DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/13/2009    Duedate: 01/26/2009

BONSUR ARENA

DM-7    TURN-619

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HIDA YAKAMO
CALL TO THUNDER (491)
(7-5052) [18-7-0,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HIDA YAKAMO                    POSITION IS EMPTY
CALL TO THUNDER (491)          
(7-5052) [18-7-0,117]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WHOLLY MOLLY                   LORD T. JEEBUS
AMEN! (270)                    AMEN! (270)
(7-5926) [13-10-0,80]          (7-5948) [11-7-0,103]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BEACH BABES (309)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. AMEN! (270)                 29
2. CALL TO THUNDER (491)       25      CALL TO THUNDER (491)
3. BEACH BABES (309)           24      Unchartered Team
4. DAYS OF OLD (561)            1
5. SENTINELS (122)              0      YO HO HO! (317)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CALL TO THUNDER (491)     99  49  3 66.9   1/ 2 BEACH BABES (309)        10  5 0
 2- 2*APPLICANTS (562)           2   1  0 66.7   2/ 1 SENTINELS (122)           9  6 0
 3/ 3 SENTINELS (122)          302 196 18 60.6   3/ 3 AMEN! (270)               7  7 0
 4/ 4 AMEN! (270)               84  91  5 48.0   4/ 5 CALL TO THUNDER (491)     2  2 0
 5/ 6 BEACH BABES (309)        716 %1053 21 40.5   5- 4*APPLICANTS (562)          1  0 0
 6- 7 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)    66 122  6 35.1   6/ 6 DAYS OF OLD (561)         0  3 0
 7/ 8 DAYS OF OLD (561)          2   9  0 18.2   7- 7 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)    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 614): WAYWARD SON of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 496): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 622): BUD GREEN of GREEN WITH ENVY (Misfit, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 617): SHY GUY of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 618): DEADLY DUO of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 618): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 610): REESE SILEEN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 604): NEVER FOREVER of STREET PIZZA (TUM, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 603): GAMMA of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 575): MARY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 567): RUMAKI of FREAKISH (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 255): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 551): DIPSY DIXIE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 502): GARANH of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 242): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 230): ROSE SHELL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 452): CHATTI of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 206): DRUWEZ of GLACIATION GUILD II (Sir Chester, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 466): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 614): BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 496): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 622): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 617): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 618): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 618): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 610): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 604): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 603): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 575): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 567): BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 255): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 551): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 502): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 242): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 230): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 452): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 206): AD HOMINEM (Sir Chester, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 496) NUMBERS et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 613): RECESS of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 617): MISS AN THROPE of STREET URCHINS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 617): PENSACOLITA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 609): LUNAR COYOTE of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 603): HOFFA of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 603): GAMMA of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
                           BLEDD of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 602): VORG of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
                           STAY GOLD of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 566): POULAN of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
                              CONNIE PAKKIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 501): COLOROUTOFSPACE of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 228): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 452): RUSSIAN BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Strictly speaking, I'm not the duelmistress here today.  But I defeated the
duelmaster of last turn, and I see no reason why my formal retirement should prevent
me writing this.  You know what they say:  It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do
it.
     So, it was a good fight, L.T. Jeebus, the kind I like:  I won.  We don't keep
back fights or such extensive notes as to tell me whether that is your normal armor
and weapons, but ye gods, man, are you suicidal?  I don't even see this as tourney
timing, since you did actually fight.  Listen, I think you're a weird person, but I'd
say this to any gladiator:  Armor is your friend!

                                    Pensacolita

P.S.  I'll tell you what else is a surprise, I've been running darned near my
favorites all along!  Shortspear, moderate/high.  What the heck, it works.

P.P.S.  I note (Jorja's to blase' to notice) that with my graduation this is now
another team with all ten styles on the Isle.  Not that I plan on going to the Isle;
I've got some serious research to do here on the variations of smash.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome BONSUR.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Bein' on top is great while 
it lasts, SENTINELS.  But how many friends do you have now?  What's with HIDA YAKAMO? 
He actually beat SENTINELS' TOM THE LION, and walked away with 25 more points from 
the fight.  Major screwup at SENTINELS.  EPEE MYSTIQUE lost 12 points to WHOLLY 
MOLLY.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe EPEE MYSTIQUE will provide more easy 
wins...  I'm sure BONSUR is excited about HIDA YAKAMO, the new Duelmaster from CALL 
TO THUNDER.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  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.  The 
most avoided team was SENTINELS.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at AMEN! 
ain't reelin'!  SENTINELS' mad!  What do people see in NEANDERTHAL?  His 21-23-0?  
SENTINELS ain't talkin', but he's got 96 points.   
     Warriors of BONSUR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Many a warrior has 
met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  BONSUR is 
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Remember--a good 
fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIDA YAKAMO 5052             18   7  0   117       CALL TO THUNDER (491)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORD T. JEEBUS 5948          11   7  0   103       AMEN! (270)
 NEANDERTHAL 5865             21  23  0    96       SENTINELS (122)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHOLLY MOLLY 5926            13  10  0    80       AMEN! (270)
-FRACUS FRANCINE 5378          8   6  1    70       DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PALMETTA PATTY 5905          14  18  0    66       BEACH BABES (309)
 EPEE MYSTIQUE 5953           13   8  0    66       SENTINELS (122)
 TOM THE LION 5984             6   4  0    66       SENTINELS (122)
-YAKAMO NO ONI 5432            8   3  0    62       CALL TO THUNDER (491)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROSE O' THE REEF 5956         7  12  0    43       BEACH BABES (309)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIERONYMUS ZIGG 5986          6   2  1    43       SENTINELS (122)
-UTAKU KAMOKO 5519             4   1  0    37       CALL TO THUNDER (491)
 REV. JIMMY 5952               9   9  0    36       AMEN! (270)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE VENUS 5990             6   2  1    26       BEACH BABES (309)
-HAPPY SINGH 6001              2   1  0    26       APPLICANTS (562)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALDASSARE 6003               3   1  0    21       SENTINELS (122)
 THE PREACHER 6006             2   1  0    19       AMEN! (270)
 SISTER SINISTER 6007          2   1  0    17       AMEN! (270)
-MIRUMOTO HITOMI 5520          4   0  0    15       CALL TO THUNDER (491)
 DUNE DAISY 6009               1   0  0    13       BEACH BABES (309)
 CHAOTIC DEATH 5978            1   9  0    12       DAYS OF OLD (561)
-STRUTTING POP-N-JAY 5466      2   3  0     9       DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)
 SALTILLA 5996                 2   3  0     9       BEACH BABES (309)
-FLOWER CHILD 5980             1   0  0     5       DAYS OF OLD (561)
-PECKISH PETE 5494             0   2  0     2       DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)
-BOMBASTIC BOB 5505            0   1  0     1       DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jeebey -- It looks like the title is up for grabs.  I'll fight yah for it! --
Neanderthal

Wholly Molly -- Hmmm...the parry does seem to be improving!  And I kinda like the
armor.  Dents in the armor don't hurt anywhere near as badly as dents in the ol'
hide. -- Epee

Pensacolita -- There are curious minds.... -- Neanderthal

Rose -- I do appreciate the win, but what am I doing way up here already! -- Tom Cat

Patty -- I think Tom already had this "you have too much experience for me"
conversation.  But the truly sad part is that you don't seem to teach well enough to
make the whole getting-my-butt-kicked thing worthwhile.  Perhaps you could offer to
teach me something else at the Cabana? -- Hieronymus, eager to be a good student

Sister Sinister -- Ah, a lefty, are you?  Figures.  Tricky people, lefties.  I've
often noticed it. -- Saltilla

Tom the Lion -- And indeed you're a lion of a man.  After the workout you gave me,
that "several days bedrest" was welcome. -- Rose o' the Reef

Hieronymus Zigg -- Gosh, have you been a golem all along, or did it come as a
surprise to you?  I've heard that lots of gladiators didn't realize they were golems
until the Commission did their pre-induction physicals and told 'em so, and not in a
sensitive, compassionate manner, either. -- Palmetta Patty
P.S.  Your golemness isn't obvious.  You seem like quite an ordinary guy, at first.

Speaking of golems, I don't think there's every been a time when anyone doubted that
the Andorian Noble, aka Robo Hero Mark V, was a golem.  Oh, sure, they try to put a
good face on it, give it a gender and a, well, a face that isn't bad, if you like
generic.  But cheese louise, the bolts show. -- Little Venus

Double Ordealers -- Good to see you back.  Who's managing?  Still, Applejack,
Jondeaux, someone else? -- Jorja

Baldassare -- Well, of course!  I'm a dangerous woman.  It's my thing, you know?  And
something really special in the way of body oils. -- Little Venus

Rondo the Black -- Well, of COURSE you can come to the party, and I will personally
see to it that you get totally smashed. -- Pensacolita

Epee -- Wow, you're not just a tin can after all!  Don't let it go to your head. --
Molly

Neanderthal -- You and me now, mate.  Don't be gettin' nervous and takin' the wrong
armor again, okay? -- Jeebus

Jax'n Curr -- "Overpower" you?  You do realize I am a nun, don't you?  The only thing
I'm allowed to 'overpower' you with is love for your lord and savior.  That, and the
business end of a shortsword. -- Sister Sinister

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NEANDERTHAL was bested by LORD T. JEEBUS in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
WHOLLY MOLLY viciously subdued EPEE MYSTIQUE in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge match.
SISTER SINISTER bested SALTILLA in a 2 minute brutal novice's Challenge fight.
HIDA YAKAMO devastated TOM THE LION in a 1 minute uneven Title brawl.
PALMETTA PATTY was defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute veteran's struggle.
REV. JIMMY was savagely defeated by HIERONYMUS ZIGG in a 5 minute gruesome melee.
THE PREACHER was vanquished by ROSE O' THE REEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LITTLE VENUS savagely defeated CULT MEMBER in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
CHAOTIC DEATH was defeated by BALDASSARE in a exciting 1 minute gruesome fight.
DUNE DAISY overpowered 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         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   5 -  1      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        26 -  23 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  19 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      8 -  14 -  0      36  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 619 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   HIDA YAKAMO 5052           18   7  0  117 CALL TO THUNDER (491)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       LORD T. JEEBUS 5948        11   7  0  103 AMEN! (270)
STRIKING ATTACK  WHOLLY MOLLY 5926          13  10  0   80 AMEN! (270)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    EPEE MYSTIQUE 5953         13   8  0   66 SENTINELS (122)
TOTAL PARRY      HIERONYMUS ZIGG 5986        6   2  1   43 SENTINELS (122)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WHOLLY MOLLY 5926.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LORD T. JEEBUS 5948.  The ten other most popular fighters were PALMETTA 
PATTY 5905, SISTER SINISTER 6007, WHOLLY MOLLY 5926, LITTLE VENUS 5990, SALTILLA 
5996, HIERONYMUS ZIGG 5986, BALDASSARE 6003, HIDA YAKAMO 5052, DUNE DAISY 6009, and 
NEANDERTHAL 5865.

The least popular fighter this week was THE PREACHER 6006.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TOM THE LION 5984, CHAOTIC DEATH 5978, ROSE O' THE REEF 5956, 
REV. JIMMY 5952, EPEE MYSTIQUE 5953, NEANDERTHAL 5865, DUNE DAISY 6009, HIDA YAKAMO 
5052, BALDASSARE 6003, and HIERONYMUS ZIGG 5986.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HIDA YAKAMO (7-5052) CALL TO THUNDER (491)