DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/16/2005    Duedate: 06/29/2005

JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA

DM-75    TURN-312

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SAMARIUM
I AM SAM (267)
(75-3071) [13-4-1,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SAMARIUM                       POSITION IS EMPTY
I AM SAM (267)                 
(75-3071) [13-4-1,115]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANNE                           SAMOSET
DARK TOADS (240)               I AM SAM (267)
(75-3101) [18-8-0,99]          (75-3043) [8-5-0,79]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARK TOADS (240)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARK TOADS (240)            41
2. I AM SAM (267)               7      I AM SAM (267)
3. HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)       5      Unchartered Team
4. SAND DANCERS (67)           -3
                                       REVELATION (157)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 I AM SAM (267)            41  20  2 67.2   1/ 1 DARK TOADS (240)         13  1 0
 2/ 2 DARK TOADS (240)         309 162  6 65.6   2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (67)         6  6 0
 3/ 4 HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)    24  16  1 60.0   3/ 3 HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)    4  0 0
 4/ 5 SAND DANCERS (67)        580 947 16 38.0   4/ 4 I AM SAM (267)            3  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.

Well, I have achieved greatness.  Immortality.  I am a Lord Protector.  Of course,
now TigToad tells me I will be protecting from the comforts of my estate as my
fighting career is done.  Such is the life of a striker, I suppose.  In all fairness
to myself, I have the best favorites of any striker TigToad has graduated.  My
portfolio is:  9-3-15-21-15-6-15 ST.  Poor/Good.  HI/MO GA.  I was a decise favorite
learn, too.  I do make for the ninth style TigToad has graduated from Jade Mountain.
Once Anne joins me on the Isle, TigToad's last arena goal will be accomplished.  I
suppose it is time for him to get off of his chair and start making new goals!  He
did say that the new warriors coming in will not be on maintenance as it has made him
lazy.  Good for him, he needs to be poked into action! -- John Michael

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  JADE MOUNTAIN needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for 
DARQUE?  DARK TOADS' proud of her after beating SAI-KI THE PEGLEG and getting 15 
points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  ARNAL REDAXE got smashed by PRONGS, and 
lost 2 points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think JOHN MICHAEL 
should let TABATAN be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Who was the 
wiseguy that said JADE MOUNTAIN's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Green Axe?  
Don't look at me!   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  The warriors of DARK TOADS must be 
getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I 
don't?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are I AM SAM?  DARK TOADS, an easy team to beat 
if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!  Can SAND DANCERS' TREENVA 
TARAL be more popular than me?  She was challenged the most, but is that really the 
same?  See if I ever talk to SAMARIUM again!  TREENVA TARAL was so low when He 
challenged he.  Hhmph!  Is this how I AM SAM advances, by having their members 
(SAMARIUM) fight people that are really below them (TREENVA TARAL)?  For sure, I was 
holding my breath when I found out SAMOSET challenged ANNE.  After all, haven't I AM 
SAM and DARK TOADS had a long standing duel in JADE MOUNTAIN?  It wasn't a 
spectacular fight, or anything, but ANNE wants me to write about it since she bested 
SAMOSET.  Satisfied?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAMARIUM 3071                13   4  1   115       I AM SAM (267)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAMICH 3046                   6   0  1   115       I AM SAM (267)
 SPIKE 3154                   15   2  0   110       DARK TOADS (240)
 ANNE 3101                    18   8  0    99       DARK TOADS (240)
 TABATAN 3040                 21  21  0    94       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAMOSET 3043                  8   5  0    79       I AM SAM (267)
 VOLTO LEENI 3038             12  32  0    70       SAND DANCERS (67)
 PRONGS 3139                   6   4  0    69       HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
 TREENVA TARAL 3072            7  27  0    68       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARNAL REDAXE 3136             6  18  0    58       SAND DANCERS (67)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SIRIUS BLACK 3141             4   3  1    48       HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
-PADFOOT 3142                  5   1  0    47       HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
-SNAPE 3138                    4   3  0    36       HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WORMTAIL 3140                 5   5  0    32       HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARQUE 3185                   1   0  0    15       DARK TOADS (240)
-SAMURAI 3119                  1   0  0    13       I AM SAM (267)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VERN 3186                     1   0  0     8       DARK TOADS (240)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
WOODY 2503            12 91 0 SAND DANCERS 67       SAMARIUM 3071         308 NOT REVE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Well, I have nine styles down.  If Anne can live to graduation I will have achieved
my goal of graduating all ten styles from one arena.  She is close to graduating if
Samarium doesn't find her and kill her. -- TigToad

All -- Please welcome Vern and Darque as the newest members of the Dark Toads. --
TigToad

Tabatan -- Sorry about neglecting my parting column.  I feel just terrible, but I
have prodded John Michael into writing one. -- Mockingbird

Sand Dancers -- Yeah well, Woody may not have had perfect 'numbers', but Woody had
that special something that made him someone you just wanted to be around.  Probably
because when we were around him we were fighting and when he fought he lost...but
still.  I'll always have a fond place in my Duelmasters heart for Woody. -- TigToad

Samoset -- Didn't I used to lose to you?  Or am I confusing you with somebody else?
-- Tabatan the confused

Prongs -- That isn't, or they aren't, an allowed weapon.  Are they? -- Volto Leeni

Well, I did win, and I think Shizaran is one of the tougher standbys, so I guess
that's good.  But I bet he doesn't write me a personal. -- Treenva Taral

I hate lawyers. -- Arnal Redaxe

21 May 2005
Amendment for "Fratsfa's Quest for the Best!"
     Managers that have teams already established in Fratsfa need not have (3) three
warriors in the initiates.  FE will NOT be a factor.  Stables may be entered at any
time.  Just announce your stable in the p-ads.
     ***************************************************************************
     This in my invitation to all managers  who wish to prove their mettle against
managers from all over Alastari.  We have limited TP's in this contest to one a team
at a time.  We DO NOT want this contest to become a scum fest as many others have,
hence the Andorian arena.  Good luck to all who come to prove their skills.  "May
your enemies' blood flow freely" -- Dark Knight Toker, Desolate Empire Alliance

7 June 2005
I am in the process of moving house, and spotlight writing for the next two months
will be very hit-and-miss. -- the Scribe

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SAMARIUM devastated TREENVA TARAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
SAMOSET lost to ANNE in a 2 minute expert's Challenge battle.
JOHN MICHAEL demolished TABATAN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SPIKE devastated MING-CHANG THE SLY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ARNAL REDAXE was defeated by PRONGS in a 1 minute match.
VOLTO LEENI devastated BAHNING THE LAWYER in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
WORMTAIL defeated SIR RIKARN T'LUCAN in a 1 minute struggle.
DARQUE overpowered SAI-KI THE PEGLEG in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
VERN defeated GUARDSMAN TAN in a 2 minute beginner's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -   2 -  0      90  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   4 -  0      78  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  18 -  0      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW         1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -  14 -  0      30  |

Turn 312 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      SAMARIUM 3071              13   4  1  115 I AM SAM (267)
SLASHING ATTACK  SPIKE 3154                 15   2  0  110 DARK TOADS (240)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ANNE 3101                  18   8  0   99 DARK TOADS (240)
LUNGING ATTACK   SAMOSET 3043                8   5  0   79 I AM SAM (267)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ANNE 3101.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SAMOSET 3043.  The ten other most popular fighters were SAMARIUM 3071, ANNE 3101, 
SPIKE 3154, PRONGS 3139, VOLTO LEENI 3038, WORMTAIL 3140, VERN 3186, TREENVA TARAL 
3072, TABATAN 3040, and ARNAL REDAXE 3136.

The least popular fighter this week was DARQUE 3185.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ARNAL REDAXE 3136, TABATAN 3040, TREENVA TARAL 3072, VERN 3186, 
WORMTAIL 3140, VOLTO LEENI 3038, PRONGS 3139, SPIKE 3154, ANNE 3101, and SAMARIUM 
3071.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TABATAN (75-3040) SAND DANCERS (67)

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

JOHN MICHAEL (75-3132) DARK TOADS (240)

                    HOLD THE DATES!  (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)

Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!  
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005.  It will be 
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality 
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy.  The rooms 
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released! 
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.  See you there!

Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!), 
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's 
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge), 
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your 
reservation soon before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)  
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet.  We hope you're all 
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!