DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/20/2012 Duedate: 01/02/2013 NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA DM-33 TURN-693 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HULL SCRUBBER SEA DOGS (630) (33-7823) [14-1-0,123] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HULL SCRUBBER FROGGY FOO FOO SEA DOGS (630) BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644) (33-7823) [14-1-0,123] (33-7851) [9-0-1,75] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite KURELLEU ZIEN BYL BONESNAPPER THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) (33-7800) [18-18-0,72] (33-7557) [2-1-0,21] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SEA DOGS (630) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 45 2. SUMMERTEETH (640) 43 SEA DOGS (630) 3. BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644) 15 Unchartered Team 4. THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) 3 5. SEA DOGS (630) 0 BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644) 12 5 1 70.6 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (630) 9 4 0 2/ 2 SEA DOGS (630) 115 85 5 57.5 2/ 5 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 7 3 1 3/ 3 SUMMERTEETH (640) 37 29 0 56.1 3/ 3 SUMMERTEETH (640) 7 5 0 4/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 514 508 50 50.3 4/ 2 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) 5 10 0 5/ 6 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) 369 454 13 44.8 5/ 6*BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644) 3 0 0 6/ 7*XXX BANDITS (614) 9 19 1 32.1 6/ 4*XXX BANDITS (614) 2 13 0 7/ 8*UGA COLLEGE RADIO (647) 2 12 0 14.3 7/ 7*UGA COLLEGE RADIO (647) 1 7 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 711): TRAKE DARROWS of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 713): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 657): THE BEAKSTER of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 707): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 709): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 701): WHIRLING FROGGY of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 702): GRAVITRON of THE MOTHERSHIP CC (Floyd, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 353): POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 699): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 695): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 692): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 684): SMILE WAFFLE of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 643): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 328): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 309): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 574): LINKIN LOGGER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 559): PRIME MINISTER of INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 541): GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 536): IRONIC TWIST of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 258): SUN STROKE of SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 497): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 491): KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 483): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 600): MARTIN BLANK of BLOOD TITANS (The Greek Guy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 711): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 713): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 657): ARCANE ROYALTY DM 15 MALCORN (turn 707): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 709): SHADOWMONGERS (Shadow, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 701): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 702): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 353): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 699): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 32 ARVAT (turn 695): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 692): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 684): BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 643): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 328): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 309): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 574): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 559): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 541): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 536): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 258): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 497): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 491): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 483): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 600): DEAD WE SUCK (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 711): TRAKE DARROWS of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.) (turn 710): BLAMMO of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 657): GRIM LAUGHTER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 709): JOHN DERE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 701): DONT PAY RENT of BASH BROS HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 697): SOLWYN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): BUMBLE of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.) XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 692): SHELLBACK of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 327): SAPPHIRA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.) (turn 321): BIG MAC of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 558): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 490): MOUNTAIN STORM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. So long, Shellback. You tried your best, but never could quite put it all together for a TV run. Perhaps you'll have better luck against the Dark Arena or in Freshmen. All of the preparations for our zombie have been made. There is a spot open on the team. A witchdoctor has been contracted. But you know those contractors. They give you an estimate. Tell you how long it will take. Then, it starts. They need a full moon. The stars aren't aligned right. They require more powdered rhino horn. More gold dust. More frankincense. Before you know it, its over budget and late. So we'll see. Hull Scrubber SPY REPORT Well, what are you looking at, NIATOLI ISLAND? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. BIG LAKE BANDITS turned their 4-1-0 turn into a 2nd place rank in the listings this turn. Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists. Now let's all watch SUMMERTEETH's heads swell from their 4-0-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see FISHWIFE win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, GRU-SON OF GROTT beat GUNTHER and GUNTHER lost 13 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, NIATOLI ISLAND may be getting bland, as HULL SCRUBBER stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha! He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for NIATOLI ISLAND's morgue. More variety. I could say I saw this coming, but so could anyone else. Anyway, this turn it came. SHELLBACK's 14-2-0 has earned him the Dark Arena. Now hey, I like to see a death as much as the next guy, but hey SEA DOGS, whyja send SHELLBACK to the Dark Arena, look at his record, huh? Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use. Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one. I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HULL SCRUBBER 7823 14 1 0 123 SEA DOGS (630) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856 8 1 0 85 SUMMERTEETH (640) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FISHWIFE 7822 9 7 2 81 SEA DOGS (630) ELT 7805 14 5 0 78 SUMMERTEETH (640) FROGGY FOO FOO 7851 9 0 1 75 BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644) TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795 16 26 0 74 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858 13 8 0 74 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) HASSIMOR SHOMUR 7796 15 27 1 73 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) KURELLEU ZIEN 7800 18 18 0 72 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) KARINIRINA 7810 16 16 2 70 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SHE'S A JAR 7804 5 8 0 50 SUMMERTEETH (640) DA2 7857 10 8 0 44 SUMMERTEETH (640) LORTAN FALCONEYE 7465 8 6 1 41 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) WHITE SQUALL 7862 4 0 0 39 SEA DOGS (630) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539 4 1 1 33 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) THE IMPOSER 7553 3 1 0 24 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BYL BONESNAPPER 7557 2 1 0 21 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) BRAIN BUSTER 7436 2 4 1 19 XXX BANDITS (614) GUNTHER 7439 3 3 0 18 XXX BANDITS (614) BEDAZZLER 7440 3 3 0 18 XXX BANDITS (614) TORG THUNDERCLAP 7554 2 2 0 14 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) WAR PIG 7914 1 1 0 5 XXX BANDITS (614) BULLRUSH 7901 1 2 0 5 UGA COLLEGE RADIO (647) BLACKMOMBA 7913 0 2 0 2 XXX BANDITS (614) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SHELLBACK 7769 14 3 0 SEA DOGS 630 STONE GOLEM 693 NONE BLAH 7920 0 1 0 UGA COLLEGE RADI 647 BANDIT PRINCE 693 NONE R.E.M. 7899 1 3 0 UGA COLLEGE RADI 647 GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539 692 PERSONAL ADS Well, er, ah, um, our best wishes for the zombie, if that is appropriate. Does one ever recover from being a zombie? -- Jorja and the Sewing Circle Our congratulations to Shellback. -- Jorja and the Sewing Circle Hull Scrubber -- Squeaky clean, that's me. -- Tavelshan Kethal Fishwife -- Whatever brought you to marry a fish? Talk about a cold bed! -- Hassimor Shomur I've never liked Kung-fusians. -- Kurelleu Zien Oh, great, Kurelleu gets him all stirred up, and the Kung-Fu Master takes it out on ME. -- Karinirian She's a Jar -- Well, close her, then. -- Kielandor Venansinde ALL -- MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL IN ALASTARI!!! May your year end in peace and the new year hold great things for you and your families. -- Gentleben (Sunset-21, Morya-28, Arvat-32 and Talahya-100) LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SHELLBACK was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. BLAH was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee. HULL SCRUBBER demolished KARINIRINA in a 1 minute uneven Title fight. PIEHOLDEN SWEET bested KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute contest. KURELLEU ZIEN was overpowered by FISHWIFE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. HASSIMOR SHOMUR was devastated by ELT in a 1 minute uneven brawl. TAVELSHAN KETHAL was savagely defeated by FROGGY FOO FOO in a 1 minute struggle. KIELANDOR VENANSINDE overpowered LORTAN FALCONEYE in a 1 minute uneven melee. DA2 viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gory expert vs. beginner fight. SHE'S A JAR savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match. WHITE SQUALL demolished BRAIN BUSTER in a 1 minute mismatched match. GUNTHER was handily defeated by GRU-SON OF GROTT in a 1 minute one-sided contest. BEDAZZLER was savagely defeated by BYL BONESNAPPER in a popular 3 minute bloody brawl. TORG THUNDERCLAP handily defeated BLACKMOMBA in a 1 minute uneven fight. THE IMPOSER overpowered BULLRUSH in a 2 minute gruesome uneven struggle. WAR PIG outlasted FRATSFA SLAVE in a unpopular 7 minute amateur's brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 | |STRIKING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 24 - 14 - 0 63 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 5 - 0 62 | |AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 9 - 0 59 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 1 56 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 28 - 0 36 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 1 33 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 10 - 24 - 0 29 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 5 - 0 0 | Turn 693 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 5 3 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK HULL SCRUBBER 7823 14 1 0 123 SEA DOGS (630) WALL OF STEEL PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856 8 1 0 85 SUMMERTEETH (640) AIMED BLOW FISHWIFE 7822 9 7 2 81 SEA DOGS (630) LUNGING ATTACK FROGGY FOO FOO 7851 9 0 1 75 BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is KURELLEU ZIEN 7800. The most popular warrior this turn was BYL BONESNAPPER 7557. The ten other most popular fighters were FROGGY FOO FOO 7851, PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856, DA2 7857, SHE'S A JAR 7804, KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858, HULL SCRUBBER 7823, FISHWIFE 7822, THE IMPOSER 7553, ELT 7805, and GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539. The least popular fighter this week was WAR PIG 7914. The other ten least popular fighters were BLACKMOMBA 7913, BEDAZZLER 7440, GUNTHER 7439, BRAIN BUSTER 7436, LORTAN FALCONEYE 7465, TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795, HASSIMOR SHOMUR 7796, KURELLEU ZIEN 7800, KARINIRINA 7810, and BULLRUSH 7901. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SHELLBACK (33-7769) SEA DOGS (630)