DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/02/2007    Duedate: 05/15/2007

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-567

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LEIBNIZ
DREAMERS (142)
(12-6540) [13-5-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LEIBNIZ                        BIG DUMMY
DREAMERS (142)                 WILD OATS (546)
(12-6540) [13-5-0,111]         (12-5324) [3-1-0,37]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HURRICANE                      GUILLOTINE
STEEL THUNDER (630)            BLADES OF TERROR (642)
(12-6481) [9-16-0,74]          (12-6588) [0-1-0,7]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HIGH JINKS (584)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE UNDEAD (136)            31
2. WILD OATS (546)             30      CULTS-R-US (624)
3. HIGH JINKS (584)            25      Unchartered Team
4. DREAMERS (142)              25
5. SWEET MAGIC (267)           19      WILD OATS (546)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*CHAOS AVENGERS (298)       1   0  0  100   1/ 1 HIGH JINKS (584)         12  3 1
 2/ 5*WILD OATS (546)           11   7  0 61.1   2/ 5*WILD OATS (546)          10  4 0
 3- 2 ARENA FELINES (177)      769 543 67 58.6   3/ 3 DREAMERS (142)            7  6 0
 4- 3*BLACKED OUT ON... (560)   24  17  3 58.5   4/ 6 SWEET MAGIC (267)         7  8 0
 5/ 4 CULTS-R-US (624)         108  82  1 56.8   5/ 7 CULTS-R-US (624)          7  8 0
 6/ 7 HIGH JINKS (584)         223 214 14 51.0   6- 2 ICE AGE (639)             6  3 1
 7- 6 ERRATA (604)              28  27  1 50.9   7/ 8 STEEL THUNDER (630)       6  9 0
 8/ 8 DREAMERS (142)           %1115 %1135 87 49.6   8- 4*BLACKED OUT ON... (560)   4  6 0
 9- 9 ICE AGE (639)             26  28  1 48.1   9/10 WHO DA MAN? (623)         3  3 0
10/10 COLD IRON BLOWS (637)     26  30  0 46.4  10/ 9 COLD IRON BLOWS (637)     3 10 0
11/11 CASTLE (230)             237 276 15 46.2  11-11*BARJIN'S BEST (579)       2  3 0
12/12 STEEL THUNDER (630)      104 161 10 39.2  12/15 CASTLE (230)              2  8 0
13/13 SWEET MAGIC (267)        455 772 13 37.1  13-13*CHAOS AVENGERS (298)      1  0 0
14/15 WHO DA MAN? (623)         25  43  0 36.8  14-14 ERRATA (604)              1  1 0
15-14*BARJIN'S BEST (579)       15  26  1 36.6  15/ 0 THE UNDEAD (136)          1  4 0
16/ 0 THE UNDEAD (136)          12  24  1 33.3  16/ 0*BLADES OF TERROR (642)    0  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17/ 0*BLADES OF TERROR (642)     0   1  0  0.0  17-12 ARENA FELINES (177)       0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of RIZTAB!  Once again I've been called out of retirement 
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Phhbltt!  Too much drinking and too 
little dodging gave ARENA FELINES a 0-0-0!  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, WILD OATS' 2nd moved them up to 4-1-0 place.  What's with QUALIX?  He actually 
beat CULTS-R-US' WACKY WACO WONK, and walked away with 18 more points from the fight. 
Major screwup at CASTLE.  JEEZUS FREAK lost 10 points to MISSY MOSSY.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe JEEZUS FREAK will provide more easy wins...  Har har har! 
Did CROWN ROYAL wimp out, or just get lazy?  Anyway, he's not Duelmaster anymore.  I 
can barely restrain my enthusiam for DREAMERS' outstanding member, Duelmaster 
LEIBNIZ.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team 
is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, SWEET MAGIC!  
In my day, no team with a 453-769-13 would scare me off!  What's the problem, STEEL 
THUNDER?  What do people see in MADAM Y?  Hers 4-4-0?  CULTS-R-US ain't talkin', but 
she's got 25 points.  Keep challenging up 28 points, HURRICANE, and I won't have to 
write about you much longer.  HUME always accepts those kind of challenges...  
HURRICANE found one way to advance:  challenging HUME and losing, but getting 6 
points.  No brain, no pain.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover 
stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good 
skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEIBNIZ 6540                 13   5  0   111       DREAMERS (142)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CROWN ROYAL 5507              5   0  1   126       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
 HUME 6376                    18  13  0    98       DREAMERS (142)
 UGLY EDDIE 6370              19  14  1    97       HIGH JINKS (584)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRANKYKARL 6406              17  12  1    84       HIGH JINKS (584)
-BACARDI LIMON 5509            6   3  0    81       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
 HURRICANE 6481                9  16  0    74       STEEL THUNDER (630)
 ROBESPIERRE 3782             18  18  0    72       CASTLE (230)
 IRONSTORM 6483               14  10  0    72       STEEL THUNDER (630)
-JIM BEAM 5506                 5   4  0    69       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUGAR 6104                   10   8  0    65       ERRATA (604)
 LATIN RELOAD 5566            10   8  0    64       CASTLE (230)
 MISSY MOSSY 6539             11   7  1    63       HIGH JINKS (584)
 DEXTER 6524                  15   5  1    61       HIGH JINKS (584)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JEEZUS FREAK 3884            12  15  0    53       CASTLE (230)
 WINTER SHADOWS 6526          10  10  0    49       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 QUALIX 6564                   8   4  0    47       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
 MANGY POLECAT 6569            5   7  1    47       HIGH JINKS (584)
 KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557         8   6  0    46       CULTS-R-US (624)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN 6348      6   3  1    45       ARENA FELINES (177)
-BIG SHRIMP 6561               6   2  0    45       ICE AGE (639)
 YODA MAN 6328                 4  30  0    44       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 SWEET BETSEY 6571             7   4  0    43       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 WACKY WACO WONK 6505         10  10  0    40       CULTS-R-US (624)
 SISTER Q 6579                 5   2  0    40       CULTS-R-US (624)
 JASPER 6566                   6   6  0    39       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
 BIG DUMMY 5324                3   1  0    37       WILD OATS (546)
 TARILISS 6527                 7  13  1    35       SWEET MAGIC (267)
-SILKE 5831                    4   3  0    34       BARJIN'S BEST (579)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARVANELLA 6574               6   3  1    33       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 RANFNAGUD 6567                7   5  0    32       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
-ARISTOCRAT RUM 5505           4   5  1    31       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
-CATFISH HUNTER 6441           2   1  0    31       ARENA FELINES (177)
 TYGER 6559                    3  10  1    29       STEEL THUNDER (630)
-BOGUS LA 6132                 3   5  0    29       ERRATA (604)
 SKELETON 1040                 6   3  1    26       THE UNDEAD (136)
 EGROS 6565                    4   8  0    26       COLD IRON BLOWS (637)
 MADAM Y 6576                  4   4  0    25       CULTS-R-US (624)
-RYE 6108                      3   1  1    25       ERRATA (604)
 HISSY FIT 5345                4   0  0    24       WILD OATS (546)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BULLHOG 6560                  4   9  1    23       STEEL THUNDER (630)
-SLIM THUG 6587                1   1  0    22       ICE AGE (639)
-ARISTOCRAT VODKA 5508         4   5  1    18       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
-REJ THE BLADE 5850            3   2  0    17       BARJIN'S BEST (579)
-TOM 6407                      2   1  0    17       ARENA FELINES (177)
 KILL BILL 6332                3   5  0    16       CASTLE (230)
 BOOGIEMAN 5346                2   2  0    16       WILD OATS (546)
-CUPCAKE 6596                  1   0  0    16       ERRATA (604)
 DROOLMASTER 5308              2   0  0    14       WILD OATS (546)
-HAVOKK 5851                   2   3  0    13       BARJIN'S BEST (579)
-KORTUL 5829                   3   3  0    12       BARJIN'S BEST (579)
 DIDO 6337                     2   5  1    12       CASTLE (230)
-WRYNDYN 6595                  1   0  0    12       BARJIN'S BEST (579)
-IRONMAN 2497                  1   0  0    11       CHAOS AVENGERS (298)
-IAINTPLAYING 6568             1   4  0    11       ICE AGE (639)
 JOY OF LOSING 6600            2   1  0    10       WHO DA MAN? (623)
-BROTHER BASH 6577             1   1  1     9       ICE AGE (639)
 BLAZE 6597                    1   2  0     8       STEEL THUNDER (630)
 GUILLOTINE 6588               0   1  0     7       BLADES OF TERROR (642)
-SCAT CAT 6542                 0   1  0     7       ARENA FELINES (177)
 PARMENIDES 6599               0   2  0     6       DREAMERS (142)
 LEUCIPPUS 6601                0   2  0     6       DREAMERS (142)
-GREY 6478                     0   2  0     6       ERRATA (604)
 BROTHER ZEN 6602              1   1  0     4       CULTS-R-US (624)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
5WT - NO THANKS 6604   0  1 0 DREAMERS 142          HEZDLAT THE GIANT 494 567 NONE    
MONKEY 6105            8  7 0 ERRATA 604            CROWN ROYAL 5507      564         
SCYTHE 6578            2  2 0 STEEL THUNDER 630     ARISTOCRAT VODKA 5508 564 REVENGED
ZOMBIE 1041            2  6 0 THE UNDEAD 136        HEZDLAT THE GIANT 494 567 NONE    
GOLEM 1435             0  1 0 THE UNDEAD 136        ARENAMASTER RILLI 496 567 NONE    
VAMPIRE 1434           0  1 0 THE UNDEAD 136        STONE GOLEM MARK  499 567 NONE    
DEATHKNIGHT 1433       0  1 0 THE UNDEAD 136        SHISHZAR THE SNAK 500 567 NONE    
KNOCK OUT 6603         0  2 0 WILD OATS 546         HEZDLAT THE GIANT 494 567 NONE    
DIP STICK 5311         0  2 0 WILD OATS 546         BROTHER BASH 6577     565 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Qualix -- Bit torqued here.  How you doin, chum?  T'warn't personal. -- Mangy Polecat

Ironstorm -- Now ain't dat somp'n?  I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it.
But I did see it.  I was there.  But that just shouldn'ta oughtn'ta happen, but it
did.  So, who'm I gonna believe, me or my own eyes. -- Ugly Eddie
P.S.  If this means what it might mean, it means my life-style is really gonna take a
hit...ugly-wise that is

Tyger -- Well pimp my primp. -- Missy Mossy

Ranfnagud -- I finally ran you to ground.  Good fight. -- Dexter

Robespierre -- Hokey Smoke, what a fight!  Don't sweat the crowd's booing.  They were
not realizing what they were seeing and probably wouldn't appreciate it if they had.
They just see us standing there, I see us taking each other's measure.  Let me find
my dueling duds and we'll duel it out once again. -- Krankykarl

Crown Royal -- Little bitty thing, aren't you?  I've seen Shewish children taller. --
Tala Gog
P.S.  I didn't mind spending a few days in the Infirmary.  It's actually quieter
there than our guildhouse.
P.P.S.  And it gave me a chance to celebrate privately.

Aristocrat Vodka -- Well, at least it's YOUR mouth that will taste like the bottom of
a birdcage today.  (shudder)  Been there, don't want to go again. -- Sweet Betsey

Sister Q -- Tell me your name isn't Susie.  That would be the uttermost end. --
Tariliss
P.S.  Odd, when you consider it was my teammates who fought the hard liquor and it's
ME who has the hangover....

Madam Y -- Somebody hates you.  Or is jealous, which is very nearly the same thing.
A matchup that rotten COULD be chance, but then again... I figure somebody probably
hates you. -- Winter Shadows
P.S.  Black velvet and diamonds is the stuff to give the troops.  Wow 'em.  Exotic
and mysterious, you know?  It works.

Kill Bill -- Why would I want to do that?  I don't KNOW any bills, except the ones
that come in the mail every month. -- Marvanella

Jondeaux -- Tala Gog is 11-10-10-11-17-12-13, with Coolness her main strength--  Oh,
you want her PHYSICAL stats?  Well, how about 11-11-18-13-13-9-9.  A plunger, does
great damage.  One ratting, a master in initiative.  Long Spear (never tried it).
Very low/moderate.  Bleh.  She says she's going to start a boarding house here in
Riztab, and I'm sure she'll do very well at it.  Better than in the arena.  17-49?
Not one of our greatest gladiators. -- Jorja

Our congratulations to Alex Schimmelfennig. -- Sweet Magic

Mangy Polecat -- (nasty smile)  Overconfidence goes before a fall.  Bwahaha. --
Demron the Dark

20 April 2007
All -- I've been...out of circulation for the last couple of months, and my lists
are not up to date.  If you've announced a manager name, a new alliance, or changed
a manager name or alliance since the middle of February, let me know in the ads, via
diplo, or in an e-mail (Sue (at) solberg-mathews (dot) com).  For that matter, if
you just want to make sure I've got things right, you can always do the same. -- The
Saint, keeper of lists

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZOMBIE was viciously butchered by HEZDLAT THE GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KNOCK OUT was murdered by HEZDLAT THE GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
GOLEM was assassinated by ARENAMASTER RILLION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
VAMPIRE was assassinated by STONE GOLEM MARK II in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEATHKNIGHT was murdered by SHISHZAR THE SNAKE in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
5WT - NO THANKS was dealt death by HEZDLAT THE GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
KRANKYKARL devastated ROBESPIERRE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
HURRICANE was overcome by HUME in a action packed 2 minute expert's Challenge fight.
KOOL-AID DRINKER vanquished RANFNAGUD in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
TYGER lost to SISTER Q in a popular 1 minute Challenge fight.
KILL BILL was overpowered by MARVANELLA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
BOOGIEMAN overpowered BROTHER ZEN in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
JOY OF LOSING unbelievably bested PARMENIDES in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
BLAZE was subdued by MADAM Y in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.
TALA GOG was overpowered by LEIBNIZ in a 1 minute mismatched Title conflict.
UGLY EDDIE defeated ANGRY ROSETTA in a 2 minute bloody veteran's duel.
LATIN RELOAD won victory over MANGY POLECAT in a exciting 1 minute fray.
DEXTER bested JASPER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
WINTER SHADOWS was overpowered by IRONSTORM in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
JEEZUS FREAK was beaten by MISSY MOSSY in a popular 1 minute match.
YODA MAN was viciously subdued by SWEET BETSEY in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
WACKY WACO WONK slimly lost to QUALIX in a popular 3 minute gruesome match.
TARILISS lost to TIO THE MONEYCHANGER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute fray.
BIG DUMMY overpowered EGROS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BULLHOG narrowly defeated DIDO in a 2 minute duel.
SKELETON beat LEUCIPPUS in a 2 minute expert vs. novice fight.
DROOLMASTER defeated SIBATA THE THIEF in a 2 minute beginner's match.
HISSY FIT beat GUILLOTINE in a popular 6 minute beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   5 -  1      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         LUNGING ATTACK    42 -  32 -  2      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  15 -  2      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         WALL OF STEEL     35 -  28 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         STRIKING ATTACK   42 -  37 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  16 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  33 -  3      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  16 -  0      38  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  19 -  1      32  |

Turn 567 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:

WALL OF STEEL      5 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  7         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  5         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  2                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  LEIBNIZ 6540               13   5  0  111 DREAMERS (142)
WALL OF STEEL    HUME 6376                  18  13  0   98 DREAMERS (142)
PARRY-STRIKE     UGLY EDDIE 6370            19  14  1   97 HIGH JINKS (584)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KRANKYKARL 6406            17  12  1   84 HIGH JINKS (584)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  MISSY MOSSY 6539           11   7  1   63 HIGH JINKS (584)
LUNGING ATTACK   DEXTER 6524                15   5  1   61 HIGH JINKS (584)
PARRY-LUNGE      SISTER Q 6579               5   2  0   40 CULTS-R-US (624)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HURRICANE 6481.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was GUILLOTINE 6588.  The ten other most popular fighters were HURRICANE 6481, SWEET 
BETSEY 6571, QUALIX 6564, TARILISS 6527, MISSY MOSSY 6539, MADAM Y 6576, DIDO 6337, 
VAMPIRE 1434, HUME 6376, and KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557.

The least popular fighter this week was HISSY FIT 5345.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DROOLMASTER 5308, EGROS 6565, JEEZUS FREAK 3884, BROTHER ZEN 6602, KILL 
BILL 6332, ROBESPIERRE 3782, DEATHKNIGHT 1433, YODA MAN 6328, WINTER SHADOWS 6526, 
and JASPER 6566.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

UGLY EDDIE (12-6370) HIGH JINKS (584)

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

ALEX SCHIMMELFENNIG (12-5748) THE NORTH (554)
TALA GOG (12-6066) SWEET MAGIC (267)