DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/22/2009    Duedate: 07/04/2009

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-464

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CAPTAIN SCOURGE
DEATH MOB (15)
(62-4496) [9-1-1,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CAPTAIN SCOURGE                POSITION IS EMPTY
DEATH MOB (15)                 
(62-4496) [9-1-1,90]           

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FYRE SWORD                     FYRE SWORD
DEATH MOB (15)                 DEATH MOB (15)
(62-4481) [14-8-1,88]          (62-4481) [14-8-1,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE BEARS (268)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BEARS (268)             18
2. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)         18      THE BEARS (268)
3. H.W.A. (377)                 0      Unchartered Team
4. DEATH MOB (15)              -1
                                       WHO DAT? (399)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THE BEARS (268)          422 372 38 53.1   1/ 2 THE BEARS (268)           8  2 1
 2/ 2 DEATH MOB (15)           203 194 20 51.1   2/ 1 DEATH MOB (15)            8  5 1
 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      311 389  7 44.4   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       4 10 1
 4- 4*H.W.A. (377)               2   6  0 25.0   4- 4*H.W.A. (377)              2  6 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 625): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 508): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 631): FARFALE of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 626): HALIBUTT of WIZARD'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 626): WHISPER WALK of MY LITTLE TRIBE (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 630): WHOLLY MOLLY of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 619): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 616): SPARE ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 615): CROUCHING HAMSTER of D.R.I. (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 587): EVA MENDES of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 579): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 561): DUCK A L'ORANGE of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 563): CHATTY CABALIST of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 514): UP FROM THE SEA of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 247): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 235): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 463): FYRE SWORD of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 212): SLO-PITCH of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 507): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 625): LAB EXPERIMENTS (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 508): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 631): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 626): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 626): MY LITTLE TRIBE (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 630): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 619): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 616): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 615): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 587): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 579): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 261): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 563): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 514): AMAZON ELITE (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 247): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 235): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 463): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 212): FEARSOME LEGENDS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 507) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 625): BIMBETTE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 630): WHOLLY MOLLY of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 615): SURLY DECKHAND of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
               (turn 614): PILSON of DEATH MOB 4 (Jakari, mgr.)
                           SLYTHR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
                           WHITMAN of LITERATE LOONS (?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 261): DEELA ELLIS of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
                   (turn 260): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 563): CHATTY CABALIST of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 513): HASARCH of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 234): KIRRALA of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome VALAMANTIS.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Bein' on top is great 
while it lasts, DEATH MOB.  But how many friends do you have now?  What's with JERANS 
LA'ROC?  He actually beat DEATH MOB's BILGE RAT, and walked away with 15 more points 
from the fight.  Laughs were big at DEATH MOB while they watched SALTY DOG clobber 
ELEN GORVAN.  She lost 2 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  
VALAMANTIS, set your sights on KHALHUMS DWARF.  He'll be happy to entertain all 
requests after defeating FYRE SWORD.  CAPTAIN SCOURGE looked pretty Duelmasterlike as 
he took VALAMANTIS' top spot with 90 points.  Now, what will FYRE SWORD do?  Advice 
to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.   
     Warriors of VALAMANTIS unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Some people 
are wondering why THE BEARS sent TAWNY (2-0-1) to the Dark Arena.  Just be glad 
you're not on their team.  I like to see warriors put young whippersnappers in their 
place.  I guess you could say MIDDLE WAY 10'JERANS LA'ROC did just that.  Right DEATH 
MOB?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Remember--a 
good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN SCOURGE 4496          9   1  1    90       DEATH MOB (15)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FYRE SWORD 4481              14   8  1    88       DEATH MOB (15)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SALTY DOG 4471               15  15  0    65       DEATH MOB (15)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELEN GORVAN 4493              7   8  0    53       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 BEAR FOOT 4504                3   1  0    48       THE BEARS (268)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JERANS LA'ROC 4501            4   4  1    28       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-RACE STEELE 3590              2   0  0    25       H.W.A. (377)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE RUSSIAN 4499              2   1  0    17       THE BEARS (268)
 HOBBAN JEPP 4503              3   4  0    13       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-BEAR BOTTOM 4518              1   0  0    13       THE BEARS (268)
 CRUSHER 4502                  1   0  0    10       THE BEARS (268)
 FERRIS HALE 4517              0   3  0     3       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 JIMEMMA LOCA 4523             0   1  0     1       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BILGE RAT 4505          4  2 0 DEATH MOB 15         JERANS LA'ROC 4501    464   
PEPPER PARKS 3591       0  1 0 H.W.A. 377           TAWNY 4516            462   
TAWNY 4516              2  1 1 THE BEARS 268        STONE GOLEM           464  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Salty Dog -- Euwh, where's the chip dip?  This is way too salty alone. -- Elen Gorvan

Race Steele -- I wasn't done with that leg, you know. -- Jerans La'Roc

Tawny -- Next time I expect to spend an afternoon with you, I'm bring a book and a
sandwich. -- Hobban Jepp
P.S.  And a bottle of wine.
P.P.S.  Or bear, I mean, beer.

Bilge Rat -- Why would I want to kill an innocent houseplant? -- Ferris Hale

Memsettis the Downtrodden -- So what you're saying is that I get to sign up for a
totally unknown prospect, and if it doesn't pan out to something worth while, tough
luck for me, yes?  Let me think about this. -- Evander Gill

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TAWNY was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
FYRE SWORD was unbelievably bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
CAPTAIN SCOURGE savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute Title duel.
SALTY DOG defeated ELEN GORVAN in a 4 minute brutal fight.
BEAR FOOT devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
HOBBAN JEPP outlasted OSKSI NOBLE in a tiresome 7 minute struggle.
BILGE RAT was dealt death by JERANS LA'ROC in a popular 1 minute competition.
FERRIS HALE was handily defeated by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CRUSHER vanquished JIMEMMA LOCA in a 1 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                       2         AIMED BLOW        10 -   2 -  1      83  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   9 -  2      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   4 -  3      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   6 -  2      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -   9 -  0      18  |

Turn 464 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       CAPTAIN SCOURGE 4496        9   1  1   90 DEATH MOB (15)
LUNGING ATTACK   FYRE SWORD 4481            14   8  1   88 DEATH MOB (15)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FYRE SWORD 4481.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FYRE SWORD 4481.  The ten other most popular fighters were SALTY DOG 4471, 
CAPTAIN SCOURGE 4496, ELEN GORVAN 4493, BEAR FOOT 4504, JERANS LA'ROC 4501, TAWNY 
4516, CRUSHER 4502, BILGE RAT 4505, FERRIS HALE 4517, and JIMEMMA LOCA 4523.

The least popular fighter this week was HOBBAN JEPP 4503.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JIMEMMA LOCA 4523, FERRIS HALE 4517, BILGE RAT 4505, CRUSHER 
4502, TAWNY 4516, JERANS LA'ROC 4501, BEAR FOOT 4504, ELEN GORVAN 4493, CAPTAIN 
SCOURGE 4496, and SALTY DOG 4471.