DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/13/2010    Duedate: 12/25/2010

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-547

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEMLOCK
SERPENTS HOLD (664)
(2-5654) [11-2-0,160]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HEMLOCK                        BRANDON HEATH
SERPENTS HOLD (664)            POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)
(2-5654) [11-2-0,160]          (2-5588) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        HARKRANZ
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5603) [20-17-0,98]          (2-5658) [13-6-0,94]

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)         25
2. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)  20      042909A (659)
3. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)      8      Unchartered Team
4. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)        6
5. 042909A (659)                2POSITIVE 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)             70  17  1 80.5   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    12  3 0
 2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       15  11  1 57.7   2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       6  0 1
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    807 849 23 48.7   3/ 3 042909A (659)             2  1 0
 4/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)   3   5  0 37.5   4/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)  1  0 0
 5/ 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   57 103  9 35.6   5/ 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   0 15 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): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 546): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 669): COFFEE HOUSE POET of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 641): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 665): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 660): PRIEST 2 of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 668): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 653): HATCHET MAN of ROGUES GALLERY (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 654): BOATSWAIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 653): GECKO of REPTILE RAMPAGE (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 621): COME ON of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 608): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 601): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 552): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 255): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 498): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 546): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 664): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 546): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 669): VALLEY OF KINGS (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 641): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 665): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 660): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 668): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 653): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 654): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 653): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 621): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 608): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 601): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 552): DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 255): BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 498): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 546) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 663): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (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  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 653): REZUREKT of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 652): DISEASE of DARK AT HEART (?, 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  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

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Practice pays for BRANDON HEATH, who pummelled EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, to 
pocket 20 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, VETERAN MERCENARY was 
winsome, after beating TARIMEZ and seeing him lose 5 points.  Those who hoped for a 
new Duelmaster were disappointed by FREDILILLA, of THE GOLDEN FISH, who despite a 
13-4-0 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.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Perhaps the warriors of THE GOLDEN FISH 
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  The warriors of 
THE GOLDEN FISH found their efforts at combat frustrated as SERPENTS HOLD apparently 
had more important things to do than fight.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Ask not for 
whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant 
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Can anything 
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for NIANIA?  On that giddy note I take 
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEMLOCK 5654                 11   2  0   160       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORINDA 5603                 20  17  0    98       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          7   0  0    98       042909A (659)
 HARKRANZ 5658                13   6  0    94       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618          21   7  0    92       042909A (659)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FREDILILLA 5659              13   4  0    87       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 HELENADERE 5650              16   6  1    79       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GHANDI 5611                  11  21  1    70       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614           13  19  2    66       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 ENRKO FERMI 5613             14  18  2    62       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610            12  20  2    61       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERPENT2 5684                 4   0  1    56       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 TARIMEZ 5682                  6   1  0    54       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          7  25  2    48       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLINK 5548                    2   1  0    33       POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDON HEATH 5588            1   0  0    20       POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Enrko Fermi -- You announce your dislike of hospitals as though it were something
unusual and amazing.  Got news for you, nobody likes 'em. -- Fredililla

Immanuel Kant -- I was going to say, "Kant you teach me better?"  And then I turned
over the page and you had.  So, thanks. -- Harkranz

Ghandi -- You should stop fighting your own nature and reincarnate as a total parry.
-- Lorinda

Desmond Tutu -- You Wusses do teach well. -- Helenadere

Jean Paul Satre -- And that makes us five and oh against the Wusses today.  We don't
MIND, you know, but isn't there anyone ELSE to fight? -- Tarimez

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEMLOCK devastated FREDILILLA in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
LORINDA viciously subdued GHANDI in a exciting 1 minute gory expert's battle.
HELENADERE vanquished ENRKO FERMI in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
HARKRANZ overpowered DESMOND TUTU in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
AMBEERDEXTROUS narrowly defeated IMMANUEL KANT in a 2 minute veteran's struggle.
TARIMEZ was handily defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SERPENT2 vanquished JEAN PAUL SATRE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BRANDON HEATH vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   4 -  1      71  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        25 -  17 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  16 -  1      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING 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 547 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:

WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         5  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEMLOCK 5654               11   2  0  160 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603               20  17  0   98 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              13   6  0   94 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREDILILLA 5659            13   4  0   87 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERPENT2 5684               4   0  1   56 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
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 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, 
LORINDA 5603, HELENADERE 5650, DESMOND TUTU 5610, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, HEMLOCK 5654, 
SERPENT2 5684, BRANDON HEATH 5588, ENRKO FERMI 5613, and FREDILILLA 5659.

The least popular fighter this week was JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TARIMEZ 5682, GHANDI 5611, FREDILILLA 5659, ENRKO FERMI 5613, 
BRANDON HEATH 5588, SERPENT2 5684, HEMLOCK 5654, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, DESMOND TUTU 
5610, and HELENADERE 5650.