DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/24/2011    Duedate: 02/05/2011

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM-46    TURN-597

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FRAN BRAN
DEATHTONGUE (89)
(46-4157) [22-21-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FRAN BRAN                      POSITION IS EMPTY
DEATHTONGUE (89)               
(46-4157) [22-21-0,108]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FRAN BRAN                      KATERINA COLLIN
DEATHTONGUE (89)               BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4157) [22-21-0,108]        (46-4172) [11-21-1,81]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FANDILS (75)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FANDILS (75)                30
2. DEATHTONGUE (89)            30      FANDILS (75)
3. SERPENT'S HOLD (178)        11      Unchartered Team
4. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)     -3
                                       MILK BOYS (301)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FANDILS (75)             %1110 766 38 59.2   1/ 2 FANDILS (75)              8  5 0
 2/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89)         %1302 970 63 57.3   2/ 1 DEATHTONGUE (89)          8  6 0
 3/ 3 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)     365 293 31 55.5   3/ 4 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)      6  8 0
 4/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  597 942 19 38.8   4/ 3 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   6  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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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 331): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 663): PURPLE PIG of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 663): TIPPI TURTLE of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 648): JULES of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 650): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 647): THE LEAD PIPE of GOTTA GET A CLUE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 647): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 645): JACK DANIELS of ALL JACKED UP (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 608): RHOMBA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisant, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 605): THE WAIT of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 596): KEELBACK of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 278): TWO of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 491): LADY SLIPPER of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 232): PANAMA OATS of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 548): GOKU of DRAGONBALL Z (Armalias Skyhawk, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 331): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 663): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 663): F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 648): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 650): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 647): THE MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 647): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 645): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 608): OLDER BY FAR (Methusaleh, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 605): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 596): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 278): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 491): TOO OLD (?, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 232): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 548): SUPERIOR FORCES et al (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 331): INDIOR LANDIS of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 662): UDDER of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 662): FRISKY of F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
                          FABLE of F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 649): PINK TACO of SWEET BLISS (LHI, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 604): SYKLONE SEQUEL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 278): TWO of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                (turn 277): TORTURING TULIP of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  DEATHTONGUE?  Who?  FANDILS is the top team 
these days, buddies!  SERPENT'S HOLD had cause to celebrate, after SCALES got 20 
points by beating TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE.  MARCI FOOTE certainly had a baffled expression 
on hers face, after losing to W. D. PURDY and losing 11 points in the process!  What 
can be a greater victory?  FRAN BRAN has taken hers place as the top, as ARDIVENT's 
new Duelmaster.  Word has it one team in ARDIVENT is taking speech lessons to try to 
bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in ARDIVENT avoid FANDILS.  Like a pup with its tail 
between its legs, SERPENT'S HOLD scurried away from FANDILS.  Oh, the shame!  
Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and KATERINA COLLIN is it right now.  Most 
challenged warrior.  Isn't BLUVALLEY WARRIORS proud!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Questions are 
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain 
tavern in ARDIVENT would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in ARDIVENT is the highlight of my life.  More 
important duties call me.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRAN BRAN 4157               22  21  0   108       DEATHTONGUE (89)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KEELBACK 4190                10   1  1    94       SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
-EARL 4174                    17   7  0    91       FANDILS (75)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MILDRED LEONA 4183           17   6  0    86       FANDILS (75)
 SERPENTITO 4177              10   9  0    85       SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
 KATERINA COLLIN 4172         11  21  1    81       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
-YVONNE 4189                   8   9  0    71       FANDILS (75)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CORAL 4188                    7   2  0    58       SERPENT'S HOLD (178)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 W. D. PURDY 4196              9   5  0    54       FANDILS (75)
 MOLLIE SCOT 4193              9   8  0    52       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
 LILA DEANE 4201               5   7  0    36       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARCI FOOTE 4202              7   5  0    32       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
 FRAT PUNK 4219                2   1  0    30       DEATHTONGUE (89)
 REAGAN 4217                   3   2  1    28       DEATHTONGUE (89)
 THE MAJOR 4214                3   3  1    25       DEATHTONGUE (89)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCALES 4223                   1   0  0    20       SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
 MONSIGNOR MARK 4215           3   3  0    18       FANDILS (75)
 BOBBI JO 4224                 1   0  0    12       DEATHTONGUE (89)
 LOU BIGGE 4221                0   2  0     2       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SEE YA 4225             0  1 0 SERPENT'S HOLD 178   DARK CHAMPION         597  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Keelback -- That was one of the smartest DM Columns you could have ever written.  I
am certain that your Manager, The Dastardly Khisanth, told us everything he knows.
(wink) -- Fandil The Wise

Okay, okay, Keelback, I salute your talent.  You deserve the DM Title.  Fran Bran, he
is all yours.  Watch him; he slithers. -- Earl

Frat Punk -- Somehow I did not envision that.  Apparently I have not yet done
sufficient penance.  I hope you were it. -- Monsignor Mark

Lila Deane -- Well, I was purdy happy about THAT! -- W. D. Purdy

Serpentito -- Well, well.  Apparently all you snakey-things are not so perfect after
all.  I think I shall make me a little snakeskin belt.... -- Mildred Leona

Mollie Scott -- It was a girl thing.  Nothing personal. -- Yvonne

Health.  Humility.  Honor.  The Red Sands Await.  Bring home some honors from Tempe
to Ardivent. -- Fandil The Wise

The turn did not arrive, so we're doing these personals blind. -- Jorja
P.S.  Sometimes they're better this way, though.

Yvonne -- Okay, you won.  I don't grudge you the win, but the whole "smashing me like
a melon" bit, that's low.  Decent people don't smash their melons. -- Mollie Scot

W.D. Purdy -- Foot in mouth, yes, but you should probably have taken the shoe off
first.  Not as hard on the teeth. -- Marci Foote

"SEE YA was unbelievably slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight."  Makes
you wonder about the quality of the Stone Golem, doesn't it? -- Jorja

Fran Bran -- I won't tell you what the after effects of that were.  Well, I won't
tell you in the newsletter.  Let's just say that "too much bran" equals "don't get
far from the plumbing." -- Katerina Collin

W.D. Purdy -- Drat. -- Lila Deane

Oh, heck.  The Ruthless Jaywalker... I really hate that guy. -- Marci Foote

The Major -- Hey, I don't need that defeat to start my career with!  And dangling
participles be damned, too. -- Lou Bigge

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SEE YA was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MILDRED LEONA unbelievably bested KATERINA COLLIN in a 3 minute Challenge battle.
KEELBACK was defeated by FRAN BRAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title duel.
SERPENTITO devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
CORAL savagely defeated REAGAN in a popular 5 minute master vs. beginner competition.
MOLLIE SCOT luckily beat FRAT PUNK in a 2 minute master vs. novice brawl.
W. D. PURDY handily defeated MARCI FOOTE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
THE MAJOR lost to LILA DEANE in a 2 minute gory duel.
MONSIGNOR MARK vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LOU BIGGE was overpowered by BOBBI JO in a 2 minute uneven match.
SCALES overpowered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  26 -  2      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   6 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  16 -  2      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 597 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:

PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  5         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FRAN BRAN 4157             22  21  0  108 DEATHTONGUE (89)
STRIKING ATTACK  KEELBACK 4190              10   1  1   94 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
TOTAL PARRY      MILDRED LEONA 4183         17   6  0   86 FANDILS (75)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERPENTITO 4177            10   9  0   85 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
BASHING ATTACK   W. D. PURDY 4196            9   5  0   54 FANDILS (75)
SLASHING ATTACK  MOLLIE SCOT 4193            9   8  0   52 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FRAN BRAN 4157.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KATERINA COLLIN 4172.  The ten other most popular fighters were KEELBACK 4190, 
CORAL 4188, FRAN BRAN 4157, SERPENTITO 4177, THE MAJOR 4214, FRAT PUNK 4219, BOBBI JO 
4224, LILA DEANE 4201, MILDRED LEONA 4183, and REAGAN 4217.

The least popular fighter this week was MARCI FOOTE 4202.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SEE YA 4225, LOU BIGGE 4221, SCALES 4223, MONSIGNOR MARK 4215, 
W. D. PURDY 4196, MOLLIE SCOT 4193, REAGAN 4217, MILDRED LEONA 4183, LILA DEANE 4201, 
and BOBBI JO 4224.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLVI

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LUJAK 1431 (102-90-5)                  2  3  0         THE BEARS            

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SHADOW BLADE 2972 (29-17-6)            2  3  0         SERPENT'S HOLD       

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ANCHORMAN 3971 (16-1-0)                1  3  0         ERRATA               

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BAXTER 3970 (7-6-0)                    0  3  0         ERRATA               

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RON BURGUNDY 3974 (2-2-0)              6  3  1         ERRATA               
ANTLER 4038 (2-0-0)                    4  3  0         ERRATA               
DOLT 1566 (0-0-0)                      1  3  0         TEAM SCUM            

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SCALES 4223 (0-0-0)                    2  3  0         SERPENT'S HOLD       
DEW 4216 (0-0-0)                       0  3  0         ERRATA