DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/13/2009    Duedate: 09/09/2009

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-214

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MYSTIQUE
BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
(72-6212) [13-8-0,80]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MYSTIQUE                       TENZIN GYATSO
BARBARIAN HORDE (637)          ARTIC FIRE (678)
(72-6212) [13-8-0,80]          (72-6236) [5-4-0,23]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANDAR                          MYSTIQUE
BARBARIAN HORDE (637)          BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
(72-5774) [11-8-2,59]          (72-6212) [13-8-0,80]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BARBARIAN HORDE (637)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BARBARIAN HORDE (637)       25
2. NEW CAPRICA (687)           12      TITANS III (616)
3. TITANS III (616)             9      Unchartered Team
4. ARTIC FIRE (678)             7
5. MONGREL HORDE (680)          0      ARTIC FIRE (678)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 PURPLE PLATYPI (659)      10   3  0 76.9   1/ 1 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)     6  1 1
 2- 3 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       14   5  1 73.7   2- 3*MONGREL HORDE (680)       6  3 0
 3- 4 SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)   47  17  2 73.4   3/ 4 TITANS III (616)          4  1 0
 4- 5*ARCTIC STORM (635)        10   4  2 71.4   4/ 8*NEW CAPRICA (687)         4  3 0
 5/ 6*ARTIC FIRE (678)          24  11  0 68.6   5- 2 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)    3  1 0
 6- 7*MONGREL HORDE (680)        6   3  0 66.7   6- 7 SUE'S BOYS (670)          3  2 0
 7- 8 SUE'S BOYS (670)          31  16  1 66.0   7/ 5*ARTIC FIRE (678)          3  4 0
 8/ 9 TITANS III (616)          18  11  1 62.1   8- 9 SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)   2  0 0
 9/10 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)     64  41  7 61.0   9- 6*ARCTIC STORM (635)        1  1 0
10/ 0 DEADLY RAGE (158)        136  94  9 59.1  10-11 PURPLE PLATYPI (659)      1  1 0
11/13*NEW CAPRICA (687)          4   3  0 57.1  11-12 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       1  1 0
12-11 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)   230 174 28 56.9  12-13 ONE MAN BAND (684)        0  2 0
13-12 ONE MAN BAND (684)        22  18  0 55.0  13/ 0 DEADLY RAGE (158)         0  1 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 629): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 511): BRANDY PINKERTON of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 635): FARFALE of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 630): FELISSA HURM of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 628): WHISPER WALK of MY LITTLE TRIBE (Little Whop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 633): EPEE MYSTIQUE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 619): SPARE ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 618): MOLOTOV of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 590): EVA MENDES of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 582): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 562): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 566): THE HYPHEN-DASH of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 517): TELENIA of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): NO-STICK TAPE of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 237): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 467): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 213): BADGER of RUSSIAN BIRDS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 511): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 629): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 511): PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 635): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 630): WIZARD'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 628): MY LITTLE TRIBE (Little Whop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 633): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 619): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 618): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 590): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 582): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 262): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 566): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 517): OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 237): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 467): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 213): BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 511) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 509): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 629): FAST FORWARD of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 633): EPEE MYSTIQUE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 632): SOLSKJAER of IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.)
                           BARTEZ of IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 617): ULLRICH BLADESONG of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 590): KYRA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 581): PLATINUM BLONDE of TEAM TRIANGLE (?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 261): DEELA ELLIS of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): NO-STICK TAPE of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
               (turn 248): RUBBER BULLET of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
                           A.O. HELL of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 466): FYRE SWORD of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  DRAGONHEAD needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  The guys at NEW 
CAPRICA like really pulled together to get a 1-0-0 this turn, moving up by 4.  MVP 
award for MYSTIQUE?  BARBARIAN HORDE's proud of her after beating KHALHUMS DWARF and 
getting 17 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  ILL NINO got smashed by GRIMACE, 
and lost 5 points!  What a putz!  BADGER fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits 
fighting and loses the title.  No one said it was a genius...  Was that a tear I saw 
in MYSTIQUE's eye, as she took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't KHALHUMS DWARF fit to 
be tied!  I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They 
want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  The warriors 
of PURPLE PLATYPI must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you 
guys know something that I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are BARBARIAN HORDE? 
PURPLE PLATYPI, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an 
invitation!   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All DRAGONHEAD ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  DRAGONHEAD is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MYSTIQUE 6212                13   8  0    80       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLO-PITCH 5815               17   1  0   103       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
-HOCKEY 5461                  13   2  0   101       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775        13   4  1    90       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
-ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967           9   2  0    82       PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
-STEVE LAKE 6117              10   2  0    75       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-LEPER MESSIAH 3954            7   3  1    71       DEADLY RAGE (158)
 GRIMACE 5619                  6   3  1    71       TITANS III (616)
-UM-PAH 6270                   6   4  0    70       ONE MAN BAND (684)
-BADGER 6121                   6   1  1    68       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-FULCRUM 6122                  8   2  0    67       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LEON DURHAM 6118              9   3  0    66       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-MERLIN 5776                  11   5  2    64       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
 ANDAR 5774                   11   8  2    59       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GENERAL RAY 6113              7   3  1    54       BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
-JACK SPARROW 5700             9   7  6    49       FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-LIMITATIONS 6230              5   0  2    48       FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-BOBS UR UNCLE 6214            5   2  1    48       FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-ARTEMI 5515                   9   9  0    47       FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-SOCCER 5459                   6   4  1    46       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
-PIATARBAJO 6267               4   0  0    46       ONE MAN BAND (684)
-MEL CONTENT 6235              5   1  0    45       ARTIC FIRE (678)
-VEERAS 5763                   4   0  1    45       ARCTIC STORM (635)
-GORDON LIGHTFOOT 6215         4   3  1    44       FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-WOLF BLITZER 6233             5   2  0    43       ARTIC FIRE (678)
 ILL NINO 4974                 5   3  0    41       DEADLY RAGE (158)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SQUASH 5458                   6   4  0    40       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHRISTIAN 6200                5   2  1    32       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-B. FREE 6213                  3   1  0    27       TITANS III (616)
-STUMP FIDDLE 6266             7   5  0    26       ONE MAN BAND (684)
-TOP DOG 6249                  2   0  0    26       MONGREL HORDE (680)
-MYOPTIC 5918                  5   2  0    25       TITANS III (616)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BASEBALL 5460                 5   5  1    23       SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (590)
 TENZIN GYATSO 6236            5   4  0    23       ARTIC FIRE (678)
-MARK PRIOR 6114               5   2  0    23       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-UNDERDOG 6250                 2   0  0    22       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 GALEN TYROL 6289              2   1  0    21       NEW CAPRICA (687)
-PRISCUS 5762                  2   0  0    20       ARCTIC STORM (635)
-SOL TY 6276                   1   0  0    20       TITANS III (616)
-RUT 5761                      1   1  0    17       ARCTIC STORM (635)
-SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245         1   0  0    15       MONGREL HORDE (680)
-BLIZZARD 6291                 2   2  0    12       ARTIC FIRE (678)
-VESPASIAN 5764                1   1  0    12       ARCTIC STORM (635)
-FELIX GAETA 6287              1   0  0    11       NEW CAPRICA (687)
-SAMUEL T. ANDERS 6303         1   0  0    11       NEW CAPRICA (687)
-TUKE 5765                     2   2  1     9       ARCTIC STORM (635)
-HARMONICA 6268                2   3  0     9       ONE MAN BAND (684)
-ANDRE DAWSON 6278             2   2  0     9       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-ANDREW JONES 5965             1   1  0     9       PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
-DOC COTTLE 6285               0   1  0     9       NEW CAPRICA (687)
-CHUCKLES 5919                 2   2  0     8       TITANS III (616)
-GONE TOTHE DOGS 6246          1   1  0     8       MONGREL HORDE (680)
-HOUUUUUUND DOG 6248           0   2  0     6       MONGREL HORDE (680)
-FIDDLE 6302                   0   1  0     1       ONE MAN BAND (684)
-SAUL TIGH 6288                0   1  0     1       NEW CAPRICA (687)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRATSFA SLAVE           0  0 0                      ANDAR 5774            214  NONE
BAGPIPES 6292           2  2 0 ONE MAN BAND 684     VEERAS 5763           211   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

     In the absence of anyone else to say it:  The arena staff salutes any tourney
     participants Dragonhead may have had.

     And in case that isn't enough to carry the newsletter through the printer, we
     will add that summer is winding down fast, so enjoy what's left while you can.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GRIMACE devastated ILL NINO in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
MYSTIQUE won victory over KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 1 minute expert's Title battle.
ANDAR assassinated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
TENZIN GYATSO devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GALEN TYROL demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   0 -  1     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -   9 -  3      72  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  11 -  2      68  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         AIMED BLOW         8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 214 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 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MYSTIQUE 6212              13   8  0   80 BARBARIAN HORDE (637)
LUNGING ATTACK   GRIMACE 5619                6   3  1   71 TITANS III (616)
PARRY-LUNGE      ILL NINO 4974               5   3  0   41 DEADLY RAGE (158)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ANDAR 5774.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
MYSTIQUE 6212.  The ten other most popular fighters were GRIMACE 5619, ANDAR 5774, 
GALEN TYROL 6289, TENZIN GYATSO 6236, ILL NINO 4974,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was ILL NINO 4974.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TENZIN GYATSO 6236, GALEN TYROL 6289, ANDAR 5774, GRIMACE 5619, 
MYSTIQUE 6212,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLIII

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967 (9-2-0)            6  3  0         PURPLE PLATYPI       
STEVE LAKE 6117 (10-2-0)               2  3  0         SUE'S BOYS           
LEON DURHAM 6118 (9-3-0)               0  3  0         SUE'S BOYS           

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PERFECT BEING 4269 (0-0-0)             4  3  1         PERFECTION           
TOP DOG 6249 (2-0-0)                   4  3  0         MONGREL HORDE        
GONE TOTHE DOGS 6246 (1-1-0)           2  3  0         MONGREL HORDE        
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245 (1-0-0)          2  3  0         MONGREL HORDE        
UNDERDOG 6250 (2-0-0)                  2  3  0         MONGREL HORDE        
HOUUUUUUND DOG 6248 (0-2-0)            1  3  0         MONGREL HORDE        

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 15 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                     WHITE THUNDER (4-6040) TRIBAL COUNCIL  (120) 
                       SISONGOEN (12-5168) LUROCIANS IV  (438) 
                JUMPINJACK FLASH (13-5143) PERFECTION QUEST 13  (527) 
                  HARD DAYS KNIGHT (38-2369) BUBBA LOVES CHESS  (193) 
                     POWDERED SOAP (82-2837) MY BUTT HURTS  (392) 
                    HICHAM (82-18389) SUPERIOR FORCES 1306  (2829) 
                    DEADLA (82-20623) SUPERIOR FORCES 3201  (2263) 
                  CLEVELAND STEAMER (82-25002) OHIO EXPRESS  (3993) 
                   YELLOW POST-IT (82-26131) WORK WITH THIS  (4213) 
                  CHARLOTTE (82-29266) SUPERIOR FORCES 3402  (4771) 
                    YELLOW BRICK TOAD (82-32755) 12/19/04J  (5407) 
                    SOULSNARE (82-37248) OBLIVION CLEAVERS  (6167) 
                      MARV (82-41424) 4-LETTER KNOCKOFFS  (6915) 
                   KAORU MOTO (82-48418) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1  (2722) 
                       RENTAL PERMIT (82-51256) 101607C  (8628) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes