DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/27/2013    Duedate: 04/09/2013

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-692

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MAYNARD
NERDS (312)
(35-3236) [8-2-1,85]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MAYNARD                        MEL
NERDS (312)                    SOUND (15)
(35-3236) [8-2-1,85]           (35-4408) [4-2-0,50]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JOCK MACBEAGH                  DEIRDRIE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4344) [12-16-1,62]         (35-4391) [6-3-0,32]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      40
2. PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)     33      NERDS (312)
3. NERDS (312)                 25      Unchartered Team
4. SOUND (15)                  19
5. HAPPY FUN TIME (361)         3      SOUND (15)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 NERDS (312)                8   2  1 80.0   1/ 1*SOUND (15)                7  8 0
 2- 2 BAD GUYS (381)            43  24  1 64.2   2/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    7  8 0
 3/ 3 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      51  31  4 62.2   3/ 3 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      5  1 0
 4- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)  113  80  5 58.5   4/ 4 NERDS (312)               3  0 0
 5/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)  162 118 10 57.9   5- 6 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   2  2 1
 6- 6 ERRATA (371)              15  11  0 57.7   6- 7 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)     2  2 0
 7- 7 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)    438 335 30 56.7   7/11 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)   2  3 1
 8- 8 SEA DOGS (377)           100  95  9 51.3   8- 5 BAD GUYS (381)            1  0 0
 9/ 9*SOUND (15)                20  23  1 46.5   9- 8 SEA DOGS (377)            1  3 0
10/10 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   969 %1253 31 43.6  10-10*FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       1  3 0
11-11*FOOT OF PRIDE (396)        1   3  0 25.0  11- 9 ERRATA (371)              0  2 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 718): BARELY LEGAL of IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 720): ELEVENTH of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 671): THE LIBRARIAN of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 714): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 716): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 708): FENSTER GOLLY of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 709): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 356): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 706): THE CLEAR of ARCANE PHARMACY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 354): AWESOME 80'S of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 702): TRUST BUSTER 1 of SEGUE CARTEL (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 699): FLOUR CHILD of BAD BREAD (The Baker, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 691): FREE CHEESE!! Of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 647): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 332): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 326): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 313): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 581): KULGAN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 566): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 548): ZENSU LASAGNA of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 543): THE BLUE PILL of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 261): MRALISSA LOON of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 504): MARISAN TEN MEDARIN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 498): STREGOICA of DARKSTALKER2 (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 490): URIK DARKHEART of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 607): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 716): SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 720): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 671): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 714): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 716): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 708): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 709): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 356): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 706): BOHICA (Scruffy Puff, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 354): BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 702): DRAGON RIDERS (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 699): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 691): SOUND (Trim, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 650): UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 332): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 326): BASH BROS PARK (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 313): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 581): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 566): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 548): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 543): THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 261): BASH BROS SUITCASE (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 504): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 498): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 490): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 607): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 717): BLUE FUNK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 671): THE LIBRARIAN of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 714): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 715): SNAKE of SERPENTS HOLD 114 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 355): POSTAGE of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 353): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 702): FOR THE GODLINGS! Of NOTORIOUS (Destitute Noble, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 691): MADON AP LLEW of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 326): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
                   (turn 325): TALKEETNA of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord, mgr.)
                               SCOMSSS'S NIGHTMARE of THE OPERA (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 312): MOLDAR NAY of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 566): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 542): IRONIC TWIST of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 504): MARISAN TEN MEDARIN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to MURSKA once again!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your 
elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  PHILANTHROPISTS 2 is now ranked 
7th with a 1-0-1 turn.  CHILDREN OF LLYR showed MURSKA what they were made of as they 
fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-1-0.  What's with MAYNARD?  He actually 
beat CHILDREN OF LLYR's MADON AP LLEW, and walked away with 25 more points from the 
fight.  Laughs were big at CHILDREN OF LLYR while they watched DEIRDRIE clobber 
TIMBRE.  She lost 4 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  What 
a role model for MURSKA's young 'uns!  FREE CHEESE!! becomes Duelmaster, but don't 
bother to fight no more!  I'm sure MURSKA is excited about MAYNARD, the new 
Duelmaster from NERDS.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  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.  The most avoided team was 
PHILANTHROPISTS 3.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at SOUND ain't reelin'!  
PHILANTHROPISTS 3's mad!  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged 
warrior, SAVAGE BEATING!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.   
     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 DA can 
return from the Dark Arena.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger 
every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  Are you 
as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAYNARD 3236                  8   2  1    85       NERDS (312)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SMILE WAFFLE 4278            13   0  1   178       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
-FREE CHEESE!! 4279            9   3  1   105       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
-HIGHWAY 420 3885             14   7  1   104       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
-VEXED VIKING 3641            18  14  0    93       PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PACIFIST 3939                17   8  0    80       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
-PRIVATEER 4264                7   2  0    78       SEA DOGS (377)
 SAVAGE BEATING 4339          12   4  0    67       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THEROD 4047                   9   4  0    66       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOCK MACBEAGH 4344           12  16  1    62       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEL 4408                      4   2  0    50       SOUND (15)
 FINN MAC KARMEK 4388          6   3  0    48       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-NI 3945                       3   3  0    47       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-SELENE 4029                   3   2  0    40       ERRATA (371)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA 4432                       1   0  1    33       PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
 DEIRDRIE 4391                 6   3  0    32       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-SIR PSYCHO 3707               3   1  0    31       PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
-SHYBEL GIBBEN 3979            3   0  1    28       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-ALCARESE 3946                 2   0  0    27       PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
 SEAN AP KORMAK 4404           2   4  0    25       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLOWFISH 4342                 4   2  0    19       SEA DOGS (377)
 TIMBRE 4409                   3   3  0    19       SOUND (15)
 HUM 4407                      3   3  1    17       SOUND (15)
 TAP 4415                      2   2  0    13       SOUND (15)
-URCHIN 4338                   1   2  0    13       SEA DOGS (377)
-PONTIUS PILATE 4371           1   0  0    13       BAD GUYS (381)
-DWENZER 4224                  1   0  0    13       PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
-RED 4400                      1   0  0    13       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 DORSUM 4427                   1   0  0    13       SOUND (15)
-MIST PATH 4222                1   2  0     8       PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
-ALARM 4215                    0   1  0     7       ERRATA (371)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           DA 4432               692  NONE
WHISTLE 4406            2  3 0 SOUND 15             SHYBEL GIBBEN 3979    691   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Am I prophetic, or what?  I speak of graduation, and I graduate.  I wish I'd known
this sooner! -- Madon ap Llew

Trim -- Better to have gained the title by defeating a standby than by losing to one,
which happens in small arenas sometimes.  It's all a question of recognition. --
Madon ap Llew

Trim -- Well, one good thing about the roundhouse, they can't corner her there! --
Finn mac Karmek

Savage Beating -- Yeah, that's a thing I don't handle so well. -- Jock MacBeagh

Mel -- Gah!  It's one of those tunes you can't get out of your head!  Or at least, I
can't get it out of MINE. -- Deirdrie

Free Cheese -- At least you didn't kill me, the way you did my teammate. -- Madon ap
Llew

Therod -- I wish someone had spared you--and ME! -- Finn mac Karmek

Dwenzer -- Where's the philanthropy in that?  I want a recount! -- Sean ap Kormak

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA unbelievably slew HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
MADON AP LLEW was demolished by MAYNARD in a 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
SAVAGE BEATING defeated MEL in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody duel.
JOCK MACBEAGH overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FINN MAC KARMEK viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
HUM was overpowered by SEAN AP KORMAK in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
TIMBRE was viciously subdued by DEIRDRIE in a popular 7 minute gruesome competition.
TAP won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's duel.
DORSUM overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        18 -  12 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  23 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  11 -  1      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   9 -  1      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   3 -  1      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 692 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0                                       2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   MAYNARD 3236                8   2  1   85 NERDS (312)
AIMED BLOW       SAVAGE BEATING 4339        12   4  0   67 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
PARRY-LUNGE      MEL 4408                    4   2  0   50 SOUND (15)
WALL OF STEEL    FINN MAC KARMEK 4388        6   3  0   48 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JOCK MACBEAGH 4344.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DEIRDRIE 4391.  The ten other most popular fighters were MEL 4408, SAVAGE 
BEATING 4339, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, JOCK MACBEAGH 4344, TIMBRE 4409, MAYNARD 3236, 
DORSUM 4427, DA 4432, SEAN AP KORMAK 4404, and TAP 4415.

The least popular fighter this week was HUM 4407.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TAP 4415, SEAN AP KORMAK 4404, DA 4432, DORSUM 4427, MAYNARD 3236, 
TIMBRE 4409, JOCK MACBEAGH 4344, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, and MEL 
4408.

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

MADON AP LLEW (35-4261) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)