DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/27/2012    Duedate: 09/08/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-709

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GRASSCUTTER
SWEORDMASTERS (138)
(1-8750) [7-0-1,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RANDOM MANIAC                  POSITION IS EMPTY
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        
(1-7800) [13-80-1,120]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  ERBIN PARNAN
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        LOW ROAD 3 (644)
(1-7800) [13-80-1,120]         (1-8903) [12-4-0,85]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LOW ROAD 3 (644)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LOW ROAD 3 (644)            41
2. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         33      GOD SQUAD (376)
3. STEEL LEGION (581)          17      Unchartered Team
4. RUN DMC (636)               12
5. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)       8      PALINDROMES (558)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*HANDSOME SWINE (640)       3   0  0  100   1/ 1 LOW ROAD 3 (644)         12  3 0
 2/ 2 GOD SQUAD (376)           13   6  0 68.4   2/ 3 RUN DMC (636)             6  5 0
 3/ 3 LOW ROAD 3 (644)          53  27  2 66.3   3/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   6  9 0
 4/ 4 RUN DMC (636)             41  24  0 63.1   4/ 4 STEEL LEGION (581)        5  1 1
 5/ 5 BOOZE (605)              127 113 13 52.9   5/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       3  3 0
 6/ 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      632 583 73 52.0   6- 6*HANDSOME SWINE (640)      2  0 0
 7/ 7 STEEL LEGION (581)        66  67  6 49.6   7/ 8 GOD SQUAD (376)           2  1 0
 8/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   342 429 61 44.4   8/ 7 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      2 10 0
 9/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  606 918 16 39.8   9/ 9 BOOZE (605)               1  6 0
10/10 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)       9  36  1 20.0  10/10 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  3 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 708): RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 591): THE LIZARD KING of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 713): PERCIATELLI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 685): KID KOALA of COLLEGE RADIO #4 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 709): TIK-TOK of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 704): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 713): SKARA BRAE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 697): SKYHAWK of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 699): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 698): MITER BOX of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 664): CHESTER GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 653): ROBERT GERMAN of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 302): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 646): RHINO of BESTIAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 597): WINDSONG of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 284): HARAZIM KOREH of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 277): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 542): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 253): FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYERS (Assurnasirbanipal)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 590): SMELL CAREFULLY of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 708): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 591): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 713): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 685): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 709): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 704): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 713): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 697): FEARSOME FIVESOME (?, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 699): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 698): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 664): STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 653): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 302): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 646): DELVERS (Harby and Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 597): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 284): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 277): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 542): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 253): BASH BROS CABLE (Asssurnasirbanipal, mgr>)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 590) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 713): PERCIATELLI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 708): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 713): SKARA BRAE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 712): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 697): SKYHAWK of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 698): LUPUS MAJOR of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 697): COLD SHOT of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 646): WHERETHEHECKISTAN of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 596): MANNY LEHMAN of PANSY DIVISION (Floyd, mgr.)
                             GALDOR O'HARE of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCDAR (turn 289): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 541): INFERNO of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     A standby!  A loathesome DWARF!  I don't care HOW many forks he has in his
beard, or even if it's a SPOON.  I NEED THE WIN.  Well, and a couple of ratings would
be good, but the win is CRITICAL.
     Or, I suppose, to stay alive for another eight turns.  I think the Commission is
prepared to see reason if I reach one hundred fights.
     Very strange, when you think about it, which I try not to do, but my warflail
SCREAMED in that fight.

                                   Random Maniac

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Hey everybody, watch out for ERBIN PARNAN, who flew up 17 points in 
the rankings after mashing CHARK FORKBEARD like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  
And falling like a basher in the top ten was CEREAL KILLER, who dropped 14 points 
after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI.  It's a proud 
day for the SWEORDMASTERS stable, as their warrior, GRASSCUTTER, ascended the 
Duelmaster's throne.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and 
avoid aiming at that location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Did you hear that SWEORDMASTERS was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of SWEORDMASTERS' warriors, I'm not surprised!  And you guys like to 
boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause BOOZE beats feet every time 
SWEORDMASTERS smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?  Well dang howdy, but if challenges 
were votes, MUTANT BLOWBY would be president.  Although it may be a contest he 
doesn't want to win.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  There's got to be more reason for the sending of FERROUS 
to the Dark Arena than his record (2-1-2).  Anybody got any ideas STEEL LEGION?  
Remember:  alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and 
see what happens.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks.  See ya 
next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRASSCUTTER 8750              7   0  1   114       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRANDY 8584                  11   0  0   124       BOOZE (605)
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           13  80  1   120       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738           16  11  0    92       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ERBIN PARNAN 8903            12   4  0    85       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 CHELSEA NOREN 8906           10   6  0    84       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           20  19  0    79       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 PLATINUM 8182                 5   0  0    74       STEEL LEGION (581)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK BONKER 8749            11  12  1    64       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 ALLANA LORIMER 8904          13   3  1    63       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 POLYMER 8219                  4   0  0    59       STEEL LEGION (581)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELISE ORM 8907               9   7  0    57       LOW ROAD 3 (644)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOA 8830                      5   5  0    55       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 S... MC 8734                 12  13  0    49       RUN DMC (636)
 SLEAN 8880                    3   3  0    37       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 BELTRAN MOSS 8905             9   7  1    35       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          6   3  0    34       RUN DMC (636)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUTANT BLOWBY 5520            4   2  0    33       GOD SQUAD (376)
 RUN'S HOUSE 8735              3   1  0    33       RUN DMC (636)
-ARNOLD ZIFFEL 8814            3   0  0    33       HANDSOME SWINE (640)
 MASKED MURDERER II 8772       4  16  1    29       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STING 8917                    2   1  0    22       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
-GRYRE 8710                    1   0  0    21       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-EEL 8824                      1   1  0    15       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 MOON SHINE 8863               1   6  0    15       BOOZE (605)
 MARY MARY 8872                3   2  0    14       RUN DMC (636)
 COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871          4   1  0    13       RUN DMC (636)
 WHITE LIGHTNING 8923          0   2  0     2       BOOZE (605)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
3141217151211 8926      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 STONE GOLEM           709  NONE
BYE 8928                0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   BLACK ORC             709  NONE
SEE YA 8927             0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   UNDEAD WARRIOR        709  NONE
FERROUS 8744            2  1 2 STEEL LEGION 581     SPYMASTER             709  NONE
SH+EP 8924              0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    HIGH ELF              709  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Arnold Ziffel -- Swine, yes, handsome, couldn't prove it by me.  In fact, I rather
think you're a PIG, stealing important wins from me, stopping me from pursuing my
vendetta against, well, a person I won't name, because I don't want him to be warned.
That's why I wear the mask.  But I WILL GET HIM.  Despite you and your ilk. -- Masked
Murderer II

This Raffi the Garrote brute is dangerous.  I think we should converge on him in an
alley, bonk him on the head a few times, and throw him in the river. -- Black Bonker

Take it easy, BB, remember your blood pressure!  I'll take care of Raffi for you. --
Shotgun Daddy

Boa -- I can't say that the idea of holding a serpent appeals to me, but pinning one
to the arena wall with a spear sounds good.  Works good, too. -- Cereal Killer

Where does this Captain Eloy get OFF, trying to put his and on my... uh, THERE?  I
won't have it. -- Chelsea Noren

S... MC -- Well, you know, the arena isn't really the place for a runner.  No scope.
-- Erbin Parnan
P.S.  You're just bound to get dizzy, going around in circles like that.

Platinum -- Well, I suppose, but I think I'd rather have gold. -- Delise Orm

Mary Mary -- Nothing like having a serious experience edge, I guess. -- Allana
Lorimer

Polymer -- Oh, ick!  Plastic?  I'll pass on that.  I know it's supposed to be good
for all kinds of stuff, but I'm a traditionalist, you know? -- Beltran Moss

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FERROUS was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SEE YA was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
3141217151211 was put to death by STONE GOLEM in a popular 3 minute Dark Arena match.
SH+EP was barely slain by HIGH ELF in a 3 minute Dark Arena contest.
BYE was assassinated by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RUN'S HOUSE demolished MASKED MURDERER II in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
MOON SHINE was vanquished by MUTANT BLOWBY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
RANDOM MANIAC was overpowered by GRASSCUTTER in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
CEREAL KILLER was narrowly defeated by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute uneven melee.
ERBIN PARNAN won victory over CHARK FORKBEARD in a popular 2 minute duel.
CHELSEA NOREN vanquished BOA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SHOTGUN DADDY defeated SILISA THE SNAKE in a 2 minute expert's match.
BLACK BONKER was beaten by PLATINUM in a exciting 1 minute fight.
ALLANA LORIMER demolished CAERAN SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
DELISE ORM devastated S... MC in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
POLYMER devastated BELTRAN MOSS in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
MARY MARY was handily defeated by SLEAN in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.
STING was bested by DOWNWITHTHEKING in a 3 minute duel.
COLOSSEUM HALLS overcame WHITE LIGHTNING in a 5 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  21 -  2      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        24 -  20 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  25 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  34 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 709 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:

TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  4         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  6         3  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   GRASSCUTTER 8750            7   0  1  114 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
AIMED BLOW       SHOTGUN DADDY 8738         16  11  0   92 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
BASHING ATTACK   ERBIN PARNAN 8903          12   4  0   85 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
WALL OF STEEL    CHELSEA NOREN 8906         10   6  0   84 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALLANA LORIMER 8904        13   3  1   63 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is RANDOM MANIAC 7800.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was 3141217151211 8926.  The ten other most popular fighters were ERBIN PARNAN 
8903, CEREAL KILLER 8625, DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736, WHITE LIGHTNING 8923, SH+EP 8924, 
SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, PLATINUM 8182, ALLANA LORIMER 8904, SLEAN 8880, and STING 8917.

The least popular fighter this week was COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BELTRAN MOSS 8905, S... MC 8734, BOA 8830, MOON SHINE 8863, 
MASKED MURDERER II 8772, BYE 8928, SEE YA 8927, FERROUS 8744, MARY MARY 8872, and 
POLYMER 8219.