DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/28/2011    Duedate: 03/12/2011

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-670

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CRATER FACE
LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-8340) [20-3-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CRATER FACE                    DYTEL
LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)          STEEL PATH 1 (568)
(1-8340) [20-3-0,113]          (1-7693) [5-0-0,57]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHINA BULL                     AMBER
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        CLUELESS (628)
(1-7873) [22-26-0,101]         (1-8580) [2-6-0,12]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLUELESS (628)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CLUELESS (628)              32
2. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         31      MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
3. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     24      Unchartered Team
4. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      24
5. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       16      STEEL PATH 1 (568)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*STEEL PATH 1 (568)         7   0  0  100   1/ 1*CLUELESS (628)            9  6 0
 2/ 2 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    49  23  1 68.1   2/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   7  7 0
 3/ 3*CLUELESS (628)            22  18  0 55.0   3/ 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       6  6 1
 4/ 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      602 535 68 52.9   4/ 3*STEEL PATH 1 (568)        3  0 0
 5/ 5 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    478 459 57 51.0   5/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     3  6 0
 6/ 6 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   338 345 58 49.5   6- 5 BOOZE (605)               2  0 0
 7- 7 BOOZE (605)               77  86 12 47.2   7/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    2  3 0
 8/ 8 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  537 796 14 40.3   8/ 7 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    1  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 669): CRATER FACE of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 552): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 674): COBBLESTONE of STL RAD (JE, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 646): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 670): LEORA NOEVAL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 665): HAPPY HARRIET of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 674): CHAINSAW CHUCK of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 658): FLATLINERS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 660): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 659): TOO BIG TO FAIL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 627): RAEM of WAY OF THE SWORD C4 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 614): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 283): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 607): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 558): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 264): ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 257): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 503): STANLY MILLGRAM of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 234): TORANS ULROL of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 551): COOLER of STYROFOAM (Jolly, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 669): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 552): SERPENTS HOLD (KhisantH, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 674): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 646): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 670): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 665): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 674): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 658): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 660): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 659): GOLGOTHA'S BLOOMS (Action, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 627): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 614): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 283): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 607): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 558): AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 264): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 257): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 503): OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 234): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 551) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 668): FLOOD SURFER of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 669): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 665): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 658): FLATLINERS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 659): ERIN GO BRAGH of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 659): ICE of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
                           SASQUATCH of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 626): ALLIS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 606): DAMON SHOVELL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
                           HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 556): GRAPEFRUIT of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of MORDANT!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  TAI caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested BLACK DEVIN and was awarded 15 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, CHINA BULL put down 
HONESTY, causing him to lose 9 points of recognition in the process.  Although LITTLE 
BEAR made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious 
CRATER FACE.  Heed this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, 
the whole city shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  My inside sources tell me that the 
team to beat in MORDANT these days is SWEORDMASTERS.  At least, most blades in town 
are looking to avoid them.  Apparently the stalwarts of MIGHTY MORALS II are catching 
the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers 
the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise 
are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRATER FACE 8340             20   3  0   113       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HONEST JILES 7576            12   2  0   115       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 WAELGAEST 8422               10   1  0   107       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 CHINA BULL 7873              22  26  0   101       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-VERMOUTH 8445                 7   2  0    99       BOOZE (605)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             17  11  1    90       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CKYNST OAF 8444              17  21  0    82       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 HONESTY 7699                 15  12  1    78       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           10  44  1    75       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DYTEL 7693                    5   0  0    57       STEEL PATH 1 (568)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAI 8579                      6   2  0    47       CLUELESS (628)
-CERVEZA 8510                  4   0  1    47       BOOZE (605)
 DIONNE 8578                   5   3  0    41       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TEARDROP 8478                 3   1  0    29       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 JOSH 8581                     4   4  0    27       CLUELESS (628)
 GREEN EMINEM 8424             4   1  0    27       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-RILIS 7694                    2   0  0    27       STEEL PATH 1 (568)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHER 8577                     5   3  0    22       CLUELESS (628)
-NAEGLING 8576                 2   0  1    21       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 NARSIL 8609                   2   0  0    21       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 JAWOHL! 8497                  1   0  0    15       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 AMBER 8580                    2   6  0    12       CLUELESS (628)
-COURAGE 8596                  1   1  0     7       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
-HOPE 8597                     0   1  0     1       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
1110141717123 8624      0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  HIGH ELF              670  NONE
791411171511 8623       0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  THE AMAZON            670  NONE
TEVA 8615               0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 STONE GOLEM           670  NONE
158161391211 8622       0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    ARENAMASTER KAKA      670  NONE
912185171211 8621       0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    THE AMAZON            670  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Random Maniac -- Thanks so much for those skills!  I must admit I find myself
thinking perhaps you are just misunderstood. -- Honesty

Honesty -- Thank you.  That was fairly said, and I appreciate it. -- Flood Surfer

Honesty -- Well, okay, but I look forward to it soon.  Don't make me come hunting you
out for this! -- China Bull

Waelgaest -- How can you go away for MONTHS and then come back and WIN, just like
that? -- China Bull the disgruntled
P.S.  And who said you could use a tv challenge, anyway?

Crater Face -- You're so ugly, I'm GLAD I won't have to look at you again. -- Flood
Surfer

Honesty -- Are you impugning my veracity?  I never lie!  I am an honest, genuinely
crazed maniac! -- Random Maniac

Vermouth -- I'm not sure, but I think the Oaf was trying to indicate that you should
be a Homicidal Maniac.  Perhaps we'll have another replacement soon and name it "One
for the Road." -- China Bull

Captain Eloy was surprisingly tasty once I shelled him. -- Little Bear

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TEVA was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
1110141717123 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
158161391211 was easily killed by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
912185171211 was assassinated by THE AMAZON in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
791411171511 was butchered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CRATER FACE defeated LITTLE BEAR in a 2 minute master's Title match.
WAELGAEST devastated RANDOM MANIAC in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CKYNST OAF bested MAD MANNEQUIN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
CHINA BULL overpowered HONESTY in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
DYTEL vanquished CHER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DIONNE won victory over MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 2 minute duel.
TAI defeated BLACK DEVIN in a 1 minute brutal fight.
JOSH handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
AMBER was narrowly defeated by NARSIL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
GREEN EMINEM devastated SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
JAWOHL! devastated SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     17 -   8 -  2      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   7 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    26 -  37 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 670 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 -  4         4  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CRATER FACE 8340           20   3  0  113 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
STRIKING ATTACK  WAELGAEST 8422             10   1  0  107 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           17  11  1   90 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
BASHING ATTACK   HONESTY 7699               15  12  1   78 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
LUNGING ATTACK   DYTEL 7693                  5   0  0   57 STEEL PATH 1 (568)
SLASHING ATTACK  TAI 8579                    6   2  0   47 CLUELESS (628)
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 AMBER 8580.  The ten other most popular fighters were CKYNST OAF 8444, NARSIL 
8609, CHINA BULL 7873, TAI 8579, TEVA 8615, LITTLE BEAR 8495, WAELGAEST 8422, HONESTY 
7699, DYTEL 7693, and DIONNE 8578.

The least popular fighter this week was CHER 8577.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RANDOM MANIAC 7800, CRATER FACE 8340, 912185171211 8621, 158161391211 
8622, 791411171511 8623, 1110141717123 8624, JAWOHL! 8497, GREEN EMINEM 8424, JOSH 
8581, and DIONNE 8578.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CHINA BULL (1-7873) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                      JAVA THE HUTT (11-7084) COFFEE WARS  (608)  
                       ACE FREHLEY (47-3669) ROYAL FLUSH  (48)  
                     PUSSY GALORE (82-9062) ROYAL FELINES  (1334)  
                  IMMACULATE (82-35293) SUPERIOR FORCES 4503  (5814)
                     FAT PANTS (82-39862) HAPPY HOLIDAYS  (6631) 
                    TROUE BIDE (82-46080) SACS DE SABLE 3  (7727) 
                     MAD MAX (82-56014) THE WILLBURYS 77  (9435) 
                        CALEB (84-2901) OF WOLF & MAN 5  (573)  

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes