DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/20/2013    Duedate: 05/25/2013

DULLENS ARENA

DM-13    TURN-680

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TOXIC SLUDGE
MMM BEER! (585)
(13-5511) [18-11-2,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TOXIC SLUDGE                   GLUE SUMMONER
MMM BEER! (585)                7TH SANCTUM (590)
(13-5511) [18-11-2,121]        (13-5572) [3-1-0,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TOXIC SLUDGE                   FALLENROCK
MMM BEER! (585)                CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5511) [18-11-2,121]        (13-5524) [12-10-0,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ARCANE ROYALTY (581)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. 7TH SANCTUM (590)           23
2. INQUISITION LOPI (584)      21      MMM BEER! (585)
3. MMM BEER! (585)             20      Unchartered Team
4. CARDOW HUNTERS (445)        14
5. ARCANE ROYALTY (581)         9      7TH SANCTUM (590)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MMM BEER! (585)           33  19  2 63.5   1/ 1 ARCANE ROYALTY (581)      9  6 0
 2/ 2 ARCANE ROYALTY (581)     190 122  2 60.9   2/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)      8  7 0
 3/ 4*7TH SANCTUM (590)          7   5  0 58.3   3/ 4*7TH SANCTUM (590)         5  4 0
 4/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     691 709 15 49.4   4/ 3 MMM BEER! (585)           3  0 1
 5/ 0*INQUISITION LOPI (584)     1   3  0 25.0   5/ 0*INQUISITION LOPI (584)    0  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 722): ARDSHEAL of RED FURY (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 724): AESARA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 679): TOXIC SLUDGE of MMM BEER! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 718): AXEL of CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 720): MISDIAGNOSIS of BASH BROS. DOCTOR (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 712): MORRIS ORMRAN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 713): DOTTLE of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 358): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 710): HOPE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): WAKIZASHI of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 706): MUFFY STOFELES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 703): FISHWIFE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 695): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 654): BAIN of ORDER (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 334): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 328): FRASIER of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 315): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 585): KASPAR of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 570): CHOPPED RABBIT of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 552): RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 547): THE BLUE PILL of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 263): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 508): GEORGE PETERSON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 502): STREGOICA of DARKSTALKER2 (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 494): URIK DARKHEART of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 611): NOREASTER of DIRT DEVILS (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 722): RED FURY (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 724): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 679): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 718): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 720): AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 712): YORK'S ARCADE (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 713): VISIONIS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 358): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 710): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 706): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 703): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 695): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 654): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 334): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 328): CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 315): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 585): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 570): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 552): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 547): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 263): THE FLYING FISH (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 508): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 502): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 494): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 611): COFFEE WARS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 722): ARDSHEAL of RED FURY (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 717): MORGUE of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 719): TWILO TALON of TALON'S TERRORS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 358): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 710): HOPE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
                          BUZZARD of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): WAKIZASHI of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 706): SAMPSON of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
              (turn 705): DEVLIN DE SEGIZE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 703): FISHWIFE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 327): BLIZZARD of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
                               SLUGBAIT of I HATE THEM (Rillion, mgr.)
                               WRATH of OBSIDIAN ORDER (Skaven, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 585): KASPAR of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 551): HAN SOLO of STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
                           GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                           VINDA YARRO of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 547): THE BLUE PILL of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 502): STREGOICA of DARKSTALKER2 (Hombre, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in DULLENS since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with TOOTH FOOT?  
He actually beat DULLENS' SCUMORAMA, and walked away with 13 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at CARDOW HUNTERS.  LITTLE GRAY BIRD lost 7 points to BOUTTE.  
Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe LITTLE GRAY BIRD will provide more easy wins...  
Try as he might, JA-HEE wasn't good enough at persuading TOXIC SLUDGE to step down 
from the Duelmaster's throne...  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...   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Death is no stranger to a warrior.  ARCANE 
ROYALTY's JA-HEE led a good life before leaving DULLENS.  Many would be proud to 
leave behind a 9-6-0.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  The 
end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOXIC SLUDGE 5511            18  11  2   121       MMM BEER! (585)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STARSINGER 5523              15  10  0    77       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 FALLENROCK 5524              12  10  0    68       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOUTTE 5562                   7   2  0    53       ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
 EVIL SPARKY 5563              6   3  0    40       ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
 FLYING CLOUD 5570             4   1  0    34       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CUTE KITNAM 5569              4   1  0    30       ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
 LITTLE GRAY BIRD 5564         4   4  0    27       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 GLUE SUMMONER 5572            3   1  0    25       7TH SANCTUM (590)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DDB CLONE 5502                1   0  0    21       INQUISITION LOPI (584)
 TOOTH FOOT 5575               2   2  0    18       7TH SANCTUM (590)
 QUEEN OFTHE RYCHE 5568        4   2  0    16       ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
 BLIND OWL 5561                1   9  0    12       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 PARAGON ORCA 5573             2   2  0     8       7TH SANCTUM (590)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
JA-HEE 5540             9  6 0 ARCANE ROYALTY 581   TOXIC SLUDGE 5511     680   
DA1 5501                0  1 0 INQUISITION LOPI 584 AN INVISIBLE ENT      680  NONE
DA2 5504                0  1 0 INQUISITION LOPI 584 AN INVISIBLE ENT      680  NONE
DA3 5500                0  1 0 INQUISITION LOPI 584 ARENAMASTER TYKO      680  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hey!  I had the big point gain!  Eat that, Flying Cloud.  Better than being the
favorite, if you ask ME. -- Fallenrock

Much as it pains me to admit it, Fallenrock almost has a point, what with him getting
our only win.  Infuriating, really. -- Flying Cloud

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by AN INVISIBLE ENTITY in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was butchered by AN INVISIBLE ENTITY in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA3 was murdered by ARENAMASTER TYKOR in a exciting 1 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
TOXIC SLUDGE slaughtered JA-HEE in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
STARSINGER defeated TOODLES ENSLAVED! in a 3 minute fight.
FALLENROCK savagely defeated EVIL SPARKY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition.
LITTLE GRAY BIRD was overpowered by BOUTTE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FLYING CLOUD bested QUEEN OFTHE RYCHE in a popular 4 minute competition.
CUTE KITNAM overcame BLIND OWL in a 1 minute melee.
TOOTH FOOT won victory over SCUMORAMA in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
GLUE SUMMONER overpowered BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a 2 minute uneven duel.
PARAGON ORCA luckily beat BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a dull 7 minute gory novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  2      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  11 -  0      31  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 680 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-LUNGE        3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   TOXIC SLUDGE 5511          18  11  2  121 MMM BEER! (585)
WALL OF STEEL    STARSINGER 5523            15  10  0   77 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
SLASHING ATTACK  BOUTTE 5562                 7   2  0   53 ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    EVIL SPARKY 5563            6   3  0   40 ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
STRIKING ATTACK  FLYING CLOUD 5570           4   1  0   34 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TOXIC SLUDGE 5511.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was FALLENROCK 5524.  The ten other most popular fighters were FLYING CLOUD 
5570, STARSINGER 5523, BOUTTE 5562, EVIL SPARKY 5563, CUTE KITNAM 5569, TOOTH FOOT 
5575, GLUE SUMMONER 5572, DA3 5500, TOXIC SLUDGE 5511, and QUEEN OFTHE RYCHE 5568.

The least popular fighter this week was PARAGON ORCA 5573.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BLIND OWL 5561, LITTLE GRAY BIRD 5564, JA-HEE 5540, DA2 5504, 
DA1 5501, QUEEN OFTHE RYCHE 5568, TOXIC SLUDGE 5511, DA3 5500, GLUE SUMMONER 5572, 
and TOOTH FOOT 5575.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TOXIC SLUDGE (13-5511) MMM BEER! (585)