DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/22/2014    Duedate: 06/04/2014

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-730

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SSSINK!
F/X (648)
(33-7925) [9-0-0,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BENJYN BLAYDE                  SSSINK!
OBSIDIAN HALL (192)            F/X (648)
(33-8062) [12-10-1,108]        (33-7925) [9-0-0,144]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BYL BONESNAPPER                LAURI THE TRAMP
BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)          BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
(33-7557) [20-20-3,86]         (33-8171) [1-2-0,6]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)    29
2. F/X (648)                   27      HALLOWIENERS (635)
3. THE CARELESS BEARS (600)    19      Unchartered Team
4. BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)       18
5. OBSIDIAN HALL (192)         10      F/X (648)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*F/X (648)                  9   1  0 90.0   1/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     9  6 0
 2/ 2 HALLOWIENERS (635)        97  57  4 63.0   2/ 3 DEMONSPAWN (194)          7  6 0
 3/ 3*DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)  19  13  0 59.4   3/ 2 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       7  8 0
 4/ 4 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)  30  21  1 58.8   4/ 1*DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)  5  7 0
 5/ 5 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)      401 373 31 51.8   5/ 6 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)  4  4 0
 6/ 6 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    609 597 58 50.5   6/ 7 HALLOWIENERS (635)        3  0 0
 7/ 7 DEMONSPAWN (194)         277 328 18 45.8   7/ 5*F/X (648)                 3  1 0
 8/ 9*THE CARELESS BEARS (600)   2   3  0 40.0   8/ 9*THE CARELESS BEARS (600)  2  1 0
 9/ 8 XXX BANDITS (614)         29  50  2 36.7   9/ 8 XXX BANDITS (614)         2  8 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 748): EXPENDABLE YOUTH of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 750): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 731): BLACKHAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 744): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 746): GOLDEN FLASH of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 738): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 739): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 371): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 736): SERENA of SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 721): MAYNERD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 611): FERRIA HOUGH of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 596): SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 578): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 573): DRIVING A ROLLS of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                         (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 276): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 537): KNOS THE AXE of BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RAGE of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 520): SILVER SLIM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 637): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 748): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 750): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 731): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 744): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 746): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 738): QUEENSRYCHE (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 739): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 371): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 736): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 732): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): DUELMASTERS BUFFET (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 721): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 611): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 596): THE ELITE (?, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 578): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 276): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 534): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 520): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 636): BEERBARIANS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 750): AMMONIUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
                           JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
               (turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
                           NELLI POLITANA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 744): SILVAMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 745): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): DOTTLE of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                               CHICKEN A LA KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                   (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 610): SERGEANT 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to NIATOLI ISLAND once again!  Biff!  Pow!  NIATOLI ISLAND watched 
with glee as DUELMASTERS BUFFET got knocked off top spot by BIG LAKE BANDITS!  Ya 
gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the 
pain!  BIG LAKE BANDITS is now ranked 1st with a 3-2-0 turn.  What's with GRUNGE 
BEAR?  He actually beat DUELMASTERS BUFFET's NO-ARMED BANDIT, and walked away with 19 
more points from the fight.  Major screwup at CLASSIC CHARACTERS.  LADY LOVE lost 16 
points to THE HAND COLLECTOR.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe LADY LOVE will 
provide more easy wins...  Try as he might, BLEAK wasn't good enough at persuading 
SSSINK! 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.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was DUELMASTERS BUFFET.  In my day, no team with a 18-11-0 would scare me off!  
What's the problem, BIG LAKE BANDITS?  How well I know the feeling of being the most 
challenged warrior, BYL BONESNAPPER!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to 
haunt you.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  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.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSSINK! 7925                  9   0  0   144       F/X (648)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHEET WITH EYES 7740         13   3  0   111       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 BENJYN BLAYDE 8062           12  10  1   108       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEN'S FAVORITE 3581          18  13  0    89       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 BYL BONESNAPPER 7557         20  20  3    86       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 BLEAK 8078                   13   8  0    85       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 BRUNHYLDA 8082               13   6  0    74       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIXEN 8063                   12  11  2    74       DEMONSPAWN (194)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUSTLER 8090                  8   0  0    65       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 BLACKMOMBA 7913               8   6  0    65       XXX BANDITS (614)
-EQUINOPHOBIC COWBOY 8046      6   7  2    60       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 GHOUL GOBLIN 8116             7   3  0    57       HALLOWIENERS (635)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZYRO 8118                     6   3  0    47       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 THE HAND COLLECTOR 8128       3   6  0    43       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
-COCKY JOCK 8152               3   1  0    39       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIFFCAKE 8136                 4   2  0    33       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
 MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS 8138      4   3  0    33       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
 GRUNGE BEAR 7281              2   3  0    33       THE CARELESS BEARS (600)
-FRIDGE BOX ROBOT 7948         2   3  0    30       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 WAR PIG 7914                  7   7  0    28       XXX BANDITS (614)
 GENOVYFA 8117                 3   6  0    27       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 SUCCUBUS 8125                 3   6  0    25       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 HODAR 8170                    3   0  0    24       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO-ARMED BANDIT 8137          6   1  0    23       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
 IMMORAL DESIRE 8112           5   8  0    23       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
-CLASS CLOWN 8098              6   4  0    22       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 LOK 8169                      2   0  0    22       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 LADY LOVE 8088                5   5  0    20       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 OG 8173                       1   1  0    15       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 ANGRY EX-WIFE 8143            1   2  0    13       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
-PAPA BEAR CLAWS 8149          3   1  0    10       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
 LAURI THE TRAMP 8171          1   2  0     6       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BROCK 8055             13  7 1 DEMONSPAWN 194       BYL BONESNAPPER 7557  726  REVENGED
FROTHINGSAUCE 8163      2  3 0 DUELMASTERS BUFF 655 ARENAMASTER KAGH      730  NONE
THUNK! 7924             0  1 0 F/X 648              ARENAMASTER KAGH      730  NONE
DA3 8178                0  1 0 XXX BANDITS 614      GERELIN LOSTFIRE      730  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

GRUNG BEAR, GRUNG BEAR, GRUNG BEAR -- I will find you and I will get my challenge I
want you in the ground!  Tell me, FROTHINGSAUCE, what were you thinking challenging a
war pig, are you crazy, that guy lives for war!!!  And to think you could beat a
Bandit you're out of your mind, this whole arena has gone crazy thinking they want to
fight a Bandit, if I were you I would run as fast as you can and get off my island
before I have to get nasty!!! -- XXX BANDITS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FROTHINGSAUCE was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAGHAL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
THUNK! was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAGHAL in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA3 was murdered by GERELIN LOSTFIRE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
VIXEN was viciously subdued by BYL BONESNAPPER in a 2 minute master's Bloodfeud brawl.
BRUNHYLDA luckily beat BLACKMOMBA in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
THE HAND COLLECTOR devastated LADY LOVE in a 7 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel.
SUCCUBUS narrowly defeated IMMORAL DESIRE in a 3 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS overpowered WAR PIG in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
HODAR unbelievably bested OG in a crowd boring 8 minute novice's Challenge duel.
ANGRY EX-WIFE luckily beat LAURI THE TRAMP in a 5 minute novice's Challenge fight.
SSSINK! overpowered BLEAK in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
DEN'S FAVORITE was viciously subdued by BENJYN BLAYDE in a 3 minute master's conflict.
HUSTLER viciously subdued ZYRO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody bout.
GHOUL GOBLIN overpowered GENOVYFA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
NO-ARMED BANDIT was devastated by GRUNGE BEAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LOK overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         AIMED BLOW        21 -  12 -  0      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  14 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  25 -  4      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  30 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  29 -  0      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   7 -  0      13  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   9 -  0      10  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 730 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         4 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SSSINK! 7925                9   0  0  144 F/X (648)
STRIKING ATTACK  BENJYN BLAYDE 8062         12  10  1  108 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
TOTAL PARRY      DEN'S FAVORITE 3581        18  13  0   89 DEMONSPAWN (194)
WALL OF STEEL    BRUNHYLDA 8082             13   6  0   74 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
SLASHING ATTACK  VIXEN 8063                 12  11  2   74 DEMONSPAWN (194)
LUNGING ATTACK   HUSTLER 8090                8   0  0   65 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
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 LAURI THE TRAMP 8171.  The ten other most popular fighters were BENJYN 
BLAYDE 8062, BYL BONESNAPPER 7557, IMMORAL DESIRE 8112, MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS 8138, 
HUSTLER 8090, BLACKMOMBA 7913, SSSINK! 7925, GRUNGE BEAR 7281, VIXEN 8063, and 
BRUNHYLDA 8082.

The least popular fighter this week was HODAR 8170.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were OG 8173, LADY LOVE 8088, NO-ARMED BANDIT 8137, GENOVYFA 8117, ZYRO 
8118, BLEAK 8078, ANGRY EX-WIFE 8143, WAR PIG 7914, DA3 8178, and FROTHINGSAUCE 8163.