DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/02/2013    Duedate: 03/15/2013

RODEKI ARENA

DM-42    TURN-660

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SEAFOOD RISOTTO
VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
(42-4662) [13-3-1,171]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SEAFOOD RISOTTO                POSITION IS EMPTY
VENETIAN CINQUE (416)          
(42-4662) [13-3-1,171]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ISENGALEN                      SEAFOOD RISOTTO
DELVERS (154)                  VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
(42-4610) [16-33-0,101]        (42-4662) [13-3-1,171]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FLAGG'S FIVE (213)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. VENETIAN CINQUE (416)       21
2. DELVERS (154)               18      VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
3. FLAGG'S FIVE (213)           8      Unchartered Team
4. SHREDDERS (412)              0
5. COLOR ME SUAVE (322)        -1      LETHAL POLICE (178)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 VENETIAN CINQUE (416)     19   7  1 73.1   1/ 1 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)       11  4 0
 2/ 2 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)     945 606 39 60.9   2/ 4 VENETIAN CINQUE (416)     6  0 0
 3- 3 SHREDDERS (412)          104  80  7 56.5   3/ 2 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414)  4  6 1
 4/ 4 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)       293 267 18 52.3   4/ 3 DELVERS (154)             4 10 0
 5/ 5 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414)  80  96  5 45.5   5/ 5 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)      1  3 0
 6/ 6 DELVERS (154)            828 %1068 20 43.7   6- 6 SHREDDERS (412)           0  4 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 721): GRASSCUTTER of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 604): POLISH CAVALRY of MISNOMERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 726): FENTANAYL of F IS FOR... 2 (slugbait, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 698): ELDERLY WOMAN of PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 722): HORSE of ON THE FARM (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 717): SKIP JAMES of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 726): MARGO of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 710): ANN OREXIA of EVERYDAY PEOPLE (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 712): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 711): HARDY of CAJUN APOCALYPSE (The Cajun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 677): BEEF of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 666): ZAG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 309): MASSEY of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 659): SEAFOOD RISOTTO of VENETIAN CINQUE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 610): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 290): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 283): COCO NUTTAL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 555): ROSWELL of COVER-UP (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 260): TOO SHORT of BASH BROS HAIR CUT (Assurnasirbanipal)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 603): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 721): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 604): MISNOMERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 726): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 698): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 722): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 717): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 726): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 710): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 712): THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 711): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 677): STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 666): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 309): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 659): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 610): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 290): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 283): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 555): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 260): BASH BROS HAIRCUT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 603) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 720): ERBIN PARNAN of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 726): SKADI of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 722): HORSE of ON THE FARM (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 717): SKIP JAMES of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 726): MARGO of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
               (turn 725): ANNIE AWL of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 710): CIRIC of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 709): JAGABORG of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 712): RUTH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 666): NORVANDARRO KREN of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 658): ELIFAS KENT of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 259): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  RODEKI needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for 
ISENGALEN?  DELVERS' proud of him after beating GAVEN ADLER and getting 20 points.  
Talk about yer major upsets!  INGRETTE's match with ROCK BREAKER cost her a loss of 
16 points!  Like INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP's TRUGOY THE DOVE is sweating since he got 
challenged by Duelmaster SEAFOOD RISOTTO!  This Duelmaster is like something else!  
SEAFOOD RISOTTO stopped TRUGOY THE DOVE dead in his tracks!  Is the Duelmaster really 
being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  FLAGG'S FIVE was RODEKI's most avoided team.  Is 
there some award for that?  Is there some deep dark secret why VENETIAN CINQUE's been 
avoiding FLAGG'S FIVE so much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?  Like, is 
JURGENHALEN popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in all of RODEKI!  He's got 
a 11-22-0, is that good?   
     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 know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662         13   3  1   171       VENETIAN CINQUE (416)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIPPO HUNTRESS 4467          16   8  1   113       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
-KOOL MOE DEE 4632            11   5  2   103       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
 ISENGALEN 4610               16  33  0   101       DELVERS (154)
 KARLIGRENA 4655              18  15  0   100       DELVERS (154)
 TALIB KWELI 4631             15  24  0    97       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
 TRUGOY THE DOVE 4614         20  25  1    91       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAVEN ADLER 4456             14  12  0    85       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
 PASDANOUS 4613               19  26  0    83       INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
-SLASH 4692                    7   8  1    74       SHREDDERS (412)
 VEAL MARSALA 4724             6   1  0    70       VENETIAN CINQUE (416)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE EDGE 4689                 9   3  0    66       SHREDDERS (412)
-DIMEBAG 4733                  4   1  1    59       SHREDDERS (412)
 DIG FOREMAN 4730              6   3  2    57       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JURGENHALEN 4654             11  22  0    55       DELVERS (154)
 TERMINAL SAPPER 4742          4   2  0    44       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
 KARMIC KUDZU 4718             7   5  0    39       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROCK BREAKER 4744             3   1  1    26       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INGRETTE 4753                 1   1  0     5       DELVERS (154)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
IGRINA SOCKINETT 4682  13  8 0 DELVERS 154          TRUGOY THE DOVE 4614  658   
KRS-ONE 4752            0  1 0 INTELLECTS OF HI 414 SHEWISH GIANT         660  NONE
GILBERT 4743            1  1 0 SHREDDERS 412        DIG FOREMAN 4730      656  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Armored Echo -- Congrats on your final lower arena win and enjoy your time on the
Isle -- Hippo Huntress
P.S.  Tell that manager of yours to unleash his recruits he's holding back!

Ghost of Igrina -- I'd teach you the "10th way to cook a hippo", but you have to
master the initial nine first -- Hippo Huntress
Another P.S.  I'll have to see about avenging your death for your stable.  The honor
should have been mine!

Isengalen -- I think some of that training is finally paying off! -- Gaven Adler

Cult Member -- You're fired. -- Dig Foreman

Cult Member -- What he said! -- Terminal Sapper

Persistent Beggar -- Look, I know times are hard, but I'm just a lowly mine worker.
I don't even have a real name!  Or a good one, for that matter.  I should have been
Rock Crusher.  Imagine the fear I'd impose on my opponents! -- Rock Breaker

Veal Marsala -- Okay, I ate too much and it made me sluggish.  Sue me.  It was
delicious. -- Jurgenhalen

Talib Kweli -- That wasn't the proper kind of send-off, you know!  I should have WON.
I would be greatly displeased by the loss, if it weren't for the fact that I'm so
relieved to be graduating at all. -- Elifas Kent

Gaven Adler -- Did I need this loss?  No, I did not need this loss.  And I won't need
another one, if we meet again.  Remember that.  I need to get higher and start
accumulating political points so that *I* can survive just like that oaf Elifas did.
-- Isengalen

Ah, a standby defeated.  Very good!  I can rub Isengalen's face in it! -- Karligrena

Rock Breaker -- I am no rock, sir!  But you humans always stereotype us. -- Ingrette

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KRS-ONE was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SEAFOOD RISOTTO vanquished TRUGOY THE DOVE in a 1 minute Challenge Title battle.
VEAL MARSALA vanquished JURGENHALEN in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
TALIB KWELI was defeated by HIPPO HUNTRESS in a 1 minute master's match.
PASDANOUS was devastated by KARLIGRENA in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
GAVEN ADLER was bested by ISENGALEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
KARMIC KUDZU was defeated by DIG FOREMAN in a action packed 1 minute melee.
TERMINAL SAPPER was unbelievably bested by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute duel.
ROCK BREAKER vanquished INGRETTE in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  16 -  4      66  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   8 -  2      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        18 -  15 -  1      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  1      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  21 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  14 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  17 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 660 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662       13   3  1  171 VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
LUNGING ATTACK   HIPPO HUNTRESS 4467        16   8  1  113 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
AIMED BLOW       KARLIGRENA 4655            18  15  0  100 DELVERS (154)
WALL OF STEEL    GAVEN ADLER 4456           14  12  0   85 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
BASHING ATTACK   KARMIC KUDZU 4718           7   5  0   39 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 SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662.  The ten other most popular fighters were ISENGALEN 4610, 
TERMINAL SAPPER 4742, VEAL MARSALA 4724, KARLIGRENA 4655, DIG FOREMAN 4730, HIPPO 
HUNTRESS 4467, GAVEN ADLER 4456, KARMIC KUDZU 4718, ROCK BREAKER 4744, and TRUGOY THE 
DOVE 4614.

The least popular fighter this week was PASDANOUS 4613.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JURGENHALEN 4654, KRS-ONE 4752, INGRETTE 4753, TALIB KWELI 4631, TRUGOY 
THE DOVE 4614, ROCK BREAKER 4744, KARMIC KUDZU 4718, GAVEN ADLER 4456, HIPPO HUNTRESS 
4467, and DIG FOREMAN 4730.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TALIB KWELI (42-4631) INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)