DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/10/2014    Duedate: 04/23/2014

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-609

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NIGHT CRAWLER
THEM (433)
(56-4355) [10-2-0,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NIGHT CRAWLER                  SWYTAI
THEM (433)                     GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)
(56-4355) [10-2-0,129]         (56-4414) [6-0-0,82]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DENNA FEYL                     SWYTAI
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)            GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)
(56-4350) [19-27-0,85]         (56-4414) [6-0-0,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)    23
2. THEM (433)                  22      MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
3. GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)     22      Unchartered Team
4. MEN OF STEEL (131)          16
5. STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)       0      GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)    6   0  0  100   1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456) 10  4 1
 2/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)  72  32  3 69.2   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)       6  9 0
 3- 3 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)    78  68  4 53.4   3/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131)        4 11 0
 4/ 4 THEM (433)               134 124 10 51.9   4/ 4*GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)   3  0 0
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)      362 384  7 48.5   5/ 5 THEM (433)                2  0 0
 6/ 6 MEN OF STEEL (131)       223 261 30 46.1   6- 6 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)    0  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

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 745): KING RAT of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 747): JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 725): PARAGON ORCA of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 741): SILVERMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 743): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 735): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 736): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 370): EYE BAGS of BASH BROS BODY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 733): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 638): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 729): APOCALYPSE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 726): BENJYN BLAYDE of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 718): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 677): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 345): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 339): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 326): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 608): FRANKLIN E. SIGLER of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 593): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 575): RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 570): CAUSEY of THE CAUSEY WAY (Mordraith, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 531): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 525): ANGEL of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 517): ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 634): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 745): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 747): WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 725): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 741): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 743): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 735): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 736): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 370): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 733): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 368): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 729): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 726): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 718): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 677): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 345): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 339): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Managing, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 326): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 608): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 593): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 575): CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 570): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 531): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 525): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 517): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 634): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 744): BICYCLE RACE of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 369): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 733): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 728): EURYDICE TROYER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 725): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 717): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 339): PETIT JARDINIA of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               NORM of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
                   (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               DR. COX of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 608): FRANKLIN E. SIGLER of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 525): ANGEL of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
                      (turn 524): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 617): RIB IAYE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ROCANIS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed 
to see SERGEANT 3 win a fight and gain 14 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, SERGEANT 2 
beat NEWTON PYNE and NEWTON PYNE lost 10 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's 
out with the old, in with the new, as NIGHT CRAWLER takes the Title and last week's 
bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but 
why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, ROCANIS?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  
ROCANIS, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  MEN OF STEEL the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like GRIZZLED VETERANS 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.  NICHOLAS was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the 
DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I suspect either a 21 will or a 21 ego on this 
one, but SWYTAI has challenged up by 27 in an attempt against FERRIA HOUGH.  And 
Mylar's has banned FERRIA HOUGH from service until next turn for losing to SWYTAI and 
giving her 22 points in the process!  Ha!   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for ROCANIS' 
morgue.  More variety.  MEDAL OF HONOR A11 has cause to pause today, as PRIVATE 4 was 
sent to the Dark Arena, and came back--though not in the best of moods, I'll wager.  
Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds 
of weapons?   
     There's got to be a better place in ROCANIS to get a drink than Mylar's!  Any 
suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice!  So 
nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIGHT CRAWLER 4355           10   2  0   129       THEM (433)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 1 4404              17   5  0   115       MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
 NICHOLAS 4422                13   7  1   112       MEN OF STEEL (131)
-LOVEABLE LARRY 3981          19  14  0    91       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENNA FEYL 4350              19  27  0    85       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 FERRIA HOUGH 4345            18  29  1    84       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 SWYTAI 4414                   6   0  0    82       GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)
 PRIVATE 4 4420               13   7  2    80       MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
-MR THUG 3982                 11  15  1    73       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 2 4407              13   8  0    66       MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
-LANGOLIER 4356                8   3  1    66       THEM (433)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FRANCIS THUG 3986             9   9  0    52       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
 SERGEANT 3 4433               9   3  0    48       MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
 NEWTON PYNE 4431              8   9  1    47       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIMMY THE HAND 4419           5  15  2    42       MEN OF STEEL (131)
-JUAN THUG-A-LOT 3999          8   7  0    36       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
 GOBLIN 4397                   6   5  0    35       THEM (433)
 ROO 4445                      4   4  0    35       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BUGS 4409                     3   3  0    27       THEM (433)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELENA JONES 4466             3   1  0    23       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 HOUSTON FARMER 4428           2  17  0    23       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 KASPAR 4475                   0   2  0     2       MEN OF STEEL (131)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAINAKHA-TE MAST        0  0 0 DARK ARENA           PRIVATE 4 4420        609  NONE
DA1 4477                0  1 0 MEN OF STEEL 131     STEV STONEFIST        609  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to Franklin E. Sigler. -- Jorja and those who walk the Middle Way

O-KAY!  Four-one today!  I'm kinda sorry Ferria had to get the loss (instead of
Denna), but that's just the way it goes down some days. -- Newton Pine

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PRIVATE 4 butchered MAINAKHA-TE MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was murdered by STEV STONEFIST in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
SWYTAI savagely defeated FERRIA HOUGH in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge duel.
FRANKLIN E. SIGLER was overpowered by NIGHT CRAWLER in a 1 minute Title fight.
NICHOLAS viciously subdued RIRORNI SPY in a action packed 2 minute gory brawl.
SERGEANT 1 devastated DENNA FEYL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
NEWTON PYNE was handily defeated by SERGEANT 2 in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JIMMY THE HAND was vanquished by SERGEANT 3 in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ROO vanquished HOUSTON FARMER in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven fight.
GOBLIN defeated HELENA JONES in a 4 minute expert vs. novice match.
KASPAR was overpowered by TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -   8 -  0      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  15 -  2      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  16 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  18 -  1      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -  16 -  0      24  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   9 -  0      18  |

Turn 609 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   NIGHT CRAWLER 4355         10   2  0  129 THEM (433)
SLASHING ATTACK  NICHOLAS 4422              13   7  1  112 MEN OF STEEL (131)
STRIKING ATTACK  SWYTAI 4414                 6   0  0   82 GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)
AIMED BLOW       SERGEANT 3 4433             9   3  0   48 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
TOTAL PARRY      GOBLIN 4397                 6   5  0   35 THEM (433)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DENNA FEYL 4350.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SWYTAI 4414.  The ten other most popular fighters were NICHOLAS 4422, HELENA 
JONES 4466, PRIVATE 4 4420, SERGEANT 1 4404, ROO 4445, NIGHT CRAWLER 4355, SERGEANT 2 
4407, SERGEANT 3 4433, DA1 4477, and FERRIA HOUGH 4345.

The least popular fighter this week was GOBLIN 4397.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KASPAR 4475, JIMMY THE HAND 4419, DENNA FEYL 4350, HOUSTON FARMER 4428, 
NEWTON PYNE 4431, FERRIA HOUGH 4345, DA1 4477, SERGEANT 3 4433, SERGEANT 2 4407, and 
NIGHT CRAWLER 4355.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

FRANKLIN E. SIGLER (56-4408) MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)