DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/09/2011    Duedate: 05/14/2011

DULLENS ARENA

DM-13    TURN-574

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLACKHORN
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5365) [22-14-0,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLACKHORN                      SLASHER
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)           MANIACS (572)
(13-5365) [22-14-0,102]        (13-5392) [6-0-1,52]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BLACKHORN                      POLYJUICE TWINS
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)           HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
(13-5365) [22-14-0,102]        (13-5347) [15-31-0,79]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CARDOW HUNTERS (445)        25
2. MANIACS (572)               15      CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
3. HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)   8      Unchartered Team
4. DA BULLS (575)               8
5. LUROCIANS ABC (534)          0      DA BULLS (575)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*DA BULLS (575)             2   0  0  100   1/ 1 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     11  4 0
 2/ 2*MANIACS (572)             17   9  4 65.4   2/ 2*MANIACS (572)             7  5 1
 3/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     434 438  8 49.8   3/ 3 HARRY POTTER AND T (566)  7  8 0
 4/ 4 HARRY POTTER AND T (566) 146 184 13 44.2   4/ 4*DA BULLS (575)            2  0 0
 5- 5*LUROCIANS ABC (534)        4  11  1 26.7   5- 5*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 669): SHORT SKIRT of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 671): JAYLENE MOKHAR of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 573): BLACKHORN of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 665): POT OF GOLD of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 667): GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 659): ROBERT FROST of DEAD POETS (The Walkin' Dude, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 660): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 332): RENTAL CAR of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 657): MISS CONDUCT of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 330): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 653): LARA of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 650): MOTHER TERESA of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 642): HAMMERHEAD of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 601): VILE HENCHMAN of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, 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 532): HAL'IGGE JOYROC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 517): HORNET of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 499): DAVID TENNANT of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 494): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 237): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 455): -.... of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 449): LENSI TU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 442): HARNIE BLACK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 558): GAZELLE of REDHORSE (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 669): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 671): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 573): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 665): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 667): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 659): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 660): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 332): SONS OF MARS (Mars, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 657): CLUBS 'N CLONES (Demonspawn, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 330): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 653): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 650): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 642): URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 601): 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 532): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 517): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 499): DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr>)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 494): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 237): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 455): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 449): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 442): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 558): TOURNEY TEAM (LHI, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 572): BITING FLY of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 665): POT OF GOLD of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 659): SHORTLINE of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 332): RENTAL CAR of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
                          VALERIAN of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 657): LHISSON of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
              (turn 656): QUARK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 650): WINDMILL WILLY of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, 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  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 455): -.... of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 448): QUEEN of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I consider Magical Shortcuts dubious AT BEST, and in the arena, they are not at
their best.  You will perhaps note that by their favor, the crowds could be seen to
agree with me on this.

                                    Blackhorn

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to DULLENS once again!  What's with KILLER?  He actually beat 
CARDOW HUNTERS' ANVIL, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight.  Major 
screwup at HARRY POTTER AND THE.  METHODSOFRATIONALITY lost 14  points to MEGAMANAGER 
(NOT).  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe METHODSOFRATIONALITY will provide more 
easy wins...  MAGICAL SHORTCUT was reminded on the sands why BLACKHORN is Duelmaster. 
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is 
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
DULLENS is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't 
want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKHORN 5365               22  14  0   102       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIMPED OUT BROOM 5385        10   6  0    94       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346        16  30  0    81       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 POLYJUICE TWINS 5347         15  31  0    79       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 BALANCE OF EARTH 5386        10   6  0    74       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387    13   3  0    64       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLASHER 5392                  6   0  1    52       MANIACS (572)
 KILLER 5390                   5   1  1    49       MANIACS (572)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MASHER 5391                   5   1  2    48       MANIACS (572)
 ANVIL 5373                    7  21  1    43       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STARFLOWER 5400               3   0  0    24       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOZER 5407                   2   0  0    22       DA BULLS (575)
 THUNDERSTONE 5411             2   0  0    22       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5412        1   0  0    13       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
-KOBE ST 4984                  1   0  0    13       LUROCIANS ABC (534)
 HACKER 5389                   1   5  0     8       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   
MAULER 5388             0  2 0 MANIACS 572          DOG EARS 5393         570  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Methodsofrationality -- You see which tactic advances a gladiator, do you not?
Rationality falls by the way, BITE THEM. -- Biting Fly

Balance of Earth -- You're out to get me, aren't you?  It's personal with you.  Fine,
I can deal with that.  Just a hint to you, don't walk past any dark alleys. -- Anvil

I'm glad I defeated Scumorama.  Anything other would have been deeply humiliating,
and I don't have TIME for deep humiliation. -- Starflower

Good.  I didn't like that Cranky Old Coot anyway.  But why is everyone upset with me?
The Cranky Old Coot is a Bad Man, and I smashed him like a melon and flew up fifteen
points in the rankings, and I'm LEAST POPULAR?  I don't understand this at all. --
Thunderstone

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLACKHORN bested MAGICAL SHORTCUT in a action packed 1 minute master's Title fight.
PIMPED OUT BROOM viciously subdued LOST POTATO FARMER in a popular 1 minute match.
POLYJUICE TWINS bested KOO KOO KUNG FOO in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
METHODSOFRATIONALITY was overpowered by MEGAMANAGER (NOT) in a 1 minute match.
BALANCE OF EARTH devastated MASHER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ANVIL was devastated by KILLER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched match.
SLASHER viciously subdued TOODLES ENRAGED! in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
HACKER was vanquished by BOOZER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
THUNDERSTONE vanquished MORDANT SALESMAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
STARFLOWER defeated MORDANT SALESMAN in a 1 minute beginner's match.
LAUGHTER REDKNIFE overpowered BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   1 -  0      92  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   3 -  1      77  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   8 -  2      62  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        23 -  31 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 574 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BLACKHORN 5365             22  14  0  102 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
AIMED BLOW       PIMPED OUT BROOM 5385      10   6  0   94 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
BASHING ATTACK   BALANCE OF EARTH 5386      10   6  0   74 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
SLASHING ATTACK  METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387  13   3  0   64 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
STRIKING ATTACK  SLASHER 5392                6   0  1   52 MANIACS (572)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BLACKHORN 5365.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was POLYJUICE TWINS 5347.  The ten other most popular fighters were SLASHER 5392, 
PIMPED OUT BROOM 5385, BLACKHORN 5365, KILLER 5390, MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346, BALANCE OF 
EARTH 5386, BOOZER 5407, THUNDERSTONE 5411, LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5412, and 
METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387.

The least popular fighter this week was HACKER 5389.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were STARFLOWER 5400, ANVIL 5373, MASHER 5391, METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387, 
LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5412, THUNDERSTONE 5411, BOOZER 5407, BALANCE OF EARTH 5386, 
MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346, and KILLER 5390.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BLACKHORN (13-5365) CARDOW HUNTERS (445)