DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/14/2008    Duedate: 01/26/2008

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-471

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EDWARD O'HARE
MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
(2-5461) [11-5-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

EDWARD O'HARE                  EFREETI
MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)        THE SUMMONING (641)
(2-5461) [11-5-0,103]          (2-5425) [3-1-0,40]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KORONEDUS                      EDWARD O'HARE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
(2-5430) [17-13-0,70]          (2-5461) [11-5-0,103]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       17
2. MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)     14      MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
3. THE SUMMONING (641)          1      Unchartered Team
4. SWEETS (643)                 0
5. OUT THE WINDOW (630)         0      THE SUMMONING (641)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*THE SUMMONING (641)        3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    11  4 0
 2- 2 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      22  15  2 59.5   2- 2 SWEETS (643)              5  3 0
 3/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   25  20  1 55.6   3/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   4  4 0
 4/ 4 MASTERS OF SAND (636)     32  27  0 54.2   4- 6 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      2  1 0
 5- 5 TEAM HAVOK (645)          49  44  5 52.7   5- 4 TEAM HAVOK (645)          2  8 1
 6/ 6 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    576 702 20 45.1   6/ 7*THE SUMMONING (641)       1  1 0
 7- 7 SWEETS (643)              19  26  2 42.2   7/ 5 MASTERS OF SAND (636)     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 588): BALLAST of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 470): PITER DEVRIES of MASTERS OF SAND (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 596): DRUNK DENNIS of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 592): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 591): MOON CHILD of TEAM CHAOS ELITE (?, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 595): CUEBALL of HIGH ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 592): FATALITY of BRUTAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 587): BUFFALO BOB of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 578): OAKLAND FU of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 577): ZIGGY WOLFSBANE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 551): PUSS N BOOTS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 541): CONNIE PAKKIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 242): NAKOR of DOG SOLDIERS II (?, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 528): HOLLYMOOP of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 477): ENDLESS WATCH of RAISING RYLYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 229): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 217): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 426): DARTH SCION of RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 194): KATSUMOTO of SACRED REALM (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 470): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 588): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 470): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 596): PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 592): TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 591): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 595): HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 592): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 587): SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 578): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 577): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 551): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 541): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 242): CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 528): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 477): DAZED N CONFUSED (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 229): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 217): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 426): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 194): ANTIQUATED LEGACY (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 470) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 596): DRUNK DENNIS of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 591): JERI LOUGH of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 594): HOFFA of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 591): MOSES of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 578): OAKLAND FU of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
                (turn 577): BERCHTA of THE DARK GODS (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 576): PARROT KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 241): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 228): GLUM of JANIX (Kat, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Practice pays for HAROLUE, who pummelled DANGEROUS CRIMINAL, to pocket 
12 points.  DOLOVOR certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to 
KUNG-FU MASTER and losing 13 points in the process!  Now I can't insult EDWARD 
O'HARE, as he has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me 
if I lay it on too thick) Word has it one team in NIANIA is taking speech lessons to 
try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  SAROVOND found himself challenged by a 
warrior 19 below:  EFREETI.  EFREETI of THE SUMMONING kept his wits as he was 
overcame by SAROVOND.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Questions are 
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain 
tavern in NIANIA would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in NIANIA is the highlight of my life.  My fingers 
tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable 
character.  NIANIA, I leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at 
Jim's Tap Room.  'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EDWARD O'HARE 5461           11   5  0   103       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PITER DEVRIES 5392           13   8  0    90       MASTERS OF SAND (636)
-4 BRIDGES 5347               11   7  0    87       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
-KEY LIME 5444                 7   5  0    74       SWEETS (643)
-EJ DOME 5351                  6   1  2    71       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
 KORONEDUS 5430               17  13  0    70       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HAND OF GOD 5466              7   7  0    66       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 DOLOVOR 5484                 10   4  0    63       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SAROVOND 5483                 9   5  1    60       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAROLUE 5464                  9   9  1    50       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-PECAN PIE 5495                4   1  1    46       SWEETS (643)
 EFREETI 5425                  3   1  0    40       THE SUMMONING (641)
-HAND OF HELL 5456             7  12  1    38       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 YUKIO OKUTSU 5460             7   9  1    37       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GALLORDIN 5486                4   7  0    28       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-DIVINE ASSASSIN 5499          3   1  1    27       TEAM HAVOK (645)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HAROLD MOON 5500              1   2  0    21       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
-GENDER BENDER 5497            4   1  0    13       TEAM HAVOK (645)
-JELLY DONUT 5503              1   1  0     4       SWEETS (643)
-FATAL ANGEL II 5501           0   3  0     4       TEAM HAVOK (645)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PAINKILLER 5498         1  1 0 TEAM HAVOK 645       PECAN PIE 5495        467  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hand of Hell -- Ha!  I, being a Karragit and therefore enlightened, do not believe in
hell.  I slap the hand of hell!  Get out of my cookie jar. -- Koronedus

Divine Assassin -- They tell me it takes all kinds to make a world (although the
arguments presented have never been totally convincing), so I suppose you have your
place in it.  But I assure you, young human, that "your place in the world" should
have nothing to do with me. -- Sarovond

Pah, an orcish Kung-Fu Master?  What can he know? -- Dolovor

I LOST to the Captured Orc?  Gods, was my face red!  And other parts of me, too.  He
wasn't gentle. -- Harolue the Embarrassed and Battered

Efreeti -- What are you, some kind of freak?  Get away from me! -- Gallordin

Cotton Candy -- We regret your manager's impatience with you, and your untimely
passing.  You may have been an airhead and rather sickeningly sweet, but you were
doubtless doing the best you could. -- the guys at the Golden Fish

Sedmon Var, Merchant and Moneylender -- I expect a discount by way of compensation!
-- Harolue

Dolovor -- You're getting dangerous, grasshopper.  Time you were out of here, I
think! -- Geroge Krag, Master of Unarmed Combat
P.S.  Or possibly time they let me take a sword into the arena.  I have some rather
good moves with swords.

Harolue -- Wimp! -- Doland Sork, Captured Orc du jour

22 December 2007
All -- Just that tired old reminder to check your e-mail settings when you send ads
and such.  Please send stuff as plain text rather than as HTML or formatted text.
HAL, being the simple golem it is, doesn't know what to do with anything other than
plain text.  Note, this also means it doesn't know what to do with "smart" or "curly"
quotes, whether single or double, em-dashes (rendered here as two hyphens "--") or
everyone's favourite ellipsis (..., aka three dots). -- A public self-service
announcement from your Ed.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

