DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/15/2010    Duedate: 11/27/2010

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-545

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEMLOCK
SERPENTS HOLD (664)
(2-5654) [9-2-0,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HEMLOCK                        POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS HOLD (664)            
(2-5654) [9-2-0,130]           

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        ENRKO FERMI
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
(2-5603) [18-17-0,89]          (2-5613) [14-16-2,60]

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)       35
2. SERPENTS HOLD (664)         11      042909A (659)
3. 042909A (659)               11      Unchartered Team
4. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)      0
                                       BASKIN REUBENS (367)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             69  16  1 81.2   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    12  3 0
 2/ 3 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       11  11  1 50.0   2/ 3 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       5  4 1
 3/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    799 847 23 48.5   3/ 2 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   2 13 0
 4/ 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   57  93  9 38.0   4/ 4 042909A (659)             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 662): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 544): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 667): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 639): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 663): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 658): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 666): SONYA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 651): LIA HOBERN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 652): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 619): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 606): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 599): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 550): OF SEA AND WIND of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 254): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 496): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): STEVE LAKE of SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 544): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 662): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 544): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 667): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 639): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 663): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 658): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 666): BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 651): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 652): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 651): THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 619): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 606): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 499): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 550): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 254): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 496): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 544) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 662): IRVINA KORL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 657): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 666): BETTERTHANEVER of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
               (turn 665): DOOM DWARF of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
                           HARPOON of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 598): ROCKHOG JR of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
                           FAROMAN of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  NIANIA needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for 
HELENADERE?  THE GOLDEN FISH's proud of her after beating IMMANUEL KANT and getting 
18 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  IMMANUEL KANT got smashed by HELENADERE, 
and lost 1 points!  This Duelmaster is like something else!  HEMLOCK stopped GHANDI 
dead in his tracks!  I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours 
sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  The warriors of SERPENTS HOLD must be getting lonely. 
They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  Is there 
some deep dark secret why 042909A's been avoiding SERPENTS HOLD so much?  Or is it 
just that they're too scared?  Can THE GOLDEN FISH's LORINDA be more popular than me? 
She was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  NIANIA is like such a dump, and you guys smell 
too much!  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEMLOCK 5654                  9   2  0   130       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          7   0  0    98       042909A (659)
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618          20   6  0    97       042909A (659)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORINDA 5603                 18  17  0    89       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 FREDILILLA 5659              12   3  0    89       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HARKRANZ 5658                11   6  0    85       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 GHANDI 5611                  11  19  1    72       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DESMOND TUTU 5610            12  18  2    66       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 HELENADERE 5650              14   6  1    64       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 ENRKO FERMI 5613             14  16  2    60       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614           13  17  2    58       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TARIMEZ 5682                  5   0  0    50       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          7  23  2    46       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERPENT2 5684                 2   0  1    27       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      SERPENT2 5684         545  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ghandi -- Ah, well, a skill is always welcome.  Thank you. -- Fredililla

Enrko Fermi -- Don't you wusses ever train skills?  It might be helpful, you know. --
Harkranz

Immanuel Kant -- I noticed.  But if you kan't keep on, why not 
quit?  No shame in that. -- Lorinda

Desmond Tutu -- I say to you, bah!  And again, Bah! -- Helenadere

Jean Paul Satre -- Yep, I think Harkranz has nailed it.  Five fights against you
guys, and you didn't learn ONE skill.  Just a stat train.  TRAIN skills. -- Tarimez

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

AMBEERDEXTROUS bested LORINDA in a action packed 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
HEMLOCK demolished GHANDI in a 1 minute gory one-sided Title melee.
HARKRANZ viciously subdued DESMOND TUTU in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl.
FREDILILLA overpowered ENRKO FERMI in a crowd pleasing 4 minute mismatched match.
IMMANUEL KANT was overpowered by HELENADERE in a 2 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
TARIMEZ viciously subdued JEAN PAUL SATRE in a 2 minute gruesome uneven fight.
SERPENT2 slaughtered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        30 -  16 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   5 -  1      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  16 -  1      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 545 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEMLOCK 5654                9   2  0  130 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603               18  17  0   89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREDILILLA 5659            12   3  0   89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              11   6  0   85 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   TARIMEZ 5682                5   0  0   50 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 ENRKO FERMI 5613.  The ten other most popular fighters were FREDILILLA 5659, 
AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, LORINDA 5603, HARKRANZ 5658, DESMOND TUTU 5610, HELENADERE 5650, 
TARIMEZ 5682, HEMLOCK 5654, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, and SERPENT2 5684.

The least popular fighter this week was JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GHANDI 5611, SERPENT2 5684, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, HEMLOCK 5654, 
TARIMEZ 5682, HELENADERE 5650, DESMOND TUTU 5610, HARKRANZ 5658, LORINDA 5603, and 
AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618.

                   MAIL-IN TOURNEY L

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DEADLY BEAR 3688 (154-123-0)           7  3  0         THE  BEARS           

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MORTICIAN 3890 (93-24-1)               3  3  0         INTIMIDATING         

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
YOBER 4537 (52-41-1)                   6  3  0         OF WOLF AND MAN 6    

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SCURVY LAD 5366 (40-21-2)              9  3  0         SEA DOGS             
TURD BURGLAR 5431 (39-40-0)            6  3  0         INQUISITION SL5      
EEK THE CAT 4110 (11-7-0)              1  3  0         THE FUNNY FARM       

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE MONARCH 5688 (20-7-0)              2  3  0         042909A              

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE BUNNY GOD 5631 (6-0-0)            12  3  1         042909A              
BOLD MR. WASABI 5622 (7-0-0)           7  3  0         042909A              
SHADOUT MAPES 5513 (0-0-0)             1  3  0         MASTERS OF SAND      

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HEMLOCK 5654 (7-2-0)                   4  3  0         SERPENTS HOLD        

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ORIAX 5660 (3-1-0)                     4  3  0         HARDEDGED 2          

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
REAVER BEAVER 5675 (0-0-0)             0  3  0         EVIL REAVERS         

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALLAN OHATA 5462 (6-4-0)               1  3  0         MEDAL OF HONOR A1    

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE ROCKET 5181 (2-2-1)                3  3  0         FAMOUS HURLERS       

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SEMAIZAS 5664 (2-1-0)                  3  3  0         HARDEDGED 2          

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free 
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 
before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the tournament info 
sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all looking forward to 
it and that we will see you there!