DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/05/2007    Duedate: 11/17/2007

TALCAMA ARENA

DM-18    TURN-574

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OAKLAND FU
BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
(18-9424) [16-12-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OAKLAND FU                     POSITION IS EMPTY
BURN N' PILLAGE (218)          
(18-9424) [16-12-0,113]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OAKLAND FU                     DAN
BURN N' PILLAGE (218)          SHEPHERDS (252)
(18-9424) [16-12-0,113]        (18-9512) [10-9-0,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CENTER FOR OLDS (108)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SHEPHERDS (252)             31
2. BURN N' PILLAGE (218)       28      BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
3. ARROGANCE (347)             20      Unchartered Team
4. THE DARK GODS (501)         18
5. FUNKY FOLK (625)            12      HIT MUSIC (214)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 WASTELAND (207)          722 668 43 51.9   1/ 1 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)    10  5 0
 2/ 2 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)    776 722 35 51.8   2/ 2 BEAST MASTERS (567)       9  6 0
 3/ 3 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)    %1025 %1002 63 50.6   3/ 3 SEA DOGS (224)            7  4 0
 4/ 4 SEA DOGS (224)           231 234 12 49.7   4/ 5 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)     6  6 0
 5/ 5 BEAST MASTERS (567)      325 355 19 47.8   5- 4 WIZARDGUARD (175)         5  5 0
 6/ 6 SHEPHERDS (252)          711 863 37 45.2   6/ 6 SHEPHERDS (252)           5 10 0
 7- 7 WIZARDGUARD (175)        101 130  6 43.7   7/ 8 THE DARK GODS (501)       4  6 0
 8/ 9 THE DARK GODS (501)       37  53  4 41.1   8/11 FUNKY FOLK (625)          3  2 0
 9/10 FUNKY FOLK (625)          57  82  7 41.0   9/ 9 ARROGANCE (347)           3  6 0
10/11 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)   106 181  8 36.9  10/ 7 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)    2  1 0
11/12 ARROGANCE (347)          457 817 29 35.9  11-10 WASTELAND (207)           1  2 0
12-13*THE RED BLADES (388)       0   2  0  0.0  12-12*THE RED BLADES (388)      0  2 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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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 583): MAKESHIFT ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 465): PAUL ATREIDES of MASTERS OF SAND (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 591): KORNIC BLAZE of GREEN WITH ENVY (Misfit, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 587): M1A1 of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 586): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 590): HOFFA of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 587): FATALITY of BRUTAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 582): PERSEA QUELL of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 573): PROGIDY, DAMMIT! of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 572): PARROT KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 546): PEG LEG of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 536): SCROD BOY of INQUISITION CLONES (LHI, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 239): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 523): CELIE SHATTERSTONE of DELVERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 472): JACINTHE of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 226): PENELOTHE of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 214): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 421): DARTH NIKILUS of RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 191): PORKY PIG of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 465): THE CUTICLE DANCE of DON'T ASK (TUM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 583): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 465): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 591): OUR HIGHEST HONORS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 587): TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 586): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 590): KREWE OF DRUID (The Druid, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 587): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 582): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 573): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 572): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 546): ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 538): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 239): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 523): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 472): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 225): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 214): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 421): RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 191): QUARTERFLASH (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 465) TWISTED SESAME (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 583): LARRY KING of DEATH'S DOOR (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
                            COMICUS of ROMAN EMPIRE (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
                (turn 582): ZIMA of LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 587): M1A1 of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
                           LEOPARD of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 586): SANDY SHORE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 571): DR. DREAM of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
                           BLACK TIGER of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 535): RIQUETTIE of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 471): DARK SWEET TREAT of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 226): PENELOTHE of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 421): DARTH NIKILUS of RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
TALCAMA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  FUNKY FOLK turned their 2-0-0 turn 
into a 8th place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get 
put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see SOULTAKER win a 
fight and gain 18 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, SOULTAKER beat STORK and STORK lost 17 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as 
OAKLAND FU takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, 
heh.  The Original Arthur's Last Stand, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries. 
Where do they get this stuff?  From TALCAMA's trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  TALCAMA, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
CENTER FOR OLDS the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And 
who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It 
was THE DARK GODS.  Ha ha ha ha!  HOFFA was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  And we have DAN in a 
challenge, going down 8 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought DAN showed 
great skill and promise when he subdued HOFFA.  All right, so I slept through it!  
Big deal!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines 
through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in TALCAMA to get a drink than The Original 
Arthur's Last Stand!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I 
won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave 
now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OAKLAND FU 9424              16  12  0   113       BURN N' PILLAGE (218)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-INDENTURED OARSMAN 9167      11   5  0   111       SEA DOGS (224)
 XYLICARE 9317                23  11  1    99       BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
 BERCHTA 6774                 11   7  2    99       THE DARK GODS (501)
-SOUND THE VANILLA! 9209      14   3  0    97       WASTELAND (207)
 DARTH SION 9233              21  25  1    92       STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)
 PROGIDY, DAMMIT! 9446        13  14  0    91       CENTER FOR OLDS (108)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREAT WHITE 8473             17  11  0    84       BEAST MASTERS (567)
 ADAM 9441                    14  13  2    84       SHEPHERDS (252)
 JB BLAH 9478                 12  11  1    77       CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-MIDNIGHT 2549                12  12  0    73       WIZARDGUARD (175)
-SOLSBURY HILL 8558           15  17  6    69       STREET PIZZA (106)
 DAN 9512                     10   9  0    68       SHEPHERDS (252)
 THE LIFEGUARD 9480           13  10  0    67       CENTER FOR OLDS (108)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DINAH MIGHT 9229             11   7  1    65       FUNKY FOLK (625)
-WARG HANDLER 9520            10   7  0    62       WIZARDGUARD (175)
 PEZ 9471                     11  13  0    60       BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
 ARCHOR 6776                   9   9  0    60       THE DARK GODS (501)
 SHEWISH WHALER 9272           8   4  0    60       SEA DOGS (224)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MESHACH 9531                  9   6  1    57       SHEPHERDS (252)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOFFA 9369                   12  19  0    55       ARROGANCE (347)
 MANTIS 8553                  13   9  1    53       BEAST MASTERS (567)
 SOULTAKER 9558                6   7  0    53       ARROGANCE (347)
 TOE PUPPET 9544               8   6  0    51       CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
 CERRIDWEN 6775                5  14  1    39       THE DARK GODS (501)
 SHEWISH CORSAIR 9237          4   5  0    38       SEA DOGS (224)
-GRUMPY MONDAY 9538            3   4  0    38       WASTELAND (207)
 DUERGAR 6777                  8  10  1    35       THE DARK GODS (501)
 FLOTSAM 9594                  4   1  0    34       SEA DOGS (224)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROBIN BANKS 9470              3   4  0    32       FUNKY FOLK (625)
 WALRUS 9548                   7   6  1    31       BEAST MASTERS (567)
 STORK 9546                    7   6  0    31       BEAST MASTERS (567)
 BOTHACH 9539                  6   8  0    31       BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
-SUNDAY AFTERNOON 9514         6   5  0    28       WASTELAND (207)
-PAPA ROTZI 9551               3   1  0    26       FUNKY FOLK (625)
 EURYNOMOS 6778                4  13  0    25       THE DARK GODS (501)
-GEOMANCER 9602                3   1  0    25       WIZARDGUARD (175)
-HELEN HELLSTORM 9603          3   1  0    24       WIZARDGUARD (175)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUMBLE BEE 9564               6   5  0    23       BEAST MASTERS (567)
 FROO-FROO 9589                4   2  0    21       CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
 SAL MONELLA 9613              2   0  0    17       FUNKY FOLK (625)
 A'S SPECIAL BLEND 9575        3   5  0    14       SHEPHERDS (252)
-DEVIL NINJA 9597              1   1  0    13       WASTELAND (207)
 NULN 9557                     0  13  0    13       ARROGANCE (347)
 BUNNY HOPPER 9616             1   0  0     6       FUNKY FOLK (625)
 RUTH 9615                     0   1  0     1       SHEPHERDS (252)
-KIDD CRIMSON 4998             0   1  0     1       THE RED BLADES (388)
-IRATE IMP 9614                0   1  0     1       WIZARDGUARD (175)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

23 October 2007
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                   *****                              *******
                   ***** STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 3  *******
                   *****                              *******
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9 TEAM (18 MANAGERS) have declared for the STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 3!!!  There is
still time for you to join in on the competition.  The carnage begins TURN 263!!!!

ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO JOIN:

*Find a Partner

*Declare your intentions in the Stormcrowe newsletter to enter before the first turn 
of the contest.  You may also email or diplo Master Darque.

*Each manager entering the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse must submit one (1) Team Roll-Up
Certificate.  Only certificates will be accepted for entry.  All certificates
submitted will be used during the course of the contest as prizes.

*RU certificates must be received on or before the first turn of the contest which is
Stormcrowe Turn 263 (running approximately December 4, 2007).

RULES and SCORING

Rules and Scoring information for the Slaughterhouse will be posted every turn in the
Stormcrowe newsletter beginning with Turn 260 and in a final all arena ad in
November.

PRIZES

ENDURANCE AWARD:  One (1) +1 Bonus Potion will be given to every team that competes
in 60 of the 65 contest fights.

KILL MASTER AWARD:  The individual manager with the most kills will receive a Limited
Immortality Potion.  This potion may be applied to one (1) warrior.  He/she will be
resurrected ONE-TIME if they are killed in Basic D2.

TOP TEAM AWARD:  Each manager on the winning team will receive the following prize
pack for their Slaughterhouse Dominance:

*One (1) +1 Bonus Potion
*Favorites Knowledge for one (1) Warrior
*Undisclosed amount of Team RU Certificates

Special note from RSI on prizes:  All contest prizes must be used within three
months.  All contest prizes may only be used on a living warrior on the participating
contest team in DM 45.  The immortality potion may resurrect a warrior one time,
after a death in DM 45 only, after which time the potion disappears.

NEED MORE INFORMATION

Rules questions and clarifications may be directed to Master Darque the contest
coordinator.  He may be reached by email at rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or by
diplo in DM 45 (Darque Forces-428).

3 November 2007
If you need to send an email to RSI, please send it to CSR (at) reality.com.  Using
any other address makes it all but impossible that you'll receive a response. -- RSI

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BERCHTA bested GREAT WHITE in a action packed 1 minute master's Challenge fight.
DAN savagely defeated HOFFA in a exciting 3 minute gory Challenge melee.
CERRIDWEN was vanquished by PEZ in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DUERGAR was overpowered by TOE PUPPET in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
EURYNOMOS was bested by BOTHACH in a action packed 1 minute Challenge brawl.
PROGIDY, DAMMIT! was overpowered by OAKLAND FU in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
XYLICARE unbelievably bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute veteran's competition.
JB BLAH was overcome by DARTH SION in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
SHEWISH WHALER was vanquished by ADAM in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THE LIFEGUARD vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
ARCHOR viciously subdued MANTIS in a 2 minute brutal veteran's bout.
SHEWISH CORSAIR was demolished by MESHACH in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
STORK was devastated by SOULTAKER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
FLOTSAM viciously subdued FROO-FROO in a 2 minute bloody bout.
WALRUS overcame NULN in a action packed 1 minute gory fight.
A'S SPECIAL BLEND was outwaited by BUMBLE BEE in a dull 15 minute duel.
SAL MONELLA beat PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's brawl.
RUTH was defeated by BUNNY HOPPER in a 5 minute brutal novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  13 -  0      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   45 -  42 -  0      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  28 -  1      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    42 -  45 -  0      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        17 -  22 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  20 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  33 -  0      28  |

Turn 574 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         3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  OAKLAND FU 9424            16  12  0  113 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
AIMED BLOW       XYLICARE 9317              23  11  1   99 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
LUNGING ATTACK   BERCHTA 6774               11   7  2   99 THE DARK GODS (501)
BASHING ATTACK   ADAM 9441                  14  13  2   84 SHEPHERDS (252)
PARRY-STRIKE     THE LIFEGUARD 9480         13  10  0   67 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
WALL OF STEEL    MANTIS 8553                13   9  1   53 BEAST MASTERS (567)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TOE PUPPET 9544             8   6  0   51 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OAKLAND FU 9424.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DAN 9512.  The ten other most popular fighters were WALRUS 9548, SAL MONELLA 
9613, BERCHTA 6774, DARTH SION 9233, ARCHOR 6776, FLOTSAM 9594, BOTHACH 9539, OAKLAND 
FU 9424, XYLICARE 9317, and THE LIFEGUARD 9480.

The least popular fighter this week was A'S SPECIAL BLEND 9575.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BUMBLE BEE 9564, NULN 9557, STORK 9546, SHEWISH CORSAIR 9237, 
MANTIS 8553, SHEWISH WHALER 9272, PROGIDY, DAMMIT! 9446, DUERGAR 6777, CERRIDWEN 
6775, and FROO-FROO 9589.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

INDENTURED OARSMAN (18-9167) SEA DOGS (224)
SOUND THE VANILLA! (18-9209) WASTELAND (207)