DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/16/2009    Duedate: 03/28/2009

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-619

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MIASMA
SWEORDMASTERS (138)
(1-8104) [28-11-0,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MIASMA                         IOSIO
SWEORDMASTERS (138)            PHILANTHROPISTS (584)
(1-8104) [28-11-0,95]          (1-7834) [2-0-0,27]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TONY SIRAGUSA                  MAJOR PAYNE
BETTER OFF DEAD (590)          LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-7882) [14-11-0,92]          (1-8295) [14-4-3,81]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOZE (605)                 26
2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      22      BETTER OFF DEAD (590)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS (584)       19      Unchartered Team
4. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       16
5. BETTER OFF DEAD (590)       14      PHILANTHROPISTS (584)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*FULL SPECTRUM (611)        6   2  0 75.0   1/ 1 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     6  5 1
 2/ 1*PHILANTHROPISTS (584)      2   1  0 66.7   2/ 3 BOOZE (605)               5  5 0
 3/ 3 BETTER OFF DEAD (590)     14  11  0 56.0   3/ 4 SEA DOGS (575)            3  6 0
 4/ 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      551 488 60 53.0   4/ 2 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       3  7 0
 5/ 5 SEA DOGS (575)           183 171  9 51.7   5/ 8*PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     2  1 0
 6/ 6 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   304 287 51 51.4   6/ 7 BETTER OFF DEAD (590)     2  1 0
 7/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    439 430 56 50.5   7- 6*FULL SPECTRUM (611)       1  0 0
 8/ 8 BOOZE (605)               38  54  7 41.3   8/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    1 10 0
 9- 9 TRASH CAN ORCS (614)       3  11  0 21.4   9- 9 TRASH CAN ORCS (614)      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 618): RUM RUNNNER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 501): HORMONAL GROWTH OF WIDE WORLD OF... (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 626): KOVARARMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 621): JAMMY LARKE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 622): HATTIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 623): WHOLLY MOLLY of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 612): JOLEEN KRUZ of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 609): CHOCO BOBA BABY of WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 608): MIGHTY BOSSTONE of MINISTRY OF SKA (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 580): MORNGRIM THOTH of ACT OF MALICE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 572): AVERAGE JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 257): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 556): CHATTY CABALIST of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 507): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 244): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 231): KIRRALA of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 456): EVANDER GILL of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 208): UM-PAH of ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 500): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 618): LAB EXPERIMENTS (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 501): PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 626): SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 621): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 622): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 523): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 612): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 609): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 608): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 580): ACT OF MALICE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 572): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 257): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 556): DUNGEON CELL (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 507): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 244): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 232): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 456): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 208): ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 500) FLOPS et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 617): JETSAM of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 609): CHARNEL of RUN AND HYDE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 572): AVERAGE JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 505): VARGOI of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 231): ROSE SHELL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 455): CHATTI of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
                               INVUR KREB of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Coming up with 
a solid 1-1-0 outing, PHILANTHROPISTS has advanced 3 places in the rankings.  Hey 
everybody, watch out for VAN DERMINT, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after 
mashing LANDLUBBER like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  LANDLUBBER was overcame by VAN DERMINT and 
drops 16 points.  Well, if ya don't shows up at the laundromat, ya can'ts wash yer 
clothes.  RUM RUNNER did not fight this week so his title was forfeit.  In front of 
all the crowds, MIASMA took the Duelmaster's crown for hers own.  I give the bum two 
weeks.  Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
And who is this LANDLUBBER you ask, with 50 points and a 9-9-0 record.  Ooh, the 
tales I could tell!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Too bad BOOZE won't be eating any crow this 
week because of TEQUILLA's bloodfeud passing.  Why?  No bloodfeud, no fowl (Drumroll, 
Groans).  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.  Silly 
buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in MORDANT have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been 
real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIASMA 8104                  28  11  0    95       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WAYWARD SON 8180             15   0  2   166       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-HONEST JILES 7576            12   2  0   115       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-POOP DECK GUY 8274            9  10  2   109       SEA DOGS (575)
-RUM RUNNER 8296              12   8  1    99       SEA DOGS (575)
 TONY SIRAGUSA 7882           14  11  0    92       BETTER OFF DEAD (590)
-BLACK 8252                    6   2  0    92       FULL SPECTRUM (611)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAJOR PAYNE 8295             14   4  3    81       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 WYRD 8156                    14  12  0    79       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAN DERMINT 8203              6   3  1    61       BOOZE (605)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LANDLUBBER 8309               9   9  0    50       SEA DOGS (575)
 CRATER FACE 8340              4   0  0    36       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LIGHTSPEED 8318               3   1  0    32       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 IOSIO 7834                    2   0  0    27       PHILANTHROPISTS (584)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPEARFISHER 8343              2   2  0    20       SEA DOGS (575)
-NAILING 8305                  1   0  0    16       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 GREY GOOSE 8349               2   0  0    14       BOOZE (605)
 TEQUILLA 8353                 1   1  0    14       BOOZE (605)
 GALAGOM 7832                  0   1  0    13       PHILANTHROPISTS (584)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SCHNAPPS 8360           0  1 0 BOOZE 605            MOUNTAIN TROLL        619  NONE
TEQUILLA 8342           3  1 1 BOOZE 605            RUM RUNNER 8296       615  NOT REVENGED
VERMOUTH 8359           0  1 0 BOOZE 605            UNDEAD WARRIOR        619  NONE
THE BULL 8368           0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  SPYMASTER             619  NONE
10714717821 8364        0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 MOUNTAIN TROLL        619  NONE
1113131517411 8365      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 HIGH ELF              619  NONE
810151521123 8369       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 MOUNTAIN TROLL        619  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAN OVERBOARD 8361      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 575         UNDEAD WARRIOR        619  NONE
REUSED REFUSE 8321      3 10 0 TRASH CAN ORCS 614   CAKES 8351            617  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

     If there were supposed to be more personals here, our apologies.  Hal spent a
     night on the tiles, and we're still trying to catch up with the mail.  They
     should, well, they might appear next time.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VERMOUTH was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
810151521123 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
1113131517411 was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
10714717821 was dispatched by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
THE BULL was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
SCHNAPPS was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
MAN OVERBOARD was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
MIASMA bested SILISA THE SNAKE in a 4 minute veteran's Title competition.
MAJOR PAYNE lost to CHARK FORKBEARD in a action packed 3 minute gruesome duel.
WYRD was narrowly defeated by TONY SIRAGUSA in a popular 3 minute gory expert's duel.
LANDLUBBER was beaten by VAN DERMINT in a 1 minute melee.
CRATER FACE outlasted GRUNESH THE ORC in a 10 minute fight.
TEQUILLA was subdued by IOSIO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's match.
SPEARFISHER bested GESHI SCRIVENER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's battle.
GREY GOOSE narrowly defeated GALAGOM in a 2 minute conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   5 -  2      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   8 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        22 -  25 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  23 -  3      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  12 -  1      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  16 -  1      20  |

Turn 619 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      MIASMA 8104                28  11  0   95 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
AIMED BLOW       TONY SIRAGUSA 7882         14  11  0   92 BETTER OFF DEAD (590)
LUNGING ATTACK   MAJOR PAYNE 8295           14   4  3   81 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
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 MAJOR PAYNE 8295.  The ten other most popular fighters were TONY SIRAGUSA 
7882, 10714717821 8364, WYRD 8156, IOSIO 7834, SPEARFISHER 8343, 810151521123 8369, 
SCHNAPPS 8360, GALAGOM 7832, MIASMA 8104, and VAN DERMINT 8203.

The least popular fighter this week was CRATER FACE 8340.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TEQUILLA 8353, THE BULL 8368, 1113131517411 8365, VERMOUTH 
8359, LANDLUBBER 8309, MAN OVERBOARD 8361, GREY GOOSE 8349, VAN DERMINT 8203, MIASMA 
8104, and GALAGOM 7832.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TONY SIRAGUSA (1-7882) BETTER OFF DEAD (590)