DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/04/2013    Duedate: 12/17/2013

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-710

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VAMPIRE SQUID
SEA DOGS (377)
(35-4115) [11-1-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VAMPIRE SQUID                  TITANYEN
SEA DOGS (377)                 CURSED LANDS (382)
(35-4115) [11-1-0,111]         (35-4189) [1-1-0,24]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DEIRDRIE                       LORD'S PRAYER
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
(35-4391) [17-10-0,75]         (35-4456) [8-5-0,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FOOT OF PRIDE (396)         43
2. HAPPY FUN TIME (361)        41      HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
3. SOUND (15)                  25      Unchartered Team
4. CURSED LANDS (382)          19
5. SEA DOGS (377)              12      CURSED LANDS (382)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 BATTLE FROGS (388)        65  40  2 61.9   1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    9  6 0
 2/ 3 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      63  47  4 57.3   2/ 2 SEA DOGS (377)            8  3 0
 3/ 4 SEA DOGS (377)           123 121  9 50.4   3/ 4 SOUND (15)                7  8 1
 4/ 9*CURSED LANDS (382)         1   1  0 50.0   4/ 3 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       5  8 2
 5/ 5 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       37  40  3 48.1   5/ 5 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      2  4 0
 6/ 6 SOUND (15)                60  73  4 45.1   6/ 9*CURSED LANDS (382)        1  1 0
 7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   %1015 %1297 32 43.9   7- 6 BATTLE FROGS (388)        1  3 0
 8- 8*LEAVE IT TO ME (348)       0   1  0  0.0   8- 8*LEAVE IT TO ME (348)      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 736): WATSON of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 738): GHOST of THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 707): FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 732): STOLEYOURSPOT of BASH BROS PARKING (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 735): EVERBRINGER of SHADOWMONGERS (Shadow, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 726): PING of G.O.L.G. (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 727): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 365): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 724): ZARGAS of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): GROM HELLSCREAM of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 720): PIMP IN A BOX of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 717): PRINCE VALIANT of KNIGHTS OF LEGEND (?, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 709): URCHIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 668): HALFTIME of EPIC RAP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 341): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 335): DING DONG of LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 322): THE BEATLES of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 599): BACKLASH of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 584): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 566): FIFINE GILLY of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 561): NOCALLLISTEXEMPTION of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                            (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 570): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 522): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 516): DEADLY FORCE of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 508): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 625): MARTIN BLANK of BLOOD TITANS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 736): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 738): THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 707): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 732): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 735): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 726): A UNIT (Padre, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 727): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 365): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 724): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 7720: COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 717): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 709): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 668): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 341): AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 335): BAAL'S MINIONS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 322): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 599): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 554): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 566): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 561): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 270): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 522): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 516): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 508): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 625): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 736): WATSON of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 738): GHOST of THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.)
                           KANE TOAD of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
                           SKELETON of THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.)
                           GUILLOTINE of BLADES OF TERROR (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 731): DUSKBLOOD PUDDING of SHEWISH BURRET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 723): SPIN MCDUECAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): GROM HELLSCREAM of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
                   (turn 362): GENERAL PURPOSE of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 720): PIMP IN A BOX of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
              (turn 719): BRITISH SEA POWER of COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 716): TORG THUNDERCLAP of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
                                   LORTAN FALCONEYE of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 340): THE JANITOR of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
                               A TALENT SCOUT of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 334): PAUL of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 599): MEECHAM of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 564): ZENSU LASAGNA of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 561): NOCALLLISTEXEMPTION of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                            (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 270): CARPENTER of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
MURSKA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  CURSED LANDS turned their 1-0-0 turn 
into a 6th place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get 
put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see HIGHWAY 420 win a 
fight and gain 29 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, HIGHWAY 420 beat DEIRDRIE and DEIRDRIE 
lost 22 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Due to absence, and inability to defend 
the throne, URCHIN has lost the Title of Duelmaster.  Start setting that alarm 
earlier!  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as VAMPIRE SQUID takes the 
Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and 
bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their 
fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  FOOT OF PRIDE, I suppose you'll be glad to know you 
were this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And 
who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It 
was SEA DOGS.  Ha ha ha ha!   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for MURSKA's 
morgue.  More variety.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is 
developing these kinds of weapons?   
     There's got to be a better place in MURSKA to get a drink than The Dragon's 
Hangover!  Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you 
have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see the crowds are getting 
restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAMPIRE SQUID 4115           11   1  0   111       SEA DOGS (377)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-URCHIN 4338                   9   4  0   116       SEA DOGS (377)
 HIGHWAY 420 3885             16   9  1    98       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
-DAYDREAM FROG 4348           16   6  0    96       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 LORD'S PRAYER 4456            8   5  0    96       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 SAVAGE BEATING 4339          20  14  0    94       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRIVATEER 4264               13   7  0    90       SEA DOGS (377)
 NO TURN 4425                 10   8  2    88       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 FINN MAC KARMEK 4388         14  13  0    87       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEIRDRIE 4391                17  10  0    75       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 MEL 4408                     13  11  0    73       SOUND (15)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEAN AP KORMAK 4404           9  15  1    66       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUM 4407                     10  14  1    53       SOUND (15)
 OISIN 4439                   10   8  0    49       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 COLLEEN 4478                  5   2  0    48       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 DANNY BOY 4424               11   4  0    42       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MACE FACE FROG 4349           8   8  0    32       BATTLE FROGS (388)
 TUMULT 4460                   6   5  1    30       SOUND (15)
 SLAM 4481                     4   2  1    25       SOUND (15)
 TITANYEN 4189                 1   1  0    24       CURSED LANDS (382)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TONE 4477                     4   3  0    21       SOUND (15)
-BLUE JACKET 4476              3   1  0    20       SEA DOGS (377)
-MODERN FROG 4486              0   1  0     2       BATTLE FROGS (388)
-WARD CLEAVER 3697             0   1  0     1       LEAVE IT TO ME (348)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BURGLAR FROG 4357      11  6 0 BATTLE FROGS 388     NO TURN 4425          708   
DA1 4492                0  1 0 FOOT OF PRIDE 396    BLACK ORC             710  NONE
DA2 4493                0  1 0 FOOT OF PRIDE 396    MOUNTAIN TROLL        710  NONE
BLAH FUN 4449           0  1 0 HAPPY FUN TIME 361   WURM KIN              710  NONE
HAPPY BLAH 4470         0  1 0 HAPPY FUN TIME 361   WURM KIN              710  NONE
BLOWFISH 4342           9  7 0 SEA DOGS 377         NO TURN 4425          709   
MAN OVERBOARD 4494      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         BANDIT PRINCE         710  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oisin -- You flat-out creamed me!  You deserved the win. -- Hum

Privateer -- After I fell and dropped my weapon, I'm just glad I survived the fight!
Time to re-evaluate my challenges. -- Mel

Colleen -- Very impressive fight!  You are accurate and hit hard.  I'd have more
respect for you if you didn't try to kill me!  Thanks for the learns! -- Tone

Titanyen -- Honestly, I'm surprised I won because you almost killed me twice!  What's
up with that? -- Slam

Sea Dogs -- Well... the idea of having a vampire squid around does not actually
appeal, but we are glad for the gladiator so designated.  But how can this be, since
it washed out in the Dead Tourney? -- Children of Llyr

And speaking of the recent tourney, we salute the participants generally and
especially (sigh) Torture, tourney victor.  Obviously, Murska has got some bad karma
to work out, getting all these really nasty gladiators.... -- Children of Llyr

Tone -- Anyone tries to tie up MY tongue will get bitten! -- Colleen
P.S.  How about Kraki's House of Really Good Steaks for a start?

You're KIDDING us!  We actually went five-and-oh?  No wonder we were Top Team on the
Move.  Time to CELEBRATE... because this won't last.  It never does. -- Children of
Llyr

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLAH FUN was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
HAPPY BLAH was put to death by WURM KIN in a popular 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DA1 was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
MAN OVERBOARD was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
VAMPIRE SQUID viciously subdued FINN MAC KARMEK in a 2 minute expert's Title brawl.
DEIRDRIE was overpowered by HIGHWAY 420 in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
SAVAGE BEATING was savagely defeated by LORD'S PRAYER in a 4 minute uneven melee.
PRIVATEER won victory over SEAN AP KORMAK in a 2 minute expert's fight.
NO TURN won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute fight.
MEL overpowered OISIN in a 1 minute uneven match.
HUM was beaten by COLLEEN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DANNY BOY subdued TUMULT in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition.
SLAM devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
TONE bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute bout.
TITANYEN handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         TOTAL PARRY       16 -   9 -  0      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -  14 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        17 -  14 -  2      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  12 -  1      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  19 -  2      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  23 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  18 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 710 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        4 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      VAMPIRE SQUID 4115         11   1  0  111 SEA DOGS (377)
LUNGING ATTACK   LORD'S PRAYER 4456          8   5  0   96 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
AIMED BLOW       SAVAGE BEATING 4339        20  14  0   94 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
SLASHING ATTACK  NO TURN 4425               10   8  2   88 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
WALL OF STEEL    FINN MAC KARMEK 4388       14  13  0   87 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DEIRDRIE 4391              17  10  0   75 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
TOTAL PARRY      DANNY BOY 4424             11   4  0   42 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DEIRDRIE 4391.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LORD'S PRAYER 4456.  The ten other most popular fighters were VAMPIRE SQUID 4115, 
TUMULT 4460, NO TURN 4425, DA2 4493, HIGHWAY 420 3885, PRIVATEER 4264, TONE 4477, 
TITANYEN 4189, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, and SEAN AP KORMAK 4404.

The least popular fighter this week was DANNY BOY 4424.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were OISIN 4439, MAN OVERBOARD 4494, BLAH FUN 4449, HUM 4407, DEIRDRIE 4391, 
FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, DA1 4492, HAPPY BLAH 4470, SLAM 4481, and COLLEEN 4478.