DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/11/2013    Duedate: 07/24/2013

ZUWAYZA ARENA

DM-19    TURN-717

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WALTER PIDGEON
MAN OR BEAST? (432)
(19-5302) [18-9-0,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WALTER PIDGEON                 CELESTE
MAN OR BEAST? (432)            SMASH SISTERS (458)
(19-5302) [18-9-0,99]          (19-5449) [1-0-0,16]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WALTER PIDGEON                 WALTER PIDGEON
MAN OR BEAST? (432)            MAN OR BEAST? (432)
(19-5302) [18-9-0,99]          (19-5302) [18-9-0,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MAN OR BEAST? (432)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MAN OR BEAST? (432)         38
2. SMASH SISTERS (458)         16      MAN OR BEAST? (432)
3. THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)   4      Unchartered Team
4. THE MOTHERSHIP CC (451)      0
5. VISIONS V2 (452)             0      SMASH SISTERS (458)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*SMASH SISTERS (458)        1   0  0  100   1/ 1 MAN OR BEAST? (432)       9  2 0
 2/ 1 MAN OR BEAST? (432)      135  59  9 69.6   2- 3 VISIONS V2 (452)          5  1 0
 3- 3 THE MOTHERSHIP CC (451)   47  27  4 63.5   3/ 4 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241)  5 10 0
 4- 5 VISIONS V2 (452)          62  57  7 52.1   4- 2 THE MOTHERSHIP CC (451)   3  1 0
 5- 6 SEINFELD (388)            18  18  1 50.0   5/ 0*SMASH SISTERS (458)       1  0 0
 6/ 7 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 749 898 22 45.5   6- 5 LORDS INC. (324)          1  3 0
 7- 8 LORDS INC. (324)          65  86  4 43.0   7- 7 SEINFELD (388)            0  2 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 725): ODDLY ELEGANT of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 728): AESARA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 686): BOUTTE of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 722): DUSKBLOOD PUDDING of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 724): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 715): JIMI APPENDIX of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 716): GRAVITRON of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 360): CAPEX of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 713): CALYPSO of BOHICA (Scruffy Puff, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 710): OBLITERATION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 707): FLOUR CHILD of BAD BREAD (The Baker, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 699): JOCK MACBEAGH of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 657): BAIN of ORDER (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 335): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 330): LEGION of LUROCIAN DEVILS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 317): C IS FOR COOKIE of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 589): GERHART ERVIN of MIDDLE WAY WO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 724): BEERZILLA of INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 556): ZENSU LASAGNA of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 550): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 265): KITTY of WAY BACK WHEN (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 511): EGGS BENEDICT of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 506): ANDA of FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 497): URIK DARKHEART of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 614): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 726): SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 728): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 686): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 722): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 724): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 715): YORK'S ARCADE (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 716): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 360): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 713): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 710): URT'S DURT URCHINS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 707): KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 699): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 657): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 335): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 330): ERRATA! (JE, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 317): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 589): MEDAL OF HONOR Z11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 774): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 556): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 550): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 265): THE FLYING FISH (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 511): I HATE TOURNEYS (Anti-Tourney, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 506): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 497): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 614): THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 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  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 707): FLOUR CHILD of BAD BREAD (The Baker, mgr)
                                   PANDORA of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 657): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, 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 589): GERHART ERVIN of MIDDLE WAY WO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 723): CHOPPED RABBIT of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, 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 506): LING of FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for ZUWAYZA.  MVP award for CAT STEVENS?  MAN 
OR BEAST?'s proud of him after beating HEALTH DIGEST and getting 23 points.  Talk 
about yer major upsets!  HEALTH DIGEST's match with CAT STEVENS cost him a loss of 11 
points!  What a putz!  GRAVITRON fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting 
and loses the title.  No one said he was a genius...  Was that a tear I saw in WALTER 
PIDGEON's eye, as he took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't KHALHUMS DWARF fit to be 
tied!  I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They 
want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  The warriors of THE MOTHERSHIP CC must be getting 
lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  
Is there some deep dark secret why MAN OR BEAST?'s been avoiding THE MOTHERSHIP CC so 
much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All ZUWAYZA ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  Its 
been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALTER PIDGEON 5302          18   9  0    99       MAN OR BEAST? (432)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRAVITRON 5369               14   2  1   141       THE MOTHERSHIP CC (451)
-BEAR GRYLLS 5185             12   2  0   127       MAN OR BEAST? (432)
-DOTTLE 5424                  12   2  0    93       VISIONS V2 (452)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SIR BLUEBELL 3642            24  11  0    89       LORDS INC. (324)
-UNCLE LEO 4718                7   4  1    79       SEINFELD (388)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEWT ROCKNE 5179              5   0  0    66       MAN OR BEAST? (432)
-SIR SMASH 3734               11  12  1    58       LORDS INC. (324)
-YOGA PANTS 5395               8   4  0    57       THE MOTHERSHIP CC (451)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PORK CHOP GOLEM 5368          9   5  1    55       THE MOTHERSHIP CC (451)
 SAMUEL COLT 5418              6   2  1    54       MAN OR BEAST? (432)
-ZYANE 5430                    5   5  0    51       VISIONS V2 (452)
-COSMO 4498                    9   6  0    47       SEINFELD (388)
-RAMEX 5439                    3   1  0    47       VISIONS V2 (452)
 MODERN PHRENOLOGY 5408        9  10  0    44       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
 MOTHER GHEA NEWS 5431         7   4  0    43       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-HUGS-N-KISSES 5367           10   5  1    36       THE MOTHERSHIP CC (451)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOUSE BEAUTIFUL 5410          9   9  0    36       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SIR SLEAI 5432                2   2  0    33       LORDS INC. (324)
-NIGHTMARE CYNIC 5438          2   1  1    27       VISIONS V2 (452)
 TRUE CRIME 5411               4  14  0    26       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAT STEVENS 5453              1   0  0    23       MAN OR BEAST? (432)
-FELTON 5443                   2   2  0    21       VISIONS V2 (452)
-MULVA 4501                    1   0  0    17       SEINFELD (388)
 CELESTE 5449                  1   0  0    16       SMASH SISTERS (458)
 HEALTH DIGEST 5444            3   2  0    11       THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
-LADY 5446                     0   2  0     3       LORDS INC. (324)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Samuel Colt -- You are NOT to do that in my house again! -- House Beautiful and
Bullet-riddled

Yoga Pants -- That IS a crime.  Those is a crime? -- True Crime

Newt Rockne -- A lizard with spiked shoes?  I don't LIKE that. -- Mother Ghea News

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SAMUEL COLT bested MODERN PHRENOLOGY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
WALTER PIDGEON viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute expert's Title battle.
NEWT ROCKNE vanquished HOUSE BEAUTIFUL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MOTHER GHEA NEWS overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
TRUE CRIME was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
HEALTH DIGEST was overpowered by CAT STEVENS in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CELESTE defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute beginner's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  1      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        33 -  20 -  0      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  12 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  12 -  1      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 717 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         5  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      WALTER PIDGEON 5302        18   9  0   99 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
AIMED BLOW       NEWT ROCKNE 5179            5   0  0   66 MAN OR BEAST? (432)
STRIKING ATTACK  MOTHER GHEA NEWS 5431       7   4  0   43 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WALTER PIDGEON 5302.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WALTER PIDGEON 5302.  The ten other most popular fighters were MOTHER GHEA 
NEWS 5431, SAMUEL COLT 5418, CAT STEVENS 5453, CELESTE 5449, MODERN PHRENOLOGY 5408, 
NEWT ROCKNE 5179, HEALTH DIGEST 5444, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL 5410, TRUE CRIME 5411, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was TRUE CRIME 5411.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HOUSE BEAUTIFUL 5410, HEALTH DIGEST 5444, NEWT ROCKNE 5179, MODERN 
PHRENOLOGY 5408, CELESTE 5449, CAT STEVENS 5453, SAMUEL COLT 5418, MOTHER GHEA NEWS 
5431, WALTER PIDGEON 5302, and  0.

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, census forms will be provided for warriors by request only, effective 
immediately.  Managers may register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by 
simply writing them on a separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  
For any questions, please contact the Gladiatorial Commission. 

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 17-19, 2014.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $145.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport 
shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--code RSI--please make your reservation by 
December 15 before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and 
people have been unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the 
tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all 
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!