DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/15/2011    Duedate: 07/28/2011

TRICORUS ARENA

DM-51    TURN-568

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHO
QUESTIONS (580)
(51-5508) [23-15-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHO                            POSITION IS EMPTY
QUESTIONS (580)                
(51-5508) [23-15-0,135]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WHY                            JUBHAL
QUESTIONS (580)                DARK HORSEMEN (433)
(51-5511) [18-20-0,94]         (51-5526) [17-12-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

QUESTIONS (580)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARK HORSEMEN (433)         34
2. QUESTIONS (580)             18      QUESTIONS (580)
3. SERPENTS HOLD 2 (582)       13      Unchartered Team
4. VENTURE BROS. (585)          0
5. COLLEGE RADIO (558)          0      EXPLOSIVE LORDS (277)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*VENTURE BROS. (585)       13   6  2 68.4   1/ 1 QUESTIONS (580)          10  5 0
 2/ 2 QUESTIONS (580)          101  86  3 54.0   2/ 2 DARK HORSEMEN (433)       9  6 0
 3/ 3 DARK HORSEMEN (433)      856 908 26 48.5   3/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD 2 (582)     3  0 1
 4/ 4 PANSY DIVISION (443)     136 156 12 46.6   4- 3*VENTURE BROS. (585)       2  1 0
 5/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD 2 (582)     26  40  4 39.4   5/ 5 PANSY DIVISION (443)      2  6 0
 6- 6*COLLEGE RADIO (558)        1   3  0 25.0   6- 6*COLLEGE RADIO (558)       1  3 0
 7- 7*BARHOPPERS (572)           0   1  0  0.0   7- 7*BARHOPPERS (572)          0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                             THE ADM REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

The next ADM Regional Tournament will be held in the months of October/November 2011
and will be contested in the regular arenas during the late Summer months.

Q: What is the ADM Regional Tournament?
A: The ADM Regional Tournament is a competition where the best and brightest warriors
   from the ADM regionals compete for bragging rights and to see which region is the
   best!

Q: How does it work?
A: During the month of October, the warriors of each Regional Team will be temporarily
   moved to a special regional arena, where they will battle it out in a single
   elimination tournament.  The last warrior standing wins for his region.  (Learns,
   skills, and FE gained during the contest will not be permanent.)

   Results will be posted online during the months of October/November.

Q: How are teams determined?
A: There are 10 warrior slots given out to each team. The 10 Stylemasters of each
   regional arena during Saturday, October 15th will automatically qualify and be
   selected.

   To qualify for a Stylemaster position, you must have been active in the arena in 4
   of the prior 6 turns including the last one (2 of the last 3 for Crysalis).  (Thus,
   you'll want to activate your warriors before the week of July 23rd, to be safe.)

   Should a team not be able to qualify all 10 warriors, they may select wildcard
   entrants to fill those empty slots.  However, they must have at least 7 different
   styles represented AND no more than 2 of any style.  Should they not be able to
   meet this criteria, their team will be filled with NPCs.

   Each manager may only play for 1 region and may qualify no more than 3 warriors on
   a regional team.  They may play a 3rd warrior only if everyone else who wants to
   participate already has 2 and/or there is no other option.  A manager may not have
   more than 1 warrior of the same style on the regional team.

Q: What's a Regional Coordinator?
A: The Regional Coordinator is the unofficial "team captain":  They are in charge of
   putting together their team based on the rules, trying to make sure everyone is
   included and that any disputes are handled.  (For instance, if someone qualifies
   more than 2 warriors, the regional coordinator will work with that manager and
   determine which warriors will participate on the team, and then notify
   replacements, etc.)

   The Regional Coordinators are: Manager (Andorak), Buri(Darkholm), The Dark One
   (Free Blades), Crip (Crysalis), Master Darque (Unnamed No Tourney Arena), One Arm
   Bandit (Home Guard).  If you need to contact them, you can write a personal ad in
   the ADM arena, or send a diplo to them at:

                        Manager:        Superior Forces in DM 105
                        The Dark One:   Angels of Pain in DM 103
                        Buri:           Tackle Box in DM 104
                        One Arm Bandit: Sea Dogs in DM 101
                        Crip:           Royal Flush in DM 106
                        Master Darque:  Darque Ages in DM 81

Q: What does happen if someone qualifies more than 2 warriors?
A: That manager will be able to decide which 2 to send (or, if there are no other
   options, the manager may send 3--see above) and the next highest qualifying warrior
   will be able to take place of the warrior that doesn't get sent if it's an
   automatic spot.  It's definitely a good idea to communicate with your team
   coordinator and fellow teammates.  Remember, even though you are fighting for
   qualification spots, you all still want to put together a competitive team! (All
   of the captains treat this as an inclusive event so it's unlikely anyone will
   completely get left out in the cold.)

Q: What if my warriors are not in ADM regional?  Or, what if they are in the wrong
   ADM regional?
A: If your warriors are in 100, or are in the wrong region, and they haven't fought
   since the split, you can request to CSR to have them moved into the proper
   regional arena.

Q: Is there a prize?
A: Bragging rights!

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 679): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 684): SQUASH of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 656): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherolock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 680): PRIMUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 675): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 668): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 513): RED HOOK of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 561): KALIDOR of HYBORIA et al (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 679): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 684): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 656): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 680): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 675): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 283): THE MOTHERSHIP 017 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 668): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 513): FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): ARTIC FURY (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 561) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 656): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherolock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 675): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
               (turn 667): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
                           OPHELIA DELPHI of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, TRICORUS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 4-1-0 is nice, but 
don't get cocky, DARK HORSEMEN, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud.  
Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see TACK TACK win a fight and gain 13 
points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, TACK TACK beat MANNY LEHMAN and MANNY LEHMAN lost 9 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, TRICORUS may 
be getting bland, as WHO stays top dog in the city.  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, 
TRICORUS?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for TRICORUS' 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     What does the TRICORUS arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll 
need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHO 5508                     23  15  0   135       QUESTIONS (580)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YES? 5534                    19   7  0   104       QUESTIONS (580)
 JUBHAL 5526                  17  12  0    97       DARK HORSEMEN (433)
 WHY 5511                     18  20  0    94       QUESTIONS (580)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TACK TACK 5555                9   2  1    79       SERPENTS HOLD 2 (582)
 WHAT 5509                    18  20  1    75       QUESTIONS (580)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARGANAD 5550                10  10  0    63       DARK HORSEMEN (433)
 GALDOR O'HARE 5524           12  19  1    62       DARK HORSEMEN (433)
 MANNY LEHMAN 5074             9   7  1    59       PANSY DIVISION (443)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINDSONG 5592                 7   2  0    46       DARK HORSEMEN (433)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SEE YA 5602                   1   0  1    33       SERPENTS HOLD 2 (582)
 BEFORE SUNRISE 5596           4   4  0    32       DARK HORSEMEN (433)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BROCK 5605                    3   1  0    23       VENTURE BROS. (585)
-SGT. HATRED 5573              3   2  0    23       VENTURE BROS. (585)
-HANK 5574                     2   0  2    23       VENTURE BROS. (585)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE TOOL 5096                 2   6  1    17       PANSY DIVISION (443)
-DEAN 5575                     2   0  0    16       VENTURE BROS. (585)
-PIT-TASTIC 5237               1   0  0    13       COLLEGE RADIO (558)
 I DRANK WHAT? 5586            1   6  0     9       QUESTIONS (580)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RUSTY 5604              3  1 0 VENTURE BROS. 585    TACK TACK 5555        566   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Answer of the Week:  No.

Who -- Is going to knock you off the high seat?  Shierah knows I've tried and can't.
-- Jubhal

Manny Lehman -- I don't think we have pansies on the plains--that's a flower, right?
But it must be a tough one. -- Windsong

Dangerous Criminals have to be knocked around from time to time.  Otherwise they get
above themselves and everybody else. -- Marganad

Tack Tack -- What?  I tried to move and found myself nailed to the wall!  Sneaky of
you. -- Galdor O'Hare

I Drank What? -- If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you. -- Before Sunrise

13 July 11
                                   Announcing!

          The No-Tourney ADM arena will be opening for business on the
          first of August of this year!
     It will be ADM Arena #107, making use of that idle installation down at Lirin
Kiv.  If the managers involved in this arena wish to rename it, suggestions will be
entertained through the months of August and September.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WHO bested JUBHAL in a action packed 3 minute master's Title fight.
YES? demolished KHALUHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
WHAT was overpowered by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute bloody mismatched duel.
MANNY LEHMAN was overpowered by TACK TACK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
WHY devastated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
GALDOR O'HARE overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
WINDSONG defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 5 minute melee.
MARGANAD vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
BEFORE SUNRISE vanquished I DRANK WHAT? in a 2 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        25 -  15 -  1      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  13 -  1      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  14 -  3      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  14 -  1      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 568 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      WHO 5508                   23  15  0  135 QUESTIONS (580)
AIMED BLOW       YES? 5534                  19   7  0  104 QUESTIONS (580)
BASHING ATTACK   JUBHAL 5526                17  12  0   97 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WINDSONG 5592               7   2  0   46 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WHY 5511.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
JUBHAL 5526.  The ten other most popular fighters were BEFORE SUNRISE 5596, MARGANAD 
5550, YES? 5534, WHY 5511, GALDOR O'HARE 5524, WHO 5508, TACK TACK 5555, WINDSONG 
5592, MANNY LEHMAN 5074, and I DRANK WHAT? 5586.

The least popular fighter this week was WHAT 5509.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were I DRANK WHAT? 5586, MANNY LEHMAN 5074, WINDSONG 5592, TACK TACK 5555, 
WHO 5508, GALDOR O'HARE 5524, WHY 5511, YES? 5534, MARGANAD 5550, and BEFORE SUNRISE 
5596.