DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/05/2012    Duedate: 06/18/2012

ZUKAL ARENA

DM-9    TURN-698

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TOREADOR
DARK WARDS (451)
(9-4948) [19-13-3,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TOREADOR                       RECOIL
DARK WARDS (451)               SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)
(9-4948) [19-13-3,104]         (9-5641) [3-0-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JED TARRAN DAPP                BODY LANGUAGE
BLUE MOON (381)                QUEEN (522)
(9-5597) [14-12-0,54]          (9-5631) [1-1-1,5]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARK WARDS (451)            41
2. QUEEN (522)                 22      DARK WARDS (451)
3. SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)       12      Unchartered Team
4. BLUE MOON (381)              3
5. PAPERBOYS (502)              1      SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 DARK WARDS (451)         133  67  5 66.5   1/ 3*SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)     7  6 0
 2/ 2 QUEEN (522)               32  17  1 65.3   2/ 6 QUEEN (522)               5  2 1
 3- 3 HOT STUFF (504)          113  62 10 64.6   3/ 1 BLUE MOON (381)           5 10 0
 4- 4 BATTEL BLADES (516)       20  14  0 58.8   4- 4 BATTEL BLADES (516)       4  0 0
 5/ 5*SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)      7   6  0 53.8   5/ 7 DARK WARDS (451)          4  4 1
 6- 6 THE WILLBURYS 9 (257)     65  72  2 47.4   6- 2 HOT STUFF (504)           3  1 0
 7/ 7 BLUE MOON (381)          811 940 25 46.3   7- 5 THE WILLBURYS 9 (257)     2  1 0
 8/ 8 PAPERBOYS (502)            4  39  0  9.3   8/ 8 PAPERBOYS (502)           0  3 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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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 697): G-STRING of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 699): MAC THE SPOON of THE SYNDICATE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 629): MICKEY HANDS of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 693): SUNDOG of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 695): GOOD AS GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 687): CAPT KIRCHNER of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 688): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 346): COLGATE SMILE of MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 685): SULU of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 344): XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 681): DISTORTION of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 678): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 670): GRINCH of THE BAD GUYS (Mr. Bad Guy, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 629): CYCLONE of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 321): MINI DRIVER of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 315): SPAWN of FANTASTIC FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 302): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 560): ELISE GOUDGE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 545): Q MARK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 527): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 522): MARAN TEN PALAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 251): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 483): HALF PAST PI of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 477): INCREDIBLE SPEED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): HAROUN SHADDAR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 586): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 697): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 699): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 629): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 693): BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 695): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 687): 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 688): THE MOTHERSHIP CC (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 346): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 685): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 344): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 681): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 678): HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 670): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 629): FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 321): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 315): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 302): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 560): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 545): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 527): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 522): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 251): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 483): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 477): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 586): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 697): G-STRING of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 695): GOLD CHARM of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 321): JOSIE WALES of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 302): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 527): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 251): RED HOT CHILE PAPA of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            MONGOL HORDE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            CROSS CZECH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            YANKEE DOODLE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 482): NEGATIVE ONE of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 468): KURTAL DUCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in ZUKAL a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  So 
bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as BLUE MOON is pushed out of top team by SERPENTS HOLD 3, who came from 
3rd with a 2-1-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are 
sorrows to drown for HOT STUFF, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 6th.  
QUEEN stable has parlayed this turn's 2-1-0 into a 4 space move up the rankings.  
This brings them up to 2nd place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, TOREADOR fought 
NERISA TEAL and gained 26 points and contributed to DARK WARDS' 3-0-1.  JED TARRAN 
DAPP has lost to BO RHAP, falling 7 points, while helping make BLUE MOON a 2-3-0 
turn.  Due to hers absence and inability to defend the throne, G-STRING has lost the 
title of Duelmaster.  We should ask TOREADOR about the thrill of victory, and what 
being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, she's now the one to ask.  Can someone 
confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at 
The Blue Boar Inn until they win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  THE WILLBURYS 9 has cause to stand 
tall, as they were ZUKAL's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team 
to beat.  And avoiding THE WILLBURYS 9 more than any other team we find DARK WARDS.  
ZUKAL, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most challenged 
warrior this turn was PAPERBOYS' warrior THROUGH THE WINDOW.  More fighters 
challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Hearty mugs of ale were raised in ZUKAL today as NERISA TEAL was bid 
farewell to a 9-4-0 warrior, with TOREADOR of DARK WARDS standing silent and pensive. 
I wish to point out for QUEEN that there is but a single turn before BLUE MOON and 
their warrior, BLAMMO, will get away with killing WE WILL ROCK YOU.  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.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  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                  
 TOREADOR 4948                19  13  3   104       DARK WARDS (451)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KATANA 5570                  10   5  0   114       BATTEL BLADES (516)
-SILK GARTER 5536             12   9  1   106       HOT STUFF (504)
 VENTRIIE 4987                25   4  0   103       DARK WARDS (451)
 BLAMMO 5571                  21  17  1    96       BLUE MOON (381)
-LADYHAWKE 4289               12   9  0    92       THE WILLBURYS 9 (257)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUE STREAK 5574             18  18  0    81       BLUE MOON (381)
-SURADNA 4368                  8   2  0    74       THE WILLBURYS 9 (257)
-MIDNIGHT 5568                10   2  0    72       BATTEL BLADES (516)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUE FUNK 5589               16  16  2    70       BLUE MOON (381)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BO RHAP 5613                  8   7  0    65       QUEEN (522)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BICYCLE RACE 5609             5   0  0    55       QUEEN (522)
 JED TARRAN DAPP 5597         14  12  0    54       BLUE MOON (381)
 THROUGH THE WINDOW 5398       4  39  0    51       PAPERBOYS (502)
-KERNAL 4629                   5   2  0    37       THE WILLBURYS 9 (257)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PINK PANTIES 5615             3   1  0    32       HOT STUFF (504)
 RECOIL 5641                   3   0  0    29       SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)
 SCALES 5637                   3   0  0    27       SERPENTS HOLD 3 (525)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK PRIEST 5650             1   0  0    12       DARK WARDS (451)
-RED KIMONA 5628               1   1  0     9       HOT STUFF (504)
 BODY LANGUAGE 5631            1   1  1     5       QUEEN (522)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NERISA TEAL 5616        9  4 0 BLUE MOON 381        TOREADOR 4948         698   
WE WILL ROCK YOU 5605   8  4 0 QUEEN 522            BLAMMO 5571           695   
BYE 5655                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 3 525  SHEWISH GIANT         698  NONE
ATOMIC BUFFALO T 5620   1  3 0 THE WILLBURYS 9 257  BODY LANGUAGE 5631    696   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to G-String, who is too hot for us here. -- Blammo

G-String -- Yep, too hot.  I like it cool, myself. -- Blammo

The Veteran Mercenary was INSUFFERABLE with his "let me help you out, little lady,"
and "what's a nice little lady like you doing here?" -- Nerisa Teal

Toreador -- Wow!  I do like the way you look in those pants, ma'am. -- Blue Streak

Ambitious Guard, bah. -- Blue Funk

Midnight -- That was embarrassing.  If we do it again, let's change the ending. --
Jed Tarran Dapp

If you sent personals and they aren't here, it is probably because email was down for
several hours last night and this morning.  The personals WILL show up, almost
certainly, next turn. -- the Editor

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BYE was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TOREADOR delivered the death blow upon NERISA TEAL in a 2 minute Challenge Title duel.
BICYCLE RACE viciously subdued THROUGH THE WINDOW in a 1 minute Challenge match.
BLAMMO bested ROVING DEMON in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
VENTRIIE devastated BLUE FUNK in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
BLUE STREAK bested VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
JED TARRAN DAPP was overpowered by BO RHAP in a 1 minute uneven melee.
RECOIL won victory over OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute duel.
BODY LANGUAGE was unbelievably bested by BLACK PRIEST in a 7 minute beginner's fight.
SCALES overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  1     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  14 -  1      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  16 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  14 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW         7 -  13 -  0      35  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 698 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      TOREADOR 4948              19  13  3  104 DARK WARDS (451)
TOTAL PARRY      VENTRIIE 4987              25   4  0  103 DARK WARDS (451)
BASHING ATTACK   BLAMMO 5571                21  17  1   96 BLUE MOON (381)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BO RHAP 5613                8   7  0   65 QUEEN (522)
STRIKING ATTACK  JED TARRAN DAPP 5597       14  12  0   54 BLUE MOON (381)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JED TARRAN DAPP 5597.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BODY LANGUAGE 5631.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLAMMO 5571, 
BLUE STREAK 5574, TOREADOR 4948, NERISA TEAL 5616, BICYCLE RACE 5609, VENTRIIE 4987, 
BLUE FUNK 5589, BO RHAP 5613, RECOIL 5641, and SCALES 5637.

The least popular fighter this week was BLACK PRIEST 5650.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BYE 5655, JED TARRAN DAPP 5597, THROUGH THE WINDOW 5398, SCALES 
5637, RECOIL 5641, BO RHAP 5613, BLUE FUNK 5589, VENTRIIE 4987, BICYCLE RACE 5609, 
and NERISA TEAL 5616.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

G-STRING (9-5560) HOT STUFF (504)