DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/30/2014    Duedate: 02/12/2014

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-722

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHITE SQUALL
SEA DOGS (630)
(33-7862) [10-3-0,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHITE SQUALL                   POSITION IS EMPTY
SEA DOGS (630)                 
(33-7862) [10-3-0,98]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BYL BONESNAPPER                INIGO MONTOYA
BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)          BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
(33-7557) [15-17-2,64]         (33-8054) [11-5-1,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SUMMERTEETH (640)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SUMMERTEETH (640)           46
2. KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)     31      HALLOWIENERS (635)
3. OBSIDIAN HALL (192)         30      Unchartered Team
4. DEMONSPAWN (194)            24
5. SEA DOGS (630)              16      MATRIX (591)

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/ 6 SUMMERTEETH (640)         7  3 1
 2/ 2 HALLOWIENERS (635)        91  56  4 61.9   2/ 3 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       7  4 0
 3/ 0 SEA DOGS (630)           143 102  8 58.4   3- 2*CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)  6  2 1
 4/ 3 SUMMERTEETH (640)         84  71  4 54.2   4/ 5 KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)   6  6 0
 5/ 4 LUROCIANS II (92)        363 342 25 51.5   5/ 1 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     6  9 2
 6/ 5 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)      377 357 31 51.4   6/ 4 DEMONSPAWN (194)          5  7 0
 7/ 6 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    592 574 57 50.8   7/ 0 SEA DOGS (630)            2  3 1
 8/ 7 KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)  148 155  8 48.8   8/ 8 LUROCIANS II (92)         2  7 0
 9/ 8 DEMONSPAWN (194)         263 308 16 46.1   9/ 7 HALLOWIENERS (635)        1  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 740): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 715): BLIND OWL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 736): BADGER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 738): TEETER-SLAUGHTER of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 730): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 731): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 728): RAVAGE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 672): BLACK ZANJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 343): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 588): SFC 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 570): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 565): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 572): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 526): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 520): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 512): GENERAL 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 629): SANDMAN of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 740): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 715): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 736): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 738): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 730): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 731): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 728): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 724): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 672): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 343): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): TOLBINS HIVE A (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 588): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 570): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 565): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 272): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 529): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 520): GRIZZLED VETERANS (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 512): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 629): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
               (turn 741): HELIODORUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 714): BOUTTE of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
                            FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                            TONES OF HOME of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, 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  32 ARVAT (turn 727): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): DEIRDRIE of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 712): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): LOIS THUG of STRAIGHT UP THUGS (?, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  The boys at BIG LAKE BANDITS left the arena 
dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by SUMMERTEETH.  Good show!  BIG 
LAKE BANDITS after a sorry 1-4-0 might want to consider abandoning the sands and 
taking up singing the 'Can't fight no more' blues!  What's a move up by 5 you ask?  
(alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to SUMMERTEETH.  
Good things come to those who fight well, as OBSIDIAN HALL can attest, moving up by 
1.  Practice pays for SIR EDWARD, who pummelled BYL BONESNAPPER, to pocket 21 points. 
A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 8 
points to VIA CHICAGO.  (Discrete enough, GARBAGE SCOW?) PIEHOLDEN SWEET successfully 
staved off a grab for the roses by WHITE SQUALL of SEA DOGS.  Does NIATOLI ISLAND 
have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  Word has it one team in NIATOLI ISLAND 
is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.  
     So much to report, so little time!  Perhaps the warriors of CLASSIC CHARACTERS 
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  Like a pup with 
its tail between its legs, BIG LAKE BANDITS scurried away from CLASSIC CHARACTERS.  
Oh, the shame!  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and DEN'S FAVORITE is it 
right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't DEMONSPAWN proud!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Ask not a 
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an 
unconscious stupor.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  As the seasons change, and the creatures of the 
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Do not despair!  I 
shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHITE SQUALL 7862            10   3  0    98       SEA DOGS (630)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHEET WITH EYES 7740         13   3  0   111       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 INIGO MONTOYA 8054           11   5  1    96       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENJYN BLAYDE 8062            8   6  1    88       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 DEN'S FAVORITE 3581          15   8  0    79       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 PRINCE VALIANT 3587          13  13  0    72       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BYL BONESNAPPER 7557         15  17  2    64       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 SIR EDWARD 8047              11   6  0    64       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
-EQUINOPHOBIC COWBOY 8046      6   7  2    60       HALLOWIENERS (635)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIXEN 8063                    9   6  1    57       DEMONSPAWN (194)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROCK 8055                   11   5  0    55       DEMONSPAWN (194)
-LADY LOVE 8088                5   2  0    49       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 BRUNHYLDA 8082                6   5  0    37       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 BLEAK 8078                    8   5  0    36       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PERFECTO VILLAINOUS 8095      4   4  2    33       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
-FRIDGE BOX ROBOT 7948         2   3  0    30       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 BLACK KNIGHT 8079             5   5  0    28       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
-PIMP POLITICIAN 8087          3   3  1    28       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 IMMORAL DESIRE 8112           3   2  0    26       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

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             5   4  1    20       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 VIA CHICAGO 8069              1   0  0    17       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 ROLF 8104                     3   1  0    16       KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
 CAN'T STAND IT 8101           1   0  1    14       SUMMERTEETH (640)
 LANDLUBBER 8050               1   0  0    13       SEA DOGS (630)
 ZYRO 8118                     1   0  0     9       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 THE KRAKEN 8051               1   0  1     8       SEA DOGS (630)
 SUCCUBUS 8125                 0   1  0     7       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 LADY AMELIA 8120              1   1  0     6       LUROCIANS II (92)
 GHOUL GOBLIN 8116             1   2  0     5       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 GARBAGE SCOW 8040             1   2  0     5       SEA DOGS (630)
 GENOVYFA 8117                 0   1  0     5       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 LORD HANLY 8119               0   2  0     2       LUROCIANS II (92)
 THE HAND COLLECTOR 8128       0   1  0     1       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WEIRDO 8091             4  3 0 CLASSIC CHARACTE 653 PERFECTO VILLAIN 8095 721   
GEORGE 8130             0  1 0 DEMONSPAWN 194       DARK CHAMPION         722  NONE
DILIGAR 7812            1  3 0 LUROCIANS II 92      CAN'T STAND IT 8101   722   
LORD CAVENDISH 8127     0  1 0 LUROCIANS II 92      THE KRAKEN 8051       722   
MAN OVERBOARD 8129      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 630         SHEWISH GIANT         722  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

We're finally back to a full squad this turn.  Need to return to our winning ways. --
Obsidian Hall

Byl Sconesnacker -- I really expected a little more than that from you.  You may not
fight wellm but at least you teach well. -- Benjyn

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GEORGE was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MAN OVERBOARD was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DEN'S FAVORITE was savagely defeated by INIGO MONTOYA in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
IMMORAL DESIRE lost to BRUNHYLDA in a 2 minute amateur vs. veteran Challenge brawl.
GHOUL GOBLIN was defeated by BLACK KNIGHT in a 4 minute Challenge match.
PIEHOLDEN SWEET defeated WHITE SQUALL in a 4 minute veteran's Title struggle.
BENJYN BLAYDE overcame PRINCE VALIANT in a action packed 1 minute fight.
BYL BONESNAPPER was vanquished by SIR EDWARD in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
PERFECTO VILLAINOUS was overpowered by BROCK in a 1 minute uneven duel.
VIXEN savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute gruesome fight.
BLEAK beat ROLF in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
JUST FRIENDS bested LORD HANLY in a 3 minute conflict.
LADY AMELIA bested GENOVYFA in a 3 minute novice's battle.
GARBAGE SCOW was viciously subdued by VIA CHICAGO in a 3 minute bloody bout.
DILIGAR was easily killed by CAN'T STAND IT in a 1 minute gory uneven fight.
ZYRO viciously subdued SUCCUBUS in a exciting 5 minute bloody beginner's duel.
LANDLUBBER devastated THE HAND COLLECTOR in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
LORD CAVENDISH was killed by THE KRAKEN in a 1 minute brutal novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  17 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         STRIKING ATTACK   34 -  27 -  7      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  25 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  18 -  1      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        12 -  15 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  12 -  2      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -  16 -  0      24  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 722 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      3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   WHITE SQUALL 7862          10   3  0   98 SEA DOGS (630)
SLASHING ATTACK  INIGO MONTOYA 8054         11   5  1   96 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
STRIKING ATTACK  BENJYN BLAYDE 8062          8   6  1   88 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
TOTAL PARRY      DEN'S FAVORITE 3581        15   8  0   79 DEMONSPAWN (194)
AIMED BLOW       SIR EDWARD 8047            11   6  0   64 KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (224)
WALL OF STEEL    BRUNHYLDA 8082              6   5  0   37 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
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 ZYRO 8118, 
GHOUL GOBLIN 8116, WHITE SQUALL 7862, BENJYN BLAYDE 8062, GENOVYFA 8117, VIA CHICAGO 
8069, JUST FRIENDS 8080, DEN'S FAVORITE 3581, PRINCE VALIANT 3587, and SIR EDWARD 
8047.

The least popular fighter this week was THE HAND COLLECTOR 8128.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DILIGAR 7812, GARBAGE SCOW 8040, LORD HANLY 8119, PERFECTO 
VILLAINOUS 8095, MAN OVERBOARD 8129, GEORGE 8130, LORD CAVENDISH 8127, SUCCUBUS 8125, 
LADY AMELIA 8120, and ROLF 8104.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

PIEHOLDEN SWEET (33-7856) SUMMERTEETH (640)