DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/04/2004    Duedate: 10/16/2004

TOBIR ARENA

DM-14    TURN-499

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SHADOWCAT
FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
(14-3950) [12-13-3,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SHADOWCAT                      PUMA
FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)            TOTEM (422)
(14-3950) [12-13-3,104]        (14-4139) [4-1-0,60]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SHADOWCAT                      SCARBOROUGH
FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)            FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
(14-3950) [12-13-3,104]        (14-3941) [11-8-0,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TOTEM (422)                 46
2. THE DOGHOUSE (188)          33      I BENT MY WOOKIE (413)
3. FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)         26      Unchartered Team
4. I BENT MY WOOKIE (413)      24
5. SPQR (427)                   0      TOTEM (422)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413)    14   4  0 77.8   1/ 1 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)     11  4 1
 2/ 1*TOTEM (422)               19   6  2 76.0   2/ 4*TOTEM (422)               7  3 2
 3/ 0*BLITZKRIEG (421)           8   4  1 66.7   3/ 2 THE DOGHOUSE (188)        6  9 0
 4/ 2 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)     363 300 25 54.8   4- 3*SPQR (427)                4  1 0
 5/ 0 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)      160 142 10 53.0   5/ 0 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)       3  2 0
 6- 3*SPQR (427)                18  19  5 48.6   6/ 0 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413)    1  0 0
 7/ 4 THE DOGHOUSE (188)       301 372  8 44.7   7/ 0*BLITZKRIEG (421)          0  2 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 TOBIR since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts 
to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with I WET MY BED!?  It 
actually beat FRAG 'EM ALL!'s OBNOXIO, and walked away with 24 more points from the 
fight.  Laughs were big at TOTEM while they watched PUMA clobber VISIGOTH.  He lost 
18 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  See how the 
Duelmaster Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's MOUNTAIN TROLL?  That sort of 
initiative is how he got where he is now.  Try as he might, MOUNTAIN TROLL wasn't 
good enough at persuading ZERO THE HERO to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is 
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being the most challenged warrior, PUSSYFOOT!  Don't make idle boasts, they may 
come back to haunt you.  Taunt your opponent DIM HAIRY THING!  That was my lucky 
charm when I was unfairly challenged.  (and by 24 points!)  PEREGRINE should have an 
easy win.  PEREGRINE bested DIM HAIRY THING.  TOTEM calls this fighting?  In my 
day...  PUSSYFOOT didn't quite know what to make of a challenge he received from SNOW 
LEOPARD of TOTEM, who is 25 points below him.  SNOW LEOPARD perhaps got his just 
desserts, seeing as he was bested by PUSSYFOOT and ended up with 30 recognition 
points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Who will dare fight ZERO THE HERO, after he 
returned from the Dark Arena?  (For the record 17-4-1 is 143, and has he points) 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.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHADOWCAT 3950               12  13  3   104       FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUNO 4178                    11   9  0    93       THE DOGHOUSE (188)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGRY SHEW 4201              12   4  0    78       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 SCARBOROUGH 3941             11   8  0    77       FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
 HONEY PUP 4207                8   8  0    76       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 DEAD MAN WALKING 4220        10   1  1    68       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOWSER 4096                  13  24  1    64       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 PUMA 4139                     4   1  0    60       TOTEM (422)
 THE THING 4185               13   6  0    57       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUSSYFOOT 4126               13  16  1    56       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 RICK JONES 3942               8   8  0    47       FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
 *IRONFIST* 3947               4   1  0    41       FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
 VISIGOTH 4214                 8   5  0    39       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 PEREGRINE 4138                4   1  0    34       TOTEM (422)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCIPIO AFRICANUS 4221         4   1  1    30       SPQR (427)
 SNOW LEOPARD 4142             3   2  1    30       TOTEM (422)
-FLAVIUS MAXIMUS 4223          4   1  2    29       SPQR (427)
-REMUS 4218                    4   3  1    26       SPQR (427)
-HAMMERIN HANK 4134            2   0  0    25       BLITZKRIEG (421)
 I WET MY BED! 4052            1   0  0    24       I BENT MY WOOKIE (413)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CORNELIUS SULLA 4222          3   2  1    23       SPQR (427)
 FERRET 4140                   5   0  0    22       TOTEM (422)
-MARCUS ANTONIUS 4235          3   2  0    22       SPQR (427)
-THE GIPPER 4135               2   0  0    20       BLITZKRIEG (421)
 THE GROPPER 4133              2   1  1    19       BLITZKRIEG (421)
 BULLFROG 4237                 1   0  1    12       TOTEM (422)
 OBNOXIO 3939                  2   2  0     8       FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIM HAIRY THING 4236          1   3  0     6       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
-SALLY 4132                    1   1  0     5       BLITZKRIEG (421)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
POLITE BEGGAR 495      0  1 0   1                   BULLFROG 4237         499 NONE    
CRUSHER 4136           1  2 0 BLITZKRIEG 421        DARK CHAMPION 515     499 NONE    
MOUNTAIN TROLL 509     0  1 0 DARK ARENA 0          ZERO THE HERO 4129    499 NONE    
DUM HAIRY THING 4215   3  6 1 THE DOGHOUSE 188      FLAVIUS MAXIMUS 4223  495 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Thing -- People go around telling me that The Thing Is.  I knew that.  We've met
before, haven't we?  Or if not me, one of my teammates.  So I knew you Is already.
Only this time, you more or less Isn't, and that's good.  I figure I put in a good
day's work on that.  Well, a good three minutes work, anyway. -- Juno

Visigoth -- Are you kin to the Invisigoth?  Sometimes I think I might rather meet up
with him, because then I wouldn't have the horrid anticipation, the "seeing it
coming" stuff.  It makes my hair stand on end, which is uncomfortable in armor.  So,
try to be invisible next time, okay?  It might help. -- Pussyfoot

Zero the Hero -- Not to ME you aren't!  They say every man is a hero to his dog, but
you're not MY man, no way.  Well, you're too small, for one thing.  I wouldn't want a
man who was so small I might step on him by accident.  Too much anxiety, and us dogs
don't do anxiety at all well, you know.  It's more a cat thing. -- Bowser

Puma -- (growling softly)  You're just a big cat!  My meat! -- Honey Pup

Peregrine -- I'm not sure, but I think the Dim Hairy Thing was trying to object to
your violation of his air space.  He needs a lot of air space, you see, because his
breath and, erm, other odors are so bad.  Nobody wants to get really close to him. --
Honey Pup, for Dim Hairy Thing

Snow Leopard -- Be warned!  You have offended the entire Cult of the Crooked Bone,
and we will have our revenge!  You think we care nothing for our minor members,
perhaps, or that we are impotent against gladiators?  Ha!  Not a sparrow falls but we
notice and wish we'd struck it down ourselves!  And every gladiator wanders down an
alley sooner or later.  Be warned!  Your days are numbered! -- Grandmaster Sleeth of
the Cult of the Crooked Bone
P.S.  In regards to the numbering of your days, this is number one.

20 September 2004
Azereth has returned!  I am the manager for Scarlet Blades in DM 25.  I was a member
of the Crimson Alliance and the Crimson Brotherhood (which was composed of former CA
members).  I've been out of the game for many (at least 5) years.  I would like to
hear from anyone who remembers me, as well as any Alliance that is seeking to add
experienced managers to their roster.  Contact me at:
     Anthony Wells
     600 W. Shore Dr.
     Stanton, MI  48888
or by personal ads in DM 25.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZERO THE HERO butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CRUSHER was dispatched by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
PUMA handily defeated VISIGOTH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
PEREGRINE vanquished DIM HAIRY THING in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SNOW LEOPARD was luckily beaten by PUSSYFOOT in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
ANGRY SHEW was vanquished by SHADOWCAT in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
DEAD MAN WALKING was overpowered by JUNO in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BOWSER was overcome by SCARBOROUGH in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
HONEY PUP defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute duel.
THE THING unbelievably bested RICK JONES in a 3 minute gory fight.
THE GROPPER was overpowered by *IRONFIST* in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
FERRET defeated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute novice's match.
OBNOXIO was handily defeated by I WET MY BED! in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BULLFROG delivered the death blow upon POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -   7 -  3      79  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   3 -  0      77  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   4 -  2      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   6 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  2      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  12 -  2      37  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 499 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:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   JUNO 4178                  11   9  0   93 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
SLASHING ATTACK  ANGRY SHEW 4201            12   4  0   78 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
LUNGING ATTACK   SCARBOROUGH 3941           11   8  0   77 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
TOTAL PARRY      THE THING 4185             13   6  0   57 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
PARRY-LUNGE      VISIGOTH 4214               8   5  0   39 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SHADOWCAT 3950.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SCARBOROUGH 3941.  The ten other most popular fighters were HONEY PUP 4207, RICK 
JONES 3942, PEREGRINE 4138, SNOW LEOPARD 4142, JUNO 4178, I WET MY BED! 4052, 
BULLFROG 4237, PUMA 4139, PUSSYFOOT 4126, and SHADOWCAT 3950.

The least popular fighter this week was FERRET 4140.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THE GROPPER 4133, BOWSER 4096, ANGRY SHEW 4201, VISIGOTH 4214, OBNOXIO 
3939, *IRONFIST* 3947, DEAD MAN WALKING 4220, DIM HAIRY THING 4236, CRUSHER 4136, and 
THE THING 4185.

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

ZERO THE HERO (14-4129) THE DEATH SQUAD (63)