DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/18/2012    Duedate: 01/31/2012

MALCORN ARENA

DM-15    TURN-684

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SHANK
SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
(15-5109) [12-3-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SHANK                          POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS' HOLD (510)           
(15-5109) [12-3-0,110]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HONEYSUCKLE                    SHANK
GREENWARDENS (244)             SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
(15-5038) [22-23-0,89]         (15-5109) [12-3-0,110]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GREENWARDENS (244)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS' HOLD (510)        35
2. RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)    10      SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
3. THE LIVING DEAD (515)        0      Unchartered Team
4. GREENWARDENS (244)         -17
                                       ROOK'S RAVENS (444)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SERPENTS' HOLD (510)      33  33  0 50.0   1/ 1 GREENWARDENS (244)        9  6 0
 2/ 3 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)  86  94  2 47.8   2/ 2 SERPENTS' HOLD (510)      6  2 0
 3/ 2 GREENWARDENS (244)       815 894 19 47.7   3/ 3 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)  2  1 0
 4- 4*THE LIVING DEAD (515)      1   2  0 33.3   4- 4*THE LIVING DEAD (515)     0  1 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 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 689): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 609): ANVIL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 677): CANDIED YAMS of ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 678): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 341): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 675): THE CLEAR of ARCANE PHARMACY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 660): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 619): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 535): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 517): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 512): IN YOUR FACE of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                                        (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 473): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 459): KURTAL DUCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 576): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 687): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 689): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 609): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 677): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 678): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 341): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 675): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 660): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 619): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 535): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 517): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 512): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 473): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 459): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 576): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 674): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
                                   VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
                           MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
                                      AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
                          (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
                              SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                              GARNO TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     So, Bowen, I take you down.  Just as well, you're too young to be that high.
But in the process, I find myself... graduating.  This is unexpected, frankly.  Well,
*I* didn't expect it.  I was just working on surviving the next fight, and the one
after tha.  But it's all good.

                                    Sourwood

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
MALCORN.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for GLICK, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after mashing 
PERSISTENT BEGGAR like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  It's a proud day for 
the SERPENTS' HOLD stable, as their warrior, SHANK, ascended the Duelmaster's throne. 
Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time 
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in MALCORN have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  And remember, you can pick your friends 
and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown 
Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHANK 5109                   12   3  0   110       SERPENTS' HOLD (510)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STEVE 5027                   19  29  2    98       RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
 BOWEN 5091                   15   5  0    92       SERPENTS' HOLD (510)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HONEYSUCKLE 5038             22  23  0    89       GREENWARDENS (244)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDEN STAIRS 5128            7   5  1    62       GREENWARDENS (244)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUNDOG 5075                  10  15  1    60       GREENWARDENS (244)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRYSTAL RAIN 5139             6   1  1    30       GREENWARDENS (244)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FANG 5133                     1   0  0    22       SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
 GLICK 5153                    1   0  0    15       SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
-REVENANT 5143                 1   2  0     8       THE LIVING DEAD (515)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHANCE 5154             0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 510   SHEWISH GIANT         684  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Shank -- I wish you would stop grabbing my ankle.  It's disconcerting. -- Honeysuckle
P.S.  *I* can grab ankles, mind, because I'm an aggressive vine--  I'm a what?  No!
I am not a vine, I'm a human!  Dammit, stop that, whoever's doing it!

Steve -- You climbed the stairs, but that doesn't make you upper crust. -- Golden
Stairs

A Captured Orc and an Osksi Noble are defeated.  Good.  They needed a defeat to keep
them humble. -- Sundog and Crystal Rain

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHANCE was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SOURWOOD was devastated by SHANK in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
BOWEN handily defeated SUNDOG in a 1 minute one-sided match.
HONEYSUCKLE was vanquished by STEVE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
GOLDEN STAIRS overpowered KARNHORN SPY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CRYSTAL RAIN bested CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute brawl.
GLICK vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        20 -   8 -  1      71  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   3 -  1      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 684 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         3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SHANK 5109                 12   3  0  110 SERPENTS' HOLD (510)
SLASHING ATTACK  GOLDEN STAIRS 5128          7   5  1   62 GREENWARDENS (244)
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 SHANK 5109.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOWEN 5091, STEVE 
5027, GOLDEN STAIRS 5128, CRYSTAL RAIN 5139, CHANCE 5154, GLICK 5153, SUNDOG 5075, 
HONEYSUCKLE 5038,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was HONEYSUCKLE 5038.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SUNDOG 5075, GLICK 5153, CHANCE 5154, CRYSTAL RAIN 5139, GOLDEN 
STAIRS 5128, STEVE 5027, BOWEN 5091, SHANK 5109,  0, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BOWEN (15-5091) SERPENTS' HOLD (510)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

SOURWOOD (15-5047) GREENWARDENS (244)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVIII

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MALICE IN CHAINS 3729 (44-53-0)        1  4  0         DEVIATION            

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EM 3737 (29-48-0)                      1  3  0         LORDS OF DARKNESS    

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HUNGRY PEASANT 3605 (7-2-1)            4  3  0         FAMINE               

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
INKED PIG 5112 (2-0-0)                12  3  2         INK & STEEL RETRO    
STOLEYOURSPOT 4798 (4-0-0)             2  3  0         BASH BROS PARKING    

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FANG 5133 (1-0-0)                      3  3  0         SERPENTS' HOLD       
CHANGE 5126 (0-0-0)                    0  3  0         BLIND MELON          
TONES OF HOME 5125 (0-0-0)             0  3  0         BLIND MELON          

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DUSKBLOOD PUDDING 5150 (0-0-0)         2  3  0         SHEWISH BUFFET