DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/09/2012    Duedate: 04/21/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-699

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RANDOM MANIAC
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7800) [13-70-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RANDOM MANIAC                  POSITION IS EMPTY
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        
(1-7800) [13-70-1,110]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  BLACK BONKER
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7800) [13-70-1,110]         (1-8749) [7-6-1,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS' HOLD (642)        18
2. RUN DMC (636)                3      RUN DMC (636)
3. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)      0      Unchartered Team
4. SWEORDMASTERS (138)          0
5. BOOZE (605)                  0      SERPENTS' HOLD (642)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 RUN DMC (636)             28  13  0 68.3   1/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   6  9 1
 2- 3 BOOZE (605)              118  98 13 54.6   2/ 1 RUN DMC (636)             5  2 0
 3- 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      617 575 72 51.8   3- 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       1  1 0
 4- 6 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   342 409 61 45.5   4- 3 BOOZE (605)               1  2 0
 5/ 8 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  588 886 16 39.9   5/ 8*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      0  6 0
 6/ 9*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)       1  11  1  8.3   6- 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  5 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 698): RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 581): ROBOT CHICKEN of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): KVASIR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 675): DARKCLAW of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 699): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 694): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 703): SKARA BRAE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 687): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 689): BARNEY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 687): HELRAZOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 654): KHYLAR of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): THE COWS AFOOT of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 587): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 279): WORZEEL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 272): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 532): IMROM LLEWS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 580): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 698): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 581): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 675): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 699): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 694): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 703): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 687): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 689): NEXT GENERATION (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 688): THE BOWLS (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 654): MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 587): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 279): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 272): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 532): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 580) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): KVASIR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 686): ADDAI of SERPENTS HOLD! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): WALLI WEEBLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): THE COWS AFOOT of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                   (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
                           DEAD MAN WALKING of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Novgorodny Vir says he can't insult me now, but he has an insulting way of
showing it!  I don't know why Naegling didn't fight last time, probably not out of
recognition that I should be the duelmaster in order to best pursue a clean sweep of
the alleys of Mordant.  We call it "spring cleaning."  There are some very Bad People
and... Things in the alleys of Mordant.  No one really knows those alleys the way I
do, and no one CARES about them.  Until the Bad Ones come out and start snatching
people off the streets in broad daylight.  Let's avoid that this year!  Keep me as
duelmaster, and I will keep the alleys under control!

                                   Random Maniac

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome MORDANT.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Bein' on top is great while 
it lasts, RUN DMC.  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!  SERPENTS' HOLD 
is now ranked 5th with a 0-2-0 turn.  What's with SHOTGUN DADDY?  He actually beat 
MORDANT's GRUNESH THE ORC, and walked away with 8 more points from the fight.  Laughs 
were big at MORDANT while they watched SILISA THE SNAKE clobber CEREAL KILLER.  He 
lost 12 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  Our Duelmaster 
has lost, folks, lost to SILISA THE SNAKE, BUT RANDOM MANIAC is still the Duelmaster 
because he has the most recognition points!  I suppose you want to hear some rumors 
and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.   
     Warriors of MORDANT unite.  You have only your games to lose!  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.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  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           13  70  1   110       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)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           15  14  0    71       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 BLACK BONKER 8749             7   6  1    68       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738            9   8  0    60       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 S... MC 8734                  8   7  0    31       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                  
 MASKED MURDERER II 8772       2   8  1    15       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

'-' 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 8864                0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   ARENAMASTER KAKA      699  NONE
SEE YA 8866             0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   UNDEAD WARRIOR        699  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hmm, no challenges, no avoids.  I tell myself that it was, ah, tourney prep that
caused this slow-down.  Prove me right, come back and pitch in to each other! --
Jorja

Just in case anyone wants to know, it would be okay to hand Random Maniac is
fourteenth win and make graduation at least possible for him.  We wouldn't take it
personally as an unkindness to the rest of us, because it would actually be a KIND-
ness.  We want him gone. -- the rest of the Homicidal Maniacs
P.S.  Yeah, people say, "Why don't you go homicidal and kill HIM?"  Have they ever
tried?  He may not be much of a gladiator, but he's a whiz-dang at street-and-alley
fighting.  We tried to explain this to Silisa the Snake, as a prelude to asking her
to let the Maniac win, and she wouldn't listen.  In fact, she bit Shotgun Daddy on
the, ah, she bit him where it really hurt.  Damned concubines.

Tien-Shu of Genrai -- You got what you deserved.  Coming out with that disgustingly
mild smile and no weapons, and talking about, ah, what did you call it?  "The taming
power of the small," or something.  Piffle. -- Cereal Killer

Hard Times -- Well, of COURSE I "viciously butchered" you.  It wasn't intentional, I
admit, but I'm a Homicidal Maniac.  That kind of thing is what we DO. -- Black Bonker

S... MC -- Yes, well, I could see you eyeing my daughter, young fellow, and I won't
have it.  No one with a name containing three dots is going to get into MY family. --
Shotgun Daddy

Downwiththeking -- What?  What king?  Where?  Why?  Who CARES?  There are worse
monsters out there than kings, let me tell you, and those are the ones *I* am after.
-- Masked Murderer II

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BYE was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SEE YA was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
RANDOM MANIAC was savagely defeated by SILISA THE SNAKE in a 2 minute Title fight.
CEREAL KILLER was overpowered by SILISA THE SNAKE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLACK BONKER viciously subdued MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a popular 1 minute bloody duel.
SHOTGUN DADDY overpowered GRUNESH THE ORC in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
S... MC won victory over MASKED MURDERER II in a 3 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  10 -  3      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  19 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  27 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  26 -  1      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   5 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 699 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         1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              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  14  0   71 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
BASHING ATTACK   BLACK BONKER 8749           7   6  1   68 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
AIMED BLOW       SHOTGUN DADDY 8738          9   8  0   60 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 BONKER 8749.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHOTGUN DADDY 
8738, S... MC 8734, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, CEREAL KILLER 8625, MASKED MURDERER II 8772, 
BYE 8864, SEE YA 8866,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was SEE YA 8866.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BYE 8864, MASKED MURDERER II 8772, CEREAL KILLER 8625, RANDOM MANIAC 
7800, S... MC 8734, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, BLACK BONKER 8749,  0,  0, and  0.