DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/09/2011    Duedate: 01/05/2012

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-275

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WERE BEAR
FERAL LEGION (314)
(54-2967) [8-0-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WORZEEL                        WERE BEAR
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        FERAL LEGION (314)
(54-3083) [12-5-1,90]          (54-2967) [8-0-0,112]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WORZEEL                        WERE BEAR
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        FERAL LEGION (314)
(54-3083) [12-5-1,90]          (54-2967) [8-0-0,112]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FERAL LEGION (314)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FERAL LEGION (314)          36
2. ASIAN INVASION (13)         19      ASIAN INVASION (13)
3. KIWI CONNECTION II (318)     5      Unchartered Team
4. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)      3
                                       FERAL LEGION (314)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FERAL LEGION (314)        27   8  3 77.1   1/ 3*FERAL LEGION (314)        8  1 0
 2/ 2 ASIAN INVASION (13)      105  73 17 59.0   2/ 1 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   8  7 1
 3/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  373 296 13 55.8   3/ 2 ASIAN INVASION (13)       7  8 0
 4/ 4 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  31  29  3 51.7   4/ 4 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  4  6 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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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 342): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 339): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): TERROR TWIN of ALL NIGHT LONG (?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 290): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 274): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 267): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 244): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 59): SVEN of SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): MOSGIEL of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 342): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 339): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 337): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 290): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 274): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 267): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 244): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 59): BLACK LIGHTNING II (Dark Angel, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                          (turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTUS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 58): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  TRADERS OF TROCAR?  Who?  FERAL LEGION is the top team these days, 
buddies!  FERAL LEGION had cause to celebrate, after LYCANTHROPE got 15 points by 
beating ZHUGE LIANG.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, LYCANTHROPE was 
winsome, after beating ZHUGE LIANG and seeing him lose 13 points.  Those who hoped 
for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by WORZEEL, of TRADERS OF TROCAR, who despite 
a 12-5-1 couldn't overcome TROCAR's Number 1.  Word has it one team in TROCAR is 
using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Oh hard!  that 
to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in TROCAR is the highlight of my life.  As if buffeted 
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  Like a 
mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid TROCAR farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WERE BEAR 2967                8   0  0   112       FERAL LEGION (314)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WORZEEL 3083                 12   5  1    90       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 QIONG YING 1341              13  13  0    87       ASIAN INVASION (13)
 TONG PAK FU 1747              6   6  1    73       ASIAN INVASION (13)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PRIMAL 3000                   4   0  0    65       FERAL LEGION (314)
 LYCANTHROPE 2968              4   3  1    61       FERAL LEGION (314)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZHUGE LIANG 3100              4   3  0    49       ASIAN INVASION (13)
 WERETIGER 2965                6   2  1    45       FERAL LEGION (314)
 GUAN UY 3108                  3   1  0    39       ASIAN INVASION (13)
 HARAZIM KOREH 3098            9   2  0    36       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEVANDAR 3097                 7   4  1    26       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 ALINE TARAS 3094              6   8  0    26       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 DESERT PEARL 3106             4   0  0    26       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 TOTEMIC 3005                  2   0  0    26       FERAL LEGION (314)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NGAWARI 3110                  2   0  0    17       KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
 WYON 3103                     0   2  0    10       KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
 DACRE 3104                    2   3  0     9       KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
 DIAN WEI 3109                 0   4  0     8       ASIAN INVASION (13)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ZUI BEI 3101            0  3 0 ASIAN INVASION 13    TISDALL 3099          271  REVENGED
GRND 3107               0  1 0 KIWI CONNECTION  318 PRIEST OF AHRING      275  NONE
TISDALL 3099            1  1 1 KIWI CONNECTION  318 TONG PAK FU 1747      272   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Qiong Ying -- Ah, little flower, allow me to take you away from all this!  Or at
least to feed you and ply you with wine? -- Worzeel

Dian Wei -- I don't let strange men put their hands there, okay?  Keep the mitts to
yourself and we'll get along fine. -- Desert Pearl

Primal -- It was probably some mathematical thing, right?  My nine wins, your three,
and you just... squared me.  Ouch.  I always thought of myself as the round type. --
Harazim Koreh

Lycanthrope -- A werewolf!  How terrifying.  Ah... is it contagious? -- Aline Taras

The Mage's Apprentice was wicked.  Evil.  I had to do it.  The voices told me to. --
Levandar

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GRND was butchered by PRIEST OF AHRINGOL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WERE BEAR viciously subdued WORZEEL in a 2 minute brutal Title duel.
QIONG YING handily defeated WILD-EYED FANATIC in a 2 minute one-sided match.
ZHUGE LIANG lost to LYCANTHROPE in a 2 minute brawl.
TONG PAK FU devastated HARAZIM KOREH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
WERETIGER subdued ALINE TARAS in a 1 minute competition.
GUAN UY devastated LEVANDAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TOTEMIC devastated DACRE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
WYON was overpowered by DESERT PEARL in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DIAN WEI lost to NGAWARI in a 2 minute gruesome duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  1     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  13 -  2      69  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  16 -  2      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  17 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   5 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 275 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   WERE BEAR 2967              8   0  0  112 FERAL LEGION (314)
STRIKING ATTACK  WORZEEL 3083               12   5  1   90 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
AIMED BLOW       ZHUGE LIANG 3100            4   3  0   49 ASIAN INVASION (13)
BASHING ATTACK   GUAN UY 3108                3   1  0   39 ASIAN INVASION (13)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WORZEEL 3083.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was WERE BEAR 2967.  The ten other most popular fighters were LYCANTHROPE 2968, 
TOTEMIC 3005, NGAWARI 3110, QIONG YING 1341, TONG PAK FU 1747, WERETIGER 2965, DESERT 
PEARL 3106, ALINE TARAS 3094, GUAN UY 3108, and DACRE 3104.

The least popular fighter this week was DIAN WEI 3109.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WYON 3103, LEVANDAR 3097, HARAZIM KOREH 3098, ZHUGE LIANG 3100, WORZEEL 
3083, GRND 3107, DACRE 3104, GUAN UY 3108, ALINE TARAS 3094, and DESERT PEARL 3106.

               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.  

                        CIRBANE (3-3841) SORCERY COVENANT (52) 
                       MADE A COMBO (62-3896) WON AT POOL (401) 
                        TAKANOHANA (77-2569) SUMO BASHO (369) 
                     PAIN PART 1 (82-11616) LUROCIANS XIV (1687) 
                      1101 (82-17779) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722) 
                        PUD 135 (82-22036) PUDS AGAIN 8 (3496) 
                    AMISTUM (82-26415) LBA: SPEILBURG FANS2 (4268) 
                     MORE COWBELL! (82-29315) BLAH TEAM 8 (4781) 
                    SILVER (82-30503) SUPERIOR FORCES 7402 (5001) 
                          HYPERMUX (82-32647) 121604Q (5387) 
                 BOND, JAMES BOND (82-36725) A VIEW TO A KILL (6066) 
                        R'AKA (82-37859) THE DREADLANDS (6285) 
                     PRISONER 007 (82-41051) DUNGEON CELL (6855) 
                          SPARKLY (82-41405) 012006E (6911) 
                  SEATTLE SLEW (82-41468) SUPERIOR HORSES II (6923) 
                    CATHARI (82-42267) 4604 SUPERIOR FORCES (7065) 
                     COFFEE GROUNDS (82-45801) ABSTRACTION (7691) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LII

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RUBBER KNIFE 2038 (62-45-1)            5  3  0         USELESS TOOLS        
DENG FEI 84 (25-14-4)                  0  2  0         ASIAN INVASION       

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CAO ZHENG 85 (23-14-6)                 4  3  0         ASIAN INVASION       
TIAN HU 417 (22-14-2)                  1  3  0         ASIAN INVASION       

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
QIONG YING 1341 (12-12-0)              0  2  0         ASIAN INVASION       

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALBERT 2990 (13-5-1)                   3  3  0         KIWI CONNECTION II   

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TONG PAK FU 1747 (4-6-1)               1  3  0         ASIAN INVASION       

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ZHUGE LIANG 3100 (3-2-0)               2  3  0         ASIAN INVASION       
PRIMAL 3000 (3-0-0)                    1  3  0         FERAL LEGION         

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TOTEMIC 3005 (0-0-0)                   2  3  0         FERAL LEGION         
DIAN WEI 3109 (0-2-0)                  1  3  0         ASIAN INVASION       
GUAN UY 3108 (1-1-0)                   0  2  0         ASIAN INVASION       

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WYON 3103 (0-0-0)                      4  3  0         KIWI CONNECTION II   

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BUFFALO KNIGHT 2888 (6-5-1)            1  1  0  DEAD   SPARF!               
INVISIBLE INK 2021 (3-4-0)             0  2  0         USELESS TOOLS        

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
AN SHI RONG 514 (9-4-2)                2  3  0         ASIAN INVASION       
WANG YING 87 (6-3-0)                   0  2  0         ASIAN INVASION       

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ZUI BEI 3101 (0-3-0)                   0  1  0  DEAD   ASIAN INVASION       

                        BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE

Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Winter FTF!  For those of 
you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the 
arena sands, your day has come.  At the end of the ten turns, even though several 
warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the 
Bloodgames.  And in this game mere survival counts for little.  A great general once 
said, "The object of battle is not to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die 
for his."  This general would have greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames.  There 
will be two different arenas:

     DM 96:  for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and 
     DM 97:  for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds

Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions: 

BLOODGAMES ROLLUP --  Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting 
style, each warrior designed from scratch!  (All is 84 points, 3-21, as usual.)

DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat darker 
before they're over.  It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and spirited.  
The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying warrior.  Even 
at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.

REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.  

CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In DM 96, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.  
For DM 97, warriors may not change their strategy from round to round (to make it fair 
for those who could not attend the F-t-F).  There will be no DA challenges.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your 
rollups and strategies by Wednesday, January 11, else they are due by 9pm on Friday, at 
the hotel.  The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular tournament.  

MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round.  Only the dead may rest.

ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.  
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.  

NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills.  Champions of 
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games. 

FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee.  Managers may roll up more than 
one team but may run only one team in each arena.  The fee for all ten rounds is $49. 

AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds.  Only warriors who survive to the end of 
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award.  However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames 
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.

The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.  
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th 
through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number 
of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration:  Each of these 
six warriors must be of a different fighting style.  Win/loss records and, if 
necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie.  

A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.

The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and 
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn 
with increased priority.  These awards last for six months.  The manager of the 
Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.

AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena.  Once 
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded.  The fighters have won 
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games.  A special bonus 
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors.  Lady Sheila 
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three surviving 
gladiators in each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters Games.  Any 
special training required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters 
combat will be conducted before transfer into A.D.  Astute managers will note that 
this means a slim, but possible chance that a warrior designed from scratch will 
survive the Bloodgames, win one of the top three places, and go on to glory in A.D.  
That warrior could be yours!

         The challenge is yours to take.  The final plans are yours to make.  
          When the dust settles, remember:  To the victor goes the spoils!