DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/27/2010    Duedate: 01/08/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-548

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEMLOCK
SERPENTS HOLD (664)
(2-5654) [12-2-0,167]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HEMLOCK                        POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS HOLD (664)            
(2-5654) [12-2-0,167]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        HARKRANZ
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5603) [20-18-0,97]          (2-5658) [14-6-0,96]

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)       18
2. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)      9      042909A (659)
3. SERPENTS HOLD (664)          7      Unchartered Team
4. 042909A (659)                5
5. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)   0      DE-SKULLERS (597)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             71  17  1 80.7   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    12  3 0
 2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       16  11  1 59.3   2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       5  0 0
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    811 850 23 48.8   3/ 3 042909A (659)             2  1 0
 4- 4*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)   3   5  0 37.5   4- 4*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)  1  0 0
 5/ 5 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   58 107  9 35.2   5/ 5 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 665): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 547): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 670): VECTOR UNSTABLE of ASTRAL KIN (Arcane Kid, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 642): ARMITAGE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 666): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 661): HAPPY HARRIET of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 669): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 654): WIZARDS! Of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 655): MHORAM of WAY OF THE BLADE (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 654): GECKO of REPTILE RAMPAGE (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 622): COME ON of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 609): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 602): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 553): 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 499): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 547): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 665): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 547): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 670): PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 642): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 666): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 661): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 669): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 654): BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 655): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 654): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 622): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 609): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 602): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 553): 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 499): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 547) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 663): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 642): ARMITAGE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 669): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 655): STICKY SHADOW of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
                            KRUSK of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 654): ANGEL of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
               (turn 653): REZUREKT of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, 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.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome NIANIA.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with HELENADERE?  
She actually beat HISTORICAL WUSSES' ENRKO FERMI, and walked away with 7 more points 
from the fight.  Try as she might, LORINDA wasn't good enough at persuading HEMLOCK 
to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give 
up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.   
     Warriors of NIANIA unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Many a warrior has 
met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEMLOCK 5654                 12   2  0   167       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          7   0  0    98       042909A (659)
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618          22   7  0    97       042909A (659)
 LORINDA 5603                 20  18  0    97       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HARKRANZ 5658                14   6  0    96       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 FREDILILLA 5659              14   4  0    93       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELENADERE 5650              17   6  1    86       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 GHANDI 5611                  11  22  1    74       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614           14  19  2    68       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ENRKO FERMI 5613             14  19  2    63       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610            12  21  2    62       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 TARIMEZ 5682                  7   1  0    58       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SERPENT2 5684                 4   0  1    56       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          7  26  2    49       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

Hemlock -- Well, you're not a Wuss, which they tell me is an improvement.  But you
defeated me, which the Wusses don't, so how am I supposed to feel good about this? --
Fredililla

Ghandi -- It's a hard life for a pacifist, isn't it? -- Lorinda

Enrko Fermi -- Oh, all right, I *was* laughing at you.  What the heck, everybody
needs to laugh from time to time! -- Helenadere

Desmond Tutu -- The, ah, "toe shoes" are an interesting touch. -- Harkranz

The Veteran Mercenary was feeling his oats, or whatever it is he eats. -- Tarimez

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEMLOCK bested LORINDA in a 2 minute master's Title fight.
AMBEERDEXTROUS slimly won victory over VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute battle.
HARKRANZ savagely defeated GHANDI in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody duel.
HELENADERE overpowered ENRKO FERMI in a 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
FREDILILLA devastated DESMOND TUTU in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal one-sided duel.
IMMANUEL KANT bested THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute one-sided competition.
TARIMEZ won victory over JEAN PAUL SATRE in a 2 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -   4 -  1      73  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         AIMED BLOW        24 -  15 -  0      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  16 -  1      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|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 548 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     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         5  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEMLOCK 5654               12   2  0  167 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603               20  18  0   97 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              14   6  0   96 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREDILILLA 5659            14   4  0   93 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   TARIMEZ 5682                7   1  0   58 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 FREDILILLA 5659, 
AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, GHANDI 5611, HELENADERE 5650, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, TARIMEZ 5682, 
HEMLOCK 5654, DESMOND TUTU 5610, LORINDA 5603, and ENRKO FERMI 5613.

The least popular fighter this week was JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ENRKO FERMI 5613, LORINDA 5603, DESMOND TUTU 5610, HEMLOCK 
5654, TARIMEZ 5682, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, HELENADERE 5650, GHANDI 5611, AMBEERDEXTROUS 
5618, and FREDILILLA 5659.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                       MR. GHERKIN (6-6385) of 071406AD  (544)
                       OPUS X (11-5276) of OLD BOYS CLUB  (483)
                   CARDINAL KRAKEN (69-8569) BEASTS OF NEON  (831) 
                    GANGRENE (82-30731) THAT SPECIAL SMELL  (5042) 
                      WAY TOO CUTE (82-32711) 12/19/04A  (5398) 
                         CHINA (82-35079) MORE PLACES  (5777) 
                      ASPARAGUS (82-38983) UNDERRATED 2  (6485) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes