DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/05/2012    Duedate: 11/17/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-714

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SHOTGUN DADDY
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-8738) [21-11-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SHOTGUN DADDY                  POSITION IS EMPTY
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        
(1-8738) [21-11-0,109]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CEREAL KILLER                  BELTRAN MOSS
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        LOW ROAD 3 (644)
(1-8625) [23-21-0,96]          (1-8905) [12-9-1,46]

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)            37
2. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     33      LOW ROAD 3 (644)
3. RUN DMC (636)               30      Unchartered Team
4. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      13
5. STEEL LEGION (581)           0      BIGGUNS (452)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 LOW ROAD 3 (644)          71  34  2 67.6   1/ 1 LOW ROAD 3 (644)         12  3 0
 2/ 3 GOD SQUAD (376)           15   9  0 62.5   2/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  11  4 0
 3/ 4 RUN DMC (636)             48  32  0 60.0   3/ 4 RUN DMC (636)             4  5 0
 4- 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      634 584 73 52.1   4- 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       2  1 0
 5- 7 STEEL LEGION (581)        67  68  6 49.6   5- 8 STEEL LEGION (581)        1  0 0
 6/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   342 431 61 44.2   6/ 6 GOD SQUAD (376)           1  2 0
 7/ 8 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  625 924 16 40.3   7/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  2 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 713): SHOTGUN DADDY of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 596): PIGSKIN KING of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 718): SKADI of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 690): ELDERLY WOMAN of PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 714): WILOV VAUGN of FLAGG'S FIST (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 709): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 718): ANZAHANZEK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 702): BATIATUS of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 704): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 703): PIETROS of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 669): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 658): SURFIN' COW of BUCKY FELLINI (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 305): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 651): SEAFOOD RISOTTO of VENETIAN CINQUE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 602): DR. ORPHEUS of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 286): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 279): ELMINSTER of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 547): VICIOUS THRILL of FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 256): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 595): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 713): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 596): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 718): NUMBERS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 690): PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 714): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 709): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 718): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 712): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 704): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 703): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 669): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 658): EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 305): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 651): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 602): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 286): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 279): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 547): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 256): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 595) DYSLEXICS UNTIE (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 596): KINTHIRA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 701): IAYELLE ORBIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 703): A'S SPECIAL BLEND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 703): PIETROS of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
                           GITCHIGOOMIE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 702): BASS of REAL BEER (Crip, mgr.)
                           CRIXUS of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
                           BATWAMBA of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 669): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
              (turn 668): SIDEWINDER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 657): ROBERT GERMAN of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 285): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 279): ELMINSTER of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
              (turn 278): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Excuse me?  Where is everyone ELSE today?  All, what FOUR of you?  All gone
rushing off to Mazatlan, I guess, getting ready for the tournament?  Or the party
afterward.  Some people are so self-centered!  What's a tournament, after all, here
today and gone for months, but Mordant Arena is here all the time.  Oh, well, it HAS
given us a good lot of wins this time, and a win over a standby is still a win.

                                   Shotgun Daddy

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  What's a move up by 3 you ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause 
for celebration, according to STEEL LEGION.  RUN DMC posted a nice gain, to come in 
3rd.  Everybody loves a winner...  LOW ROAD 3 had cause to celebrate, after DELISE 
ORM got 23 points by beating CHARK FORKBEARD.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of 
which, COLOSSEUM HALLS was winsome, after beating BELTRAN MOSS and seeing him lose 8 
points.  SHOTGUN DADDY successfully staved off a grab for the roses by MAD MANNEQUIN 
of MORDANT.  Does MORDANT have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  Word has it 
one team in MORDANT is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  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.  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant 
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MORDANT farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOTGUN DADDY 8738           21  11  0   109       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRASSCUTTER 8750              8   0  1   122       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 ALLANA LORIMER 8904          17   4  1    99       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 ERBIN PARNAN 8903            16   5  0    99       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           23  21  0    96       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK BONKER 8749            15  13  1    84       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 DELISE ORM 8907              13   8  0    84       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 CHELSEA NOREN 8906           13   8  0    82       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
-POLYMER 8219                  5   0  0    79       STEEL LEGION (581)
-PLATINUM 8182                 5   0  0    74       STEEL LEGION (581)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 S... MC 8734                 13  17  0    56       RUN DMC (636)
 MASKED MURDERER II 8772       8  17  1    53       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871          8   2  0    47       RUN DMC (636)
 BELTRAN MOSS 8905            12   9  1    46       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
-SLEAN 8880                    4   3  0    45       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 MUTANT BLOWBY 5520            6   5  0    37       GOD SQUAD (376)
-DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          6   3  0    34       RUN DMC (636)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RUN'S HOUSE 8735              3   1  0    33       RUN DMC (636)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARY MARY 8872                5   5  0    26       RUN DMC (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRYRE 8710                    1   0  0    21       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 DOMESTIC DERVISH 8943         2   1  0    16       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CZ SHADOW 8941          0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER             714  NONE
TEANAWAY 8925           0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 HIGH ELF              714  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

S... Mc -- You see how it is.  We were winning all over the place, it was an
impetuous wave.  I like it. -- Delise Orm

Mutant Blowby -- Ah... maybe you should get a job at a hairdresser's?  You could do
blow-dries. -- Black Bonker the Ever Helpful

Mary Mary -- You are not the one I seek, why should I waste time with you? -- Masked
Murder, getting desperate

Colosseum Halls -- Well, Mr. Halls, you're jut MEAN.  But I almost had you!  One
fight to your eight, and it took you six minutes to win, so THERE. -- Domestic
Dervish

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TEANAWAY was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CZ SHADOW was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SHOTGUN DADDY subdued MAD MANNEQUIN in a 2 minute Title melee.
CEREAL KILLER subdued SILISA THE SNAKE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute expert's fight.
ERBIN PARNAN devastated RAFFI THE GARROTE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHELSEA NOREN bested MAD MANNEQUIN in a 3 minute brawl.
BLACK BONKER vanquished SILISA THE SNAKE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
ALLANA LORIMER overpowered CHARK FORKBEARD in a popular 2 minute mismatched brawl.
DELISE ORM handily defeated CHARK FORKBEARD in a 1 minute uneven melee.
MUTANT BLOWBY lost to S... MC in a 1 minute duel.
MASKED MURDERER II overpowered LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BELTRAN MOSS was luckily beaten by COLOSSEUM HALLS in a exciting 3 minute fight.
MARY MARY overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DOMESTIC DERVISH subdued GRALL THE DESERTER in a 2 minute amateur's competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        30 -  19 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  15 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  19 -  1      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  20 -  0      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 714 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     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SHOTGUN DADDY 8738         21  11  0  109 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALLANA LORIMER 8904        17   4  1   99 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
BASHING ATTACK   ERBIN PARNAN 8903          16   5  0   99 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
LUNGING ATTACK   CEREAL KILLER 8625         23  21  0   96 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
WALL OF STEEL    CHELSEA NOREN 8906         13   8  0   82 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
TOTAL PARRY      COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871        8   2  0   47 RUN DMC (636)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CEREAL KILLER 8625.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BELTRAN MOSS 8905.  The ten other most popular fighters were ALLANA LORIMER 
8904, CHELSEA NOREN 8906, SHOTGUN DADDY 8738, CEREAL KILLER 8625, ERBIN PARNAN 8903, 
DELISE ORM 8907, BLACK BONKER 8749, S... MC 8734, MASKED MURDERER II 8772, and 
COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871.

The least popular fighter this week was CZ SHADOW 8941.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TEANAWAY 8925, MARY MARY 8872, MUTANT BLOWBY 5520, DOMESTIC DERVISH 
8943, COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871, MASKED MURDERER II 8772, S... MC 8734, BLACK BONKER 8749, 
DELISE ORM 8907, and ERBIN PARNAN 8903.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SHOTGUN DADDY (1-8738) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
BRANDY (1-8584) BOOZE (605)