DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/18/2007    Duedate: 07/31/2007

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-399

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STEELHORSE
POSSE (718)
(65-6900) [15-2-1,94]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STEELHORSE                     ROPE MAN
POSSE (718)                    MIGHTY HEROES (728)
(65-6900) [15-2-1,94]          (65-6928) [2-0-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

STEELHORSE                     ROPE MAN
POSSE (718)                    MIGHTY HEROES (728)
(65-6900) [15-2-1,94]          (65-6928) [2-0-0,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIGHTY DUCKS (720)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ABATTOIR HAMMERZ (727)      24
2. POSSE (718)                 15      MIGHTY DUCKS (720)
3. MIGHTY HEROES (728)         12      Unchartered Team
4. SAND DANCERS (233)           9
5. CUBICLE CRUSADERS (714)      0      MIGHTY HEROES (728)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*MIGHTY HEROES (728)        2   0  0  100   1/ 1 MIGHTY DUCKS (720)       10  5 1
 2- 2 CUBICLE CRUSADERS (714)    8   2  0 80.0   2/ 2 POSSE (718)               9  5 1
 3/ 3 MIGHTY DUCKS (720)       248 220  8 53.0   3/ 4*ABATTOIR HAMMERZ (727)    6  7 1
 4/ 4 POSSE (718)              180 163 14 52.5   4/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233)        5 10 0
 5/ 5 SAND DANCERS (233)       824 952 21 46.4   5/ 6*MIGHTY HEROES (728)       2  0 0
 6/ 6*ABATTOIR HAMMERZ (727)     6   7  1 46.2   6- 5 CUBICLE CRUSADERS (714)   1  0 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.

I would like to request that someone please make a few challenges so that within a
couple turns I will have a real person to beat on for a bit.  Hollowshade has been
insisting that I step up the desire to kill, as he would like to see me out of here
with another kill or two.  I will of course be doing so.

                        Steelhorse

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  It looks like 
the guys(?) at POSSE had a good week as they went 3-1-0 to put them in 2nd place.  I 
guess steroids help!  Hey everybody, watch out for MASHVILLE HAMMER, who flew up 16 
points in the rankings after mashing WOUNDED DUCK like a melon.  Keep your eye on 
this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was WOUNDED DUCK, who dropped 12 
points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with MASHVILLE HAMMER.  Our 
battling duelmaster STEELHORSE has managed to hold the title, fending off MASTER OF 
THE EDGE's none too subtle advances.  Better luck next time, DAL SHANG.  Can you 
believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the DAL SHANG arena.  And 
hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid POSSE, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does 
DAL SHANG really have that many liars?  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch MIGHTY 
HEROES' act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from 
POSSE.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Congrats to MASHVILLE HAMMER for 
revenging the death of his teammate (but more importantly, feeding WOUNDED DUCK a bit 
of dirt).  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very 
important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STEELHORSE 6900              15   2  1    94       POSSE (718)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DILBERT 6587                  8   2  0    70       CUBICLE CRUSADERS (714)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KILLIAN TEN VIR 6926          8   2  0    60       SAND DANCERS (233)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BETTER DUCK 6889             11  11  0    55       MIGHTY DUCKS (720)
 GUNSMOKE 6933                 4   3  0    54       POSSE (718)
-DERRINGER 6938                4   0  0    48       POSSE (718)
 LORIN TEN KORO 6916           7   6  0    36       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROPE MAN 6928                 2   0  0    33       MIGHTY HEROES (728)
 MERRO DOSH 6912               8   7  1    32       SAND DANCERS (233)
 JOEVINA SARIL 6904            8   8  0    32       SAND DANCERS (233)
 KARZIN TYRN 6911              7   8  0    29       SAND DANCERS (233)
 LION HEART HAMMER 6921        3   0  1    28       ABATTOIR HAMMERZ (727)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUCK KA-BOB 6939              5   0  0    22       MIGHTY DUCKS (720)
 PEACEMAKER 6951               2   0  0    22       POSSE (718)
 MASHVILLE HAMMER 6918         2   1  0    20       ABATTOIR HAMMERZ (727)
 TENDERIZED DUCK 6944          2   2  1    10       MIGHTY DUCKS (720)
 SLICED DUCK 6943              2   2  0    10       MIGHTY DUCKS (720)
 WOUNDED DUCK 6942             2   2  1     9       MIGHTY DUCKS (720)
 TYGER FISH HAMMER 6920        1   2  0     5       ABATTOIR HAMMERZ (727)
 TYGER LILY HAMMER 6919        0   3  0     3       ABATTOIR HAMMERZ (727)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINKERTON 6950                0   2  0     2       POSSE (718)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
CRUSADING HAMMER 6917  0  1 0 ABATTOIR HAMMERZ 727  WOUNDED DUCK 6942     397 JUST REV

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Better Duck -- Ah...I think in that case I should have dodged. -- Karzin Tyrn

Ah, the joys of fighting standbys. -- Killian ten Vir

Derringer -- Ah!  Pinked with a sleeve gun, the ignominy of it! -- Joevina Saril

Gunsmoke -- (cough)  How do you breathe with all that around? -- Merro Dosh

Ah, yes, Killian is actually right about that. -- Lorin ten Koro
P.S.  As he is about so FEW things normally.

Woody -- An intriguing warrior.  Good luck with the Friar. -- Jorja

9 July 2007
I have not been receiving my physical turns in a reliable manner lately.  If there
are diplos with the turns that go missing, they're gone for good.  So if you send me
a diplo and do not see an acknowledgement of receipt in the personals, know that I
have not gotten it (yet).  If you have email, contact me at Livia AT reality DOT com.
If you don't have email, keep trying with the diplos.  We are working on this
problem. -- the Scribe/Jorja/Leeta
P.S.  If you email me, put "Re DM" on the subject line.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ROPE MAN viciously subdued JOEVINA SARIL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.
STEELHORSE subdued MASTER OF THE EDGE in a 2 minute brutal Title melee.
BETTER DUCK defeated LORIN TEN KORO in a 2 minute duel.
KILLIAN TEN VIR devastated SAGAT OF PAIDAN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
GUNSMOKE overpowered KARZIN TYRN in a 2 minute mismatched match.
MERRO DOSH was devastated by ONE-EYED YOFAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MASHVILLE HAMMER savagely defeated WOUNDED DUCK in a 3 minute gory amateur's brawl.
TYGER LILY HAMMER was overcome by SLICED DUCK in a 2 minute beginner's melee.
TYGER FISH HAMMER lost to DUCK KA-BOB in a 3 minute novice's duel.
LION HEART HAMMER vanquished PINKERTON in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
PEACEMAKER beat TENDERIZED DUCK in a 1 minute novice's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   3 -  2      80  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        12 -   8 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  33 -  2      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  13 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  20 -  1      33  |

Turn 399 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     3 -  4         7  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    STEELHORSE 6900            15   2  1   94 POSSE (718)
LUNGING ATTACK   KILLIAN TEN VIR 6926        8   2  0   60 SAND DANCERS (233)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    GUNSMOKE 6933               4   3  0   54 POSSE (718)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is STEELHORSE 6900.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ROPE MAN 6928.  The ten other most popular fighters were MASHVILLE HAMMER 6918, 
BETTER DUCK 6889, STEELHORSE 6900, KILLIAN TEN VIR 6926, SLICED DUCK 6943, LION HEART 
HAMMER 6921, PEACEMAKER 6951, JOEVINA SARIL 6904, LORIN TEN KORO 6916, and GUNSMOKE 
6933.

The least popular fighter this week was TENDERIZED DUCK 6944.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TYGER FISH HAMMER 6920, WOUNDED DUCK 6942, PINKERTON 6950, 
TYGER LILY HAMMER 6919, MERRO DOSH 6912, DUCK KA-BOB 6939, KARZIN TYRN 6911, GUNSMOKE 
6933, LORIN TEN KORO 6916, and JOEVINA SARIL 6904.