DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/08/2010    Duedate: 11/20/2010

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-662

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOY
MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
(1-7701) [15-4-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HONOR                          POSITION IS EMPTY
MIGHTY MORALS II (569)         
(1-7698) [15-3-0,102]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHINA BULL                     HONOR
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
(1-7873) [18-22-0,84]          (1-7698) [15-3-0,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIGHTY MORALS II (569)      39
2. BOOZE (605)                  0      MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
3. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)    -21      Unchartered Team

                                       THE ABYSS (219)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    42  14  1 75.0   1/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   8  7 0
 2- 2 BOOZE (605)               71  85 11 45.5   2/ 2 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    6  3 0
 3/ 4 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  521 773 14 40.3   3- 3 BOOZE (605)               4  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 661): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 544): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 666): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 638): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 662): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 657): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 666): SONYA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 652): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 619): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 606): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 599): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 550): OF SEA AND WIND of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 253): IMMACULATECOLLECTION of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 495): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): STEVE LAKE of SUE'S BOYS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 543): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 661): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 544): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 666): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 638): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 662): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 657): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 666): BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 650): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 652): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 651): THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 619): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 606): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 499): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 550): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 262): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 253): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 495): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 543) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 662): IRVINA KORL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 657): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 666): BETTERTHANEVER of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
               (turn 665): DOOM DWARF of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
                           HARPOON of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
               (turn 649): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 598): ROCKHOG JR of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
                           FAROMAN of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Two fights for me, 3 for Honor.  If we survive, to the Isle we go.  Not such an
accomplishment in an arena like this, but still an accomplishment.  Assur has not
give any indication to either of us if we will be sponsored past our careers here.  I
suppose no news is good news, because some of our colleagues in other cities have
been clearly told that their careers as gladiators end when the commission grants
them immortality, at least as gladiators under Assur's banner.  And for a basher,
that almost certainly means retirement.

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  HOMICIDAL MANIACS had cause to celebrate, after CKYNST OAF got 15 
points by beating MAD MANNEQUIN.  LITTLE BEAR certainly had a baffled expression on 
his face, after losing to HONESTY and losing 8 points in the process!  Those who 
hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by RANDOM MANIAC, of HOMICIDAL MANIACS, 
who despite a 10-36-1 couldn't overcome MORDANT's Number 1.  So who was the warrior 
seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic 
problem...   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BOOZE, alone and unchallenged.  The warriors 
of BOOZE found their efforts at combat frustrated as MIGHTY MORALS II apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  If challenges were horses, CHINA BULL could 
open up a fast food joint!  Call 'im brash!  Call 'im brassy!  Call 'im brave!  Call 
'im sassy!  HONOR will face CHINA BULL, up by 27.  Aaaah, just call 'im dead meat.  
Fixed fights?  Paybacks?  Blind luck?  Whatever, HONOR challenged CHINA BULL, HONOR 
the underdog by 27 points.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Questions are 
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain 
tavern in MORDANT would I avoid!   
     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.  Do not 
despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOY 7701                     15   4  0   100       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HONOR 7698                   15   3  0   102       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHINA BULL 7873              18  22  0    84       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CKYNST OAF 8444              14  16  0    81       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           10  36  1    73       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 FLOOD SURFER 8508            11   5  0    71       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VERMOUTH 8445                 4   2  0    66       BOOZE (605)
 HONESTY 7699                 12   7  1    65       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHIANTI 8500                  5   2  0    51       BOOZE (605)
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             12   8  1    45       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CERVEZA 8510                  1   0  0    22       BOOZE (605)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

China Bull -- I guess 6th time is a charm.  Well done.  Though our record is quite
misleading.  I've been lucky more than once. -- Honor

Clumsy Oaf -- Please, no need to speak.  Most of us have no clue what you're saying
anyways.  Just celebrate your victory and move on.  Next time, I'll bring a bigger
stick. -- Honesty

Honor -- Well!  This is, um, it's an honor, actually.  And how it tickles me to say
it, too.  And no, before you ask, I haven't TOUCHED the Dark Root.  I've been taking
dancing lessons! -- China Bull, reveling in a new lightness of foot

Honesty -- I think the Clumsy Oaf wants to say much the same thing I did.  And if he
doesn't, well, too bad.  Until he learns to articulate clearly, and some who were
deprived in childhood never do, he has to go with what *I* think he was trying to
say. -- China Bull

Joy -- That stupid China may be all sweetness and light, but I AM NOT.  I have been
THWARTED REPEATEDLY, and I am NOT HAPPY.  I'll get you yet! -- Random Maniac, rolling
his eyes and gnashing his teeth

Vermouth -- (coughing and spluttering)  Gods, YOU would have no trouble killing
houseplants! -- Little Bear
P.S.  Just being near you makes my eyes water.

Chianti -- A toast as I ride the flood crest to shore!  The drinks are on... whoever
this house belongs to. -- Flood Surfer

Honesty -- (jumping up and down and bouncing off walls and furniture. -- Cknyst Oaf

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HONOR devastated CHINA BULL in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HONESTY demolished LITTLE BEAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
JOY overpowered RANDOM MANIAC in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
FLOOD SURFER was bested by CHARK FORKBEARD in a 5 minute gory fight.
CKYNST OAF demolished MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    31 -  28 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  10 -  3      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 662 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:

BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         6  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   JOY 7701                   15   4  0  100 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FLOOD SURFER 8508          11   5  0   71 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           12   8  1   45 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHINA BULL 7873.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HONOR 7698.  The ten other most popular fighters were FLOOD SURFER 8508, HONESTY 
7699, JOY 7701, CKYNST OAF 8444, CHINA BULL 7873, LITTLE BEAR 8495, RANDOM MANIAC 
7800,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was RANDOM MANIAC 7800.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LITTLE BEAR 8495, CHINA BULL 7873, CKYNST OAF 8444, JOY 7701, 
HONESTY 7699, FLOOD SURFER 8508, HONOR 7698,  0,  0, and  0.

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free 
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 
before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the tournament info 
sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all looking forward to 
it and that we will see you there!