DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/19/2010    Duedate: 07/31/2010

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-488

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POSITION IS EMPTY

Chartered Recognition LeaderUnchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              POSITION IS EMPTY

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JERANS LA'ROC                  MURDER FACE
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            DETHKLOT (450)
(62-4501) [17-15-2,81]         (62-4551) [6-5-3,35]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)         23
2. DISASTERS (448)              2      DETHKLOT (450)
3. DETHKLOT (450)               1      Unchartered Team
4. TOKEN ENTRY (207)            0
                                       BLADES OF STEEL (214)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 DETHKLOT (450)            34  20  7 63.0   1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       9  4 1
 2/ 4 DISASTERS (448)           20  23  3 46.5   2/ 3 DETHKLOT (450)            7  7 1
 3/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      371 444  8 45.5   3- 2*TOKEN ENTRY (207)         6  4 2
 4- 6*TOKEN ENTRY (207)         10  14  2 41.7   4/ 4 DISASTERS (448)           1  3 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 653): VAN DERMINT of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 536): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 659): PERFECT DRUG of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 630): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 654): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 649): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 658): MARY ANN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 642): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 644): ERIN GO BRAGH of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (?, mgr)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 643): SIDEWINDER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 611): ELLIRIN IMBRAY of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 275): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 591): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 542): SAARVEGHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 258): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 249): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 487): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 226): HOCKEY of GAMES CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 535): COOLER of STYROFOAM (Jolly, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 653): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 536): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 659): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 630): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 654): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 649): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 658): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 642): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 644): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 643): TOOL SHED (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 611): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 375): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 591): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 542): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 258): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 249): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 487): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 226): STATES (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 535) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 653): VAN DERMINT of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 536): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 658): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 653): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 641): STOWAWAY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 643): WALLACE of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 611): SHERRY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 591): COLDFISHFINGER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Really, that Kung-Fu Master was just EXACTLY like you'd expect.  Well, he's an
elf, and that tells you.  He was wearing ballet slippers!

                                    JimEmma Loca

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out VALAMANTIS to 
see what's new.  MVP award for JERANS LA'ROC?  MIDDLE WAY 10's proud of him after 
beating LAND SLIDE and getting 16 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  NATHAN 
got smashed by FARGO HAIL, and lost 7 points!  Our last turn's Duelmaster has lost, 
folks, lost to VENOMOUS CONCUBINE, and JIMEMMA LOCA has made the way for a new 
Duelmaster!  I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  
They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  DETHKLOT was VALAMANTIS' most avoided team.  Is there 
some award for that?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are DISASTERS?  DETHKLOT, an easy 
team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  I was SO depressed when I heard LAND SLIDE got killed.  He was just a 
kid, and didn't get a fair chance in VALAMANTIS, or anything!  Like was that some 
Bloodfeud, or what?  (FARGO HAIL vs. NATHAN, that is.) What if they had a fight and 
nobody showed up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JERANS LA'ROC 4501           17  15  2    81       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 FARGO HAIL 4530              14   7  0    81       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 JIMEMMA LOCA 4523            15  10  0    80       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NATHAN 4552                   7   4  3    58       DETHKLOT (450)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE PLAGUE 4533               3   3  0    51       DISASTERS (448)
 PICKLES 4550                  8   3  1    50       DETHKLOT (450)
 MURDER FACE 4551              6   5  3    35       DETHKLOT (450)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SQUIZGOR 4553                 7   4  0    33       DETHKLOT (450)
-KARN FIREVALE 1447            3   1  1    33       TOKEN ENTRY (207)
-POKEY 4566                    2   0  1    28       TOKEN ENTRY (207)
-INANNA 4558                   3   1  0    26       TOKEN ENTRY (207)
 GILFMET IVERS 4568            2   0  0    25       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NORMANFNBATES 4567            1   0  0    13       TOKEN ENTRY (207)
-ELEPHANT 4564                 1   1  0     5       TOKEN ENTRY (207)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TOKI 4549               6  4 0 DETHKLOT 450         KARN FIREVALE 1447    487   
HOT LAVA 4569           0  1 0 DISASTERS 448        SPYMASTER             488  NONE
LAND SLIDE 4554         4  2 1 DISASTERS 448        JERANS LA'ROC 4501    488   
HOBBAN JEPP 4503       10 20 0 MIDDLE WAY 10 420    NATHAN 4552           487  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I don't like Assassins.  What if they're contagious? -- Jerans La'Roc

Murder Face -- How can anyone tell with all that hair? -- Fargo Hail

Nathan -- Damn. -- Ghost of Hobban Jepp

Elephant -- I didn't realize elephants came that small.  Is that why you're a token?
-- Gilvmet Ivers

Action and Company -- Except for a few spots, all Alastarian arenas are small.
That's why I'm there, to provide a little competition that's a step above the
standbys.  It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. -- Jorja
P.S.  And personals, that's in the job description, too.
P.P.S.  As for my guys winning over yours a lot, it probably won't last.  While it's
true that I haven't made any strategy changes yet this year, and I might, my guys are
still on the predictable side.
P.P.P.S.  I may not know you when I see you, that's the cataracts, but I recognize
your voice!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOT LAVA was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JIMEMMA LOCA was viciously subdued by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
FARGO HAIL demolished NATHAN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JERANS LA'ROC butchered LAND SLIDE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MURDER FACE was defeated by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute bloody match.
PICKLES devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SQUIZGOR bested CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute match.
GILFMET IVERS devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   7 -  2      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -   7 -  2      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  17 -  3      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   6 -  3      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  16 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        2 -  10 -  0      17  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 488 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      JERANS LA'ROC 4501         17  15  2   81 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
LUNGING ATTACK   FARGO HAIL 4530            14   7  0   81 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
SLASHING ATTACK  JIMEMMA LOCA 4523          15  10  0   80 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
STRIKING ATTACK  PICKLES 4550                8   3  1   50 DETHKLOT (450)
BASHING ATTACK   MURDER FACE 4551            6   5  3   35 DETHKLOT (450)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JERANS LA'ROC 4501.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MURDER FACE 4551.  The ten other most popular fighters were FARGO HAIL 4530, 
JERANS LA'ROC 4501, SQUIZGOR 4553, JIMEMMA LOCA 4523, PICKLES 4550, GILFMET IVERS 
4568, HOT LAVA 4569, NATHAN 4552, LAND SLIDE 4554, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was LAND SLIDE 4554.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were NATHAN 4552, HOT LAVA 4569, GILFMET IVERS 4568, PICKLES 4550, JIMEMMA 
LOCA 4523, SQUIZGOR 4553, JERANS LA'ROC 4501, FARGO HAIL 4530, MURDER FACE 4551, and  
0.