DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/24/2012    Duedate: 02/06/2012

BONSUR ARENA

DM-7    TURN-698

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NIKKI NAILS
TOOL SHED (262)
(7-6095) [9-3-0,91]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NIKKI NAILS                    MAIDEN HAIR PASTA
TOOL SHED (262)                SHEWISH PICNIC (580)
(7-6095) [9-3-0,91]            (7-6221) [1-0-0,9]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANNIE AWL                      NIKKI NAILS
TOOL SHED (262)                TOOL SHED (262)
(7-3432) [10-6-0,44]           (7-6095) [9-3-0,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SENTINELS (122)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SENTINELS (122)             41
2. BEACH BABES (309)           21      SENTINELS (122)
3. SHEWISH PICNIC (580)        13      Unchartered Team
4. ADULT SWIM (579)             7
5. DEMONS & DEVILS (543)        6      SHEWISH PICNIC (580)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SENTINELS (122)          502 345 25 59.3   1/ 3 SENTINELS (122)           8  2 0
 2/ 4 DEMONS & DEVILS (543)     16  13  0 55.2   2/ 1 TOOL SHED (262)           8  4 0
 3/ 3 TOOL SHED (262)           68  61  0 52.7   3/ 2 BEACH BABES (309)         7  8 0
 4/ 5 BEACH BABES (309)        909 %1251 27 42.1   4/ 5 DEMONS & DEVILS (543)     2  2 0
 5/ 0*SHEWISH PICNIC (580)       1   4  0 20.0   5/ 0*SHEWISH PICNIC (580)      1  4 0
 6/ 6 DAYS OF OLD (561)          5  27  0 15.6   6/ 6 DAYS OF OLD (561)         0  4 0
 7- 7*DEMONIC FURY (573)         1   6  0 14.3   7- 7*DEMONIC FURY (573)        0  2 0
 8/ 0*ADULT SWIM (579)           0   1  0  0.0   8/ 0*ADULT SWIM (579)          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 639): RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 575): GNU I KNEW of GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 698): EXISTENCE MUNDANE of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 670): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 694): WATSON of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 689): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 297): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 682): WILD THINGS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 683): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 682): RED HOUSE of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 648): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 637): VONSITAN KORV of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 630): HENDRIX of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 581): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 276): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 527): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 575): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 693): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 575): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 698): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 670): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 694): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 689): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Saucy Jack, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 297): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 682): ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 683): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 682): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 648): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 637): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 630): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 581): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 276): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 527): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 575) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 692): JOSH of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 698): EXISTENCE MUNDANE of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 670): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
               (turn 669): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 682): WILD THINGS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 681): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 580): WHAT of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
                          FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  BONSUR needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  Too bad, TOOL SHED, 
but SENTINELS was just too good to be stopped.  MVP award for ANZAHANZEK?  SENTINELS' 
proud of him after beating PEARL WHITE and getting 19 points.  Talk about yer major 
upsets!  SAW HORSE's match with WHISKEYJACK cost him a loss of 17 points!  Don't you 
think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think NIKKI NAILS should let KUNG-FU MASTER 
be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  I hear the top team insists 
all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR 
photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  The warriors of TOOL SHED must be getting lonely.  
They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  I don't 
know what SENTINELS' been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many fights 
from TOOL SHED, that's fer sher.  Can TOOL SHED's SAW HORSE be more popular than me?  
He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Hey you guys, don't you think your 
families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  BONSUR is like such a dump, and you guys smell 
too much!  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIKKI NAILS 6095              9   3  0    91       TOOL SHED (262)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELLEA DOVER 6175             9   7  1    74       BEACH BABES (309)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHISKEYJACK 6152              8   9  0    66       SENTINELS (122)
 BALOR 5894                    4   1  0    60       DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
 SKARA BRAE 6192               7   2  1    59       SENTINELS (122)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BALOR 5759                    6   3  0    48       DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
 SAW HORSE 3430               10   7  0    46       TOOL SHED (262)
 ANNIE AWL 3432               10   6  0    44       TOOL SHED (262)
 CHAOTIC DEATH 5978            4  26  0    38       DAYS OF OLD (561)
 ANNALEE 6201                  6   3  0    35       BEACH BABES (309)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANZAHANZEK 6204               3   3  0    28       SENTINELS (122)
 PEARL WHITE 6170              5  12  0    27       BEACH BABES (309)
 WOODCHIP WILLA 6144           4   3  0    27       TOOL SHED (262)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MONA FROM MAUI 6226           3   1  0    23       BEACH BABES (309)
 OLAF 6211                     3   1  0    23       SENTINELS (122)
 BELLAMORE 6202                3   6  0    19       BEACH BABES (309)
-ROSE 6139                     1   0  0    12       DEMONIC FURY (573)
 OZAWINDIB 6212                1   3  0     9       SENTINELS (122)
 MAIDEN HAIR PASTA 6221        1   0  0     9       SHEWISH PICNIC (580)
 GUMBERCULES 6214              0   1  0     7       ADULT SWIM (579)
-FLOWER CHILD 5980             1   0  0     5       DAYS OF OLD (561)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BREAKFAST 6222          0  1 0 SHEWISH PICNIC 580   MOUNTAIN TROLL        698  NONE
DINNER 6223             0  1 0 SHEWISH PICNIC 580   STONE GOLEM           698  NONE
LUNCH 6220              0  1 0 SHEWISH PICNIC 580   STONE GOLEM           698  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SNACK 6219              0  1 0 SHEWISH PICNIC 580   MOUNTAIN TROLL        698  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Skara -- Nothing Chaotic about that.  You hit me in a very orderly fashion, over and
over and over again. -- Chaotic

Of course I lost to the Khalhums Dwarf, how could it be otherwise?  I don't have
enough experience to defeat him yet, and besides, he hadn't shaved before the fight.
That really puts me off a man. -- Dellea Dover
P.S.  And of course it was a "slim" loss.  I *am* slim, and he is not.

Whiskeyjack -- Ah, you've been practicing.  You were already good at losing, now
you're getting better and better at winning.  Awkward for me. -- Annalee

Annie Awl -- I feel like I've been drilled to make a string of beads.  This is not
what I expected of life. -- Pearl White

Woodchip Willa -- Damn, splinters everywhere!  Plus, I'm getting a really bad habit
here. -- Bellamore
P.S.  The habit of losing.  I don't like it, but I can't seem to help it.

Anzahanzek -- I asked Debby Tonte about you--we talk a lot on the beaches, you know--
and what *she* says is, you must be from a place where everyone stands on their heads
and the seasons are backward.  That doesn't make a lot of sense to me, so I think
maybe I won't ask her stuff again. -- Mona from Maui

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SNACK was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DINNER was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
LUNCH was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
BREAKFAST was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
CHAOTIC DEATH was devastated by SKARA BRAE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
WHISKEYJACK overpowered SAW HORSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
NIKKI NAILS viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title fight.
DELLEA DOVER devastated ANNIE AWL in a action packed 1 minute one-sided competition.
BALOR vanquished MONA FROM MAUI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PEARL WHITE was vanquished by ANZAHANZEK in a 1 minute uneven fight.
WOODCHIP WILLA lost to ANNALEE in a 2 minute fight.
BELLAMORE outlasted OZAWINDIB in a dull 7 minute match.
OLAF overpowered GUMBERCULES in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MAIDEN HAIR PASTA subdued MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute amateur's competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  1      39  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 698 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       2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  NIKKI NAILS 6095            9   3  0   91 TOOL SHED (262)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DELLEA DOVER 6175           9   7  1   74 BEACH BABES (309)
LUNGING ATTACK   BALOR 5894                  4   1  0   60 DEMONS & DEVILS (543)
BASHING ATTACK   SKARA BRAE 6192             7   2  1   59 SENTINELS (122)
TOTAL PARRY      SAW HORSE 3430             10   7  0   46 TOOL SHED (262)
AIMED BLOW       ANNALEE 6201                6   3  0   35 BEACH BABES (309)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ANNIE AWL 3432.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was NIKKI NAILS 6095.  The ten other most popular fighters were WHISKEYJACK 6152, 
SKARA BRAE 6192, DELLEA DOVER 6175, BALOR 5894, ANNALEE 6201, MAIDEN HAIR PASTA 6221, 
SNACK 6219, ANNIE AWL 3432, ANZAHANZEK 6204, and OLAF 6211.

The least popular fighter this week was BELLAMORE 6202.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GUMBERCULES 6214, OZAWINDIB 6212, WOODCHIP WILLA 6144, PEARL WHITE 
6170, MONA FROM MAUI 6226, SAW HORSE 3430, CHAOTIC DEATH 5978, BREAKFAST 6222, LUNCH 
6220, and DINNER 6223.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ZERO 3156 (201-134-7)                  9  3  0         WASTELAND II         
BRAIN 2962 (131-107-4)                 4  3  0         INSP GADGETS MINIONS 
MOTHER BEAR 3172 (190-123-3)           2  3  0         THE BEARS            
PICASSO 1534 (118-104-8)               1  4  0         UNDEAD ARTISTS       

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MACA-RAUNCHY SALAD 2358 (148-97-7)     9  3  0         SATAN'S DELI         
ISABEL 3540 (107-114-0)                7  3  0         WASTELAND II         
GRINGOLD 2416 (81-102-3)               4  3  0         SEA DOGS             
JUNINHO 4001 (40-19-1)                 2  3  0         IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS 

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BETTERTHANEVER 5932 (29-10-0)         15  1  0         WASTELAND II         
ROCKWELL 5003 (36-34-0)                6  3  0         UNDEAD ARTISTS       
MAD CAT 2965 (75-52-6)                 2  3  0         INSP GADGETS MINIONS 

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SWEATY 4850 (15-9-0)                  12  3  0         BRAIN                
TENACIOUS 5337 (125-60-1)              5  3  0         BATHTUB ARMADA       

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FATALITY 5820 (17-4-0)                 5  3  0         BRUTAL LEGION        

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ESCHER 5201 (16-9-1)                   2  3  0         UNDEAD ARTISTS       
PIRES 5665 (14-6-0)                    0  3  0         IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS 

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BALOR 5894 (3-1-0)                     6  3  0         DEMONS & DEVILS      
DEBBIE 6127 (6-0-0)                    3  3  1         CHURCH LADIES        

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
REPEL 3160 (0-0-0)                     0  3  0         MOUNTAIN MEN         

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
AZ 6187 (0-0-0)                        1  3  0         THE FIRM             
HOMICIDE 5910 (0-1-0)                  1  3  0         BRUTAL LEGION        

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KID WAVE 6184 (0-0-0)                  3  3  0         THE FIRM             
MAIDEN HAIR PASTA 6221 (0-0-0)         3  3  0         SHEWISH PICNIC       
GUMBERCULES 6214 (0-0-0)               2  3  0         ADULT SWIM           
RUNEHELM 2152 (0-0-0)                  2  3  0         CIRCLE OF STEEL      
AVALON 6180 (0-0-0)                    1  3  0         THE MOTHERSHIP 017