DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/05/2012    Duedate: 07/18/2012

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-681

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEADLESS NORSEMAN
HALLOWIENERS (635)
(33-7758) [12-6-0,132]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HEADLESS NORSEMAN              SHE'S A JAR
HALLOWIENERS (635)             SUMMERTEETH (640)
(33-7758) [12-6-0,132]         (33-7804) [3-2-0,47]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WARTLESS WITCH                 JERK O'LANTERN
HALLOWIENERS (635)             HALLOWIENERS (635)
(33-7750) [11-8-0,87]          (33-7742) [16-2-0,128]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HALLOWIENERS (635)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SUMMERTEETH (640)           42
2. HALLOWIENERS (635)          31      HALLOWIENERS (635)
3. THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)      2      Unchartered Team
4. SACKETT'S & CO. (552)        0
5. SEA DOGS (630)               0      SUMMERTEETH (640)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HALLOWIENERS (635)        57  23  0 71.3   1/ 1 HALLOWIENERS (635)        8  1 0
 2- 2 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)    162 121 14 57.2   2/ 4*SUMMERTEETH (640)         6  2 0
 3/ 4*SUMMERTEETH (640)         13  10  0 56.5   3/ 3 CLAN PENDRAGON (641)      6  9 0
 4- 3 SEA DOGS (630)            90  73  4 55.2   4/ 2 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)   5 10 0
 5/ 5 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)  346 417 13 45.3   5- 5 SEA DOGS (630)            1  4 1
 6/ 6 CLAN PENDRAGON (641)      23  37  2 38.3   6- 6 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)     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 699): KATANA of BATTEL BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 701): WHERE of GUESSING GAME (A-sop, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 633): FLOYD CASTAWAY of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 695): INKED PIG of INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 697): RIPLEY BYRD of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 689): CAPT KIRCHNER of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 690): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 347): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 687): PUB O'CONNOR of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 345): XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 683): DISTORTION of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 680): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 672): SMILE WAFFLE of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 631): THE BIG UNIT of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 322): CELESTIAL ROSE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 316): ARTICHOKE ON THIS of VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 303): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 562): TAM TAM KA'BLAM of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 547): Q MARK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 529): VINDA YARRO of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 524): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 252): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 485): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 479): LIGHTNING THRUST of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 471): CALEAM CHOWDER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 588): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 699): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 701): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 633): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 695): INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 697): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 689): 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 690): THE MAGNIFICIENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 347): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 687): CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 345): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 682): CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 680): HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 672): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 631): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 322): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 316): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 303): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 562): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 547): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 529): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 524): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 252): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 485): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 479): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 471): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 588): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 700): ORIOLA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 632): SEGUE of HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 697): RIPLEY BYRD of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 696): GOOD AS GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 689): CAPT KIRCHNER of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 683): MATHEU of ASSORTED (A-sop, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 322): CELESTIAL ROSE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                   (turn 321): JOSIE WALES of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 316): ENDEMIC of BLACK LIGHTING (Dark Angel, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 303): THRESHPACK of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                  (turn 302): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 561): ELISE GOUDGE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 251): RED HOT CHILE PAPA of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            MONGOL HORDE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            CROSS CZECH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            YANKEE DOODLE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Helloooooo there fellow Islanders!

     I've just been hanging around since last time...  Well, not hanging around, as I
have no neck, as well as no head, so hanging is really not an option...
     What's new?  Not a heck of a lot.  Two turns ago I beat Shellback, which was
shocking.  This past turn I asked Jerk O'Lantern to screen him for me, as I didn't
want to press my luck and fight Shelly again.  He could definitely kill me, and I've
been dead before.  Don't want to do that again.  It's REALLY boring.
     Honestly, being headless pretty much stinks.  I can't eat or drink.  Can't kiss
a girl.  Can't do a heck of a lot of things.  I can still walk and get around, but
there's not a bunch I can do other than that.  I do not recommend being headless at
all.
     Next turn?  I'm expecting another standby or random matchup with one of the
Champs class warriors...
     I guess we'll see what happens.  I'm going to be running until they come and get
me!

Headless Norseman
Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for SIR OWEN, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing KURELLEU 
ZIEN like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  And falling like a basher in the 
top ten was GWENIVERE, who dropped 9 points after a disappointing (to say the least) 
bout with SHE'S A JAR.  Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody 
knuckles was THE SEWING CIRCLE's KARINIRINA, who was turned away from the 
Duelmastership by HEADLESS NORSEMAN.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an 
onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Did you hear that HALLOWIENERS was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of HALLOWIENERS' warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not be 
funny, but catch HALLOWIENERS' act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly 
deft at running from HALLOWIENERS.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  CLAN PENDRAGON has one more week to get their bloodfeud 
off.  I talked to the manager, but he could only grunt 'ARD-RI PENDRAGON who?'.  Ya 
gotta luv em!  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very 
important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEADLESS NORSEMAN 7758       12   6  0   132       HALLOWIENERS (635)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JERK O'LANTERN 7742          16   2  0   128       HALLOWIENERS (635)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOPALONG 7259                 9   7  0    89       SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
 WARTLESS WITCH 7750          11   8  0    87       HALLOWIENERS (635)
-SHELLBACK 7769               10   2  0    86       SEA DOGS (630)
 TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795        15  15  0    84       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
-SHEET WITH EYES 7740         11   3  0    83       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 KARINIRINA 7810              12   8  2    73       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
-ABIGAIL 7388                  4   0  0    69       SACKETT'S & CO. (552)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HASSIMOR SHOMUR 7796         11  19  1    53       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 KURELLEU ZIEN 7800           13  11  0    50       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 SIR OWEN 7831                 6   6  1    48       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
-WHERE WOLF? 7809              4   0  0    47       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 SHE'S A JAR 7804              3   2  0    47       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 ELT 7805                      6   1  0    46       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 LOTHAR KATHAL 7832            3   9  1    43       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FISHWIFE 7822                 3   3  1    33       SEA DOGS (630)
-HULL SCRUBBER 7823            3   1  0    33       SEA DOGS (630)
-GUT SHOT 7418                 4   1  0    29       SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
 GWENIVERE 7834                4   8  0    24       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
 KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858     4   5  0    24       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA2 7857                      4   2  0    19       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 DYLAN 7861                    3   4  0    13       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
 SIR ULRIC 7866                0   3  0     3       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ARD-RI PENDRAGON 7833   6  3 0 CLAN PENDRAGON 641   KARINIRINA 7810       678   
DER 7864                0  1 0 SUMMERTEETH 640      GERELIN LOSTFIRE      681  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oorop -- Yes, I have it, I just misread it...with the loss of the Ard-ri...well? --
Myrddin

Venahsinde -- Thank you. -- Sir Owen

Jorja -- Thank you, take your time with the diplo. -- Myrddin

     A dangerous offer!

Sea Dogs -- Glad to have you back.  These Hallowieners need some competition, and
Mantor knows my team isn't going to provide it. -- Jorja

Wartless Witch -- It's my manly charm, isn't it? -- Tavelshan Kethal

Headless Norseman -- You're a hard man to figure, I can never tell where your
attention is. -- Karinirina

Sir Owen -- Experience, probably.  And my major damage-doing.  The gods know it isn't
my brain! -- Kurelleu Zien

Lothar Kathal -- Every time one of us matches against you, Jorja has to check the
team names to see who she's supposed to sympathize with.  Or whatever it is she does.
Despite your win, she and I both think you're over-doing the armor. -- Hassimor
Shomur

Gwenivere -- I am, of course, delighted that things are now going well for you.  I
just wish they'd gone well against someone else. -- Kielandor Venansinde

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DER was dealt death by GERELIN LOSTFIRE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HEADLESS NORSEMAN vanquished KARINIRINA in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
JERK O'LANTERN demolished TAVELSHAN KETHAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.
WARTLESS WITCH overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LOTHAR KATHAL was bested by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute duel.
SHE'S A JAR overpowered GWENIVERE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
KURELLEU ZIEN was viciously subdued by SIR OWEN in a 1 minute gory competition.
HASSIMOR SHOMUR was unbelievably bested by ELT in a 3 minute uneven melee.
DA2 vanquished SIR ULRIC in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DYLAN lost to KIELANDOR VENANSINDE in a 3 minute gory duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -   9 -  2      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        26 -  12 -  2      68  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     2 -  14 -  0      13  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 681 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEADLESS NORSEMAN 7758     12   6  0  132 HALLOWIENERS (635)
LUNGING ATTACK   JERK O'LANTERN 7742        16   2  0  128 HALLOWIENERS (635)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WARTLESS WITCH 7750        11   8  0   87 HALLOWIENERS (635)
STRIKING ATTACK  KURELLEU ZIEN 7800         13  11  0   50 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
WALL OF STEEL    ELT 7805                    6   1  0   46 SUMMERTEETH (640)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is WARTLESS WITCH 7750.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JERK O'LANTERN 7742.  The ten other most popular fighters were HASSIMOR 
SHOMUR 7796, WARTLESS WITCH 7750, SIR OWEN 7831, DYLAN 7861, KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 
7858, HEADLESS NORSEMAN 7758, SHE'S A JAR 7804, DA2 7857, DER 7864, and LOTHAR KATHAL 
7832.

The least popular fighter this week was SIR ULRIC 7866.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KURELLEU ZIEN 7800, GWENIVERE 7834, TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795, KARINIRINA 
7810, ELT 7805, LOTHAR KATHAL 7832, DER 7864, DA2 7857, SHE'S A JAR 7804, and 
HEADLESS NORSEMAN 7758.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HEADLESS NORSEMAN (33-7758) HALLOWIENERS (635)