DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/09/2011    Duedate: 05/21/2011

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-675

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VERMOUTH
BOOZE (605)
(1-8445) [9-2-0,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VERMOUTH                       DIRK DIGLER
BOOZE (605)                    KIDS GONE BAD (275)
(1-8445) [9-2-0,127]           (1-8115) [5-3-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  DIRK DIGLER
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        KIDS GONE BAD (275)
(1-7800) [10-49-1,80]          (1-8115) [5-3-0,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLUELESS (628)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       26
2. BOOZE (605)                 23      CLUELESS (628)
3. KIDS GONE BAD (275)         22      Unchartered Team
4. CLUELESS (628)              19
5. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         18      KIDS GONE BAD (275)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 EVIL BEAVERS (610)        12   2  1 85.7   1/ 1 CLUELESS (628)            8  7 0
 2- 2 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    52  24  1 68.4   2/ 3 BOOZE (605)               7  1 0
 3/ 3 CLUELESS (628)            37  28  0 56.9   3- 2*OUTTA PHASE (631)         5  5 0
 4- 4 POKER GREATS (580)        36  32  2 52.9   4/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     5  6 1
 5/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      606 549 69 52.5   5/ 0*KIDS GONE BAD (275)       3  2 0
 6/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    485 469 58 50.8   6/ 6 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   3 12 0
 7- 7*OUTTA PHASE (631)          5   5  0 50.0   7- 5*BEAUTY OF HELL (613)      2  1 0
 8/ 9 BOOZE (605)               84  87 12 49.1   8/ 8 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       2  8 1
 9/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   339 352 58 49.1   9- 9 EVIL BEAVERS (610)        1  0 1
10/ 0*KIDS GONE BAD (275)       17  19  3 47.2  10-10 POKER GREATS (580)        1  0 0
11-11*BEAUTY OF HELL (613)       4   6  0 40.0  11- 7 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    1  1 0
12/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  542 815 14 39.9  12/11 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 674): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 679): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 651): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): PAULA of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 663): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 665): MESHACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 664): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 632): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 612): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 563): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 679): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 651): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 663): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 665): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 664): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 632): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 612): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 563): SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): HONESTY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 673): HONEST JILES of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): LORINDA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
                           FREDILILLA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 556): AMBEERDEXTROUS of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 677): MEGA PIXEL of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 650): GERMAINE SHEPPARD of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
               (turn 674): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisant, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 678): BARILOCHE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 664): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 663): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
                           DARKNESS of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 631): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 618): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 662): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 661): YUEDEBAHL LITHA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 562): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  MORDANT needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  I don't wanna hurt 
anybody's feelings or anything, but MIGHTY MORALS II really goofed with their 0-0-0.  
MVP award for DIRK DIGLER?  KIDS GONE BAD's proud of it after beating CERVEZA and 
getting 21 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  CERVEZA got smashed by DIRK 
DIGLER, and lost 14 points!  The Duelmaster isn't going to stop just cause he's 
Number One!  LITTLE BEAR knows this.  He was challenged by the Duelmaster.  This 
Duelmaster is like something else!  VERMOUTH stopped LITTLE BEAR dead in his tracks!  
I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want 
photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  The warriors of SWEORDMASTERS must be getting lonely.  They were 
the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind 
of warriors are BOOZE?  SWEORDMASTERS, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't 
get them to accept an invitation!  Can HOMICIDAL MANIACS' LITTLE BEAR be more popular 
than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Everyone has problems, but why did 
MANNEQUIN'S BEST send TEARDROP to the Dark Arena?  It had a 3-1-0, and I thought it 
looked neat on the sands...  What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?  I'd be 
out of a job, that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  I had a fun 
time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VERMOUTH 8445                 9   2  0   127       BOOZE (605)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WAELGAEST 8422               12   1  0   117       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 CRATER FACE 8340             24   4  0   114       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOSH 8581                     9   4  0    88       CLUELESS (628)
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             19  14  1    85       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CKYNST OAF 8444              18  25  0    80       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           10  49  1    80       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PHIL HELLMUTH 7842           12   6  1    60       POKER GREATS (580)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIRK DIGLER 8115              5   3  0    54       KIDS GONE BAD (275)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHER 8577                     8   5  0    49       CLUELESS (628)
 TAI 8579                      9   4  0    46       CLUELESS (628)
 CERVEZA 8510                  5   1  1    38       BOOZE (605)
-CINDY VIOLLETTE 7976          3   2  0    34       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NAEGLING 8576                 3   0  1    33       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 BRANDY 8584                   2   0  0    32       BOOZE (605)
 WHISKEY 8582                  2   0  0    32       BOOZE (605)
-ABOMINATION 8312              3   1  0    31       BEAUTY OF HELL (613)
 SWIFT 8570                    2   1  1    28       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 AMBER 8580                    6   7  0    25       CLUELESS (628)
 SPONGE BOB 8562               5   0  0    25       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
-SEAN SHEIKY 7938              4   5  0    25       POKER GREATS (580)
 LUNATIC 8571                  3   1  1    25       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
-JOSH AREA 7939                3   6  0    24       POKER GREATS (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIONNE 8578                   5   8  0    23       CLUELESS (628)
-BUZZ BITEMASTER 8601          1   0  1    19       EVIL BEAVERS (610)
-BANE 8636                     2   0  0    13       OUTTA PHASE (631)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625            2   3  0    11       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 YAMMERIN' HANK 8659           2   0  0    11       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-BEASTLY 8642                  1   0  0     9       BEAUTY OF HELL (613)
-COURAGE 8596                  1   1  0     7       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
 DUH 8666                      1   0  0     6       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
-STILE 8638                    1   1  0     4       OUTTA PHASE (631)
-FLETA 8637                    1   1  0     4       OUTTA PHASE (631)
 MASKED MURDERER 8644          0   3  0     4       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 PYRS 8657                     0   2  0     2       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-MACH 8639                     0   2  0     2       OUTTA PHASE (631)
-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?
111191791017 8667       0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  HIGH ELF              675  NONE
144121717911 8668       0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  UNDEAD WARRIOR        675  NONE
TEARDROP 8478           3  2 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 ARENAMASTER KAKA      675  NONE
TANIA 8640              1  1 0 OUTTA PHASE 631      BUZZ BITEMASTER 8601  674   
1213615151211 8669      0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    BLACK ORC             675  NONE
15918179124 8655        1  1 1 SWEORDMASTERS 138    BLACK ORC             675  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

     Eighty pages of some kind of formatting code.  If there were personals in it, I
     couldn't find them. -- the Editor

Honesty graduates:
11-8-13-9-15-13-15 B, 31FE, norm end/good dmg, 22 att, 17 dec, 18 rip
Faves: HI/MO MA learns riposte.  Bonused in defense and parry.
Nothing too special, but a basher I'll run with teammates over and over again. --
Assur

Crater Face -- Assur told me to stay away from you and now I know why.  Thanks for
making me look good.  The commission ranked me as a Challenger Champ and earned my
final PP's and now it's retirement for me! -- Honesty

Assur -- Seems like you weren't fast enough off the mark to get the title from me,
and since Honesty's graduating, he won't have to worry about that at all.  Other
things, maybe, but not that. -- Little Bear, hung over but philosophical about it
P.S.  Ah, as I get farther down the newsletter, I see that Honesty did not escape a
meeting with Crater Face even so.

Assur -- Somebody in the Commission office hates me, but this is nothing new.  Lots
of people hate me.  So what?  I will defend my alleys regardless. -- Random Maniac

The fans of Mordant, unusually perceptive, continue to favor me.  True, at the moment
they are speaking well of Honesty, also, but I never said I was dishonest.  Just
crazed.  I have no problems with Honesty. -- Random Maniac, Overall Popularity Leader

Our congratulations to Honesty. -- Jorja and the Homicidal Maniacs

We salute the tourney participants, with special cheers for three tounrey victors:
Honest Jiles in the Challengers, Waelgaest in Champions, and Naegling in Apprentices.
-- Jorja and the Homicidal Maniacs

Vermouth -- I am reminded why I don't generally drink anything stronger than root
beer. -- Little Bear

Josh -- You have defeated me in the arena, but try that trick in an alley!  I'll turn
you into philly steak. -- Random Maniac

Ckynst Oaf defeated Tien-Shu of Genrai, a devotee of Kung-Fu, and no one will
interpret for him.  This is a sad thing, but not so sad as to get ME to do it. --
Cereal Killer

Phil Hellmuth -- You're just supposed to EAT the wheaties, not consume the whole
field.  Caramba! -- Cereal Killer

Caramba? -- Little Bear

Sure, why not?  It just popped into my head.  You know, snap, crackle, pop.  So I
said it. -- Cereal Killer

Bane -- You think it will always be that easy?  The fight was badly timed with regard
to my circadian rhythms, otherwise it would have come out very differently. -- Masked
Murderer
P.S.  Why can't I find any PHONE BOOTHS in this benighted burg?

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TEARDROP was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
15918179124 was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
111191791017 was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 3 minute Dark Arena match.
1213615151211 was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
144121717911 was assassinated by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
NAEGLING viciously subdued AMBER in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge brawl.
VERMOUTH overpowered LITTLE BEAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title struggle.
BRANDY devastated CEREAL KILLER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
WHISKEY vanquished DIONNE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
CRATER FACE vanquished CKYNST OAF in a 2 minute uneven fight.
RANDOM MANIAC was vanquished by JOSH in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
CERVEZA was viciously subdued by DIRK DIGLER in a popular 2 minute brutal bout.
TAI luckily beat SWIFT in a 1 minute brutal master vs. amateur competition.
CHER demolished LUNATIC in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
MASKED MURDERER was outwaited by SPONGE BOB in a 7 minute novice's conflict.
PYRS was unbelievably bested by DUH in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
YAMMERIN' HANK won victory over GRALL THE DESERTER in a 2 minute novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   4 -  1      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  11 -  1      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  17 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  43 -  1      32  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   5 -  0      17  |

Turn 675 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:

TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         3  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  5         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  VERMOUTH 8445               9   2  0  127 BOOZE (605)
TOTAL PARRY      CRATER FACE 8340           24   4  0  114 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
STRIKING ATTACK  JOSH 8581                   9   4  0   88 CLUELESS (628)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           19  14  1   85 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
LUNGING ATTACK   DIRK DIGLER 8115            5   3  0   54 KIDS GONE BAD (275)
BASHING ATTACK   CHER 8577                   8   5  0   49 CLUELESS (628)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RANDOM MANIAC 7800.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was 111191791017 8667.  The ten other most popular fighters were DIRK DIGLER 
8115, PYRS 8657, NAEGLING 8576, BRANDY 8584, MASKED MURDERER 8644, AMBER 8580, 
VERMOUTH 8445, JOSH 8581, 15918179124 8655, and WHISKEY 8582.

The least popular fighter this week was SPONGE BOB 8562.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were YAMMERIN' HANK 8659, LUNATIC 8571, CERVEZA 8510, DIONNE 8578, LITTLE 
BEAR 8495, 144121717911 8668, 1213615151211 8669, TEARDROP 8478, DUH 8666, and CHER 
8577.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

HONESTY (1-7699) MIGHTY MORALS II (569)