DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/12/2012    Duedate: 11/24/2012

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-597

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PIGSKIN
THE FUNNY FARM (409)
(2-5887) [8-2-1,89]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PIGSKIN                        POSITION IS EMPTY
THE FUNNY FARM (409)           
(2-5887) [8-2-1,89]            

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KESTRALINE                     ELINTERRI
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5783) [15-15-0,81]          (2-5794) [11-13-0,52]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE FUNNY FARM (409)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       55
2. THE FUNNY FARM (409)         1      THE FUNNY FARM (409)
3. COLORS (681)                 0      Unchartered Team
4. THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)      0
5. SERPENTS HOLD (664)          0       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*COLORS (681)              19   6  3 76.0   1/ 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      9  4 1
 2- 2*THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)   17   6  1 73.9   2/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     6  9 0
 3- 3 MISNOMERS (672)           24  13  0 64.9   3- 2*COLORS (681)              4  1 0
 4/ 4 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     192 140 10 57.8   4- 3*THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)   2  1 0
 5- 5 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       69  73  1 48.6   5- 5 SERPENTS HOLD (664)       1  0 0
 6/ 6 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    917 987 24 48.2   6- 6 MISNOMERS (672)           1  1 0
 7- 7 THE RUNAROUND (381)       29  42  2 40.8   7- 7 THE RUNAROUND (381)       1  3 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 714): SHOTGUN DADDY of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 596): PIGSKIN KING of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 719): SKADI of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 691): ELDERLY WOMAN of PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 715): HORSE of ON THE FARM (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 710): LIZZIE BROADAXE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 718): ANZAHANZEK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 703): BATIATUS of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 704): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 703): PIETROS of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 669): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 658): SURFIN' COW of BUCKY FELLINI (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 305): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 651): SEAFOOD RISOTTO of VENETIAN CINQUE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 602): DR. ORPHEUS of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 287): HARAZIM KOREH of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 280): INUYASHA of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 548): VICIOUS THRILL of FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 256): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 596): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 714): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 596): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 719): THE BLACK COMPANY (?, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 691): PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 715): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 710): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 718): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 713): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 704): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 703): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 669): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 658): EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 305): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 651): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 602): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 287): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 280): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 548): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 256): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 596) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 714): SHOTGUN DADDY of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
                            BRANDY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 596): KINTHIRA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 710): INK AND STEEL of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.)
                            ALUCARD of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 703): BATIATUS of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 703): A'S SPECIAL BLEND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 703): PIETROS of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
                           GITCHIGOOMIE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 702): BASS of REAL BEER (Crip, mgr.)
                           CRIXUS of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
                           BATWAMBA of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 669): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
              (turn 668): SIDEWINDER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 657): ROBERT GERMAN of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 280): INUYASHA of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
              (turn 279): ELMINSTER of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of NIANIA.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Practice pays for 
KESTRALINE, who pummelled KHALHUMS DWARF, to pocket 20 points.  Win some, lose some.  
Speaking of which, KORBRIZT HORON was winsome, after beating WILE E COYOTE and seeing 
him lose 9 points.  In NIANIA, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find 
ourselves a new Duelmaster, KINTHIRA.  So who's the team that's been walking into 
taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in 
SERPENTS HOLD are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  As a 
woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of THE FUNNY FARM, so did that sorry 
team shy from SERPENTS HOLD  
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  The audience 
gave a nice round of rasberries to LUGBRUK of THE GOLDEN FISH, for expiring in such 
an ungraceful fashion.  4-15-0, indeed!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it 
slashes for thee.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  As the seasons change, and the creatures of the 
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Do not despair!  I 
shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIGSKIN 5887                  8   2  1    89       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FORBIDDEN FRUIT 5762         12   6  0    92       MISNOMERS (672)
-RATTLER 5766                  9   2  0    91       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-POLISH CAVALRY 5761          12   7  0    85       MISNOMERS (672)
 KESTRALINE 5783              15  15  0    81       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 KORBRIZT HORON 5742          13  26  0    76       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHANCE 5780                   7   2  0    64       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
 WILE E COYOTE 5821           10   4  0    61       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-NOSE-FACE KILLER 5861         7   1  1    61       THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)
-MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           8   5  0    59       THE RUNAROUND (381)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELINTERRI 5794               11  13  0    52       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HOLY COW 5886                 7   3  2    49       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-YO SOY FIESTA 5863            3   0  0    49       THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)
-RED 5894                      4   1  1    39       COLORS (681)
-AMBER 5904                    4   0  0    38       COLORS (681)
-GREEN 5896                    4   1  0    37       COLORS (681)
-PINK 5905                     4   0  1    34       COLORS (681)
-THE LAW FIRM 5864             3   4  0    34       THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ORANGE 5897                   3   2  1    31       COLORS (681)
-GRONK SPIKE 5862              3   1  0    29       THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)
-ARCHED EYELID 5775            5   3  0    27       THE RUNAROUND (381)
-FROMM 5832                    2   0  0    27       SERPENTS HOLD (664)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIG UPS 5877                  1   0  0    20       THE MOTHERSHIP CH (678)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SYLVESTER 5916                2   1  0    17       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-DREW 5815                     4   2  0    14       SERPENTS HOLD (664)
-EAU DE PERE 5789              1   6  0     9       THE RUNAROUND (381)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUGBRUK 5822            4 15 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  HOLY COW 5886         597   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pigskin -- What?  Oh... the fight?  Sorry, I was completely not paying attention.  I
got this invitation, you see.  I don't know if 
I'm going to GO, but... there's a lot to think about. -- Kinthira

Wile E Coyote -- Damned jackals. -- Kestraline
P.S.  Yes, you ARE.  Scavengers, every one.

Chance -- It says here that I "was defeated by chance."  I take that to mean it was a
fluke. -- Korbrizt Horon
P.S.  Has anybody named a warrior A Fluke?

Holy Cow! -- Elinterri

Cult Members are kinda boring, but I don't mind having the only win! -- Lugbruk

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PIGSKIN was devastated by KINTHIRA in a 2 minute mismatched Title fight.
WILE E COYOTE lost to KORBRIZT HORON in a 2 minute gruesome battle.
KESTRALINE savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 5 minute expert's fight.
HOLY COW assassinated LUGBRUK in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
ELINTERRI viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 9 minute bloody duel.
SYLVESTER beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute amateur's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         AIMED BLOW        11 -   3 -  0      79  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    22 -   7 -  3      76  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  11 -  1      62  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  13 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  12 -  2      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 597 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PIGSKIN 5887                8   2  1   89 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WILE E COYOTE 5821         10   4  0   61 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
LUNGING ATTACK   HOLY COW 5886               7   3  2   49 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KESTRALINE 5783.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ELINTERRI 5794.  The ten other most popular fighters were KESTRALINE 5783, 
PIGSKIN 5887, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, SYLVESTER 5916, HOLY COW 5886, WILE E COYOTE 5821, 
LUGBRUK 5822,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was LUGBRUK 5822.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WILE E COYOTE 5821, HOLY COW 5886, SYLVESTER 5916, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, 
PIGSKIN 5887, KESTRALINE 5783, ELINTERRI 5794,  0,  0, and  0.

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

KINTHIRA (2-5705) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)