DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/24/2007    Duedate: 02/06/2007

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-531

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BALIN
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3955) [18-5-0,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BALIN                          POSITION IS EMPTY
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         
(35-3955) [18-5-0,104]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PITFALL HARRY                  BALIN
FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)          CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3927) [14-23-0,76]         (35-3955) [18-5-0,104]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      35
2. FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)       22      BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
3. THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)     16      Unchartered Team
4. THE BEARS (253)              6
5. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)         3      STORMDANCERS (256)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      89  54  7 62.2   1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   14  1 0
 2/ 3 THE BEARS (253)          381 294 28 56.4   2/ 4 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      3  0 0
 3/ 4 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)     90  88  7 50.6   3/ 2 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)     3  6 0
 4/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   585 842 20 41.0   4/ 6 THE BEARS (253)           1  8 0
 5/ 6 THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)    6  19  0 24.0   5/ 5 THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)   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.

     Listen, Q*bert, you've got to stop losing like this!  I don't belong in such an
exposed position.  It makes me nervous.  Inconspicuous (but alive, your five kills
are scary) is the route for me.
     I think.  I'm sure about the "alive" part, though.

                                        Balin

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of MURSKA!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  CULANN COONTZ caught the eye of many in 
the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested THE USEROUS MERCHANT and was 
awarded 18 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, BRENNA 
put down THE SICILIAN, causing him to lose 2 points of recognition in the process.  
Although JUNGLE KING made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of 
victorious BALIN.  Would you believe that over half of the old women in MURSKA seem 
to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In MURSKA "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  MURSKA, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the 
names of thy guilds is CHILDREN OF LLYR, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the 
weekly duels.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent 
the better part of last week avoiding CHILDREN OF LLYR.  Indeed it was THE GODS ARE 
ANGRY.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Some guilds are strict but few are as 
heartless as THE BEARS.  Witness, last turn they sent THE ONE, a 6-2-2 fighter, to 
the Dark Arena!  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing is 
sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     The girls are as pretty in MURSKA as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy 
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till next we 
meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different 
story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALIN 3955                   18   5  0   104       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 Q*BERT 3928                  22  18  5    92       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PITFALL HARRY 3927           14  23  0    76       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
 JUNGLE KING 3930             15  25  0    75       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOURNEY SCUM 3943            13   1  0    61       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-JANICE JOPLIN 3891            4   0  1    61       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CULANN COONTZ 3984            5   1  0    48       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 BILDIS 3978                   5   6  0    35       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AIDAN O'KAI 3989              4   0  0    31       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRENNA 3995                   2   0  0    17       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 TIBERIUS 3983                 3   4  0    13       THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)
 THE SICILIAN 3987             1   1  0     9       THE BEARS (253)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
THE ONE 3965           6  3 2 THE BEARS 253         HIGH ELF 19           531 NONE    
GRENADE 3972           0  2 0 THE BEARS 253         DARK CHAMPION 24      531 NONE    
ROCCO 3982             0  4 0 THE BEARS 253         WURM KIN 27           531 NONE    
DR. STRANGE 3971       1  3 0 THE BEARS 253         SPYMASTER 22          531 NONE    

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
POTSY 3985             0  1 0 THE GODS ARE ANGRY 63 BLACK ORC 20          531 NONE    
MAXIMUS 3988           0  1 0 THE GODS ARE ANGRY 63 HIGH ELF 19           531 NONE    
CLAUDIUS 2216          0  1 0 THE GODS ARE ANGRY 63 HIGH ELF 19           531 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Tourney Scum -- Euwh!  The scum is disgusting stuff, almost impossible to wash off my
armor.  Next time, don't embrace me at the end of the fight.  Being buried in the
sand would be cleaner. -- Bildis

Tiberius -- So, what did you DO to make the gods so VERY angry that they'd shrink a
Shew to less than five and a half feet tall?  It must've been a doozy! -- Aidan o'Kai

An Embezzling Scribe?  Cheese, that's no work for a warrior. -- Culann Coontz

Stupid beggar. -- Brenna

24 January 2007
The Council of Lords would like to propose a rule change in ADM and Primus.  We
propose that Lord Protectors ranked "Grand Champions" and below (ADM) and "The Tower
Guard" and below (Primus) be allowed to fight in the Dark Arena.  This would not
impact the top rankings or title match.  Any managers who never got his fill or shot
at fighting Gateway monsters would have it as an option.  We believe it might spark
some interest in the ADM/Primus realm for some managers.  If interested, speak up in
the newsletters or on forums under the "rules changes" thread and let RSI know.  This
could even be something to try for 12 months and then be re-evaluated.  What say you,
managers of Ghea? -- The Icelord sends....

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE ONE was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GRENADE was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
ROCCO was murdered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DR. STRANGE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
POTSY was assassinated by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
MAXIMUS was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
CLAUDIUS was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BALIN viciously subdued JUNGLE KING in a crowd pleasing 5 minute master's Title match.
Q*BERT handily defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
PITFALL HARRY viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 4 minute uneven fight.
TOURNEY SCUM luckily beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 5 minute gory match.
BILDIS defeated TIBERIUS in a 1 minute match.
CULANN COONTZ demolished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
AIDAN O'KAI devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
THE SICILIAN was viciously subdued by BRENNA in a 5 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       19 -   6 -  0      76  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -   6 -  0      74  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   9 -  1      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  18 -  1      28  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   7 -  0       0  |

Turn 531 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BALIN 3955                 18   5  0  104 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
WALL OF STEEL    Q*BERT 3928                22  18  5   92 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
SLASHING ATTACK  CULANN COONTZ 3984          5   1  0   48 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PITFALL HARRY 3927.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BALIN 3955.  The ten other most popular fighters were PITFALL HARRY 3927, 
THE SICILIAN 3987, Q*BERT 3928, CULANN COONTZ 3984, AIDAN O'KAI 3989, GRENADE 3972, 
ROCCO 3982, JUNGLE KING 3930, BILDIS 3978, and BRENNA 3995.

The least popular fighter this week was TIBERIUS 3983.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TOURNEY SCUM 3943, CLAUDIUS 2216, MAXIMUS 3988, POTSY 3985, DR. STRANGE 
3971, THE ONE 3965, BRENNA 3995, BILDIS 3978, JUNGLE KING 3930, and ROCCO 3982.