DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/09/2006    Duedate: 01/21/2006

TOBIR ARENA

DM-14    TURN-532

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LITTLE DEVIL
PLAYPEN (435)
(14-4359) [8-0-0,76]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LITTLE DEVIL                   INCE
PLAYPEN (435)                  FOREIGN FOOTBALL (366)
(14-4359) [8-0-0,76]           (14-3362) [0-1-0,1]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHICHI-HOOEY                   BINKIE
THE DOGHOUSE (188)             PLAYPEN (435)
(14-4270) [8-14-0,38]          (14-4298) [6-3-2,42]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PLAYPEN (435)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PLAYPEN (435)               27
2. RAPTORS (356)               21      PLAYPEN (435)
3. THE DOGHOUSE (188)          18      Unchartered Team
4. FOREIGN FOOTBALL (366)       1
5. THE DEATH SQUAD (63)         0      FOREIGN FOOTBALL (366)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PLAYPEN (435)             29  20  6 59.2   1/ 1 PLAYPEN (435)             8  7 1
 2- 2 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)     449 366 29 55.1   2/ 3 RAPTORS (356)             7  1 1
 3/ 3 RAPTORS (356)             81  86  7 48.5   3- 2 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)      6  4 0
 4/ 4 THE DOGHOUSE (188)       373 460  9 44.8   4/ 4 THE DOGHOUSE (188)        5 10 0
 5/ 0*FOREIGN FOOTBALL (366)     0   2  0  0.0   5/ 0*FOREIGN FOOTBALL (366)    0  1 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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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 265): INOCHI of YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 531): ONEWOLF of WOLFBROTHERS (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 531): SIPPYCUP SAM of PLAYPEN (KAT, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 524): SMELLY of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 520): KING BROWN SNAKE of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 520): MENTAL of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 518): BOUNCER of GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 513): MAD MAX of I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 482): CRAZY TRAIN of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 475): 5 GOT PICKED of 072905R (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 465): SOLARIS of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 213): INSOLENT IRIS of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 380): ONE-TIMER of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 369): HITCH HIKER of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 167): KAT of NIGHTHAWKS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 417): JOE SATRIANI of THE HEADCUTTERS II from ARUAK CITY
                            (Street Legal, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 265): SMITHSONIAN (The Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 531): MANIC MARVELS (Barnabas, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 531): PLAYPEN (KAT, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 524): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 520): KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 520): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Nolan Orgel, team captain)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 518): GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 513): I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 482): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 475): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 465): BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 213): BLOOD AND GUTS! (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 380): DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 369): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 167): NIGHTHAWKS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 417): BOXES, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 530): BODEL of MANIC MARVELS (Barnabas, mgr.)
                               HONEY of SCARLET KNIGHTS (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 523): SUPPLY SIDE of THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 519): STONEFISH of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 513): MAD MAX of I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 474): PARNIAN of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 464): FLINT HILLS of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 212): COLLAPSED LUNG of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 379): TYPHOON XXII of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 166): SOLAR SISTER of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to TOBIR once again!  What's with LITTLE DEVIL?  She actually beat 
TOBIR's NOBLE ASSASSIN, and walked away with 17 more points from the fight.  TOBIR, 
set your sights on NOBLE ASSASSIN.  He'll be happy to entertain all requests after 
defeating SIPPYCUP SAM.  LITTLE DEVIL looked pretty Duelmasterlike as she took 
TOBIR's top spot with 76 points.  Now, what will SIPPYCUP SAM do?  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.   
     Warriors of TOBIR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Here's some advice: 
study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  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.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE DEVIL 4359             8   0  0    76       PLAYPEN (435)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOPE 3352                    12  12  2    81       RAPTORS (356)
 CARDNAL 4029                  9   1  0    70       RAPTORS (356)
 WOOFER 4254                  19  10  1    68       THE DOGHOUSE (188)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIPPYCUP SAM 4280             7   2  2    65       PLAYPEN (435)
 ANDILLIA 4255                14  15  0    57       THE DOGHOUSE (188)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BINKIE 4298                   6   3  2    42       PLAYPEN (435)
-LARG GENIUS - 11 WT 4373      3   1  1    42       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 CHICHI-HOOEY 4270             8  14  0    38       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
-CRACK BABY 4279               4   8  0    35       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TIPPI TURTLE 4351             5   4  0    33       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 SERGEANT 4028                 6   4  2    32       RAPTORS (356)
 TANTRUM 4285                  5   5  2    30       PLAYPEN (435)
 WHITE FANG 4353               5   5  0    27       THE DOGHOUSE (188)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAMPER PACKER 4284            3   7  0    22       PLAYPEN (435)
 SCREECH OWL 4375              2   0  0    21       RAPTORS (356)
-SPONGEBOB 4367                1   3  0    18       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
-SHLEPROCK 4376                1   0  0    15       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 INCE 3362                     0   1  0     1       FOREIGN FOOTBALL (366)
-PODBORSKY 3363                0   1  0     1       FOREIGN FOOTBALL (366)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
GALEN DRAGONSPIN 4374  0  2 0 THE DEATH SQUAD 63    BINKIE 4298           530 REVENGED
WURF 4368              3  4 0 THE DOGHOUSE 188      SERGEANT 4028         532         
GOSHAWK 4041           0  2 0 RAPTORS 356           TANTRUM 4285          528 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Larg Genius - 11 Wt -- If you were such a genius as you make out, you wouldn't be
offering a hand to a really riled dog like me!  If the arenamaster (a wuss of the
first order) hadn't stepped in, I'd'a bitten you a good one. -- Chichi-Hooey

Spongebob -- (bouncing up and down)  You know, that's fun.  What would happen if I
climbed up to the second story of a house and jumped down on you?  Think I could
bounce all the way back up? -- Wurf the adventurous

Little Devil -- By golly, you ARE.  A devil, an imp, a major pain in the you-know-
where. -- Andillia
P.S.  You really need a loss.  Your undefeated record will get you into TROUBLE.

Sippycup Sam -- Wow, what's IN that cup of yours?  It must be something hot, the way
you go on. -- Woofer
P.S.  Why should YOU get to sip strong drinks and the rest of us NOT?  It's unfair!

Tantrum -- BAD Tantrum, BAD neutered cat. -- White Fang

Sorry I missed last week but the Warden said we had a good year so far and could take
Christmas off. -- Hope

I promise to be more forgiving to my foes this year. -- Cardinal

We would like to welcome the new member to our flock, Harrier. -- Warden

We would also like to thank Peregrine for his wonderful career in Tobir. -- Warden

Woofer -- Congrats on Duelmaster.  It must have been nice to warm my throne over
Christmas. -- Hope

30 December 2005
Just a reminder to all you online type people.  It is much appreciated if you send
your personals in PLAIN TEXT, rather than HTML or formatted text.  HAL, in his
infinite wisdom, doesn't DO formatting, which means having to unsnarl your personal
ads from bunches of extraneous...stuff.  So, if your e-mailer has a plain text
option, let it be your friend. -- Ed.
P.S.  Sometimes it's the formatted text which makes ads go astray.  Not often, but
sometimes.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SIPPYCUP SAM was unbelievably bested by NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute fight.
CARDNAL demolished CHICHI-HOOEY in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
LITTLE DEVIL vanquished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
WOOFER defeated BINKIE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute mismatched match.
ANDILLIA won victory over TANTRUM in a 1 minute fight.
SERGEANT butchered WURF in a 1 minute mismatched match.
WHITE FANG viciously subdued PAMPER PACKER in a action packed 3 minute gruesome fight.
SCREECH OWL vanquished INCE in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   5 -  1      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  5      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        17 -  14 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  15 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 532 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         2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       LITTLE DEVIL 4359           8   0  0   76 PLAYPEN (435)
PARRY-STRIKE     CARDNAL 4029                9   1  0   70 RAPTORS (356)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WOOFER 4254                19  10  1   68 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
STRIKING ATTACK  SIPPYCUP SAM 4280           7   2  2   65 PLAYPEN (435)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHICHI-HOOEY 4270.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BINKIE 4298.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIPPYCUP SAM 4280, 
WHITE FANG 4353, CARDNAL 4029, LITTLE DEVIL 4359, WOOFER 4254, ANDILLIA 4255, SCREECH 
OWL 4375, CHICHI-HOOEY 4270, TANTRUM 4285, and SERGEANT 4028.

The least popular fighter this week was INCE 3362.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WURF 4368, PAMPER PACKER 4284, SERGEANT 4028, TANTRUM 4285, 
CHICHI-HOOEY 4270, SCREECH OWL 4375, ANDILLIA 4255, WOOFER 4254, LITTLE DEVIL 4359, 
and CARDNAL 4029.