DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/16/2011    Duedate: 05/28/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-558

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHARLIE HORSE
THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-4427) [13-0-0,173]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHARLIE HORSE                  POSITION IS EMPTY
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           
(2-4427) [13-0-0,173]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARKRANZ                       KINTHIRA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5658) [19-11-0,74]          (2-5705) [5-3-0,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE FUNNY FARM (409)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS HOLD (664)         57
2. GNU TEAM (670)              25      042909A (659)
3. THE FUNNY FARM (409)        25      Unchartered Team
4. OUTTA PHASE (669)            0
5. THE RUNAROUND (381)          0      WASTED MONEY (438)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 042909A (659)             77  24  2 76.2   1/ 2 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      9  6 0
 2/ 2 GNU TEAM (670)            36  24  5 60.0   2/ 1 GNU TEAM (670)            8  7 1
 3- 3*OUTTA PHASE (669)          3   2  0 60.0   3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     6  9 0
 4/ 4 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     105  78  2 57.4   4- 4*THE RUNAROUND (381)       3  1 0
 5- 5*THE RUNAROUND (381)        5   4  1 55.6   5- 6*OUTTA PHASE (669)         3  2 0
 6/ 6 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       38  33  1 53.5   6/ 5 042909A (659)             2  2 0
 7/ 7 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    834 875 23 48.8   7/ 7 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       2 12 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 675): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 680): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 652): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 676): BALISONG of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 671): SWIVEL of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): PAULA of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 664): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 665): MESHACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 664): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 632): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 612): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 563): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, 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 509): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 557): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 675): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 680): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 652): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 676): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 671): TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 664): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 665): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 664): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 632): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 612): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 563): SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 509): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 557) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): HONESTY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): LORINDA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
                           FREDILILLA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 556): AMBEERDEXTROUS of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 652): RED HAMMER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 671): SWIVEL of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
                            STUMP JUMPER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
                (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 678): BARILOCHE of SENTINELS (Nomad, 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.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of NIANIA.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  GNU TEAM?  Who?  THE 
FUNNY FARM is the top team these days, buddies!  Practice pays for FANG, who 
pummelled LORINDA, to pocket 28 points.  A certain someone should cut down on the 
drinking and practice more, after losing 15 points to GNU I KNEW.  (Discrete enough, 
HARKRANZ?) Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by GNU BOOK, of GNU 
TEAM, who despite a 10-3-1 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.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Perhaps the warriors of GNU TEAM should take up 
some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  The warriors of GNU TEAM found 
their efforts at combat frustrated as THE FUNNY FARM apparently had more important 
things to do than fight.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Justice was served as I. M. WEASEL fought GOOD GNUS in bloodfeud.  Well done, THE 
FUNNY FARM!  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be 
wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in NIANIA is the highlight of my life.  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                  
 CHARLIE HORSE 4427           13   0  0   173       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I. M. WEASEL 4474            11   1  1   137       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 SERPENT2 5684                11   3  1   104       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 FANG 5697                     7   2  0    97       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 GNU BOOK 5725                10   3  1    93       GNU TEAM (670)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GNU I KNEW 5722               9   4  1    89       GNU TEAM (670)
-THE BUNNY GOD 5631            6   0  0    84       042909A (659)
 GOOD GNUS 5724                9   4  3    82       GNU TEAM (670)
 HARKRANZ 5658                19  11  0    74       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG BIRD 5703                 5   2  0    42       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STUPID GNUS 5723              5   8  0    26       GNU TEAM (670)
 SKIDMARK BUG 5711             1   3  0    24       042909A (659)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FOGSTORM 2935                 2   0  0    22       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 KINTHIRA 5705                 5   3  0    18       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 UETHINRIA 5718                3   1  0    16       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TOOTH PICK 2939               2   0  1    16       THE RUNAROUND (381)
-MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           1   0  0    15       THE RUNAROUND (381)
-METAROMANCE 5714              1   0  0    13       OUTTA PHASE (669)
 GNU RECRUIT 5721              1   3  0    13       GNU TEAM (670)
-JUXTAPOSER 5717               1   0  0     6       OUTTA PHASE (669)
-OZMOSIS 5715                  1   0  0     3       OUTTA PHASE (669)
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728            0   3  0     3       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?
BYE 5735                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    WURM KIN              558  NONE
CAM 5731                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    HIGH ELF              558  NONE
SEE YA 5736             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    HIGH ELF              558  NONE
DUCK DODGERS 5324       4  2 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   GOOD GNUS 5724        556  JUST REVENGED
SEED 5734               0  1 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   WURM KIN              558  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oh, cheese!  They vote us popular and favorite and kick us OUT?  Is this any way to
run a railroad? -- Lorinda and Fredililla

