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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===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