DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/05/2011 Duedate: 10/18/2011 DAL SHANG ARENA DM-65 TURN-505 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SASHA ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) (65-7111) [12-3-0,120] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SASHA IN YOUR FACE ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) (65-7111) [12-3-0,120] (65-7070) [6-1-1,90] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite KORDAL T'ROHN KORDAL T'ROHN SAND DANCERS (233) SAND DANCERS (233) (65-7077) [23-11-2,95] (65-7077) [23-11-2,95] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) 42 2. ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) 8 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) 3. SAND DANCERS (233) 0 Unchartered Team BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*BASH BROS EVANGELI (733) 18 2 2 90.0 1/ 1*BASH BROS EVANGELI (733) 8 1 0 2/ 2 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) 12 3 0 80.0 2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233) 5 10 0 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233) %1117 %1181 35 48.6 3/ 3 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) 2 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 680): BITTERMAN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 682): CRITIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 594): SAUSAGE PARTY of DUDE RANCH (Hombre, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 676): BOBCAT of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 678): SAD SLACKS of EMOTIONAL PANTS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 669): CORNBREAD STUFFING of ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 670): DESERT PLANTS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 337): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 667): DR. STRANGELEAF of BLUNT FORCE (Floyd, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 335): URN4A TREAT! of JUST DESSERTS (Destitute Noble?) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 664): PETROV of ASSORTED (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 661): JERK O'LANTERN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One, mgr) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 653): RABEL of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 611): TORN CLOTH of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 312): YUMALESCA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 307): KATIE of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 293): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 543): MANZA WIGGLES of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 528): EVENING STAR of SUPERIOR FORCES 60 (Manager, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 510): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 504): SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 465): NIMINI TYL ZO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 460): BALISONG of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 451): DELNA BERIN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 568): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 680): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 682): ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 594): HARRY POTTER AND THE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 676): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 678): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 669): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 670): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 337): ISIS PTAH (Aesir Vanir?, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 667): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 335): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 664): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 661): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 653): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 611): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 312): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 307): ALASKAN PIPELINE (The Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 293): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 543): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 528): SUPERIOR FORCES 60 (Manager, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 510): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 504): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 242): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 465): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 460): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 451): J (Sherlock, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 568): THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 15 MALCORN (turn 676): BOBCAT of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 678): SAD SLACKS of EMOTIONAL PANTS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 669): BELLONA CHIST of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 670): DESERT PLANTS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 336): WHITE BECT of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 334): SLATE G35 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble?) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 660): GRANDMA'S FAN of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 610): VILE HENCHMAN of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 312): YUMALESCA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 306): BASKET of LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.) KISS OF DEATH of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.) KANA BALLISTIC of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 542): IEZA VON DRAKA of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 450): ROGAR THORFIN of DOMINATION (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.) TESLA SHARPE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in DAL SHANG. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Hey everybody, watch out for IN YOUR FACE, who flew up 27 points in the rankings after mashing LINNIS TYL SORN like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. LINNIS TYL SORN was subdued by IN YOUR FACE and drops 21 points. Our battling duelmaster SASHA has managed to hold the title, fending off GARNO TEN KORO's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, SAND DANCERS. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location. Here is other news that is of note. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad SAND DANCERS? Big bad SAND DANCERS. Big bad SAND DANCERS. DAL SHANG's afraid of the big bad SAND DANCERS. Tra la la la la! For those of you who like math, try this one: SAND DANCERS + Weapons That go Boom = BASH BROS EVANGELIST + Avoid City. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, MARAN TEN PALAN would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win. Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the most interesting, though! Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh? I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of you whom I have not offended yet. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SASHA 7111 12 3 0 120 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KORDAL T'ROHN 7077 23 11 2 95 SAND DANCERS (233) GARNO TEN KORO 7037 19 35 0 92 SAND DANCERS (233) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IN YOUR FACE 7070 6 1 1 90 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LINNIS TYL SORN 7094 15 5 2 65 SAND DANCERS (233) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ON THE CORNER 7066 6 0 0 52 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) MARAN TEN PALAN 7089 12 12 0 48 SAND DANCERS (233) DRIVING A ROLLS 7068 6 1 1 35 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133 1 4 0 17 SAND DANCERS (233) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Driving a Rolls -- It's a tough life, isn't it? -- Jorja In Your Face -- Yeah, I noticed that. -- Maran ten Palan On the Corner -- You remind me of a passage in a mystery I read recently, where somebody, speaking of evangelists, said something like, "Yeah, they preach on the streets. It's as annoying as hell, but it isn't illegal." This is, after all, what it's about. -- Jorja In Your Face -- (mutter grumble) oughta be illegal (grouse mutter) -- Maran ten Palan On the Corner -- You don't know the half of it! I was supposed to TURN at that corner, and by trying to get out of your way, I lost my line entirely. It's hard, being a gumshoe. -- Kurlo ten Doshan P.S. Hey, a man's gotta have a day job around here. Sasha -- Oh, cheese LOUISE, go to a tourney for extra FE and GRADUATE already! -- Linnis tyl Sorn P.S. But that WAS more like yourself. Well, um, Helvan Quickhand was quicker than usual, okay? Probably been chewing Dark Root. -- Garno ten Koro Sweet Anella should REALLY get a gender name. It's worse than a boy named Sue. -- Kordal t'Rohn Maran / Kurlo -- Sometimes we feel our job is protect the rich, spoiled one on our team. -- In Your Face On the Corner In Your Face / On the Corner -- I think you're just jealous. I spent my time in the trenches, but I... I mean God... created a following and the financial rewards have made my time in the trenches well worth it. After all, God rewards his servants. -- Driving a Rolls LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ON THE CORNER devastated MARAN TEN PALAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. SASHA vanquished GARNO TEN KORO in a 1 minute uneven Title battle. KORDAL T'ROHN demolished HELVAN QUICKHAND in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight. LINNIS TYL SORN was overpowered by IN YOUR FACE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. DRIVING A ROLLS was viciously subdued by ONE-EYED YOFAN in a 2 minute gruesome brawl. KURLO TEN DOSHAN overpowered BERVAN THE TINKER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 - 0 100 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 2 - 1 85 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 0 60 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 14 - 11 - 0 56 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 6 - 1 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 8 - 1 38 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 505 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: STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 AIMED BLOW BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW SASHA 7111 12 3 0 120 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738) STRIKING ATTACK KORDAL T'ROHN 7077 23 11 2 95 SAND DANCERS (233) BASHING ATTACK IN YOUR FACE 7070 6 1 1 90 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) SLASHING ATTACK LINNIS TYL SORN 7094 15 5 2 65 SAND DANCERS (233) WALL OF STEEL DRIVING A ROLLS 7068 6 1 1 35 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is KORDAL T'ROHN 7077. The most popular warrior this turn was KORDAL T'ROHN 7077. The ten other most popular fighters were IN YOUR FACE 7070, ON THE CORNER 7066, SASHA 7111, DRIVING A ROLLS 7068, KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133, MARAN TEN PALAN 7089, GARNO TEN KORO 7037, LINNIS TYL SORN 7094, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was LINNIS TYL SORN 7094. The other ten least popular fighters were GARNO TEN KORO 7037, MARAN TEN PALAN 7089, KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133, DRIVING A ROLLS 7068, SASHA 7111, ON THE CORNER 7066, IN YOUR FACE 7070, KORDAL T'ROHN 7077, 0, and 0. WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 13-15, 2012. 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 $134.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, 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 15 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!