DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/26/2007    Duedate: 01/08/2008

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-555

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TOURNEY SCUM
BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
(35-3943) [31-7-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TOURNEY SCUM                   JANICE JOPLIN
BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)           DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
(35-3943) [31-7-0,115]         (35-3891) [6-0-1,96]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BILDIS                         BRENNA
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3978) [14-21-1,77]         (35-3995) [16-10-0,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEAD MUSICIANS (362)        47
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)       2      BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
3. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)         2      Unchartered Team
4. URBAN JUNGLE (259)           0
                                       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*DEAD MUSICIANS (362)      19   7  6 73.1   1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   10  5 0
 2/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)     107  60  7 64.1   2/ 2*DEAD MUSICIANS (362)      9  1 3
 3- 4 URBAN JUNGLE (259)        58  60  6 49.2   3/ 3 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)      3  0 0
 4/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   660 887 22 42.7   4- 5 URBAN JUNGLE (259)        1  4 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 583): NOSFERATU of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 583): WINTER SHADOWS of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 577): SOMNAMBULANT of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft
                            West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 579): KUROHANA of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 578): N- MOCK of 1ST NORTHERN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 576): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 288): SRAN3E of PHANTACITY (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 569): GOLDIE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): GERI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 565): LARRY of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 563): THE PIKER of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 554): TOURNEY SCUM of BUSY, BUSYTOWN (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 517): MASHAD of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 263): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): RHIANNON of GAELIC STORM (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): STREET SIGN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 444): GODGET of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 431): LOKI IX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 422): CIRSIUM VULGARE of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 408): KILLIAN TEN VIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 193): LAELKORISSA of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 380): KIRSSARINA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 376): HOLLY HEPATITIS of ONE NIGHT STANDS (Soultaker)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 470): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 470): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 583): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 583): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 577): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 579): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 578): DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 576): TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 288): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 569): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 565): ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 563): KLKASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 554): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 517): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 263): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 444): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 431): VILLAINOUS LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 421): BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 408): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 193): DREW'S BOYS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 380): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 376): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 470): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 576): STRADA of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 579): KUROHANA of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 578): DROGRA of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
                (turn 577): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
                            VINN WULF of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 569): GOLDIE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
                          ELDACAR of MID EARTH (Dirmael, mgr.)
                          BUZZSAW of ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): GERI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
                   (turn 285): ULTHAR UTHERYDES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord)
                               KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 565): BELLE ZEYBUL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 515): THOMAS FOWLER of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): SMOKESCREEN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): STREET SIGN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
                  (turn 243): HARRY MONSTER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 444): GODGET of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
                            SOURCRAB of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
                            MANDORALLEN of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
                (turn 443): THE QUAM ZONE of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
MURSKA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Now let's all watch DEAD MUSICIANS' 
heads swell from their 4-1-1 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big 
deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see DRENDAN O'KAI win a fight and 
gain 12 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, DEIRDRE beat BUDDY HOLLY and BUDDY HOLLY lost 3 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, MURSKA may 
be getting bland, as TOURNEY SCUM stays top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very good 
mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, 
MURSKA?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  URBAN JUNGLE was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like DEAD MUSICIANS avoided them the most 
this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  BILDIS was 
challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or 
feared?  Heh, heh.  Looks like time for laurels or hemlock, BILDIS was challenged by 
JANICE JOPLIN, who was ranked 34 points below him.  My sides still hurt from laughing 
about BILDIS losing and giving JANICE JOPLIN 26 points of recognition.  Ha ha ha ha!! 
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if 
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     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.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of MURSKA.  I feel much better now.  Glad to see the back of 
this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOURNEY SCUM 3943            31   7  0   115       BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MURSKAN PATRIOT 3412         13   6  0   100       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
 JANICE JOPLIN 3891            6   0  1    96       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BILDIS 3978                  14  21  1    77       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 DRENDAN O'KAI 4030           11   3  0    75       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRENNA 3995                  16  10  0    66       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 ANGUS ARGUS 4032              7   0  0    60       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEIRDRE 4031                  8   1  0    54       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-LUCY JORDAN 2669              7  17  0    46       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MANDOLIN WIND 3489            5   1  2    38       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE BIG BOPPER 3911           3   0  3    28       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
 RANDY RHODES 3888             2   0  0    27       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
 BUDDY HOLLY 3890              4   2  1    25       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOHN LENNON 3956              2   0  1    23       DEAD MUSICIANS (362)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      THE BIG BOPPER 3911   555  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Janice Joplin -- 6 degrees of separation:  Janice Joplin sang "Me and Bobby McGee"
which was written by K. Kristofferson who used to work as a janitor at Columbia
Studios while Bob Dylan was recording Blonde on Blonde, an album containing a song
named "Stuck Inside of Mobile", which was also on "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol 2.",
which contained a new song named "Tomorrow is a long time" which Rod Stewart once
covered, on the same album that a song named "Mandolin Wind" was first recorded. --
Mandolin Wind, we're practically related

Brenna -- If it wasn't for your particular style my record wouldn't be half as bad as
it is.  Been having the darndest luck with opponents my whole career. -- Lucy Jordan

All -- I see that the terrible old tradition of running TPs is still alive and well
(3 in the top 11?).  Going to have to try to run some ABs or can opener Bashers.
Sigh.... -- Jugger, Mgr. Urban Jungle

Not sure what I was thinking when I created this team.  Very Guns'n Roses'ish.  Is it
possible to change team names anymore?

     Every now and again there's a Name Change o'Rama.  Not sure when the next one is
     scheduled though. -- Ed., the mildly unhelpful

Tourney Scum -- Well, this is what we're here for.  (heavy sigh)  It isn't FUN, but
it sure beats working for a living.  And my thanks for the skills.  Always useful,
skills, especially since one of these days you're going to be gone I'll still be
slogging through the standbys. -- Bildis
P.S.  And I see I got "favorite" on the "scum-sympathy vote."  Every little bit
helps.

Lucy Jordan -- An "urban jungle"?  This is like...crabgrass gone amok, and feral cats
and giant rats and stuff like that?  Scary.  I can see where you'd want combat skills
for living in that stuff. -- Brenna, fully content with small town woodlots

Oh, dear, the Userous Merchant.  Have you ever noticed what a HOPEFUL man he is?  He
could be sending leg-breakers to accost people in alleys, or lawyers to drag them
into the courts, but no, he comes right out on the sands and demands his pound of
flesh (blood optional) in person.  That takes nerve and a sanguine temperament.  Some
skill would help him, but I don't mind that he lacks that. -- Drendan o'Kai

A Captured Orc.  I have occasionally wondered about that.  I notice we don't meet up
with "Captured Shews" or "Captured Karnhorns" or "Captured Dwarves" or the like.  Why
are orcs treated differently?  They aren't all bad, you know.  Some of my best
friends, heck, some of my cousins! even are orcs.  Distant cousins, more of
connections, really, I grant you that, but when we have a clan feed and they show up,
no one drives them off. -- Angus Argus

The Dangerous Criminal.  There is a standby well-named.  I could do without this guy.
Not only is he mean, he's, um, chauvinistic, let's say.  All hands, that sort of
thing.  Not somebody I'd go on a date with. -- Deirdre

Wow, look at all those fights!  Sure, there were a bunch of standbys out there,
inevitable when a small arena population is spread over a large ranking field, but
still.  This is great!  Sit!  Stay! -- Jorja, Children of Llyr

Murskan Patriot -- You make us sound like a pair of standbys fighting! -- M. Tilvranj
Chardinee
P.S.  Well done.

Drendan o'Kai -- Your ability to drink for long periods without pausing to pay will
not save you forever. -- Connor the (Userous) Wine Merchant

Angus Argus -- Do not feign ignorance.  You are complicit in this foul deed. --
Geroge Baruk, Illegally Detained Orc

Deirdre -- I claim a forfeit from you for sparing your life.  Come here, woman. --
Flinn the Hammer, Dangerous, by some called Criminal

Buddy Holly -- What expense account? -- Oiseth the Scribe, Uncharterd Accountant

The Big Bopper -- We'd rather you didn't do stuff like that. -- Jazper Lu Garan,
speaking for the Guild of Thieves

Randy Rhodes -- This less fatal business is good for impressing on our junior members
the importance of following orders.  Thanks. -- Jazper Lu Garan, speaking for the
Guild of Thieves

John Lenon -- Hey, why not give peace a chance? -- a resurrected Patrimic, Proud
Beggar

22 December 2007
All -- Just that tired old reminder to check your e-mail settings when you send ads
and such.  Please send stuff as plain text rather than as HTML or formatted text.
HAL, being the simple golem it is, doesn't know what to do with anything other than
plain text.  Note, this also means it doesn't know what to do with "smart" or "curly"
quotes, whether single or double, em-dashes (rendered here as two hyphens "--") or
everyone's favourite ellipsis (..., aka three dots). -- A public self-service
announcement from your Ed.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JANICE JOPLIN devastated BILDIS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TOURNEY SCUM outwaited M. CHARDINEE in a 12 minute one-sided Title match.
DRENDAN O'KAI bested M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute contest.
BRENNA was savagely defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 7 minute veteran's fight.
ANGUS ARGUS vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
DEIRDRE overpowered BUDDY HOLLY in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
RANDY RHODES overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
JOHN LENNON vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
THE BIG BOPPER assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -   2 -  2      91  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   1 -  1      80  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       18 -   5 -  0      78  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   6 -  1      70  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 555 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     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      TOURNEY SCUM 3943          31   7  0  115 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
LUNGING ATTACK   JANICE JOPLIN 3891          6   0  1   96 DEAD MUSICIANS (362)
SLASHING ATTACK  DRENDAN O'KAI 4030         11   3  0   75 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DEIRDRE 4031                8   1  0   54 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BILDIS 3978.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
BRENNA 3995.  The ten other most popular fighters were JANICE JOPLIN 3891, DEIRDRE 
4031, DRENDAN O'KAI 4030, ANGUS ARGUS 4032, RANDY RHODES 3888, JOHN LENNON 3956, THE 
BIG BOPPER 3911, BILDIS 3978, BUDDY HOLLY 3890, and TOURNEY SCUM 3943.

The least popular fighter this week was TOURNEY SCUM 3943.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BUDDY HOLLY 3890, BILDIS 3978, THE BIG BOPPER 3911, JOHN LENNON 
3956, RANDY RHODES 3888, ANGUS ARGUS 4032, DRENDAN O'KAI 4030, DEIRDRE 4031, JANICE 
JOPLIN 3891, and BRENNA 3995.