DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/12/2013    Duedate: 12/25/2013

VEASTIAN ARENA

DM-43    TURN-669

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HALFTIME
EPIC RAP (484)
(43-4816) [15-5-1,156]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HALFTIME                       KITH
EPIC RAP (484)                 DARK BLADES (480)
(43-4816) [15-5-1,156]         (43-4793) [5-1-1,57]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LOLITA MARIA                   LOLITA MARIA
THE FAMILY (116)               THE FAMILY (116)
(43-4827) [25-16-1,96]         (43-4827) [25-16-1,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)        20
2. EPIC RAP (484)              15      ORL 2013K (498)
3. THE FAMILY (116)            15      Unchartered Team
4. GREENISLE GUARD (496)       11
5. SHEWISH BANQUET (481)       10      DARK BLADES (480)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*AMERKIN INJUNS (500)       2   0  0  100   1/ 1 TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)     10  5 0
 2/ 0*DARK BLADES (480)          5   2  1 71.4   2/ 2 EPIC RAP (484)            5  2 1
 3/ 2 ORL 2013K (498)            8   4  1 66.7   3/ 3 THE FAMILY (116)          3 12 0
 4/ 3 TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)      56  36  3 60.9   4- 4*AMERKIN INJUNS (500)      2  0 0
 5/ 4 EPIC RAP (484)            32  26  7 55.2   5/ 7*SHEWISH BANQUET (481)     2  5 0
 6/ 8*GREENISLE GUARD (496)      1   1  0 50.0   6/ 0*DARK BLADES (480)         1  0 0
 7/ 6 THE FAMILY (116)         953 %1003 27 48.7   7/ 8*GREENISLE GUARD (496)     1  1 0
 8/ 5*BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (494)   6   8  1 42.9   8/ 5*BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (494)  1  2 0
 9/ 7*SHEWISH BANQUET (481)      6  19  0 24.0   9/ 6 ORL 2013K (498)           1  2 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 737): ODDLY ELEGANT of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 739): MARTYR of TORTURED (Iron Maiden, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 708): FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 733): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 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 366): FREDDY FENDER of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 724): ZARGAS of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 364): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 721): DROGON of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 718): LADY KALDRA of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 710): VAMPIRE SQUID 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 600): SFC1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 585): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 567): 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 571): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 522): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 517): 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 737): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 739): THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 708): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 733): BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, 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 366): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 724): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 364): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 773): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 718): CLASSIC CHARACTERS (The Producer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 710): 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 600): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 585): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 567): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 561): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 271): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 522): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 517): 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 733): STOLEYOURSPOT of BASH BROS PARKING (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 723): SPIN MCDUECAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, 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  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  65 DAL SHANG (turn 561): NOCALLLISTEXEMPTION of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                            (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 270): CARPENTER of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 517): DEADLY FORCE of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in VEASTIAN a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  And let's see, XAN fought SHADOW 
FROGGY and gained 16 points and contributed to TOLBIN'S X-MEN's 3-2-0.  SHADOW FROGGY 
has lost to XAN, falling 12 points, while helping make BATTLE FROGS 12-15 a 0-2-0 
turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and HALFTIME remains 
VEASTIAN's top warrior for another turn.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear 
the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Welcome Wench until they 
win.  Maybe?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in VEASTIAN again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HALFTIME 4816                15   5  1   156       EPIC RAP (484)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XOWIE 4883                   11   8  0    98       TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)
 LOLITA MARIA 4827            25  16  1    96       THE FAMILY (116)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK ZANJO 4810             21  25  1    89       THE FAMILY (116)
 ZILLA KHIRNAJ 4842           19  16  2    75       THE FAMILY (116)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LYRICAL DRUGGIST 4928         8   4  1    60       ORL 2013K (498)
 XAN 4942                      7   0  0    60       TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)
 KITH 4793                     5   1  1    57       DARK BLADES (480)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOUNTAIN ROLL 4797            4   2  0    51       SHEWISH BANQUET (481)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHADOW FROGGY 4897            4   2  0    40       BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (494)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XERYUS 4941                   4   3  0    30       TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XINDEL 4952                   2   1  0    23       TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)
-SNICKERING ENEMY 4955         2   0  0    23       AMERKIN INJUNS (500)
-BANDIT MINCE 4880             1   0  0    21       SHEWISH BANQUET (481)
 SCENARIO 4939                 2   0  1    20       EPIC RAP (484)
 XALOT 4961                    2   1  0    15       TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)
 BORSHAR 4940                  2   5  0    14       THE FAMILY (116)
 ARDESKIN 4917                 1   1  0    14       GREENISLE GUARD (496)
 MARTINE 4951                  0   5  0     5       THE FAMILY (116)
 LORD TOADMYRE 4933            0   1  0     1       BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (494)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      SCENARIO 4939         669  NONE
SIR FROGINGTON 4934     2  1 1 BATTLE FROGS 12- 494 LYRICAL DRUGGIST 4928 665  NOT REVENGED
SNACK 4971              0  1 0 SHEWISH BANQUET 481  SHEWISH GIANT         669  NONE
XEVEN 4884              8  7 1 TOLBIN'S X-MEN 492   HALFTIME 4816         665  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Roshanna the Slightly Warped -- Gloating it is, and gloating I call it.  That is
socially unacceptable behavior. -- Black Zanjo

Zanjo -- Says who? -- Roshanna the Slightly Warped, Maligned Concubine

This time, one-four, which has to count as an improvement for us.  Of course, the win
was against a standby, but it WAS a win. -- Lolita Maria, defeater of the Kung-Fu
Master

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SNACK was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HALFTIME devastated ZILLA KHIRNAJ in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
LOLITA MARIA handily defeated LYRICAL DRUGGIST in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BLACK ZANJO was vanquished by XOWIE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
KITH overpowered XERYUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MOUNTAIN ROLL devastated XINDEL in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
XAN overpowered SHADOW FROGGY in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BORSHAR bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute competition.
SCENARIO assassinated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven melee.
ARDESKIN vanquished MARTINE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
XALOT defeated LORD TOADMYRE in a 2 minute beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW        17 -   6 -  0      74  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  10 -  2      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  20 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   7 -  1      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  24 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 669 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   HALFTIME 4816              15   5  1  156 EPIC RAP (484)
BASHING ATTACK   XOWIE 4883                 11   8  0   98 TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)
AIMED BLOW       LOLITA MARIA 4827          25  16  1   96 THE FAMILY (116)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZILLA KHIRNAJ 4842         19  16  2   75 THE FAMILY (116)
WALL OF STEEL    LYRICAL DRUGGIST 4928       8   4  1   60 ORL 2013K (498)
STRIKING ATTACK  XAN 4942                    7   0  0   60 TOLBIN'S X-MEN (492)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LOLITA MARIA 4827.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LOLITA MARIA 4827.  The ten other most popular fighters were XALOT 4961, 
HALFTIME 4816, XOWIE 4883, KITH 4793, ARDESKIN 4917, LORD TOADMYRE 4933, MOUNTAIN 
ROLL 4797, XAN 4942, SCENARIO 4939, and SNACK 4971.

The least popular fighter this week was MARTINE 4951.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BORSHAR 4940, SHADOW FROGGY 4897, XINDEL 4952, XERYUS 4941, BLACK ZANJO 
4810, LYRICAL DRUGGIST 4928, ZILLA KHIRNAJ 4842, SNACK 4971, SCENARIO 4939, and XAN 
4942.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HALFTIME (43-4816) EPIC RAP (484)

               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. 

                     CHUPACABRA (10-3827) TERRAPIN STATION  (189) 
                           DECEON RAIN (50-883) KAOS  (127) 
                       PIONEER (82-47958) TRIPPIN' OUT  (8064) 
                      GRAPE APE (82-34889) BRAIN FOOD 9  (5739) 
                DUELMASTERS.COM (82-16536) SUPERIOR FORCES 720  (2509) 
                     FROZBOZ (82-14622) FIRES OF HEAVEN 4  (2181) 
                           RAGE (82-36450) EMOTIONS  (6013) 
                 HUNGRY HIPPO (82-49609) SUPERIOR FORCES 5411  (8331) 
                       BABEL (82-46069) SACS DE SABLE 1  (7725) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes