DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/07/2011    Duedate: 11/19/2011

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-688

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ALLEY OOP
ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
(1-8664) [10-3-1,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ALLEY OOP                      HARD TIMES
ONE HIT WONDERS (632)          RUN DMC (636)
(1-8664) [10-3-1,116]          (1-8732) [3-1-0,24]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  TAI
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        CLUELESS (628)
(1-7800) [11-61-1,95]          (1-8579) [14-12-0,59]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLUELESS (628)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      38
2. ONE HIT WONDERS (632)       30      ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
3. CLUELESS (628)              24      Unchartered Team
4. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         15
5. KIDS GONE BAD (275)         13      RUN DMC (636)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 FULL SPECTRUM (611)       17   4  0 81.0   1/ 1 CLUELESS (628)           10  2 0
 2/ 3 ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     35  21  4 62.5   2/ 3 ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     6  2 1
 3/ 2*RUN DMC (636)              5   4  0 55.6   3/ 5*RUN DMC (636)             3  4 0
 4/ 4 BOOZE (605)              110  95 13 53.7   4/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   3 11 0
 5/ 6 CLUELESS (628)            66  58  0 53.2   5/ 6 BOOZE (605)               2  3 0
 6/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      615 567 72 52.0   6/10 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       2  4 0
 7- 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    487 485 59 50.1   7- 4 FULL SPECTRUM (611)       1  0 0
 8/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   340 376 59 47.5   8/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  9 0
 9/ 0 STEEL LEGION (581)        55  64  4 46.2   9/ 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       0  3 0
10/ 9 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       24  33  4 42.1  10- 9 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     0  1 0
11/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  565 855 14 39.8  11/ 0 STEEL LEGION (581)        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 687): ALLEY OOP of ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 570): GNU I KNEW of GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 692): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 664): DA VINCI CODE of TL';DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 688): TERTIUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 683): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 292): FATALITY of BRUTAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 676): FERRIN MONDOR of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 678): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 677): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 643): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 632): KEVSILESSA KIRO of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 625): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 576): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 266): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 521): MAX WEBER of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 569): ENDER of XENOCIDE (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 687): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 570): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 692): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 664): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 688): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 683): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 292): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 676): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 678): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 677): 420 B.C. (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 643): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 632): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 624): INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 576): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 673): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 266): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 521): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 569) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 569): I. M. WEASEL of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
                           CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 692): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 664): DA VINCI CODE of TL';DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 687): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 292): FATALITY of BRUTAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 676): FERRIN MONDOR of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 677): ZOLDIVAR of GREDAN (The Plansman, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 625): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.)
               (turn 624): TANTRUM YOGA of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
                           GASTAIGNE of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 576): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 265): I'M POWERLESS of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 521): MAX WEBER of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly MORDANT games.  Warriors--remember that glory waits 
always around the corner!  Witness how this week KIDS GONE BAD went 2-3-0 to move up 
4 in the rankings.  TAKE ON ME caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission 
as he skillfully bested DIRK DIGLER and was awarded 13 points in recognition.  In one 
of the week's more notable duels, TAKE ON ME put down DIRK DIGLER, causing it to lose 
10 points of recognition in the process.  Although RANDOM MANIAC made a valiant 
effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious ALLEY OOP.  Heed this!  
A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall 
perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city MORDANT.  MORDANT, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the names of thy 
guilds is KIDS GONE BAD, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels.  If 
you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of BOOZE 
last week.  Busy avoiding KIDS GONE BAD?   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  This week marked the last days of CERVEZA who at 
11-2-1 was dispatched to the Dark Arena by the command of BOOZE's demanding 
management.  Some guilds are strict but few are as heartless as BOOZE.  Witness, last 
turn they sent CERVEZA, a 11-2-1 fighter, to the Dark Arena!  Was I the only one 
shocked to see the well respected fighter THE SAUCE (3-1-0) appear on the sands of 
the Dark Arena?  He is now dead.  The warrior's path is harsh.  For mediocrity there 
is but one reward--death.  This past week MASKED MURDERER, at 5-11-0, departed 
MORDANT forever.  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy 
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till next we 
meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different 
story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALLEY OOP 8664               10   3  1   116       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NAEGLING 8576                 9   2  2   120       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           11  61  1    95       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 WHISKEY 8582                  8   2  0    94       BOOZE (605)
 JOSH 8581                    15  11  0    91       CLUELESS (628)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRANDY 8584                   7   0  0    82       BOOZE (605)
 DIONNE 8578                  15  11  0    79       CLUELESS (628)
 TAKE ON ME 8682               6   3  0    73       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CEREAL KILLER 8625            9   9  0    61       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 TAI 8579                     14  12  0    59       CLUELESS (628)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBER 8580                   11  15  0    56       CLUELESS (628)
 DIRK DIGLER 8115              7   6  1    52       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 BLACK BETTY 8661              5   6  1    48       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FUNKYTOWN 8665                8   3  0    43       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738            3   3  0    31       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 IN MY HOUSE 8689              5   4  1    29       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 HARD TIMES 8732               3   1  0    24       RUN DMC (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPEED FREAK 8761              1   0  0    12       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          1   0  0    10       RUN DMC (636)
 S... MC 8734                  1   3  0     6       RUN DMC (636)
 LINDSEY LOHAN 8758            1   0  0     5       KIDS GONE BAD (275)
 BLACK BONKER 8749             0   2  0     2       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 LUKE PERRY 8759               0   1  0     1       KIDS GONE BAD (275)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CERVEZA 8510           11  3 1 BOOZE 605            SPYMASTER             688  NONE
THE SAUCE 8731          3  2 0 BOOZE 605            SHEWISH GIANT         688  NONE
CKYNST OAF 8444        22 30 0 HOMICIDAL MANIAC 121 NAEGLING 8576         684  NOT REVENGED
MASKED MURDERER 8644    5 11 0 HOMICIDAL MANIAC 121 IN MY HOUSE 8689      688   
PARIS HILTON 8760       0  1 0 KIDS GONE BAD 275    MOUNTAIN TROLL        688  NONE
12111011171211 8753     0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SHEWISH GIANT         688  NONE
1351511151213 8752      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER             688  NONE
159111591411 8757       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 THE AMAZON            688  NONE
914151710811 8756       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 ARENAMASTER KAKA      688  NONE
MEAT 8743               0  1 0 STEEL LEGION 581     SPYMASTER             688  NONE
1291315101411 8751      0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    ARENAMASTER KAKA      688  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Alley Oop -- You may succeed in the arena, but if I ever catch you in an alley,
you're monkey parts. -- Random Maniac, recovering from the softening and civilizing
influence of the Mighty Morals, now departed, which just goes to show that you can't
COUNT on that kind of thing

Amber -- You silly girl!  If MY daughter had behaved like that, I'd've smacked her a
good one.  Because she is a GOOD girl.  I insist on that. -- Shotgun Daddy

Tai -- Ha!  That's what happens to people who eat wimpy breakfasts.  Coffee and a
doughnut?  Ridiculous. -- Cereal Killer

S... mc -- What kind of name is that?  Silly boy. -- Masked Murderer

Hard Times -- Listen, bub, luck is all it was, get that?  Next time, you're toast. --
Black Bonker, perhaps overestimating his prowess

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CERVEZA was butchered by SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
THE SAUCE was narrowly killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
159111591411 was slaughtered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
1351511151213 was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
PARIS HILTON was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
12111011171211 was narrowly killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena struggle.
MEAT was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
1291315101411 was easily killed by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
914151710811 was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ALLEY OOP vanquished RANDOM MANIAC in a 1 minute gruesome uneven Title fight.
DIONNE defeated RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 2 minute fight.
JOSH overpowered TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided melee.
WHISKEY demolished CEREAL KILLER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched competition.
TAKE ON ME demolished DIRK DIGLER in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
TAI slimly won victory over BLACK BETTY in a popular 2 minute gruesome conflict.
AMBER defeated SHOTGUN DADDY in a action packed 3 minute brutal uneven struggle.
FUNKYTOWN bested HARD TIMES in a 4 minute master vs. novice brawl.
MASKED MURDERER was savagely slain by IN MY HOUSE in a exciting 1 minute brutal match.
BLACK BONKER was overpowered by SPEED FREAK in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
S... MC was unbelievably bested by LINDSEY LOHAN in a slow 15 minute novice's contest.
LUKE PERRY was demolished by DOWNWITHTHEKING in a 2 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     18 -   9 -  1      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  19 -  2      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  32 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  43 -  4      17  |

Turn 688 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  7         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             10   3  1  116 ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
LUNGING ATTACK   WHISKEY 8582                8   2  0   94 BOOZE (605)
WALL OF STEEL    DIONNE 8578                15  11  0   79 CLUELESS (628)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TAKE ON ME 8682             6   3  0   73 ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
SLASHING ATTACK  TAI 8579                   14  12  0   59 CLUELESS (628)
TOTAL PARRY      FUNKYTOWN 8665              8   3  0   43 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 TAI 8579.  The ten other most popular fighters were AMBER 8580, BLACK BETTY 
8661, 12111011171211 8753, JOSH 8581, WHISKEY 8582, ALLEY OOP 8664, DIONNE 8578, TAKE 
ON ME 8682, THE SAUCE 8731, and 159111591411 8757.

The least popular fighter this week was LINDSEY LOHAN 8758.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were S... MC 8734, LUKE PERRY 8759, BLACK BONKER 8749, HARD TIMES 
8732, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, 914151710811 8756, 1291315101411 8751, MEAT 8743, 
1351511151213 8752, and FUNKYTOWN 8665.