DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/09/2013    Duedate: 05/22/2013

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-585

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KASPAR
MEN OF STEEL (131)
(56-4285) [18-9-3,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KASPAR                         POSITION IS EMPTY
MEN OF STEEL (131)             
(56-4285) [18-9-3,119]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GASTON IPPS                    ZARABETH
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)            TREXTRAS (449)
(56-4306) [10-21-0,57]         (56-4295) [1-0-0,17]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEN OF STEEL (131)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREXTRAS (449)              46
2. MEN OF STEEL (131)          30      TREXTRAS (449)
3. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)         -2      Unchartered Team
4. THEM (433)                 -10
                                        (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 TREXTRAS (449)             8   5  0 61.5   1/ 1 MEN OF STEEL (131)        7  2 0
 2/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)      318 308  6 50.8   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)       7  8 0
 3/ 2 THEM (433)               112 109 10 50.7   3/ 3 THEM (433)                4  4 1
 4/ 5 MEN OF STEEL (131)       179 210 27 46.0   4/ 0 TREXTRAS (449)            3  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 721): ARDSHEAL of RED FURY (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 723): TAFFY of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 677): TOXIC SLUDGE of MMM BEER! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 717): VARICK of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 719): WELL DON of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 711): GABOGOOL of STORMY'S TROOPERS I (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 712): GRAVITRON of THE MOTHERSHIP CC (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 358): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 709): HOPE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): WAKIZASHI of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 705): DEVLIN DE SEGIZE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 702): SHE'S A JAR of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 694): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 653): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 333): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 327): BLIZZARD of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 314): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 584): KASPAR of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 569): BIG DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 551): HAN SOLO of STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 546): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 263): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 507): GEORGE PETERSON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 501): STREGOICA of DARKSTALKER2 (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 493): STEAMED MUSCLES of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 610): NOREASTER of DIRT DEVILS (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 721): RED FURY (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 723): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 677): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 717): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 719): AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 711): YORK'S ARCADE (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 712): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 358): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 709): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 705): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 702): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 694): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 653): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 333): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 327): LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 314): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 584): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 569): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 551): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 546): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 263): THE FLYING FISH (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 507): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 501): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 493): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 610): COFFEE WARS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 722): ELEVENTH of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 676): SHOCK TOP of MMM BEER! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 717): MORGUE of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 719): TWILO TALON of TALON'S TERRORS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 711): POCKET NEWS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
                            BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 358): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 708): THE CLEAR of ARCANE PHARMACY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
                          WINTERSONG of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 356): WAKIZASHI of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 705): DEVLIN DE SEGIZE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 701): WARTLESS WITCH of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 327): BLIZZARD of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
                               SLUGBAIT of I HATE THEM (Rillion, mgr.)
                               WRATH of OBSIDIAN ORDER (Skaven, mgr.)
                   (turn 326): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 312): MOLDAR NAY of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 551): HAN SOLO of STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
                           GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                           VINDA YARRO of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 506): TUNA SALAD of PARKING LOT 4 (Khisanth, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for MEECHAM, who pummelled 
FERRIA HOUGH, to pocket 19 points.  LANGOLIER certainly had a baffled expression on 
its face, after losing to DROXINE and losing 11 points in the process!  Those who 
hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by MERVIN OLDES, of MIDDLE WAY 20, who 
despite a 13-14-1 couldn't overcome ROCANIS' Number 1.  Word has it one team in 
ROCANIS is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Is it charming personality?  Conversational 
abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, MEECHAM is the most challenged 
warrior.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant 
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ROCANIS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KASPAR 4285                  18   9  3   119       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GERHART ERVIN 4309           16  13  0    92       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 MERVIN OLDES 4326            13  14  1    92       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KULGAN 4268                  17  26  2    85       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DROXINE 4298                  6   4  0    63       TREXTRAS (449)
 GASTON IPPS 4306             10  21  0    57       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENNA FEYL 4350              11  11  0    53       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-JIM DASHER 4319               2   2  0    51       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 MEECHAM 4378                  4   2  1    48       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 FERRIA HOUGH 4345            11  12  1    46       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 LANGOLIER 4356                4   1  1    40       THEM (433)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIGHT CRAWLER 4355            2   0  0    30       THEM (433)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZARABETH 4295                 1   0  0    17       TREXTRAS (449)
 TAMOON 4360                   1   0  0    15       TREXTRAS (449)
 GOBLIN 4397                   1   1  0     4       THEM (433)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIRHANA 4398                  0   1  0     1       THEM (433)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
JOBB JUVIPO 4000        1  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 420  MEECHAM 4378          582   
GHOST 4396              0  1 0 THEM 433             JO-KOBA HARRO         585  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hmm, three-two, and ONE of those wins was over a managed warrior!  We've done worse,
and will again. -- those who walk the Middle Way
P.S.  We still think we were, or are, or should be, or have some association with
some kind of top team position.  But apparently the Commission doesn't agree with us.
Party poopers.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GHOST was butchered by JO-KOBA HARRO in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
KASPAR viciously subdued MERVIN OLDES in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
KULGAN overpowered GASTON IPPS in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
GERHART ERVIN viciously subdued RIRORNI SABOTEUR in a 1 minute veteran's fight.
FERRIA HOUGH was viciously subdued by MEECHAM in a popular 2 minute bloody duel.
LANGOLIER was overpowered by DROXINE in a 6 minute gory mismatched brawl.
DENNA FEYL viciously subdued RABID GOPHER in a 2 minute expert vs. beginner melee.
NIGHT CRAWLER overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
GOBLIN was savagely defeated by ZARABETH in a exciting 3 minute gruesome fight.
TAMOON overpowered PIRHANA in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  12 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  12 -  2      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        12 -   9 -  1      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  14 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  16 -  0      38  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   2 -  0      33  |

Turn 585 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     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  KASPAR 4285                18   9  3  119 MEN OF STEEL (131)
BASHING ATTACK   GERHART ERVIN 4309         16  13  0   92 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
AIMED BLOW       DROXINE 4298                6   4  0   63 TREXTRAS (449)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      LANGOLIER 4356              4   1  1   40 THEM (433)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GASTON IPPS 4306.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ZARABETH 4295.  The ten other most popular fighters were KASPAR 4285, 
MEECHAM 4378, DROXINE 4298, GERHART ERVIN 4309, DENNA FEYL 4350, GHOST 4396, KULGAN 
4268, TAMOON 4360, PIRHANA 4398, and NIGHT CRAWLER 4355.

The least popular fighter this week was LANGOLIER 4356.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GOBLIN 4397, FERRIA HOUGH 4345, GASTON IPPS 4306, MERVIN OLDES 4326, 
NIGHT CRAWLER 4355, PIRHANA 4398, TAMOON 4360, KULGAN 4268, GHOST 4396, and DENNA 
FEYL 4350.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KASPAR (56-4285) MEN OF STEEL (131)