DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/18/2012    Duedate: 07/31/2012

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-703

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHERE
GUESSING GAME (661)
(12-6872) [20-20-2,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHERE                          POSITION IS EMPTY
GUESSING GAME (661)            
(12-6872) [20-20-2,105]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WHERE                          WHERE
GUESSING GAME (661)            GUESSING GAME (661)
(12-6872) [20-20-2,105]        (12-6872) [20-20-2,105]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLUE NOTE (474)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SWEET MAGIC (267)           30
2. DREAMERS (142)              19      BLUE NOTE (474)
3. BLUE NOTE (474)              5      Unchartered Team
4. GUESSING GAME (661)          3
5. KAOS FROGS (656)             0      IDIOTS QUAD (299)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 KAOS FROGS (656)          35  25  3 58.3   1/ 4 BLUE NOTE (474)           7  2 0
 2/ 3 BLUE NOTE (474)           66  61  5 52.0   2/ 1 SWEET MAGIC (267)         7  8 2
 3/ 2 DREAMERS (142)           %1469 %1372 %123 51.7   3/ 3 DREAMERS (142)            5  7 0
 4/ 4 GUESSING GAME (661)       45  44  4 50.6   4- 2 KAOS FROGS (656)          4  1 0
 5- 6 ICE AGE (639)             55  64  2 46.2   5/ 5 GUESSING GAME (661)       2  1 0
 6/ 7 SWEET MAGIC (267)        748 %1146 30 39.5   6- 7 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
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 700): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 702): WHERE of GUESSING GAME (A-sop, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 635): GRIM LAUGHTER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 696): INKED PIG of INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 698): HORUS MANN of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 690): DAWN of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 691): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 347): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 688): CAPT. ANTSY PANTS of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 345): XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 684): TAMARIN of GOING APES (?, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 681): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 673): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 632): BAIN of ORDER (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 323): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 317): ULTIMA REGUM of IN QUETERNUM (Vae Victis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 304): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 563): TAM TAM KA'BLAM of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 548): SLIPPERS of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 530): VINDA YARRO of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 525): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 252): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 486): TUNA SALAD of PARKING LOT 4 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 480): LIGHTNING THRUST of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 472): CALEAM CHOWDER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 589): WILD THANG! of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 700): DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 702): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 635): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 696): INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 698): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 690): 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 691): THE MAGNIFICIENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 347): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 688): CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 345): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 683): SHIP HAPPENS (?, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 681): HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 673): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 632): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 323): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 317): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 304): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 563): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 548): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 530): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 525): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 252): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 486): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 480): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 472): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 589): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 702): ITCHY FROGGY of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 698): HORUS MANN of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 697): RIPLEY BYRD of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 689): CAPT KIRCHNER of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 688): KICKER MURPHY of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
                          SULU of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 683): MATHEU of ASSORTED (A-sop, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 681): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 673): MONKEY MAN of REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 632): MELANJI of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 322): CELESTIAL ROSE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 317): ARTICHOKE ON THIS of VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist)
                               SPAWN of FANTASTIC FIVE (?, mgr.)
                   (turn 316): ENDEMIC of BLACK LIGHTING (Dark Angel, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 303): THRESHPACK of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 548): SLIPPERS of RED DOG GANG (Spot, 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.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
RIZTAB brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, SWEET MAGIC, since BLUE 
NOTE took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  BLUE NOTE turned their 
2-1-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, 
and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see AEDESIA 
win a fight and gain 24 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, AEDESIA beat HERBIE HANCOCK and 
HERBIE HANCOCK lost 13 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the 
spice of life, RIZTAB may be getting bland, as WHERE stays top dog in the city.  
Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys 
win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but I'll be glad 
to see DIZZY GILLESPIE and BLUE NOTE at The Welcome Wench tonight celebrating their 
bloodfeud victory over KOKO LEAH.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if 
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     There's got to be a better place in RIZTAB to get a drink than The Welcome 
Wench!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so 
nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHERE 6872                   20  20  2   105       GUESSING GAME (661)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIZZY GILLESPIE 5792         17  13  0    71       BLUE NOTE (474)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AEDESIA 6969                  4   1  0    62       DREAMERS (142)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KANE TOAD 6853                3   1  0    53       KAOS FROGS (656)
 TAFFY 6941                    9  13  0    50       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 KOKO LEAH 6926                8  21  1    46       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 HERBIE HANCOCK 6940          12   8  0    44       BLUE NOTE (474)
 HERMIAS 6961                  4   1  0    43       DREAMERS (142)
-DUKE ELLINGTON 6942           4   0  0    43       BLUE NOTE (474)
 TERESIANNA 6944               9  12  0    39       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 HELIODORUS 6971               4   1  0    38       DREAMERS (142)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAMA MIA X 6642               7   4  0    37       ICE AGE (639)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELEVENTH 6963                 5   1  0    33       BLUE NOTE (474)
 NELLI POLITANA 6952           7   8  0    29       SWEET MAGIC (267)
-MUD MUD FROG 6953             3   5  0    26       KAOS FROGS (656)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROCLUS 6962                  3   5  1    23       DREAMERS (142)
-THE ROCK 6656                 4   0  0    21       ICE AGE (639)
 VERA SWEET 6980               2   0  2    20       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 AMMONIUS 6972                 1   4  0    11       DREAMERS (142)
-CHOCOLATE CHARLIE 6707        2   0  0    10       ICE AGE (639)
-CONAN 6737                    1   0  0     8       ICE AGE (639)
-KORYNN FROG 6954              0   1  0     7       KAOS FROGS (656)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WILLIE THE RAT          0  0 0                      VERA SWEET 6980       703  NONE
ELLA FITZ 6948          6  8 1 BLUE NOTE 474        KOKO LEAH 6926        700  JUST REVENGED
5-STAR CHICK 6903       0  2 0 ICE AGE 639          VERA SWEET 6980       702   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to Itchy Froggy. -- Jorja and Sweet Magic

Herbie Hancock -- Well, I've identified the herb in question, and it's RUE.  Darn. --
Teresianna

Heliodorus -- More like a nightmare than a dream. -- Taffy

Kane Toad -- I'm fairly sure I shouldn't be messing with you at all, and that would
suit me fine. -- Koko Leah

Proclus -- And that makes the fourth loss for us.  Not a good looking turn.  Drat.
Maybe I should go eat ice cream. -- Nelli Politana

5-Star Chick -- Gosh, I didn't think THAT would happen. -- Vera Sweet

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WHERE devastated DEVAR THE TRAITOR in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
DIZZY GILLESPIE demolished KOKO LEAH in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
HERBIE HANCOCK was devastated by AEDESIA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
TERESIANNA was defeated by HERMIAS in a 2 minute bloody match.
HELIODORUS was bested by TAFFY in a popular 1 minute duel.
NELLI POLITANA bested AMMONIUS in a 2 minute match.
PROCLUS was devastated by ELEVENTH in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
VERA SWEET easily killed WILLIE THE RAT in a 2 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -   8 -  0      77  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   6 -  3      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -   9 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        17 -  19 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  22 -  2      39  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 703 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      DIZZY GILLESPIE 5792       17  13  0   71 BLUE NOTE (474)
LUNGING ATTACK   AEDESIA 6969                4   1  0   62 DREAMERS (142)
BASHING ATTACK   HELIODORUS 6971             4   1  0   38 DREAMERS (142)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WHERE 6872.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
WHERE 6872.  The ten other most popular fighters were NELLI POLITANA 6952, DIZZY 
GILLESPIE 5792, AEDESIA 6969, HERMIAS 6961, TERESIANNA 6944, HELIODORUS 6971, TAFFY 
6941, ELEVENTH 6963, VERA SWEET 6980, and KOKO LEAH 6926.

The least popular fighter this week was PROCLUS 6962.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HERBIE HANCOCK 6940, AMMONIUS 6972, KOKO LEAH 6926, VERA SWEET 6980, 
ELEVENTH 6963, TAFFY 6941, HELIODORUS 6971, TERESIANNA 6944, HERMIAS 6961, and 
AEDESIA 6969.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

WHERE (12-6872) GUESSING GAME (661)

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

ITCHY FROGGY (12-6803) KAOS FROGS (656)