DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/20/2005    Duedate: 08/02/2005

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-347

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BACKLASH
TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)
(65-6518) [14-3-1,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BACKLASH                       5 GOLDEN WARRIORS
TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)          GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
(65-6518) [14-3-1,123]         (65-6624) [2-0-1,28]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TEBAS TEN KOGAN                DAKORIL
SAND DANCERS (233)             REFUGEES (377)
(65-6598) [13-10-0,88]         (65-6596) [16-9-1,85]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (233)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)  42
2. TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)       10      TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)
3. REFUGEES (377)               2      Unchartered Team
4. SAND DANCERS (233)          -2
GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717)  10   0  2  100   1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (233)       11  4 0
 2/ 2 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)    130  90  5 59.1   2/ 3*GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717) 10  0 2
 3/ 3 REFUGEES (377)           371 434 13 46.1   3/ 2 REFUGEES (377)            7  4 0
 4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233)       700 829 16 45.8   4/ 4 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)     3  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 DAL SHANG games.  MY TWO FRONT TEETH caught the eye of 
many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested NORMAR THE BLOND and was 
awarded 9 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, SWEET 
ANELLA put down GOBARL, causing him to lose 13 points of recognition in the process.  
Not for nothing has BACKLASH in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and 
this week he's proven his combat skill yet again.  No confirmation, but my sources 
claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed 
weapons perhaps?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Some say a warrior is judged by the way 
he bears arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!  
     The girls are as pretty in DAL SHANG as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a 
maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BACKLASH 6518                14   3  1   123       TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598         13  10  0    88       SAND DANCERS (233)
 DAKORIL 6596                 16   9  1    85       REFUGEES (377)
 GOBARL 6604                  11  10  0    72       REFUGEES (377)
 KO LAO-DEN 6614              10   4  1    70       SAND DANCERS (233)
 JERI TAVAN 6615              10   4  0    69       SAND DANCERS (233)
 KASSAL TEN DRU 6608          10   6  0    67       SAND DANCERS (233)
 RAGOLAS 6607                  8  11  2    67       REFUGEES (377)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANNAL TEN VARN 6621          6   0  1    52       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624        2   0  1    28       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED RYDER 6626                2   0  0    23       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623       2   0  0    22       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
 LUMP COAL 6625                2   0  1    18       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
 MY TWO FRONT TEETH 6622       2   0  0    17       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
BERVAN THE TINKER 4    0  1 0   1                   5 GOLDEN WARRIOR 6624 347 NONE    
CHURRO THE SPIKE 6554 16 26 1 REFUGEES 377          BACKLASH 6518         346         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Despite which, somewhere in Kansas a boy is growing up.

     Sort of the prototypical boy, eh? -- Ed.

Backlash -- Ooooooh, you're too BAD for me! -- Ghost of Churro the Spike
P.S.  I will endeavor to haunt you for the next little while, so don't go too far
away.

27 June 2005
ATTENTION ALL YOU ALLIANCE-TYPE PEOPLE:
For the purposes of tourney newsletter alliance listings (when I am able to do them),
you may only be listed in ONE alliance.  In other words, you have to choose!  If you
are a part of Englebert's Alliance and Englebert's Alliance is "part" of Ruthrauf's
Alliance, I will list you EITHER as part of Englebert's Alliance OR as part of
Ruthrauf's Alliance, NOT both.  The default would be the top-level alliance,
Ruthrauf's, in this example.  If you'd rather be listed separately, let me know and I
will do so, but that will be the only listing you get. -- The Saint, keeper of ever-
more-complicated lists

29 Jun 2005
The Company of Brothers (TCB) welcomes two new members to our alliance...Liam the
Goth and Buddy Lee.  We have no doubt that they will prove to be assets to our
alliance and the general dueling community. -- Baphomet, co-founder, T.C.B.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BACKLASH devastated TEBAS TEN KOGAN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
DAKORIL slimly won victory over CAPTIAN LENSAR in a 2 minute gruesome battle.
KO LAO-DEN was subdued by MASTER OF THE EDGE in a action packed 1 minute fight.
GOBARL was devastated by SWEET ANELLA in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
KASSAL TEN DRU devastated SAGAT OF PAIDAN in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
RAGOLAS devastated ONE-EYED YOFAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
JERI TAVAN handily defeated SAGAT OF PAIDAN in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
DANNAL TEN VARN viciously subdued SAGAT OF PAIDAN in a 1 minute gruesome duel.
5 GOLDEN WARRIORS assassinated BERVAN THE TINKER in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
MY TWO FRONT TEETH overpowered NORMAR THE BLOND in a 1 minute uneven match.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA overpowered BERVAN THE TINKER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RED RYDER demolished HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LUMP COAL devastated HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   0 -  1     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -   2 -  1      88  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        14 -   3 -  1      82  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    23 -   7 -  3      77  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   7 -  0      22  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 347 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         2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         4  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BACKLASH 6518              14   3  1  123 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)
SLASHING ATTACK  TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598       13  10  0   88 SAND DANCERS (233)
PARRY-LUNGE      DAKORIL 6596               16   9  1   85 REFUGEES (377)
BASHING ATTACK   GOBARL 6604                11  10  0   72 REFUGEES (377)
STRIKING ATTACK  KASSAL TEN DRU 6608        10   6  0   67 SAND DANCERS (233)
WALL OF STEEL    DANNAL TEN VARN 6621        6   0  1   52 SAND DANCERS (233)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DAKORIL 6596.  The ten other most popular fighters were KASSAL TEN DRU 6608, 
JERI TAVAN 6615, BACKLASH 6518, KO LAO-DEN 6614, RAGOLAS 6607, DANNAL TEN VARN 6621, 
RED RYDER 6626, GOBARL 6604, 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624, and MY TWO FRONT TEETH 6622.

The least popular fighter this week was TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LUMP COAL 6625, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623, MY TWO FRONT TEETH 
6622, 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624, GOBARL 6604, RED RYDER 6626, DANNAL TEN VARN 6621, 
RAGOLAS 6607, KO LAO-DEN 6614, and BACKLASH 6518.