DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/13/2005    Duedate: 07/26/2005

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-493

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MOZART
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
(35-3756) [10-1-0,71]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MOZART                         JUNGLE KING
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)        FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
(35-3756) [10-1-0,71]          (35-3930) [3-5-0,26]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LOCO                           OH OHLISH OMINAH
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)        PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
(35-3677) [10-7-0,64]          (35-3912) [4-5-2,28]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. VITAL BRAWL (332)           24
2. PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)      8      VITAL BRAWL (332)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)       5      Unchartered Team
4. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)         2
5. FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)        0      FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 VITAL BRAWL (332)         11   6  0 64.7   1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)  12  3 1
 2/ 1 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      38  27  5 58.5   2/ 3*FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)     6  4 1
 3- 3 THE BEARS (253)          360 263 26 57.8   3/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    5 10 0
 4/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)    352 297 29 54.2   4/ 5 VITAL BRAWL (332)         4  1 0
 5/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   65  56  3 53.7   5/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)     3  3 1
 6/ 6 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   488 751 20 39.4   6- 4 THE BEARS (253)           2  0 1
 7/ 7*FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)     14  23  1 37.8   7/ 7 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      0  6 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Greetings, Murska!  It is I, Soyoyay from the Philanthropists, your newest DM, 
graduate, and retiree following this fight in the Dark Arena.  I'm not much on 
killing but if I can get one it will be our 30th!  Who will claim the throne now 
after I'm gone?
     Our replacements (Zebzambezi's and my replacement rollups) will depend on 
whether the Philanthropists (153) will be staying in Murska.  Philanthropists 3 (347) 
is staying for now, though.  We couldn't fight them against one another anyway, that 
would be defeating the purpose right?  It's tough having three teams in one arena I 
wouldn't recommend it.

Flipper's Arcade--Welcome!  Who do you guys belong to?  Why I no longer belong to 
anyone since I'm retiring but I will always be in debt to Aragorn of the 
Philanthropsits who is my manager until after my fight in the Dark Arena.  Hate to 
meet and run, you guys, but feel free to meet the other Philanthropists, they are a 
something else.

Farewell, Murska!  It's been nice knowing you!

Lord Soyoyay
Philanthropists

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in MURSKA a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  And let's see, SAGE fought GARTH 
THE SEAMITE and gained 13 points and contributed to VITAL BRAWL's 2-0-0.  GARTH THE 
SEAMITE has lost to SAGE, falling 11 points, while helping make PHILANTHROPISTS 3 a 
3-2-0 turn.  This week's Duelmaster bout was between BLACK ORC and our Duelmaster 
SOYOYAY, making a Dark Arena Challenge.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as BLACK 
ORC killed the Duelmaster, SOYOYAY, leaving PHILANTHROPISTS in mourning.  This 
incredible death has allowed, I might add, MOZART from PHILANTHROPISTS 3 to ascend to 
the throne of Duelmaster, and I hear DARK ARENA is not happy.  Can someone confirm a 
rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Fire 
Dragon Inn until they win.  Maybe?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  BUSY, BUSYTOWN has cause to stand 
tall, as they were MURSKA's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team 
to beat.  And guess who avoided BUSY, BUSYTOWN stable the most?  Believe it or not, 
it was PHILANTHROPISTS 3.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
MORPETH from CHILDREN OF LLYR was MURSKA's most challenged warrior this turn.  MOZART 
of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 had better have a good reason for challenging down 15 points in 
a challenge which he won.  I thought MOZART showed great skill and promise when he 
won victory over MORPETH.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or 
hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     I like this place, MURSKA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep 
your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets 
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOZART 3756                  10   1  0    71       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)

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                  
-FATHER CAT 3875               7   1  1    72       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-DINGO DOG 3878                8   2  3    71       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOCO 3677                    10   7  0    64       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAGE 3495                     5   0  0    64       VITAL BRAWL (332)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORPETH 3862                 11  18  0    51       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 DALLOW 3872                   9  13  1    48       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 HUNTERSTOCK 3667              4   4  0    48       VITAL BRAWL (332)
 GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748        8   7  0    44       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
 KAI 3873                     10  12  0    42       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 BANANNAS GORILLA 3876         9   8  1    36       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
 PADDY 3898                    8   7  0    35       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912         4   5  2    28       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
 PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925        4   1  0    28       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-RAIN CLOUD 3916               3   1  0    26       THE BEARS (253)
 JUNGLE KING 3930              3   5  0    26       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
 CADAL COONTZ 3901             5   9  0    24       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIG DUG 3926                  4   5  0    23       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
-STORM CLOUD 3923              3   1  1    23       THE BEARS (253)
-BOOMSHAKALAKA 3611            2   2  0    23       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
 Q*BERT 3928                   4   4  1    22       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
-DARK CLOUD 3908               1   0  0    18       THE BEARS (253)
 BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929            2   5  0    15       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
-UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582           3   5  0    14       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
 MR. FIXIT 3905                1   8  0    11       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
 PITFALL HARRY 3927            1   4  0     7       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
SOYOYAY 3463          20 20 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 153   BLACK ORC 20          493 NONE    
:/( 3936               0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 153   SHEWISH GIANT 21      493 NONE    
SHINER 3499            2  2 0 VITAL BRAWL 332       OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912 492         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Loco -- Oh.  I thought the arenamaster said "taco," and I was all set to eat.  I'd 
kill for a good taco right now.  Heck. -- Dallow
P.S.  Maybe we should start a taco stand, although they tell me it's hard to get good 
tortillas around here.  I saw some at the grocer's yesterday, and they were just on 
the shelf!  Can you imagine that?  Back in our previous home, they were in a 
refrigerated case, and fresh ones brought in every day, like milk.

