DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/24/2013    Duedate: 07/06/2013

ALJAFIR ARENA

DM-17    TURN-715

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JIMI APPENDIX
BODY OF MUSIC (591)
(17-7275) [12-9-1,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JIMI APPENDIX                  JOUST
BODY OF MUSIC (591)            YORK'S ARCADE (605)
(17-7275) [12-9-1,107]         (17-7420) [5-2-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JIMI APPENDIX                  HEAD NUGENT
BODY OF MUSIC (591)            BODY OF MUSIC (591)
(17-7275) [12-9-1,107]         (17-7423) [4-2-0,27]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

YORK'S ARCADE (605)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BODY OF MUSIC (591)         51
2. HESSIAN RAGE (606)          24      MIDDLE WAY (484)
3. G.O.L.F. (355)              23      Unchartered Team
4. CITY ON A HILL (587)        11
5. MIDDLE WAY (484)             9      CITY ON A HILL (587)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*CITY ON A HILL (587)       1   0  0  100   1/ 1*YORK'S ARCADE (605)       8  5 1
 2/ 1*YORK'S ARCADE (605)       21  10  1 67.7   2/ 2 BODY OF MUSIC (591)       6  4 0
 3- 2*TRIUMPH OF ANGELS (604)    3   2  0 60.0   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY (484)          6  9 0
 4/ 0*HESSIAN RAGE (606)         2   2  0 50.0   4/ 4*A UNIT (459)              3  4 0
 5/ 3 MIDDLE WAY (484)         715 889 15 44.6   5- 5*TRIUMPH OF ANGELS (604)   2  0 0
 6/ 4 G.O.L.F. (355)            17  22  3 43.6   6/ 0*HESSIAN RAGE (606)        2  2 0
 7/ 0 LO' DOWN (456)           197 266 10 42.5   7/ 6 G.O.L.F. (355)            2  3 0
 8/ 5 BODY OF MUSIC (591)       21  33  2 38.9   8/ 0*CITY ON A HILL (587)      1  0 0
 9/ 6*A UNIT (459)               3  10  0 23.1   9- 7*INQUISITION MEEL (599)    0  4 0
10- 7*INQUISITION MEEL (599)     0   4  0  0.0  10/ 0 LO' DOWN (456)            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 724): ODDLY ELEGANT of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 727): AESARA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 684): BOUTTE of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 721): AXEL of CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 723): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 714): DEBRA ELSITH of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 715): WALTER PIDGEON of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 360): CAPEX of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 712): CALYPSO of BOHICA (Scruffy Puff, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 709): OBLITERATION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 706): FROGGY FOO FOO of BATTLE FROGS S01 (Grimm, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 698): JOCK MACBEAGH of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 656): BAIN of ORDER (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 335): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 329): FRASIER of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 316): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 588): GERHART ERVIN of MIDDLE WAY WO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 723): CHOPPED RABBIT of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 555): ZENSU LASAGNA of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 549): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 265): KITTY of WAY BACK WHEN (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 510): GEORGE PETERSON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 505): ANDA of FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 496): URIK DARKHEART of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 613): REM of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 725): SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 727): KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 684): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 721): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 723): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 714): YORK'S ARCADE (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 715): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 360): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 712): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 709): THE WALKING DEAD (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 706): SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 698): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 656): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 335): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 329): CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 316): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 588): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 573): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 555): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 549): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 265): THE FLYING FISH (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 510): I HATE TOURNEYS (Anti-Tourney, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 505): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 496): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 613): THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 724): RECOIL of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 714): MORRIS ORMRAN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
                            FENSTER GOLLY of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 360): CAPEX of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 711): SHARK NORMAN of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 705): SHE'S A JAR of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                                   TAVELSHAN KETHAL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 329): FRASIER of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 316): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 587): KULGAN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 723): CHOPPED RABBIT of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
              (turn 722): BIG DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 554): GIRL SCOUT COOKIE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 547): THE BLUE PILL of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 265): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 264): MRALISSA LOON of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 504): XAVIER of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
                                  KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome ALJAFIR.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  It seems so recently people 
were saying BODY OF MUSIC was washed up, finished.  But 4-0-0 moved them up 0.  I 
guess they're washed no more...  I'm sure ALJAFIR is excited about JIMI APPENDIX, the 
new Duelmaster from BODY OF MUSIC.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I 
have...  I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow 
fighters?  Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  What do people see in 
DEFENDER?  His 6-1-0?  YORK'S ARCADE ain't talkin', but he's got 26 points.  DEFENDER 
didn't quite know what to make of a challenge he received from PING of G.O.L.F., who 
is 18 points below him.  PING perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he beat 
DEFENDER and ended up with 49 recognition points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, 
places to go...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIMI APPENDIX 7275           12   9  1   107       BODY OF MUSIC (591)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CARMELLA 6154                16  12  1   107       LO' DOWN (456)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEBRA ELSITH 7379            13   8  0    83       MIDDLE WAY (484)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PING 3787                     7   3  1    49       G.O.L.F. (355)
-SUPREMACY 7415                3   1  0    43       TRIUMPH OF ANGELS (604)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOUST 7420                    5   2  1    33       YORK'S ARCADE (605)
 LEAD BELLY 7401               2   1  0    33       BODY OF MUSIC (591)
 TOBIT OPPAT 7390              6  12  0    30       MIDDLE WAY (484)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEAD NUGENT 7423              4   2  0    27       BODY OF MUSIC (591)
 DEFENDER 7421                 6   1  0    26       YORK'S ARCADE (605)
-1WOOD 3785                    6   3  1    25       G.O.L.F. (355)
 GARDNER HEDGE 7417            1   7  0    25       MIDDLE WAY (484)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KLAX 7429                     3   1  0    20       YORK'S ARCADE (605)
-SLICE 3784                    3   6  1    16       G.O.L.F. (355)
 ZAXXON 7418                   4   3  0    15       YORK'S ARCADE (605)
 A-3 7427                      2   2  0    13       A UNIT (459)
 SAROHILDI 7446                1   0  0    13       HESSIAN RAGE (606)
 LISA CHARLES 7224             1   0  0    11       CITY ON A HILL (587)
-KURNOFF 6399                  1   1  0    11       LO' DOWN (456)
-SAND TRAP 5412                1   2  0    11       G.O.L.F. (355)
 DA1 7440                      1   0  0    10       BODY OF MUSIC (591)
 SIGISMUND 7443                1   0  0     9       HESSIAN RAGE (606)
-JACOB NYGH 6357               1   5  0     8       LO' DOWN (456)
-ASCENDANT 7414                0   1  0     7       TRIUMPH OF ANGELS (604)
-RYGAR 7430                    1   3  0     6       YORK'S ARCADE (605)
-MIELLE RANTOR 6358            0   6  0     6       LO' DOWN (456)
 A-1 7438                      0   1  0     1       LO' DOWN (456)
 MAGNILDA 7445                 0   1  0     1       HESSIAN RAGE (606)
 ALARIC 7444                   0   1  0     1       HESSIAN RAGE (606)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
A-1 7425                1  2 0 A UNIT 459           JOUST 7420            714   
A-4 5443                0  1 0 A UNIT 459           SPYMASTER             715  NONE
A-5 7428                0  1 0 A UNIT 459           BANDIT PRINCE         715  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Two-three, and our two most senior members are LEAVING.  Talk about unfair!  At least
I took the title on a win, removing Jimi's Appendix.  And then Fenster and Morris
played GAMES with that horrid wench of a Concubine.  I'm almost GLAD they're leaving.
-- Debra Elsith, duelmaster by right of combat but not stuck up about it
P.S.  Five skills and two ratings?  Thanks, Jimi!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

A-4 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
A-5 was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
PING handily defeated DEFENDER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
DEBRA ELSITH was vanquished by JIMI APPENDIX in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
MORRIS ORMRAN was defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody veteran's fight.
FENSTER GOLLY devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TOBIT OPPAT was devastated by JOUST in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
A-3 was handily defeated by LEAD BELLY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
HEAD NUGENT won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a popular 1 minute duel.
GARDNER HEDGE vanquished ZAXXON in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LISA CHARLES overpowered ALARIC in a 2 minute gory uneven match.
A-1 was overpowered by DA1 in a 3 minute one-sided match.
SIGISMUND bested CONVICTED THIEF in a 3 minute amateur's conflict.
MAGNILDA was savagely defeated by EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 4 minute amateur's match.
SAROHILDI handily defeated NORTH FORK RABBLE in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   1 -  0      88  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  20 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  12 -  1      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  21 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 715 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       JIMI APPENDIX 7275         12   9  1  107 BODY OF MUSIC (591)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DEBRA ELSITH 7379          13   8  0   83 MIDDLE WAY (484)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JIMI APPENDIX 7275.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HEAD NUGENT 7423.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIGISMUND 7443, 
PING 3787, JIMI APPENDIX 7275, LISA CHARLES 7224, JOUST 7420, GARDNER HEDGE 7417, DA1 
7440, SAROHILDI 7446, LEAD BELLY 7401, and A-1 7438.

The least popular fighter this week was MAGNILDA 7445.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ALARIC 7444, ZAXXON 7418, A-3 7427, TOBIT OPPAT 7390, DEBRA ELSITH 
7379, DEFENDER 7421, A-5 7428, A-4 5443, A-1 7438, and LEAD BELLY 7401.

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

FENSTER GOLLY (17-7311) MIDDLE WAY (484)
MORRIS ORMRAN (17-7318) MIDDLE WAY (484)