DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/20/2010    Duedate: 10/02/2010

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-541

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TWO-PIECE TOENAIL
042909A (659)
(2-5627) [18-2-1,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TWO-PIECE TOENAIL              HEMLOCK
042909A (659)                  SERPENTS HOLD (664)
(2-5627) [18-2-1,116]          (2-5654) [5-2-0,68]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        HELENADERE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5603) [15-16-0,61]          (2-5650) [13-3-1,90]

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)       33
2. 042909A (659)               12      042909A (659)
3. SERPENTS HOLD (664)         11      Unchartered Team
4. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)      3
5. OUT THE WINDOW (630)         0      SERPENTS HOLD (664)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             67  13  1 83.8   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     9  6 0
 2- 2 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      23  18  2 56.1   2/ 2 042909A (659)             6  1 0
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    784 842 23 48.2   3/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   5 10 1
 4/ 4*SERPENTS HOLD (664)        5   6  0 45.5   4/ 4*SERPENTS HOLD (664)       3  2 0
 5/ 5 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   52  78  9 40.0   5- 5 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      1  1 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 658): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 540): TWO-PIECE TOENAIL of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 663/4): BOB THE INHALER of IRATE FORMATIONS (Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 635): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 659): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 654): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 662): DOOM DWARF of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 647): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 648): CLOVER of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 647): MILLHAUSER of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 615): PUSS N BOOTS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 602): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KAHR, JACK of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 595): EACHAM of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 546): SAARVEGHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 261): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 252): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 492): JERANS LA'ROC of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 228): ARAMIS RAMIREZ of PURPLE PLATYPI (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 540): COOLER of STYROFOAM (Jolly, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 658): KIDS GONE BAD (Misfit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 540): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 663/4): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 635): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 659): JAMES BONDAGE (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 654): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 662): BONSUR LONG NAMES (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 647): BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 648): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 647): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 615): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 602): THE OAFS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 377): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 595): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 546): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 261): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 252): VIRUS (?, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 492): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 228): MONGREL HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 540) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 663/4): BOB THE INHALER of IRATE FORMATIONS (Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 658): PENDRU ROST of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 653): EVE AND EMMA of PYSCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 648): PLANKTON of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KAHR, JACK of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 595): EACHAM of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 492): JERANS LA'ROC of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
                   (turn 491): FARGO HAIL of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
NIANIA.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for TARIMEZ, who flew up 13 points in the rankings after mashing 
CONVICTED THIEF like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher 
in the top ten was JEAN PAUL SATRE, who dropped 9 points after a disappointing (to 
say the least) bout with FREDILILLA.  Our battling duelmaster TWO-PIECE TOENAIL has 
managed to hold the title, fending off HELENADERE's none too subtle advances.  Better 
luck next time, THE GOLDEN FISH.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion 
a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Did you hear that OUT THE WINDOW was most 
avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal hygiene of OUT THE WINDOW's 
warriors, I'm not surprised!  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your 
rasberries, cause 042909A beats feet every time OUT THE WINDOW smiles at them.  Try 
farming, eh?  And who is this HELENADERE you ask, with 90 points and a 13-3-1 record. 
Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category, 
JEAN PAUL SATRE was mashed by FREDILILLA, who let JEAN PAUL SATRE know that killing 
members of THE GOLDEN FISH is a no-no.  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will 
say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in NIANIA have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat 
it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627       18   2  1   116       042909A (659)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          7   0  0    98       042909A (659)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELENADERE 5650              13   3  1    90       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618          18   4  0    88       042909A (659)
-4 BRIDGES 5347               11   7  0    87       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
-EJ DOME 5351                  7   4  2    84       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 HEMLOCK 5654                  5   2  0    68       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORINDA 5603                 15  16  0    61       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614           12  14  2    61       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 FREDILILLA 5659               8   3  0    60       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HARKRANZ 5658                 8   5  0    59       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GHANDI 5611                  10  16  1    57       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ENRKO FERMI 5613             13  13  2    56       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          7  19  2    49       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610            10  16  2    48       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TARIMEZ 5682                  1   0  0    13       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SEE YA 5681             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    WURM KIN              541  NONE
SESKERINTH 5638         9  9 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612  540  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Two-Piece Toenail -- Really, you're impossible!  You keep snagging my stockings.  Do
you know what silk stockings COST? -- Helenadere

Ej Dome -- Yes, I did notice how bald you are.  Blinding, really. -- Lorinda

Ghandi -- I don't see why YOUR popularity should increase.  *I* am the one with the
dazzling moves.  You're just... there. -- Fredililla the Resentful

Desmond Tutu -- Quite fetching, if one goes for that kind of thing. -- Harkranz

Jean Paul Satre -- Somehow, I feel as though I have no existential traction. -- Ghost
of Seskerinth
P.S.  If I think of a really good curse, I'll let you know.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SEE YA was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TWO-PIECE TOENAIL bested HELENADERE in a exciting 6 minute gruesome Title duel.
AMBEERDEXTROUS subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 3 minute gruesome fight.
LORINDA was unbelievably bested by IMMANUEL KANT in a 2 minute gory veteran's contest.
GHANDI was subdued by HEMLOCK in a 2 minute competition.
JEAN PAUL SATRE was bested by FREDILILLA in a 3 minute duel.
HARKRANZ savagely defeated DESMOND TUTU in a exciting 3 minute bloody struggle.
ENRKO FERMI viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a action packed 3 minute uneven fight.
TARIMEZ vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        39 -  15 -  0      72  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  15 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  1      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 541 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         4 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         5  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627     18   2  1  116 042909A (659)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    HELENADERE 5650            13   3  1   90 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658               8   5  0   59 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LORINDA 5603.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HELENADERE 5650.  The ten other most popular fighters were HARKRANZ 5658, 
TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627, ENRKO FERMI 5613, AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, HEMLOCK 5654, DESMOND 
TUTU 5610, FREDILILLA 5659, LORINDA 5603, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, and TARIMEZ 5682.

The least popular fighter this week was SEE YA 5681.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612, GHANDI 5611, TARIMEZ 5682, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, 
LORINDA 5603, FREDILILLA 5659, DESMOND TUTU 5610, HEMLOCK 5654, AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, 
and ENRKO FERMI 5613.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TWO-PIECE TOENAIL (2-5627) 042909A (659)