DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/08/2011    Duedate: 03/21/2011

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM-41    TURN-609

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MARLIN REEVE
WANDERERS (329)
(41-4443) [21-11-0,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MARLIN REEVE                   POSITION IS EMPTY
WANDERERS (329)                
(41-4443) [21-11-0,95]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GRIMM LURCHER                  FIREHYDRANT DEFILER
WANDERERS (329)                DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)
(41-4432) [20-18-0,84]         (41-4475) [8-9-1,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WANDERERS (329)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE STORM FRONT (109)       38
2. BIRDS (286)                 16      THE STORM FRONT (109)
3. DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)         1      Unchartered Team
4. FLAGG'S FIVE (170)           0
5. WANDERERS (329)             -8       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 FLAGG'S FIVE (170)        61  47  2 56.5   1/ 1 WANDERERS (329)          10  5 0
 2/ 3 THE STORM FRONT (109)    265 245 21 52.0   2/ 3 THE STORM FRONT (109)     8  7 1
 3/ 5 BIRDS (286)              108 102  8 51.4   3/ 2 DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)      5  7 0
 4/ 4 DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)     322 306 21 51.3   4- 4 FLAGG'S FIVE (170)        4  0 0
 5/ 6 WANDERERS (329)          720 771 16 48.3   5/ 6 BIRDS (286)               2  2 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Wanderers ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     Marlin Reeve studied his arena newsletter.  "Why does Jorja say it's 'good' to
have this Flagg guy show up?  Did you think it was good, Grimm?"  Getting no
immediate answer, he prepared to raise his voice over the steady low roar of the
wind, but it wasn't necessary.
     The Grimm Lurcher finally shrugged, not looking up from the leather he was
oiling.  "It was a fight.  I lost.  So what?  Not the first time, and it won't be the
last."  After a moment, he added, "It makes a change.  Most of the gladiators here,
we see them every day.  Practice in the same dojos, eat in the same cafes, drink in
the same bars... a new face is good."
     The wind-roar was suddenly pierced by a shriek.  Without thought, every person
in the guildhouse was standing, gripping a weapon.  Grimm blew down the lamp chimney
to put it out.  They waited in the darkness for a repeat of the scream, or some other
sound that was out of place on this windy night.
     Five minutes passed slowly and uneventfully.  They began to relax.
     "Maybe it was just... a weird bit of wind sound," Marlin Reeve suggested.  He
didn't sound convinced, but he did sound hopeful.  "Maybe the Storm Front's taken on
a screaming wind?  Or one of the Birds, or...."
     "Maybe the Red Tentacle has trapped some poor wretch in an alley," Samara
whispered.  "Better him than us!"
     "Sam!  That's a rotten thing to say."  Grimm lit the lamp again so that he could
glare at her.
     She blinked back.  "Why?  We're all thinking it, why is it worse to say it out
loud?"
     Marlin smiled without humor.  "Hypocrisy makes society possible," he said.

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 332): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 666): PURPLE PIG of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 666): TIPPI TURTLE of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 651): JULES of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 653): PLATE SHIFT of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 650): THE LEAD PIPE of GOTTA GET A CLUE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 650): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 648): HERR HAGEDORN of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 611): HEARING AID of OLDER BY FAR (Methusaleh, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 608): NPYD of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 599): SERPENTITO of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 280): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 494): LADY SLIPPER of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 233): PANAMA OATS of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 551): PERFECT SNOTLING of SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (Manager, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 332): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 666): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 666): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 651): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 653): DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 650): ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 650): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 648): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 611): OLDER BY FAR (Methusaleh, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 608): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 599): SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 280): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 494): TOO OLD (?, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 233): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 551): SUPERIOR FORCES et al (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 331): INDIOR LANDIS of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 665): TIRLA DANCER of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 651): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 647): MOONDOG of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to KATI-TEI once again!  What's with THE HAND OF DOG?  He actually 
beat WANDERERS' SAMARA, and walked away with 22 more points from the fight.  Laughs 
were big at BIRDS while they watched DODO clobber OLD YELLER.  He lost 14 points and 
got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  What a role model for KATI-TEI's 
young 'uns!  NYPD becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no more!  I can 
barely restrain my enthusiam for WANDERERS' outstanding member, Duelmaster MARLIN 
REEVE.  I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow 
fighters?  Tough!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  How 
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of 
practive, THE PLAGUE!  Management must be dealin', as the boys at DA DOG POWNDAZ 
ain't reelin'!  THE PLAGUE's mad!  What do people see in GRIMM LURCHER?  His 20-18-0? 
WANDERERS ain't talkin', but he's got 84 points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, 
places to go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
KATI-TEI is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  
Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARLIN REEVE 4443            21  11  0    95       WANDERERS (329)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEVIL DOG 4479               11   4  0   120       DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)
-NYPD 3886                    13   5  0   105       FLAGG'S FIVE (170)
-JEHAN 2262                   12   8  2    99       FLAGG'S FIVE (170)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIREHYDRANT DEFILER 4475      8   9  1    86       DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)
 GRIMM LURCHER 4432           20  18  0    84       WANDERERS (329)
 DODO 4321                     8   4  0    83       BIRDS (286)
 WROLLING THUNDER 4468         7   8  1    71       THE STORM FRONT (109)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LAVO VAUGN 1892              12   6  0    65       FLAGG'S FIVE (170)
 OLD YELLER 4463              11  14  0    63       DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)
-FDNY 3887                     9   5  0    59       FLAGG'S FIVE (170)
 THE HAND OF DOG 4493          7   3  1    59       DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAMARA 4465                  11  13  0    46       WANDERERS (329)
 TORE NAYDO 4481               9   6  2    46       THE STORM FRONT (109)
 ENGLISH BULLDOG 4494          6   3  0    46       DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VULTURE 4259                  4   0  0    33       BIRDS (286)
 WHYTE SQUALL 4508             3   1  1    28       THE STORM FRONT (109)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FUNNEL KLOWD 4507             2   4  0    21       THE STORM FRONT (109)
 STELLA MARIE 4512             2   0  0    20       WANDERERS (329)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ALBATROSS 4364                1   1  0    16       BIRDS (286)
 STRAY CAT 4510                2   2  0     9       WANDERERS (329)
 DUST DEVIL 4511               1   2  0     7       THE STORM FRONT (109)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
STRAY CATCHER 4502      1  4 1 WANDERERS 329        TORE NAYDO 4481       605  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Stray Cat -- We have you guys neutered where I'm from. -- Dust Devil

Albatross -- That was brutal!  My manager says that he's going to give only one more
chance! -- Funnel Klowd

Fratsfan Noble -- Sorry about that!  I actually wasn't head hunting! -- Whyte Squall

     Does that mean you're going to give it back?

Lavo Vaughn -- Didn't see that one coming!  Let's do that again after I work out a
little more. -- Wrolling Thunder

FDNY -- You can really pack a wallop! -- Tore Naydo

     Which isn't easy.  Wallops are so irregular that they need specially built cases
     if they're to be packed well.

Flagg -- Welcome back to Kati-Tei!  Hopefully we can return it to its former glory.
-- Storm Lord, mgr. Storm Front

Flagg -- Good to see you back in the game. -- Jorja, Wanderers

Dust Devil -- You made me sneeze.  I can't fight while I'm sneezing.  Next time,
stand still and don't kick up all that dust, okay? -- Stray Cat

Jehan -- I wasn't expecting you, I wasn't ready for you, I blew it.  Good fight. --
Grimm Lurcher
P.S.  You remind me of a teammate, graduated some time ago, named Jehu.  Any kin?

The Virginal Concubine was easy.  I'm a little surprised at that.  Ah... must be an
old name? -- Marlin Reeve

The Hand of Dog -- More like a paw, if you ask me.  Nothing wrong with paws, of
course, though they make it hard to play the piano. -- Samara

Why do they call this Scribe "Trustworthy"?  He seems suspicious to me.  Shifty and
light-fingered.  I wouldn't trust him an INCH. -- Stella Marie

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DODO devastated OLD YELLER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
FIREHYDRANT DEFILER slimly lost to MARLIN REEVE in a 2 minute Challenge Title battle.
ENGLISH BULLDOG was overpowered by WROLLING THUNDER in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
DUST DEVIL was defeated by STELLA MARIE in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge match.
GRIMM LURCHER devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SAMARA was devastated by THE HAND OF DOG in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TORE NAYDO handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
WHYTE SQUALL was viciously subdued by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
FUNNEL KLOWD won victory over STRAY CAT in a 1 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        32 -  13 -  3      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  16 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  24 -  2      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 609 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         3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MARLIN REEVE 4443          21  11  0   95 WANDERERS (329)
BASHING ATTACK   GRIMM LURCHER 4432         20  18  0   84 WANDERERS (329)
LUNGING ATTACK   DODO 4321                   8   4  0   83 BIRDS (286)
STRIKING ATTACK  ENGLISH BULLDOG 4494        6   3  0   46 DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GRIMM LURCHER 4432.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was FIREHYDRANT DEFILER 4475.  The ten other most popular fighters were MARLIN 
REEVE 4443, WROLLING THUNDER 4468, DODO 4321, STELLA MARIE 4512, WHYTE SQUALL 4508, 
FUNNEL KLOWD 4507, GRIMM LURCHER 4432, THE HAND OF DOG 4493, TORE NAYDO 4481, and 
ENGLISH BULLDOG 4494.

The least popular fighter this week was STRAY CAT 4510.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SAMARA 4465, OLD YELLER 4463, DUST DEVIL 4511, ENGLISH BULLDOG 4494, 
TORE NAYDO 4481, THE HAND OF DOG 4493, GRIMM LURCHER 4432, FUNNEL KLOWD 4507, WHYTE 
SQUALL 4508, and STELLA MARIE 4512.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                      JAVA THE HUTT (11-7084) COFFEE WARS  (608)  
                       ACE FREHLEY (47-3669) ROYAL FLUSH  (48)  
                     PUSSY GALORE (82-9062) ROYAL FELINES  (1334)  
                  IMMACULATE (82-35293) SUPERIOR FORCES 4503  (5814)
                     FAT PANTS (82-39862) HAPPY HOLIDAYS  (6631) 
                    TROUE BIDE (82-46080) SACS DE SABLE 3  (7727) 
                     MAD MAX (82-56014) THE WILLBURYS 77  (9435) 
                        CALEB (84-2901) OF WOLF & MAN 5  (573)  

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes