DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/21/2009    Duedate: 01/02/2010

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-639

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BALL PEIN
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
(1-8379) [14-3-2,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BALL PEIN                      ERIC SAMUELS
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)         FAMILY HORDE (616)
(1-8379) [14-3-2,103]          (1-8389) [2-4-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ROOKIE MANAGER                 NAILING
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        SWEORDMASTERS (138)
(1-7639) [15-31-1,82]          (1-8305) [12-4-1,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         36
2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      20      SWEORDMASTERS (138)
3. DREAD EMPIRE (617)          13      Unchartered Team
4. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       10
5. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)      1      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)      583 521 63 52.8   1/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   7  8 0
 2/ 2 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    462 441 57 51.2   2/ 3 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       5  3 1
 3/ 3 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   325 326 55 49.9   3/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     3  1 0
 4- 5 BOOZE (605)               53  69 11 43.4   4/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    2  7 0
 5/ 4*FAMILY HORDE (616)         4   6  0 40.0   5/ 0*DREAD EMPIRE (617)        1  0 0
 6/ 6 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  471 709 13 39.9   6- 2 BOOZE (605)               1  2 0
 7/ 0*DREAD EMPIRE (617)         1   2  0 33.3   7/ 6*FAMILY HORDE (616)        0  2 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 638): VAN DERMINT of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 521): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 644): HELIAS SOL of ASTRAL KIN (Kid Arcane, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 615): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 639): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 634): MR. GHERKIN of 071406AD (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 643): PALMETTA PATTY of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 627): CHAGAN of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 629): TAREK of LUROCIAN PRIDE (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 628): SARALEE JO of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 600): EVA MENDEZ of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 592): 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 576): LAZY LOOKOUT of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 527): UP FROM THE SEA of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): MATEEN of SAI'FULLAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 242): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 476): SAND STORM of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 218): EAGLE KEYS of ANCIENT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 520): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 638): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 521): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 644): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 615): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 639): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 634): THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 643): CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 627): BACON MAKIN' (?, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 629): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 628): SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 600): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 592): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 267): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 576): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 527): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 242): WHAT'S IN A NAME (?, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 476): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 218): KIWI CONNECTION 7 (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 520) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 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  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  51 TRICORUS (turn 527): UP FROM THE SEA of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, 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.)
                   (turn 217): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of MORDANT.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to 
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  He who laughs last 
didn't get the joke.  Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe BOOZE.  Last week they 
got 0-0-0 to drop by 4!  SWEORDMASTERS had cause to celebrate, after WAELGAEST got 15 
points by beating RANDOM MANIAC.  CHINA BULL certainly had a baffled expression on 
his face, after losing to CRATER FACE and losing 5 points in the process!  A certain 
someone saw VAN DERMINT at Conan's Place with the shakes, and now he fails to show up 
to defend his throne.  What a pathetic slob!  In MORDANT, nothing is permanent 
(except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, BALL PEIN.  Word has it one 
team in MORDANT is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  
I'll bet it works.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  THE AMAZON in the 
Dark Arena wasn't enough for NAILING of SWEORDMASTERS.  Maybe that certain serving 
girl(?) at Conan's Place will be!  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself 
must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  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                  
 BALL PEIN 8379               14   3  2   103       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HONEST JILES 7576            12   2  0   115       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-VAN DERMINT 8203             10   6  2   110       BOOZE (605)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROOKIE MANAGER 7639          15  31  1    82       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CRATER FACE 8340             12   1  0    77       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 NAILING 8305                 12   4  1    68       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FENDER BENDER 7859           10   8  0    57       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CHINA BULL 7873               9   8  0    57       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MARTINI 8437                  4   0  0    48       BOOZE (605)
 WAELGAEST 8422                3   0  0    42       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-RUMOR 8410                    3   1  1    37       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800            6  17  1    36       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CKYNST OAF 8444               3   4  0    27       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCARLET SMILE 8362            2   0  1    23       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 ERIC SAMUELS 8389             2   4  0    20       FAMILY HORDE (616)
 OVER INNSMOUTH 8434           1   2  0    19       DREAD EMPIRE (617)
-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?
THE AMAZON              0  0 0 DARK ARENA           NAILING 8305          639  NONE
1231717101411 8466      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER             639  NONE
21715159125 8465        0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 THE AMAZON            639  NONE
HAERFEST 8458           0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    DARK CHAMPION         639  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Nailing -- YES!  I *knew* if I could just get an opponent to hold still long enough,
I could make the "nailing" thing work, and it DID!  This is so cool! -- Rookie
Manager

Crater Face -- So ugly, you drive me sane.  A hideous fate, I assure you. -- Random
Maniac

I was thinking, "Somebody should take Grunesh the Orc and smack him HARD upside the
head."  Then I realized I had him right in front of me in the arena, a weapon in my
hand, *I* could do it.  So I did. -- Fender Bender

This Lieutenant Worel, an Ambitious Guard if I ever saw one, has been believing his
own propaganda.  He isn't as good as he thinks he is. -- China Bull

I'm surprised Geshi Scrivener got out of that fight alive.  The Ckynst Oaf seems to
hold him personally responsible for the misspelling of his name. -- China Bull for
Clumsy Oaf, more or less

Wow, I've heard the phrase, "Killing the bottle," but this with Chianti and Grey
Goose is more literal than I expected. -- Jorja, just observing

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NAILING delivered the death blow upon THE AMAZON in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
1231717101411 was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HAERFEST was savagely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
21715159125 was butchered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
BALL PEIN overpowered ROOKIE MANAGER in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
CRATER FACE devastated CHINA BULL in a 2 minute uneven brawl.
RANDOM MANIAC was overpowered by WAELGAEST in a 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
FENDER BENDER handily defeated CAERAN SLAVE in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
CKYNST OAF won victory over FIORENZE OF FRATSFA in a 1 minute duel.
ERIC SAMUELS lost to OVER INNSMOUTH in a 2 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -   9 -  2      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  20 -  1      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         7 -  12 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  11 -  0      21  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 639 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     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   BALL PEIN 8379             14   3  2  103 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
TOTAL PARRY      CRATER FACE 8340           12   1  0   77 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
LUNGING ATTACK   NAILING 8305               12   4  1   68 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
AIMED BLOW       FENDER BENDER 7859         10   8  0   57 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
STRIKING ATTACK  WAELGAEST 8422              3   0  0   42 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
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 NAILING 8305.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHINA BULL 7873, 
FENDER BENDER 7859, OVER INNSMOUTH 8434, WAELGAEST 8422, HAERFEST 8458, BALL PEIN 
8379, CKYNST OAF 8444, CRATER FACE 8340, 1231717101411 8466, and 21715159125 8465.

The least popular fighter this week was ERIC SAMUELS 8389.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were RANDOM MANIAC 7800, ROOKIE MANAGER 7639, 21715159125 8465, 
1231717101411 8466, CRATER FACE 8340, CKYNST OAF 8444, BALL PEIN 8379, HAERFEST 8458, 
WAELGAEST 8422, and OVER INNSMOUTH 8434.