DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/03/2014    Duedate: 03/15/2014

TALCAMA ARENA

DM-18    TURN-739

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CRUSH THE DOCTOR
NEXT GENERATION (547)
(18-9585) [12-4-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CRUSH THE DOCTOR               RAIN MAN
NEXT GENERATION (547)          THE MENTORS (609)
(18-9585) [12-4-0,112]         (18-8344) [6-1-0,71]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PENGUINICILLIN                 RAIN MAN
ANIMAL PHARM (533)             THE MENTORS (609)
(18-7224) [15-15-1,97]         (18-8344) [6-1-0,71]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEXT GENERATION (547)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEXT GENERATION (547)       29
2. ANIMAL PHARM (533)          26      NEXT GENERATION (547)
3. THE MENTORS (609)           26      Unchartered Team
4. STREET PIZZA (106)          22
5. STONE COLD (713)            18      THE MENTORS (609)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 NEXT GENERATION (547)    254 149 11 63.0   1/ 1 NEXT GENERATION (547)     9  1 0
 2/ 4*THE MENTORS (609)         15   9  1 62.5   2/ 2 STREET PIZZA (106)        7  2 0
 3/ 2 4-LETTER WORDS (706)     192 128  9 60.0   3/ 4 ANIMAL PHARM (533)        6  6 1
 4/ 3 ANIMAL PHARM (533)        85  63  6 57.4   4/ 5*STONE COLD (713)          5  6 0
 5- 5 SEA DOGS (224)           501 447 34 52.8   5/10*THE MENTORS (609)         5  7 0
 6/ 6 WASTELAND (207)          733 699 43 51.2   6/ 3 4-LETTER WORDS (706)      3  3 0
 7/ 7 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)    %1407 %1357 78 50.9   7/ 9 BEEFCAKES (704)           2  1 0
 8/ 9 STREET PIZZA (106)       780 828 56 48.5   8/ 6 HIP HOP HEROES (511)      2  8 0
 9/ 8*STONE COLD (713)           5   6  0 45.5   9- 7 SEA DOGS (224)            1  0 0
10/10 HIP HOP HEROES (511)      66  83  5 44.3  10/ 8 WASTELAND (207)           1  2 0
11/11 BEEFCAKES (704)           16  26  0 38.1  11/12 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)     0  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 748): WYRTHA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 630): MAUL ON WHEELS of THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 753): MELONDARION NORIS of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 725): BEAST MODE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 749): BLACK DEATH of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 744): JUGGERNAUT of MACHINES OF WAR (Rosebud?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 752): GANNUCK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 737): HILLARY of THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 738): BARRACUDAFED of ANIMAL PHARM (Manray, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 737): JACK B. QUICK of ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 703): SANFORD'S OTHER SON of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 692): DIRTY DIAPERS of BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 685): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 636): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 304): DESERT PEARL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 297): JOHNNY APPLESEED of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 582): MILKY WAYNE of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): FREELOADER of BASH BROS FRIEND (Assurnasirbanipal)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 630): SATCHEL of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 748): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 630): THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 753): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 725): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 749): BIG SHOTS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 744): MEDAL OF HONOR Y2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 752): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 737): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 738): NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 736): THE CEREAL KILLERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 703): PORN IN A BARN (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 692): BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 685): DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 636): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 304): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 297): ELDER GODS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 582): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): BB INFOMERICAL (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 630) BRUTAL LEGION et al (Seraphim, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 748): RUN'S HOUSE of RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 753): MELONDARION NORIS of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
                          DUDE #1 of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 725): BEAST MODE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 743): BLIND BLAKE of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 752): GANNUCK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 736): HREIDMAR THE RED of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 737): BELL of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
                           BONHAM of MASTERS OF MELODY (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
                           TORINO of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 635): PUMA of WILDCATS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 272): SERVED of BASH BROS LAWYER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  What's a move up by 5 you ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause 
for celebration, according to THE MENTORS.  Good things come to those who fight well, 
as STREET PIZZA can attest, moving up by 0.  Practice pays for PICK HARD, who 
pummelled YIPE!, to pocket 14 points.  YIPE! certainly had a baffled expression on 
his face, after losing to PICK HARD and losing 9 points in the process!  In TALCAMA, 
nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, CRUSH 
THE DOCTOR.  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and 
ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Perhaps the warriors of STREET PIZZA should 
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  Like a pup with its tail 
between its legs, ANIMAL PHARM scurried away from STREET PIZZA.  Oh, the shame!  
Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and PENGUINICILLIN is it right now.  Most 
challenged warrior.  Isn't ANIMAL PHARM proud!  Take heed TALCAMA, of the 
unprincipled action of PENGUINICILLIN.  By challenging DIP, 17 points below it, 
PENGUINICILLIN besmirches the noble art of dueling.  PENGUINICILLIN overcame DIP with 
a point difference of 17.  So this is what TALCAMA calls a duel.  This will make an 
interesting tale.  Do my ears deceive me?  OXYCONTIN-TAIL (outclassed by 27 points) 
challenged STRAWBABERRY, in what promises to be a fight.(!) Fixed fights?  Paybacks?  
Blind luck?  Whatever, OXYCONTIN-TAIL challenged STRAWBABERRY, OXYCONTIN-TAIL the 
underdog by 27 points.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in TALCAMA is the highlight of my life.  My fingers 
tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable 
character.  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for TALCAMA?  
On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRUSH THE DOCTOR 9585        12   4  0   112       NEXT GENERATION (547)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRUSHING BRATZ 9153          12   5  1   147       NEXT GENERATION (547)
-EDDY 10120                    8   1  0   105       SEA DOGS (224)
 PENGUINICILLIN 7224          15  15  1    97       ANIMAL PHARM (533)
-R-1 9490                     16   3  0    95       NEXT GENERATION (547)
-COUNSELOR OBVIOUS 10133      11   3  0    92       NEXT GENERATION (547)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARRACUDAFED 7627            12   7  2    90       ANIMAL PHARM (533)
 PICK HARD 10134               7   1  0    77       NEXT GENERATION (547)
 DIP 10267                    18  20  0    74       CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
 RAIN MAN 8344                 6   1  0    71       THE MENTORS (609)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAMMER FINGER 10342          11   3  1    66       STREET PIZZA (106)
 ABCESS 10356                 11   2  1    62       STREET PIZZA (106)
 LOST 10360                   11   3  0    59       4-LETTER WORDS (706)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YIPE! 10361                   9   5  1    56       4-LETTER WORDS (706)
-DRIFTWOOD 10221               6   1  1    56       SEA DOGS (224)
 SPOONIE G 10196              12  17  1    54       HIP HOP HEROES (511)
 TOO SUAVE 9338                7   7  0    51       STREET PIZZA (106)
-ZOCORCUPINE 7882              6   1  0    43       ANIMAL PHARM (533)
-EXTRA PROTECTION #6 10439     5   1  0    41       BEEFCAKES (704)
-INNOCENT SPHINX 10466         4   0  0    41       WASTELAND (207)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCOTT LA ROCK 10326           3   1  0    35       HIP HOP HEROES (511)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRANITE 10494                 3   0  0    33       STONE COLD (713)
 OXYCONTIN-TAIL 7915           2   1  0    33       ANIMAL PHARM (533)
-CHUM 10254                    3   1  0    30       SEA DOGS (224)
 STRAWBABERRY 10450            6   2  0    28       BEEFCAKES (704)
-IT'S GO TIME 10443            2   3  0    26       WASTELAND (207)
 CONFUSION 8347                3   2  0    25       THE MENTORS (609)
-DA1 10205                     3   1  1    24       HIP HOP HEROES (511)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOLY GUACAMOLE 10464          5   3  0    22       WASTELAND (207)
 EMOTICON 10309                2   1  0    22       THE MENTORS (609)
-980-LB WEAKLING 10436         3   3  0    19       BEEFCAKES (704)
-POOL PARTY 10467              2   2  0     8       BEEFCAKES (704)
-ROWDY RODDY 10496             0   1  0     7       STONE COLD (713)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BITTER PILLBUG  10517   0  1 0 ANIMAL PHARM 533     MERCENARY TAO         739  NONE
ROCKY 10497             1  2 0 STONE COLD 713       DARK CHAMPION         739  NONE
SHALE 10498             1  2 0 STONE COLD 713       WIRYDON THE GIAN      739  NONE

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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ROCKY was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SHALE was slaughtered by WIRYDON THE GIANTESS in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
BITTER PILLBUG 2 was easily killed by MERCENARY TAO in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
PENGUINICILLIN overpowered DIP in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
PICK HARD devastated YIPE! in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GRANITE demolished HOLY GUACAMOLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
OXYCONTIN-TAIL vanquished STRAWBABERRY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BARRACUDAFED was overpowered by CRUSH THE DOCTOR in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
RAIN MAN overpowered SPOONIE G in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
ABCESS vanquished DARK CIRCLE FAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HAMMER FINGER vanquished SCOTT LA ROCK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TOO SUAVE overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory uneven match.
LOST overpowered CARELESS WEAPONSMITH in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CONFUSION devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
EMOTICON demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a tiring 3 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  11 -  2      73  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-LUNGE       24 -  14 -  1      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   6 -  1      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  16 -  0      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        20 -  24 -  1      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  29 -  0      26  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -  15 -  0      21  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 739 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         6  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  CRUSH THE DOCTOR 9585      12   4  0  112 NEXT GENERATION (547)
LUNGING ATTACK   RAIN MAN 8344               6   1  0   71 THE MENTORS (609)
PARRY-LUNGE      ABCESS 10356               11   2  1   62 STREET PIZZA (106)
SLASHING ATTACK  LOST 10360                 11   3  0   59 4-LETTER WORDS (706)
BASHING ATTACK   YIPE! 10361                 9   5  1   56 4-LETTER WORDS (706)
AIMED BLOW       SCOTT LA ROCK 10326         3   1  0   35 HIP HOP HEROES (511)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PENGUINICILLIN 7224.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RAIN MAN 8344.  The ten other most popular fighters were ROCKY 10497, 
PENGUINICILLIN 7224, GRANITE 10494, TOO SUAVE 9338, CONFUSION 8347, PICK HARD 10134, 
OXYCONTIN-TAIL 7915, CRUSH THE DOCTOR 9585, ABCESS 10356, and HAMMER FINGER 10342.

The least popular fighter this week was EMOTICON 10309.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SCOTT LA ROCK 10326, SPOONIE G 10196, BARRACUDAFED 7627, STRAWBABERRY 
10450, HOLY GUACAMOLE 10464, YIPE! 10361, BITTER PILLBUG 2 10517, SHALE 10498, DIP 
10267, and LOST 10360.