DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/07/2011    Duedate: 02/19/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-551

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEMLOCK
SERPENTS HOLD (664)
(2-5654) [15-2-0,208]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HEMLOCK                        POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS HOLD (664)            
(2-5654) [15-2-0,208]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        FREDILILLA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5603) [21-20-0,101]         (2-5659) [15-6-0,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE FUNNY FARM (409)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE FUNNY FARM (409)        57
2. SERPENTS HOLD (664)         37      042909A (659)
3. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       31      Unchartered Team
4. 042909A (659)               11
5. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)    -30      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)             73  18  2 80.2   1/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     10  5 0
 2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       25  16  1 61.0   2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       9  5 0
 3/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      85  67  1 55.9   3/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     7  7 0
 4/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    818 857 23 48.8   4/ 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   3 12 1
 5/ 5 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   61 119 10 33.9   5/ 5 042909A (659)             2  1 1

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

             + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Golden Fish ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     "Top team again," Lorinda muttered.  "It's the pits!"
     "Yeah yeah yeah, we heard that last time," Harkranz said.  "Let's pass on it
today.  Did you hear about the Blizzard Fountain in the swamp?"
     "The what?"  Fredi blinked, finding the concept totally bizarre.  "The swamp is
always warm, or at least not cold, because of the Chaos Magic residue.  I learned
about that as a kid!  People, magicians, say it'll be centuries yet before it all
cools down."
     "Yeah, well, it's Chaos," Harkranz answered.  "You can't predict it, and lately,
here, it's taken a turn for the colder.  A really SHARP turn."
     Tarimez made a disgusted sound and spat on the floor, which was more emotion
than he normally showed.
     Fredi and Harkranz turned to him in question (Lorinda was still sulking).
"What?" Fredililla asked.
     "It is not chaos," the Karragit said.  "It is intentional.  Hostile.
Destructive.  The Ice Master wishes to destroy us all, or bend us to his will."
     "Ice Master?  I think I've heard of a manager called Icelord--"
     "Not him.  He's what you humans call a 'good guy', is he not?  The Ice Master,
the Winter King--you would call him 'evil', I suppose.  He desires to see all the
world turned to ice."
     "Sheila Greywand won't allow it--"
     "She's mad," Harkranz said.  "She might not care."
     "And even if she did, if she stopped the Ice Master, it might be too late for
the swamp," Tarimez added.  "If anything is going to be done, WE--"
     "Oh, gods, not an adventure?"
     "Life is an adventure, Fredi," Harkranz said.
     "And life in the frozen heart of the Winter King would be a desperate
adventure," Tarimez added.  "If that can be prevented, it should be."

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 668): FLOOD SURFER of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 550): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 673): FUNNY FARM FIEND of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 645): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 669): MECHANON of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 664): HAPPY HARRIET of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 672): QUEENIE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 657): FLATLINERS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 658): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 657): BORGES of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 625): ALLIS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 612): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 282): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 605): DAMON SHOVELL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 556): JUBHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 264): ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 257): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 502): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 233): TORANS ULROL of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 550): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 668): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 550): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 673): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 645): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 669): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 664): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 672): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 657): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 658): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 657): LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 625): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 612): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 282): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 605): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 556): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 264): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 257): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 502): OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 233): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 550) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 668): FLOOD SURFER of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 672): KARAOKE KILLER of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
                          VECTOR UNSTALBE of ASTRAL KIN (Arcane Kid, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 644): DIAPERED ZALGOR of BABY BROTHERS (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 669): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 671): RAMROD of BUNION  SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 658): CLOVER of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
                            LITTLE MOKELE 2 of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 625): COME ON of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 556): GRAPEFRUIT of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Nothing is certain in NIANIA, with changing 
loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--THE FUNNY FARM.  
THE FUNNY FARM had cause to celebrate, after DUCK DODGERS got 17 points by beating 
AMBITIOUS GUARD.  IMMANUEL KANT certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after 
losing to LORINDA and losing 12 points in the process!  Those who hoped for a new 
Duelmaster were disappointed by HARKRANZ, of THE GOLDEN FISH, who despite a 16-7-0 
couldn't overcome NIANIA's Number 1.  Word has it one team in NIANIA is using 
psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of SERPENTS HOLD, alone and unchallenged.  The 
warriors of SERPENTS HOLD found their efforts at combat frustrated as 042909A 
apparently had more important things to do than fight.  If challenges were horses, 
LORINDA could open up a fast food joint!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A 
certain tavern in NIANIA would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  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                 15   2  0   208       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618          24   8  1   109       042909A (659)
 LORINDA 5603                 21  20  0   101       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HARKRANZ 5658                16   7  0    98       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          7   0  0    98       042909A (659)
 FREDILILLA 5659              15   6  0    95       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614           16  20  3    89       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 SERPENT2 5684                 7   0  1    86       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 TARIMEZ 5682                  9   2  0    73       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610            13  23  2    67       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ENRKO FERMI 5613             14  22  2    66       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 CHARLIE HORSE 4427            6   0  0    66       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 GHANDI 5611                  11  25  1    61       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          7  29  2    52       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 I. M. WEASEL 4474             4   1  0    48       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 DUCK DODGERS 5324             3   1  0    44       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FANG 5697                     2   0  0    23       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 KINTHIRA 5705                 1   0  0     5       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 BIG BIRD 5703                 0   1  0     1       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHANCE 5699             1  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    CLARENCE S. VOLE      551  NONE
SEE YA 5702             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    STONE GOLEM           551  NONE
COW FLOP 5704           0  1 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   SHEWISH GIANT         551  NONE
EARTHWORM JIM 4111      9 10 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   IMMANUEL KANT 5614    549   
HELENADERE 5650        17  7 1 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618   549   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- I am getting together as many Duelmaster players as possible to play in a game
of Hyborian War as a change of pace.  We already have 17 players that are interested
and we are trying to get as many as possible involved before I submit the list to
RSI.  I am collecting the names and top 3 kingdoms that the players are interested in
and submitting it myself so we can all play in the same game.  If you are interested
PM me in the DuelII Forums at Tripwire or email me at azaer123@comcast.net. --
Tripwire

Jean Paul Satre -- You again?  Oh well, at least I'm winning. -- Charlie Horse

Immanuel Kant -- Aw, you're just lucky Chocolate Cow got killed in the tourney, now I
have no one who can win a bloodfeud. -- The Funny Farm

     Oh, no, the Chocolate Cow is gone?  This is terrible.

Ghandi -- You killed someone, you need to be punished.  Isn't that the way it goes
with you pacifists? -- Harkranz

Immanuel Kant -- You're too dangerous, we have to do something about you.  In fact,
all you Historical Wusses are getting distinctly unwussy.  Is this some kind of New
Year's resolve?  Or have we entered the Age of Mars? -- Lorinda

Desmond Tutu -- I'm not going to put up with your violence, bub.  My Secret Admirer
said I shouldn't. -- Fredililla

That so-called Fratsfa Slave doesn't look very Fratsfan.  But he's satisfyingly
slavish. -- Tarimez

We salute the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Golden Fish

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHANCE was butchered by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
COW FLOP was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
SEE YA was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HEMLOCK defeated HARKRANZ in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's Title duel.
FREDILILLA was defeated by AMBEERDEXTROUS in a 5 minute veteran's fight.
IMMANUEL KANT was viciously subdued by LORINDA in a 2 minute brutal master's fight.
GHANDI was viciously subdued by TARIMEZ in a 2 minute one-sided competition.
DESMOND TUTU was vanquished by SERPENT2 in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ENRKO FERMI was overpowered by CHARLIE HORSE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
JEAN PAUL SATRE was defeated by I. M. WEASEL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DUCK DODGERS handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FANG subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's match.
BIG BIRD was unbelievably bested by KINTHIRA in a 1 minute novice's battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -   6 -  1      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        20 -  15 -  1      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  20 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 551 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 -  4         4  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEMLOCK 5654               15   2  0  208 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603               21  20  0  101 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              16   7  0   98 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREDILILLA 5659            15   6  0   95 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERPENT2 5684               7   0  1   86 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
SLASHING ATTACK  CHARLIE HORSE 4427          6   0  0   66 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
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 FREDILILLA 5659.  The ten other most popular fighters were AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, 
TARIMEZ 5682, LORINDA 5603, SEE YA 5702, HEMLOCK 5654, CHARLIE HORSE 4427, I. M. 
WEASEL 4474, FANG 5697, BIG BIRD 5703, and GHANDI 5611.

The least popular fighter this week was JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ENRKO FERMI 5613, COW FLOP 5704, CHANCE 5699, DUCK DODGERS 
5324, DESMOND TUTU 5610, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, HARKRANZ 5658, KINTHIRA 5705, SERPENT2 
5684, and GHANDI 5611.