DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/31/2004    Duedate: 01/13/2005

JURINE ARENA

DM-61    TURN-346

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

COOL CAT
ARENA FELINES (341)
(61-3147) [10-2-1,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

COOL CAT                       POSITION IS EMPTY
ARENA FELINES (341)            
(61-3147) [10-2-1,114]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

COOL CAT                       COOL CAT
ARENA FELINES (341)            ARENA FELINES (341)
(61-3147) [10-2-1,114]         (61-3147) [10-2-1,114]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAVORITE GUYS (186)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FAVORITE GUYS (186)         35
2. ARENA FELINES (341)          7      ARENA FELINES (341)
                                       Unchartered Team

                                        (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 ARENA FELINES (341)      133  87 14 60.5   1/ 1 FAVORITE GUYS (186)      11  4 0
 2/ 3 FAVORITE GUYS (186)      415 470  9 46.9   2/ 2 ARENA FELINES (341)       4  0 1

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly JURINE games.  BENIRI B'RAN caught the eye of many in 
the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and was 
awarded 16 points in recognition.  Not for nothing has COOL CAT in the past laid 
claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet 
again.  Would you believe that over half of the old women in JURINE seem to feel that 
they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In JURINE "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  TAIL IN THE AIR, may you forever slay thy enemies 
with impunity as you did GEORGE DUBYA.  Are there none left in DEATH BY STUPIDITY who 
hold honor as a virtue?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the 
arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in JURINE as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy 
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till we meet 
again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a 
lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COOL CAT 3147                10   2  1   114       ARENA FELINES (341)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TAIL IN THE AIR 3148         12   3  2   134       ARENA FELINES (341)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELORES 3311                 13   9  0    84       FAVORITE GUYS (186)
 KETA 3328                     8   2  0    82       FAVORITE GUYS (186)
-KIT-KAT 3128                  8   9  2    67       ARENA FELINES (341)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MS S.B. ANTHONY 3323         10   5  0    63       FAVORITE GUYS (186)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-M.C. CAT 3124                 4  10  0    32       ARENA FELINES (341)
-PUTTY TAT 3129                6   5  2    29       ARENA FELINES (341)
 MATTEO 3334                   3   0  0    29       FAVORITE GUYS (186)
 BENIRI B'RAN 3336             2   0  0    25       FAVORITE GUYS (186)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
GEORGE DUBYA 3224      9  2 0 DEATH BY STUPIDIT 359 TAIL IN THE AIR 3148  342 NOT REVE
A BELL AZIZIZI 3272   14 15 1 FAVORITE GUYS 186     COOL CAT 3147         344         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Cool Cat -- You have a bad effect on my fingers.  I find it difficult, for some
unknown reason (unless it's ailurophobia) to type coherently.  I had to get someone
else to do a spell-check on this. -- Keta

Tail in the Air -- Gods, are you the stuck-up dude, or what?  I'd like to bring a
pack of dogs into this arena. -- Delores

Oh, Fratsfa Slave.  Pish. -- Ms. S.B. Anthony

And to the Convicted Thief, tush. -- Matteo
P.S.  As in "pish-tush."
P.P.S.  Don't ask me what it means, I have no idea.  And I probably wouldn't tell you
if I did.

If the Mordant Deserter is an example of the competition here, I'm a shew-in. --
Beniri B'ran

Ed. -- I don't think they're called concubines if they're men.  I think they're boy-
toys. -- Delores

     Ah, that's all right then.  These fine distinctions sometime escape me. -- Ed.

Ed. -- Well, the "paper bag" option was mentioned, you know, "Paper or plastic?"  But
I put my ectoplasmic foot down on that one. -- Freddie

     Did you put your foot on the paper bag or the plastic one? -- Ed., just curious

8 December 2004
Battle Royal 4
     The Battle Royal arena contests are one of the purest tests of manager skill
available. The rules are simple.  The scoring is simple.  The updates are live.  If
you would like to participate, simply get a team ready in Talcama in the next month
and announce in the personals that you're in.  The prize is bragging rights and
having your name along side previous winners (Doc Steele, Manray Frothingslosh, and
Manager).  It is a brutal contest, but it is a lot of fun!
     Basic rules:  No avoiding other contest teams.  Score = Wins + Kills - Losses.
Only fights against other BR teams count.  First team to 25 wins!
     BR4 begins in Talcama (DM 18) on turn 502, due on Jan 29, 2005.
     Visit http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 for more information.

8 December 2004
TURF WAR IV -- GRAND CONTEST NOTICE!
     The Turf War IV Grand Contest will commence on Turn 221 (approx. February 22,
2005).  For those who have never participated, Turf Wars are alliance-type contest
and Winner-Takes-All.  There are no 2nd place winners!
     Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created to compete in the Turf War!  However, to participate, each alliance must:
     A.  Announce the alliance name and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
         (DM #47) newsletter.
Captains are responsible for:
     A.  Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance;
     B.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the TW4.
Managers must:
     A.  Submit one (1) RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate to participate;
     B.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance
         in which they will be fighting under, in the DM #47 North Fork newsletter.
Rules:
1.  No scoring will begin until an RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate is received.  No
    exceptions will be made.
2.  Before a manager can compete, he must be acknowledged and verified by the Captain
    of the alliance he has claimed for;
    A.  The following turn, points will begin to be awarded or subtracted;
3.  Only one (1) team per manager may compete.  No multiple aliases please (we'll be
    checking this and if caught...you'll be disqualified and no refund);
4.  The contest will end on Turn 233 (12 turns!).  Winners will be announced on Turn
    234 and prizes sent to winning alliance between Turn 233 and 234.
5.  No declarations will be acknowledged after Turn 231.
6.  For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions.
Scoring:         Win    Lose     Kill     Die
Challenge         +2     -2       +5       -5
Match-up          +1     -1       +1       -5
Bloodfeud         +2     -5       +5       -10
Champion          x2     x2       x2       x2
Downchallenge     +2     -5       +2       -10
Dark Arena       +10     -5       xx       xx
Special Scoring:
     A.  Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points;
     B.  Each Style Master is worth 5 points;
Champions:
     A.  Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory.  If declared, they must be
         in the Adepts or lower brackets.
Bloodfeuds:
     A.  Bloodfeuds will count for all four turns.  However, the same warrior may not
         bloodfeud all four turns.  A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who
         violates this rule.
Special Conditions:
     A.  I reserve the right for all final decisions.
     B.  If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2;
     C.  If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong; I'll subtract points at the rate of
         x10!
     D.  Each alliance begins with zero (0) points.
     E.  Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty.
     F.  T.V.'s won after contest begins gain a Triple rate of scoring.
     G.  T.C.'s won after the contest begins gain a multiple of 10 scoring.
     H.  No switching alliances once verified by an alliance.
     Any questions or concerns may be addressed (if you're incarcerated) to:
Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (268), DM #47 -- North Fork.
     If you're in the free world:  Rick Strigner  Merit East
                                   SCI  P.O. Box 500
                                   Georgetown, DE  19947-0500
P.S.  Prizes are:
     A.  100% of the roll-up certs
     B.  Currently under negotiations with R.S.I. for other prizes
     C.  A special prize from me that I will discuss with the Captain of the winning
         alliance.

15 December 2004
The Company of Brothers Alliance would like to welcome Azereth as our newest member.
We are sure he will be an asset to both our alliance and the dueling community! --
Baphomet, Co-Founder T.C.B.

24 December 2004
Due to requests, the Turf War IV will be postponed until turn 225 (approx May/June
2005).  Sorry about the inconvenience. -- Baphomet, host of TW 4

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

COOL CAT bested DELORES in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome Title fight.
KETA subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute gory melee.
MS S.B. ANTHONY vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BENIRI B'RAN overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MATTEO devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   0 -  1     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   2 -  0      82  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   7 -  1      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW         7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 346 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  COOL CAT 3147              10   2  1  114 ARENA FELINES (341)
WALL OF STEEL    DELORES 3311               13   9  0   84 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
SLASHING ATTACK  KETA 3328                   8   2  0   82 FAVORITE GUYS (186)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COOL CAT 3147.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was COOL CAT 3147.  The ten other most popular fighters were KETA 3328, DELORES 3311, 
MS S.B. ANTHONY 3323, BENIRI B'RAN 3336, MATTEO 3334,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was MATTEO 3334.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BENIRI B'RAN 3336, MS S.B. ANTHONY 3323, DELORES 3311, KETA 3328, COOL 
CAT 3147,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

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

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 11 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                        EEK THE CAT (2-4110) of THE FUNNY FARM 
                             HADES (11-5338) of MYTHICAL 
                    DRAUGHT DODGER (12-5209) of WISH YOU WERE BEER 
                      DRACO MALFOY (18-7115) of HOUSE SLYTHERIN 
                           FREAK (18-7300) of RUN AND HYDE 
                   BETWEEN THE EYES (60-716) of METAL MILITIA II 6
                  SHOVELING SANDY (65-3584) of STORMNITE SANDBAGGER 
                         BLUE BLOOD (73-3657) of BLACK & BLUE 
                          JOCK (82-10452) of 4-LETTER ITCHES 
                       WILLIE BROWN (82-13201) of 1976 RAIDERS 
                          YUENGLING (82-16265) of LOCAL BEER 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes