DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/27/2011    Duedate: 05/10/2011

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-671

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JAYLENE MOKHAR
SWEET MAGIC (267)
(12-6833) [13-6-2,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JAYLENE MOKHAR                 WHAT
SWEET MAGIC (267)              GUESSING GAME (661)
(12-6833) [13-6-2,112]         (12-6870) [6-2-0,55]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DONNAMIRA                      WHERE
SWEET MAGIC (267)              GUESSING GAME (661)
(12-6758) [20-30-1,91]         (12-6872) [2-6-0,12]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SWEET MAGIC (267)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SEA DOGS (653)              51
2. BLUE NOTE (474)             44      SEA DOGS (653)
3. CARDS (654)                 41      Unchartered Team
4. KAOS FROGS (656)             0
5. DREAMERS (142)               0      BLUE NOTE (474)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*BLUE NOTE (474)            7   3  0 70.0   1/ 1 SWEET MAGIC (267)         9  6 1
 2/ 1 SEA DOGS (653)            79  57 11 58.1   2- 2 DREAMERS (142)            7  2 3
 3/ 2*GUESSING GAME (661)       21  19  1 52.5   3/ 3*GUESSING GAME (661)       5 10 1
 4- 3 DREAMERS (142)           %1383 %1315 %112 51.3   4/ 0*BLUE NOTE (474)           4  1 0
 5/ 4 CARDS (654)               44  53 13 45.4   5/ 5 SEA DOGS (653)            4  4 0
 6- 5*KAOS FROGS (656)           4   5  0 44.4   6/ 4 CARDS (654)               2  3 0
 7/ 6 SWEET MAGIC (267)        676 %1063 26 38.9   7- 6*KAOS FROGS (656)          1  0 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 668): MABUSHI of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 670): JAYLENE MOKHAR of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 571): BITING FLY of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 664): POT OF GOLD of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 666): GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 658): BELLONA CHIST of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 659): SHORTLINE of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 331): RENTAL CAR of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 656): QUARK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 329): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 652): NICK E. DEMUS of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 649): WINDMILL WILLY of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 641): BANFF of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 600): KENSELJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 307): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 301): SHELDON of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 288): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 531): HAL'IGGE JOYROC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 516): AN AVERAGE JOE of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 498): DONNA of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 493): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 236): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 454): HESTI TYL VAREN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 448): MONDEKKER of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 441): THE COUNT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 557): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 668): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 670): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 571): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 664): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 666): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 658): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 659): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 331): SONS OF MARS (Mars, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 656): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 329): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 652): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 649): HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 641): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 600): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 307): STREET WALKERS (Roadkil, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 301): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 288): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 531): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 516): RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 498): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr>)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 493): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 454): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 448): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 441): J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 557): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 570): RAINBIRD of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 659): SHORTLINE of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 656): QUARK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 327): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 640): ST MAGDALENE of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 599): DANIEL SILVERLOCK of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 307): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
                               PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 301): SHELDON of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
                                      RERUN of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
                                      JACK KNIFE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                          (turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 531): GET of BACK (JE, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 498): DONNA of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
                           WALLIS YENT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 492): SSSKAH of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEELER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 453): RIELLA TYL TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
                              MARDEL TEN VAREN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 448): QUEEN of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                      (turn 447): DOWNER of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Again Short Peter!  He's become a caffeine addict.  While this is good for
business, I wonder whether I should be worrying about his health?  Oh, well, his
health isn't really my problem, I can leave that to his mother and his insurance
agent.  I believe I'll teach him to run the expresso machine.

                                  Jaylene Mokhar

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail RIZTAB!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  And let's see, BLACK HEART fought DONNAMIRA and gained 19 points and 
contributed to CARDS' 2-3-0.  HOW has lost to ALBATROSS, falling 14 points, while 
helping make GUESSING GAME a 1-4-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster 
have failed, and JAYLENE MOKHAR remains RIZTAB's top warrior for another turn.  Tell 
me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Welcome 
Wench uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.   
     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.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in RIZTAB, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in RIZTAB again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAYLENE MOKHAR 6833          13   6  2   112       SWEET MAGIC (267)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK HEART 6819              6   2  1    93       CARDS (654)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONNAMIRA 6758               20  30  1    91       SWEET MAGIC (267)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORIMERA 6839                 9   8  0    74       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 TEN OF CLUBS 6847             6   2  5    71       CARDS (654)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHAT 6870                     6   2  0    55       GUESSING GAME (661)
 ALBATROSS 6835                6   1  0    52       SEA DOGS (653)
 JOHN COLTRANE 4498            2   0  0    42       BLUE NOTE (474)
 MIRIAMINA 6866                5   4  0    38       SWEET MAGIC (267)
-KUNG PO FROG 6800             3   0  0    37       KAOS FROGS (656)
-ANTIPHON 6855                 7   2  0    36       DREAMERS (142)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MILES DAVIS 4496              2   0  0    32       BLUE NOTE (474)
 HOW 6873                      6   2  1    29       GUESSING GAME (661)
-CRITIAS 6884                  4   1  1    25       DREAMERS (142)
-PRODICUS 6868                 3   4  0    25       DREAMERS (142)
-THERAMENES 6885               2   1  0    24       DREAMERS (142)
 THE MONK 4497                 1   1  0    24       BLUE NOTE (474)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILD DEUCE 6856               3   2  0    21       CARDS (654)
-ITCHY FROGGY 6803             1   1  0    20       KAOS FROGS (656)
 WHO 6869                      5   3  0    18       GUESSING GAME (661)
 JOUELLA 6865                  3   7  0    16       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 CHUM BUCKET 6888              1   0  0    15       SEA DOGS (653)
-ANAXAGOLAS 6896               1   0  1    14       DREAMERS (142)
 WHEN 6871                     2   6  0    13       GUESSING GAME (661)
 DIZZY GILLESPIE 5792          1   0  0    13       BLUE NOTE (474)
 CHESTER COPPERPOT 6882        1   0  0    13       SEA DOGS (653)
 WHERE 6872                    2   6  0    12       GUESSING GAME (661)
 MAN W/ AX 6857                1   4  0     7       CARDS (654)
 HERBIE HANCOCK 4495           1   1  0     6       BLUE NOTE (474)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RED HEART 6886          0  1 0 CARDS 654            ARENAMASTER RILL      671  NONE
MAN OVERBOARD 6898      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 653         GORASH THE ORC        671  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Riztab seems to have had a lot of tourney entries.  Good for them!  We salute 'em.
Special congratulations goes to Adven D2, Rookies Champion. -- Jorja and Sweet Magic

Martos Chard.  Huh.  He thinks he can hide behind a variant name, but I know a member
of the Chardinee Society when I see one.  He wants marzipan.  People always want
something.  Maybe I'll make it for him, and maybe I won't. -- Donnamira

If Li Ko the Clumsy is, as the Commission states, a Shew, then he must have been so
clumsy that he fell into a ripsaw and got seriously shortened. -- Lorimera

How -- Did you do that, dammit?  Do NOT tell me it was the creampuffs I had for
breakfast.  They were perfect. -- Jouella

Prodicus -- Everyone should have a dream. -- Miriamina
P.S.  I probably can't do that twice in a row.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RED HEART was butchered by ARENAMASTER RILLION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MAN OVERBOARD was slaughtered by GORASH THE ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
JAYLENE MOKHAR demolished TEN OF CLUBS in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
DONNAMIRA was bested by BLACK HEART in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
LORIMERA was bested by SHORT PETER in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
MIRIAMINA was defeated by WHAT in a 2 minute struggle.
HOW was overpowered by ALBATROSS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
JOHN COLTRANE overpowered WHO in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
JOUELLA was vanquished by MILES DAVIS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WHERE was unbelievably bested by WILD DEUCE in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
THE MONK beat WHEN in a 1 minute melee.
MAN W/ AX was savagely defeated by CHUM BUCKET in a tiresome 25 minute brutal fight.
HERBIE HANCOCK was bested by CHESTER COPPERPOT in a 5 minute amateur's conflict.
DIZZY GILLESPIE demolished SIBATA THE THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         AIMED BLOW        21 -   8 -  1      72  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -   9 -  3      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  24 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  21 -  5      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   6 -  3      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   6 -  0      25  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 671 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        2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    JAYLENE MOKHAR 6833        13   6  2  112 SWEET MAGIC (267)
LUNGING ATTACK   BLACK HEART 6819            6   2  1   93 CARDS (654)
BASHING ATTACK   TEN OF CLUBS 6847           6   2  5   71 CARDS (654)
AIMED BLOW       WHAT 6870                   6   2  0   55 GUESSING GAME (661)
PARRY-LUNGE      JOHN COLTRANE 4498          2   0  0   42 BLUE NOTE (474)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DONNAMIRA 6758.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was WHERE 6872.  The ten other most popular fighters were HERBIE HANCOCK 4495, 
LORIMERA 6839, BLACK HEART 6819, WHAT 6870, JOHN COLTRANE 4498, WILD DEUCE 6856, THE 
MONK 4497, MIRIAMINA 6866, ALBATROSS 6835, and MILES DAVIS 4496.

The least popular fighter this week was MAN W/ AX 6857.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CHUM BUCKET 6888, CHESTER COPPERPOT 6882, WHEN 6871, JOUELLA 6865, HOW 
6873, TEN OF CLUBS 6847, MAN OVERBOARD 6898, DIZZY GILLESPIE 5792, WHO 6869, and 
DONNAMIRA 6758.