DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/26/2008    Duedate: 06/07/2008

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-598

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JETSAM
SEA DOGS (575)
(1-8172) [10-5-1,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JETSAM                         TONY SIRAGUSA
SEA DOGS (575)                 BETTER OFF DEAD (590)
(1-8172) [10-5-1,98]           (1-7882) [3-1-0,52]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KOOK AROCHA                    JETSAM
LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)          SEA DOGS (575)
(1-8120) [16-5-2,95]           (1-8172) [10-5-1,98]

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)      51
2. SEA DOGS (575)              39      SEA DOGS (575)
3. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       32      Unchartered Team
4. BETTER OFF DEAD (590)       15
5. FULL SPECTRUM (611)         12      BETTER OFF DEAD (590)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*BETTER OFF DEAD (590)      3   1  0 75.0   1/ 2 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   10  3 2
 2/ 4 SEA DOGS (575)           138 121  7 53.3   2/ 3 SEA DOGS (575)            8  7 2
 3/ 3 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      521 462 60 53.0   3/ 1 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       7  8 0
 4/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   273 259 50 51.3   4/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     3  8 0
 5/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    414 414 49 50.0   5/ 5*CHESS PIECES 1 (612)      2  2 0
 6/ 1*CHESS PIECES 1 (612)       2   2  0 50.0   6/ 6*BETTER OFF DEAD (590)     1  1 0
 7/ 7*FULL SPECTRUM (611)        1   1  0 50.0   7/ 7*FULL SPECTRUM (611)       1  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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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 597): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 480): KEY LIME of SWEETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 605): SOLDIER 2 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 601): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 600): TIFFINAL of WIZARDS'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 604): MISS AN THROPE of STREET URCHINS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 602): PENSACOLITA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 596): DIO of SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): SHEWISH CORSAIR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 587): GRIFTER of BAD BEAT (Osage, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 561): PATCH of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 551): CYPRIAN of OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 247): DEELA ELLIS of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 487): FEAR OF THE DARK of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 233): DARISTAM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 221): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 435): RUSSIAN BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 198): SLO-PITCH of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 479): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 597): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 480): SWEETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 605): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 601): REDLEGS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 600): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 604): SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 602): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 596): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 587): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 561): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 551): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 247): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 487): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 233): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 221): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 435): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 198): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 479) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 603): DOMINO of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 600): DIGGER WASP of FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 595): ICARUS of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): MIDNIGHT of WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.)
                            MICHAEL JORDAN of CAROLINA BLUE (Apex, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
               (turn 537): WINKY DINK of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Nothing is certain in MORDANT, with changing 
loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--MANNEQUIN'S BEST.  
LAB EXPERIMENTS had cause to celebrate, after MAJOR PAYNE got 21 points by beating 
GESHI SCRIVENER.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, COPPER JOHN was winsome, 
after beating CRAB POT and seeing him lose 13 points.  In MORDANT, nothing is 
permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, JETSAM.  Word has 
it one team in MORDANT is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to 
death.  I'll bet it works.   
     So much to report, so little time!  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in 
MANNEQUIN'S BEST are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  
Like a pup with its tail between its legs, CHESS PIECES 1 scurried away from 
MANNEQUIN'S BEST.  Oh, the shame!  If challenges were horses, BLACK could open up a 
fast food joint!  Willing to win at any cost is ROOK, who challenged POOP DECK GUY, 
12 points junior.  Our sympathies, POOP DECK GUY!  I thought ROOK showed great skill 
and promise when he was dealt death by POOP DECK GUY.  All right, so I slept through 
it!  Big deal!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Oh hard!  that 
to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in MORDANT is the highlight of my life.  My fingers 
tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable 
character.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JETSAM 8172                  10   5  1    98       SEA DOGS (575)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HONEST JILES 7576            12   2  0   115       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 KOOK AROCHA 8120             16   5  2    95       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 WAIF 8160                    10   3  0    92       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIASMA 8104                  18   4  0    80       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 RECESS 8241                   7   0  2    78       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 WAYWARD SON 8180              6   0  2    69       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TONY SIRAGUSA 7882            3   1  0    52       BETTER OFF DEAD (590)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYRD 8156                     5   4  0    30       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 COPPER JOHN 8279              2   0  0    27       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 POOP DECK GUY 8274            1   2  1    26       SEA DOGS (575)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAJOR PAYNE 8295              1   0  0    21       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 BLACK 8252                    1   1  0    17       FULL SPECTRUM (611)
 QUEEN 8258                    1   1  0    14       CHESS PIECES 1 (612)
 HAMFIST 8292                  1   0  0    13       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 CRAB POT 8282                 2   1  1     8       SEA DOGS (575)
 FLOTSAM 8289                  1   0  0     8       SEA DOGS (575)
 BISMARCK 8284                 1   2  0     5       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAD MANNEQUIN           0  0 0                      RECESS 8241           598  NONE
ROOK 8259               1  1 0 CHESS PIECES 1 612   POOP DECK GUY 8274    598   
1710111510147 8293      0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  UNDEAD WARRIOR        598  NONE
2% 8275                 0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  CRAB POT 8282         597   
97121121717 8294        0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  STONE GOLEM           598  NONE
FISHMONGER 8239         1  2 0 SEA DOGS 575         GESHI SCRIVENER       598  NONE
1110811171413 8290      0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    MOUNTAIN TROLL        598  NONE
9131013151311 8291      0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    UNDEAD WARRIOR        598  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

vehement \VEE-uh-muhnt\, adjective:
1.  Characterized by intensity of emotions or convictions, or forcefulness of
expression.
2.  Characterized by or acting with great force or energy; strong.

Vehement is from Latin vehemens, "violent, vehement, furious," perhaps from vehere,
"to carry."  The quality or state of being vehement is vehemence.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

9131013151311 was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
97121121717 was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
1110811171413 was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
1710111510147 was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
QUEEN was defeated by BLACK in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
ROOK was murdered by POOP DECK GUY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
MIASMA was viciously subdued by JETSAM in a 2 minute bloody Title fight.
KOOK AROCHA overpowered MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
WAIF defeated SILISA THE SNAKE in a action packed 1 minute melee.
RECESS dispatched MAD MANNEQUIN in a action packed 1 minute duel.
WAYWARD SON overpowered BLACK DEVIN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
TONY SIRAGUSA overpowered WYRD in a 1 minute uneven match.
FISHMONGER was killed by GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute fight.
COPPER JOHN demolished CRAB POT in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BISMARCK was overcome by FLOTSAM in a exciting 1 minute bloody novice's contest.
HAMFIST overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MAJOR PAYNE overpowered GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   7 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        21 -  20 -  3      51  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  15 -  5      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  17 -  3      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  18 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   9 -  2      18  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   5 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 598 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         4  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       JETSAM 8172                10   5  1   98 SEA DOGS (575)
BASHING ATTACK   KOOK AROCHA 8120           16   5  2   95 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
STRIKING ATTACK  WAIF 8160                  10   3  0   92 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
TOTAL PARRY      MIASMA 8104                18   4  0   80 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
LUNGING ATTACK   RECESS 8241                 7   0  2   78 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

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 KOOK AROCHA 8120.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JETSAM 8172.  The ten other most popular fighters were FLOTSAM 8289, BLACK 
8252, WAIF 8160, RECESS 8241, WAYWARD SON 8180, TONY SIRAGUSA 7882, MAJOR PAYNE 8295, 
QUEEN 8258, POOP DECK GUY 8274, and KOOK AROCHA 8120.

The least popular fighter this week was CRAB POT 8282.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FISHMONGER 8239, WYRD 8156, MIASMA 8104, 1710111510147 8293, 
1110811171413 8290, 97121121717 8294, BISMARCK 8284, ROOK 8259, 9131013151311 8291, 
and HAMFIST 8292.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLV

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NAMELESS TOOK 3195 (146-59-6)          2  3  0         DARK GUARDIANS       
PATIENCE 2619 (114-94-11)              2  3  0         SUPERIOR FORCES      

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MUMPHY CHICK 5487 (30-4-0)             7  3  0         LEGENDS OF STEELE    
PRODIGAL SON 7937 (34-7-1)             7  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HORTATOR 7791 (25-22-3)                8  3  0         SEA DOGS             
HATCH BATTENER 8014 (25-14-1)          6  3  0         SEA DOGS             

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HONEST JILES 7576 (12-2-0)             3  3  0         LAB EXPERIMENTS      

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GLAMDRING 2936 (5-6-0)                 2  3  0         BLACK OUTPOST        

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WAYWARD SON 8180 (4-0-2)               7  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     
THOU ART DUNG 3702 (2-0-0)             2  3  0         THE VIET CONG        

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
QUEEN 8258 (0-0-0)                     6  3  0         CHESS PIECES 1       
ROOK 8259 (0-0-0)                      6  3  0         CHESS PIECES 1       
FISHMONGER 8239 (0-0-0)                5  3  0         SEA DOGS             
POOP DECK GUY 8274 (0-0-0)             3  3  0         SEA DOGS             
BLACK 8252 (0-0-0)                     1  3  0         FULL SPECTRUM        

ADM FOOLS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CUDDLY 1900 (44-22-0)                  2  3  0         THE BEARS            
BLACK BREEZE 6522 (14-6-0)             0  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLACK ANGEL 5658 (8-7-0)               0  3  0         BLACK HORIZON        

INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LARVE 8192 (0-0-0)                     0  3  0         OGRES DEN            

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
2% 8275 (0-0-0)                        1  3  0         LAB EXPERIMENTS      
KNIGHT 8255 (0-0-0)                    1  3  0         CHESS PIECES 1