DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/04/2006    Duedate: 09/16/2006

TOBIR ARENA

DM-14    TURN-549

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TIPPI TURTLE
THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
(14-4351) [16-4-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GOLGI APPARATUS                POSITION IS EMPTY
BIO WARFARE (439)              
(14-4342) [10-5-2,122]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CYTOPLASMIC                    CYTOPLASMIC
BIO WARFARE (439)              BIO WARFARE (439)
(14-4309) [17-23-1,100]        (14-4309) [17-23-1,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FOREIGN LEGION (445)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FOREIGN LEGION (445)        30
2. THE DOGHOUSE (188)          13      MONTY PYTHON (312)
3. THE DEATH SQUAD (63)        10      Unchartered Team
4. MONTY PYTHON (312)           2
5. BIO WARFARE (439)            0       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MONTY PYTHON (312)        11   2  0 84.6   1/ 2 FOREIGN LEGION (445)     12  3 1
 2/ 2 FOREIGN LEGION (445)      34  14  1 70.8   2/ 1 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)      8  7 0
 3- 3 PLAYPEN (435)             71  50  8 58.7   3/ 5 THE DOGHOUSE (188)        6  9 0
 4/ 4 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)     483 387 29 55.5   4/ 3 BIO WARFARE (439)         5 10 1
 5/ 5 THE DOGHOUSE (188)       401 510  9 44.0   5/ 6 MONTY PYTHON (312)        3  0 0
 6/ 6 BIO WARFARE (439)         74 104  6 41.6   6- 4 PLAYPEN (435)             1  3 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.  We now have a 
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  FOREIGN LEGION now holds the crown 
and they are betting they can keep it.  It looks like the guys(?) at FOREIGN LEGION 
had a good week as they went 5-0-0 to put them in 1st place.  I guess steroids help!  
Hey everybody, watch out for RED FANG, who flew up 13 points in the rankings after 
mashing SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling 
like a basher in the top ten was ENCLOPLASMIC, who dropped 6 points after a 
disappointing (to say the least) bout with DANISH PASTRY.  Unlike most arenas, TIPPI 
TURTLE managed to get his challenge off against the 17-22-1 CYTOPLASMIC.  Going for 
the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was BIO WARFARE's CYTOPLASMIC, 
who was turned away from the Duelmastership by TIPPI TURTLE.  An apple a day keeps 
the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the TOBIR arena.  Here's a 
song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad THE DEATH SQUAD?   Big bad THE DEATH 
SQUAD.  Big bad THE DEATH SQUAD.  TOBIR's afraid of the big bad THE DEATH SQUAD.  Tra 
la la la la!  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch FOREIGN LEGION's act in the 
arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from THE DEATH SQUAD.  Well 
just about everybody wants a piece of CHICHI-HOOEY, who was this week's most 
challenged warrior.  Was it guts or an overtaxed mental capacity that had SPONGEBOB 
challenge up 37 points in the rankings to take on GOLGI APPARATUS?  A Carrion Bird 
Sellout:  SPONGEBOB 7-8-0 fights GOLGI APPARATUS 10-5-2.  (BYOB) MICHAEL PALIN of 
MONTY PYTHON had better have a good reason for challenging down 12 points in a 
challenge which he won.  I thought MICHAEL PALIN showed great skill and promise when 
he beat ANDILLIA.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Ask not the elves for counsel, 
for they will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in TOBIR have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  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                  
 TIPPI TURTLE 4351            16   4  0   112       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLGI APPARATUS 4342         10   5  2   122       BIO WARFARE (439)
 CYTOPLASMIC 4309             17  23  1   100       BIO WARFARE (439)
-TANTRUM 4285                 12  13  2    96       PLAYPEN (435)
 MICHAEL PALIN 2750           11   2  0    93       MONTY PYTHON (312)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANDILLIA 4255                17  29  0    80       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 SPONGEBOB 4367                7   8  0    76       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
-BINKIE 4298                  16   8  2    75       PLAYPEN (435)
 BURNT OUT HIPPIE 4402         8   2  0    74       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 DANISH PASTRY 4400            7   4  0    70       FOREIGN LEGION (445)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHICHI-HOOEY 4270            13  26  0    65       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 ENCLOPLASMIC 4307             6   5  0    59       BIO WARFARE (439)
-PAMPER PACKER 4284           12  13  0    57       PLAYPEN (435)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BWUCE REE 4388                6   1  0    53       FOREIGN LEGION (445)
 ITALIAN STALLION 4399        10   1  0    50       FOREIGN LEGION (445)
 CRACK BABY 4279               9  14  0    41       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 SHLEPROCK 4376                5   7  0    39       THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
 MAGINOT LINE 4393             4   3  0    38       FOREIGN LEGION (445)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GERBENT 4401                  5   7  0    28       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 E COLI 4343                   4   8  0    25       BIO WARFARE (439)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED FANG 4444                 1   0  0    13       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
-YARD APE 4408                 1   1  1     9       PLAYPEN (435)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUSSIAN WINTER 4443           1   0  0     8       FOREIGN LEGION (445)
 SCRUFF 4421                   2   1  0     7       THE DOGHOUSE (188)
 RED BLOOD CELL 4420           0   3  0     3       BIO WARFARE (439)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
WHITE FANG 4353       12 14 0 THE DOGHOUSE 188      GOLGI APPARATUS 4342  548         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Sorry for the lack of ads lately, I've been doing a lot of overseas trips and
have been on partial maintenance mostly.  Will find a way to travel and send in ads
at the same time someday I hope. -- Seraphim

