DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/25/2011    Duedate: 02/07/2011

AMEN-TEI ARENA

DM-63    TURN-492

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LADY SLIPPER
WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2815) [15-8-0,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LADY SLIPPER                   SLITHER
WAYFARERS (248)                SERPENTS HOLD 113 (328)
(63-2815) [15-8-0,97]          (63-2852) [1-0-0,11]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LADY SLIPPER                   CANE
WAYFARERS (248)                TOO OLD (327)
(63-2815) [15-8-0,97]          (63-2833) [6-2-2,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOO OLD (327)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BAD GIRLS (325)             40
2. WAYFARERS (248)             31      TOO OLD (327)
3. SERPENTS HOLD 113 (328)     11      Unchartered Team
4. TOO OLD (327)                8
5. WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)     0      SERPENTS HOLD 113 (328)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*SERPENTS HOLD 113 (328)    1   0  0  100   1/ 1 TOO OLD (327)            10  1 1
 2/ 1 TOO OLD (327)             29   8  4 78.4   2/ 2 WAYFARERS (248)           7  8 0
 3- 2 WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)  44  32  8 57.9   3/ 5 BAD GIRLS (325)           3  3 0
 4/ 3 BAD GIRLS (325)           38  31  7 55.1   4- 3 WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)  1  0 1
 5- 4*B.B. DRAG QUEENS (326)     3   3  0 50.0   5/ 0*SERPENTS HOLD 113 (328)   1  0 0
 6/ 5 WAYFARERS (248)          763 822 17 48.1   6- 4*B.B. DRAG QUEENS (326)    1  2 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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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 331): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 663): PURPLE PIG of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 663): TIPPI TURTLE of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 648): JULES of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 650): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 647): THE LEAD PIPE of GOTTA GET A CLUE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 647): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 645): JACK DANIELS of ALL JACKED UP (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 608): RHOMBA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisant, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 605): THE WAIT of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 596): KEELBACK of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 278): TWO of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 491): LADY SLIPPER of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 232): PANAMA OATS of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 548): GOKU of DRAGONBALL Z (Armalias Skyhawk, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 331): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 663): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 663): F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 648): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 650): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 647): THE MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 647): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 645): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 608): OLDER BY FAR (Methusaleh, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 605): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 596): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 278): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 491): TOO OLD (?, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 232): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 548): SUPERIOR FORCES et al (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 331): INDIOR LANDIS of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 662): UDDER of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 662): FRISKY of F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
                          FABLE of F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 649): PINK TACO of SWEET BLISS (LHI, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 604): SYKLONE SEQUEL of THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 278): TWO of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                (turn 277): TORTURING TULIP of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I was concerned when I found I was to face Gorlok Bonecrusher, the Khalhums
Dwarf.  He's tough, and he doesn't have a drop of chivalry in him.  But I can lay to
rest the rumor that dwarves have no blood ("you can't get blood from a stone," etc.).
Gorlok had plenty, and it was all over the place.  He did not yield easily.  I salute
him.

                                    Lady Slipper

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt AMEN-TEI will ever be the same.  And let's see, LUCY BORDEN fought PRUNES FOR 
BKFST and gained 21 points and contributed to BAD GIRLS' 2-1-0.  PRUNES FOR BKFST has 
lost to LUCY BORDEN, falling 11 points, while helping make TOO OLD a 3-1-0 turn.  The 
attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and LADY SLIPPER remains AMEN-TEI's 
top warrior for another turn.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top 
team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Welcome Wench until they win.  
Maybe?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the WAYFARERS stable was 
the most avoided team this turn.  Come on AMEN-TEI, what are you afraid of?  And 
guess who avoided WAYFARERS stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was TOO OLD.  
Anyone surprised?   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  Is it really true that AMEN-TEI has 
more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in AMEN-TEI, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LADY SLIPPER 2815            15   8  0    97       WAYFARERS (248)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SEVERIN 2394                  9   5  2   111       WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
-BONNIE BARROW 2798           12   6  1    94       BAD GIRLS (325)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EBAN STRANGER 2816           14   6  0    86       WAYFARERS (248)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLATULENCE 2834               7   1  1    56       TOO OLD (327)
 OSTEOPOROSIS 2832             5   0  0    55       TOO OLD (327)
 CANE 2833                     6   2  2    54       TOO OLD (327)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-UG 2615                       2   0  1    33       WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUCY BORDEN 2850              1   0  0    21       BAD GIRLS (325)
 CHELSEA 2841                  3   0  0    19       BAD GIRLS (325)
-MEDICARE 2845                 2   1  0    18       TOO OLD (327)
-LOOKER 2828                   2   0  0    18       B.B. DRAG QUEENS (326)
 LILLY SCOOTER 2849            2   0  0    18       WAYFARERS (248)
 SLITHER 2852                  1   0  0    11       SERPENTS HOLD 113 (328)
 BUD BOLLARD 2839              2   4  0    10       WAYFARERS (248)
 PRUNES FOR BKFST 2844         2   2  1     9       TOO OLD (327)
-ENDOWED 2826                  0   2  0     6       B.B. DRAG QUEENS (326)
-HOT 2824                      1   1  0     4       B.B. DRAG QUEENS (326)
 COCO SWEET 2851               0   1  0     1       WAYFARERS (248)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BELLE STARR 2846        0  2 0 BAD GIRLS 325        ARENAMASTER MALA      492  NONE
JILLIAN JACQUES 2838    1  5 1 WAYFARERS 248        PRUNES FOR BKFST 2844 491   
KORARIO 2813           13 10 0 WAYFARERS 248        SEVERIN 2394          490   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Kung-Fu Master.  I never did get along with him.  Always jumping out at me and
yelling. -- Eban Stranger

