DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/06/2011    Duedate: 06/18/2011

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-677

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOSH
CLUELESS (628)
(1-8581) [10-5-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JOSH                           POSITION IS EMPTY
CLUELESS (628)                 
(1-8581) [10-5-0,100]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  MASKED MURDERER
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7800) [10-51-1,82]          (1-8644) [1-4-0,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLUELESS (628)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CLUELESS (628)              45
2. ONE HIT WONDERS (632)       19      CLUELESS (628)
3. POKER GREATS (580)          12      Unchartered Team
4. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)      5
5. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)        0      ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 4 CLUELESS (628)            42  33  0 56.0   1/ 4 CLUELESS (628)            8  7 0
 2/ 3*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)      5   4  1 55.6   2/ 2 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       7  8 0
 3/ 5 POKER GREATS (580)        38  32  2 54.3   3- 1 BOOZE (605)               6  1 0
 4- 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      607 551 69 52.4   4/ 5*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     5  4 1
 5- 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    486 471 58 50.8   5/ 7 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   4 11 0
 6- 8 BOOZE (605)               87  87 12 50.0   6- 3 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     3  4 0
 7-10 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   339 353 58 49.0   7/ 8 POKER GREATS (580)        2  0 0
 8/11 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       21  25  3 45.7   8- 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       2  5 0
 9/13 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  546 821 14 39.9   9-12 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 676): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 559): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 681): FUNNY FARM FIEND of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 653): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 677): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 672): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 681): KONA KATE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 665): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 667): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 666): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 634): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 621): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 286): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 614): BRAID of I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 565): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): G W BUSH of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 510): RED HOOK of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 558): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 676): BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 559): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 681): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 653): TL;DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 677): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 672): TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 681): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 665): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 667): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 666): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 634): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 621): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 286): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 614): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 565): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 510): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 558) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 676): CRATER FACE of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): LORINDA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
                           FREDILILLA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 681): FUNNY FARM FIEND of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 652): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 671): SWIVEL of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
                            STUMP JUMPER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 681): KONA KATE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 680): QUEENIE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 665): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 667): BOATSWAIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 666): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
               (turn 665): BONEFACE of RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 614): BRAID of I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail MORDANT!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as BOOZE is pushed out of top 
team by CLUELESS, who came from 4th with a 4-1-0 this turn.  CLUELESS stable has 
parlayed this turn's 4-1-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up 
to 1st place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, JOSH fought LITTLE BEAR and gained 21 
points and contributed to CLUELESS' 4-1-0.  LITTLE BEAR has lost to JOSH, falling 16 
points, while helping make HOMICIDAL MANIACS a 2-3-0 turn.  Due to his absence and 
inability to defend the throne, VERMOUTH has lost the title of Duelmaster.  We should 
ask JOSH about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a 
warrior, he's now the one to ask.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from 
unimpeachable sources that Conan's Place uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about 
gristle!   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the HOMICIDAL MANIACS stable was the most 
avoided team this turn.  Come on MORDANT, what are you afraid of?  And guess who 
avoided HOMICIDAL MANIACS stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was ONE HIT 
WONDERS.  Anyone surprised?   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  A brave warrior does not carry a 
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in MORDANT, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in MORDANT again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOSH 8581                    10   5  0   100       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VERMOUTH 8445                10   2  0   145       BOOZE (605)
-WAELGAEST 8422               12   1  0   117       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 CKYNST OAF 8444              20  25  0    98       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 PHIL HELLMUTH 7842           14   6  1    92       POKER GREATS (580)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           10  51  1    82       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             20  15  1    77       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAI 8579                     10   5  0    60       CLUELESS (628)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CERVEZA 8510                  6   1  1    51       BOOZE (605)
 DIRK DIGLER 8115              6   4  0    49       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 SPONGE BOB 8562               7   0  0    42       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
-NAEGLING 8576                 4   0  1    42       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-WHISKEY 8582                  3   0  0    42       BOOZE (605)
 AMBER 8580                    7   8  0    37       CLUELESS (628)
-CINDY VIOLLETTE 7976          3   2  0    34       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHER 8577                     8   7  0    33       CLUELESS (628)
-BRANDY 8584                   2   0  0    32       BOOZE (605)
 DIONNE 8578                   7   8  0    30       CLUELESS (628)
-SEAN SHEIKY 7938              4   5  0    25       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JOSH AREA 7939                3   6  0    24       POKER GREATS (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALLEY OOP 8664                2   0  0    20       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 TAKE ON ME 8682               1   0  0    20       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 MASKED MURDERER 8644          1   4  0    18       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-YAMMERIN' HANK 8659           3   0  0    16       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625            2   5  0    11       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 DUH 8666                      2   1  0     7       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 FUNKYTOWN 8665                1   1  0     4       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
-PYRS 8657                     0   3  0     3       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-BLACK BETTY 8661              0   1  0     1       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUNATIC 8571            3  3 1 KIDS GONE BAD 275    THE AMAZON            677  NONE
SWIFT 8570              2  3 1 KIDS GONE BAD 275    ARENAMASTER KAKA      677  NONE
EARTH ANGEL 8662        1  1 1 ONE HIT WONDERS 632  SPYMASTER             677  NONE
TANIA 8640              1  1 0 OUTTA PHASE 631      BUZZ BITEMASTER 8601  674   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

There is still hope for Mordant.  The representatives of Outta Phase are on the side
of good.  And I have hope that there are a few Homicidal Maniacs that can be
rehabilitated.  But the Mighty Morals are officially closed.  Honesty's replacement
is not what I want and the team does not have a representative that I want to build
around.  I'll be back at some point, with another team, but for now, my interests lie
elsewhere. -- Assurnasirbanipal

Black Betty -- Should of brought a can opener. -- Duh

Oh, please!  Novgorodny Vir is "like the magnificent sun"?  He sticks his nose into
one of MY alleys, and he's toast!  Solar eclipse.  Sun-chops!  Yeah, that sounds
good. -- Random Maniac
P.S.  And Phil Hellmuth will be chopped fish smeared on that toast.

Ah, just as a matter of curiosity, what is the connection between the duelmastership
and democracy?  Nobody ever said it was an elected position. -- Jorja, reading the
spy report and finding it... confusing

Looks like the Dark Arena is suffering from overwork, and in this weather!  It's no
wonder if they DO dispose of "severed body parts" in a questionable manner.  Imagine
how fast they must spoil! -- Jorja, still

Earth Angel -- I congratulate you on surviving the Dark Arena.  Some managers just
have no respect at all.  I'd be glad to give you a tour of some fine alleys in the
central part of the city.  Plenty of action, and no questions asked. -- Random Maniac

We congratulate the graduating Crater Face, and I must admit that we are glad to see
the last of that unglamorous puss. -- Jorja and the Homicidal Maniacs

Phil Hellmuth -- Y'know, a guy as little as you, I bet I could stuff you right
into... just about anything.  The Mouth of Hell springs first to mind, but how to
find it, eh?  Some sort of disposal chute leading to an incinerator would probably
do. -- Random Maniac, darling of the fans of Mordant, probably for his relentless
defense of the alleys against sanity and crime

Josh -- You couldn't even beat the oaf?  Bah.  But I can see why you'd want to drink
before the fight.  He's an ugly mug. -- Masked Murderer

Chark Forkbeard is a dwarf.  I really don't like dwarves, so I mosterized him.  What
the heck, you know?  It isn't like he's human. -- Little Bear

Yammerin' Hank -- Gods, you make so much NOISE!  I was TRYING to decode the message
from my cereal--the snap, crackle, and pop, you know--and I lot AT LEAST half of it
because you wouldn't SHUT YOUR YAP.  Nasty of you.  Bad.  Worse than playing with
your food. -- Cereal Killer
P.S.  Actually sometimes playing with your food can be good.  My brother and I used
to race shredded-wheat rafts.  Great sport.

Alley Oop -- Well, all I can say is, I hope you've really annoyed Earth Angel and she
flattens you. -- Masked Murder

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

EARTH ANGEL was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LUNATIC was butchered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SWIFT was murdered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
LITTLE BEAR was demolished by JOSH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven Title fight.
CKYNST OAF overpowered TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RANDOM MANIAC was devastated by PHIL HELLMUTH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DIRK DIGLER was unbelievably bested by TAI in a 1 minute gory competition.
CHER was overcome by SPONGE BOB in a 2 minute melee.
DIONNE slimly won victory over CEREAL KILLER in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
AMBER defeated CAERAN SLAVE in a popular 1 minute expert vs. novice duel.
MASKED MURDERER beat FUNKYTOWN in a popular 5 minute novice's melee.
DUH was savagely defeated by ALLEY OOP in a crowd pleasing 6 minute amateur's match.
TAKE ON ME demolished GESHI SCRIVENER in a 3 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   7 -  1      68  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  11 -  1      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW         8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  23 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  44 -  2      29  |

Turn 677 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     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  JOSH 8581                  10   5  0  100 CLUELESS (628)
PARRY-LUNGE      PHIL HELLMUTH 7842         14   6  1   92 POKER GREATS (580)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           20  15  1   77 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
SLASHING ATTACK  TAI 8579                   10   5  0   60 CLUELESS (628)
LUNGING ATTACK   DIRK DIGLER 8115            6   4  0   49 KIDS GONE BAD (275)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SPONGE BOB 8562             7   0  0   42 KIDS GONE BAD (275)
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 MASKED MURDERER 8644.  The ten other most popular fighters were ALLEY OOP 
8664, CEREAL KILLER 8625, CHER 8577, AMBER 8580, JOSH 8581, CKYNST OAF 8444, PHIL 
HELLMUTH 7842, DIONNE 8578, LUNATIC 8571, and TAKE ON ME 8682.

The least popular fighter this week was DUH 8666.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FUNKYTOWN 8665, SWIFT 8570, EARTH ANGEL 8662, SPONGE BOB 8562, TAI 
8579, DIRK DIGLER 8115, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, LITTLE BEAR 8495, TAKE ON ME 8682, and 
LUNATIC 8571.

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

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