DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/24/2014    Duedate: 10/07/2014

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-731

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

COLLEEN
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4478) [16-12-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

COLLEEN                        EXECUTUS
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         BLACK COLOSSUS (402)
(35-4478) [16-12-0,106]        (35-4537) [3-1-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OISIN                          PADRIAG
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4439) [17-22-0,86]         (35-4556) [3-7-0,16]

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. HOUSE JHEREG (42)           26      HOUSE JHEREG (42)
3. BLACK COLOSSUS (402)       -11      Unchartered Team
4. FOOT OF PRIDE (396)        -24
                                       BLACK COLOSSUS (402)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BLACK COLOSSUS (402)       3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)      10  5 1
 2/ 2 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        357 245 28 59.3   2/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    8  7 0
 3/ 3 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       93  77  8 54.7   3/ 2 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         7  6 1
 4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   %1064 %1353 33 44.0   4/ 4*BLACK COLOSSUS (402)      1  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 757): THE TALL MAN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 759): AGONY of TORTURED (Iron Maiden, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 749): SIERRA of MMM BEER!! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 753): GROOVY SIR GRIMM of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 756): MISDIAGNOSIS of BASH BROS. DOCTOR (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 747): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 748): MAD DOG RUSSO of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 376): WATER RAT of LORDS OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 745): YEZURA of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 374): SEAWEED of BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 741): UNGNOME SOLDIER of SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 738): HUSTLER of CLASSIC CHARACTERS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 730): A MAN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 689): PLASTIC MAN of MELODY MAYHEM (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 351): PULLED ORC of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 345): RU BRINGER of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 332): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 620): SWYTAI of GRIZZLED VETERANS (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 605): CRAYONS of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 587): REWARD of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 582): GUNSLINGER of POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 281): ENDU ENDU of DUDS (Dudley Do-Right, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 546): TAX MAIL-IN of I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 536): UNTAMED BERSERKER of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 529): SERGEANT 3 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 646): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 757): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 759): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 749): ALLITERATE ARMY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr>)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 753): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 756): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 747): QUEENSRYCHE (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 748): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 376): LORDS OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 745): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 374): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 741): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 738): XXX BANDITS (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 730): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 689): MELODY MAYHEM (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 351): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 344): LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 332): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 620): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 605): UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 587): CANINE CUISINE (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 582): POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 281): WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 543): I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 537): CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 529): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 646): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 758): HYPATIA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
                           STRYCHNINE of PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 749): SIERRA of MMM BEER!! (Khisanth, mgr.)
                (turn 748): LAME OX of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
                            LAUGHTER REDKNIFE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 756): BLACK INDEKKER of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 747): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 375): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 745): YEZURA of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 373): PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.)
                               AMUR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 741): KID DYNAMITE of STRATEGY, DAMMIT! (Riff-Raff, mgr.)
              (turn 740): DROGON of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 738): HUSTLER of CLASSIC CHARACTERS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 345): ASTROTRAIN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                   (turn 344): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
                               FLESH HUNTER of BAAL'S MINIONS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 332): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
                              HAIRY MONSTER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 619): KRAIT of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 281): F.U.B.A.R. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.)
                (turn 280): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Practice pays for LITTLE TOMMY, who pummelled EXECUTUS, to pocket 14 
points.  EXECUTUS certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to 
LITTLE TOMMY and losing 11 points in the process!  In MURSKA, nothing is permanent 
(except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, COLLEEN.  Word has it one 
team in MURSKA is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     And how sociable are MURSKA's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Everyone is famous 
for fifteen minutes, and FUNERAL is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't 
FOOT OF PRIDE proud!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Never one to advocate diplomacy and restraint, I was pleased to see HOUSE JHEREG 
retaliate against FOOT OF PRIDE in bloodfeud!  Questions are being raised about the 
disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in MURSKA would I 
avoid!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  MURSKA, I leave 
you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Howling Wolf.  'Til next 
time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLLEEN 4478                 16  12  0   106       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANNY BOY 4424               24  12  0    97       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
 A MAN 4521                   10   3  1    92       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OISIN 4439                   17  22  0    86       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 FIXED DRINK 4529             10   1  0    76       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TURNING BACK 4548             9   1  0    64       FOOT OF PRIDE (396)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PALUG 4509                    9   9  1    52       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 KATHANA 3553                  6   3  1    45       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
-LOFTIS 4571                   2   2  0    43       HOUSE JHEREG (42)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE TOMMY 4566             5   2  0    33       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHALER 4572                   4   1  0    22       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
 EXECUTUS 4537                 3   1  0    22       BLACK COLOSSUS (402)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PADRIAG 4556                  3   7  0    16       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 VILMOS 4579                   1   0  0    13       HOUSE JHEREG (42)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FUNERAL 4576            1  1 1 FOOT OF PRIDE 396    KATHANA 3553          731   
BELLY 4573              1  3 0 HOUSE JHEREG 42      FUNERAL 4576          730  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Funeral -- Aptly named.  The next 4 turns should be interesting. -- Kat

Palug -- Sponge!  Sponge!  Good lord, you are a sponge!  I think I need some time off
to hit the gym -- Loftis

Little Tommy -- I won!  I won!  I won!  For the first stinking time since I've come
back, I won!  Thank you! -- Kathana, who was NOT desperate for win.  At ALL.

Looks like Executus stopped fighting because he feared House Jhereg.

Padriag -- Everyone considers me boring.  Sorry to have put you to sleep. -- Chaler

Two-three, no standbys.  Well, there have been worse things on this team.  I'm told
that back in the early days--not the very beginning, but only a while later--three
members of this team ran for NINETEEN TURNS going 1-1-1, no armor, no weapons.  Maybe
all five did, but these three survived to graduate.  You have to wonder about people
like that. -- Oisin

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KATHANA butchered FUNERAL in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
A MAN was luckily beaten by COLLEEN in a exciting 1 minute Title melee.
DANNY BOY defeated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute master's duel.
OISIN defeated TURNING BACK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
FIXED DRINK devastated PALUG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
EXECUTUS was bested by LITTLE TOMMY in a 1 minute match.
PADRIAG was bested by CHALER in a 2 minute competition.
VILMOS overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  15 -  2      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  18 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   8 -  0      27  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 731 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         1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    COLLEEN 4478               16  12  0  106 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
TOTAL PARRY      DANNY BOY 4424             24  12  0   97 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
BASHING ATTACK   A MAN 4521                 10   3  1   92 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
LUNGING ATTACK   FIXED DRINK 4529           10   1  0   76 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OISIN 4439.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
PADRIAG 4556.  The ten other most popular fighters were KATHANA 3553, OISIN 4439, 
FIXED DRINK 4529, A MAN 4521, COLLEEN 4478, DANNY BOY 4424, LITTLE TOMMY 4566, 
FUNERAL 4576, TURNING BACK 4548, and EXECUTUS 4537.

The least popular fighter this week was PALUG 4509.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were VILMOS 4579, CHALER 4572, EXECUTUS 4537, TURNING BACK 4548, FUNERAL 
4576, LITTLE TOMMY 4566, DANNY BOY 4424, COLLEEN 4478, A MAN 4521, and FIXED DRINK 
4529.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                           STINGER (30-4098) RANDOM  (391) 
                    BUCK ROGERS (82-53730) LUROCIANS T108  (9073) 
                      FRIED DUCKPINS (82-52331) 120507F  (8812) 
                      JESSICA (82-53734) LUROCIANS T108  (9073) 
                   7TH SAMURAI (82-54800) SUPE FORCES 1801  (9246) 
                     STEAMING EARL (82-24992) SAUNA TIME  (3991) 
                    ARNOLD LAYNE (82-52842) ROOKIE PINK 1  (8905) 
                       HORMONE HOAGIE (82-55291) 01808X  (9340) 
               MINGE THE MARVELOUS (82-44835) HOLE IN THE WALL  (7539) 
                   CHILI CHEESE (82-19622) NOTHING BUT DIP  (3042) 
                 POST OFFICE BUILDING (84-4780) S. FORCES 7804  (916) 
                   HANNIBAL LECTER (84-8637) STATE OF MIND  (1582) 
                        BUTT GOBLIN (84-14415) 060310M  (2531) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes