DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/03/2013    Duedate: 01/16/2013

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-694

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HULL SCRUBBER
SEA DOGS (630)
(33-7823) [15-1-0,125]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HULL SCRUBBER                  BRAIN BUSTER
SEA DOGS (630)                 XXX BANDITS (614)
(33-7823) [15-1-0,125]         (33-7436) [3-4-1,31]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KURELLEU ZIEN                  FISHWIFE
THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)        SEA DOGS (630)
(33-7800) [18-19-0,73]         (33-7822) [10-7-2,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SEA DOGS (630)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)     36
2. XXX BANDITS (614)           30      BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644)
3. BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644)      13      Unchartered Team
4. SEA DOGS (630)              11
5. UGA COLLEGE RADIO (647)      0      XXX BANDITS (614)

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)    13   7  1 65.0   1/ 1 SEA DOGS (630)            8  3 0
 2/ 2 SEA DOGS (630)           117  85  5 57.9   2/ 2 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     8  7 1
 3/ 3 SUMMERTEETH (640)         39  31  0 55.7   3/ 3 SUMMERTEETH (640)         7  5 0
 4/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    515 512 50 50.1   4/ 4 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)   6  9 0
 5/ 5 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)  371 457 13 44.8   5/ 6*XXX BANDITS (614)         6  9 0
 6/ 6*XXX BANDITS (614)         13  20  1 39.4   6/ 5 BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644)    3  2 0
 7- 7*UGA COLLEGE RADIO (647)    2  12  0 14.3   7- 7*UGA COLLEGE RADIO (647)   0  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 712): BLUE STREAK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 714): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 659): THE BEAKSTER of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 708): DEATHSTALKER of CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 710): TWILO TALON of TALON'S TERRORS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 702): WHIRLING FROGGY of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 703): SIR BLUEBELL of LORDS INC. (Lord Z., mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 353): POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 700): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 696): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 693): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 685): SMILE WAFFLE of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 644): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 329): AURORA MARIE of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 575): DRAKEN-KORIN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 560): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 542): DARTH VADAR of STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 537): LINDIS TYL SARRO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 258): SUN STROKE of SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 492): KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 601): NOREASTER of DIRT DEVILS (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 712): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 714): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 659): ARCANE ROYALTY
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 708): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 710): SHADOWMONGERS (Shadow, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 702): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 703): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 353): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 700): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 696): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 693): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 685): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 644): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 329): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 575): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 560): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 542): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 537): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 258): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 492): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 601): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 711): TRAKE DARROWS of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 709): JOHN DERE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 700): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
                          MOTHIAS 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  47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
                   (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): MATH of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 560): FENWRIST of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
                          PRIME MINISTER of INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome NIATOLI ISLAND.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the 
fights have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with 
TAVELSHAN KETHAL?  He actually beat SUMMERTEETH's PIEHOLDEN SWEET, and walked away 
with 21 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at THE SEWING CIRCLE while they 
watched TAVELSHAN KETHAL clobber PIEHOLDEN SWEET.  He lost 16 points and got bruised 
from objects thrown from the stands.  Try as she might, KARINIRINA wasn't good enough 
at persuading HULL SCRUBBER to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it 
be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the 
uses of convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  How 
well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, SHE'S A JAR!  Don't 
make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  THE IMPOSER of BIG LAKE BANDITS 
knows how to pick 'em.  He challenged DA2 of SUMMERTEETH who is up by 20.  Now was 
this a wise move?  THE IMPOSER perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he lost to 
DA2 and ended up with 25 recognition points.   
     Warriors of NIATOLI ISLAND unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Many a 
warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     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.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HULL SCRUBBER 7823           15   1  0   125       SEA DOGS (630)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795        17  26  0    95       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FISHWIFE 7822                10   7  2    90       SEA DOGS (630)
 HASSIMOR SHOMUR 7796         16  27  1    87       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 FROGGY FOO FOO 7851          10   0  1    82       BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644)
 KURELLEU ZIEN 7800           18  19  0    73       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 KARINIRINA 7810              16  17  2    72       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858    13   9  0    72       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 ELT 7805                     14   6  0    70       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856          8   2  0    69       SUMMERTEETH (640)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHE'S A JAR 7804              6   8  0    60       SUMMERTEETH (640)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA2 7857                     11   8  0    46       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539         5   1  1    40       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHITE SQUALL 7862             4   0  0    39       SEA DOGS (630)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORTAN FALCONEYE 7465         8   7  1    33       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 BRAIN BUSTER 7436             3   4  1    31       XXX BANDITS (614)
 THE IMPOSER 7553              3   2  0    25       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEDAZZLER 7440                4   3  0    22       XXX BANDITS (614)
 BLACKMOMBA 7913               1   2  0    16       XXX BANDITS (614)
 GUNTHER 7439                  3   4  0    15       XXX BANDITS (614)
 TORG THUNDERCLAP 7554         2   3  0    11       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 BYL BONESNAPPER 7557          2   2  0    10       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 WAR PIG 7914                  2   1  0     8       XXX BANDITS (614)
-BULLRUSH 7901                 1   2  0     5       UGA COLLEGE RADIO (647)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA FROG 7915            0  1 0 BATTLE FROGS SO1 644 MOUNTAIN TROLL        694  NONE
DOOMED FROG 7916        0  1 0 BATTLE FROGS SO1 644 BLACK ORC             694  NONE
R.E.M. 7899             1  3 0 UGA COLLEGE RADI 647 GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539 692   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hull Scrubber -- Do you do beanpots?  Somebody, I won't mention names because it's
one of my teammates, tried to cook up a pot of beans in my BEST saucepan and forgot
about it and it BURNED DRY.  Very few things stick to a pan more disastrously than
burned beans.  I've tried everything--being the only one who objects to every pot of
soup tasting like burned beans--and no luck so far. -- Karinirina

Fishwife -- Such language! --Kurelleu Zien

Elt -- Bitten by summer teeth in the wintertime.  How is this possible? -- Hassimor
Shomur

Froggy Foo Foo -- Anyone wants to offer me a plate of fried frogs' legs, I'll take
it. -- Tavelshan Kethal

Lortan Falconeye -- Ah, excellent!  Having the only win on our team means that I
won't have to cope with the burned-bean pan.  Thanks.  Let me buy you a drink! --
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

DOOMED FROG was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA FROG was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
LORTAN FALCONEYE was demolished by SHE'S A JAR in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
THE IMPOSER was viciously subdued by DA2 in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
HULL SCRUBBER devastated KARINIRINA in a 1 minute uneven Title brawl.
KIELANDOR VENANSINDE was savagely defeated by FISHWIFE in a 2 minute struggle.
PIEHOLDEN SWEET was overpowered by TAVELSHAN KETHAL in a 2 minute uneven melee.
ELT was viciously subdued by HASSIMOR SHOMUR in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
KURELLEU ZIEN was savagely defeated by FROGGY FOO FOO in a 1 minute duel.
GRU-SON OF GROTT overpowered GUNTHER in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
BEDAZZLER luckily beat TORG THUNDERCLAP in a 3 minute brutal match.
BRAIN BUSTER devastated BYL BONESNAPPER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BLACKMOMBA demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
WAR PIG outlasted FRATSFA SLAVE in a tiring 8 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   9 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  13 -  1      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  17 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  29 -  0      37  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        10 -  26 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   6 -  0       0  |

Turn 694 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     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  4         1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  HULL SCRUBBER 7823         15   1  0  125 SEA DOGS (630)
AIMED BLOW       FISHWIFE 7822              10   7  2   90 SEA DOGS (630)
LUNGING ATTACK   FROGGY FOO FOO 7851        10   0  1   82 BATTLE FROGS SO1 (644)
WALL OF STEEL    KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858  13   9  0   72 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
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 FISHWIFE 7822.  The ten other most popular fighters were FROGGY FOO FOO 
7851, SHE'S A JAR 7804, DA2 7857, TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795, HASSIMOR SHOMUR 7796, 
GRU-SON OF GROTT 7539, TORG THUNDERCLAP 7554, LORTAN FALCONEYE 7465, HULL SCRUBBER 
7823, and ELT 7805.

The least popular fighter this week was WAR PIG 7914.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BYL BONESNAPPER 7557, KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858, KARINIRINA 7810, THE 
IMPOSER 7553, DOOMED FROG 7916, BEDAZZLER 7440, GUNTHER 7439, KURELLEU ZIEN 7800, 
PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856, and DA FROG 7915.