DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/19/2005    Duedate: 10/01/2005

CALEAM ARENA

DM-26    TURN-511

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POSITION IS EMPTY

Chartered Recognition LeaderUnchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              DELICIOUS
                               INQUISITION SL4 (463)
                               (26-4582) [3-0-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BOUNCER                        POPPA LODE
GOLDEN CANYON (290)            GOLDEN CANYON (290)
(26-4445) [19-20-1,80]         (26-4392) [15-30-0,80]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GOLDEN CANYON (290)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INQUISITION SL4 (463)        6
2. GOLDEN CANYON (290)        -36      GOLDEN CANYON (290)
                                       Unchartered Team

                                       INQUISITION SL4 (463)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*INQUISITION SL4 (463)      3   0  0  100   1/ 1 GOLDEN CANYON (290)       7  6 0
 2/ 3 GOLDEN CANYON (290)      429 635 16 40.3   2/ 3*INQUISITION SL4 (463)     3  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     It's a sad thing when the Khalhums Dwarf isn't a dwarf.  I'd heard that times
were hard in Khalhums, something about the Mountain Trolls taking over the town and
eating the dwarves, but I hadn't realized things were THIS bad.  Is there something
we can do about it?  I mean, a short Aruaki with a pasted on beard just doesn't make
it.

                                       Bouncer

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
CALEAM.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for DELICIOUS, who flew up 6 points in the rankings after 
mashing GOLDEN ONE like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  POPPA LODE lost to M. CHARDINEE and drops 15 
points.  Our last turn's Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to VIRGINAL CONCUBINE, and 
BOUNCER has made the way for a new Duelmaster!  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed 
protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the CALEAM arena.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Remember:  alliances are great, 
but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in CALEAM have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Hasta la 
bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOUNCER 4445                 19  20  1    80       GOLDEN CANYON (290)
 POPPA LODE 4392              15  30  0    80       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORBEL 4565                   7   4  0    36       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELICIOUS 4582                3   0  0    22       INQUISITION SL4 (463)
 GOLDEN ONE 4584               0   2  0     2       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Veteran Mercenary?  This is because you're all afraid of me, right?  And so you
should be!  I'm immortal, and I'm BAD. -- Go-Fer

Hmm, that Virginal Concubine is quite a lady!  And not QUITE as virginal as her name
would lead you to expect. -- Poppa Lode

Wow, the Visiting Orc is nasty if you don't feed him, isn't he? -- Korbel

Delicious -- Well, you saved us from having an all-standby turn, but I'm not sure I
like it.  Why did it have to be ME, eh? -- Golden One

Arenamaster Tohre -- That is UNACCEPTABLE!  I will protest this to the highest
levels!  Kate expects ME to run errands!  Sweep the floor!  Wash glasses!
UNACCEPTABLE! -- Lord Protector Go-Fer

15 September 2005
                             HAMMER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

     Be it known from the highest mountains to the darkest alleys of Alastari that
the veteran manager known far and wide as Hammer has now officially retired from
sponsoring contests as of September 15, 2005.
     What a long time ago was a fun motivated activity to help promote our common
DM/D2 gaming interest in an effort to promote the growth and competitiveness of
selected arenas has become a far from fun experience.
     In other words Hammer has had it!
     The combination of real life situations interfering with the time needed to
effectively sponsor a contest, plus the attitudes expressed during such sponsorship
interference has led to Hammer closing his personal coin coffers and retiring from
his planned sponsorship of any future contests.
     There are others in our close knit gaming community who are well able to step up
to the plate and continue sponsoring contests that make the basic game a fun
experience for all those who choose to compete and interact in such future endeavors.
     Hammer thanks all managers both active and inactive who helped to make the
Hammer sponsored contests a historical and entertaining experience well worth the
time, effort and money spent over the past several years.
     May the Cheers and the Jeers of future contests build upon the legacies of those
who have paved the way in years gone by to help make this game what it is today.
     Hammer has no regrets for the part he has played in that history.

19 September 2005
I'd like to say hello to everyone I know that is still around after my being gone for
five years.  Hope to see you all on the sands, and may your weapons strike true and
your shields protect you (except, of course, against MY warriors *grin*)!! -- Lord
Xiang, D2-101

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BOUNCER was devastated by VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched fight.
POPPA LODE was subdued by M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute one-sided melee.
KORBEL was defeated by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute duel.
DELICIOUS devastated GOLDEN ONE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  1     100  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   3 -  1      25  |

Turn 511 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         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    KORBEL 4565                 7   4  0   36 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BOUNCER 4445.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was POPPA LODE 4392.  The ten other most popular fighters were DELICIOUS 4582, KORBEL 
4565, BOUNCER 4445, GOLDEN ONE 4584,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was GOLDEN ONE 4584.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BOUNCER 4445, KORBEL 4565, DELICIOUS 4582, POPPA LODE 4392,  0,  0,  0, 
0,  0, and  0.