DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/22/2010    Duedate: 12/04/2010

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-663

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOY
MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
(1-7701) [16-4-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HONOR                          ARCTIC SEALSKIN
MIGHTY MORALS II (569)         SUPER STARS R US (626)
(1-7698) [16-3-0,108]          (1-8549) [1-0-0,17]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHINA BULL                     GAZPACHO DEBACLE
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        SUPER STARS R US (626)
(1-7873) [18-23-0,81]          (1-8544) [1-0-0,6]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SUPER STARS R US (626)      47
2. CLUELESS (628)              19      MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
3. BOOZE (605)                 17      Unchartered Team
4. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         16
5. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      14      SUPER STARS R US (626)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*SUPER STARS R US (626)     4   0  0  100   1/ 2 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    6  3 0
 2/ 1 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    44  15  1 74.6   2/ 0*SUPER STARS R US (626)    4  0 0
 3/ 0 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      595 527 67 53.0   3/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   4 11 0
 4/ 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    473 448 57 51.4   4/ 3 BOOZE (605)               3  4 1
 5/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   335 340 57 49.6   5/ 0 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       1  2 0
 6/ 2 BOOZE (605)               73  86 12 45.9   6/ 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     1  2 0
 7/ 3 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  521 778 14 40.1   7/ 0*CLUELESS (628)            1  4 0
 8/ 0*CLUELESS (628)             1   4  0 20.0   8/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    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 662): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 545): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 667): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 639): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 663): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 658): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 667): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 651): LIA HOBERN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 652): TERRE HAUTE of TRIAL & ERROR (JE, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 607): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 600): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 551): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 254): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 496): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): STEVE LAKE of SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 544): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 662): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 545): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 667): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 639): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 663): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 658): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 667): BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 651): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 653): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 652): 420 B.C. (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 620): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 607): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 600): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 551): DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 254): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 496): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 544) 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.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
                            PINCH BLISTER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
                            THE CODDLER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 652): DISEASE of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
               (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, 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 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, MORDANT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, HOMICIDAL MANIACS, since 
MIGHTY MORALS II took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  MORDANT 
saw the first turn for SUPER STARS R US, a 4-0-0, and some teams are scared, others 
are too arrogant to notice.  Take note friends, take note.  Of course, we're all 
terribly impressed to see VERMOUTH win a fight and gain 18 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, VERMOUTH beat CKYNST OAF and CKYNST OAF lost 17 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, MORDANT may be getting bland, as JOY 
stays top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling 
you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, MORDANT?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  HOMICIDAL MANIACS, I suppose you'll be glad to know 
you were this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  
And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  
It was BOOZE.  Ha ha ha ha!  CKYNST OAF was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  Now look at this.  HONOR 
challenged down 18 against HOMICIDAL MANIACS' CHINA BULL.  What a weasel!  And sorry 
to say, HONOR subdued CHINA BULL, leaving a bad feeling with the crowd.  I think 
exploitive snob is the term I'm looking for.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Now hey, I like to see a death as much as 
the next guy, but hey BOOZE, whyja send CHIANTI to the Dark Arena, look at his 
record, huh?  And sending TOURNETTIE to the Dark Arena was supposed to be one of your 
better ideas, LAB EXPERIMENTS?  Now hey, I like to see a death as much as the next 
guy, but hey SWEORDMASTERS, whyja send SPEARHAFOC to the Dark Arena, look at hers 
record, huh?  And sending SCARLET SMILE to the Dark Arena was supposed to be one of 
your better ideas, LAB EXPERIMENTS?  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry 
if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     There's got to be a better place in MORDANT to get a drink than Conan's Place!  
Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  
Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOY 7701                     16   4  0   103       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HONEST JILES 7576            12   2  0   115       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 HONOR 7698                   16   3  0   108       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRATER FACE 8340             15   3  0    84       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 VERMOUTH 8445                 5   2  0    84       BOOZE (605)
 CHINA BULL 7873              18  23  0    81       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 WAELGAEST 8422                7   1  0    76       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           10  37  1    73       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 FLOOD SURFER 8508            11   6  0    71       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CKYNST OAF 8444              14  17  0    64       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HONESTY 7699                 12   8  1    55       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             12   9  1    46       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TEARDROP 8478                 3   1  0    29       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 CERVEZA 8510                  2   0  1    29       BOOZE (605)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GREEN EMINEM 8424             3   1  0    19       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 ARCTIC SEALSKIN 8549          1   0  0    17       SUPER STARS R US (626)
 TAI 8579                      1   0  0    15       CLUELESS (628)
 DIZZYING YES-MAN 8555         1   0  0    13       SUPER STARS R US (626)
 DARK MIASMA 8532              1   0  0    11       SUPER STARS R US (626)
 GAZPACHO DEBACLE 8544         1   0  0     6       SUPER STARS R US (626)
 JOSH 8581                     0   1  0     1       CLUELESS (628)
 DIONNE 8578                   0   1  0     1       CLUELESS (628)
 AMBER 8580                    0   1  0     1       CLUELESS (628)
 CHER 8577                     0   1  0     1       CLUELESS (628)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      CERVEZA 8510          663  NONE
CHIANTI 8500            5  3 0 BOOZE 605            MOUNTAIN TROLL        663  NONE
SCARLET SMILE 8362      4  2 1 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  BLACK ORC             663  NONE
TOURNETTIE 8464         4  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  DARK CHAMPION         663  NONE
15981517911 8573        0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER             663  NONE
WICKED WICKS 8502       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 STONE GOLEM           663  NONE
BRITTLE 8490            2  3 2 SWEORDMASTERS 138    DARK CHAMPION         663  NONE
SPEARHAFOC 8463         4  1 1 SWEORDMASTERS 138    THE AMAZON            663  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Little Bear -- You're so cute! -- Honesty

Homicidal Maniacs -- Please report immediately to the commission office for
reprocessing.  Until further notice, all Homicidal Maniacs will be required to spend
at least 1 hour every day in the Comfy Chair.  Mordant has not received any
complaints since the strange wall appeared, blocking alleyways, and this is
completely unacceptable behavior.  This city has a reputation to keep and the Maniacs
are failing in their primary purpose.

China Bull -- Well Said!  And we understood every word you said for Ckynst Oaf.  It
works much better, we have to agree! -- Mighty Morals

Honor -- Well, there it is.  I win some, I lose some.  You lose some, you winsome.
And you're definitely winsome today. -- China Bull, shattered into sherds

Honesty -- Well, shoot.  I tried to be the best bear I could, but it wasn't enough.
Gotta try harder. -- Little Bear

Joy -- How can I feel joy when I have discovered the SERIOUS MANAGERIAL NEGLECT that
is hampering my development?  SEVEN trains on one stat?  I might have been training
that for a YEAR!  This is ENOUGH. -- Random Maniac, prepared to focus on a delinquent
manager instead of an alley

Damned dwarf!  That damned Chark Forkbeard ACTUALLY DARED to slap my hands and take
stuff away from me! -- Flood Surfer

I think the Clumsy Oaf was upset at the beating he gave Mad Mannequin, a standby.  So
far as I can tell, his idea was that this treatment might discourage the real
Mannequin from returning.  To which I say, eh.  It'll happen or it won't, and
probably it won't. -- China Bull

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHIANTI was unbelievably slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
TOURNETTIE was killed by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
SPEARHAFOC was assassinated by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SCARLET SMILE was unbelievably slain by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
BRITTLE was savagely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena competition.
WICKED WICKS was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
15981517911 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
HONOR devastated CHINA BULL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
VERMOUTH handily defeated CKYNST OAF in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
JOY vanquished RANDOM MANIAC in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
CRATER FACE viciously subdued FLOOD SURFER in a 6 minute gory duel.
WAELGAEST overpowered HONESTY in a 1 minute uneven match.
LITTLE BEAR was overpowered by BLACK DEVIN in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
CERVEZA butchered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
DIZZYING YES-MAN demolished CHER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ARCTIC SEALSKIN overpowered DIONNE in a 1 minute gory mismatched conflict.
GAZPACHO DEBACLE viciously subdued JOSH in a 2 minute gruesome amateur's bout.
DARK MIASMA handily defeated AMBER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
TAI overpowered SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW         2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   5 -  1      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    30 -  30 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  13 -  3      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 663 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     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         6  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   JOY 7701                   16   4  0  103 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
TOTAL PARRY      CRATER FACE 8340           15   3  0   84 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
SLASHING ATTACK  VERMOUTH 8445               5   2  0   84 BOOZE (605)
STRIKING ATTACK  WAELGAEST 8422              7   1  0   76 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FLOOD SURFER 8508          11   6  0   71 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           12   9  1   46 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 CHIANTI 8500.  The ten other most popular fighters were SCARLET SMILE 8362, 
WICKED WICKS 8502, GAZPACHO DEBACLE 8544, DARK MIASMA 8532, ARCTIC SEALSKIN 8549, 
TOURNETTIE 8464, BRITTLE 8490, HONOR 7698, VERMOUTH 8445, and JOY 7701.

The least popular fighter this week was CRATER FACE 8340.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were AMBER 8580, DIONNE 8578, CHER 8577, CERVEZA 8510, HONESTY 7699, 
FLOOD SURFER 8508, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, CKYNST OAF 8444, CHINA BULL 7873, and 
15981517911 8573.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

JOY (1-7701) MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

                   MAIL-IN TOURNEY L

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PATIENCE 2619 (114-95-11)              2  3  0         SUPERIOR FORCES      

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PRODIGAL SON 7937 (91-15-1)           10  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     
HUGGY 2227 (66-52-3)                   1  3  0         THE BEARS            

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLACK BREEZE 6522 (14-6-0)             5  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          
POOP DECK GUY 8274 (40-20-2)           3  3  0         SEA DOGS             
CUDDLY 1900 (60-32-0)                  2  3  0         THE BEARS            

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KOOK AROCHA 8120 (30-24-5)             9  3  0         LAB EXPERIMENTS      
FEYEVER 7993 (10-4-2)                  3  3  0         SWEORDMASTERS        
CHEESE WHIZ 7821 (15-5-3)              1  3  0         LAB EXPERIMENTS      

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HONEST JILES 7576 (12-2-0)             5  3  0         LAB EXPERIMENTS      

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
VERMOUTH 8445 (4-2-0)                  5  3  0         BOOZE                

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CHIANTI 8500 (5-2-0)                   0  3  0         BOOZE                

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CERVEZA 8510 (1-0-0)                   5  3  0         BOOZE                

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLACK LUCK 3534 (9-1-1)                8  3  1         BLACK JUNTA          
BLACK ANGEL 5658 (8-7-0)               1  3  0         BLACK HORIZON        
BLACK BRAVADO 6562 (12-4-0)            0  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PURPLE HELMET 5248 (5-5-0)             6  3  0  DEAD   HOT RODS             

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLACK ATHENA 6078 (1-3-0)              9  3  0         BLACK PANTHEON       
COUNT CONJURER 2730 (3-0-1)            5  3  0         BLACK INVASION       

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BOSOMY GOLDMINE 8537 (0-0-0)           1  1  0  DEAD   SUPER STARS R US