DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/04/2010    Duedate: 08/17/2010

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-623

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PELICAN EEL
SEA DOGS (377)
(35-4116) [11-4-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PELICAN EEL                    POSITION IS EMPTY
SEA DOGS (377)                 
(35-4116) [11-4-0,118]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BRENDAL                        MODRANECT
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         URBAN JUNGLE (259)
(35-4082) [18-24-0,80]         (35-4145) [10-11-1,48]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ON THE ROCKS (175)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ON THE ROCKS (175)          82
2. BAD GUYS (381)              11      BAD GUYS (381)
3. URBAN JUNGLE (259)          11      Unchartered Team
4. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)       7
5. ERRATA (371)                 2      LE BONES (270)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 BAD GUYS (381)            35  17  0 67.3   1/ 1 ON THE ROCKS (175)        9  6 1
 2/ 2 ERRATA (371)              12   6  0 66.7   2/ 2 SEA DOGS (377)            8  5 0
 3/ 3 SEA DOGS (377)            52  31  2 62.7   3/ 3 BAD GUYS (381)            5  2 0
 4/ 4 URBAN JUNGLE (259)       130 130  8 50.0   4/ 4 URBAN JUNGLE (259)        4  5 0
 5/ 5 ON THE ROCKS (175)       173 176  9 49.6   5/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    4 11 0
 6/ 6 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   803 %1083 24 42.6   6/ 6 ERRATA (371)              2  0 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 649): SHADY SHIPWRIGHT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 651): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 533): KALLI ELISABETH of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 645): BRISTLECONE of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 647): FANGS ARDENTE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 639): BRADLEY of THE GENERALS (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 640): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 322): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 637): SNOWDROP of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 320): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 633): CARNAGE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 630): CRAB SMASHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 622): PELICAN EELE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 584): VAISTINE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 297): CALLOUS COURTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 291): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 278): CASS DOLLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 512): ABELINDA CHASE Of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 498): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 479): COUNTER OFFER of VIKING LINGO (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 474): ICECLAW of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 227): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 435): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 429): KORTO LU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 422): JOEY of J (?, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 538): DREAD of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 649): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 651): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 533): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 645): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 647): NIGHTMARE WRATH (The Laughing Man, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 639): MINOR THREAT (Mr. Pirate, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 640): BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 322): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 637): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 320): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 633): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 630): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 622): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 584): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 297): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 291): MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 278): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 512): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 498): THE BROTHERHOOD (Godric Magnusson DaVinci, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 479): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 474): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 227): MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 436): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 428): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 430): J (?, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 538): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 649): EIGHTH MATE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                          RAT CATCHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 644): REXROTH of DARK CREATION (Howard Phillips Lovecraft West)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 647): CRIS CROFT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 646): SILENCE IS GOLDEN of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 322): CRICTOR UNGERER of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                          VENUS TRAP HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 637): SNOWDROP of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger, mgr.)
                          WHIP ME HOUSTON of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
              (TURN 636): ENCOLPIUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
                          SILVER SAW of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 319): BUSTER BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 633): CARNAGE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
              (turn 632): SARLOW of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 629): BITCHIN' BEAST of DIVINE HERITAGE (Bubba Ganoosh)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 621): LUCY JORDAN of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 297): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 277): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 512): ABELINDA CHASE Of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 435): LOVE of LORDS OF VIRTUE (?, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 428): ROD DEDEAUX of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MURSKA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  PELICAN EEL successfully staved off a grab for the 
roses by MAIRE MCANGUS of CHILDREN OF LLYR.  Does MURSKA have no one talented enough 
to dethrone him?  So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and 
challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     And how sociable are MURSKA's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like a horde of 
jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in MURSKA avoid SEA DOGS.  The 
warriors of SEA DOGS found their efforts at combat frustrated as ON THE ROCKS 
apparently had more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming personality?  
Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, THE JOKER is the most 
challenged warrior.  Place your bets!  SAZERAC is the long shot of the week:  they 
challenged STARGAZER, up by 28.  Fixed fights?  Paybacks?  Blind luck?  Whatever, 
SAZERAC challenged STARGAZER, SAZERAC the underdog by 28 points.  Mismatched by 15 
points, KAILIE RHINN overcame DECEMBRE.  Is this really worth noting?  I thought 
DECEMBRE showed great skill and promise when she was beat by KAILIE RHINN.  All 
right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  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!  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling 
may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Like a mixed metaphor, and 
an overtaxed simile, I now bid MURSKA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PELICAN EEL 4116             11   4  0   118       SEA DOGS (377)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAZERAC 4185                  8   7  1   106       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 LOONY 3990                   11   3  0   100       ERRATA (371)
 ST MAGDALENE 4144            12  11  0    96       ON THE ROCKS (175)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAIRE MCANGUS 4105           18  19  1    90       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 GRINCH 4184                  10   2  0    87       BAD GUYS (381)
 BRENDAL 4082                 18  24  0    80       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 STARGAZER 4130               10   2  0    79       SEA DOGS (377)
 HAREC O'KAI 4064             16  30  0    78       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 ICICLE 4118                  11  11  1    76       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAMRA KAI 4109               17  15  0    73       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCAPA 4198                    5   3  0    66       ON THE ROCKS (175)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VOLDEMORT 4194                5   0  0    54       BAD GUYS (381)
 HAMMERHEAD 4129              12  10  2    52       SEA DOGS (377)
 MODRANECT 4145               10  11  1    48       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
-SECOND WATCH 4166             7   4  0    43       SEA DOGS (377)
 TED BUNDY 4180                6   3  0    37       BAD GUYS (381)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANFF 4203                    4   1  2    33       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 LORD SNOW 4200                4   3  0    33       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
 KAILIE RHINN 4195             2   9  0    32       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-WICKED WITCH 4179             5   4  0    29       BAD GUYS (381)
 ABEL BROWN 4191               2   4  0    28       SEA DOGS (377)
 THE JOKER 4176                5   5  0    26       BAD GUYS (381)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DECEMBRE 4197                 4   4  0    16       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BLAUE MAUS 4208         0  1 0 ON THE ROCKS 175     MISTRESS SHA'TYI      623  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

St Magdalene -- I was trying not to be to hard on a lady, and you returned to me with
actions that no true lady would contemplate.  What the heck? -- Harec O'Kai

Sazerac -- I guess by Harec's reckoning, I'm no lady, either, but I could buy you a
drink. -- Maire McAngus

Loony -- Huh, that's embarrassing.  Here you are, returned after a longish absence,
and things have been so slow here that your personal number isn't that far behind the
newest ones.  Doesn't speak well for the action in this old town. -- Brendal

Stargazer -- I guess they were your lucky stars, hmm? -- Tamra Kai

Wicked Witch -- I'm prepared to be convinced you might not be such a bad guy as all
that, because us orcs always get put down that way. -- Kailie Rhinn

26 July 2010
     Some managers have attempted to send personals and columns to hal, and hal has
been refusing to acknowledge their content.  I don't know what hal's problem is,
specifically, but for best success, send PLAIN TEXT (dot txt) in the body of the
email.  Not attachments.  Thank you. -- the Editor

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLAUE MAUS was butchered by MISTRESS SHA'TYIR in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ST MAGDALENE vanquished TAMRA KAI in a 3 minute uneven Challenge battle.
GRINCH demolished HAREC O'KAI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SAZERAC devastated STARGAZER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
MODRANECT defeated TED BUNDY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody Challenge match.
DECEMBRE was vanquished by KAILIE RHINN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
LORD SNOW bested ABEL BROWN in a popular 4 minute Challenge competition.
BANFF viciously subdued THE JOKER in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
PELICAN EEL vanquished MAIRE MCANGUS in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
LOONY savagely defeated ICICLE in a 1 minute gory expert's match.
BRENDAL narrowly defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute bloody one-sided match.
HAMMERHEAD was handily defeated by SCAPA 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|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         AIMED BLOW         8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -   8 -  0      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   8 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  12 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  10 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  15 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  12 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   5 -  0      38  |

Turn 623 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   PELICAN EEL 4116           11   4  0  118 SEA DOGS (377)
PARRY-STRIKE     SAZERAC 4185                8   7  1  106 ON THE ROCKS (175)
WALL OF STEEL    LOONY 3990                 11   3  0  100 ERRATA (371)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ST MAGDALENE 4144          12  11  0   96 ON THE ROCKS (175)
STRIKING ATTACK  GRINCH 4184                10   2  0   87 BAD GUYS (381)
BASHING ATTACK   HAMMERHEAD 4129            12  10  2   52 SEA DOGS (377)
TOTAL PARRY      TED BUNDY 4180              6   3  0   37 BAD GUYS (381)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BRENDAL 4082.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MODRANECT 4145.  The ten other most popular fighters were BANFF 4203, LORD SNOW 
4200, BRENDAL 4082, ST MAGDALENE 4144, GRINCH 4184, SAZERAC 4185, ABEL BROWN 4191, 
SCAPA 4198, TAMRA KAI 4109, and PELICAN EEL 4116.

The least popular fighter this week was HAMMERHEAD 4129.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ICICLE 4118, MAIRE MCANGUS 4105, THE JOKER 4176, DECEMBRE 4197, 
STARGAZER 4130, HAREC O'KAI 4064, BLAUE MAUS 4208, KAILIE RHINN 4195, TED BUNDY 4180, 
and LOONY 3990.

                 NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENA (DM 85)

Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in 
a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 85.  If you requested that your team be placed in a 
specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena.  Any teams not transferred 
out of DM 85 by October 1 will be deleted.  If you have questions about any of your 
teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI 

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free 
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 
before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the tournament info 
sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all looking forward to 
it and that we will see you there!