DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/20/2012    Duedate: 03/03/2012

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-578

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SKIDMARK BUG
042909A (659)
(2-5711) [13-3-0,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SKIDMARK BUG                   FORBIDDEN FRUIT
042909A (659)                  MISNOMERS (672)
(2-5711) [13-3-0,144]          (2-5762) [5-0-0,58]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KINTHIRA                       STARVING FACE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE RUNAROUND (381)
(2-5705) [17-11-0,74]          (2-5751) [3-5-0,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HAMOI TONG (469)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HAMOI TONG (469)            50
2. 042909A (659)               15      042909A (659)
3. MISNOMERS (672)             11      Unchartered Team
4. THE FUNNY FARM (409)         5
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)           10   1  0 90.9   1/ 2 HAMOI TONG (469)          9  6 1
 2/ 1 042909A (659)             89  24  2 78.8   2/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     7  8 0
 3/ 2 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     146 108  6 57.5   3/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       6  4 0
 4/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    882 927 24 48.8   4/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      6  6 0
 5/ 5 HAMOI TONG (469)          59  64  5 48.0   5/ 4 GNU TEAM (670)            4  8 0
 6/ 4 GNU TEAM (670)            71  79  6 47.3   6/ 6 042909A (659)             3  0 0
 7/ 6 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       55  63  1 46.6   7/ 0*MISNOMERS (672)           2  0 0
 8/ 7 THE RUNAROUND (381)       26  32  2 44.8   8/ 8*BLADES OF STEEL (668)     1  3 0
 9/ 9*BLADES OF STEEL (668)      1   5  0 16.7   9/ 7 THE RUNAROUND (381)       1  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 695): DIONNE of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 577): SERPENT2 of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 700): SALDORINIVAN KIRO of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 672): BRAVE 1 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 696): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 691): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 699): EILEEN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 684): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 685): BABY ON BOARD of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 684): ROLISTON of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 650): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 639): KORGOTH of BARBARIA (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 295): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 632): HENDRIX of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 583): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 277): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 270): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 529): INFERNO of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 246): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 577): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 695): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 577): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 700): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 672): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 696): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 691): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Saucy Jack, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 699): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 684): ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 685): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 684): THE BOWLS (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 650): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 639): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 295): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 632): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 583): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 277): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 270): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 529): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 246): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 577) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 577): SERPENT2 of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 696): KELLY of CASSEY'S CREW (Dartor, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 690): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 684): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
               (turn 683): CENSORSHIP of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 684): CHATROOMMATE of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 684): ROLISTON of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 650): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 632): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
               (turn 631): URCHIN of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 670): LORD FOUL of BLOODGUARD (Sigird Fafnisbane, mgr.)
              (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
                          FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  HAMOI 
TONG now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it.  HAMOI TONG is no 
joke as it posted a 4-1-1 week advancing from 2nd place to 1st place.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for TASAIO, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing GNU I KNEW 
like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk 
out on the sands.  GRAPE APE was overcame by GNUTON and drops 16 points.  What does 
the Duelmaster and Piltdown Man have in common?  They are both the most challenged 
apes in human history!  Heyheyhey!  In front of all the crowds, SKIDMARK BUG took the 
Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give the bum two weeks.  Advice to bashers--never 
force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.  And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't 
avoid THE FUNNY FARM, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does NIANIA really have that many 
liars?  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch HAMOI TONG's act in the arena.  Those 
acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from THE FUNNY FARM.  In a touching 
display by a 'touched' warrior, ROBOT CHICKEN went after STUPID GNUS, who was higher 
by 24 points.  Well, when the dust settled, ROBOT CHICKEN beat STUPID GNUS.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Well, the arena is no place for slow 
learners (and hopefully T.P.s) and JIRO demonstrated that very violently on RED 
LIZARD's body.  Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit and will may encounter 
problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, there's the manager of the NIANIA giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  
Good luck in next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been 
real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKIDMARK BUG 5711            13   3  0   144       042909A (659)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TASAIO 4055                  12   8  1   106       HAMOI TONG (469)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAKTIRI 4118                10   6  1    89       HAMOI TONG (469)
 GNU I KNEW 5722              18  15  1    84       GNU TEAM (670)
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728           11   8  0    75       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 KINTHIRA 5705                17  11  0    74       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STUPID GNUS 5723             16  17  0    65       GNU TEAM (670)
 RATTLER 5766                  6   2  0    65       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762          5   0  0    58       MISNOMERS (672)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POLISH CAVALRY 5761           5   1  0    54       MISNOMERS (672)
-MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           6   4  0    50       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 GHUDA III 5786                6   2  0    47       HAMOI TONG (469)
 GNUTON 5770                   7   6  0    42       GNU TEAM (670)
 PAPEWAIO 4124                11   4  0    41       HAMOI TONG (469)
 JIRO 5785                     5   3  1    41       HAMOI TONG (469)
 KESTRALINE 5783               7   4  0    39       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GNU RECRUIT 5721              7  17  0    39       GNU TEAM (670)
 KORBRIZT HORON 5742           7  13  0    34       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRAPE APE 5790                4   3  0    30       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STARVING FACE 5751            3   5  0    29       THE RUNAROUND (381)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ARCHED EYELID 5775            4   1  0    21       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 ELINTERRI 5794                2   3  0    21       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-THE LIZARD KING 5763          1   1  0    20       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 CHANCE 5780                   2   0  0    15       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
-SCRAT 5793                    1   0  0    10       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-EAU DE PERE 5789              1   4  0     7       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 CLOUD 5691                    0   2  0     6       BLADES OF STEEL (668)
 GHOST 5693                    1   1  0     5       BLADES OF STEEL (668)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GNUMA GNUMA 5771        1  8 1 GNU TEAM 670         BLINK 5548            574  REVENGED
BYE 5816                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664    DARK CHAMPION         578  NONE
CHOW 5817               0  1 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409   HIGH ELF              578  NONE
RED LIZARD 5769         6  8 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  JIRO 5785             578   
TOOTH PICK 2939         6  6 2 THE RUNAROUND 381    CHAKTIRI 4118         574  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Niania -- What shame!!  1-4.  I'm almost too embarassed to let my warriors out of
their pen for the next round of fights.  But they are starting to smell.... -- Froot
E. Bowl

Skidmark Bug -- How the heck did you manage to make it through my halbard hits?  You
are one tough Bug!  (Forgive me if I try this challenge again sometime, though.) --
Tasaio

Kestraline -- Every once in a while I get a hit in.  Usually I sit like a big lump of
metal, but I don't know what got into me this time. -- Papewaio

     Dark Root.  It makes gladiators more aggressive.  The Commission has not yet
     developed tests to discover it.

Stupid Gnus -- For a stupid guy, you fought pretty smart in this one.  Good one! --
Chaktiri

Rattler -- Evidently I didn't bribe the right person to ensure that this matchup
didn't happen. -- Jiro

Grape Ape -- Nice job taking a few hits and turning the fight on me! -- The fighter
formally known as Ghuda (I have to win before I get my name back according to Mr.
Bowl)

Jiro -- Ask Jorja that.  SHE is the one decided I would be CALLED "red," and then got
carried away with it.  And at that, I'm luckier than some of her gladiators on other
teams.  I heard about some guy with the arena name of "Hardwood," and next thing you
know, people are chopping him up for firewood.  There IS such a thing as carrying a
metaphor too far, but how do you tell your manager that? -- Red Lizard, using plenty
of moisturizer to avoid becoming scaly

Our congratulations to Serpent2. -- Jorja and the Golden Fish

Papewaio -- At least you aren't a snake.  I really don't like snakes. -- Kestraline

Listen, the Veteran Mercenary can take it, and I *really* needed to do "savage" to
somebody. -- Kinthira

Arched Eyelid -- Are you sure it isn't just a tick? -- Korbrizt Horon
P.S.  Horrible though the thought of a tick on an eyelid is.

The Lizard King -- What else could I do?  There were important identity issues at
stake here. -- Red Lizard

Ah, Beggars.  I really like Beggars, and the more Persistent the better. -- Elinterri

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHOW was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BYE was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
TASAIO demolished GNU I KNEW in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge melee.
CHAKTIRI bested KINTHIRA in a popular 1 minute Challenge contest.
ROBOT CHICKEN savagely defeated STUPID GNUS in a 12 minute master's Challenge match.
GHUDA III overpowered KORBRIZT HORON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
PAPEWAIO was devastated by RATTLER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
JIRO viciously butchered RED LIZARD in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
SERPENT2 was vanquished by SKIDMARK BUG in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
KESTRALINE was defeated by FORBIDDEN FRUIT in a 2 minute fight.
GNU RECRUIT beat STARVING FACE in a popular 6 minute melee.
GRAPE APE was defeated by GNUTON in a 2 minute brutal match.
POLISH CAVALRY unbelievably bested DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 4 minute conflict.
CHANCE bested GHOST in a 1 minute novice's battle.
CLOUD was viciously subdued by ELINTERRI in a 3 minute bloody amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   6 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  20 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    23 -  21 -  1      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  34 -  1      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   4 -  1      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         AIMED BLOW         4 -   9 -  0      31  |

Turn 578 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:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  8         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      SKIDMARK BUG 5711          13   3  0  144 042909A (659)
BASHING ATTACK   TASAIO 4055                12   8  1  106 HAMOI TONG (469)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHAKTIRI 4118              10   6  1   89 HAMOI TONG (469)
TOTAL PARRY      ROBOT CHICKEN 5728         11   8  0   75 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KINTHIRA 5705              17  11  0   74 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  RATTLER 5766                6   2  0   65 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
AIMED BLOW       FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762        5   0  0   58 MISNOMERS (672)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     JIRO 5785                   5   3  1   41 HAMOI TONG (469)
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 STARVING FACE 5751.  The ten other most popular fighters were TASAIO 4055, 
CHAKTIRI 4118, RATTLER 5766, FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762, GNUTON 5770, ELINTERRI 5794, 
KINTHIRA 5705, GHUDA III 5786, JIRO 5785, and SKIDMARK BUG 5711.

The least popular fighter this week was STUPID GNUS 5723.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, POLISH CAVALRY 5761, GNU RECRUIT 5721, RED 
LIZARD 5769, PAPEWAIO 4124, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, CHOW 5817, CLOUD 5691, GHOST 5693, 
and GRAPE APE 5790.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SKIDMARK BUG (2-5711) 042909A (659)
GNU I KNEW (2-5722) GNU TEAM (670)

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

SERPENT2 (2-5684) SERPENTS HOLD (664)

               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. 

                             AXIOM (11-3918) ERRATA (372) 
                     MACHETE MOUSE (82-4566) MAMMAL MILITIA (616) 
                 GONE TO GEORGIA (82-28596) STREET PIZZAD XXI (4657) 
                         ROOT (82-31537) 4 LETTER BEER (5196) 
                         SMOOTH (82-33235) TRANSITIONS (5487) 
                   YELLOW DEUCE COUPE (82-33317) COLOR TUNES (5502) 
                         ROOM 282 (82-33685) TEMPE -05 (5575) 
                    UGAMUGGAH (82-41228) STREET PIZZAD XXII (5040) 
                   TOUCHE' TURTLE (82-44789) KILLER KARTOONS (7535) 
                   MIDSIZE WHOOPER (82-47794) COOL NAMES 22 (8035) 
                  DAVID WAYBUR (84-5954) MEDAL OF HONOR F3 II (1124) 
                      RODEO CLOWN (84-11743) TOUGHER GUYS (2136) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes