DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/27/2012    Duedate: 01/23/2013

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-258

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LONDON BEEFEATER
MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
(72-6238) [14-0-0,191]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LONDON BEEFEATER               TURBULENT BILLIARDS
MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)          BAD COMBOS (689)
(72-6238) [14-0-0,191]         (72-6306) [6-1-0,85]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RONARDA SOLA                   HOUUUUUUND DOG
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)             MONGREL HORDE (680)
(72-6461) [21-15-2,87]         (72-6248) [7-4-2,61]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MONGREL HORDE (680)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)       38
2. BAD COMBOS (689)            31      RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
3. MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)          17      Unchartered Team
4. BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)     16
5. NL CENTRAL (783)            13      MORE VODKA (694)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*DELI COUNTER (690)         5   0  0  100   1/ 1 MONGREL HORDE (680)      12  3 1
 2- 2*KIWI CONNECTION 15 (713)   3   0  1  100   2/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)        6  9 0
 3/ 6*MORE VODKA (694)           6   1  1 85.7   3/ 4 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     4  0 0
 4/ 5*BAD COMBOS (689)          10   2  1 83.3   4/ 9*NL CENTRAL (783)          3  0 0
 5/ 7 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       28   7  2 80.0   5/ 3*BAD COMBOS (689)          3  1 0
 6/ 9 MONGREL HORDE (680)       38  11  4 77.6   6/ 2 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       3  2 0
 7/10 BASH BROS FRIEND (753)    17   6  2 73.9   7/10 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)   3  3 0
 8/12 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     75  29  4 72.1   8- 7 NO OFFENCE INTENDE (657)  2  0 0
 9/15 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)   27  11  3 71.1   9/13*MORE VODKA (694)          2  0 0
10-14 SUE'S BOYS (670)          44  18  1 71.0  10-20 SUE'S BOYS (670)          1  0 0
11-16 NO OFFENCE INTENDE (657)  18   9  1 66.7  11- 8*DELI COUNTER (690)        1  0 0
12/19*NL CENTRAL (783)           5   4  0 55.6  12- 6*KIWI CONNECTION 15 (713)  1  0 0
13/18 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)       125 112  4 52.7  13/21 BASH BROS FRIEND (753)    1  2 0
14-20*KIWI CONNECTION 10 (708)   1   1  0 50.0  14/11 LHC (705)                 1  7 0
15-21*KIWI CONNECTION 6 (701)    2   4  0 33.3  15-22*KIWI CONNECTION 6 (701)   0  1 0
16/22 LHC (705)                 38 113  0 25.2  16-17*KIWI CONNECTION 10 (708)  0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
   (###)  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 356): PORT-A-FORTRESS of THE CHOSEN (? , mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 353): POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 305): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 328): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 309): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 303): JASMIN of JADE WARRIORS (Brandon Massingale, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 288): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 281): JOHN WAYNE of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 257): SINCEMILLA of WRATHMEN XIV (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 257): JEROME BETTIS of SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 73): ROID FLOYD of PUNY ORC PELOTON (slugbait, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 255): THE REFEREE of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 356): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 353): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 305): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 328): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 309): LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 303): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 288): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 281): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 257): PIZZA TOPPINGS (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 257): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 73): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 255): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): BUMBLE of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
                               XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 305): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 327): SAPPHIRA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
                   (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 303): JASMIN of JADE WARRIORS (Brandon Massingale, mgr.)
                            LI KUI of WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 281): KING MIDAS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
              (turn 280): INUYASHA of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 256): DANNY HEATLEY of OTTAWA SENATORS (Crip, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail DRAGONHEAD!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for 
your deeds.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown 
for KIWI CONNECTION 15, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 6 into 12th.  And let's 
see, TURBULENT BILLIARDS fought FREELOADER and gained 25 points and contributed to 
BAD COMBOS' 1-1-0.  FREELOADER has lost to TURBULENT BILLIARDS, falling 20 points, 
while helping make BASH BROS FRIEND a 0-1-0 turn.  This turn LONDON BEEFEATER 
challenged NAEFAN ORDH in what was DRAGONHEAD's Title bout.  Defending his title for 
another turn, LONDON BEEFEATER kept MIDDLE WAY 9's warrior, NAEFAN ORDH, from 
