DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/16/2012    Duedate: 01/28/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-693

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RANDOM MANIAC
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7800) [12-65-1,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RANDOM MANIAC                  HARD TIMES
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        RUN DMC (636)
(1-7800) [12-65-1,108]         (1-8732) [7-2-0,44]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TAI                            TAI
CLUELESS (628)                 CLUELESS (628)
(1-8579) [17-14-0,97]          (1-8579) [17-14-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     25
2. RUN DMC (636)               24      CLUELESS (628)
3. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)       0      Unchartered Team
4. STEEL LEGION (581)           0
5. ONE HIT WONDERS (632)        0      RUN DMC (636)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*RUN DMC (636)             16   9  0 64.0   1/ 4 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   9  6 1
 2- 2 ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     40  30  4 57.1   2/ 1 CLUELESS (628)            7  5 0
 3/ 4 CLUELESS (628)            76  68  0 52.8   3/ 2*RUN DMC (636)             5  3 0
 4- 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      615 571 72 51.9   4- 5 STEEL LEGION (581)        3  1 1
 5- 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    487 488 59 49.9   5- 3 ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     3  6 0
 6- 8 STEEL LEGION (581)        61  66  5 48.0   6- 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    1  9 1
 7- 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   342 394 61 46.5   7- 9 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       0  2 0
 8/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  576 868 15 39.9   8-10 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     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 692): TAI of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 575): GNU I KNEW of GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 697): HERMOD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 669): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 693): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 688): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 297): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 681): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 683): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 682): RED HOUSE of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 648): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Frenzy, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 637): VONSITAN KORV of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 630): HENDRIX of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 581): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 276): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 692): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 575): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 697): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 669): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 693): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 688): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 297): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 681): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 683): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 682): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 648): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 637): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 630): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 581): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 276): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 692): JOSH of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 696): LOABAL DOMINATION OF STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 669): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 681): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 580): WHAT of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
                          FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to MORDANT once again!  Bein' on top is great while it lasts, 
CLUELESS.  But how many friends do you have now?  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  
Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  HOMICIDAL MANIACS is 
now ranked 1st with a 4-1-0 turn.  What's with DOWNWITHTHEKING?  He actually beat 
MORDANT's GESHI SCRIVENER, and walked away with 14 more points from the fight.  Major 
screwup at CLUELESS.  JOSH lost 28 points to RAFFI THE GARROTE.  Some new strategies, 
perhaps?  Maybe JOSH will provide more easy wins...  I can barely restrain my 
enthusiam for HOMICIDAL MANIACS' outstanding member, Duelmaster RANDOM MANIAC.  I 
suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  
Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master 
many skills, fight dirty.   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           12  65  1   108       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NAEGLING 8576                 9   2  2   120       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-ALLEY OOP 8664               11   4  1   106       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 TAI 8579                     17  14  0    97       CLUELESS (628)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           12  11  0    86       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 DIONNE 8578                  17  14  0    72       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBER 8580                   13  18  0    63       CLUELESS (628)
-IN MY HOUSE 8689              7   5  1    62       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TAKE ON ME 8682               6   6  0    56       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
-PLATINUM 8182                 3   0  0    55       STEEL LEGION (581)
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738            6   5  0    51       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 HARD TIMES 8732               7   2  0    44       RUN DMC (636)
-FUNKYTOWN 8665                9   5  0    43       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLACK BETTY 8661              6   8  1    29       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          4   1  0    26       RUN DMC (636)
 BLACK BONKER 8749             2   5  0    25       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-POLYMER 8219                  2   0  0    25       STEEL LEGION (581)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MY ADIDAS 8733                2   0  0    18       RUN DMC (636)
 MASKED MUREDERER II 8772      2   2  1    17       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 S... MC 8734                  3   6  0    15       RUN DMC (636)
-FERROUS 8744                  1   0  1    14       STEEL LEGION (581)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

We congratulate Josh. -- Jorja and most of the Homicidal Maniacs

Tai -- What are you doing in MY ALLEY?  Dammit, people keep wandering in here.  I'm
trying to preserve a clean crime scene here, you know! -- Random Maniac

Josh -- I'm glad you're leaving. -- Cereal Killer but Not a Hypocrite

Funkytown -- You're a pushy little twerp, but you will NOT date my daughter. --
Shotgun Daddy

Daddy -- You know, I might have something to say about who I date.  Next opening on
this team, *I* am coming in. -- Shotgun Gal

S... Mc -- What?  I missed something, didn't I? -- Black Bonker

Thieves, bah.  They're a waste of living space. -- Masked Murderer II

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TAI slimly lost to RANDOM MANIAC in a action packed 2 minute master's Title fight.
JOSH was handily defeated by RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DIONNE lost to CEREAL KILLER in a 2 minute master's brawl.
SHOTGUN DADDY was savagely defeated by AMBER in a 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
HARD TIMES slimly won victory over LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 2 minute duel.
S... MC was overpowered by BLACK BONKER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
DOWNWITHTHEKING devastated GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
MASKED MUREDERER II overcame GRALL THE DESERTER in a 2 minute beginner's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        17 -   9 -  0      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  26 -  1      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   7 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  26 -  2      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   8 -  0      27  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  34 -  0      11  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 693 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  TAI 8579                   17  14  0   97 CLUELESS (628)
LUNGING ATTACK   CEREAL KILLER 8625         12  11  0   86 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
WALL OF STEEL    DIONNE 8578                17  14  0   72 CLUELESS (628)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SHOTGUN DADDY 8738          6   5  0   51 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TAI 8579.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
TAI 8579.  The ten other most popular fighters were CEREAL KILLER 8625, AMBER 8580, 
RANDOM MANIAC 7800, HARD TIMES 8732, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, BLACK BONKER 8749, 
DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736, MASKED MUREDERER II 8772, DIONNE 8578, and S... MC 8734.

The least popular fighter this week was S... MC 8734.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DIONNE 8578, MASKED MUREDERER II 8772, DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736, BLACK 
BONKER 8749, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, HARD TIMES 8732, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, AMBER 8580, 
CEREAL KILLER 8625, and TAI 8579.

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

JOSH (1-8581) CLUELESS (628)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE UNHOLY CHILD 3810 (283-127-4)      0  6  0         THE REVELATION       

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PRODIGAL SON 7937 (107-30-1)           5  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     
WAYWARD SON 8180 (57-24-4)             3  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     
ANGELIC SMURF 2351 (99-124-1)          1  5  0         THE REVELATION       

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HORTATOR 7791 (51-40-3)                8  3  0         SEA DOGS             
BLACK BREEZE 6522 (32-12-1)            3  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          
VAN DERMINT 8203 (33-20-2)             2  3  0         BOOZE                
COBALT 7784 (18-8-1)                   1  3  0         STEEL LEGION         

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLACK LUCK 3534 (9-1-1)                3  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BIG-HEADED KAT 7110 (8-3-0)            3  3  0         THE MOTHERSHIP 4     

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ABOMINATION 8312 (3-1-0)               5  3  1         BEAUTY OF HELL       
NAEGLING 8576 (9-2-2)                  4  3  0         SWEORDMASTERS        
ALLEY OOP 8664 (11-4-1)                3  3  0         ONE HIT WONDERS      
BORN TO DIE 5305 (13-7-0)              2  3  0         THE REVELATION       
JOHNNY RYALL 7540 (6-0-0)              1  3  0         BEASTIE BOYS         

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BOSOMY GOLDMINE 8537 (0-0-0)           4  3  0         SUPER STARS R US     

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MY ADIDAS 8733 (2-0-0)                 4  3  0         RUN DMC              
POLYMER 8219 (2-0-0)                   3  3  1         STEEL LEGION         
DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736 (3-1-0)           2  3  0         RUN DMC              
RUN'S HOUSE 8735 (0-0-0)               2  3  0         RUN DMC              
FERROUS 8744 (1-0-1)                   1  3  0         STEEL LEGION         

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GRASS CUTTER 8750 (0-0-0)              4  3  0         SWEORDMASTERS        
HAZGAARD 8771 (0-0-0)                  3  3  0         SACS DE MORDANT      
MORROW 8730 (0-0-0)                    2  3  0         SWEORDMASTERS        
MUTANT BLOWBY 5520 (0-0-0)             1  3  0         GOD SQUAD            
FATAL 8700 (0-0-0)                     0  3  0         F WORDS              
WURLITZER 8708 (0-0-0)                 0  3  0         ORGAN DONERS