DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/19/2009 Duedate: 01/31/2009 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-615 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WAYWARD SON MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) (1-8180) [14-0-2,156] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WAYWARD SON POSITION IS EMPTY MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) (1-8180) [14-0-2,156] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TONY SIRAGUSA LANDLUBBER BETTER OFF DEAD (590) SEA DOGS (575) (1-7882) [11-10-0,89] (1-8309) [9-5-0,64] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SEA DOGS (575) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SEA DOGS (575) 53 2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 18 BETTER OFF DEAD (590) 3. BOOZE (605) 11 Unchartered Team 4. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 6 5. SWEORDMASTERS (138) 0 BLADES OF POWER (566) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 3 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) 83 73 5 53.2 1/ 2 SEA DOGS (575) 7 5 2 2- 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 544 480 60 53.1 2/ 1 BOOZE (605) 6 4 0 3/ 2 BETTER OFF DEAD (590) 11 10 0 52.4 3/ 3 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 3 4 0 4/ 6 SEA DOGS (575) 178 162 9 52.4 4- 5 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) 2 0 0 5/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 300 275 51 52.2 5- 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 2 1 0 6/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 430 424 55 50.4 6/ 6 TRASH CAN ORCS (614) 1 2 0 7/ 8 BOOZE (605) 32 47 7 40.5 7/ 8 BETTER OFF DEAD (590) 1 2 0 8/ 9 TRASH CAN ORCS (614) 3 9 0 25.0 8/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 0 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 614): WAYWARD SON of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 497): HORMONAL GROWTH of WIDE WORLD OF... (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 622): BUD GREEN of GREEN WITH ENVY (Misfit, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 617): SHY GUY of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 618): DEADLY DUO of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 619): HIDA YAKAMO of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 610): REESE SILEEN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 605): DECK APE of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 604): THELONIUS of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 576): CHAENY GROVE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 568): RUMAKI of FREAKISH (Hombre, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 255): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 552): DIPSY DIXIE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 503): GARANH of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 242): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 230): ROSE SHELL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 452): CHATTI of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 206): DRUWEZ of GLACIATION GUILD II (Sir Chester, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 466): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 614): BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 497): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 622): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 617): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 618): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 619): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 610): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 605): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 21 SUNSET (turn 604): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 576): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 568): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 255): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 552): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 503): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 242): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 230): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 452): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 206): AD HOMINEM (Sir Chester, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 496) NUMBERS et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 613): RECESS of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 617): MISS AN THROPE of STREET URCHINS (?, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 619): HIDA YAKAMO of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh) 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 604): THELONIUS of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) (turn 603): GAMMA of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.) BLEDD of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 228): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 452): RUSSIAN BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) SPY REPORT It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty, and despair! The boys at BOOZE left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by SEA DOGS. Good show! SEA DOGS had cause to celebrate, after JETSAM got 17 points by beating CHARK FORKBEARD. REUSED REFUSE certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to JOHNNY WALKER and losing 10 points in the process! Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by TONY SIRAGUSA, of BETTER OFF DEAD, who despite a 11-10-0 couldn't overcome MORDANT's Number 1. Word has it one team in MORDANT is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life! A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Perhaps the warriors of SHE'S CRAFTY should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of MANNEQUIN'S BEST, so did that sorry team shy from SHE'S CRAFTY If challenges were horses, RUM RUNNER could open up a fast food joint! Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after life! I hear TEQUILLA of BOOZE tired of the battles and was thinking of becoming a priest. RUM RUNNER of SEA DOGS saved her the effort of getting references. Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in MORDANT would I avoid! Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. MORDANT, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at Conan's Place. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WAYWARD SON 8180 14 0 2 156 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HONEST JILES 7576 12 2 0 115 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) -WYRD 8156 13 9 0 104 SWEORDMASTERS (138) POOP DECK GUY 8274 8 10 2 100 SEA DOGS (575) -REAPING BEAUTY 8032 14 6 0 98 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) JETSAM 8172 17 15 1 94 SEA DOGS (575) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TONY SIRAGUSA 7882 11 10 0 89 BETTER OFF DEAD (590) -FULL METAL MINX 7900 16 15 0 87 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) -MIASMA 8104 25 10 0 85 SWEORDMASTERS (138) -MAJOR PAYNE 8295 12 2 3 74 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LANDLUBBER 8309 9 5 0 64 SEA DOGS (575) RUM RUNNER 8296 10 7 1 62 SEA DOGS (575) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -TANKERBELL 8053 10 2 0 48 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) -COPPER JOHN 8279 4 0 0 47 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -HAMFIST 8292 8 5 1 43 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -TOXINDERELLA 8098 5 2 1 40 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JOHNNY WALKER 8336 3 2 0 33 BOOZE (605) -SNOW WHITEMARE 8087 2 4 0 24 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -RED EYE 8238 3 2 1 23 BOOZE (605) -VAN DERMINT 8203 3 3 1 21 BOOZE (605) REUSED REFUSE 8321 3 8 0 17 TRASH CAN ORCS (614) SPEARFISHER 8343 1 1 0 16 SEA DOGS (575) -KNAVE 8344 1 0 0 13 SWEORDMASTERS (138) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -LIGHTSPEED 8318 1 0 0 10 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CAPTAIN ELOY 0 0 0 POOP DECK GUY 8274 615 NONE TEQUILLA 8342 3 1 1 BOOZE 605 RUM RUNNER 8296 615 812171791011 8348 0 1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261 MOUNTAIN TROLL 615 NONE 119171317611 8347 0 1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER 615 NONE FLOTSAM 8289 7 7 0 SEA DOGS 575 MAJOR PAYNE 8295 611 NOT REVENGED PERSONAL ADS "The old maxim, that "Knowledge is power," is a true one, but there is still a greater truth: "KNOWLEDGE IS SAFETY." Safety amid physical ills that beset mankind, and safety amid the moral pitfalls that surround so many young people, is the great crying demand of the age. -- B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols from _Searchlights on Health_ LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS 812171791011 was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. 119171317611 was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee. TEQUILLA was assassinated by RUM RUNNER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. JOHNNY WALKER devastated REUSED REFUSE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. WAYWARD SON devastated TONY SIRAGUSA in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. POOP DECK GUY executed CAPTAIN ELOY in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. JETSAM overpowered CHARK FORKBEARD in a action packed 2 minute gruesome uneven melee. LANDLUBBER was unbelievably bested by RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 2 minute fight. SPEARFISHER defeated GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute novice's fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 1 60 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 7 - 1 53 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 8 - 1 53 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 21 - 22 - 0 49 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 7 - 1 46 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 16 - 3 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 4 - 0 43 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 615 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 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW WAYWARD SON 8180 14 0 2 156 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) BASHING ATTACK LANDLUBBER 8309 9 5 0 64 SEA DOGS (575) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-STRIKE RUM RUNNER 8296 10 7 1 62 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 LANDLUBBER 8309. The ten other most popular fighters were JETSAM 8172, 812171791011 8348, JOHNNY WALKER 8336, WAYWARD SON 8180, RUM RUNNER 8296, POOP DECK GUY 8274, SPEARFISHER 8343, REUSED REFUSE 8321, TONY SIRAGUSA 7882, and 119171317611 8347. The least popular fighter this week was TEQUILLA 8342. The other ten least popular fighters were 119171317611 8347, TONY SIRAGUSA 7882, REUSED REFUSE 8321, SPEARFISHER 8343, POOP DECK GUY 8274, RUM RUNNER 8296, WAYWARD SON 8180, JOHNNY WALKER 8336, 812171791011 8348, and JETSAM 8172. FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLII PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME NAMELESS TOOK 3195 (146-59-6) 3 3 0 DARK GUARDIANS ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME PRODIGAL SON 7937 (52-8-1) 6 3 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST CORKY 4285 (51-43-2) 2 3 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MUMPHY CHICK 5487 (30-4-0) 8 3 0 LEGENDS OF STEELE BLACK BREEZE 6522 (14-6-0) 4 3 0 BLACK JUNTA MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627 (48-30-3) 4 3 0 SWEORDMASTERS CUDDLY 1900 (49-26-0) 0 3 0 THE BEARS FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HORTATOR 7791 (31-34-3) 11 3 0 SEA DOGS CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HONEST JILES 7576 (12-2-0) 5 3 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS BLACK ANGEL 5658 (8-7-0) 1 2 0 DEAD BLACK HORIZON FULL METAL MINX 7900 (16-15-0) 1 3 0 SHE'S CRAFTY REAPING BEAUTY 8032 (14-6-0) 1 3 0 SHE'S CRAFTY ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME POOP DECK GUY 8274 (7-10-1) 11 3 0 SEA DOGS INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RED EYE 8238 (3-2-1) 3 3 0 BOOZE VAN DERMINT 8203 (3-3-1) 0 3 0 BOOZE APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME LIGHTSPEED 8318 (1-0-0) 2 3 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST JOHNNY WALKER 8336 (2-2-0) 1 3 0 BOOZE ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CRATER FACE 8340 (0-0-0) 7 3 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS BRANDY 8332 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 BOOZE NAILING 8305 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 SWEORDMASTERS DUMPSTER WATER 8333 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 TRASH CAN ORCS HANNA BANANA 8339 (0-0-0) 0 1 0 DEAD LAB EXPERIMENTS