DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/22/2011    Duedate: 01/04/2012

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-549

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RATHNOK MULROOT
INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
(56-4228) [17-9-1,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RATHNOK MULROOT                TSATHOGGUA
INCONSISTENT FURY (20)         CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
(56-4228) [17-9-1,107]         (56-56) [7-0-0,65]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RATHNOK MULROOT                DOBIE FROME
INCONSISTENT FURY (20)         MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
(56-4228) [17-9-1,107]         (56-4255) [13-3-0,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INCONSISTENT FURY (20)      66
2. CALL OF CTHULHU (7)         23      INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
3. THEM (433)                   0      Unchartered Team
4. MEN OF STEEL (131)           0
5. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)        -18      CALL OF CTHULHU (7)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*CALL OF CTHULHU (7)       19   8  2 70.4   1/ 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)   10  5 1
 2/ 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)   516 385 42 57.3   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)       7  8 0
 3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)      230 216  3 51.6   3- 4 MEN OF STEEL (131)        5  3 1
 4- 3 THEM (433)                78  80  9 49.4   4- 3 THEM (433)                3  2 0
 5- 4 MEN OF STEEL (131)       129 148 20 46.6   5/ 0*CALL OF CTHULHU (7)       1  0 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 685): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 687): ANTIPHON of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 605): ROBERT ROY of HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 681): BOWEN of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 683): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 675): CANDIED YAMS of ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 676): FARMERS ALMANAC of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 673): BISMUTH BENDER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 669): TIA MATTE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 666): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 658): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 548): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 533): POTATO BUG of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 515): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 510): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 245): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 471): TUNA SALAD of PARKING LOT 4 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 465): GANOOSH of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 457): MO J of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 574): GAZELLE of REDHORSE (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 685): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 687): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 605): HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 681): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 683): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 675): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 676): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 340): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 673): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 669): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 666): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 658): REALLY? (?, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 548): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 533): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 515): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 510): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 245): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 471): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 465): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 457): J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 574): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 684): BITTERMAN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 686): CRITIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 680): SKITTLES of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 674): KAIREEN LAMAR of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr)
                            REAPER of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 657): RABEL of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 616): BOOT PRINT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
                             ODD DRAFT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                          (turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 546): MANZA WIGGLES of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 533): POTATO BUG of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
              (turn 532): CHILMAN ELSE of MIDDLE WAY 25 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 465): GANOOSH of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                                  MONDEKKER of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  ROCANIS needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for 
TSATHOGGUA?  CALL OF CTHULHU's proud of him after beating CHEBOB ERLE and getting 23 
points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  CHEBOB ERLE's match with TSATHOGGUA cost him a 
loss of 17 points!  Like MIDDLE WAY 20's FORLIS HOOLER is sweating since he got 
challenged by Duelmaster RATHNOK MULROOT!  This Duelmaster is like something else!  
RATHNOK MULROOT stopped FORLIS HOOLER dead in his 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.   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RATHNOK MULROOT 4228         17   9  1   107       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOBIE FROME 4255             13   3  0    95       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 LEELAYLA NORIN 4264           9   3  0    93       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 FORLIS HOOLER 4183           21  29  0    92       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CALIS 3426                   14  16  0    87       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-POW! 4170                     4   1  0    66       THEM (433)
 TSATHOGGUA 56                 7   0  0    65       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
 TIKI LA'BANE 4266             7   3  2    58       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LINKIN LOGGER 4272            4   2  0    51       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
 CHEBOB ERLE 4234             12  12  0    48       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-WHOMP 4218                   10   4  0    44       THEM (433)
 TAM TAM KA'BLAM 4262          6   7  1    44       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
-BAM! 4210                     4   3  0    39       THEM (433)
 ELISE GOUDGE 4254             9   7  0    37       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HASTUR 55                     4   1  0    24       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
-MAGNUS 4271                   3   2  0    24       MEN OF STEEL (131)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHUB-NIGGURATH 53             3   2  1    21       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
-KULGAN 4268                   3   4  1    20       MEN OF STEEL (131)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GLAAKI 57                     3   2  1    17       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
 MOE FROSTTOOTH 4287           1   0  0    13       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
-KASPAR 4285                   1   0  1    12       MEN OF STEEL (131)
-THUD! 4269                    1   1  0    11       THEM (433)
-CTHULHU 54                    2   3  0     9       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
JACKSON SIX 4286        0  1 0 INCONSISTENT FURY 20 KASPAR 4285           548   
ORACLE OF AAL 4267      2  2 1 MEN OF STEEL 131     TAM TAM KA'BLAM 4262  546  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Rathnok Mulroot -- I won't tell if you don't. -- Forlis Hooler
P.S.  Er, ah, while you're looking good, how about teaching me a skill or two?

Calis -- Huh, see if I invite YOU to dinner! -- Chebob Erle

I despise spies. -- Dobie Frome
P.S.  I'd have killed him, but the arenamaster stopped me.

I caught the Turncoat half in and half out of his coat.  Made it hard 
for him to fight. -- Leelayla Norin

Pow! -- Your manager must have been foresighted when he named you. -- Elise Goudge

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RATHNOK MULROOT devastated FORLIS HOOLER in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
DOBIE FROME viciously subdued RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gory match.
LEELAYLA NORIN vanquished PRIEST OF MYTORI in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CHEBOB ERLE was overpowered by TSATHOGGUA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TIKI LA'BANE devastated ELISE GOUDGE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LINKIN LOGGER devastated RABID GOPHER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TAM TAM KA'BLAM handily defeated RABID GOPHER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
MOE FROSTTOOTH vanquished TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -   9 -  1      74  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        21 -  10 -  2      68  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   8 -  1      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  10 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  10 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        4 -  10 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 549 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    3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   RATHNOK MULROOT 4228       17   9  1  107 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
SLASHING ATTACK  DOBIE FROME 4255           13   3  0   95 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
TOTAL PARRY      TSATHOGGUA 56               7   0  0   65 CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
AIMED BLOW       TIKI LA'BANE 4266           7   3  2   58 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RATHNOK MULROOT 4228.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DOBIE FROME 4255.  The ten other most popular fighters were LEELAYLA NORIN 
4264, RATHNOK MULROOT 4228, TAM TAM KA'BLAM 4262, TSATHOGGUA 56, TIKI LA'BANE 4266, 
MOE FROSTTOOTH 4287, FORLIS HOOLER 4183, LINKIN LOGGER 4272, CHEBOB ERLE 4234, and 
ELISE GOUDGE 4254.

The least popular fighter this week was ELISE GOUDGE 4254.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CHEBOB ERLE 4234, LINKIN LOGGER 4272, FORLIS HOOLER 4183, MOE 
FROSTTOOTH 4287, TIKI LA'BANE 4266, TSATHOGGUA 56, TAM TAM KA'BLAM 4262, RATHNOK 
MULROOT 4228, LEELAYLA NORIN 4264, and DOBIE FROME 4255.

               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.  

                        CIRBANE (3-3841) SORCERY COVENANT (52) 
                       MADE A COMBO (62-3896) WON AT POOL (401) 
                        TAKANOHANA (77-2569) SUMO BASHO (369) 
                     PAIN PART 1 (82-11616) LUROCIANS XIV (1687) 
                      1101 (82-17779) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722) 
                        PUD 135 (82-22036) PUDS AGAIN 8 (3496) 
                    AMISTUM (82-26415) LBA: SPEILBURG FANS2 (4268) 
                     MORE COWBELL! (82-29315) BLAH TEAM 8 (4781) 
                    SILVER (82-30503) SUPERIOR FORCES 7402 (5001) 
                          HYPERMUX (82-32647) 121604Q (5387) 
                 BOND, JAMES BOND (82-36725) A VIEW TO A KILL (6066) 
                        R'AKA (82-37859) THE DREADLANDS (6285) 
                     PRISONER 007 (82-41051) DUNGEON CELL (6855) 
                          SPARKLY (82-41405) 012006E (6911) 
                  SEATTLE SLEW (82-41468) SUPERIOR HORSES II (6923) 
                    CATHARI (82-42267) 4604 SUPERIOR FORCES (7065) 
                     COFFEE GROUNDS (82-45801) ABSTRACTION (7691) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes