DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/14/2005    Duedate: 09/27/2005

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-351

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

5 GOLDEN WARRIORS
GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
(65-6624) [6-0-1,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TEBAS TEN KOGAN                5 GOLDEN WARRIORS
SAND DANCERS (233)             GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
(65-6598) [14-13-0,79]         (65-6624) [6-0-1,99]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TEBAS TEN KOGAN                MY TWO FRONT TEETH
SAND DANCERS (233)             GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
(65-6598) [14-13-0,79]         (65-6622) [4-2-0,17]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. POSSE (718)                 54
2. DIRTY SOUTH (571)           48      TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)
3. GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)  40      Unchartered Team
4. GHETTO FABULOUS (631)       22
5. TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)        6GOT 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*WILD KINGDOM (716)         1   0  0  100   1/ 1*GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717) 10  5 0
 2/ 2*GOT IT FOR CHRISTM (717)  25   5  3 83.3   2/ 6 POSSE (718)               6  4 2
 3/ 3*GHETTO FABULOUS (631)     11   4  2 73.3   3/ 4*DIRTY SOUTH (571)         5  1 1
 4- 4*CUBICLE CRUSADERS (714)    4   2  0 66.7   4/ 5*GHETTO FABULOUS (631)     4  1 1
 5/ 5 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)    134  90  5 59.8   5/ 3 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)     3  0 0
 6/ 7*DIRTY SOUTH (571)         16  15  2 51.6   6/ 7 REFUGEES (377)            2  7 0
 7/ 6 POSSE (718)               69  67  5 50.7   7- 9*CUBICLE CRUSADERS (714)   1  0 0
 8/ 8 REFUGEES (377)           373 444 13 45.7   8- 8*WILD KINGDOM (716)        1  0 0
 9/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233)       704 845 16 45.4   9/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)        1 14 0
10-10*THE TRIP (548)             0   1  0  0.0  10-10*THE TRIP (548)            0  1 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.

     Sorry about all the fights (and losses for the Sand Dancers), but apparently no
one else wanted to fight me.  I'm outta here, Tebas, so maybe you'll soon graduate.
Watch out for those "Got It For Christmas" dudes.  Best of luck.

               Backlash, last of the "Too Goods"

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, DAL SHANG?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  If this keeps up, SAND DANCERS, you'll 
have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 7 in the rankings?  POSSE turned 
their 4-1-2 turn into a 2nd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than 
this, and you get put on hit lists.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-0-0 is nice, but don't 
get cocky, DIRTY SOUTH, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of 
course, we're all terribly impressed to see CRIMSON CRUSH win a fight and gain 25 
points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, CRIMSON CRUSH beat KO LAO-DEN and KO LAO-DEN lost 22 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, DAL SHANG 
may be getting bland, as BACKLASH stays top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very good 
mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, 
DAL SHANG?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  What's the big D?  REFUGEES was the most avoided team? 
Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like GOT IT FOR 
CHRISTMAS avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you 
ask me.  Hmph.  JERI TAVAN was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  
Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I notice RED RYDER challenging down 21 
points to fight KASSAL TEN DRU, GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS doubtless has some rotten excuse 
for such an insult to honor.  And golly gee, RED RYDER defeated KASSAL TEN DRU.  
Aren't we all surprised and impressed?  I guess I can give a little credit to 
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS for challenging up by 25 to GOBARL.  
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA won to get 64 points of recognition.  And we have LUMP COAL in a 
challenge, going down 15 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought LUMP COAL 
showed great skill and promise when he was slain by WIDOWMAKER.  All right, so I 
slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for DAL SHANG's 
morgue.  More variety.  And now a passing thought on a warrior dying young (LUMP COAL 
of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS):  You had your chance and now you're dead.  Oh well...  
Let's see, 7-3-1.  Pretty good record for a living warrior.  A sad one though, for a 
dead one.  Such is the case for DANNAL TEN VARN of SAND DANCERS.  Tsk.  Titanium 
shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds of 
weapons?   
     What does the DAL SHANG arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624        6   0  1    99       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598         14  13  0    79       SAND DANCERS (233)
 DAKORIL 6596                 17  12  1    72       REFUGEES (377)
 RUNE HELLFIRE 5701            6   1  0    71       GHETTO FABULOUS (631)
 RED RYDER 6626                6   0  1    68       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRYSTAL ICEDREAM 5698         5   2  2    66       GHETTO FABULOUS (631)
 CRIMSON CRUSH 5174            5   2  1    66       DIRTY SOUTH (571)
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623       5   1  0    64       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JERI TAVAN 6615              11   7  0    58       SAND DANCERS (233)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOBARL 6604                  12  13  0    49       REFUGEES (377)
 AGENT ORANGE 5175             4   3  1    48       DIRTY SOUTH (571)
-DILBERT 6587                  4   2  0    48       CUBICLE CRUSADERS (714)
 KO LAO-DEN 6614              11   7  1    44       SAND DANCERS (233)
 RAGOLAS 6607                  8  15  2    41       REFUGEES (377)
 KASSAL TEN DRU 6608          10  10  0    40       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WIDOWMAKER 6666               2   0  1    33       POSSE (718)
 KUDZU KILLER 5176             6   1  0    30       DIRTY SOUTH (571)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ARMOREDILLO 6618              1   0  0    23       WILD KINGDOM (716)
 LAW MAN 6631                  3   2  0    21       POSSE (718)
 MY TWO FRONT TEETH 6622       4   2  0    17       GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
 DEADWOOD 6669                 1   0  1    14       POSSE (718)
 JOHNNY SIN 6668               1   0  0    13       POSSE (718)
 BLACKTHORN 6667               1   0  0     8       POSSE (718)
-MAGIC CITY MAULER 5177        1   3  0     7       DIRTY SOUTH (571)
-DARE TO BARE 4994             0   1  0     5       THE TRIP (548)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
HERROL TWO-FINGER 1    0  1 0   1                   DEADWOOD 6669         351 NONE    
LUMP COAL 6625         4  2 1 GOT IT FOR CHRIST 717 WIDOWMAKER 6666       351         
DANNAL TEN VARN 6621   7  3 1 SAND DANCERS 233      CRYSTAL ICEDREAM 5698 351         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

5 Golden Warriors -- And, no doubt, three French hens. -- Jeri Tavan

Red Ryder -- I still say that doesn't go with your eyes. -- Kassal ten Dru

Backlash -- Could that POSSIBLY be what you were waiting for?  Congratulations. --
Tebas ten Kogan

Crystal Icedream -- So, going to be here long, or just getting ready for the next
tourney? -- Dannal ten Varn

Virginia, No Santa -- What?  Do you REALIZE that if you spill salt on the floor, all
your slugs will ERUPT in the night? -- Gobarl

Rune Hellfire -- You shouldn't let your manager give you a name like that.  Your name
should be something as beautiful as you are. -- Ragolas

Lord Protector Backlash -- First, let me congratulate you for having lasted this
long.  Second, let me assure you that you will always be welcome here in Dal Shang,
provided you don't commit any crimes, of course.  And third, I must tell you that by
order of the Lord Governor, we are not giving away land to gladiators who go away to
the Isle and never return.  Absentee-landlordism leads to terrible abuses of
property, and we have found, on the whole, that gladiators tend to be the most absent
of landlords.  Please accept, instead, this fine sword made specially for you and
engraved with the symbols of luck and fortitude. -- Tolmas ten Samrein,
Undersecretary to Lord Governor Segan tel Jehsian
P.S.  Also, the Sand Dancers tell me that they have gotten together to offer you the
lease on a small apartment overlooking the Sevenstair district.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

5 GOLDEN WARRIORS devastated TEBAS TEN KOGAN in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
RED RYDER vanquished KASSAL TEN DRU in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
RUNE HELLFIRE subdued JERI TAVAN in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA devastated GOBARL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
LUMP COAL was dealt death by WIDOWMAKER in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
BACKLASH vanquished DAKORIL in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
KO LAO-DEN was overpowered by CRIMSON CRUSH in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
RAGOLAS was overpowered by AGENT ORANGE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CRYSTAL ICEDREAM slaughtered DANNAL TEN VARN in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
LAW MAN lost to KUDZU KILLER in a 3 minute duel.
MY TWO FRONT TEETH defeated FELTAR OF ILLIS in a 2 minute brutal fight.
BLACKTHORN overcame HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 2 minute novice's bout.
JOHNNY SIN demolished NORMAR THE BLOND in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DEADWOOD easily killed HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        16 -   4 -  1      80  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    37 -  15 -  4      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   3 -  1      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   6 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   6 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 351 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 6624      6   0  1   99 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (717)
SLASHING ATTACK  TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598       14  13  0   79 SAND DANCERS (233)
PARRY-LUNGE      DAKORIL 6596               17  12  1   72 REFUGEES (377)
LUNGING ATTACK   RUNE HELLFIRE 5701          6   1  0   71 GHETTO FABULOUS (631)
AIMED BLOW       JERI TAVAN 6615            11   7  0   58 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 MY TWO FRONT TEETH 6622.  The ten other most popular fighters were 5 GOLDEN 
WARRIORS 6624, RUNE HELLFIRE 5701, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 6623, AGENT ORANGE 5175, LAW 
MAN 6631, RED RYDER 6626, LUMP COAL 6625, CRIMSON CRUSH 5174, CRYSTAL ICEDREAM 5698, 
and JOHNNY SIN 6668.

The least popular fighter this week was RAGOLAS 6607.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KO LAO-DEN 6614, JERI TAVAN 6615, KASSAL TEN DRU 6608, TEBAS TEN KOGAN 
6598, DEADWOOD 6669, BLACKTHORN 6667, KUDZU KILLER 5176, DANNAL TEN VARN 6621, 
DAKORIL 6596, and WIDOWMAKER 6666.

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

BACKLASH (65-6518) TOO GOOD FOR ME (600)