DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/02/2013    Duedate: 12/14/2013

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-576

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DANG LEN
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
(62-4694) [16-7-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DANG LEN                       POSITION IS EMPTY
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)        
(62-4694) [16-7-0,108]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ODER QUIN                      BONY TONY
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
(62-4729) [7-15-1,37]          (62-4733) [8-4-0,55]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)     79
2. A UNIT (332)                29      GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
3. MOB RULE (372)              19      Unchartered Team
4. MAGIC INGREDIENTS (466)     12
5. PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)       -11       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)   38  20  0 65.5   1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       7  8 0
 2/ 1 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)      45  26  2 63.4   2/ 2 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)   6  1 0
 3/ 3 MAGIC INGREDIENTS (466)    9   6  0 60.0   3/ 3 MAGIC INGREDIENTS (466)   2  1 0
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      586 658 13 47.1   4/ 0 MOB RULE (372)            1  0 0
 5/ 0 A UNIT (332)               9  11  0 45.0   5/ 0 A UNIT (332)              1  3 0
 6/ 0 MOB RULE (372)            13  19  0 40.6   6/ 4 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)      0  8 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

      * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *

                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 741): BOBO THE DOG BOY of CARNIVAL FREAKS (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 624): CUTPURSE of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 746): ARGULA of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 718): BEAST MODE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 742): ISOBEL KLINE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 737): SON OF JOHN of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 746): ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 730): HREIDMAR THE RED of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 732): RED ALERT of HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 731): BELL of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 697): ONE MIC of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 686): ARGONATH of PILLAR OF KINGS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): GRAPHIC VIOLENCE of FEVER PITCH (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 679): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 630): ATOMIC PUNK of VAN DUEL (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 300): YAHOO WAHOO of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 293): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 575): DANG LEN of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): POSITION IS EMPTY
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 623): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 741): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 624): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 746): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 718): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 742): PLAY BALL (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 737): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 746): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 730): THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 732): HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 731): MASTERS OF MELODY (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 697): TOLBINS HIVE D (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 686): BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 679): DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 630): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 300): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 293): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 575): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 623) PLAY BALL et al (The Dealer, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 740): MUTANT BLOWBY of GOD SQUAD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 746): ARGULA of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 718): THE UPTIGHT MAN of OUT OF PROZAC (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 742): ISOBEL KLINE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 745): BALOR of DEMONS & DEVILS (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 731): CENTAURIAN of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 697): ONE MIC of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): GRAPHIC VIOLENCE of FEVER PITCH (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 575): SUBWAY of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): RONARDA SOLA of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
                   (turn 269): DON CORNBEEFLEON of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

    What the?  How'd this happen?  Somebody is clownin' around.  That's the only
logical explaination.

Len

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for MILKY WAYNE, who flew up 28 points in the rankings after mashing LUDWIG 
MILT like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to 
walk out on the sands.  LUDWIG MILT was subdued by MILKY WAYNE and drops 25 points.  
Well, everybody's pal DANG LEN moved his record to 16-7-0 by defeating KIM NEUW in 
the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 11 recognition points.  An apple a day keeps 
the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Here is other news that is of note.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  This week 16-5-0 SUBWAY was sent 
to the Dark Arena.  I know a lot of fighters with similar records who might take 
notice of this.  SUBWAY says to his dog--'Who should I fight this week?'.  Dog says 
'SHEWISH GIANT'.  So the guy dies.  Moral?  Put lying dogs to sleep.  Knowing when to 
use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to 
Duelmaster.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks.  See ya 
next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANG LEN 4694                16   7  0   108       GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLOWN CONFETTI 4745           9   6  0    89       MAGIC INGREDIENTS (466)
 KIM NEUW 4713                14  12  1    87       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JUGGERNAUT 3541               4   2  0    61       MOB RULE (372)
 A-1 4751                      8   3  0    58       A UNIT (332)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BONY TONY 4733                8   4  0    55       GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
 MILKY WAYNE 4692              4   2  0    52       GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
 LENDIS OHLM 4734              6  15  0    43       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 LON OLBERT 4715               9  15  0    42       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 VENOM 3600                    3   3  0    38       MOB RULE (372)
 ODER QUIN 4729                7  15  1    37       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DISMAY 3578                   3   0  0    33       MOB RULE (372)
 LUDWIG MILT 4757              8   6  0    31       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DTRIFE 3538                   3   2  0    23       MOB RULE (372)
 BILL DING 4756                1   0  0    20       GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
 LAZY LOUIE 4691               5   2  0    17       GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
-A-4 3084                      0   2  0     2       A UNIT (332)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
A-3 3083                0  1 0 A UNIT 332           SPYMASTER             576  NONE
A-5 4752                1  2 0 A UNIT 332           BANDIT PRINCE         576  NONE
A-Z 4769                0  1 0 A UNIT 332           HIGH ELF              576  NONE
SUBWAY 4188            16  5 0 PUBLIC TRANSIT 418   SHEWISH GIANT         576  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Kim Neuw -- You clearly know your way around public transit!  Keep the dream alive!
-- Subway

Valamantis -- I leave again, but will likely be back.  The RUGS continue to be kind
to this stable.  Subway graduates 10-10-4-16-20-14-10 Lunger, and incredibly was born
with good damage.  I hope he has one moment of glory down the road.  But he's got a
fair bit of development to do before that time, since he only has a master in
initiative, advanced expert in riposte, and experts in attack, decisiveness, and
defense. -- Assur

Good work, Subway!  We'll miss you here, but I suppose the Isle needs a subway, too.
-- Jorja and the Middle Way

Dang Len -- At least you cleaned up that confetti.  It was a mess. -- Jorja

I beat the Subway?  What's THAT supposed to mean?  That I won't be "the woman who
never returned"? -- Kim Neuw

Interesting, I lose to the Ambitious Guard (slimly) and am named both Popularity
Leader AND Favorite?  Oooo-kay. -- Oder Quin

The Dangerous Criminal is dangerous, the Fratsfa Slave is not.  That explains the
rest of our turn, I think. -- Lendis Ohlm

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUBWAY was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
A-5 was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
A-Z was savagely slain by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
A-3 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
DANG LEN overpowered KIM NEUW in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
CLOWN CONFETTI devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BONY TONY devastated LON OLBERT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
A-1 overpowered ODER QUIN in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
LUDWIG MILT was vanquished by MILKY WAYNE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LENDIS OHLM vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
LAZY LOUIE was savagely defeated by VENOM in a 2 minute gruesome match.
BILL DING overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        16 -   7 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  15 -  0      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  14 -  1      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 576 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         4 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       DANG LEN 4694              16   7  0  108 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (463)
BASHING ATTACK   CLOWN CONFETTI 4745         9   6  0   89 MAGIC INGREDIENTS (466)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KIM NEUW 4713              14  12  1   87 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ODER QUIN 4729.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BONY TONY 4733.  The ten other most popular fighters were A-1 4751, VENOM 3600, 
DANG LEN 4694, MILKY WAYNE 4692, LENDIS OHLM 4734, BILL DING 4756, CLOWN CONFETTI 
4745, LON OLBERT 4715, A-5 4752, and A-Z 4769.

The least popular fighter this week was LAZY LOUIE 4691.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LUDWIG MILT 4757, ODER QUIN 4729, KIM NEUW 4713, A-3 3083, A-Z 4769, 
A-5 4752, LON OLBERT 4715, CLOWN CONFETTI 4745, BILL DING 4756, and LENDIS OHLM 4734.

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

SUBWAY (62-4188) PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)

                            A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

          12 political points a'pumpin'
          11 TVs a'workin'
          10 free duels of credit
           9 ABs to challenge
           8 criticals a'connectin'
           7 scums a'dyin'
           6 skills a'maxin'
           5 A.D. invites
           4 lucky warriors
           3 size on replacement
           2 proxied TCs
          And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.

                                   May your days be merry,
                                   And your wins be often.

                                             The Consortium

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LVI

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
5 2979 (206-122-5)                     8  3  0         NUMBERS              

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SWEETNESS 3121 (70-50-0)               2  3  0         THE BEARS            

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLUE BUTTERFLY 3642 (11-4-0)           0  2  0         MIKE'S INK           

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
VENOM 3600 (2-3-0)                     2  3  0         MOB RULE             

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
A-1 4751 (7-3-0)                       5  3  0         A UNIT               

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NIGHTSTORM 3157 (1-0-0)                0  2  0         DARKLING HOST        

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EMANCIPATION 3196 (7-6-1)              2  3  0         SUPERIOR FORCES IQ   
WHITE WIZARD 4484 (8-1-0)              1  3  0         HILLTOP GURUS        
OLD ENGLISH 2866 (0-1-0)               0  2  0         FLOYD'S BREWERY      

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

    There was a line outside the Gladiatorial Commission's registry office.  There 
often was, but surely not now?  Alarond the Scribe, who had drawn office duty today, 
frowned at them.
    A stocky, fit, moderately handsome gladiator stepped up to the counter.  "I want a 
name-change," he said.  "How can I do my best known as," he shuddered, "'Dangling 
Eyeball'?  My name is Joe, and I want to use it."
    A small and very shapely woman stepped up beside him.  "And I am really tired of 
being known as 'DA Bait'."  She smiled, causing Alarond to sway where he stood.  "I'd 
like to be known as... Aphrodite, I think."
    The others crowded forward, each advancing a claim, the babble of voice rising to 
a roar, the crowd beginning to look like a mob--and every member of it armed and 
dangerous.
    Alarond raised his hands to quiet them, without much success.  He raised his 
voice, too.  "We'll do it!  A Name-Change-O-Rama, as soon as we can get the paperwork 
lined up!  Two or three months, maybe--"
    The gladiators howled in protest at the delay.
    "No, listen!  The files here are HUGE, it will take time to get everything 
straight.  You've got to be patient.  It WILL happen!"

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of January.  If 
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI