DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/28/2008    Duedate: 03/12/2008

CLIFFHOME ARENA

DM-38    TURN-545

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUI GENERIS
ALL FINESSE (384)
(38-4444) [14-8-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUI GENERIS                    CYPRIAN
ALL FINESSE (384)              OLD SCHOOL (423)
(38-4444) [14-8-0,114]         (38-4763) [4-0-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SUI GENERIS                    REDD CORVAIT
ALL FINESSE (384)              JINDA-BAN (198)
(38-4444) [14-8-0,114]         (38-4760) [5-4-0,48]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OLD SCHOOL (423)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OLD SCHOOL (423)            47
2. ALL FINESSE (384)           20      BARHOPPERS (377)
3. BOY O'S (388)               11      Unchartered Team
4. JINDA-BAN (198)              7
5. BARHOPPERS (377)             5      OLD SCHOOL (423)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*OLD SCHOOL (423)          13   5  0 72.2   1/ 1*OLD SCHOOL (423)          9  4 0
 2/ 0 BARHOPPERS (377)           7   4  2 63.6   2/ 2 BOY O'S (388)             8  2 1
 3/ 2 BOY O'S (388)             90  73  8 55.2   3/ 4 ALL FINESSE (384)         5 10 0
 4/ 3 ALL FINESSE (384)        114  98  4 53.8   4/ 3 JINDA-BAN (198)           2 13 0
 5/ 4 JINDA-BAN (198)          476 627  9 43.2   5/ 0 BARHOPPERS (377)          1  0 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 591): BALLAST of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 473): SCURVY LAD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 599): OTIS 3 of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 595): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 594): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 598): GRUNT II of MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 595): OBROJOBO of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 590): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 581): GREAT WHITE of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 580): BULLWINKLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 554): IRON MAN of ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 544): SUI GENERIS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): OPARA PERSI of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgR.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 531): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 480): SHROUD OF GLOOM of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 230): SKORINDELLE of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 218): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 429): DARTH SCION of RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): PORKY PIG of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 473): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 591): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 473): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 599): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 595): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 594): KALTOS KRIMINALS (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 598): HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 595): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 590): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 581): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 580): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 554): ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 544): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 531): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 480): BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 230): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 218): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 429): RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): TITANS III (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 473) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 591): BALLAST of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                            MISS TEAK of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                (turn 590): CHEESE WHIZ of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 472): PITER DEVRIES of MASTERS OF SAND (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 597): CUEBALL of HIGH ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 581): GREAT WHITE of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): OPARA PERSI of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgR.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 530): MASUMII of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 479): THE JONAH of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 228): GLUM of JANIX (Kat, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of CLIFFHOME!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  COSMO caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested BENT FENDER and was awarded 16 points 
in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, HEPHAESTUS put down 20/20, 
causing him to lose 9 points of recognition in the process.  Not for nothing has SUI 
GENERIS in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week she's proven 
hers combat skill yet again.  Informants "close" to the city champion have told me 
that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.  Watch out!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city CLIFFHOME.  CLIFFHOME, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the names of 
thy guilds is JINDA-BAN, 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 JINDA-BAN.  Indeed it was BOY O'S.  Mighty fighters cannot but 
expect competition from those below.  CONNIE PAKKIT take warning!  You have more than 
a few enemies in CLIFFHOME.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     The girls are as pretty in CLIFFHOME as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of 
a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till next we meet remember:  a fool 
flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are angered by the same thing only 
once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUI GENERIS 4444             14   8  0   114       ALL FINESSE (384)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONNIE PAKKIT 4728           16  13  0    73       JINDA-BAN (198)
 ALONZO 4734                  12   3  0    69       BOY O'S (388)
 MATTEO 4733                  10   6  1    67       BOY O'S (388)
 SHOGUN 4225                   6   4  2    67       BARHOPPERS (377)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ATILLIO 4757                  5   0  1    63       BOY O'S (388)
 COSMO 4759                    4   2  1    57       BOY O'S (388)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENT FENDER 4702              5  37  0    52       JINDA-BAN (198)
-VITO 4762                     2   0  1    50       BOY O'S (388)
 REDD CORVAIT 4760             5   4  0    48       JINDA-BAN (198)
 CYPRIAN 4763                  4   0  0    42       OLD SCHOOL (423)
 CARTER PILLAR 4742            9  13  0    40       JINDA-BAN (198)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIONYSUS 4764                 2   2  0    29       OLD SCHOOL (423)
 HEPHAESTUS 4767               3   1  0    26       OLD SCHOOL (423)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PELAGAEUS 4766                2   1  0    21       OLD SCHOOL (423)
 PHERESPUNDUS 4765             2   1  0    15       OLD SCHOOL (423)
-CEMENT MIXER 4223             1   0  0    15       BARHOPPERS (377)
 20/20 4499                    2   1  0    14       ALL FINESSE (384)
 KARTIKAYA 4761                3   2  0    11       JINDA-BAN (198)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
133171515147 4772       0  1 0 ALL FINESSE 384      MOUNTAIN TROLL        545  NONE
9121211171013 4771      0  1 0 ALL FINESSE 384      SHEWISH GIANT         545  NONE
912121591611 4773       0  1 0 ALL FINESSE 384      SPYMASTER             545  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Vito -- I knew you were trouble, the minute I saw you.  There's going to be no
getting those dents out of my body, I'll have to go down to the junkyard and find
replacements, and let me tell you, finding a replacement that works well is just the
total pits.  Stuff never matches, never fits quite right, and is usually in pretty
bad shape already.  I don't NEED this. -- Bent Fender
P.S.  But at least I'm still alive....

Cyprian -- Considering they tore the old school down, you're looking good.  In fact,
you're looking FINE.  Ahem.  Busy tonight? -- Kartikaya

Sui Generis -- Fortunately. -- Connie Pakkit

Atillio -- (fluttering her eyelashes)  Oh, my, you're so big and strong!  Well, big,
anyway.  Very impressive, you know?  You could...impress ME. -- Redd Corvait

Cosmo -- If you start talking to people who aren't there, I'm out of here. -- Carter
Pillar

Kohalzo de Medendi, Merchant and Moneylender -- In your dreams. -- Carter Pillar

Kohalzo de Medendi, Merchant and Moneylender -- Why, thank you, sir.  Your generosity
is an example to us all. -- Redd Corvait

28 January 2008
CALLING ALL THUGS, BRUTES, OGRES, QUARTER HALF WITS, SHALLOW HALBERD ENTHUSIASTS AND
MAUL RATS:  Since the Bashing style has often been maligned in the forums, it is time
to give the style a little tough love with the following concept:  An ALL-BASHER
arena.  The rules are simple--enter the arena as a rookie basher.  That's it.  RSI
said I need to get 20 managers on board and I'm about half way there.  If you are
interested in taking part, PM me in the forums or email me:  chase at accesspr.com
and put D2 in the subject header.

Chase a.k.a. SwineTiger

2 February 2008
ATTENTION EVERYONE -- In March I am going to do manager lists for all arenas.  This
is part of my ongoing and undoubtedly largely futile attempt to get my lists
organized.  If you think I might not know who you are or if you think I might and
you'd rather I not share that information, let me know this month!  You can e-mail
me at Sue at solberg dash mathews dot com (replacing the at, dash and dot with
appropriate characters.  You can send a diplo to The Saint.  You can put an ad in
the newsletter.  Semaphore doesn't work so well, nor does telepathy. -- The Saint,
keeper of lists

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

912121591611 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
133171515147 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
9121211171013 was slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
SUI GENERIS devastated CONNIE PAKKIT in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
MATTEO was subdued by KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition.
SHOGUN overpowered CARTER PILLAR in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ALONZO outwaited REDD CORVAIT in a action packed 7 minute one-sided competition.
BENT FENDER was vanquished by COSMO in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
DIONYSUS was defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute beginner vs. veteran duel.
CYPRIAN savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory novice's melee.
KARTIKAYA was savagely defeated by PELAGAEUS in a 3 minute amateur's match.
20/20 was savagely defeated by HEPHAESTUS in a popular 3 minute amateur's match.
PHERESPUNDUS handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  11 -  1      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW         8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  26 -  0      37  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 545 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         2 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  4         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SUI GENERIS 4444           14   8  0  114 ALL FINESSE (384)
TOTAL PARRY      CONNIE PAKKIT 4728         16  13  0   73 JINDA-BAN (198)
PARRY-LUNGE      MATTEO 4733                10   6  1   67 BOY O'S (388)
LUNGING ATTACK   COSMO 4759                  4   2  1   57 BOY O'S (388)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    REDD CORVAIT 4760           5   4  0   48 JINDA-BAN (198)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SUI GENERIS 4444.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was REDD CORVAIT 4760.  The ten other most popular fighters were PELAGAEUS 4766, 
HEPHAESTUS 4767, 20/20 4499, 133171515147 4772, SUI GENERIS 4444, SHOGUN 4225, COSMO 
4759, DIONYSUS 4764, CYPRIAN 4763, and 9121211171013 4771.

The least popular fighter this week was ALONZO 4734.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KARTIKAYA 4761, BENT FENDER 4702, CARTER PILLAR 4742, CONNIE PAKKIT 
4728, 912121591611 4773, MATTEO 4733, PHERESPUNDUS 4765, 9121211171013 4771, CYPRIAN 
4763, and DIONYSUS 4764.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SUI GENERIS (38-4444) ALL FINESSE (384)