DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/21/2011    Duedate: 12/03/2011

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-523

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INFERNO
DISASTERS (448)
(62-4581) [13-2-0,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INFERNO                        POSITION IS EMPTY
DISASTERS (448)                
(62-4581) [13-2-0,104]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

IMROM LLEWS                    IMROM LLEWS
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4570) [13-21-0,72]         (62-4570) [13-21-0,72]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DISASTERS (448)             24
2. STAINLESS STEEL RAT (338)   21      OUT OF CONTROL (452)
3. OUT OF CONTROL (452)         6      Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)         -2
                                       JGW'S FEELINGS (300)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 OUT OF CONTROL (452)      51  42  2 54.8   1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       8  7 0
 2/ 2 DISASTERS (448)           62  56  7 52.5   2/ 3 DISASTERS (448)           5  2 0
 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      453 531 10 46.0   3/ 2 OUT OF CONTROL (452)      4  1 0
 4/ 0 STAINLESS STEEL RA (338)   3   7  1 30.0   4/ 0 STAINLESS STEEL RA (338)  1  0 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 688): ALLEY OOP of ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 571): BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 693): FENRIS of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 665): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 689): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 684): POSITION IS EMTPY
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 293): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 677): WILD THINGS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 679): JAMESON of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 678): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 644): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 633): UNCUT HARE of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 626): ARMORED ECHO of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 577): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 274): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 267): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 522): GILBERN JUSS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 570): ENDER of XENOCIDE (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 688): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 571): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 693): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 665): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 689): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 684): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 293): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 677): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 679): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 678): OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 644): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 633): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 626): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 577): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 274): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 267): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 522): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 570) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 692): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 664): DA VINCI CODE of TL';DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 684): FAINTLY FRANNIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 293): LUAU LILA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 292): FATALITY of BRUTAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 676): FERRIN MONDOR of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 679): JAMESON of RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 677): ZOLDIVAR of GREDAN (The Plansman, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 625): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 577): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
                             WHY of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
                 (turn 576): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTER of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 521): MAX WEBER of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I skinned you, B.F., and I enjoyed it.  I can't say I enjoyed "every minute,"
because it didn't take more than a few seconds (the old one-two), but I enjoyed all
of them.  It was a matter of principle for me to do so.

                                    Gilbern Juss

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in VALAMANTIS since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with JIM DIGRIZ?  
He actually beat MIDDLE WAY 10's NEEVAN POVAR, and walked away with 21 more points 
from the fight.  Laughs were big at STAINLESS STEEL RAT while they watched JIM DIGRIZ 
clobber NEEVAN POVAR.  He lost 19 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the 
stands.  Apparently VALAMANTIS isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I 
thought.  The Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn!  Another fighter 
(INFERNO 13-2-0) challenged another Duelmaster (GILBERN JUSS 16-15-1).  Life goes on. 
I'm sure VALAMANTIS is excited about INFERNO, the new Duelmaster from DISASTERS.  
(remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  VALAMANTIS thinks MIDDLE WAY 
10 and their 453-531-10 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  In 
my day, no team with a 451-528-10 would scare me off!  What's the problem, DISASTERS? 
TREMOR of DISASTERS knows how to pick 'em.  She challenged B.F. SKINNER of OUT OF 
CONTROL who is up by 21.  Now was this a wise move?  TREMOR perhaps got hers just 
desserts, seeing as she was bested by B.F. SKINNER and ended up with 39 recognition 
points.   
     Warriors of VALAMANTIS unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Is it my 
imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day?  To die so young, so 
gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INFERNO 4581                 13   2  0   104       DISASTERS (448)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GILBERN JUSS 4579            16  15  1    85       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 KOLBERT MOON 4596            13   9  0    85       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 GILFMET IVERS 4568           18  19  0    73       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 IMROM LLEWS 4570             13  21  0    72       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 B.F. SKINNER 4582            13  14  0    71       OUT OF CONTROL (452)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIM DIGRIZ 3163               3   7  1    49       STAINLESS STEEL RAT (338)
 TREMOR 4598                   5   6  1    39       DISASTERS (448)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEEVAN POVAR 4621             7   5  0    26       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOG 4631                      2   0  0    22       DISASTERS (448)
 HAIL STORM 4630               2   0  0    21       DISASTERS (448)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Max Weber -- What with your vicious and gruesome lack of control, I'm glad you're
leaving. -- Gilfmet Ivers
P.S.  Nothing personal.

And three standbys eat humble pie.  A Kung-Fu Master, and a couple of Fratsfa Slaves.
The Kung-Fu Master fought, but the others just stood around looking dumb. -- Kolbert
Moon, Neevan Povar, and Imrom Llews

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

INFERNO devastated GILBERN JUSS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
TREMOR was vanquished by B.F. SKINNER in a 2 minute brutal uneven Challenge battle.
GILFMET IVERS was defeated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 3 minute mismatched duel.
KOLBERT MOON overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
IMROM LLEWS viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 3 minute brawl.
NEEVAN POVAR was devastated by JIM DIGRIZ in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FOG overcame EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
HAIL STORM 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  15 -  2      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  15 -  1      40  |
|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 523 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         1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
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                  
WALL OF STEEL    INFERNO 4581               13   2  0  104 DISASTERS (448)
BASHING ATTACK   GILBERN JUSS 4579          16  15  1   85 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
STRIKING ATTACK  KOLBERT MOON 4596          13   9  0   85 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is IMROM LLEWS 4570.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was IMROM LLEWS 4570.  The ten other most popular fighters were B.F. SKINNER 
4582, GILFMET IVERS 4568, KOLBERT MOON 4596, INFERNO 4581, JIM DIGRIZ 3163, FOG 4631, 
HAIL STORM 4630, GILBERN JUSS 4579, TREMOR 4598, and NEEVAN POVAR 4621.

The least popular fighter this week was NEEVAN POVAR 4621.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TREMOR 4598, GILBERN JUSS 4579, HAIL STORM 4630, FOG 4631, JIM 
DIGRIZ 3163, INFERNO 4581, KOLBERT MOON 4596, GILFMET IVERS 4568, B.F. SKINNER 4582, 
and IMROM LLEWS 4570.