DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/06/2004    Duedate: 09/18/2004

TOBIR ARENA

DM-14    TURN-497

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZERO THE HERO
THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
(14-4129) [15-4-0,139]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZERO THE HERO                  SCIPIO AFRICANUS
THE DEATH SQUAD (63)           SPQR (427)
(14-4129) [15-4-0,139]         (14-4221) [4-1-1,30]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ZERO THE HERO                  HONEY PUP
THE DEATH SQUAD (63)           THE DOGHOUSE (188)
(14-4129) [15-4-0,139]         (14-4207) [6-8-0,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE DEATH SQUAD (63)        40
2. SPQR (427)                  26      THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
3. THE DOGHOUSE (188)           1      Unchartered Team

                                       SPQR (427)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)     357 296 24 54.7   1/ 1 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)     13  2 1
 2/ 3*SPQR (427)                18  19  5 48.6   2/ 3*SPQR (427)                8  2 2
 3/ 2 THE DOGHOUSE (188)       296 367  8 44.6   3/ 2 THE DOGHOUSE (188)        7  8 0

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

                                      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 SCIPIO AFRICANUS, who flew up 11 points in the rankings after mashing 
TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  And falling like a 
basher in the top ten was FLAVIUS MAXIMUS, who dropped 6 points after a disappointing 
(to say the least) bout with JUNO.  Well, everybody's pal ZERO THE HERO moved his 
record to 15-4-0 by defeating VETERAN MERCENARY in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and 
gaining 6 recognition points.  Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver 
this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the TOBIR arena.  And who is 
this BOWSER you ask, with 68 points and a 13-22-1 record.  Ooh, the tales I could 
tell!  In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, VISIGOTH went after PUSSYFOOT, 
who was higher by 23 points.  Well, when the dust settled, VISIGOTH bested PUSSYFOOT. 
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category, FLAVIUS MAXIMUS 
was mashed by JUNO, who let FLAVIUS MAXIMUS know that killing members of THE DOGHOUSE 
is a no-no.  Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit and will may encounter 
problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     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 fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've 
got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZERO THE HERO 4129           15   4  0   139       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGRY SHEW 4201              11   3  0    89       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 DEAD MAN WALKING 4220         9   0  1    79       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 BOWSER 4096                  13  22  1    68       THE DOGHOUSE (188)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE THING 4185               12   5  0    59       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 JUNO 4178                     9   9  0    58       THE DOGHOUSE (188)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HONEY PUP 4207                6   8  0    54       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 PUSSYFOOT 4126               12  15  1    52       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 VISIGOTH 4214                 7   4  0    46       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCIPIO AFRICANUS 4221         4   1  1    30       SPQR (427)
 FLAVIUS MAXIMUS 4223          4   1  2    29       SPQR (427)
 REMUS 4218                    4   3  1    26       SPQR (427)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CORNELIUS SULLA 4222          3   2  1    23       SPQR (427)
 MARCUS ANTONIUS 4235          3   2  0    22       SPQR (427)
 DIM HAIRY THING 4236          1   1  0     4       THE DOGHOUSE (188)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
DUM HAIRY THING 4215   3  6 1 THE DOGHOUSE 188      FLAVIUS MAXIMUS 4223  495 JUST REV

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Thing -- One thing about small arenas is that a person's always meeting his old 
friends.  Every time he turns around, in fact.  It makes things, um, homey.  Familiar.  
Not very many surprises.  I suppose this is all to the good, but I could be wrong.  
After all, I was never brought up for that kind of thinking.  I'm just your basic 
model dog, bark at cats, the moon, and the occasional stranger, wag my tail for people 
I know, chew on slippers, that kind of thing. -- Bowser

Ambitious Guard?  Who does he think he is, this Ambitious Guard?  Why does he think he 
can come to OUR house?  We don't want him here! -- Honey Pup

The Arenamaster was disgusted?  How does he suppose *I* felt about it?  I hear a 
peddler at the door and come out prepared to bite the heck out of his ankles, and it's 

this "Honest Merchant" wringing his hands and claiming he was framed, he really is 
honest, please help him re-establish his reputation and business.  Pfaugh!  So I bit 
him.  Both ankles, hard.  What else could I do? -- Juno

Civilized, is he?  I don't know about THAT, but he's DEFINITELY a Criminal!  He tied a 
can to my tail! -- Pussyfoot

I dunno anything about Convincian Heroes.  Nobody told me to watch for them and give 
'em special treatment.  If they want me to give somebody special treatment, they've 
gotta TELL me, becoz I don't do thinking.  That ain't my job. -- Dim Hairy Thing

