DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/15/2014    Duedate: 01/28/2014

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-713

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LORD'S PRAYER
FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
(35-4456) [10-6-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LORD'S PRAYER                  THAK BONESNAP
FOOT OF PRIDE (396)            BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)
(35-4456) [10-6-0,119]         (35-4392) [5-2-1,80]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DEIRDRIE                       DEIRDRIE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4391) [20-10-0,106]        (35-4391) [20-10-0,106]

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)         46
2. BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)    34      HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      16      Unchartered Team
4. SEA DOGS (377)               3
5. HAPPY FUN TIME (361)         1      BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)

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)      65  50  5 56.5   1/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    9  6 0
 2/ 1*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)   5   4  1 55.6   2/ 3 SEA DOGS (377)            5  4 0
 3/ 3 SEA DOGS (377)           128 125  9 50.6   3- 1 SOUND (15)                5  5 0
 4/ 5 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       42  47  3 47.2   4/ 4 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       5  7 0
 5- 6 SOUND (15)                65  78  4 45.5   5/ 5 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)      2  3 1
 6/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   %1024 %1303 32 44.0   6/ 7*BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)  1  4 1

    '*'   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 739): THROUGH THE WINDOW of PAPERBOYS (slugbait, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 741): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 713): FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): 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 729): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 727): ZARGAS of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 726): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 720): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 712): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 671): 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 602): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 587): SFC 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 569): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 564): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 572): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 525): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 519): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 511): GENERAL 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 628): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 739): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 741): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 713): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 737): AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 729): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 727): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 723): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 720): CLASSIC CHARACTERS (The Producer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 712): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 671): 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 602): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 587): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 569): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 564): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 272): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 528): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 519): GRIZZLED VETERANS (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 511): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 628): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 738): ODDLY ELEGANT of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 741): HELIODORUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                            TONES OF HOME of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 736): EVERBRINGER of SHADOWMONGERS (Shadow, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 719): LADY KALDRA of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 712): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, 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  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 518): WINTER ROSE 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!  Bein' on top is great while it lasts, SOUND. 
But how many friends do you have now?  What's with THAK BONESNAP?  He actually beat 
CHILDREN OF LLYR's SEAN AP KORMAK, and walked away with 19 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at SEA DOGS.  PRIVATEER lost 12 points to LORD'S PRAYER.  Some 
new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe PRIVATEER will provide more easy wins...  FINN MAC 
KARMEK was reminded on the sands why VAMPIRE SQUID is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters 
with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, FOOT OF PRIDE!  
Management must be dealin', as the boys at BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE ain't reelin'!  FOOT OF 
PRIDE's mad!   
     Warriors of MURSKA unite.  You have only your games to lose!  SEAN AP KORMAK of 
CHILDREN OF LLYR didn't know when to quit.  When you've got a 10-17-1, that's a good 
sign.  Now he's dead.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  I don't want 
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORD'S PRAYER 4456           10   6  0   119       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-URCHIN 4338                   9   4  0   116       SEA DOGS (377)
 DEIRDRIE 4391                20  10  0   106       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 SAVAGE BEATING 4339          21  16  0    99       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 PRIVATEER 4264               15   8  0    91       SEA DOGS (377)
 NO TURN 4425                 11  10  2    91       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HIGHWAY 420 3885             16  10  1    90       HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
 FINN MAC KARMEK 4388         16  14  0    89       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 THAK BONESNAP 4392            5   2  1    80       BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)
-MEL 4408                     13  13  0    74       SOUND (15)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLAM 4481                     6   2  1    61       SOUND (15)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANNY BOY 4424               13   5  0    55       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
-HUM 4407                     10  16  1    55       SOUND (15)
-TUMULT 4460                   7   6  1    54       SOUND (15)
 COLLEEN 4478                  7   3  0    47       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 OISIN 4439                   11  10  0    44       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      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)

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?
BOBO SHARPKNIFE 4396    0  1 0 BATTLEAXE STAMPE 395 MISTRESS SHA'TYI      713  NONE
SEAN AP KORMAK 4404    10 17 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 THAK BONESNAP 4392    713   
BROTHER JAMES 4500      0  1 0 FOOT OF PRIDE 396    STONE GOLEM           713  NONE
DA1 4504                0  1 0 FOOT OF PRIDE 396    MISTRESS SHA'TYI      713  NONE
BLOWFISH 4342           9  7 0 SEA DOGS 377         NO TURN 4425          709  REVENGED
MAN OVERBOARD 4503      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 377         MOUNTAIN TROLL        713  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- After a full year on the sands, my SOUND (15) team will be taking a short
break.  The plan is to restart toward the end of April.  Best wishes to all,
especially Jorja! -- Trim, mgr. of Sound

Sound has been avoiding us?  Is it something we said? -- Children of Llyr

Hum -- You might have that problem, but Jorja barely admits I'm here.  She won't be
sending me to the Dark Arena. -- Sean ap Kormak

Tumult -- A tough cookie?  Hmm, maybe too much handling of the dough? -- Colleen

Our congratulations to Vampire Squid.  You made it out alive this time! -- Jorja and
the Children of Llyr

And for us, two-three, with Sean actually LOSING to a standby.  The shame!  For him,
that is.  The rest of us have our own reputations to worry about. -- Deirdrie

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by MISTRESS SHA'TYIR in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MAN OVERBOARD was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
BOBO SHARPKNIFE was easily killed by MISTRESS SHA'TYIR in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
BROTHER JAMES was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena brawl.
VAMPIRE SQUID devastated FINN MAC KARMEK in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
LORD'S PRAYER devastated PRIVATEER in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
DEIRDRIE viciously subdued SAVAGE BEATING in a crowd pleasing 3 minute master's match.
NO TURN handily defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SEAN AP KORMAK was slaughtered by THAK BONESNAP in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
OISIN was unbelievably bested by DANNY BOY in a popular 3 minute brutal fight.
COLLEEN handily defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -  14 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        14 -  12 -  2      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -  10 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   7 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  14 -  1      48  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  12 -  1      45  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  21 -  0      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  18 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 713 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        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   LORD'S PRAYER 4456         10   6  0  119 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DEIRDRIE 4391              20  10  0  106 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
AIMED BLOW       SAVAGE BEATING 4339        21  16  0   99 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
SLASHING ATTACK  NO TURN 4425               11  10  2   91 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
WALL OF STEEL    FINN MAC KARMEK 4388       16  14  0   89 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
STRIKING ATTACK  THAK BONESNAP 4392          5   2  1   80 BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (395)
TOTAL PARRY      DANNY BOY 4424             13   5  0   55 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 DEIRDRIE 4391.  The ten other most popular fighters were OISIN 4439, COLLEEN 
4478, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, BROTHER JAMES 4500, LORD'S PRAYER 4456, THAK BONESNAP 
4392, DANNY BOY 4424, NO TURN 4425, DA1 4504, and MAN OVERBOARD 4503.

The least popular fighter this week was SEAN AP KORMAK 4404.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PRIVATEER 4264, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, BOBO SHARPKNIFE 4396, MAN 
OVERBOARD 4503, DA1 4504, NO TURN 4425, DANNY BOY 4424, THAK BONESNAP 4392, LORD'S 
PRAYER 4456, and BROTHER JAMES 4500.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DEIRDRIE (35-4391) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

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

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