DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/23/2011    Duedate: 06/04/2011

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-676

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VERMOUTH
BOOZE (605)
(1-8445) [10-2-0,145]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VERMOUTH                       EARTH ANGEL
BOOZE (605)                    ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
(1-8445) [10-2-0,145]          (1-8662) [1-0-1,27]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  VERMOUTH
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        BOOZE (605)
(1-7800) [10-50-1,81]          (1-8445) [10-2-0,145]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BOOZE (605)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ONE HIT WONDERS (632)       62
2. BOOZE (605)                 41      CLUELESS (628)
3. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     21      Unchartered Team
4. POKER GREATS (580)          20
5. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         15      ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

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/ 2 BOOZE (605)              10  1 0
 2- 2 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    52  24  1 68.4   2/ 5 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       6  4 0
 3/ 0*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)      3   2  1 60.0   3/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     6  5 1
 4/ 3 CLUELESS (628)            38  32  0 54.3   4/ 1 CLUELESS (628)            6  9 0
 5/ 4 POKER GREATS (580)        37  32  2 53.6   5/ 0*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     3  2 1
 6/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      607 551 69 52.4   6/ 8 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       3  7 1
 7/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    486 471 58 50.8   7/ 6 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   3 12 0
 8/ 8 BOOZE (605)               87  87 12 50.0   8/10 POKER GREATS (580)        2  0 0
 9- 7*OUTTA PHASE (631)          5   5  0 50.0   9- 7*BEAUTY OF HELL (613)      2  0 0
10/ 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   339 353 58 49.0  10- 9 EVIL BEAVERS (610)        1  0 1
11/10 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       20  21  3 48.8  11- 3*OUTTA PHASE (631)         1  4 0
12-11*BEAUTY OF HELL (613)       4   6  0 40.0  12/12 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  2 0
13/12 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  544 818 14 39.9  13-11 MIGHTY MORALS II (569)    0  1 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 675): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 558): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 680): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 652): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 676): BALISONG of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 671): SWIVEL of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 680): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 664): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 666): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 665): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 633): KOLLY LIGGITT of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 620): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 286): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 613): BRAID of I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 564): 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 509): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 557): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 675): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 558): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 680): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 652): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 676): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 671): TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 680): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 664): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 666): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 665): KANO CLAN (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 633): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 620): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 286): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 613): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 564): VENTURE BROS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 509): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 557) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): HONESTY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): LORINDA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
                           FREDILILLA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 652): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 671): SWIVEL of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
                            STUMP JUMPER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
                (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 680): QUEENIE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 679): PAULA of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 664): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 665): BONEFACE of RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Nothing is certain in MORDANT, with changing 
loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--BOOZE.  Those 
betting on OUTTA PHASE lost their shirt, as OUTTA PHASE lost their fighting 
abilities:  0-0-0.  Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a 
perceptive observation?) as KIDS GONE BAD can attest...  BOOZE posted a nice gain, to 
come in 1st.  Everybody loves a winner...  Practice pays for PHIL HELLMUTH, who 
pummelled RANDOM MANIAC, to pocket 20 points.  A certain someone should cut down on 
the drinking and practice more, after losing 9 points to CKYNST OAF.  (Discrete 
enough, JOSH?) Well, Duelmaster VERMOUTH challenged LAB EXPERIMENTS' CRATER FACE.  Is 
a 9-2-0 good enough?  CRATER FACE found out that MORDANT isn't a democracy.  You've 
gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  Word has it one team in MORDANT is taking 
speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     And how sociable are MORDANT's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Perhaps the 
warriors of CLUELESS should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided 
team...  As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of KIDS GONE BAD, so did 
that sorry team shy from CLUELESS Is it charming personality?  Conversational 
abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, CRATER FACE is the most challenged 
warrior.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Those who owe EARTH 
ANGEL of ONE HIT WONDERS money and had written her off, take note:  she'S BACK FROM 
THE DARK ARENA!!!  AND she'S MAD!!!  Questions are being raised about the disposing 
of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in MORDANT would I avoid!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  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                  
 VERMOUTH 8445                10   2  0   145       BOOZE (605)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WAELGAEST 8422               12   1  0   117       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 CRATER FACE 8340             24   5  0   107       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             20  14  1    93       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CKYNST OAF 8444              19  25  0    93       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           10  50  1    81       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 PHIL HELLMUTH 7842           13   6  1    80       POKER GREATS (580)
 JOSH 8581                     9   5  0    79       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIRK DIGLER 8115              6   3  0    65       KIDS GONE BAD (275)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CERVEZA 8510                  6   1  1    51       BOOZE (605)
 NAEGLING 8576                 4   0  1    42       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 WHISKEY 8582                  3   0  0    42       BOOZE (605)
 TAI 8579                      9   5  0    41       CLUELESS (628)
 CHER 8577                     8   6  0    41       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CINDY VIOLLETTE 7976          3   2  0    34       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRANDY 8584                   2   0  0    32       BOOZE (605)
-ABOMINATION 8312              3   1  0    31       BEAUTY OF HELL (613)
 SPONGE BOB 8562               6   0  0    30       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 DIONNE 8578                   6   8  0    28       CLUELESS (628)
 EARTH ANGEL 8662              1   0  1    27       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 AMBER 8580                    6   8  0    26       CLUELESS (628)
-SEAN SHEIKY 7938              4   5  0    25       POKER GREATS (580)
-JOSH AREA 7939                3   6  0    24       POKER GREATS (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWIFT 8570                    2   2  1    20       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
-BUZZ BITEMASTER 8601          1   0  1    19       EVIL BEAVERS (610)
 LUNATIC 8571                  3   2  1    18       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 YAMMERIN' HANK 8659           3   0  0    16       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 FUNKYTOWN 8665                1   0  0    14       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
-BANE 8636                     2   0  0    13       OUTTA PHASE (631)
 ALLEY OOP 8664                1   0  0    12       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625            2   4  0    10       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 DUH 8666                      2   0  0     9       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
-BEASTLY 8642                  1   0  0     9       BEAUTY OF HELL (613)
-COURAGE 8596                  1   1  0     7       MIGHTY MORALS II (569)
-STILE 8638                    1   1  0     4       OUTTA PHASE (631)
-FLETA 8637                    1   1  0     4       OUTTA PHASE (631)
 MASKED MURDERER 8644          0   4  0     4       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 PYRS 8657                     0   3  0     3       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-MACH 8639                     0   2  0     2       OUTTA PHASE (631)
 BLACK BETTY 8661              0   1  0     1       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
-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?
MOUNTAIN TROLL          0  0 0 DARK ARENA           EARTH ANGEL 8662      676  NONE
1113161581011 8679      0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  STONE GOLEM           676  NONE
1513137151011 8676      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 THE AMAZON            676  NONE
I WANT CANDY 8663       0  1 0 ONE HIT WONDERS 632  STONE GOLEM           676  NONE
TANIA 8640              1  1 0 OUTTA PHASE 631      BUZZ BITEMASTER 8601  674   
1112101791017 8677      0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    THE AMAZON            676  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hmm, five teams moving upward faster than the Homicidal Maniacs.  That bodes well for
the arena, though not so well for the Maniacs. -- Jorja, skimming the newsletter

I got the most challenges?  Is there anything good in that for me, a bonus, maybe, or
at least a free meal?  A drink from whoever got through?  SOMETHING? -- Little Bear

Hmm, what Debby didn't say, but obviously meant us to understand, is that we should
not wear purple robes into the arena.  But really, who would?  I don't even wear a
purple robe at the breakfast table where I might get milk on it. -- Cereal Killer

Assur -- Does the graduation of Honesty mean we've seen the last of the Mighty Morals
in Mordant?  This town may go to hell in a handbasket without them. -- Jorja

Vermouth -- Ugh.  You offer me a drink, the fight is called, and I wake up the next
day with a headache.  If this is what it means to be most challenged, I'll pass next
time. -- Little Bear

Brandy -- Ugh, you just about killed my cereal!  I was sitting down to a bowl of rice
crispies, and then... the splash of brandy....  They exploded!  I've never had a bowl
of rice crispies do that before, and I don't think I like it much.  So let's avoid
this in the future. -- Cereal Killer
P.S.  I don't think even cheerios or shredded wheat could handle brandy.  As for corn
flakes, forget it.

Crater Face -- The gods know what the Oaf was trying to say to you, *I* surely don't.
Take it that he acknowledged the fight. -- Masked Murderer

Josh -- You're so clueless, I was at a loss where to begin. -- Random Maniac, darling
of the fans of Mordant, probably for his relentless defense of the alleys against
sanity and crime

Sponge Bob -- Good gods, man, I don't have all day for this stuff!  I've got a
business to run. -- Masked Murderer

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

1112101791017 was butchered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
1113161581011 was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
1513137151011 was assassinated by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
I WANT CANDY was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
EARTH ANGEL viciously butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
VERMOUTH viciously subdued CRATER FACE in a 3 minute master's Challenge Title match.
SPONGE BOB overcame AMBER in a action packed 3 minute Challenge melee.
SWIFT was vanquished by WHISKEY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
RANDOM MANIAC was vanquished by PHIL HELLMUTH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CKYNST OAF defeated JOSH in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
LITTLE BEAR savagely defeated CHARK FORKBEARD in a 2 minute veteran's match.
DIRK DIGLER devastated CHER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
CERVEZA slimly won victory over TAI in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
NAEGLING handily defeated LUNATIC in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.
DIONNE devastated PYRS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CEREAL KILLER was beaten by YAMMERIN' HANK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.
MASKED MURDERER was devastated by ALLEY OOP in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DUH luckily beat BLACK BETTY in a 3 minute novice's bout.
FUNKYTOWN overpowered SLEN SNOTNOSE in a unpopular 3 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   5 -  1      74  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  11 -  1      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  21 -  1      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         AIMED BLOW         8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  15 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  44 -  2      30  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   5 -  0      29  |

Turn 676 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  VERMOUTH 8445              10   2  0  145 BOOZE (605)
TOTAL PARRY      CRATER FACE 8340           24   5  0  107 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           20  14  1   93 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
PARRY-LUNGE      PHIL HELLMUTH 7842         13   6  1   80 POKER GREATS (580)
STRIKING ATTACK  JOSH 8581                   9   5  0   79 CLUELESS (628)
LUNGING ATTACK   DIRK DIGLER 8115            6   3  0   65 KIDS GONE BAD (275)
BASHING ATTACK   CHER 8577                   8   6  0   41 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 VERMOUTH 8445.  The ten other most popular fighters were AMBER 8580, 
1113161581011 8679, I WANT CANDY 8663, LITTLE BEAR 8495, TAI 8579, CEREAL KILLER 
8625, BLACK BETTY 8661, EARTH ANGEL 8662, CKYNST OAF 8444, and CERVEZA 8510.

The least popular fighter this week was FUNKYTOWN 8665.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MASKED MURDERER 8644, CHER 8577, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, SWIFT 8570, DUH 
8666, PYRS 8657, DIRK DIGLER 8115, JOSH 8581, 1112101791017 8677, and ALLEY OOP 8664.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CRATER FACE (1-8340) LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)