DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/12/2006    Duedate: 11/08/2006

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-178

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MINDQUAKE
TWISTED SISTERS (644)
(72-5861) [14-9-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MINDQUAKE                      POSITION IS EMPTY
TWISTED SISTERS (644)          
(72-5861) [14-9-0,100]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

IRON BITCH                     MARWAN
TWISTED SISTERS (644)          SACRED REALM (506)
(72-5859) [11-13-1,61]         (72-6082) [3-3-0,24]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MILCHAMAH (663)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BARBARIAN HORDE (637)       39
2. SACRED REALM (506)          18      BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
3. TWISTED SISTERS (644)       12      Unchartered Team
4. VERMIN (165)                 5
5. OUTLAWS (643)                0BILLY & THE BASHER'S (241)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)     33  24  4 57.9   1/ 1 MILCHAMAH (663)           7  4 1
 2/ 4 BREAD (653)               17  15  1 53.1   2/ 3 TWISTED SISTERS (644)     5  7 0
 3/ 0 SAMURAI KIDS II (674)    127 122 11 51.0   3/ 0 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)     4  1 1
 4/ 5 VERMIN (165)             198 197  8 50.1   4- 2 OUTLAWS (643)             4  2 1
 5/ 0 SACRED REALM (506)        31  32  4 49.2   5/ 4 VERMIN (165)              2  1 0
 6/ 6 TWISTED SISTERS (644)     51  57  5 47.2   6/ 5 BREAD (653)               2  1 0
 7/ 7 MILCHAMAH (663)          209 255 21 45.0   7/ 0 SACRED REALM (506)        2  3 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.

     It is without sadness that I retire Sourdough.  He fulfilled my goal to graduate
a basher with 21 Speed (just Con & Deftness left).  I am very happy about that,
because I have no candidates that could have replaced him.  So for me, Sourdough was
a huge success story.  I guess it's time to start ruining 21 deftness rollups to look
for a Basher with 21 starting Deftness! :)

For those who might be interested, he graduates:

     Sourdough
     15-8-9-15-9-21-7 B
     Poor Endurance, Good Damage
     Skills at: 31(-1)/16/24(+4)/6(+2-4)/6(+1-2)/23
     54 learns in 40 FE
     Faves: VH/VL WF, learns Init
     Rookies: 6-3, Inits: 4-3, Adepts: 2-3

A very runnable, if unexciting warrior.  I will be, however, taking my leave from
Dragonhead, which does sadden me.  I like this arena.  I have some more warriors in
here, but they aren't going to be activated anytime soon.  It is all about priorities
and while Sourdough may be on the bland side of my warriors, my goal was to see a
starting 21 speed basher graduate.

     God Blesses,

        Assurnasirbanipal (for Sourdough)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome DRAGONHEAD.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with MINDQUAKE? 
She actually beat MILCHAMAH's MEGINNAW'S RULE, and walked away with 16 more points 
from the fight.  Major screwup at MILCHAMAH.  MEGINNAW'S RULE lost 11 points to 
MINDQUAKE.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe MEGINNAW'S RULE will provide more 
easy wins...  See how the Duelmaster Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's BANDIT 
PRINCE?  That sort of initiative is how he got where he is now.  The crowds were 
amazed this turn, as BANDIT PRINCE killed the Duelmaster, SOURDOUGH, leaving BREAD in 
mourning.  So now MINDQUAKE gets to be DRAGONHEAD's Duelmaster.  But what comes 
around goes around.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, MILCHAMAH!  In my 
day, no team with a 207-254-20 would scare me off!  What's the problem, TWISTED 
SISTERS?  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, 2 PHAT 2! 
Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  IRON BITCH of TWISTED 
SISTERS knows how to pick 'em.  She challenged 2 PHAT 2 of VERMIN who is up by 25.  
Now was this a wise move?  IRON BITCH perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she 
was defeated by 2 PHAT 2 and ended up with 61 recognition points.   
     Warriors of DRAGONHEAD unite.  You have only your games to lose!  I like to see 
warriors put young whippersnappers in their place.  I guess you could say BARBARIAN 
HORDE'MERLIN did just that.  Right TWISTED SISTERS?  The ultimate victory is one that 
results in death.  MERLIN of knows this.  Will TWISTED SISTERS attempt a Bloodfeud?  
Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day?  To die so young, so 
gloriously!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  
DRAGONHEAD is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't 
want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MINDQUAKE 5861               14   9  0   100       TWISTED SISTERS (644)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 2 PHAT 2 5470                14  15  0    95       VERMIN (165)
-BAMBOO 6146                  13  10  3    92       SAMURAI KIDS II (674)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRYBABY 5853                  9   6  0    84       OUTLAWS (643)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035         17  13  0    76       MILCHAMAH (663)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRON BITCH 5859              11  13  1    61       TWISTED SISTERS (644)
 MERLIN 5776                   8   3  2    61       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-YONDU 6091                    5   0  0    50       OUTLAWS (643)
-COPYCAT 5854                  7   9  1    49       OUTLAWS (643)
 LADY SARINA 5773              6   5  1    49       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
 KATSUMOTO 5942                4   3  0    46       SACRED REALM (506)
 THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775         8   3  0    43       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
 ANDAR 5774                    6   5  1    43       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
-RABID RABBIT 2317             8   8  0    38       VERMIN (165)
 GIGGLY JANE 5939              8   5  0    34       TWISTED SISTERS (644)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRUMPY OLD BAT 4578           5   9  0    28       SACRED REALM (506)
 MADKAWRAW REBORN 6135         4   1  0    27       MILCHAMAH (663)
 LORD STANLEY 5916             3   5  1    25       SACRED REALM (506)
 MARWAN 6082                   3   3  0    24       SACRED REALM (506)
 WINSTON 6085                  3   1  0    24       SACRED REALM (506)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOOL REGENERATED 6060         5   5  3    23       MILCHAMAH (663)
-ZAZEN 6182                    4   3  0    23       SAMURAI KIDS II (674)
 GENERAL RAY 6113              2   1  0    17       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
-WHOLE WHEAT 5914              2   0  0    13       BREAD (653)
-GOAT 6080                     3   3  0    12       OUTLAWS (643)
-DOKUEKI 6184                  1   1  0     4       SAMURAI KIDS II (674)
-WARLOCK 6137                  0   2  0     2       OUTLAWS (643)
-PANDA 6185                    0   1  0     1       SAMURAI KIDS II (674)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
SOURDOUGH 5913        15 14 1 BREAD 653             BANDIT PRINCE 25      178 NONE    
DEADLY MADKAWRAW 6056  4  5 0 MILCHAMAH 663         COPYCAT 5854          176         
FYRE 6051              1  2 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644   MOOL REGENERATED 6060 178         
SHADOW 6052            2  1 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644   MERLIN 5776           178         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

14 September 2006
     I am back in the arena and thinking back to those days in 1984 where I was a
novice and clueless manager.
     Now, 22 years later it looks like I am an ancient and once again clueless
manager.
     I am looking to recover some old warriors.  Since none of them are Aimed Blows,
they are no threat to win anything.  I just want to see how they turned out.

The Couatl 2-17
Madam Butterfly 20-701
Gypsy Moth 20-703
King Crab 21-1
Priestess Python 26-1388

Please contact me at DekeYoung@Comcast.net if you know about any of these ancient
warriors, or just want to bs about the old, old, old times.

25 September 2006
It is obvious that the Dark Knights wish to be shown the light.  Allow me to step
forward and blind them with truth.  YOU ARE WORTHLESS!!!  The Dark Knights are so
afraid of the light that they hide behind their black armor and empty threats.  It is
too bad they are unwilling to actually FIGHT us!  I guess our natural light is too
bright for you all to face!  Fear us, for we are here! -- Gemini Goldphoenix,
Overlord of the Avengers of Light!

5 October 2006
*Turf War IV Rules*

     Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must:
     A.  Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM
         47) newsletter.
Captains are responsible for:
     a.  verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance;
     b.  distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
Managers must:
     a.  Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Gift Certificate to participate to:
          Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM 47 -- North Fork, or
          Rick Stringer
          13 St. Michael's CT
          Elkton, MD 21921
     b.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance
         they will be fighting under in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Rules:
     1.  No scoring will begin until a Gift Cert is received.  No exceptions.
     2.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare and be verified by the
         Captain of the alliance he/she has claimed for;
     3.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  NO multiple aliases please.
         Violations will result in disqualification.
     4.  The contest will begin on the turn following the January F2F and run for 12
         turns.
     5.  The turn  a declaration and verification will begin the scoring process.
     6.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 10 of the Turf
         War 5.
     7.  For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions.
Scoring:
                  Win     Loss     Kill     Die
Challenge          +2      -2       +5       -5
Match-Up           +1      -1       +1       -5
Bloodfeud          +2      -5       +5      -10
Champion           x2      x2       x2       x2
Downchallenge     -10      xx      -10       xx
Dark Arena        +10      -5       xx       xx
Special Scoring:
     a.  Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 2 points (team mentions only!)
     b.  Each Style Master is worth 2 points.
     c.  Duelmaster Throne is worth 2 points
Champions:
     a.  Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory.  If declared, the Champion
         must be in the Adepts or lower brackets on the turn they are declared
         without having gone above the Adepts bracket at any time...including
         transferred teams.  (I'll be watching for this occurrence!)
Bloodfeuds:
     a.  Bloodfeuds count for all four (4) turns.  However, the same warrior may not
         be used all four turns.  4 turns means 4 separate warriors.  A penalty of
         -10 will be given to the team who violates this.
Special Conditions:
     a.  I reserve the right for all final decisions.
     b.  If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2.
     c.  If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong, I'll subtract points at the rate of
         x10.
     d.  Each alliance begins with zero (0) points.
     e.  Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty
         (this means a warrior with 0 FE).
     f.  TVs won after the contest begins gain a 25 point one time score once the
         tourney reports are posted in the NL.
     g.  TCs won after the contest begins gain a 50 point one time score with the
         same conditions as noted for TVs.
     h.  NO switching alliance once verified by an alliance that a team has declared
         for.
     i.  Only 7 teams are permitted per alliance for the Turf War 5.
PRIZES:
     Turf Wars are a "Winner Takes All" type contest.  All prizes and 100% of the RU
Certs will be given to the Captain of the winning alliance and it is his/her
responsibility to give these to the alliance membership.
     I have requested from RSI the following:
     a.  renaming of the orth Fork (DM 47) arena;
     b.  renaming of Dark Arena Monsters;
     c.  known favourite rhythms for one warrior on each team of the winning
         alliance.  This warrior would be in the Initiates or above brackets on the
         last turn of the Turf War (they must have at least one arena fight to
         receive this award).
               Baphomet, Host of TW5
Special Note:  A downchallenge is considered from a higher bracket to a lower
bracket.  Same bracket, more recognition points?  Not a downchallenge!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SOURDOUGH was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MINDQUAKE vanquished MEGINNAW'S RULE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
IRON BITCH was overpowered by 2 PHAT 2 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FYRE was barely slain by MOOL REGENERATED in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
LADY SARINA subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute competition.
MERLIN butchered SHADOW in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel.
WINSTON was overpowered by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ANDAR savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gruesome melee.
THE TRUNK MONKEY vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
MARWAN was viciously subdued by GIGGLY JANE in a 4 minute gory fight.
KATSUMOTO beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute melee.
LORD STANLEY was defeated by CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 1 minute match.
GRUMPY OLD BAT devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
MADKAWRAW REBORN subdued GENERAL RAY in a 6 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   8 -  2      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    58 -  34 -  8      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     17 -  11 -  1      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  15 -  1      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  15 -  4      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW        20 -  19 -  0      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 178 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      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  MINDQUAKE 5861             14   9  0  100 TWISTED SISTERS (644)
TOTAL PARRY      MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035       17  13  0   76 MILCHAMAH (663)
SLASHING ATTACK  MERLIN 5776                 8   3  2   61 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
AIMED BLOW       LADY SARINA 5773            6   5  1   49 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775       8   3  0   43 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is IRON BITCH 5859.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MARWAN 6082.  The ten other most popular fighters were KATSUMOTO 5942, MINDQUAKE 
5861, 2 PHAT 2 5470, FYRE 6051, LADY SARINA 5773, ANDAR 5774, THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775, 
LORD STANLEY 5916, MOOL REGENERATED 6060, and GENERAL RAY 6113.

The least popular fighter this week was GIGGLY JANE 5939.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MADKAWRAW REBORN 6135, WINSTON 6085, SHADOW 6052, IRON BITCH 
5859, GRUMPY OLD BAT 4578, MERLIN 5776, MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035, GENERAL RAY 6113, MOOL 
REGENERATED 6060, and LORD STANLEY 5916.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

2 PHAT 2 (72-5470) VERMIN (165)

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

SOURDOUGH (72-5913) BREAD (653)

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLI

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FURRY BOX 4314 (10-5-0)                2  3  0         BRIAN LOCK           

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KOOL AID 5909 (11-6-0)                 1  3  0  DEAD   LIQUIDS              

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WHEATIES 5900 (5-0-0)                  2  3  0         CEREAL               
WHOLE 5895 (5-2-0)                     1  3  0         MILK IS GOOD         

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
STEVE LAKE 6117 (0-0-0)                7  3  0         SUE'S BOYS           
LEON DURHAM 6118 (0-0-0)               6  3  1         SUE'S BOYS           
ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967 (0-0-0)            3  3  0         PURPLE PLATYPI       
RYNE SANDBERG 6115 (0-0-0)             3  3  1         SUE'S BOYS           
FULCRUM 6122 (0-0-0)                   1  3  0         RUSSIAN BIRDS