DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/10/2012    Duedate: 10/23/2012

SOLVEN ARENA

DM-22    TURN-693

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ROMO
SERPENTS HOLD (758)
(22-6937) [17-1-0,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ROMO                           POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS HOLD (758)            
(22-6937) [17-1-0,117]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HOLM JOUBERT                   ROMO
MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)            SERPENTS HOLD (758)
(22-6931) [16-13-0,95]         (22-6937) [17-1-0,117]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SERPENTS HOLD (758)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS HOLD (758)         39
2. MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)          1      SERPENTS HOLD (758)
3. WRATHMEN (772)               1      Unchartered Team
4. A UNIT (649)                 0
5. ARE YOU ? (768)              0      STARCRAFT (625)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SERPENTS HOLD (758)      153  92  7 62.4   1/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (758)       6  3 0
 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)      392 400  7 49.5   2/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       5 10 0
 3- 4 ARE YOU ? (768)           15  20  2 42.9   3- 2 ARE YOU ? (768)           3  3 1
 4- 5 A UNIT (649)              16  22  2 42.1   4- 3 A UNIT (649)              2  0 1
 5/ 3 WRATHMEN (772)            10  14  3 41.7   5/ 5 WRATHMEN (772)            2  6 1

    '*'   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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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 353): FIELDER of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 708): BLUE BULLDOG of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 707): TWO BUCK CHUCK of NO-HALF STEPPING (?, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 692): ROMO of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 695): SCENARIO of TRIBE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 291): ANTONY of THE EMPIRE (?, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 688): COBRA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 689): MAJOR MILLER of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 653): MENDAL KORDIN of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 650): JACK DANIELS of I C DRUNK PEOPLE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 641): WHAT WATER? of BASH BROS. WAITRESS (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 301): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 535): OHMYGOD of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 254): B'ZIADUL of WRATHMEN XIV (Kharadmon, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 593): SARINA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 353): YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 708): WRATHMEN DM 20 (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 707): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 692): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 695): TRIBE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 692): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 688): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 689): WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 653): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 650): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 641): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 301): DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 535): WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 254): PIZZA TOPPINGS (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 593): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 707): SLARTIBARTFAST of THE HITCHHIKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 707): TWO BUCK CHUCK of NO-HALF STEPPING (?, mgr.)
              (turn 706): DOGGO of THE DOG HOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 691): VOLDEMORT of SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 687): BETTY FOURS of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 688): KAIJHEK of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
                         PROFESSOR PUTT of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 650): JACK DANIELS of I C DRUNK PEOPLE (Floyd, mgr.)
                 (turn 649): STRAY CAT of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 640): THE COOK MESSED UP of BASH BROS. WAITRESS
                                                          (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 300): ANASTASIUS of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 254): B'ZIADUL of WRATHMEN XIV (Kharadmon, mgr.)
                             AFTERSHOCK of SLAMMA JAMMA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                             ALBUQUERQUE of WESTERN FRONTIER (Crip, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome SOLVEN.  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, MIDDLE WAY 15.  But how many friends do you have now?  Up 'n down.  Up 'n 
down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, SERPENTS 
HOLD's 1st moved them up to 4-0-0 place.  What's with VIPER?  It actually beat MIDDLE 
WAY 15's IRSON ORSON, and walked away with 12 more points from the fight.  Major 
screwup at MIDDLE WAY 15.  LULU ORLENE lost 9 points to CIVILIZED CRIMINAL.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe LULU ORLENE will provide more easy wins...  MEDAN QUIZZAR 
was reminded on the sands why ROMO is Duelmaster.  I suppose you want to hear some 
rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every 
day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  SOLVEN is 
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROMO 6937                    17   1  0   117       SERPENTS HOLD (758)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOLM JOUBERT 6931            16  13  0    95       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEDAN QUIZZAR 6958           13   6  2    82       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEIA 6975                     5   1  0    51       SERPENTS HOLD (758)
 LULU ORLENE 6964              7  11  0    39       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
-PURPLE HAZE 6917              6   2  0    34       ARE YOU ? (768)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FARLIN MEEKS 6974             7   9  0    30       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
-KHARONA 6993                  4   0  1    30       WRATHMEN (772)
 COTTONMOUTH 6995              4   2  0    30       SERPENTS HOLD (758)
-LOVE OR CONFUSION 6916        3   6  0    28       ARE YOU ? (768)
-ADDER 5612                    3   3  0    26       A UNIT (649)
-MAYBE 6999                    2   1  0    26       ARE YOU ? (768)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-A DUMMY, II 7012              3   0  0    22       A UNIT (649)
-POSSIBLE 6998                 2   1  1    22       ARE YOU ? (768)
-A KLUTZ 6501                  1   0  1    19       A UNIT (649)
 O'REILY 6990                  3   3  1    13       WRATHMEN (772)
-MANIC DEPRESSION 6920         2   6  1    13       ARE YOU ? (768)
-A TOO 5589                    1   1  0    13       A UNIT (649)
 VIPER 7005                    1   0  0    12       SERPENTS HOLD (758)
 IRSON ORSON 7019              0   2  0     2       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HILLILI NAKAL 7006      3  2 0 MIDDLE WAY 15 747    A KLUTZ 6501          691   
DA8 7022                0  1 0 WRATHMEN 772         BANDIT PRINCE         693  NONE
LLYME 7015              1  2 1 WRATHMEN 772         POSSIBLE 6998         692   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

You see?  I *told* you Romo would be back for the title. -- Medan Quizzar

Padre -- Kills happen.  I accept that it wasn't deliberate, and I can hardly complain
about accidents.  Especially since some of mine (elsewhere) seem to have gone on a
killing spree lately.  Darned if I know why.  Maybe it's the "Jupiter retrograde"
thing I saw mentioned in an almanac? -- Jorja

Romo -- Oh, well.  It was fun while it lasted. -- Medan Quizzar

Something about the Veteran Mercenary just brings out the savagery in me.  Maybe it's
because he's a cat, and I can't stand cats. -- Holm Joubert

Purple Haze -- I consulted a color wheel, and it said that to oppose purple, I needed
yellow or gold.  Now, gold armor is obviously ridiculous.  But I could get my armor
PAINTED gold.  It seemed to work.  This time. -- Lulu Orlene

Leia -- I knew you elves were slinky, but serpentine?  I hadn't realized. -- Farlin
Meeks

Maybe -- Next time, maybe not? -- Irson Orson

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA8 was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ROMO vanquished MEDAN QUIZZAR in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
HOLM JOUBERT demolished VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LEIA devastated FARLIN MEEKS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LULU ORLENE was overpowered by CIVILIZED CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
O'REILY was devastated by COTTONMOUTH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
IRSON ORSON was devastated by VIPER in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   3 -  2      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        10 -   6 -  1      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   6 -  1      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  21 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  13 -  1      41  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 693 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ROMO 6937                  17   1  0  117 SERPENTS HOLD (758)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MEDAN QUIZZAR 6958         13   6  2   82 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
STRIKING ATTACK  LEIA 6975                   5   1  0   51 SERPENTS HOLD (758)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HOLM JOUBERT 6931.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ROMO 6937.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOLM JOUBERT 6931, 
VIPER 7005, DA8 7022, LEIA 6975, COTTONMOUTH 6995, O'REILY 6990, MEDAN QUIZZAR 6958, 
FARLIN MEEKS 6974, LULU ORLENE 6964, and IRSON ORSON 7019.

The least popular fighter this week was IRSON ORSON 7019.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LULU ORLENE 6964, FARLIN MEEKS 6974, MEDAN QUIZZAR 6958, 
O'REILY 6990, COTTONMOUTH 6995, LEIA 6975, DA8 7022, VIPER 7005, HOLM JOUBERT 6931, 
and ROMO 6937.