DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/18/2007    Duedate: 05/01/2007

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-537

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BALIN
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3955) [21-8-0,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BALIN                          POSITION IS EMPTY
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         
(35-3955) [21-8-0,127]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PITFALL HARRY                  BALIN
FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)          CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3927) [18-25-0,79]         (35-3955) [21-8-0,127]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BEARS (253)             47
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      27      BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
3. ERRATA (371)                 0      Unchartered Team
4. THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)      0
5. FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)       -2      HOLY AVENGERS (123)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*ERRATA (371)               6   1  0 85.7   1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    9  6 1
 2/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      94  55  7 63.1   2/ 2 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)     3  4 0
 3/ 3 THE BEARS (253)          385 304 30 55.9   3- 4*ERRATA (371)              2  0 0
 4/ 4 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)    100  94  7 51.5   4/ 6 THE BEARS (253)           2  1 0
 5/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   599 858 21 41.1   5/ 3 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      2  1 0
 6- 6 THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)    9  26  0 25.7   6- 5 THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)   2  3 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?"

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     How many times have we told you, Jungle King, that you can't, CAN NOT, do it
with bananas?  Come on, YOU can graduate.  Just do it!

                                        Balin

                                      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...  MVP award for FLASH?  THE BEARS' 
proud of it after beating BRENNA and getting 18 points.  Talk about yer big time 
losers!  TOURNEY SCUM got smashed by KUNG-FU MASTER, and lost 9 points!  Don't you 
think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think BALIN should let JUNGLE KING be 
Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Is the Duelmaster really being a 
real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Hey you guys, don't you think your 
families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  I had 
a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALIN 3955                   21   8  0   127       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUNGLE KING 3930             18  28  0    88       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
 PITFALL HARRY 3927           18  25  0    79       FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
 TOURNEY SCUM 3943            18   2  0    68       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JANICE JOPLIN 3891            4   0  1    61       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
 BILDIS 3978                   6  11  0    58       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-LOONY 3990                    5   0  0    58       ERRATA (371)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AIDAN O'KAI 3989              8   2  1    56       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 CULANN COONTZ 3984            7   5  0    54       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COMMODUS 4002                 2   0  0    33       THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLASH 3996                    2   1  1    23       THE BEARS (253)
 BRENNA 3995                   6   2  0    20       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-MARCELLUS 4012                1   0  0    20       THE GODS ARE ANGRY (63)
 GRIZZLY 4009                  1   1  0    16       THE BEARS (253)
-CRAZY 3991                    0   1  0     7       ERRATA (371)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
POLAR BEAR 4011        0  1 0 THE BEARS 253         MISTRESS SHA'TYIR 23  537 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pitfall Harry -- (sigh)  I always did have a tendency to trip over my own feet.  I
should remember to put them away when I'm not using them. -- Bildis
P.S.  Okay, I should TRY to remember to put them away.

Loony -- If that's an error, it's strangely attractive. -- Culann Coontz

Hey, it isn't my fault the Fratsfa Slave was parrying with his head!  And I tried to
clean up afterward, not leave it for the janitors.  But the arenamaster would LET me
bury him in the sand. -- Aidan O'Kai

A Cult Member?  If Aidan is seriously interested in what this...person was pushing, I
will have to beat Aidan upside the head for a while.  Disgusting. -- Brenna

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

POLAR BEAR was butchered by MISTRESS SHA'TYIR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BALIN devastated JUNGLE KING in a action packed 3 minute brutal one-sided Title duel.
PITFALL HARRY defeated BILDIS in a 4 minute mismatched duel.
TOURNEY SCUM slimly lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute fight.
CULANN COONTZ overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched match.
AIDAN O'KAI devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BRENNA was viciously subdued by FLASH in a 2 minute bloody match.
GRIZZLY handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  13 -  0      61  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  14 -  3      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW         5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     1 -   9 -  0      10  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 537 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BALIN 3955                 21   8  0  127 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
SLASHING ATTACK  AIDAN O'KAI 3989            8   2  1   56 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 FLASH 3996, PITFALL 
HARRY 3927, BILDIS 3978, CULANN COONTZ 3984, AIDAN O'KAI 3989, GRIZZLY 4009, JUNGLE 
KING 3930, POLAR BEAR 4011, TOURNEY SCUM 3943, and BRENNA 3995.

The least popular fighter this week was BRENNA 3995.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TOURNEY SCUM 3943, POLAR BEAR 4011, JUNGLE KING 3930, GRIZZLY 4009, 
AIDAN O'KAI 3989, CULANN COONTZ 3984, BILDIS 3978, PITFALL HARRY 3927, FLASH 3996, 
and BALIN 3955.

               NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83)

Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed 
in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83.  If you requested that your team be 
placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena.  Any teams not 
transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by May 1 will be deleted.  If you have questions 
about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI