DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 07/06/2009 Duedate: 07/18/2009 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-627 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WYRD SWEORDMASTERS (138) (1-8156) [20-14-1,121] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WYRD ERIC SAMUELS SWEORDMASTERS (138) FAMILY HORDE (616) (1-8156) [20-14-1,121] (1-8389) [2-2-0,18] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite WYRD BEERIN BOTTLEMAN SWEORDMASTERS (138) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) (1-8156) [20-14-1,121] (1-7802) [5-6-0,36] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SWEORDMASTERS (138) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 58 2. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 15 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 3. SWEORDMASTERS (138) 10 Unchartered Team 4. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 8 5. DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) 0 FAMILY HORDE (616) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*EVIL BEAVERS (610) 5 2 0 71.4 1/ 1 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 7 7 1 2/ 3 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 568 506 61 52.9 2/ 2 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 6 2 0 3- 4*SAGE SOLDIERS (231) 10 9 0 52.6 3/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 6 4 0 4/ 5 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 454 438 57 50.9 4- 4 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) 4 3 0 5- 7 SEA DOGS (575) 191 187 9 50.5 5/ 5*FAMILY HORDE (616) 3 2 0 6/ 6 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 314 309 54 50.4 6- 6 BOOZE (605) 3 3 2 7/ 2*FAMILY HORDE (616) 4 4 0 50.0 7/ 3 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 3 10 1 8- 8 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) 81 87 5 48.2 8- 7*EVIL BEAVERS (610) 1 0 0 9- 9 BOOZE (605) 43 64 10 40.2 9- 8*SAGE SOLDIERS (231) 1 3 0 10/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 448 672 13 40.0 10-10 SEA DOGS (575) 0 4 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 626): ENURAM of DESOLATE TEMPLE (Toker, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 509): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 632): FARFALE of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 627): HALIBUTT of WIZARD'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 627): WHISPER WALK of MY LITTLE TRIBE (Little Whop, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 631): EPEE MYSTIQUE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 620): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 617): SPARE ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 616): CROUCHING HAMSTER of D.R.I. (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 588): EVA MENDES of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 580): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 561): DUCK A L'ORANGE of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 564): MODEL PRISONER of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 515): UP FROM THE SEA of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 248): RUBBER BULLET of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 236): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 464): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 212): SLO-PITCH of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 508): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 626): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 509): STEEL ARMS (?, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 632): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 627): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 627): MY LITTLE TRIBE (Little Whop, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 631): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 620): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 617): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 616): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 588): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 580): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 261): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 564): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 515): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 248): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 236): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 464): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 212): FEARSOME LEGENDS (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 508) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 509): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 630): WHOLLY MOLLY of AMEN! (?, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 616): CROUCHING HAMSTER of D.R.I. (?, mgr.) (turn 615): SURLY DECKHAND of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 580): REDD CORVAIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 261): DEELA ELLIS of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 260): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 563): CHATTY CABALIST of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 513): HASARCH of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 248): RUBBER BULLET of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) A.O. HELL of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last week's fights. For every winner there is a loser. Speaking of losers, lets take a look at MANNEQUIN'S BEST, who went down to 3rd from 7th. Life is tough. Coming up with a solid 5-0-0 outing, HOMICIDAL MANIACS has advanced 6 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for ROOKIE MANAGER, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after mashing BALL PEIN like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. BALL PEIN lost to ROOKIE MANAGER and drops 13 points. Well, if ya don't shows up at the laundromat, ya can'ts wash yer clothes. ENURAM did not fight this week so its title was forfeit. It's a proud day for the SWEORDMASTERS stable, as their warrior, WYRD, ascended the Duelmaster's throne. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd! Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the MORDANT arena. And who is this CRATER FACE you ask, with 62 points and a 9-1-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the most interesting, though! 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. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. Hasta la bye-bye. (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WYRD 8156 20 14 1 121 SWEORDMASTERS (138) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ENURAM 7851 22 13 3 121 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) MIASMA 8104 34 13 0 115 SWEORDMASTERS (138) -HONEST JILES 7576 12 2 0 115 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) -N'AZADAR 7850 15 20 2 103 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) MAJOR PAYNE 8295 19 7 3 100 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -VAN DERMINT 8203 8 6 2 90 BOOZE (605) -RELLIK 7852 18 17 0 84 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) ROOKIE MANAGER 7639 13 21 1 73 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DOOMTAIL 8249 5 2 0 66 EVIL BEAVERS (610) CRATER FACE 8340 9 1 0 62 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SPEARFISHER 8343 5 2 0 54 SEA DOGS (575) -LANDLUBBER 8309 10 14 0 51 SEA DOGS (575) BALL PEIN 8379 5 2 1 51 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) BEERIN BOTTLEMAN 7802 5 6 0 36 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RANDOM MANIAC 7800 3 8 1 30 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) NAILING 8305 4 2 0 26 SWEORDMASTERS (138) FENDER BENDER 7859 4 2 0 24 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SCARLET SMILE 8362 2 0 1 23 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) -PVT. CHAIR 4929 3 3 0 20 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) -SGT. JEEP 4925 2 0 0 20 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) -GREY GOOSE 8349 3 1 1 19 BOOZE (605) -PVT. SHOE 4928 3 2 0 19 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) CHINA BULL 7873 2 3 0 18 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) ERIC SAMUELS 8389 2 2 0 18 FAMILY HORDE (616) -SCHNAPPES 8400 1 0 1 16 BOOZE (605) -SGT. FIFTEEN 4927 1 2 0 15 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MCLOVIN 8397 3 1 0 14 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) -PVT. DOORKNOB 4926 1 2 0 11 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) RUMOR 8410 1 1 1 10 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -CHIANTI 8407 1 0 0 10 BOOZE (605) -ALICE SAMUELS 8385 2 2 0 8 FAMILY HORDE (616) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CALIS 7849 15 19 0 DESOLATE TEMPLE 586 VAN DERMINT 8203 625 REVENGED 151081517154 8425 0 1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER 627 NONE 99171791211 8423 0 1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 STONE GOLEM 627 NONE RUM RUNNER 8296 12 12 1 SEA DOGS 575 WYRD 8156 625 121091716911 8421 0 1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138 MOUNTAIN TROLL 627 NONE PERSONAL ADS Sandy made us do it! We've been inactive THREE YEARS, we thought we were SAFE, and now this! Gah! -- the Homicidal Maniacs P.S. Or maybe one of Sandy's cohorts. But it definitely wasn't OUR idea, or even Nick's, or we guess now Jorja's. Not Jorja's. You know. Ball Pen -- Er... a "lucky manager's pen" for filling out strategy sheets and being sure of a win? Can I borrow it? Er, you. Whatever. A win would be good. -- Rookie Manager Crater Face -- If I'm gonna hang around you much, I definitely need more beer. -- Beerin Bottleman Nailing -- I'm gonna get a nail-puller and meet you in an alley. All your nails will be pulled out! The heads torn off! Bent and blunted! YES! -- Random Maniac McLovin -- I thought all Ratani were lab experiments, not just a few. And they turn into cats when the moon is, uh, something. Full, dark, I forget that part. -- China Bull Alice Sanders -- The fenders look better that shape. -- Fender Bender Ah, the truth is now plain! We were reactivated to insure personals here. Bummer. But at least we only have to deal with this one arena. -- the Homicidal Maniacs LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS 99171791211 was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight. 121091716911 was dispatched by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. 151081517154 was killed by SPYMASTER in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena fight. WYRD bested SILISA THE SNAKE in a 2 minute veteran's Title contest. MIASMA defeated CHARK FORKBEARD in a unpopular 6 minute master's match. MAJOR PAYNE vanquished MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute mismatched fight. ROOKIE MANAGER overpowered BALL PEIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. CRATER FACE overpowered BLACK DEVIN in a 5 minute uneven melee. NAILING was viciously subdued by BEERIN BOTTLEMAN in a action packed 3 minute duel. ERIC SAMUELS was viciously subdued by RANDOM MANIAC in a 2 minute gory duel. FENDER BENDER narrowly defeated RUMOR in a 2 minute gruesome match. CHINA BULL overpowered SLEN SNOTNOSE 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| |BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 19 - 12 - 0 61 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 17 - 2 55 | |AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 7 - 1 53 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 7 - 1 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 16 - 18 - 2 47 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 22 - 1 31 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 9 - 1 18 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 16 - 0 6 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 627 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: AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 TOTAL PARRY SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW WYRD 8156 20 14 1 121 SWEORDMASTERS (138) TOTAL PARRY MIASMA 8104 34 13 0 115 SWEORDMASTERS (138) LUNGING ATTACK MAJOR PAYNE 8295 19 7 3 100 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) BASHING ATTACK BALL PEIN 8379 5 2 1 51 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is WYRD 8156. The most popular warrior this turn was 99171791211 8423. The ten other most popular fighters were BEERIN BOTTLEMAN 7802, FENDER BENDER 7859, WYRD 8156, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, RUMOR 8410, 121091716911 8421, MAJOR PAYNE 8295, NAILING 8305, 151081517154 8425, and ROOKIE MANAGER 7639. The least popular fighter this week was MIASMA 8104. The other ten least popular fighters were CRATER FACE 8340, BALL PEIN 8379, ERIC SAMUELS 8389, CHINA BULL 7873, ROOKIE MANAGER 7639, 151081517154 8425, NAILING 8305, MAJOR PAYNE 8295, 121091716911 8421, and RUMOR 8410. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: WYRD (1-8156) SWEORDMASTERS (138)