DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/21/2007    Duedate: 03/06/2007

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-533

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

Q*BERT
FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
(35-3928) [24-18-5,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

Q*BERT                         LOONY
FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)          ERRATA (371)
(35-3928) [24-18-5,117]        (35-3990) [2-0-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KABOB                          CRAZY IVAN
BERSERK FURY (176)             BERSERK FURY (176)
(35-2439) [9-21-0,62]          (35-2611) [9-7-2,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)       29
2. ERRATA (371)                20      BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
3. BERSERK FURY (176)           4      Unchartered Team
4. THE BEARS (253)              2
5. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)         2      ERRATA (371)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*ERRATA (371)               3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    9  6 0
 2/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      91  54  7 62.8   2/ 3 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)     6  3 0
 3/ 3 THE BEARS (253)          383 299 30 56.2   3/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      3  0 0
 4/ 4 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)     94  90  7 51.1   4/ 4*ERRATA (371)              3  1 0
 5/ 0 BERSERK FURY (176)       101 132  5 43.3   5/ 5 THE BEARS (253)           2 10 2
 6/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   589 848 20 41.0   6/ 0 BERSERK FURY (176)        1  1 0
 7- 6 THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)    6  19  0 24.0   7- 6 THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)   0  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of MURSKA!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  LOONY caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested THE SICILIAN and was awarded 20 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, LOONY put down THE 
SICILIAN, causing him to lose 19 points of recognition in the process.  Although 
BALIN made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious 
Q*BERT.  Would you believe that over half of the old women in MURSKA seem to feel 
that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  Mighty fighters cannot but expect 
competition from those below.  THE SICILIAN take warning!  You have more than a few 
enemies in MURSKA.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  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!  
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms 
no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 Q*BERT 3928                  24  18  5   117       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALIN 3955                   18   7  0    92       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUNGLE KING 3930             16  26  0    85       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
 PITFALL HARRY 3927           15  24  0    75       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
 CRAZY IVAN 2611               9   7  2    75       BERSERK FURY (176)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOURNEY SCUM 3943            15   1  0    65       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
 KABOB 2439                    9  21  0    62       BERSERK FURY (176)
-JANICE JOPLIN 3891            4   0  1    61       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
 CULANN COONTZ 3984            6   2  0    58       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BILDIS 3978                   5   8  0    46       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-PERRY COMATOSE 2570           6   2  0    35       BERSERK FURY (176)
 AIDAN O'KAI 3989              5   1  0    35       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOONY 3990                    2   0  0    33       ERRATA (371)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRENNA 3995                   4   0  0    21       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 THE SICILIAN 3987             2   2  1    14       THE BEARS (253)
 FLASH 3996                    1   0  1    14       THE BEARS (253)
-TIBERIUS 3983                 3   4  0    13       THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)
-LARDY 3994                    1   0  0    10       ERRATA (371)
-CRAZY 3991                    0   1  0     7       ERRATA (371)
 THE RUSSIAN 3997              0   2  0     3       THE BEARS (253)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 1      0  1 0   1                   FLASH 3996            533 NONE    
BOBO 3998              0  2 0 THE BEARS 253         HIGH ELF 19           533 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Q*bert -- Thanks!  That was a relief, not having to think of something to say.  Like
my life is full of amusing or instructive incidents?  Oh, HA. -- Balin
P.S.  I actually told Jorja I wanted to go visit Faron and have an adventure, which

is a sign that I'm probably terminally insane.  And she said NOT NOW.  Gods, what are
managers coming to?  Something about "real life pressures."  Like my life isn't real
to me?

Tourney Scum -- I suppose I should thank you for that, er, opus of a report we got.
I'm told it serves very well under the cat's dishes. -- Bildis
P.S.  I would never have thought that cats would be sloppy eaters.  Of course, when
he takes a mouth full of canned tuna and gives it a sharp shake to break its neck, I
guess I can see how it flies all over his eating station.  Dead tuna, euwh.

I beat the Dangerous Criminal?  Now, THAT is something to be proud of. -- Culann
Coontz

Fratsfa Slave.  (sigh)  He didn't teach me a single thing. -- Aidan O'Kai

Crazy -- And this sets you apart from other gladiators how? -- Brenna, not the sanest
person you'll meet

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....

29 January 2007
     HDFA Mission Statement
     "Show me the money!"
     This is the battle cry of a newly formed collection of like-minded individuals:
The High Dolla' Free Agent$.  We are not a tough guy alliance:  No...we offer no
battle without reward.  We search for victory and the prizes and accolades that
follow.  We are motivated by winning and will freely use whatever means necessary to
obtain our currency.  No stuffy rules, no mandates, no constitutions, no leaders,
only a few objectives:
     1) Win as often as possible
     2) Celebrate freely and revel in your victories; the more meaningless the
victory the more we celebrate.  Highsiding and chest thumping are encouraged.
Ostentatious endzone celebrations with prop usage are encouraged, regardless of
fines, penalties, suspensions or arrest by local authorities.  It is important to let
your opponent know how great you are; more importantly, you must let your own
alliance mates know how great you are.
     This is a 1-up alliance, let the performance of your fellow Free Agent$ motivate
you.  If a Free Agent wins a TV, win 2; if a Free agent wins a contest, win a more
prestigious one.
     Current members of the HDFA include:  CFH and Abraxis.  Inquires can be directed
to:  CFH/Rat Salad DM 47

14 February 2007
RSI is now taking rollups for a slow version of the No-Tournament arena.  Send your
rollup to RSI listing the arena as "Slow No Tournament".  Sign and send in the
following pledge:

* I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a Tournament, nor will I
  use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
* I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena.  If circumstances
  preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee.
* I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
* I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to
  the Dark Arena until they are dead.
* I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to the
  Dark Arena until they are dead.

The following are the rules for joining this No-Tournament arena 

1.  No tournament play (Dead tournament or otherwise)
2.  One team per manager
3.  Team starts with new rollup (or a zero fight equivalent team is transferred into
    this arena.)
4.  No tourney prizes allowed to modify warriors in the arena
5.  20 teams required, per RSI
6.  Waivers are required to allow self-regulation on tourney ban, granting RSI
    authority to Dark Arena any warrior that participates in a Tournament (until the
    warrior is dead.)
7.  Rotating council to enforce tourney ban and maintain arena integrity.

Hammer will be the focal point for this arena's Player Committee.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BOBO was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
Q*BERT won victory over BALIN in a 3 minute expert's Title battle.
PITFALL HARRY subdued CULANN COONTZ in a 2 minute uneven fight.
CRAZY IVAN was bested by JUNGLE KING in a popular 3 minute brutal veteran's contest.
TOURNEY SCUM unbelievably bested BILDIS in a 7 minute gruesome brawl.
KABOB overpowered AIDAN O'KAI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
THE SICILIAN was handily defeated by LOONY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BRENNA unbelievably bested THE RUSSIAN in a action packed 1 minute beginner's duel.
FLASH assassinated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       20 -   7 -  0      74  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  10 -  2      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  14 -  1      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  10 -  0      23  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   9 -  0      18  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 533 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    Q*BERT 3928                24  18  5  117 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BALIN 3955                 18   7  0   92 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
LUNGING ATTACK   CRAZY IVAN 2611             9   7  2   75 BERSERK FURY (176)
SLASHING ATTACK  CULANN COONTZ 3984          6   2  0   58 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KABOB 2439.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CRAZY IVAN 2611.  The ten other most popular fighters were BILDIS 3978, CULANN COONTZ 
3984, KABOB 2439, THE RUSSIAN 3997, PITFALL HARRY 3927, LOONY 3990, BOBO 3998, BALIN 
3955, JUNGLE KING 3930, and BRENNA 3995.

The least popular fighter this week was THE SICILIAN 3987.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were AIDAN O'KAI 3989, TOURNEY SCUM 3943, Q*BERT 3928, FLASH 3996, 
BRENNA 3995, JUNGLE KING 3930, BALIN 3955, BOBO 3998, LOONY 3990, and PITFALL HARRY 
3927.