DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/21/2009    Duedate: 03/20/2009

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM-50    TURN-260

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EXTRUSION
LIFE IMPACTS (395)
(50-3617) [25-8-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

C.H.S.                         TED BUNDY
LIFE IMPACTS (395)             CRIMINAL MINDS (398)
(50-3616) [21-12-0,108]        (50-3658) [1-0-0,15]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CASS DOLAN                     AL CAPONE
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             CRIMINAL MINDS (398)
(50-3625) [11-11-1,74]         (50-3656) [0-1-0,2]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LIFE IMPACTS (395)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CRIMINAL MINDS (398)        52
2. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)          26      LIFE IMPACTS (395)
3. LIFE IMPACTS (395)          22      Unchartered Team
4. DRUID'S GROVE (292)         -8
                                       CRIMINAL MINDS (398)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*CRIMINAL MINDS (398)       4   1  0 80.0   1/ 1 LIFE IMPACTS (395)       15  0 0
 2/ 1 LIFE IMPACTS (395)       114  51  1 69.1   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        6  9 0
 3/ 2 DRUID'S GROVE (292)      169 161 15 51.2   3/ 0*CRIMINAL MINDS (398)      4  1 0
 4/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       188 262  7 41.8   4/ 3 DRUID'S GROVE (292)       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

Hail Snowbound Warriors!

I come to you with news of the "new" team to fear.  We're here to test our abilities
and to conquer the sands of your arena.  We have the likes of John Dillinger, Ma
Barker, Al Capone, Lorraine Bobbitt, and Ted Bundy to test your skills.  They're
known as "Criminal Minds" and I, their manager, am Blackguard.  We do hope that you
will introduce yourselves in the days to come. -- Blackguard

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 611): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 613): PYTHAGORAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 607): VARPULIS RUKH of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 609): STINGING NETTLE of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 608): THE RED BARON of DEATH INCARNATE (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 606): GULF COAST D of ANARCHY (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 303): YAU (DARKFACE) of ZULU NATION (Zulu, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 599): FHRAIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 301): LOWLY WORM of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 595): SNOWFLAKE of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 593): THE MONGOL of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 584): ANGUS ARGUS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 547): JEREMY CAMP of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 278): SHADOWCAT HAMMER of MUTANT HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): BULLPEN ACE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 259): EXTRUSION of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 474): MOSSIE ROCKTROLL of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 461): DEATH STUD of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 438): DOOMSDAY DEVICE of REIGNING DOOM (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 208): GAFFER SMITH of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 406): DOLBY KLEE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 384): MESSALIDA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 500): SISTER X of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 611): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 613): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 607): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 609): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 608): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 606): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 303): STEEL AND SILK (Silky, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 599): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 300): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 595): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 593): RAVAGNING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 584): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 547): POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 578): MIKES HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 259): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 474): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 461): DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 438): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 208): MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 406): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 384): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 500): DO IT AGAIN et al (Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 607): SIMULARCRUM of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
                (turn 607): WIND RIDER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 607): JACK THE RIPPER of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 605): ANTONIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
                            DARDANIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
                            BLACK BELT of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 302): LE PLON of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                          VELVET FINISH of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 599): FHRAIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
              (turn 598): MAD DOG MONTANA of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 299): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 594): EASTER GUARDIAN of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 547): SJORDHAL of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
                             NORILITENNE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): BULLPEN ACE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                             PIZZA PIE PARTY of THINGS I DROOL IN (Nuln, mgr.)
                 (turn 271): SISTER MERCY of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
                             MAGIC WAND of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
                             BOQ of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 474): MOSSIE ROCKTROLL of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 460): ENIGMA XXV of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 208): GAFFER SMITH of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 406): DOLBY KLEE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
                  (turn 405): KOLBAN TEN TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 384): MESSALIDA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     This is disgusting!  Two fights in a row I fight Domjon, an Aimed-Blow, and I
BEAT him?  I mean I like wins and all, but this is upside-down!  And I won going away
swinging?  My!
     Maybe it has something to do with being a Druid.  Not me!  But there must be a
reason.  I hope I don't have to test for the third.  My luck may not hold out.
     Can I avoid him?  We'll see.  Tune in again next time.  Please do.