EFREETI was bested by SAROVOND in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
PITER DEVRIES lost to EDWARD O'HARE in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
DOLOVOR was overpowered by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
KORONEDUS devastated YUKIO OKUTSU in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
HAROLUE viciously subdued DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 1 minute gory brawl.
GALLORDIN devastated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW         8 -   2 -  1      80  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  29 -  1      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  23 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   7 -  1      30  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 471 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       2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   EDWARD O'HARE 5461         11   5  0  103 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PITER DEVRIES 5392         13   8  0   90 MASTERS OF SAND (636)
PARRY-STRIKE     KORONEDUS 5430             17  13  0   70 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
SLASHING ATTACK  SAROVOND 5483               9   5  1   60 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  EFREETI 5425                3   1  0   40 THE SUMMONING (641)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KORONEDUS 5430.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was EDWARD O'HARE 5461.  The ten other most popular fighters were HAROLUE 5464, 
KORONEDUS 5430, EFREETI 5425, SAROVOND 5483, GALLORDIN 5486, PITER DEVRIES 5392, 
DOLOVOR 5484, YUKIO OKUTSU 5460,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was YUKIO OKUTSU 5460.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DOLOVOR 5484, PITER DEVRIES 5392, GALLORDIN 5486, SAROVOND 
5483, EFREETI 5425, KORONEDUS 5430, HAROLUE 5464, EDWARD O'HARE 5461,  0, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KORONEDUS (2-5430) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 47 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                   LAND OF FLUSH (11-4373) of CONSORTIUM CRAP (408)
                    LORD KRONOS (11-6111) of MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
                         NATAS (11-6531) of DO IT AGAIN (565)
                      TOTTI (17-5991) of ITALIAN FOOTBALL (407)
                 SIXTH SICK SHIEK (18-2940) of TONGUE TWISTERS (265)
                    SOLSBURY HILL (18-8558) of STREET PIZZA (106)
                        CAFFREY'S (21-4748) of REAL BEER (424)
                         LEE (30-4255) of LHI'S ANGELS (406)
                    PRIVATE ROOM (31-3620) of MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
                      OBERON (31-6133) of AUTUMN LIGHTNING (615)
                  PADISHAR CREEL (36-2208) of BIG LAKE BASHERS (23)
                      BLUE-GREY (55-3370) of ALL AMERICAN (362)
                    RUBBER KNIFE (57-2546) of USELESS TOOLS (345)
                       SVETLANA (57-4040) of MORDYKR KEEP (466)
                DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (68-4666) of BLOOD 4 THE MASSES (447)
                  CATASTROPHE (71-6273) of THE BROTHERHOOD 98 (708)
                        BIGFACE (82-237) of RUPTURE FARMS (43)
                        SHORT-TEMER (82-980) of LIFESPAN (165)
                        FOGGED IN (82-1298) of TEMPE '99 (225)
                           SINISTER (82-3298) of EVIL (450)
                        I-10 (82-5256) of TRIP TO TEMPE (711)
                   CAL RIPPER JR (82-6799) of ORIOLE MADNESS (967)
                 TINY ARCHIBALD (82-8174) of THE POINT GUARDS (1183)
                     LARG JOHN (82-8616) of THE MUSIC MAN (1256)
                          0002 (82-13973) of JAN 2002 (2073)
                    DEIRDRE (82-15176) of TOADS OF AMBER 2 (2276)
                 OOPSIDIDITAGAIN (82-15292) of LUROCIANS XVII (2294)
                    TV EATS MY LIFE (82-17438) of RESCUE ME (2667)
                   FLUFFY BUNNY (82-18105) of OFFENDED SANDY (2774)
                  COLLEEN (82-18383) of SUPERIOR FORCES 1305 (2828)
                 ICHIRO TRICKLE (82-19442) of NASCAR NINJAS II (3009)
                    STURM PYRE (82-19644) of DARK TOADS 03A (3046)
                     BOTTACELLI (82-22958) of HER ALTEREGO (3659)
                   UNHOLY GERBIL (82-24046) of CROSS BREED! (3837)
                       HANA (82-24461) of 4-LETTER GIRLS (3901)
                    TEEVELLA (82-24954) of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (3983)
                         1001 (82-25095) of DUMB PUDS (4011)
                OPEN UP, POLICE (82-25801) of DONT ANSWER THAT (4148)
              CRACKED AND LEAKING (82-28597) of STREET PIZZAD XXI (4657)
                     VAMPIRE (82-29366) of DARK TOADS 04V (4791)
                      WYVERN (82-29373) of DARK TOADS 04W (4792)
                  MEGALODON (82-32285) of DEVILS OF THE DEEP (5329)
                     CONCRETE (82-33162) of LUROCIANS III (5473)
                  DESSERT (82-34664) of SUPERIOR FORCES 1505 (5709)
                TURNIP TORNEDO (82-35257) of GARDEN OF EVIL II (5807)
                            XRIS (82-36974) of WOW (6113)
                        FREAKSHOW (82-38749) of 072905O (6445)

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes