DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/12/2014    Duedate: 02/25/2014

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-744

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MARTYR
TORTURED (669)
(12-7003) [12-1-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KORYNN FROG                    POSITION IS EMPTY
KAOS FROGS (656)               
(12-6954) [12-1-0,133]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SUGAR BABY                     AMMONIUS
SWEET MAGIC (267)              DREAMERS (142)
(12-6983) [15-24-0,87]         (12-6972) [17-22-0,105]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SWEET MAGIC (267)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLUE NOTE (474)             52
2. WHO DA MAN? (623)           29      KAOS FROGS (656)
3. KAOS FROGS (656)            24      Unchartered Team
4. SWEET MAGIC (267)           10
5. ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)      0      MONTY'S ARMY (590)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)    4   1  0 80.0   1/ 1 SWEET MAGIC (267)        10  5 0
 2/ 0 KAOS FROGS (656)          73  42  4 63.5   2/ 2 DREAMERS (142)            6  6 0
 3/ 2 DREAMERS (142)           %1565 %1447 %129 52.0   3/ 3 WHO DA MAN? (623)         6  9 0
 4/ 3 BLUE NOTE (474)          144 137  6 51.2   4- 4*ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)   4  1 0
 5- 4 ICE AGE (639)             59  67  3 46.8   5/ 5 BLUE NOTE (474)           3 10 0
 6- 5 OBLIVION FORCE (123)      33  40  6 45.2   6/ 0 KAOS FROGS (656)          2  1 0
 7/ 0 TORTURED (669)            20  28  0 41.7   7- 6 ICE AGE (639)             1  0 0
 8/ 6 WHO DA MAN? (623)         56  83  1 40.3   8/ 0 TORTURED (669)            1  1 0
 9/ 7 SWEET MAGIC (267)        829 %1269 32 39.5   9- 8 OBLIVION FORCE (123)      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 741): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 743): CHARLENE of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 717): PARAGON ORCA of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 737): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 739): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 731): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 732): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 368): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 729): ZOT of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 728): DISEMBOWELED DORA of THE WALKING DEAD (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 722): WHITE SQUALL of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 714): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 673): BLACK ZANJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 343): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 604): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 589): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 571): RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 566): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 273): ADAM of THE BEGINNING (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 527): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 521): ANGEL of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 513): ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 630): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 741): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 743): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 717): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 737): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 739): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 731): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 732): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 368): ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 729): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 725): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 722): SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 714): FOOT OF PRIDE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 673): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 343): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): TOLBINS HIVE A (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 604): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 589): RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 571): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 566): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 273): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 530): COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 521): GRIZZLED VETERANS (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 513): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 630): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 732): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 728): HOPE'S END of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
                   (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): DEIRDRIE of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 604): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
                            DROXINE of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
                (turn 603): LOIS THUG of STRAIGHT UP THUGS (?, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 671): CHUCK ENDERN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 521): WRATH of MASTERS OF SIN (The Greek Guy, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, RIZTAB?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed 
to see COREA win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, COREA beat HYPATIA 
and HYPATIA lost 16 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out with the old, in 
with the new, as MARTYR takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old 
Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you 
this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, RIZTAB?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  RIZTAB, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
SWEET MAGIC the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who 
led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was 
WHO DA MAN?.  Ha ha ha ha!  AMMONIUS was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I suspect either a 21 
will or a 21 ego on this one, but YODA MAN has challenged up by 26 in an attempt 
against AMMONIUS.  And sure, YODA MAN lost alright, but gained 1 recognition for his 
pains.  And pains they may indeed be!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Now hey, I like to see a death as much as the next 
guy, but hey TORTURED, whyja send WATERBOARD to the Dark Arena, look at its record, 
huh?  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you 
sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  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                  
 MARTYR 7003                  12   1  0   108       TORTURED (669)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORYNN FROG 6954             12   1  0   133       KAOS FROGS (656)
 AMMONIUS 6972                17  22  0   105       DREAMERS (142)
 ARIGNOTE 7035                12   7  0   104       DREAMERS (142)
 NELLI POLITANA 6952          21  35  0    98       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 CHARLENE 6992                18  17  1    97       SWEET MAGIC (267)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUGAR BABY 6983              15  24  0    87       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 YODA MAN 6328                10  46  0    78       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 JOY OF LOSING 6600           14  10  0    74       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 GRUBSTAKER 7012              14  14  1    71       SWEET MAGIC (267)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CONRAD 975                    7   8  0    67       OBLIVION FORCE (123)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BAYLORF 973                   8   6  3    56       OBLIVION FORCE (123)
 GOLDEN RATIO 7092             6   2  0    53       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 COREA 7086                    7   5  0    50       BLUE NOTE (474)
-DOC PHIBES 4609               1   0  0    45       ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)
-MAMA MIA X 6642               8   5  0    43       ICE AGE (639)
 COLTRANE 7034                10  11  0    41       BLUE NOTE (474)
 PHILLIA FOX 7089              5   5  0    41       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 HYPATIA 7082                  6   5  2    40       DREAMERS (142)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FILTH PIG 7091                4   4  1    32       WHO DA MAN? (623)
-CONAN 6737                    3   1  1    25       ICE AGE (639)
 LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100          3   3  0    25       BLUE NOTE (474)
-FESTERING FLESH 4608          1   0  0    25       ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HANGMAN 7011                  4   3  0    21       TORTURED (669)
-THE ROCK 6656                 4   0  0    21       ICE AGE (639)
 FROG JOB 6979                 1   1  0    18       KAOS FROGS (656)
-CHOCOLATE CHARLIE 6707        3   1  0    17       ICE AGE (639)
 SOSIPATRA 7096                2   3  0    17       DREAMERS (142)
-ESTATE PLANNER 4612           1   0  0    17       ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)
-NRTN YHR BRTM 6956            1   0  0    15       ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)
 NECRO-MAN CY 7116             1   0  0    13       WHO DA MAN? (623)
-ORC BAIT 4607                 0   1  0    11       ESPIRIT DE CORPSE (490)
-SLAP FROGGER 7009             2   2  1     9       KAOS FROGS (656)
 LEONTION 7113                 0   2  0     6       DREAMERS (142)
-MEDIOCRE PHRED 1180           0   1  0     1       OBLIVION FORCE (123)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 7117                0  1 0 BLUE NOTE 474        GORASH THE ORC        744  NONE
HL 7118                 0  1 0 BLUE NOTE 474        DEMRON THE DARK       744  NONE
DAR 7114                0  1 0 KAOS FROGS 656       DEMRON THE DARK       744  NONE
WATERBOARD 7020         4  1 0 TORTURED 669         DARK STRANGER         744  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Yoda Man -- So, you most-challenged me?  You must be desperate for ice cream!  I can
understand that, I get that urge sometimes myself, but it's unusual to find it in
others at this season. -- Nelli Politana