If Niania is such a "maze of contention and crossed blades" as Zontani makes out, six
deaths in duels would be quite possible, though probably not all in the arena--
there's a meadow just outside town that gets a lot of action just after dawn.  I
wonder in what fashion the city will perish?  Fire or flood, earthquake, plague, a
sudden and sourceless surge of barbarian hordes...?  And how "the city" will be
defined for the purpose of perishment:  just the city core around the main plaza, or
all the way out to the city limits, or maybe including a lot of the hinterland as
well?

Hmm, four in the Dark Arena, so it only needs two "civil" duels-to-the-death, and
we're done for!

Skidmark Bug -- Well, um, okay.  Although I will say that the Commission calling the
match "uneven" is the outside of enough!  At least if they mean our starting
experience.  You have a TV, after all (congratulations), which means you must have as
much FE as I do, just hidden.  Probably as much WINNING FE as I do.  (pause to check
previous newsletter)  Right, you do, 10-3.  Of course, when the fight got underway,it
was clear that it WAS uneven--in your favor!  Good fight, I guess. -- Kinthira
P.S.  You could've taught me more than one skill.

Gnu Book -- Damn straight I was "overcome" by you.  What is that language it's
written in?  At first glance, it seems like ordinary speech, but a closer look shows
it to be in some kind of weird code.  I don't do codes, weird or otherwise. --
Harkranz

Fang -- Do you suppose this means I'm an ungrateful child?  My parents never said
that, but I seem to be sharper than a serpent's tooth. -- Lorinda

Gnu I Knew -- I don't know any gnus, or want to. -- Fredililla

Maul on Wheels -- Wow, I didn't know anyone was allowed to bring a CHARIOT into the
arena!  That's... different.  I really didn't know what to make of it, and that was
even BEFORE you ran me down. -- Uethinria

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CAM was butchered by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
BYE was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
SEE YA was murdered by HIGH ELF in a action packed 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SEED was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
I. M. WEASEL overpowered GOOD GNUS in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud match.
SKIDMARK BUG was vanquished by BIG BIRD in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CHARLIE HORSE overpowered GNU BOOK in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
FREDILILLA was overpowered by SERPENT2 in a 1 minute uneven melee.
LORINDA was vanquished by FANG in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HARKRANZ was defeated by GNU I KNEW in a action packed 1 minute duel.
KINTHIRA was luckily beaten by STUPID GNUS in a exciting 5 minute fight.
GNU RECRUIT unbelievably bested ROBOT CHICKEN in a tiresome 9 minute novice's bout.
UETHINRIA devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -   6 -  2      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  12 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        24 -  18 -  1      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  20 -  0      35  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   6 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  20 -  1      26  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -  14 -  0      18  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 558 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    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  4         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CHARLIE HORSE 4427         13   0  0  173 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERPENT2 5684              11   3  1  104 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
AIMED BLOW       FANG 5697                   7   2  0   97 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
STRIKING ATTACK  GOOD GNUS 5724              9   4  3   82 GNU TEAM (670)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HARKRANZ 5658.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KINTHIRA 5705.  The ten other most popular fighters were GNU I KNEW 5722, I. M. 
WEASEL 4474, FANG 5697, HARKRANZ 5658, BIG BIRD 5703, SERPENT2 5684, UETHINRIA 5718, 
CAM 5731, SEE YA 5736, and GOOD GNUS 5724.

The least popular fighter this week was GNU RECRUIT 5721.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, GNU BOOK 5725, SKIDMARK BUG 5711, SEED 
5734, BYE 5735, STUPID GNUS 5723, CHARLIE HORSE 4427, GOOD GNUS 5724, SEE YA 5736, 
and CAM 5731.

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

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