DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/10/2008 Duedate: 12/23/2008
RIZTAB ARENA
DM-12 TURN-609
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
INVENTOR OF PAIN
THE PAIN GANG (172)
(12-1626) [14-8-3,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
INVENTOR OF PAIN SIR GETALOT
THE PAIN GANG (172) THE SQUARE TABLE (649)
(12-1626) [14-8-3,104] (12-6686) [4-3-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CORIANELLE SIR GETALOT
SWEET MAGIC (267) THE SQUARE TABLE (649)
(12-6621) [16-23-0,88] (12-6686) [4-3-0,33]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DREAMERS (142)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HIGH JINKS (584) 56
2. SWEET MAGIC (267) 34 THE PAIN GANG (172)
3. THE SQUARE TABLE (649) 2 Unchartered Team
4. FURIES (652) 0
5. FORCE OF FIVE (586) 0 THE SQUARE TABLE (649)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*THE SQUARE TABLE (649) 5 3 0 62.5 1/ 1 DREAMERS (142) 9 6 1
2- 2*FURIES (652) 15 10 0 60.0 2/ 5 HIGH JINKS (584) 7 3 1
3- 4 FORCE OF FIVE (586) 67 55 3 54.9 3/ 3 SWEET MAGIC (267) 7 8 1
4/ 3 THE PAIN GANG (172) 90 74 12 54.9 4- 2*FURIES (652) 5 5 0
5/ 5 HIGH JINKS (584) 326 305 21 51.7 5- 6 FORCE OF FIVE (586) 5 5 0
6/ 6 DREAMERS (142) %1220 %1217 93 50.1 6/ 4 THE PAIN GANG (172) 3 6 2
7- 7 ICE AGE (639) 53 60 2 46.9 7/ 7*THE SQUARE TABLE (649) 1 2 0
8/ 8 SWEET MAGIC (267) 539 895 19 37.6 8- 8 ICE AGE (639) 0 1 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
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 606): BLHU MURTHER of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 608): CAELUM of FORCE OF FIVE (Doctor Doom, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 602): LYLYANNA of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 604): GOLD BULLION of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 603): YAREK ZURN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 601): BART SIMPSON of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 300): YAU (DARKFACE) of ZULU NATION (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 594): PLATINUM PEENER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 298): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 590): LUCRETIUS of ROMAN HEROES (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 588): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 579): KNUCKLE of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 542): HAWK NELSON of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): BOLI of OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): SISTER MERCY of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): DOMJON of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 469): TWIG LITE ZONE of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 456): STITCHES of CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (Samwise the Bald)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 442): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 433): ROPE MAN of MIGHTY HEROES (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 205): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 401): GOOGLE of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 379): SHANA TWO-KNIVES of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 495): GOLEM of THE PHILANTROPHISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 606): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 608): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 602): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 604): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 603): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 601): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 300): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 594): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 298): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 590): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 588): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 579): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 542): LUROICIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 469): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 456): HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 463): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 205): MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 401): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 379): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 495): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 608): BIG SHRIMP of ICE AGE (Wali Kharif, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 604): GOLD BULLION of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 593): HULIK of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): AUNTY ENTITY of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
YUFFIE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 269): THE RON of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
FOLMOR GRIGG of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 256): CANTEX of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 456): STITCHES of CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (Samwise the Bald)
FLICKED BOOGERS of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 205): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
HAWTHORN of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of RIZTAB. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. What's a move up by 3
you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration, according to HIGH
JINKS. HIGH JINKS had cause to celebrate, after POPPY got 20 points by beating
EURIPEDES. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more,
after losing 16 points to CARLOTTA. (Discrete enough, PROTAGORAS?) Can you believe
it? CAELUM apparently has better things to do as RIZTAB's Duelmaster than show up
and fight! What can be a greater victory? INVENTOR OF PAIN has taken his place as
the top, as RIZTAB's new Duelmaster. Word has it one team in RIZTAB is using
psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
So much to report, so little time! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in
DREAMERS are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. As a woman
of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of THE SQUARE TABLE, so did that sorry team
shy from DREAMERS
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Congratulations,
INVENTOR OF PAIN. The manager of SWEET MAGIC should have sent TARILISS to the Dark
Arena for having a 11-50-1 long ago. I get a special thrill from seeing innocent boy
like BRING THE PAIN from THE PAIN GANG get pointlessly killed. Good show, BUTTERCUP!
(No mercy.) Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in
the arena. A certain tavern in RIZTAB would I avoid!
Do not think spyreporting in RIZTAB is the highlight of my life. As if buffeted
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place. Do not
despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INVENTOR OF PAIN 1626 14 8 3 104 THE PAIN GANG (172)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CAELUM 5916 19 6 0 109 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
PYTHAGORAS 6647 20 13 0 98 DREAMERS (142)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PHILOLAUS 6700 8 4 0 89 DREAMERS (142)
CORIANELLE 6621 16 23 0 88 SWEET MAGIC (267)
-SETH 6482 8 4 1 87 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
-BARBARIAN 4783 4 34 0 82 SUPERIOR FORCES 22T (506)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CARLOTTA 6671 11 11 0 62 SWEET MAGIC (267)
BILLY 6669 13 8 0 58 HIGH JINKS (584)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CALPURNIA 6711 5 0 0 49 FURIES (652)
PROTAGORAS 6691 6 11 0 42 DREAMERS (142)
-MAMA MIA X 6642 7 4 0 37 ICE AGE (639)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KISSA BELLE 6708 4 5 1 36 SWEET MAGIC (267)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR GETALOT 6686 4 3 0 33 THE SQUARE TABLE (649)
-AUGUSTINA 6714 5 0 0 32 FURIES (652)
BUTTERCUP 6709 4 3 1 31 HIGH JINKS (584)
-THE BLOB 6510 6 2 0 27 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
DORA BELL 6706 4 6 1 27 SWEET MAGIC (267)
POPPY 6724 2 1 0 24 HIGH JINKS (584)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-IAINTPLAYING 6568 3 9 0 22 ICE AGE (639)
BABS 6719 2 2 0 20 HIGH JINKS (584)
-CORA 6713 4 1 0 19 FURIES (652)
-THE ROCK 6656 3 0 0 17 ICE AGE (639)
PHIL PAIN 5080 0 5 0 17 THE PAIN GANG (172)
-SIR HIGH ON POT 6684 1 0 0 13 THE SQUARE TABLE (649)
-CHOCOLATE CHARLIE 6707 2 0 0 10 ICE AGE (639)
PAIN INDUCER II 6726 1 2 1 6 THE PAIN GANG (172)
SOPHOCLES 6733 1 1 0 6 DREAMERS (142)
EURIPEDES 6732 1 1 0 4 DREAMERS (142)
-LADY DEATHSTRIKE 6729 0 2 0 2 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DARIA 6727 0 1 0 FURIES 652 BRING THE PAIN 6725 607
PORTIA 6712 1 4 0 FURIES 652 KISSA BELLE 6708 608
KEY LARGO 6730 1 1 0 HIGH JINKS 584 GORASH THE ORC 609 NONE
TARILISS 6527 11 51 1 SWEET MAGIC 267 INVENTOR OF PAIN 1626 609
BRING THE PAIN 6725 2 1 2 THE PAIN GANG 172 BUTTERCUP 6709 609
PERSONAL ADS
Lady Deathstrike -- Boldly challenged, M'Lady...cool eye-liner too. Has death
written all over it. -- Buttercup
The Blob -- What was your handle? The Blob? Name won't last a week...it's too
complicated. No one will ever remember it. -- Billy
Sophocles -- Recognition from the get go...run with it. -- Babs
P.S. Zannnk you
Euripedes -- Funny, I thought I was tougher than that. -- Poppy
Augustina -- I don't care what Kissa thinks, I don't see you as a sweet liqueur at
all. More like some kind of intensely flavored savory sauce, chiles, of course,
garlic, probably lots of other stuff because Kissa's right about the "subtle" bit.
I'll have to think about this. -- Dora Bell
P.S. Maybe...lemon peel? Where did that idea come from?
Philolaus -- I'm thinking a sweet, glazed pastry stuffed with raisins and honey.
Yes. A sort of fried-pie type of thing. Come try it out. -- Tariliss
Angry Rosetta -- I wonder if there's something I could do with thorns? Maybe I could
*make* some kind of "edible thorns"? Like cheese straws but with real bite to 'em.
My first thought, of course, is chile and garlic, but it seems like everyone's using
chile and garlic. There must be other sources of astonishing (but ultimately
enjoyable) flavor. Let me think about this. -- Corianelle
P.S. And work on your anger management.
