DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/08/2010    Duedate: 03/20/2010

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-527

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GROND
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5540) [27-20-0,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GROND                          BLINK
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)
(2-5540) [27-20-0,127]         (2-5548) [2-1-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GROND                          LORINDA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5540) [27-20-0,127]         (2-5603) [9-8-0,46]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. 042909A (659)               32
2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       13      042909A (659)
3. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)      6      Unchartered Team
4. PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)    6
5. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)   3POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             24   7  1 77.4   1/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    10  5 1
 2/ 2 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  71  43  1 62.3   2/ 1 042909A (659)             9  1 0
 3/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    742 815 23 47.7   3/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   6  9 1
 4/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   28  32  6 46.7   4/ 4 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  5 10 0
 5/ 6*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)   2   5  0 28.6   5/ 5*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)  2  1 0
 6/ 5*REPTILES 'R' US (331)      3  12  0 20.0   6/ 6*REPTILES 'R' US (331)     0  4 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 644): VAN DERMINT of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 526): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 650): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 621): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 645): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 640): ACOLYTE 1 of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 648): LITTLE VENUS of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 633): PHLEGM of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 634): PLANKTON of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 633): FLY FISHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 605): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZAG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 270): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 581): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 532): SHOGGOTH of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 254): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 245): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 478): SAND STORM of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 221): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 256): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 644): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 526): 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 650): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 621): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 645): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 640): GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 648): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 633): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 634): GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 633): FIZBANS FOLLIES (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 605): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 597): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 270): IDLE ITEMS (Tonezy, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 581): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 532): QUESTIONS (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 254): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 245): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 478): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 221): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 526) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 526): GULBY of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 525): BUBBA BENDER of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 633): GRUMPY GHOUL of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 633): FLY FISHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
                              BERTHA of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 581): STONECRUSHER II of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Odd, it seems as though the return of Assurnasirbanipal has resulted in
highlighting bashers everywhere.  Not that I wasn't prepared to win, mind you, but
just the synchronistic effect of basher prominence.  A good thing, too!  We are an
under-appreciated style.
     And one thing I find myself underappreciating is the graduation of Gulby.  Mind
you, I don't have anything against Gulby, he's a fine teammate if a bit wishy-washy.
But why should HE graduate instead of me?

                                       Grond

P.S.  Good try, Lilly.

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon NIANIA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  The boys at 042909A left the arena dejected, after 
being kicked out of the top spot by THE GOLDEN FISH.  Good show!  Those who hoped for 
a new Duelmaster were disappointed by EIO YUE, of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE, who despite a 
14-9-0 couldn't overcome NIANIA's Number 1.  Word has it one team in NIANIA is taking 
speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of THE GOLDEN FISH, alone and unchallenged.  The 
warriors of THE GOLDEN FISH found their efforts at combat frustrated as PEANUT BUTTER 
FUDGE apparently had more important things to do than fight.  Everyone is famous for 
fifteen minutes, and BLINK is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't POSITIVE 
ALTERNATIVE proud!  IGNORANT BAUD challenged BRANDY PINKERTON!  Who says 042909A are 
just a bunch of wimps!  IGNORANT BAUD of 042909A kept his wits as he bested BRANDY 
PINKERTON.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the 
arena.  A certain tavern in NIANIA would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid NIANIA farewell-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROND 5540                   27  20  0   127       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HORMONAL GROWTH 5534         10   2  0   121       WIDE WORLD OF... (653)
 LILLY PEPPER 5564            15   8  0   102       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EIO YUE 5568                 14   9  0    85       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 IGNORANT BAUD 5609            9   2  0    83       042909A (659)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDY PINKERTON 5565        13  10  1    62       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618           8   0  0    51       042909A (659)
 LORINDA 5603                  9   8  0    46       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 ENRKO FERMI 5613              9   3  2    45       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLINK 5548                    2   1  0    33       POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)
-BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          2   0  0    33       042909A (659)
 TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627        5   1  1    32       042909A (659)
 GHANDI 5611                   4   8  1    27       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          6   6  1    25       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610             5   7  1    25       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614            4   8  1    24       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELENADERE 5650               2   0  1    24       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TURTELLINNI 2416              3   3  0    22       REPTILES 'R' US (331)
 OBNOXIOUS FAN 5651            1   0  0    15       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 ORI ONYX 5620                 3   2  0    12       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 SESKERINTH 5638               2   3  0     9       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-SLITHER N' COIL 5621          0   2  0     2       REPTILES 'R' US (331)
-AL E. GATOR 2414              0   1  0     1       REPTILES 'R' US (331)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAPTURED ORC            0  0 0                      ENRKO FERMI 5613      527  NONE
EMBEZZLING SCRIB        0  0 0                      HELENADERE 5650       527  NONE
LONESOME GEORGE 5649    0  2 0 REPTILES 'R' US 331  BANDIT PRINCE         527  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Madeline -- What is this poem you speak of? -- Lucius Sulla

White Bect -- I am told that I do good damage with every blow.  You must have the
constitution of a Carthaginian elephant!  Or perhaps you are some sort of undead.
How else do you explain your ability to lie upon the ground and take a scimitar
strike to your unprotected face! -- Quintus Maximus the awestruck

Two-piece Toenail -- Well fought; strange, though, having the tides turned on me.  I
suppose if I was set up for "endgame" I may have won but Sudo Tactics are far too
boring for my manager and myself.  Once I learn some skills I assume I'll actually
land a few of those wild attacks and have an offene too! -- Ori

Gulby -- Congradulations or your graduation.  I'd see you off but I'm bed rideen with
a rather painful leg wound... *ahem*  Anyways, good luck and look after Bubba if you
see him. -- Brandy

Grond -- It's funny how somethimes you get all geared up for a fight and then when
the gate opens you're shocked and suprised at your opponent.  I guess the unexpected
is all part of it.  I kinda admire you but for some reason I got all nervous.  Then
you pummeled me.  Not very nice you know. *sniff* -- Lilly

Brandy Pinkerton -- Well, that was a pleasant surprise.  The win, yes, not such a
surprise because of the experience difference and the style advantage, but to
graduate!  Amazing.  I figured Grond would go before I did. -- Gulby

Ambidextrous -- I will bite you on both hands.  Just lean a little closer here.... --
Lorinda

Desmond Tutu -- Truly, you humans are strange. -- Seskerinth

Who am I that beggars should persist at me?  Do I look wealthy?  Surely not! --
Helenadere

The Commission hates me.  Why else would they designate a favorite weapon I'm unable
to use effectively and describe me as "born to scum"? -- Gulby

Gavin Rule -- Of course I know what a pain it is to replace a gladiator.  I am
constantly hiring new ones, sometimes several in a single week. -- Jorja

Lorinda -- My manager did think of a team name. He thought,  "Hmm, what'stoday's
date?  Oh, I already have a few teams with the same date, so I'll append a letter to
differentiate them." :P -- Ignorant Baud

9 February 10
All -- I know you all thought the old Wiz that is Fiz went off to die somewhere.
Well, I didn't.  Now I'm back to befuddle and frustrate you with my senseless
ramblings.  I look forward to reconnecting with all my old friends and enemies alike.
-- Fizban the Famous

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LONESOME GEORGE was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
IGNORANT BAUD vanquished BRANDY PINKERTON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
ORI ONYX was subdued by BLINK in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
GROND devastated EIO YUE in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
GULBY was subdued by LILLY PEPPER in a 1 minute master's competition.
LORINDA viciously subdued DESMOND TUTU in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal fight.
AMBEERDEXTROUS bested GHANDI in a 3 minute competition.
ENRKO FERMI slew CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute expert vs. beginner melee.
IMMANUEL KANT was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TURTELLINNI slimly lost to TWO-PIECE TOENAIL in a 3 minute fight.
JEAN PAUL SATRE was overpowered by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute uneven match.
SESKERINTH was overpowered by OBNOXIOUS FAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
HELENADERE killed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 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                       5         AIMED BLOW        29 -  13 -  3      69  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  11 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  14 -  1      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  10 -  1      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  17 -  0      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  12 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 527 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   GROND 5540                 27  20  0  127 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   LILLY PEPPER 5564          15   8  0  102 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
AIMED BLOW       EIO YUE 5568               14   9  0   85 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BRANDY PINKERTON 5565      13  10  1   62 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603                9   8  0   46 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GROND 5540.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
LORINDA 5603.  The ten other most popular fighters were TURTELLINNI 2416, IGNORANT 
BAUD 5609, BLINK 5548, GROND 5540, LILLY PEPPER 5564, ENRKO FERMI 5613, OBNOXIOUS FAN 
5651, LONESOME GEORGE 5649, EIO YUE 5568, and GHANDI 5611.

The least popular fighter this week was SESKERINTH 5638.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612, TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627, AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, 
DESMOND TUTU 5610, ORI ONYX 5620, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, HELENADERE 5650, IMMANUEL 
KANT 5614, GHANDI 5611, and EIO YUE 5568.

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

GULBY (2-5558) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)