DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/10/2010    Duedate: 08/23/2010

BONSUR ARENA

DM-7    TURN-660

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HARPOON
BUNION SQUAD (167)
(7-1513) [13-11-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HARPOON                        SONYA
BUNION SQUAD (167)             SERPENTS HOLD (565)
(7-1513) [13-11-0,116]         (7-6055) [5-3-1,58]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARPOON                        DOOM DWARF
BUNION SQUAD (167)             BUNION SQUAD (167)
(7-1513) [13-11-0,116]         (7-1648) [10-5-0,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SENTINELS (122)             32
2. BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)     19      SENTINELS (122)
3. SERPENTS HOLD (565)         14      Unchartered Team
4. BEACH BABES (309)           10
5. CHURCH LADIES (548)          0      BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)   12   3  0 80.0   1/ 1*BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)  12  3 0
 2/ 2 SENTINELS (122)          420 278 22 60.2   2/ 2 SENTINELS (122)           8  5 0
 3/ 3 BUNION SQUAD (167)        63  55  0 53.4   3/ 6 BUNION SQUAD (167)        6  4 0
 4- 4 CHURCH LADIES (548)      111 105 13 51.4   4/ 7*SERPENTS HOLD (565)       4  3 0
 5/ 5 REAVERS (392)            149 161 15 48.1   5/ 4 REAVERS (392)             4  6 0
 6/ 6 BEACH BABES (309)        818 %1152 24 41.5   6/ 5 BEACH BABES (309)         4 11 1
 7/ 7*SERPENTS HOLD (565)       15  22  3 40.5   7- 3 CHURCH LADIES (548)       3  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 655): HONOR of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 537): TWO-PIECE TOENAIL of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 661): CADILLAC DUNDEE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 632): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 656): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 651): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 659): HARPOON of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 644): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 645): ERIN GO BRAGH of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 644): SIDEWINDER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 612): ELLIRIN IMBRAY of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 600): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 275): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 592): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 543): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 259): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 250): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 489): FARGO HAIL of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 226): HOCKEY of GAMES CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 537): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 655): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 537): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 661): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 632): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 656): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 651): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 659): BONSUR LONG NAMES (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 644): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 645): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 644): OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 612): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 600): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 375): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 592): I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (?, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 543): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 259): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 250): VIRUS (?, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 489): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 226): STATES (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 537) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 536): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 660): PERFECT DRUG of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 659): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 644): BLAKSUNN of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 643): WALLACE of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 612): ELLIRIN IMBRAY of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
              (turn 611): SHERRY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 600): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
                  (turn 599): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 591): COLDFISHFINGER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 543): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 259): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     (The short, quick man smiles broadly)
     "Yep.  I've been away for awhile.  But it's good to be back, Bonsur!"
     "Now you might be askin' yourselves: who are these guys?  Are they REALLY
dressed in fashion from 20 years ago?  Do they all really have bunions?  It's a great
mystery.
     "Older, better, crankier, we're like fine wine, baby!  So raise your glasses to
the victorious!  Hey!  More palm fronds!!"

--Harpoon

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
BONSUR.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  For 
every winner there is a loser.  Speaking of losers, lets take a look at CHURCH 
LADIES, who went down to 3rd from 7th.  Life is tough.  Coming up with a solid 2-3-0 
outing, BUNION SQUAD has advanced 3 places in the rankings.  Hey everybody, watch out 
for BARILOCHE, who flew up 13 points in the rankings after mashing HARPOON like a 
melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on 
the sands.  HARPOON lost to BARILOCHE and drops 10 points.  Going for the gusto and 
coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was REAVERS' SCRAMBLER, who was turned away 
from the Duelmastership by HARPOON.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an 
onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the 
big, bad CHURCH LADIES?  Big bad CHURCH LADIES.  Big bad CHURCH LADIES.  BONSUR's 
afraid of the big bad CHURCH LADIES.  Tra la la la la!  Okay, so I may not be funny, 
but catch BUNION SQUAD's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at 
running from CHURCH LADIES.  Well just about everybody wants a piece of DOOM DWARF, 
who was this week's most challenged warrior.  Was it guts or an overtaxed mental 
capacity that had CAJETAN challenge up 32 points in the rankings to take on DOOM 
DWARF?  To the crowd's chants of 'Bo-zo bo-zo bo-zo', DOOM DWARF was taken out by the 
lower-ranked CAJETAN.  (Maybe it's time to think Dark Arena?).   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes 
and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in BONSUR have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been 
fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide 
Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARPOON 1513                 13  11  0   116       BUNION SQUAD (167)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUZIE 6015                   11   2  1   101       CHURCH LADIES (548)
-PAULA 5923                   17   5  3   100       CHURCH LADIES (548)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOOM DWARF 1648              10   5  0    90       BUNION SQUAD (167)
-MARY ANN 6019                11   3  1    83       CHURCH LADIES (548)
 BARILOCHE 6050               10   5  1    80       SENTINELS (122)
 RAMROD 1514                  18  10  0    78       BUNION SQUAD (167)
 SCRAMBLER 4735                9  10  1    72       REAVERS (392)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKJACK 1529                8  10  0    64       BUNION SQUAD (167)
 HARPOON 4796                  8   7  0    58       REAVERS (392)
 SONYA 6055                    5   3  1    58       SERPENTS HOLD (565)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCALP-HUNTR 4755              8   9  0    57       REAVERS (392)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLAGO THE AXE 6027           14  13  0    55       SENTINELS (122)
 QUEENIE 6034                 14  12  0    54       BEACH BABES (309)
 GATEWAY 6051                  6   7  2    54       REAVERS (392)
 L'DY DEATHSTRIKE 4754         9  10  2    51       REAVERS (392)
-ETUGEN KHAN 6043              6   9  0    51       SENTINELS (122)
 KONA KATE 6064                8   1  0    49       BEACH BABES (309)
 SARAH SUNDANCE 6038           7  14  0    35       BEACH BABES (309)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHANCE 6057                   6   3  1    32       SERPENTS HOLD (565)
 ORSINIUS 6073                 4   3  0    30       SENTINELS (122)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE ARENA STALKER 6086        3   0  0    23       BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)
 THE SHADOW DANCER 6090        2   1  0    23       BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)
 THE SHADE PRANCER 6088        2   1  0    23       BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)
 THE BIBLE THUMPER 6087        3   0  0    21       BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)
-MARGO 6091                    1   0  0    19       CHURCH LADIES (548)
 LUAU LILA 6065                4   5  1    18       BEACH BABES (309)
 REDONDO RHONDA 6066           3   6  0    15       BEACH BABES (309)
 THE STREET WALKER 6089        2   1  0    13       BONSUR LONG NAMES (568)
 SHEWISH PRINCESS 6092         0   1  0     1       BUNION SQUAD (167)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PAM 6069                1  3 0 CHURCH LADIES 548    LUAU LILA 6065        658   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hammer -- Those are some interesting long names.  I think the Rockin' Babes were
easier to write about.  I suspect Bariloche is even more sorry about the death now!
As for myself, I am done travelling for awhile (Then again, is a Nomad ever really
"at home?") and will hopefully have more time for ads and such.  Only three Sentinels
fight this turn, but it should be business as usual next time. -- Nomad

Welcome back to the Bunion Squad!  That is a very old team id #.  Do I remember you
from the really old days? -- Nomad and the Sentinels

Welcoem back to the Serpents as well. -- Nomad

Doom Dwarf -- Well, Nomad might be happy about your return to the arena, but I was
less pleased about it -- at least the specific results.  I was not expecting a fight
against someone like you.  Time for a strategy change, I think. -- Bariloche

Silly Assassin -- Don't they know the goal is not to get caught?  But at least he
managed to get me my 14th win and a ticket to the Isle.  Graduation here I come!  I'm
sensing a party!  Perhaps the Babes can lend a hand with that?  I shall miss the
Cabana. -- Cajetan

Little Miss Sundance -- I do like that number.  Shall we go around again?  Or perhaps
a twirl at Cajetan's party? -- Blago

Kona -- No offense, but your teammates are much more pleasant to match up against. --
Orsinius

Mary Ann -- Sorry about the repeated poking.  Can I offer you a lovely suit of plate
armor?

Beriloche -- Leave it to an elf to bring an axe against a dwarf. -- Doom Dwarf

Scrambler -- Well fought, warrior. -- Ramod

Queenie -- If we fought again, I could not say who would win.  Perhaps another time.
-- Blackjack

To All -- My warriors return after a long absence.  I salute you.  Stay deadly, my 
friends. -- Obregon

Blackjack -- Well, my goodness!  You certainly came out of the past.  Stop by the
cabana in a day or two for a welcoming drink. -- Queenie
P.S.  I didn't know elves got bunions.

Blago the Axe -- Four skills for me!  Lovely man!  Definitely worth the loss, and
come by the cabana for the lastest batch of smash. -- Sara Sundance

Orsinius -- My teammates would--will--offer you smash, but I vote for strong coffee.
It always seems to do me better. -- Kona Kate

A Condemned Pirate?  I should think so!  He's totally worthless. -- Redondo Rhonda

The Shadow Danc -- I guess your manager wasn't kidding about the names.  Neither was
mine. -- Luau Lila

Our congratulations to Cajetan.  The party will start tonight and run till we're out
of smash and have recovered from the hangovers. -- the Beach Babes

26 July 2010
     Some managers have attempted to send personals and columns to hal, and hal has
been refusing to acknowledge their content.  I don't know what hal's problem is,
specifically, but for best success, send PLAIN TEXT (dot txt) in the body of the
email.  Not attachments.  Thank you. -- the Editor

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BARILOCHE devastated HARPOON in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CAJETAN subdued DOOM DWARF in a popular 2 minute gruesome veteran's Challenge melee.
BLACKJACK slimly won victory over GATEWAY in a 2 minute gory Challenge contest.
HARPOON overpowered SCRAMBLER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched Title match.
RAMROD was savagely defeated by VENOMOUS GIGOLO in a 2 minute veteran's struggle.
SARAH SUNDANCE was overpowered by SONYA in a 1 minute uneven melee.
L'DY DEATHSTRIKE vanquished THE SHADOW DANCER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SCALP-HUNTR luckily beat QUEENIE in a 2 minute duel.
KONA KATE viciously subdued ORSINIUS in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.
REDONDO RHONDA was handily defeated by THE SHADE PRANCER in a 4 minute one-sided bout.
LUAU LILA was demolished by CHANCE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE ARENA STALKER subdued SHEWISH PRINCESS in a 1 minute novice's brawl.
THE BIBLE THUMPER overcame CONDEMNED PIRATE in a 3 minute novice's conflict.
THE STREET WALKER won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  10 -  1      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  11 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  18 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  24 -  2      51  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  17 -  0      32  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 660 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-LUNGE        2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         4  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  HARPOON 1513               13  11  0  116 BUNION SQUAD (167)
BASHING ATTACK   DOOM DWARF 1648            10   5  0   90 BUNION SQUAD (167)
WALL OF STEEL    RAMROD 1514                18  10  0   78 BUNION SQUAD (167)
PARRY-STRIKE     HARPOON 4796                8   7  0   58 REAVERS (392)
LUNGING ATTACK   SONYA 6055                  5   3  1   58 SERPENTS HOLD (565)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HARPOON 1513.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DOOM DWARF 1648.  The ten other most popular fighters were HARPOON 1513, KONA 
KATE 6064, GATEWAY 6051, CHANCE 6057, BARILOCHE 6050, QUEENIE 6034, THE STREET WALKER 
6089, SCRAMBLER 4735, SONYA 6055, and L'DY DEATHSTRIKE 4754.

The least popular fighter this week was REDONDO RHONDA 6066.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE BIBLE THUMPER 6087, SHEWISH PRINCESS 6092, LUAU LILA 6065, 
THE SHADE PRANCER 6088, THE SHADOW DANCER 6090, SARAH SUNDANCE 6038, RAMROD 1514, 
BLACKJACK 1529, HARPOON 4796, and THE ARENA STALKER 6086.

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

CAJETAN (7-6036) SENTINELS (122)

                 NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENA (DM 85)

Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in 
a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 85.  If you requested that your team be placed in a 
specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena.  Any teams not transferred 
out of DM 85 by October 1 will be deleted.  If you have questions about any of your 
teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI 

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free 
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 
before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the tournament info 
sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all looking forward to 
it and that we will see you there!