DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/02/2010    Duedate: 03/29/2010

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM-83    TURN-37

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CONFESSION
OLDIES (5)
(83-47) [33-4-1,174]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CONFESSION                     CORNELIUS
OLDIES (5)                     NONSUCH HOUSE (39)
(83-47) [33-4-1,174]           (83-285) [4-2-0,27]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PEP RALLY                      CYCLIDIA
OLDIES (5)                     ZEITGEIST (18)
(83-46) [20-17-0,88]           (83-111) [15-21-1,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BAD SIGNS (24)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ZEITGEIST (18)              37
2. OLLIS HEROES (27)           35      OLDIES (5)
3. OLDIES (5)                  29      Unchartered Team
4. NONSUCH HOUSE (39)          15
5. BAD SIGNS (24)              10      NONSUCH HOUSE (39)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 OLDIES (5)               125  60  3 67.6   1/ 4 BAD SIGNS (24)           10  5 2
 2/ 3 BAD SIGNS (24)           104  60  6 63.4   2/ 1 OLDIES (5)               10  5 0
 3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)        49  31  2 61.3   3/ 3 ZEITGEIST (18)            8  7 0
 4/ 4*NONSUCH HOUSE (39)        18  12  1 60.0   4/ 5 OLLIS HEROES (27)         7  8 0
 5/ 5 OLLIS HEROES (27)         86  92  3 48.3   5/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)        6  9 1
 6/ 6 ZEITGEIST (18)            79 101  2 43.9   6/ 7 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)       6  9 0
 7/ 7 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)       67  98  1 40.6   7/ 6*NONSUCH HOUSE (39)        5  5 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.

     Thirteen Titles!?  Am I lucky or unlucky?  Why am I not out of here?  Am I not
worthy of being a Lord Protector?  Is The Commission discriminating against
Catholics?
     Since I now have 36FE, I guess you all will only have to put up with me 14 more
months.  Can you take it?  Who will break through and make it to the top of
Telorinthe?
     I do want to give Morwel credit.  Nice challenge!  You gave it a great shot!
Where are the other heroes wanting to be the very best in Telorinthe?  Where have all
the flowers gone?
     I am here.  Come and visit me.  Get things off your chest.
                      Confession, DMXIII

