DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/23/2014    Duedate: 05/06/2014

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-749

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ARIGNOTE
DREAMERS (142)
(12-7035) [14-10-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INCREDIBLE HULK                POSITION IS EMPTY
FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)        
(12-7142) [18-8-0,114]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SUGAR BABY                     ARIGNOTE
SWEET MAGIC (267)              DREAMERS (142)
(12-6983) [17-27-0,94]         (12-7035) [14-10-0,112]

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)           36
2. DREAMERS (142)              20      DREAMERS (142)
3. FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)     15      Unchartered Team
4. BLUE NOTE (474)             15
5. TORTURED (669)              14      JIMMIE'S PICKS (555)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*4TH TIME AROUND (670)     21  14  1 60.0   1/ 1 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)  10  2 0
 2/ 3 DREAMERS (142)           %1573 %1456 %129 51.9   2/ 3 PURE POISON (680)         9  6 0
 3/ 4 BLUE NOTE (474)          153 149  6 50.7   3/ 2 SWEET MAGIC (267)         7  8 0
 4/ 6 PURE POISON (680)         56  71  5 44.1   4/ 4 BLUE NOTE (474)           6  8 0
 5/ 5 TORTURED (669)            24  31  1 43.6   5/ 5 WHO DA MAN? (623)         5 10 0
 6/ 8 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)   54  71  4 43.2   6/ 6 DREAMERS (142)            3  7 0
 7/ 7 WHO DA MAN? (623)         66  98  2 40.2   7- 7*4TH TIME AROUND (670)     2  2 0
 8/ 9 SWEET MAGIC (267)        840 %1283 32 39.6   8/ 9 TORTURED (669)            1  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 746): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 748): JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 727): BIG HAIRY EYEBALL of MMM-BEER (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 742): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 744): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 736): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 737): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 370): EYE BAGS of BASH BROS BODY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 734): RAVAGE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 638): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 730): APOCALYPSE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 727): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 719): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 678): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 346): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 609): NIGHT CRAWLER of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 594): SERGEANT 6 of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 576): RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 571): STAR RUBY of TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 532): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 518): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 635): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 746): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 748): FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 727): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 742): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 744): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 736): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 737): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 370): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 734): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 368): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 730): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 727): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 719): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 678): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 346): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 609): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 594): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 576): CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 571): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 532): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 518): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 635): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 746): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
                          KING RAT of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 726): SKYFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
                            PARAGON ORCA of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 744): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 369): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 734): RAVAGE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
              (turn 733): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 725): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 719): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 678): CYCLONE of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                             LOLITA MARIA of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
                   (turn 339): PETIT JARDINIA of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               NORM of CHEERS (Otis, 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  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 532): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                      (turn 525): ANGEL of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 617): RIB IAYE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  RIZTAB needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for 
STRYCHNINE?  PURE POISON's proud of him after beating CHARLENE and getting 14 points. 
Talk about yer major upsets!  CHARLENE's match with STRYCHNINE cost her a loss of 8 
points!  Oh, wow, like the Duelmaster must be the most popular guy in all RIZTAB.  He 
got the most challenges.  (But what about proposals?) The Duelmaster isn't going to 
stop just cause he's Number One!  ARIGNOTE knows this.  She was challenged by the 
Duelmaster.  Was that a tear I saw in ARIGNOTE's eye, as she took over 
Duelmastership?  And wasn't JOY OF LOSING fit to be tied!  Is the Duelmaster really 
being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  The warriors of FANTASTIC FIVE II must be getting lonely.  They 
were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  Is there some 
deep dark secret why PURE POISON's been avoiding FANTASTIC FIVE II so much?  Or is it 
just that they're too scared?  NIGHTSHADE must not be a good enough fighter to get in 
fair fights.  He challenged THAT SWING.  8 is a big difference.  (Well, that's what 
they tell me.) I thought NIGHTSHADE showed great skill and promise when he overcame 
THAT SWING.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  RIZTAB is like such a dump, and you guys smell 
too much!  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARIGNOTE 7035                14  10  0   112       DREAMERS (142)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INCREDIBLE HULK 7142         18   8  0   114       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
 AMMONIUS 6972                20  24  0   112       DREAMERS (142)
 NELLI POLITANA 6952          23  38  0   107       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 MARTYR 7003                  14   2  0    98       TORTURED (669)
 JOY OF LOSING 6600           18  11  1    96       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 SUGAR BABY 6983              17  27  0    94       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 STRYCHNINE 7148              15  10  2    93       PURE POISON (680)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YODA MAN 6328                11  50  0    87       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 PHILLIA FOX 7089              9   6  0    81       SWEET MAGIC (267)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHARLENE 6992                19  21  1    79       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 WARFARIN 7146                 8   4  0    77       PURE POISON (680)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLTRANE 7034                12  14  0    62       BLUE NOTE (474)
 COREA 7086                   10   7  0    57       BLUE NOTE (474)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EYE BREAKER 7015              5   0  1    54       4TH TIME AROUND (670)
 HYPATIA 7082                  9   7  2    52       DREAMERS (142)
 GOLDEN RATIO 7092             8   5  0    45       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 NICK O'TINE 7145              6   3  0    45       PURE POISON (680)
-BOP 7126                      3   0  0    42       BLUE NOTE (474)
 COLOSSUS 7132                 7   2  0    35       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
-BANJO MAN 7039                5   3  0    35       4TH TIME AROUND (670)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CURARE 7147                   5  10  0    33       PURE POISON (680)
 NIGHT CRAWLER 7128            4   1  0    33       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
-GUM SPITTER 7018              7   1  0    32       4TH TIME AROUND (670)
 BLACK BOLT 7131               5   4  2    31       FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100          4   7  0    19       BLUE NOTE (474)
-AGONY 7088                    2   0  1    18       TORTURED (669)
 NECRO-MAN CY 7116             3   3  0    16       WHO DA MAN? (623)
 CHOCOHOLIC 7153               2   2  0    15       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 NIGHTSHADE 7144               3   1  0    13       PURE POISON (680)
 LEONTION 7113                 0   3  0    13       DREAMERS (142)
 THAT SWING 7125               0   3  0     3       BLUE NOTE (474)

'-' 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  NOT REVENGED
FULL NELSON 7124        0  1 0 TORTURED 669         TILKIRRIN THE EL      749  NONE
NOPE 7163               0  1 0 WHO DA MAN? 623      STONE GOLEM MARK      749  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Three-two.  Oddly enough, only one win was over a standby.  Phillia says a bagel was
involved, don't ask me what that means!  She has some odd notions.  Often quite
tasty, but odd. -- Charlene

Not as tasty as striped ice cream, though. -- Nelli Politana

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NOPE was butchered by STONE GOLEM MARK II in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FULL NELSON was butchered by TILKIRRIN THE ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
JOY OF LOSING was savagely defeated by ARIGNOTE in a 3 minute Challenge Title melee.
INCREDIBLE HULK bested NELLI POLITANA in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
MARTYR defeated SUGAR BABY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute master's Challenge match.
STRYCHNINE vanquished CHARLENE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
NICK O'TINE was beaten by COLTRANE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory Challenge brawl.
CURARE handily defeated LOUIE ARMSTRONG in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
NIGHTSHADE unbelievably bested THAT SWING in a 4 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
AMMONIUS savagely defeated YODA MAN in a popular 4 minute gory expert's match.
PHILLIA FOX was luckily beaten by SHORT PETER in a 2 minute bloody match.
HYPATIA was handily defeated by WARFARIN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
COREA bested GOLDEN RATIO in a 3 minute bloody bout.
BLACK BOLT overcame LEONTION in a 2 minute fight.
NIGHT CRAWLER vanquished MARMADUKE THE BROKE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
COLOSSUS won victory over NECRO-MAN CY in a 3 minute fray.
CHOCOHOLIC overpowered SIBATA THE THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    9         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -   6 -  2      74  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     35 -  19 -  1      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  22 -  2      37  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  19 -  0      34  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        12 -  24 -  0      33  |

Turn 749 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         1 -  2         4  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      7 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  5         1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ARIGNOTE 7035              14  10  0  112 DREAMERS (142)
WALL OF STEEL    INCREDIBLE HULK 7142       18   8  0  114 FANTASTIC FIVE II (679)
TOTAL PARRY      MARTYR 7003                14   2  0   98 TORTURED (669)
SLASHING ATTACK  PHILLIA FOX 7089            9   6  0   81 SWEET MAGIC (267)
PARRY-LUNGE      COREA 7086                 10   7  0   57 BLUE NOTE (474)
LUNGING ATTACK   NICK O'TINE 7145            6   3  0   45 PURE POISON (680)
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 ARIGNOTE 7035.  The ten other most popular fighters were AMMONIUS 6972, SUGAR 
BABY 6983, THAT SWING 7125, NICK O'TINE 7145, COLTRANE 7034, PHILLIA FOX 7089, 
NECRO-MAN CY 7116, JOY OF LOSING 6600, CURARE 7147, and COREA 7086.

The least popular fighter this week was NOPE 7163.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LOUIE ARMSTRONG 7100, CHARLENE 6992, NELLI POLITANA 6952, FULL NELSON 
7124, CHOCOHOLIC 7153, HYPATIA 7082, YODA MAN 6328, NIGHTSHADE 7144, MARTYR 7003, and 
COLOSSUS 7132.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ARIGNOTE (12-7035) DREAMERS (142)
NELLI POLITANA (12-6952) SWEET MAGIC (267)