DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/22/2008    Duedate: 01/03/2009

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-613

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WAYWARD SON
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
(1-8180) [12-0-2,133]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WAYWARD SON                    REUSED REFUSE
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)         TRASH CAN ORCS (614)
(1-8180) [12-0-2,133]          (1-8321) [2-7-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TONY SIRAGUSA                  TONY SIRAGUSA
BETTER OFF DEAD (590)          BETTER OFF DEAD (590)
(1-7882) [11-8-0,115]          (1-7882) [11-8-0,115]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOZE (605)                 25
2. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         19      BETTER OFF DEAD (590)
3. BETTER OFF DEAD (590)       17      Unchartered Team
4. SEA DOGS (575)              12
5. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)        4      TRASH CAN ORCS (614)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*EVIL BEAVERS (610)         3   1  0 75.0   1/ 2 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    6  4 1
 2- 2*FULL SPECTRUM (611)        4   2  0 66.7   2/ 1 SEA DOGS (575)            6  8 0
 3/ 3 BETTER OFF DEAD (590)     11   8  0 57.9   3/ 3 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       5  4 0
 4/ 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      544 480 60 53.1   4/ 4 BOOZE (605)               5  5 1
 5/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   298 273 51 52.2   5/ 5 BETTER OFF DEAD (590)     2  1 0
 6/ 6 SEA DOGS (575)           173 159  7 52.1   6/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     2  5 2
 7/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    430 423 55 50.4   7- 6*EVIL BEAVERS (610)        1  1 0
 8/ 8 BOOZE (605)               29  44  7 39.7   8/ 9*TRASH CAN ORCS (614)      1  2 0
 9/ 9*TRASH CAN ORCS (614)       2   8  0 20.0   9- 8*FULL SPECTRUM (611)       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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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 612): WAYWARD SON oF MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 495): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 620): RIGATONI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 610): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 615): SHY GUY of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 618): DEADLY DUO of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 617): LORD T. JEEBUS of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 610): REESE SILEEN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 603): HOFFA of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 602): GAMMA of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 574): MARY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 566): POULAN of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 254): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 550): DIPSY DIXIE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 501): COLOROUTOFSPACE of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 241): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 229): ROSE SHELL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 450): ANGRY DECKHAND of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 205): EAGLE KEYS of ANCIENT KNIGHTS (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 464): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 612): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 495): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 620): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 610): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 615): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 618): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 617): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 610): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 603): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 602): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 574): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 566): BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 254): WACKY (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 550): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 501): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 241): UNDESIRABLE'S (Slinky, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 229): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 450): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 205): ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 494) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 494): HAROLUE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 614): SLINKY of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 617): MISS AN THROPE of STREET URCHINS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 617): PENSACOLITA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 609): LUNAR COYOTE of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 603): HOFFA of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 602): VORG of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
                           STAY GOLD of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 601): FOORMAN of LIGHT BRIGADE (Woody, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 566): POULAN of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
                              CONNIE PAKKIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 252): MORI NEB of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 501): COLOROUTOFSPACE of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 228): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt MORDANT will ever be the same.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as SEA DOGS is pushed out of top team by MANNEQUIN'S BEST, who came from 
2nd with a 1-2-0 this turn.  The BOOZE guild has had a 3-1-0 turn and deserves to be 
watched in the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  RECESS has 
lost to TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI, falling 20 points, while helping make MANNEQUIN'S BEST a 
1-2-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and WAYWARD SON 
remains MORDANT's top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster 
that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Conan's Place?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  The most challenged warrior this turn 
was SEA DOGS' warrior RUM RUNNER.  More fighters challenged him than challenged the 
Duelmaster!  TONY SIRAGUSA of BETTER OFF DEAD had better have a good reason for 
challenging down 14 points in a challenge which he won.  I thought TONY SIRAGUSA 
showed great skill and promise when he beat MIASMA.  All right, so I slept through 
it!  Big deal!   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  We'd like to remind certain teams 
not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered 
rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in MORDANT, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in MORDANT again, 
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WAYWARD SON 8180             12   0  2   133       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HONEST JILES 7576            12   2  0   115       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 TONY SIRAGUSA 7882           11   8  0   115       BETTER OFF DEAD (590)
 WYRD 8156                    13   9  0   104       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 JETSAM 8172                  16  14  1    92       SEA DOGS (575)
-POOP DECK GUY 8274            7  10  1    92       SEA DOGS (575)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIASMA 8104                  25  10  0    85       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 RECESS 8241                  14   6  2    80       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 MAJOR PAYNE 8295             12   2  3    74       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLACK 8252                    4   2  0    66       FULL SPECTRUM (611)
 LANDLUBBER 8309               9   3  0    63       SEA DOGS (575)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COPPER JOHN 8279              4   0  0    47       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 HAMFIST 8292                  8   5  1    43       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-DOOMTAIL 8249                 3   1  0    41       EVIL BEAVERS (610)
 RUM RUNNER 8296               8   7  0    38       SEA DOGS (575)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED EYE 8238                  3   1  1    30       BOOZE (605)
 VAN DERMINT 8203              3   2  1    26       BOOZE (605)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEQUILLA 8342                 2   0  1    22       BOOZE (605)
 JOHNNY WALKER 8336            1   2  0    14       BOOZE (605)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REUSED REFUSE 8321            2   7  0    13       TRASH CAN ORCS (614)
 KNAVE 8344                    1   0  0    13       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-LIGHTSPEED 8318               1   0  0    10       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 SPEARFISHER 8343              0   1  0     1       SEA DOGS (575)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SKIPPY 8341             0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  DARK CHAMPION         613  NONE
FLOTSAM 8289            7  7 0 SEA DOGS 575         MAJOR PAYNE 8295      611   
TRASH 8322              0  1 0 TRASH CAN ORCS 614   RED EYE 8238          610   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

          "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of
     a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
          "However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his
     first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the
     surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or
     other of their daughters." -- Jane Austen from _Pride and Prejudice_

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SKIPPY was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
TONY SIRAGUSA vanquished MIASMA in a exciting 4 minute gory uneven Challenge battle.
VAN DERMINT lost to RUM RUNNER in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
JOHNNY WALKER viciously subdued REUSED REFUSE in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
WAYWARD SON demolished JETSAM in a 1 minute mismatched Title competition.
WYRD vanquished MAD MANNEQUIN in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
RECESS was overcome by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute fight.
MAJOR PAYNE slimly lost to CHARK FORKBEARD in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
LANDLUBBER vanquished HAMFIST in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RED EYE vanquished MIME WORSHIPPER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TEQUILLA overpowered SPEARFISHER in a 1 minute uneven match.
KNAVE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   5 -  1      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   8 -  1      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  12 -  3      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        19 -  23 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 613 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         4  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       WAYWARD SON 8180           12   0  2  133 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
TOTAL PARRY      MIASMA 8104                25  10  0   85 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
LUNGING ATTACK   RECESS 8241                14   6  2   80 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
BASHING ATTACK   LANDLUBBER 8309             9   3  0   63 SEA DOGS (575)
PARRY-STRIKE     RUM RUNNER 8296             8   7  0   38 SEA DOGS (575)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TONY SIRAGUSA 7882.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TONY SIRAGUSA 7882.  The ten other most popular fighters were JOHNNY WALKER 
8336, WYRD 8156, MAJOR PAYNE 8295, RUM RUNNER 8296, RED EYE 8238, WAYWARD SON 8180, 
LANDLUBBER 8309, TEQUILLA 8342, KNAVE 8344, and MIASMA 8104.

The least popular fighter this week was SPEARFISHER 8343.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HAMFIST 8292, JETSAM 8172, REUSED REFUSE 8321, VAN DERMINT 
8203, SKIPPY 8341, RECESS 8241, MIASMA 8104, KNAVE 8344, TEQUILLA 8342, and 
LANDLUBBER 8309.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RECESS (1-8241) MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)