claiming the throne.  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?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the BASH BROS LAWYER stable was the most 
avoided team this turn.  Come on DRAGONHEAD, what are you afraid of?  And guess who 
avoided BASH BROS LAWYER stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was MONGREL HORDE.  
Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was MIDDLE WAY 9's warrior 
RONARDA SOLA.  More fighters challenged her than challenged the Duelmaster!  In a 
brave attempt, GONE TOTHE DOGS from MONGREL HORDE challenged up 23 points to fight 
RONARDA SOLA from the MIDDLE WAY 9 stable.  GONE TOTHE DOGS perhaps got its just 
desserts, seeing as it was bested by RONARDA SOLA and ended up with 65 recognition 
points.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  The Welcome Wench declares a free round for RUPERT SAMS and all of 
MIDDLE WAY 9, for having revenged RUSSIAN BIRDS' BEAR for killing one of their 
comrades.  Is it really true that DRAGONHEAD has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, DRAGONHEAD, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet 
again, keep your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and 
my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LONDON BEEFEATER 6238        14   0  0   191       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BADGER 6121                  11   1  1   133       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-FREDDY GARCIA 5959           15   5  1   125       NO OFFENCE INTENDED (657)
 NAEFAN ORDH 6396             32  16  0   112       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 TOO SHORT 6578               13   4  2   103       BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
 CANCELLED APPT 6575          10   7  0   101       BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
-LEON DURHAM 6118             16   4  0    99       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-HAMMY HAMSTER 5950           15   4  1    97       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
-STEVE LAKE 6117              16   3  0    96       SUE'S BOYS (670)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RONARDA SOLA 6461            21  15  2    87       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
-FULCRUM 6122                 15   3  0    85       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 TURBULENT BILLIARDS 6306      6   1  0    85       BAD COMBOS (689)
 TOP DOG 6249                  7   2  0    77       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 DON CORNBEEFLEON 5949         8   4  1    69       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 UNDERDOG 6250                10   0  0    68       MONGREL HORDE (680)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GONE TOTHE DOGS 6246          7   3  2    65       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 FREELOADER 6654              11   6  2    62       BASH BROS FRIEND (753)
 HOUUUUUUND DOG 6248           7   4  2    61       MONGREL HORDE (680)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAPICOLLA 6310                5   0  0    52       DELI COUNTER (690)
 BREWER 6807                   3   1  0    49       NL CENTRAL (783)
 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245         7   2  0    47       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 MAJOR TOM 6333                5   0  1    46       MORE VODKA (694)
-UNEVEN 6574                   4   0  1    46       BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHICKEN S#!^ 5952             9   9  0    40       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHRISTIAN 6200                5   2  1    32       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-LAWN DART CATCHING 6308       3   0  0    32       BAD COMBOS (689)
 VARDON WEISS 6813             6  11  0    29       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
-MARK REDMAN 5958              3   2  0    27       NO OFFENCE INTENDED (657)
 SLOW EXPERIMENT 6811          4  14  0    26       LHC (705)
 RUPERT SAMS 7602              3   1  0    26       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
-TIM SALMON 6290               3   0  0    25       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 TEENA ULRIK 7241              4   9  0    24       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MARK PRIOR 6114               5   2  0    23       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-ENN 6431                      2   0  1    22       KIWI CONNECTION 15 (713)
-ASTRO 6805                    1   0  0    20       NL CENTRAL (783)
-PIRATE 6806                   1   0  0    20       NL CENTRAL (783)
-MERRITT 6365                  2   3  0    19       KIWI CONNECTION 6 (701)
-STEALS GIRLFRIEND 6655        2   0  0    18       BASH BROS FRIEND (753)
 QUANTUM HICCUP 6789           0  18  0    18       LHC (705)
 BEAR 6221                     2   1  1    14       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-STEROID GAMES 6309            1   0  1    14       BAD COMBOS (689)
-ARDMORE 6434                  1   0  0    13       KIWI CONNECTION 15 (713)
-ANDRE DAWSON 6278             2   2  0     9       SUE'S BOYS (670)
-KO 6406                       1   1  0     8       KIWI CONNECTION 10 (708)
-TUL 6367                      0   1  0     7       KIWI CONNECTION 6 (701)
-CUB 6810                      0   1  0     7       NL CENTRAL (783)
-JOHN PATTERSON 5957           0   2  0     2       NO OFFENCE INTENDED (657)
-CARDINAL 7601                 0   1  0     1       NL CENTRAL (783)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
8 BALL-SIDE POCK 6305   0  1 0 BAD COMBOS 689       STONE GOLEM           258  NONE
ALICE 6392             13 22 0 LHC 705              GONE TOTHE DOGS 6246  255   
BLACK HOLE SUN 6518     8 14 0 LHC 705              HOUUUUUUND DOG 6248   257   
PETRO QUIRK 7498        0  3 0 MIDDLE WAY 9 706     BEAR 6221             254  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Freeloader -- Not if I can help it. -- Ronarda Sola

London Beefeater -- Beef is good.  I could eat beef. -- Naefan Ordh

Freddy Garcia -- You didn't have to LOOM over me like that. -- Ronarda Sola

Snoop Doggy Dogg -- That's probably blackmail.  At the least, invasion of privacy. --
Vardon Weiss

Brewer -- I'm not talking to you. -- Teena Ulrik

Quantum Hiccup -- If that's what it takes, works for me.  The only win on our team!
-- Rupert Sams

ALL -- MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL IN ALASTARI!!!
May your year end in peace and the new year hold great things for you and your
families. -- Gentleben (Sunset-21, Morya-28, Arvat-32 and Talahya-100)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

8 BALL-SIDE POCKET was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute fight.
LONDON BEEFEATER vanquished NAEFAN ORDH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
TOP DOG was overpowered by CANCELLED APPT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
TURBULENT BILLIARDS devastated FREELOADER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GONE TOTHE DOGS was subdued by RONARDA SOLA in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
TOO SHORT bested M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute duel.
UNDERDOG savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute veteran vs. amateur struggle.
DON CORNBEEFLEON overpowered VARDON WEISS in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG won victory over SLOW EXPERIMENT in a 1 minute fight.
HOUUUUUUND DOG viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 2 minute gory duel.
BREWER overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MAJOR TOM overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
QUANTUM HICCUP was bested by TEENA ULRIK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
BEAR was subdued by RUPERT SAMS in a 2 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   2 -  1      78  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  11 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    43 -  19 -  1      69  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    36 -  22 -  2      62  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL     21 -  13 -  2      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   58 -  37 -  4      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        30 -  24 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 258 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         3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  4     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       LONDON BEEFEATER 6238      14   0  0  191 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
TOTAL PARRY      NAEFAN ORDH 6396           32  16  0  112 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
WALL OF STEEL    TOO SHORT 6578             13   4  2  103 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
LUNGING ATTACK   CANCELLED APPT 6575        10   7  0  101 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
STRIKING ATTACK  TURBULENT BILLIARDS 6306    6   1  0   85 BAD COMBOS (689)
BASHING ATTACK   FREELOADER 6654            11   6  2   62 BASH BROS FRIEND (753)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RONARDA SOLA 6461.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HOUUUUUUND DOG 6248.  The ten other most popular fighters were LONDON 
BEEFEATER 6238, GONE TOTHE DOGS 6246, 8 BALL-SIDE POCKET 6305, RONARDA SOLA 6461, DON 
CORNBEEFLEON 5949, CANCELLED APPT 6575, TURBULENT BILLIARDS 6306, SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 
6245, BREWER 6807, and TEENA ULRIK 7241.

The least popular fighter this week was BEAR 6221.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SLOW EXPERIMENT 6811, VARDON WEISS 6813, FREELOADER 6654, TOP DOG 6249, 
QUANTUM HICCUP 6789, TOO SHORT 6578, NAEFAN ORDH 6396, MAJOR TOM 6333, UNDERDOG 6250, 
and RUPERT SAMS 7602.