DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/09/2009    Duedate: 03/21/2009

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-501

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HORMONAL GROWTH
WIDE WORLD OF... (653)
(2-5534) [10-2-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HORMONAL GROWTH                LILLY PEPPER
WIDE WORLD OF... (653)         PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
(2-5534) [10-2-0,121]          (2-5564) [3-0-0,48]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GALLORDIN                      BUBBA BENDER
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
(2-5486) [21-20-1,91]          (2-5566) [3-0-0,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)   56
2. WIDE WORLD OF... (653)      11      WIDE WORLD OF... (653)
3. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)      -30      Unchartered Team

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  14   1  0 93.3   1/ 1*PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657) 14  1 0
 2/ 2 WIDE WORLD OF... (653)    10   3  0 76.9   2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     8  7 2
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    666 762 22 46.6   3/ 3 WIDE WORLD OF... (653)    2  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

      * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *

                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 618): RUM RUNNNER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 500): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 626): KOVARARMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 621): JAMMY LARKE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 622): HATTIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 622): CANDY CANE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 612): JOLEEN KRUZ of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 608): ARETE of UNTOUCHABLES (Angus, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 617): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 579): KYRA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 571): AVERAGE JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 257): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 555): CHATTY CABALIST of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 506): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 244): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 231): KIRRALA of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 456): EVANDER GILL of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 208): UM-PAH of ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 500): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 618): LAB EXPERIMENTS (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 500): PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 626): SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 621): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 622): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 622): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 612): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 608): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 607): COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 579): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 571): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 257): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 555): DUNGEON CELL (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 506): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 244): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 232): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 456): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 208): ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 500) FLOPS et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 617): JETSAM of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 616): TOAD LIKCER of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 554): DIPSY DIXIE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 505): VARGOI of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 231): ROSE SHELL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 455): CHATTI of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
                               INVUR KREB of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     The Convicted Assassin was just going through the motions.  Someone has to do
it, I suppose, they can't just hand me the title without a fight.  But I incline to
the suspicion that he's right about his conviction, and possibly even about his
accusation of assassination in the first place:  Someone is out to GET him.

                                        Grond

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of NIANIA.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Practice pays for LILLY 
PEPPER, who pummelled DANGEROUS CRIMINAL, to pocket 24 points.  A certain someone 
should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 13 points to 
CONVICTED ASSASSIN.  (Discrete enough, GULBY?) Now I can't insult HORMONAL GROWTH, 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 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?  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so 
did the "warriors" in NIANIA avoid THE GOLDEN FISH.  Like a pup with its tail between 
its legs, WIDE WORLD OF... scurried away from THE GOLDEN FISH.  Oh, the shame!  
Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and GOLDINA is it right now.  Most challenged 
warrior.  Isn't THE GOLDEN FISH proud!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Oh hard!  that 
to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HORMONAL GROWTH 5534         10   2  0   121       WIDE WORLD OF... (653)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GALLORDIN 5486               21  20  1    91       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROND 5540                   12   9  0    86       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 KESTRATLAK 5511              18  11  0    72       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GULBY 5558                    9   3  1    72       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LILLY PEPPER 5564             3   0  0    48       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUBBA BENDER 5566             3   0  0    33       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 BRANDY PINKERTON 5565         3   0  0    29       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 HAUS HEUS 5567                3   0  0    26       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 GOLDINA 5563                  4   2  0    24       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EIO YUE 5568                  2   1  0    21       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Grond -- I'm sure glad I'm not the one who made the Vixen Venomous... at least it's
not called that where I come from. -- Haus

The Golden Fish -- Sorry to take your spot... okay maybe not woohoo!  But, we are a
young team and that sort of thing happens.  We are working without 'profile' sheet
sot there is a lot of guess work as I forget their stats.  Hope the luck stays. --
Gavin

Embezzling Scribe -- I'd sure like to know how a TP gets the drop on me, a striker,
who's running hard... ouch!  I wasn a rematch! -- Haus

Hormonal Growth -- Ah, you're back.  Gotta love these one-man teams.  Well, no doubt
they serve their purpose. -- Kestratlak

I never did like the idea of orcs learning kung-fu.  They've got enough advantages
already. -- Gallordin

Will I sound paranoid if I suggest that the Venomous Concubine is setting me UP for
something? -- Gulby

I felt sorry for--  Okay, if you must know, I felt INTIMIDATED by the Captured Orc.
He just grinned at me, baring those tusks, and I really couldn't think about fighting
him off. -- Goldina
P.S.  You know what they say, big tusks correspond to big in other places.

We tried to write some personals today, but our scribing golem got soaked and
wouldn't work.  Take it that we wrote and responded with dazzling wit and just a tish
of cool sarcasm. -- the Standbys of Niania

     If there were supposed to be more personals here, our apologies.  Hal took the
     weekend off, and we're still trying to catch up with the mail.  They should
     appear next time.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BUBBA BENDER bested GOLDINA in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
GROND was vanquished by HORMONAL GROWTH in a 2 minute brutal uneven Title battle.
GULBY was defeated by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute duel.
GALLORDIN devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KESTRATLAK was subdued by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition.
LILLY PEPPER vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
BRANDY PINKERTON handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute uneven fight.
EIO YUE won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 3 minute beginner's duel.
HAUS HEUS won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   2 -  0      82  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -   4 -  1      79  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 501 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    HORMONAL GROWTH 5534       10   2  0  121 WIDE WORLD OF... (653)
PARRY-STRIKE     GALLORDIN 5486             21  20  1   91 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK   GROND 5540                 12   9  0   86 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL    KESTRATLAK 5511            18  11  0   72 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  GULBY 5558                  9   3  1   72 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   LILLY PEPPER 5564           3   0  0   48 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GALLORDIN 5486.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BUBBA BENDER 5566.  The ten other most popular fighters were GOLDINA 5563, 
HORMONAL GROWTH 5534, LILLY PEPPER 5564, GULBY 5558, GALLORDIN 5486, BRANDY PINKERTON 
5565, HAUS HEUS 5567, GROND 5540, KESTRATLAK 5511, and EIO YUE 5568.

The least popular fighter this week was EIO YUE 5568.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KESTRATLAK 5511, GROND 5540, HAUS HEUS 5567, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, 
GALLORDIN 5486, GULBY 5558, LILLY PEPPER 5564, HORMONAL GROWTH 5534, GOLDINA 5563, 
and BUBBA BENDER 5566.