DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/30/2013    Duedate: 09/12/2013

JURINE ARENA

DM-61    TURN-560

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLAME SPIDER
FEAR FACTORY (216)
(61-3401) [15-11-1,132]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLAME SPIDER                   RETORT
FEAR FACTORY (216)             LEGIONS OF HELL (414)
(61-3401) [15-11-1,132]        (61-3748) [6-0-0,77]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

STORMCROWE PIE                 RETORT
SHEWISH BUFFET (405)           LEGIONS OF HELL (414)
(61-3734) [14-16-1,91]         (61-3748) [6-0-0,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FEAR FACTORY (216)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FEAR FACTORY (216)          24
2. LEGIONS OF HELL (414)       13      SHEWISH BUFFET (405)
3. TREXTRAS (411)               0      Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)         -6
5. SHEWISH BUFFET (405)        -8      LEGIONS OF HELL (414)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*LEGIONS OF HELL (414)      6   0  0  100   1/ 2 FEAR FACTORY (216)        9  6 0
 2/ 2 SHEWISH BUFFET (405)      93  57  9 62.0   2/ 1 SHEWISH BUFFET (405)      4  7 1
 3/ 3 FEAR FACTORY (216)       395 304 32 56.5   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       4 11 0
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)      408 388  7 51.3   4/ 5*LEGIONS OF HELL (414)     3  0 0
 5- 5 TREXTRAS (411)            10  12  2 45.5   5- 4 TREXTRAS (411)            3  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

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 729): SCALES of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 731): PROCLUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 693): FLYING CLOUD of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 725): SABBATH of CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 728): WELL DON of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 719): DEBRA ELSITH of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 720): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 362): FREDDY FENDER of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 717): THE WHITE RABBIT of EVIL EATER BUNNIES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 360): MAJOR PAIN of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 713): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 710): DIGITALIS of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 702): FURIOUS FROGPALER of BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 661): HALFTIME of EPIC RAP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 337): ERMINE of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 331): LEGION of LUROCIAN DEVILS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 318): C IS FOR COOKIE of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 592): MEECHAM of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 577): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 559): FLAME SPIDER of FEAR FACTORY (Var, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 554): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 267): R.S.I. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 515): GORAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 509): TEASER II of FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 501): MONSTER MASH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 618): SERGE of ASSORTED (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 729): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 731): THE UNDEAD (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 693): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 725): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 728): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 719): A UNIT (Padre, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 719): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 362): ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 717): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 360): MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 713): B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 710): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 702): BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 661): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 337): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 331): LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 318): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 592): THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 577): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 559): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 554): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 267): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 515): TOLBIN'S LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 509): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 501): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 618): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 729): SCALES of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 693): STARSINGER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 727): GOLD DUBLOON of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 719): WALTER PIDGEON of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 362): LILY OF SARMATIA of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 716): CAIRRAIG AMADAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 360): MAJOR PAIN of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
                   (turn 359): THRALL of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 712): BRAINS MCGEE of THE WALKING DEAD (Deep Thought, mgr.)
                          SHADOWFIST of DRAGON RIDERS (Daikkan, mgr.)
                          KAMI FLAUGE of SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
                          OBLITERATION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 710): DIGITALIS of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr)
                                   SPRYTE of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 702): JOCK MACBEAGH of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 661): KHARIJANH of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 336): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 330): RAVAGE of OBSIDIAN ORDER (Skaven, mgr.)
                               NO BATHROOM of BASH BROS PARK (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 591): MERVIN OLDES of MIDDLE WAY WO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 723): CHOPPED RABBIT of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 554): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 515): KINVER TEN PALAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 501): MONSTER MASH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of JURINE.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  The boys at SHEWISH 
BUFFET left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by FEAR 
FACTORY.  Good show!  FEAR FACTORY had cause to celebrate, after NITEHAWK SPARKWING 
got 19 points by beating ZENSU LASAGNA.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, 
NITEHAWK SPARKWING was winsome, after beating ZENSU LASAGNA and seeing him lose 11 
points.  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by STORMCROWE PIE, of 
SHEWISH BUFFET, who despite a 14-16-1 couldn't overcome JURINE's Number 1.  So who's 
the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a 
PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Perhaps the warriors of MIDDLE WAY 16 should take 
up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  As a woman of good breeding 
scorns the "warriors" of FEAR FACTORY, so did that sorry team shy from MIDDLE WAY 16 
My love of complete Spyreports dictates that I note the mismatched fight, RETORT and 
JENNI KORREG.  Are LEGIONS OF HELL unwilling to engage in a fair fight?  I thought 
RETORT showed great skill and promise when he overcame JENNI KORREG.  All right, so I 
slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     Do not think spyreporting in JURINE is the highlight of my life.  As the seasons 
change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave 
this place.  JURINE, I leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at 
The Dripping Blade.  'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLAME SPIDER 3401            15  11  1   132       FEAR FACTORY (216)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STORMCROWE PIE 3734          14  16  1    91       SHEWISH BUFFET (405)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NITEHAWK SPARKWING 3416      12   9  2    84       FEAR FACTORY (216)
-SYBO 3719                     6   4  0    77       TREXTRAS (411)
 RETORT 3748                   6   0  0    77       LEGIONS OF HELL (414)
 FIFINE GILLY 3752            15  17  0    74       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 ZENSU LASAGNA 3728           19  15  1    73       SHEWISH BUFFET (405)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHUCK ENDERN 3732            13  27  1    67       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUICHE LORRAINE 3757          7   2  0    62       SHEWISH BUFFET (405)
 JENNI KORREG 3756            15  12  0    57       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BONESNAP 3432                 9   8  2    49       FEAR FACTORY (216)
 CLOUD STALKER 3532            5   3  0    41       FEAR FACTORY (216)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CELINE DEE 3774               7   5  0    31       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
-AYELBORNE 3776                2   0  0    27       TREXTRAS (411)
-HOBO STEW 3781                2   0  2    25       SHEWISH BUFFET (405)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILLI ZANE 3778               4   4  0    23       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
-TYREE 3718                    1   3  1    20       TREXTRAS (411)
-HOSTESS CUPCAKE 3782          1   1  0     8       SHEWISH BUFFET (405)
 CREEPY CRAWL 3783             1   1  0     4       FEAR FACTORY (216)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
VENOM LORD 3533         1  4 0 FEAR FACTORY 216     HOBO STEW 3781        558   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Nitewing Sparkhawk -- Yeah, there a lots of days and fights like that. -- Fifine
Gilly

Bonesnap -- What?  I thought I was trying to bite the end off your stick, not you
trying to knock my teeth out.  Huh.  Maybe I should do something different. -- Chuck
Endern

A little bit of "same old same old" this time?  I fight Nitehawk (and win) and Chuck
goes for Bonesnap (and wins).  I can live with this, and so can Chuck! -- Fifine
Gilly and Chuck Endern

THEY might be happy, but the rest of us lost, and we didn't like it.  Time to shake
things up, let Fifine and Chuck lose and WE will win. -- the rest of the Middle Way

Rest of -- Dream on! -- Fifine and Chuck

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RETORT devastated JENNI KORREG in a action packed 3 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
FLAME SPIDER overcame STORMCROWE PIE in a 2 minute veteran's Title match.
FIFINE GILLY was viciously subdued by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute master's brawl.
CHUCK ENDERN was demolished by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ZENSU LASAGNA lost to NITEHAWK SPARKWING in a 2 minute master's fight.
QUICHE LORRAINE beat BONESNAP in a 2 minute brawl.
CELINE DEE was outwaited by CLOUD STALKER in a 9 minute fight.
WILLI ZANE handily defeated CREEPY CRAWL in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -   4 -  1      76  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   4 -  2      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  14 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 560 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   FLAME SPIDER 3401          15  11  1  132 FEAR FACTORY (216)
BASHING ATTACK   NITEHAWK SPARKWING 3416    12   9  2   84 FEAR FACTORY (216)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RETORT 3748                 6   0  0   77 LEGIONS OF HELL (414)
AIMED BLOW       ZENSU LASAGNA 3728         19  15  1   73 SHEWISH BUFFET (405)
PARRY-LUNGE      QUICHE LORRAINE 3757        7   2  0   62 SHEWISH BUFFET (405)
TOTAL PARRY      JENNI KORREG 3756          15  12  0   57 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is STORMCROWE PIE 3734.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RETORT 3748.  The ten other most popular fighters were FLAME SPIDER 3401, 
NITEHAWK SPARKWING 3416, CELINE DEE 3774, STORMCROWE PIE 3734, QUICHE LORRAINE 3757, 
BONESNAP 3432, JENNI KORREG 3756, FIFINE GILLY 3752, ZENSU LASAGNA 3728, and WILLI 
ZANE 3778.

The least popular fighter this week was CLOUD STALKER 3532.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CREEPY CRAWL 3783, CHUCK ENDERN 3732, WILLI ZANE 3778, ZENSU 
LASAGNA 3728, FIFINE GILLY 3752, JENNI KORREG 3756, BONESNAP 3432, QUICHE LORRAINE 
3757, STORMCROWE PIE 3734, and CELINE DEE 3774.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FLAME SPIDER (61-3401) FEAR FACTORY (216)