DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/25/2011    Duedate: 04/30/2011

DULLENS ARENA

DM-13    TURN-572

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BITING FLY
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5357) [21-16-0,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BITING FLY                     MASHER
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)           MANIACS (572)
(13-5357) [21-16-0,99]         (13-5391) [4-0-2,48]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BITING FLY                     SLASHER
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)           MANIACS (572)
(13-5357) [21-16-0,99]         (13-5392) [4-0-1,43]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MANIACS (572)               45
2. LUROCIANS ABC (534)         34      CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
3. HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)  27      Unchartered Team
4. CARDOW HUNTERS (445)        15
5. MMMM BEER! (570)             0      MANIACS (572)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 MMMM BEER! (570)          17   4  0 81.0   1/ 1 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     11  4 1
 2/ 2*MANIACS (572)             13   5  4 72.2   2/ 2*MANIACS (572)             9  4 3
 3/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     426 436  8 49.4   3/ 3 HARRY POTTER AND T (566)  6  9 0
 4/ 4 HARRY POTTER AND T (566) 141 179 13 44.1   4- 4 MMMM BEER! (570)          1  0 0
 5/ 0*LUROCIANS ABC (534)        4  11  1 26.7   5/ 0*LUROCIANS ABC (534)       1  3 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.

      Perusing the spy report, I see that Maniacs have (has?) been killing standbys.
I'd cheer, if it meant we could get NEW standbys, but what's the point of killing the
idiots just to see them come back again?  Biggest point gain... NINE?  Wow, be still
my beating heart.  And the biggest drop six.  Oh, well.  No challenges, no avoids.
Are we dead yet?
     The crowd (all three of them) was pleased to see me defeat the Polyjuice Twins.
I fought one with each hand, and it was easy.

                                     Biting Fly

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, DULLENS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-1-1 is nice, but 
don't get cocky, MANIACS, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of 
course, we're all terribly impressed to see METHODSOFRATIONALITY win a fight and gain 
25 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, GHOST OF ELDRAD beat BALANCE OF EARTH and BALANCE OF 
EARTH lost 6 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, 
DULLENS may be getting bland, as BITING FLY 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.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Nipped in the bud, you might say, was DOG 
EARS of CARDOW HUNTERS this turn.  Course, I wouldn't say that, so much as have a 
belly laugh.  Heh heh.  Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but I'll be glad to see 
KILLER and MANIACS at The Sleepy Smithy tonight celebrating their bloodfeud victory 
over DOG EARS.  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 DULLENS to get a drink than The Sleepy 
Smithy!  Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you 
have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad to see the back of this 
place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BITING FLY 5357              21  16  0    99       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKHORN 5365               20  14  0    98       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POLYJUICE TWINS 5347         14  30  0    86       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387    13   1  0    82       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346        16  28  0    76       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 PIMPED OUT BROOM 5385         8   6  0    76       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALANCE OF EARTH 5386         8   6  0    57       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MASHER 5391                   4   0  2    48       MANIACS (572)
 SLASHER 5392                  4   0  1    43       MANIACS (572)
 ANVIL 5373                    7  19  1    41       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 KILLER 5390                   4   0  1    40       MANIACS (572)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOBE ST 4984                  1   0  0    13       LUROCIANS ABC (534)
 STARFLOWER 5400               1   0  0    13       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 HACKER 5389                   1   3  0     6       MANIACS (572)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DOG EARS 5393           3  1 1 CARDOW HUNTERS 445   KILLER 5390           572   
DANIEL BA 4985          0  1 0 LUROCIANS ABC 534    THE ARETHA FRANK      572  NONE
KIANTE SL 4983          0  1 0 LUROCIANS ABC 534    ARENAMASTER TYKO      572  NONE
SHAILAH SL 4981         0  1 0 LUROCIANS ABC 534    SALTMARSH OGRE        572  NONE
MAULER 5388             0  2 0 MANIACS 572          DOG EARS 5393         570  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Dast we guess, from the sad state of inactivity, that MMM Beer was a one-man team?  I
hope you find someone good and come BACK here, Khisanth.  We'll miss you! -- the
Cardow Hunters

     Indeed, there must be other beers out there!

Four entries from Dullens in the tourney, that's... not great.  Obviously, these guys
need further tune-up, well, the only one still mortal does.  Bring Segue back,
Zalgor!  And others, too.  We know you won't talk, we can live with that, but we want
to fight your gladiators. -- the Cardow Hunters

Pimped Out Broom -- May all your straws get moldy and fall out. -- Rainbird

Magical Shortcut -- That is a cruel deception that deserves any punishment I can hand
out to you. -- Blackhorn

Methodsofrationality -- You're ridiculous as well as irritation.  A woman should not
attempt to be rational, it is contrary to your nature.  Stop it now! -- Anvil

Hacker -- Even if you think I'm not paying attention, I can hear you coming.  Might
as well give up at the beginning of the fight. -- Dog Ears

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KIANTE SL was butchered by ARENAMASTER TYKOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHAILAH SL was butchered by SALTMARSH OGRE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DANIEL BA was murdered by THE ARETHA FRANKLIN in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
BITING FLY defeated MAGICAL SHORTCUT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's Title duel.
BLACKHORN savagely defeated POLYJUICE TWINS in a 2 minute bloody master's match.
PIMPED OUT BROOM slimly won victory over KOO KOO KUNG FOO in a 2 minute bloody fight.
BALANCE OF EARTH was overpowered by GHOST OF ELDRAD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
METHODSOFRATIONALITY vanquished LOST POTATO FARMER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
ANVIL was savagely defeated by SLASHER in a popular 3 minute gory uneven duel.
DOG EARS was killed by KILLER in a popular 1 minute novice's melee.
MASHER demolished D'ARTANGNON in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
HACKER was devastated by KOBE ST in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
STARFLOWER devastated MORDANT SALESMAN in a 2 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   1 -  0      91  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -   3 -  1      79  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   2 -  0      78  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   5 -  2      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        21 -  31 -  2      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 572 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   BITING FLY 5357            21  16  0   99 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
WALL OF STEEL    BLACKHORN 5365             20  14  0   98 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
SLASHING ATTACK  METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387  13   1  0   82 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
AIMED BLOW       PIMPED OUT BROOM 5385       8   6  0   76 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
BASHING ATTACK   BALANCE OF EARTH 5386       8   6  0   57 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
STRIKING ATTACK  SLASHER 5392                4   0  1   43 MANIACS (572)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BITING FLY 5357.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SLASHER 5392.  The ten other most popular fighters were BITING FLY 5357, PIMPED 
OUT BROOM 5385, BLACKHORN 5365, POLYJUICE TWINS 5347, METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387, 
MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346, ANVIL 5373, DOG EARS 5393, KILLER 5390, and MASHER 5391.

The least popular fighter this week was SHAILAH SL 4981.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were STARFLOWER 5400, HACKER 5389, BALANCE OF EARTH 5386, DANIEL BA 4985, 
KIANTE SL 4983, KOBE ST 4984, MASHER 5391, KILLER 5390, DOG EARS 5393, and ANVIL 
5373.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BITING FLY (13-5357) CARDOW HUNTERS (445)