DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/06/2004    Duedate: 09/18/2004

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-340

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HOLLY MACKEREL
FISH MONGERS (406)
(62-3951) [12-3-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HOLLY MACKEREL                 CELESTIAL FURY
FISH MONGERS (406)             DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
(62-3951) [12-3-0,112]         (62-4143) [6-0-0,63]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CRYSALIS                       HOLLY MACKEREL
SRETSAMLEUD (407)              FISH MONGERS (406)
(62-3980) [21-9-3,75]          (62-3951) [12-3-0,112]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SRETSAMLEUD (407)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)        34
2. FISH MONGERS (406)          14      PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)
3. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)          8      Unchartered Team
4. THE BEARS (268)              8
5. SRETSAMLEUD (407)           -4      DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)      14   6  1 70.0   1/ 1 SRETSAMLEUD (407)        10  4 1
 2/ 2 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)      14  10  2 58.3   2/ 2*DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)      5  5 0
 3/ 3 SRETSAMLEUD (407)         82  59  7 58.2   3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       5 10 0
 4/ 4 THE BEARS (268)          274 230 19 54.4   4/ 3 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)      4  2 0
 5/ 0 FISH MONGERS (406)        33  28  0 54.1   5/ 0 FISH MONGERS (406)        1  0 0
 6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       45  45  2 50.0   6/ 5 THE BEARS (268)           0  5 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Surprise, surprise.  I thought I had a chance at taking the throne, but I'd have 
never guessed that it'd be by actually beating Bet or Not Die.  I figured the Lunger 
would easily take me down.  I should not have won that fight!  It isn't inconceivable 
that Bet or Not has twice my total skills.  That probably isn't the case, but it is 
definitely close.  And he only gave me a miserable two more skills!
     But Assur always says it is better to be lucky than to be good.  And when you've 
got a good thing going, try and keep it going!  SO, I'll send my challenge to Chip 
Enser, the only warrior I have a legitimate chance to beat, even though I don't 
believe my challenge has a possibility to work.  The commission has rules about who 
the DM can challenge and I think that means that I can't challenge anyone and that no 
one can challenge me.  So maybe I'll face off against an NPC, instead.  I hear they 
have even fewer skills than I do!
     Anyway, it is my pleasure to be here, however short or long that may be!  Maybe 
the Commission drugged Bet Or Not Die before the fight because he hasn't written a 
column.  That seems quite a bit more likely than me winning on my own merits.
     Until next time, leave your car at home and ride the

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                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
VALAMANTIS.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  
Hey everybody, watch out for CHIP ENSER, who flew up 25 points in the rankings after 
mashing CRYSALIS like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  BENSI DURN lost to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL and 
drops 11 points.  It's a proud day for the FISH MONGERS stable, as their warrior, 
HOLLY MACKEREL, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed 
protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Did you hear that SRETSAMLEUD was most 
avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal hygiene of SRETSAMLEUD's 
warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch PUBLIC TRANSIT's 
act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from SRETSAMLEUD. 
And who is this DIED you ask, with 38 points and a 3-0-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I 
could tell!  Challenging down 21 points was CELESTIAL FURY.  Pretty soon he'll be 
using two shields and selling 'T.P.:  The only way to clean up' pins.  Definition of 
petty:  CELESTIAL FURY beat DOC FELLE, a mismatch of 21 points.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit and will may 
encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in VALAMANTIS have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  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                  
 HOLLY MACKEREL 3951          12   3  0   112       FISH MONGERS (406)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHIP ENSER 4140              11   7  1    93       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 TRAIN 4114                    7   5  1    91       PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ALBACORE TUNER 3954          11   2  0    89       FISH MONGERS (406)
-BET OR NOT DIE 3981          15  11  2    84       SRETSAMLEUD (407)
 CRYSALIS 3980                21   9  3    75       SRETSAMLEUD (407)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUS 4115                      7   5  1    64       PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CELESTIAL FURY 4143           6   0  0    63       DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENSI DURN 4141              11   7  0    41       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-HELL STORM 4147               4   0  0    40       DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
 DIED 4151                     3   0  0    38       SRETSAMLEUD (407)
 DOC FELLE 4139                9   9  1    37       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 ALTA CHESS 4137               9   9  0    36       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EB GOLLU 4138                 5  13  0    28       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAIN WRECK 4121              2   1  0    19       THE BEARS (268)
-KING SAMMON 3955              4   6  0    18       FISH MONGERS (406)
 TSO 4152                      2   0  0    17       SRETSAMLEUD (407)
 HAJJ'IL THAN'NI 4160          1   0  0    14       DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
 DEAD 4150                     2   1  0     7       SRETSAMLEUD (407)
 RELENTLESS 4148               0   1  0     5       THE BEARS (268)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
MASTER SERGEANT 4116   0  1 0 THE BEARS 268         BLACK ORC 20          340 NONE    
KILL ME PLEASE 4161    0  1 0 DEVIL'S MAYHEM 421    SPYMASTER 22          340 NONE    
TRANSEL'S BUM 4145     2  2 1 DEVIL'S MAYHEM 421    CRYSALIS 3980         339         
DUEL 2 4129            0  6 0 SRETSAMLEUD 407       TRANSEL'S BUM 4145    337 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Bus -- Run down in the streets!  Pursued into the arena and run down again!  You're 
out to get me! -- Doc Felle

The Captured Orc is an elf?  That's a laugh! -- Chip Enser

Celestial Fury -- Why are you so furious all the time?  I really poured on the skills 
for you, and you were STILL raging! -- Alta Chess

The Dangerous Criminal is a Fratsfan.  Probably an escaped slave.  Can't we do 
something really definite about him? -- Bensi Durn

Yeah, well, the Fratsfa Slave is an elf!  How the heck did that happen?  I mean, if he 
was Araoi, sure, fine, but a Shagornan elf?  Doesn't sound like a Fratsfan thing at 
all.  Probably dirty work at the crossroads, or a dark man in the woodpile, or 
something equally sinister. -- Eb Gollu

Bus -- Well... I wouldn't mind riding to the end of the line with you sometime.  Where 
do you go? -- Alta Chess

Train -- (sulk, pout) -- Chip Enser

Wow!  Valamantis is singing the Fall Blues!  Even the last days of Delarq Tor were 
brighter than the last couple of turns here.  Even Public Transit looks better than 
the sands of the arena here!  At least the throne here in Valamantis has a little 
meaning, unlike another arena where I hold the top spot (and I'm not talking about 
Talcama, just in case there was any confusion). -- Assurnasirbanipal

Doc Felle -- Another notch on the side of my -- Bus

All -- Sorry about being so quiet.  I get my mail really late sometimes and ahve to 
rush my strats in the blind "alot."  If I offend anyone I apologize. -- Dincuru 
Feadagnor, Buddy Lee, Devil's Mayhem
P.S.  My friends call me Din or Buddy.

Nick? -- If you run Middle Way 10 then the p-ad I sent you went to 72.  Celestial Fury 
and Hellstorm are just stage names made to sound cool.  They're actually very Mundane.  
They like B.B.Q. for some odd reason.  I like the spotlight!  Keep it up.  may all 
your warriors fight like champs. -- Buddy Lee

Phat Phat -- I'm really sorry about Duel 2.  I went 8 KD on Des.  Not wise on my part.  
I really hope he was a pud, because I hate getting good fighters killed. -- Buddy Lee

24 August 2004
                            Invitation to Newbie Managers
                                      by Hammer

     As a Captain of the Vendetta Cartel, Hammer has recently dissolved the Vendetta 
Cartel Crimson Ascension Family.  Lady Martilyo and Rook are NO LONGER members of the 
Vendetta Cartel.
     The Vendetta Cartel is divided into "Families" under the leadership of Captains; 
who have been appointed by the VC God Father known throughout the duelingland as 
Master Darque.
     Hammer is now the Captain of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe and the veteran 
manager extends an invitation for prospective membership as a Probate [ONLY 2 Probate 
positions are available in the VC Tarantula Tribe at the present time!] to any Newbie 
Manager who qualifies under the following conditions:
     1. Newbie Manager MUST have Online Access for Email communications!   [Hammer is 
presently living in Qatar and Lieutenants Maximillian and Firehawk are  living in 
Canada; so Email Communication is a MUST for consideration!]
     2. Newbie Manager MUST have the time and funds to create 2 new  stables to be 
placed in 2 separate Slow Arenas [the cost of running 1 stable in a  Regular Arena!] 
to actively participate on a monthly basis with the other 3 T-Tribe  members of the 
Vendetta Cartel!
     3. Newbie Manager MUST have the DESIRE to be an Active Member of the  Vendetta 
Cartel as a Tarantula Tribe trainee aka Probate; developing his/her managerial skills 
under the mentorship of Hammer and the other VC members; thus proving themselves 
worthy to become Vendetta Cartel Lieutenants in the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe!
     The Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe lives by the Feud; thereby prospective 
Probates are forewarned that membership guarantees instant Friends and instant 
Enemies!
     Any prospective Probates who:
     1) seek to improve their managerial insights/abilities under the counsel of 
Hammer and other Vendetta Cartel members 
     2) desire to be active members of an Active Alliance that WILL NOT Dissolve in a 
Few Months; building lasting friendships while enjoying Feuding with Common Enemies 
     3) who enjoy sending their gladiators to Tournaments and would strive to see 
their manager name listed among the TV and TC winners in the Mailer Tourney 
Newsletters as a member of the Vendetta Cartel 
MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
     Send an Email to HammerDM@fastermail.com to introduce yourself and provide Hammer 
with a short Bio of your managerial successes/failures and favorite/least favorite 
fighting styles; with a listing of your active stable/stables for Hammer to verify in 
the online newsletters.
     Hammer will choose the 2 prospective Probates for membership in the Vendetta 
Cartel Tarantula Tribe on the basis of who he decides will be most suited [to Hammer's 
purposes as the T-Tribe Captain!] from among those responding to this All Arena Ad on 
a first response/first acceptance or rejection basis!
     -- Hammer; Vendetta Cartel Captain/WordSmith and WeaponSmith of the Vendetta 
Cartel Tarantula Tribe

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MASTER SERGEANT was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KILL ME PLEASE was viciously butchered by SPYMASTER in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
CELESTIAL FURY demolished DOC FELLE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
TRAIN WRECK was devastated by DIED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
TRAIN was overpowered by HOLLY MACKEREL in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
BUS was unbelievably bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
CRYSALIS was devastated by CHIP ENSER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BENSI DURN was handily defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven melee.
EB GOLLU was vanquished by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
ALTA CHESS was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEAD was beaten by HAJJ'IL THAN'NI in a 2 minute novice's melee.
TSO defeated RELENTLESS in a 2 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW         2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -   8 -  1      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  23 -  2      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  19 -  0      39  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  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:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  4         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      HOLLY MACKEREL 3951        12   3  0  112 FISH MONGERS (406)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHIP ENSER 4140            11   7  1   93 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
BASHING ATTACK   TRAIN 4114                  7   5  1   91 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)
STRIKING ATTACK  CELESTIAL FURY 4143         6   0  0   63 DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
TOTAL PARRY      BENSI DURN 4141            11   7  0   41 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CRYSALIS 3980.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KILL ME PLEASE 4161.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOLLY MACKEREL 
3951, RELENTLESS 4148, BUS 4115, MASTER SERGEANT 4116, CELESTIAL FURY 4143, DIED 
4151, CHIP ENSER 4140, TRAIN 4114, HAJJ'IL THAN'NI 4160, and TSO 4152.

The least popular fighter this week was DEAD 4150.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ALTA CHESS 4137, EB GOLLU 4138, BENSI DURN 4141, CRYSALIS 3980, TRAIN 
WRECK 4121, DOC FELLE 4139, TSO 4152, HAJJ'IL THAN'NI 4160, TRAIN 4114, and CHIP 
ENSER 4140.

                FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
5 2979 (100-70-4)                      8  4  0         NUMBERS              
THE DRAGON 2505 (118-95-5)             3  3  0         SAVAGE               

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PARTING THE SILK 3015 (78-64-3)        5  3  0         THE ONENESS          

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE ETERNAL PLEDGE 2931 (41-29-0)      2  3  0         LEGENDS OF TKE       

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LIL NOIR 3311 (16-8-1)                 6  3  0         ENIGMA               
OX MULDER 3121 (36-22-0)               1  3  0         THE BEARS            

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SPENCER 3610 (13-11-2)                 3  3  0         THE BOLT             

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NAMES 3755 (9-5-0)                     3  3  0         SADISTS F2F II       

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BETTER NOT DIE 3982 (15-9-0)           8  3  0  DEAD   SRETSAMLEUD          
YOU 4002 (16-7-1)                      2  3  1         SRETSAMLEUD          
MADE A COMBO 3896 (8-6-0)              1  3  0         WON AT POOL          
BET OR NOT DIE 3981 (13-10-2)          0  3  0         SRETSAMLEUD          

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TRAIN WRECK 4121 (2-0-0)               4  3  0         THE BEARS            
TOO GOOD 4131 (2-1-0)                  2  3  0         THE BEARS            
NAVY SEAL 4117 (0-0-0)                 0  3  0         THE BEARS            

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE BIG 'OH' 3734 (0-0-0)              2  3  0         DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF 
RELENTLESS 4148 (0-0-0)                0  3  0         THE BEARS