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

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                         ---===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)