DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/26/2012    Duedate: 04/07/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-698

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RANDOM MANIAC
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7800) [13-69-1,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RANDOM MANIAC                  POSITION IS EMPTY
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        
(1-7800) [13-69-1,109]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  DOWNWITHTHEKING
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        RUN DMC (636)
(1-7800) [13-69-1,109]         (1-8736) [5-2-0,25]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RUN DMC (636)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     40
2. SERPENTS' HOLD (642)        17      RUN DMC (636)
3. RUN DMC (636)                3      Unchartered Team
4. BOOZE (605)                  0
5. THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)       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*SACS DE MORDANT (637)      1   0  0  100   1/ 1 RUN DMC (636)             6  2 0
 2/ 2 RUN DMC (636)             27  13  0 67.5   2/ 3 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   5 10 1
 3- 3 BOOZE (605)              118  98 13 54.6   3- 2 BOOZE (605)               4  2 0
 4- 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      617 575 72 51.8   4- 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       2  3 0
 5- 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    487 490 59 49.8   5- 4 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)    2  3 0
 6- 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   342 409 61 45.5   6- 7*SACS DE MORDANT (637)     1  0 0
 7- 8 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)    14  18  1 43.8   7- 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0 10 0
 8/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  586 883 16 39.9   8/ 8*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      0  7 0
 9/10*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)       1   9  1 10.0   9-10 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 697): NAEGLING of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 580): TASAIO of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 702): DARK SARCASM of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 674): PONTIAC of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 698): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 693): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 702): SKARA BRAE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 686): ADDAI of SERPENTS HOLD! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 688): PETE of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): WALLI WEEBLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 653): CHESTER GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 642): GRRR of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 635): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 586): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 278): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 271): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 531): INFERNO of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 579): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 697): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 580): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 702): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 674): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 698): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 693): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 702): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 686): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 688): NEXT GENERATION (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 687): THE BOWLS (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 653): MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 642): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 635): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 586): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 278): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 271): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 531): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 579) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 701): SALDORINIVAN KIRO of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 673): SNAPPING TURTLE of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 696): KELLY of CASSEY'S CREW (Dartor, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 686): ADDAI of SERPENTS HOLD! (Khisanth, mgr.)
               (turn 685): TROG of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): WALLI WEEBLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 686): RED HOUSE of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 641): VONSITAN KORV of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
                              WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? Of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                   (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 670): LORD FOUL of BLOODGUARD (Sigird Fafnisbane, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for BLACK BONKER, who pummelled 
HARD TIMES, to pocket 20 points.  Can you believe it?  NAEGLING apparently has better 
things to do as MORDANT's Duelmaster than show up and fight!  Now I can't insult 
RANDOM MANIAC, as he has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  
(Stop me if I lay it on too thick) Word has it one team in MORDANT is taking speech 
lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     And how sociable are MORDANT's warriors?  Come, let us see.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Death (in the 
form of BLACK BONKER of HOMICIDAL MANIACS) knocked on HARD TIMES' door.  What will 
RUN DMC do?  The suspense is killing me.  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he 
will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Can anything 
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for MORDANT?  On that giddy note I take 
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           13  69  1   109       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NAEGLING 8576                11   2  2   130       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-BRANDY 8584                  11   0  0   124       BOOZE (605)
-WHISKEY 8582                 10   2  0   120       BOOZE (605)
-BIG-HEADED KAT 7110          10   3  0    95       THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           15  13  0    83       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK BONKER 8749             6   6  1    66       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738            8   8  0    52       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 S... MC 8734                  7   7  0    28       RUN DMC (636)
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          5   2  0    25       RUN DMC (636)
 RUN'S HOUSE 8735              2   0  0    24       RUN DMC (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MY ADIDAS 8733                3   0  0    22       RUN DMC (636)
 MASKED MUREDERER II 8772      2   7  1    14       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-LORD BYRON 8782               1   1  0    11       THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)
-HAZGAARD 8771                 1   0  0     9       SACS DE MORDANT (637)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HARD TIMES 8732        10  4 0 RUN DMC 636          BLACK BONKER 8749     698   
BYE 8861                0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   THE AMAZON            698  NONE
CHANCE 8843             0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   MOUNTAIN TROLL        698  NONE
KINDA 8844              0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   STONE GOLEM           698  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Brandy -- Had you not been forced upon me at the beginning of the fight, I might have
gotten my fourteenth win and be on the graduation track. -- Random Maniac

Naegling -- How can you breakfast on FISH?  I don't care if it was "finest smoked
herring," you're supposed to start with CEREAL. -- Cereal Killer

Hard Times -- I had noticed that. -- Black Bonker

Grunesh the Orc doesn't get anywhere NEAR my little girl! -- Shotgun Daddy

S... MC -- I didn't need this. -- Masked Murderer

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KINDA was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CHANCE was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
BYE was easily killed by THE AMAZON in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena match.
RANDOM MANIAC was viciously subdued by SILISA THE SNAKE in a 2 minute Title brawl.
CEREAL KILLER overpowered TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HARD TIMES was viciously butchered by BLACK BONKER in a 1 minute gory duel.
SHOTGUN DADDY devastated S... MC in a 2 minute mismatched match.
RUN'S HOUSE handily defeated GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DOWNWITHTHEKING viciously subdued MASKED MUREDERER II in a 2 minute gruesome duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        18 -  14 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   9 -  3      47  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  27 -  1      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  30 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  21 -  1      32  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   6 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 698 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 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   CEREAL KILLER 8625         15  13  0   83 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 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736.  The ten other most popular fighters were KINDA 8844, 
CHANCE 8843, CEREAL KILLER 8625, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, BLACK BONKER 
8749, MASKED MUREDERER II 8772, RUN'S HOUSE 8735, BYE 8861, and HARD TIMES 8732.

The least popular fighter this week was S... MC 8734.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HARD TIMES 8732, BYE 8861, RUN'S HOUSE 8735, MASKED MUREDERER II 8772, 
BLACK BONKER 8749, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, CEREAL KILLER 8625, CHANCE 
8843, and KINDA 8844.