DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/11/2005    Duedate: 04/23/2005

ALJAFIR ARENA

DM-17    TURN-508

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DARON EL
MIDDLE WAY (484)
(17-6414) [15-31-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ACHILLES                       HI-JINX
HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)       PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (544)
(17-6612) [18-5-1,119]         (17-6674) [3-2-0,31]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DARON EL                       DARON EL
MIDDLE WAY (484)               MIDDLE WAY (484)
(17-6414) [15-31-0,110]        (17-6414) [15-31-0,110]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (544)    34
2. FORCE OF FIVE (545)         32      HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
3. MIDDLE WAY (484)            21      Unchartered Team
4. BALANCE OF TERROR (472)      6
5. HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)   -13      PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (544)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (544)   7   3  0 70.0   1/ 1 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 11  4 0
 2/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE (545)        2   1  0 66.7   2/ 2*PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (544)  5  1 0
 3/ 2 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 277 185  9 60.0   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY (484)          4 11 0
 4/ 0 BALANCE OF TERROR (472)   58  77  2 43.0   4/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE (545)       2  1 0
 5/ 4 MIDDLE WAY (484)         213 362  3 37.0   5/ 0 BALANCE OF TERROR (472)   1  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

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  ALJAFIR needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  I just can't say 
enough good things about FORCE OF FIVE.  They went 2-1-0 their first time, don't 
slouch, and they've got good oral hygiene!  MVP award for HI-JINX?  PROJECT MAYHEM 
XXX's proud of her after beating MARSHALL and getting 23 points.  Talk about yer big 
time losers!  MARSHALL got smashed by HI-JINX, and lost 17 points!  Was that a tear I 
saw in DARON EL's eye, as he took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't PIP THE TROLL fit 
to be tied!  Who was the wiseguy that said ALJAFIR's Duelmaster was paying for drinks 
at The Vile Vizier?  Don't look at me!   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All ALJAFIR ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  Its been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARON EL 6414                15  31  0   110       MIDDLE WAY (484)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ACHILLES 6612                18   5  1   119       HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIP THE TROLL 6597           19   7  0    88       HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
 TABETA UNIS 6405             13  34  0    85       MIDDLE WAY (484)
 QUIVRA NGEDO 5705            16  17  0    74       BALANCE OF TERROR (472)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALEXANDER THE GREAT 6656      8   1  1    50       HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
 ETIEN HAXAN 5772             10  10  0    48       BALANCE OF TERROR (472)
 VURZHAL UR 6618               7  15  0    36       MIDDLE WAY (484)
 PFC LYNCH 6707                3   0  0    36       HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HI-JINX 6674                  3   2  0    31       PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (544)
 PYRO 6678                     4   1  0    29       PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (544)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARSHALL 6673                 4   3  0    15       HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
 ZACH ATTACK 6679              1   0  0    13       FORCE OF FIVE (545)
 FORCAS 6538                   3   3  0    12       BALANCE OF TERROR (472)
 LITTLE JOHN 6683              1   0  0     9       FORCE OF FIVE (545)
 OBIDA PANIRI 6700             1   4  0     8       MIDDLE WAY (484)
 QUORDIS RHON 6701             1   4  0     7       MIDDLE WAY (484)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
DA GUY3 6680           0  1 0 FORCE OF FIVE 545     BLACK ORC 645         508 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pip the so-called Troll -- I figure it must be your helm, right?  It's got a sort of
troll mask.  Because I know you aren't REALLY a troll, I can see your pointed ears
sticking out.  Trolls don't even have ears at all, right?  So it's a pseudo-him.  I
knew it!  You're fighting under a false name! -- Tabeta Unis

Achilles -- Those work boots with the steel reinforced heels are dirty pool. -- Daron
El

Alexander the Great -- Anyone can call himself "great," but you have to earn it. --
Vurzhal Ur
P.S.  Oh...I guess you have.

Pyro -- I did NOT ask you to "light my fire," boy. -- Quordis Rhon

Stupid Embezzling Scribe. -- Obida Paniri

28 March 2005
Is there anybody in the DM game who is incarcerated that has had to litigate in order
to continue playing?  Or anyone in the free world who may be able to help me with
case law or legal advice?  The Administration has already taken "D&D type games" from
us once (though I recently had that decision overturned).  I believe it's only a
matter of time before they try it again and I am prepared to file a lawsuit if need
be.  I enjoy DM and any help that could be offered would be greatly appreciated!  I
can be contacted at:
     Danny Warren
     #28341
     P.O. Box 250 
     Draper, UT  84070
     or:
     Heathen, mgr. Misnomers DM 47

28 March 2005
Ladies and gents...get your teams together and join in on the hottest and fiercest
contest ever to grace the arena sands!  Intrigue, personal wars, you name it...we got
it going on!  What is this contest?  It's the Turf War IV in DM 47, North Fork!!
This fantastic contest was begun by my alliance mate Asmo Dius, and I've picked up
some of the slack.  Contest starts on Turn 225 (approx. date June 9th?).  It's an
"alliance-type contest", so grab your folks and bring them in for a bang up time.
Rules will be printed in the DM 47 newsletter at least until the contest starts. --
Baphomet, Host...Company of Brothers Alliance, Illuminati Confederation of Alliances

28 March 2005
Contest Announcement
====================
It's finally here!  ScumFest 2005!  The greatest scum in the land of Alastari are
formally invited to participate in ScumFest 2005, a contest involving the scummiest
scum in all of Alastari!

Who:  All Scum in Alastari
What:  Scum Fest 2005!
Where:  Talahya
When:  May 23rd, Talahya Turns 490-499

Rules
======
The object of winning ScumFest is to have the longest cumulative time (in minutes) at
the end of the 10th round.

Should there be a tie at the end of 10 rounds, tiebreakers are (in order):
- Head to Head Record
- Win/Loss Percentage
- Average Fight Length
(We'll go into overtime if they're still tied)

There are no other rules.  A manager may use any means at his disposal in order to
accomplish his goal.  Collusion, hiring Aimed Blows to take out the leaders, etc.
Anything goes!

To enter the scum fest, please write a personal ad in the DM 100 newsletter,
declaring your intention to join the contest, or send an email to managerr@aol.com

Please include warrior name and ID numbers of the contestants.  You may enter the
competition up until Turn 494.

Prizes will be announced after the competition begins.  The point of the contest is
to prove you have the scummiest scum, and necessarily for a silly prize.

Good luck and Happy Scumming!

-- Manager

6 April 2005
                                SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE

     I would like to make a formal announcement to all the managers of Alastari that
the inaugural/memorial challenge put forth by Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest (Richard
Hammes) has been approved by the commission.  The contest will be held in TROCAR,
arena 54, beginning on the turn that starts around June 2nd.  Keep in mind that this
is a slow arena.  Before I go on, I would like to personally thank the commission for
procuring an outstanding top prize for this contest.  This announcement follows my
last and entry into the contest will be a minimum $5 donation, which I will pool and
give to a charity in the San Diego area in Richard Hammes' name and memory.  My
address is at the end.  Once the donation is made, I intend to notify RSI of the
charity and amount we donated as a matter of pride for them and us in this game!  I
will notify everyone in an all arena ad as well.
     The contest is pretty simple.  Any team may enter, there are no restrictions on
fight experience!  There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed
and only one single use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins.  To
help eliminate any interference, I am going to allow avoids of non-contest teams in
case they are there to manipulate and affect the winner of the contest.  Scoring is
as follows:

1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
     personals beyond one you still only get one point).  Make sure it is written
     from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will
     not get the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)

     The contest will last for 12 turns, again beginning roughly June 2nd.  May I
point out that if you use your Dark Arena fight you will get either 2 points, for
winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights count in the scoring.  It matters not if
you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-in; they still count as much as fighting a
contest warrior.  This will be a test of basic strategy with a touch of luck added in
as well.
     If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each
warrior entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in
death, cannot score points!  Break the no DA, challenge, or avoid rules (except
avoids of non-contest teams) and you will be DQ'd as soon as the transgression is
discovered.  To keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no
messing with these rules.  Of course you may DA the one time, just as a
clarification, but the second time gets you DQ'd.  This also counts if it is found
you bring a second team in for the purpose of making challenges.  You can bring a
second team, just don't think they can challenge to give you an advantage.  This
means DQ to your contest team.  A second team may also enter the contest with its own
donation of $5 and adherence to the rules.  Well, enough of that, I'm sure you'd like
to see the prizes so here they are:

1st place - +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
     favorite knowledge
2nd place - +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager - Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion

     The resurrection potion may be used on any FE warrior, however the favorites and
+1 bonus potions must be used on a warrior with at least 5 FE.  These prizes also
must be used within 2 turns of the ending of the contest.  Even those rookie level
teams can figure out a way to use that resurrection potion if you think night fight
;), after the contest of course, so don't think this is only good for experienced
teams!  Check your rosters and unused RU's and see if you can't find a reason to come
and test your mettle!
     Again, entry fee is a minimum $5 donation, money order preferred method but if
that doesn't work for you we can figure alternate means.  If a hopeful entrant
happens to be incarcerated and the only real means of making the donation is an
account transfer, please make sure you let me know where the transfer came from and
which team it is for.  I prefer that this only be used as donation method by
incarcerated players unless otherwise discussed with me.  Please drop me an email, or
diplo my team in Tobir(14), letting me know you are sending a donation for entry and
the amount so I can be on the lookout for it in the mail.  Thanks to all who have
sent their sympathies regarding our game's loss of a kind and admirable soul and my
best wishes to all!

Street Legal
Jeff Bura
193 Pepperidge Dr.
Wixom, MI 48393
triumph1971@hotmail.com
THE DEATH SQUAD (63) in Tobir, arena 14

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA GUY3 was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PIP THE TROLL was viciously subdued by DARON EL in a 9 minute veteran's Title duel.
ACHILLES overpowered QUIVRA NGEDO in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
TABETA UNIS bested VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
VURZHAL UR was devastated by ETIEN HAXAN in a 2 minute uneven brawl.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 3 minute struggle.
PFC LYNCH overpowered FORCAS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MARSHALL was overpowered by HI-JINX in a 1 minute uneven melee.
PYRO vanquished OBIDA PANIRI in a 2 minute uneven duel.
QUORDIS RHON was overpowered by ZACH ATTACK in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LITTLE JOHN outlasted CONVICTED THIEF in a 7 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   2 -  0      83  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -   5 -  1      74  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   6 -  1      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  15 -  0      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK     1 -   3 -  1      25  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   8 -  0      20  |

Turn 508 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     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ACHILLES 6612              18   5  1  119 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
TOTAL PARRY      PIP THE TROLL 6597         19   7  0   88 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
WALL OF STEEL    ALEXANDER THE GREAT 6656    8   1  1   50 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DARON EL 6414.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DARON EL 6414.  The ten other most popular fighters were TABETA UNIS 6405, 
ALEXANDER THE GREAT 6656, ACHILLES 6612, PYRO 6678, ETIEN HAXAN 5772, PFC LYNCH 6707, 
HI-JINX 6674, ZACH ATTACK 6679, DA GUY3 6680, and VURZHAL UR 6618.

The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE JOHN 6683.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PIP THE TROLL 6597, QUORDIS RHON 6701, OBIDA PANIRI 6700, 
MARSHALL 6673, FORCAS 6538, QUIVRA NGEDO 5705, VURZHAL UR 6618, DA GUY3 6680, ZACH 
ATTACK 6679, and HI-JINX 6674.

                    HOLD THE DATES!  (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)

Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!  
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005.  It will be 
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality 
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy.  The rooms 
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released! 
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.  See you there!

Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!), 
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's 
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge), 
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your 
reservation soon before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)  
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.  We hope you're all 
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!