DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/01/2011    Duedate: 08/13/2011

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-681

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LITTLE BEAR
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-8495) [22-17-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LITTLE BEAR                    ALLEY OOP
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
(1-8495) [22-17-1,104]         (1-8664) [5-1-1,46]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  AMBER
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        CLUELESS (628)
(1-7800) [11-54-1,88]          (1-8580) [7-12-0,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOZE (605)                 44
2. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         30      GOD SQUAD (376)
3. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     16      Unchartered Team
4. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)       8
5. GOD SQUAD (376)              1      ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 GOD SQUAD (376)            9   2  0 81.8   1/ 1*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     8  7 0
 2/ 1 FULL SPECTRUM (611)       12   4  0 75.0   2/ 3 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   7  8 0
 3/ 2*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     18  11  2 62.1   3/ 2 BOOZE (605)               6  1 0
 4- 3 POKER GREATS (580)        41  32  2 56.2   4/ 4 CLUELESS (628)            6  9 0
 5/ 6 BOOZE (605)               97  88 12 52.4   5/ 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       4  6 1
 6/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      611 561 70 52.1   6- 5 POKER GREATS (580)        2  0 0
 7/ 4 CLUELESS (628)            49  46  0 51.6   7/ 6 FULL SPECTRUM (611)       2  1 0
 8- 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    487 482 59 50.3   8- 9 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     0  8 0
 9/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   339 365 58 48.2   9/10 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  8 0
10/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  555 832 14 40.0  10/ 0 GOD SQUAD (376)           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 680): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 563): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 685): SQUASH of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 657): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 681): PRIMUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 676): FAINTLY FRANNIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 685): REDONDO RHONDA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 669): TREMORS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 671): CHATROOMMATE of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 670): RUIN of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 638): IRINIA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 625): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 618): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 569): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 270): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 263): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 514): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 239): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 562): KALIDOR of HYBORIA et al (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 680): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 563): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 685): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 657): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 681): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 676): RED BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 285): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 669): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 671): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 670): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 637): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 625): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 618): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 569): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 270): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 263): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 514): FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 239): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 562) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 680): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
                            WAELGAEST of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 563): HARKRANZ of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
                           EDWARD O'HARE of MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 685): WHIRLING INSELBERG of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 657): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 656): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherolock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 681): PRIMUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
                           BALISONG of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 675): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 670): DESTITUTE NOBLE of GET OUTTA MY WAY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 670): RUIN of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 637): BOARDSLIDE of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 618): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
               (turn 617): RODEKILL of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 569): JUBHAL of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
MORDANT brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see NAEGLING win a fight and gain 14 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, 
NAEGLING beat ALLEY OOP and ALLEY OOP lost 10 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And 
it's out with the old, in with the new, as WAELGAEST takes the Title and last week's 
bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  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?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
SWEORDMASTERS, 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!  ALLEY 
OOP was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted 
or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if 
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see 
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             22  17  1   104       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PHIL HELLMUTH 7842           17   6  1   122       POKER GREATS (580)
 BLACK 8252                   12   4  0    93       FULL SPECTRUM (611)
 CKYNST OAF 8444              21  28  0    91       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CERVEZA 8510                  9   1  1    89       BOOZE (605)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           11  54  1    88       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 JOSH 8581                    11   8  0    77       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHISKEY 8582                  5   0  0    61       BOOZE (605)
 NAEGLING 8576                 6   2  1    59       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDY 8584                   4   0  0    54       BOOZE (605)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625            5   6  0    51       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 ALLEY OOP 8664                5   1  1    46       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 TAI 8579                     11   8  0    41       CLUELESS (628)
 DIONNE 8578                   9  10  0    37       CLUELESS (628)
 FUNKYTOWN 8665                5   1  0    34       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 MASKED MURDERER 8644          3   6  0    34       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-CINDY VIOLLETTE 7976          3   2  0    34       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBER 8580                    7  12  0    33       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SEAN SHEIKY 7938              4   5  0    25       POKER GREATS (580)
 IN MY HOUSE 8689              3   1  0    25       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
-JOSH AREA 7939                3   6  0    24       POKER GREATS (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAKE ON ME 8682               2   3  0    17       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 EXTRA 8690                    3   0  0    16       CLUELESS (628)
 BLACK BETTY 8661              2   3  0    10       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 GIN 8583                      0   1  0     9       BOOZE (605)
 SPEEDY 5521                   0   1  0     1       GOD SQUAD (376)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHER 8577               8  8 0 CLUELESS 628         DIRK DIGLER 8115      678   
1171511171211 8721      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 UNDEAD WARRIOR        681  NONE
13411179921 8722        0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 HIGH ELF              681  NONE
PYRS 8657               1  6 1 SWEORDMASTERS 138    STONE GOLEM           681  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Eight to the Dark Arena!  Truly, this Mannequin is hard on his Minions!

Our congratulations to Vermouth and Waelgaest, lord protectors! -- Jorja and the
Homicidal Maniacs

Hmm, I don't know if the tourney listings given at the end of the newsletter are old
ones, or current ones mis-named.  I'm guessing at "current, wrong tourney name" from
the records shown.  But we congratulate the contestants anyway, with a special tip of
the hat for Abomination and Brandy, tourney victors. -- Jorja and the Maniacs

Phil Hellmuth -- Thanks for not mosterizing the Oaf completely.  I know how annoying
it can be to have one of the players dropping cards all over the place as he tries to
pick them up to look at 'em.  He can't help it, though. -- Masked Murderer

Black -- You may defeat me for the title, but you cannot blacken my name in the ears
and eyes of the people of Mordant's alleys.  They know I am their first defense
against the Dire Things that lurk in alleys elsewhere!  I am true to their trust. --
Random Maniac
P.S.  You should teach me skills.  I'm TRAINING skills, dammit.

Josh -- Well, of course you really hurt.  Those went whiffle bats we were using out
there. -- Little Bear

Tai -- If you were truly clueless, you wouldn't have known it was ME.  I wore a mask,
dammit. -- Masked Murderer

Pyrs -- You cant stand against someone who has had a GOOD breakfast.  Only the finest
cereals, mind!  In this instance, granola bars.  It changes, you know, and I have to
be on my toes to follow the path. -- Cereal Killer

13 July 11
                                   Announcing!

          The No-Tourney ADM arena will be opening for business on the
          first of August of this year!
     It will be ADM Arena #107, making use of that idle installation down at Lirin
Kiv.  If the managers involved in this arena wish to rename it, suggestions will be
entertained through the months of August and September.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PYRS was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
13411179921 was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
1171511171211 was easily killed by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
NAEGLING won victory over ALLEY OOP in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
CERVEZA bested CKYNST OAF in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
FUNKYTOWN luckily beat AMBER in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge match.
TAKE ON ME was bested by MASKED MURDERER in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
BLACK was overpowered by WAELGAEST in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
LITTLE BEAR bested CAPTAIN ELOY in a 1 minute one-sided Title competition.
VERMOUTH vanquished JOSH in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
RANDOM MANIAC was vanquished by RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CEREAL KILLER slimly won victory over TAI in a popular 2 minute brutal bout.
DIONNE was demolished by BRANDY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched competition.
WHISKEY demolished IN MY HOUSE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
BLACK BETTY savagely defeated SPEEDY in a 2 minute bloody novice's duel.
EXTRA unbelievably bested GIN in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody 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       18 -  12 -  1      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  17 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  21 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  31 -  2      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         3 -   8 -  0      27  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  46 -  4      23  |

Turn 681 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        2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  4         3  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  5     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           22  17  1  104 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
LUNGING ATTACK   BLACK 8252                 12   4  0   93 FULL SPECTRUM (611)
STRIKING ATTACK  JOSH 8581                  11   8  0   77 CLUELESS (628)
SLASHING ATTACK  TAI 8579                   11   8  0   41 CLUELESS (628)
TOTAL PARRY      FUNKYTOWN 8665              5   1  0   34 ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
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 AMBER 8580.  The ten other most popular fighters were GIN 8583, MASKED 
MURDERER 8644, CEREAL KILLER 8625, TAI 8579, CKYNST OAF 8444, LITTLE BEAR 8495, 
BRANDY 8584, WHISKEY 8582, TAKE ON ME 8682, and BLACK BETTY 8661.

The least popular fighter this week was SPEEDY 5521.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLACK 8252, 1171511171211 8721, 13411179921 8722, PYRS 8657, EXTRA 
8690, IN MY HOUSE 8689, DIONNE 8578, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, JOSH 8581, and FUNKYTOWN 
8665.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LITTLE BEAR (1-8495) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

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

WAELGAEST (1-8422) SWEORDMASTERS (138)
VERMOUTH (1-8445) BOOZE (605)

               FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLVII

PRIMUS-TO                          W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE UNHOLY CHILD 3810 (273-124-4)      2  3  0         THE REVELATION       

CONTENDERS-TO                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WAYWARD SON 8180 (48-20-4)             2  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     
ANGELIC SMURF 2351 (95-115-1)          0  5  0         THE REVELATION       

ADM-TO                             W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
JETSAM 8172 (56-38-1)                  6  3  1         SEA DOGS             
CUDDLY 1900 (62-35-0)                  4  3  1         THE BEARS            
HORTATOR 7791 (47-40-3)                4  3  0         SEA DOGS             
POOP DECK GUY 8274 (51-28-2)           4  3  0         SEA DOGS             
BLACK BREEZE 6522 (23-8-1)             0  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          
WYRD 8156 (42-43-1)                    0  3  0         SWEORDMASTERS        

CHALLENGERS-TO                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WAELGAEST 8422 (12-1-0)                5  3  0         SWEORDMASTERS        
BLACK LUCK 3534 (9-1-1)                3  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          
VERMOUTH 8445 (12-2-0)                 0  3  0         BOOZE                

INITIATES-TO                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ABOMINATION 8312 (3-1-0)               9  3  0         BEAUTY OF HELL       
BRANDY 8584 (3-0-0)                    9  3  0         BOOZE                
JOHNNY RYALL 7540 (6-0-0)              3  3  0         BEASTIE BOYS         
WHISKEY 8582 (4-0-0)                   1  3  0         BOOZE                

APPRENTICES-TO                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BUZZ BITEMASTER 8601 (1-0-1)           6  3  0         EVIL BEAVERS         
ALLEY OOP 8664 (4-0-1)                 1  3  0         ONE HIT WONDERS      
IN MY HOUSE 8689 (2-0-0)               1  3  0         ONE HIT WONDERS      
TAKE ON ME 8682 (2-1-0)                1  3  0         ONE HIT WONDERS      
EGG RAID ON MOJO 7568 (3-1-0)          0  3  0         BEASTIE BOYS         

ROOKIES-TO                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
VIXEN 8646 (0-0-0)                     4  3  0         BEAUTY OF HELL       
RODEKI MARSALA 8523 (0-0-0)            0  1  0  DEAD   SHEWISH BUFFET       


                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, census forms will be provided for warriors by request only, effective 
immediately.  Managers may register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by 
simply writing them on a separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  
For any questions, please contact the Gladiatorial Commission.