DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/02/2012    Duedate: 07/14/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-705

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RANDOM MANIAC
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7800) [13-76-1,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RANDOM MANIAC                  POSITION IS EMPTY
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        
(1-7800) [13-76-1,116]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  NAEGLING
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        SWEORDMASTERS (138)
(1-7800) [13-76-1,116]         (1-8576) [14-3-2,112]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LOW ROAD 3 (644)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         30
2. SERPENTS' HOLD (642)        27      RUN DMC (636)
3. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      26      Unchartered Team
4. RUN DMC (636)               24
5. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     19      BLADES OF POWER (566)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 GOD SQUAD (376)           11   5  0 68.8   1/ 1 LOW ROAD 3 (644)          9  6 0
 2/ 2 RUN DMC (636)             33  18  0 64.7   2/ 2 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       7  3 1
 3/ 4 LOW ROAD 3 (644)          37  23  2 61.7   3/ 5 RUN DMC (636)             4  3 0
 4- 5 BOOZE (605)              126 107 13 54.1   4- 3 BOOZE (605)               3  3 0
 5/ 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      627 579 73 52.0   5/ 4 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      3  6 0
 6/ 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   342 424 61 44.6   6/ 6 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   3 12 0
 7/ 8 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  597 907 16 39.7   7- 7 GOD SQUAD (376)           1  2 0
 8/ 9 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)       7  25  1 21.9   8/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0 10 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 704): WHISKEY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 587): PAPEWAIO of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 709): VELOVORINSAL NORS of GAMES LIBRARIANS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 681): VAR-KHAN of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 705): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 700): DAZEY MAY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 709): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 693): CLYDE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 695): BABY ON BOARD of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 694): GRASS SEED of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 660): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 649): LOGRANAL MAUR of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 300): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 642): SOCKLESS CRITIC of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 593): DEAN of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 282): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 275): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 538): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 251): FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYERS (Assurnasirbanipal)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 586): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 704): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 587): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 709): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 681): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 705): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 700): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 709): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 693): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 695): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 694): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 660): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 649): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 300): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 642): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 593): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 282): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 275): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 538): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 251): BASH BROS CABLE (Asssurnasirbanipal, mgr>)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 586) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 680): KAI-GAN of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 693): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 694): HARBOR MASTER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 694): GRASS SEED of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 648): LION'S MANE of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 300): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 593): DEAN of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Good things come to those who fight well, as SWEORDMASTERS can attest, 
moving up by 0.  Practice pays for MARY MARY, who pummelled GESHI SCRIVENER, to 
pocket 15 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, GRASSCUTTER was winsome, 
after beating CHELSEA NOREN and seeing her lose 9 points.  Can you believe it?  
WHISKEY 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) So who's the team that's 
been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me. 
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Is it charming personality?  Conversational 
abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, RANDOM MANIAC is the most challenged 
warrior.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A 
certain tavern in MORDANT would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in MORDANT is the highlight of my life.  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  76  1   116       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHISKEY 8582                 15   2  0   170       BOOZE (605)
-BRANDY 8584                  11   0  0   124       BOOZE (605)
 NAEGLING 8576                14   3  2   112       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOA 8830                      5   1  0    89       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 BLACK BONKER 8749             9  10  1    81       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 GRASSCUTTER 8750              4   0  1    70       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           17  18  0    69       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738           12  11  0    56       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 ALLANA LORIMER 8904          10   2  1    56       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 CHELSEA NOREN 8906            6   6  0    49       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 ERBIN PARNAN 8903             8   4  0    44       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 S... MC 8734                 11  10  0    43       RUN DMC (636)
 DELISE ORM 8907               6   6  0    35       LOW ROAD 3 (644)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLEAN 8880                    2   1  0    33       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 BELTRAN MOSS 8905             7   5  1    31       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
-MUTANT BLOWBY 5520            2   1  0    30       GOD SQUAD (376)
-TEQUILLA 8780                 2   3  0    29       BOOZE (605)
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          5   3  0    28       RUN DMC (636)
 MASKED MURDERER II 8772       4  12  1    25       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RUN'S HOUSE 8735              2   1  0    21       RUN DMC (636)
-GRYRE 8710                    1   0  0    21       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-EEL 8824                      1   1  0    15       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 MARY MARY 8872                1   0  0    15       RUN DMC (636)
 COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871          1   0  0     8       RUN DMC (636)
-MOON SHINE 8863               1   3  0     7       BOOZE (605)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
159131121105 8909       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 HIGH ELF              705  NONE
EP/BA 8910              0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 BLACK ORC             705  NONE
MA/EP 8911              0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 BLACK ORC             705  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BYE 8868                0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   SPYMASTER             705  NONE
RESPOND 8895            0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   HIGH ELF              705  NONE
SEE YA 8908             0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   MOUNTAIN TROLL        705  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Managers of Mordant -- Well!  Here's a fine something or other!  The Low Road 3 has
turned up here, and they want to fight.  The Homicidal Maniacs are willing and even
eager to fight them but cannot.  Shall I let these Low Road people remain active?
Your wish, in this one matter, shall be my command. -- Jorja, Homicidal Maniacs and
Low Road 3

Again I am most challenged, but at least I did FIGHT a challenge match to go with
that.  I suppose it counts as an improvement. -- Random Maniac

Grass Cutter -- Oh, gods, I just wanted you to cut my GRASS, you silly dwarf!  Not my
beard and nose-hairs.  Pay attention. -- Shotgun Daddy

Naegling -- I don't know what you're trying to prove, you hairy little runt, but I
tell you now, as I have told many people before, there are only TWO SIDES in this
matter.  Either you're with me, or you're an enemy.  In the alleys; who cares about
the arena, forget that.  The alleys need all the help they can get.  Are you part of
the help? -- Random Maniac

Slean -- You are a suspicious circumstances, and you have red hair, besides!  I will
get to the bottom of you, and if I find you in league with He Who Must Not Be Named
(until killed), I will KNOW WHAT TO DO. -- Masked Murderer

Whiskey -- It was fun last night, but this morning I have SUCH a headache, you can't
imagine! -- Black Bonker

Boa -- Snakes.  I hate snakes.  Especially big ones.  Go away. -- Cereal Killer

Three-one against standbys, and a loss to Run's House.  We could like this place. --
the Low Road 3

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

EP/BA was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BYE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
159131121105 was put to death by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
SEE YA was narrowly killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
RESPOND was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MA/EP was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
GRASSCUTTER devastated CHELSEA NOREN in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel.
NAEGLING savagely defeated RANDOM MANIAC in a 3 minute master's Challenge Title brawl.
SLEAN vanquished MASKED MURDERER II in a 1 minute gruesome uneven Challenge duel.
CEREAL KILLER was overpowered by BOA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BLACK BONKER savagely defeated TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute brutal fight.
S... MC was handily defeated by SHOTGUN DADDY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ERBIN PARNAN subdued DOWNWITHTHEKING in a 2 minute match.
ALLANA LORIMER devastated MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 2 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
DELISE ORM was demolished by BLACK DEVIN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BELTRAN MOSS viciously subdued FIORENZE OF FRATSFA in a 1 minute gory conflict.
COLOSSEUM HALLS won victory over GRALL THE DESERTER in a 3 minute amateur's bout.
MARY MARY won victory over GESHI SCRIVENER in a 3 minute novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        19 -  14 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  21 -  1      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  21 -  1      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  36 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 705 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     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    NAEGLING 8576              14   3  2  112 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
AIMED BLOW       BOA 8830                    5   1  0   89 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
LUNGING ATTACK   GRASSCUTTER 8750            4   0  1   70 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALLANA LORIMER 8904        10   2  1   56 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
BASHING ATTACK   ERBIN PARNAN 8903           8   4  0   44 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
PARRY-STRIKE     S... MC 8734               11  10  0   43 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 SEE YA 8908.  The ten other most popular fighters were NAEGLING 8576, BLACK 
BONKER 8749, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, ERBIN PARNAN 8903, ALLANA LORIMER 8904, 159131121105 
8909, GRASSCUTTER 8750, SLEAN 8880, BELTRAN MOSS 8905, and BOA 8830.

The least popular fighter this week was DELISE ORM 8907.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were S... MC 8734, CEREAL KILLER 8625, MASKED MURDERER II 8772, CHELSEA 
NOREN 8906, MA/EP 8911, RESPOND 8895, BYE 8868, COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871, DOWNWITHTHEKING 
8736, and EP/BA 8910.