DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/20/2012    Duedate: 09/01/2012

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-591

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE LIZARD KING
THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-5763) [6-5-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE LIZARD KING                ORANGE
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           COLORS (681)
(2-5763) [6-5-0,106]           (2-5897) [1-0-1,14]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KINTHIRA                       WILE E COYOTE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-5705) [22-19-0,103]         (2-5821) [6-2-0,47]

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)        63
2. COLORS (681)                42      MISNOMERS (672)
3. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       24      Unchartered Team
4. DRAGONS (679)                0
5. HAMOI TONG (469)             0      COLORS (681)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MISNOMERS (672)           22   9  0 71.0   1/ 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     12  3 0
 2/ 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     171 133  9 56.3   2/ 2 MISNOMERS (672)           4  2 0
 3- 4 HAMOI TONG (469)          95  82  5 53.7   3- 3 HAMOI TONG (469)          3  2 0
 4/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    906 968 24 48.3   4- 5 DRAGONS (679)             2  1 0
 5/ 0*COLORS (681)               2   3  1 40.0   5/ 0*COLORS (681)              2  3 1
 6- 6 DRAGONS (679)              5  17  2 22.7   6/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     2 13 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 708): RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 590): POLISH CAVALRY of MISNOMERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 713): PERCIATELLI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 685): KID KOALA of COLLEGE RADIO #4 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 709): TIK-TOK of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 704): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 712): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 697): SKYHAWK of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 698): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 697): COLD SHOT of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 663): CHESTER GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 652): BASKERVILLE PIG of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 302): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 645): WHERETHEHECKISTAN of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 596): MANNY LEHMAN of PANSY DIVISION (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 284): HARAZIM KOREH of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 277): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 542): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 253): FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYERS (Assurnasirbanipal)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 590): SMELL CAREFULLY of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 708): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 590): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 713): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 685): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 709): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 704): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 712): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 697): FEARSOME FIVESOME (?, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 698): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 697): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 663): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 652): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 302): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 645): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 596): PANSY DIVISION (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 284): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 277): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 542): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 253): BASH BROS CABLE (Asssurnasirbanipal, mgr>)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 590) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 713): PERCIATELLI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 708): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 712): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
               (turn 711): DEBBY of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 697): SKYHAWK of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 697): COLD SHOT of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
               (turn 696): RAZE of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 596): MANNY LEHMAN of PANSY DIVISION (Floyd, mgr.)
                             GALDOR O'HARE of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCDAR (turn 289): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 541): INFERNO of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of NIANIA!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  PIGSKIN caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested KORBRIZT HORON and was awarded 25 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, KINTHIRA put down 
FORBIDDEN FRUIT, causing her to lose 7 points of recognition in the process.  This 
time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper.  All hail THE LIZARD KING, Duelmaster 
of NIANIA!  Would you believe that over half of the old women in NIANIA seem to feel 
that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city NIANIA.  NIANIA, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the names of thy 
guilds is HAMOI TONG, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels.  
Apparently the stalwarts of MISNOMERS are catching the bulk of jests down at the 
challenging board for their large share of the avoids.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears 
arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms 
no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE LIZARD KING 5763          6   5  0   106       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KINTHIRA 5705                22  19  0   103       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-GHUDA III 5786               13   6  0    94       HAMOI TONG (469)
 ROBOT CHICKEN 5728           17  14  0    92       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PAPEWAIO 4124                19   7  0    87       HAMOI TONG (469)
 FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762         11   4  0    87       MISNOMERS (672)
 POLISH CAVALRY 5761          11   5  0    80       MISNOMERS (672)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JIRO 5785                    11   8  1    65       HAMOI TONG (469)
-DUMB BULL 5882                5   2  2    60       DRAGONS (679)
 KESTRALINE 5783              12  12  0    57       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORBRIZT HORON 5742          11  22  0    55       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 PIGSKIN 5887                  4   0  1    50       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 WILE E COYOTE 5821            6   2  0    47       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 ELINTERRI 5794                9   9  0    36       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUGBRUK 5822                  3  10  0    24       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-BUNTOKAPI 5874                2   2  0    24       HAMOI TONG (469)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOLY COW 5886                 3   1  1    20       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 ORANGE 5897                   1   0  1    14       COLORS (681)
 GREEN 5896                    1   0  0     8       COLORS (681)
-STAR GIRL 5878                0   5  0     5       DRAGONS (679)
-HARSHNAG THE GRIM 5881        0   4  0     4       DRAGONS (679)
-KULL 5879                     0   2  0     2       DRAGONS (679)
 RED 5894                      0   1  0     1       COLORS (681)
-SASHA 5880                    0   1  0     1       DRAGONS (679)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER        0  0 0                      ORANGE 5897           591  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BLUE 5895               0  1 0 COLORS 681           SHEWISH GIANT         591  NONE
VIOLET 5898             0  1 0 COLORS 681           HIGH ELF              591  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Dumb Bull -- Damn, not so dumb after all, are you? -- Korbrizt Horon

Polish Cavalry -- I can't believe they let you bring that horse into the arena! --
Kinthira, sure she's been kicked by a horse

Robot Chicken -- Arrrgh!  Go lay a robot egg, dammit. -- Kestraline

Wile E Coyote -- Too sneaky for me.  I'm not a sneaky person.  Really, I'm not. --
Elinterri

Pigskin -- Tough stuff, pigskin.  I could wish, A LOT, that you'd lost.  Everybody
else on my team lost, so me losing is not a big thing, in one sense.  BUT they will
stick ME with the onus of having produced the ohfer turn, just because I was last.  I
hate it when that happens. -- Lugbruk
P.S.  And they'll SAY it is all because I'm an orc.  Idiots, every one.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VIOLET was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BLUE was narrowly killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
POLISH CAVALRY was demolished by THE LIZARD KING in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT was viciously subdued by KINTHIRA in a 2 minute veteran's contest.
ROBOT CHICKEN devastated KESTRALINE in a 3 minute gory uneven brawl.
WILE E COYOTE slimly won victory over ELINTERRI in a crowd pleasing 9 minute match.
KORBRIZT HORON was overpowered by PIGSKIN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
LUGBRUK vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
HOLY COW viciously subdued RED in a 2 minute gory novice's duel.
GREEN beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's melee.
ORANGE assassinated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        10 -   3 -  1      77  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -   7 -  2      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  10 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  15 -  1      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  12 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  18 -  0      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 591 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     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  THE LIZARD KING 5763        6   5  0  106 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KINTHIRA 5705              22  19  0  103 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
TOTAL PARRY      ROBOT CHICKEN 5728         17  14  0   92 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
AIMED BLOW       FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762       11   4  0   87 MISNOMERS (672)
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 WILE E COYOTE 5821.  The ten other most popular fighters were KINTHIRA 5705, HOLY 
COW 5886, THE LIZARD KING 5763, ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, LUGBRUK 5822, BLUE 5895, 
FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762, ELINTERRI 5794, PIGSKIN 5887, and VIOLET 5898.

The least popular fighter this week was RED 5894.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KORBRIZT HORON 5742, KESTRALINE 5783, POLISH CAVALRY 5761, ORANGE 5897, 
GREEN 5896, VIOLET 5898, PIGSKIN 5887, ELINTERRI 5794, FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762, and BLUE 
5895.