Protagoras -- So, what do you think? More sage in the stuffing? I wish now that I'd
studied exotic flavorings more, but still, the standard ones can be made to get up
and dance with study and practice. -- Carlotta
P.S. Hmm, and more black pepper.
Ghost of Portia -- I'm sorry about that, especially since you gave me a really good
idea for a cream and chocolate pudding with just a hint of mint. Well, I will make
it in honor of your memory. -- Kissa Belle
Cora -- A friend of my manager tells me that I have "re-invented Atomic Fire Ball
candy." Drat. -- Dora Bell
Caelum -- Hmm, I seem to have ended up with, well, it's almost vanilla fudge, or
maybe caramel or penuche fudge, with the bits of dried fruit and nuts I mentioned,
spread on a pastry and rolled, sliced across, and after baking drizzled with caramel
syrup. How does this strike you? -- Corianelle
Caelum -- Well, yes, a hot fudge sundae is ALWAYS good. -- Corianelle
Seth -- How about the Lasso of Truth? -- Tariliss
Our congratulations to Big Shrimp. -- Jorja and Sweet Magic
Our heartiest congratulations to Sister X, Tourney Champion at the ADM level. --
Jorja and Sweet Magic
P.S. Maybe we should make Hot Crossed Buns in your honor?
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KEY LARGO was butchered by GORASH THE ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
PYTHAGORAS won victory over CORIANELLE in a 3 minute expert's battle.
INVENTOR OF PAIN murdered TARILISS in a 1 minute bloody uneven Title fight.
PHILOLAUS devastated ANGRY ROSETTA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PROTAGORAS was demolished by CARLOTTA in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched competition.
BILLY defeated SIR GETALOT in a 2 minute struggle.
KISSA BELLE overpowered PHIL PAIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BUTTERCUP slew BRING THE PAIN in a 2 minute melee.
DORA BELL vanquished SOPHOCLES in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BABS vanquished PAIN INDUCER II in a 1 minute uneven fight.
POPPY vanquished EURIPEDES in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 7 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 10 - 1 58 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 17 - 3 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 6 - 1 54 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 14 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 2 48 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 20 - 3 46 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 AIMED BLOW 7 - 11 - 0 39 |
Turn 609 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK INVENTOR OF PAIN 1626 14 8 3 104 THE PAIN GANG (172)
TOTAL PARRY PYTHAGORAS 6647 20 13 0 98 DREAMERS (142)
STRIKING ATTACK PHILOLAUS 6700 8 4 0 89 DREAMERS (142)
WALL OF STEEL BILLY 6669 13 8 0 58 HIGH JINKS (584)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CORIANELLE 6621. The most popular warrior this turn
was SIR GETALOT 6686. The ten other most popular fighters were CORIANELLE 6621,
INVENTOR OF PAIN 1626, BUTTERCUP 6709, POPPY 6724, PHILOLAUS 6700, BILLY 6669, BRING
THE PAIN 6725, DORA BELL 6706, BABS 6719, and PYTHAGORAS 6647.
The least popular fighter this week was EURIPEDES 6732. The other ten least popular
fighters were PAIN INDUCER II 6726, PHIL PAIN 5080, TARILISS 6527, KEY LARGO 6730,
SOPHOCLES 6733, KISSA BELLE 6708, CARLOTTA 6671, PROTAGORAS 6691, PYTHAGORAS 6647,
and BABS 6719.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
BIG SHRIMP (12-6561) ICE AGE (639)
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!
Our next Winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 16-18, 2009. It will be
held at the Fiesta Resort in Tempe, AZ at 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, 85282
(480-967-1441). Rooms are only $139.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy. There is a free
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in all guest rooms. There is a fitness center with cardiovascular and weight-lifting
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have a bustling happy hour in the Kachina lounge, with complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
There are tons of restaurants nearby at the Mall, a Denny's across the street, and
several fast food options nearby as well, as well as a restaurant in the hotel with
room service.
If you arrive early or stay late, don't forget that there is excellent golfing in
the Phoenix area, with several championship courses nearby. Winter is an excellent
time to explore Arizona with a trip to the Grand Canyon or Sedona or any of our
other scenic sites across the state.
Hotel info: http://www.fiestainnresort.com
The rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block.
The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!