DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/01/2009    Duedate: 09/14/2009

JHELUM ARENA

DM-4    TURN-612

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOSEPH
DOGS OF WAR (115)
(4-6407) [19-7-0,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JOSEPH                         POSITION IS EMPTY
DOGS OF WAR (115)              
(4-6407) [19-7-0,95]           

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PETE MASTIFF                   JOSEPH
DOGS OF WAR (115)              DOGS OF WAR (115)
(4-6387) [25-10-0,85]          (4-6407) [19-7-0,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DOGS OF WAR (115)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)        49
2. REDLEGS (602)                0      TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
3. DOGS OF WAR (115)          -80      Unchartered Team

                                        (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 REDLEGS (602)             46  33  3 58.2   1/ 1 DOGS OF WAR (115)        12  3 0
 2/ 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     235 233 13 50.2   2/ 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      4  4 1
 3/ 3 DOGS OF WAR (115)        543 719 26 43.0   3- 3 REDLEGS (602)             0  5 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 630): DOOMTAIL of EVIL BEAVERS (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 513): KESTRATLAK of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 636): FARFALE of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 611): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 631): FELISSA HURM of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 629): CONCUSSION of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 635): CANDY CANE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 621): DIRT BATH of GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 620): BONEFACE of RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 592): SHERRY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 584): TORCHLIGHT KID of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 563): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 568): CORRUPT TURNKEY of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 519): TELENIA of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 250): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 238): STINGAREE of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 468): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 214): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 512): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 630): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 513): THE GOLDEN FISH
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 636): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 611): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 631): WIZARD'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 629): GOLDEN DAWN (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 635): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 621): GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 320): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 592): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 584): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 263): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 568): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 519): OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 250): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 238): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 468): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 214): BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 512) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 636): SUPER SENIOR of GENERATION X (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 631): KATIRONA MURH of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 621): CAUDIERS of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 583): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 568): THE HYPHEN-DASH of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 519): TELENIA of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): NO-STICK TAPE of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     This past day of fights has come as something of a surprise; we thought
ourselves and indeed the whole arena, retired after eleven months of inactivity.
     But it's all good.  Retirement was boring.  I look forward to fighting someone
other than the Veteran Mercenary next time, and may the best dog win.

                                    Pete Mastiff

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in JHELUM this turn, and let's start 
with a look at some of the teams.  And let's see, BRAVE 2 fought EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 
and gained 20 points and contributed to TRIBAL COUNCIL's 3-1-1.  LOVARNO has lost to 
KUNG-FU MASTER, falling 38 points, while helping make DOGS OF WAR a 2-3-0 turn.  Our 
last turn's Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to VENOMOUS VIXEN, and PETE MASTIFF has 
made the way for a new Duelmaster!  With PETE MASTIFF clearing the throne, DOGS OF 
WAR of JOSEPH takes a proud seat as JHELUM's new Duelmaster, by virtue of recognition 
points.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the 
table at The Dripping Blade?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover 
or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOSEPH 6407                  19   7  0    95       DOGS OF WAR (115)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PETE MASTIFF 6387            25  10  0    85       DOGS OF WAR (115)
 LOVARNO 6424                 16   4  0    75       DOGS OF WAR (115)
-GRIFFEY 6468                  6   3  0    70       REDLEGS (602)
-DUNN 6425                     9   7  1    67       REDLEGS (602)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED HAMMER 6476               7   3  0    51       DOGS OF WAR (115)
-SPARKY 6469                   7   2  1    50       REDLEGS (602)
 MAT'ARI 6482                  4   0  0    43       DOGS OF WAR (115)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LARKIN 6467                   6   4  0    33       REDLEGS (602)
 RUNNING DEER 6502             2   0  1    25       TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRAVE 2 6509                  1   0  0    20       TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
 BRAVE 1 6510                  1   0  0    13       TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      RUNNING DEER 6502     612  NONE
DA4 6508                0  1 0 TRIBAL COUNCIL 120   STONE GOLEM           612  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

What?  I fought the Veteran Mercenary after Pete, a USED standby?  I want someone new
and fresh! -- Lovarno

That might, in fact, be a very good thing.  The Veteran Mercenary seemed a bit tired
by the time he reached his third fight. -- Joseph

The Userous Merchant hasn't kept up his training.  Sad. -- Red Hammer

And the Fratsfa Slave, as usual, made a sad showing. -- Mat'ari

26 August 09
     There has been a run lately of personals and columns turning up in the wrong
     arenas.  When you email in something, check and make sure you have the correct
     arena number!  It's easy for a finger to slip onto the wrong key.  When the
     receipt comes back, check again to be sure it went where you intended!
     Vigilance is your friend, and mine too. -- the Editor

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA4 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PETE MASTIFF was vanquished by VENOMOUS VIXEN in a 1 minute brutal uneven battle.
JOSEPH defeated VENOMOUS VIXEN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory master's Title duel.
LOVARNO was overpowered by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
RED HAMMER was vanquished by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
MAT'ARI beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute brawl.
RUNNING DEER easily killed PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BRAVE 2 vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BRAVE 1 vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   5 -  1      74  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW        13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  17 -  0      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  10 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 612 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    JOSEPH 6407                19   7  0   95 DOGS OF WAR (115)
STRIKING ATTACK  PETE MASTIFF 6387          25  10  0   85 DOGS OF WAR (115)
BASHING ATTACK   LOVARNO 6424               16   4  0   75 DOGS OF WAR (115)
AIMED BLOW       MAT'ARI 6482                4   0  0   43 DOGS OF WAR (115)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PETE MASTIFF 6387.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DA4 6508.  The ten other most popular fighters were JOSEPH 6407, MAT'ARI 
6482, BRAVE 2 6509, LOVARNO 6424, RUNNING DEER 6502, BRAVE 1 6510, PETE MASTIFF 6387, 
RED HAMMER 6476,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was RED HAMMER 6476.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PETE MASTIFF 6387, BRAVE 1 6510, RUNNING DEER 6502, LOVARNO 6424, BRAVE 
2 6509, MAT'ARI 6482, JOSEPH 6407, DA4 6508,  0, and  0.