DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/13/2011    Duedate: 10/10/2011

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM-83    TURN-57

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ACCORDION
OLDIES (5)
(83-301) [16-3-0,150]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ACCORDION                      FABER CASTELL
OLDIES (5)                     BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)
(83-301) [16-3-0,150]          (83-335) [2-0-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MORIS NAHR                     ERIC
MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)             SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
(83-291) [18-18-1,75]          (83-311) [5-7-0,42]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OLDIES (5)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OLDIES (5)                  30
2. BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)     29      OLDIES (5)
3. MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)          13      Unchartered Team
4. SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)       0
                                       BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 OLDIES (5)               196  89  7 68.8   1/ 2 OLDIES (5)               10  5 0
 2/ 2*BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)    6   4  0 60.0   2/ 1 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)    8  4 0
 3/ 3 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)    51  37  2 58.0   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)        7  8 1
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)        91  89  4 50.6   4/ 4*BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)   6  4 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     The road was long.  Journey was the destination.  After 10 long years in exile
the Dark Angel returns.  Far from all that was familiar we seek a new beginning.
Powers once wielded with ease, now everything seems difficult.  The sands which in
the past flowed with passion and rage now seems to be methodical, scientific, cold.
Yearning for years gone by, lamenting over what could have been... Primus?  Maxxxed?
TC?  Will settle for one brilliant lunge and the roar of the crowd.  We have arrived
in Telorinthe, the destination again becomes the journey. -Black Lightning-

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 339): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Manniquin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): WHITE BECT of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 334): SLATE G35 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 290): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 312): YUMALESCA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 306): KATIE of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 293): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 287): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 271): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 240): SUGAR HILL GANG of RAP ATTACKS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 241): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 241): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 56): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 239): WHACKING WILLOW of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 339): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): ISIS PTAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 334): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 290): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 312): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 306): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 293): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 287): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 271): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 240): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 241): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 241): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 56): SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 239): FELINES et al (Consortium, mgrs.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): WHITE BECT of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
              (turn 335): SCARLET of D'HARAN EMPIRE (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 334): SLATE G35 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble?)
                   (turn 333): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 289): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
                   (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 312): YUMALESCA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 306): BASKET of LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
                                      KISS OF DEATH of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                                      KANA BALLISTIC of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                          (turn 305): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                                      JUNEAU DAWNING of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 240): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Two more fights to get through.  Can I live?  Can I make it to Lord
protectorsip?  Is seven DM Titles worth anything if I die?  All I know for sure is
that it is precarious up here, and I want outta here-- alive!
     Later, I have to practice my recital piece.
                 Accordion DMVII

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail TELORINTHE!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for 
your deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as SUDDENLY, THE VAN is 
pushed out of top team by OLDIES, who came from 2nd with a 3-2-0 this turn.  The 
attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and ACCORDION remains TELORINTHE's 
top warrior for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from 
unimpeachable sources that The Warty Toad uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about 
gristle!   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  MIDDLE WAY 21 has cause to stand 
tall, as they were TELORINTHE's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And avoiding MIDDLE WAY 21 more than any other team we find OLDIES.  
TELORINTHE, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports 
fans, take notice that SAM TALL from MIDDLE WAY 21 was TELORINTHE's most challenged 
warrior this turn.  In a brave attempt, CRACKER JACKS from OLDIES challenged up 20 
points to fight SANGER from the SUDDENLY, THE VAN stable.  CRACKER JACKS perhaps got 
his just desserts, seeing as he bested SANGER and ended up with 108 recognition 
points.   
     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.  We'd like to remind certain teams 
not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered 
rude.   
     I like this place, TELORINTHE, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in TELORINTHE and 
I've a long road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in TELORINTHE 
again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ACCORDION 301                16   3  0   150       OLDIES (5)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRACKER JACKS 303            10   6  1   108       OLDIES (5)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BERTHOLD 314                 15   7  2    88       SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
 SANGER 315                   15   7  0    84       SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
 SVEN 309                     12  10  0    77       SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
 MORIS NAHR 291               18  18  1    75       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
 SAM TALL 293                 16  20  0    71       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONTRACT BRIDGE 308           8   4  1    55       OLDIES (5)
 ERIC 311                      5   7  0    42       SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELANIE OBERN 324             5   2  1    32       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
 PETRO SALM 337                3   2  0    24       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LIFE SCOUT 316                6   5  0    23       OLDIES (5)
 FABER CASTELL 335             2   0  0    22       BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)
 ALMENDRAS 353                 1   0  0    16       BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOLUUGY 333                  1   1  0    16       BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)
 CUSTODIAN 325                 1   5  0    14       OLDIES (5)
 ROSANA SABEL 326              3   3  0    12       MIDDLE WAY 21 (40)
 SOUTHBOUND 334                1   1  0    12       BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)
 SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT 336         1   1  0     4       BLACK LIGHTNING II (44)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CARLOI NOBLE            0  0 0                      MELANIE OBERN 324      57  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Dark Angel -- Nice start!  Welcome back. -- Coach, Oldies

The Userous Merchant -- You should have finessed rather than gouged.  That's why I
took great pleasure in putting you down two tricks. -- Contract Bridge

Morris Nahr -- I was the lucky one.  I guess I did a better job of polkaing? --
Accordion

Melanie Obern -- You certainly put me on my hands and knees.  Why, I thought I was
back scrubbing floors.  Perhaps I should be? -- Custodian

Rosana Sabel -- My merit badge count was simply higher than yours. -- Life Scout

Sanger -- I am not your equal.  You are simply too good for me.  All I seem to do
well is to be able to challenge you.  Fruitless. -- Cracker Jacks

     But plenty of peanuts and popcorn.

Suddenly The Van -- Nice 3-turn record, you Cretins!  (wink) -- Coach

Accordion -- And don't I know it!  One of these days, I'll just STOP. -- Moris Nahr

Dark Angel -- Greetings, indeed!  I hope our veritable SWIRL and RUSH of activity
doesn't put you off. -- Jorja, the Middle Way

And there's our tourney participant again, this time listed as attending a Face to
Face.  And we salute him again, even though he didn't do well. -- Jorja and the
Middle Way

Life Scout -- Not so lively as all that. -- Rosana Sabel

Custodian -- You just aren't cut out for this job.  I'm sure Arenamaster Salgried
could find you some custodial work here at the arena, instead. -- Melanie Obern

     Not on my budget!  I've got the low-ranked standbys doing the cleaning. --
     Salgried

Accordion -- Why was this not a surprise? -- Moris Nahr

Sven -- "Unpopular"?  I'll say!  I know your manager hates confrontation, but isn't
this carrying it too far?  The arena is all ABOUT confrontation. -- Sam Tall

Booluugy -- I almost missed that fight!  When the steward said your name, I thought
he was just washing his face, although the USUAL sound is more... "bloola-bloo."
It's probably--your name is probably--some clever foreign word for "really dangerous
warrior," right?  Probably only my experience edge that gave me the win. -- Petro
Salm

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CRACKER JACKS devastated SANGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CONTRACT BRIDGE was viciously subdued by SAM TALL in a 5 minute Challenge battle.
LIFE SCOUT was overpowered by ERIC in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
CUSTODIAN defeated SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT in a 2 minute Challenge match.
BOOLUUGY bested ROSANA SABEL in a action packed 1 minute Challenge brawl.
ACCORDION savagely defeated SVEN in a exciting 2 minute bloody Title struggle.
BERTHOLD overcame MORIS NAHR in a 1 minute expert's fight.
MELANIE OBERN slaughtered CARLOI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PETRO SALM won victory over SOUTHBOUND in a action packed 1 minute beginner's fight.
FABER CASTELL overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ALMENDRAS handily defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  11 -  1      74  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY       21 -  17 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  11 -  1      42  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   3 -  0      40  |

Turn  57 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ACCORDION 301              16   3  0  150 OLDIES (5)
WALL OF STEEL    BERTHOLD 314               15   7  2   88 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
PARRY-LUNGE      SANGER 315                 15   7  0   84 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
TOTAL PARRY      SVEN 309                   12  10  0   77 SUDDENLY, THE VAN (41)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MORIS NAHR 291.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ERIC 311.  The ten other most popular fighters were ACCORDION 301, CONTRACT 
BRIDGE 308, SAM TALL 293, CUSTODIAN 325, PETRO SALM 337, ALMENDRAS 353, CRACKER JACKS 
303, BOOLUUGY 333, ROSANA SABEL 326, and BERTHOLD 314.

The least popular fighter this week was SVEN 309.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT 336, SANGER 315, SOUTHBOUND 334, MORIS NAHR 291, LIFE 
SCOUT 316, FABER CASTELL 335, MELANIE OBERN 324, BERTHOLD 314, ROSANA SABEL 326, and 
BOOLUUGY 333.