DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/15/2005    Duedate: 10/12/2005

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-164

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KOOL AID
LIQUIDS (652)
(72-5909) [9-6-0,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KOOL AID                       DARK GRIFTER
LIQUIDS (652)                  MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
(72-5909) [9-6-0,90]           (72-3021) [5-1-1,68]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KOOL AID                       ACUTATE
LIQUIDS (652)                  AD HOMINEM (561)
(72-5909) [9-6-0,90]           (72-5161) [3-1-0,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TWISTED SISTERS (644)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)  26
2. LIQUIDS (652)               23      FREDDY'S FIVE (468)
3. CEREAL (651)                21      Unchartered Team
4. DEADLY RAGE (158)           14
5. MILK IS GOOD (650)          13      CEREAL (651)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CEREAL (651)               5   0  0  100   1/ 2 TWISTED SISTERS (644)     5 10 0
 2/ 2*MILK IS GOOD (650)         9   2  0 81.8   2/ 3 BREAD (653)               3  0 0
 3/ 0*MAGNIFICENT BASTAR (339)  23  12  4 65.7   3/ 8*MILK IS GOOD (650)        3  0 0
 4/ 0 FREDDY'S FIVE (468)       94  53  5 63.9   4/ 9*CEREAL (651)              3  0 0
 5- 4 ENAB SREGANAM (539)       30  19  2 61.2   5/ 0 DEADLY RAGE (158)         3  1 0
 6/ 6 LIQUIDS (652)             11   7  0 61.1   6/ 0*MAGNIFICENT BASTAR (339)  3  2 2
 7/ 0 DEADLY RAGE (158)        129  88  8 59.4   7/11*AD HOMINEM (561)          3  4 0
 8/ 5*AD HOMINEM (561)          13   9  0 59.1   8/10 LIQUIDS (652)             2  1 0
 9/10 BREAD (653)               10   9  1 52.6   9- 7*Z-DRAGON (640)            2  2 0
10/ 9 VERMIN (165)             190 191  8 49.9  10- 1 ENAB SREGANAM (539)       2  3 0
11-12 ORIGINALE BASTARDS (144)  67  70  7 48.9  11-12 BRIAN LOCK (398)          1  0 0
12-13 BRIAN LOCK (398)          10  11  0 47.6  12/13 GLACIATION GUILD I (625)  1  1 0
13/11 TWISTED SISTERS (644)     36  40  4 47.4  13/ 6 VERMIN (165)              1  4 0
14/ 0*CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)      3   4  0 42.9  14/ 0*CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)     0  2 0
15/14 GLACIATION GUILD I (625)  13  24  1 35.1  15/ 0 FREDDY'S FIVE (468)       0  1 0
16-15*Z-DRAGON (640)             4   8  1 33.3  16-16*CELTS (221)               0  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17-16*CELTS (221)                3   7  1 30.0  17-15 ORIGINALE BASTARDS (144)  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.

     Weeeeeellll!!!   My first ever...sitting atop this giant golden chair!  WOW!!!
Does it feel wonderful...Braaahaahaahaa!  Oh...let me stop joking around and get to
it.  Don't know how long I'll hold this great title...life is short and things can
change in a second if one isn't careful?  We all know it to be true.  Let's see who
will challenge and try to steel this great honor away from my grasp???  Just who will
step up and try?  C'mon fellow gladiators, don't let me down..."challenge away!"  I
do thank my gods for this great honor.
     Enough of that!

                                    DRUWEZ, THE KING OF #72!

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in DRAGONHEAD a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets 
poor.  So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can 
make the difference, as ENAB SREGANAM is pushed out of top team by TWISTED SISTERS, 
who came from 2nd with a 1-4-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, 
for there are sorrows to drown for ENAB SREGANAM, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them 
by 9 into 10th.  MILK IS GOOD stable has parlayed this turn's 1-0-0 into a 5 space 
move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 3rd place.  Good work, guys!  And let's 
see, SHADOW MAGE fought KID FUNKY FRIED and gained 18 points and contributed to 
MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS' 3-2-2.  FURY ANGERBORN has lost to WHOLE, falling 6 points, 
while helping make MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS a 3-2-2 turn.  We should ask KOOL AID about 
the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now 
the one to ask.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped 
under the table at The Welcome Wench?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  TWISTED SISTERS has cause to stand tall, as 
they were DRAGONHEAD's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And guess who avoided TWISTED SISTERS stable the most?  Believe it or not, it 
was AD HOMINEM.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that IRON BITCH 
from TWISTED SISTERS was DRAGONHEAD's most challenged warrior this turn.  Building 
dreams on hope, WHEATIES challenged up 30 points this turn to take on IRON BITCH from 
TWISTED SISTERS stable.  And now nobody knows where IRON BITCH is right now, after 
giving WHEATIES 21 points worth of recognition.  As quiet chuckles rise behind me.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  The manager of DEADLY RAGE will not be pleased to learn that KID 
FUNKY FRIED, a 4-0-0 fighter, has been killed at the hands of MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS' 
SHADOW MAGE.  FRENZY has departed DRAGONHEAD, leaving TWISTED SISTERS without their 
4-5-1 warrior.  Question, just what was hers team doing at the taverns last night?  
Now it looks like BRASIDAS is gone, and forgotten too, now that ANCIENT KNIGHTS did 
not revenge BREAD's SOURDOUGH for killing BRASIDAS.  A brave warrior does not carry a 
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in DRAGONHEAD and I've a long road ahead 
of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond 
the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOOL AID 5909                 9   6  0    90       LIQUIDS (652)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-*KIM COOKIES 1488            19  15  4   104       ORIGINALE BASTARDS (144)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOURDOUGH 5913                8   8  1    87       BREAD (653)
-FURRY BOX 4314                4   3  0    81       BRIAN LOCK (398)
-PHELON 1492                  16  23  1    74       ORIGINALE BASTARDS (144)
 DRUWEZ 5683                   6   6  0    69       GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
 DARK GRIFTER 3021             5   1  1    68       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MINDQUAKE 5861               10   5  0    64       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
 2 PHAT 2 5470                 6   9  0    59       VERMIN (165)
-MEGATRAVELLER 3548            5   0  0    59       BRIAN LOCK (398)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-A.J. ROJ 4978                10   5  0    55       ENAB SREGANAM (539)
 KNIGHT PROWLER 3025           6   3  1    54       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
 SHADOW MAGE 3022              5   4  1    53       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
 COMFORTABLY NUMB 4098         7   1  0    48       FREDDY'S FIVE (468)
 WHEATIES 5900                 5   0  0    46       CEREAL (651)
 IRON BITCH 5859               8   8  0    39       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
-RABID RABBIT 2317             8   8  0    38       VERMIN (165)
 WHOLE 5895                    5   1  0    38       MILK IS GOOD (650)
 ACUTATE 5161                  3   1  0    37       AD HOMINEM (561)
-E. KARD 4977                  8   3  2    36       ENAB SREGANAM (539)
 SIRA BLOODSNAKE 3024          4   3  1    36       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
 LEPER MESSIAH 3954            4   2  0    36       DEADLY RAGE (158)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ALUN 2319                     1   0  1    33       CELTS (221)
-ACUTE 5154                    4   0  0    30       AD HOMINEM (561)
 FURY ANGERBORN 3023           3   1  0    29       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
-ACUMEN 5158                   4   2  0    26       AD HOMINEM (561)
 EMERALD IRONWITCH 3138        3   2  0    24       CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TEMOH PAB 4980                6   3  0    21       ENAB SREGANAM (539)
-VINNAR 5673                   1   3  0    18       GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
-WHITE 5818                    2   1  1    17       Z-DRAGON (640)
-KIM HADLEY 4090               2   1  0    17       FREDDY'S FIVE (468)
 GIGGLY JANE 5939              3   4  0    16       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
-RETSEH CRIS 5199              2   0  0    16       ENAB SREGANAM (539)
-WATER 5907                    2   0  0    16       LIQUIDS (652)
-RHIANNON 2320                 1   3  0    14       CELTS (221)
-AD HOPPITY 5155               1   0  0    14       AD HOMINEM (561)
-2% 5896                       2   1  0    13       MILK IS GOOD (650)
-WHOLE WHEAT 5914              2   0  0    13       BREAD (653)
-BLACK 5821                    1   2  0    13       Z-DRAGON (640)
-DURC 5671                     1   2  0    12       GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
 DU HAST MICH 4708             1   0  0    11       DEADLY RAGE (158)
-1% 5898                       2   0  0    10       MILK IS GOOD (650)
-TIAMAT 5946                   1   0  0    10       Z-DRAGON (640)
 ILL NINO 4974                 1   0  0     9       DEADLY RAGE (158)
-DIGON 2318                    1   2  0     7       CELTS (221)
-MIGRAINE ANGEL 3246           0   1  0     7       CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)
 TOMBSTONE GOLEM 3136          0   1  0     7       CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)
-THE KAFTONATOR 4088           1   2  0     5       FREDDY'S FIVE (468)
 IRON MAIDEN 5947              0   3  0     3       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
-SMAUG 5944                    0   2  0     2       Z-DRAGON (640)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EMIR PSULERZA 5948            0   1  0     1       ENAB SREGANAM (539)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
BASHER I AM! 5954      0  1 0 AD HOMINEM 561        WURM KIN 27           164 NONE    
BRASIDAS 5784          3  1 0 ANCIENT KNIGHTS 507   SOURDOUGH 5913        160 NOT REVE
KID FUNKY FRIED 3950   4  1 0 DEADLY RAGE 158       SHADOW MAGE 3022      164         
SUIDOMSA 4976          0  6 0 ENAB SREGANAM 539     WHITE 5818            161 REVENGED
FRENZY 5857            4  6 1 TWISTED SISTERS 644   SIRA BLOODSNAKE 3024  164         
TWISTED JENNY 5940     2  1 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644   LORD STANLEY 5916     161         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Iron Maiden -- Sorry about the matchup...it isn't my doing.  How'd you like my
fighting abilities?  Bet you are a bit surprised, huh?  Well there's more where that
came from if you dare.  I'm about to make a few "FOOLISH" challenges, but my manager
is going to test me and my brother out to gage our talent.  Yes, we may die in the
process...but my manager doesn't seem to care! -- Acute--The Brute!!

Wheaties -- You stole that from me...19 minutes!!!  You common !@$*#$^*%$#$!!!  Maybe
next time things will turn out better for me?  Time will tell. -- Acumen--the
duelman!

Giggly Jane -- YEAH!!!  YEAH!!!  I'll get you in the future...you are one lucky
#@&*#!  Always keep a sharp eye.  I'll be waiting for you! -- Ad Hoppity--the big
boppity!

All -- Too bad ol-Baphomet isn't here, or I'd smash him and his stables up real nice!
if any of you see him, do let him know that I'm looking forward to fighting whatever
he has.  Smile! -- Sir Chester

All -- What????  It's god awful here???  What gives???? -- Sir Chester

15 September 2005
                             HAMMER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

     Be it known from the highest mountains to the darkest alleys of Alastari that
the veteran manager known far and wide as Hammer has now officially retired from
sponsoring contests as of September 15, 2005.
     What a long time ago was a fun motivated activity to help promote our common
DM/D2 gaming interest in an effort to promote the growth and competitiveness of
selected arenas has become a far from fun experience.
     In other words Hammer has had it!
     The combination of real life situations interfering with the time needed to
effectively sponsor a contest, plus the attitudes expressed during such sponsorship
interference has led to Hammer closing his personal coin coffers and retiring from
his planned sponsorship of any future contests.
     There are others in our close knit gaming community who are well able to step up
to the plate and continue sponsoring contests that make the basic game a fun
experience for all those who choose to compete and interact in such future endeavors.
     Hammer thanks all managers both active and inactive who helped to make the
Hammer sponsored contests a historical and entertaining experience well worth the
time, effort and money spent over the past several years.
     May the Cheers and the Jeers of future contests build upon the legacies of those
who have paved the way in years gone by to help make this game what it is today.
     Hammer has no regrets for the part he has played in that history.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BASHER I AM! was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
WHEATIES unbelievably bested IRON BITCH in a action packed 4 minute Challenge battle.
DRUWEZ was overpowered by KOOL AID in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
SOURDOUGH devastated KNIGHT PROWLER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DARK GRIFTER savagely defeated COMFORTABLY NUMB in a 2 minute competition.
2 PHAT 2 was overpowered by MINDQUAKE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SHADOW MAGE delivered the death blow upon KID FUNKY FRIED in a 1 minute competition.
FURY ANGERBORN was luckily beaten by WHOLE in a action packed 4 minute gruesome melee.
LEPER MESSIAH viciously subdued GIGGLY JANE in a popular 3 minute gruesome duel.
EMERALD IRONWITCH slimly lost to ACUTATE in a popular 7 minute brutal fight.
SIRA BLOODSNAKE put to death FRENZY in a popular 1 minute bout.
IRON MAIDEN was demolished by DU HAST MICH in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TOMBSTONE GOLEM was overcome by ILL NINO in a 1 minute novice's contest.

                                    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  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  13 -  0      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  13 -  2      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  25 -  5      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   7 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  10 -  2      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  10 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   9 -  1      40  |

Turn 164 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   KOOL AID 5909               9   6  0   90 LIQUIDS (652)
LUNGING ATTACK   DARK GRIFTER 3021           5   1  1   68 MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
STRIKING ATTACK  MINDQUAKE 5861             10   5  0   64 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
TOTAL PARRY      COMFORTABLY NUMB 4098       7   1  0   48 FREDDY'S FIVE (468)
WALL OF STEEL    SIRA BLOODSNAKE 3024        4   3  1   36 MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
SLASHING ATTACK  LEPER MESSIAH 3954          4   2  0   36 DEADLY RAGE (158)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KOOL AID 5909.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ACUTATE 5161.  The ten other most popular fighters were FURY ANGERBORN 3023, 
LEPER MESSIAH 3954, IRON BITCH 5859, DARK GRIFTER 3021, EMERALD IRONWITCH 3138, 
SOURDOUGH 5913, SHADOW MAGE 3022, WHOLE 5895, ILL NINO 4974, and KOOL AID 5909.

The least popular fighter this week was TOMBSTONE GOLEM 3136.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were IRON MAIDEN 5947, KID FUNKY FRIED 3950, 2 PHAT 2 5470, KNIGHT 
PROWLER 3025, DRUWEZ 5683, BASHER I AM! 5954, GIGGLY JANE 5939, COMFORTABLY NUMB 
4098, WHEATIES 5900, and DU HAST MICH 4708.