DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/01/2014    Duedate: 01/14/2014

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-712

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VAMPIRE SQUID
SEA DOGS (377)
(35-4115) [13-1-0,132]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VAMPIRE SQUID                  THAK BONESNAP
SEA DOGS (377)                 BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)
(35-4115) [13-1-0,132]         (35-4392) [4-2-0,61]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DEIRDRIE                       HAPPY BLAH
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
(35-4391) [19-10-0,91]         (35-4496) [1-0-1,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SOUND (15)                  44
2. HAPPY FUN TIME (361)        26      HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
3. FOOT OF PRIDE (396)         26      Unchartered Team
4. SEA DOGS (377)              22
5. BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)     2      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   3  0 57.1   1/ 2 SOUND (15)                8  7 0
 2/ 2 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      65  49  5 57.0   2/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    8  7 0
 3/ 3 SEA DOGS (377)           127 123  9 50.8   3/ 3 SEA DOGS (377)            6  3 0
 4- 4*CURSED LANDS (382)         1   1  0 50.0   4/ 4 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       5  7 0
 5/ 5 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       39  45  3 46.4   5/ 5 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      3  5 1
 6/ 6 SOUND (15)                65  78  4 45.5   6- 6*CURSED LANDS (382)        1  0 0
 7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   %1022 %1300 32 44.0   7/ 7*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)  0  3 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 738): ODDLY ELEGANT of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 740): HELIODORUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 711): FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 734): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 737): TEETER SLAUGHTER of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 728): T.G.I. FLOYD'S of ALL THINGS FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 729): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 366): FREDDY FENDER of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 726): ZARGAS of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 364): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 722): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 719): LADY KALDRA of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 711): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 670): XOWIE of TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 336): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 323): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 601): BACKLASH of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 586): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 568): FIFINE GILLY of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 563): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 571): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 524): HOPE of TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 517): DEADLY FORCE of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 510): GENERAL 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 627): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 738): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 740): WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 711): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 734): BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 737): AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 728): ALL THINGS FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 729): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 366): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 726): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 364): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 722): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 719): CLASSIC CHARACTERS (The Producer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 711): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 670): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 336): DEAD GAWDS (Death Jester, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 323): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 601): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 586): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 568): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 563): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 271): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 524): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 518): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 510): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 627): SOUND (Trim, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 738): ODDLY ELEGANT of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 733): STOLEYOURSPOT of BASH BROS PARKING (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 736): EVERBRINGER of SHADOWMONGERS (Shadow, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): GROM HELLSCREAM of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 719): LADY KALDRA of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 669): HALFTIME of EPIC RAP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 568): FIFINE GILLY of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 270): CARPENTER of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 518): WINTER ROSE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
                      (turn 517): DEADLY FORCE of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in MURSKA!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  MVP award for TUMULT?  SOUND's 
proud of him after beating COLLEEN and getting 22 points.  Talk about yer big time 
losers!  COLLEEN got smashed by TUMULT, and lost 19 points!  Don't you think the 
Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think VAMPIRE SQUID should let SAVAGE BEATING be 
Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Who was the wiseguy that said 
MURSKA's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Dragon's Hangover?  Don't look at 
me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  CHILDREN OF 
LLYR was the most avoided team.  Is a 1022-1300-32 record really that scary?  Is 
there some deep dark secret why SOUND's been avoiding CHILDREN OF LLYR so much?  Or 
is it just that they're too scared?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Pinch me, I must be dreaming!!!  HAPPY BLAH returns from the Dark Arena, 
maybe a "little upset" at its HAPPY FUN TIME teammates...  BATTLE FROGS figured it 
was better to let NO TURN kill BURGLAR FROG unpunished, and not worry about getting 
nailed again!  What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?  I'd be out of a job, 
that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  MURSKA is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAMPIRE SQUID 4115           13   1  0   132       SEA DOGS (377)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-URCHIN 4338                   9   4  0   116       SEA DOGS (377)
 LORD'S PRAYER 4456            9   6  0   104       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 PRIVATEER 4264               15   7  0   103       SEA DOGS (377)
 SAVAGE BEATING 4339          21  15  0    98       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 FINN MAC KARMEK 4388         16  13  0    95       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 DEIRDRIE 4391                19  10  0    91       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIGHWAY 420 3885             16  10  1    90       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 NO TURN 4425                 10  10  2    85       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 MEL 4408                     13  13  0    74       SOUND (15)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEAN AP KORMAK 4404          10  16  1    64       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 SLAM 4481                     6   2  1    61       SOUND (15)
 THAK BONESNAP 4392            4   2  0    61       BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUM 4407                     10  16  1    55       SOUND (15)
 TUMULT 4460                   7   6  1    54       SOUND (15)
 DANNY BOY 4424               12   5  0    51       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 OISIN 4439                   11   9  0    42       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TONE 4477                     6   3  0    35       SOUND (15)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAPPY BLAH 4496               1   0  1    33       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 COLLEEN 4478                  6   3  0    31       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-TITANYEN 4189                 1   1  0    24       CURSED LANDS (382)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLUE JACKET 4476              3   1  0    20       SEA DOGS (377)

'-' 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  NOT REVENGED
ZIG LITTLEBLADE 4394    0  1 0 BATTLEAXE STAMPE 395 HIGH ELF              712  NONE
SHEWISH GIANT           0  0 0 DARK ARENA           HAPPY BLAH 4496       712  NONE
DA 4498                 0  1 0 FOOT OF PRIDE 396    STONE GOLEM           712  NONE
BLOWFISH 4342           9  7 0 SEA DOGS 377         NO TURN 4425          709  REVENGED
MAN OVERBOARD 4501      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         BLACK ORC             712  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sean Ap Kormak -- We now have the same record.  We better beware, lest our Managers
get tired of us... -- Hum

Savage Beating -- I knocked you down, broke your weapon, and you still won?!  Seems
that your style is more scummy than I thought.  Anyway, maybe next time I can break
through your tough shell.  At least my fans see me as popular!  (Personally, I'd
rather win.) -- Mel

Colleen -- You are one tough cookie!  I knocked you down, but you got right back up
to win.  You are really good! -- Tumult

Danny Boy -- I finally did what my team mates couldn't, and won against you!  Let's
do it again! -- Slam

Vampire Squid -- Thanks for the explanation.  Good luck on surviving. -- the Children
of Llyr

Mel -- Better my point than yours. -- Oisin

Tone -- Tonight, then.  We won't have to worry about being seen, what with it being
new moon, overcast, and snowing besides. -- Colleen

Tumult -- Down, boy!  You're good, but still young.  Give it a while. -- Colleen

Concubines, bah.  It's an effete lowlander custom. -- Deirdrie

Thak Bonesnap -- Drink more milk to strengthen your bones. -- Finn mac Karmek

Hum -- Hey, I've got a toothache.  It makes me testy. -- Sean ap Kormak

Orcs.  Well... at least he wasn't a Fratsfan. -- Oisin

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZIG LITTLEBLADE was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
MAN OVERBOARD was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HAPPY BLAH savagely slew SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
VAMPIRE SQUID viciously subdued SAVAGE BEATING in a 1 minute veteran's Title contest.
HIGHWAY 420 was viciously subdued by LORD'S PRAYER in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
PRIVATEER overpowered MEL in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FINN MAC KARMEK slimly won victory over NO TURN in a popular 1 minute competition.
DEIRDRIE handily defeated THAK BONESNAP in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SEAN AP KORMAK was vanquished by M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
COLLEEN was vanquished by TUMULT in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
HUM was luckily beaten by DANNY BOY in a 4 minute melee.
SLAM overpowered OISIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TONE demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        16 -  12 -  2      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-LUNGE       18 -  15 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  12 -  1      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   8 -  1      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  18 -  2      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  15 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  24 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 712 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     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      VAMPIRE SQUID 4115         13   1  0  132 SEA DOGS (377)
LUNGING ATTACK   LORD'S PRAYER 4456          9   6  0  104 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
AIMED BLOW       PRIVATEER 4264             15   7  0  103 SEA DOGS (377)
WALL OF STEEL    FINN MAC KARMEK 4388       16  13  0   95 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DEIRDRIE 4391              19  10  0   91 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
BASHING ATTACK   SLAM 4481                   6   2  1   61 SOUND (15)
STRIKING ATTACK  THAK BONESNAP 4392          4   2  0   61 BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)
TOTAL PARRY      DANNY BOY 4424             12   5  0   51 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
SLASHING ATTACK  OISIN 4439                 11   9  0   42 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
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 HAPPY BLAH 4496.  The ten other most popular fighters were VAMPIRE SQUID 4115, 
LORD'S PRAYER 4456, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, NO TURN 4425, HUM 4407, PRIVATEER 4264, 
TUMULT 4460, DEIRDRIE 4391, SLAM 4481, and TONE 4477.

The least popular fighter this week was DA 4498.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were OISIN 4439, DANNY BOY 4424, SEAN AP KORMAK 4404, THAK BONESNAP 4392, 
MEL 4408, MAN OVERBOARD 4501, COLLEEN 4478, HIGHWAY 420 3885, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, 
and ZIG LITTLEBLADE 4394.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

VAMPIRE SQUID (35-4115) SEA DOGS (377)