DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/18/2011    Duedate: 04/30/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-556

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHARLIE HORSE
THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-4427) [11-0-0,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHARLIE HORSE                  METAROMANCE
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           OUTTA PHASE (669)
(2-4427) [11-0-0,140]          (2-5714) [1-0-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        CHARLIE HORSE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-5603) [23-23-0,92]          (2-4427) [11-0-0,140]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GNU TEAM (670)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. GNU TEAM (670)              37
2. OUTTA PHASE (669)           31      042909A (659)
3. THE FUNNY FARM (409)        26      Unchartered Team
4. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       15
5. SERPENTS HOLD (664)         12      OUTTA PHASE (669)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             76  22  2 77.6   1/ 0 GNU TEAM (670)           10  4 2
 2/ 0 GNU TEAM (670)            31  19  5 62.0   2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     9  5 0
 3/ 7*OUTTA PHASE (669)          3   2  0 60.0   3/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      8  4 0
 4/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       36  26  1 58.1   4/ 1 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       4  9 0
 5/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      99  74  2 57.2   5/ 7*OUTTA PHASE (669)         3  2 0
 6- 4 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      23  20  2 53.5   6/ 5 042909A (659)             2  2 0
 7/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    831 868 23 48.9   7- 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   1  7 0
 8- 6 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   63 134 11 32.0   8- 6 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      0  1 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 673): LITTLE BEAR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 555): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 678): HUSTLER'S AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 650): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 674): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 669): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 677): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): ADDAI of SERPENTS HOLD! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 663): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 662): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elef, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 630): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 617): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 284): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 610): BRAID of I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 561): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 266): TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 259): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 507): STANLY MILLGRAM of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 235): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 555): ROB A. REE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 673): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 555): SERPENTS HOLD (KhisantH, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 678): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 650): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 674): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 669): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 677): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 663): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 662): BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 630): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 617): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 284): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 610): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 561): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 266): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 259): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 507): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 235): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 555) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 673): HONEST JILES of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 555): BOLD MR. WASABI of 142909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
               (turn 554): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 677): MEGA PIXEL of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 650): GERMAINE SHEPPARD of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 674): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisant, mgr.)
               (turn 673): LEORA NOEVAL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 668): CAMDEN of BALTO (JE, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 676): CHAINSAW CHUCK of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 662): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 661): YUEDEBAHL LITHA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 561): PHAEDRA of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, NIANIA?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, SERPENTS HOLD, since GNU 
TEAM took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're all 
terribly impressed to see GNU BOOK win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, BIG BIRD beat STUPID GNUS and STUPID GNUS lost 4 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, NIANIA may be getting bland, as CHARLIE 
HORSE stays top dog in the city.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how 
else do you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
NIANIA, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  SERPENTS HOLD the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like THE FUNNY FARM 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  And now a passing thought on a warrior dying young 
(DUCK DODGERS of THE FUNNY FARM):  You had your chance and now you're dead.  Oh 
well...  Three down, and one turn to go for THE GOLDEN FISH to call in the bloodfeud 
against DESMOND TUTU, else TARIMEZ is but small history.  We're all going to die in 
the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of NIANIA.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are 
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHARLIE HORSE 4427           11   0  0   140       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618          27  10  1   115       042909A (659)
 I. M. WEASEL 4474             9   1  1   114       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 HARKRANZ 5658                19   9  0   111       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SERPENT2 5684                10   2  1    95       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 LORINDA 5603                 23  23  0    92       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FREDILILLA 5659              16  10  0    89       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GNU BOOK 5725                 9   2  1    85       GNU TEAM (670)
-EJ DOME 5351                  7   4  2    84       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 GOOD GNUS 5724                8   3  3    83       GNU TEAM (670)
-IMMANUEL KANT 5614           16  24  3    75       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 FANG 5697                     6   1  0    74       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
-DESMOND TUTU 5610            14  26  3    73       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
-4 BRIDGES 5347               11   9  0    70       OUT THE WINDOW (630)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GHANDI 5611                  11  29  1    63       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 GNU I KNEW 5722               8   3  1    62       GNU TEAM (670)
-JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          8  32  2    58       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KINTHIRA 5705                 5   1  0    27       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG BIRD 5703                 3   2  0    23       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 STUPID GNUS 5723              4   7  0    19       GNU TEAM (670)
 METAROMANCE 5714              1   0  0    13       OUTTA PHASE (669)
 UETHINRIA 5718                2   0  0    12       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUXTAPOSER 5717               1   0  0     6       OUTTA PHASE (669)
-SKIDMARK BUG 5711             0   2  0     6       042909A (659)
 OZMOSIS 5715                  1   0  0     3       OUTTA PHASE (669)
 GNU RECRUIT 5721              0   2  0     2       GNU TEAM (670)
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728            0   1  0     1       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 ROCKIN HARDPLACE 5713         0   1  0     1       OUTTA PHASE (669)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ENRKO FERMI 5613       14 23 2 HISTORICAL WUSSE 660 I. M. WEASEL 4474     552  NOT REVENGED
TRANSLUCENT 5716        0  1 0 OUTTA PHASE 669      CLARENCE S. VOLE      556  NONE
BYE 5726                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    BANDIT PRINCE         556  NONE
SEE YA 5727             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    BANDIT PRINCE         556  NONE
SLASH 5706              1  3 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    BANDIT PRINCE         556  NONE
DUCK DODGERS 5324       4  2 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   GOOD GNUS 5724        556   
TARIMEZ 5682           10  3 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  DESMOND TUTU 5610     553   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Well, it seems the fans like to watch me and Fredililla, what does that tell us? --
Lorinda, perusing the newsletter

Lorinda -- That the fans are male. -- Fredililla

Isn't that lese majeste or something that a mere worm gets to be killed by the Bandit
Prince? -- Lorinda, still reading the newsletter

Lorinda -- Who cares? -- Fredililla

Ambeerdextrous -- "Narrowly," and it took you SEVEN MINUTES to do it?  I'd call it
purest LUCK. -- Fredililla
P.S.  If you'd put the beer down, you could have given it your proper attention and
finished in time for me to make it to the hairdresser for my regular appointment.  I
hate having "helmet hair."

Immanuel Kant -- That was a thrill.  I always like taking down killers. -- Harkranz

I. M. Weasel -- Dwarves.  Bah. -- Lorinda
P.S.  If I can be short without being a dwarf, why can't you?  There's no need for
all this hairiness.

Slash -- Probably a bad sort of plan on your part.  Who'd want to hold a serpent
that's likely to slash the hand that holds it? -- Kinthira

Ah, I see the Commission has properly identified me as Karragit.  That is good.  They
are so unreliable in that way. -- Uethinria

We congratulate Bold Mr. Wasabi, the absentee graduate who did well at the tourney.
-- Jorja and the Golden Fish

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SLASH was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TRANSLUCENT was slaughtered by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
BYE was easily killed by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
SEE YA was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
CHARLIE HORSE devastated FREDILILLA in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
SERPENT2 was luckily beaten by HARKRANZ in a 2 minute bloody competition.
AMBEERDEXTROUS vanquished LORINDA in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
I. M. WEASEL overpowered FANG in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
GOOD GNUS assassinated DUCK DODGERS in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
GNU BOOK vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GNU I KNEW vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
KINTHIRA overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven match.
BIG BIRD beat STUPID GNUS in a 2 minute brutal fight.
UETHINRIA subdued ROCKIN HARDPLACE in a 2 minute amateur's competition.
GNU RECRUIT was outwaited by OZMOSIS in a unpopular 15 minute novice's battle.
JUXTAPOSER beat ROBOT CHICKEN in a 2 minute gory amateur's conflict.
METAROMANCE vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -   7 -  2      74  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  10 -  0      66  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        26 -  15 -  1      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  20 -  0      39  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  16 -  1      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   7 -  1      30  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   9 -  0      10  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 556 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CHARLIE HORSE 4427         11   0  0  140 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
AIMED BLOW       AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618        27  10  1  115 042909A (659)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              19   9  0  111 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERPENT2 5684              10   2  1   95 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREDILILLA 5659            16  10  0   89 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 CHARLIE HORSE 4427.  The ten other most popular fighters were SERPENT2 5684, BIG 
BIRD 5703, UETHINRIA 5718, JUXTAPOSER 5717, SLASH 5706, HARKRANZ 5658, AMBEERDEXTROUS 
5618, I. M. WEASEL 4474, GNU BOOK 5725, and GNU I KNEW 5722.

The least popular fighter this week was GNU RECRUIT 5721.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were OZMOSIS 5715, ROCKIN HARDPLACE 5713, STUPID GNUS 5723, DUCK 
DODGERS 5324, FANG 5697, LORINDA 5603, SEE YA 5727, TRANSLUCENT 5716, METAROMANCE 
5714, and ROBOT CHICKEN 5728.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

AMBEERDEXTROUS (2-5618) 042909A (659)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

BOLD MR. WASABI (2-5622) 042909A (659)

                   MAIL-IN TOURNEY LI

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DEADLY BEAR 3688 (161-125-0)           1  4  0         THE  BEARS           

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
YOBER 4537 (52-41-1)                   8  3  0         OF WOLF AND MAN 6    
THE SHOCKER 5356 (33-27-1)             1  2  0         INQUISITION SL5      

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TURD BURGLAR 5431 (43-43-0)            9  3  0         INQUISITION SL5      
THE MONARCH 5688 (27-10-0)             3  3  0         042909A              

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SHOCKING 5352 (14-11-0)                1  3  0         INQUISITION SL5      

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE BUNNY GOD 5631 (6-0-0)            15  2  1         042909A              
BOLD MR. WASABI 5622 (7-0-0)          14  3  3         042909A              

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
I. M. WEASEL 4474 (7-1-1)              2  3  0         THE FUNNY FARM       
CHARLIE HORSE 4427 (9-0-0)             1  3  0         THE FUNNY FARM       

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DUCK DODGERS 5324 (4-1-0)              4  3  0         THE FUNNY FARM       

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SKIDMARK BUG 5711 (0-2-0)             10  3  0         042909A              
BIG BIRD 5703 (2-2-0)                  2  3  0         THE FUNNY FARM       

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
JORDAN 5709 (0-0-0)                    0  1  0  DEAD   SERPENTS HOLD        

ADM FOOLS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EEK THE CAT 4110 (19-7-0)              0  3  0         THE FUNNY FARM       

CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SHADOUT MAPES 5513 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         MASTERS OF SAND