DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/13/2013    Duedate: 05/25/2013

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM-46    TURN-657

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

IRVIN
FANDILS (75)
(46-4257) [16-16-1,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

IRVIN                          POSITION IS EMPTY
FANDILS (75)                   
(46-4257) [16-16-1,111]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CORBIN ROSS                    FINGERS BROOKE
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)        BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4250) [18-23-0,77]         (46-4345) [12-9-2,51]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FANDILS (75)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FANDILS (75)                41
2. THE 27 CLUB (374)            5      YOU DON'T SAY! (377)
3. YOU DON'T SAY! (377)         2      Unchartered Team
4. WHOVIANS (384)               0
5. BASH BROS. WAITRESS (351)    0SUPERIOR FORCES 14T (315)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 YOU DON'T SAY! (377)      10   3  3 76.9   1/ 1 FANDILS (75)             10  2 0
 2/ 2 FANDILS (75)             %1254 846 42 59.7   2/ 2 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   5 10 0
 3- 3 ERRATA (357)              46  32  0 59.0   3/ 3 YOU DON'T SAY! (377)      4  0 1
 4- 4 BASH BROS. WAITRES (351)  34  24  2 58.6   4- 5 BASH BROS. WAITRES (351)  2  3 2
 5- 5 AZURE CLOUDS (183)       110  88  7 55.6   5/ 4 THE 27 CLUB (374)         2  3 0
 6/ 6 THE 27 CLUB (374)         58  53  0 52.3   6- 7*WHOVIANS (384)            0  2 0
 7/ 7 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  735 %1103 23 40.0   7- 6 AZURE CLOUDS (183)        0  1 0
 8- 8*WHOVIANS (384)             0   2  0  0.0   8- 8 ERRATA (357)              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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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 361): IMA SLAYER of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 723): UDDER DELIGHT of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 723): NORIX of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 708): BORT of WE BE WAR FLAILS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 710): SERGEANT 3 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 707): SAURON of SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 704): IMAGINATION of VCU COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 705): GENTLEMAN JACK of ALL JACKED UP (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 668): MORK CALLING ORSON of CSU COLLENGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 665): 21STCENTURY SKITZOID of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 656): IRVIN of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 308): CONFLICT of DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 550): GYPSY JUNE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 262): KHARAS of WRATHMEN XIV (Khradmon, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 608): MICHAEL COOPER of SUPERIOR FORCES ZC2 (Manager, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 361): STEEL PROPHETS (?, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 723): WRATHMEN DM 20 (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 723): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 708): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 710): MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 707): SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 704): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 705): ALL JACKED UP (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 668): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 665): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 656): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 308): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 550): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 262): WRATHMEN XIV (Kharadmon, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 608): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 723): LARGE MARGE of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
              (turn 722): SPIKE of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                          HARRY MUTT of THE DOG HOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 710): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 706): CANDYMAN of SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 704): SPECKLE of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 665): FDNY of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 261): SINCEMILLA of WRATHMEN XIV (Khradmon, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Hah, one sly cat reporting, here, from the throne.  Yep, the throne.  Swirvin
Irvin checking in as Duelmaster.  Get that?!
     Forty-nine; count 'em. 49!  That's how many fights in the making it took for me
to make Top Cat.  The big ole gray tabby done swirved his way to a 14-16-1 arena
record on top of a 7-12-1 tournament record with only a parry rating, 17 learned
skills, an 0,57 skill learn rate, and lotsa stat bumps (Four in one area.).  Not bad
for an aimed-blow, eh?
     Can I make it out of here?  Can I learn enough of the right skills?  Can I live
that long?  Dunno, dunno, dunno.
     Next time, if there is one, we'll discuss best cat foods, or poetry, or sumpin',
but it won't be gladiatin'.  Nope.
          Irvin The Swirvin Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome ARDIVENT.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with LEROY?  He 
actually beat BLUVALLEY WARRIORS' JOUBERT KLEE, and walked away with 17 more points 
from the fight.  Laughs were big at FANDILS while they watched CLARA ROSE clobber 
ARLENE ROSS.  She lost 11 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. 
CORBIN ROSS was reminded on the sands why IRVIN is Duelmaster.  I suppose you want to 
hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     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, AZURE CLOUDS!  The 
bums at YOU DON'T SAY! couldn't face the challenges from AZURE CLOUDS!  No excuse for 
that!  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, ARLENE ROSS! 
Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  Fighting is a better craft 
than farming, TRIA SKATHACH, but you have to pay your dues.  Being challenged by 
MMMMBUHHH, 30 points above you, is dues.  I have to get this off my chest.  What a 
low dog, MMMMBUHHH!  It can't set itself up in a real match.  I was sorry to see TRIA 
SKATHACH lose.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
ARDIVENT 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                  
 IRVIN 4257                   16  16  1   111       FANDILS (75)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLARA ROSE 4256              11   4  1   101       FANDILS (75)
-RON BURGUNDY 3974            10   5  0   100       ERRATA (357)
-BAXTER 3970                  13   9  0    99       ERRATA (357)
 LEROY 4355                    6   0  0    96       FANDILS (75)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JIMI HENDRIX 4251             9  12  0    89       THE 27 CLUB (374)
 JOUBERT KLEE 4249            23  18  0    87       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
 ARLENE ROSS 4302             18  15  0    80       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
 CORBIN ROSS 4250             18  23  0    77       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
-OOO OOO OOO 4281              5   1  0    77       YOU DON'T SAY! (377)
-SNUFFY 4263                  15  13  0    76       FANDILS (75)
 MMMMBUHHH 4292                5   2  3    68       YOU DON'T SAY! (377)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FINGERS BROOKE 4345          12   9  2    51       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
-BLOOD ORANGE 4354             6   2  0    46       AZURE CLOUDS (183)
 TRIA SKATHACH 4347            8  10  1    40       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
-ROBERT JOHNSON 4346           2   1  0    36       THE 27 CLUB (374)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-I'LL BE RIGHT BACK 3918       1   0  1    33       BASH BROS. WAITRESS (351)
 MILLER 4367                   3   0  0    28       FANDILS (75)
-DEW 4216                      2   4  0    25       ERRATA (357)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NIMBLE NIMBUS 4358            3   1  3    22       AZURE CLOUDS (183)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CIRRUS 4357             2  2 0 AZURE CLOUDS 183     MMMMBUHHH 4292        654   
DA1 4378                0  1 0 THE 27 CLUB 374      HIGH ELF              657  NONE
JIM 4315               14 13 0 THE 27 CLUB 374      MMMMBUHHH 4292        656   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Health!  Humility!  Honor!  The Red Sands await. -- Fandil The Wise

     And the patience of the sands is a lesson to us all.

Joubert Klee -- You let me do that, didn't you?  You didn't want to write a DM column
either! -- Irvin (Swirvin again, but engrossed in writing his thesis)

Corbin Ross -- I enjoyed that test against one of your skill and experience.  I may
be an upstart, myself, but I have some skills as my Rookie TV and recent Inits TV
attest.  But life can be short, so good luck to us both. -- Leroy

Arlene -- Yer be too much woman fer me.  Yup. -- Snuffy

Polite Beggar -- Thanks for taking a loss so politely--twice in a row. -- Miller

Where have all the flowers gone...? -- WOF

     Caught by a late frost?

Miller -- You want to see a scary record, look at Mmmmbuhhh. -- Joubert Klee,
studying the rankings

Hmm, three-two, with wins over standbys and Snuffy.  Odd. -- Arlene Ross, for the
rest of the Bluvalley Warriors

Irvin -- *I* don't think it was odd.  I've always had a soft spot (much scratched)
for cats, and I'm glad to hand over to you. -- Joubert Klee

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CLARA ROSE devastated ARLENE ROSS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MMMMBUHHH subdued TRIA SKATHACH in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
IRVIN bested CORBIN ROSS in a 2 minute veteran's Title contest.
JOUBERT KLEE was overpowered by LEROY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FINGERS BROOKE viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory duel.
MILLER devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  3      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -   6 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        23 -  17 -  3      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   6 -  1      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  23 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   9 -  2      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY        4 -  10 -  0      29  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 657 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   CLARA ROSE 4256            11   4  1  101 FANDILS (75)
SLASHING ATTACK  LEROY 4355                  6   0  0   96 FANDILS (75)
STRIKING ATTACK  JOUBERT KLEE 4249          23  18  0   87 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
AIMED BLOW       ARLENE ROSS 4302           18  15  0   80 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CORBIN ROSS 4250.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was FINGERS BROOKE 4345.  The ten other most popular fighters were CLARA ROSE 
4256, MMMMBUHHH 4292, IRVIN 4257, CORBIN ROSS 4250, LEROY 4355, DA1 4378, ARLENE ROSS 
4302, TRIA SKATHACH 4347, MILLER 4367, and JOUBERT KLEE 4249.

The least popular fighter this week was JOUBERT KLEE 4249.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MILLER 4367, TRIA SKATHACH 4347, ARLENE ROSS 4302, DA1 4378, 
LEROY 4355, CORBIN ROSS 4250, IRVIN 4257, MMMMBUHHH 4292, CLARA ROSE 4256, and 
FINGERS BROOKE 4345.