DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/07/2010    Duedate: 11/03/2010

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-229

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ARAMIS RAMIREZ
PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
(72-5967) [12-2-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ARAMIS RAMIREZ                 UTAH
PURPLE PLATYPI (659)           STATES (718)
(72-5967) [12-2-0,106]         (72-6463) [5-1-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ARAMIS RAMIREZ                 CMS
PURPLE PLATYPI (659)           LHC (705)
(72-5967) [12-2-0,106]         (72-6390) [2-7-0,17]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. STATES (718)                47
2. ASSASINS GUILD (724)        45      PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
3. MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)       41      Unchartered Team
4. MONGREL HORDE (680)         37
5. NO OFFENCE INTENDED (657)   14      BAD COMBOS (689)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*BAD COMBOS (689)           3   0  0  100   1/ 3 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     9  0 0
 2- 1*DELI COUNTER (690)         2   0  0  100   2/ 1*MONGREL HORDE (680)       8  1 2
 3- 3*VEGGIES II (721)           1   0  0  100   3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)        7  8 1
 4/ 0*ASSASINS GUILD (724)       4   1  0 80.0   4/ 5 SUE'S BOYS (670)          4  0 0
 5/ 4 PURPLE PLATYPI (659)      15   4  1 78.9   5/ 0*ASSASINS GUILD (724)      4  1 0
 6/ 5*MONGREL HORDE (680)       18   5  2 78.3   6/ 6*STATES (718)              4  5 1
 7/ 6 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       17   5  1 77.3   7/ 4 PURPLE PLATYPI (659)      3  1 1
 8/13*MORE VODKA (694)           3   1  1 75.0   8/14*MORE VODKA (694)          3  1 1
 9/ 8 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     63  26  4 70.8   9- 7 MILCHAMAH (663)           3  2 0
10/ 9 SUE'S BOYS (670)          37  16  1 69.8  10/12 NO OFFENCE INTENDE (657)  2  0 0
11/10 NO OFFENCE INTENDE (657)  13   8  1 61.9  11/ 8 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       2  0 0
12/11 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)        51  43  1 54.3  12/ 9*BAD COMBOS (689)          2  0 0
13/12*STATES (718)              20  17  4 54.1  13-10*DELI COUNTER (690)        1  0 0
14-15 MILCHAMAH (663)          213 261 21 44.9  14-13*VEGGIES II (721)          1  0 0
15/16*LHC (705)                  8  32  0 20.0  15/15*LHC (705)                 1 14 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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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 327): DEAD LEE of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 324): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KAHR, JACK of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 280): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 274): DESPAIR of DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 261): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 252): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 228): DANNY HEATLEY of OTTAWA SENATORS (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 228): ARAMIS RAMIREZ of PURPLE PLATYPI (?, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 229): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 44): CONFESSION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 226): JAVELIN of THE WEAPONS (Consortium, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 327): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 324): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 293): LAND OF OZ (Oz the ALL-Succeeding, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 280): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 274): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 261): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 252): VIRUS (?, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 228): BOMBS AWAY (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 228): MONGREL HORDE (?, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 228): MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 44): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 226): MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 327): DEAD LEE of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 324): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
              (turn 323): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KAHR, JACK of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 226): SIF of SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for DRAGONHEAD.  Like, MONGREL HORDE had to be 
so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by MEAT YOUR MAKER!  Way to go MEAT 
YOUR MAKER!  MORE VODKA like really fought hard to move up to 8th from 14th.  Way to 
go!  One team deserves special mention 'cause they moved up 2 after going 4-0-0.  
Keep it up, MEAT YOUR MAKER!  I talked to ASSASINS GUILD's manager before the fights. 
He said, "We're gonna do good."  And look at this:  4-1-0!  Psychic, or what!  MVP 
award for GONE TOTHE DOGS?  MONGREL HORDE's proud of it after beating DANGEROUS 
CRIMINAL and getting 23 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  LOUIE MURH got 
smashed by UNDERDOG, and lost 11 points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being 
unfair?  I think ARAMIS RAMIREZ should let KUNG-FU MASTER be Duelmaster for a while, 
without fighting about it.  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.  STATES was 
DRAGONHEAD's most avoided team.  Is there some award for that?  Is there some deep 
dark secret why MONGREL HORDE's been avoiding STATES so much?  Or is it just that 
they're too scared?  Like, is ALICE popular, or what?  She was challenged the most in 
all of DRAGONHEAD!  She's got a 3-6-0, is that good?  Ooh!  Did UTAH really know what 
he was doing when he challenged ROMOR SAITH?  A 5-1-0 speaks volumes.  (Zontoni said 
that.  I don't know what it means.) Do you think UTAH knew something before he 
challenged ROMOR SAITH?  He got a win and 20 points.  What will the guy do next?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  Its been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967          12   2  0   106       PURPLE PLATYPI (659)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STEVE LAKE 6117              13   2  0    94       SUE'S BOYS (670)
 HAMMY HAMSTER 5950           14   4  1    91       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEON DURHAM 6118             12   3  0    87       SUE'S BOYS (670)
 FULCRUM 6122                 10   2  0    84       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-BADGER 6121                   7   1  1    82       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 FREDDY GARCIA 5959           10   4  1    81       NO OFFENCE INTENDED (657)
-MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035         18  14  0    80       MILCHAMAH (663)
 LONDON BEEFEATER 6238         7   0  0    77       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 TORANS ULRIK 6399            10   9  0    70       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UTAH 6463                     5   1  0    54       STATES (718)
 UNDERDOG 6250                 5   0  0    51       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 NAEFAN ORDH 6396             14   5  0    48       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 GONE TOTHE DOGS 6246          4   1  1    48       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 HAMBURGER HILL 6216           6   4  0    47       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 ROMOR SAITH 6398             10   9  1    43       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 FLORIDA 6460                  5   3  1    42       STATES (718)
 LOUIE MURH 6395              11   8  0    41       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 CHICKEN S#!^ 5952             8   6  0    34       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARIZONA 6462                  4   2  2    33       STATES (718)
-CHRISTIAN 6200                5   2  1    32       SUE'S BOYS (670)
 TURBULENT BILLIARDS 6306      2   0  0    32       BAD COMBOS (689)
-MARK REDMAN 5958              3   2  0    27       NO OFFENCE INTENDED (657)
 HOUUUUUUND DOG 6248           3   2  1    26       MONGREL HORDE (680)
-MOOL REGENERATED 6060         5   7  3    25       MILCHAMAH (663)
-TOP DOG 6249                  3   1  0    25       MONGREL HORDE (680)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MARK PRIOR 6114               5   2  0    23       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-ANDREW JONES 5965             3   1  1    23       PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
-CAPICOLLA 6310                2   0  0    23       DELI COUNTER (690)
 RONARDA SOLA 6461             4   3  0    22       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245         3   1  0    22       MONGREL HORDE (680)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CMS 6390                      2   7  0    17       LHC (705)
 MAJOR TOM 6333                2   0  1    16       MORE VODKA (694)
 WITCHBANE 6507                1   0  0    16       ASSASINS GUILD (724)
 ALICE 6392                    3   6  0    15       LHC (705)
 QUIET BUT QUICK 6332          1   1  0    14       MORE VODKA (694)
 TEXAS 6498                    1   0  1    13       STATES (718)
 SIG THE IMP 6509              1   0  0    13       ASSASINS GUILD (724)
 MONTANA 6464                  3   2  0    11       STATES (718)
 ATLAS 6391                    1   8  0    11       LHC (705)
-MAPPATES RETURNS 6504         1   0  0    11       MILCHAMAH (663)
-RUTABAGA 6482                 1   0  0    10       VEGGIES II (721)
-ANDRE DAWSON 6278             2   2  0     9       SUE'S BOYS (670)
 NIGHTSHADE 6508               1   0  0     9       ASSASINS GUILD (724)
-LAWN DART CATCHING 6308       1   0  0     9       BAD COMBOS (689)
-TIM SALMON 6290               1   0  0     9       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 SHADOW 6505                   1   0  0     6       ASSASINS GUILD (724)
-BLOODY MADKAWRAW 6219         1   1  0     6       MILCHAMAH (663)
 DR MANHATTAN 6472             0   4  0     4       LHC (705)
-JOHN PATTERSON 5957           0   2  0     2       NO OFFENCE INTENDED (657)
 NICK JOHNSON 5968             0   1  0     1       PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
 HAWKSBLADE 6506               0   1  0     1       ASSASINS GUILD (724)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GRAYSON 6473            0  4 0 LHC 705              TEXAS 6498            229   
BLOODY MAHATSAWO 6220   0  1 0 MILCHAMAH 663        ARIZONA 6462          226  REVENGED
MADKAWRAW REBORN 6135   5  2 0 MILCHAMAH 663        ROMOR SAITH 6398      227   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Aramis Ramirez -- Hey, great!  I didn't have a THING to say, so it's "over to you."
-- Torans Ulrik the Relieved
P.S.  I'd be embarrassed at losing so fast, but that was my only kidney on hand
today, I loaned the other one out to a friend.

London Beefeater -- Huh, I thought you'd be taller. -- Naefan Ordh

Capicolla -- If the Deli Counter is run by a golem, does that mean it's an automated
sandwich dispenser? -- Ronarda Sola, the suddenly not hungry

Hammy Hamster -- This is all last-minute tourney prep, isn't it? -- Romor Saith

Freddy Garcia -- No offense intended?  Listen, innocence is no excuse! -- Louie Murh

27 September 10
Note -- We are still looking for additional teams in Arvat, DM 32.  I still have a
number of good team rollups available FREE for whoever wants one.
     Contact the Devil Advocates ASAP to join the fun!  You can either reach me by
diplo or on the RSI site.
     Also, whoever sent me the diplo with no name on it requesting a rollup /
information on how to get into Arvat, I'm embarassed to admit that the diplo slipped
out of my folder and was lost.  Please just send me another one with your mailing
address and I'll get a rollup to you ASAP.  Sorry about that!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FREDDY GARCIA bested TORANS ULRIK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
UTAH viciously subdued ROMOR SAITH in a action packed 1 minute Challenge battle.
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG was overpowered by FLORIDA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
ARIZONA was unbelievably bested by NAEFAN ORDH in a popular 3 minute Challenge fight.
TURBULENT BILLIARDS devastated ALICE in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
MONTANA was overpowered by RONARDA SOLA in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ARAMIS RAMIREZ overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
STEVE LAKE won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute fight.
HAMMY HAMSTER vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FULCRUM savagely defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute gory match.
LEON DURHAM defeated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute veteran's match.
LONDON BEEFEATER devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
LOUIE MURH was subdued by UNDERDOG in a 2 minute gory brawl.
GONE TOTHE DOGS handily defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
HOUUUUUUND DOG won victory over ATLAS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
HAMBURGER HILL vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
CHICKEN S#!^ unbelievably bested CMS in a crowd pleasing 8 minute brawl.
MAJOR TOM narrowly defeated HAWKSBLADE in a 2 minute brutal novice's bout.
QUIET BUT QUICK overpowered DR MANHATTAN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
GRAYSON was easily killed by TEXAS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
NICK JOHNSON was beaten by SHADOW in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
WITCHBANE demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute uneven bout.
NIGHTSHADE won victory over CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute amateur's fray.
SIG THE IMP overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 11         AIMED BLOW        16 -   3 -  0      84  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         STRIKING ATTACK   34 -  12 -  5      74  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   5 -  0      71  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  28 -  3      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   9 -  1      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  14 -  1      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 229 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         5 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  4         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967        12   2  0  106 PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
AIMED BLOW       STEVE LAKE 6117            13   2  0   94 SUE'S BOYS (670)
LUNGING ATTACK   HAMMY HAMSTER 5950         14   4  1   91 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
SLASHING ATTACK  FULCRUM 6122               10   2  0   84 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
WALL OF STEEL    UNDERDOG 6250               5   0  0   51 MONGREL HORDE (680)
TOTAL PARRY      NAEFAN ORDH 6396           14   5  0   48 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
BASHING ATTACK   ROMOR SAITH 6398           10   9  1   43 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CMS 6390.  The ten other most popular fighters were ARIZONA 6462, STEVE LAKE 
6117, LEON DURHAM 6118, LONDON BEEFEATER 6238, UTAH 6463, TURBULENT BILLIARDS 6306, 
FULCRUM 6122, LOUIE MURH 6395, MAJOR TOM 6333, and FREDDY GARCIA 5959.

The least popular fighter this week was CHICKEN S#!^ 5952.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GRAYSON 6473, DR MANHATTAN 6472, MONTANA 6464, ALICE 6392, 
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245, ROMOR SAITH 6398, TEXAS 6498, QUIET BUT QUICK 6332, ATLAS 
6391, and NAEFAN ORDH 6396.