DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/26/2013    Duedate: 12/09/2013

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM-41    TURN-680

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SERGEANT 6
MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
(41-4415) [11-3-2,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SERGEANT 6                     RAFERTY
MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)        WRATHMEN! (417)
(41-4415) [11-3-2,106]         (41-4670) [3-2-1,30]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WINGS IN SUNLIGHT              VENISON OF SAM
WANDERERS (329)                GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)
(41-4651) [13-6-0,61]          (41-4181) [5-6-0,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LAZY SUNDAY (411)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WRATHMEN! (417)             35
2. LAZY SUNDAY (411)           14      HELL FROZEN OVER (412)
3. MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)      9      Unchartered Team
4. HELL FROZEN OVER (412)       8
5. GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)       8      WRATHMEN! (417)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 HELL FROZEN OVER (412)     9   4  0 69.2   1/ 1 LAZY SUNDAY (411)         6  2 1
 2/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)  127  62  6 67.2   2/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)   5  5 1
 3/ 0 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)    88  70  2 55.7   3/ 2 WANDERERS (329)           5 10 0
 4- 2 DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)     422 367 28 53.5   4/ 0*WRATHMEN! (417)           3  1 0
 5/ 3 LAZY SUNDAY (411)         25  22  2 53.2   5- 4 DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)      2  0 0
 6/ 4 WANDERERS (329)          886 958 18 48.0   6/ 0 HELL FROZEN OVER (412)    1  0 0
 7/ 0*WRATHMEN! (417)            6   9  1 40.0   7/ 0 GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)    1  4 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 368): GLOBULIZER of WEIRD ALCHEMY (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 737): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 737): BARIUM ENEMY of PERIODIC STATEMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 722): MAULT LIQUOR of MAULS LOCAL 457 (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 724): POGO POLEN of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 721): STACI of HAREM (Padre, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 718): SHIV of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 719): KEIRA of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 682): KORVIN ROSS of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 679): SERGEANT 6 of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 670): LEROY of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 315): DARGON of DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 564): JANICE DERBY of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 269): DIRTY GIRL SCOUT of CORDIALS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 622): KHRISTOPHER of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 368): THE BROKEN CLAN (?, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 737): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 737): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 722): MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 724): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 721): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 718): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 719): WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 682): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 679): LAZY SUNDAY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 670): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 315): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 564): MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 269): PIZZA TOPPINGS (Warlock, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 622): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 368): GLOBULIZER of WEIRD ALCHEMY (La Guillotine, mgr.)
               (turn 367): XARGOTH of THE BRETHREN (Godric Magnesson, mgr.)
                           ELDARRAN of THE BRETHREN (Godric Magnesson, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 736): HONEY BOO BOO of REALITY TV (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 736): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 721): KINKY MCKINK of THE SAVAGE KINKS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 718): SHIV of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 719): KEIRA of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 670): LEROY of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
                 (turn 669): SNUFFY of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 315): CONFLICT of DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
                (turn 314): PETULANT PANSY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 563): THOMAS WIGLE of MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail KATI-TEI!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  And let's see, KEELAN fought SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER and gained 13 points and 
contributed to WRATHMEN!'s 3-1-0.  VENISON OF SAM has lost to THE HAMILTONS, falling 
7 points, while helping make GLAD TO MEAT YOU a 1-4-0 turn.  Defending his title for 
another turn, SERGEANT 6 kept WANDERERS' warrior, DUSTY MILLER, from claiming the 
throne.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that 
The Swinging Aardvark uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  Well, sports fans, take notice that THE 
HAMILTONS from LAZY SUNDAY was KATI-TEI's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  GLAD TO MEAT YOU made what looks to 
be a tough decision this turn, as they sent RUBIX CUBESTEAK, with a record of 7-7-0, 
to RUBIX CUBESTEAK death.  Farewell, his.  GLAD TO MEAT YOU has some questions to 
answer.  Like 'why did you kill your fighter, SPAMELOT, who had a record of 3-0-0?' 
We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know 
who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 6 4415              11   3  2   106       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-21STCENTURY SKITZOID 2140    10   1  0   123       DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)
-CHARLES DEGLOPPER 4377       13  10  1   115       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUSTY MILLER 4634            15  13  1    75       WANDERERS (329)
 FLYING PIG 4605               9   4  0    72       HELL FROZEN OVER (412)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINGS IN SUNLIGHT 4651       13   6  0    61       WANDERERS (329)
 MR. T-BONE 4186               4   1  0    58       GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE HAMILTONS 4653            7   0  0    44       LAZY SUNDAY (411)
 THISTLEDOWN 4673              5   6  0    42       WANDERERS (329)
 VENISON OF SAM 4181           5   6  0    38       GLAD TO MEAT YOU (370)
-DOUBLE TRUE 4585              3   2  0    38       LAZY SUNDAY (411)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DA 4701                       1   0  1    33       LAZY SUNDAY (411)
 SERGEANT 7 4429               5   4  0    32       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
 LATE AFTERNOON 4695           4   1  0    30       LAZY SUNDAY (411)
 RAFERTY 4670                  3   2  1    30       WRATHMEN! (417)
 SERGEANT 5 4424               5   7  1    28       MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE BARK SIDE 4580            2   1  0    18       DA DOG POWNDAZ (111)
 TRAVELING DUCK 4698           2   4  0    16       WANDERERS (329)
 NEVAN 4692                    1   1  0    13       WRATHMEN! (417)
 KEELAN 4667                   1   0  0    13       WRATHMEN! (417)
 HARVESTER 4694                2   5  0    11       WANDERERS (329)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ANNA MAHL LAY 4553      8  8 0 DA DOG POWNDAZ 111   SERGEANT 6 4415       677   
TRIPLE DAWG DARE 4535  12  9 0 DA DOG POWNDAZ 111   DUSTY MILLER 4634     677  REVENGED
BEEF WITH YOU 4190      1  4 0 GLAD TO MEAT YOU 370 MOUNTAIN TROLL        680  NONE
RUBIX CUBESTEAK 4165    7  8 0 GLAD TO MEAT YOU 370 SPYMASTER             680  NONE
SPAMELOT 4188           3  1 0 GLAD TO MEAT YOU 370 BLACK ORC             680  NONE
GHOST LIKE SWAYZ 4584   4  3 0 LAZY SUNDAY 411      SERGEANT 6 4415       676  NOT REVENGED
KELWYN 4669             1  2 0 WRATHMEN! 417        SERGEANT 5 4424       680   

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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RUBIX CUBESTEAK was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SPAMELOT was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
BEEF WITH YOU was slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
SERGEANT 6 devastated DUSTY MILLER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
FLYING PIG unbelievably bested WINGS IN SUNLIGHT in a 5 minute gruesome brawl.
VENISON OF SAM was defeated by THE HAMILTONS in a exciting 3 minute struggle.
MR. T-BONE devastated SERGEANT 7 in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
THISTLEDOWN slimly lost to THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 4 minute gruesome melee.
LATE AFTERNOON won victory over HARVESTER in a 1 minute gory duel.
SERGEANT 5 slaughtered KELWYN in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
RAFERTY beat TRAVELING DUCK in a popular 1 minute melee.
NEVAN overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
KEELAN devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   2 -  0      83  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  13 -  2      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -   9 -  2      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  23 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   3 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   7 -  0      22  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 680 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  5         1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SERGEANT 6 4415            11   3  2  106 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
WALL OF STEEL    DUSTY MILLER 4634          15  13  1   75 WANDERERS (329)
TOTAL PARRY      FLYING PIG 4605             9   4  0   72 HELL FROZEN OVER (412)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WINGS IN SUNLIGHT 4651.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was VENISON OF SAM 4181.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
THISTLEDOWN 4673, WINGS IN SUNLIGHT 4651, BEEF WITH YOU 4190, SERGEANT 6 4415, MR. 
T-BONE 4186, RAFERTY 4670, THE HAMILTONS 4653, LATE AFTERNOON 4695, SERGEANT 5 4424, 
and NEVAN 4692.

The least popular fighter this week was FLYING PIG 4605.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KELWYN 4669, HARVESTER 4694, SERGEANT 7 4429, SPAMELOT 4188, RUBIX 
CUBESTEAK 4165, TRAVELING DUCK 4698, DUSTY MILLER 4634, KEELAN 4667, NEVAN 4692, and 
SERGEANT 5 4424.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LVI

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALBINO DALMATION 1672 (81-73-3)        6  3  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       
SKITZOID SNOOPY 2146 (46-21-0)         2  3  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MOHNSOON MAYHEM 4444 (40-41-0)         2  3  0         THE STORM FRONT      

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HOLY SCHLITZ 4052 (68-57-2)            3  3  0         OLD SCHOOL           
DEVIL DOG 4479 (34-27-1)               0  2  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CHICKEN TIGHT JEANS 4080 (29-16-0)     3  3  0         GLAD TO MEAT YOU     

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
21STCENTURY SKITZOID 2140 (10-1-0)     7  3  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FLYING PIG 4605 (8-4-0)                7  3  0         HELL FROZEN OVER     

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
VENISON OF SAM 4181 (5-5-0)            4  3  0         GLAD TO MEAT YOU     
BEER WHISPERER 4632 (2-0-1)            3  3  0         I C DRUNK PEOPLE     
DOUBLE TRUE 4585 (3-2-0)               2  3  0         LAZY SUNDAY          
RAFERTY 4670 (2-2-1)                   2  3  0         WRATHMEN!            

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MR. T-BONE 4186 (3-1-0)                2  3  0         GLAD TO MEAT YOU     
KEELAN 4667 (0-0-0)                    0  2  0         WRATHMEN!            
KELWYN 4669 (1-1-0)                    0  2  0         WRATHMEN!            

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HALESTOHN HAVOC 1170 (12-8-1)          7  3  0         THE STORM FRONT      
MUDD SLYDE 1136 (17-14-1)              5  3  0         THE STORM FRONT      
CHILI BREEZ 1512 (11-11-3)             4  3  0         THE STORM FRONT      

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TRIPLE DAWG DARE 4535 (12-9-0)         1  3  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MAGNOLIA 4586 (5-1-0)                  2  3  0         LAZY SUNDAY          
SUE NAMI 4476 (1-1-0)                  1  3  0         THE STORM FRONT      
DAWGYS-TYLE 1888 (6-5-1)               0  2  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BAKER'S DOZEN 4587 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         LAZY SUNDAY          

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

    There was a line outside the Gladiatorial Commission's registry office.  There 
often was, but surely not now?  Alarond the Scribe, who had drawn office duty today, 
frowned at them.
    A stocky, fit, moderately handsome gladiator stepped up to the counter.  "I want a 
name-change," he said.  "How can I do my best known as," he shuddered, "'Dangling 
Eyeball'?  My name is Joe, and I want to use it."
    A small and very shapely woman stepped up beside him.  "And I am really tired of 
being known as 'DA Bait'."  She smiled, causing Alarond to sway where he stood.  "I'd 
like to be known as... Aphrodite, I think."
    The others crowded forward, each advancing a claim, the babble of voice rising to 
a roar, the crowd beginning to look like a mob--and every member of it armed and 
dangerous.
    Alarond raised his hands to quiet them, without much success.  He raised his 
voice, too.  "We'll do it!  A Name-Change-O-Rama, as soon as we can get the paperwork 
lined up!  Two or three months, maybe--"
    The gladiators howled in protest at the delay.
    "No, listen!  The files here are HUGE, it will take time to get everything 
straight.  You've got to be patient.  It WILL happen!"

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     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of January.  If 
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI