DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/03/2010    Duedate: 06/16/2010

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM-24    TURN-635

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EARTH QUAKE
DISASTER (497)
(24-4885) [12-3-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

EARTH QUAKE                    CANTIL
DISASTER (497)                 SERPENTS HOLD (500)
(24-4885) [12-3-1,104]         (24-4916) [2-0-1,27]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TCHACK LOY                     MORIT KOBUN
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4856) [17-34-1,93]         (24-4911) [7-2-0,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KRILL CAVALRY (403)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KRILL CAVALRY (403)         46
2. DISASTER (497)              38      DISASTER (497)
3. SERPENTS HOLD (500)         27      Unchartered Team
4. PIRATE'S COVE (498)          6
5. MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)      0      SERPENTS HOLD (500)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)   38  10  4 79.2   1/ 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       7  7 0
 2/ 2 DISASTER (497)            52  24  6 68.4   2/ 1 PIRATE'S COVE (498)       7  8 0
 3/ 3*SERPENTS HOLD (500)        6   3  1 66.7   3/ 3*SERPENTS HOLD (500)       6  3 1
 4/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      776 781 22 49.8   4/ 4 DISASTER (497)            5  6 1
 5/ 5 PIRATE'S COVE (498)       26  43  2 37.7   5- 5 MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)   1  0 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 322): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 646): SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 631): ELDON KREE of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 634): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 630): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 628): SISTER MARY JANE of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 591): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 588): TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 577): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 270): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 475): YALO TACTSIE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 531): THE PINK RANGER of SUPERIOR FORCES X (Manager, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 322): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 646): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 646): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 631): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 634): PIRATE'S COVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 630): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 628): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 591): CAPTAIN PLANET (?, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 588): THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 579): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 270): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 475): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): DARK AS DAY (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 531): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 645): GRAY MATTER of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
                               KHAKI KRAIT of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 646): SPONGEBOB of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 630): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 627): SPUD of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 578): SABRE of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in ZORPUNT!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  Too bad, PIRATE'S COVE, but 
KRILL CAVALRY was just too good to be stopped.  Cut this out and put it in your 
scrapbooks, SERPENTS HOLD!  'Cause they got 3-1-0 and moved up to 3rd!  MVP award for 
COLIN POOLE?  KRILL CAVALRY's proud of him after beating VETERAN MERCENARY and 
getting 21 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  DEATH STROKE's match with MODESTA 
STONE cost him a loss of 2 points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  
I think EARTH QUAKE should let MOHAWK JOE be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting 
about it.  Who was the wiseguy that said ZORPUNT's Duelmaster was paying for drinks 
at The Warty Toad?  Don't look at me!   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  The warriors of KRILL CAVALRY must be getting lonely.  They were 
the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  Is there some deep 
dark secret why SERPENTS HOLD's been avoiding KRILL CAVALRY so much?  Or is it just 
that they're too scared?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What a bummer!  CAPTAIN BONES got wasted 
by ICE STORM!  But with a 3-14-0, I guess PIRATE'S COVE aren't too bummed.  Fight, 
fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  Its 
been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EARTH QUAKE 4885             12   3  1   104       DISASTER (497)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TCHACK LOY 4856              17  34  1    93       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SERGEANT 4 4901               8   2  1    88       MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)
 MOHAWK JOE 4896               9   8  1    85       PIRATE'S COVE (498)
 COLIN POOLE 4893             12   6  0    81       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
-SERGEANT 3 4903               9   1  1    67       MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAVEY JONES 4913              5   2  1    45       PIRATE'S COVE (498)
 MORIT KOBUN 4911              7   2  0    38       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
-GENERAL 3 4905                6   2  0    38       MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)
-SERGEANT 2 4900               7   3  2    35       MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LISA ANN 4824                 2   0  1    33       MINGALOIDS (486)
-SERGEANT 5 4908               5   1  0    32       MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (499)
 MODESTA STONE 4910            6   5  0    29       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 MORTIS THE FORSAKEN 4897      5  12  0    27       PIRATE'S COVE (498)
 CANTIL 4916                   2   0  1    27       SERPENTS HOLD (500)
 BOA 4917                      2   0  0    25       SERPENTS HOLD (500)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ICE STORM 4923                2   0  1    23       DISASTER (497)
 DEATH STROKE 4912             3   4  0    13       PIRATE'S COVE (498)
 CASCABEL 4918                 1   1  0     7       SERPENTS HOLD (500)
 DARRON POOLE 4914             0   2  0     2       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FLOOD WATERS 4921       0  1 0 DISASTER 497         BANDIT PRINCE         635  NONE
HAIL 4922               0  1 0 DISASTER 497         BLACK ORC             635  NONE
HEAVEY RAIN 4920        0  1 0 DISASTER 497         HIGH ELF              635  NONE
MELWODE STONE 4909      3  4 0 KRILL CAVALRY 403    MOHAWK JOE 4896       631  NOT REVENGED
CAPTAIN BONES 4898      3 14 0 PIRATE'S COVE 498    ICE STORM 4923        635   
RINKHAL 4915            1  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 500    SPYMASTER             635  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Earth Quake -- You left me shaking in my boots. -- Tchack Loy
P.S.  And I wasn't even wearing boots.

Mortis the Forsaken -- As long as it's wins that forsake you, works for me.  I'll buy
you a drink. -- Colin Poole

Captain Bones -- Wow, I didn't know I had that in me!  Kinda hard on you, but maybe
it's a sign that you shouldn't quit your day job? -- Morit Kobun

Davey Jones -- You seem to have a lot of tricks in your locker. -- Modesta Stone

Rinkhal -- Did you have as much trouble figuring out what happened in that fight as I
did? -- Darron Poole

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RINKHAL was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FLOOD WATERS was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
HEAVEY RAIN was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HAIL was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
EARTH QUAKE devastated MOHAWK JOE in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
TCHACK LOY demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
COLIN POOLE vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
DAVEY JONES overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MORIT KOBUN defeated MORTIS THE FORSAKEN in a 2 minute melee.
CAPTAIN BONES was viciously butchered by ICE STORM in a 2 minute duel.
MODESTA STONE vanquished DEATH STROKE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DARRON POOLE was defeated by CASCABEL in a 2 minute beginner's match.
CANTIL overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BOA demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -   6 -  2      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   5 -  1      74  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  1      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   9 -  0      10  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 635 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-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  EARTH QUAKE 4885           12   3  1  104 DISASTER (497)
STRIKING ATTACK  COLIN POOLE 4893           12   6  0   81 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
LUNGING ATTACK   MORIT KOBUN 4911            7   2  0   38 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TCHACK LOY 4856.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MORIT KOBUN 4911.  The ten other most popular fighters were COLIN POOLE 4893, 
CASCABEL 4918, TCHACK LOY 4856, ICE STORM 4923, DARRON POOLE 4914, BOA 4917, DAVEY 
JONES 4913, MODESTA STONE 4910, CANTIL 4916, and FLOOD WATERS 4921.

The least popular fighter this week was DEATH STROKE 4912.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CAPTAIN BONES 4898, MORTIS THE FORSAKEN 4897, HAIL 4922, HEAVEY 
RAIN 4920, RINKHAL 4915, MOHAWK JOE 4896, EARTH QUAKE 4885, FLOOD WATERS 4921, CANTIL 
4916, and MODESTA STONE 4910.

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011.  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 $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free 
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 
before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the tournament info 
sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all looking forward to 
it and that we will see you there!

                          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CLEVELAND!

Our summer FTF will be down south this year, located in Orlando, Florida on July 9-11, 
2010.  It will be held at the Courtyard Orlando International Drive, near Universal 
Studios and Sea World, and not far from the Disney parks.  The hotel is located at 
8600 Austrian Court, Orlando, 32819 (800-321-2211).  Rooms are $112/night, 1-2 
occupancy, and are listed under the Reality Simulations room block.  

