DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/03/2005    Duedate: 10/15/2005

CALEAM ARENA

DM-26    TURN-512

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POPPA LODE
GOLDEN CANYON (290)
(26-4392) [16-30-0,91]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POPPA LODE                     DELICIOUS
GOLDEN CANYON (290)            INQUISITION SL4 (463)
(26-4392) [16-30-0,91]         (26-4582) [4-0-0,27]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BOUNCER                        BOUNCER
GOLDEN CANYON (290)            GOLDEN CANYON (290)
(26-4445) [20-20-1,83]         (26-4445) [20-20-1,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GOLDEN CANYON (290)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. GOLDEN CANYON (290)         46
2. INQUISITION SL4 (463)        5      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)      4   0  0  100   1/ 1 GOLDEN CANYON (290)       7  7 0
 2/ 2 GOLDEN CANYON (290)      433 636 16 40.5   2/ 2*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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 261): NYTEMAIR of CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (Blackstorm, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 525): FRANK ZAPPA of THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 524): ANDILLIA of THE DOGHOUSE (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 517): CLINT EASTWOOD of THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 514): JAMES T. JERK of STAR DRECK (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 513): VELOND WOK of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Nolan Orgel, team
                              captain)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 511): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 506): DR. ROSENZWEIG of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 476): JENIPHER of BEYOND THE PALE (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 469): FLUTTERLEE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 458): ECLIPSE of CYNICAL DELUSIONS (Eclipse, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 208): COLLAPSED LUNG of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 373): TYPHOON XXII of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 363): MALICHAI of WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 164): I OF THE KNEE DOLL of HAZAARDS OF CLONING (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 410): JOE SATRIANI of THE HEADCUTTERS II from ARUAK CITY
                            (Street Legal, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM  8 ARKERS (turn 261): LA PENTARCHIE (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 525): TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 524): THE DOGHOUSE (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 517): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 514): KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 513): MADTOWN (Namenlos, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 511): GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 506): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 476): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 469): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 458): CYNICAL DELUSIONS (Eclipse, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 208): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 373): none
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 363): none
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 164): NIGHTHAWKS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 410): BOXES, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  8 ARKERS (turn 260): JAGUARMAN of PHOENIX FIRE (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
                          KAMI of YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 524): LINI DAWNWIND of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 514): JAMES T. JERK of STAR DRECK (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 505): JET'E of IRON THRONE (Mage?, mgr.)
                         FREEDA of RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 468): LURLINE GRACE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of CALEAM!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  KORBEL caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested RUTHLESS JAYWALKER and was awarded 18 
points in recognition.  The city has turned out in honor of POPPA LODE, for with his 
arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  No 
confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using 
magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  I saw one fighter that warriors 
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began.  GOLDEN CANYON is feared.  This 
much I can say.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to 
find any of INQUISITION SL4 last week.  Busy avoiding GOLDEN CANYON?  Mighty fighters 
cannot but expect competition from those below.  GOLDEN ONE take warning!  You have 
more than a few enemies in CALEAM.  DELICIOUS must really be harboring a grudge 
against the GOLDEN CANYON guild!  Merciless, 20 challenged down GOLDEN ONE points 
this week to duel with she.  The weight of the challenge fell hard upon GOLDEN ONE 
and predictably he was beat by DELICIOUS.  This is how to arouse the anger of an 
entire guild!   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers 
the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     The girls are as pretty in CALEAM as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy 
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till we meet 
again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a 
lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POPPA LODE 4392              16  30  0    91       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOUNCER 4445                 20  20  1    83       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORBEL 4565                   8   4  0    54       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELICIOUS 4582                4   0  0    27       INQUISITION SL4 (463)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UN-SEAMSTRESS 4585            1   0  0    13       GOLDEN CANYON (290)
 GOLDEN ONE 4584               0   3  0     3       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

Virginal Concubine, M. Chardinee, and the Ruthless Jaywalker.  How thrilling. --
Bouncer, Poppa Lode, and Korbel
P.S.  The worst of it is, we went oh-three against them.

Delicious -- You can't expect me to beat up a little girl, right?  Okay, ONCE you
can't expect it.  But if we meet again, SOCKO! -- Golden One

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

26 September 2005
Regarding the Regional News:
     If any of y'all glance at it and find some arenas are behind, rest assured I'll
get them caught up next time around.  I was trying to unsnarl the darned thing, but
it was just getting worse, so I decided gradual and partial was better than not at
all or ever. -- The Saint, keeper of lists

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DELICIOUS devastated GOLDEN ONE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BOUNCER won victory over NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute uneven battle.
POPPA LODE demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
KORBEL devastated RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
UN-SEAMSTRESS devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven brawl.

                                    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      1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         5 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  10 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   3 -  1      25  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 512 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       1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    KORBEL 4565                 8   4  0   54 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 BOUNCER 4445.  The ten other most popular fighters were KORBEL 4565, POPPA LODE 
4392, DELICIOUS 4582, UN-SEAMSTRESS 4585, GOLDEN ONE 4584,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was GOLDEN ONE 4584.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were UN-SEAMSTRESS 4585, DELICIOUS 4582, POPPA LODE 4392, KORBEL 4565, 
BOUNCER 4445,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.