DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/29/2010    Duedate: 12/11/2010

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-546

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEMLOCK
SERPENTS HOLD (664)
(2-5654) [10-2-0,147]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HEMLOCK                        POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS HOLD (664)            
(2-5654) [10-2-0,147]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        HARKRANZ
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5603) [19-17-0,96]          (2-5658) [12-6-0,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS HOLD (664)         34
2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       29      042909A (659)
3. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)     -3      Unchartered Team
4. 042909A (659)               -7
                                       SMEAL'S BOYS (29)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             69  17  1 80.2   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    13  2 0
 2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       13  11  1 54.2   2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       6  1 1
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    804 847 23 48.7   3/ 4 042909A (659)             1  2 0
 4/ 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   57  98  9 36.8   4/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   1 14 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 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 545): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 664): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 659): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 667): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 652): HATCHET MAN of ROGUES GALLERY (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 652): TERRE HAUTE of TRIAL & ERROR (JE, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 607): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 600): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 551): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, 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 497): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): STEVE LAKE of SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 663): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 545): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 668): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 640): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 664): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 659): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 667): BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 652): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 653): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 652): 420 B.C. (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 620): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 607): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 600): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 551): DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 254): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
                          CADILLAC DUNDEE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                           CASSIS of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 666): BETTERTHANEVER of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
                            PINCH BLISTER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
                            THE CODDLER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 652): DISEASE of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
               (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, 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.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail NIANIA!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  And let's see, SERPENT2 fought AMBITIOUS GUARD and gained 17 points and 
contributed to SERPENTS HOLD's 2-0-0.  GHANDI has lost to LORINDA, falling 5 points, 
while helping make HISTORICAL WUSSES a 0-5-0 turn.  Defending his title for another 
turn, HEMLOCK kept 042909A's warrior, AMBEERDEXTROUS, from claiming the throne.  Tell 
me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that Jim's Tap Room 
uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the 042909A stable was 
the most avoided team this turn.  Come on NIANIA, what are you afraid of?  And guess 
who avoided 042909A stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was SERPENTS HOLD.  
Anyone surprised?   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  We'd like to remind certain teams 
not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered 
rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEMLOCK 5654                 10   2  0   147       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          7   0  0    98       042909A (659)
 LORINDA 5603                 19  17  0    96       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 FREDILILLA 5659              13   3  0    93       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618          20   7  0    90       042909A (659)
 HARKRANZ 5658                12   6  0    87       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 HELENADERE 5650              15   6  1    71       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GHANDI 5611                  11  20  1    67       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614           13  18  2    62       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610            12  19  2    62       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 ENRKO FERMI 5613             14  17  2    61       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 TARIMEZ 5682                  6   0  0    59       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          7  24  2    47       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 SERPENT2 5684                 3   0  1    44       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ambeerdextrous -- Well, it may be uncharitable of me, but I hope you get a HUGE beer
belly there. -- Lorinda
P.S.  I can be as uncharitable as anybody if I put my mind to it.

Desmond Tutu -- Look, you guys NEED to learn skills so you can TEACH them, okay? --
Harkranz

Enrko Fermi -- Oh, well, a win is always useful to have. -- Fredililla

Immanuel Kant -- Yes, dear, we know you can't.  But it's okay. -- Helenadere

Jean Paul Satre -- Looks to me like you Wusses have hit a ceiling. -- Tarimez

We salute Niania's tourney participants.  Can't get personal about it, because the
printing is microscopic beyond my ability to read with the aids on hand.  If someone
did really well,, good for that someone. -- Jorja and the Golden Fish

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEMLOCK devastated AMBEERDEXTROUS in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
FREDILILLA demolished ENRKO FERMI in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
HARKRANZ viciously subdued IMMANUEL KANT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
LORINDA overpowered GHANDI in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DESMOND TUTU was viciously subdued by HELENADERE in a 2 minute bloody veteran's duel.
TARIMEZ overpowered JEAN PAUL SATRE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SERPENT2 overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   3 -  1      77  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        28 -  17 -  0      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  15 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  14 -  0      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|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 546 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         4  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEMLOCK 5654               10   2  0  147 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603               19  17  0   96 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREDILILLA 5659            13   3  0   93 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              12   6  0   87 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   TARIMEZ 5682                6   0  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 HARKRANZ 5658.  The ten other most popular fighters were HELENADERE 5650, HEMLOCK 
5654, FREDILILLA 5659, LORINDA 5603, ENRKO FERMI 5613, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, TARIMEZ 
5682, AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, DESMOND TUTU 5610, 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, DESMOND TUTU 5610, AMBEERDEXTROUS 
5618, TARIMEZ 5682, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, ENRKO FERMI 5613, LORINDA 5603, FREDILILLA 
5659, and HEMLOCK 5654.