DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/10/2005    Duedate: 12/07/2005

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-166

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KOOL AID
LIQUIDS (652)
(72-5909) [11-6-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KOOL AID                       HAMMY HAMSTER
LIQUIDS (652)                  MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
(72-5909) [11-6-0,106]         (72-5950) [2-0-0,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MAKKEH KILLER                  MADKAWRAW'S LAW
MILCHAMAH (663)                MILCHAMAH (663)
(72-6032) [13-13-0,87]         (72-6029) [11-15-0,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MILCHAMAH (663)             46
2. THE KINDRED (664)           31      LIQUIDS (652)
3. JUNGLE HAMMERZ (575)        21      Unchartered Team
4. TWISTED SISTERS (644)       13
5. LIQUIDS (652)                8      MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*CEREAL (651)               5   0  0  100   1/ 2*MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     8  2 1
 2/ 1*MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)      8   2  1 80.0   2/ 1 TWISTED SISTERS (644)     5 10 0
 3- 3*MILK IS GOOD (650)         9   3  0 75.0   3/ 0 MILCHAMAH (663)           4  0 0
 4- 4*MAGNIFICENT BASTAR (339)  23  12  4 65.7   4/10 LIQUIDS (652)             3  0 0
 5/ 6 LIQUIDS (652)             13   7  0 65.0   5- 5 DEADLY RAGE (158)         3  1 0
 6- 5 FREDDY'S FIVE (468)       94  53  5 63.9   6- 6*MAGNIFICENT BASTAR (339)  3  2 2
 7- 7*AD HOMINEM (561)          14   9  0 60.9   7- 7*SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)   3  2 0
 8- 8 DEADLY RAGE (158)        129  88  8 59.4   8- 3*AD HOMINEM (561)          2  1 0
 9- 9*SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)   13   9  1 59.1   9/ 4 BREAD (653)               2  1 0
10/ 0 JUNGLE HAMMERZ (575)      32  27  6 54.2  10/ 0 JUNGLE HAMMERZ (575)      2  2 0
11/10 BREAD (653)               11  10  1 52.4  11/ 0*THE KINDRED (664)         2  3 0
12/11 VERMIN (165)             190 193  8 49.6  12- 8*CEREAL (651)              1  0 0
13/13 TWISTED SISTERS (644)     40  46  4 46.5  13- 9*MILK IS GOOD (650)        1  1 0
14/ 0 MILCHAMAH (663)          179 232 17 43.6  14/12 VERMIN (165)              0  3 0
15-14*CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)      3   4  0 42.9  15-13*CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)     0  2 0
16/ 0*THE KINDRED (664)          2   3  0 40.0  16-16 FREDDY'S FIVE (468)       0  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17-15 GLACIATION GUILD I (625)  13  24  1 35.1  17-11 GLACIATION GUILD I (625)  0  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 531): FLAIR of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 416): SCARDY CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 539): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 535): VANGUARD of ORCCON THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 534): HOFFA of JOHNS (Dear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 538): JUSTIN of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 535): SWEATY of BRAIN (LHI, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 530): SIR DA of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 521): BOOKIE of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 520): ASHANDAR of AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 494): FRANKENSLOSH of HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 484): SIR LICKSALOT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 214): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 472): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 420): DELANGE of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 200): VIRET of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 188): DUFF of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 165): KOOL AID of LIQUIDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 413): WIGGLER of THUNDR + LITENING from TALCAMA (Doc Steele)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 531): none
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 416): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 539): SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 535): HARMONY (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 534): EVEREST LLP (?, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 538): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 535): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 530): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 521): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 520): AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 494): none
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 484): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 214): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 472): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 420): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 200): CARESS OF STEEL (Maximillian, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 188): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 165): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 413): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 531): FLAIR of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 538): NOTTHUR of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 537): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 529): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 494): SHADOW STARR of SUICIDAL DREAMS (Talon Darkhart, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 419): HARZOGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): DOC FELLE of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail DRAGONHEAD!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for 
your deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as TWISTED SISTERS is 
pushed out of top team by MEAT YOUR MAKER, who came from 2nd with a 3-2-1 this turn.  
Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for GLACIATION 
GUILD II, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 6 into 17th.  LIQUIDS stable has 
parlayed this turn's 1-0-0 into a 6 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up 
to 4th place.  Good work, guys!  DRAGONHEAD welcomes a new team to our ranks, 
unofficially of course, for now.  But welcome nonetheless to THE KINDRED.  Let's see 
what you can do.  And let's see, MAKKEH KILLER fought SOURDOUGH and gained 26 points 
and contributed to MILCHAMAH's 4-0-0.  SOURDOUGH has lost to MAKKEH KILLER, falling 
25 points, while helping make BREAD a 0-1-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the 
Duelmaster have failed, and KOOL AID remains DRAGONHEAD's top warrior for another 
turn.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the 
table at The Welcome Wench?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the TWISTED SISTERS 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on DRAGONHEAD, what are you afraid 
of?  And avoiding TWISTED SISTERS more than any other team we find BREAD.  
DRAGONHEAD, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports 
fans, take notice that 2 PHAT 2 from VERMIN was DRAGONHEAD's most challenged warrior 
this turn.   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  Is it really true that DRAGONHEAD 
has more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in DRAGONHEAD, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in DRAGONHEAD again, 
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOOL AID 5909                11   6  0   106       LIQUIDS (652)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAKKEH KILLER 6032           13  13  0    87       MILCHAMAH (663)
 MINDQUAKE 5861               11   6  0    73       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
-DRUWEZ 5683                   6   6  0    69       GLACIATION GUILD II (625)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRON BITCH 5859              10   8  0    66       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
 SOURDOUGH 5913                9   9  1    65       BREAD (653)
 MADKAWRAW'S LAW 6029         11  15  0    62       MILCHAMAH (663)
 2 PHAT 2 5470                 6  11  0    61       VERMIN (165)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOOL'S ZPR?PPER 6034          8  18  0    54       MILCHAMAH (663)
-KNIGHT PROWLER 3025           6   3  1    54       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
 MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035         11   7  0    53       MILCHAMAH (663)
-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)
-ACUTATE 5161                  4   1  0    41       AD HOMINEM (561)
 TIGER HAMMER 5274             4   8  1    39       JUNGLE HAMMERZ (575)
-RABID RABBIT 2317             8   8  0    38       VERMIN (165)
-SIRA BLOODSNAKE 3024          4   3  1    36       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LEPER MESSIAH 3954            4   2  0    36       DEADLY RAGE (158)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHOLE 5895                    5   2  0    33       MILK IS GOOD (650)
 HYENA HAMMER 5278             5   5  1    32       JUNGLE HAMMERZ (575)
-ACUTE 5154                    4   0  0    30       AD HOMINEM (561)
-FURY ANGERBORN 3023           3   1  0    29       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (339)
-HOCKEY 5461                   2   1  0    29       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
-ACUMEN 5158                   4   2  0    26       AD HOMINEM (561)
-BASEBALL 5460                 3   2  1    25       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
 HAMMY HAMSTER 5950            2   0  0    25       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
-EMERALD IRONWITCH 3138        3   2  0    24       CRYPTORBEAST VI (348)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GIGGLY JANE 5939              4   5  0    23       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
-SLO-PITCH 5815                3   1  0    23       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
 SILENCEOFTHELAMBCHOP 5951     2   0  0    20       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
-VINNAR 5673                   1   3  0    18       GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
 CANTU 6040                    1   0  0    18       THE KINDRED (664)
-KIM HADLEY 4090               2   1  0    17       FREDDY'S FIVE (468)
-SQUASH 5458                   3   1  0    16       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
-SOCCER 5459                   2   3  0    16       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
-WATER 5907                    2   0  0    16       LIQUIDS (652)
 DON CORNBEEFLEON 5949         2   0  1    15       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
-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)
-DURC 5671                     1   2  0    12       GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
-1% 5898                       2   0  0    10       MILK IS GOOD (650)
 TESA 6036                     1   0  0    10       THE KINDRED (664)
-ILL NINO 4974                 1   0  0     9       DEADLY RAGE (158)
 CHICKER S#!^ 5952             1   1  0     7       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
-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)
 PORKY PIG 5953                1   1  0     4       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 MONKEY HAMMER 5324            0   1  0     3       JUNGLE HAMMERZ (575)
 DRUCKHAMMER 6037              0   1  0     1       THE KINDRED (664)
 COBLE 6038                    0   1  0     1       THE KINDRED (664)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
KID FUNKY FRIED 3950   4  1 0 DEADLY RAGE 158       SHADOW MAGE 3022      164         
ALLIGATOR HAMMER 5276  2  5 1 JUNGLE HAMMERZ 575    BANDIT PRINCE 25      166 NONE    
PRIXUS 6039            0  1 0 THE KINDRED 664       STONE GOLEM 26        166 NONE    
IRON 6041              0  1 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644   WURM KIN 27           166 NONE    
ICE HEART 6002         0  2 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644   DON CORNBEEFLEON 5949 166         
FRENZY 5857            4  6 1 TWISTED SISTERS 644   SIRA BLOODSNAKE 3024  164         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sourdough -- Watch out!  With fights like that, you too could become... -- 2 Phat 2

Assur -- Best of luck in "72".  I agree, 82 sucks! -- Sultan

12 October 2005
Magic Man -- You are a fellow Canadian, are you not?  Where do you hail from?  I live
in Kelowna, B.C. -- Maximillian, 8,13, 28, 47, 54

5 November 2005
It is with a proud heart that I announce the newest member of the Desolate Empire

alliance.  Dok Sik will be known from here forth as Dark Knight Dok Sik, of the
Desolate Empire.  May he be blessed with victory and courage.  May his enemies' blood
flow freely! -- The Dark Knights Wasby and Toker

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ALLIGATOR HAMMER was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PRIXUS was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
IRON was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
IRON BITCH demolished 2 PHAT 2 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
KOOL AID devastated MINDQUAKE in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
SOURDOUGH was demolished by MAKKEH KILLER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MADKAWRAW'S LAW vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
MEGINNAW'S RULE handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
MOOL'S ZPR?PPER won victory over THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute uneven duel.
TIGER HAMMER savagely defeated GIGGLY JANE in a action packed 1 minute gory duel.
HYENA HAMMER overpowered CHICKER S#!^ in a 1 minute gory uneven match.
SILENCEOFTHELAMBCHOP overpowered DRUCKHAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
PORKY PIG was devastated by CANTU in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ICE HEART was savagely slain by DON CORNBEEFLEON in a 1 minute gory amateur's match.
HAMMY HAMSTER handily defeated COBLE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MONKEY HAMMER was vanquished by TESA in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   6 -  1      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       23 -  15 -  0      61  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  20 -  2      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  15 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  12 -  1      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        10 -  12 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   8 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |

Turn 166 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-RIPOSTE      3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   KOOL AID 5909              11   6  0  106 LIQUIDS (652)
STRIKING ATTACK  MINDQUAKE 5861             11   6  0   73 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
LUNGING ATTACK   IRON BITCH 5859            10   8  0   66 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
TOTAL PARRY      MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035       11   7  0   53 MILCHAMAH (663)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAKKEH KILLER 6032.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MADKAWRAW'S LAW 6029.  The ten other most popular fighters were MOOL'S 
ZPR?PPER 6034, TIGER HAMMER 5274, IRON BITCH 5859, HYENA HAMMER 5278, DON 
CORNBEEFLEON 5949, KOOL AID 5909, MAKKEH KILLER 6032, MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035, 
SILENCEOFTHELAMBCHOP 5951, and CANTU 6040.

The least popular fighter this week was COBLE 6038.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ICE HEART 6002, PORKY PIG 5953, DRUCKHAMMER 6037, CHICKER S#!^ 5952, 2 
PHAT 2 5470, IRON 6041, PRIXUS 6039, ALLIGATOR HAMMER 5276, MONKEY HAMMER 5324, and 
HAMMY HAMSTER 5950.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 12 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                          PETER (4-1642) of THE BAD BUNNIES
                    PHILLIP THE BIRD (40-3708) of CRUEL PET NAMES 
                  MILES HITS THE ROAD (69-7270) of CRUMBLING LEAGUE
                         ROCKWELL (7-5003) of UNDEAD ARTISTS
                          FURRY BOX (72-4314) of BRIAN LOCK
                            0001 (82-12389) of OCT 2001 1
                            0002 (82-12390) of OCT 2001 1
                      SACRIFICE (82-12669) of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
                      HARRY SELDON (82-18333) of FOUNDATION ARMY
                         PSYCHO BITCH (82-18670) of SANDY TOO
                     ??RADAR?? (82-20310) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II
                          LITA (82-27080) of DARK TOADS 04D

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes