DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/23/2008    Duedate: 10/06/2008

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM-41    TURN-545

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RAMBLING OX
WANDERERS (329)
(41-4280) [31-19-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RAMBLING OX                    POSITION IS EMPTY
WANDERERS (329)                
(41-4280) [31-19-1,118]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RAMBLING OX                    EDWARD DAHLGREN
WANDERERS (329)                MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
(41-4280) [31-19-1,118]        (41-4381) [7-3-1,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE PLAGUE (93)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)     44
2. THE PLAGUE (93)             22      RADIO CLASH (394)
3. RADIO CLASH (394)            2      Unchartered Team
4. TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)       0
5. WANDERERS (329)             -7      THERE SHE GOES (260)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 RADIO CLASH (394)         41  27  2 60.3   1/ 2 THE PLAGUE (93)          10  5 0
 2/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)   30  20  3 60.0   2/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)   9  6 1
 3/ 3 THE PLAGUE (93)          267 255 17 51.1   3/ 1 WANDERERS (329)           8  7 0
 4/ 4 WANDERERS (329)          586 592 14 49.7   4/ 4 RADIO CLASH (394)         3  5 0
 5- 5 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)    33  47  4 41.3   5- 5 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)    0  5 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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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 300): ZIP of Z GLADIATORS (Mr. Zee, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 602): ECRU ELEPHANT of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 602): WESTON of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 595): DOLBY JOSSEL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 591): LORMIN GARDE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 591): STAN DAUFF of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 588): DRALION of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 584): OZZIE CANSECO of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 553): CHUCK ELVIS of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 544): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 535): DECEPTIVE DELILA of THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 248): LEO of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 201): BENITO CHATTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 487): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 300): BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 602): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 602): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 595): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 591): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 591): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 588): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 584): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 553): MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 544): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 535): THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 248): ZERO (Ice Man, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 201): POSITION IS EMPTY
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 487): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 602): WESTON of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 594): LIPSTICK of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 588): DRALION of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 583): FRANKLINS TOWER of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 543): GUNS OF BRIXTON of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 535): DECEPTIVE DELILA of THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 248): LEO of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                            PAINFUL PEONY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 201): BENITO CHATTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Well, look, if you raise the abyss, it isn't an abyss anymore, and then where
are you?  This was for your own good, ma'am.

                                    Rambling Ox

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  THE 
PLAGUE now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for ROBERT DUNLAP, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing 
TERRINDAR like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't 
pay to walk out on the sands.  TERRINDAR lost to ROBERT DUNLAP and drops 10 points.  
Well, everybody's pal RAMBLING OX moved his record to 31-19-1 by defeating EYES THAT 
BURN in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 6 recognition points.  4 out of 5 
gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the KATI-TEI arena.  Did you 
hear that WANDERERS was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal 
hygiene of WANDERERS' warriors, I'm not surprised!  For those of you who like math, 
try this one:  WANDERERS + Weapons That go Boom = THE PLAGUE + Avoid City.  Well dang 
howdy, but if challenges were votes, JANIE JONES would be president.  Although it may 
be a contest she doesn't want to win.  Getting lots of flowers from sympathetic fans 
was JANIE JONES, who was successfully challenged by BREAK STUFF who had a mere 18 
points more than JANIE JONES.  Definition of petty:  BREAK STUFF subdued JANIE JONES, 
a mismatch of 18 points.  In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, TRINITY 
REBORN went after EDWARD DAHLGREN, who was higher by 19 points.  Well, when the dust 
settled, TRINITY REBORN was put to death by EDWARD DAHLGREN.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Well, the arena is no place for slow learners (and 
hopefully T.P.s) and EDWARD DAHLGREN demonstrated that very violently on TRINITY 
REBORN's body.  Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit and will may encounter 
problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, there's the manager of the KATI-TEI giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Okay, so I may not be the world's 
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  See ya next time 
I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAMBLING OX 4280             31  19  1   118       WANDERERS (329)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BREAK STUFF 4344             10   3  0   102       THE PLAGUE (93)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAISE THE ABYSS 4331         14   9  0    90       THE PLAGUE (93)
 GOTHELCINA 4376               9   6  1    78       WANDERERS (329)
 JANIE JONES 4349             13  10  0    74       RADIO CLASH (394)
 EYES THAT BURN 4339          11   8  0    71       THE PLAGUE (93)
-LADY GRACE HAMMER 4355       10   6  1    68       TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381          7   3  1    62       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
 ROBERT DUNLAP 4378            6   4  0    61       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
 GHETTO DEFENDANT 4351        14   9  1    60       RADIO CLASH (394)
 STANLOY MEDAR 4369           14   4  0    59       WANDERERS (329)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 2 4389               4   1  0    53       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
 TERRINDAR 4340               11  18  0    51       WANDERERS (329)
 THE WAIT 4382                 7   2  0    47       THE PLAGUE (93)
 VALARELLE 4365               10  10  0    40       WANDERERS (329)
-COMMUNION HAMMER 4356         9   7  0    34       TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)
 SERGEANT 1 4388               4   1  1    34       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOLY WATER HAMMER 4354        6  10  2    30       TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)
 SERGEANT 15 4377              3   7  1    30       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
-SIR HAMMER HAMMER 4352        6  10  1    29       TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SIR KNIGHT HAMMER 4353        2  14  0    20       TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TRINITY REBORN 4337     8 12 0 THE PLAGUE 93        EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381  545   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Eyes that Burn -- Oh, yeah, I had that.  Turned out to be an early warning of a cold
coming on.  Very unpleasant while it lasted. -- Valarelle

Robert Dunlap -- Ah...you're the guy about the tires?  I could use tires.  Give me a
price. -- Terrindar

Ghetto Defendant -- Surely you can do better than that? -- Gothelcina

Sergeant 2 -- I was never much good at following orders. -- Stanloy Medar

8 July 2008
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                **********************ATTENTION**********************
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                                      ALLIANCES
                                         OF
                                      ALASTARI
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                                 *TURF WAR VI RULES*
                            Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns)

Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War!  To participate, each alliance must:
        1.  Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
            (DM 47) newsletter.
        2.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
        1.  Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their
            alliance;
        2.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
        3.  Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
        1.  Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
        2.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
            alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
            Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
               a.  No scores will be tabulated until a Gift Certificate is received.
                   No EXCEPTIONS.
               b.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
                   the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified
                   by the alliance Captain they will represent.
               c.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No multiple teams or
                   aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate
                   disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any
                   multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance).
               d.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly
                   declare or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1.  In other
                   words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of
                   the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your scoring
                   will not begin until Turn 3.  All conditions must be met before
                   scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift
                   Certificate received.
               e.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
                   the Turf War.

               f.  For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
                   and settle any and all disputes as they arise.  Their decisions
                   will be final.

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
                Win   Loss   Kill      Die
Challenge        +2     -2     +5       -5
Match Up         +1     -1     +1       -5
Bloodfeud        +2     -5     +5      -10
Champion         x2     x2     x2       x2
Dark Arena*     +10     -5     xx       xx
*After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins

Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only)              +2
Style Master                                     +2
Duelmaster                                       +2

Champions:
     1.  A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
     2.  Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
     3.  Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
         not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
     4.  Champions must be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are
         declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this
         includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War.

Bloodfeuds:
        1.  Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
        2.  There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.

Tournament Considerations:
        1.  Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
        2.  Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
            (1) time bonus of 25 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a
            warrior(s) wins such status.
        3.  Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
            (1) time bonus of 50 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a
            warrior(s) win such status.
        4.  Points for TVs and TCs will be applied the Turn after RSI posts
            tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
            results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North
            Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams).

Special Considerations:
        1.  Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
        2.  There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun.  If
            you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with
            Alliance A.  If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf
            War with Team A.
        3.  There will be a maximum of seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the
            Turf War.
        4.  The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
            without penalty.

Prizes:
The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest.  All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance.  It is the
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates.  Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.

The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        1.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        2.  Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning
            alliance);
        3.  Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
            (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have
            at least one arena fight to receive this award).
        4.  +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus
            potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
        5.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds
            AND 45 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus potion must be applied to a living
            warrior from (DM 47)
These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4
turns of the end of TW VI.

Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque.  They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest.  Their decisions will be final.  All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47.  Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums.  Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com.

Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War.  Please read them
carefully!

Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BREAK STUFF devastated JANIE JONES in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TRINITY REBORN was viciously butchered by EDWARD DAHLGREN in a 4 minute battle.
THE WAIT luckily beat SERGEANT 1 in a 2 minute master vs. amateur Challenge duel.
RAMBLING OX overpowered EYES THAT BURN in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
RAISE THE ABYSS bested GOTHELCINA in a popular 3 minute duel.
TERRINDAR was devastated by ROBERT DUNLAP in a 1 minute mismatched match.
STANLOY MEDAR handily defeated HAPPY PEASANT in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
VALARELLE was vanquished by SERGEANT 2 in a 1 minute uneven duel.
GHETTO DEFENDANT overpowered SERGEANT 15 in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   4 -  0      73  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  11 -  3      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  12 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        19 -  15 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  20 -  1      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -  11 -  0      31  |

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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  RAMBLING OX 4280           31  19  1  118 WANDERERS (329)
LUNGING ATTACK   BREAK STUFF 4344           10   3  0  102 THE PLAGUE (93)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RAISE THE ABYSS 4331       14   9  0   90 THE PLAGUE (93)
PARRY-LUNGE      EYES THAT BURN 4339        11   8  0   71 THE PLAGUE (93)
PARRY-STRIKE     EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381        7   3  1   62 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
AIMED BLOW       ROBERT DUNLAP 4378          6   4  0   61 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
TOTAL PARRY      THE WAIT 4382               7   2  0   47 THE PLAGUE (93)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RAMBLING OX 4280.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381.  The ten other most popular fighters were GOTHELCINA 
4376, SERGEANT 1 4388, RAMBLING OX 4280, STANLOY MEDAR 4369, TRINITY REBORN 4337, 
RAISE THE ABYSS 4331, GHETTO DEFENDANT 4351, THE WAIT 4382, ROBERT DUNLAP 4378, and 
SERGEANT 2 4389.

The least popular fighter this week was VALARELLE 4365.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TERRINDAR 4340, JANIE JONES 4349, SERGEANT 15 4377, EYES THAT BURN 
4339, BREAK STUFF 4344, SERGEANT 2 4389, ROBERT DUNLAP 4378, THE WAIT 4382, GHETTO 
DEFENDANT 4351, and RAISE THE ABYSS 4331.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RAMBLING OX (41-4280) WANDERERS (329)