DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/15/2005    Duedate: 06/28/2005

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-491

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZEBZAMBEZI
PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
(35-3581) [14-6-3,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZEBZAMBEZI                     POSITION IS EMPTY
PHILANTHROPISTS (153)          
(35-3581) [14-6-3,98]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SOYOYAY                        LOCO
PHILANTHROPISTS (153)          PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
(35-3463) [19-19-0,84]         (35-3677) [8-7-0,51]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BEARS (253)             27
2. PHILANTHROPISTS (153)       14      BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)     12      Unchartered Team
4. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)         1
5. VITAL BRAWL (332)            0      LORD OF MORIA (367)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*DIRT DEVILS (363)          8   2  0 80.0   1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)  12  2 0
 2/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      38  23  5 62.3   2/ 2 THE BEARS (253)           6  2 1
 3- 3*VITAL BRAWL (332)          7   5  0 58.3   3/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)     4  2 1
 4/ 4 THE BEARS (253)          360 263 26 57.8   4/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    4 11 0
 5/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)    351 294 29 54.4   5- 6*VITAL BRAWL (332)         2  0 0
 6/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   57  54  2 51.4   6- 4*DIRT DEVILS (363)         2  0 0
 7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   485 744 20 39.5   7/ 7 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      2  6 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in MURSKA!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  What a putz!  TAKE COVER fights 
so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title.  No one said he 
was a genius...  Was that a tear I saw in ZEBZAMBEZI's eye, as he took over 
Duelmastership?  And wasn't M. CHARDINEE fit to be tied!  Who was the wiseguy that 
said MURSKA's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Victory Tavern?  Don't look at 
me!   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  THE BEARS was the most avoided team.  Is a 360-263-26 record really 
that scary?  I don't know what PHILANTHROPISTS 3's been doing.  They certainly 
haven't been accepting many fights from THE BEARS, that's fer sher.  Like, is MR. 
FIXIT popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in all of MURSKA!  He's got a 
1-6-0, is that good?  PARALLEL UNIVERSE must not be a good enough fighter to get in 
fair fights.  He challenged RAIN CLOUD.  15 is a big difference.  (Well, that's what 
they tell me.) I thought PARALLEL UNIVERSE showed great skill and promise when he was 
bested by RAIN CLOUD.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Remember 
you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZEBZAMBEZI 3581              14   6  3    98       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HUCKLE CAT 3874               9   4  0   100       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-TAKE COVER 3870              10   2  3    96       THE BEARS (253)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOYOYAY 3463                 19  19  0    84       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
-FATHER CAT 3875               7   1  1    72       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-DINGO DOG 3878                8   2  3    71       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DALLOW 3872                   9  11  1    55       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 MORPETH 3862                 11  16  0    54       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 MOZART 3756                   8   1  0    53       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-TYPHOON 3895                  4   1  0    53       DIRT DEVILS (363)
 LOCO 3677                     8   7  0    51       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
 GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748        7   6  0    45       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-SAGE 3495                     3   0  0    44       VITAL BRAWL (332)
-NOREASTER 3896                4   1  0    39       DIRT DEVILS (363)
 KAI 3873                      9  11  0    38       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 BANANNAS GORILLA 3876         9   6  1    34       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HUNTERSTOCK 3667              2   4  0    30       VITAL BRAWL (332)
 PADDY 3898                    7   6  0    27       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-SHINER 3499                   2   1  0    27       VITAL BRAWL (332)
 RAIN CLOUD 3916               3   1  0    26       THE BEARS (253)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STORM CLOUD 3923              3   1  1    23       THE BEARS (253)
-BOOMSHAKALAKA 3611            2   2  0    23       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
 OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912         3   4  1    21       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
 CADAL COONTZ 3901             4   8  0    20       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-DARK CLOUD 3908               1   0  0    18       THE BEARS (253)
-UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582           3   5  0    14       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
 MR. FIXIT 3905                1   6  0     9       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
 PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925        2   1  0     7       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
M. CHARDINEE 14        0  1 0   1                   ZEBZAMBEZI 3581       491 NONE    

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER 2     0  1 0   1                   STORM CLOUD 3923      491 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jorja -- I do appreciate your concern for the sanctity of the personal ads section of
our newsletter.  I assume you remember I wrote personal ads and columns in the past
therefore leading you to try to get me to write them seeing that I have stopped as of
late.  I apologize.  Know that I do plan on writing them every turn, but with little
leisure time being a single dad time slips by and I'm lucky to even get the strats in
on time.  I can relate with your frustration with other managers that never write.
It can lead to lack of desire to even write them because without a response, why even
bother?  Do know that the Philanthropists seriously appreciate your management style.
Who would there be to down-challenge when you need experience and a win?  Who would
write personal ads even if he is the only one writing them?  Without you this arena
would terribly lonely and as cold as the Murskan wind.  Lifeless, funless, plotless,
very much like a void.  Now you've succeeded in getting me to write ads, I
congratulate you, now let's work on the others such as the Bears and such.  He's the
only other manager I'm familiar with around here anymore.  Hey M. Bear!  Whattaya
say? - - Aragorn, the Philanthropists
P.S.  The Children of Llyr should have been named the Philanthropists for you truly
are.

Dallow -- (Read in evil maniacal voice)  You may win now, but I will catch up to you,
and I will be the victor in the long run!  Huhuhuhahahahahahaaaaa!! -- Loco

Take Cover -- Congrats on the throne; give me a chance at it and you will be taking
cover. -- Zebzambezi

     This ad was misfiled and should possibly have appeared last turn. -- Ed.

Malcorn -- We at Dark Creation would like to initiate bare-fisted fighting in Malcorn
Arena.  Each turn Nyarlathotep (4683) will fight with an "if challenged" strategy of
no weapons, armor of padded leather or less, and a steel cap or less.  On behalf of
Dark Creation we would appreciate anyone challenging Nyarlathotep to follow the same
guidelines.  This should make for some interesting fights. -- H.P.L. West

Mozart -- Blah blah blah. -- Kai

Garth the Seamite -- For a Delarquan by race, you do just fine with the classic
"Silent Andorian" thing. -- Paddy

Bannannas Gorilla -- I think, myself, that you should be split. -- Dallow

Oh Ohlish Ominah -- At least your name appears to be unique (I certainly HOPE it
is!). -- Cadal Coontz

Zebzambezi -- Surely that isn't a Shewish name? -- Morpeth

21 May 2005
Amendment for "Fratsfa's Quest for the Best!"
     Managers that have teams already established in Fratsfa need not have (3) three
warriors in the initiates.  FE will NOT be a factor.  Stables may be entered at any
time.  Just announce your stable in the p-ads.
     ***************************************************************************
     This in my invitation to all managers  who wish to prove their mettle against
managers from all over Alastari.  We have limited TP's in this contest to one a team
at a time.  We DO NOT want this contest to become a scum fest as many others have,
hence the Andorian arena.  Good luck to all who come to prove their skills.  "May
your enemies' blood flow freely" -- Dark Knight Toker, Desolate Empire Alliance

7 June 2005
I am in the process of moving house, and spotlight writing for the next two months
will be very hit-and-miss. -- the Scribe

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MOZART viciously subdued KAI in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
OH OHLISH OMINAH vanquished MR. FIXIT in a 2 minute uneven Challenge battle.
PARALLEL UNIVERSE was demolished by RAIN CLOUD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SOYOYAY devastated MORPETH in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
ZEBZAMBEZI butchered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven Title brawl.
DALLOW defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 4 minute brutal struggle.
LOCO viciously subdued BANANNAS GORILLA in a popular 2 minute gruesome competition.
GARTH THE SEAMITE vanquished CADAL COONTZ in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PADDY won victory over OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute fight.
STORM CLOUD slaughtered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   7 -  3      68  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    44 -  22 -  1      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   9 -  1      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 491 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   ZEBZAMBEZI 3581            14   6  3   98 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
LUNGING ATTACK   MOZART 3756                 8   1  0   53 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
PARRY-LUNGE      LOCO 3677                   8   7  0   51 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
STRIKING ATTACK  GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748      7   6  0   45 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
SLASHING ATTACK  BANANNAS GORILLA 3876       9   6  1   34 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SOYOYAY 3463.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LOCO 3677.  The ten other most popular fighters were MOZART 3756, DALLOW 3872, OH 
OHLISH OMINAH 3912, SOYOYAY 3463, ZEBZAMBEZI 3581, GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748, RAIN CLOUD 
3916, BANANNAS GORILLA 3876, PADDY 3898, and STORM CLOUD 3923.

The least popular fighter this week was CADAL COONTZ 3901.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MORPETH 3862, PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925, MR. FIXIT 3905, KAI 3873, 
STORM CLOUD 3923, PADDY 3898, BANANNAS GORILLA 3876, RAIN CLOUD 3916, GARTH THE 
SEAMITE 3748, and ZEBZAMBEZI 3581.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ZEBZAMBEZI (35-3581) PHILANTHROPISTS (153)

                    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!