DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/10/2012    Duedate: 04/23/2012

JHELUM ARENA

DM-4    TURN-676

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DARKCLAW
SAVAGE HORDE (427)
(4-4577) [15-6-1,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DARKCLAW                       POSITION IS EMPTY
SAVAGE HORDE (427)             
(4-4577) [15-6-1,102]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

VAR-KHAN                       DARKCLAW
SAVAGE HORDE (427)             SAVAGE HORDE (427)
(4-4574) [13-8-0,79]           (4-4577) [15-6-1,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DOGS OF WAR (115)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAVAGE HORDE (427)          37
2. DOGS OF WAR (115)            5      SAVAGE HORDE (427)
3. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)         0      Unchartered Team
4. DAVE'S DOGS (631)            0
5. THE BAD BUNNIES (164)        0      WHITE STORM (519)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SAVAGE HORDE (427)        60  40  4 60.0   1/ 2 DOGS OF WAR (115)        12  3 0
 2- 3 THE BAD BUNNIES (164)    298 230 24 56.4   2/ 1 SAVAGE HORDE (427)       11  4 1
 3- 4 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     314 271 13 53.7   3- 3 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      4  1 0
 4/ 5 DOGS OF WAR (115)        700 878 29 44.4   4- 5*DAVE'S DOGS (631)         0  4 0
 5- 6*DAVE'S DOGS (631)          0   4  0  0.0   5- 4 THE BAD BUNNIES (164)     0  1 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 698): RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 581): ROBOT CHICKEN of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): KVASIR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 675): DARKCLAW of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 699): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 694): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 703): SKARA BRAE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 687): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 689): BARNEY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 687): HELRAZOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 654): KHYLAR of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): THE COWS AFOOT of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 587): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 279): WORZEEL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 272): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 532): IMROM LLEWS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 580): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 698): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 581): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 675): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 699): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 694): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 703): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 687): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 689): NEXT GENERATION (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 688): THE BOWLS (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 654): MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 587): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 279): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 272): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 532): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 580) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): KVASIR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 686): ADDAI of SERPENTS HOLD! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): WALLI WEEBLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): THE COWS AFOOT of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                   (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
                           DEAD MAN WALKING of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to JHELUM once again!  Woof!  SAVAGE HORDE were a bunch of dogs 
after DOGS OF WAR got through with 'em!  2nd ain't so sweet as 1st!  What's with 
SKULLHAMMER?  He actually beat DOGS OF WAR's JAEGER, and walked away with 13 more 
points from the fight.  Major screwup at DOGS OF WAR.  JAEGER lost 14 points to 
SKULLHAMMER.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe JAEGER will provide more easy 
wins...  Try as he might, CONVICTED ASSASSIN wasn't good enough at persuading 
DARKCLAW to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it be nice to have 
live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted 
prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting 
younger every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  Are you 
as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARKCLAW 4577                15   6  1   102       SAVAGE HORDE (427)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PONTIAC 6510                 19   6  0   138       TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
 RAIGHNALL 4578               15   6  0    99       SAVAGE HORDE (427)
-RABID RABBIT 4490             9   4  0    99       THE BAD BUNNIES (164)
 KAI-GHAN 4576                10  11  3    91       SAVAGE HORDE (427)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAR-KHAN 4574                13   8  0    79       SAVAGE HORDE (427)
-WISE OWL 6531                12   8  0    75       TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WARBURTON 6649               11  14  0    60       DOGS OF WAR (115)
 BLIND BETSY 6638             16  11  0    59       DOGS OF WAR (115)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PETER RABBIT 4161            10   9  1    56       THE BAD BUNNIES (164)
 FENRIS KHAN 6674             10   8  0    55       DOGS OF WAR (115)
-BAR BUNNY 4225                9   9  1    48       THE BAD BUNNIES (164)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKULLHAMMER 6709              2   2  0    33       SAVAGE HORDE (427)
-DIVING HAWK 6701              3   0  0    25       TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUNKER BILL 6690              6   2  0    20       DOGS OF WAR (115)
-BRAVE 3 6702                  2   1  0    15       TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
 JAEGER 6708                   3   1  0    13       DOGS OF WAR (115)
-GIDGET 6696                   0   1  0     5       DAVE'S DOGS (631)
-GRETCHEN 6695                 0   1  0     1       DAVE'S DOGS (631)
-UUBU 6694                     0   1  0     1       DAVE'S DOGS (631)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Var-Khan -- Well, of course you're vicious, you're an orc.  Vicious is what you do,
right? -- Blind Betsy, but not that blind

To the Userous Merchant, I said, "Bah!  Do your worst!"  If that was his worst, I
have nothing to worry about. -- Warburton

Fratsfa Slave.  Pathetic. -- Fenris Khan

Skullhammer -- Ow!  I have SUCH a headache! -- Bunker Bill

For me to be matched against the Mordant Deserter is almost an insult. -- Jaeger

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SKULLHAMMER devastated JAEGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DARKCLAW viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute Title battle.
RAIGHNALL overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
VAR-KHAN bested M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute fight.
KAI-GHAN demolished VENOMOUS VIXEN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
WARBURTON vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
FENRIS KHAN beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
BLIND BETSY savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
BUNKER BILL unbelievably bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  1      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    41 -  26 -  0      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  12 -  2      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 676 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         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  DARKCLAW 4577              15   6  1  102 SAVAGE HORDE (427)
LUNGING ATTACK   RAIGHNALL 4578             15   6  0   99 SAVAGE HORDE (427)
TOTAL PARRY      BLIND BETSY 6638           16  11  0   59 DOGS OF WAR (115)
AIMED BLOW       FENRIS KHAN 6674           10   8  0   55 DOGS OF WAR (115)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is VAR-KHAN 4574.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DARKCLAW 4577.  The ten other most popular fighters were VAR-KHAN 4574, KAI-GHAN 
4576, WARBURTON 6649, FENRIS KHAN 6674, BLIND BETSY 6638, BUNKER BILL 6690, RAIGHNALL 
4578, SKULLHAMMER 6709, JAEGER 6708, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was JAEGER 6708.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SKULLHAMMER 6709, RAIGHNALL 4578, BUNKER BILL 6690, BLIND BETSY 6638, 
FENRIS KHAN 6674, WARBURTON 6649, KAI-GHAN 4576, VAR-KHAN 4574, DARKCLAW 4577, and  
0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RAIGHNALL (4-4578) SAVAGE HORDE (427)