DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/09/2011    Duedate: 05/21/2011

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-509

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE PLAGUE
DISASTERS (448)
(62-4533) [11-4-1,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE PLAGUE                     SMELLY SHELLY
DISASTERS (448)                HORSE LAKERS (454)
(62-4533) [11-4-1,116]         (62-4603) [3-0-1,29]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GILFMET IVERS                  IMROM LLEWS
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4568) [14-9-0,51]          (62-4570) [7-13-0,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HORSE LAKERS (454)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HORSE LAKERS (454)          23
2. OUT OF CONTROL (452)        16      OUT OF CONTROL (452)
3. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)          1      Unchartered Team
4. PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)         0
5. DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)     0      HORSE LAKERS (454)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*HORSE LAKERS (454)        12   3  3 80.0   1/ 1*HORSE LAKERS (454)       12  3 3
 2- 2 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)      34  16  2 68.0   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       7  8 0
 3- 0*DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)   2   1  1 66.7   3/ 3 OUT OF CONTROL (452)      6  5 0
 4/ 3 OUT OF CONTROL (452)      32  25  2 56.1   4/ 4 DISASTERS (448)           5  4 1
 5/ 4 DISASTERS (448)           46  40  5 53.5   5- 5 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)      2  0 0
 6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      418 496 10 45.7   6- 0*DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)  1  0 1

    '*'   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 674): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 679): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 651): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): PAULA of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 663): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 665): MESHACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 664): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 632): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 612): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 563): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 679): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 651): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 663): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 665): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 664): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 632): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 612): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 563): SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 267): ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 260): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 674): HONESTY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 673): HONEST JILES of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 557): LORINDA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
                           FREDILILLA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 556): AMBEERDEXTROUS of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 677): MEGA PIXEL of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 650): GERMAINE SHEPPARD of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
               (turn 674): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisant, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 678): BARILOCHE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 664): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 663): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
                           DARKNESS of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 631): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 618): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 662): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 661): YUEDEBAHL LITHA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 562): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)

                                      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 MAX WEBER win a fight and gain 15 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, MAX WEBER beat 
GILFMET IVERS and GILFMET IVERS lost 9 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if 
variety is the spice of life, VALAMANTIS may be getting bland, as THE PLAGUE stays 
top dog in the city.  Doom's Dome, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  
Where do they get this stuff?  From VALAMANTIS' trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  MIDDLE WAY 10 was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  
Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was DISASTERS.  Ha ha ha ha!   
     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.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only 
shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     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!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll 
need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE PLAGUE 4533              11   4  1   116       DISASTERS (448)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAX WEBER 4586               10   3  0    66       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
 INFERNO 4581                  8   1  0    61       DISASTERS (448)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GILFMET IVERS 4568           14   9  0    51       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-SUBWAY 4188                   5   0  0    50       PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)
 GILBERN JUSS 4579             8   9  1    39       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 B.F. SKINNER 4582             5   8  0    39       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
 IMROM LLEWS 4570              7  13  0    37       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CARELESS BEAR 4156            2   1  1    33       DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)
 MARDIN OKLOS 4597             6   2  1    31       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 SMELLY SHELLY 4603            3   0  1    29       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 LUKE METHSTALKER 4602         3   0  1    24       HORSE LAKERS (454)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IVAN PAVLOV 4583              4   9  1    22       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
 TREMOR 4598                   3   3  0    19       DISASTERS (448)
 LARRY DA LOSER 4601           2   1  0    19       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 MANIACAL MARTY 4604           2   1  1    16       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 KOLBERT MOON 4596             3   5  0    14       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 PROXMIRE 4616                 1   0  0    11       HORSE LAKERS (454)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER        0  0 0                      SMELLY SHELLY 4603    509  NONE
SINK HOLE 4572          4  3 1 DISASTERS 448        STONE GOLEM           509  NONE
BRAINLESS BILL 4600     1  1 0 HORSE LAKERS 454     CARELESS BEAR 4156    508   
STANLY MILLGRAM 4584    9  3 0 OUT OF CONTROL 452   THE PLAGUE 4533       508   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

How can I be "most challenged" when nobody got any challenges?  If that's an insult,
I will GET someone for it. -- Gilfmet Ivers

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

Inferno -- Oh, whoopee-do, I draw a tourney victor with all kinds of hidden talent.
Life is incredibly unfair, but so far I haven't died of it. -- Imrom Llews, fingers
crossed

Ivan Pavlov -- Ha!  A whole bunch of drooling dogs clued me in on how to GET you. --
Gilfmet Ivers

Sink Hole -- Not something one expects in an arena. -- Kolbert Moon

Ah, the Osksi Noble.  That was fun. -- Gilbern Juss

Larry Da Loser -- Sir!  The arena handicapper seems to have a grudge against you.  I
recommend that you take steps.  A garotte in an alley comes to mind. -- Mardin Oklos

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SINK HOLE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
THE PLAGUE viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
INFERNO subdued GILBERN JUSS in a 2 minute fight.
GILFMET IVERS was vanquished by MAX WEBER in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
B.F. SKINNER overpowered KOLBERT MOON in a 1 minute mismatched match.
IMROM LLEWS viciously subdued TREMOR in a popular 5 minute bloody duel.
IVAN PAVLOV was beaten by MARDIN OKLOS in a 1 minute brawl.
MANIACAL MARTY was overcome by EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
LARRY DA LOSER vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LUKE METHSTALKER slew MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute beginner's duel.
SMELLY SHELLY assassinated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PROXMIRE viciously subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute brutal novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -   8 -  2      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  11 -  2      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        11 -   9 -  1      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  19 -  2      51  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  10 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 509 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   THE PLAGUE 4533            11   4  1  116 DISASTERS (448)
WALL OF STEEL    INFERNO 4581                8   1  0   61 DISASTERS (448)
BASHING ATTACK   GILFMET IVERS 4568         14   9  0   51 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
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 IMROM LLEWS 4570.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE PLAGUE 4533, 
GILBERN JUSS 4579, PROXMIRE 4616, SINK HOLE 4572, INFERNO 4581, MAX WEBER 4586, B.F. 
SKINNER 4582, MANIACAL MARTY 4604, LARRY DA LOSER 4601, and LUKE METHSTALKER 4602.

The least popular fighter this week was IVAN PAVLOV 4583.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SMELLY SHELLY 4603, MARDIN OKLOS 4597, TREMOR 4598, KOLBERT 
MOON 4596, GILFMET IVERS 4568, LUKE METHSTALKER 4602, LARRY DA LOSER 4601, MANIACAL 
MARTY 4604, B.F. SKINNER 4582, and MAX WEBER 4586.