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  The boys at OLDIES left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of 
the top spot by BAD SIGNS.  Good show!  Nothing works for a team like victory (How's 
that for a perceptive observation?) as BAD SIGNS can attest...  OLLIS HEROES had 
cause to celebrate, after YODA got 16 points by beating REVENANT.  A certain someone 
should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 8 points to 
CUSTODIAN.  (Discrete enough, QUITA REMMING?) The arena was more crowded than usual 
this time, as WASNIS faced TELORINTHE's Duelmaster.  CONFESSION successfully staved 
off a grab for the roses by WASNIS of OLLIS HEROES.  Does TELORINTHE have no one 
talented enough to dethrone it?  Word has it one team in TELORINTHE is using psychics 
to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     And how sociable are TELORINTHE's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Perhaps the 
warriors of OLLIS HEROES should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided 
team...  Like a pup with its tail between its legs, BAD SIGNS scurried away from 
OLLIS HEROES.  Oh, the shame!  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and WASNIS is 
it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't OLLIS HEROES proud!  Word has it 
ISHTAR suffered a romantic setback.  Note how she challenged PEP RALLY, 29 points 
hers senior.  Soopreyes, soopreyes!  ISHTAR emerges from the fray 3 points the 
richer.  Good show, ISHTAR!  OUT FOR A DUCK found itself challenged by a warrior 19 
below:  MELANCHOLIA.  MELANCHOLIA of ZEITGEIST kept his wits as he lost to OUT FOR A 
DUCK.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  More important duties call me.  Can 
anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for TELORINTHE?  On that giddy 
note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONFESSION 47                33   4  1   174       OLDIES (5)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LETTER SWEATER 43            24  13  2   119       OLDIES (5)
 WASNIS 224                   16  11  0   105       OLLIS HEROES (27)
 HELGA HOARFROST 237          13  13  0   102       ZEITGEIST (18)
 RIZZYN 104                   13  20  0    98       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 VODI 158                     15  21  1    94       OLLIS HEROES (27)
 MORWEL 210                   13  15  0    93       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 STEAL HOME 138               24   9  2    92       BAD SIGNS (24)
 DRAGGIN' MAIN 44             27  10  0    91       OLDIES (5)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEP RALLY 46                 20  17  0    88       OLDIES (5)
 ORRIE POLLAS 295             11   5  2    83       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
 CYCLIDIA 111                 15  21  1    82       ZEITGEIST (18)
 CUSTODIAN 215                18  12  0    81       OLDIES (5)
 KARIN LO 292                  8   8  0    73       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORIS NAHR 291               11   5  0    65       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
 OUT FOR A DUCK 275            8   4  0    62       BAD SIGNS (24)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUITA REMMING 294             9   7  0    61       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
 ISHTAR 184                   11  21  0    60       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 YODA 274                      7   8  0    60       OLLIS HEROES (27)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ILEOSA 263                    8   9  0    55       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 REVENANT 213                 11  16  0    49       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 LUMP 269                     10   6  0    49       BAD SIGNS (24)
 MELANCHOLIA 239               9  15  0    43       ZEITGEIST (18)
 AVATAR 283                    4   5  1    39       OLLIS HEROES (27)
 SAM TALL 293                 10   6  0    37       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CORNELIUS 285                 4   2  0    27       NONSUCH HOUSE (39)
 STEEL MUSE 287                4   2  0    26       NONSUCH HOUSE (39)
 ROOK 286                      4   2  0    26       NONSUCH HOUSE (39)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHITEY D'EAGLE 289            3   3  0    22       NONSUCH HOUSE (39)
 CONSTRUCTION ZONE 284         2   3  0    17       BAD SIGNS (24)
 SILVERBACK 288                3   3  1    14       NONSUCH HOUSE (39)
 KELLUMBO'S INITS. 296         1   3  1    13       BAD SIGNS (24)
 TWITTER 299                   1   0  0    12       ZEITGEIST (18)
 INDIANA JONES 297             0   2  0     2       OLLIS HEROES (27)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TOA JALLER 183         13 19 0 OLLIS HEROES 27      STEAL HOME 138         35  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Congrats to Lord Protector Paraldoxia who was drafted to The Big Time in the first
round. -- Coach, Oldies

Rizzyn -- Thank the gods I won that quickly.  I was really afraid you might muss my
sweater. -- Letter Sweater

Morwel -- Nice try.  Please feel free to come to the confessional often.  You
probably need it.  (wink) -- Confession

Helga Hoarfrost -- You frosted me and I want to call you that first part of your
name, but Coach won't allow it.  I don't want to have to run laps and up and down the
stadium steps! -- Custodian

Revenant -- Thanks for the challenge.  Luckily I was ready for you.  Defense!
Defense! -- Pep Rally

Karin Lo -- I hope you had fun cuz I did. -- Draggin' Main

Paraldoxia -- It WAS you!  Congrats, Buddy. -- Confession

Michael -- Those were some nice bonuses and faves on Gushan.  Wow! -- Coach (the
jealous)

Nonsuch House -- You made it!  Welcome.  May your stay be long and prosperous. --
Coach

Kellumbo's Inits -- Not only did I win, but did you hear that crowd?!  Most popular!
Yeah, now that is what I'm talkin' about!  You don't think they were just happy to
see such an ugly sign go down, do you? -- Rook

Sam Tall -- Bad idea.  But who else was I going to challenge?  But how many weapons
can I lose in one fight? -- Steel Muse

Construction Zone -- Somehow, that fight just seemed like I couldn't get moving.  I
was stuck in slow motion, unable to really step on the gas.  I just wanted to gun it
and fly over everything, but just couldn't do it.  Bummer. -- Whitey D'Eagle

Ileosa -- Yeah, that just wasn't a good matchup.  Style, experience, whatever.  It
all worked for you.  Nice win. -- Silverback

Indiana Jones -- I've heard about you.  Perhaps you need to see if the commission
will let you use a whip? -- Cornelius

Yoda -- Sounds like the beginning of a knock-knock joke, doesn't it? -- Moris Nahr

Steel Muse -- An interesting concept.  How about if we have dinner together and talk
about it? -- Sam Tall

Paraldoxia -- Hmm... a plant genus of the family Adoxaceae? -- Quita Remming

Draggin' Main -- I hear they're planning on nailing down Main so you can't drag it
off again.  Seems like there was a certain ammount of trouble last time you did that,
something about messing up the sidewalks and gutters. -- Karin Lo

Draggin' Main -- Too bad you can't challenge the Venomous Concubine.  After all, he's
in drag, so it'd be appropriate. -- Orrie Pollas
P.S.  Maybe now I've killed him, we can get a woman in that role.

Our congratulations to Paraldoxia. -- Jorja and the Middle Way

9 February 10
All -- I know you all thought the old Wiz that is Fiz went off to die somewhere.
Well, I didn't.  Now I'm back to befuddle and frustrate you with my senseless
ramblings.  I look forward to reconnecting with all my old friends and enemies alike.
-- Fizban the Famous

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MORWEL was devastated by LETTER SWEATER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
WASNIS was outwaited by CONFESSION in a 13 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
STEAL HOME won victory over ORRIE POLLAS in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
CUSTODIAN devastated QUITA REMMING in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ISHTAR was subdued by PEP RALLY in a 2 minute master's Challenge competition.
LUMP outlasted SAM TALL in a tiresome 14 minute Challenge struggle.
MELANCHOLIA was bested by OUT FOR A DUCK in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
CORNELIUS luckily beat CONSTRUCTION ZONE in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
KELLUMBO'S INITS. lost to STEEL MUSE in a action packed 1 minute Challenge duel.
PARALDOXIA savagely defeated DRAGGIN' MAIN in a popular 2 minute gory expert's duel.
HELGA HOARFROST overpowered KARIN LO in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MORIS NAHR was overpowered by RIZZYN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
VODI bested CYCLIDIA in a exciting 5 minute brutal master's conflict.
REVENANT was devastated by YODA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ILEOSA viciously subdued ROOK in a action packed 3 minute gory fight.
AVATAR devastated SILVERBACK in a 1 minute uneven duel.
WHITEY D'EAGLE beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute brawl.
INDIANA JONES was devastated by TWITTER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       29 -   9 -  0      76  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  17 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   7 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  19 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  30 -  2      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW         8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  14 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  20 -  0      46  |

Turn  37 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     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  4                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CONFESSION 47              33   4  1  174 OLDIES (5)
SLASHING ATTACK  LETTER SWEATER 43          24  13  2  119 OLDIES (5)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WASNIS 224                 16  11  0  105 OLLIS HEROES (27)
WALL OF STEEL    STEAL HOME 138             24   9  2   92 BAD SIGNS (24)
LUNGING ATTACK   PEP RALLY 46               20  17  0   88 OLDIES (5)
BASHING ATTACK   CUSTODIAN 215              18  12  0   81 OLDIES (5)
AIMED BLOW       OUT FOR A DUCK 275          8   4  0   62 BAD SIGNS (24)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PEP RALLY 46.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CYCLIDIA 111.  The ten other most popular fighters were WASNIS 224, ILEOSA 263, 
PEP RALLY 46, ORRIE POLLAS 295, VODI 158, LETTER SWEATER 43, MELANCHOLIA 239, OUT FOR 
A DUCK 275, STEEL MUSE 287, and HELGA HOARFROST 237.

The least popular fighter this week was LUMP 269.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SAM TALL 293, CONFESSION 47, INDIANA JONES 297, SILVERBACK 288, ROOK 
286, REVENANT 213, MORIS NAHR 291, KARIN LO 292, MORWEL 210, and RIZZYN 104.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LETTER SWEATER (83-43) OLDIES (5)

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

PARALDOXIA (83-112) ZEITGEIST (18)