DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/02/2014 Duedate: 06/07/2014 DULLENS ARENA DM-13 TURN-734 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS LAME OX CARDOW HUNTERS (445) (13-5592) [18-22-0,89] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader LAME OX SIERRA CARDOW HUNTERS (445) MMM BEER!! (596) (13-5592) [18-22-0,89] (13-5616) [4-1-0,49] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite LAUGHTER REDKNIFE SIERRA CARDOW HUNTERS (445) MMM BEER!! (596) (13-5594) [19-13-0,71] (13-5616) [4-1-0,49] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CARDOW HUNTERS (445) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 5 2. MMM BEER!! (596) 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) Unchartered Team MMM BEER!! (596) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*MMM BEER!! (596) 4 1 0 80.0 1/ 1 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 6 9 0 2/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 841 827 17 50.4 2/ 2*MMM BEER!! (596) 3 0 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 749): EXPENDABLE YOUTH of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 751): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 733): LAME OX of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 745): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 747): AARON of AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 739): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 740): PUTRID DEFILER of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 372): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 737): ZOT of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 640): PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 733): APOCALYPSE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 730): SSSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 722): MAYNERD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 681): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 612): RATTLER of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 597): CLARENCE G. CRAFT of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist) DM 61 JURINE (turn 579): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 574): STAR RUBY of TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 277): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 538): KNOS THE AXE of BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 529): UNTAMED BERSERKER of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 521): SILVER SLIM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 638): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 749): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 751): PURE POISON (?, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 732): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 745): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 747): PANDORA'S CARDS (Var, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 739): QUEENSRYCHE (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 740): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 372): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 737): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 370): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 733): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 730): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 722): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 681): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 612): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 597): DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 579): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 574): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 277): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 535): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 529): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 521): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 637): BEERBARIANS et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 751): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>) (turn 750): AMMONIUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): SILVAMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 737): SERENA of SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 681): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.) (turn 680): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) CHICKEN A LA KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 611): BACKLASH of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 574): DRIVING A ROLLS of BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) 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 SMALL FOX? She actually beat DULLENS' CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD, and walked away with 8 more points from the fight. Major screwup at CARDOW HUNTERS. LAUGHTER REDKNIFE lost 11 points to DRUNKEN GUARDSMAN. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe LAUGHTER REDKNIFE will provide more easy wins... LOST POTATO FARMER was reminded on the sands why LAME OX is Duelmaster. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! 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. Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty. Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt. All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LAME OX 5592 18 22 0 89 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5594 19 13 0 71 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLACKHAWK 5596 17 11 1 63 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIERRA 5616 4 1 0 49 MMM BEER!! (596) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JUST A GUY 5609 7 6 0 27 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) SMALL FOX 5615 4 2 0 25 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Shierrah! Not only are we all over the front page, our team has a lifetime winning record! This can only be Small Arena Syndrome at its most amazing. As has so often been the case here, five total fights: us, four standbys, and one other. Sierra, we salute you. Three-two for us, and at least I retain the title on a win. -- Lame Ox LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS LAME OX viciously subdued LOST POTATO FARMER in a 7 minute master's Title fight. LAUGHTER REDKNIFE was demolished by DRUNKEN GUARDSMAN in a 1 minute one-sided melee. BLACKHAWK was defeated by KOO KOO KUNG FOO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute duel. SIERRA bested JUST A GUY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice vs. veteran upset fight. SMALL FOX viciously subdued CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD in a 3 minute gory duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 3 - 0 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 3 - 0 67 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 7 - 0 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 13 - 1 35 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 734 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5594 19 13 0 71 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) STRIKING ATTACK BLACKHAWK 5596 17 11 1 63 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) AIMED BLOW SIERRA 5616 4 1 0 49 MMM BEER!! (596) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5594. The most popular warrior this turn was SIERRA 5616. The ten other most popular fighters were SMALL FOX 5615, BLACKHAWK 5596, JUST A GUY 5609, LAME OX 5592, LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5594, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was LAUGHTER REDKNIFE 5594. The other ten least popular fighters were LAME OX 5592, JUST A GUY 5609, BLACKHAWK 5596, SMALL FOX 5615, SIERRA 5616, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. STARGRITS (28-3714) UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) CAUSEY (65-5881) THE CAUSEY WAY (659) FLYING HELLFISH (82-7132) CARNIVAL OF CHAOS (1019) WARRIOR 1 (82-22691) TOURNEY TEAM II (3620) CRAZY 69 (84-11518) CRAZY 88 20 (2091) ANGRY (84-11693) WORDS IX (2126) SUBTERFUGE (84-38420) COLLUSION UNLIMITED (6707) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes