DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/09/2004    Duedate: 06/22/2004

LAPUR ARENA

DM-29    TURN-477

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

COOKIE
CROC FILES (374)
(29-4455) [15-8-2,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

COOKIE                         FIGHTING COCK
CROC FILES (374)               ANGRY ANIMALS (390)
(29-4455) [15-8-2,122]         (29-4514) [4-2-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LUCIUS                         SHORT-TAILED SHREW
EQUESTORS (158)                SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)
(29-4406) [19-16-2,91]         (29-3747) [11-7-0,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)   71
2. CROC FILES (374)            19      RAGE OF ANGELS (361)
3. BLACK SAMURAI (166)         17      Unchartered Team
4. CARDOW HUNTERS (359)        14
5. ASTRONOMICAL (391)           9      ASTRONOMICAL (391)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 RAGE OF ANGELS (361)      35  11  1 76.1   1/ 1 SHREW CAN IT BE NO (309) 11  4 0
 2/ 1*ASTRONOMICAL (391)         3   1  1 75.0   2/ 3 EQUESTORS (158)           7  8 0
 3/ 2*ANGRY ANIMALS (390)       10   5  0 66.7   3/ 4 CROC FILES (374)          7  8 0
 4/ 4 SHREW CAN IT BE NO (309)  79  56  9 58.5   4/ 5 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)      5  7 0
 5/ 3 DEATH THREAT (376)        94  70 13 57.3   5/ 6 BLACK SAMURAI (166)       4  2 0
 6/ 5 CROC FILES (374)         169 138 14 55.0   6/ 2 DEATH THREAT (376)        4  8 1
 7/ 6 BLACK SAMURAI (166)      249 249 20 50.0   7/ 7*ASTRONOMICAL (391)        3  1 1
 8/ 7 EQUESTORS (158)          477 533 36 47.2   8/ 8*ANGRY ANIMALS (390)       3  2 0
 9/ 9 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)     186 249  7 42.8   9/ 0 RAGE OF ANGELS (361)      0  1 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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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 493): INSOMNIAC of DSM4 (The Sandman, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 491): JOSTLING JAGUAR of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 487): THE GOVERNATOR of POLITICALY INCORRECT (The Dark One)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 487): AMBROSIUS of BLACKHEART'S AXE (?, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 485): TORLYN UNA of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 484): MYSTIC of ANARCHY (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 242): CIARAN POWER of 50TH MILK RAS (Dr. Mabuse, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 476): COOKIE of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 240): VILI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 473): STYLISH of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 471): LUCKY LADY HAMMER of CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 464): TOM THUMB of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 427): PENICILLEN of MEDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 217): SCORPIUS of KNIGHT BREED (The Omnimancer, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 211): HONEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 198): TOM SMITH DISEASE of STRANGE TUNES (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 352): CAPTAIN CAVEMAN of LAFFALYMPICS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 332): TRENT LOTT of DEATH BY STUPIDITY (The Sentinel, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 147): VANISH of THE INANIMATES (?, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 377): SEVERUS SNAPE of HOUSE SLYTHERIN from TALCAMA
                                (Rillion, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 493): SOLITAIRE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 491): HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 487): STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 487): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 485): none
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 484): CURTAIN CALL (?, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 242): THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 476): SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 240): OVERLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 473): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 471): CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 464): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 427): THE CLASSICS (Unforgiven, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 217): MOJO P@TROL (Master Voodoo, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 211): ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 198): STRANGE TUNES (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 352): GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 332): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 147): MAGIC MAYHEM (Fizban, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 375): DARKENED PRIDE, etc. (Sylvester Frothingslosh, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 491): JOSTLING JAGUAR of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
                           TILLOUISA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 490): THE TICK of THE CITY (Berylstar, mgr.)
                           BARRY of THE CITY (Berylstar, mgr.)
                           PHANTAST of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 486): BIRDSONG of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 486): ANYA of BLACKHEART'S AXE (?, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 485): TORLYN UNA of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 242): TERRIBLE TOTOMAC of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 240): LAPHROAIG of SINGLE MALTS (Berylstar, mgr.)
                               TIGBASA of STORMWATCH (Polar Bear, mgr.)
                               SIR PELLEAS of WILLBENDERS (Abraxis, mgr.)
                               STIGMA OF STUPID of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 426): SKYWISE of WOLF RIDERS (Dr. Guts, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 217): SCORPIUS of KNIGHT BREED (The Omnimancer, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 210): TENT IN QUARANTINO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
                               BLACK JACK SHELACK of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                               100% COLUMBIAN of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 351): ANDREW of ROLE MONSTERS (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 146): KASENKO of PERFECTION QUEST II (Mannequin, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to LAPUR once again!  Hmmmph!  I always thought DEATH THREAT was an 
over-rated team and they proved it with a 0-3-0!  What's with SHORT-TAILED SHREW?  He 
actually beat CARDOW HUNTERS' TALL TREE, and walked away with 20 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at RAGE OF ANGELS.  RETRIBUTION lost 13 points to GALILEO 
GALILEI.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe RETRIBUTION will provide more easy 
wins...  Try as he might, SCORPUS wasn't good enough at persuading COOKIE to step 
down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up 
fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was DEATH THREAT.  The bums at ASTRONOMICAL couldn't face the 
challenges from DEATH THREAT!  No excuse for that!  How well I know the feeling of 
being the most challenged warrior, MASHED SHREW!  Don't make idle boasts, they may 
come back to haunt you.   
     Warriors of LAPUR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  FLINT EYE of CARDOW 
HUNTERS didn't know when to quit.  When you've got a 9-8-1, that's a good sign.  Now 
he's dead.  RIP TIDE larned his lesson (FIGHTING COCK taught it well), and we right 
likely won't be seein' 'im fight any ANGRY ANIMALS members with the same gusto.  Is 
it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day?  To die so young, so 
gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COOKIE 4455                  15   8  2   122       CROC FILES (374)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCORPUS 4393                 22  19  2    93       EQUESTORS (158)
 SOUTHEASTERN SHREW 3719       9   9  2    92       SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)
 LUCIUS 4406                  19  16  2    91       EQUESTORS (158)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ENOSHIMA 4349                25   9  0    87       BLACK SAMURAI (166)
 SHORT-TAILED SHREW 3747      11   7  0    87       SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)
 TALL TREE 4380               18  28  0    82       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
 LEAST SHREW 3513             11   7  1    71       SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ACCO 4535                     6   4  0    66       CROC FILES (374)
 MASHED SHREW 4552             4   0  1    64       SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)
 MACRINUS 4452                11  12  2    59       EQUESTORS (158)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUCIANUS 4478                12   9  1    56       EQUESTORS (158)
 BLACK TIGER 4436              9  17  0    55       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-MACHIGAI 4506                10   2  0    48       BLACK SAMURAI (166)
-CHUBON 4381                   3   3  0    42       BLACK SAMURAI (166)
 KOJIRO 4456                   6   3  1    40       BLACK SAMURAI (166)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TINY 4537                     4   6  0    37       SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)
 RIP TIDE 4509                 5   2  1    36       DEATH THREAT (376)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIGHTING COCK 4514            4   2  0    33       ANGRY ANIMALS (390)
 ONOSUKE 4559                  2   2  0    29       BLACK SAMURAI (166)
 GALILEO GALILEI 4526          2   0  0    28       ASTRONOMICAL (391)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUCY 4563                     2   1  0    21       CROC FILES (374)
-REVENGE 4204                  1   0  0    21       RAGE OF ANGELS (361)
 THE PLAGUE 4519               3   4  1    18       DEATH THREAT (376)
 STONETOOTH 4560               2   2  0    18       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
 AMIE 4564                     1   1  0    13       CROC FILES (374)
-FURY 4207                     1   0  0    13       RAGE OF ANGELS (361)
 STUBBORN ASS 4517             3   2  0    11       ANGRY ANIMALS (390)
 CHARLIE 4555                  2   3  0     9       CROC FILES (374)
-QUICK DEATH 4544              2   2  0     8       DEATH THREAT (376)
 RETRIBUTION 4206              1   1  0     7       RAGE OF ANGELS (361)
 TYCHO BRAHE 4527              1   1  1     5       ASTRONOMICAL (391)
 SINK HOLE 4565                1   1  0     4       DEATH THREAT (376)
 CRISPUS 4562                  0   3  0     3       EQUESTORS (158)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
TESTY TITMOUSE 4518    3  1 0 ANGRY ANIMALS 390     RIP TIDE 4509         476 JUST REV
FLINT EYE 4511         9  8 1 CARDOW HUNTERS 359    AMBITIOUS GUARD 374   477 NONE    
STONEBOW 4542          1  2 0 CARDOW HUNTERS 359    SHOGANAI 4554         473 NOT REVE
SANDSTORM 4561         0  1 0 DEATH THREAT 376      TYCHO BRAHE 4527      475         
DRUSILLA 4546          0  2 0 EQUESTORS 158         MASHED SHREW 4552     474         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Southeastern Shrew -- We have to stop meeting like this--please!  I cannot continue
to teach so well unless I have a chance to do a little learning of my own, you know.
-- Tall Tree

Charlie -- You're a crock! -- Black Tiger

Mucianus -- Drat, foreigners again. -- Flint Eye the xenophobe

Fighting Cock -- Looks to me like you have a problem.  Maybe tranquilizers will help?
-- Stonetooth

25 May 2004
                                 TEN TURNS OF HELL:
                        The KLK Capture The Flag Competition

In the spirit of the ongoing effort to make arena play what it used to be (FUN!!), I
am proud to announce the KLK Capture The Flag Competition.  The competition will be
held in Jhans (DM-36, which has, by the way, grown in size equal to Talcama already).
:)  We are announcing this contest early to allow managers time to prep.

Rules:
     -- On turn 462 (due 8/4/04) the lowest ranked warrior on your team is given your
team's 'flag' (he is your initial flag defender).
     -- Starting on turn 463 (due 8/18/04) flags will be defended every turn and turn
463 is the turn scoring will begin.
     -- Fights involving flags are winners-take-all and a warrior can carry as many
flags as he can win.
     -- If a warrior holding a flag either A) goes inactive, B) loses to a stand-by
warrior or C) gets DA'd, he forfeits all flags he has and they are returned the their
original team's lowest ranked warrior.
     -- If you hold your own flag on an inactive warrior you receive NO POINTS that
turn.
     -- If a warrior graduates to AD holding flags starting on the next turn those
flags will be defended by the lowest ranked warrior on the team of the graduating
warrior.
     -- Scoring as follows for each turn:
          2 pts -- possession of your own team flag
          1 pt -- possession any other flag
          1 pt -- for each win
          1 pt -- for each kill
          1 pt -- for each award you receive in the newsletter
     -- You may enter as many teams as you like (per RSI rules) but each team is its
own entry.
     -- Tie-Breaker goes to the team that had the most points from flags.
     -- If still tied the tie-breaker will be the team that had the most points from
kills.  (It's the Delarq way.)
     -- The contest lasts 10 turns and there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
(based on highest point totals)

Prizes: (what you've been waiting on)
1st -- 3 know favorites potions*
       DA warrior named after winning manager
2nd -- 2 know favorites potions*
3rd -- 1 know favorites potion*

* These are full favorite potions (weapon, rhythms and tactics) and can only be used
on warriors with at least 4 FE.

     How's that for paying out? (grin)  Even if you think that it's all about the TC,
these prizes should be enough to draw you in.  (You know who you are.)
     I hope to see friend and foe alike come to Jhans.  Legion, Froths, and all the
others...this is your personal invite.  Can you win?  Can you survive 10 turns of
Hell in Jhans?
     Note:  Special thanks to RSI for helping make this contest possible.  Thanks
guys!

Bookie
KLK Alliance
Director Jhans' Board of Tourism
Warden of the Froth Circle (grin)
D.R.C. 4 Life

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MACRINUS was viciously subdued by MASHED SHREW in a 2 minute Bloodfeud fight.
FIGHTING COCK subdued RIP TIDE in a 2 minute Bloodfeud melee.
ACCO was demolished by SOUTHEASTERN SHREW in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
AMIE devastated CRISPUS in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided Challenge contest.
TYCHO BRAHE was devastated by LUCY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
STUBBORN ASS was overpowered by TINY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
COOKIE devastated SCORPUS in a 1 minute one-sided Title competition.
TALL TREE was viciously subdued by SHORT-TAILED SHREW in a 4 minute expert's melee.
LUCIUS overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MUCIANUS was overpowered by LEAST SHREW in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLACK TIGER handily defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FLINT EYE was murdered by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched match.
KOJIRO handily defeated THE PLAGUE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
GALILEO GALILEI demolished RETRIBUTION in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
CHARLIE was overcome by STONETOOTH in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
ONOSUKE vanquished SINK HOLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   5 -  0      71  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    45 -  38 -  5      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  10 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  29 -  2      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   7 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  23 -  2      49  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  26 -  1      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW         3 -   5 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 477 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   COOKIE 4455                15   8  2  122 CROC FILES (374)
BASHING ATTACK   SCORPUS 4393               22  19  2   93 EQUESTORS (158)
SLASHING ATTACK  SHORT-TAILED SHREW 3747    11   7  0   87 SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)
STRIKING ATTACK  ACCO 4535                   6   4  0   66 CROC FILES (374)
PARRY-STRIKE     MASHED SHREW 4552           4   0  1   64 SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (309)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUCIUS 4406.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SHORT-TAILED SHREW 3747.  The ten other most popular fighters were MASHED SHREW 4552, 
RIP TIDE 4509, AMIE 4564, SOUTHEASTERN SHREW 3719, COOKIE 4455, TALL TREE 4380, 
LUCIUS 4406, STONETOOTH 4560, FIGHTING COCK 4514, and LUCY 4563.

The least popular fighter this week was SINK HOLE 4565.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CHARLIE 4555, THE PLAGUE 4519, FLINT EYE 4511, MUCIANUS 4478, SCORPUS 
4393, STUBBORN ASS 4517, TYCHO BRAHE 4527, ACCO 4535, MACRINUS 4452, and RETRIBUTION 
4206.