DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/15/2012    Duedate: 02/28/2012

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-663

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KELLY GALL
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4236) [18-13-0,96]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KELLY GALL                     SMILE WAFFLE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
(35-4236) [18-13-0,96]         (35-4278) [5-0-0,65]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KELLY GALL                     PRIVATEER
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         SEA DOGS (377)
(35-4236) [18-13-0,96]         (35-4264) [2-0-0,24]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

REALLY? (386)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HAPPY FUN TIME (361)        50
2. SEA DOGS (377)              20      REALLY? (386)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)       6      Unchartered Team
4. REALLY? (386)              -12
                                       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 REALLY? (386)             31  17  3 64.6   1/ 1 REALLY? (386)            11  4 1
 2/ 2*HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      17  11  1 60.7   2/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    7  8 0
 3/ 3 SEA DOGS (377)            90  76  9 54.2   3/ 3*HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      3  1 0
 4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   900 %1181 27 43.2   4/ 4 SEA DOGS (377)            2  8 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 689): STRONG BAD of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 691): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 613): CORKY of BLACKTHORNE (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 685): SHANK of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 687): LONGING LEGGINGS of EMOTIONAL PANTS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 679): MARX of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 680): FARMERS ALMANAC of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 342): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 677): BISMUTH BENDER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 673): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 670): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 662): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 621): A BAD LIE of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, 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 552): CALIS of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 637): SLIPPERS of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 519): BARTON DAWES of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 514): IN YOUR FACE of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                                        (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 247): KK of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 475): ORANGE O'CLOCK of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 469): LEAPS INTO THE AIR of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 461): UNBELIEVABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 578): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 689): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 691): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 613): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 685): SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 687): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 679): ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 680): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 342): DREW'S BOYS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 677): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 673): BOWL O'RAMA (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 670): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 662): REALLY? (?, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 621): 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 552): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 537): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 519): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 514): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 247): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 475): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 469): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 461): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 578): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 691): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 684): BOWEN of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 679): CANDIED YAMS of ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
                            CORNBREAD STUFFING of ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 680): FARMERS ALMANAC of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
                (turn 679): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 677): BISMUTH BENDER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
                          PRIORE of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, 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 475): ORANGE O'CLOCK of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
                  (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.

     This time, it was M. Chardinee.  A Karnhorn, which is just rotten of him.  Or
for him, as the case might be.  No one loves a Karnhorn.  Well, except maybe another
Karnhorn, but that would be even worse!

                                    Kelly Gall

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MURSKA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Say what you will about blind luck and dirty 
fighting, but HAPPY FUN TIME will tell you 17-11-1 is nothing to laugh at...  
Practice pays for FREE CHEESE!!, who pummelled EL GUAPO, to pocket 20 points.  EL 
GUAPO certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to FREE CHEESE!! 
and losing 15 points in the process!  KELLY GALL successfully staved off a grab for 
the roses by KUNG-FU MASTER of MURSKA.  Does MURSKA have no one talented enough to 
dethrone her?  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and 
ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so 
did the "warriors" in MURSKA avoid REALLY?.  The warriors of REALLY? found their 
efforts at combat frustrated as HAPPY FUN TIME apparently had more important things 
to do than fight.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not for whom the 
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Can anything 
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for MURSKA?  On that giddy note I take 
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KELLY GALL 4236              18  13  0    96       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMILE WAFFLE 4278             5   0  0    65       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 FREE CHEESE!! 4279            5   0  0    62       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 MONKEY MAN 4289               7   3  0    60       REALLY? (386)
 ODD? 4304                     6   1  1    57       REALLY? (386)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAN RATHER 4291               7   3  0    41       REALLY? (386)
 MADON AP LLEW 4261            8  14  0    38       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EL GUAPO 4288                 7   3  2    38       REALLY? (386)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GALLOWAY 4298                 3   6  0    24       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 PRIVATEER 4264                2   0  0    24       SEA DOGS (377)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIGHWAY 420 3885              4   3  0    23       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 KORMAC AP RHINN 4324          3   0  0    21       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 ANGRY SHORTY 4296             4   5  0    17       REALLY? (386)
 MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307           2   4  0    10       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FUN PIRATE 4318         1  2 0 HAPPY FUN TIME 361   MISTRESS SHA'TYI      663  NONE
DWARF OVERBOARD 4327    0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         HIGH ELF              663  NONE
ELF OVERBOARD 4328      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         SHEWISH GIANT         663  NONE
MAN OVERBOARD 4325      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         WURM KIN              663  NONE
ORC OVERBOARD 4326      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         BANDIT PRINCE         663  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Where did everyone go? -- Privateer

     Tahiti.

Odd?  Distinctly. -- Madon ap Llew

Angry Shorty -- That wasn't luck, that was skill and superior height. -- Kormac ap
Rhinn, not noted for tact

It can't be much of a Cult that has to send its Members out to fight as standbys for
a little spare cash. -- Galloway

Privateer -- I dunno, you looked fairly public to me. -- Mairie ap Gaur

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FUN PIRATE was butchered by MISTRESS SHA'TYIR in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ELF OVERBOARD was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DWARF OVERBOARD was easily killed by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
ORC OVERBOARD was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
MAN OVERBOARD was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SMILE WAFFLE overpowered DAN RATHER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
FREE CHEESE!! overpowered EL GUAPO in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
HIGHWAY 420 unbelievably bested ANGRY SHORTY in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
KELLY GALL overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
MADON AP LLEW was vanquished by MONKEY MAN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
ODD? vanquished GALLOWAY in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
PRIVATEER overcame MAIRIE AP GAUR in a 3 minute gory bout.
KORMAC AP RHINN subdued CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   4 -  2      75  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW         9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  20 -  3      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   8 -  0      27  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   6 -  0      14  |

Turn 663 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:

PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         4  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   KELLY GALL 4236            18  13  0   96 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
STRIKING ATTACK  SMILE WAFFLE 4278           5   0  0   65 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FREE CHEESE!! 4279          5   0  0   62 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
AIMED BLOW       DAN RATHER 4291             7   3  0   41 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 PRIVATEER 4264.  The ten other most popular fighters were SMILE WAFFLE 4278, FREE 
CHEESE!! 4279, MONKEY MAN 4289, ODD? 4304, KORMAC AP RHINN 4324, EL GUAPO 4288, 
HIGHWAY 420 3885, ANGRY SHORTY 4296, KELLY GALL 4236, and ORC OVERBOARD 4326.

The least popular fighter this week was MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MAN OVERBOARD 4325, DWARF OVERBOARD 4327, ELF OVERBOARD 4328, 
FUN PIRATE 4318, GALLOWAY 4298, MADON AP LLEW 4261, DAN RATHER 4291, ORC OVERBOARD 
4326, KELLY GALL 4236, and ANGRY SHORTY 4296.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KELLY GALL (35-4236) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

               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. 

                             AXIOM (11-3918) ERRATA (372) 
                     MACHETE MOUSE (82-4566) MAMMAL MILITIA (616) 
                 GONE TO GEORGIA (82-28596) STREET PIZZAD XXI (4657) 
                         ROOT (82-31537) 4 LETTER BEER (5196) 
                         SMOOTH (82-33235) TRANSITIONS (5487) 
                   YELLOW DEUCE COUPE (82-33317) COLOR TUNES (5502) 
                         ROOM 282 (82-33685) TEMPE -05 (5575) 
                    UGAMUGGAH (82-41228) STREET PIZZAD XXII (5040) 
                   TOUCHE' TURTLE (82-44789) KILLER KARTOONS (7535) 
                   MIDSIZE WHOOPER (82-47794) COOL NAMES 22 (8035) 
                  DAVID WAYBUR (84-5954) MEDAL OF HONOR F3 II (1124) 
                      RODEO CLOWN (84-11743) TOUGHER GUYS (2136) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes