DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/14/2011    Duedate: 08/10/2011

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-239

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHOLE
MILK IS GOOD (650)
(72-5895) [11-2-0,93]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHOLE                          RUTABAGA
MILK IS GOOD (650)             VEGGIES II (721)
(72-5895) [11-2-0,93]          (72-6482) [2-0-0,21]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TORANS ULRIK                   TORANS ULRIK
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)             MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
(72-6399) [13-16-0,83]         (72-6399) [13-16-0,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)          25
2. VEGGIES II (721)            11      MILK IS GOOD (650)
3. LHC (705)                   10      Unchartered Team
4. MILK IS GOOD (650)           4
5. ARTIC FURY (620)             0      VEGGIES II (721)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*VEGGIES II (721)           2   0  0  100   1- 1*ARTIC FURY (620)          7  3 4
 2/ 1 MILK IS GOOD (650)        18   3  0 85.7   2- 2*ORC EMPIRE (603)          7  3 0
 3- 2*KIWI CONNECTION (696)      4   1  1 80.0   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)        7  8 0
 4- 3*KIWI CONNECTION 3 (698)    3   1  0 75.0   4/ 4 MILK IS GOOD (650)        4  0 0
 5- 4*KIWI CONNECTION 8 (703)    4   2  0 66.7   5- 6 ARTIC FIRE (678)          4  2 0
 6- 5*ORC EMPIRE (603)          17   9  2 65.4   6- 5*KIWI CONNECTION 8 (703)   4  2 0
 7- 6 ARTIC FIRE (678)          32  17  0 65.3   7- 7*KIWI CONNECTION (696)     2  0 0
 8/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)        80  64  3 55.6   8/ 8 LHC (705)                 2  8 0
 9- 8*ARTIC FURY (620)           7   6  4 53.8   9/ 0*VEGGIES II (721)          1  0 0
10/ 9 LHC (705)                 22  59  0 27.2  10- 9*KIWI CONNECTION 3 (698)   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

                             THE ADM REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

The next ADM Regional Tournament will be held in the months of October/November 2011
and will be contested in the regular arenas during the late Summer months.

Q: What is the ADM Regional Tournament?
A: The ADM Regional Tournament is a competition where the best and brightest warriors
   from the ADM regionals compete for bragging rights and to see which region is the
   best!

Q: How does it work?
A: During the month of October, the warriors of each Regional Team will be temporarily
   moved to a special regional arena, where they will battle it out in a single
   elimination tournament.  The last warrior standing wins for his region.  (Learns,
   skills, and FE gained during the contest will not be permanent.)

   Results will be posted online during the months of October/November.

Q: How are teams determined?
A: There are 10 warrior slots given out to each team. The 10 Stylemasters of each
   regional arena during Saturday, October 15th will automatically qualify and be
   selected.

   To qualify for a Stylemaster position, you must have been active in the arena in 4
   of the prior 6 turns including the last one (2 of the last 3 for Crysalis).  (Thus,
   you'll want to activate your warriors before the week of July 23rd, to be safe.)

   Should a team not be able to qualify all 10 warriors, they may select wildcard
   entrants to fill those empty slots.  However, they must have at least 7 different
   styles represented AND no more than 2 of any style.  Should they not be able to
   meet this criteria, their team will be filled with NPCs.

   Each manager may only play for 1 region and may qualify no more than 3 warriors on
   a regional team.  They may play a 3rd warrior only if everyone else who wants to
   participate already has 2 and/or there is no other option.  A manager may not have
   more than 1 warrior of the same style on the regional team.

Q: What's a Regional Coordinator?
A: The Regional Coordinator is the unofficial "team captain":  They are in charge of
   putting together their team based on the rules, trying to make sure everyone is
   included and that any disputes are handled.  (For instance, if someone qualifies
   more than 2 warriors, the regional coordinator will work with that manager and
   determine which warriors will participate on the team, and then notify
   replacements, etc.)

   The Regional Coordinators are: Manager (Andorak), Buri(Darkholm), The Dark One
   (Free Blades), Crip (Crysalis), Master Darque (Unnamed No Tourney Arena), One Arm
   Bandit (Home Guard).  If you need to contact them, you can write a personal ad in
   the ADM arena, or send a diplo to them at:

                        Manager:        Superior Forces in DM 105
                        The Dark One:   Angels of Pain in DM 103
                        Buri:           Tackle Box in DM 104
                        One Arm Bandit: Sea Dogs in DM 101
                        Crip:           Royal Flush in DM 106
                        Master Darque:  Darque Ages in DM 81

Q: What does happen if someone qualifies more than 2 warriors?
A: That manager will be able to decide which 2 to send (or, if there are no other
   options, the manager may send 3--see above) and the next highest qualifying warrior
   will be able to take place of the warrior that doesn't get sent if it's an
   automatic spot.  It's definitely a good idea to communicate with your team
   coordinator and fellow teammates.  Remember, even though you are fighting for
   qualification spots, you all still want to put together a competitive team! (All
   of the captains treat this as an inclusive event so it's unlikely anyone will
   completely get left out in the cold.)

Q: What if my warriors are not in ADM regional?  Or, what if they are in the wrong
   ADM regional?
A: If your warriors are in 100, or are in the wrong region, and they haven't fought
   since the split, you can request to CSR to have them moved into the proper
   regional arena.

Q: Is there a prize?
A: Bragging rights!

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 337): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Manniquin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 334): SCARLET of D'HARAN EMPIRE (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 332): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 309): STANDBY of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 304): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 290): NASTY NES of PUBLICH ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 284): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 238): AFTERSHOCK of SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 239): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 54): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 236): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 337): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 334): THE DEATH LORDS (Widowmaker, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 332): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 309): NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 304): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 290): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 284): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 238): SLAMMA JAMMA (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 239): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 54): SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 236): CRYPTICS et al (Crip, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 337): CONFESSION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Manniquin, mgr.)
               (turn 336): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): SMOKEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
                          (turn 302): PROWL of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                                      EARVLING FLASH of FORCE OF WILL
                                                    (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 289): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 239): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Welcome to Dragonhead and the Middle Way sweepstakes.  Who will it be this turn?
Can I maintain my winning streak against them?  It's pretty exciting here in
Dragonhead.  Assur has been expanding fast and furious as he intends this to be his
training facilities for his growing tourney roster.
     My only disappointment is that this expansion does not seem to include any
increase in the consumption of milk, let alone whole milk.  He says individuals can
include or exclude milk as part of the diet by their own decisions.  I think he's
making a mistake.  Milk should be a part of any major training program diet.  And I
think it should be WHOLE milk.

Whole

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DRAGONHEAD, 
for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Nothing is certain in DRAGONHEAD, with 
changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--MIDDLE WAY 
9.  MIDDLE WAY 9 had cause to celebrate, after ROMOR SAITH got 16 points by beating 
VETERAN MERCENARY.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice 
more, after losing 3 points to KHALHUMS DWARF.  (Discrete enough, TORANS ULRIK?) 
NAEFAN ORDH found out that DRAGONHEAD isn't a democracy.  You've gotta be the best to 
be Duelmaster here!  Word has it one team in DRAGONHEAD is using psychics to predict 
wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  The audience gave a 
nice round of rasberries to ATLAS of LHC, for expiring in such an ungraceful fashion. 
2-17-0, indeed!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after 
you have fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid DRAGONHEAD farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHOLE 5895                   11   2  0    93       MILK IS GOOD (650)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOUIE MURH 6395              19  10  0    92       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROMOR SAITH 6398             16  13  2    84       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 TORANS ULRIK 6399            13  16  0    83       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 NAEFAN ORDH 6396             21   8  0    71       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TENZIN GYATSO 6236           10   5  0    54       ARTIC FIRE (678)
-OXFORD 6344                   4   1  1    51       KIWI CONNECTION (696)
-HOGG 6353                     3   1  0    51       KIWI CONNECTION 3 (698)
-WELUB 5890                    3   0  0    50       ORC EMPIRE (603)
-WOLF BLITZER 6233             6   3  0    46       ARTIC FIRE (678)
 ALICE 6392                    7  12  0    40       LHC (705)
-ORC LEGIONNAIRE 5552          3   2  0    39       ORC EMPIRE (603)
-DESTINED 2 DIE 5786           3   1  0    39       ORC EMPIRE (603)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RONARDA SOLA 6461             9   8  1    36       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NEGHED 5891                   3   0  0    33       ORC EMPIRE (603)
-1% 5898                       5   0  0    29       MILK IS GOOD (650)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-UGLI 5785                     3   1  1    22       ORC EMPIRE (603)
-BEST INTENTIONS 5639          2   1  2    22       ARTIC FURY (620)
-ANKA 5787                     2   0  1    22       ARTIC FURY (620)
 RUTABAGA 6482                 2   0  0    21       VEGGIES II (721)
-CRANBY 6376                   1   1  0    20       KIWI CONNECTION 8 (703)
-IGLOO 5788                    2   0  0    18       ARTIC FURY (620)
-SAVAGE SPLINTER 5636          1   1  1    18       ARTIC FURY (620)
-NOBEL 6379                    2   0  0    17       KIWI CONNECTION 8 (703)
-ANDERSON COOPER 6388          1   0  0    15       ARTIC FIRE (678)
-2% 5896                       2   1  0    13       MILK IS GOOD (650)
-SAKAMOTO KUMIKO 6304          1   1  0    13       ARTIC FIRE (678)
-BLIZZARD 6291                 2   4  0    10       ARTIC FIRE (678)
 BLACK HOLE SUN 6518           2   2  0     8       LHC (705)
-NIGEL 5638                    0   2  0     2       ARTIC FURY (620)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EDGEWORTH 6400          1  1 0 KIWI CONNECTION  703 SAVAGE SPLINTER 5636  238   
ATLAS 6391              2 17 0 LHC 705              CULT MEMBER           239  NONE
DR MANHATTAN 6472       4  6 0 LHC 705              ROMOR SAITH 6398      235  NOT REVENGED
SUB ATOMIC 6517         0  3 0 LHC 705              BEST INTENTIONS 5639  237   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Whole Milk -- At least you're close to the real thing.  But only close, four percent.
REAL milk, straight from the cow, is likely to be more like TEN percent or even MORE.
Kinda rich, though, but... good for gladiators.  It isn't like we have to worry about
a sedentary life leading to clogged arteries. -- Naefan Ordh

One and one against standbys.  Okay. -- Romor Saith and Louie Murh

Tenzin Gyatso -- What the heck!  Somebody's been messing with my strategy, looks like
an input error to me.  So I won, it's still an input error.  Not going to be fixed
this time, but maybe next time out. -- Torans Ulrik

Destined 2 Die -- But not soon enough. -- Ronarda Sola

13 July 11
                                   Announcing!

          The No-Tourney ADM arena will be opening for business on the
          first of August of this year!
     It will be ADM Arena #107, making use of that idle installation down at Lirin
Kiv.  If the managers involved in this arena wish to rename it, suggestions will be
entertained through the months of August and September.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WHOLE viciously subdued NAEFAN ORDH in a unpopular 16 minute gruesome Title fight.
TORANS ULRIK was luckily beaten by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute veteran's melee.
ROMOR SAITH devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LOUIE MURH overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
RONARDA SOLA lost to ALICE in a 2 minute fight.
ATLAS was barely slain by CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute match.
RUTABAGA devastated BLACK HOLE SUN in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       21 -   4 -  0      84  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        11 -   5 -  1      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  10 -  2      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  12 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  23 -  3      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 239 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      WHOLE 5895                 11   2  0   93 MILK IS GOOD (650)
WALL OF STEEL    LOUIE MURH 6395            19  10  0   92 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
BASHING ATTACK   ROMOR SAITH 6398           16  13  2   84 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
AIMED BLOW       RONARDA SOLA 6461           9   8  1   36 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TORANS ULRIK 6399.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TORANS ULRIK 6399.  The ten other most popular fighters were ALICE 6392, 
ATLAS 6391, LOUIE MURH 6395, ROMOR SAITH 6398, RONARDA SOLA 6461, RUTABAGA 6482, 
BLACK HOLE SUN 6518, WHOLE 5895, NAEFAN ORDH 6396, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was NAEFAN ORDH 6396.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WHOLE 5895, BLACK HOLE SUN 6518, RUTABAGA 6482, RONARDA SOLA 
6461, ROMOR SAITH 6398, LOUIE MURH 6395, ATLAS 6391, ALICE 6392, TORANS ULRIK 6399, 
and  0.

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

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

                          THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A               
                   BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME 
                       COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM        
                          EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR               
                           NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE                 
                          PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING               

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes