DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/22/2008    Duedate: 01/03/2009

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-451

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MASTIFF
THE BEARS (268)
(62-4446) [14-5-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MASTIFF                        POSITION IS EMPTY
THE BEARS (268)                
(62-4446) [14-5-0,112]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GORMODUC IRN                   EVANDER GILL
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4420) [15-26-0,77]         (62-4470) [13-8-0,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE BEARS (268)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BEARS (268)             20
2. DEATH MOB (15)              15      THE BEARS (268)
3. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)         11      Unchartered Team

                                       BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY (316)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THE BEARS (268)          400 356 35 52.9   1/ 1 THE BEARS (268)           9  3 1
 2/ 2 DEATH MOB (15)           169 179 16 48.6   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       7  8 0
 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      281 355  5 44.2   3/ 3 DEATH MOB (15)            6  7 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 612): WAYWARD SON oF MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 495): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 620): RIGATONI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 610): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 615): SHY GUY of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 618): DEADLY DUO of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 617): LORD T. JEEBUS of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 610): REESE SILEEN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 603): HOFFA of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 602): GAMMA of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 574): MARY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 566): POULAN of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 254): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 550): DIPSY DIXIE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 501): COLOROUTOFSPACE of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 241): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 229): ROSE SHELL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 450): ANGRY DECKHAND of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 205): EAGLE KEYS of ANCIENT KNIGHTS (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 464): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 612): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 495): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 620): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 610): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 615): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 618): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 617): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 610): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 603): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 602): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 574): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 566): BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 254): WACKY (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 550): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 501): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 241): UNDESIRABLE'S (Slinky, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 229): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 450): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 205): ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 494) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 494): HAROLUE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 614): SLINKY of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 617): MISS AN THROPE of STREET URCHINS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 617): PENSACOLITA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 609): LUNAR COYOTE of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 603): HOFFA of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 602): VORG of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
                           STAY GOLD of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 601): FOORMAN of LIGHT BRIGADE (Woody, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 566): POULAN of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
                              CONNIE PAKKIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 252): MORI NEB of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 501): COLOROUTOFSPACE of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 228): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Greetings, Valamantis!

Guess I won't be the one swabbing the deck today!  Looks like that will be a good job
for Salty Dog.  And he better get things in order for soon we set sail!

Arrrgggg!
Angry Deckhand

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, VALAMANTIS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed 
to see FYRE SWORD win a fight and gain 10 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, FYRE SWORD 
beat BEN and BEN lost 6 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out with the 
old, in with the new, as MASTIFF takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old 
Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Doom's Dome, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  
Where do they get this stuff?  From VALAMANTIS' trash dumps?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  THE 
BEARS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  Care 
to know who is the most afraid of you?  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was DEATH MOB.  Ha ha ha ha!  MASTIFF 
was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or 
feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess 
what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     What does the VALAMANTIS 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 VALAMANTIS.  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                  
 MASTIFF 4446                 14   5  0   112       THE BEARS (268)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RUSSIAN BEAR 4427            12  10  2   123       THE BEARS (268)
 ANGRY DECKHAND 4473           9   7  0    92       DEATH MOB (15)
 CHATTI 4448                  16  11  0    91       DEATH MOB (15)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INVUR KREB 4449              16  14  0    89       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 EVANDER GILL 4470            13   8  0    86       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 GORMODUC IRN 4420            15  26  0    77       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FYRE SWORD 4481               8   4  1    66       DEATH MOB (15)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SALTY DOG 4471                9  11  0    42       DEATH MOB (15)
 BEN 4491                      3   1  1    39       THE BEARS (268)
 ISOMBARD KORL 4462            8  14  0    38       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO FEAR 4492                  3   0  0    22       THE BEARS (268)
 CLAWS 4494                    2   0  0    22       THE BEARS (268)
 ELEN GORVAN 4493              0   2  0     2       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THUG 4495               0  1 0 DEATH MOB 15         SHEWISH GIANT         451  NONE
DARCI FERRIN 4487       6  3 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 420    BEN 4491              449   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Gormoduc Irn -- It flickers a bit, but tends to just melt the snow.  Though my hand
gets wet and my pommel gets slick. -- Fyre Sword

Angry Deckhand -- Wow, no WAY am I going to argue with you today!  If you threw me
over the side today--as you THREATENED to do, you beast!--I'd die of the cold before
I had time to drown.  I'm not going to risk that, thank you very much. -- Invur Kreb

Ah, the Khalhums "Dwarf."  But he says he really IS a dwarf, and he's certainly got
the beard to go with it, so maybe the Commission was wrong about his race, amazing
though that is to anyone who knows their careful assessment of the facts and their
accuracy.  Dwarf or not, he wasn't up for this match. -- Evander Gill, who WAS up for
it

I really don't like these elves that come along and claim to know better ways of
doing everything.  Kung-Fu Master, pfaugh.  He's just an unarmed fool in ridiculously
padded leathers.  Does he think anyone is going to BELIEVE what that padding
suggests?  As if! -- Gormoduc Irn

Fyre Sword -- Damn, where's a fire extinguisher when you really need it?  I even
thought of burying your sword in the sand to put the fire out, but I couldn't get the
darned thing away from you. -- Isombard Korl
P.S.  If you go around saluting people with that thing, you soon won't have any
eyebrows left.

No Fear -- That's okay, I had enough for both of us.  Actually going out there in
public with nothing to hide behind, no wall to put at my back, and letting someone
come along with a REAL, SHARP weapon and attack...no.  I must have been insane.  I
was definitely afraid.  Ouch. -- Elen Gorvan
P.S.  Even the Commission realizes that courage is not my strong suit.

Mastiff -- There's a psychic effect to the rolled-up newspaper. -- Invur Kreb

Ben -- You can count on it that I will NEVER teach you another skill. -- Ghost of
Darci Ferrin

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THUG was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ANGRY DECKHAND was devastated by MASTIFF in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
CHATTI narrowly defeated GORMODUC IRN in a 2 minute expert's fight.
INVUR KREB devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
EVANDER GILL savagely defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute bloody match.
SALTY DOG unbelievably bested ISOMBARD KORL in a 2 minute gory duel.
FYRE SWORD devastated BEN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
NO FEAR handily defeated ELEN GORVAN in a 3 minute uneven fight.
CLAWS vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  15 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   3 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  17 -  1      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  11 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 451 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         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   MASTIFF 4446               14   5  0  112 THE BEARS (268)
BASHING ATTACK   ANGRY DECKHAND 4473         9   7  0   92 DEATH MOB (15)
PARRY-LUNGE      CHATTI 4448                16  11  0   91 DEATH MOB (15)
SLASHING ATTACK  INVUR KREB 4449            16  14  0   89 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
STRIKING ATTACK  BEN 4491                    3   1  1   39 THE BEARS (268)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GORMODUC IRN 4420.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was EVANDER GILL 4470.  The ten other most popular fighters were ELEN GORVAN 
4493, CHATTI 4448, ANGRY DECKHAND 4473, GORMODUC IRN 4420, SALTY DOG 4471, FYRE SWORD 
4481, MASTIFF 4446, INVUR KREB 4449, ISOMBARD KORL 4462, and NO FEAR 4492.

The least popular fighter this week was CLAWS 4494.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BEN 4491, THUG 4495, NO FEAR 4492, ISOMBARD KORL 4462, INVUR KREB 4449, 
MASTIFF 4446, FYRE SWORD 4481, SALTY DOG 4471, GORMODUC IRN 4420, and ANGRY DECKHAND 
4473.