DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/24/2005    Duedate: 06/06/2005

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM-41    TURN-460

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GREW SOME GRUE
OLD SCHOOL (368)
(41-4124) [16-7-0,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GREW SOME GRUE                 POSITION IS EMPTY
OLD SCHOOL (368)               
(41-4124) [16-7-0,101]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JEHU                           SPOCKA THE HUTT
WANDERERS (329)                OLD SCHOOL (368)
(41-3963) [21-31-2,96]         (41-4137) [7-5-0,61]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WANDERERS (329)             43
2. GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)      30      GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)
3. OLD SCHOOL (368)             5      Unchartered Team

                                       COMMAND HQ (131)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)    85  60  2 58.6   1/ 2 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)    9  5 0
 2/ 3 OLD SCHOOL (368)          63  67  2 48.5   2/ 1 WANDERERS (329)           9  6 1
 3/ 4 WANDERERS (329)          357 412  9 46.4   3/ 3 OLD SCHOOL (368)          6  7 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 KATI-TEI!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team WANDERERS was 
unseated this week as GLAD TO MEAT YOU moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot 
with a 3-2-0 record for the round.  My praise to OLD SCHOOL for their 3-1-0 week this 
time out.  Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice!  MR. T-BONE 
caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested 
RUTHLESS JAYWALKER and was awarded 21 points in recognition.  In one of the week's 
more notable duels, LURLINE GRACE put down SPOCKA THE HUTT, causing him to lose 5 
points of recognition in the process.  Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, 
Duelmaster GREW SOME GRUE Bloodfeuded JEHU last week in a match to decide the fate of 
the throne.  Not for nothing has GREW SOME GRUE in the past laid claim to the 
Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again.  Would you 
believe that over half of the old women in KATI-TEI seem to feel that they could 
fight better than you gladiators?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city KATI-TEI.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in KATI-TEI 
these days is OLD SCHOOL.  At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them.  
If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of GLAD 
TO MEAT YOU last week.  Busy avoiding OLD SCHOOL?  Mighty fighters cannot but expect 
competition from those below.  PARNIAN take warning!  You have more than a few 
enemies in KATI-TEI.  For some warriors honor is not important--only empty victory.  
See, gladiators, how RUBIX CUBESTEAK of GLAD TO MEAT YOU challenged down 16 points to 
PARNIAN.  The Fates are not kind to the cowardly, as evidenced by the fact that RUBIX 
CUBESTEAK was subdued by PARNIAN.  And who can now doubt that PARNIAN is a hardy 
opponent?  I can not but mention with disdain the name of HOLY SCHLITZ who this week 
posted a challenge to a warrior a full 8 points below in the rankings.  I thought 
HOLY SCHLITZ showed great skill and promise when he defeated SATURN.  All right, so I 
slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in KATI-TEI 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:  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                  
 GREW SOME GRUE 4124          16   7  0   101       OLD SCHOOL (368)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JEHU 3963                    21  31  2    96       WANDERERS (329)
 HOLY SCHLITZ 4052            19  11  2    94       OLD SCHOOL (368)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLUTTERLEE 4153              12   9  0    84       WANDERERS (329)
 SATURN 3990                  11  31  0    81       WANDERERS (329)
 LURLINE GRACE 4164           11   4  0    72       WANDERERS (329)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPOCKA THE HUTT 4137          7   5  0    61       OLD SCHOOL (368)
 PARNIAN 4138                  8  16  1    57       WANDERERS (329)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR. T-BONE 4186               3   1  0    49       GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)
 CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139            9   6  0    40       OLD SCHOOL (368)
 RUBIX CUBESTEAK 4165          7   7  0    36       GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPAMELOT 4188                 3   0  0    29       GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)
 VENISON OF SAM 4181           3   2  0    25       GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEEF WITH YOU 4190            1   0  0    20       GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
SPUD-BEARING FUZ 4161  6  2 0 OLD SCHOOL 368        JEHU 3963             458 JUST REV

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Grew Some Grue -- Yeah, and you just WALLOWED in it, too. -- Jehu

Rubix Cubesteak -- Why don't you just...die?  Or recognize that you've made a career
error and go back to math or whatever? -- Flutterlee

Spocka the Hutt -- Ah, but you don't want to spend to much time spocking around at
the beginning of the fight, you know. -- Saturn

Wow, everybody's getting into the Kung-Fu thing these days!  Even the dwarves. --
Lurline Grace

Why not just admit that the Ruthless Jaywalker is a Dangerous Criminal and be done
with it?  If it was ever a joke, that was YEARS ago. -- Parnian

4 May 2005
Several questions have been asked about Slaughter's Challenge that I'd like to
address and clarify.
     1)  All Prizes must be used on the contest team, this includes the resurrection.
         Remember any fast arena team should be able to transfer to a slow arena
         (except for arena 82, I believe).
     2)  Warriors will be allowed to fight and run in the dead tourney, should there
         be one, and return if an opening can be made without breaking the rules
         (i.e. only one DA fight allowed per team).
     3)  If you win your single DA match you do not get another.  It's one use of the
         Dark Arena win or lose so if you want him/her/it dead be sure and throw the
         match!
     4)  The resurrection potion's longevity has been extended by the commission to 6
         months but the other potions (favorites, and +1 bonus) must still be used
         within 2 turns and on a 5 FE or higher warrior.  The resurrection can go on
         any warrior regardless of FE.
Street Legal

P.S.  My thanks to those already entered (Hammer, The Consortium, Tripwire, Stik, and
Shaman) and hope many more find a reason to come to arena 54.  Again, my email is
triumph1971@hotmail.com or you can diplo me in arena 14 at THE DEATH SQUAD (63) if
you need more info!

21 May 2005
Amendment for "Fratsfas Quest for the Best!"
     Managers that have teams already established in Fratsfa need not have (3) three
warriors in the initiates.  FE will NOT be a factor.  Stables may be entered at any
time.  Just announce your stable in the p-ads.
     ***************************************************************************
     This in my invitation to all managers  who wish to prove their mettle against
managers from all over Alastari.  We have limited TP's in this contest to one a team
at a time.  We DO NOT want this contest to become a scum fest as many others have,
hence the Andorian arena.  Good luck to all who come to prove their skills.  "May
your enemies' blood flow freely" -- Dark Knight Toker, Desolate Empire Alliance

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GREW SOME GRUE bested JEHU in a action packed 3 minute master's Bloodfeud Title fight.
HOLY SCHLITZ savagely defeated SATURN in a 2 minute gory veteran's Challenge melee.
RUBIX CUBESTEAK was vanquished by PARNIAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
FLUTTERLEE overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SPOCKA THE HUTT was bested by LURLINE GRACE in a action packed 3 minute gory brawl.
CUDDLY KAHLUA bested VENISON OF SAM in a 3 minute master vs. amateur match.
MR. T-BONE overpowered RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
SPAMELOT vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a crowd boring 4 minute one-sided duel.
BEEF WITH YOU vanquished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   6 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  19 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  17 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW         1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 460 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GREW SOME GRUE 4124        16   7  0  101 OLD SCHOOL (368)
LUNGING ATTACK   HOLY SCHLITZ 4052          19  11  2   94 OLD SCHOOL (368)
STRIKING ATTACK  FLUTTERLEE 4153            12   9  0   84 WANDERERS (329)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    LURLINE GRACE 4164         11   4  0   72 WANDERERS (329)
SLASHING ATTACK  SPOCKA THE HUTT 4137        7   5  0   61 OLD SCHOOL (368)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JEHU 3963.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SPOCKA THE HUTT 4137.  The ten other most popular fighters were JEHU 3963, LURLINE 
GRACE 4164, HOLY SCHLITZ 4052, VENISON OF SAM 4181, GREW SOME GRUE 4124, SATURN 3990, 
PARNIAN 4138, FLUTTERLEE 4153, MR. T-BONE 4186, and BEEF WITH YOU 4190.

The least popular fighter this week was SPAMELOT 4188.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139, RUBIX CUBESTEAK 4165, BEEF WITH YOU 4190, MR. 
T-BONE 4186, FLUTTERLEE 4153, PARNIAN 4138, SATURN 3990, GREW SOME GRUE 4124, VENISON 
OF SAM 4181, and HOLY SCHLITZ 4052.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

JEHU (41-3963) WANDERERS (329)