DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/19/2007    Duedate: 03/31/2007

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-567

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PRODIGAL SON
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
(1-7937) [16-3-0,133]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PRODIGAL SON                   COPPERHEAD
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)         RUSTED ARMOR (603)
(1-7937) [16-3-0,133]          (1-8040) [5-2-1,51]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CALIS                          SOULTANCHOR
DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)          LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-7849) [12-14-0,57]          (1-7980) [9-6-2,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      53
2. SHE'S CRAFTY (592)          39      SEA DOGS (575)
3. THE MINISTRY (599)          20      Unchartered Team
4. SEA DOGS (575)              17
5. ROMAN EMPIRE (531)          13      THE MINISTRY (599)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*THE MINISTRY (599)         6   1  2 85.7   1/ 1 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   11  4 0
 2/ 4 SEA DOGS (575)            73  46  1 61.3   2/ 2 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       9  5 1
 3/ 3 BLACK ARSENAL (237)       11   7  0 61.1   3/ 6 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)        9  5 0
 4/ 2*RUSTED ARMOR (603)        21  14  1 60.0   4/ 3 SEA DOGS (575)            9  6 0
 5/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   219 183 32 54.5   5/ 8 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)        8  6 0
 6- 6 DEATH'S DOOR (129)       108  96  1 52.9   6/ 4*RUSTED ARMOR (603)        7  3 0
 7/ 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      457 412 57 52.6   7/ 9*THE MINISTRY (599)        6  1 2
 8- 8 POKER GREATS (580)        35  32  2 52.2   8/ 5 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     5  8 0
 9/10 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   49  46  0 51.6   9/11 BLACK ARSENAL (237)       3  1 0
10/12 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)        56  53  4 51.4  10- 7 DEATH'S DOOR (129)        3  7 0
11/ 9 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)     65  65  5 50.0  11/10 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)     3 12 0
12/11 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    365 369 41 49.7  12/14 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   2  2 0
13/13 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   34  36  3 48.6  13/12 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   2  5 0
14/14 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)       292 333 20 46.7  14/16*THE ASGARDIANS (602)      1  5 0
15/15*BOOZE (605)                2   9  1 18.2  15/13*BOOZE (605)               1  6 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/16*THE ASGARDIANS (602)       5  23  0 17.9  16-15 POKER GREATS (580)        0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome MORDANT.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  
Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, SHE'S CRAFTY's 
3rd moved them up to 4-0-0 place.  What's with POCKET ROCKET?  It actually beat BLACK 
ARSENAL's BLACK RITE, and walked away with 24 more points from the fight.  Major 
screwup at BLACK ARSENAL.  BLACK RITE lost 15 points to POCKET ROCKET.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe BLACK RITE will provide more easy wins...  Try as he 
might, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR wasn't good enough at persuading PRODIGAL SON to step down 
from the Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!  
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  
MORDANT thinks SWEORDMASTERS and their 457-412-57 is too much!  If at first you don't 
succeed, give up...  Management must be dealin', as the boys at SHE'S CRAFTY ain't 
reelin'!  SWEORDMASTERS' mad!  How well I know the feeling of being the most 
challenged warrior, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to 
haunt you.  SHAKTI HUNZREN of THE ASGARDIANS knows how to pick 'em.  She challenged 
VANE of SWEORDMASTERS who is up by 23.  Now was this a wise move?  SHAKTI HUNZREN 
perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she was subdued by VANE and ended up with 2 
recognition points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Sending a warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd 
better shape up.  Tough beans, FRENCH TICKLER.  That's what a 10-9-2 gets you.  Many 
a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!  
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  MORDANT 
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                  
 PRODIGAL SON 7937            16   3  0   133       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BASHFUL 7899                 16   6  0   121       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
-CHEESE WHIZ 7821             14   4  3   114       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-BLACK PLAGUE 1720            21  20  0   104       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906         15   9  1    97       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 FULL METAL MINX 7900         12  10  0    94       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 WOEBEGONE 7795               17  12  1    93       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 HATCH BATTENER 8014           8   3  0    92       SEA DOGS (575)
 COMICUS 7207                 15  15  0    91       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BELY MEDVED 7751             15   9  0    84       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
 ENURAM 7851                  16  10  3    83       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724        17  11  0    80       SEA DOGS (575)
 BALLAST 7727                 13  13  0    78       SEA DOGS (575)
 SOULTANCHOR 7980              9   6  2    77       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 RELLIK 7852                  15  11  0    74       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 HORTATOR 7791                11   8  1    72       SEA DOGS (575)
-FEYEVER 7993                  6   3  2    68       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 ZIMA 7750                    15   9  0    67       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DOYLE BRUNSON 7779            8   5  1    66       POKER GREATS (580)
 SIMPLICITY 7995              10   5  1    62       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 WINDREAVER 8000               9   5  1    62       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 BLACK ILLUSION 2810           9   4  0    62       THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
 N'AZADAR 7850                12  14  2    60       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LARRY KING 7893              12   8  0    60       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 PRAESENTIUS 7996              8   6  0    58       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 CALIS 7849                   12  14  0    57       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
-KEITH RICHARDS 7927           8   9  0    57       DEATH'S DOOR (129)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PHIL HELLMUTH 7842           11   6  1    56       POKER GREATS (580)
 KAZACH 7853                  10  16  0    54       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 SWEET STUFF 7966             12   6  1    51       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 COPPERHEAD 8040               5   2  1    51       RUSTED ARMOR (603)
 POCKET ROCKET 8059            3   2  0    50       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 BLACK ASTROLOGY 2783         10   5  0    49       THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
-TYPHOID MARY 7941             6  10  0    48       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 MISS TEAK 8015                6   5  0    45       SEA DOGS (575)
 REAPING BEAUTY 8032           6   3  0    45       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 BLACK RITE 3524               4   3  0    41       BLACK ARSENAL (237)
 SLAP PAPPY 8021               7   4  1    39       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 SEIUS GLABRIO 7978            6   9  1    34       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
-CINDY VIOLLETTE 7976          3   2  0    34       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CROWBARBIE 8041               4   5  0    33       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 STEEPLEJACK 8031              7   2  0    32       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 UNDERTAKER 7983               2   0  1    30       THE MINISTRY (599)
 VANE 8044                     4   2  0    29       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-LUNG CANCER 7977              5   7  0    28       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 GRUMPET 8038                  7   0  0    27       RUSTED ARMOR (603)
-SEAN SHEIKY 7938              4   5  0    25       POKER GREATS (580)
-JOSH AREA 7939                3   6  0    24       POKER GREATS (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIDIAN 7984                   2   0  1    21       THE MINISTRY (599)
 BLACK ANOMALY 2747            2   0  0    17       BLACK ARSENAL (237)
 THUNDERSTRUCK 8039            4   3  0    15       RUSTED ARMOR (603)
-VENGENCE 7982                 1   0  0    15       THE MINISTRY (599)
 IRONCLAD 8037                 3   4  0    14       RUSTED ARMOR (603)
 THOROR IRONHAND 8026          3   4  0    13       THE ASGARDIANS (602)
-VISCERA 7985                  1   0  0    13       THE MINISTRY (599)
-TANKERBELL 8053               3   1  0    10       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
-LION DUNG 8070                1   0  0    10       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 HEIDI? 8050                   1   5  0     8       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 THE CHAMP 8069                1   0  0     5       THE ASGARDIANS (602)
 HUNTRESS 8063                 1   1  0     4       RUSTED ARMOR (603)
-KRYL RANN 8061                0   1  0     2       THE ASGARDIANS (602)
 SHAKTI HUNZREN 8066           0   2  0     2       THE ASGARDIANS (602)
 BRANDY 8073                   0   1  0     1       BOOZE (605)
-SANITARIM 8060                0   1  0     1       THE ASGARDIANS (602)
-GANGREL 7986                  0   1  0     1       THE MINISTRY (599)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
GESHI SCRIVENER 550    0  1 0   1                   UNDERTAKER 7983       567 NONE    
ADORA 8062             0  1 0 THE ASGARDIANS 602    BOURBON 8055          564 NONE    
RUM 8068               0  2 0 BOOZE 605             DARK CHAMPION 569     567 NONE    
BLOOD FIST HAMME 7644  4  3 0 KLK FISTS HAMMERZ 567 FRENCH TICKLER 7930   563 NOT REVE
FRENCH TICKLER 7930   10 10 2 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   THE AMAZON 570        567 NONE    
PROPAGANDA 7747        9 13 0 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! 576 FEYEVER 7993          565         
13101211171011 8072    0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  BLACK ORC 565         567 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Thoror Ironhand -- I'm calling you oaf!  Face me like a man! -- Midran

     But you said he's an oaf.  Can't he face you like an oaf?

Warriors of Mordant -- May the best man, woman, or neuter...die to my Ministry! --
Kas, mgr the Ministry

All -- Everyone can relax, the Champ is here! -- The Champ

All -- Sorry about my delay, I was drunk. -- Thoror Ironhand

All -- Go easy on the new kid, Mordant.  He has a huge ego. -- Conan, mgr Asgardians

All -- Let's try something else, like strategy. -- Shakti Hanzren

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FRENCH TICKLER was dealt death by THE AMAZON in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
RUM was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
13101211171011 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
BASHFUL devastated WOEBEGONE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
FULL METAL MINX savagely defeated BALLAST in a 14 minute master's Challenge match.
SOULTANCHOR savagely defeated BLACK ILLUSION in a 8 minute Challenge struggle.
SWEET STUFF overcame MISS TEAK in a action packed 5 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
WINDREAVER vanquished KAZACH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SIMPLICITY luckily beat N'AZADAR in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
REAPING BEAUTY overpowered SEIUS GLABRIO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
STEEPLEJACK slimly lost to BLACK ASTROLOGY in a slow 14 minute Challenge bout.
THOROR IRONHAND was savagely defeated by MIDIAN in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
SHAKTI HUNZREN was handily defeated by VANE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
PRODIGAL SON overpowered MAKESHIFT ANCHOR in a 1 minute mismatched Title conflict.
ENURAM was defeated by GLUTIUS MAXIMUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran's duel.
HATCH BATTENER vanquished ZIMA in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
BELY MEDVED devastated CALIS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
RELLIK was savagely defeated by COMICUS in a exciting 3 minute brutal veteran's bout.
PRAESENTIUS was savagely defeated by HORTATOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
COPPERHEAD devastated LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BLACK RITE lost to POCKET ROCKET in a 4 minute veteran vs. beginner upset match.
THUNDERSTRUCK was handily defeated by CROWBARBIE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SLAP PAPPY demolished IRONCLAD in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GRUMPET outwaited HEIDI? in a slow 17 minute match.
UNDERTAKER slaughtered GESHI SCRIVENER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLACK ANOMALY viciously subdued HUNTRESS in a action packed 3 minute beginner's bout.
THE CHAMP unbelievably bested BRANDY in a 2 minute gruesome amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     10         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         TOTAL PARRY       51 -  33 -  0      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         STRIKING ATTACK   37 -  27 -  3      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW        35 -  34 -  0      51  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    37 -  41 -  3      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    54 -  60 -  3      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  16 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  29 -  1      36  |

Turn 567 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     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  7         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  5                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       PRODIGAL SON 7937          16   3  0  133 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
BASHING ATTACK   BASHFUL 7899               16   6  0  121 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
WALL OF STEEL    GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906       15   9  1   97 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
TOTAL PARRY      FULL METAL MINX 7900       12  10  0   94 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
STRIKING ATTACK  HATCH BATTENER 8014         8   3  0   92 SEA DOGS (575)
LUNGING ATTACK   BELY MEDVED 7751           15   9  0   84 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CALIS 7849.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SOULTANCHOR 7980.  The ten other most popular fighters were MISS TEAK 8015, COMICUS 
7207, POCKET ROCKET 8059, HORTATOR 7791, BLACK ANOMALY 2747, FRENCH TICKLER 7930, 
MIDIAN 7984, VANE 8044, N'AZADAR 7850, and THOROR IRONHAND 8026.

The least popular fighter this week was GRUMPET 8038.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HEIDI? 8050, STEEPLEJACK 8031, BLACK ASTROLOGY 2783, BALLAST 7727, 
HUNTRESS 8063, IRONCLAD 8037, ZIMA 7750, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724, SHAKTI HUNZREN 8066, 
and SEIUS GLABRIO 7978.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BASHFUL (1-7899) SHE'S CRAFTY (592)