DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/13/2012    Duedate: 02/25/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-695

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DIONNE
CLUELESS (628)
(1-8578) [18-15-0,92]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RANDOM MANIAC                  DIXIE
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
(1-7800) [13-66-1,106]         (1-8828) [1-0-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TAI                            TAI
CLUELESS (628)                 CLUELESS (628)
(1-8579) [18-15-0,93]          (1-8579) [18-15-0,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS' HOLD (642)        51
2. THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)      37      RUN DMC (636)
3. CLUELESS (628)              27      Unchartered Team
4. RUN DMC (636)               21
5. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)        0      SERPENTS' HOLD (642)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 GOD SQUAD (376)           10   2  0 83.3   1/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   9  6 0
 2/ 2 RUN DMC (636)             21  11  0 65.6   2/ 3 RUN DMC (636)             7  3 0
 3/ 4 CLUELESS (628)            79  71  0 52.7   3/ 2 CLUELESS (628)            4  6 0
 4- 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      615 572 72 51.8   4- 4 GOD SQUAD (376)           1  0 0
 5- 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    487 489 59 49.9   5/ 0*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      1  2 1
 6- 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   342 399 61 46.2   6/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)    1  4 0
 7/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)    12  15  1 44.4   7- 6 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  5 0
 8/ 8 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  581 873 15 40.0   8- 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       0  1 0
 9/ 0*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)       1   2  1 33.3   9- 8 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     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 694): RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 577): SERPENT2 of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 699): KVASIR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 671): BRAVE 1 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 695): QUARTUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 690): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 699): EILEEN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 683): CENSORSHIP of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 685): BABY ON BOARD of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 684): ROLISTON of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 650): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 639): KORGOTH of BARBARIA (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 295): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 632): HENDRIX of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 583): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 277): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 270): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 528): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 246): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 576): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 694): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 577): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 699): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 671): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 695): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 690): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Saucy Jack, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 699): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 683): ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 685): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 684): THE BOWLS (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 650): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 639): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 295): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 632): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 583): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 277): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 270): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 528): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 246): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 576) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 577): SERPENT2 of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 698): EXISTENCE MUNDANE of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 670): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 690): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 683): CENSORSHIP of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
               (turn 682): WILD THINGS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 684): CHATROOMMATE of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 684): ROLISTON of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 650): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 632): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
               (turn 631): URCHIN of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 670): LORD FOUL of BLOODGUARD (Sigird Fafnisbane, mgr.)
              (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
                          FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     You again, Tai?  You should learn when to give up.  You are helpless against me,
you should challenge someone else.  Or just quit.
     What are you thinking, Mannequin?  If you overwork the Dark Arena like that,
they'll have to start recruiting new "monsters," and the first place they go, always,
is into MY alleys.  I don't need that!  Go with somebody available, they might be
better than you think.
     And WHY HAVEN'T I GRADUATED?  I deserve it.  I'm ready for it.  I have work to
do, I can't go spending all my time in the arena!

                                   Random Maniac

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, MORDANT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed 
to see RUN'S HOUSE win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BLACK BONKER 
beat DOWNWITHTHEKING and DOWNWITHTHEKING lost 5 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  
And it's out with the old, in with the new, as DIONNE takes the Title and last week's 
bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Conan's Place, humph!  I've tasted 
better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From MORDANT's trash dumps? 
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  SERPENTS' HOLD has cause to pause today, as DIXIE was 
sent to the Dark Arena, and came back--though not in the best of moods, I'll wager.  
Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain nameless 
cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in MORDANT to get a drink than Conan's Place!  
Any suggestions?  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                  
 DIONNE 8578                  18  15  0    92       CLUELESS (628)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NAEGLING 8576                 9   2  2   120       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           13  66  1   106       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 TAI 8579                     18  15  0    93       CLUELESS (628)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           14  11  0    92       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG-HEADED KAT 7110           9   3  0    73       THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)
 AMBER 8580                   14  19  0    71       CLUELESS (628)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK BONKER 8749             4   5  0    51       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738            6   7  0    45       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIXIE 8828                    1   0  1    33       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 HARD TIMES 8732               8   3  0    31       RUN DMC (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MY ADIDAS 8733                3   0  0    22       RUN DMC (636)
 S... MC 8734                  5   6  0    21       RUN DMC (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          4   2  0    21       RUN DMC (636)
-MUTANT BLOWBY 5520            1   0  0    20       GOD SQUAD (376)
 RUN'S HOUSE 8735              1   0  0    17       RUN DMC (636)
 MASKED MUREDERER II 8772      2   4  1    11       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 LORD BYRON 8782               0   1  0     1       THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)
-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?
BLACK ORC               0  0 0 DARK ARENA           DIXIE 8828            695  NONE
BYE 8825                0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   STONE GOLEM           695  NONE
SEE YAH 8826            0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   ARENAMASTER KAKA      695  NONE
BLAH 1 8785             0  1 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 476 SHEWISH GIANT         695  NONE
BLAH 2 8783             0  1 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 476 HIGH ELF              695  NONE
GIBBS 8784              0  1 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 476 HIGH ELF              695  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Random Maniac -- You need fourteen wins.  Get one more and you may graduate. -- Jorja

Dionne -- We've been over this.  If you can't eat a proper breakfast, don't expect to
defeat me! -- Cereal Killer

Amber -- Ungrateful wench!  We have your best interests at heart, you wanton little
idiot. -- Shotgun Daddy

Hard Times -- Is there any other kind? -- Black Bonker

Mutant Blowby -- Hideous! -- Masked Murderer

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SEE YAH was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DIXIE unbelievably slew BLACK ORC in a exciting 6 minute Dark Arena duel.
BYE was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a popular 3 minute gruesome Dark Arena match.
BLAH 1 was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
BLAH 2 was slain by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GIBBS was killed by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
RANDOM MANIAC lost to DIONNE in a 2 minute master's Title fight.
TAI savagely defeated MAD MANNEQUIN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl.
AMBER slimly lost to CEREAL KILLER in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
BIG-HEADED KAT vanquished SHOTGUN DADDY in a 2 minute uneven fight.
BLACK BONKER vanquished DOWNWITHTHEKING in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
HARD TIMES savagely defeated MASKED MUREDERER II in a 3 minute gory melee.
S... MC defeated FIORENZE OF FRATSFA in a 1 minute match.
MY ADIDAS subdued FIORENZE OF FRATSFA in a 2 minute competition.
RUN'S HOUSE overcame LORD BYRON in a exciting 1 minute brutal contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   7 -  3      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  26 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  28 -  2      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  29 -  0      22  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 695 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    DIONNE 8578                18  15  0   92 CLUELESS (628)
SLASHING ATTACK  TAI 8579                   18  15  0   93 CLUELESS (628)
LUNGING ATTACK   CEREAL KILLER 8625         14  11  0   92 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
TOTAL PARRY      BIG-HEADED KAT 7110         9   3  0   73 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)
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 BYE 8825, BIG-HEADED KAT 7110, MY 
ADIDAS 8733, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, DIONNE 8578, RUN'S HOUSE 8735, AMBER 8580, CEREAL 
KILLER 8625, HARD TIMES 8732, and BLAH 1 8785.

The least popular fighter this week was LORD BYRON 8782.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MASKED MUREDERER II 8772, DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736, DIXIE 8828, GIBBS 8784, 
BLAH 2 8783, SEE YAH 8826, S... MC 8734, BLACK BONKER 8749, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, and 
BLAH 1 8785.