          Duelmaster Extrusion

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  SNOWBOUND needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  I talked to 
CRIMINAL MINDS' manager before the fights.  He said, "We're gonna do good."  And look 
at this:  4-1-0!  Psychic, or what!  MVP award for TED BUNDY?  CRIMINAL MINDS' proud 
of it after beating PERSISTENT BEGGAR and getting 15 points.  Talk about yer big time 
losers!  DOMJON got smashed by C.H.S., and lost 8 points!  This Duelmaster is like 
something else!  EXTRUSION stopped KIRLA LORVIN dead in hers tracks!  I hear the top 
team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters 
for PR photos.   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  MIDDLE WAY 6 
was the most avoided team.  Is a 188-262-7 record really that scary?  Is there some 
deep dark secret why LIFE IMPACTS' been avoiding MIDDLE WAY 6 so much?  Or is it just 
that they're too scared?  Like, is DOMJON popular, or what?  He was challenged the 
most in all of SNOWBOUND!  He's got a 19-21-3, is that good?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXTRUSION 3617               25   8  0   106       LIFE IMPACTS (395)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 C.H.S. 3616                  21  12  0   108       LIFE IMPACTS (395)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MRS. VAUGHN 3614             28   5  0    89       LIFE IMPACTS (395)
 DOMJON 3554                  19  21  3    88       DRUID'S GROVE (292)
 PETRA QUORD 3577             14  21  0    85       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 INGLEMORT JULS 3596          14  14  0    84       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 KIRLA LORVIN 3621            12  11  0    80       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 HOOPS 3623                   14   8  0    75       LIFE IMPACTS (395)
 CASS DOLAN 3625              11  11  1    74       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOBERT HINNY 3552            10  31  2    64       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TED BUNDY 3658                1   0  0    15       CRIMINAL MINDS (398)
 '69 DODGE CHARGER 3653        3   0  0    14       LIFE IMPACTS (395)
 LORRAINE BOBBITT 3657         1   0  0    13       CRIMINAL MINDS (398)
 JOHN DILLINGER 3654           1   0  0    13       CRIMINAL MINDS (398)
 MA BARKER 3655                1   0  0     9       CRIMINAL MINDS (398)
 AL CAPONE 3656                0   1  0     2       CRIMINAL MINDS (398)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Wow!  10-0 lately!  My team is RED hot! -- Smitty

     And this even in the snow!

Karnharn Deserter -- I thought I got rid of you last time?  Perhaps you are
interested in a hat trick? -- 69 Dodge Charger

Gobert -- I hooped up that win! -- Hoops

Inglemort -- In some cases, even wall-of-steels can go 10-10-7-D.  Yep. -- C.H.S.

Petra -- Big is good. -- Mrs. Vaughn

And how appropriately named the arena is for the season.

Mrs. Vaughn -- Like there was anyone else you could go for. -- Petra Quord

C.H.S. -- Not a chance. -- Inglemort Juls

M. Chardinee -- Oh, please, like this is going to be worth my time?  Minutes upon
minutes of standing around in the cold and the snow, and all for ONE skill? -- Kirla
Lorvin

     You could've fought faster.

Hoops -- Yeah, that's what I said. -- Gobert Hinny

A Captured Orc.  How thirlling. -- Cass Dolan

Hoops -- Uh, I didn't notice, actually. -- Cass Dolan

NOBODY from Snowbound went to the tourney?  Cheese Louise (a famous dish in Frafrejan
High Cuisine)! -- the Middle Way

     I know the dish was Frafrejan originally, but these days they do it better in
     Caleam.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

C.H.S. devastated DOMJON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MRS. VAUGHN outwaited PETRA QUORD in a 9 minute expert's Challenge battle.
EXTRUSION outlasted KIRLA LORVIN in a unpopular 11 minute expert's Title fight.
INGLEMORT JULS bested VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute fight.
HOOPS defeated GOBERT HINNY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute master's match.
CASS DOLAN won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute fight.
'69 DODGE CHARGER unbelievably bested AL CAPONE in a 7 minute amateur's match.
JOHN DILLINGER handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven melee.
MA BARKER won victory over KARNHORN DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's duel.
LORRAINE BOBBITT vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TED BUNDY overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY       35 -  16 -  0      69  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  11 -  0      62  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  10 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   9 -  0      10  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 260 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    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         4  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      EXTRUSION 3617             25   8  0  106 LIFE IMPACTS (395)
WALL OF STEEL    C.H.S. 3616                21  12  0  108 LIFE IMPACTS (395)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CASS DOLAN 3625.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was AL CAPONE 3656.  The ten other most popular fighters were GOBERT HINNY 3552, 
PETRA QUORD 3577, HOOPS 3623, CASS DOLAN 3625, C.H.S. 3616, MA BARKER 3655, INGLEMORT 
JULS 3596, TED BUNDY 3658, JOHN DILLINGER 3654, and LORRAINE BOBBITT 3657.

The least popular fighter this week was KIRLA LORVIN 3621.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were EXTRUSION 3617, MRS. VAUGHN 3614, '69 DODGE CHARGER 3653, 
DOMJON 3554, LORRAINE BOBBITT 3657, JOHN DILLINGER 3654, TED BUNDY 3658, INGLEMORT 
JULS 3596, MA BARKER 3655, and C.H.S. 3616.