Burnt out Hippie -- The boss is out of town for a few days and I get my first loss.
Not that he uses avoids anyway.  Good fight, now I have to explain to him why I lost.
Maybe I can blame maintenance. -- IT Stallion

Crack Baby -- Stay off the drugs, and tell your mom I said hi. -- Bwuce

E Coli -- You look ill. -- The Line

Michael Palin -- I forgive you, because your victory over me brought me my secret
admirer.  I've always wanted to know my secret admirer (it isn't you), so, thanks.
Don't expect to see me around for a while, though.  We're going away for a wild
weekend. -- Andillia

Red Blood Cell -- Hey, I was just, you know, checking to make sure you were present.
And you were.  In fact, there were lots of you.  Is this allowed?  I didn't hire on
to fight myrmidons. -- Scruff
P.S.  Very red.  Quite scarlet, in fact.

Golgi Apparatus -- Heck.  You really had to work for that one, as I had a CN of 15!
-- Ghost of White Fang

Shleprock -- Where have you been hiding, and whatever possessed you to come out of
hiding at this inopportune moment?  You could've been killed out there, you know!  It
happens. -- Chi-Chi Hooey

I don't LIKE guys with shifty eyes, okay?  They make me nervous.  You can never tell
what they're thinking, you can't even tell what they're looking at!  They're
untrustworthy.  Suspicious.  Bad news, sooner or later. -- Gerbent
P.S.  So better to bite 'em sooner.

Wong Way -- Gods, you had a winning record, and your manager sent you to the Dark
Arena?  That's hard.  Maybe you'll be reborn as a manager, and your manager can be
reborn as a gladiator, and you can send HIM to the Dark arena. -- the warriors at the
Doghouse

11 August 2006
All -- I support Vendetta Cartel's observation of The Dark Knights!  If war is
declared on V.C. by The Dark Knights, then war is also declared on The Dark Knights
of the Desolate Empire by The Avengers of Light!  We have been quietly awaiting such
a chance to expose ourselves (all interested parties contact me c/o The Barbarians:
DM 31, Attn: Timothias)!  Come, Vendetta Cartel, let us show these broke-down
"Knights" what true warriors are! -- Gemini Goldphoenix, Overlord of The Avengers of
Light

26 August 2006
The Avengers of Light.  Another VC lackey?  What's the matter VC, are you scared?
Bringing in reinforcements.  It matters not, bring your avengers and they shall be
crushed!  I am Dark Knight Blackstorm and I represent the Desolate Empire and can
easily be found in 8, 28, 31, 47, 54, and 106.  I reply with steel and your women
shall cry when they start the body count!!!!!!!!!  Remember to sign your posts to
whoever from the VC wrote that earlier Ad. -- Dark Knight Blackstorm

4 September 2006
Civil War/The Crusades

The next edition of the Civil War series is to be held in Tobir, arena 14, beginning
November 25th with a round where all participating managers must DA all 5 of their
warriors; in addition all warriors must be prefixed with an A an F or a D in the
following manner:  A-Broke Stroker or (A) Broke Stroker.  Names simply beginning with
the letter of your federation will NOT count as properly prefixed!  Existing teams
are welcome but no warrior who survives the DA who had prior Fight Experience (arena
or tourney) will be allowed to score or challenge into the contest teams.  There will
be an equal number of teams set up for each of the three factions (Andorian, Free
Blades, and Delarquan) to create sides as equal as possible.  This along with the DA
round should set up pretty equal footing for all managers.  After the DA there will
be another round where you can either DA again or fight your new, or surviving,
warriors so they will be set up to challenge an opponent beginning on round 1.  So as
a recap DA round, turn 0, then turn 1 it begins with the following rules:

The Civil War to be held in arena 14.
- The contest runs for 10-28 turns (barring ties).
- No tourney participation allowed.  Teams with warriors participating in any
  tournament are disqualified.
- An even number of teams per faction worked out by the Faction Leaders.  No later
  substitutions are allowed.
- If a manager brings in a second team and challenges into the contest he is DQ'd and
  his side will fight one team short!
- Three factions will be participating:  Andorian, Delarquan, Free Blades
- Everyone prefixes their warrior with A-, F-, or D- (No prefix = disqualification of
  the warrior)
- Turn DA:  (The DA Round) November 25, 2006.  Every warrior must DA.  (Warriors not
  DA'd on Turn 0 are disqualified)
- Turn 0:  December 9th, 2006.  There will be no scoring this turn it is meant to
  allow for challenges on turn 1.
- Turn 1+:  Scoring as detailed below
- Each team gets 1 point for defeating a warrior from an opposing team.
- Fights against warriors on your team do not generate points in any situation.
- The team with the most points each turn gets a Battle Point (if there is a tie for
  the most points then no Battle Points are accrued)
- The first team to 10 Battle Points wins the war
- Managers of teams on the winning side each receive a +1 bonus potion to be used on
  a warrior on their contest team.  This must be applied within a month of the
  conclusion of the contest and the team must have been active on the last turn of
  the contest.

Anyone wishing to participate, and feels they can probably stick around for the
duration (don't want to handicap a side, of course unforeseeable events cannot be
planned for), should either diplo me at THE DEATH SQUAD(63) in Tobir (arena 14) or
place a personal ad in the arena.  You may also contact me via the Duel2.com boards!
Let me know which faction you would like to fight for!  This contest is intended to
be open to ALL managers wishing to pit themselves against each other to try and
determine which faction has the best managers! -- Street Legal

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TIPPI TURTLE unbelievably bested CYTOPLASMIC in a 7 minute Challenge Title fight.
MICHAEL PALIN subdued ANDILLIA in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
SPONGEBOB was overpowered by GOLGI APPARATUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
BURNT OUT HIPPIE defeated CHICHI-HOOEY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SHLEPROCK was bested by BWUCE REE in a popular 3 minute bloody Challenge duel.
DANISH PASTRY savagely defeated ENCLOPLASMIC in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
CRACK BABY was savagely defeated by ITALIAN STALLION in a 3 minute gruesome melee.
MAGINOT LINE unbelievably bested E COLI in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
GERBENT overpowered RED BLOOD CELL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SCRUFF was savagely defeated by RUSSIAN WINTER in a dull 13 minute novice's fight.
RED FANG overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  14 -  0      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  14 -  0      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  24 -  2      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  17 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        16 -  20 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   8 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 549 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      TIPPI TURTLE 4351          16   4  0  112 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
LUNGING ATTACK   GOLGI APPARATUS 4342       10   5  2  122 BIO WARFARE (439)
WALL OF STEEL    MICHAEL PALIN 2750         11   2  0   93 MONTY PYTHON (312)
AIMED BLOW       BURNT OUT HIPPIE 4402       8   2  0   74 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
STRIKING ATTACK  ENCLOPLASMIC 4307           6   5  0   59 BIO WARFARE (439)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CYTOPLASMIC 4309.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CYTOPLASMIC 4309.  The ten other most popular fighters were BWUCE REE 4388, 
TIPPI TURTLE 4351, ITALIAN STALLION 4399, GOLGI APPARATUS 4342, DANISH PASTRY 4400, 
SPONGEBOB 4367, BURNT OUT HIPPIE 4402, E COLI 4343, MICHAEL PALIN 2750, and ANDILLIA 
4255.

The least popular fighter this week was RUSSIAN WINTER 4443.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were RED BLOOD CELL 4420, SHLEPROCK 4376, SCRUFF 4421, MAGINOT LINE 
4393, CRACK BABY 4279, ENCLOPLASMIC 4307, RED FANG 4444, GERBENT 4401, CHICHI-HOOEY 
4270, and ANDILLIA 4255.