DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/12/2012    Duedate: 11/08/2012

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-279

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ELMINSTER
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-2679) [18-6-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ELMINSTER                      POSITION IS EMPTY
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)        
(59-2679) [18-6-0,121]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

COCO NUTTAL                    CHAGUA KORBIN
ISLANDERS (247)                ISLANDERS (247)
(59-2741) [18-20-0,81]         (59-2760) [12-17-1,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TALL TALES (305)            36
2. ISLANDERS (247)             18      IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)      0      Unchartered Team
4. BLOODGUARD (190)            -1
5. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)     -2       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  209  83 11 71.6   1/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  14  1 1
 2/ 2 TALL TALES (305)          87  66  2 56.9   2/ 2 TALL TALES (305)          6  3 0
 3/ 0 BLOODGUARD (190)          63  73  3 46.3   3- 3*VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)   3  2 1
 4- 4*VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)   20  25  6 44.4   4/ 5 ISLANDERS (247)           3 10 0
 5/ 5 ISLANDERS (247)          376 495 14 43.2   5/ 0 BLOODGUARD (190)          1  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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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 353): FIELDER of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 350): COLGATE SMILE of MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 348): BUZZ-BUZZ of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 304): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 326): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 320): BIG MAC of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 307): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 301): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 285): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 278): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 254): B'ZIADUL of WRATHMEN XIV (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 255): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 255): BURIED TREASURE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 70): LIFE SCOUT of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 253): THE REFEREE of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 353): YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 350): THE WOLF PACK (?, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 348): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 304): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 326): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 320): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 307): LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 301): DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 285): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 278): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 254): PIZZA TOPPINGS (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 255): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 255): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 70): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 253): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 350): COLGATE SMILE of MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 348): BUZZ-BUZZ of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 326): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 320): QUEEN OF TARTS of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (slugbait, mgr.)
                               BROOMSTICK of LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
                   (turn 319): GIZMO of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 300): ANASTASIUS of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 285): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
               (turn 289): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 278): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 254): B'ZIADUL of WRATHMEN XIV (Kharadmon, mgr.)
                             AFTERSHOCK of SLAMMA JAMMA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                             ALBUQUERQUE of WESTERN FRONTIER (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 69): MORIS NAHR of MIDDLE WAY 21 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ILLIS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-0-0 is nice, but 
don't get cocky, TALL TALES, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of 
course, we're all terribly impressed to see TESSAI win a fight and gain 15 points, 
terribly.  Tsk, tsk, JOHN WAYNE beat BANN and BANN lost 9 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, ILLIS may be getting bland, as APPLESEED 
stays top dog in the city.  The Warty Toad, humph!  I've tasted better ale at 
mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From ILLIS' trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, KING MIDAS was this 
turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.  I notice 
INUYASHA challenging down 39 points to fight KING MIDAS, IMPROVED ILLUSION doubtless 
has some rotten excuse for such an insult to honor.  INUYASHA lost to KING MIDAS!  
Ok, INUYASHA want to fight my grandmother next turn?  Huh?   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for ILLIS' 
morgue.  More variety.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate 
catches up with you sooner that later?   
     What does the ILLIS arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Phlllt!  Just had to do that 
before I leave the fine city of ILLIS.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are 
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELMINSTER 2679               18   6  0   121       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KING MIDAS 2770              18  10  1   111       TALL TALES (305)
 INUYASHA 2683                17   4  4    95       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOHN WAYNE 2766              17  17  0    90       TALL TALES (305)
 JOHNNY APPLESEED 2767        17  17  0    85       TALL TALES (305)
 HAPPY DRUNKARD 2126          11   9  0    85       BLOODGUARD (190)
 URMUNG COSBU 1397            16  10  0    84       BLOODGUARD (190)
 COCO NUTTAL 2741             18  20  0    81       ISLANDERS (247)
 BANN 2162                    10   8  1    77       BLOODGUARD (190)
 DILLIS RHIN 2742             15  22  1    68       ISLANDERS (247)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAGUA KORBIN 2760           12  17  1    54       ISLANDERS (247)
 TESSAI 2795                   9   0  0    48       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 ZARUKO 2796                   6   3  0    47       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KENJI 2805                    2   1  2    28       VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRUTUS 2789                   5   4  1    20       VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)
-MISERY 2806                   2   0  0    17       VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)
-SEMARA 2803                   2   3  0    16       VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)
-RILEY 2792                    3   6  0    15       VIGILANTE JUSTICE (307)
 FISHHOOK 2807                 2   0  0    12       ISLANDERS (247)
 HINTIS 2801                   3   2  0    11       BLOODGUARD (190)
 SYLVIA 2808                   1   0  0    11       ISLANDERS (247)
 BASITOR 2809                  0   1  0     1       BLOODGUARD (190)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MISTER GILLIS 2804      0  3 0 ISLANDERS 247        KENJI 2805            276   
SYLVESTER 2728         21 27 0 ISLANDERS 247        INUYASHA 2683         277   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to Appleseed.  Finally! -- Jorja and the Islanders

Inuyasha -- Predictable. -- Dillis Rhin

King Midas -- Turning me into gold would have been bad enough, but... gold-colored
plastic? -- Coco Nuttal

Well, that was embarrassing. -- Chagua Korbin

Great!  Begin as you mean to go on, and I began with a win. -- Fishook

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

INUYASHA was bested by KING MIDAS in a 2 minute master's Challenge fight.
APPLESEED vanquished HAPPY DRUNKARD in a 1 minute uneven battle.
ELMINSTER subdued COCO NUTTAL in a 2 minute expert's Title fight.
JOHN WAYNE bested BANN in a popular 1 minute contest.
DILLIS RHIN was overpowered by URMUNG COSBU in a 1 minute mismatched match.
JOHNNY APPLESEED viciously subdued DOOMIE JUGGERNAUT in a 4 minute veteran's duel.
ZARUKO bested THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 4 minute competition.
CHAGUA KORBIN was luckily beaten by TESSAI in a action packed 2 minute uneven melee.
FISHHOOK won victory over BASITOR in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
HINTIS lost to SYLVIA in a 1 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   1 -  0      91  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  18 -  3      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  12 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  19 -  6      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        24 -  32 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 279 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     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         5  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    ELMINSTER 2679             18   6  0  121 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
AIMED BLOW       KING MIDAS 2770            18  10  1  111 TALL TALES (305)
LUNGING ATTACK   INUYASHA 2683              17   4  4   95 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
BASHING ATTACK   HAPPY DRUNKARD 2126        11   9  0   85 BLOODGUARD (190)
TOTAL PARRY      TESSAI 2795                 9   0  0   48 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
PARRY-LUNGE      ZARUKO 2796                 6   3  0   47 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COCO NUTTAL 2741.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CHAGUA KORBIN 2760.  The ten other most popular fighters were INUYASHA 2683, 
JOHN WAYNE 2766, FISHHOOK 2807, KING MIDAS 2770, ELMINSTER 2679, JOHNNY APPLESEED 
2767, ZARUKO 2796, COCO NUTTAL 2741, URMUNG COSBU 1397, and TESSAI 2795.

The least popular fighter this week was HINTIS 2801.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BASITOR 2809, DILLIS RHIN 2742, BANN 2162, HAPPY DRUNKARD 2126, SYLVIA 
2808, TESSAI 2795, URMUNG COSBU 1397, COCO NUTTAL 2741, ZARUKO 2796, and JOHNNY 
APPLESEED 2767.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ELMINSTER (59-2679) IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

APPLESEED (59-2662) IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)