24 August 2004
                            Invitation to Newbie Managers
                                      by Hammer

     As a Captain of the Vendetta Cartel, Hammer has recently dissolved the Vendetta 
Cartel Crimson Ascension Family.  Lady Martilyo and Rook are NO LONGER members of the 
Vendetta Cartel.
     The Vendetta Cartel is divided into "Families" under the leadership of Captains; 
who have been appointed by the VC God Father known throughout the duelingland as 
Master Darque.
     Hammer is now the Captain of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe and the veteran 
manager extends an invitation for prospective membership as a Probate [ONLY 2 Probate 
positions are available in the VC Tarantula Tribe at the present time!] to any Newbie 
Manager who qualifies under the following conditions:
     1. Newbie Manager MUST have Online Access for Email communications!   [Hammer is 
presently living in Qatar and Lieutenants Maximillian and Firehawk are  living in 
Canada; so Email Communication is a MUST for consideration!]
     2. Newbie Manager MUST have the time and funds to create 2 new  stables to be 
placed in 2 separate Slow Arenas [the cost of running 1 stable in a  Regular Arena!] 
to actively participate on a monthly basis with the other 3 T-Tribe  members of the 
Vendetta Cartel!
     3. Newbie Manager MUST have the DESIRE to be an Active Member of the  Vendetta 
Cartel as a Tarantula Tribe trainee aka Probate; developing his/her managerial skills 
under the mentorship of Hammer and the other VC members; thus proving themselves 
worthy to become Vendetta Cartel Lieutenants in the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe!
     The Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe lives by the Feud; thereby prospective 
Probates are forewarned that membership guarantees instant Friends and instant 
Enemies!
     Any prospective Probates who:
     1) seek to improve their managerial insights/abilities under the counsel of 
Hammer and other Vendetta Cartel members 
     2) desire to be active members of an Active Alliance that WILL NOT Dissolve in a 
Few Months; building lasting friendships while enjoying Feuding with Common Enemies 
     3) who enjoy sending their gladiators to Tournaments and would strive to see 
their manager name listed among the TV and TC winners in the Mailer Tourney 
Newsletters as a member of the Vendetta Cartel 
MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
     Send an Email to HammerDM@fastermail.com to introduce yourself and provide Hammer 
with a short Bio of your managerial successes/failures and favorite/least favorite 
fighting styles; with a listing of your active stable/stables for Hammer to verify in 
the online newsletters.
     Hammer will choose the 2 prospective Probates for membership in the Vendetta 
Cartel Tarantula Tribe on the basis of who he decides will be most suited [to Hammer's 
purposes as the T-Tribe Captain!] from among those responding to this All Arena Ad on 
a first response/first acceptance or rejection basis!
     -- Hammer; Vendetta Cartel Captain/WordSmith and WeaponSmith of the Vendetta 
Cartel Tarantula Tribe

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD MAN WALKING bested BOWSER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
THE THING won victory over HONEY PUP in a action packed 4 minute Challenge battle.
VISIGOTH subdued PUSSYFOOT in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
ZERO THE HERO devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute gory one-sided Title contest.
ANGRY SHEW subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody competition.
FLAVIUS MAXIMUS was vanquished by JUNO in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
REMUS beat CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute brawl.
SCIPIO AFRICANUS handily defeated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CORNELIUS SULLA vanquished CONVINCIAN HERO in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DIM HAIRY THING was vanquished by MARCUS ANTONIUS in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -   6 -  2      79  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   7 -  1      68  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  2      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   6 -  2      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  12 -  0      37  |

Turn 497 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-LUNGE        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ZERO THE HERO 4129         15   4  0  139 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
SLASHING ATTACK  ANGRY SHEW 4201            11   3  0   89 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
TOTAL PARRY      THE THING 4185             12   5  0   59 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
PARRY-LUNGE      VISIGOTH 4214               7   4  0   46 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ZERO THE HERO 4129.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HONEY PUP 4207.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANGRY SHEW 4201, 
VISIGOTH 4214, DEAD MAN WALKING 4220, ZERO THE HERO 4129, THE THING 4185, JUNO 4178, 
REMUS 4218, SCIPIO AFRICANUS 4221, CORNELIUS SULLA 4222, and PUSSYFOOT 4126.

The least popular fighter this week was DIM HAIRY THING 4236.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FLAVIUS MAXIMUS 4223, BOWSER 4096, MARCUS ANTONIUS 4235, 
PUSSYFOOT 4126, CORNELIUS SULLA 4222, SCIPIO AFRICANUS 4221, REMUS 4218, JUNO 4178, 
THE THING 4185, and ZERO THE HERO 4129.

                FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXIII

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PINE SCENTED WONDER 3682 (31-12-1)     0  4  0         UNKNOWNS XIX         

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SKIPPY 2305 (0-0-0)                    9  3  0         PRIDE OF THE CDC     

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
I ATE MY WORM 4053 (13-3-0)            2  2  0  DEAD   I BENT MY WOOKIE     

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PICCOLO 3988 (2-0-0)                   2  3  0         DRAGONBALL Z         
SNOW LEOPARD 4142 (2-1-0)              2  3  0         TOTEM                

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
I WET MY BED! 4052 (0-0-0)             5  3  0         I BENT MY WOOKIE     

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HOBBITDRAGGER 4198 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         BLACK ORCS