DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/07/2005    Duedate: 04/20/2005

NIYTYOLE ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-493

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LIONESS
DARK TOADS II (598)
(33-7222) [7-0-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NIMBLE NEUTER                  LIONESS
ARENA FELINES (539)            DARK TOADS II (598)
(33-6957) [13-6-0,91]          (33-7222) [7-0-0,115]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

STONE FACE HAMMER              STONE FACE HAMMER
CASINO HAMMERZ (576)           CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
(33-7245) [12-10-0,52]         (33-7245) [12-10-0,52]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CASINO HAMMERZ (576)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAOTICDISORDER (585)       48
2. CASINO HAMMERZ (576)        38      ARENA FELINES (539)
3. DARK TOADS II (598)         16      Unchartered Team
4. VEGGIES (435)                9
5. BLITZKRIEG (597)             0      DARK TOADS II (598)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 ARENA FELINES (539)      153  96  9 61.4   1/ 5 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)      9  6 0
 2- 2*BLITZKRIEG (597)          11   8  1 57.9   2/ 1 CHAOTICDISORDER (585)     7  6 0
 3/ 0*DARK TOADS II (598)        8   6  0 57.1   3/ 4 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)   6  9 0
 4/ 3 CHAOTICDISORDER (585)     28  22  2 56.0   4/ 3 ARENA FELINES (539)       3  3 0
 5/ 4 VEGGIES (435)            181 168 11 51.9   5- 2*BLITZKRIEG (597)          2  0 0
 6/ 5 CASINO HAMMERZ (576)     121 116 15 51.1   6/ 0*DARK TOADS II (598)       1  0 0
 7/ 6 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)   75  94  0 44.4   7/ 6 VEGGIES (435)             1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Nothing is certain in NIYTYOLE ISLAND, with 
changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--CASINO 
HAMMERZ.  What's a move up by 4 you ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for 
celebration, according to CASINO HAMMERZ.  CASINO HAMMERZ had cause to celebrate, 
after COOL HAND HAMMER got 14 points by beating HOFTA LAUGH.  Win some, lose some.  
Speaking of which, COOL HAND HAMMER was winsome, after beating HOFTA LAUGH and seeing 
him lose 13 points.  What can be a greater victory?  LIONESS has taken hers place as 
the top, as NIYTYOLE ISLAND's new Duelmaster.  Word has it one team in NIYTYOLE 
ISLAND is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Perhaps the warriors of ARENA FELINES 
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  The warriors of 
ARENA FELINES found their efforts at combat frustrated as CHAOTICDISORDER apparently 
had more important things to do than fight.  If challenges were horses, TATHARLI 
could open up a fast food joint!  Do my ears deceive me?  WRECHEDMISERY (outclassed 
by 26 points) challenged LITTER BOX LUCKY, in what promises to be a fight.(!) Fixed 
fights?  Paybacks?  Blind luck?  Whatever, WRECHEDMISERY challenged LITTER BOX LUCKY, 
WRECHEDMISERY the underdog by 26 points.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Perhaps THE SEWING 
CIRCLE's manager was intending to send TWIGGY to the Dark Arena in the first place, 
seeing as how bloodfeud has nearly expired.  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the 
match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid NIYTYOLE ISLAND farewell-- Novgorodny 
Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LIONESS 7222                  7   0  0   115       DARK TOADS II (598)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIMBLE NEUTER 6957           13   6  0    91       ARENA FELINES (539)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEMONICHELLION 7038           7   3  2    90       CHAOTICDISORDER (585)
 TATHARLI 4505                19  18  0    75       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
-SUCCOTASH 7253                7   2  0    69       VEGGIES (435)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WRECHEDMISERY 7255            5   3  0    66       CHAOTICDISORDER (585)
 COOL HAND HAMMER 7243        11  11  0    60       CASINO HAMMERZ (576)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BROCCOLI 7285                 4   1  0    53       VEGGIES (435)
 LITTER BOX LUCKY 7015        14   4  0    52       ARENA FELINES (539)
 STONE FACE HAMMER 7245       12  10  0    52       CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
 BLUFFING HAMMER 7244         11  11  0    52       CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
-CHAN 7202                     5   0  1    51       BLITZKRIEG (597)
 MALODOROUSREEK 7274           6   4  0    46       CHAOTICDISORDER (585)
 HOFTA LAUGH 4717              9  10  0    39       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 AMORPHOUSBLOB 7042            5   6  0    37       CHAOTICDISORDER (585)
 MAVERICK HAMMER 7242          7  15  0    36       CASINO HAMMERZ (576)
 BIG CASINO HAMMER 7277        6   4  1    35       CASINO HAMMERZ (576)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIABOLICFIEND 7275            5   3  0    32       CHAOTICDISORDER (585)
-BOOMER 7198                   3   1  0    29       BLITZKRIEG (597)
 THIMBELL 4836                 4  12  0    24       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HEATHCLIFF 7271               4   0  0    22       ARENA FELINES (539)
 IRINKESTA 7321                2   1  0    19       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
-BOMBAY 7201                   3   2  0    17       BLITZKRIEG (597)
 TYLER 4993                    3   4  0    13       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
-CAT SCRATCH FEVER 7284        1   2  0     6       ARENA FELINES (539)
-SEA MAN 7262                  0   2  0     2       BLITZKRIEG (597)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAT'S UP 7286                 0   1  0     1       ARENA FELINES (539)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
TWIGGY 4992            3  1 0 THE SEWING CIRCLE 388 DEMONICHELLION 7038   490         
BANANA 7313            0  1 0 VEGGIES 435           SHEWISH GIANT 241     493 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All (or should I say you other five) -- Having my personal ads not run on time
repeatedly, Ad Nauseum has me past frustrated and well into angry, so forget any
personals, with a capital, and over-emphasized "F". -- Bobby Bigfoot

That cat!  The Nimble Neuter is certainly, um, good with his hands.... -- Tatharli

Bluffing Hammer -- No good bluffing with a rotten hand.  Well, okay, sometimes
bluffing is the only thing you can do with a rotten hand, but still, it's a big
gamble.  I... Hofta Laugh

What a worthless bum! -- Tyler

Big Casino Hammer -- (puzzled look)  But I did all the things it said in the book.
Why didn't I win? -- Thimbell

They should have LET me bury the Fratsfa Slave in the sand.  Like anyone would miss
him! -- Irinkesta

28 March 2005
Is there anybody in the DM game who is incarcerated that has had to litigate in order
to continue playing?  Or anyone in the free world who may be able to help me with
case law or legal advice?  The Administration has already taken "D&D type games" from
us once (though I recently had that decision overturned).  I believe it's only a
matter of time before they try it again and I am prepared to file a lawsuit if need
be.  I enjoy DM and any help that could be offered would be greatly appreciated!  I
can be contacted at:
     Danny Warren
     #28341
     P.O. Box 250 
     Draper, UT  84070
     or:
     Heathen, mgr. Misnomers DM 47

28 March 2005
Ladies and gents...get your teams together and join in on the hottest and fiercest
contest ever to grace the arena sands!  Intrigue, personal wars, you name it...we got
it going on!  What is this contest?  It's the Turf War IV in DM 47, North Fork!!
This fantastic contest was begun by my alliance mate Asmo Dius, and I've picked up
some of the slack.  Contest starts on Turn 225 (approx. date June 9th?).  It's an
"alliance-type contest", so grab your folks and bring them in for a bang up time.
Rules will be printed in the DM 47 newsletter at least until the contest starts. --
Baphomet, Host...Company of Brothers Alliance, Illuminati Confederation of Alliances

28 March 2005
Contest Announcement
====================
It's finally here!  ScumFest 2005!  The greatest scum in the land of Alastari are
formally invited to participate in ScumFest 2005, a contest involving the scummiest
scum in all of Alastari!

Who:  All Scum in Alastari

What:  Scum Fest 2005!
Where:  Talahya
When:  May 23rd, Talahya Turns 490-499

Rules
======
The object of winning ScumFest is to have the longest cumulative time (in minutes) at
the end of the 10th round.

Should there be a tie at the end of 10 rounds, tiebreakers are (in order):
- Head to Head Record
- Win/Loss Percentage
- Average Fight Length
(We'll go into overtime if they're still tied)

There are no other rules.  A manager may use any means at his disposal in order to
accomplish his goal.  Collusion, hiring Aimed Blows to take out the leaders, etc.
Anything goes!

To enter the scum fest, please write a personal ad in the DM 100 newsletter,
declaring your intention to join the contest, or send an email to managerr@aol.com

Please include warrior name and ID numbers of the contestants.  You may enter the
competition up until Turn 494.

Prizes will be announced after the competition begins.  The point of the contest is
to prove you have the scummiest scum, and necessarily for a silly prize.

Good luck and Happy Scumming!

-- Manager

6 April 2005
                                SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE

     I would like to make a formal announcement to all the managers of Alastari that
the inaugural/memorial challenge put forth by Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest (Richard
Hammes) has been approved by the commission.  The contest will be held in TROCAR,
arena 54, beginning on the turn that starts around June 2nd.  Keep in mind that this
is a slow arena.  Before I go on, I would like to personally thank the commission for
procuring an outstanding top prize for this contest.  This announcement follows my
last and entry into the contest will be a minimum $5 donation, which I will pool and
give to a charity in the San Diego area in Richard Hammes' name and memory.  My
address is at the end.  Once the donation is made, I intend to notify RSI of the
charity and amount we donated as a matter of pride for them and us in this game!  I
will notify everyone in an all arena ad as well.
     The contest is pretty simple.  Any team may enter, there are no restrictions on
fight experience!  There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed
and only one single use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins.  To
help eliminate any interference, I am going to allow avoids of non-contest teams in
case they are there to manipulate and affect the winner of the contest.  Scoring is
as follows:

1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
     personals beyond one you still only get one point).  Make sure it is written
     from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will
     not get the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)

     The contest will last for 12 turns, again beginning roughly June 2nd.  May I
point out that if you use your Dark Arena fight you will get either 2 points, for
winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights count in the scoring.  It matters not if
you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-in; they still count as much as fighting a
contest warrior.  This will be a test of basic strategy with a touch of luck added in
as well.
     If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each
warrior entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in
death, cannot score points!  Break the no DA, challenge, or avoid rules (except
avoids of non-contest teams) and you will be DQ'd as soon as the transgression is
discovered.  To keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no
messing with these rules.  Of course you may DA the one time, just as a
clarification, but the second time gets you DQ'd.  This also counts if it is found
you bring a second team in for the purpose of making challenges.  You can bring a
second team, just don't think they can challenge to give you an advantage.  This
means DQ to your contest team.  A second team may also enter the contest with its own
donation of $5 and adherence to the rules.  Well, enough of that, I'm sure you'd like
to see the prizes so here they are:

1st place - +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
     favorite knowledge
2nd place - +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager - Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion

     The resurrection potion may be used on any FE warrior, however the favorites and
+1 bonus potions must be used on a warrior with at least 5 FE.  These prizes also
must be used within 2 turns of the ending of the contest.  Even those rookie level
teams can figure out a way to use that resurrection potion if you think night fight
;), after the contest of course, so don't think this is only good for experienced
teams!  Check your rosters and unused RU's and see if you can't find a reason to come
and test your mettle!
     Again, entry fee is a minimum $5 donation, money order preferred method but if
that doesn't work for you we can figure alternate means.  If a hopeful entrant
happens to be incarcerated and the only real means of making the donation is an
account transfer, please make sure you let me know where the transfer came from and
which team it is for.  I prefer that this only be used as donation method by
incarcerated players unless otherwise discussed with me.  Please drop me an email, or
diplo my team in Tobir(14), letting me know you are sending a donation for entry and
the amount so I can be on the lookout for it in the mail.  Thanks to all who have
sent their sympathies regarding our game's loss of a kind and admirable soul and my
best wishes to all!

Street Legal
Jeff Bura
193 Pepperidge Dr.
Wixom, MI 48393
triumph1971@hotmail.com
THE DEATH SQUAD (63) in Tobir, arena 14

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BANANA was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEMONICHELLION devastated TATHARLI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
AMORPHOUSBLOB was viciously subdued by STONE FACE HAMMER in a 3 minute match.
MALODOROUSREEK devastated MAVERICK HAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
WRECHEDMISERY devastated LITTER BOX LUCKY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
NIMBLE NEUTER was overpowered by LIONESS in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
BLUFFING HAMMER overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
HOFTA LAUGH was vanquished by COOL HAND HAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BIG CASINO HAMMER vanquished TYLER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
THIMBELL defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a slow 4 minute expert vs. novice match.
IRINKESTA subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a crowd pleasing 4 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    12 -   6 -  2      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  12 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  19 -  0      62  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  22 -  0      37  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         2 -   9 -  0      18  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 493 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        1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  LIONESS 7222                7   0  0  115 DARK TOADS II (598)
SLASHING ATTACK  NIMBLE NEUTER 6957         13   6  0   91 ARENA FELINES (539)
BASHING ATTACK   DEMONICHELLION 7038         7   3  2   90 CHAOTICDISORDER (585)
AIMED BLOW       TATHARLI 4505              19  18  0   75 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
TOTAL PARRY      LITTER BOX LUCKY 7015      14   4  0   52 ARENA FELINES (539)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is STONE FACE HAMMER 7245.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was STONE FACE HAMMER 7245.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
IRINKESTA 7321, LIONESS 7222, BLUFFING HAMMER 7244, MALODOROUSREEK 7274, COOL HAND 
HAMMER 7243, DEMONICHELLION 7038, WRECHEDMISERY 7255, BIG CASINO HAMMER 7277, BANANA 
7313, and AMORPHOUSBLOB 7042.

The least popular fighter this week was THIMBELL 4836.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TYLER 4993, HOFTA LAUGH 4717, NIMBLE NEUTER 6957, LITTER BOX LUCKY 
7015, TATHARLI 4505, MAVERICK HAMMER 7242, AMORPHOUSBLOB 7042, BANANA 7313, BIG 
CASINO HAMMER 7277, and WRECHEDMISERY 7255.

                    HOLD THE DATES!  (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)

Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!  
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005.  It will be 
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality 
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy.  The rooms 
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released! 
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.  See you there!

Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006.  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 $139.00 per night (same as last year!), 
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's 
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge), 
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your 
reservation soon before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)  
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.  We hope you're all 
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!