DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/12/2010 Duedate: 11/25/2010 JURINE ARENA DM-61 TURN-487 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS TOM BAKER DOCTORS (400) (61-3551) [14-8-0,120] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader TOM BAKER POSITION IS EMPTY DOCTORS (400) (61-3551) [14-8-0,120] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite VONNER WESS WALLIS YENT MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) (61-3529) [14-22-0,64] (61-3541) [21-9-0,86] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DOCTORS (400) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DOCTORS (400) 66 2. ERRATA (386) 6 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) 3. MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) -6 Unchartered Team TACKLE BOX (182) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) 226 207 4 52.2 1/ 2 DOCTORS (400) 9 6 0 2/ 3 DOCTORS (400) 54 56 0 49.1 2/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) 6 9 0 3/ 4 ERRATA (386) 6 8 0 42.9 3/ 4 ERRATA (386) 1 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 656): BISBEE BLUE of BLUE MOON (JorjaX, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 658): HIPPASUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 547): ZOMBIE PARENT of HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 652): STONEBOW of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 653): GOLDEN DELICIOUS of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 646): ZEBD ARVIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 647): THE GREAT GAZOO of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 325): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 644): KILLIAN MCGUINES of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 623): CHALDEA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 640): LAYLA of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 637): DIRTY HOWEL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 629): MAIRIE MCANGUS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 588): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 301): CALLOUS COURTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 295): KANA BALISTIC of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 282): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 519): RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 504): READY EDDIE of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 486): TOM BAKER of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 481): KRAIT of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 230): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 442): MARDEL TEN VAREN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 436): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 429): JOEY of J (Sherlock, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 545): DREAD of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 656): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 658): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 547): HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 652): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 654): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 646): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 647): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 325): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 644): CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 323): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 640): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 637): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 629): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 590): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 301): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 295): OPHIDIAN ORDER (Skaven, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 282): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 519): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 504): BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 486): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 481): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 230): SUPER STARS (?, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 442): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 436): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 429): J (Sherlock, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 545): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 13 DULLENS (turn 546): JOEL OLIVER of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 654): ELEESIA of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.) (turn 653): GOLDEN EAGLE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) FANGS ARDENTE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 647): MINI ME of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 324): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 644): KILLIAN MCGUINES of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 640): LAYLA of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.) (turn 639): LIL ETHE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 637): DIRTY HOWEL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 295): ROIS ANIN of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.) (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 480): CHAEGO SARILDAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) LOEKER SMITH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Would you care for a jelly baby? Try one, they're rather good. SPY REPORT Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport. I doubt JURINE will ever be the same. It seems the training can make the difference, as MIDDLE WAY 16 is pushed out of top team by DOCTORS, who came from 2nd with a 4-1-0 this turn. And let's see, DAVID TENNANT fought VONNER WESS and gained 23 points and contributed to DOCTORS' 4-1-0. DELLEA ERAMIN has lost to HUGH GRANT, falling 8 points, while helping make MIDDLE WAY 16 a 1-4-0 turn. Defending his title for another turn, TOM BAKER kept MIDDLE WAY 16's warrior, BARLO CHELLS, from claiming the throne. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Swinging Aardvark uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. 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. I like this place, JURINE, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls. Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in JURINE, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in JURINE again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TOM BAKER 3551 14 8 0 120 DOCTORS (400) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WALLIS YENT 3541 21 9 0 86 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) BARLO CHELLS 3530 20 15 1 85 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) HUGH GRANT 3555 10 12 0 79 DOCTORS (400) PETER DAVISON 3552 11 11 0 75 DOCTORS (400) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HARNESS 3429 4 1 0 66 ERRATA (386) VONNER WESS 3529 14 22 0 64 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) DAVID TENNANT 3553 10 12 0 62 DOCTORS (400) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DELLEA ERAMIN 3587 11 4 0 49 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) ZAKALUS ARDON 3566 13 8 1 48 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) DONNA 3599 5 5 0 47 DOCTORS (400) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? OUT2 3616 0 1 0 ERRATA 386 MOUNTAIN TROLL 487 NONE PERSONAL ADS Tom Baker -- Isn't that just LIKE a doctor? Mess me up, and the put in a HUGE bill. -- Wallis Yent Peter Davison -- Not me, not today. A guy gets better just as fast without a doctor as with one, and a lot cheaper. -- Barlo Chells Hugh Grant -- So, do YOU ever "reconsider this gladiator stuff"? -- Vonner Wess, who has been reconsidering it from the first fight Donna -- I have to agree with Dellea that you aren't convincing. But I wouldn't mind playing doctor with you. -- Zakalus Ardon David Tennant -- Nothing but doctors everywhere we turn. It's enough to make us reconsider this gladiator stuff. -- Dellea Eramin LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS OUT2 was unbelievably slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. TOM BAKER devastated BARLO CHELLS in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. WALLIS YENT overcame PETER DAVISON in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's match. HUGH GRANT devastated DELLEA ERAMIN in a 1 minute one-sided contest. VONNER WESS was overpowered by DAVID TENNANT in a 1 minute mismatched match. ZAKALUS ARDON lost to DONNA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 0 - 0 100 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 5 - 0 69 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 6 - 0 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 14 - 16 - 0 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 12 - 0 43 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 13 - 0 38 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 487 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 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW TOM BAKER 3551 14 8 0 120 DOCTORS (400) STRIKING ATTACK WALLIS YENT 3541 21 9 0 86 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) LUNGING ATTACK BARLO CHELLS 3530 20 15 1 85 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) WALL OF STEEL DELLEA ERAMIN 3587 11 4 0 49 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is VONNER WESS 3529. The most popular warrior this turn was WALLIS YENT 3541. The ten other most popular fighters were OUT2 3616, DAVID TENNANT 3553, DONNA 3599, TOM BAKER 3551, PETER DAVISON 3552, HUGH GRANT 3555, ZAKALUS ARDON 3566, BARLO CHELLS 3530, DELLEA ERAMIN 3587, and VONNER WESS 3529. The least popular fighter this week was VONNER WESS 3529. The other ten least popular fighters were DELLEA ERAMIN 3587, BARLO CHELLS 3530, ZAKALUS ARDON 3566, HUGH GRANT 3555, PETER DAVISON 3552, TOM BAKER 3551, DONNA 3599, DAVID TENNANT 3553, OUT2 3616, and WALLIS YENT 3541. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: TOM BAKER (61-3551) DOCTORS (400) MAIL-IN TOURNEY L ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME JADRA 3379 (36-24-1) 1 3 0 PHILANTHROPISTS APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SANDY CLAUS 3577 (1-1-0) 2 3 0 STREET WALKERS 6101 3580 (0-1-0) 1 3 0 STREET WALKERS SIDEWINDER SMURF 3548 (3-1-0) 0 3 0 SMURFED UP ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KNIGHT OF FALL 3603 (0-0-0) 10 3 0 AUTUMN SAGA AVENT 3613 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 DEAD WHIRLING DEATH ARMELLE 3614 (0-0-0) 1 2 0 DEAD WHIRLING DEATH BASTIEN 3610 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 WHIRLING DEATH FARMERGIRL TAN 3593 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 AUTUMN SAGA DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HOLD 3428 (2-3-0) 1 3 0 ERRATA SAPHAHI VUVUWE 3486 (4-2-0) 0 3 0 PHILANTHROPISTS WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!