DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/11/2015    Duedate: 05/08/2015

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM-50    TURN-340

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JENNA KUUL
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
(50-3761) [17-30-0,131]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JENNA KUUL                     HAVOCBRINGER
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             MOTLEY KREWE (416)
(50-3761) [17-30-0,131]        (50-3869) [2-0-1,26]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JENNA KUUL                     BLIND REF
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             BASH BROS HOCKEY (405)
(50-3761) [17-30-0,131]        (50-3765) [10-7-0,65]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)          35
2. MOTLEY KREWE (416)          10      MESOPOTAMIA (389)
3. BASH BROS HOCKEY (405)       8      Unchartered Team
4. WORLD BLADES 12 (409)        0
5. MESOPOTAMIA (389)           -8      MOTLEY KREWE (416)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MESOPOTAMIA (389)         95  64  3 59.7   1/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        8  7 1
 2/ 2*MOTLEY KREWE (416)         4   4  2 50.0   2/ 1 MESOPOTAMIA (389)         8  7 1
 3/ 3 BASH BROS HOCKEY (405)    24  25  1 49.0   3/ 3*MOTLEY KREWE (416)        4  4 2
 4- 4*WORLD BLADES 12 (409)      4   5  0 44.4   4/ 5 BASH BROS HOCKEY (405)    2  4 0
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       336 502  9 40.1   5- 4*WORLD BLADES 12 (409)     1  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for URSULINA TRELL, who flew up 12 points in the rankings after mashing 
DANGEROUS CRIMINAL like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  CUNEIFORM lost to VETERAN MERCENARY and drops 
11 points.  What does the Duelmaster and Piltdown Man have in common?  They are both 
the most challenged apes in human history!  Heyheyhey!  Drawing on all of hers 
experience as a 22-10-0 warrior, TIAMAT'S DEMISE went for the Duelmastership against 
JENNA KUUL this week.  Our battling duelmaster JENNA KUUL has managed to hold the 
title, fending off TIAMAT'S DEMISE's none too subtle advances.  Better luck next 
time, MESOPOTAMIA.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid 
aiming at that location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Did you hear that MESOPOTAMIA was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of MESOPOTAMIA's warriors, I'm not surprised!  For those of you who 
like math, try this one:  MESOPOTAMIA + Weapons That go Boom = MOTLEY KREWE + Avoid 
City.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they 
will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in SNOWBOUND have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  And 
remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've 
heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JENNA KUUL 3761              17  30  0   131       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CUNEIFORM 3583               16  16  0    82       MESOPOTAMIA (389)
 BONESCRAPER 3837             16   5  0    71       MESOPOTAMIA (389)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRUSHING BELIAL 3840         12   6  2    65       MESOPOTAMIA (389)
 BLIND REF 3765               10   7  0    65       BASH BROS HOCKEY (405)
-INNUIT 3795                   4   2  0    63       WORLD BLADES 12 (409)
 URSULINA TRELL 3832          10  13  0    58       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLIVER QUEEN 3825             6  19  0    55       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 NEWLIN OHM 3801              11  21  0    54       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAVOCBRINGER 3869             2   0  1    26       MOTLEY KREWE (416)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERGAL'S FURY 3885            1   1  0     7       MESOPOTAMIA (389)
 SLASHY ICE 3895               1   0  0     7       BASH BROS HOCKEY (405)
 HAILEY ICEWIND 3884           1   2  1     6       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 STING 3893                    0   1  0     1       MOTLEY KREWE (416)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB        0  0 0                      HAVOCBRINGER 3869     340  NONE
LIFE AFTER DEATH 3867   2  1 1 MESOPOTAMIA 389      SANDREENA 3870        338  REVENGED
SANDREENA 3870          1  1 1 MOTLEY KREWE 416     CRUSHING BELIAL 3840  339   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Mesopotamia -- From the fight report, it should have been obvious that Sandreena was
not trying to kill "Life After Death".  No death intent statement, he died in the
infromary, was attacking non-vital areas etc. As a bloodfeud, you sent a champion
(11-5-1,68) warrior against initiate Sandreena (1-0-1,23).  A down challenge of 45
pts!  Not only that you intended to murder Sandreena!  Where is the honor in that?
Is that what this "Game" is all about? -- Spectre, mgr Motley Krewe

Two-three, but at least no DEATHS.  We don't have enough people here to spare, and
besides, with warm weather coming, we can't KEEP the dead ones here.  We have to send
them out to sea, and then we get complaints from the fishermen about littering, and
feeding the fish stuff that isn't good for them.  Those fishermen are always
complaining.  I think they spend more time complaining than fishing.  And you should
hear what the hunters have to say when we try to bury the dead up along the edges of
the glacier!  "Inviting the trolls"!  Bah! -- Jenna Kuul

     Nonsense!  Everyone knows trolls don't eat carrion. -- Arenamistress Tora

Cuneiform -- I didn't mean to mess you up quite that much, but at first glance I
thought you were a mudpie.  Sorry. -- Jenna Kuul
P.S.  Okay, a little sorry.

Ah, and I see we should congratulate Tiamat's Demise.  So, congratulations. -- Jenna
and the rest of the team (no idea where Jorja's taken herself off to)

Newlin Ohm -- Keep up that back talk and I'll throw you out of the game, too. --
Blind Ref

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TIAMAT'S DEMISE was bested by JENNA KUUL in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
BONESCRAPER luckily beat BLIND REF in a exciting 4 minute Challenge melee.
CUNEIFORM was defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody duel.
CRUSHING BELIAL was bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute fight.
NEWLIN OHM subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
OLIVER QUEEN vanquished KARRAGIT SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
URSULINA TRELL overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
NERGAL'S FURY defeated STING in a action packed 1 minute gruesome beginner's melee.
HAVOCBRINGER viciously butchered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 4 minute beginner's fight.
HAILEY ICEWIND was defeated by SLASHY ICE in a 4 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  1     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   9 -  2      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  15 -  2      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL     21 -  15 -  1      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  19 -  2      42  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  19 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   3 -  2      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 340 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BONESCRAPER 3837           16   5  0   71 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
BASHING ATTACK   CRUSHING BELIAL 3840       12   6  2   65 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JENNA KUUL 3761.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BLIND REF 3765.  The ten other most popular fighters were CUNEIFORM 3583, 
HAVOCBRINGER 3869, NERGAL'S FURY 3885, JENNA KUUL 3761, OLIVER QUEEN 3825, HAILEY 
ICEWIND 3884, BONESCRAPER 3837, CRUSHING BELIAL 3840, NEWLIN OHM 3801, and URSULINA 
TRELL 3832.

The least popular fighter this week was SLASHY ICE 3895.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were STING 3893, URSULINA TRELL 3832, NEWLIN OHM 3801, CRUSHING BELIAL 3840, 
BONESCRAPER 3837, HAILEY ICEWIND 3884, OLIVER QUEEN 3825, JENNA KUUL 3761, NERGAL'S 
FURY 3885, and HAVOCBRINGER 3869.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

JENNA KUUL (50-3761) MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

TIAMAT'S DEMISE (50-3572) MESOPOTAMIA (389)

                                CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS

To clarify:  You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.  
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided. 
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space. 
Make sure you include the ID!

                                 JASPER GULCH:  DM 85

     Zeb Karan around the big table.  Arena staff of all ranks and titles sat and 
stared at each other:  arenamasters, standbys, Dark Arena warriors, stewards and 
infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.  This was not the first time they'd met like 
this, and it probably wouldn't be the last.
     "So this is it again, is it?" Lew Voth asked.  "Less than seven years since they 
closed Dwes Eg to new teams, and now they're closing Blackstone?"
     "Only to new teams," one of the spymasters pointed out.  "And it's necessary.  
There are several file rooms we haven't been able to enter in months because they're 
too full of team records."
     "Nothing you couldn't fix with a lighted match," Jame Rinvar suggested.  
Technically he should not have been there, since he'd taken over full time as the 
arenamaster of Shadowspire.  But no one wanted to tell him to leave.
     "We may NEED those records one of these days," Chief Steward Hesselrod protested.  
"We can't burn RECORDS."
     "I could," Rinvar said.
     "But you won't."  Voth pinned him with a stare.  "Don't stir up trouble for its 
own sake, Jame."
     Rinvar raised his hand in a gesture of surrender.  "I'll be good, Lew."
     "When are they shutting down Blackstone?"
     "To new teams only, remember--the old ones will keep fighting if their managers 
want to pay the fees.  This week.  Maybe next week.  Hard to be sure, when you travel 
from Alastari to anywhere else, there's a time distortion effect.  But probably this 
week.  Same operating rules as Dwes Eg (82):  no new teams in, but the old ones can 
recruit new members.  New teams will go to the new place--"  Zeb Karan cast a look of 
enquiry around the room.
     "Jasper Gulch," a steward said.
     "Right.  New teams will go to Jasper Gulch.  I'm not sure the day for it, probably 
'opposite' Blackstone in the schedule.  A regular two-week cycle.  Teams can be 
transfered in from regular arenas, I suppose, but not OUT."
     Voth nodded.  "We can work with this."
     "Beats not working."

                   SEAM (DM 20) REOPENS AS A NEW NO-TOURNEY ARENA!

Seam (DM 20) will be re-opening soon as a no-tourney DM arena!  If you enjoy arena 
play without tournament interference, this arena is for you!  Only rookie teams may 
enter this arena, and all managers must sign the "no-tourney" pledge.  Turn 0 is due 
on May 4 (overviews only) and Turn 1 is due on May 18.  

To avoid confusion, all old inactive teams which were in Seam have travelled to 
Mazgourrah (DM 77). 

Seam is the newest arena to join the no-tourney group of arenas and will process on 
opposite weeks with Shadowspire (DM 81), the original no-tourney arena.  Other no-
tourney arenas include Telorinthe (DM 83), a slow arena, and Storm Rock (DM 107), for 
ADM warriors.  

Join in the fun!  Send in your new rollup along with the pledge soon so you can get in 
on the ground floor of this new arena!

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                               NO-TOURNEY ARENA PLEDGE

    * I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a tournament, nor 
      will I use a tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
    * I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena.  If circumstances 
      preclude my running less than a full team, I will notify the Player Committee.
    * I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
    * I understand that any warrior that participates in a tournament or receives 
      a tournament prize shall be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead.

                                     [Sign your name] 

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