DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/06/2011    Duedate: 07/19/2011

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-647

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BANFF
ON THE ROCKS (175)
(35-4203) [18-10-4,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BANFF                          SMILE WAFFLE
ON THE ROCKS (175)             HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
(35-4203) [18-10-4,99]         (35-4278) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KAILIE RHINN                   BANFF
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         ON THE ROCKS (175)
(35-4195) [13-22-0,72]         (35-4203) [18-10-4,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ON THE ROCKS (175)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HAPPY FUN TIME (361)        33
2. ON THE ROCKS (175)          32      ON THE ROCKS (175)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      16      Unchartered Team
4. URBAN JUNGLE (259)           0
5. SEA DOGS (377)               0      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/ 2 ON THE ROCKS (175)        9  6 1
 2/ 2 ON THE ROCKS (175)       244 219 13 52.7   2/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    8  7 0
 3- 3 URBAN JUNGLE (259)       179 183 17 49.4   3/ 5*HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      4  5 1
 4/ 5*HAPPY FUN TIME (361)       4   5  1 44.4   4- 3 URBAN JUNGLE (259)        4  6 1
 5/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   866 %1136 27 43.3   5- 4 SEA DOGS (377)            2  2 1

    '*'   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 673): SHORT SKIRT of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 675): TWISTED CLOWN of ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 581): BALANCE OF EARTH of HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 669): BOBCAT of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 671): MORGAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 663): JUNIOR VASQUEZ of WHEN EAGLES DARE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 664): THIMBLE of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 334): SCARLET of D'HARAN EMPIRE (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 661): GILEAN YASUR of CLUBS 'N CLONES (Demonspawn, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 332): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 657): MURDER of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 654): ASKELIA of LA JOYEUS COCHON (Youngblood, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 646): OBAN of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 605): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, 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 536): HAL'IGGE JOYROC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 521): COCO NUTS of FRUIT OF THE LOOM (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 503): DELLEA ERAMIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 498): HARITH TEN MORU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 239): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 459): 111 of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 453): NIGHTBRINGER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 446): THE COUNT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 562): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS
                                             (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 673): HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 675): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 581): HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 669): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 671): MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 663): WHEN EAGLES DARE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 664): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 334): THE DEATH LORDS (Widowmaker, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 661): CLUBS 'N CLONES (Demonspawn, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 332): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 657): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 654): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 646): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 605): 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 536): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 521): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 503): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 498): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 239): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 459): SAND DAMCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 453): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 446): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 562): THE WILLBURYS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 579): MAGICAL SHORTCUT of HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 671): MORGAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 663): THE ENQUIRER of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 657): MURDER of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
              (turn 656): NICK E. DEMUS of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 646): OBAN of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
               (turn 645): SECOND WATCH of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 605): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, 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  60 ARADI (turn 521): COCO NUTS of FRUIT OF THE LOOM (Mannequin, mgr.)
                          CATIPILLAR of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 239): MRS. POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, 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

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out MURSKA to see 
what's new.  Like, CHILDREN OF LLYR had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off 
#1 spot by ON THE ROCKS!  Way to go ON THE ROCKS!  MVP award for SMILE WAFFLE?  HAPPY 
FUN TIME's proud of it after beating EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and getting 20 points.  Talk 
about yer big time losers!  KELLY GALL got smashed by RABEL, and lost 7 points!  The 
Duelmaster isn't going to stop just cause he's Number One!  MOUNTAIN TROLL knows 
this.  He was Dark Arena Challenged by the Duelmaster.  This Duelmaster is like 
something else!  OBAN stopped MOUNTAIN TROLL dead in his tracks!  I hear the top team 
insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for 
PR photos.   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  URBAN JUNGLE was the most avoided team.  Is a 179-183-17 record 
really that scary?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are ON THE ROCKS?  URBAN JUNGLE, an 
easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All MURSKA ever talks about is fighting!  Me, 
I'm more laid back.  Like, who is this guy???  OBAN gets sent to the Dark Arena, 
battles MOUNTAIN TROLL, and returns to tell of it!!!  I bet ON THE ROCKS manager is 
surprised!  What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?  I'd be out of a job, 
that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Its been 
really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANFF 4203                   18  10  4    99       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)
 KAILIE RHINN 4195            13  22  0    72       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-FROZEN IMAGE 4227             9   5  2    72       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRACKLA 4251                  7   3  0    54       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 RABEL 4246                    7   4  0    51       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 TARRAN O'HAREC 4219          11   9  0    42       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 KELLY GALL 4236               9   6  0    41       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 GWAIR AP KAI 4253             4   4  0    41       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MADON AP LLEW 4261            4   2  0    27       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-SKADI 4216                    3  15  3    27       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NOEL 4239                     4   7  0    25       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMILE WAFFLE 4278             1   0  0    20       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 HIGHWAY 420 3885              1   1  0    17       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
-PARROT CATCHER 4244           2   0  0    16       SEA DOGS (377)
 OLD RIP VAN WINKLE 4277       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?
HAPPY ENDING 3886       1  1 0 HAPPY FUN TIME 361   MOUNTAIN TROLL        647  NONE
WATER DANCER 3883       1  1 1 HAPPY FUN TIME 361   MOUNTAIN TROLL        647  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to Oban. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr

Rabel -- An auspicious beginning for our turn!  And your team isn't doing badly,
you've got the Duelmaster and a graduate.  So it's practically a win-win situation.
At least, I propose to look at it that way. -- Kailie Rhinn

Noel -- It was... it was the unseasonal shock of your appearance, yeah, that's what
it was that caused me to lose!  Good fight, for you. -- Tarran O'Harec

Brackla -- Going by the ratings, that should have been called a "lucky" win for me.
I was glad to get it, anyway. -- Kelly Gall

Skadi -- Just trying to stay alive here. -- Gwair ap Kai

Happy Ending -- As if! -- Madon ap Llew

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OBAN viciously butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
WATER DANCER was killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
HAPPY ENDING was slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BANFF defeated KAILIE RHINN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran's Title fight.
TARRAN O'HAREC was devastated by BRACKLA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RABEL unbelievably bested KELLY GALL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody match.
GWAIR AP KAI overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
MADON AP LLEW vanquished CULT MEMBER in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
HIGHWAY 420 vanquished OLD RIP VAN WINKLE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
SMILE WAFFLE overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   7 -  1      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  12 -  0      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        12 -  10 -  2      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   9 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  13 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  14 -  3      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 647 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     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   BANFF 4203                 18  10  4   99 ON THE ROCKS (175)
SLASHING ATTACK  BRACKLA 4251                7   3  0   54 ON THE ROCKS (175)
WALL OF STEEL    RABEL 4246                  7   4  0   51 ON THE ROCKS (175)
STRIKING ATTACK  TARRAN O'HAREC 4219        11   9  0   42 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
LUNGING ATTACK   KELLY GALL 4236             9   6  0   41 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KAILIE RHINN 4195.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BANFF 4203.  The ten other most popular fighters were KELLY GALL 4236, MADON 
AP LLEW 4261, HIGHWAY 420 3885, WATER DANCER 3883, HAPPY ENDING 3886, GWAIR AP KAI 
4253, RABEL 4246, SMILE WAFFLE 4278, KAILIE RHINN 4195, and BRACKLA 4251.

The least popular fighter this week was OLD RIP VAN WINKLE 4277.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TARRAN O'HAREC 4219, BRACKLA 4251, KAILIE RHINN 4195, SMILE 
WAFFLE 4278, RABEL 4246, GWAIR AP KAI 4253, HAPPY ENDING 3886, WATER DANCER 3883, 
HIGHWAY 420 3885, and MADON AP LLEW 4261.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

OBAN (35-4213) ON THE ROCKS (175)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                          THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A               
                   BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME 
                       COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM        
                          EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR               
                           NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE                 
                          PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING               

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes