DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/07/2009    Duedate: 12/19/2009

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-638

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VAN DERMINT
BOOZE (605)
(1-8203) [10-6-2,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VAN DERMINT                    ERIC SAMUELS
BOOZE (605)                    FAMILY HORDE (616)
(1-8203) [10-6-2,110]          (1-8389) [2-3-0,19]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ROOKIE MANAGER                 BALL PEIN
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
(1-7639) [15-30-1,86]          (1-8379) [13-3-2,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     47
2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      13      SWEORDMASTERS (138)
3. SWEORDMASTERS (138)          5      Unchartered Team
4. BOOZE (605)                  4
5. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)        3      FAMILY HORDE (616)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      581 520 62 52.8   1/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   6  9 0
 2/ 2 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    461 441 57 51.1   2/ 3 BOOZE (605)               4  2 0
 3/ 3 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   324 324 55 50.0   3/ 1 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       4  4 0
 4/ 0*FAMILY HORDE (616)         4   5  0 44.4   4/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     3  1 0
 5/ 4 BOOZE (605)               53  69 11 43.4   5/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    2  7 1
 6/ 5 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  469 706 13 39.9   6/ 0*FAMILY HORDE (616)        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 637): BALL PEIN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 520): BUBBA BENDER of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 643): ELVORN MARSLAN of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 615): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 638): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 633): NORMAL NAN of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 642): BLUEBURN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 626): ORBIN PAES of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 628): TAREK of LUROCIAN PRIDE (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 627): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 599): EVA MENDEZ of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 591): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 267): WHAKAPAPA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 575): LAZY LOOKOUT of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 526): SHALAITHA of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): MATEEN of SAI'FULLAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 241): STINGAREE of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 475): SALTY DOG of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 218): EAGLE KEYS of ANCIENT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 519): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 637): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 520): PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 643): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 615): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 638): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 633): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 642): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 626): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 628): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 627): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 599): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 591): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 267): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 575): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 526): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 241): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 475): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 218): KIWI CONNECTION 7 (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 519) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 636): MAJOR PAYNE of LAB EXPERIEMENTS (The Mun?, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 643): ELVORN MARSLAN of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 640): KRONOS GRIMHOLT of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 626): ORBIN PAES of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 628): SPARE ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                            DOT DOT DOT of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 267): WHAKAPAPA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 241): STINGAREE of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 475): SALTY DOG of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
                   (turn 474): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 218): EAGLE KEYS of ANCIENT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
                   (turn 217): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, 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.  We now have a 
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  HOMICIDAL MANIACS now holds the 
crown and they are betting they can keep it.  Hey everybody, watch out for CKYNST 
OAF, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing GESHI SCRIVENER like a 
melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was 
NAILING, who dropped 8 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with 
ROOKIE MANAGER.  In front of all the crowds, VAN DERMINT took the Duelmaster's crown 
for his own.  I give the bum two weeks.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, 
just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  There's got to be more reason for the sending of CHIANTI 
to the Dark Arena than his record (4-1-1).  Anybody got any ideas BOOZE?  GREY GOOSE 
says to his dog--'Who should I fight this week?'.  Dog says 'HIGH ELF'.  So the guy 
dies.  Moral?  Put lying dogs to sleep.  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.  Hasta la 
bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAN DERMINT 8203             10   6  2   110       BOOZE (605)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HONEST JILES 7576            12   2  0   115       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 BALL PEIN 8379               13   3  2    96       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROOKIE MANAGER 7639          15  30  1    86       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CRATER FACE 8340             11   1  0    67       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHINA BULL 7873               9   7  0    62       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 NAILING 8305                 11   4  0    57       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FENDER BENDER 7859            9   8  0    50       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-MARTINI 8437                  4   0  0    48       BOOZE (605)
-RUMOR 8410                    3   1  1    37       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800            6  16  1    35       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WAELGAEST 8422                2   0  0    27       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 CKYNST OAF 8444               2   4  0    25       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCARLET SMILE 8362            2   0  1    23       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 ERIC SAMUELS 8389             2   3  0    19       FAMILY HORDE (616)
-MCLOVIN 8397                  3   1  0    14       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-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?
CHIANTI 8407            4  1 1 BOOZE 605            UNDEAD WARRIOR        638  NONE
GREY GOOSE 8349         4  2 1 BOOZE 605            HIGH ELF              638  NONE
158199101211 8462       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 HIGH ELF              638  NONE
914121591213 8461       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 ARENAMASTER KAKA      638  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ball Pein -- What?  Is that on the weapons list?  What are the minimum stats, maybe I
should try one. -- Rookie Manager
P.S.  Okay, it wouldn't be suitable for my style, but I don't have any problem with
using a weapon in an unorthodox manner if it works.

Crater Face -- Gods, what were they experimenting WITH in that lab?  Even a golem
shouldn't have to look like that. -- Fender Bender, crashing into the arena wall at
the mere glimpse of his opponent's visage

Nailing -- Yes, well, I know there are some situations where that's the indicated
technique, I just don't happen to LIKE those situations.  I'd much rather smash
things. -- China Bull

We couldn't get a Fratsfan Noble, so we have a GOLEM?  Is this pathetic, or what?
Here in the oldest arena, we should have somebody REAL, even in such a wimpy
position.  We should grab someone from the stands, if that's what we have to do.
Call it a violation of some damned regulation or other, the gods know there are
enough of those, and impress him into brief service in the arena.  Is that too much
to ask? -- Random Maniac

Waelgaest -- We couldn't let the Clumsy Oaf write this personal personally, or it
would be totally unreadable.  But he seems to have been smitten by your charms.  Go
figure. -- China Bull, for Ckynst Oaf

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHIANTI was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GREY GOOSE was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
158199101211 was murdered by HIGH ELF in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
914121591213 was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
BALL PEIN was subdued by VAN DERMINT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title competition.
ROOKIE MANAGER vanquished NAILING in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
CRATER FACE handily defeated RANDOM MANIAC in a 3 minute uneven fight.
FENDER BENDER vanquished GRUNESH THE ORC in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
CHINA BULL overpowered LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CKYNST OAF overpowered GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ERIC SAMUELS was handily defeated by WAELGAEST in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -   9 -  1      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  19 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         5 -  13 -  1      28  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  12 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 638 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         1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   VAN DERMINT 8203           10   6  2  110 BOOZE (605)
BASHING ATTACK   BALL PEIN 8379             13   3  2   96 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
TOTAL PARRY      CRATER FACE 8340           11   1  0   67 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
AIMED BLOW       FENDER BENDER 7859          9   8  0   50 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ROOKIE MANAGER 7639.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BALL PEIN 8379.  The ten other most popular fighters were ROOKIE MANAGER 
7639, VAN DERMINT 8203, CKYNST OAF 8444, WAELGAEST 8422, NAILING 8305, FENDER BENDER 
7859, CHINA BULL 7873, CHIANTI 8407, GREY GOOSE 8349, and 158199101211 8462.

The least popular fighter this week was ERIC SAMUELS 8389.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were RANDOM MANIAC 7800, CRATER FACE 8340, 914121591213 8461, 
158199101211 8462, GREY GOOSE 8349, CHIANTI 8407, CHINA BULL 7873, FENDER BENDER 
7859, NAILING 8305, and WAELGAEST 8422.