DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/22/2011    Duedate: 09/03/2011

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-565

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

I. M. WEASEL
THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-4474) [18-1-2,226]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

I. M. WEASEL                   FORBIDDEN FRUIT
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           MISNOMERS (672)
(2-4474) [18-1-2,226]          (2-5762) [1-0-0,15]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KINTHIRA                       UETHINRIA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5705) [9-6-0,33]            (2-5718) [8-3-0,34]

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)        30
2. MISNOMERS (672)             28      THE FUNNY FARM (409)
3. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       22      Unchartered Team
4. THE RUNAROUND (381)          7
5. SERPENTS HOLD (664)          4      MISNOMERS (672)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*MISNOMERS (672)            2   0  0  100   1/ 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      9  3 0
 2/ 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     128  87  4 59.5   2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     6  9 0
 3/ 2 GNU TEAM (670)            45  44  5 50.6   3/ 3 THE RUNAROUND (381)       4  5 0
 4/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    851 893 24 48.8   4/ 5 GNU TEAM (670)            3  6 0
 5/ 3 THE RUNAROUND (381)       14  15  1 48.3   5/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       3  6 0
 6/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       44  51  1 46.3   6/ 0*MISNOMERS (672)           2  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

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 682): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 564): FANGS of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 687): THE SUN of BRIGHT (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 659): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 683): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 678): FAINTLY FRANNIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 286): ORSINIUS of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 671): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 672): HARBOR MASTER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 671): SPEEDO SMURF of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 639): IRINIA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 626): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 289): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 619): URCHIN of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 570): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 271): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 516): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 240): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 564): RUGEN THE JELLY FISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 682): BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 564): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 687): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 659): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 683): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 678): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 286): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 671): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 672): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 671): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 639): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 626): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 289): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 619): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 570): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 271): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 516): FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 240): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 564) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 681): LITTLE BEAR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, 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.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 657): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 683): GIDGET IMER of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 671): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
               (turn 670): TREMORS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 670): RUIN of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 289): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
                   (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): JUBHAL of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 515): RED HOOK of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 240): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, 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 FORBIDDEN 
FRUIT?  She actually beat THE GOLDEN FISH's RED LIZARD, and walked away with 15 more 
points from the fight.  Major screwup at GNU TEAM.  GNU I KNEW lost 3 points to BIG 
BIRD.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe GNU I KNEW will provide more easy wins... 
Apparently NIANIA isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought.  The 
Dreaded Duelmaster got 4 challenges this turn!  THE FUNNY FARM's hatred of SERPENTS 
HOLD surfaced again as I. M. WEASEL challenged NIANIA's top dog.  I can barely 
restrain my enthusiam for THE FUNNY FARM's outstanding member, Duelmaster I. M. 
WEASEL.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team 
is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  
NIANIA thinks THE GOLDEN FISH and their 851-893-24 is too much!  If at first you 
don't succeed, give up...  The bums at THE FUNNY FARM couldn't face the challenges 
from THE GOLDEN FISH!  No excuse for that!   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  So THE RUNAROUND sent PILSEN to the Dark Arena.  
Big deal.  Plenty more fighters where PILSEN came from.  Dime a dozen...  Now, 
Spyreporters...  And this week the Duelmaster--whoops!  GNU TEAM has one week left to 
avenge GNU BOOK's death by excessive hits on the part of BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM.  
Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  The 
end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I. M. WEASEL 4474            18   1  2   226       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG BIRD 5703                10   4  1   113       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-SERPENT2 5684                14   5  1   105       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 FANG 5697                    10   6  0    94       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   9  1    78       GNU TEAM (670)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728            6   4  0    53       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 STUPID GNUS 5723             10  10  0    45       GNU TEAM (670)
 MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           4   2  0    38       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 UETHINRIA 5718                8   3  0    34       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KINTHIRA 5705                 9   6  0    33       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 KORBRIZT HORON 5742           3   4  0    30       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 TOOTH PICK 2939               4   4  1    27       THE RUNAROUND (381)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STANISLOE DRELL 5743          3   4  1    21       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GNU RECRUIT 5721              2   9  0    15       GNU TEAM (670)
 FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762          1   0  0    15       MISNOMERS (672)
 POLISH CAVALRY 5761           1   0  0    13       MISNOMERS (672)
 RED LIZARD 5769               0   1  0     1       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 5767                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    STONE GOLEM           565  NONE
SEE YA 5768             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    ARENAMISTRESS VO      565  NONE
FOGSTORM 2935           3  2 0 THE RUNAROUND 381    STANISLOE DRELL 5743  561  REVENGED
PILSEN 5733             3  2 0 THE RUNAROUND 381    WURM KIN              565  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Buri -- Wow, some days we drop fast, but it's a surprise to see the Funny Farm
dropping faster.  Surely this can't last?  C'mon, we can't let these snakes and run-
arounders get ahead at our expense! -- Jorja, the Golden Fish

Big Bird -- Because I am a strong and noble warrior, and graduating, besides, I will
rise above the silly remarks made by Olaf Modeen.  I will raise a mug to your serious
point gain. -- Harkranz

You ever wonder about this "live subjects to practice on" thing?  What are WE, after
all? -- the gladiators at the Golden Fish, live and suffering from the practice of
others

Golden Fish -- Some days you're livelier than others. -- Jorja

Jorja -- Well, of course!  Who isn't? -- Harkranz, speaking for the Golden Fish

I resent and refute that "someone told me I'd have an easy kill."  I did not seek a
kill, easy or difficult, dammit.  Jorja would have my head on a pike if I sought a
kill.  I will sue for slander, or defamation of character, or something. -- Stanisloe
Drell

Ah, Sheldon was "narrowly killed" in the Dark Arena, and he was the most popular
gladiator this turn?  Must've been a lot of hostility against the Stone Golem, or
maybe it was appreciation of his (Sheldon's) strong fight to survive?  Too bad he
didn't make it. -- Harkranz, taking on the job of commentor

Tooth Pick -- Fair enough. -- Stanisloe Drell

Big Bird -- You certainly gave me the bird, and... it doesn't matter to me, now, so
why not, eh?  Good luck to you. -- Harkranz

Robot Chicken -- Huh, I got carried away with the idea of chicken salad, and you
really aren't suited to that, are you?  Maybe I should have a ham sandwich, instead.
-- Uethinria
P.S.  With guacamole.

Gnu Recruit -- Just looking at you, I think you're one for the lions.  You don't seem
likely to improve the breed of gnus. -- Kinthira

What I always find myself wondering is, why does anybody go out of their way to
capture an orc? -- Korbirzt Horon

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PILSEN was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SEE YA was butchered by ARENAMISTRESS VORA in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BYE was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
I. M. WEASEL overpowered FANG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
BIG BIRD overpowered GNU I KNEW in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STUPID GNUS bested TOOTH PICK in a 4 minute brawl.
ROBOT CHICKEN won victory over DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 3 minute fight.
MAUL ON WHEELS bested KINTHIRA in a 3 minute match.
UETHINRIA bested GNU RECRUIT in a popular 5 minute competition.
STANISLOE DRELL handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven melee.
KORBRIZT HORON vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT won victory over RED LIZARD in a 2 minute duel.
POLISH CAVALRY defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a tiresome 5 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -   2 -  1      90  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        16 -  16 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  17 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  24 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  28 -  2      22  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   7 -  0      22  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 565 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    1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  I. M. WEASEL 4474          18   1  2  226 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
LUNGING ATTACK   BIG BIRD 5703              10   4  1  113 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
AIMED BLOW       FANG 5697                  10   6  0   94 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
TOTAL PARRY      ROBOT CHICKEN 5728          6   4  0   53 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
WALL OF STEEL    MAUL ON WHEELS 2938         4   2  0   38 THE RUNAROUND (381)
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 UETHINRIA 5718.  The ten other most popular fighters were BYE 5767, I. M. WEASEL 
4474, FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762, RED LIZARD 5769, ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, MAUL ON WHEELS 2938, 
BIG BIRD 5703, GNU I KNEW 5722, KINTHIRA 5705, and STANISLOE DRELL 5743.

The least popular fighter this week was POLISH CAVALRY 5761.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GNU RECRUIT 5721, TOOTH PICK 2939, STUPID GNUS 5723, FANG 5697, 
SEE YA 5768, PILSEN 5733, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, STANISLOE DRELL 5743, KINTHIRA 5705, 
and GNU I KNEW 5722.