DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/24/2013    Duedate: 01/06/2014

BONSUR ARENA

DM-7    TURN-748

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ATHELAS
TOLBIN'S BP (587)
(7-6334) [11-5-1,125]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ATHELAS                        POSITION IS EMPTY
TOLBIN'S BP (587)              
(7-6334) [11-5-1,125]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BALBOA                         BALBOA
SENTINELS (122)                SENTINELS (122)
(7-6245) [24-18-0,110]         (7-6245) [24-18-0,110]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SHEWISH PICNIC (580)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SENTINELS (122)             29
2. SHEWISH PICNIC (580)        28      TOLBIN'S BP (587)
3. TOLBIN'S BP (587)           22      Unchartered Team
4. BEACH BABES (309)           21
5. BATTLE FROGS 12-13 (589)    16      BATTLE FROGS 12-13 (589)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 IMPORTED FOOTBALLE (396) 136  94  6 59.1   1/ 2 SHEWISH PICNIC (580)     10  5 0
 2/ 2 TOLBIN'S BP (587)         53  37  4 58.9   2/ 3 TOLBIN'S BP (587)         9  6 0
 3/ 3 SENTINELS (122)          618 453 29 57.7   3/ 1 BEACH BABES (309)         8  7 0
 4/ 4 TOOL SHED (262)          162 144  2 52.9   4/ 5 SENTINELS (122)           4  6 0
 5/ 7 SHEWISH PICNIC (580)      29  35  0 45.3   5/ 4 TOOL SHED (262)           3  3 0
 6/ 0 WESTNMAFIA (551)          55  68  1 44.7   6/ 8*BATTLE FROGS 12-13 (589)  2  6 0
 7- 6 DEMONIC FURY (573)        11  14  1 44.0   7- 9 DEMONIC FURY (573)        1  0 0
 8/ 8 BEACH BABES (309)        %1021 %1388 28 42.4   8- 7 IMPORTED FOOTBALLE (396)  0  2 0
 9-10*CAVALIERS (588)            1   2  0 33.3   9/ 0 WESTNMAFIA (551)          0  1 0
10/ 9*BATTLE FROGS 12-13 (589)   2   6  0 25.0  10-10*CAVALIERS (588)           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 743): 2000 YR. OLD MAN of CARNIVAL FREAKS (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 625): CUTPURSE of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 748): MELONDARION NORIS of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 720): QUEEN OF COOL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 744): BLACK DEATH of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 739): TOM TIGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 747): ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 732): HILLARY of THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 733): RED ALERT of HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 732): TEXAS FLOOD of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 698): FEELING MINNESOTA of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 687): TALKS NONSTOP of BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 320): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 681): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 631): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 301): YAHOO WAHOO of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 294): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 577): CLOWN CONFETTI of MAGIC INGREDIENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): POSITION IS EMPTY
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 625): TOLAIS DEEPHEART of HIGHLANDERS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 743): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 625): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 746): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 720): TOLBINS HIVE C (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 744): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 739): MEDAL OF HONOR Y2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 747): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 732): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 733): HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 732): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 698): TOLBINS HIVE D (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 687): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 320): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 681): DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 631): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 301): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 294): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 577): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 325) PLAY BALL et al (The Dealer, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 743): 2000 YR. OLD MAN of CARNIVAL FREAKS (Chuck, mgr.)
                (turn 742): BOA of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 747): BRUNHILDE of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 732): TEXAS FLOOD of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
                           SEVN HELLS of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
                           OZADANWIN of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
                           FLASHBACK of DESTINY (Destiny, mgr.)
                           CENTAURIAN of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 697): ONE MIC of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): GRAPHIC VIOLENCE of FEVER PITCH (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): RONARDA SOLA of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
                   (turn 269): DON CORNBEEFLEON of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly BONSUR games.  Former top team BEACH BABES was 
unseated this week as SHEWISH PICNIC moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot 
with a 4-1-0 record for the round.  My praise to SHEWISH PICNIC for their 4-1-0 week 
this time out.  Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice!  DRAGON 
FRUIT caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested 
EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and was awarded 17 points in recognition.  In one of the week's 
more notable duels, MAULI LAMA put down MAIDEN HAIR PASTA, causing her to lose 7 
points of recognition in the process.  As is fitting, the most sought after warrior 
on the challenge boards this week was none other than Duelmaster ATHELAS himself.  
Although PUTTY KNIFE made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of 
victorious ATHELAS.  Heed this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels 
this week, the whole city shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In BONSUR "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  BONSUR, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the 
names of thy guilds is TOLBIN'S BP, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly 
duels.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the 
better part of last week avoiding TOLBIN'S BP.  Indeed it was SENTINELS.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in BONSUR.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of 
a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till next we meet remember - the pen is 
mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ATHELAS 6334                 11   5  1   125       TOLBIN'S BP (587)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HENRI 5062                   16   6  0   132       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
 BALBOA 6245                  24  18  0   110       SENTINELS (122)
 GANNUCK 6296                 16   8  1   107       SENTINELS (122)
-ROSE 6139                     9   3  1   100       DEMONIC FURY (573)
 BIG BAD DADDY JR 5882        14  12  0    99       WESTNMAFIA (551)
 PUTTY KNIFE 6313             10   8  0    94       TOOL SHED (262)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GENFUL 6332                  14   5  1    89       TOLBIN'S BP (587)
 MAULI LAMA 6292              13  12  0    87       SENTINELS (122)
 PARGEN 6331                   9  10  1    79       TOLBIN'S BP (587)
-YORKE 6040                    8   3  1    79       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
 ARTIE AWL 6327               12   6  0    75       TOOL SHED (262)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLAPJACK 6304                11   1  0    64       SHEWISH PICNIC (580)
 SURFIN' SARA 6279            11  23  0    59       BEACH BABES (309)
 MAIDEN HAIR PASTA 6221        9   5  0    58       SHEWISH PICNIC (580)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TEVEZ 6379                    4   0  0    51       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
 WAVIN' WANDA 6346            11   7  0    50       BEACH BABES (309)
 OMA BRELLA 6350               9   8  0    49       BEACH BABES (309)
-RENALDO 5933                  7   7  1    41       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
 SUMMER SUNNE 6345             8  11  0    40       BEACH BABES (309)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CANNED SAVRADESE 6311         3   4  0    39       SHEWISH PICNIC (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCOOTER 5975                  2   4  0    28       WESTNMAFIA (551)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRAGON FRUIT 6371             2   3  0    23       SHEWISH PICNIC (580)
 CREAMED MALCORN 6394          3   0  0    20       SHEWISH PICNIC (580)
-BUZZSAW 6206                  2   2  0    20       DEMONIC FURY (573)
 JADARAS 6381                  4   3  0    19       TOLBIN'S BP (587)
 CHARLIE TUNA 6382             4   5  0    17       BEACH BABES (309)
-FROGLE ROCK 6376              2   0  0    15       BATTLE FROGS 12-13 (589)
 BOLON CHUK 6372               3   5  0    14       SENTINELS (122)
-DROGBA 6378                   3   1  0    14       IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
-LEFT LANE 5981                1   1  0    14       WESTNMAFIA (551)
-ROLFE 6355                    0   1  0    12       CAVALIERS (588)
-STONEWALL 6017                2   2  0     8       WESTNMAFIA (551)
-DANTE 6352                    1   1  0     8       CAVALIERS (588)
 ALLESSANDRA 6401              0   1  0     1       SENTINELS (122)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA FROG 6403            0  1 0 BATTLE FROGS 12- 589 BANDIT PRINCE         748  NONE
SLOBBER FROG 6402       0  1 0 BATTLE FROGS 12- 589 DARK CHAMPION         748  NONE
MERRIG 6389             1  4 0 TOLBIN'S BP 587      DARK CHAMPION         748  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pargen -- Curses!  My pristine record has been ruined! -- Flapjack, formerly 10-0

Jadaras -- The challenge is appreciated, but I'm better than my record indicates.  Or
so my mother keeps telling me. -- Canned Savradese

     Well, she has a special seasoning.

Maiden Hair Pasta -- Too ferny, you know?  I couldn't even handle it with Freddy's
sauce. -- Wavin' Wanda

Artie Awl -- Well, darn!  You punched a hole RIGHT THROUGH my surf blanket.  How can
I expect it to work with a hole in it? -- Surfin' Sara

I can't help it, I just don't DO Vicious Pirates.  They aren't CIVILIZED. -- Oma
Brella

Guards, bah.  Their ambitions are ridiculous. -- Summer Sunne

Merrig -- Don't look at ME, *I* am not sushi-grade. -- Charlie Tuna

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MERRIG was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SLOBBER FROG was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA FROG was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ATHELAS won victory over PUTTY KNIFE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Title brawl.
BIG BAD DADDY JR was narrowly defeated by BALBOA in a 6 minute veteran's fight.
GANNUCK vanquished PARGEN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
GENFUL luckily beat ARTIE AWL in a popular 3 minute gruesome master's brawl.
MAULI LAMA vanquished MAIDEN HAIR PASTA in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
FLAPJACK vanquished SUMMER SUNNE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
OMA BRELLA overpowered CAPTURED PIRATE in a 1 minute gory uneven match.
SURFIN' SARA overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
WAVIN' WANDA devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
CANNED SAVRADESE demolished CHARLIE TUNA in a 2 minute mismatched match.
JADARAS savagely defeated BOLON CHUK in a 1 minute bloody conflict.
CREAMED MALCORN outlasted ALLESSANDRA in a unpopular 17 minute novice's duel.
DRAGON FRUIT vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       21 -  10 -  0      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  15 -  3      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  11 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  21 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  29 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  21 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 748 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ATHELAS 6334               11   5  1  125 TOLBIN'S BP (587)
WALL OF STEEL    BALBOA 6245                24  18  0  110 SENTINELS (122)
STRIKING ATTACK  GANNUCK 6296               16   8  1  107 SENTINELS (122)
SLASHING ATTACK  PUTTY KNIFE 6313           10   8  0   94 TOOL SHED (262)
LUNGING ATTACK   GENFUL 6332                14   5  1   89 TOLBIN'S BP (587)
BASHING ATTACK   MAULI LAMA 6292            13  12  0   87 SENTINELS (122)
AIMED BLOW       FLAPJACK 6304              11   1  0   64 SHEWISH PICNIC (580)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BALBOA 6245.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
BALBOA 6245.  The ten other most popular fighters were ARTIE AWL 6327, BIG BAD DADDY 
JR 5882, SLOBBER FROG 6402, GENFUL 6332, ATHELAS 6334, MAULI LAMA 6292, OMA BRELLA 
6350, CANNED SAVRADESE 6311, JADARAS 6381, and PUTTY KNIFE 6313.

The least popular fighter this week was CREAMED MALCORN 6394.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ALLESSANDRA 6401, BOLON CHUK 6372, SUMMER SUNNE 6345, PARGEN 
6331, DA FROG 6403, MERRIG 6389, CHARLIE TUNA 6382, MAIDEN HAIR PASTA 6221, DRAGON 
FRUIT 6371, and WAVIN' WANDA 6346.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                     CHUPACABRA (10-3827) TERRAPIN STATION  (189) 
                           DECEON RAIN (50-883) KAOS  (127) 
                       PIONEER (82-47958) TRIPPIN' OUT  (8064) 
                      GRAPE APE (82-34889) BRAIN FOOD 9  (5739) 
                DUELMASTERS.COM (82-16536) SUPERIOR FORCES 720  (2509) 
                     FROZBOZ (82-14622) FIRES OF HEAVEN 4  (2181) 
                           RAGE (82-36450) EMOTIONS  (6013) 
                 HUNGRY HIPPO (82-49609) SUPERIOR FORCES 5411  (8331) 
                       BABEL (82-46069) SACS DE SABLE 1  (7725) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes