DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/18/2012    Duedate: 10/31/2012

ZUWAYZA ARENA

DM-19    TURN-698

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MISSOURI WILDLIFE
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
(19-5256) [23-21-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MISSOURI WILDLIFE              POSITION IS EMPTY
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)     
(19-5256) [23-21-0,110]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MISSOURI WILDLIFE              ALCHEMIST'S MONTHLY
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)     THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
(19-5256) [23-21-0,110]        (19-5351) [5-13-0,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. VISIONS V2 (452)            29
2. MAN OR BEAST? (432)         23      MAN OR BEAST? (432)
3. THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)  23      Unchartered Team
4. JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)        11
5. WALI'S FINEST (419)          0      BRAIN SURGEONS (402)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MAN OR BEAST? (432)       96  43  6 69.1   1/ 3 JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)      9  3 1
 2/ 3 BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414)  64  44  1 59.3   2/ 1 MAN OR BEAST? (432)       8  1 1
 3/ 5 JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)      28  25  3 52.8   3/ 2 VISIONS V2 (452)          8  7 2
 4- 4 WALI'S FINEST (419)       82  74  2 52.6   4/ 4 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241)  5 10 0
 5/ 6 SEINFELD (388)            15  14  1 51.7   5- 7 WALI'S FINEST (419)       1  0 0
 6- 7 HAPPY REAPERS TOO (177)   48  46  3 51.1   6- 8 HAPPY REAPERS TOO (177)   1  1 1
 7/ 9 VISIONS V2 (452)          24  25  4 49.0   7/ 6 BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414)  1  2 0
 8/ 8 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 708 844 21 45.6   8/ 9 SEINFELD (388)            1  3 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 707): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 709): HERMIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 648): THAT I DO SIR of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 703): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 705): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 696): LT. OLSEN of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 697): DONKEY HOTAY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 351): GARROT of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 694): MOTHIAS of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 348): BUZZ-BUZZ of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 691): INSIDIOUS of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 688): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 680): MAIRIE AP GAUR of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 638): KHARIJANH of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 326): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 320): BIG MAC of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 307): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 570): LINKIN LOGGER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 555): PAM'EHLA ANDERSON of INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 537): ARKAN BARNES of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 531): LINDIS TYL SARRO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 256): JERMOME BETTIS of SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 492): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 487): MOUNTAIN STORM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 478): NAKED LUNCHR of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 595): WILD THANG! of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 707): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 709): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 648): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 703): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 705): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 696): 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 697): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 351): THE WOLF PACK (Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 694): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 348): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 690): COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 688): BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 680): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 638): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 326): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 320): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 307): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 570): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 555): INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 537): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 531): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 256): WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 492): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 487): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 478): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 595): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 707): MAC THE SPOON of THE SYNDICATE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 648): THAT I DO SIR of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
                            ARROGANT BASTARD of MMM BEER (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 703): GOLDEN STAIRS of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 696): SENLUM NOSH of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 697): DONKEY HOTAY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 351): MADELINE of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
              (turn 350): COLGATE SMILE of MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 694): NERO of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
              (turn 693): WENIEN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 348): BUZZ-BUZZ of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 326): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 320): QUEEN OF TARTS of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (slugbait, mgr.)
                               BROOMSTICK of LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
                   (turn 319): GIZMO of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 307): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 531): MARAN TEN PALAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 477): CALEAM CHOWDER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon ZUWAYZA, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Nothing is certain in ZUWAYZA, with changing 
loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--JESSIE'S SPUDS.  
Good things come to those who fight well, as VISIONS V2 can attest, moving up by 1.  
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS had cause to celebrate, after MISSOURI WILDLIFE got 16 points by 
beating DONT PAY RENT.  COSMO certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after 
losing to KELVIN and losing 13 points in the process!  Those who hoped for a new 
Duelmaster were disappointed by POCKET NEWS, of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS, who despite a 
10-5-0 couldn't overcome ZUWAYZA's Number 1.  Word has it one team in ZUWAYZA is 
using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so 
did the "warriors" in ZUWAYZA avoid MAN OR BEAST?.  The warriors of MAN OR BEAST? 
found their efforts at combat frustrated as BASH BRO HOUSEMATE apparently had more 
important things to do than fight.  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and 
MISSOURI WILDLIFE is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't THE MAGNIFICENT 
MAGS proud!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  DIAMOND of JESSIE'S 
SPUDS spared AARP! (7-10-0) from having to lose any more fights.  What's your next 
plan, THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS?  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee. 
     Do not think spyreporting in ZUWAYZA is the highlight of my life.  More 
important duties call me.  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports 
for ZUWAYZA?  On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256       23  21  0   110       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BEAR GRYLLS 5185             12   2  0   127       MAN OR BEAST? (432)
-BULL HALSEY 5329             12   1  2   122       MAN OR BEAST? (432)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONT PAY RENT 5259           13   7  0    86       BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414)
-JEWEL 4924                   15  18  0    82       WALI'S FINEST (419)
 POCKET NEWS 5364             10   5  0    78       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-CARAMEL 4921                 13  15  0    72       WALI'S FINEST (419)
 UNCLE LEO 4718                6   3  1    72       SEINFELD (388)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KELVIN 5373                   6   4  1    60       VISIONS V2 (452)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAMBONE 5347                 11   8  1    59       JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CROSSEYES 1916               12   8  2    55       HAPPY REAPERS TOO (177)
 DAB1 5374                     6   4  0    53       VISIONS V2 (452)
 SHARK NORMAN 5397             4   2  1    53       MAN OR BEAST? (432)
 WALTER PIDGEON 5302           8   1  0    52       MAN OR BEAST? (432)
-ISIS 5006                     8   9  0    51       WALI'S FINEST (419)
 COSMO 4498                    8   5  0    48       SEINFELD (388)
 DIAMOND 5381                  6   4  2    39       JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TRIGGER 1942                  5   4  1    33       HAPPY REAPERS TOO (177)
 ALCHEMIST'S MONTHLY 5351      5  13  0    33       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
 GARRET 5375                   6   4  0    31       VISIONS V2 (452)
 PAXTON 5404                   2   3  1    27       VISIONS V2 (452)
 TELBIN 5403                   3   2  2    26       VISIONS V2 (452)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TWIST AND SHOUT 1968          3   2  0    18       HAPPY REAPERS TOO (177)
-POPEYE 5405                   1   0  0    15       JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)
 HAMBONE 5346                  4   1  0    14       JESSIE'S SPUDS (449)
-MR. BERZERKER 5133            1   0  0    14       WALI'S FINEST (419)
 REALITY HOUSING 5406          0   2  0     2       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-CARESS 5252                   0   1  0     1       WALI'S FINEST (419)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FLOOIE 5348             2  2 0 JESSIE'S SPUDS 449   PAXTON 5404           697   
SAMBONE 5349            1  1 0 JESSIE'S SPUDS 449   BROKEN HALO 5382      695   
AARP! 5354              7 10 0 THE MAGNIFICENT  241 DIAMOND 5381          698   
DRAGON 5311             4 20 0 THE MAGNIFICENT  241 CROSSEYES 1916        696   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Dont Pay Rent -- Your loss. -- Missouri Wildlife

Our congratulations to Donkey Hotay. -- Jorja and the Magnificient Mags

Donkey Hotay -- They tell me life is even wilder on the Isle.  Windmills everywhere!
Stay busy. -- Missouri Wildlife

Dab1 -- What are you, some kind of freak?  Some kind of disrespectful young TWERP?
You're supposed to respect and assist your elders, and I could have used assistance
to a win, you know. -- AARP!

Harrassment Suit Alleged!  Is Uncle Leo Guilty?  Story and pictures on page 7. --
Pocket News

The Dangerous Criminal tried to steal my gold!  I fixed HIM, I turned it into lead.
-- Alchemist's Monthly

Hambone -- It took you THAT LONG to decide you didn't want to rent the apartment?
And you left greasy fingerprints everywhere!  We'll have to get the cleaners in
again. -- Reality Housing

Cosmo -- My time with the wildlife in Missouri has taught me much about the cosmos.
I have nothing to fear about you any longer. -- Dont Pay Rent

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DONT PAY RENT was devastated by MISSOURI WILDLIFE in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
KELVIN won victory over COSMO in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
SHARK NORMAN handily defeated GARRET in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
DONKEY HOTAY devastated POCKET NEWS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
UNCLE LEO defeated TAMBONE in a 3 minute match.
DAB1 devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
WALTER PIDGEON defeated ALCHEMIST'S MONTHLY in a exciting 6 minute bloody struggle.
DIAMOND put to death AARP! in a 2 minute fight.
HAMBONE outwaited REALITY HOUSING in a crowd boring 7 minute beginner's melee.
TELBIN vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PAXTON vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  12 -  5      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   4 -  1      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        29 -  22 -  2      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 698 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         4  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256     23  21  0  110 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
AIMED BLOW       DONT PAY RENT 5259         13   7  0   86 BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (414)
WALL OF STEEL    POCKET NEWS 5364           10   5  0   78 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
PARRY-LUNGE      KELVIN 5373                 6   4  1   60 VISIONS V2 (452)
STRIKING ATTACK  DAB1 5374                   6   4  0   53 VISIONS V2 (452)
LUNGING ATTACK   SHARK NORMAN 5397           4   2  1   53 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
TOTAL PARRY      WALTER PIDGEON 5302         8   1  0   52 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was ALCHEMIST'S MONTHLY 5351.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
UNCLE LEO 4718, SHARK NORMAN 5397, TAMBONE 5347, DAB1 5374, MISSOURI WILDLIFE 5256, 
KELVIN 5373, WALTER PIDGEON 5302, DIAMOND 5381, TELBIN 5403, and COSMO 4498.

The least popular fighter this week was HAMBONE 5346.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were POCKET NEWS 5364, GARRET 5375, DONT PAY RENT 5259, PAXTON 5404, REALITY 
HOUSING 5406, AARP! 5354, COSMO 4498, TELBIN 5403, DIAMOND 5381, and WALTER PIDGEON 
5302.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MISSOURI WILDLIFE (19-5256) THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)

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

DONKEY HOTAY (19-5187) MAN OR BEAST? (432)