Mozart -- We figure, the more skills we teach you, the faster you'll graduate, yes?  
Having one of your style around makes us all uneasy and the insurance agents give us 
no satisfaction. -- Morpeth

Sage -- Of course I'm a fine opponent!  Look at the way I teach. -- Paddy
P.S.  What does your personal name have to do with your team name?  I often ponder 
these things while being patched up in the Infirmary.  I could see sage as a vital 
seasoning, but vital BRAWL?  It's a puzzle to me.

Tell me the Fratsfa Slave is at least part Fratsfan. -- Kai

Kai -- The Fratsfa Slave is at least part Fratsfan. -- Morpeth

Morpeth -- That isn't as convincing as I had hoped it would be. -- Kai

Jungle King -- What, you're some kind of lion?  And me a mere pussycat.  Bad match, 
from my point of view.  Ouch! -- Cadal Coontz

Our congratulations to Soyoyay, Duel2Dude and Graduate. -- Jorja and the Children of 
Llyr

Mozart -- My shirt sleeves were wet and I was trying to dry them. -- Kai

Garth the Seamite -- Well, Jorja does say that my head is solid armor plate. -- Cadal 
Coontz

27 June 2005
ATTENTION ALL YOU ALLIANCE-TYPE PEOPLE:
For the purposes of tourney newsletter alliance listings (when I am able to do them),
you may only be listed in ONE alliance.  In other words, you have to choose!  If you
are a part of Englebert's Alliance and Englebert's Alliance is "part" of Ruthrauf's
Alliance, I will list you EITHER as part of Englebert's Alliance OR as part of
Ruthrauf's Alliance, NOT both.  The default would be the top-level alliance,
Ruthrauf's, in this example.  If you'd rather be listed separately, let me know and I
will do so, but that will be the only listing you get. -- The Saint, keeper of ever-
more-complicated lists

29 Jun 2005
The Company of Brothers (TCB) welcomes two new members to our alliance...Liam the
Goth and Buddy Lee.  We have no doubt that they will prove to be assets to our
alliance and the general dueling community. -- Baphomet, co-founder, T.C.B.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SOYOYAY was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
:/( was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
LOCO savagely defeated DALLOW in a exciting 2 minute gory Challenge melee.
MOZART vanquished MORPETH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl.
HUNTERSTOCK defeated KAI in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
GARTH THE SEAMITE was devastated by SAGE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
OH OHLISH OMINAH was defeated by PADDY in a exciting 6 minute Challenge struggle.
PARALLEL UNIVERSE handily defeated PITFALL HARRY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
BANANNAS GORILLA was vanquished by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DIG DUG was viciously subdued by CAPTURED ORC in a action packed 4 minute fight.
JUNGLE KING was savagely defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a exciting 2 minute fight.
BUMP 'N' JUMP beat PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute fight.
CADAL COONTZ subdued MR. FIXIT in a 2 minute match.
Q*BERT bested OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    43 -  20 -  1      68  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW         8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  10 -  2      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  12 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  11 -  1      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  16 -  0      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   2 -  0      33  |

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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   MOZART 3756                10   1  0   71 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
PARRY-LUNGE      LOCO 3677                  10   7  0   64 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
STRIKING ATTACK  SAGE 3495                   5   0  0   64 VITAL BRAWL (332)
SLASHING ATTACK  BANANNAS GORILLA 3876       9   8  1   36 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PADDY 3898                  8   7  0   35 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LOCO 3677.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912.  The ten other most popular fighters were LOCO 3677, 
HUNTERSTOCK 3667, CADAL COONTZ 3901, PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925, BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929, 
MOZART 3756, SAGE 3495, PADDY 3898, DIG DUG 3926, and MR. FIXIT 3905.

The least popular fighter this week was PITFALL HARRY 3927.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748, MORPETH 3862, Q*BERT 3928, JUNGLE KING 
3930, BANANNAS GORILLA 3876, KAI 3873, DALLOW 3872, :/( 3936, MR. FIXIT 3905, and DIG 
DUG 3926.

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

SOYOYAY (35-3463) PHILANTHROPISTS (153)