6   1  0 85.7   1/ 1 SABBATH (545)            10  5 0
 2/ 2 SABBATH (545)             35  12  3 74.5   2/ 3*CHESS PIECES 10 (547)     6  1 0
 3/ 0 VIKINGS (34)             160 144 11 52.6   3/ 2 THE MOONDOGS (97)         4 11 0
 4/ 3 THE MOONDOGS (97)        426 651 11 39.6   4/ 0 VIKINGS (34)              1  2 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 597): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 480): KEY LIME of SWEETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 605): SOLDIER 2 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 601): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 600): TIFFINAL of WIZARDS'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 604): MISS AN THROPE of STREET URCHINS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 602): PENSACOLITA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 596): DIO of SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): SHEWISH CORSAIR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 587): GRIFTER of BAD BEAT (Osage, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 561): PATCH of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 551): CYPRIAN of OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 247): DEELA ELLIS of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 487): FEAR OF THE DARK of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 233): DARISTAM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 221): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 435): RUSSIAN BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 198): SLO-PITCH of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 479): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 597): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 480): SWEETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 605): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 601): REDLEGS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 600): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 604): SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 602): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 596): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 587): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 561): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 551): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 247): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 487): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 233): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 221): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 435): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 198): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 479) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 603): DOMINO of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 600): DIGGER WASP of FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 595): ICARUS of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): MIDNIGHT of WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.)
                            MICHAEL JORDAN of CAROLINA BLUE (Apex, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
               (turn 537): WINKY DINK of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

What, huh, who me? -- Dio

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for OZZY, who flew up 19 points in the rankings after mashing REESE SILEEN 
like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk 
out on the sands.  REESE SILEEN was subdued by OZZY and drops 17 points.  Going for 
the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was VIKINGS' CIRIC, who was 
turned away from the Duelmastership by DIO.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, 
just get a bigger halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the KOLACT arena.  And hey, 
kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid THE MOONDOGS, please raise you hand.  Wow.  
Does KOLACT really have that many liars?  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch 
CHESS PIECES 10's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running 
from THE MOONDOGS.  And who is this LUNAR COYOTE you ask, with 31 points and a 8-7-0 
record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes 
and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real 
fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIO 5859                      8   1  0    90       SABBATH (545)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CIRIC 970                     9   3  2    68       VIKINGS (34)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OZZY 5857                     6   3  0    66       SABBATH (545)
 N.I.B. 5860                   7   3  1    65       SABBATH (545)
 WARPIG 5858                   8   2  1    60       SABBATH (545)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BORO 888                     10  11  2    51       VIKINGS (34)
 REESE SILEEN 5852            10   3  0    46       THE MOONDOGS (97)
-CHAGAN 1126                   9   2  0    44       VIKINGS (34)
 ROOK 5870                     3   0  0    35       CHESS PIECES 10 (547)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUNAR COYOTE 5849             8   7  0    31       THE MOONDOGS (97)
 IRON MAN 5856                 6   3  1    28       SABBATH (545)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SKYHAWK 1228                  3   1  0    21       VIKINGS (34)
 QUEEN 5869                    2   0  0    17       CHESS PIECES 10 (547)
-BISHOP 5868                   1   0  0     9       CHESS PIECES 10 (547)
 DEIMOS 5876                   2   2  0     8       THE MOONDOGS (97)
 HAGAR BLUETOOTH 5850          1   0  0     7       VIKINGS (34)
-KING 5867                     0   1  0     5       CHESS PIECES 10 (547)
 ORBIN PAES 5877               0   2  0     2       THE MOONDOGS (97)
 JOLEEN KRUZ 5883              0   1  0     1       THE MOONDOGS (97)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PEN UMBROIL 5855        2  5 0 THE MOONDOGS 97      IRON MAN 5856         593  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Lunar Coyote -- I am Iron Man! -- Iron Man

Reese Sileen -- Grunt, grunt, snort! -- Warpig

A third team!  Excellent.  These two-team arenas can get stale awfully fast. --
Jorja, Moondogs

Warpig -- Isn't it amazing how the arena overwhelms our good sense?  In "normal
life," it would never have occurred to me to attack a javelina.  And you can see why.
-- Lunar Coyote

Somebody at the Commission has it in for me, I can tell.  The darned Concubine last
time, and now a Khalhums Dwarf.  Huh.  Somebody has no respect! -- Icarus
P.S.  Okay, okay, so I lost to the hairy little runt.  Sue me.

N.I.B. -- Ah, well. -- Reese Sileen
P.S.  The fans love me.  I hadn't realized they were so smart.

King -- At first, I surprised at your style.  Then I though, no, that works very well
with your name and theme.  Of course, you were also easy meat for me because of it,
but that is no ground for complaint in my book. -- Deimos

Bishop -- Sneaky, aren't you?  That sliding off at an angle bit, that threw me.  But
I'll be ready for you next time! -- Orbin Paes, hoping there is no "next time"

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ROOK bested LUNAR COYOTE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight.
DIO vanquished CIRIC in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
REESE SILEEN was demolished by OZZY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BORO was devastated by N.I.B. in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WARPIG overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute mismatched match.
IRON MAN devastated DEIMOS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
QUEEN bested ORBIN PAES in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's match.
HAGAR BLUETOOTH defeated JOLEEN KRUZ in a 3 minute beginner's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -   3 -  2      75  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW         4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  12 -  1      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  12 -  0      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 597 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 -  1         3  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   DIO 5859                    8   1  0   90 SABBATH (545)
SLASHING ATTACK  CIRIC 970                   9   3  2   68 VIKINGS (34)
STRIKING ATTACK  WARPIG 5858                 8   2  1   60 SABBATH (545)
WALL OF STEEL    REESE SILEEN 5852          10   3  0   46 THE MOONDOGS (97)
TOTAL PARRY      ROOK 5870                   3   0  0   35 CHESS PIECES 10 (547)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUNAR COYOTE 5849.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LUNAR COYOTE 5849.  The ten other most popular fighters were JOLEEN KRUZ 
5883, DIO 5859, OZZY 5857, N.I.B. 5860, IRON MAN 5856, QUEEN 5869, ORBIN PAES 5877, 
BORO 888, WARPIG 5858, and HAGAR BLUETOOTH 5850.

The least popular fighter this week was DEIMOS 5876.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were REESE SILEEN 5852, CIRIC 970, ROOK 5870, HAGAR BLUETOOTH 5850, WARPIG 
5858, BORO 888, ORBIN PAES 5877, QUEEN 5869, IRON MAN 5856, and N.I.B. 5860.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLV

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MIPHON 2706 (201-116-3)                5  3  0         LIQUID CARNAGE       
DARK GUARDIAN 2212 (92-72-2)           1  4  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ROOK 5870 (0-0-0)                     10  3  0         CHESS PIECES 10      
BISHOP 5868 (0-0-0)                    3  3  0         CHESS PIECES 10      
HAGAR BLUETOOTH 5850 (0-0-0)           1  3  0         VIKINGS              
KING 5867 (0-0-0)                      1  3  0         CHESS PIECES 10      

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
QUEEN 5869 (0-0-0)                     0  3  0         CHESS PIECES 10