DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/30/2013    Duedate: 02/12/2013

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-688

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GRINCH
BAD GUYS (381)
(35-4184) [15-2-1,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GRINCH                         POSITION IS EMPTY
BAD GUYS (381)                 
(35-4184) [15-2-1,140]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MADON AP LLEW                  DEIRDRIE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4261) [19-28-0,91]         (35-4391) [4-1-0,39]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SEA DOGS (377)              34
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      26      BAD GUYS (381)
3. BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)    18      Unchartered Team
4. BAD GUYS (381)               8
5. HAPPY FUN TIME (361)         4      BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)   1   0  0  100   1/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    7  7 0
 2/ 1 BAD GUYS (381)            41  24  1 63.1   2/ 2 SEA DOGS (377)            6  6 0
 3/ 3 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      46  29  4 61.3   3/ 4*SOUND (15)                5  4 0
 4/ 2 BATTLE FROGS (388)        28  20  0 58.3   4/ 5 BAD GUYS (381)            4  0 0
 5/ 4 SEA DOGS (377)            98  89  9 52.4   5/ 1 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      4  2 0
 6/ 6 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   959 %1243 31 43.6   6/ 0*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)  1  0 0
 7/ 5*SOUND (15)                10  13  0 43.5   7/ 6 BATTLE FROGS (388)        1  6 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 714): GLINDORA of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 716): HERMIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 663): GOLDENEYE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 710): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 712): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 704): FENSTER GOLLY of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 705): SIR BLUEBELL of LORDS INC. (Lord Z., mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 354): POSTAGE of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 702): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 352): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 698): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 695): TAVELSHAN KETHAL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 687): GRINCH of BAD GUYS (Mr. Bad Guy, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 643): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 330): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 324): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 311): MOLDAR NAY of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 577): LINKIN LOGGER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 562): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 544): GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 539): THE BLUE PILL of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 259): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 500): MARISAN TEN MEDARIN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 494): KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 486): STEAMED MUSCLES of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 603): NOREASTER of DIRT DEVILS (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 714): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 716): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 663): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 710): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 712): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 704): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 705): LORDS INC. (Lord Z, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 354): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 702): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 352): BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 698): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 695): SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 687): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 646): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 330): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 324): OBG! (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 311): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 577): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 562): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 544): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 539): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 259): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 500): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 494): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 486): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 603): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 714): MIDNIGHT of BATTEL BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
              (turn 713): BLUE STREAK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 715): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 711): DEE NILE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 701): STEEL SHARPENER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
                          PLUTONIUM PUNCH of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 698): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
              (turn 697): INSIDIOUS of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 324): LATKA of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
                   (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): MATH of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 577): MOE FROSTTOOTH of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MURSKA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  HAPPY FUN TIME?  Who?  CHILDREN OF LLYR is the top 
team these days, buddies!  Those betting on HAPPY FUN TIME lost their shirt, as HAPPY 
FUN TIME lost their fighting abilities:  1-0-0.  BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE had cause to 
celebrate, after THAK BONESNAP got 18 points by beating HUM.  Win some, lose some.  
Speaking of which, BURGLAR FROG was winsome, after beating TIMBRE and seeing her lose 
7 points.  GRINCH successfully staved off a grab for the roses by FURIOUS FROGPALER 
of BATTLE FROGS.  Does MURSKA have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  So who's 
the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a 
PR stunt to me.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Questions are 
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain 
tavern in MURSKA would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in MURSKA is the highlight of my life.  More important 
duties call me.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRINCH 4184                  15   2  1   140       BAD GUYS (381)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SMILE WAFFLE 4278            13   0  1   178       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
-FREE CHEESE!! 4279            8   3  1    94       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 MADON AP LLEW 4261           19  28  0    91       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HIGHWAY 420 3885             13   7  1    90       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 FURIOUS FROGPALER 4309        6   5  0    83       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 PRIVATEER 4264                6   1  0    68       SEA DOGS (377)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE DARK FROG 4347            7   3  0    62       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 SAVAGE BEATING 4339           9   3  0    58       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOCK MACBEAGH 4344           10  14  1    53       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 DAYDREAM FROG 4348            6   3  0    40       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 DEIRDRIE 4391                 4   1  0    39       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BURGLAR FROG 4357             4   1  0    32       BATTLE FROGS (388)
-MACE FACE FROG 4349           5   3  0    31       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 FINN MAC KARMEK 4388          3   2  0    28       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHISTLE 4406                  2   0  0    18       SOUND (15)
 THAK BONESNAP 4392            1   0  0    18       BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLOWFISH 4342                 3   1  0    14       SEA DOGS (377)
-URCHIN 4338                   1   2  0    13       SEA DOGS (377)
 MEL 4408                      1   1  0    13       SOUND (15)
-PONTIUS PILATE 4371           1   0  0    13       BAD GUYS (381)
 TIMBRE 4409                   1   1  0     9       SOUND (15)
 HUM 4407                      1   1  0     8       SOUND (15)
 SEAN AP KORMAK 4404           0   2  0     2       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KORMAC AP RHINN 4324   12 13 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 FREE CHEESE!! 4279    685   
MAN OVERBOARD 4411      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         MISTRESS SHA'TYI      688  NONE
WOMAN OVERBOARD 4412    0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         DARK CHAMPION         688  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Mace Face Frog -- You have a weird name. -- Privateer

I finally won one! -- Urchin

Greetings to all from a returning Manager!  This past turn was surprisingly great for
my team!  Possibly beginner's luck going 4-1 and the awards, but I'll take what I can
get after many years of retirement. -- Trim, Mgr of Sound

Tournament #50 results were very poor for our three candidates.  Not only did we lose
our fights (rather embarrassing), but our veteran Team Leader, LITE (35-102), was
killed in the first turn!  I'm sure the Sea Dogs Manager will agree that he was a
natural teacher (Five learns!!).  Sadness was multiplied by not getting a replacement
in time for this turn.  Oh well, it happens. -- Trim, Mgr of Sound

Smile Waffle -- Why am I not surprised?  Probably because I've been eating too many
of your delicious waffles. -- Madon ap Llew

Savage Beating -- You call that fun? -- Jock MacBeagh

Piffle. -- Deirdrie

Blowfish -- Amazing, you popped like a balloon! -- Fin mac Karmek

Whistle -- Hurts my ears. -- Sean ap Kormak

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WOMAN OVERBOARD was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MAN OVERBOARD was butchered by MISTRESS SHA'TYIR in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
GRINCH handily defeated FURIOUS FROGPALER in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
THE DARK FROG was vanquished by MADON AP LLEW in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PRIVATEER overpowered DAYDREAM FROG in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEIRDRIE slimly lost to SAVAGE BEATING in a 4 minute beginner vs. veteran brawl.
JOCK MACBEAGH savagely defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
BURGLAR FROG handily defeated TIMBRE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
FINN MAC KARMEK slimly won victory over MEL in a 2 minute novice's duel.
BLOWFISH won victory over SEAN AP KORMAK in a popular 1 minute novice's duel.
WHISTLE overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
HUM was overpowered by THAK BONESNAP in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   5 -  1      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  21 -  0      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         LUNGING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 688 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  GRINCH 4184                15   2  1  140 BAD GUYS (381)
AIMED BLOW       FURIOUS FROGPALER 4309      6   5  0   83 BATTLE FROGS (388)
TOTAL PARRY      DAYDREAM FROG 4348          6   3  0   40 BATTLE FROGS (388)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DEIRDRIE 4391               4   1  0   39 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MADON AP LLEW 4261.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DEIRDRIE 4391.  The ten other most popular fighters were JOCK MACBEAGH 4344, 
PRIVATEER 4264, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, MEL 4408, BLOWFISH 4342, 
GRINCH 4184, MADON AP LLEW 4261, BURGLAR FROG 4357, and THAK BONESNAP 4392.

The least popular fighter this week was HUM 4407.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TIMBRE 4409, DAYDREAM FROG 4348, THE DARK FROG 4347, FURIOUS FROGPALER 
4309, WOMAN OVERBOARD 4412, WHISTLE 4406, SEAN AP KORMAK 4404, MAN OVERBOARD 4411, 
THAK BONESNAP 4392, and BURGLAR FROG 4357.