Prunes for Breakfast -- Proof, if any is needed, that this is not a good idea. --
Ghost of Jillian Jacques

Medicare -- They tell me it's better than no health insurance. -- Bud Bollard

Belle Starr -- Well, someone had to lose.  Better you than me. -- Lilly Scooter
P.S.  Cool!  I get to be an orc.  Orc women have really big, um, frontage.  I was
hoping for that, having been skinny as a kid.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BELLE STARR was butchered by ARENAMASTER MALAKOEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LADY SLIPPER won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 1 minute Title battle.
EBAN STRANGER demolished VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
OSTEOPOROSIS devastated HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
CANE savagely defeated RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody match.
FLATULENCE won victory over THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 1 minute fight.
BUD BOLLARD was bested by CHELSEA in a 1 minute bloody match.
PRUNES FOR BKFST was handily defeated by LUCY BORDEN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LILLY SCOOTER vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SLITHER vanquished COCO SWEET 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|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   7 -  1      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   5 -  1      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   7 -  2      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   6 -  1      14  |

Turn 492 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    LADY SLIPPER 2815          15   8  0   97 WAYFARERS (248)
AIMED BLOW       EBAN STRANGER 2816         14   6  0   86 WAYFARERS (248)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLATULENCE 2834             7   1  1   56 TOO OLD (327)
STRIKING ATTACK  OSTEOPOROSIS 2832           5   0  0   55 TOO OLD (327)
BASHING ATTACK   CANE 2833                   6   2  2   54 TOO OLD (327)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LADY SLIPPER 2815.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CANE 2833.  The ten other most popular fighters were LADY SLIPPER 2815, 
FLATULENCE 2834, CHELSEA 2841, EBAN STRANGER 2816, OSTEOPOROSIS 2832, LUCY BORDEN 
2850, LILLY SCOOTER 2849, SLITHER 2852, BELLE STARR 2846, and BUD BOLLARD 2839.

The least popular fighter this week was COCO SWEET 2851.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PRUNES FOR BKFST 2844, BUD BOLLARD 2839, BELLE STARR 2846, SLITHER 
2852, LILLY SCOOTER 2849, LUCY BORDEN 2850, OSTEOPOROSIS 2832, EBAN STRANGER 2816, 
CHELSEA 2841, and FLATULENCE 2834.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLVI

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WEIRD HEAD BOY 2216 (99-57-1)          5  3  0         SUPERIOR FORCES 2    

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DIMAGGIO 2705 (31-19-0)                0  3  0         1949 YANKEES         

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CLE 2623 (13-10-0)                     3  3  0         UN                   

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SEVERIN 2394 (9-5-2)                   2  3  0         WAY OF THE BLADE 2   

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CANE 2833 (5-2-2)                      2  3  0         TOO OLD              
OSTEOPOROSIS 2832 (4-0-0)              2  3  0         TOO OLD              
FLATULENCE 2834 (6-1-1)                1  3  0         TOO OLD              

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MEDICARE 2845 (2-1-0)                  3  3  0         TOO OLD              
ENDOWED 2826 (0-2-0)                   0  3  0         B.B. DRAG QUEENS     

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
OMAR 2848 (0-0-0)                      2  2  0  DEAD   WAY OF THE BLADE 2