DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/07/2015    Duedate: 12/19/2015

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-677

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GWAR
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
(2-6074) [14-14-1,76]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GWAR                           DIZZY DAN
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)          WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
(2-6074) [14-14-1,76]          (2-6135) [6-0-0,49]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CRYINARA                       LOVABLE LARRY
THE RUNAROUND (381)            WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
(2-6131) [12-10-1,75]          (2-6136) [5-1-0,47]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE RUNAROUND (381)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)       27
2. THE RUNAROUND (381)         16      MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
3. WEIRD STUDENTS (704)        12      Unchartered Team
4. 2ND DIRE LANCERS (693)       0
5. SPRINGTIME IV (709)          0      WEIRD STUDENTS (704)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*WEIRD STUDENTS (704)      23   5  1 82.1   1/ 1 THE RUNAROUND (381)       8  7 1
 2- 2*2ND DIRE LANCERS (693)    14   4  0 77.8   2/ 2*WEIRD STUDENTS (704)      6  2 0
 3- 3*SPRINGTIME IV (709)        5   2  0 71.4   3/ 6 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)     3  7 1
 4/ 5 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)     64  52  4 55.2   4- 4*2ND DIRE LANCERS (693)    2  1 0
 5/ 4*SERPENTS HOLD (700)        2   2  0 50.0   5- 3*SPRINGTIME IV (709)       1  1 0
 6/ 6 THE RUNAROUND (381)      136 140 14 49.3   6/ 5*SERPENTS HOLD (700)       1  1 0
 7- 7*HATEFUL (587)              9  17  0 34.6   7- 7*HATEFUL (587)             0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of NIANIA!  Once again I've been called out of retirement 
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  
Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  MENTOR DEMENTOR is now 
ranked 3rd with a 2-3-0 turn.  What's with KAHN?  He actually beat NIANIA's MORDANT 
DESERTER, and walked away with 13 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at WEIRD 
STUDENTS.  VERSATILE VINNY lost 1 points to THE USEROUS MERCHANT.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe VERSATILE VINNY will provide more easy wins...  GWAR was 
reminded on the sands why SEDAN OF BAN is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was THE RUNAROUND.  The bums at MENTOR DEMENTOR couldn't face the challenges from THE 
RUNAROUND!  No excuse for that!   
     Warriors of NIANIA unite.  You have only your games to lose!  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                  
 GWAR 6074                    14  14  1    76       MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRYINARA 6131                12  10  1    75       THE RUNAROUND (381)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GATLITH 6026                  7   0  0    62       2ND DIRE LANCERS (693)
 CHAZZ 6132                    8   2  1    58       MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIZZY DAN 6135                6   0  0    49       WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
 LOVABLE LARRY 6136            5   1  0    47       WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
-BITTER BRANDI 6139            4   1  0    45       WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
-FENZE 6024                    4   2  0    45       2ND DIRE LANCERS (693)
 VERSATILE VINNY 6137          4   2  1    42       WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
-SKITZO 4989                   1   3  0    38       HATEFUL (587)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAMBA 6100                    2   2  0    33       SERPENTS HOLD (700)
-D.N.C. 5428                   2   2  0    32       HATEFUL (587)
-RITHLO 6022                   3   2  0    31       2ND DIRE LANCERS (693)
 EAU DE PERE 5789              2  21  0    27       THE RUNAROUND (381)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LOVELY LINDA 6138             4   1  0    23       WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
-OZWEEPAY 5004                 2   3  0    19       HATEFUL (587)
 COOL RUN-IN 6213              2   0  0    17       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 KAHN 6214                     1   0  0    13       MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
 GRIMACE 6211                  0   2  0     2       MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NI 6215                 0  1 0 MENTOR DEMENTOR 697  MOUNTAIN TROLL        677  NONE
ACCUSED FAUN 6176       5  2 0 SPRINGTIME IV 709    CHAZZ 6132            676   
DA1 6212                1  1 1 THE RUNAROUND 381    HIGH ELF              677  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NI was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SEDAN OF BAN unbelievably bested GWAR in a 2 minute veteran's Title match.
CRYINARA bested CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gory fight.
CHAZZ subdued MAMBA in a 1 minute competition.
DIZZY DAN devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LOVABLE LARRY viciously subdued EAU DE PERE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
VERSATILE VINNY was luckily beaten by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute melee.
GRIMACE was vanquished by COOL RUN-IN in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
KAHN vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   3 -  1      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        16 -  20 -  2      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   3 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 677 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  5         4  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CRYINARA 6131              12  10  1   75 THE RUNAROUND (381)
WALL OF STEEL    CHAZZ 6132                  8   2  1   58 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
AIMED BLOW       DIZZY DAN 6135              6   0  0   49 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
BASHING ATTACK   LOVABLE LARRY 6136          5   1  0   47 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CRYINARA 6131.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LOVABLE LARRY 6136.  The ten other most popular fighters were GWAR 6074, 
VERSATILE VINNY 6137, CRYINARA 6131, COOL RUN-IN 6213, CHAZZ 6132, DIZZY DAN 6135, NI 
6215, MAMBA 6100, EAU DE PERE 5789, and GRIMACE 6211.

The least popular fighter this week was DA1 6212.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KAHN 6214, GRIMACE 6211, EAU DE PERE 5789, MAMBA 6100, NI 6215, DIZZY 
DAN 6135, CHAZZ 6132, COOL RUN-IN 6213, CRYINARA 6131, and VERSATILE VINNY 6137.

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

SEDAN OF BAN (2-6112) THE RUNAROUND (381)

                            A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

          12 political points a'pumpin'
          11 TVs a'workin'
          10 free duels of credit
           9 ABs to challenge
           8 criticals a'connectin'
           7 scums a'dyin'
           6 skills a'maxin'
           5 A.D. invites
           4 lucky warriors
           3 size on replacement
           2 proxied TCs
          And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.

                                   May your days be merry,
                                   And your wins be often.

                                             The Consortium

               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. 

                       MALCOLM X (5-2496) BLACK BULLDOGS  (11) 
                       GO WEST (82-40489) ROOKIE CULT 3  (6754) 
                  THUNDERBIRD (82-30981) THIRSTY THUGS 0415  (5090) 
                 LBA DOMINATION (82-11488) NO-SO ROYAL RUMBLE  (1672) 
                     SSG 4 (84-18771) MEDAL OF HONOR D11  (3333) 
                     ROONEY (84-35472) THIRSTY THUGS 1308  (6203) 
                     ROBBER (84-35428) THIRSTY THUGS 1307  (6194) 
                         TOBIAS BEECHER (65-5035) OZ 2  (556) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes