DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/02/2011    Duedate: 05/14/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-557

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHARLIE HORSE
THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-4427) [12-0-0,159]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHARLIE HORSE                  FOGSTORM
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           THE RUNAROUND (381)
(2-4427) [12-0-0,159]          (2-2935) [2-0-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORINDA                        FREDILILLA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5603) [24-23-0,100]         (2-5659) [17-10-0,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GNU TEAM (670)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE FUNNY FARM (409)        65
2. THE RUNAROUND (381)         32      042909A (659)
3. GNU TEAM (670)              27      Unchartered Team
4. SERPENTS HOLD (664)          6
5. 042909A (659)                1      THE RUNAROUND (381)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             77  23  2 77.0   1/ 1 GNU TEAM (670)            9  6 1
 2/ 2 GNU TEAM (670)            33  22  5 60.0   2/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      8  5 0
 3- 3*OUTTA PHASE (669)          3   2  0 60.0   3/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     8  7 0
 4/ 5 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     102  76  2 57.3   4/ 0*THE RUNAROUND (381)       3  1 0
 5/ 0*THE RUNAROUND (381)        5   4  1 55.6   5/ 6 042909A (659)             3  1 0
 6/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       36  30  1 54.5   6- 5*OUTTA PHASE (669)         3  2 0
 7/ 7 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    833 871 23 48.9   7/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       2 11 0
 8- 8 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   63 134 11 32.0   8- 7 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   0  4 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 674): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 556): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 679): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 651): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 678): BARILOCHE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 663): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 664): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 663): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 631): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 618): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 611): BRAID of I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 562): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 556): GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 679): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 651): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 678): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 663): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 664): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 663): BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 631): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 618): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 611): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 562): SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): HONESTY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 673): HONEST JILES of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 556): AMBEERDEXTROUS of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
               (turn 555): BOLD MR. WASABI of 042909A (The Muffin Man, 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 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
               (turn 674): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisant, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 678): BARILOCHE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 664): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 663): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
                           DARKNESS of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 631): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 618): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, 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 562): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
                 (turn 561): PHAEDRA of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of NIANIA!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  In one of the week's more notable duels, 
GNU BOOK put down HARKRANZ, causing him to lose 22 points of recognition in the 
process.  Although AMBEERDEXTROUS made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple 
the reign of victorious CHARLIE HORSE.  Heed this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 
6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city NIANIA.  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's 
challenge seeking began.  042909A is feared.  This much I can say.  If you didn't 
look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of THE FUNNY FARM last 
week.  Busy avoiding 042909A?  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this 
week, it seems that SKIDMARK BUG posted a TV challenge against the more highly 
recognized KINTHIRA.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand SKIDMARK BUG won 
victory over KINTHIRA.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in NIANIA.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I 
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no 
one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHARLIE HORSE 4427           12   0  0   159       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I. M. WEASEL 4474            10   1  1   127       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 GNU BOOK 5725                10   2  1   104       GNU TEAM (670)
 LORINDA 5603                 24  23  0   100       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 FREDILILLA 5659              17  10  0    91       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARKRANZ 5658                19  10  0    89       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SERPENT2 5684                10   3  1    88       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 GOOD GNUS 5724                9   3  3    85       GNU TEAM (670)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
-IMMANUEL KANT 5614           16  24  3    75       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
-DESMOND TUTU 5610            14  26  3    73       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 FANG 5697                     6   2  0    69       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GNU I KNEW 5722               8   4  1    66       GNU TEAM (670)
-GHANDI 5611                  11  29  1    63       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
-JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          8  32  2    58       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG BIRD 5703                 4   2  0    33       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKIDMARK BUG 5711             1   2  0    29       042909A (659)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOGSTORM 2935                 2   0  0    22       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 STUPID GNUS 5723              4   8  0    20       GNU TEAM (670)
 KINTHIRA 5705                 5   2  0    17       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 TOOTH PICK 2939               2   0  1    16       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           1   0  0    15       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728            0   2  0    14       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-METAROMANCE 5714              1   0  0    13       OUTTA PHASE (669)
 UETHINRIA 5718                2   1  0     7       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-JUXTAPOSER 5717               1   0  0     6       OUTTA PHASE (669)
-OZMOSIS 5715                  1   0  0     3       OUTTA PHASE (669)
 GNU RECRUIT 5721              0   3  0     3       GNU TEAM (670)
-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?
BYE 5730                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    WURM KIN              557  NONE
SEE YA 5732             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    ARENAMISTRESS VO      557  NONE
DUCK DODGERS 5324       4  2 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   GOOD GNUS 5724        556   
GRUB 5729               0  1 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   BLACK ORC             557  NONE
TARIMEZ 5682           10  3 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  DESMOND TUTU 5610     553  NOT REVENGED
ARATIKI 2937            0  2 0 THE RUNAROUND 381    HIGH ELF              557  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

     I don't know who was trying to send what, but hal received seventy-seven pages
     of... something, some kind of format coding, I think, and I couldn't find any
     text in it.  Please, whoever you are, try sending plain text next time. -- the
     Editor

Huh, no challenges, but apparently there HAS been some avoiding.  That's good.  I
like to see the tools being used. -- Jorja, skimming through the spy report
P.S.  What do you suppose Snide means by "small history"?

Interesting, this time the fans like me and Charlie Horse.  Are they trying to pair
us up?  Do I want that?  Hmm.  I might not mind.... -- Lorinda

Ambeerdextrous -- We congratulate you on your invitation to the Isle.  Don't let the
door hit you on the way out. -- the Golden Fish

We salute all the tourney participants, with special mention for the Muffin Man's
highly successful The Bunny God, Bold Mr. Wasabi, and Skidmark Bug.  GOOD work. --
Jorja and the Golden Fish

Charlie Horse -- Well... it was fast.  I think that's probably good, but I won't know
for sure until my head stops aching. -- Fredililla

Serpent2 -- Ugh, golem snakes!  Who can handle them?  Not me. -- Harkranz

Ambeerdextrous -- I console myself with the thought of your departure. -- Lorinda

Those Osksians should keep their Nobles home.  But I suppose they sent him away to
prevent him breeding and lowering the general competence of the population. --
Kinthira

Rockin Hardplace -- My, you certainly are large!  And a new face, what I could see of
it up there.  Welcome to Niania. -- Uethinria

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ARATIKI was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BYE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SEE YA was easily killed by ARENAMISTRESS VORA in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
GRUB was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
ROBOT CHICKEN was overpowered by GOOD GNUS in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
SKIDMARK BUG devastated KINTHIRA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
CHARLIE HORSE overpowered AMBEERDEXTROUS in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
SERPENT2 was devastated by I. M. WEASEL in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
HARKRANZ was overcome by GNU BOOK in a action packed 1 minute melee.
LORINDA vanquished FANG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FREDILILLA won victory over GNU I KNEW in a popular 1 minute duel.
BIG BIRD overpowered STUPID GNUS in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match.
UETHINRIA was subdued by MAUL ON WHEELS in a 3 minute match.
TOOTH PICK devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
GNU RECRUIT was subdued by FOGSTORM in a 3 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -   7 -  2      76  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  11 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        24 -  17 -  1      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  19 -  0      41  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  17 -  1      32  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -  13 -  0       7  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 557 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CHARLIE HORSE 4427         12   0  0  159 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
AIMED BLOW       GNU BOOK 5725              10   2  1  104 GNU TEAM (670)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603               24  23  0  100 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREDILILLA 5659            17  10  0   91 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              19  10  0   89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERPENT2 5684              10   3  1   88 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 FREDILILLA 5659.  The ten other most popular fighters were FOGSTORM 2935, GNU 
BOOK 5725, BIG BIRD 5703, GOOD GNUS 5724, SKIDMARK BUG 5711, CHARLIE HORSE 4427, I. 
M. WEASEL 4474, HARKRANZ 5658, LORINDA 5603, and UETHINRIA 5718.

The least popular fighter this week was GNU RECRUIT 5721.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SERPENT2 5684, KINTHIRA 5705, ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, BYE 5730, 
ARATIKI 2937, STUPID GNUS 5723, GNU I KNEW 5722, FANG 5697, GRUB 5729, and SEE YA 
5732.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LORINDA (2-5603) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
FREDILILLA (2-5659) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

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

AMBEERDEXTROUS (2-5618) 042909A (659)