DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/11/2011    Duedate: 07/23/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-562

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHARLIE HORSE
THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-4427) [17-0-0,217]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHARLIE HORSE                  POSITION IS EMPTY
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           
(2-4427) [17-0-0,217]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARKRANZ                       HARKRANZ
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5658) [21-13-0,106]         (2-5658) [21-13-0,106]

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)        73
2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       42      THE FUNNY FARM (409)
3. 042909A (659)                0      Unchartered Team
4. THE RUNAROUND (381)          0
5. SERPENTS HOLD (664)         -9       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 042909A (659)             79  24  2 76.7   1/ 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     10  5 2
 2/ 2 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     119  84  4 58.6   2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    10  5 1
 3/ 3 GNU TEAM (670)            42  38  5 52.5   3/ 4 GNU TEAM (670)            4 11 0
 4- 5*THE RUNAROUND (381)       10  10  1 50.0   4- 3*THE RUNAROUND (381)       3  5 0
 5/ 6 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    845 884 24 48.9   5/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       2  8 0
 6/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       41  45  1 47.7   6- 6 042909A (659)             1  0 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                             THE ADM REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

The next ADM Regional Tournament will be held in the months of October/November 2011
and will be contested in the regular arenas during the late Summer months.

Q: What is the ADM Regional Tournament?
A: The ADM Regional Tournament is a competition where the best and brightest warriors
   from the ADM regionals compete for bragging rights and to see which region is the
   best!

Q: How does it work?
A: During the month of October, the warriors of each Regional Team will be temporarily
   moved to a special regional arena, where they will battle it out in a single
   elimination tournament.  The last warrior standing wins for his region.  (Learns,
   skills, and FE gained during the contest will not be permanent.)

   Results will be posted online during the months of October/November.

Q: How are teams determined?
A: There are 10 warrior slots given out to each team. The 10 Stylemasters of each
   regional arena during Saturday, October 15th will automatically qualify and be
   selected.

   To qualify for a Stylemaster position, you must have been active in the arena in 4
   of the prior 6 turns including the last one (2 of the last 3 for Crysalis).  (Thus,
   you'll want to activate your warriors before the week of July 23rd, to be safe.)

   Should a team not be able to qualify all 10 warriors, they may select wildcard
   entrants to fill those empty slots.  However, they must have at least 7 different
   styles represented AND no more than 2 of any style.  Should they not be able to
   meet this criteria, their team will be filled with NPCs.

   Each manager may only play for 1 region and may qualify no more than 3 warriors on
   a regional team.  They may play a 3rd warrior only if everyone else who wants to
   participate already has 2 and/or there is no other option.  A manager may not have
   more than 1 warrior of the same style on the regional team.

Q: What's a Regional Coordinator?
A: The Regional Coordinator is the unofficial "team captain":  They are in charge of
   putting together their team based on the rules, trying to make sure everyone is
   included and that any disputes are handled.  (For instance, if someone qualifies
   more than 2 warriors, the regional coordinator will work with that manager and
   determine which warriors will participate on the team, and then notify
   replacements, etc.)

   The Regional Coordinators are: Manager (Andorak), Buri(Darkholm), The Dark One
   (Free Blades), Crip (Crysalis), Master Darque (Unnamed No Tourney Arena), One Arm
   Bandit (Home Guard).  If you need to contact them, you can write a personal ad in
   the ADM arena, or send a diplo to them at:

                        Manager:        Superior Forces in DM 105
                        The Dark One:   Angels of Pain in DM 103
                        Buri:           Tackle Box in DM 104
                        One Arm Bandit: Sea Dogs in DM 101
                        Crip:           Royal Flush in DM 106
                        Master Darque:  Darque Ages in DM 81

Q: What does happen if someone qualifies more than 2 warriors?
A: That manager will be able to decide which 2 to send (or, if there are no other
   options, the manager may send 3--see above) and the next highest qualifying warrior
   will be able to take place of the warrior that doesn't get sent if it's an
   automatic spot.  It's definitely a good idea to communicate with your team
   coordinator and fellow teammates.  Remember, even though you are fighting for
   qualification spots, you all still want to put together a competitive team! (All
   of the captains treat this as an inclusive event so it's unlikely anyone will
   completely get left out in the cold.)

Q: What if my warriors are not in ADM regional?  Or, what if they are in the wrong
   ADM regional?
A: If your warriors are in 100, or are in the wrong region, and they haven't fought
   since the split, you can request to CSR to have them moved into the proper
   regional arena.

Q: Is there a prize?
A: Bragging rights!

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 679): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 684): SQUASH of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 656): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherolock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 680): PRIMUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 675): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 668): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 513): RED HOOK of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 561): KALIDOR of HYBORIA et al (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 679): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 684): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 656): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 680): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 675): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 283): THE MOTHERSHIP 017 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 668): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 513): FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): ARTIC FURY (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 561) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 656): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherolock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 675): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
               (turn 667): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
                           OPHELIA DELPHI of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail NIANIA!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  The THE GOLDEN FISH guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in 
the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, BIG 
BIRD fought GNU BOOK and gained 28 points and contributed to THE FUNNY FARM's 4-1-2.  
SERPENT2 has lost to HARKRANZ, falling 14 points, while helping make SERPENTS HOLD a 
0-4-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and CHARLIE HORSE 
remains NIANIA's top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster 
that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Jim's Tap Room?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the 042909A 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on NIANIA, what are you afraid of?  
And guess who avoided 042909A stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was THE FUNNY 
FARM.  Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was SERPENTS HOLD's 
warrior FANG.  More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  GNU TEAM has lost GOOD GNUS to the arena in the sky, but they don't 
seem to be worried.  What do you expect from 9-8-3?  Banners at half mast, warriors, 
GNU TEAM has lost GNU BOOK, and you might say all of NIANIA has felt the loss, except 
maybe THE FUNNY FARM.  THE FUNNY FARM, with any luck GNU TEAM will successfully 
bloodfeud I. M. WEASEL for killing such a warrior as GOOD GNUS.  Have a little 
decency, will ya?  This is the stuff legends are made of.  BIG BIRD has killed GNU 
BOOK, a 11-6-1 warrior of GNU TEAM.  I hear THE FUNNY FARM welcomes a bloodfeud 
challenge.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or 
hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in NIANIA and I've a long road 
ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHARLIE HORSE 4427           17   0  0   217       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I. M. WEASEL 4474            15   1  2   195       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 HARKRANZ 5658                21  13  0   106       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SERPENT2 5684                13   5  1    93       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG BIRD 5703                 8   3  1    90       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 FANG 5697                     8   5  0    89       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 GNU I KNEW 5722              11   6  1    85       GNU TEAM (670)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SKIDMARK BUG 5711             3   3  0    46       042909A (659)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KINTHIRA 5705                 8   4  0    35       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UETHINRIA 5718                6   2  0    33       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 STUPID GNUS 5723              7  10  0    31       GNU TEAM (670)
 STANISLOE DRELL 5743          2   2  1    28       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           3   1  0    27       THE RUNAROUND (381)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728            3   4  0    21       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 KORBRIZT HORON 5742           1   3  0    17       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-TOOTH PICK 2939               3   2  1    16       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 GNU RECRUIT 5721              2   6  0    12       GNU TEAM (670)
-PILSEN 5733                   1   1  0     4       THE RUNAROUND (381)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GNU BOOK 5725          11  6 1 GNU TEAM 670         BIG BIRD 5703         562   
GOOD GNUS 5724          9  8 3 GNU TEAM 670         I. M. WEASEL 4474     562   
BYE 5749                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    SHEWISH GIANT         562  NONE
KRUK 5745               0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    MOUNTAIN TROLL        562  NONE
SLUG 5750               0  1 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   STONE GOLEM           562  NONE
FOGSTORM 2935           3  2 0 THE RUNAROUND 381    STANISLOE DRELL 5743  561   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I.M. Weasel -- Darned dwarf!  Weasel is right!  No wonder the fans loved me even
though I lost. -- Harkranz
P.S.  Yes, yes, I know the arena steward claims that my popularity only "marginally"
increased, but he hates to admit that I'm popular.  Jealous, you know.

Robot Chicken -- What a horrid concept!  What kind of chicken soup would a robot
make?  Or fried....  No, a robot chicken is an offense to Nature.  I'm sure of it. --
Kinthira

Tooth Pick -- You're almost (but only almost) easy, so long as I keep my mouth shut
during the fight. -- Uethinria

Maul on Wheels -- I'm getting really good at losing.  Might be time for me to try
some NEW stuff, like winning.  But the Handicapper and the Match-Up Gods are against
me. -- Korbrizt Horon

Ghost of Fogstorm -- That seems almost impossible.  I certainly never expected or
tried for it. -- Stansiloe Drell

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KRUK was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BYE was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
SLUG was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute gory Dark Arena match.
CHARLIE HORSE vanquished FANG in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
SERPENT2 was defeated by HARKRANZ in a 2 minute fight.
I. M. WEASEL murdered GOOD GNUS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
GNU BOOK was slaughtered by BIG BIRD in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
GNU I KNEW viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gory competition.
UETHINRIA was overcome by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 1 minute melee.
KINTHIRA viciously subdued STUPID GNUS in a 2 minute gory duel.
GNU RECRUIT was vanquished by ROBOT CHICKEN in a slow 10 minute brutal one-sided duel.
KORBRIZT HORON unbelievably bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's bout.
STANISLOE DRELL subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute amateur's competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -   3 -  2      88  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        19 -  19 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  20 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  16 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  24 -  2      27  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -  10 -  0      17  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 562 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CHARLIE HORSE 4427         17   0  0  217 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARKRANZ 5658              21  13  0  106 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERPENT2 5684              13   5  1   93 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
AIMED BLOW       FANG 5697                   8   5  0   89 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KINTHIRA 5705               8   4  0   35 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
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 HARKRANZ 5658.  The ten other most popular fighters were SLUG 5750, GNU I KNEW 
5722, SERPENT2 5684, KINTHIRA 5705, STANISLOE DRELL 5743, CHARLIE HORSE 4427, I. M. 
WEASEL 4474, BIG BIRD 5703, UETHINRIA 5718, and KORBRIZT HORON 5742.

The least popular fighter this week was GNU RECRUIT 5721.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, FANG 5697, BYE 5749, STUPID GNUS 5723, GNU 
BOOK 5725, GOOD GNUS 5724, KRUK 5745, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, UETHINRIA 5718, and BIG 
BIRD 5703.

               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.  

                          THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A               
                   BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME 
                       COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM        
                          EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR               
                           NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE                 
                          PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING               

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes