DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/16/2014    Duedate: 01/29/2014

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-721

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PIEHOLDEN SWEET
SUMMERTEETH (640)
(33-7856) [20-17-0,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PIEHOLDEN SWEET                LADY LOVE
SUMMERTEETH (640)              CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
(33-7856) [20-17-0,107]        (33-8088) [5-2-0,49]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BYL BONESNAPPER                INIGO MONTOYA
BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)          BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
(33-7557) [15-16-2,63]         (33-8054) [10-5-1,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)       37
2. OBSIDIAN HALL (192)         16      HALLOWIENERS (635)
3. CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)    13      Unchartered Team
4. SUMMERTEETH (640)           12
5. KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)      8      CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)  20  11  1 64.5   1/ 2 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     9  6 2
 2/ 2 HALLOWIENERS (635)        91  55  4 62.3   2/ 1*CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)  8  4 1
 3/ 3 SUMMERTEETH (640)         80  71  3 53.0   3/ 6 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       5  6 0
 4- 4 LUROCIANS II (92)        362 339 25 51.6   4/ 3 DEMONSPAWN (194)          5  7 0
 5/ 5 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)      373 356 31 51.2   5/ 5 KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)   4  4 0
 6/ 6 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    591 570 57 50.9   6/ 4 SUMMERTEETH (640)         4  4 0
 7/ 7 KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)  146 153  8 48.8   7/ 8 HALLOWIENERS (635)        2  3 0
 8/ 8 DEMONSPAWN (194)         261 305 16 46.1   8- 7 LUROCIANS II (92)         2  8 1

    '*'   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 739): THROUGH THE WINDOW of PAPERBOYS (slugbait, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 741): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 713): FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 737): TEETER SLAUGHTER of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 729): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 727): ZARGAS of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 726): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 720): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 712): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 671): XOWIE of TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 336): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 323): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 602): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 587): SFC 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 569): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 564): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 572): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 525): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 519): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 511): GENERAL 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 628): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 739): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 741): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 713): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 737): AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 729): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 727): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 723): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 720): CLASSIC CHARACTERS (The Producer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 712): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 671): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 336): DEAD GAWDS (Death Jester, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 323): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 602): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 587): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 569): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 564): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 272): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 528): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 519): GRIZZLED VETERANS (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 511): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 628): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 738): ODDLY ELEGANT of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 741): HELIODORUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                            TONES OF HOME of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 736): EVERBRINGER of SHADOWMONGERS (Shadow, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 719): LADY KALDRA of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 712): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 568): FIFINE GILLY of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 518): WINTER ROSE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in NIATOLI ISLAND!  I still haven't told Mom I'm 
writing Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  Too bad, CLASSIC 
CHARACTERS, but BIG LAKE BANDITS was just too good to be stopped.  The guys at 
OBSIDIAN HALL like really pulled together to get a 2-1-0 this turn, moving up by 3.  
MVP award for LADY LOVE?  CLASSIC CHARACTERS' proud of her after beating BROCK and 
getting 23 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  BROCK's match with LADY LOVE cost 
him a loss of 11 points!  This Duelmaster is like something else!  PIEHOLDEN SWEET 
stopped DEN'S FAVORITE dead in his tracks!  Is the Duelmaster really being a real 
snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  KNIGHTS OF 
LEGEND was the most avoided team.  Is a 146-153-8 record really that scary?  I don't 
know what CLASSIC CHARACTERS' been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many 
fights from KNIGHTS OF LEGEND, that's fer sher.  Like, is JUST FRIENDS popular, or 
what?  He was challenged the most in all of NIATOLI ISLAND!  He's got a 4-4-1, is 
that good?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All NIATOLI ISLAND ever talks about is 
fighting!  Me, I'm more laid back.  What a bummer deal for WEIRDO!  He just barely 
was getting his "fighter feet" but got kill by PERFECTO VILLAINOUS of BIG LAKE 
BANDITS!  Those're the breaks, I guess.  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'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Its been 
really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856         20  17  0   107       SUMMERTEETH (640)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHEET WITH EYES 7740         13   3  0   111       HALLOWIENERS (635)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INIGO MONTOYA 8054           10   5  1    86       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 BENJYN BLAYDE 8062            7   6  1    81       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 DEN'S FAVORITE 3581          15   7  0    79       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 PRINCE VALIANT 3587          13  12  0    73       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BYL BONESNAPPER 7557         15  16  2    63       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
-EQUINOPHOBIC COWBOY 8046      6   7  2    60       HALLOWIENERS (635)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIXEN 8063                    8   6  1    55       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 LADY LOVE 8088                5   2  0    49       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 BROCK 8055                   10   5  0    45       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 SIR EDWARD 8047              10   6  0    43       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PERFECTO VILLAINOUS 8095      4   3  2    40       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLEAK 8078                    7   5  0    32       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 BRUNHYLDA 8082                5   5  0    32       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 IMMORAL DESIRE 8112           3   1  0    30       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
-FRIDGE BOX ROBOT 7948         2   3  0    30       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 PIMP POLITICIAN 8087          3   3  1    28       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HUSTLER 8090                  4   0  0    23       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 CLASS CLOWN 8098              4   2  0    22       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 JUST FRIENDS 8080             4   4  1    17       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 BLACK KNIGHT 8079             4   5  0    17       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
 ROLF 8104                     3   0  0    16       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
-DILIGAR 7812                  1   2  0     5       LUROCIANS II (92)
 GHOUL GOBLIN 8116             1   1  0     4       HALLOWIENERS (635)
-LADY AMELIA 8120              0   1  0     1       LUROCIANS II (92)
-LORD HANLY 8119               0   1  0     1       LUROCIANS II (92)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HUGE SHAWN 8111         0  4 0 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71  SHEWISH GIANT         721  NONE
WEIRDO 8091             4  3 0 CLASSIC CHARACTE 653 PERFECTO VILLAIN 8095 721   
LONELINESS 8102         1  1 0 SUMMERTEETH 640      WURM KIN              721  NONE

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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HUGE SHAWN was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LONELINESS was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BENJYN BLAYDE demolished BYL BONESNAPPER in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
WEIRDO was slaughtered by PERFECTO VILLAINOUS in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
CLASS CLOWN luckily beat BLACK KNIGHT in a monotonous 22 minute Challenge fight.
IMMORAL DESIRE viciously subdued JUST FRIENDS in a popular 3 minute Challenge duel.
GHOUL GOBLIN was luckily beaten by ROLF in a 3 minute gory amateur's Challenge brawl.
PIEHOLDEN SWEET handily defeated DEN'S FAVORITE in a 2 minute uneven Title melee.
PRINCE VALIANT was viciously subdued by INIGO MONTOYA in a 3 minute fight.
SIR EDWARD defeated BRUNHYLDA in a 2 minute brutal fight.
BROCK was overcome by LADY LOVE in a popular 3 minute bout.
VIXEN demolished PIMP POLITICIAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BLEAK handily defeated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  13 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  29 -  6      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  25 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        12 -  15 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  12 -  2      37  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  13 -  0      35  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 721 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856       20  17  0  107 SUMMERTEETH (640)
SLASHING ATTACK  INIGO MONTOYA 8054         10   5  1   86 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
STRIKING ATTACK  BENJYN BLAYDE 8062          7   6  1   81 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
TOTAL PARRY      DEN'S FAVORITE 3581        15   7  0   79 DEMONSPAWN (194)
PARRY-STRIKE     PRINCE VALIANT 3587        13  12  0   73 KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
LUNGING ATTACK   BROCK 8055                 10   5  0   45 DEMONSPAWN (194)
AIMED BLOW       SIR EDWARD 8047            10   6  0   43 KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BYL BONESNAPPER 7557.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was INIGO MONTOYA 8054.  The ten other most popular fighters were IMMORAL DESIRE 
8112, BROCK 8055, GHOUL GOBLIN 8116, PIEHOLDEN SWEET 7856, SIR EDWARD 8047, BENJYN 
BLAYDE 8062, JUST FRIENDS 8080, ROLF 8104, DEN'S FAVORITE 3581, and HUGE SHAWN 8111.

The least popular fighter this week was BLACK KNIGHT 8079.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CLASS CLOWN 8098, PIMP POLITICIAN 8087, WEIRDO 8091, BYL 
BONESNAPPER 7557, LONELINESS 8102, BLEAK 8078, VIXEN 8063, LADY LOVE 8088, BRUNHYLDA 
8082, and PRINCE VALIANT 3587.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

PIEHOLDEN SWEET (33-7856) SUMMERTEETH (640)