DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/08/2011    Duedate: 08/20/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-564

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FANG
SERPENTS HOLD (664)
(2-5697) [10-5-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

I. M. WEASEL                   TOOTH PICK
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           THE RUNAROUND (381)
(2-4474) [17-1-2,212]          (2-2939) [4-3-1,28]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KINTHIRA                       KINTHIRA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5705) [9-5-0,33]            (2-5705) [9-5-0,33]

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)         37
2. THE RUNAROUND (381)         29      THE FUNNY FARM (409)
3. GNU TEAM (670)               2      Unchartered Team
4. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)      -33
5. THE FUNNY FARM (409)       -91      THE RUNAROUND (381)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     125  87  4 59.0   1/ 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     10  4 2
 2/ 3 GNU TEAM (670)            44  42  5 51.2   2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     7  8 0
 3/ 4*THE RUNAROUND (381)       13  13  1 50.0   3/ 5*THE RUNAROUND (381)       3  3 0
 4/ 6 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    848 891 24 48.8   4/ 3 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       3  7 0
 5/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       44  48  1 47.8   5/ 4 GNU TEAM (670)            3  8 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 681): LITTLE BEAR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 563): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 686): SQUASH of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 658): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 682): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 677): ELMINOTH of REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 685): REDONDO RHONDA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 670): TREMORS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 671): CHATROOMMATE of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 670): RUIN of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 638): IRINIA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 625): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 618): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 569): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 270): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 263): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 515): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 239): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 563): RUGEN THE JELLY FISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 681): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 563): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 686): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 658): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 682): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 677): RED BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 285): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 670): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 671): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 670): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 637): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 625): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 618): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 569): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 270): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 263): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 515): FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 239): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 563) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 681): LITTLE BEAR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
                (turn 680): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
                            WAELGAEST of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 563): HARKRANZ of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
                           EDWARD O'HARE of MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 686): SQUASH of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
              (turn 685): WHIRLING INSELBERG of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 657): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 681): PRIMUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
                           BALISONG of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 670): TREMORS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 670): DESTITUTE NOBLE of GET OUTTA MY WAY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 670): RUIN of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 637): BOARDSLIDE of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 618): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
               (turn 617): RODEKILL of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 569): JUBHAL of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 515): RED HOOK of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome NIANIA.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with BIG BIRD?  He 
actually beat THE GOLDEN FISH's HARKRANZ, and walked away with 23 more points from 
the fight.  Laughs were big at THE FUNNY FARM while they watched BIG BIRD clobber 
HARKRANZ.  He lost 18 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  
See how the Duelmaster challenged SERPENTS HOLD's FANG?  That sort of initiative is 
how he got where he is now.  I'm sure NIANIA is excited about FANG, the new 
Duelmaster from SERPENTS HOLD.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I 
have...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team 
is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  NIANIA thinks SERPENTS HOLD 
and their 44-48-1 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  In my day, 
no team with a 43-45-1 would scare me off!  What's the problem, THE FUNNY FARM?  How 
well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, STUPID GNUS!  Don't 
make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.   
     Warriors of NIANIA unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Someone told 
STANISLOE DRELL that THE RUNAROUND never Bloodfeuded, that he'd have an easy kill.  
Well, I'm sure whoever misled you is right sorry.  Here's some advice:  study your 
opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  NIANIA is 
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FANG 5697                    10   5  0   111       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I. M. WEASEL 4474            17   1  2   212       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 BIG BIRD 5703                 9   4  1   106       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-SERPENT2 5684                14   5  1   105       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 CHARLIE HORSE 4427           18   1  0    92       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GNU I KNEW 5722              11   8  1    81       GNU TEAM (670)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728            5   4  0    44       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 STUPID GNUS 5723              9  10  0    43       GNU TEAM (670)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KINTHIRA 5705                 9   5  0    33       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 UETHINRIA 5718                7   3  0    30       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 TOOTH PICK 2939               4   3  1    28       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           3   2  0    27       THE RUNAROUND (381)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORBRIZT HORON 5742           2   4  0    23       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 PILSEN 5733                   3   1  0    21       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 GNU RECRUIT 5721              2   8  0    14       GNU TEAM (670)
 STANISLOE DRELL 5743          2   4  1    11       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

'-' 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 5764                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    CLARENCE S. VOLE      564  NONE
SEE YA 5765             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    MOUNTAIN TROLL        564  NONE
SHELDON 5748            0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    STONE GOLEM           564  NONE
EYE DROPPINGS 5737      0  1 0 THE RUNAROUND 381    MOUNTAIN TROLL        564  NONE
FOGSTORM 2935           3  2 0 THE RUNAROUND 381    STANISLOE DRELL 5743  561  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hmm, Big Bird versus Robot Chicken... sounds like a great match to me.  Will we see
it, do you suppose? -- Jorja, idly skimming through the newsletter

No challenges, no avoids?  C'mon, the heat can't be THAT bad!  Although now that I
think about it, maybe it can....

Robot Chicken -- That was soup?  I thought it was dirty dishwater. -- Kinthira

Our congratulations to Edward O'Hare, even though we haven't seen him around here
lately. -- Jorja and the Golden Fish
P.S.  Hmm, I see him in the tourney reports, 12-7 in the arena, 11-3 in the tourney.
A salute for the TV, and it looks like it was the tourney FE that pushed him over the
line.  Well, good going.

Plus, we salute all the other tourney participants, too. -- Jorja and the Golden Fish

Charlie Horse -- I wouldn't've minded a win, but I *really* liked getting that
rating.  My guess is that the rating is what pushed me over.  Thanks. -- Harkranz
P.S.  Details on request, although some of it is enough to make me weep.  Small
shield?  Puh-LEEZE!

Stupid Gnus -- Too stupid to know when you'd lost, I suppose.  Drat. -- Kinthira

Robot Chicken -- I'd really like you to go after Big Bird, or vice versa.  Fight
amongst yourselves.  That would be funny out on the farm! -- Stanisloe Drell

Tooth Pick -- I could help it, when I get nervous, I clench my teeth.  And if you're
in the way, you get bitten. -- Uethinria

Oh, a Thief.  Bah. -- Korbrizt Horon

13 July 11
                                   Announcing!

          The No-Tourney ADM arena will be opening for business on the
          first of August of this year!
     It will be ADM Arena #107, making use of that idle installation down at Lirin
Kiv.  If the managers involved in this arena wish to rename it, suggestions will be
entertained through the months of August and September.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

EYE DROPPINGS was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SEE YA was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
BYE was easily killed by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
SHELDON was narrowly killed by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
TOOTH PICK overpowered STANISLOE DRELL in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
CHARLIE HORSE was bested by FANG in a action packed 1 minute Challenge Title brawl.
MAUL ON WHEELS was defeated by STUPID GNUS in a 4 minute Challenge struggle.
HARKRANZ was overpowered by BIG BIRD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
I. M. WEASEL overpowered GNU I KNEW in a 1 minute uneven melee.
UETHINRIA lost to ROBOT CHICKEN in a 1 minute duel.
KINTHIRA won victory over GNU RECRUIT in a action packed 3 minute fight.
KORBRIZT HORON lost to CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
PILSEN handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -   3 -  1      87  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        17 -  17 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  22 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  27 -  2      23  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 564 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      2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       FANG 5697                  10   5  0  111 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
SLASHING ATTACK  I. M. WEASEL 4474          17   1  2  212 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
LUNGING ATTACK   BIG BIRD 5703               9   4  1  106 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
TOTAL PARRY      ROBOT CHICKEN 5728          5   4  0   44 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KINTHIRA 5705.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SHELDON 5748.  The ten other most popular fighters were KINTHIRA 5705, EYE 
DROPPINGS 5737, FANG 5697, MAUL ON WHEELS 2938, CHARLIE HORSE 4427, TOOTH PICK 2939, 
BIG BIRD 5703, I. M. WEASEL 4474, ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, and KORBRIZT HORON 5742.

The least popular fighter this week was PILSEN 5733.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GNU RECRUIT 5721, GNU I KNEW 5722, STUPID GNUS 5723, STANISLOE DRELL 
5743, BYE 5764, SEE YA 5765, UETHINRIA 5718, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, 
and I. M. WEASEL 4474.

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

EDWARD O'HARE (2-5461) MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
HARKRANZ (2-5658) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, census forms will be provided for warriors by request only, effective 
immediately.  Managers may register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by 
simply writing them on a separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  
For any questions, please contact the Gladiatorial Commission.