DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/30/2007    Duedate: 05/12/2007

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-570

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SOULTANCHOR
LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-7980) [12-6-2,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SOULTANCHOR                    VENGENCE
LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)          THE MINISTRY (599)
(1-7980) [12-6-2,123]          (1-7982) [2-0-1,17]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CALIS                          SOULTANCHOR
DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)          LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-7849) [13-16-0,62]          (1-7980) [12-6-2,123]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SEA DOGS (575)              33
2. SHE'S CRAFTY (592)          27      SEA DOGS (575)
3. DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)       26      Unchartered Team
4. DEATH'S DOOR (129)          26
5. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         22      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)         8   3  3 72.7   1/ 1 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    9  3 2
 2/ 3 SEA DOGS (575)            81  53  1 60.4   2/ 7 DEATH'S DOOR (129)        8  6 0
 3/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   228 186 34 55.1   3/ 3 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)        8  7 1
 4/ 6 DEATH'S DOOR (129)       116 102  1 53.2   4/ 5 SEA DOGS (575)            8  7 0
 5/ 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      464 418 58 52.6   5/ 2 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)        7  5 0
 6/ 8 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   53  48  0 52.5   6/ 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       7  6 1
 7/ 9 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)        63  58  4 52.1   7/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     5  4 1
 8/10 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    370 373 42 49.8   8/10 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)     5 10 0
 9/11 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)     70  75  5 48.3   9/ 8 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   4  2 0
10-12 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   34  37  3 47.9  10/ 9*THE MINISTRY (599)        2  2 1
11/ 0*JGW'S DARKNESS (574)      10  11  2 47.6  11/ 0 JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)      1  0 0
12/13 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)       300 340 21 46.9  12-15*BOOZE (605)               1  1 0
13/ 0 JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)      16  25  0 39.0  13/ 0 JGW PERISHABLE (409)      0  5 0
14/ 0 JGW PERISHABLE (409)      24  62  4 27.9  14-13 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   0  1 0
15-14*BOOZE (605)                3  10  1 23.1  15/ 0*JGW'S DARKNESS (574)      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

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly MORDANT games.  Warriors--remember that glory waits 
always around the corner!  Witness how this week DEATH'S DOOR went 3-1-0 to move up 5 
in the rankings.  SEIUS GLABRIO caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission 
as he skillfully bested KAZACH and was awarded 26 points in recognition.  In one of 
the week's more notable duels, ENURAM put down GLUTIUS MAXIMUS, causing it to lose 15 
points of recognition in the process.  This time out SOULTANCHOR made his bid for the 
throne as he challenged BELY MEDVED in an all out contest of skill for possession of 
the title!  The city has turned out in honor of SOULTANCHOR, for with his arena 
victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  Would you believe 
that over half of the old women in MORDANT seem to feel that they could fight better 
than you gladiators?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city MORDANT.  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's 
challenge seeking began.  ROMAN EMPIRE is feared.  This much I can say.  Apparently 
the stalwarts of SHE'S CRAFTY are catching the bulk of jests down at the challenging 
board for their large share of the avoids.  Loose talk at the arena has reached my 
ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after KEITH RICHARDS.  
Watch your back!   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Strange what qualities come forth in the face of 
certain doom.  PRODIGAL SON has the town astir with the news of his Dark Arena 
victory!  I must report the passing of KAZACH, veteran of many duels.  11-18-0 final 
record His was not illustrious--but death plays no favorites.  Some say a warrior is 
judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a 
sword on the belt!   
     The girls are as pretty in MORDANT as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far 
off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till next we meet remember - the pen is 
mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOULTANCHOR 7980             12   6  2   123       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHEESE WHIZ 7821             14   4  3   114       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 HORTATOR 7791                14   8  1   109       SEA DOGS (575)
 ENURAM 7851                  18  11  3   101       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 FULL METAL MINX 7900         14  11  0    99       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 BELY MEDVED 7751             17  10  0    97       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
 HATCH BATTENER 8014          10   4  0    92       SEA DOGS (575)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRAESENTIUS 7996             10   7  0    84       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 ZIMA 7750                    17  10  0    83       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
 MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724        17  14  0    83       SEA DOGS (575)
 SWEET STUFF 7966             15   6  1    83       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 FEYEVER 7993                  7   3  2    83       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906         16  11  1    79       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 COMICUS 7207                 16  17  0    77       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 BALLAST 7727                 14  15  0    77       SEA DOGS (575)
 LARRY KING 7893              14   9  0    76       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 POCKET ROCKET 8059            5   3  0    76       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 WINDREAVER 8000              10   7  1    69       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REAPING BEAUTY 8032           9   3  0    66       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 MISS TEAK 8015                8   6  0    66       SEA DOGS (575)
 RELLIK 7852                  15  14  0    65       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 N'AZADAR 7850                13  16  2    65       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 SIMPLICITY 7995              11   7  1    65       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 SEIUS GLABRIO 7978            8  10  2    64       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALIS 7849                   13  16  0    62       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
-BLACK ILLUSION 2810           9   4  0    62       THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
 TYPHOID MARY 7941             8  11  0    61       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 KEITH RICHARDS 7927           9  11  0    60       DEATH'S DOOR (129)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLAP PAPPY 8021               8   6  1    50       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-BLACK ASTROLOGY 2783         10   6  0    44       THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
 VANE 8044                     6   3  0    43       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 CROWBARBIE 8041               5   7  0    36       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOST SOUL 7868                6   7  2    31       JGW PERISHABLE (409)
-CRYSTAL 7869                  4   0  0    31       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
 STEEPLEJACK 8031              8   4  0    29       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 LUNG CANCER 7977              7   8  0    29       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
-BASKET CASE 7722              3   1  0    25       JGW'S DARKNESS (574)
-UNDERTAKER 7983               2   1  1    25       THE MINISTRY (599)
 WHITE WIDOW 7870              2   0  0    24       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DURBAN POISON 7716            4   3  0    23       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
 TANKERBELL 8053               4   1  0    23       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
-MIDIAN 7984                   2   0  1    21       THE MINISTRY (599)
-BRANDY 8073                   1   1  0    21       BOOZE (605)
-TURTLE POWER 7714             3   5  0    18       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
 LION DUNG 8070                3   1  0    18       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 VENGENCE 7982                 2   0  1    17       THE MINISTRY (599)
 LOYOLA 7956                   3   6  0    16       JGW PERISHABLE (409)
 HEIDI? 8050                   2   7  1    14       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-OVERLORD 7719                 2   2  0    14       JGW'S DARKNESS (574)
-EARLY MISTY 7717              1   7  0    14       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
-DEATH'S ESCORT 7720           2   2  1    11       JGW'S DARKNESS (574)
-GANGREL 7986                  1   1  0    10       THE MINISTRY (599)
 VISCERA 7985                  1   1  0    10       THE MINISTRY (599)
 SUPER GLUE 8080               1   0  1     8       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 SATAN SMITH 7884              0   1  0     7       JGW'S DARKNESS (574)
-BLACKENED 7721                1   3  0     6       JGW'S DARKNESS (574)
-SOUR MASH 8074                0   1  0     1       BOOZE (605)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
HIGH ELF 564           0  1 0 DARK ARENA 0          PRODIGAL SON 7937     570 NONE    
KAZACH 7853           11 18 0 DESOLATE TEMPLE 586   SEIUS GLABRIO 7978    570         
HARRY KNUCKLES 8024    1  1 0 JGW PERISHABLE 409    DARK CHAMPION 569     570 NONE    
CENSORED 8042          0  1 0 JGW PERISHABLE 409    UNDEAD WARRIOR 572    570 NONE    
STRICKEN 8013          0  4 0 JGW PERISHABLE 409    SUPER GLUE 8080       570         
HERICANE 8078          0  1 0 SHE'S CRAFTY 592      VENGENCE 7982         570         
11161715997 8081       0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138     MOUNTAIN TROLL 563    570 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Miss Teak -- It seems having anything to do with you in the arena is a "mis-teak" on
my part.  Now stay away from me.... -- Vane

Seius Glabrio -- The four skills were almost worth the four days in the infirmary. --
Steeplejack

N'azadar - Stupid broken weapons.  Evidently my fist doesn't work as well as my war
hammer. -- Windreaver

Lung Cancer -- Thanks for smokin' me. -- Heidi?

Hortator -- I would have been happy to swing back...if you had let me! -- Simplicity

Enuram -- Sorry about all the toothpick holes.  I figured you would give up a little
easier than you did. -- Soultanchor

Black Astrology -- Thanks for the skills.  I'm going to need them if I plan on having
any chance of staying here in the Adepts. -- Pocket Rocket

Reaping Beauty -- Blahhh.  I don't think there was much I could have done with you.
Well done. -- Slap Pappy

Calis -- Low ST + low ATTACK = Easy TP Win! -- Sweet Stuff

Makeshift Anchor, Glutius Maximus and Black Plague -- Sorry for the challenges, boys.
The boss has a lot invested in me (I'm a clone) and didn't want to take any chances
getting me to ADM in one piece.  Good luck to you all. -- Prodigal Son

Black Plague -- What?!?  458 turns?  Has it really been that many turns already?
Whoa, I'm feeling old.... -- Mannequin, mgr. of Sweordmasters

Kas -- The personals here are a little hit and miss.  Keep writing them and I'm sure
people will start responding to them. -- Mannequin, mgr. of Sweordmasters

Midian -- Coordination is SP + DF.  It helps your weapon selection, chances to
successfully hit your opponent, ability to hit your opponent where you are aiming,
ability to use a weapon in both hands, ability to draw back-up weapons and ability to
get back on your feet if you are knocked down. -- Mannequin, mgr. of Sweordmasters

20 April 2007
All -- I've been...out of circulation for the last couple of months, and my lists
are not up to date.  If you've announced a manager name, a new alliance, or changed
a manager name or alliance since the middle of February, let me know in the ads, via
diplo, or in an e-mail (Sue (at) solberg-mathews (dot) com).  For that matter, if
you just want to make sure I've got things right, you can always do the same. -- The
Saint, keeper of lists

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PRODIGAL SON butchered HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
HARRY KNUCKLES was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
CENSORED was murdered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
11161715997 was narrowly killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
FEYEVER devastated BALLAST in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SOULTANCHOR defeated BELY MEDVED in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge Title match.
SWEET STUFF slimly won victory over COMICUS in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
POCKET ROCKET was devastated by FULL METAL MINX in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
WINDREAVER was overcome by ZIMA in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
STEEPLEJACK was vanquished by KEITH RICHARDS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
TANKERBELL outwaited HEIDI? in a slow 16 minute Challenge fight.
GLUTIUS MAXIMUS was overpowered by ENURAM in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
HORTATOR overpowered PRAESENTIUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
HATCH BATTENER devastated TYPHOID MARY in a 1 minute bloody one-sided battle.
MAKESHIFT ANCHOR was outlasted by LARRY KING in a tiring 28 minute master's conflict.
N'AZADAR was defeated by SIMPLICITY in a action packed 4 minute struggle.
RELLIK was viciously subdued by MISS TEAK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody bout.
KAZACH was butchered by SEIUS GLABRIO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
REAPING BEAUTY subdued SLAP PAPPY in a exciting 1 minute bout.
VANE savagely defeated CROWBARBIE in a 2 minute bloody fight.
LOST SOUL was devastated by CALIS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LUNG CANCER defeated LOYOLA in a 2 minute duel.
WHITE WIDOW demolished VISCERA in a 1 minute gruesome uneven bout.
STRICKEN was unbelievably slain by SUPER GLUE in a 2 minute novice's contest.
VENGENCE narrowly killed HERICANE in a 2 minute gruesome novice's fight.
LION DUNG overpowered SATAN SMITH in a 2 minute gory uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  22 -  3      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   8 -  1      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       45 -  38 -  0      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    53 -  45 -  3      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         AIMED BLOW        36 -  34 -  2      51  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         BASHING ATTACK    30 -  37 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  14 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  26 -  2      37  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   8 -  1      20  |

Turn 570 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SOULTANCHOR 7980           12   6  2  123 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
BASHING ATTACK   HORTATOR 7791              14   8  1  109 SEA DOGS (575)
TOTAL PARRY      FULL METAL MINX 7900       14  11  0   99 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
LUNGING ATTACK   BELY MEDVED 7751           17  10  0   97 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
AIMED BLOW       ZIMA 7750                  17  10  0   83 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
WALL OF STEEL    GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906       16  11  1   79 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
SLASHING ATTACK  VANE 8044                   6   3  0   43 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
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 COMICUS 7207, N'AZADAR 
7850, MISS TEAK 8015, FEYEVER 7993, VANE 8044, LION DUNG 8070, HORTATOR 7791, SWEET 
STUFF 7966, KEITH RICHARDS 7927, and HATCH BATTENER 8014.

The least popular fighter this week was LARRY KING 7893.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724, TANKERBELL 8053, HEIDI? 8050, SATAN SMITH 7884, 
VISCERA 7985, LOST SOUL 7868, CROWBARBIE 8041, KAZACH 7853, TYPHOID MARY 7941, and 
GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906.

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

PRODIGAL SON (1-7937) MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)