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

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          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

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                        ---===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.