DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/22/2011 Duedate: 07/05/2011 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-646 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS OBAN ON THE ROCKS (175) (35-4213) [14-6-0,101] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader OBAN WATER DANCER ON THE ROCKS (175) HAPPY FUN TIME (361) (35-4213) [14-6-0,101] (35-3883) [1-0-1,33] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite LORD SNOW OBAN URBAN JUNGLE (259) ON THE ROCKS (175) (35-4200) [16-12-1,75] (35-4213) [14-6-0,101] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 61 2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 48 SEA DOGS (377) 3. ON THE ROCKS (175) 11 Unchartered Team 4. SEA DOGS (377) 6 5. URBAN JUNGLE (259) -41 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (377) 88 64 9 57.9 1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 11 4 0 2/ 2 ON THE ROCKS (175) 240 218 12 52.4 2/ 3 ON THE ROCKS (175) 7 8 0 3/ 3 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 179 183 17 49.4 3/ 2 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 6 9 1 4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 864 %1133 27 43.3 4/ 4 SEA DOGS (377) 3 4 1 5/ 0*HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 2 3 1 40.0 5/ 0*HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 2 3 1 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 672): MABUSHI of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 674): TWISTED CLOWN of ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 579): MAGICAL SHORTCUT of HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 668): BOBCAT of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 670): MORGAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 662): JUNIOR VASQUEZ of WHEN EAGLES DARE (Floyd, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 663): THE ENQUIRER of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 333): WHITE BECT of LE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 660): GILLEAN YASUR of CLUBS 'N CLONES (Demonspawn, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 331): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 656): MURDER of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 653): ASKELIA of LA JOYEUS COCHON (Youngblood, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 645): SECOND WATCH of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 604): VILE HENCHMAN of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 309): STANDBY of ERRATA (JE, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 290): NASTY NES of PUBLICH ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 535): COBRA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 520): COCO NUTS of FRUIT OF THE LOOM (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 502): DELLEA ERAMIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 497): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 238): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 458): NIMINI TYL ZO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 452): WRATH of MASTERS OF SIN (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 445): BLACK TOM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 561): MARTIN BLANK of BLOOD TITANS (The Greek Guy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 672): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 674): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 579): HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 668): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 670): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 662): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 663): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 333): THE DEATH LORDS (Widowmaker?, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 660): TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 331): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 656): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 653): HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 645): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 604): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 309): NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 290): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 535): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 60 ARADI (turn 520): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 502): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 497): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 238): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 458): SAND DAMCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 452): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 445): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 561): THE MOTHERSHIP (Floyd, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 673): DONNAMIRA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) JAYLENE MOKHAR of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 579): MAGICAL SHORTCUT of HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 669): STOGA STEEL of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 660): ZEBD ARVIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 663): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.) (turn 662): MALKAI of DRAGON JUNKIES (Youngblood, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 332): RENTAL CAR of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) VALERIAN of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 656): NICK E. DEMUS of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 652): MOTHER TERESA of HEROES (?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 645): SECOND WATCH of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): SMOKEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.) (turn 302): PROWL of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) EARVLING FLASH of FORCE OF WILL (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 289): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 501): PETER DAVISON of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 458): HESTI TYL VAREN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 445): BLACK TOM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Greetings, warriors of MURSKA! Once again I've been called out of retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with KELLY GALL? She actually beat ON THE ROCKS' BRACKLA, and walked away with 19 more points from the fight. Major screwup at ON THE ROCKS. BRACKLA lost 15 points to KELLY GALL. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe BRACKLA will provide more easy wins... Apparently MURSKA isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought. The Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn! MURSKA has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy. He Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's HIGH ELF (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) interesting. Try as he might, HIGH ELF wasn't good enough at persuading SECOND WATCH 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. If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. MURSKA thinks URBAN JUNGLE and their 179-183-17 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... The bums at ON THE ROCKS couldn't face the challenges from URBAN JUNGLE! No excuse for that! There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Hmm... More surprises must remain in store for me, if SECOND WATCH can return from the Dark Arena. Who will dare fight WATER DANCER, after it returned from the Dark Arena? (For the record 1-0-1 is 33, and has it points) Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note! Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OBAN 4213 14 6 0 101 ON THE ROCKS (175) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BANFF 4203 17 10 4 97 ON THE ROCKS (175) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DECEMBRE 4197 18 11 1 87 URBAN JUNGLE (259) LORD SNOW 4200 16 12 1 75 URBAN JUNGLE (259) FROZEN IMAGE 4227 9 5 2 72 URBAN JUNGLE (259) KAILIE RHINN 4195 13 21 0 68 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KELLY GALL 4236 9 5 0 48 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) TARRAN O'HAREC 4219 11 8 0 47 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) RABEL 4246 6 4 0 40 ON THE ROCKS (175) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BRACKLA 4251 6 3 0 36 ON THE ROCKS (175) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GWAIR AP KAI 4253 3 4 0 33 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) WATER DANCER 3883 1 0 1 33 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) SKADI 4216 3 15 3 27 URBAN JUNGLE (259) NOEL 4239 4 7 0 25 URBAN JUNGLE (259) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -PARROT CATCHER 4244 2 0 0 16 SEA DOGS (377) HAPPY ENDING 3886 1 0 0 13 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) MADON AP LLEW 4261 3 2 0 11 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) OLD RIP VAN WINKLE 4277 1 0 0 5 ON THE ROCKS (175) HIGHWAY 420 3885 0 1 0 5 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BLACK ORC 0 0 0 DARK ARENA WATER DANCER 3883 646 NONE STUMPY MCSTUMP 3884 0 1 0 HAPPY FUN TIME 361 MOUNTAIN TROLL 646 NONE TIME TO BLAZE 3882 0 1 0 HAPPY FUN TIME 361 BLACK ORC 646 NONE MAN OVERBOARD 4276 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 377 SHEWISH GIANT 646 NONE PERSONAL ADS Second Watch -- You correctly predicted your graduation, and we wish you well. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr Rabel -- It's the curse of meeting women (or men, if you're a woman, I suppose) through the arena. Our managers have certain expectations which we ignore at our peril. -- Tarran O'Harec Brackla -- Trying to put my career "on the rocks"? Ouch. Well done. -- Kelly Gall Skadi -- And if luck is what it took, three cheers for luck. -- Kailie Rhinn P.S. After all, every time you win, you kill. Rabel -- This one's for you. -- Tarran O'Harec Noel -- I wasn't dressed for that weather. -- Madon ap Llew Ah, an Embezzling Scribe. Good thing I took an accounting course, isn't it? -- Gwair ap Kai LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SECOND WATCH butchered HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight. MAN OVERBOARD was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee. TIME TO BLAZE was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. WATER DANCER viciously butchered BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl. STUMPY MCSTUMP was savagely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. OBAN bested DECEMBRE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel. FROZEN IMAGE was savagely defeated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute brawl. BANFF handily defeated LORD SNOW in a 1 minute uneven melee. KAILIE RHINN vanquished RABEL in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. TARRAN O'HAREC overpowered NOEL in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BRACKLA was overcome by KELLY GALL in a 1 minute bout. GWAIR AP KAI defeated SKADI in a exciting 1 minute match. MADON AP LLEW was viciously subdued by HAPPY ENDING in a 1 minute amateur's conflict. HIGHWAY 420 was bested by OLD RIP VAN WINKLE in a 2 minute amateur's bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 9 - 1 61 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 12 - 0 59 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 13 - 11 - 1 54 | |AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 10 - 1 52 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 12 - 0 52 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 13 - 4 52 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 1 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 4 - 1 43 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 646 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: LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW OBAN 4213 14 6 0 101 ON THE ROCKS (175) BASHING ATTACK BANFF 4203 17 10 4 97 ON THE ROCKS (175) WALL OF STEEL DECEMBRE 4197 18 11 1 87 URBAN JUNGLE (259) SLASHING ATTACK FROZEN IMAGE 4227 9 5 2 72 URBAN JUNGLE (259) LUNGING ATTACK KELLY GALL 4236 9 5 0 48 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) STRIKING ATTACK TARRAN O'HAREC 4219 11 8 0 47 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 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 OBAN 4213. The ten other most popular fighters were KAILIE RHINN 4195, KELLY GALL 4236, GWAIR AP KAI 4253, SKADI 4216, HAPPY ENDING 3886, HIGHWAY 420 3885, WATER DANCER 3883, STUMPY MCSTUMP 3884, FROZEN IMAGE 4227, and TARRAN O'HAREC 4219. The least popular fighter this week was BRACKLA 4251. The other ten least popular fighters were NOEL 4239, RABEL 4246, LORD SNOW 4200, TIME TO BLAZE 3882, MAN OVERBOARD 4276, MADON AP LLEW 4261, BANFF 4203, DECEMBRE 4197, OLD RIP VAN WINKLE 4277, and TARRAN O'HAREC 4219. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: OBAN (35-4213) ON THE ROCKS (175) The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SECOND WATCH (35-4166) SEA DOGS (377)