Filth Pig -- Believe it, buster!  If you can't keep yourself clean, you aren't coming
into MY Sweet Shop! -- Phillia Fox
P.S.  Okay, OUR Sweet Shop.

Four-one again!  Tatum, I thank you for the chance to defeat you and take the title
on a win, as it should be done. -- Charlene

Martos Chard?  Just beet leaves, if you ask ME. -- Grubstaker

Arignote -- Okay, if someone has to lose, I guess I can do it.  But I don't want to
make a habit of this! -- Sugar Baby
P.S.  Good fight.  Short.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WATERBOARD was butchered by DARK STRANGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was dealt death by GORASH THE ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DAR was murdered by DEMRON THE DARK in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HL was murdered by DEMRON THE DARK in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
YODA MAN was viciously subdued by AMMONIUS in a 4 minute master's Challenge brawl.
FILTH PIG demolished SOSIPATRA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
CHARLENE lost to MARTYR in a exciting 4 minute master's Title fight.
ARIGNOTE bested NELLI POLITANA in a 2 minute veteran's competition.
KORYNN FROG handily defeated JOY OF LOSING in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
GRUBSTAKER was luckily beaten by LI KO THE CLUMSY in a 2 minute duel.
SUGAR BABY vanquished MOTTA THE PIKE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
HYPATIA slimly lost to COREA in a 2 minute gory bout.
GOLDEN RATIO savagely defeated LEOVAR THE PROUD in a 2 minute bloody match.
COLTRANE was overcome by PHILLIA FOX in a exciting 1 minute brutal contest.
FROG JOB bested LEONTION in a 2 minute bloody bout.
LOUIE ARMSTRONG handily defeated BOLGAR THE FOOLISH in a 1 minute uneven fight.
NECRO-MAN CY overpowered KHAZRHO THE ZUKALI in a 1 minute uneven struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -  11 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  18 -  0      51  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  27 -  1      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        21 -  29 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 744 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  5         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      MARTYR 7003                12   1  0  108 TORTURED (669)
SLASHING ATTACK  KORYNN FROG 6954           12   1  0  133 KAOS FROGS (656)
STRIKING ATTACK  ARIGNOTE 7035              12   7  0  104 DREAMERS (142)
BASHING ATTACK   CHARLENE 6992              18  17  1   97 SWEET MAGIC (267)
WALL OF STEEL    JOY OF LOSING 6600         14  10  0   74 WHO DA MAN? (623)
PARRY-LUNGE      GOLDEN RATIO 7092           6   2  0   53 WHO DA MAN? (623)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SUGAR BABY 6983.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was AMMONIUS 6972.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHARLENE 6992, HYPATIA 
7082, GOLDEN RATIO 7092, ARIGNOTE 7035, GRUBSTAKER 7012, COREA 7086, PHILLIA FOX 
7089, NELLI POLITANA 6952, KORYNN FROG 6954, and SUGAR BABY 6983.

The least popular fighter this week was SOSIPATRA 7096.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DAR 7114, WATERBOARD 7020, COLTRANE 7034, JOY OF LOSING 6600, MARTYR 
7003, HL 7118, DA1 7117, NECRO-MAN CY 7116, LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100, and FILTH PIG 7091.