DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/04/2009    Duedate: 02/17/2009

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-584

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ANGUS ARGUS
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4032) [17-19-1,75]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ANGUS ARGUS                    BILBO BAGGINNI
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         MIDDLE ITALY (375)
(35-4032) [17-19-1,75]         (35-4061) [5-0-0,65]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANGUS ARGUS                    BILBO BAGGINNI
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         MIDDLE ITALY (375)
(35-4032) [17-19-1,75]         (35-4061) [5-0-0,65]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LOST CAUSE (268)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      30
2. MIDDLE ITALY (375)           9      LOST CAUSE (268)
3. LOST CAUSE (268)            -1      Unchartered Team

                                       MIDDLE ITALY (375)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 LOST CAUSE (268)         366 299 31 55.0   1/ 1 LOST CAUSE (268)         12  3 0
 2/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   727 965 23 43.0   2/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    5 10 0
 3/ 3*MIDDLE ITALY (375)         6  19  0 24.0   3/ 3*MIDDLE ITALY (375)        3  7 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 610): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 612): CORIANELLE of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 606): WIND RIDER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 608): CRICKET of LEGENDS (?, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 607): VERCINGETORIX of DEATH INCARNATE (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 605): ANTONIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 302): OPASAN of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 598): MAD DOG MONTANA of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 300): LOWLY WORM of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 594): EASTER GUARDIAN of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 592): THE MONGOL of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 583): ANGUS ARGUS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 546): JEREMY CAMP of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 278): SHADOWCAT HAMMER of MUTANT HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): BULLPEN ACE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 259): EXTRUSION of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 473): MOSSIE ROCKTROLL of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 460): ENIGMA XXV of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 442): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 437): MELOST THE GRAY of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 207): GAFFER SMITH of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 405): KOLBAN TEN TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 383): MESSALIDA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 499): SISTER X of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 610): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 612): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 606): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 608): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 607): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 605): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 302): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 598): VENUSIANS (Venus, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 300): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 594): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 592): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 583): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 546): DEVILED HAM (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 578): MIKES HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 259): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 473): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 460): DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 437): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 207): MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 405): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 383): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 499): REIGNING DOO et al (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 607): JACK THE RIPPER of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 605): ANTONIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
                            DARDANIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
                            BLACK BELT of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 302): LE PLON of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                          VELVET FINISH of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 598): MAD DOG MONTANA of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
              (turn 597): CELADUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 299): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 594): EASTER GUARDIAN of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 546): LEO POWERS of MEDAL OF HONOR F1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): BULLPEN ACE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                             PIZZA PIE PARTY of THINGS I DROOL IN (Nuln, mgr.)
                 (turn 271): SISTER MERCY of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
                             MAGIC WAND of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
                             BOQ of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 460): ENIGMA XXV of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 405): KOLBAN TEN TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Things don't get better.  This time, I lost to the Veteran Mercenary, who has
stingily taught me ONE skill and declines to "say a few words to the fans" or anyone
else.  Maybe being an undersized Shew makes him jealous of me.  It sure makes him
surly.

                                    Angus Argus

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail MURSKA!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  And let's see, HAREC O'KAI fought CIVIL and gained 21 points and contributed 
to CHILDREN OF LLYR's 2-3-0.  CIVIL has lost to HAREC O'KAI, falling 19 points, while 
helping make LOST CAUSE a 4-1-0 turn.  Defending his title for another turn, ANGUS 
ARGUS kept MURSKA's warrior, CONVICTED ASSASSIN, from claiming the throne.  Can 
someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do 
dishes at The Victory Tavern until they win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the LOST CAUSE 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on MURSKA, what are you afraid of?  
And avoiding LOST CAUSE more than any other team we find MIDDLE ITALY.  MURSKA, are 
we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY 
had better have a good reason for challenging down 9 points in a challenge which he 
won.  I thought BILBO BAGGINNI showed great skill and promise when he bested EVINDAL. 
All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in MURSKA and I've a long road ahead of 
me.  Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in MURSKA again, farewell-- Alarond the 
Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGUS ARGUS 4032             17  19  1    75       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BILBO BAGGINNI 4061           5   0  0    65       MIDDLE ITALY (375)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVINDAL 4040                 10  18  0    48       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 HAREC O'KAI 4064              5   2  0    45       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZERO 4078                     3   0  0    29       LOST CAUSE (268)
 CIVIL 4053                    6   6  0    24       LOST CAUSE (268)
 PROMO 4057                    4   3  0    24       LOST CAUSE (268)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLOWGO 4077                   3   0  0    20       LOST CAUSE (268)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOROMIRONI 4066               1   3  0    15       MIDDLE ITALY (375)
 DEM O 4076                    2   1  0    14       LOST CAUSE (268)
 BRENDAL 4082                  1   2  0     5       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 TAM O'CHANDRA 4083            0   2  0     2       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Bilbo Bagginni -- That win was my PRECIOUS and you STOLE it.  Give it back! --
Evindal
P.S.  Please?  I do NOT want to have to chase you all over the world eating raw fish
just to get it back.  I don't LIKE raw fish.

Boromironi -- Ha!  Never put your pasta in cold water, or it will turn to mush, just
like YOU did. -- Harec O'Kai
P.S.  And adding sun-dried tomatoes won't help it, either.

Dem O -- Well, that's an unpleasant shock.  A werecat, the Commission says I am?  I'd
not realized they were so blind.  I will be a Shew if I can, for my parents both are
Shews.  A right Shew and a left Shew. -- Tam O'Chandra

Slowgo -- Well, darn.  Stronger words as available.  I was in a hurry, I had a DATE.
Drat. -- Brendal

We salute those Murskans who participated in the tourney. -- Jorja and the Children
of Llyr

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BILBO BAGGINNI devastated EVINDAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ANGUS ARGUS won victory over CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
CIVIL was overpowered by HAREC O'KAI in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
PROMO devastated TAM O'CHANDRA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEM O subdued BRENDAL in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
SLOWGO won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a tiresome 3 minute amateur's fight.
ZERO devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   9 -  0      31  |

Turn 584 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BILBO BAGGINNI 4061         5   0  0   65 MIDDLE ITALY (375)
BASHING ATTACK   HAREC O'KAI 4064            5   2  0   45 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ANGUS ARGUS 4032.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BILBO BAGGINNI 4061.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANGUS ARGUS 
4032, HAREC O'KAI 4064, PROMO 4057, DEM O 4076, ZERO 4078, CIVIL 4053, EVINDAL 4040, 
TAM O'CHANDRA 4083, BRENDAL 4082, and SLOWGO 4077.

The least popular fighter this week was SLOWGO 4077.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BRENDAL 4082, TAM O'CHANDRA 4083, EVINDAL 4040, CIVIL 4053, ZERO 4078, 
DEM O 4076, PROMO 4057, HAREC O'KAI 4064, ANGUS ARGUS 4032, and BILBO BAGGINNI 4061.