DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/28/2013    Duedate: 02/09/2013

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-720

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ERBIN PARNAN
LOW ROAD 3 (644)
(1-8903) [21-6-0,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ERBIN PARNAN                   POSITION IS EMPTY
LOW ROAD 3 (644)               
(1-8903) [21-6-0,101]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHELSEA NOREN                  BELTRAN MOSS
LOW ROAD 3 (644)               LOW ROAD 3 (644)
(1-8906) [17-10-0,93]          (1-8905) [13-14-1,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RUN DMC (636)               48
2. SERPENTS' HOLD (642)        26      LOW ROAD 3 (644)
3. POKER GREATS (580)          15      Unchartered Team
4. LOW ROAD 3 (644)             5
5. BOOZE (605)                  5      ETERNITY (411)

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)          88  47  2 65.2   1/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   9  6 0
 2/ 2 GOD SQUAD (376)           19  11  0 63.3   2/ 3 RUN DMC (636)             8  6 0
 3/ 3 RUN DMC (636)             63  43  0 59.4   3/ 2 LOW ROAD 3 (644)          8  7 0
 4/ 4 POKER GREATS (580)        44  35  2 55.7   4/ 4 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      6  4 2
 5/ 5 BOOZE (605)              136 124 13 52.3   5/ 7 POKER GREATS (580)        2  0 0
 6/ 7 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  641 938 16 40.6   6/ 5 BOOZE (605)               2  3 0
 7/ 8 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)      19  44  3 30.2   7/ 6 GOD SQUAD (376)           1  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 719): PHIL HELLMUTH of POKER GREATS (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 602): FORBIDDEN FRUIT of MISNOMERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 724): FREQUENT FLAYER of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 696): ELDERLY WOMAN of PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 720): BUZZ KILL of HOOKED ON COFFEE (slugbait, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 715): HARD CORE of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 724): ANNIE AWL of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 708): CRAVER of THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 710): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 709): GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE of TOON INN (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 675): FANG of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 664): NORVANDARRO KREN of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 308): MASSEY of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 657): ELIFAS KENT of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 608): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 289): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 282): JOHN WAYNE of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 553): NEEVAN POVAR of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 259): TOO SHORT of BASH BROS HAIR CUT (Assurnasirbanipal)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 601): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 719): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 602): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 724): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 696): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 720): HOOKED ON COFFEE (slugbait, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 715): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 724): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 708): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 710): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 709): TOON INN (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 675): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 664): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 308): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 657): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 608): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 289): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 282): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 553): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 259): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 601) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 719): PHIL HELLMUTH of POKER GREATS (?, mgr.)
                            CEREAL KILLER of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 602): FORBIDDEN FRUIT of MISNOMERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 695): JAEGER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 715): HARD CORE of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 707): JIGGA of JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 710): DERRY DARLIN of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 708): SPOONFUL of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
                           DAGAN of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 657): COMMON SENSE of INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                           ARMORED ECHO of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 281): KING MIDAS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 553): NEEVAN POVAR of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 259): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to MORDANT once again!  RUN DMC showed MORDANT what they were made 
of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-1-0.  What's with COLOSSEUM 
HALLS?  He actually beat HOMICIDAL MANIACS' DOMESTIC DERVISH, and walked away with 20 
more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at RUN DMC while they watched COLOSSEUM 
HALLS clobber DOMESTIC DERVISH.  She lost 16 points and got bruised from objects 
thrown from the stands.  Try as she might, CHELSEA NOREN wasn't good enough at 
persuading PHIL HELLMUTH to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to 
fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     Warriors of MORDANT unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Hmm...  More 
surprises must remain in store for me, if STING can return from the Dark Arena.  
Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  The end 
of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ERBIN PARNAN 8903            21   6  0   101       LOW ROAD 3 (644)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHELSEA NOREN 8906           17  10  0    93       LOW ROAD 3 (644)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736         10   5  0    86       RUN DMC (636)
 BOA 8830                      7   7  0    85       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 BLACK BONKER 8749            19  15  1    81       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 MUTANT BLOWBY 5520           10   7  0    74       GOD SQUAD (376)
 S... MC 8734                 16  20  0    71       RUN DMC (636)
 DELISE ORM 8907              17  10  0    70       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 STING 8917                    6   1  2    68       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BELTRAN MOSS 8905            13  14  1    63       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 RUN'S HOUSE 8735              5   1  0    61       RUN DMC (636)
 COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871         12   4  0    57       RUN DMC (636)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MASKED MURDERER II 8772       8  23  1    48       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-WHITE LIGHTNING 8923          3   4  0    42       BOOZE (605)
 MARY MARY 8872                7   9  0    38       RUN DMC (636)
 DOMESTIC DERVISH 8943         6   3  0    36       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROT GUT 8912                  2   1  0    33       BOOZE (605)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCALES 8934                   1   1  0    16       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 GARENER 8959                  1   0  0    10       SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
 DANDY BOY 8949                2   3  0     9       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 SCHNAPPES 8951                1   0  0     3       BOOZE (605)
 BUSTER MARNE 8956             0   2  0     2       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 DRAMBUIE 8958                 0   1  0     1       BOOZE (605)
 RED BULL 8950                 0   1  0     1       BOOZE (605)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MOUNTAIN TROLL          0  0 0 DARK ARENA           STING 8917            720  NONE
SLITHER 8955            1  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 642   DARK CHAMPION         720  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Five aimed blows and no slashers?  Hmm, looks unbalanced.  Have to see about that....

Our congratulations to Phil Hellmuth. -- Jorja and various gladiators

Phil Hellmuth -- I know when to fold 'em!  No way I could beat a Lord Protector. --
Erbin Parnan

Silisa the Snake was easy.  She was too worried about getting her nail polish chipped
to fight well. -- Chelsea Noren
P.S.  I could've told her that brand of polish just doesn't hold up!

Captain Eloy was just a bowl of sugar frosted flakes. -- Cereal Killer

Mutant Blowby -- Every time I see you, I get queasy.  Hard to fight when I'm queasy,
you know. -- Black Bonker

Boa -- No feathers.  Damn, I really wanted a FEATHER boa. -- Delise Orm

S... Mc -- You probably need to run faster.  Something's gaining on you. -- Beltran
Moss

Downwiththeking -- Not a bad idea, when I think about it.  Maybe I'll make that my
next project.  But I'm still looking for the one-armed man. -- Masked Murderer

Colosseum Halls -- I want that floor CLEAN. -- Domestic Dervish

Scales -- I like an opponent who keeps his armor highly polished.  I could see my
face quite clearly in yours, and I could look at that view for HOURS.  Seven minutes
is nothing. -- Dandy Boy

Slither -- This is "dues," isn't it?  Okay, I've paid 'em.  The next fight, *I* get
to win. -- Buster Marne

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STING viciously butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SLITHER was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
PHIL HELLMUTH handily defeated CHELSEA NOREN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ERBIN PARNAN devastated CAPTAIN ELOY in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
CEREAL KILLER devastated BOA in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
DOWNWITHTHEKING defeated MUTANT BLOWBY in a 2 minute struggle.
BLACK BONKER overpowered RAFFI THE GARROTE in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BELTRAN MOSS lost to S... MC in a action packed 2 minute expert's duel.
DELISE ORM overpowered MARY MARY in a 2 minute uneven duel.
DOMESTIC DERVISH was overpowered by COLOSSEUM HALLS in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
RUN'S HOUSE handily defeated MASKED MURDERER II in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SCALES subdued DANDY BOY in a 6 minute amateur's match.
BUSTER MARNE was outwaited by SCHNAPPES in a tiresome 16 minute novice's contest.
RED BULL was devastated by GARENER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
DRAMBUIE was overcome by GESHI SCRIVENER in a popular 1 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         BASHING ATTACK    18 -   9 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     17 -   9 -  0      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        31 -  20 -  0      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  16 -  2      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 720 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         4  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   ERBIN PARNAN 8903          21   6  0  101 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
WALL OF STEEL    CHELSEA NOREN 8906         17  10  0   93 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
AIMED BLOW       DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736       10   5  0   86 RUN DMC (636)
LUNGING ATTACK   STING 8917                  6   1  2   68 SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
TOTAL PARRY      COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871       12   4  0   57 RUN DMC (636)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHELSEA NOREN 8906.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BELTRAN MOSS 8905.  The ten other most popular fighters were STING 8917, 
ERBIN PARNAN 8903, S... MC 8734, DELISE ORM 8907, DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736, BLACK BONKER 
8749, SCALES 8934, MUTANT BLOWBY 5520, COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871, and DOMESTIC DERVISH 
8943.

The least popular fighter this week was SCHNAPPES 8951.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BUSTER MARNE 8956, RED BULL 8950, MASKED MURDERER II 8772, MARY MARY 
8872, BOA 8830, CHELSEA NOREN 8906, SLITHER 8955, DRAMBUIE 8958, GARENER 8959, and 
DANDY BOY 8949.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ERBIN PARNAN (1-8903) LOW ROAD 3 (644)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

PHIL HELLMUTH (1-7842) POKER GREATS (580)
CEREAL KILLER (1-8625) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)