The hotel features free parking and free high-speed wireless internet in all 
guestrooms.  The hotel has an pool, jacuzzi, and fitness center.  There's a Starbucks, 
a restaurant, and a little Market where you can get snacks and sandwiches all day and 
night.  There are tons of restaurants nearby on I-Drive.

The tournament information sheet will be out imminently.  We hope you're all looking 
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                                TROLL (7-4624) BIG BAD  
                       BARBARIAN (12-4783) SUPERIOR FORCES 22T  
                           RAMPAGE (32-5076) ANGELS OF PAIN  
                                HOOFA (68-8617) ALMOST  
                         SCUMMY BOY (73-3371) THE FAMILY TREE  
                         NIGHTBINDER (82-3120) FORGE OF FURY  
                           HEDWIG (82-11622) LUROCIAN XIII  
                           DOLAN (82-15864) WHETSTONE 2D II  
                       LOAD MASTER (82-15924) ARIZONA TRIP 2K2  
                             SNOTMONSTER (82-26261) NOSEY  
                    YELLOW SUBMARINE (82-26471) LBA:  BEATLEMANIA!  
                            CLUSTER (82-28582) HALF A WORD  
                        KINETIX (82-30489) SUPERIOR FORCES 706  
                            LUNG BUTTER (82-33462) 11405O  
                        WEBBED BEAUS (82-36458) DATING A FROG  
                        KATAMARI DAMACY (82-38613) COOL GAMES  
                           BEAVER (82-39056) ANIMAL'S FARM  
                       VITO BERTOLDO (82-41532) MEDAL OF HONOR  
                       CECIL BOLTON (82-42248) MEDAL OF HONOR V  
                      SOULTAKER (82-45716) FAIRLY ODD PEOPLE II  
                          HARVEY (82-46194) KELLUMBO'S K 06F  
                        PRISONER R09 (82-51085) DUNGEON CELL 4  

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                        BLOODGAMES at the SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE

Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Summer FTF!  For those of 
you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the 
arena sands, your day has come.  At the end of the ten turns, even though several 
warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the 
Bloodgames.  And in this game mere survival counts for little.  A great general once 
said, "The object of battle is not to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die 
for his."  This general would have greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames.  There 
will be two different arenas:

     DM 98:  for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and 
     DM 99:  for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds

Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions: 

BLOODGAMES ROLLUP --  Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting 
style, each warrior designed from scratch!  (All is 84 points, 3-21, as usual.)

DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat darker 
before they're over.  It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and spirited.  
The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying warrior.  Even 
at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.

REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.  

CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In DM 98, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.  
For DM 99, warriors may not change their strategy from round to round (to make it fair 
for those who could not attend the F-t-F).  There will be no DA challenges.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your 
rollups and strategies by Wednesday, July 7, else they are due by 9pm on Friday, at 
the hotel.  The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular tournament.  

MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round.  Only the dead may rest.

ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.  
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.  

NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills.  Champions of 
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games. 

FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee.  Managers may roll up more than 
one team but may run only one team in each arena.  The fee for all ten rounds is $49. 

AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds.  Only warriors who survive to the end of 
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award.  However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames 
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.

The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.  
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th 
through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number 
of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration:  Each of these 
six warriors must be of a different fighting style.  Win/loss records and, if 
necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie.  

A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.

The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and 
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn 
with increased priority.  These awards last for six months.  The manager of the 
Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.

AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena.  Once 
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded.  The fighters have won 
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games.  A special bonus 
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors.  Lady Sheila 
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three surviving 
gladiators in each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters Games.  Any 
special training required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters 
combat will be conducted before transfer into A.D.  Astute managers will note that 
this means a slim, but possible chance that a warrior designed from scratch will 
survive the Bloodgames, win one of the top three places, and go on to glory in A.D.  
That warrior could be yours!

         The challenge is yours to take.  The final plans are yours to make.  
          When the dust settles, remember:  To the victor goes the spoils!