DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 02/01/2012 Duedate: 02/14/2012 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-662 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS KELLY GALL CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) (35-4236) [17-13-0,92] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader KELLY GALL POSITION IS EMPTY CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) (35-4236) [17-13-0,92] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite KELLY GALL EL GUAPO CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) REALLY? (386) (35-4236) [17-13-0,92] (35-4288) [7-2-2,53] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM REALLY? (386) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. REALLY? (386) 36 2. SEA DOGS (377) 34 SEA DOGS (377) 3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 28 Unchartered Team 4. HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 0 REALLY? (386) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*REALLY? (386) 29 14 3 67.4 1/ 1*REALLY? (386) 13 2 1 2- 2*HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 14 10 1 58.3 2/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 7 8 0 3/ 0 SEA DOGS (377) 89 72 9 55.3 3- 3*HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 1 2 0 4/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 898 %1178 27 43.3 4/ 0 SEA DOGS (377) 1 4 0 '*' 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 688): FREE WHEEL of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 690): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 611): CORKY of BLACKTHORNE (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 684): SHANK of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 686): LONGING LEGGINGS of EMOTIONAL PANTS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 678): MARX of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 679): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 29 LAPUR (turn 676): ULPHOR of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 32 ARVAT (turn 672): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 669): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 661): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 620): BAIBAR of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 317): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 311): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 298): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 551): DOBIE FROME of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 636): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 518): FORBERT GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 513): IN YOUR FACE of BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 474): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 468): LEAPS INTO THE AIR of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 460): MO J of J (Sherlock, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 577): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 688): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 690): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 611): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 684): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 686): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 678): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 679): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 676): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 672): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 669): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 661): REALLY? (?, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 620): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 317): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 311): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 298): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 551): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 536): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 518): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 513): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 474): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 468): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 460): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 577): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 610): ANVIL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 684): BOWEN of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 679): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 311): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord) KATIE of ALL STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.) AGARIC of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.) (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal) AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 536): SICK PUPPY of ARADI'S DEAD (Otto X, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 474): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 468): KASTENMAR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. That dwarf I defeated actually WAS from Khalhums. An interloper. I was glad to put him down on his knees. Kelly Gall SPY REPORT Welcome MURSKA. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with PRIVATEER? He actually beat CHILDREN OF LLYR's MAIRIE AP GAUR, and walked away with 21 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at SEA DOGS while they watched PRIVATEER clobber MAIRIE AP GAUR. She lost 6 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. M. CHARDINEE was reminded on the sands why KELLY GALL is Duelmaster. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough! No matter the time or place, men will always duel. What do people see in MADON AP LLEW? His 8-13-0? CHILDREN OF LLYR ain't talkin', but he's got 37 points. I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that ANGRY SHORTY gets in. He fights people like KORMAC AP RHINN, 9 points below. I thought ANGRY SHORTY showed great skill and promise when he was beat by KORMAC AP RHINN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? MURSKA is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KELLY GALL 4236 17 13 0 92 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EL GUAPO 4288 7 2 2 53 REALLY? (386) MONKEY MAN 4289 6 3 0 53 REALLY? (386) ODD? 4304 5 1 1 53 REALLY? (386) -SMILE WAFFLE 4278 4 0 0 51 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) DAN RATHER 4291 7 2 0 50 REALLY? (386) -FREE CHEESE!! 4279 4 0 0 42 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MADON AP LLEW 4261 8 13 0 37 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GALLOWAY 4298 3 5 0 26 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PRIVATEER 4264 1 0 0 21 SEA DOGS (377) -HIGHWAY 420 3885 3 3 0 19 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) KORMAC AP RHINN 4324 2 0 0 19 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) ANGRY SHORTY 4296 4 4 0 16 REALLY? (386) -FUN PIRATE 4318 1 1 0 11 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307 2 3 0 9 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? THE USEROUS MERC 0 0 0 EL GUAPO 4288 662 NONE ABLE SEAMAN 4317 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 377 HIGH ELF 662 NONE MAN OVERBOARD 4315 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 377 DARK CHAMPION 662 NONE SIREN'S SONG 4316 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 377 SHEWISH GIANT 662 NONE UNDERTOW 4273 0 2 0 SEA DOGS 377 MOUNTAIN TROLL 662 NONE PERSONAL ADS We salute the tourney participants, especially Smile Waffle at 14-3 in the Apprentices. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr Dan Rather -- Wow, a major down-challenge, and they didn't call the fight "uneven"! I'm impressed with myself. -- Mairie ap Gaur P.S. But I'd rather not repeat it. El Guapo -- Not to me, you aren't. You're an ugly little squirt. -- Madon ap Llew Angry Shorty -- You're well-named. -- Galloway They tell me it won't always be this easy, but I feel it was a good beginning. -- Kormac ap Rhinn LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS UNDERTOW was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. SIREN'S SONG was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. MAN OVERBOARD was easily killed by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena match. ABLE SEAMAN was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel. ODD? devastated MADON AP LLEW in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. ANGRY SHORTY was luckily beaten by KORMAC AP RHINN in a 2 minute competition. KELLY GALL vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. DAN RATHER overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. MONKEY MAN defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute melee. EL GUAPO viciously butchered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a action packed 4 minute duel. GALLOWAY overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute gory uneven duel. MAIRIE AP GAUR was overpowered by PRIVATEER in a popular 3 minute gory uneven match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 3 - 2 79 | |AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 7 - 0 67 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 9 - 0 59 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 7 - 0 53 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 18 - 3 53 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 6 - 0 33 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 - 0 33 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 8 - 0 11 | Turn 662 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 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK KELLY GALL 4236 17 13 0 92 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) STRIKING ATTACK EL GUAPO 4288 7 2 2 53 REALLY? (386) PARRY-RIPOSTE ODD? 4304 5 1 1 53 REALLY? (386) AIMED BLOW DAN RATHER 4291 7 2 0 50 REALLY? (386) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is KELLY GALL 4236. The most popular warrior this turn was EL GUAPO 4288. The ten other most popular fighters were PRIVATEER 4264, ODD? 4304, ANGRY SHORTY 4296, KORMAC AP RHINN 4324, DAN RATHER 4291, MONKEY MAN 4289, GALLOWAY 4298, UNDERTOW 4273, KELLY GALL 4236, and MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307. The least popular fighter this week was MADON AP LLEW 4261. The other ten least popular fighters were ABLE SEAMAN 4317, MAN OVERBOARD 4315, SIREN'S SONG 4316, MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307, KELLY GALL 4236, UNDERTOW 4273, GALLOWAY 4298, MONKEY MAN 4289, DAN RATHER 4291, and KORMAC AP RHINN 4324.