DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/12/2012    Duedate: 05/25/2012

RODEKI ARENA

DM-42    TURN-639

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SOCKLESS CRITIC
COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
(42-4645) [10-6-1,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SOCKLESS CRITIC                SEAFOOD RISOTTO
COLOR ME SUAVE (322)           VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
(42-4645) [10-6-1,111]         (42-4662) [3-0-0,47]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ISENGALEN                      COMMON SENSE
DELVERS (154)                  INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
(42-4610) [11-17-0,56]         (42-4616) [8-5-2,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)  48
2. COLOR ME SUAVE (322)        32      SHREDDERS (412)
3. VENETIAN CINQUE (416)       19      Unchartered Team
4. SHREDDERS (412)             11
5. DELVERS (154)              -45      VENETIAN CINQUE (416)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*VENETIAN CINQUE (416)      3   0  0  100   1/ 2 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)     12  3 0
 2/ 2 SHREDDERS (412)           73  46  4 61.3   2/ 1 DELVERS (154)             7  7 0
 3/ 3 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)     890 576 39 60.7   3/ 3 SHREDDERS (412)           6  7 2
 4/ 4 DELVERS (154)            783 %1009 20 43.7   4/ 4*VENETIAN CINQUE (416)     3  0 0
 5/ 5 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414)  43  57  4 43.0   5/ 5 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414)  3  8 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 700): WHISKEY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 583): CHAKTIRI of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 705): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 677): DARKCLAW of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 701): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 696): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 705): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 689): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 691): DERRY DARLIN of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 690): SLEDGEHEAD of TOLL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 656): BEEF of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 645): KEVSILESSA KIRO of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 298): FALLON GRIMM of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 638): UNCLE TED of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 559): DEAN of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 280): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 273): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 534): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 249): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 582): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 700): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 583): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 705): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 677): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 701): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 696): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 705): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 689): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 691): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 690): THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 656): SERPPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 645): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 298): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 638): DELVERS (Harby or Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 589): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 280): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 273): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 534): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 249): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 582) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 705): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                          STARKAD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
              (turn 704): ROAD TRIPPIN of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
                          DARK SARCASM of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 677): DARKCLAW of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
               (turn 676): RAIGHNALL of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 690): BARNEY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                            PETE of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 690): SLEDGEHEAD of TOLL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
               (turn 689): HELRAZOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 645): KEVSILESSA KIRO of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 298): FALLON GRIMM of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
                   (turn 297): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 588): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 273): G W BUSH of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 249): LOUIE MURH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
RODEKI brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, DELVERS, since COLOR ME 
SUAVE took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're all 
terribly impressed to see TRUGOY THE DOVE win a fight and gain 24 points, terribly.  
Tsk, tsk, TRUGOY THE DOVE beat KARLIGRENA and KARLIGRENA lost 21 points.  You're 
breakin' my heart.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as SOCKLESS CRITIC 
takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not 
in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's 
new, don't you, RODEKI?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  DELVERS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were 
this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And it 
looks like VENETIAN CINQUE avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be 
losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  ARMORED ECHO was challenged more times this turn than 
the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for RODEKI's 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOCKLESS CRITIC 4645         10   6  1   111       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARMORED ECHO 4597            22  10  0    91       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHERETHEHECKISTAN 4651       11   2  0    89       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
 UNCLE TED 4624               15   7  0    86       SHREDDERS (412)
 COMMON SENSE 4616             8   5  2    83       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
 KOOL MOE DEE 4632             7   2  2    75       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRUGOY THE DOVE 4614          9  15  0    66       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
 BUTTERLIPS 4650              10   4  0    65       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISENGALEN 4610               11  17  0    56       DELVERS (154)
 C-PAPPY 4646                 10   6  0    56       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
 PASDANOUS 4613               11  13  0    51       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
 SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662          3   0  0    47       VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
 KARLIGRENA 4655               7   5  0    43       DELVERS (154)
 JURGENHALEN 4654              6   6  0    42       DELVERS (154)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IZZY 4677                     3   1  0    31       SHREDDERS (412)
 TALIB KWELI 4631              5  13  0    28       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
 ELIFAS KENT 4653              7   5  0    26       DELVERS (154)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAB 4688                      1   1  1    17       SHREDDERS (412)
 IGRINA SOCKINETTE 4682        2   0  0     9       DELVERS (154)
 SLASH 4692                    0   1  0     1       SHREDDERS (412)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      MAB 4688              639  NONE
IGOR JONES 4598        13 16 1 DELVERS 154          SOCKLESS CRITIC 4645  636   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MONTROSE 4625           9  7 0 SHREDDERS 412        KOOL MOE DEE 4632     635  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

We salute the tourney participants. -- the Delvers

Armored Echo -- You keep DOING that.  It's hell on my ears, but then, you orcs have
never cared much about other people's feelings, have you? -- Isengalen
P.S.  Don't forget that it was just luck that you defeated me.

Butterlips -- You've got lots of greasy charm, but I can rise above that. -- Elifas
Kent

Trugoy the Dove -- What is it with the long fights today?  Oh... I see.  Styles.
Drat.  I don't LIKE long fights.  Although, of course, it's good that the steward or
whoever writes up the fights, recognizes that I'm slim and graceful. -- Karligrena

Pasdanous -- That was amazing.  I'm amazed at myself. -- Jurgenhalen

Mab -- Six-four and you're a DWARF?  I don't believe it.  But just in case it's true
(and deeply unnatural), I will do my best to trim you down to a better size. --
Igrina Sockinette

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

COMMON SENSE was unbelievably bested by ARMORED ECHO in a 13 minute Challenge fight.
KOOL MOE DEE demolished ISENGALEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
SEAFOOD RISOTTO overpowered ELIFAS KENT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
IZZY devastated TALIB KWELI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
UNCLE TED was demolished by SOCKLESS CRITIC in a 1 minute Title competition.
BUTTERLIPS lost to VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute fight.
WHERETHEHECKISTAN bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute match.
KARLIGRENA was devastated by TRUGOY THE DOVE in a 2 minute one-sided competition.
PASDANOUS overcame JURGENHALEN in a action packed 6 minute melee.
C-PAPPY vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MAB slaughtered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
IGRINA SOCKINETTE luckily beat SLASH in a popular 2 minute gory beginner's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        29 -  11 -  2      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   7 -  1      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  15 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  10 -  0      17  |

Turn 639 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   SOCKLESS CRITIC 4645       10   6  1  111 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
TOTAL PARRY      ARMORED ECHO 4597          22  10  0   91 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
AIMED BLOW       WHERETHEHECKISTAN 4651     11   2  0   89 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
LUNGING ATTACK   UNCLE TED 4624             15   7  0   86 SHREDDERS (412)
STRIKING ATTACK  COMMON SENSE 4616           8   5  2   83 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
SLASHING ATTACK  BUTTERLIPS 4650            10   4  0   65 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
WALL OF STEEL    C-PAPPY 4646               10   6  0   56 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ISENGALEN 4610.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was COMMON SENSE 4616.  The ten other most popular fighters were JURGENHALEN 4654, 
SLASH 4692, SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662, TRUGOY THE DOVE 4614, C-PAPPY 4646, KOOL MOE DEE 
4632, IZZY 4677, SOCKLESS CRITIC 4645, WHERETHEHECKISTAN 4651, and PASDANOUS 4613.

The least popular fighter this week was ARMORED ECHO 4597.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were UNCLE TED 4624, TALIB KWELI 4631, ELIFAS KENT 4653, ISENGALEN 
4610, KARLIGRENA 4655, BUTTERLIPS 4650, IGRINA SOCKINETTE 4682, MAB 4688, PASDANOUS 
4613, and WHERETHEHECKISTAN 4651.