DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/28/2010    Duedate: 08/10/2010

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-474

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ICECLAW
CASTAWAYS (387)
(65-3364) [22-14-0,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ICECLAW                        KRAIT
CASTAWAYS (387)                SERPENTS HOLD (732)
(65-3364) [22-14-0,129]        (65-7054) [5-0-0,48]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHAEGO SARILDAN                HARITH TEN MORU
SAND DANCERS (233)             SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-6995) [21-18-2,83]         (65-7047) [10-4-0,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SERPENTS HOLD (732)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CASTAWAYS (387)             44
2. SERPENTS HOLD (732)         35      REIGNING DOOM (533)
3. REIGNING DOOM (533)         22      Unchartered Team
4. BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)  19
5. ROGUE WARRIORS (735)         5BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*BASH BROS EVANGELI (733)   2   0  0  100   1/ 1*SERPENTS HOLD (732)       9  3 0
 2/ 1*SERPENTS HOLD (732)       23   8  0 74.2   2/ 3 CASTAWAYS (387)           7  5 0
 3/ 0 REIGNING DOOM (533)       96  84 10 53.3   3/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)        5 10 0
 4/ 2 CASTAWAYS (387)          241 239  6 50.2   4/ 0*BASH BROS EVANGELI (733)  2  0 0
 5/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1036 %1110 31 48.3   5/ 0 REIGNING DOOM (533)       1  0 0
 6/ 0*ROGUE WARRIORS (735)       0   5  0  0.0   6/ 0*ROGUE WARRIORS (735)      0  5 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 649): SHADY SHIPWRIGHT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 651): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 532): SCOURGE of THE CONFESSIORS (?, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 645): BRISTLECONE of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 647): FANGS ARDENTE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 638): LIMA BEAN EXPRESS of FOOD FIGHT! (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 639): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 322): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 636): SNOWDROP of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 319): BUSTER BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 633): CARNAGE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 630): CRAB SMASHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 622): PELICAN EELE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 583): ELDARRAN of THE BRETHREN (Godric Magnusson DaVinci, mgr)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 297): CALLOUS COURTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 291): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 278): CASS DOLLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 512): ABELINDA CHASE Of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 498): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 479): COUNTER OFFER of VIKING LINGO (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 473): ICECLAW of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 227): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 434): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 429): KORTO LU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 421): SHILLIS VAIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 537): DREAD of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 649): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 651): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 532): HARRY POTTER AND THE (?, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 645): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 647): NIGHTMARE WRATH (The Laughing Man, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 638): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 639): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 322): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 636): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 319): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 633): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 630): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 622): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 583): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 297): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 291): MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 278): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 512): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 498): THE BROTHERHOOD (Godric Magnusson DaVinci, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 479): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 473): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 227): MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 435): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 428): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 429): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 537): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 649): EIGHTH MATE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                          RAT CATCHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 644): REXROTH of DARK CREATION (Howard Phillips Lovecraft West)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 647): CRIS CROFT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 646): SILENCE IS GOLDEN of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 322): CRICTOR UNGERER of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                          VENUS TRAP HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 319): BUSTER BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 633): CARNAGE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
              (turn 632): SARLOW of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 629): BITCHIN' BEAST of DIVINE HERITAGE (Bubba Ganoosh)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 621): LUCY JORDAN of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 297): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 277): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 512): ABELINDA CHASE Of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 428): ROD DEDEAUX of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome DAL SHANG.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with ABRA 
CADAVER?  He actually beat SAND DANCERS' CHAEGO SARILDAN, and walked away with 22 
more points from the fight.  Major screwup at SAND DANCERS.  KORDAL T'ROHN lost 14 
points to SLIM.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe KORDAL T'ROHN will provide more 
easy wins...  Try as he might, LOEKER SMITH wasn't good enough at persuading ICECLAW 
to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  I suppose you want to hear some rumors 
and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     Warriors of DAL SHANG unite.  You have only your games to lose!  How long have I 
been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  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.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ICECLAW 3364                 22  14  0   129       CASTAWAYS (387)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOEKER SMITH 7022            19  11  0    86       SAND DANCERS (233)
 ABRA CADAVER 5322             8   7  3    85       REIGNING DOOM (533)
 CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995         21  18  2    83       SAND DANCERS (233)
 HARITH TEN MORU 7047         10   4  0    68       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OBLIVION 5553                 5   5  2    66       REIGNING DOOM (533)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRAIT 7054                    5   0  0    48       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 RECOIL 7063                   6   0  0    45       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 MAMBA 7055                    5   2  0    45       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 GARNO TEN KORO 7037           8  15  0    39       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARLEQUIN 7056                5   2  0    31       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 SLIM 7071                     2   0  0    29       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 TOES 7061                     2   5  0    24       CASTAWAYS (387)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSSKAH 7059                   2   5  0    18       CASTAWAYS (387)
 MAWU 7062                     1   6  0    11       CASTAWAYS (387)
 IN YOUR FACE 7070             1   0  0    10       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
 KORDAL T'ROHN 7077            2   1  0     9       SAND DANCERS (233)
 DRIVING A ROLLS 7068          1   0  0     9       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
 THOR 7078                     0   1  0     1       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIGRESS 7082                  0   1  0     1       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)
 CONAN 7079                    0   1  0     1       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)
 ZULU 7080                     0   1  0     1       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)
 VIKING 7081                   0   1  0     1       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Iceclaw -- Boring.  But at least it was short.  Graduate and leave. -- Loeker Smith

Maldi Stonebreaker, Dwarf of Khra, seems to have mistaken my head for a stone and
attempted to break it.  Ouch. -- Chaego Sarildan

Harlequin -- I keep expecting you to... I dunno, dance or something. -- Harith ten
Moru

Recoil -- Ah, that's what you serpents do after you strike, right?  Well, just
remember, if you kill me, I won't be able to teach you another six skills. -- Garno
ten Koro
P.S.  Damned if I know where those skills came from.

Toes -- You're kidding. -- Kordal t'Rohn

26 July 2010
     Some managers have attempted to send personals and columns to hal, and hal has
been refusing to acknowledge their content.  I don't know what hal's problem is,
specifically, but for best success, send PLAIN TEXT (dot txt) in the body of the
email.  Not attachments.  Thank you. -- the Editor

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ICECLAW devastated LOEKER SMITH in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
HARITH TEN MORU lost to MALDI STONEBREAKER in a 2 minute battle.
CHAEGO SARILDAN was handily defeated by ABRA CADAVER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
GARNO TEN KORO was vanquished by MAMBA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
KRAIT defeated MIM YELLOWHAIR in a exciting 1 minute fight.
RECOIL viciously subdued SAGAT OF PAIDAN in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
HARLEQUIN was overpowered by ONE-EYED YOFAN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SSSKAH devastated BERVAN THE TINKER in a dull 5 minute one-sided competition.
TOES vanquished POLWHIS THE CANDLE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MAWU won victory over HERROL TWO-FINGER in a action packed 1 minute fight.
KORDAL T'ROHN was vanquished by SLIM in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DRIVING A ROLLS beat THOR in a 3 minute novice's melee.
IN YOUR FACE overpowered VIKING in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CONAN was devastated by NORMAR THE BLOND in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ZULU was subdued by BERVAN THE TINKER in a 3 minute amateur's match.
TIGRESS was beaten by HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute gory amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -   5 -  0      77  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  12 -  1      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW         5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 474 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      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ICECLAW 3364               22  14  0  129 CASTAWAYS (387)
SLASHING ATTACK  LOEKER SMITH 7022          19  11  0   86 SAND DANCERS (233)
LUNGING ATTACK   ABRA CADAVER 5322           8   7  3   85 REIGNING DOOM (533)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RECOIL 7063                 6   0  0   45 SERPENTS HOLD (732)
AIMED BLOW       MAMBA 7055                  5   2  0   45 SERPENTS HOLD (732)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HARITH TEN MORU 7047.  The ten other most popular fighters were KRAIT 7054, 
RECOIL 7063, THOR 7078, ICECLAW 3364, ABRA CADAVER 5322, MAMBA 7055, TOES 7061, MAWU 
7062, SLIM 7071, and DRIVING A ROLLS 7068.

The least popular fighter this week was SSSKAH 7059.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TIGRESS 7082, ZULU 7080, CONAN 7079, VIKING 7081, KORDAL T'ROHN 7077, 
HARLEQUIN 7056, GARNO TEN KORO 7037, CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995, LOEKER SMITH 7022, and IN 
YOUR FACE 7070.