DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/05/2007 Duedate: 09/18/2007 RIZTAB ARENA DM-12 TURN-576 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DEXTER HIGH JINKS (584) (12-6524) [22-7-1,109] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DEXTER POSITION IS EMPTY HIGH JINKS (584) (12-6524) [22-7-1,109] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite KRANKYKARL SWEET BETSEY HIGH JINKS (584) SWEET MAGIC (267) (12-6406) [22-16-1,90] (12-6571) [11-9-0,53] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM (-1) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DREAMERS (142) 32 2. HIGH JINKS (584) 32 CULTS-R-US (624) 3. SWEET MAGIC (267) 32 Unchartered Team 4. ICE AGE (639) 18 5. CULTS-R-US (624) 13 (-1) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 CULTS-R-US (624) 134 101 2 57.0 1/ 1 DREAMERS (142) 11 4 0 2/ 1 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) 31 26 4 54.4 2/ 2 HIGH JINKS (584) 11 4 0 3/ 3 HIGH JINKS (584) 250 232 15 51.9 3/ 3 CULTS-R-US (624) 10 5 0 4- 4 THE UNDEAD (136) 35 35 2 50.0 4/ 7 SWEET MAGIC (267) 8 7 2 5/ 5 DREAMERS (142) %1141 %1154 89 49.7 5/ 6 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) 5 9 1 6/ 6 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) 42 50 2 45.7 6- 5 STEEL THUNDER (630) 3 2 0 7/ 7 ICE AGE (639) 36 45 1 44.4 7/ 9 ICE AGE (639) 3 6 0 8- 8 STEEL THUNDER (630) 122 178 11 40.7 8/ 8 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) 3 9 2 9/ 9 SWEET MAGIC (267) 473 798 15 37.2 9- 4 THE UNDEAD (136) 2 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 575): ULTORINO of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 575): BACARDI LIMON of BLACKED OUT ON... (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 569): AZAZEL of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 571): CHAUNCY of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 570): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 568): BLOOD SPORTS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 284): VAIDISAIVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 561): TESSA of WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 282): ULTHAR THYDRIM of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 557): ROLAND of RILL'S GCSC 2 (Rillion, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 555): THE CRIPPLER of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 546): PITFALL HARRY of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 509): KURESSA D'GEN of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 240): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 253): SISTER MARY SARAH of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 240): GERRICK GRIMM of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 436): BUCK FEVER of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 415): XANDER HAXAN of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 402): STEELHORSE of POSSE (Rosebud, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 189): KARATIA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 372): VORGAN TEN TALH of SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 368): DARQUE of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 357): MIRIAL ADAMANT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 462): FUNNY BUNNY of RHYME TYME (Emerald Orbs, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 575): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 575): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 568): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 571): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 569): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 568): TAHAHN HAH (Mr. Humlae, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 284): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 560): ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 282): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 32 ARVAT (turn 557): LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 565): KLKASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 546): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 509): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 240): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 253): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 240): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 436): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (?, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 414): BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 402): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 189): PLAY BALL (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 372): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 368): DRAGONS KEEP (Chi'en, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 357): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 462): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 574): CROWN ROYAL of BLACKED OUT ON... (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 569): AZAZEL of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 568): BLOOD SPORTS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 560): YOUR MAMA of STREETWALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 280): POSEIDONIS of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 557): I.M. CEYTIN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 555): THE CRIPPLER of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 545): BALIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 252): MORWHEN of LOST SOULS (The Sentinel, mgr.) OPAI of DARK PINNACLE (Buddy Lee, mgr.) (turn 253): SISTER MARY SARAH of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.) SISTER SLEDGE of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 414): TILLISE ULAM of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 355): ORGULLO DIFAMAR of THE LUNATIC FRINGE (Noachian, mgr.) SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in RIZTAB. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! For every winner there is a loser. Speaking of losers, lets take a look at THE UNDEAD, who went down to 4th from 9th. Life is tough. Coming up with a solid 4-1-1 outing, SWEET MAGIC has advanced 3 places in the rankings. HIGH JINKS is no joke as it posted a 4-1-0 week advancing from 2nd place to 2nd place. Hey everybody, watch out for THREE OLIVES, who flew up 16 points in the rankings after mashing WILLIE THE RAT like a melon. Keep your eye on this beast. In front of all the crowds, DEXTER took the Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the RIZTAB arena. Well just about everybody wants a piece of WINTER SHADOWS, who was this week's most challenged warrior. SILLY SARA of HIGH JINKS had better have a good reason for challenging down 9 points in a challenge which she lost. I thought SILLY SARA showed great skill and promise when she was overcame by MAMA MIA X. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the most interesting, though! EGROS defied all odds and slew DEMRON THE DARK in the Dark Arena. The only ones displeased were the buzzards, as DEMRON THE DARK's meat is notoriously tough. Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens. I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of you whom I have not offended yet. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. Hasta la bye-bye. (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEXTER 6524 22 7 1 109 HIGH JINKS (584) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HURRICANE 6481 13 19 0 107 STEEL THUNDER (630) MISSY MOSSY 6539 17 10 1 94 HIGH JINKS (584) -RANFNAGUD 6567 14 6 0 92 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KRANKYKARL 6406 22 16 1 90 HIGH JINKS (584) BIG SHRIMP 6561 11 5 0 90 ICE AGE (639) BACARDI LIMON 5509 9 4 0 90 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) EGROS 6565 10 11 2 75 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) -IRONSTORM 6483 17 14 1 74 STEEL THUNDER (630) -BLAZE 6597 7 3 0 73 STEEL THUNDER (630) WINTER SHADOWS 6526 17 12 0 72 SWEET MAGIC (267) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557 13 10 0 66 CULTS-R-US (624) JIM BEAM 5506 5 7 0 62 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) -BULLHOG 6560 8 12 1 60 STEEL THUNDER (630) WACKY WACO WONK 6505 14 15 1 58 CULTS-R-US (624) SISTER Q 6579 10 6 0 58 CULTS-R-US (624) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GHOST 6606 6 1 1 57 THE UNDEAD (136) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEMOCRITUS 6611 6 3 0 56 DREAMERS (142) SWEET BETSEY 6571 11 9 0 53 SWEET MAGIC (267) MADAM Y 6576 10 7 0 50 CULTS-R-US (624) TARILISS 6527 8 21 1 46 SWEET MAGIC (267) PARMENIDES 6599 5 6 0 44 DREAMERS (142) QUALIX 6564 8 13 0 41 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) -SKELETON 1040 9 6 1 38 THE UNDEAD (136) -BONE YARD 6609 5 2 0 38 THE UNDEAD (136) ARISTOCRAT RUM 5505 5 7 1 36 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SPECTRE 6607 6 1 0 31 THE UNDEAD (136) CORIANELLE 6621 3 3 0 29 SWEET MAGIC (267) TIANNARY 6612 3 6 2 26 SWEET MAGIC (267) BROTHER ZEN 6602 7 4 0 25 CULTS-R-US (624) HERACLITUS 6646 2 0 0 25 DREAMERS (142) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LEUCIPPUS 6601 2 9 0 23 DREAMERS (142) ARISTOCRAT VODKA 5508 4 8 1 21 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) IAINTPLAYING 6568 3 6 0 19 ICE AGE (639) -VAMPYR 6608 3 4 0 17 THE UNDEAD (136) THREE OLIVES 6650 1 0 0 16 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) MARLOW 6644 2 0 0 15 HIGH JINKS (584) PYTHAGORAS 6647 2 0 0 15 DREAMERS (142) MAMA MIA X 6642 1 1 0 12 ICE AGE (639) THE BEZERKER 6605 0 5 0 5 ICE AGE (639) SILLY SARA 6645 1 1 0 4 HIGH JINKS (584) -RAMPAGE 6625 0 3 0 3 STEEL THUNDER (630) OKIE BURK 6638 0 2 0 2 ICE AGE (639) JAX 6649 0 1 0 1 COLD IRON BLOWS (637) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? WILLIE THE RAT 477 0 1 0 1 TIANNARY 6612 576 NONE DEMRON THE DARK 497 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 EGROS 6565 576 NONE BROTHER BASH 6577 3 2 1 ICE AGE 639 GHOST 6606 572 NOT REVE PERSONAL ADS Kool-Aid Drinker -- I gotta believe it was the schedule shift to an earlier time slot that did you in, your magic punch was still out in magic land. -- Dex Jim Beam -- I've heard you're supposed to be a smooth mixer...that's commendable, one should have more than just the straight-up stance. -- Krankykarl Okie Burk -- Okay Okie, the targets here, time to deliver. -- Silly Sara Mama Mia X -- That's a spicy meata-ball. Ha! That's a spi-cey...get it? -- Marlow Madam Y -- Love that Little Black Dress, it's a classic! But how do you get the blood to just slide off it? -- Tariliss Sister Q -- What an AMAZING student you are! Impressive. -- Sweet Betsey P.S. I didn't realize I had that much to teach. Qualix -- Although the temperature has receded from its highest point, for which I am DEEPLY grateful, it still isn't low enough to encourage cold iron, is it? -- Winter Shadows (with bloodthirsty relish) Ha! A standby bites the sand! -- Tiannary Leucippus -- With a record like yours, I thought at first you were one of us. Thanks for the skills. -- Corianelle Sleepy of Dreamers -- As only one of the few of us with 1000+ wins, who be you? -- Mino (DM11) Animal Farm LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS EGROS butchered DEMRON THE DARK in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. WACKY WACO WONK was vanquished by WINTER SHADOWS in a 1 minute Challenge battle. LEUCIPPUS won victory over ARISTOCRAT VODKA in a 1 minute Challenge brawl. SILLY SARA was bested by MAMA MIA X in a 3 minute novice's Challenge fight. MARLOW demolished OKIE BURK in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition. BACARDI LIMON was vanquished by DEXTER in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. KRANKYKARL overpowered JIM BEAM in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. MISSY MOSSY overpowered SISTER Q in a 1 minute uneven melee. BIG SHRIMP vanquished DEMOCRITUS in a 1 minute uneven duel. KOOL-AID DRINKER overpowered TARILISS in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. SWEET BETSEY savagely defeated ARISTOCRAT RUM in a action packed 3 minute gory match. QUALIX was savagely defeated by PARMENIDES in a exciting 2 minute bloody match. MADAM Y viciously subdued ZAGGA THE CLAW in a 3 minute veteran vs. novice contest. IAINTPLAYING was outlasted by PYTHAGORAS in a 9 minute conflict. CORIANELLE overpowered BOLGAR THE FOOLISH in a 1 minute uneven struggle. TIANNARY viciously butchered WILLIE THE RAT in a 2 minute bloody bout. BROTHER ZEN outwaited THE BEZERKER in a tiresome 11 minute veteran vs. novice brawl. HERACLITUS overpowered JAX in a 1 minute one-sided bout. THREE OLIVES overpowered WILLIE THE RAT in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 AIMED BLOW 7 - 2 - 0 78 | |PARRY-STRIKE 5 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 6 - 0 70 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 WALL OF STEEL 32 - 22 - 2 59 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 16 - 2 58 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 24 - 3 52 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 24 - 23 - 1 51 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 38 - 1 43 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 33 - 2 42 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 17 - 0 41 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 9 - 0 40 | Turn 576 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: SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 4 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK DEXTER 6524 22 7 1 109 HIGH JINKS (584) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK MISSY MOSSY 6539 17 10 1 94 HIGH JINKS (584) PARRY-RIPOSTE KRANKYKARL 6406 22 16 1 90 HIGH JINKS (584) AIMED BLOW BACARDI LIMON 5509 9 4 0 90 BLACKED OUT ON... (560) WALL OF STEEL WINTER SHADOWS 6526 17 12 0 72 SWEET MAGIC (267) PARRY-LUNGE SISTER Q 6579 10 6 0 58 CULTS-R-US (624) STRIKING ATTACK DEMOCRITUS 6611 6 3 0 56 DREAMERS (142) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is KRANKYKARL 6406. The most popular warrior this turn was SWEET BETSEY 6571. The ten other most popular fighters were PARMENIDES 6599, MADAM Y 6576, TIANNARY 6612, WINTER SHADOWS 6526, MISSY MOSSY 6539, THREE OLIVES 6650, EGROS 6565, LEUCIPPUS 6601, MARLOW 6644, and DEXTER 6524. The least popular fighter this week was PYTHAGORAS 6647. The other ten least popular fighters were THE BEZERKER 6605, BROTHER ZEN 6602, JAX 6649, QUALIX 6564, DEMOCRITUS 6611, SISTER Q 6579, JIM BEAM 5506, BACARDI LIMON 5509, OKIE BURK 6638, and ARISTOCRAT VODKA 5508.