DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/14/2014    Duedate: 03/27/2014

JURINE ARENA

DM-61    TURN-574

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RACK OF LAB
CANINE CUISINE (358)
(61-3185) [13-4-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RACK OF LAB                    CHARLIE SPLEEN
CANINE CUISINE (358)           U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)
(61-3185) [13-4-1,110]         (61-3822) [2-1-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CELINE DEE                     HANDY ILSONDER
MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)            MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
(61-3774) [18-8-0,98]          (61-3823) [0-5-0,7]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CANINE CUISINE (358)        44
2. U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)        20      CANINE CUISINE (358)
3. TREXTRAS (411)               6      Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)     4
5. MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)        -22      MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 4 CANINE CUISINE (358)      40  22  5 64.5   1/ 1*MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420) 10  5 3
 2/ 2*MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)  15   9  3 62.5   2/ 2 CANINE CUISINE (358)      7  5 1
 3/ 5*U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)       8   7  0 53.3   3/ 4*U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)      5  5 0
 4/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)      452 414  7 52.2   4/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       5 10 0
 5/ 7 TREXTRAS (411)            14  16  2 46.7   5/ 5 TREXTRAS (411)            4  4 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 743): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 745): MARTYR of TORTURED (Iron Maiden, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 721): PARAGON ORCA of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 739): CHANGE of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 741): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 733): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 734): HOUSE BEAUTIFUL of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 369): EYE BAGS of BASH BROS BODY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 731): VAGAN of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 367): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): EURYDICE TROYER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 724): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 716): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 675): BLACK ZANJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 606): NIGHT CRAWLER of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 591): CLARENCE G. CRAFT of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarcist, mgr)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 573): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 568): GORBAN TEN SKORA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 274): WON TON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 529): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 523): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 515): ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 632): S. MARY ROSE of HABIT (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 743): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 745): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 721): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 739): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 741): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 733): G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 734): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 369): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 731): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 367): THE STORM REAVESRS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 724): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 716): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 675): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Managing, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 606): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 591): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 568): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 274): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 529): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 523): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 515): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 631): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 745): KORYN FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 720): BLIND OWL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 739): CHANGE of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                (turn 738): WREN of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 740): GOLDEN GIRL of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 732): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 369): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
                               STEEL DRAGON of THE CANNUCKS (?, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 675): BLACK ZANJO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               DR. COX of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
                   (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 604): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
                            DROXINE of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 671): CHUCK ENDERN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 567): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 521): WRATH of MASTERS OF SIN (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 514): SERGEANT 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to JURINE once again!  What's with CHARLIE SPLEEN?  It actually 
beat MEDAL OF HONOR G10's CLYDE CHOATE, and walked away with 19 more points from the 
fight.  Laughs were big at CANINE CUISINE while they watched PUPSICLE clobber 
AYELBORNE.  He lost 11 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  
Another fighter (RACK OF LAB 13-4-1) challenged another Duelmaster (JENNI KORREG 
23-18-0).  Life goes on.  I'm sure JURINE is excited about RACK OF LAB, the new 
Duelmaster from CANINE CUISINE.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I 
have...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team 
is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, MEDAL OF 
HONOR G10!  Management must be dealin', as the boys at CANINE CUISINE ain't reelin'!  
MEDAL OF HONOR G10's mad!  SPOT ROAST expects the easy win by going 17 points down.  
HANDY ILSONDER will find this a hard lesson!  I have to get this off my chest.  What 
a low dog, SPOT ROAST!  He can't set himself up in a real match.  I was sorry to see 
HANDY ILSONDER lose.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RACK OF LAB 3185             13   4  1   110       CANINE CUISINE (358)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHICKEN POODLE SOUP 3194      8   3  1   104       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 SYBO 3719                     8   5  0   100       TREXTRAS (411)
 CELINE DEE 3774              18   8  0    98       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JENNI KORREG 3756            23  18  0    88       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 WILLI ZANE 3778              15   7  0    74       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUPSICLE 3221                 7   2  2    56       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 AYELBORNE 3776                4   1  0    45       TREXTRAS (411)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHARLIE SPLEEN 3822           2   1  0    29       U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 3 3816               5   1  2    28       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPOT ROAST 3765               3   1  0    23       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 SERGEANT 4 3841               2   0  0    23       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
 ADAM 3819                     2   1  0    20       U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)
-TYREE 3718                    1   3  1    20       TREXTRAS (411)
 CLYDE CHOATE 3815             3   1  0    14       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
 ROVERWURST 3839               1   1  0    13       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 STEVE 3818                    2   1  0    12       U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)
 SERGEANT 1 3824               2   1  1    10       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
 SERGEANT 2 3825               1   2  0     9       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
 HANDY ILSONDER 3823           0   5  0     7       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 SEYMORE GUTTS 3821            1   2  0     5       U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)
 DODO FERRIS 3842              0   2  0     2       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 DWAYNE TWO 3843               0   1  0     1       U PAY I SLAY 1 (421)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DWAYNE 3820             1  1 0 U PAY I SLAY 1 421   SERGEANT 3 3816       573   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Three-two, with the losses coming from or going to, as the case might be, our two
newest members.  This is as it should be.  I tell them, "Think of it as seasoning.
If you don't know how to lose, you'll hesitate at the desperate moment, and that is
fatal, often literally."  They don't really listen, of course, but when they've had
some experience, my advice will come back to haunt them.  Ha! -- Jenni Korreg

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RACK OF LAB devastated JENNI KORREG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
SYBO vanquished WILLI ZANE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
PUPSICLE subdued AYELBORNE in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
SPOT ROAST won victory over HANDY ILSONDER in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.
ROVERWURST overpowered DODO FERRIS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CELINE DEE bested M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute duel.
CLYDE CHOATE was overpowered by CHARLIE SPLEEN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SERGEANT 3 devastated SEYMORE GUTTS in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
STEVE was overcome by SERGEANT 4 in a 2 minute beginner's melee.
ADAM viciously subdued SERGEANT 2 in a action packed 2 minute gruesome novice's duel.
SERGEANT 1 savagely defeated DWAYNE TWO in a 2 minute gruesome novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   2 -  0      83  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        19 -   7 -  0      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       16 -   8 -  2      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -   8 -  2      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  14 -  0      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 574 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  4         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  RACK OF LAB 3185           13   4  1  110 CANINE CUISINE (358)
TOTAL PARRY      SYBO 3719                   8   5  0  100 TREXTRAS (411)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CELINE DEE 3774            18   8  0   98 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
AIMED BLOW       WILLI ZANE 3778            15   7  0   74 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CELINE DEE 3774.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HANDY ILSONDER 3823.  The ten other most popular fighters were ADAM 3819, 
SERGEANT 2 3825, SERGEANT 1 3824, CELINE DEE 3774, SERGEANT 4 3841, SYBO 3719, 
ROVERWURST 3839, RACK OF LAB 3185, PUPSICLE 3221, and CHARLIE SPLEEN 3822.

The least popular fighter this week was SEYMORE GUTTS 3821.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WILLI ZANE 3778, JENNI KORREG 3756, DWAYNE TWO 3843, CLYDE 
CHOATE 3815, DODO FERRIS 3842, SPOT ROAST 3765, AYELBORNE 3776, STEVE 3818, SERGEANT 
3 3816, and CHARLIE SPLEEN 3822.

               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. 

                         WILLOW (14-4754) ZOMBIE SQUAD (478) 
                      SERPENTITO (36-7542) SERPENTS HOLD (629) 
                     THE SHINING (82-1279) FAILED MUSICALS (222) 
                     BESS (82-35303) SUPERIOR FORCES 4502 (5816) 
                        JABBER HOGAN (82-49966) LAZY 9 (8398) 
                       LAZY CRIMINAL (84-18259) KAOSTIC (1429) 
                         HIDDEN GERBIL (84-19254) TMI (3416) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes