DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/29/2014    Duedate: 02/11/2014

MALCORN ARENA

DM-15    TURN-737

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SIR TOO DUMB
THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)
(15-5265) [7-1-1,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SIR TOO DUMB                   DRAKE
THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)        BLADES OF DOOM (507)
(15-5265) [7-1-1,108]          (15-5067) [4-0-0,47]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHANGE                         CHANGE
BLIND MELON (514)              BLIND MELON (514)
(15-5126) [15-6-0,104]         (15-5126) [15-6-0,104]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLADES OF DOOM (507)        39
2. THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)     22      THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)
3. BLIND MELON (514)            0      Unchartered Team
4. TERMINUS (417)               0
5. GREENWARDENS (244)         -11      BLADES OF DOOM (507)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BLADES OF DOOM (507)      11   2  0 84.6   1/ 1 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)   8  0 1
 2/ 2 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)   31  10  4 75.6   2/ 3*BLADES OF DOOM (507)      8  1 0
 3- 3 TERMINUS (417)           164  85  3 65.9   3/ 2 BLIND MELON (514)         6  5 0
 4/ 4 BLIND MELON (514)         65  40  3 61.9   4/ 4 GREENWARDENS (244)        4 11 0
 5/ 7 GREENWARDENS (244)       924 %1050 22 46.8   5- 5 TERMINUS (417)            1  4 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 740): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 715): BLIND OWL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 736): BADGER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 738): TEETER-SLAUGHTER of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 730): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 731): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 728): RAVAGE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 672): BLACK ZANJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 343): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 588): SFC 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 570): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 565): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 572): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 526): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 520): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 512): GENERAL 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 629): SANDMAN of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 740): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 715): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 736): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 738): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 730): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 731): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 728): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 724): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 672): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 343): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): TOLBINS HIVE A (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 588): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 570): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 565): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 272): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 529): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 520): GRIZZLED VETERANS (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 512): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 629): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
               (turn 741): HELIODORUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 714): BOUTTE of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
                            FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                            TONES OF HOME of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): DEIRDRIE of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 712): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): LOIS THUG of STRAIGHT UP THUGS (?, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
MALCORN brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see DRAKE win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, EDGE beat 
WINTERGREEN and WINTERGREEN lost 10 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Looks like 
MALCORN has some guts at least, BADGER the Duelmaster was this turn's most-challenged 
warrior.  SIR TOO DUMB challenged MALCORN's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And 
it's out with the old, in with the new, as SIR TOO DUMB takes the Title and last 
week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks 
and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  TERMINUS was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  
Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was THE GRAIL KNIGHTS.  Ha ha ha ha!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only 
shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in MALCORN to get a drink than The Victory 
Tavern!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so 
nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come 
this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR TOO DUMB 5265             7   1  1   108       THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHANGE 5126                  15   6  0   104       BLIND MELON (514)
 WREN 5167                    18  32  1    91       GREENWARDENS (244)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BADGER 5197                  18  18  0    85       GREENWARDENS (244)
-HAVOC 5068                   13   8  0    85       TERMINUS (417)
-RAITH 5246                    9   4  1    77       TERMINUS (417)
-THE DARK KNIGHT 5250          8   1  0    75       THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)
 SLEEPY HOUSE 5123            15   9  1    72       BLIND MELON (514)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR BUBBA THE BOLD 5249       6   0  1    66       THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)
 LITTLE BITER 5206            14  19  0    61       GREENWARDENS (244)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GROOVY SIR GRIMM 5251         6   3  2    55       THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)
 DRAKE 5067                    4   0  0    47       BLADES OF DOOM (507)
 SNOWFOOT 5224                 9  16  0    43       GREENWARDENS (244)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MGR THE MAGICIAN 5268         2   1  0    33       THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)
 EDGE 5066                     3   2  0    31       BLADES OF DOOM (507)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ETERNITY 5064                 4   0  0    25       BLADES OF DOOM (507)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PHOBETOR 5264                 2   3  0    17       TERMINUS (417)
 WINTERGREEN 5272              3   4  0    13       GREENWARDENS (244)
-CHARON 5281                   0   1  0     1       TERMINUS (417)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EREBUS 5271             3  2 0 TERMINUS 417         GROOVY SIR GRIMM 5251 735   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Two-three today, and, just as we suspected, No Rain was NOT the same as No Snow.  Oh,
well.  That's what Persistent Beggars are for:  they want to eat, they shovel snow.
Or cut firewood, but there are some I wouldn't trust with an axe. -- Badger
P.S.  And we taught a total of sixteen skills today.  There should be a prize for
this.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SIR TOO DUMB devastated BADGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
SIR BUBBA THE BOLD demolished LITTLE BITER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
CHANGE savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody duel.
SLEEPY HOUSE was defeated by WREN in a 1 minute veteran's fight.
SNOWFOOT was devastated by DRAKE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
EDGE overpowered WINTERGREEN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ETERNITY devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -   9 -  1      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        23 -  19 -  2      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  20 -  2      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -  12 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 737 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   SIR TOO DUMB 5265           7   1  1  108 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (522)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHANGE 5126                15   6  0  104 BLIND MELON (514)
AIMED BLOW       SLEEPY HOUSE 5123          15   9  1   72 BLIND MELON (514)
PARRY-STRIKE     DRAKE 5067                  4   0  0   47 BLADES OF DOOM (507)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHANGE 5126.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CHANGE 5126.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIR TOO DUMB 5265, SIR BUBBA 
THE BOLD 5249, WREN 5167, DRAKE 5067, EDGE 5066, ETERNITY 5064, BADGER 5197, LITTLE 
BITER 5206, SLEEPY HOUSE 5123, and SNOWFOOT 5224.

The least popular fighter this week was WINTERGREEN 5272.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SNOWFOOT 5224, SLEEPY HOUSE 5123, LITTLE BITER 5206, BADGER 
5197, ETERNITY 5064, EDGE 5066, DRAKE 5067, WREN 5167, SIR BUBBA THE BOLD 5249, and 
SIR TOO DUMB 5265.