DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/22/2011    Duedate: 08/27/2011

DULLENS ARENA

DM-13    TURN-589

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BOOZER
DA BULLS (575)
(13-5407) [10-7-0,94]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BOOZER                         SAUSAGE PARTY
DA BULLS (575)                 DUDE RANCH (443)
(13-5407) [10-7-0,94]          (13-4180) [6-2-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SLASHER                        SLASHER
MANIACS (572)                  MANIACS (572)
(13-5392) [13-8-1,91]          (13-5392) [13-8-1,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CARDOW HUNTERS (445)        28
2. DUDE RANCH (443)            10      DA BULLS (575)
3. HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)  10      Unchartered Team
4. DA BULLS (575)               5
5. MANIACS (572)              -13      DUDE RANCH (443)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*DUDE RANCH (443)           6   2  0 75.0   1/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)      7  8 0
 2/ 3 DA BULLS (575)            10   7  0 58.8   2/ 1 MANIACS (572)             6  6 0
 3/ 2 MANIACS (572)             48  38  5 55.8   3/ 3 HARRY POTTER AND T (566)  5  3 0
 4/ 4 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     473 473  8 50.0   4/ 5*DUDE RANCH (443)          2  0 0
 5/ 5 HARRY POTTER AND T (566) 185 203 13 47.7   5/ 4 DA BULLS (575)            2  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 677): G-STRING of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 679): TWISTED CLOWN of ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 588): KILLER of MANIACS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 673): BOWEN of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 675): BILLY JACK of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 666): KAIREEN LAMAR of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 667): BEETLE BAILEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): WHITE BECT of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 664): BERYLLIUM BUFFER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 333): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 661): D. DAVE ELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 658): GRANDMA'S FAN of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 650): DECEMBRE of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 608): VILE HENCHMAN of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 311): YUMALESCA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 305): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 292): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 540): CALIS of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 525): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 507): VONNER WESS of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 501): SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 241): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 462): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 457): NIGHTBRINGER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 448): RALTUMAN OMELETTE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 565): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 677): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 679): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 588): MANIACS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 673): SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 675): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 666): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 667): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): ISIS PTAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 664): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 333): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 661): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 658): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 650): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 608): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 311): GOD OR GODDESS (Sir Blackguard, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 305): LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 292): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 540): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 525): UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 507): BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 501): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 241): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 462): SAND DAMCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 457): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 448): DOMINION (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 565): THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 678): LORIMERA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 588): KILLER of MANIACS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
                            PIMPED OUT BROOM of HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 665): DICKY of BOWDEANS (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 665): THIMBLE of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): WHITE BECT of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
              (turn 335): SCARLET of D'HARAN EMPIRE (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 664): HYDROPONICUS of BLUNT FORCE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 333): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 657): MANUTE BOL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 650): DECEMBRE of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
                           BANFF of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 305): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                                      JUNEAU DAWNING of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 291): GOBERT HINNY of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 539): ERIK of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 523): HORNET of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 507): VONNER WESS of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 499): HARITH TEN MORU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 447): THE COUNT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, DULLENS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, MANIACS, since CARDOW 
HUNTERS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're 
all terribly impressed to see STARFLOWER win a fight and gain 16 points, terribly.  
Tsk, tsk, STARFLOWER beat HACKER and HACKER lost 15 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, DULLENS may be getting bland, as KILLER 
stays top dog in the city.  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, DULLENS?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for DULLENS' 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in DULLENS to get a drink than Your Humble 
Abode Massage Parlor!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I 
won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the 
kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOZER 5407                  10   7  0    94       DA BULLS (575)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387    23   8  0    93       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 SLASHER 5392                 13   8  1    91       MANIACS (572)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STARFLOWER 5400              10   8  0    87       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 HACKER 5389                   8  13  1    68       MANIACS (572)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANVIL 5373                   10  33  1    66       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 SAUSAGE PARTY 4180            6   2  0    66       DUDE RANCH (443)
 THUNDERSTONE 5411            12   5  0    64       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5412       10   6  0    51       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 MASHER 5391                  10  11  2    45       MANIACS (572)
 BEARFOOT 5419                 8   3  0    42       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THONG OF FIRE 5457            1   0  0    15       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Maniacs -- DO you insist on your fighters getting nine hours of sleep so they'll look
good for the PR events?  Inquiring minds wonder. -- Jorja

No challenges, no avoids.  Tedious.  But at least we did have some fights.

Okay!  THIS time, Pimped Out Broom IS leaving and we're glad. -- the Cardow Hunters

We congratulate Killer, for devastating PO Broom, and for graduating.  Good work. --
Jorja and the Cardow Hunters

Hacker -- They tell me that I should acknowledge that your need for a win was greater
than mine.  That's bullshit, of course.  EVERY gladiator ALWAYS needs a win.  What's
the point of fighting otherwise? -- Starflower

Masher -- There was no luck involved, it's just my natural and trained ability coming
to the fore.  My winning streak is beginning. -- Anvil

The Teddy Bear of Death is now a bunch of stuffing and glass eyes strewn around on
the sand.  Ha. -- Bearfoot

D'Artangnon -- I'd advise you to stop posing for the crowd, but since you're a
standby, I figure you wouldn't listen anyway. -- Thunderstone

It was my intention to turn Snuffy the Kittycat into catgut strings for my guitar and
a catskin cape to wrap it in, but the arenamaster, a noted wet blanket, stepped in
and stopped me. -- Laughter Redknife

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KILLER devastated METHODSOFRATIONALITY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SLASHER lost to PIMPED OUT BROOM in a 2 minute expert's battle.
HACKER was demolished by STARFLOWER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BOOZER devastated ANVIL in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
MASHER was overpowered by THUNDERSTONE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BEARFOOT was devastated by SAUSAGE PARTY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LAUGHTER REDKNIFE devastated SNUFFY THE KITTYCAT in a 1 minute mismatched match.
THONG OF FIRE overcame SCUMORAMA in a 1 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   0 -  1     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  14 -  0      65  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        26 -  28 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 589 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     3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BOOZER 5407                10   7  0   94 DA BULLS (575)
SLASHING ATTACK  METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387  23   8  0   93 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
STRIKING ATTACK  SLASHER 5392               13   8  1   91 MANIACS (572)
WALL OF STEEL    STARFLOWER 5400            10   8  0   87 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
BASHING ATTACK   SAUSAGE PARTY 4180          6   2  0   66 DUDE RANCH (443)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SLASHER 5392.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SLASHER 5392.  The ten other most popular fighters were STARFLOWER 5400, BOOZER 
5407, SAUSAGE PARTY 4180, LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5412, THONG OF FIRE 5457, HACKER 5389, 
ANVIL 5373, THUNDERSTONE 5411, METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387, and MASHER 5391.

The least popular fighter this week was BEARFOOT 5419.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MASHER 5391, METHODSOFRATIONALITY 5387, THUNDERSTONE 5411, ANVIL 5373, 
HACKER 5389, THONG OF FIRE 5457, LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5412, SAUSAGE PARTY 4180, BOOZER 
5407, and STARFLOWER 5400.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

PIMPED OUT BROOM (13-5385) HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
KILLER (13-5390) MANIACS (572)