DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/21/2013    Duedate: 02/02/2013

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM-46    TURN-649

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLACK BILE
AZURE CLOUDS (183)
(46-1868) [23-10-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLACK BILE                     POSITION IS EMPTY
AZURE CLOUDS (183)             
(46-1868) [23-10-0,106]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JIMI HENDRIX                   ARLENE ROSS
THE 27 CLUB (374)              BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4251) [7-10-0,89]          (46-4302) [15-10-0,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE 27 CLUB (374)           37
2. AZURE CLOUDS (183)          15BASH BROS. WAITRESS (351)
3. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)      6      Unchartered Team
4. BASH BROS. WAITRESS (351)    2
5. FANDILS (75)                -7      MILK BOYS (301)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 BASH BROS. WAITRES (351)  30  18  0 62.5   1/ 2 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   8  7 1
 2/ 2 FANDILS (75)             %1233 836 42 59.6   2/ 4 THE 27 CLUB (374)         7  6 0
 3/ 3 AZURE CLOUDS (183)        97  82  3 54.2   3/ 3 AZURE CLOUDS (183)        7  8 0
 4/ 4 THE 27 CLUB (374)         45  41  0 52.3   4/ 1 FANDILS (75)              5  5 0
 5/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  720 %1078 23 40.0   5/ 5 BASH BROS. WAITRES (351)  1  2 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 357): PORT-A-FORTRESS of THE CHOSEN (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 715): REPRESENT of ILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 715): ANYA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 700): MEDAN QUIZZAR of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 702): WHAT? of TRIBE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 699): COMIC BOOK GUY of ANDROID DUNGEON 010 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 696): SCALES of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 697): PANAMA JACK of ALL JACKED UP (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 660): MENDAL KORDIN of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 657): DANCING SHADOW of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 648): UNCLE JUNIOR of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 304): GLOATING GARDINIA of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 542): GYPSY JUNE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 258): HALIFAX of BOMBS AWAY (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 600): KHRISTOPHER of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 357): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 715): WRATHMEN DM 20 (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 715): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 700): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 702): MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 699): SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 696): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 697): ALL JACKED UP (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 660): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 657): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 648): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 304): BASH BROS ROAD SIGN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 542): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 258): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 600): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 715): GREEN WITH ENVY of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater)
                   (turn 714): YELLOW BELLY of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 698): FLAT TIRE of BAS BROS CAR (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 660): MENDAL KORDIN of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
              (turn 659): PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM of ADVENTURE TIME 2 (The Muffin Man)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 303): JASMIN of JADE WARRIORS (Brandon Massingale, mgr.)
                            LI KUI of WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 541): KUNG PAO KOLACTAN of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     A 3rd DM Title.  Wow!  I am surprised and proud!  Who'd a thunk it?!  But I'm
not a man of a lot of words, so I already ran out of things to say.  Fandil was
helpful as he gave me this data to babble on about, so here goes....
     My Fandil Teammates can be summarized almost completely by the following tidbits
of data:
Bonuses: Att, Att, Init, Dec, Par, Damage
ST 8,12,15,16,17
CN 8,10,10,10,15
SZ 4,7,12,16,17
WT 3,5,13,17,17
WL 9,20,20,21,21
SP 4,7,8,8,10
DF 8,11,11,13,21
     Maybe I can make it back as Duelmaster again next time and shower you with more
worthless facts?
          Uncle Junior DMIII

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly ARDIVENT games.  Former top team FANDILS was unseated 
this week as BLUVALLEY WARRIORS moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 
3-2-1 record for the round.  LEROY caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial 
commission as he skillfully bested TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE and was awarded 20 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, JIMI HENDRIX put down JOUBERT 
KLEE, causing him to lose 9 points of recognition in the process.  This time victory 
fell to the grasp of the usurper.  All hail BLACK BILE, Duelmaster of ARDIVENT!  
Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he never fights without 
pantyhose on beneath his armor.  Watch out!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In ARDIVENT "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  ARDIVENT, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the 
names of thy guilds is BLUVALLEY WARRIORS, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the 
weekly duels.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent 
the better part of last week avoiding BLUVALLEY WARRIORS.  Indeed it was FANDILS.  
Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  KURT COBAIN take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in ARDIVENT.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  This week marked the last days of NO NAME who at 10-6-0 was 
dispatched to the Dark Arena by the command of AZURE CLOUDS' demanding management.  
Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena there is only the 
brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in ARDIVENT.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, 
and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK BILE 1868              23  10  0   106       AZURE CLOUDS (183)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANTI-LEAP YEAR 4255          15   6  0   101       THE 27 CLUB (374)
 UNCLE JUNIOR 4300            12  10  0    96       FANDILS (75)
 KURT COBAIN 4253             10  11  0    94       THE 27 CLUB (374)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIMI HENDRIX 4251             7  10  0    89       THE 27 CLUB (374)
 WHAT WATER? 3917             14  13  0    88       BASH BROS. WAITRESS (351)
 SNUFFY 4263                  12   9  0    88       FANDILS (75)
-CLARA ROSE 4256               8   3  1    76       FANDILS (75)
 JOUBERT KLEE 4249            18  15  0    69       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
 ARLENE ROSS 4302             15  10  0    68       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRVIN 4257                   11  14  1    66       FANDILS (75)
 CORBIN ROSS 4250             16  17  0    65       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FINGERS BROOKE 4345           9   4  2    49       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
 JIM 4315                     11   9  0    43       THE 27 CLUB (374)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRIA SKATHACH 4347            6   4  1    31       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLOOD ORANGE 4354             3   1  0    22       AZURE CLOUDS (183)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLIRTING AT TABLE 4353        2   0  0    22       BASH BROS. WAITRESS (351)
 LEROY 4355                    1   0  0    20       FANDILS (75)
-ROBERT JOHNSON 4346           0   1  0    11       THE 27 CLUB (374)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BLUE NOTE 4301          5  6 0 AZURE CLOUDS 183     BLACK ORC             649  NONE
CUMULUS BLUES 4324      1  3 0 AZURE CLOUDS 183     TRIA SKATHACH 4347    649   
NO NAME 2933           10  7 0 AZURE CLOUDS 183     STONE GOLEM           649  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Uncle Junior -- Coward!  Hiding behind your scummy teammate so you don't have to face
me.  I understand. -- What Water?

Fandil -- I guess I can't say you aren't wise.  I was hoping you'd challenge with
Junior, but I can't blame you.  I've done the same many times.  I'm going after
Snuffy again, prepared this time.  Probably silly and stupid, but especially with fun
warriors, I enjoy the challenge. -- Assur

All -- Oh, I will win; sometime; maybe soon, maybe not; working on my swirv; gotta
get that right first. -- Swirvin Irvin

Joubert Klee -- But I think you should have just lain down and curled up in a ball.
I could have lived with that outcome. -- Irvin

Corbin Ross -- Heck, guy, I'll take anything I can get. -- Uncle Junior

What Water? -- Didn't order water.  Ordered coffee.  Now don't tell me "What Coffee?"
or I'll tip you a pence. -- Snuffy
P.S.  Har, har, har, har....

Assur -- You challenged?  You? Assir?  Well, shucks, Young Man; thanks. -- Fandil The
Wise

Uncle Junior -- Keep up the good work, son. -- WOF

Slugbait -- You out there? -- Fandil The Wise

Health.  Humility.  Honor.  The Red Sands await. -- WOF

Jorja -- Was that cat story your version of "Cat on A Hot/Cold Tin Roof"? -- Irvin

Snuffy -- Great fight.  I wish I could have been the victor, but not to be! -- What
Water?

We did not get the fights for this turn, despite several attempts of the Commission
to issue reprints, so--

To those we fought -- Good fights. -- We who fought you

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NO NAME was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 5 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BLUE NOTE was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
UNCLE JUNIOR was subdued by BLACK BILE in a 1 minute expert's Title fight.
SNUFFY was viciously subdued by ANTI-LEAP YEAR in a 3 minute veteran's contest.
KURT COBAIN devastated CORBIN ROSS in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
JIMI HENDRIX overpowered JOUBERT KLEE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
WHAT WATER? bested IRVIN in a action packed 1 minute veteran's competition.
ARLENE ROSS viciously subdued JIM in a action packed 4 minute gruesome duel.
FINGERS BROOKE savagely defeated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a action packed 2 minute duel.
TRIA SKATHACH slew CUMULUS BLUES in a action packed 1 minute match.
BLOOD ORANGE beat CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute fight.
LEROY demolished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   7 -  1      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   9 -  0      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  12 -  1      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        16 -  15 -  0      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 649 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BLACK BILE 1868            23  10  0  106 AZURE CLOUDS (183)
SLASHING ATTACK  ANTI-LEAP YEAR 4255        15   6  0  101 THE 27 CLUB (374)
STRIKING ATTACK  UNCLE JUNIOR 4300          12  10  0   96 FANDILS (75)
BASHING ATTACK   WHAT WATER? 3917           14  13  0   88 BASH BROS. WAITRESS (351)
TOTAL PARRY      SNUFFY 4263                12   9  0   88 FANDILS (75)
AIMED BLOW       ARLENE ROSS 4302           15  10  0   68 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
LUNGING ATTACK   FINGERS BROOKE 4345         9   4  2   49 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JIMI HENDRIX 4251.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ARLENE ROSS 4302.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANTI-LEAP YEAR 
4255, FINGERS BROOKE 4345, JIMI HENDRIX 4251, WHAT WATER? 3917, CUMULUS BLUES 4324, 
BLOOD ORANGE 4354, UNCLE JUNIOR 4300, KURT COBAIN 4253, JIM 4315, and TRIA SKATHACH 
4347.

The least popular fighter this week was NO NAME 2933.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JOUBERT KLEE 4249, CORBIN ROSS 4250, BLUE NOTE 4301, IRVIN 4257, SNUFFY 
4263, BLACK BILE 1868, LEROY 4355, TRIA SKATHACH 4347, JIM 4315, and KURT COBAIN 
4253.