DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/06/2010    Duedate: 12/18/2010

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-498

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHITE WIZARD
HILLTOP GURUS (446)
(62-4484) [6-0-0,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GILFMET IVERS                  WHITE WIZARD
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            HILLTOP GURUS (446)
(62-4568) [9-3-0,64]           (62-4484) [6-0-0,90]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GILFMET IVERS                  STANLY MILLGRAM
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            OUT OF CONTROL (452)
(62-4568) [9-3-0,64]           (62-4584) [1-1-0,12]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HILLTOP GURUS (446)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OUT OF CONTROL (452)        27
2. DISASTERS (448)             23      DISASTERS (448)
3. HILLTOP GURUS (446)         18      Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)         -8
                                       HILLTOP GURUS (446)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*HILLTOP GURUS (446)       17   4  1 81.0   1/ 1*HILLTOP GURUS (446)       9  2 1
 2/ 2*OUT OF CONTROL (452)       6   4  0 60.0   2/ 4*OUT OF CONTROL (452)      6  4 0
 3/ 3 DISASTERS (448)           27  28  4 49.1   3/ 2 DISASTERS (448)           4  4 0
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      396 467  8 45.9   4/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       3 11 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 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 546): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 664): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 659): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 668): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 652): HATCHET MAN of ROGUES GALLERY (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 654): BOATSWAIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 653): GECKO of REPTILE RAMPAGE (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 621): COME ON of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 608): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 601): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 552): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 254): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 663): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 546): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 668): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 640): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 664): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 659): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 668): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 652): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 654): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 653): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 621): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 608): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 601): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 552): DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 254): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
                          CADILLAC DUNDEE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                           CASSIS of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
                            PINCH BLISTER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
                            THE CODDLER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 653): REZUREKT of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 652): DISEASE of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  VALAMANTIS needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for 
INFERNO?  DISASTERS' proud of him after beating GILBERN JUSS and getting 15 points.  
Talk about yer big time losers!  GILBERN JUSS got smashed by INFERNO, and lost 12 
points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think WHITE WIZARD should 
let JIMEMMA LOCA be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Is the 
Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  DISASTERS was 
VALAMANTIS' most avoided team.  Is there some award for that?  Is there some deep 
dark secret why HILLTOP GURUS' been avoiding DISASTERS so much?  Or is it just that 
they're too scared?  Can OUT OF CONTROL's STANLY MILLGRAM be more popular than me?  
He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Hey you guys, don't you think your 
families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Remember 
you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHITE WIZARD 4484             6   0  0    90       HILLTOP GURUS (446)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GILFMET IVERS 4568            9   3  0    64       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 THE PLAGUE 4533               5   3  0    59       DISASTERS (448)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMROM LLEWS 4570              5   4  0    28       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 TRAINING BUDDHA 4486          5   1  1    27       HILLTOP GURUS (446)
 WILLIAM JAMES 4585            2   0  0    24       OUT OF CONTROL (452)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SINK HOLE 4572                2   0  1    23       DISASTERS (448)
 WITCHY WOMAN 4485             5   1  0    19       HILLTOP GURUS (446)
 INFERNO 4581                  1   1  0    17       DISASTERS (448)
 MAX WEBER 4586                2   0  0    16       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
 IVAN PAVLOV 4583              1   1  0    16       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
 STANLY MILLGRAM 4584          1   1  0    12       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
-SCIMITAR SAGE 4483            1   0  0    12       HILLTOP GURUS (446)
 GILBERN JUSS 4579             2   4  0    10       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 B.F. SKINNER 4582             0   2  0     2       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
-LIGHTNING 4571                0   2  0     2       DISASTERS (448)
 LARK NORRY 4587               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?
OIL LEAK 4561           1  2 0 DISASTERS 448        BANDIT PRINCE         498  NONE
KERN MORIT 4580         0  3 0 MIDDLE WAY 10 420    TRAINING BUDDHA 4486  496   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Training Buddha -- You really rang my bell. -- Ivan Pavlov

Oil Leak -- My Quarterstaff, yet another pragmatic solution to what could have been a
disaster. -- William James

Sink Hole -- I will teach you not to enjoy winning. -- B.F. Skinner

White Wizard -- Well, I thank you, even though I lost.  Must be the rating that
pushed me over the edge, and I'm going to take it and run.  South, I think, somewhere
warm.  Maybe Debby Tonte can advise me, surf and sun sounds good. -- JimEmma Loca

If I was an assassin, I wouldn't want to acknowledge the Convicted Assassin as a
colleague. -- Gilfmet Ivers
P.S.  But maybe it's a clever ruse, make people figure assassins aren't something to
worry about, all losers?

I could've defeated a Captured Orc, I was all set for one.  But this was an elf.
What the heck? -- Imrom Llews

The Plague -- Well, cheese louise, you couldn't expect me to WANT to linger in your
vicinity! -- Gilbern Juss

So, no more census forms?  Bummer. -- JimEmma

Training Buddha -- Definitely another career. -- Ghost of Kern Morit
P.S.  I'm thinking ladies' hairdresser.  Maybe interior decorator?  Something along
those lines.  Low conflict.

White Wizard -- Surely you didn't expect a Middle Way gladiator to over-perform?  I
don't suppose it was what Jorja MEANT when she picked the team name, but we're pretty
darned mediocre. -- JimEmma Loca

Witchy Woman -- You inspire me. -- Gilbern Juss

We salute the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Middle Way

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OIL LEAK was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
WHITE WIZARD vanquished JIMEMMA LOCA in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
GILFMET IVERS demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THE PLAGUE devastated IMROM LLEWS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WITCHY WOMAN luckily beat STANLY MILLGRAM in a crowd pleasing 7 minute match.
TRAINING BUDDHA devastated B.F. SKINNER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GILBERN JUSS was bested by INFERNO in a 2 minute match.
MAX WEBER bested LARK NORRY in a action packed 1 minute novice's competition.
IVAN PAVLOV vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
WILLIAM JAMES vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -   4 -  2      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  11 -  1      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  13 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 498 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       WHITE WIZARD 4484           6   0  0   90 HILLTOP GURUS (446)
BASHING ATTACK   GILFMET IVERS 4568          9   3  0   64 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE PLAGUE 4533             5   3  0   59 DISASTERS (448)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GILFMET IVERS 4568.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was STANLY MILLGRAM 4584.  The ten other most popular fighters were WHITE WIZARD 
4484, GILFMET IVERS 4568, GILBERN JUSS 4579, MAX WEBER 4586, THE PLAGUE 4533, 
TRAINING BUDDHA 4486, IVAN PAVLOV 4583, OIL LEAK 4561, B.F. SKINNER 4582, and INFERNO 
4581.

The least popular fighter this week was WITCHY WOMAN 4485.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were IMROM LLEWS 4570, WILLIAM JAMES 4585, LARK NORRY 4587, INFERNO 
4581, B.F. SKINNER 4582, OIL LEAK 4561, IVAN PAVLOV 4583, TRAINING BUDDHA 4486, THE 
PLAGUE 4533, and MAX WEBER 4586.

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

JIMEMMA LOCA (62-4523) MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)