DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/08/2013 Duedate: 05/21/2013 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-695 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SAVAGE BEATING HAPPY FUN TIME (361) (35-4339) [15-4-0,93] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader FREE CHEESE!! TORTURE HAPPY FUN TIME (361) LEGIONS OF HELL (393) (35-4279) [11-3-1,114] (35-4368) [4-2-0,46] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite JOCK MACBEAGH TIMBRE CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) SOUND (15) (35-4344) [13-18-1,85] (35-4409) [5-4-0,33] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 45 2. BATTLE FROGS (388) 34 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 3. SOUND (15) 13 Unchartered Team 4. FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 4 5. SEA DOGS (377) 3 LEGIONS OF HELL (393) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 57 34 4 62.6 1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 10 5 1 2/ 0 BATTLE FROGS (388) 32 21 0 60.4 2/ 3 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 6 3 0 3- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 162 119 10 57.7 3/ 2 SOUND (15) 6 9 0 4/ 4 SEA DOGS (377) 103 101 9 50.5 4/ 4*FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 5 6 1 5/ 6 SOUND (15) 26 32 1 44.8 5/ 0 BATTLE FROGS (388) 4 1 0 6/ 0*LEGIONS OF HELL (393) 4 5 0 44.4 6/ 5 SEA DOGS (377) 3 6 0 7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 979 %1258 32 43.8 7- 7 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 0 1 0 8/ 5*FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 6 9 1 40.0 8/ 0*LEGIONS OF HELL (393) 0 1 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 721): ARDSHEAL of RED FURY (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 723): TAFFY of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 677): TOXIC SLUDGE of MMM BEER! (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 717): VARICK of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 719): WELL DON of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 711): GABOGOOL of STORMY'S TROOPERS I (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 712): GRAVITRON of THE MOTHERSHIP CC (Floyd, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 358): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 709): HOPE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): WAKIZASHI of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 705): DEVLIN DE SEGIZE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 702): SHE'S A JAR of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 694): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 653): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 333): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 327): BLIZZARD of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 314): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 584): KASPAR of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 569): BIG DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 551): HAN SOLO of STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 546): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 263): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 507): GEORGE PETERSON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 501): STREGOICA of DARKSTALKER2 (Hombre, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 493): STEAMED MUSCLES of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 610): NOREASTER of DIRT DEVILS (The Dark One, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 721): RED FURY (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 723): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 677): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 717): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 719): AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 711): YORK'S ARCADE (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 712): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 28 MORYA (turn 358): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 709): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 705): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 702): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 694): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 653): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 333): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 327): LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 314): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 584): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 569): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 551): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 546): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 263): THE FLYING FISH (?, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 507): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 501): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 493): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 610): COFFEE WARS et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 722): ELEVENTH of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 676): SHOCK TOP of MMM BEER! (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 717): MORGUE of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 719): TWILO TALON of TALON'S TERRORS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 711): POCKET NEWS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 358): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 708): THE CLEAR of ARCANE PHARMACY (Destitute Noble, mgr.) WINTERSONG of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): WAKIZASHI of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 705): DEVLIN DE SEGIZE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 701): WARTLESS WITCH of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 327): BLIZZARD of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.) SLUGBAIT of I HATE THEM (Rillion, mgr.) WRATH of OBSIDIAN ORDER (Skaven, mgr.) (turn 326): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 312): MOLDAR NAY of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 551): HAN SOLO of STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.) GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) VINDA YARRO of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 506): TUNA SALAD of PARKING LOT 4 (Khisanth, mgr.) SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of MURSKA! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. FURIOUS FROGPALER caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested HIGHWAY 420 and was awarded 24 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, FURIOUS FROGPALER put down HIGHWAY 420, causing it to lose 24 points of recognition in the process. Although JOCK MACBEAGH made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious SAVAGE BEATING. Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7! I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. CHILDREN OF LLYR is feared. This much I can say. Apparently the stalwarts of SOUND are catching the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after PRIVATEER. Watch your back! I can not but mention with disdain the name of DORSUM who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 10 points below in the rankings. I thought DORSUM showed great skill and promise when he was bested by RED. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always! The girls are as pretty in MURSKA as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SAVAGE BEATING 4339 15 4 0 93 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SMILE WAFFLE 4278 13 0 1 178 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) FREE CHEESE!! 4279 11 3 1 114 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) FURIOUS FROGPALER 4309 7 5 0 107 BATTLE FROGS (388) -VEXED VIKING 3641 18 14 0 93 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JOCK MACBEAGH 4344 13 18 1 85 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) HIGHWAY 420 3885 15 8 1 82 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FINN MAC KARMEK 4388 9 3 0 82 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) THE DARK FROG 4347 8 3 0 75 BATTLE FROGS (388) PRIVATEER 4264 8 3 0 69 SEA DOGS (377) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MEL 4408 5 4 0 53 SOUND (15) TORTURE 4368 4 2 0 46 LEGIONS OF HELL (393) DAYDREAM FROG 4348 7 3 0 45 BATTLE FROGS (388) DEIRDRIE 4391 8 4 0 39 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) HUM 4407 5 4 1 37 SOUND (15) BURGLAR FROG 4357 5 1 0 34 BATTLE FROGS (388) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIMBRE 4409 5 4 0 33 SOUND (15) SEAN AP KORMAK 4404 4 5 1 32 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) BLOWFISH 4342 5 3 0 31 SEA DOGS (377) -SIR PSYCHO 3707 3 1 0 31 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) URCHIN 4338 2 3 0 26 SEA DOGS (377) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MACE FACE FROG 4349 5 4 0 21 BATTLE FROGS (388) OISIN 4439 2 1 0 19 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) RED 4400 2 2 0 17 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) DANNY BOY 4424 2 1 0 15 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) TAP 4415 2 5 0 12 SOUND (15) DORSUM 4427 2 2 0 8 SOUND (15) -MIST PATH 4222 1 2 0 8 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) NO TURN 4425 1 2 0 5 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DA1 4426 1 1 1 FOOT OF PRIDE 396 BLACK ORC 695 NONE MAN OVERBOARD 4444 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 377 SHEWISH GIANT 695 NONE WHISTLE 4406 2 3 0 SOUND 15 SHYBEL GIBBEN 3979 691 NONE PERSONAL ADS All -- It is true that my team didn't do well last turn with a 1-4 record. When I asked them why, after the usual "The matchups were rigged!" excuses, they all told me they are frustrated. They miss their friend WHISTLE and have had no opportunity to Bloodfeud the killer. I'm sympathetic to their anger against SHYBEL GIBBEN. It seems that he showed up for only one turn, killed WHISTLE, and then ran away LIKE A COWARD!!! I'm tempted to give my guys a green light to down-challenge him if he dares show his face in the arena again! -- Trim Danny Boy -- You swung couple times on me. I don't agree with Tap who calls you, "rock-lump." Enjoy you two wins 'cause they won't last... Ha! Too bad crowd not like you, they say you least popular! Too bad, no free drinks for you. -- Dorsum Jock MacBeagh -- I would've guess I'd have a natural advantage over a warrior named Jock. -- Privateer Trim -- But I LIVE to make inflammatory comments! -- Deirdrie Timbre -- Of course I hit you with round houses. Do you have any idea how hard it is to throw a SQUARE house and get it to land where you want? -- Sean ap Kormak Ah! A five-oh this time! It just goes to show that Olaf Modeen is right (amazing, is it not?) (we think it's Olaf who says it) that everything goes up and down. We went up, and now, no doubt, we will go down again. Pretty much one thing after another here. But at least we were spared the Savage Beating! -- the Children of Llyr LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DA1 was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. MAN OVERBOARD was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. MEL was overcome by PRIVATEER in a 2 minute Challenge match. HUM defeated URCHIN in a 1 minute Challenge duel. DORSUM was bested by RED in a 2 minute gory novice's Challenge contest. SAVAGE BEATING luckily beat JOCK MACBEAGH in a 3 minute master's Title competition. HIGHWAY 420 was overpowered by FURIOUS FROGPALER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. FREE CHEESE!! devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided competition. THE DARK FROG handily defeated TORTURE in a action packed 3 minute uneven melee. FINN MAC KARMEK vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. DAYDREAM FROG narrowly defeated BLOWFISH in a action packed 5 minute gory match. MACE FACE FROG was savagely defeated by TIMBRE in a exciting 6 minute bloody match. BURGLAR FROG overcame TAP in a 1 minute contest. DANNY BOY was demolished by DEIRDRIE in a popular 4 minute bloody mismatched match. SEAN AP KORMAK handily defeated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven fight. NO TURN was defeated by OISIN in a 1 minute beginner's struggle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 5 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 9 - 1 59 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 AIMED BLOW 18 - 13 - 0 58 | |SLASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 17 - 14 - 0 55 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 8 - 0 53 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 18 - 1 51 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 - 0 50 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 6 - 2 45 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 10 - 1 33 | Turn 695 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 5 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW SAVAGE BEATING 4339 15 4 0 93 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) PARRY-RIPOSTE FREE CHEESE!! 4279 11 3 1 114 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) PARRY-LUNGE HIGHWAY 420 3885 15 8 1 82 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) WALL OF STEEL FINN MAC KARMEK 4388 9 3 0 82 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) TOTAL PARRY TORTURE 4368 4 2 0 46 LEGIONS OF HELL (393) SLASHING ATTACK BURGLAR FROG 4357 5 1 0 34 BATTLE FROGS (388) 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 TIMBRE 4409. The ten other most popular fighters were JOCK MACBEAGH 4344, BLOWFISH 4342, DEIRDRIE 4391, THE DARK FROG 4347, RED 4400, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, MACE FACE FROG 4349, PRIVATEER 4264, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, and FURIOUS FROGPALER 4309. The least popular fighter this week was NO TURN 4425. The other ten least popular fighters were DANNY BOY 4424, TAP 4415, HIGHWAY 420 3885, DORSUM 4427, MEL 4408, MAN OVERBOARD 4444, DA1 4426, BURGLAR FROG 4357, URCHIN 4338, and OISIN 4439. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: FREE CHEESE!! (35-4279) HAPPY FUN TIME (361)