DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/05/2008    Duedate: 03/18/2008

MALCORN ARENA

DM-15    TURN-583

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BET TWICE
TRIPLE CROWN (382)
(15-4858) [16-20-2,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BET TWICE                      POSITION IS EMPTY
TRIPLE CROWN (382)             
(15-4858) [16-20-2,112]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BET TWICE                      AVENGELINA
TRIPLE CROWN (382)             STARBASE 5 (263)
(15-4858) [16-20-2,112]        (15-4888) [6-8-0,31]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARK CREATION (471)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARK CREATION (471)         39
2. PRAETORIAN GUARD (250)      29      TRIPLE CROWN (382)
3. STARBASE 5 (263)            11      Unchartered Team
4. GREENWARDENS (244)           9
5. TRIPLE CROWN (382)           3       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TRIPLE CROWN (382)       387 293 20 56.9   1/ 2 DARK CREATION (471)       8  7 0
 2/ 2 DARK CREATION (471)      211 192  9 52.4   2/ 3 STARBASE 5 (263)          7  7 0
 3/ 3 STARBASE 5 (263)         214 209  9 50.6   3/ 1 GREENWARDENS (244)        6  9 0
 4/ 4 GREENWARDENS (244)       536 673 12 44.3   4/ 4 TRIPLE CROWN (382)        3  0 0
 5/ 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD (250)    71 102 12 41.0   5/ 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD (250)    0  5 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 588): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 588): SISTER Q of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 496): DARKWIND of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 582): BET TWICE of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 584): TANOSHII of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 582): ARTEMIDORUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 580): JACK HAMMA of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 290): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 573): MURRY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): COMMANDER SPUD of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 570): SHEA TANN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 568): THE CLAW of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 559): TOURNEY SCUMM of BUSY, BUSYTONW (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 521): MUSHAD of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 260): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 246): TRASH CAN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 449): HAWTHORN of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 436): WEEZY DANG of THE BUNKHOUSE (Pauly, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 427): LOCKENLOAD of CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 412): LORIN TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 195): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 384): GREEN DISEASE of INSIGNIFICANCE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 381): GARTH of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 367): NECROMANCER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 474): NEBUCHADNEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 588): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 588): CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 496): THE TERMAGANTS (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 582): GREEWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 584): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 582): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (CaesaR, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 580): TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 290): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 573): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 570): DEVIL ADVOCATETS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 568): RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 559): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 521): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 260): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 246): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 449): BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 436): FRUIT OF THE LOOM (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 427): CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 412): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 195): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 384): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 381): MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 367): MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 474): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 587): NOSFERATU of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 588): SISTER Q of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 496): SILENT HAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 582): ARTEMIDORUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 572): ZERO VISIBILITY of FORCE OF NATURE (Storm Front, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): COMMANDER SPUD of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 559): BILDIS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 558): GARTH THE SEAMITE of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                               THE BRIDE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 259): TEMPUS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 245): ADRIANN of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 448): AARON of AVERAGE GUYS (?, mgr.)
                            MATT of AVERAGE GUYS (?, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 434): THE AVENGING SCROD of 4000 BLOWS (Nuln, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 412): LORIN TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 380): DARQUE of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome MALCORN.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Biff!  Pow!  MALCORN 
watched with glee as GREENWARDENS got knocked off top spot by DARK CREATION!  What's 
with SIMULACRUM?  He actually beat GREENWARDENS' WIND RIDER, and walked away with 19 
more points from the fight.  Major screwup at STARBASE 5.  BOSS lost 16 points to 
STUMP.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe BOSS will provide more easy wins...  
REDBIRD was reminded on the sands why BET TWICE is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters 
with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was GREENWARDENS.  In my day, no team with a 534-670-12 would scare 
me off!  What's the problem, DARK CREATION?  What do people see in MOSSROCK?  His 
18-12-2?  GREENWARDENS ain't talkin', but he's got 88 points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Let's see...  Uh, looks like DARK CREATION has one week left 
to revenge LUTHERAX's death.  But MOSSROCK tells me he's not losing any sleep.  How 
long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  All work 
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BET TWICE 4858               16  20  2   112       TRIPLE CROWN (382)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOSSROCK 4871                18  12  2    88       GREENWARDENS (244)
 REDBIRD 4869                 17  14  0    85       GREENWARDENS (244)
 WENDIGO 4866                 15  16  1    75       DARK CREATION (471)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIMULACRUM 4906               8   5  1    54       DARK CREATION (471)
 LYLYANNA 4919                 4   0  0    51       DARK CREATION (471)
 WIND RIDER 4876              12  14  0    50       GREENWARDENS (244)
 PIE EYED PIPER 4878          10   8  0    49       STARBASE 5 (263)
 STUMP 4882                    7  14  0    49       GREENWARDENS (244)
 VARPULIS RUKH 4863            8  18  1    43       STARBASE 5 (263)
 BOSS 4877                     7  11  1    39       STARBASE 5 (263)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AVENGELINA 4888               6   8  0    31       STARBASE 5 (263)
 THULE 4921                    3   0  0    25       DARK CREATION (471)
 ZIRCON 4920                   2   1  0    25       STARBASE 5 (263)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISITWALENGCENGCE 4905         4   9  1    22       DARK CREATION (471)
-CANNONADE 4749                1   0  0    22       TRIPLE CROWN (382)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THISTLEDOWN 4918              2   5  0    16       GREENWARDENS (244)
-NEMO 4648                     1   1  0     4       DOWN WITH THE SHIP (468)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUTHERAX 4868          18  9 2 DARK CREATION 471    MOSSROCK 4871         580   
EUTROPIUS 2964          0  1 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD 250 WURM KIN              583  NONE
HELVIUS 2831            2  7 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD 250 STONE GOLEM           583  NONE
POOPSTER 4856           0  1 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD 250 ARENAMASTER LAND      583  NONE
PUBLIUS 2892            0  1 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD 250 STONE GOLEM           583  NONE
ROMAN CANDLE 2904       0  1 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD 250 BANDIT PRINCE         583  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Simulacrum -- I have given the matter some thought, and my suspicion is that you're
suffering from being a copy, a "just as good as" instead of the real thing.  And you
picked a weird mage who would form you into a Rirorni instead of an up-front, no-
fooling golem.  Of course, I've been wrong before. -- Wind Rider, off to catch a wind
and ride it south because Spring is dawdling down there somewhere and he's getting
really ready for winter to be DONE with

Lylyanna -- Go ahead, ma'am, sit on me.  Lots of young people do.  And I like it when
shapely young women do it.  Come on, lady, make my day! -- Stump the Downsatten

Bet Twice -- Ah.  I won the first bet but lost the second.  Such is life, eh?  Good
work.  And now, of course, you're going to be even more decisive, aren't you?  Like
you needed it! -- Redbird, not the Duelmaster

Wendigo -- Ah, but Redbird told me your number, whispered it in my ear, the sweet
little feathered nitwit, when she thought nobody would be looking.  I could've done
without the mouthful of minced worm and birdspit, but hey, having your number MIGHT
make up for it. -- Mossrock
P.S.  Of course, if it was me, I'd see about changing my number, eh?

Avengelina -- I'm just putty in your pretty little hands!  And, like putty, you're
going to find it really hard to get rid of me completely.  Oh, yes!  I have conceived
a mad passion for you, beard and all!  I yearn to touch your steely shell and whisper
to the gentle creature within.  To feel your hands on me, not in brutal blows, but in
a loving caress!  Say you care for me, at least a little, sweet dwarfess! --
Thistledown

Avengelina -- You shouldn't have hit him on the head.  It wasn't a great head to
begin with, and now, well, if that's sanity, I'll take a plate of hash. -- Redbird

The Piper -- With a straw? -- Stump

     As threatened, here is a current manager list for this arena.  Let me know if
     I've gotten anyone's name wrong! -- The Saint, keeper of lists
     DARK CREATION     Herbert Philip Lovecraft West     STARBASE 5       Zeus
     GREENWARDENS      Jorja                             TRIPLE CROWN     Sultan

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HELVIUS was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ROMAN CANDLE was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
EUTROPIUS was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
POOPSTER was butchered by ARENAMASTER LANDON in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
PUBLIUS was assassinated by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
BET TWICE bested REDBIRD in a 1 minute expert's Title brawl.
MOSSROCK defeated WENDIGO in a 1 minute veteran's struggle.
WIND RIDER was bested by SIMULACRUM in a popular 1 minute gruesome competition.
BOSS was unbelievably bested by STUMP in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
VARPULIS RUKH was vanquished by LYLYANNA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PIE EYED PIPER vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
AVENGELINA narrowly defeated THISTLEDOWN in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight.
ISITWALENGCENGCE slimly lost to ZIRCON in a 2 minute master vs. novice upset conflict.
THULE devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   1 -  0      88  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        14 -  11 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       21 -  19 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  16 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  14 -  1      48  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  12 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |

Turn 583 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      MOSSROCK 4871              18  12  2   88 GREENWARDENS (244)
STRIKING ATTACK  REDBIRD 4869               17  14  0   85 GREENWARDENS (244)
AIMED BLOW       SIMULACRUM 4906             8   5  1   54 DARK CREATION (471)
BASHING ATTACK   PIE EYED PIPER 4878        10   8  0   49 STARBASE 5 (263)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BET TWICE 4858.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was AVENGELINA 4888.  The ten other most popular fighters were THISTLEDOWN 4918, BOSS 
4877, ZIRCON 4920, SIMULACRUM 4906, ISITWALENGCENGCE 4905, WIND RIDER 4876, LYLYANNA 
4919, PIE EYED PIPER 4878, BET TWICE 4858, and MOSSROCK 4871.

The least popular fighter this week was HELVIUS 2831.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were VARPULIS RUKH 4863, PUBLIUS 2892, POOPSTER 4856, EUTROPIUS 2964, ROMAN 
CANDLE 2904, THULE 4921, STUMP 4882, WENDIGO 4866, REDBIRD 4869, and MOSSROCK 4871.