DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/19/2013    Duedate: 07/02/2013

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-698

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOCK MACBEAGH
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4344) [15-19-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JOCK MACBEAGH                  THAK BONESNAP
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)
(35-4344) [15-19-1,110]        (35-4392) [4-0-0,60]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JOCK MACBEAGH                  LORD'S PRAYER
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
(35-4344) [15-19-1,110]        (35-4456) [1-0-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FOOT OF PRIDE (396)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      30
2. BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)    19      HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
3. FOOT OF PRIDE (396)         16      Unchartered Team
4. SOUND (15)                  10
5. CELEBRITY JEOPARDY (373)     5      BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)   4   0  0  100   1/ 3*FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       9  5 0
 2/ 3 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      58  37  4 61.1   2/ 1 BATTLE FROGS (388)        8  5 0
 3/ 2 BATTLE FROGS (388)        40  26  0 60.6   3/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    8  7 0
 4/ 5*FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       15  14  1 51.7   4/ 4 SOUND (15)                5 10 0
 5- 6*LEGIONS OF HELL (393)      5   6  0 45.5   5/ 5*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)  3  0 0
 6/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   987 %1265 32 43.8   6- 7*LEGIONS OF HELL (393)     1  1 0
 7/ 8 SOUND (15)                31  42  1 42.5   7/ 6 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      1  3 0
 8/ 0*CELEBRITY JEOPARDY (373)   0   1  0  0.0   8/ 0*CELEBRITY JEOPARDY (373)  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

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 724): RECOIL of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 726): AESARA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 683): BOUTTE of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 720): VARICK of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 722): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 714): DEBRA ELSITH of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 715): WALTER PIDGEON of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 359): CAPEX of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 712): CALYPSO of BOHICA (Scruffy Puff, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 357): KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 708): SQUISHY GIANT of THE WALKING DEAD (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 705): FROGGY FOO FOO of BATTLE FROGS S01 (Grimm, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 697): FURIOUS FROGPALER of BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 656): BAIN of ORDER (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 335): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 329): FRASIER of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 316): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 587): KULGAN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 722): BIG DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 554): GIRL SCOUT COOKIE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 549): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 264): DUM BULL of THE BULLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 510): GEORGE PETERSON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 504): XAVIER of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 496): URIK DARKHEART of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 613): REM of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 724): SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 726): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 683): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 720): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 722): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 714): YORK'S ARCADE (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 715): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 359): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 712): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 357): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 708): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 705): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 697): BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 656): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 335): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 329): CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 316): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 587): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 572): UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 554): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 549): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 264): THE FLYING FISH (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 510): I HATE TOURNEYS (Anti-Tourney, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 504): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 496): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 613): THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 724): RECOIL of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 714): MORRIS ORMRAN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
                            FENSTER GOLLY of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 358): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 711): SHARK NORMAN of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): WAKIZASHI of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 707): MUFFY STOFELES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 705): SHE'S A JAR of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                                   TAVELSHAN KETHAL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr)
                       (turn 704): BURIED TREASER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 329): FRASIER of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 316): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 587): KULGAN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 722): BIG DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
              (turn 721): HOFFA of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 554): GIRL SCOUT COOKIE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 547): THE BLUE PILL of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 264): MRALISSA LOON of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 504): XAVIER of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
                                  KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys 
to dogpile on.  FOOT OF PRIDE now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep 
it.  Hey everybody, watch out for THAK BONESNAP, who flew up 19 points in the 
rankings after mashing DAYDREAM FROG like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya 
know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  DAYDREAM FROG lost to THAK 
BONESNAP and drops 12 points.  It's a proud day for the CHILDREN OF LLYR stable, as 
their warrior, JOCK MACBEAGH, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  Can you believe they 
are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the MURSKA arena.  And hey, 
kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid BATTLE FROGS, please raise you hand.  Wow.  
Does MURSKA really have that many liars?  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch 
SOUND's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from 
BATTLE FROGS.  Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, DAYDREAM FROG would be 
president.  Although it may be a contest she doesn't want to win.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes 
and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, there's the manager of the MURSKA giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), 
oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOCK MACBEAGH 4344           15  19  1   110       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SMILE WAFFLE 4278            13   0  1   178       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 THE DARK FROG 4347           11   3  0   101       BATTLE FROGS (388)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FURIOUS FROGPALER 4309        9   6  0    87       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 SAVAGE BEATING 4339          16   6  0    86       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 FINN MAC KARMEK 4388          9   6  0    74       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-HIGHWAY 420 3885             15   9  1    69       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEIRDRIE 4391                11   4  0    67       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THAK BONESNAP 4392            4   0  0    60       BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUM 4407                      7   5  1    56       SOUND (15)
 TIMBRE 4409                   7   5  0    49       SOUND (15)
-TORTURE 4368                  5   3  0    47       LEGIONS OF HELL (393)
 MEL 4408                      6   6  0    42       SOUND (15)
 DAYDREAM FROG 4348            8   5  0    41       BATTLE FROGS (388)
-BURGLAR FROG 4357             6   2  0    37       BATTLE FROGS (388)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEAN AP KORMAK 4404           5   7  1    27       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 NO TURN 4425                  3   3  0    26       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 OISIN 4439                    4   2  0    25       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MACE FACE FROG 4349           6   5  0    23       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 RED 4400                      4   3  0    21       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
-DANNY BOY 4424                4   1  0    21       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 DORSUM 4427                   2   5  0    11       SOUND (15)
 LORD'S PRAYER 4456            1   0  0     8       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 'S' WORDS 4023                0   1  0     5       CELEBRITY JEOPARDY (373)
 RAUCOUS 4455                  0   2  0     2       SOUND (15)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA 4457                 0  1 0 FOOT OF PRIDE 396    WURM KIN              698  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Sorry, I didn't have much time for a DM column.  I would like to thank savage
beating for not putting one on me. -- Frogpaler

Sean -- I got my name from being repeatedly dropped by my mother as a baby. -- Mace
Face Frog

Mel -- I won't stop growing.  Who could imagine? -- Burglar Frog

Timbre -- I think I caught you nodding off there a moment. -- Daydream Frog

Burglar Frog -- Vicious fight! -- Hum

Daydream Frog -- Now I know what weapon not to use! -- Timbre

Danny Boy -- I was warned that you simply pivot-in-place.  I didn't believe it until
our fight!  I really hate fighting brick walls... reminds me too much of bootcamp! --
Raucous

This turn was a little better than last with a 2 win & 3 loss record.  I'm still
hoping to consistnetly break 50%. -- Trim, mgr. of Sound

Hum -- I was just trying to strike the right note. -- Deirdrie

Torture -- Bah. -- Deirdrie

The Dark Frog -- Oooo-kay.  But... tentacles?  That's very strange.  Dark, of course,
but strange, too. -- Finn mac Karmek

Highway 420 -- I'll tread you under my chariot wheels, or something like that. --
Jock MacBeagh

No Turn -- Dirty trick, that sent me straight into the wall. -- Seam ap Kormak

Deserters, pah. -- Oisin

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
THAK BONESNAP demolished DAYDREAM FROG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
MEL was devastated by DEIRDRIE in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
DORSUM was overpowered by SEAN AP KORMAK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RAUCOUS was bested by RED in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
FURIOUS FROGPALER was overpowered by JOCK MACBEAGH in a 1 minute Title struggle.
THE DARK FROG devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
FINN MAC KARMEK was unbelievably bested by SAVAGE BEATING in a 1 minute melee.
TIMBRE vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
HUM vanquished OISIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NO TURN beat OSKSI NOBLE in a popular 1 minute melee.
'S' WORDS was savagely defeated by LORD'S PRAYER in a 6 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        21 -  11 -  0      66  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  11 -  1      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   8 -  2      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  15 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  10 -  1      38  |

Turn 698 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       THE DARK FROG 4347         11   3  0  101 BATTLE FROGS (388)
WALL OF STEEL    FINN MAC KARMEK 4388        9   6  0   74 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DEIRDRIE 4391              11   4  0   67 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
STRIKING ATTACK  THAK BONESNAP 4392          4   0  0   60 BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)
PARRY-LUNGE      TIMBRE 4409                 7   5  0   49 SOUND (15)
TOTAL PARRY      DAYDREAM FROG 4348          8   5  0   41 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 LORD'S PRAYER 4456.  The ten other most popular fighters were THAK BONESNAP 
4392, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, NO TURN 4425, DEIRDRIE 4391, RED 4400, MEL 4408, SEAN AP 
KORMAK 4404, RAUCOUS 4455, JOCK MACBEAGH 4344, and SAVAGE BEATING 4339.

The least popular fighter this week was 'S' WORDS 4023.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were OISIN 4439, FURIOUS FROGPALER 4309, DORSUM 4427, THE DARK FROG 4347, 
DAYDREAM FROG 4348, DA 4457, HUM 4407, TIMBRE 4409, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, and JOCK 
MACBEAGH 4344.