DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/09/2012    Duedate: 01/14/2012

DULLENS ARENA

DM-13    TURN-609

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ANVIL
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5373) [15-48-2,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ANVIL                          CORKY
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)           BLACKTHORNE (580)
(13-5373) [15-48-2,116]        (13-5470) [5-2-0,53]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANVIL                          ANVIL
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)           CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5373) [15-48-2,116]        (13-5373) [15-48-2,116]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACKTHORNE (580)           17
2. CARDOW HUNTERS (445)        16      CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
3. HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)   3      Unchartered Team
4. HOUSE OF CARDS (561)         0
5. KAOS (579)                   0      BLACKTHORNE (580)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BLACKTHORNE (580)          5   2  0 71.4   1/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)      8  7 1
 2- 2 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)     173 108  4 61.6   2- 1 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)      4  2 1
 3- 3*KAOS (579)                 1   1  0 50.0   3/ 3*BLACKTHORNE (580)         2  1 0
 4/ 4 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     522 524 10 49.9   4- 5*KAOS (579)                1  0 0
 5/ 5 HARRY POTTER AND T (566) 209 224 16 48.3   5/ 4 HARRY POTTER AND T (566)  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 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 689): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 608): ANVIL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): GANDALF of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 341): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 674): PRIORE of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 660): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 535): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 517): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): UNBELIEVABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): LORD FIREFLASH of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 687): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 689): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 608): HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 341): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 674): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 660): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 535): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 517): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 674): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
                                   VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
                           MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 616): BOOT PRINT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
                             ODD DRAFT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
                                      AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
                          (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
                              SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                              GARNO TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

    Well, Gemma, I *told* you.  Write a column or lose the title.  Sure, I know that
deadbeats have held the title before, but there's such a thing as the Commission and
especially the fans getting fed up.  Although I realize it wasn't entirely your
fault, thus the generosity with skills.

                                      Anvil

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DULLENS, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  HOUSE OF CARDS?  Who?  CARDOW HUNTERS is the top 
team these days, buddies!  BLACKTHORNE had cause to celebrate, after CORKY got 17 
points by beating WOLFDOG.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and 
practice more, after losing 15 points to CORKY.  (Discrete enough, WOLFDOG?) Those 
who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by UNEXPECTED SEQUEL, of HARRY 
POTTER AND THE, who despite a 9-11-1 couldn't overcome DULLENS' Number 1.  So who was 
the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's 
got a basic problem...   
     So much to report, so little time!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  ANVIL of 
CARDOW HUNTERS sends UNEXPECTED SEQUEL of HARRY POTTER AND THE goes to the Weary 
Warrior's Retirement Home.  DULLENS has no place for weaklings!  Death in the arena!  
In a cheap quest for a cheap victory, ANVIL faced UNEXPECTED SEQUEL in an uneven 
fight.  HARRY POTTER AND THE, we expect bloody revenge!  Questions are being raised 
about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in DULLENS 
would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in DULLENS is the highlight of my life.  As the 
seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to 
leave this place.  Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid DULLENS 
farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANVIL 5373                   15  48  2   116       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GEMMA 5356                   15   5  1    90       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
-SEGUE 5394                   12   8  0    84       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
 BEARFOOT 5419                19  12  0    78       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FATHER OF FOUR 5366          13   2  0    72       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5462        7   3  0    65       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CORKY 5470                    5   2  0    53       BLACKTHORNE (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WOLFDOG 5461                  6   5  1    32       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKBUCK 5474                2   3  0    19       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
-PONDERING ANGYL 5463          1   1  0     8       KAOS (579)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
UNEXPECTED SEQUE 5458   9 11 1 HARRY POTTER AND 566 ANVIL 5373            609   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Father of Four -- Listen, you weren't supposed to bring all four of them WITH you
into the arena.  At least, I don't think you were supposed to do that. -- Bearfoot
P.S.  Though it worked.

I chop the Teddy Bear of Death into scraps and I *laugh*! -- Laughter Redknife

Corky -- I'd've liked it better if you were female.  Do you think you could manage
that? -- Wolfdog

The Cranky Old Coot's an idiot, but I guess he's MY idiot. -- Blackbuck

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ANVIL delivered the death blow upon UNEXPECTED SEQUEL in a 1 minute Title fight.
BEARFOOT luckily beat GHOST OF ELDRAD in a popular 1 minute veteran's melee.
CORKY vanquished WOLFDOG in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LAUGHTER REDKNIFE overpowered TEX IMPERSONATOR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLACKBUCK bested MORDANT SALESMAN in a 1 minute beginner's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   0 -  1     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        10 -  10 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 609 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BEARFOOT 5419              19  12  0   78 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
AIMED BLOW       CORKY 5470                  5   2  0   53 BLACKTHORNE (580)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ANVIL 5373.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ANVIL 5373.  The ten other most popular fighters were LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5462, 
UNEXPECTED SEQUEL 5458, BEARFOOT 5419, CORKY 5470, BLACKBUCK 5474, WOLFDOG 5461,  0,  
0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was WOLFDOG 5461.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLACKBUCK 5474, CORKY 5470, BEARFOOT 5419, UNEXPECTED SEQUEL 5458, 
LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5462, ANVIL 5373,  0,  0,  0, and  0.