DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/19/2007    Duedate: 05/02/2007

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-546

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE MURDERER
DEATH PENALTY (606)
(33-7421) [10-6-0,87]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE MURDERER                   POSITION IS EMPTY
DEATH PENALTY (606)            
(33-7421) [10-6-0,87]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

THE CRIPPLER                   THE MURDERER
RAVAGING LORDS (44)            DEATH PENALTY (606)
(33-6188) [18-13-7,79]         (33-7421) [10-6-0,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RAVAGING LORDS (44)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BAD COMPANY (145)           39
2. BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)       30      DEATH PENALTY (606)
3. DEATH PENALTY (606)         25      Unchartered Team
4. JAILBIRDS (590)             15
5. RAVAGING LORDS (44)          4      MANIFEST DESTINY (210)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 DEATH PENALTY (606)       62  52  7 54.4   1/ 1 RAVAGING LORDS (44)       9  6 2
 2- 2 VEGGIES (435)            234 222 13 51.3   2/ 2 BAD COMPANY (145)         8  7 2
 3/ 3 BAD COMPANY (145)        251 243 31 50.8   3/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     8  7 1
 4/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    507 500 49 50.3   4/ 3 NYE MAULERS (269)         7  8 1
 5/ 5 RAVAGING LORDS (44)      111 155 15 41.7   5/ 5 JAILBIRDS (590)           3 12 0
 6/ 6 NYE MAULERS (269)        119 178 21 40.1   6- 6 VEGGIES (435)             1  1 0
 7/ 7 JAILBIRDS (590)           54  95  6 36.2   7/ 7 DEATH PENALTY (606)       1 12 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     "It's infamous!"  Ardane, spy reporter for Andorak, scowled and drew back his
arm to throw his goblet through the window at the crowd outside.  Then paused to
drain the contents before resuming the about-to-throw-it position.
     "Now, now, it isn't THAT bad."  Desiree of Darkholm, always the voice of sweet
reason at these meetings, laid a hand on his, smiled, and guided the goblet back to
the table.  "It's just a little mistake, you know."
     "Ha!"  Debby Tonte of Free Blades stabbed viciously into her drink with an
umbrella.  "That's easy for YOU to say.  The Delarquans aren't complaining."
     "Of course not."  Galen of Talahya looked faintly envious as she pulled a chunk
of pineapple out of her glass and began to nibble it.  "That's because the Delarquans
are THE Masters of Kung-Fu."
     "You think some managers are complaining," Olaf Modeen said, "you should hear
what the GLADIATORS are saying.  All these rumors about the Aimed Blows having
'special enhancements'..." he shook his head.  "I know it isn't true, you know it
isn't true, the top managers know it isn't true--"
     "Of course it isn't true!"  Ketchum, spy reporter for Crysalis, matched scowls
with Ardane and said, "If ANY one style was going to get a special enhancement, it
should be--"
     "Not now, Ketch," Olaf said.  "Nobody gets, nobody has gotten, nobody WILL get,
special enhancements.  That's always been the rule, and we all know how the Greywand
hates changes.  The real problem--"
     "Try telling that to some of the managers," Debby muttered, peering into her
glass for more fruit.  "They don't want to hear it.  Every time I turn around, some
manager is claiming that someone got a special change and, you know, HE didn't and
it's all unfair."
     "The REAL problem," Olaf said firmly, over-riding her voice, "is explaining to
all the second-rate Aimed Blows why they haven't received any of these 'special
enhancements' they keep hearing about."
     "There aren't any special enhancements," Ardane growled.  "None.  Just managers
who noticed that the Kung-Fu Master is a lot more dangerous than anyone expected, and
have put YEARS into the study of Kung-Fu and learned how to really USE it for their
own gladiators."
     "Saved a lot on weapons, too," Ketchum murmured.
     "But people keep complaining," Debby Tonte said.  She fished one last piece of
fruit out of her glass and stared at it dubiously.
     "There WERE no special enhancements," Olaf said.  "There ARE no special
enhancements.  There WILL BE no special enhancements.  It's all a matter of deep
study and skilled management."
     "Like anyone's going to believe that!"
     "They have no choice," Ketchum said.  "If no 'special enhancements' were given
out, then none can be taken back.  It is the way it is.  What's the point in
complaining because the sun rises in the east?"

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of NIATOLI ISLAND.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir 
to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Practice pays 
for KROG SLOBBERNOX, who pummelled JARVIS, to pocket 14 points.  SPICOLI certainly 
had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to RICO SAVVY and losing 6 points 
in the process!  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by THE 
MURDERER, of DEATH PENALTY, who despite a 10-6-0 couldn't overcome NIATOLI ISLAND's 
Number 1.  So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging 
dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst 
the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BAD COMPANY, alone and unchallenged.  The 
warriors of BAD COMPANY found their efforts at combat frustrated as RAVAGING LORDS 
apparently had more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming personality?  
Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, THE CLAW is the most 
challenged warrior.  My love of complete Spyreports dictates that I note the 
mismatched fight, LEX LIMBHEWER and LITTLE JOHNY.  Are BAD COMPANY unwilling to 
engage in a fair fight?  I thought LEX LIMBHEWER showed great skill and promise when 
he beat LITTLE JOHNY.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Charity is unknown in 
NIATOLI ISLAND, and rightly so.  BIG LAKE BANDITS exacted their revenge against 
RAVAGING LORDS.  Justice was served as SOCIETY RED fought HOSTILE HOBO in bloodfeud.  
Well done, JAILBIRDS!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  NIATOLI ISLAND, I leave you now.  
The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Don't Drop Inn.  'Til next time-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE MURDERER 7421            10   6  0    87       DEATH PENALTY (606)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EGGPLANT 7349                12   4  0    90       VEGGIES (435)
 THE CRIPPLER 6188            18  13  7    79       RAVAGING LORDS (44)
 RICO SAVVY 6567              13  12  2    74       BAD COMPANY (145)
 SOCIETY RED 7456              9   5  2    67       JAILBIRDS (590)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPICOLI 6637                  8  18  2    54       NYE MAULERS (269)
 LORTAN FALCONEYE 7465         8   3  1    51       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 VEXER 6387                   10   9  0    41       RAVAGING LORDS (44)
 ONSLAUGHT 7422                9   8  1    38       DEATH PENALTY (606)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TASSADAR 7473                 4   7  1    30       NYE MAULERS (269)
 THE ANVIL 7460                6   6  1    29       RAVAGING LORDS (44)
 KAZANSKI 7528                 3   0  0    28       NYE MAULERS (269)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEX LIMBHEWER 7523            3   1  0    21       BAD COMPANY (145)
 GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539         2   0  0    21       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 THIRD STRIKER 7513            1   4  0    19       JAILBIRDS (590)
 HOSTILE HOBO 7535             1   2  1    17       BAD COMPANY (145)
 KROG SLOBBERNOX 7555          1   0  0    14       BAD COMPANY (145)
 JARVIS 7527                   2   1  0    11       NYE MAULERS (269)
 THE CLAW 7520                 1   3  0    10       RAVAGING LORDS (44)
 TORG THUNDERCLAP 7554         1   0  0     7       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 LITTLE JOHNY 7522             1   3  0     6       NYE MAULERS (269)
 SMIRK SMACKMORE 7538          0   2  0     6       BAD COMPANY (145)
 THE IMPOSER 7553              1   0  0     5       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
-TATER 7506                    1   1  0     4       VEGGIES (435)
 NOLTE 7552                    0   1  0     1       JAILBIRDS (590)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
TEDDY NASH 6742        8  9 1 BAD COMPANY 145       SKULLCRUSHER 6155     545 NONE    
FIBBS FADERSKI 7500    1  3 0 BAD COMPANY 145       PRIZE FIGHTER 7508    542 REVENGED
THE SLUG 7524          2  2 1 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71   BLACK ORC 240         546 NONE    
AAURICK SILVERSH 7464  5  4 0 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71   RICO SAVVY 6567       544         
MR SMILES 7511         1  3 1 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71   THE ANVIL 7460        545 JUST REV
PRIZE FIGHTER 7508     2  3 1 DEATH PENALTY 606     ARENAMASTER KAGHA 243 546 NONE    
TOTAL PARRY 7548       0  1 0 DEATH PENALTY 606     MOUNTAIN TROLL 238    546 NONE    
RIPPER 7547            0  1 0 DEATH PENALTY 606     ARENAMASTER KAGHA 243 546 NONE    
DA 1374 7550           0  1 0 JAILBIRDS 590         DARK CHAMPION 244     546 NONE    
DA 1374 7551           0  1 0 JAILBIRDS 590         STONE GOLEM 246       546 NONE    
VIOLATION 7514         0  4 0 JAILBIRDS 590         HOSTILE HOBO 7535     545 JUST REV
KILMOR 7450            7  5 2 NYE MAULERS 269       TEDDY NASH 6742       543 NONE    
AMBUSH 7512            0  1 0 RAVAGING LORDS 44     MR SMILES 7511        542 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

     The Ant

     The ant has made himself illustrious
     Through constant industry industrious.
     So what?
     Would you be calm and placid
     If you were full of formic acid?
          -- O. Nash (not a warrior)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE SLUG was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PRIZE FIGHTER was murdered by ARENAMASTER KAGHAL in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA 1374 was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
TOTAL PARRY was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a popular 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RIPPER was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAGHAL in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena brawl.
DA 1374 was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena struggle.
SOCIETY RED devastated HOSTILE HOBO in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud competition.
LORTAN FALCONEYE handily defeated THE ANVIL in a 2 minute uneven Bloodfeud melee.
SPICOLI was vanquished by RICO SAVVY in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge duel.
TASSADAR was unbelievably bested by VEXER in a popular 4 minute Challenge fight.
KAZANSKI narrowly defeated THIRD STRIKER in a popular 4 minute gory Challenge melee.
LEX LIMBHEWER demolished LITTLE JOHNY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
GRU-SON OF GROTT handily defeated THE CLAW in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SKULLCRUSHER luckily beat THE MURDERER in a popular 3 minute Title brawl.
THE CRIPPLER was overcome by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute veteran's conflict.
ONSLAUGHT devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
JARVIS was narrowly defeated by KROG SLOBBERNOX in a 2 minute bloody amateur's brawl.
SMIRK SMACKMORE was savagely defeated by TORG THUNDERCLAP in a 2 minute novice's bout.
NOLTE was beaten by THE IMPOSER in a 5 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  10 -  3      69  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  12 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  25 -  5      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  13 -  2      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE       18 -  20 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  19 -  2      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  29 -  3      37  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  14 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  40 -  2      31  |

Turn 546 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     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  7         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  THE MURDERER 7421          10   6  0   87 DEATH PENALTY (606)
BASHING ATTACK   RICO SAVVY 6567            13  12  2   74 BAD COMPANY (145)
PARRY-LUNGE      SOCIETY RED 7456            9   5  2   67 JAILBIRDS (590)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    LORTAN FALCONEYE 7465       8   3  1   51 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE CRIPPLER 6188.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was THE MURDERER 7421.  The ten other most popular fighters were TASSADAR 7473, 
THE CRIPPLER 6188, THIRD STRIKER 7513, THE SLUG 7524, KAZANSKI 7528, KROG SLOBBERNOX 
7555, TORG THUNDERCLAP 7554, NOLTE 7552, DA 1374 7551, and SOCIETY RED 7456.

The least popular fighter this week was SMIRK SMACKMORE 7538.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE CLAW 7520, LITTLE JOHNY 7522, SPICOLI 6637, HOSTILE HOBO 
7535, RIPPER 7547, DA 1374 7550, PRIZE FIGHTER 7508, GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539, LEX 
LIMBHEWER 7523, and THE ANVIL 7460.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

SKULLCRUSHER (33-6155) RAVAGING LORDS (44)