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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===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.