DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/10/2011 Duedate: 10/22/2011 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-686 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ALLEY OOP ONE HIT WONDERS (632) (1-8664) [8-3-1,97] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader ALLEY OOP HARD TIMES ONE HIT WONDERS (632) RUN DMC (636) (1-8664) [8-3-1,97] (1-8732) [2-0-0,22] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite RANDOM MANIAC BLACK BETTY HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) ONE HIT WONDERS (632) (1-7800) [11-59-1,93] (1-8661) [5-5-1,51] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ONE HIT WONDERS (632) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CLUELESS (628) 23 2. ONE HIT WONDERS (632) 18 FULL SPECTRUM (611) 3. BOOZE (605) 14 Unchartered Team 4. FULL SPECTRUM (611) 5 5. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 0 RUN DMC (636) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 FULL SPECTRUM (611) 17 4 0 81.0 1/ 1 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) 7 4 0 2/ 1*RUN DMC (636) 3 1 0 75.0 2/ 3 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 6 7 0 3/ 3 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) 30 20 3 60.0 3/ 4 CLUELESS (628) 5 7 0 4/ 4 BOOZE (605) 109 93 13 54.0 4/ 5 FULL SPECTRUM (611) 3 0 0 5- 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 615 564 72 52.2 5/ 6*RUN DMC (636) 3 1 0 6/ 7 CLUELESS (628) 59 57 0 50.9 6/ 2 BOOZE (605) 3 4 0 7- 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 487 484 59 50.2 7- 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 2 2 1 8- 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 340 367 59 48.1 8- 8 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 0 1 0 9/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 563 847 14 39.9 9- 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 685): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 568): BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 690): LOABAL DOMINATION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 662): CUSSTER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 686): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 681): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACN AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 290): ALPHONSO BLACK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 674): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 676): JAMESON of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 675): ZOLDIVAR of GREDAN (The Plansman, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 641): IRINIA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 630): LION'S MANE of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 623): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 574): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 272): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 265): I'M POWERLESS of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 519): INFERNO of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 242): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 567): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 685): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 568): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 690): BRIGHT (Floyd, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 662): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 686): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 681): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack?, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 290): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 674): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 676): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 675): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 641): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 630): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 623): NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 574): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 272): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 265): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 519): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 242): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 567) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 685): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 689): THE SUN of BRIGHT (Floyd, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 290): ALPHONSO BLACK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) (turn 689): ORSINIUS of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 673): HOPE SPRINGS of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) SPEEDO SMURF of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 628): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 622): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 573): YES? Of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 265): I'M POWERLESS of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 264): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, 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. If this keeps up, BOOZE, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them. A drop of 4 in the rankings? Now let's all watch CLUELESS' heads swell from their 3-1-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see ALLEY OOP win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, JOSH beat CEREAL KILLER and CEREAL KILLER lost 15 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, MORDANT may be getting bland, as BLACK stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha! He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. What's the big D? HOMICIDAL MANIACS was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse... And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was BOOZE. Ha ha ha ha! RANDOM MANIAC was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster. Now was the DM insulted or feared? Heh, heh. Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for MORDANT's morgue. More variety. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons? 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. Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of MORDANT. I feel much better now. Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ALLEY OOP 8664 8 3 1 97 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -NAEGLING 8576 9 2 2 120 SWEORDMASTERS (138) -CERVEZA 8510 11 2 1 94 BOOZE (605) RANDOM MANIAC 7800 11 59 1 93 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WHISKEY 8582 7 2 0 89 BOOZE (605) -BRANDY 8584 7 0 0 82 BOOZE (605) DIONNE 8578 13 11 0 68 CLUELESS (628) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JOSH 8581 13 11 0 66 CLUELESS (628) -TAKE ON ME 8682 5 3 0 60 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TAI 8579 13 11 0 52 CLUELESS (628) BLACK BETTY 8661 5 5 1 51 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) CEREAL KILLER 8625 8 8 0 49 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) AMBER 8580 9 15 0 42 CLUELESS (628) -FUNKYTOWN 8665 7 3 0 40 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) SHOTGUN DADDY 8738 3 1 0 40 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -171416119611 8727 1 0 1 33 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MASKED MURDERER 8644 4 10 0 22 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) HARD TIMES 8732 2 0 0 22 RUN DMC (636) -IN MY HOUSE 8689 4 4 0 21 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) THE SAUCE 8731 3 1 0 18 BOOZE (605) S... MC 8734 1 1 0 7 RUN DMC (636) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? EXTRA 8690 3 1 0 CLUELESS 628 BLACK BETTY 8661 682 JUST REVENGED CKYNST OAF 8444 22 30 0 HOMICIDAL MANIAC 121 NAEGLING 8576 684 PERSONAL ADS Our congratulations to Black. Tis the season and all that. -- Jorja and the Homicidal Maniacs, except Random Black -- Oh, okay, I don't like it, but I congratulate you too. Anything to get you out of my alley. -- Random Maniac Tai -- The crowd hates you, and they're no dummies. Well, I suppose they are dummies, really, but even a dummy can be right sometimes. -- Cereal Killer Slen Snotnose -- It would be a boon to all Mordant if I did more than merely vanquish you, but our wet-blanket wimp arenamaster stopped me. You think I'm going to let some Convicted Thief near MY DAUGHTER? As if! -- Shotgun Daddy LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ALLEY OOP devastated RANDOM MANIAC in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. BLACK BETTY slimly lost to DIONNE in a 3 minute Challenge match. BLACK defeated WHISKEY in a 2 minute duel. CEREAL KILLER was devastated by JOSH in a 1 minute one-sided contest. AMBER was defeated by SHOTGUN DADDY in a 2 minute mismatched match. TAI devastated MASKED MURDERER in a 1 minute one-sided duel. THE SAUCE slimly won victory over S... MC in a 4 minute bloody amateur's match. HARD TIMES overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute uneven melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 1 - 0 80 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 3 - 0 63 | |AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 12 - 1 61 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 21 - 2 56 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 8 - 0 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 12 - 0 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 30 - 1 44 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 36 - 5 27 | Turn 686 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 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK ALLEY OOP 8664 8 3 1 97 ONE HIT WONDERS (632) LUNGING ATTACK WHISKEY 8582 7 2 0 89 BOOZE (605) WALL OF STEEL DIONNE 8578 13 11 0 68 CLUELESS (628) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK TAI 8579 13 11 0 52 CLUELESS (628) AIMED BLOW SHOTGUN DADDY 8738 3 1 0 40 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 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 BLACK BETTY 8661. The ten other most popular fighters were AMBER 8580, THE SAUCE 8731, ALLEY OOP 8664, DIONNE 8578, WHISKEY 8582, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, JOSH 8581, TAI 8579, HARD TIMES 8732, and RANDOM MANIAC 7800. The least popular fighter this week was MASKED MURDERER 8644. The other ten least popular fighters were CEREAL KILLER 8625, S... MC 8734, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, HARD TIMES 8732, TAI 8579, JOSH 8581, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, WHISKEY 8582, DIONNE 8578, and ALLEY OOP 8664. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: BLACK (1-8252) FULL SPECTRUM (611) WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 13-15, 2012. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $134.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 15 before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!