DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/06/2004    Duedate: 08/19/2004

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-277

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ONE-EYE TEO
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2426) [14-14-0,74]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ONE-EYE TEO                    POSITION IS EMPTY
SAND DANCERS (68)              
(78-2426) [14-14-0,74]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ONE-EYE TEO                    CHIP-WOOD
SAND DANCERS (68)              TREE PEOPLE (265)
(78-2426) [14-14-0,74]         (78-2425) [10-5-0,59]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (68)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREE PEOPLE (265)           27
2. NOTORIOUS BASTARDS (297)    17      NOTORIOUS BASTARDS (297)
3. NO LIMIT SOLDIERS (246)      8      Unchartered Team
4. DARK TOADS II (292)          0
5. PBA (275)                    0      NO LIMIT SOLDIERS (246)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*GLORY DAYS (277)           6   1  0 85.7   1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (68)         6  6 0
 2/ 0 NOTORIOUS BASTARDS (297)  37  15  4 71.2   2/ 0 NOTORIOUS BASTARDS (297)  3  0 0
 3/ 0 TREE PEOPLE (265)        175  81  7 68.4   3- 2*DARK TOADS II (292)       3  2 0
 4/ 0 PBA (275)                101  75  8 57.4   4/ 0 TREE PEOPLE (265)         2  2 0
 5- 2*DARK TOADS II (292)        8   6  0 57.1   5/ 0*NO LIMIT SOLDIERS (246)   1  0 0
 6/ 0*NO LIMIT SOLDIERS (246)    4   3  0 57.1   6- 3*GLORY DAYS (277)          1  1 0
 7/ 3 SAND DANCERS (68)        533 654 18 44.9   7/ 0 PBA (275)                 0  2 0
 8- 4*PROJECT:  MAYHEM (295)     0   3  0  0.0   8- 4*PROJECT:  MAYHEM (295)    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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                        *--=== LIRITH KAI REGIONAL NEWS ===--*

                                     Duelmasters
                                 -------------------
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 321): TITANIA of SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 294): MAX FACTOR of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 289): ARDEN of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 276): ONE-EYE TEO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 253): KHORA THE SMALL of SAND DANCERS from LIN TIRIAN
                              (Rebina, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                       --------
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 321): SAND DANCERS (Lani, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 294): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 289): THAT'S US (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 276): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 253): SUNNYLAND, etc. (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 321): KOREEN of REFUGEES (Zarla, team captain)
 DM  74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 294): MAX FACTOR of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
                   (turn 293): TILAEN TYL SANH of SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 289): ARDEN of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
                                  RED MOSQUITO of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
                                  LINUS of SUNDAY COMICS (Johnny Dangerously, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I call it odd that I seem to be fighting nothing but standbys to hold this
title.  Is it something I can fix?  I don't stink, you know--I wash every day.  Sure,
I like colorful clothes, but my taste isn't really THAT horrendous, that people would
go out of their way to avoid me.  I'm polite to old ladies and never eat children.
(sudden scowl)  If it's because I'm an orc...better not admit that where I can hear
you!  Being an orc is perfectly respectable, a lot more so than being a sneaky,
devious, pointy-eared elf or a hairy, grudge-holding dwarf!

                                     One-Eye Teo

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of LIN TIRIAN.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to 
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Those betting on 
PROJECT:  MAYHEM lost their shirt, as PROJECT:  MAYHEM lost their fighting abilities: 
0-0-0.  TREE PEOPLE had cause to celebrate, after CHIP-WOOD got 22 points by beating 
BLONDE BILLIE.  BLONDE BILLIE certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after 
losing to CHIP-WOOD and losing 15 points in the process!  Our Duelmaster has lost, 
folks, lost to KUNG-FU MASTER, BUT ONE-EYE TEO is still the Duelmaster because he has 
the most recognition points!  Word has it one team in LIN TIRIAN is using psychics to 
predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Questions are 
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain 
tavern in LIN TIRIAN would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  More important duties call me.  Like a 
mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid LIN TIRIAN farewell-- Novgorodny 
Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ONE-EYE TEO 2426             14  14  0    74       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHOELESS JOE 2366             6   0  0    63       GLORY DAYS (277)
 CHIP-WOOD 2425               10   5  0    59       TREE PEOPLE (265)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLUMSY DAN 2476               9  16  0    52       SAND DANCERS (68)
 MARYANITA II 2571             3   1  0    46       TREE PEOPLE (265)
 BLONDE BILLIE 2501           10   7  0    45       SAND DANCERS (68)
 IRLON 2489                    6  16  0    39       SAND DANCERS (68)
-150 2567                      3   1  1    36       PBA (275)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BABY SPLIT 2432               7   7  1    33       PBA (275)
-ILLUSIONIST 2511              2   0  0    33       DARK TOADS II (292)
-NECROMANCER 2520              2   1  0    29       DARK TOADS II (292)
 FIVE + FIVE 2553              4   4  0    28       PBA (275)
-ABJURER 2534                  2   1  0    28       DARK TOADS II (292)
-CONJURER 2512                 2   1  0    28       DARK TOADS II (292)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-APPLE-TREE 2566               3   1  0    23       TREE PEOPLE (265)
-TYLER DURDEN 2577             0   3  0    15       PROJECT:  MAYHEM (295)
 BOXWOOD 2565                  4   2  0    14       TREE PEOPLE (265)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
CLIFF OAKS 2478        4  6 0 TREE PEOPLE 265       MOUNTAIN TROLL 18     277 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I want to pick a bone with that oaf Teo!  Where does he get off, saying orcs are
great and elves are sneaky?  Do I look like a sneaky, conniver?  As if!  Does he look
like a respectable citizen?  He's got TUSKS, like some wild pig in the forest!  Gods,
the things people think they can say, just because they're the Duel-too. -- Blonde
Billie

Tyler Durden -- What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? -- Irlon
P.S.  I couldn't resist that line.  It's such a beautiful cliche.  And, to be honest,
not a bad question.  What kind of mayhem do you have in mind?  I wouldn't be averse
to a little selected mayhem down on the riverfront.

I vote we ship this "Fratsfa Slave" back to Fratsfa.  What do we want him here for?
-- Clumsy Dan

I vote we ship Clumsy Dan to Fratsfa and change my arena name to something
representative, such as Red Forest Woodcutter.  Okay, that, won't work, it's too
long.  But seriously, I am a native of this province, and I do not appreciate the
slurs that come my way because of the dumb arena name I've been stuck with.  I'm not
Fratsfan, and I'm not a slave, and I've had ENOUGH. -- Hollis ten Marn, "Fratsfa
Slave"

Okay, I understand about Lin Tirian being an amnesty arena and all, not that *I* did
anything to be ashamed of (I was framed).  But do we HAVE to have this Dangerous
Criminal character?  He's so boorish...of course, he IS an orc. -- Blonde Billie

17 July 2004
I am currently trying to put together a favorites chart for AD warriors.  I
desperately need help with this.  What I need are style, favorite rhythm (ex.:

hi/low), favorite weapons, and tactics.  What would be great is if you could send me
a copy of the invite with the warrior's name, id#, and arena blacked out.  This way,
I can verify that this is an actual warrior.  Minis will work, too!

For those interested, I have both a challenge style vs. style and a match-up style
vs. style chart.  There's about 250 fights calculated in these charts, and I'll be
happy to send a copy to anyone who asks.  You can contact me (if you're a free world
player) at: Rick Stringer, Merit/East, SCI, P.O. Box 500, Georgetown, DE 19947-0500.
If you're in prison, just send a diplo to:  Baphomet, Mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM
#47--North Fork.  (I also have a lot of other charts and info for anyone who wants
it.)  Thanks!

30 July 2004
The total number of fights calculated was reported as 250 fights.  This is a
misprint.  It should have read "over 2,500 fights." -- Baphomet

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CLIFF OAKS was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ONE-EYE TEO was viciously subdued by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 3 minute Title battle.
NATALIA NECROANGEL savagely defeated IRLON in a action packed 2 minute bloody fight.
KARA HELLBLADE devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLONDE BILLIE was savagely defeated by CHIP-WOOD in a 3 minute competition.
CLUMSY DAN overpowered BABY SPLIT in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
REVEREND GRIMM viciously subdued FIVE + FIVE in a popular 2 minute competition.
MARYANITA II vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
VULCAN RAVEN savagely defeated BOXWOOD in a action packed 4 minute gory duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  11 -  0      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -  11 -  0      21  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 277 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      CHIP-WOOD 2425             10   5  0   59 TREE PEOPLE (265)
STRIKING ATTACK  MARYANITA II 2571           3   1  0   46 TREE PEOPLE (265)
AIMED BLOW       BLONDE BILLIE 2501         10   7  0   45 SAND DANCERS (68)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ONE-EYE TEO 2426.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CHIP-WOOD 2425.  The ten other most popular fighters were REVEREND GRIMM 
2590, NATALIA NECROANGEL 2593, FIVE + FIVE 2553, VULCAN RAVEN 2058, BLONDE BILLIE 
2501, ONE-EYE TEO 2426, KARA HELLBLADE 2588, CLUMSY DAN 2476, MARYANITA II 2571, and 
CLIFF OAKS 2478.

The least popular fighter this week was BABY SPLIT 2432.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were IRLON 2489, BOXWOOD 2565, CLIFF OAKS 2478, MARYANITA II 2571, CLUMSY 
DAN 2476, KARA HELLBLADE 2588, ONE-EYE TEO 2426, BLONDE BILLIE 2501, VULCAN RAVEN 
2058, and FIVE + FIVE 2553.

               NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83)

Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed 
in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83.  If you requested that your team be 
placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena.  Any teams not 
transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by October 1st will be deleted.  If you have 
questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI