DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/16/2011    Duedate: 03/01/2011

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-637

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ST MAGDALENE
ON THE ROCKS (175)
(35-4144) [18-18-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ST MAGDALENE                   TURKEY TARTARE
ON THE ROCKS (175)             THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)
(35-4144) [18-18-0,100]        (35-4229) [2-0-0,16]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORD SNOW                      ABEL BROWN
URBAN JUNGLE (259)             SEA DOGS (377)
(35-4200) [11-9-0,45]          (35-4191) [11-8-3,85]

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)          24
2. URBAN JUNGLE (259)          24      SEA DOGS (377)
3. ERRATA (371)                19      Unchartered Team
4. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      11
5. SEA DOGS (377)               4THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*THANKSGIVING HORRO (383)   3   1  0 75.0   1/ 2 ON THE ROCKS (175)       10  5 1
 2/ 2 SEA DOGS (377)            80  53  8 60.2   2/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    7  7 0
 3/ 3 ERRATA (371)              13   9  0 59.1   3/ 4 URBAN JUNGLE (259)        7  8 2
 4/ 4 ON THE ROCKS (175)       213 201 11 51.4   4/ 3 SEA DOGS (377)            5  6 3
 5/ 5 URBAN JUNGLE (259)       158 164 13 49.1   5/ 5*THANKSGIVING HORRO (383)  3  1 0
 6/ 6 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   842 %1111 27 43.1   6/ 6 ERRATA (371)              1  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

            + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Children of Llyr ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     The snow gave another swirl and stopped falling.  Didn't help much.  The wind
had swept down the middle of the street, whatever street it was, and kept it nearly
clear, but the drifts were banked high against the buildings on either side.
     "Doesn't look to me like we're going to find anything here," Dinnian said.
"Maybe we should go home and come back another day.  A day in the SPRING."
     Kailie Rhinn looked up at him.  "I never figured you to be wussy about the
weether, Din."
     "Hey, I come from a long line of Shews who have survived bad winters!  That
means that my ancestors have had the sense to come in out of a blizzard.  How can I
do less?  It's traditional."  He rubbed the snow off his eyelashes (gently, to avoid
cutting his face with the ice particles) and looked around at the blank-faced
buildings and the piled snow.  "Whoever you're looking for, even if you find him,
isn't going to come out in this.  And--" he went on quickly to cut off her comment,
"he probably isn't going to let you in--you look like an abominable snow woman--so
you can't ask your questions anyway.  Besides, what's the rush?"
     She sent him a look hot enough to melt the snow in his hair.  "You wouldn't
understand.  It's private.  Personal."  She did her own looking around and sighed.
"Today, probably pointless.  I'll come back."

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 663): SHORT SKIRT of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 665): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 561): MAGICAL SHORTCUT of HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 659): VARICK of TERMINUS (Carrick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 661): GOLDEN DELICIOUS of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 653): SEXTUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 654): HAIR IN SINK of BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 329): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 651): TRINKET of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 627): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 647): DEE S. TROYER of DEVILS ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 644): HELEN KELLER of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 636): ST MAGDALENE of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 595): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 304): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 298): SALSA ELEMENTAL of DARQUE FORCES
                                                         (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 285): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 526): SMASH of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 511): GARM of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 493): PETER DAVISON of THE DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 488): HARLEQUIN of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 234): LILAS KEELER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 449): RIELLA TYL TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 443): QUEEN of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 436): SJS of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 552): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 663): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 665): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 561): HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 659): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 661): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 653): ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 654): MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 329): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 651): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 327): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 644): IL MALVAGIO (Action, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 644): HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 636): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 595): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 304): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 298): LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 285): DANGER DANGER (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 526): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 511): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 493): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 488): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 234): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 449): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 443): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 436): J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 552): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 662): HOMESTAR of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 664): ARISTOCLEA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 661): GOLDEN DELICIOUS of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 653): AURELIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 328): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 327): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 642): GANGPLANK RIDER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 634): SCAPA of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
                           SAZERAC of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
                           TAMRA KAI of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 298): SALSA ELEMENTAL of DARQUE FORCES
                                                         (Master Darque, mgr.)
                          (turn 297): AFRICAN QUEEN of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                                      THE LION KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                                      ITHYIC THING of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 285): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 511): GARM of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 492): BARLO CHELLS of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 488): HARLEQUIN of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 448): ONE of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 443): BRASELL of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                      (turn 442): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, MURSKA?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, CHILDREN OF LLYR, since ON 
THE ROCKS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're 
all terribly impressed to see SELENE win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, SELENE beat OVEN OUTAGE and OVEN OUTAGE lost 5 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, MURSKA may be getting bland, as ST 
MAGDALENE 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 who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  
Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was ON THE ROCKS.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm 
frightfully impressed, DINNIAN was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that 
ego swell, sports fans.  I guess I can give a little credit to NOEL of URBAN JUNGLE 
for challenging up by 18 to TARRAN O'HAREC.  NOEL lost to get 9 points of 
recognition.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for MURSKA's 
morgue.  More variety.  SEA DOGS has cause to pause today, as ABEL BROWN was sent to 
the Dark Arena, and came back--though not in the best of moods, I'll wager.  Nipped 
in the bud, you might say, was DINNIAN of CHILDREN OF LLYR this turn.  Course, I 
wouldn't say that, so much as have a belly laugh.  Heh heh.  We're all going to die 
in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     What does the MURSKA arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see 
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ST MAGDALENE 4144            18  18  0   100       ON THE ROCKS (175)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SECOND WATCH 4166            12   5  0   113       SEA DOGS (377)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OBAN 4213                     8   3  0    88       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 ABEL BROWN 4191              11   8  3    85       SEA DOGS (377)
 HAMMERHEAD 4129              18  17  2    77       SEA DOGS (377)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DECEMBRE 4197                13   8  1    58       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
 BANFF 4203                   11   7  3    58       ON THE ROCKS (175)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAILIE RHINN 4195             8  17  0    46       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 LORD SNOW 4200               11   9  0    45       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KELLY GALL 4236               4   1  0    33       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 FROZEN IMAGE 4227             3   3  1    33       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
 TARRAN O'HAREC 4219           7   3  0    29       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKADI 4216                    1   9  1    21       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
 SELENE 4029                   1   0  0    19       ERRATA (371)
 TURKEY TARTARE 4229           2   0  0    16       THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)
 KORMEK AP KAI 4247            1   0  0    15       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 OVEN OUTAGE 4232              1   1  0    10       THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)
 NOEL 4239                     1   2  0     9       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
-ALARM 4215                    0   1  0     7       ERRATA (371)
 RABEL 4246                    1   1  0     4       ON THE ROCKS (175)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DINNIAN 4237            3  2 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 SKADI 4216            637   
SHEWISH GIANT           0  0 0 DARK ARENA           ABEL BROWN 4191       637  NONE
RITTENHOUSE 4249        0  1 0 ON THE ROCKS 175     SPYMASTER             637  NONE
MAN OVERBOARD 4248      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         STONE GOLEM           637  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Lord Snow -- Ha!  We got you now:  warm rain trumps snow on the ground. -- Kailie
Rhinn
P.S.  But it surely does make a mess.

Skadi -- Thanks, I can make good use of those skills.  At least, I hope I can. --
Kelly Gall

Frozen Image -- At this season, the whole concept of "frozen" just has NO appeal at
all. -- Dinnian

Noel -- Has anyone talked to your manager about this fixation on bad times of year?
-- Tarran O'Harec

Scapa and Sazerac -- Good luck to you.  I never much cared for Isle fights, but that
doesn't mean they aren't for others. -- Jorja

Banff -- Yeah, Llyr was a busy guy. -- Tarra O'Harec

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ABEL BROWN viciously butchered SHEWISH GIANT in a 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
RITTENHOUSE was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
MAN OVERBOARD was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DECEMBRE viciously subdued KAILIE RHINN in a 2 minute gory master's Challenge brawl.
SKADI savagely slew DINNIAN in a 1 minute bloody Challenge match.
NOEL was bested by TARRAN O'HAREC in a popular 3 minute Challenge duel.
RABEL was viciously subdued by TURKEY TARTARE in a unpopular 9 minute Challenge match.
ST MAGDALENE overpowered HAMMERHEAD in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
OBAN vanquished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
KELLY GALL was defeated by LORD SNOW in a popular 1 minute beginner vs. veteran duel.
BANFF savagely defeated FROZEN IMAGE in a popular 1 minute gory melee.
OVEN OUTAGE was subdued by SELENE in a 2 minute bloody match.
KORMEK AP KAI handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   5 -  3      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  12 -  3      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  11 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        14 -  15 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  15 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   9 -  1      31  |

Turn 637 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       OBAN 4213                   8   3  0   88 ON THE ROCKS (175)
TOTAL PARRY      ABEL BROWN 4191            11   8  3   85 SEA DOGS (377)
BASHING ATTACK   HAMMERHEAD 4129            18  17  2   77 SEA DOGS (377)
WALL OF STEEL    DECEMBRE 4197              13   8  1   58 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LORD SNOW 4200.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ABEL BROWN 4191.  The ten other most popular fighters were TARRAN O'HAREC 4219, 
SELENE 4029, DECEMBRE 4197, BANFF 4203, OBAN 4213, SKADI 4216, NOEL 4239, ST 
MAGDALENE 4144, KELLY GALL 4236, and LORD SNOW 4200.

The least popular fighter this week was RABEL 4246.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TURKEY TARTARE 4229, FROZEN IMAGE 4227, HAMMERHEAD 4129, DINNIAN 4237, 
MAN OVERBOARD 4248, RITTENHOUSE 4249, OVEN OUTAGE 4232, KAILIE RHINN 4195, KORMEK AP 
KAI 4247, and LORD SNOW 4200.