DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/24/2007    Duedate: 02/06/2007

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-560

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

UGLY EDDIE
HIGH JINKS (584)
(12-6370) [16-10-1,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

UGLY EDDIE                     QUALIX
HIGH JINKS (584)               COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
(12-6370) [16-10-1,114]        (12-6564) [5-0-0,46]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LOSING IS FUN                  UGLY EDDIE
WHO DA MAN? (623)              HIGH JINKS (584)
(12-6330) [15-12-0,86]         (12-6370) [16-10-1,114]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HIGH JINKS (584)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SWEET MAGIC (267)           34
2. ERRATA (604)                32      CULTS-R-US (624)
3. STEEL THUNDER (630)         30      Unchartered Team
4. ICE AGE (639)               22
5. COLD IRON BLOWS (637)       16      COLD IRON BLOWS (637)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 THE NORTH (554)           12   5  1 70.6   1/ 2 HIGH JINKS (584)         10  5 1
 2/ 3*COLD IRON BLOWS (637)     15  11  0 57.7   2/ 4 STEEL THUNDER (630)       9  6 2
 3/ 4 CULTS-R-US (624)          88  67  1 56.8   3/ 1*COLD IRON BLOWS (637)     8  4 0
 4/ 5 ERRATA (604)              24  21  1 53.3   4/ 5 CULTS-R-US (624)          8  7 0
 5/ 6 HIGH JINKS (584)         203 199 12 50.5   5/ 7 SWEET MAGIC (267)         7  8 1
 6/ 7 DREAMERS (142)           %1096 %1121 86 49.4   6/ 6 ICE AGE (639)             5  7 0
 7/ 8 ICE AGE (639)             18  25  0 41.9   7/ 3 DREAMERS (142)            5 10 0
 8/ 9 STEEL THUNDER (630)       91 139 10 39.6   8/11 ERRATA (604)              3  2 0
 9/10 SWEET MAGIC (267)        437 755 12 36.7   9- 8 THE NORTH (554)           2  0 0
10/11 WHO DA MAN? (623)         18  36  0 33.3  10/ 9 WHO DA MAN? (623)         1  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in RIZTAB since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Woof!  COLD IRON BLOWS 
were a bunch of dogs after HIGH JINKS got through with 'em!  3rd ain't so sweet as 
1st!  Phhbltt!  Too much drinking and too little dodging gave DREAMERS a 1-4-0!  I 
got a good laugh out of it!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n 
down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, ERRATA's 8th moved them up to 2-0-0 place.  
Some people say I ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  
I ramble.  Well SWEET MAGIC moved up 2, to 5th.  What's with MONKEY?  He actually 
beat DREAMERS' HUME, and walked away with 19 more points from the fight.  Laughs were 
big at DREAMERS while they watched MACHIAVELLI clobber LOSING IS FUN.  She lost 11 
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  RIZTAB has a Duelmaster 
who doesn't sit back and get lazy.  He Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's HEZDLAT THE 
GIANT (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) interesting.  Try as he might, HEZDLAT THE 
GIANT wasn't good enough at persuading KALEN to step down from the Duelmaster's 
throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was HIGH JINKS.  In my day, no team with a 200-197-12 would scare 
me off!  What's the problem, CULTS-R-US?  How well I know the feeling of being the 
most challenged warrior, KRANKYKARL!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to 
haunt you.   
     Warriors of RIZTAB unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Who will dare 
fight KALEN, after he returned from the Dark Arena?  (For the record 20-11-1 is 137, 
and has he points) Someone told BULLHOG that CULTS-R-US never Bloodfeuded, that he'd 
have an easy kill.  Well, I'm sure whoever misled you is right sorry.  How long have 
I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
RIZTAB is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Remember--a 
good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UGLY EDDIE 6370              16  10  1   114       HIGH JINKS (584)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ALEX SCHIMMELFENNIG 5748     12   4  1   134       THE NORTH (554)
 MACHIAVELLI 6440             12   8  0   107       DREAMERS (142)
 BUDDHA 6231                  19  20  0    97       DREAMERS (142)
 TALA GOG 6066                16  44  0    92       SWEET MAGIC (267)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOSING IS FUN 6330           15  12  0    86       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 MONKEY 6105                   6   5  0    77       ERRATA (604)
 SUGAR 6104                    9   4  0    74       ERRATA (604)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HURRICANE 6481                7  11  0    66       STEEL THUNDER (630)
 HUME 6376                    14  10  0    62       DREAMERS (142)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRANKYKARL 6406              13   9  1    53       HIGH JINKS (584)
 IRONSTORM 6483               10   7  0    52       STEEL THUNDER (630)
 EPICURIOUS 6495               9   6  0    52       DREAMERS (142)
 MISSY MOSSY 6539              7   4  1    51       HIGH JINKS (584)
 QUALIX 6564                   5   0  0    46       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
 LEIBNIZ 6540                  7   4  0    40       DREAMERS (142)
 RIPTIDE 6562                  4   1  0    35       ICE AGE (639)
 YODA MAN 6328                 3  24  0    35       WHO DA MAN? (623)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEXTER 6524                   9   4  0    31       HIGH JINKS (584)
 WINTER SHADOWS 6526           5   8  0    31       SWEET MAGIC (267)
-BOGUS LA 6132                 3   5  0    29       ERRATA (604)
 JASPER 6566                   4   1  0    26       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
 WACKY WACO WONK 6505          6   7  0    25       CULTS-R-US (624)
-RYE 6108                      3   1  1    25       ERRATA (604)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANGY POLECAT 6569            2   3  0    24       HIGH JINKS (584)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TARILISS 6527                 4   9  0    22       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 MARVANELLA 6574               2   0  1    20       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 RANFUAGUD 6567                4   1  0    19       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
 BIG SHRIMP 6561               3   2  0    19       ICE AGE (639)
 KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557         4   3  0    18       CULTS-R-US (624)
 SWEET BETSEY 6571             2   2  0    14       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 BULLHOG 6560                  2   4  1    11       STEEL THUNDER (630)
 EGROS 6565                    2   3  0     9       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
 TYGER 6559                    1   5  1     9       STEEL THUNDER (630)
-GREY 6478                     0   2  0     6       ERRATA (604)
 IAINTPLAYING 6568             0   3  0     3       ICE AGE (639)
 MADAM Y 6576                  0   1  0     1       CULTS-R-US (624)
 BROTHER ZILCH 6575            0   1  0     1       CULTS-R-US (624)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
KHAZRHO THE ZUKAL 475  0  1 0   1                   MARVANELLA 6574       560 NONE    
BURQUA BOY 6570        0  1 0 CULTS-R-US 624        TYGER 6559            557 REVENGED
FLEECER 6572           0  2 0 CULTS-R-US 624        BULLHOG 6560          559 JUST REV
HEZDLAT THE GIANT 494  0  1 0 DARK ARENA 0          KALEN 6418            560 NONE    
BORN LOSER 6554        2  3 0 ICE AGE 639           HEZDLAT THE GIANT 494 560 NONE    
BLING BLING 6555       3  2 0 ICE AGE 639           MISSY MOSSY 6539      559         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Three cheers for me on my graduation day!  Aren't I so proud.  Here's me in a
nutshell [Brother Zort curls into a ball and wraps a blanket around himself].  A
striker:  9-12-16-15-7-14-11  Ad Ex. Init(+2) and Dec(-2), Ex. Att and Rip(+2);
tremendous damage!?, and to think poor Zero with ten more points of size and strength
only got great damage.  And look at this, oh joy!, favorites of low/low with a FI!
pbblllttt!, who needs ya, ya stinkin commission. -- Brother Zort, the retired

Leibniz -- Did I time that right (for you) or what?  You're welcome, dog. -- Mangy
Polecat

Winter Shadows -- Uugh, that does sound properly gruesome. -- Dex

Bling Bling -- Yeeeeesh!  I was looking for a breakout fight and they sent in an
under-experienced opponent. -- Missy Mossy

Yoda Man -- I'm having reservations on whether you really are da man. -- Krankykarl

Buddah -- Nice weapon.  It does properly ugly work too, or hadn't you noticed? --
Ugly Eddie

Brother Zero -- Only great.  *tsk* *tsk* *tsk*

Losing Is Fun -- How would YOU know?  You haven't given it a fair chance.  Now, *I*
have studied losing thoroughly, and I can assure you, out of the depths of my
experience, that it is NOT "fun." -- Tala Gog
P.S.  And this is completely aside from the Infirmary bill that so often comes with
it.

Kool-Aid Drinker -- What a revolting concept!  Does your cult actually REQUIRE this
of you?  If so, and it was me, I'd change cults in a heartbeat.-- Winter Shadows,
shuddering at the very thought

Qualix -- (wincing)  I just about got frostbite from those cold blows of yours. --
Tariliss
P.S.  Isn't that Arenamaster Rillion a stingy old thing?  You win and just get a nod,
not a "Well done, young man," or a "Not bad, but don't drop your point at the end of
a lunge," or any other kind of personal note.  Huh.

     Young woman, I have seen thousands of gladiators come and go.  How can I be
     expected to notice each one personally?  And if you want advice, I teach a
     class, which you may enroll in for a modest fee. -- Arenamaster Rillion

Big Shrimp -- Maybe, but for a lobster, you're a midget.  Still, not bad with a good
sauce. -- Marvanella

Egros -- Did you REALIZE that your name spelled backward is sorgE?  Wait till the
Cultists find out!  You're going to be in DEEP trouble. -- Sweet Betsey
P.S.  And I'll probably--not certainly, but probably--laugh when it hits you.  At
least, if I'm standing far enough away.

Our congratulations to Kalen and Brother Zort. -- Jorja and Sweet Magic

Ugly Eddie -- Well, that's true.  If you care to visit me on my island, I would be
delighted to fulfill a few of your fantasies. -- Alourshin, with the leisure to be
generous

Brother Zero -- It's the pits, isn't it?  And when the voice-overs come from these
dinky little humans with no sense of respect or even decency, well, it's doubly the
pits. -- Tala Gog

24 January 2007
The Council of Lords would like to propose a rule change in ADM and Primus.  We
propose that Lord Protectors ranked "Grand Champions" and below (ADM) and "The Tower
Guard" and below (Primus) be allowed to fight in the Dark Arena.  This would not
impact the top rankings or title match.  Any managers who never got his fill or shot
at fighting Gateway monsters would have it as an option.  We believe it might spark
some interest in the ADM/Primus realm for some managers.  If interested, speak up in
the newsletters or on forums under the "rules changes" thread and let RSI know.  This
could even be something to try for 12 months and then be re-evaluated.  What say you,
managers of Ghea? -- The Icelord sends....

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KALEN viciously butchered HEZDLAT THE GIANT in a 6 minute Dark Arena fight.
BORN LOSER was murdered by HEZDLAT THE GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
WACKY WACO WONK subdued BULLHOG in a action packed 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
HURRICANE devastated KRANKYKARL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
IRONSTORM defeated LEIBNIZ in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge match.
TYGER was bested by TARILISS in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
MACHIAVELLI devastated LOSING IS FUN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
UGLY EDDIE viciously subdued BUDDHA in a action packed 5 minute expert's Title fight.
BROTHER ZORT vanquished TALA GOG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HUME was viciously subdued by MONKEY in a popular 2 minute brutal veteran's duel.
EPICURIOUS was handily defeated by SUGAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
YODA MAN was savagely defeated by RIPTIDE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MISSY MOSSY demolished JASPER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
KOOL-AID DRINKER was beaten by WINTER SHADOWS in a 2 minute conflict.
DEXTER was handily defeated by QUALIX in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.
BIG SHRIMP devastated EGROS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MARVANELLA executed KHAZRHO THE ZUKALI in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
RANFUAGUD devastated IAINTPLAYING in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MANGY POLECAT savagely defeated BROTHER ZILCH in a exciting 4 minute novice's bout.
SWEET BETSEY handily defeated MADAM Y in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   5 -  1      72  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  10 -  2      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  23 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   42 -  37 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  20 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL     31 -  36 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -  14 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW         5 -  13 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  19 -  0      10  |

Turn 560 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     UGLY EDDIE 6370            16  10  1  114 HIGH JINKS (584)
STRIKING ATTACK  MACHIAVELLI 6440           12   8  0  107 DREAMERS (142)
LUNGING ATTACK   MONKEY 6105                 6   5  0   77 ERRATA (604)
WALL OF STEEL    HUME 6376                  14  10  0   62 DREAMERS (142)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KRANKYKARL 6406            13   9  1   53 HIGH JINKS (584)
SLASHING ATTACK  MISSY MOSSY 6539            7   4  1   51 HIGH JINKS (584)
AIMED BLOW       RIPTIDE 6562                4   1  0   35 ICE AGE (639)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LOSING IS FUN 6330.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was UGLY EDDIE 6370.  The ten other most popular fighters were MANGY POLECAT 
6569, BUDDHA 6231, MONKEY 6105, RIPTIDE 6562, WINTER SHADOWS 6526, WACKY WACO WONK 
6505, IRONSTORM 6483, TARILISS 6527, SUGAR 6104, and QUALIX 6564.

The least popular fighter this week was BROTHER ZILCH 6575.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MADAM Y 6576, IAINTPLAYING 6568, EGROS 6565, KOOL-AID DRINKER 
6557, JASPER 6566, YODA MAN 6328, EPICURIOUS 6495, TALA GOG 6066, LOSING IS FUN 6330, 
and KRANKYKARL 6406.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

BROTHER ZORT (12-6338) CULTS-R-US (624)
KALEN (12-6418) STEEL THUNDER (630)