DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/31/2011    Duedate: 09/13/2011

MALCORN ARENA

DM-15    TURN-674

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BOWEN
SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
(15-5091) [8-2-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BOWEN                          INK BISTRO
SERPENTS' HOLD (510)           INK & STEEL RETRO (513)
(15-5091) [8-2-0,110]          (15-5111) [2-1-1,30]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HONEYSUCKLE                    SMART STEEL
GREENWARDENS (244)             INK & STEEL RETRO (513)
(15-5038) [20-15-0,75]         (15-5132) [1-0-0,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

INK & STEEL RETRO (513)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INK & STEEL RETRO (513)     41
2. SERPENTS' HOLD (510)        20      SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
3. RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)    11      Unchartered Team
4. GREENWARDENS (244)           9
                                       INK & STEEL RETRO (513)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*INK & STEEL RETRO (513)    9   4  1 69.2   1/ 3*INK & STEEL RETRO (513)   8  1 1
 2/ 2 SERPENTS' HOLD (510)      16  17  0 48.5   2/ 1 SERPENTS' HOLD (510)      8  5 0
 3/ 3 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)  78  85  2 47.9   3/ 2 GREENWARDENS (244)        6  9 0
 4/ 4 GREENWARDENS (244)       785 874 17 47.3   4/ 4 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)  2  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 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 589): BOOZER of DA BULLS (Khisanth, 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 667): REAPER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 668): DESERT PLANTS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): WHITE BECT of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 665): BERYLLIUM BUFFER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 334): SLATE G35 of NUMBERS GAME (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 609): KENSELJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, 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 502): 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 463): ORANGE O'CLOCK of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 457): NIGHTBRINGER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 449): RALTUMAN OMELETTE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 566): 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 589): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 673): SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 675): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 667): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 668): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 336): ISIS PTAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 665): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 334): 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 609): 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 502): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 241): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 463): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 457): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 449): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 566): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, 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  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 334): SLATE G35 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble?)
                   (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  43 VEASTIAN (turn 609): KENSELJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, 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.)

                                      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 SERPENTS' HOLD got knocked off top spot by INK & STEEL RETRO!  
What's with SMART STEEL?  It actually beat MALCORN's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked 
away with 18 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at RAINBOW CONNECTION while 
they watched STEVE clobber BUCHI.  It lost 3 points and got bruised from objects 
thrown from the stands.  Try as he might, SOURWOOD wasn't good enough at persuading 
BOWEN 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.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
MALCORN is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time for 
my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOWEN 5091                    8   2  0   110       SERPENTS' HOLD (510)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKITTLES 5048                17  13  0    93       RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
 BOBCAT 5056                  17   9  0    92       GREENWARDENS (244)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOURWOOD 5047                15  17  1    79       GREENWARDENS (244)
 HONEYSUCKLE 5038             20  15  0    75       GREENWARDENS (244)
 STEVE 5027                   14  24  2    69       RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHANK 5109                    5   0  0    48       SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
 BUCHI 5092                    3   2  0    34       SERPENTS' HOLD (510)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INK BISTRO 5111               2   1  1    30       INK & STEEL RETRO (513)
 SUNDOG 5075                   4  11  1    24       GREENWARDENS (244)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INKED PIG 5112                2   0  0    22       INK & STEEL RETRO (513)
 INKED THUG 5118               2   0  0    21       INK & STEEL RETRO (513)
-PURPLE DRAGON 5116            2   0  0    18       INK & STEEL RETRO (513)
 SMART STEEL 5132              1   0  0    18       INK & STEEL RETRO (513)
 GOLDEN STAIRS 5128            0   2  0     2       GREENWARDENS (244)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NO RAIN 5129            0  1 0 RAINBOW CONNECTI 503 WURM KIN              674  NONE
BYE 5130                0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 510   SPYMASTER             674  NONE
SEE YA 5131             0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 510   STONE GOLEM           674  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Well, THAT is embarrassing. -- Honeysuckle, "demolished" by the Convicted Assassin
P.S.  Somehow, a battleaxe just seems WRONG for an assassin.

The Kung-Fu Master I do not bow to.  As if!  He's too full of himself. -- Bobcat

Steve -- We've never liked you.  It's the way you stand between us and the rainbow.
-- Sourwood

Buchi -- Golem snakes.  Not my thing. -- Sundog

Purple Dragon -- You know, this isn't what I thought I was signing up for.  I wonder
if I could get my money back? -- Golden Stairs, seriously confused

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NO RAIN was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BYE was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
SEE YA was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
BOWEN devastated SOURWOOD in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
HONEYSUCKLE was defeated by SKITTLES in a 5 minute master's match.
BOBCAT viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 3 minute veteran's duel.
STEVE devastated BUCHI in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
SHANK handily defeated KARNHORN SPY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SUNDOG was vanquished by INK BISTRO in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
INKED PIG won victory over GOLDEN STAIRS in a popular 1 minute duel.
INKED THUG overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven match.
SMART STEEL beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a exciting 5 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        21 -   4 -  1      84  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -   8 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  16 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  20 -  1      29  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 674 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         5 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BOWEN 5091                  8   2  0  110 SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
TOTAL PARRY      SKITTLES 5048              17  13  0   93 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
WALL OF STEEL    BOBCAT 5056                17   9  0   92 GREENWARDENS (244)
LUNGING ATTACK   BUCHI 5092                  3   2  0   34 SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HONEYSUCKLE 5038.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SMART STEEL 5132.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOBCAT 5056, 
HONEYSUCKLE 5038, SEE YA 5131, INKED PIG 5112, BOWEN 5091, SHANK 5109, INK BISTRO 
5111, INKED THUG 5118, NO RAIN 5129, and BYE 5130.

The least popular fighter this week was SUNDOG 5075.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BUCHI 5092, SKITTLES 5048, SOURWOOD 5047, GOLDEN STAIRS 5128, STEVE 
5027, BYE 5130, NO RAIN 5129, INKED THUG 5118, INK BISTRO 5111, and SHANK 5109.