DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/09/2014    Duedate: 04/22/2014

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-748

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOY OF LOSING
WHO DA MAN? (623)
(12-6600) [18-10-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NELLI POLITANA                 POSITION IS EMPTY
SWEET MAGIC (267)              
(12-6952) [23-37-0,124]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHARLENE                       STRYCHNINE
SWEET MAGIC (267)              PURE POISON (680)
(12-6992) [19-20-1,87]         (12-7148) [14-10-2,79]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PURE POISON (680)           30
2. DREAMERS (142)              21      DREAMERS (142)
3. WHO DA MAN? (623)           20      Unchartered Team
4. SWEET MAGIC (267)            9
5. FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)      5      COLORS (410)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 KAOS FROGS (656)          77  43  6 64.2   1/ 3 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)   9  4 0
 2- 2*4TH TIME AROUND (670)     21  14  1 60.0   2/ 2 SWEET MAGIC (267)         8  7 0
 3/ 3 DREAMERS (142)           %1571 %1454 %129 51.9   3/ 6 PURE POISON (680)         8  7 0
 4/ 4 BLUE NOTE (474)          151 147  6 50.7   4/ 4 BLUE NOTE (474)           7  7 0
 5- 5 TORTURED (669)            23  30  1 43.4   5/ 1 WHO DA MAN? (623)         6  9 0
 6/ 6 PURE POISON (680)         52  70  5 42.6   6/ 5 DREAMERS (142)            4  5 0
 7/ 7 WHO DA MAN? (623)         66  93  2 41.5   7- 9*4TH TIME AROUND (670)     2  2 0
 8/ 8 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)   50  71  4 41.3   8- 7 KAOS FROGS (656)          1  0 1
 9/ 9 SWEET MAGIC (267)        839 %1279 32 39.6   9- 8 TORTURED (669)            1  2 1

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

      * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *

                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 745): KING RAT of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 747): JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 725): PARAGON ORCA of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 741): SILVERMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 743): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 735): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 736): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 370): EYE BAGS of BASH BROS BODY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 733): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 638): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 729): APOCALYPSE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 726): BENJYN BLAYDE of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 718): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 677): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 345): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 339): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 326): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 608): FRANKLIN E. SIGLER of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 593): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 575): RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 570): CAUSEY of THE CAUSEY WAY (Mordraith, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 531): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 525): ANGEL of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 517): ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 634): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 745): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 747): WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 725): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 741): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 743): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 735): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 736): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 370): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 733): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 368): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 729): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 726): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 718): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 677): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 345): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 339): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Managing, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 326): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 608): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 593): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 575): CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 570): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 531): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 525): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 517): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 634): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 744): BICYCLE RACE of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 369): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 733): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 728): EURYDICE TROYER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 725): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 717): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 339): PETIT JARDINIA of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               NORM of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
                   (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               DR. COX of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 608): FRANKLIN E. SIGLER of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 525): ANGEL of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
                      (turn 524): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 617): RIB IAYE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Say good-bye to WHO DA MAN?, as they are pushed from the coveted top 
team spot by the FANTASTIC FIVE II stable.  For every winner there is a loser.  
Speaking of losers, lets take a look at WHO DA MAN?, who went down to 1st from 5th.  
Life is tough.  Coming up with a solid 3-2-0 outing, PURE POISON has advanced 3 
places in the rankings.  It looks like the guys(?) at FANTASTIC FIVE II had a good 
week as they went 3-1-0 to put them in 1st place.  I guess steroids help!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for HYPATIA, who flew up 19 points in the rankings after mashing 
GOLDEN RATIO like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it doesn't 
pay to walk out on the sands.  GOLDEN RATIO lost to HYPATIA and drops 13 points.  
Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'!  JOY OF LOSING 
made a challenge against ARIGNOTE this week.  Our battling duelmaster JOY OF LOSING 
has managed to hold the title, fending off ARIGNOTE's none too subtle advances.  
Better luck next time, DREAMERS.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion 
a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't 
avoid FANTASTIC FIVE II, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does RIZTAB really have that 
many liars?  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause PURE 
POISON beats feet every time FANTASTIC FIVE II smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?  And 
who is this YODA MAN you ask, with 89 points and a 11-49-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I 
could tell!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Knowing when to use the right tactics at 
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, there's the manager of the RIZTAB giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  
Good luck in next week's fights.  And remember, you can pick your friends and you can 
pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOY OF LOSING 6600           18  10  1   118       WHO DA MAN? (623)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NELLI POLITANA 6952          23  37  0   124       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 INCREDIBLE HULK 7142         17   8  0   109       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
 AMMONIUS 6972                19  24  0   105       DREAMERS (142)
 ARIGNOTE 7035                13  10  0    99       DREAMERS (142)
 SUGAR BABY 6983              17  26  0    97       SWEET MAGIC (267)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MARTYR 7003                  13   2  0    89       TORTURED (669)
 YODA MAN 6328                11  49  0    89       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 CHARLENE 6992                19  20  1    87       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 PHILLIA FOX 7089              9   5  0    85       SWEET MAGIC (267)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STRYCHNINE 7148              14  10  2    79       PURE POISON (680)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WARFARIN 7146                 7   4  0    66       PURE POISON (680)
 HYPATIA 7082                  9   6  2    59       DREAMERS (142)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLTRANE 7034                11  14  0    56       BLUE NOTE (474)
-EYE BREAKER 7015              5   0  1    54       4TH TIME AROUND (670)
 COREA 7086                    9   7  0    50       BLUE NOTE (474)
 GOLDEN RATIO 7092             8   4  0    47       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 NICK O'TINE 7145              6   2  0    47       PURE POISON (680)
 BOP 7126                      3   0  0    42       BLUE NOTE (474)
-BANJO MAN 7039                5   3  0    35       4TH TIME AROUND (670)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLOSSUS 7132                 6   2  0    33       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
-SLAP FROGGER 7009             3   2  2    33       KAOS FROGS (656)
-GUM SPITTER 7018              7   1  0    32       4TH TIME AROUND (670)
 BLACK BOLT 7131               4   4  2    28       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
 NIGHT CRAWLER 7128            3   1  0    28       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JAMAICAN RUM 7016             4   4  0    23       4TH TIME AROUND (670)
 CURARE 7147                   4  10  0    23       PURE POISON (680)
-FROG JOB 6979                 2   1  0    23       KAOS FROGS (656)
 LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100          4   6  0    18       BLUE NOTE (474)
-AGONY 7088                    2   0  1    18       TORTURED (669)
-SOSIPATRA 7096                2   4  0    18       DREAMERS (142)
 NECRO-MAN CY 7116             3   2  0    14       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 NIGHTSHADE 7144               2   1  0    10       PURE POISON (680)
-LEONTION 7113                 0   2  0     6       DREAMERS (142)
 CHOCOHOLIC 7153               1   2  0     5       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 THAT SWING 7125               0   2  0     2       BLUE NOTE (474)
-DR. FROG 7098                 0   1  0     1       KAOS FROGS (656)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BEAST 7130              0  1 0 FANTASTIC FIVE I 679 AGONY 7088            746   
GRUBSTAKER 7012        14 15 1 SWEET MAGIC 267      JOY OF LOSING 6600    745   
BYE BYE 7162            0  1 0 WHO DA MAN? 623      TILKIRRIN THE EL      748  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Three-two, and not a standby in sight!  Remarkable.  Probably a sign of the power of
really good lemon creme cake, our current special. -- Charlene

AND striped ice cream.  Don't forget that! -- Nelli Politana

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BYE BYE was viciously butchered by TILKIRRIN THE ELF in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
JOY OF LOSING won victory over ARIGNOTE in a 3 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
INCREDIBLE HULK won victory over SUGAR BABY in a 1 minute master's Challenge brawl.
STRYCHNINE was luckily beaten by YODA MAN in a 6 minute master's Challenge match.
WARFARIN vanquished COREA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
NIGHT CRAWLER beat LOUIE ARMSTRONG in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
NIGHTSHADE overcame THAT SWING in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's Challenge fight.
NECRO-MAN CY won victory over CHOCOHOLIC in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge duel.
NELLI POLITANA vanquished AMMONIUS in a popular 3 minute brutal one-sided duel.
CHARLENE handily defeated COLTRANE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PHILLIA FOX subdued MARTOS CHARD in a 1 minute match.
GOLDEN RATIO was bested by HYPATIA in a 2 minute conflict.
BLACK BOLT was devastated by BOP in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
NICK O'TINE devastated ZAGGA THE CLAW in a 1 minute bloody mismatched bout.
COLOSSUS luckily beat CURARE in a popular 2 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    9         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -   5 -  2      77  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     29 -  18 -  1      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  16 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  24 -  2      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        13 -  25 -  0      34  |

Turn 748 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    2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  4     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    JOY OF LOSING 6600         18  10  1  118 WHO DA MAN? (623)
STRIKING ATTACK  ARIGNOTE 7035              13  10  0   99 DREAMERS (142)
SLASHING ATTACK  PHILLIA FOX 7089            9   5  0   85 SWEET MAGIC (267)
PARRY-LUNGE      COREA 7086                  9   7  0   50 BLUE NOTE (474)
LUNGING ATTACK   NICK O'TINE 7145            6   2  0   47 PURE POISON (680)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHARLENE 6992.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was STRYCHNINE 7148.  The ten other most popular fighters were JOY OF LOSING 6600, 
ARIGNOTE 7035, NELLI POLITANA 6952, CURARE 7147, HYPATIA 7082, NIGHT CRAWLER 7128, 
INCREDIBLE HULK 7142, WARFARIN 7146, THAT SWING 7125, and NECRO-MAN CY 7116.

The least popular fighter this week was BLACK BOLT 7131.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were COLTRANE 7034, COREA 7086, COLOSSUS 7132, CHOCOHOLIC 7153, YODA MAN 
6328, SUGAR BABY 6983, BOP 7126, NIGHTSHADE 7144, LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100, and BYE BYE 
7162.