DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/07/2012    Duedate: 05/19/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-701

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHISKEY
BOOZE (605)
(1-8582) [12-2-0,142]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHISKEY                        ABYSSINIAN
BOOZE (605)                    CAT'S MEOW (522)
(1-8582) [12-2-0,142]          (1-7043) [7-1-0,105]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  CEREAL KILLER
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7800) [13-72-1,112]         (1-8625) [16-15-0,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS' HOLD (642)        34
2. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     17      GOD SQUAD (376)
3. BOOZE (605)                 13      Unchartered Team
4. RUN DMC (636)                6
5. CAT'S MEOW (522)             4      CAT'S MEOW (522)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*SUPER STARS R US (626)     6   0  0  100   1/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   7  8 0
 2- 2*SAVAGE HORDE (643)         2   0  0  100   2/ 5 BOOZE (605)               3  4 0
 3- 3*HANDSOME SWINE (640)       1   0  0  100   3- 4*SUPER STARS R US (626)    2  0 0
 4/ 0 GOD SQUAD (376)           10   3  0 76.9   4- 3*SAVAGE HORDE (643)        2  0 0
 5/ 0*CAT'S MEOW (522)          11   4  0 73.3   5/ 2 RUN DMC (636)             2  1 0
 6/ 4 RUN DMC (636)             29  14  0 67.4   6/ 7*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      2  8 0
 7/ 5 BOOZE (605)              121 102 13 54.3   7/ 0*CAT'S MEOW (522)          1  0 0
 8/ 6 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  593 891 16 40.0   8- 6*HANDSOME SWINE (640)      1  0 0
 9/ 7*SERPENTS' HOLD (642)       3  17  1 15.0   9/ 0 GOD SQUAD (376)           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 700): WHISKEY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 583): CHAKTIRI of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 705): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 677): DARKCLAW of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 701): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 696): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 705): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 689): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 691): DERRY DARLIN of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 690): SLEDGEHEAD of TOLL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 656): BEEF of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 645): KEVSILESSA KIRO of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 298): FALLON GRIMM of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 638): UNCLE TED of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 559): DEAN of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 280): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 273): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 534): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 249): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 582): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 700): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 583): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 705): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 677): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 701): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 696): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 705): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 689): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 691): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 690): THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 656): SERPPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 645): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 298): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 638): DELVERS (Harby or Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 589): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 280): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 273): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 534): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 249): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 582) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 705): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                          STARKAD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
              (turn 704): ROAD TRIPPIN of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
                          DARK SARCASM of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 677): DARKCLAW of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
               (turn 676): RAIGHNALL of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 690): BARNEY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                            PETE of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 690): SLEDGEHEAD of TOLL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
               (turn 689): HELRAZOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 645): KEVSILESSA KIRO of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 298): FALLON GRIMM of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
                   (turn 297): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 588): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 273): G W BUSH of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 249): LOUIE MURH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt MORDANT will ever be the same.  BOOZE stable has parlayed this turn's 1-2-0 
into a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 2nd place.  Good work, 
guys!  And let's see, BOA fought MUTANT BLOWBY and gained 15 points and contributed 
to SERPENTS' HOLD's 2-2-0.  SHOTGUN DADDY has lost to TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI, falling 3 
points, while helping make HOMICIDAL MANIACS a 2-3-0 turn.  This turn WHISKEY 
challenged RANDOM MANIAC in what was MORDANT's Title bout.  The attempts to dethrone 
the Duelmaster have failed, and WHISKEY remains MORDANT's top warrior for another 
turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that 
Conan's Place uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
RANDOM MANIAC from HOMICIDAL MANIACS was MORDANT's most challenged warrior this turn. 
In a brave attempt, TEQUILLA from BOOZE challenged up 19 points to fight S... MC from 
the RUN DMC stable.  TEQUILLA perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was bested 
by S... MC and ended up with 14 recognition points.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  I wish to point out for RUN DMC that there is but a single turn 
before HOMICIDAL MANIACS and their warrior, BLACK BONKER, will get away with killing 
HARD TIMES.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in MORDANT, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHISKEY 8582                 12   2  0   142       BOOZE (605)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRANDY 8584                  11   0  0   124       BOOZE (605)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           13  72  1   112       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 ABYSSINIAN 7043               7   1  0   105       CAT'S MEOW (522)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           16  15  0    87       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 BLACK BONKER 8749             8   7  1    82       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738           10   9  0    59       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-RAGDOLL 7039                  4   3  0    57       CAT'S MEOW (522)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 S... MC 8734                  9   8  0    38       RUN DMC (636)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOSOMY GOLDMINE 8537          1   0  0    31       SUPER STARS R US (626)
-DIZZYING YES-MAN 8555         2   0  0    29       SUPER STARS R US (626)
 BOA 8830                      1   1  0    28       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
-DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          5   2  0    25       RUN DMC (636)
 MASKED MURDERER II 8772       4   8  1    25       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-RUN'S HOUSE 8735              2   0  0    24       RUN DMC (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUTANT BLOWBY 5520            1   1  0    18       GOD SQUAD (376)
-ARCTIC SEALSKIN 8549          1   0  0    17       SUPER STARS R US (626)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EEL 8824                      1   1  0    15       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 TEQUILLA 8780                 1   1  0    14       BOOZE (605)
-GRIMBLADE 8854                1   0  0    13       SAVAGE HORDE (643)
-DARK MIASMA 8532              1   0  0    11       SUPER STARS R US (626)
-GHOULTOOTH 8856               1   0  0    11       SAVAGE HORDE (643)
-ARNOLD ZIFFEL 8814            1   0  0    10       HANDSOME SWINE (640)
-GAZPACHO DEBACLE 8544         1   0  0     6       SUPER STARS R US (626)
 MOON SHINE 8863               0   2  0     2       BOOZE (605)
-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?
HARD TIMES 8732        10  4 0 RUN DMC 636          BLACK BONKER 8749     698   
BYE 8873                0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   UNDEAD WARRIOR        701  NONE
SEE YA 8874             0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   STONE GOLEM           701  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Whiskey -- I knew strong drink was my downfall, but I thought I could drink just a
little.  A few sips.  But the sips were lonely and called out for more, and... there
went the title.  But at least I'm still not graduated, and I can still patrol the
alleys of Mordant!  It's an ill wind indeed that blows NO good. -- Random Maniac

I really enjoy beating up on authority figures like Captain Eloy. -- Black Bonker

Wait a minute here!  Captain Eloy, Chark forkbeard, Grunesh the Orc, and a Convicted
Thief?  None of us except Random got a real opponent?  I call that unfair!  I
protest! -- Masked Murderer for the rest of the Homicidal Maniacs
P.S.  Although the wins were good.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BYE was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SEE YA was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
WHISKEY handily defeated RANDOM MANIAC in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title match.
TEQUILLA was devastated by S... MC in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ABYSSINIAN savagely defeated BLACK BONKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition.
CEREAL KILLER savagely defeated CHARK FORKBEARD in a 2 minute veteran's struggle.
SHOTGUN DADDY was defeated by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a action packed 1 minute melee.
MUTANT BLOWBY was vanquished by BOA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MASKED MURDERER II defeated FIORENZE OF FRATSFA in a 2 minute duel.
EEL vanquished MOON SHINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  15 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  24 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   8 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  23 -  0      28  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   6 -  0      25  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 701 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     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   WHISKEY 8582               12   2  0  142 BOOZE (605)
AIMED BLOW       ABYSSINIAN 7043             7   1  0  105 CAT'S MEOW (522)
BASHING ATTACK   BLACK BONKER 8749           8   7  1   82 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
PARRY-STRIKE     S... MC 8734                9   8  0   38 RUN DMC (636)
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 CEREAL KILLER 8625.  The ten other most popular fighters were ABYSSINIAN 
7043, MASKED MURDERER II 8772, SEE YA 8874, WHISKEY 8582, EEL 8824, BLACK BONKER 
8749, BOA 8830, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, TEQUILLA 8780, and S... MC 8734.

The least popular fighter this week was MOON SHINE 8863.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MUTANT BLOWBY 5520, BYE 8873, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, S... MC 8734, 
TEQUILLA 8780, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, BOA 8830, BLACK BONKER 8749, EEL 8824, and WHISKEY 
8582.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PATIENCE 2619 (118-98-12)              2  3  0         SUPERIOR FORCES      

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WAYWARD SON 8180 (62-24-4)             7  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     
PRODIGAL SON 7937 (108-34-1)           2  3  0         MANNEQUIN'S BEST     

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
JETSAM 8172 (59-40-1)                 11  3  0         SEA DOGS             
JOHNNY WALKER 8203 (35-23-2)           4  3  0         BOOZE                
HORTATOR 7791 (51-40-3)                2  3  0         SEA DOGS             

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLACK LUCK 3534 (9-1-1)                7  3  0         BLACK JUNTA          
PHIL HELLMUTH 7842 (17-6-1)            1  3  0         POKER GREATS         

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BRANDY 8584 (11-0-0)                   3  3  0         BOOZE                

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WHISKEY 8582 (10-2-0)                  6  3  0         BOOZE                
ABOMINATION 8312 (3-1-0)               1  3  0         BEAUTY OF HELL       

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PLATINUM 8182 (3-0-0)                  3  3  0         STEEL LEGION         
MY ADIDAS 8733 (3-0-0)                 1  1  0  DEAD   RUN DMC              
ALICE SAMUELS 8385 (4-2-0)             2  3  0         FAMILY HORDE         
DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736 (5-2-0)           1  3  0         RUN DMC              

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GRASS CUTTER 8750 (0-0-0)             14  2  0         SWEORDMASTERS        
HAZGAARD 8771 (1-0-0)                  5  2  2  DEAD   SACS DE MORDANT      
MUTANT BLOWBY 5520 (1-0-0)             7  3  1         GOD SQUAD            

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GRYRE 8710 (0-0-0)                    14  3  0         SWEORDMASTERS        
BOA 8830 (0-0-0)                       9  3  0         SERPENTS' HOLD       
TEQUILLA 8780 (0-0-0)                  6  3  0         BOOZE                
GRIMBLADE 8854 (0-0-0)                 3  3  0         SAVAGE HORDE         
ARNOLD ZIFFEL 8814 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         HANDSOME SWINE       
PUDDING 8770 (0-0-0)                   2  3  0         SACS DE MORDANT      
EEL 8824 (0-0-0)                       1  3  0         SERPENTS' HOLD       

ADM FOOLS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
COBALT 7784 (18-8-1)                   1  3  0         STEEL LEGION         

CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BIG-HEADED KAT 7110 (10-3-0)           4  3  0  DEAD   THE MOTHERSHIP 4     

ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY                   W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ABOMINATION 8312 (3-1-0)               1  3  0  DEAD   BEAUTY OF HELL       

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GHOULTOOTH 8856 (0-0-0)                3  3  0         SAVAGE HORDE