DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/19/2011    Duedate: 11/01/2011

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-506

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SASHA
ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)
(65-7111) [13-3-0,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SASHA                          IN YOUR FACE
ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)             BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
(65-7111) [13-3-0,129]         (65-7070) [7-1-1,109]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KORDAL T'ROHN                  LINNIS TYL SORN
SAND DANCERS (233)             SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-7077) [23-12-2,84]         (65-7094) [16-5-2,67]

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)  34
2. ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)           9      ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)
3. SAND DANCERS (233)         -16      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)  20   3  2 87.0   1/ 1*BASH BROS EVANGELI (733)  7  2 0
 2/ 2 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)        13   3  0 81.3   2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)        4 11 0
 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1118 %1185 35 48.5   3/ 3 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)        3  0 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 681): BITTERMAN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 683): CRITIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 596): SAUSAGE PARTY of DUDE RANCH (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 677): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 679): BILLY JACK of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 670): CORNBREAD STUFFING of ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 671): BEETLE BAILEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 338): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 668): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 335): URN4A TREAT! of JUST DESSERTS (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 665): PETROV of ASSORTED (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 662): VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 654): FROZEN IMAGE of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 612): TORN CLOTH of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 313): ANDROMEDA 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 294): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 544): MANZA WIGGLES of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 529): CHIQUITA CHIWAWA of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 511): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 505): SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 243): PANAMA OATS of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 466): NIMINI TYL ZO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 461): BUBBA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 452): DELNA BERIN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 569): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 681): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 683): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 596): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 677): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 679): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 670): ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 671): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 338): ISIS PTAH (Aesir Vanir, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 668): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 335): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 665): FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 662): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 654): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 612): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 313): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 307): ALASKAN PIPELINE (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 544): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 529): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 511): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 505): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 243): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 466): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 461): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 452): J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 569): 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  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 334): SLATE G35 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 612): 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 306): BASKET of LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
                                      KISS OF DEATH of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                                      KANA BALLISTIC of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 466): 111 of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to DAL SHANG once again!  What's with IN YOUR FACE?  He actually 
beat SAND DANCERS' KORDAL T'ROHN, and walked away with 19 more points from the fight. 
Laughs were big at BASH BROS EVANGELIST while they watched IN YOUR FACE clobber 
KORDAL T'ROHN.  He lost 11 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the 
stands.  Try as he might, GARNO TEN KORO wasn't good enough at persuading SASHA to 
step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up 
fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  What do people see in 
KORDAL T'ROHN?  His 23-12-2?  SAND DANCERS ain't talkin', but he's got 84 points.  
Maybe BASH BROS EVANGELIST's DRIVING A ROLLS is one of those  guys who likes pain, or 
something.  That's what he'll get next week, after challenging up 30 to LINNIS TYL 
SORN.  DRIVING A ROLLS found one way to advance:  challenging LINNIS TYL SORN and 
losing, but getting 6 points.  No brain, no pain.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master 
many skills, fight dirty.   
     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                  
 SASHA 7111                   13   3  0   129       ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IN YOUR FACE 7070             7   1  1   109       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
 GARNO TEN KORO 7037          19  36  0    93       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORDAL T'ROHN 7077           23  12  2    84       SAND DANCERS (233)
 LINNIS TYL SORN 7094         16   5  2    67       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ON THE CORNER 7066            7   0  0    61       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARAN TEN PALAN 7089         12  13  0    49       SAND DANCERS (233)
 DRIVING A ROLLS 7068          6   2  1    41       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133         1   5  0     8       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

That One-Eyed Yofan looked very suspicious to me.  Probably a criminal.  Regardless,
he was a lot tougher than those Initiate stand ins, for sure. -- Driving a Rolls

Linnis Tyl Sorn -- Praying was a very good start, but it is clear you're not a
convert yet.  But I learned a lot from my interaction with you, hopefully it will
make me a more effective Evangelist. -- In Your Face

Maran Ten Palan -- You should have seen this corner before I started working it.
Drug dealers and prostitutes owned the place.  Now, they are scarce, well, at least
scarce... -- On the Corner

     But watch out for the alleys.

In Your Face / On the Corner -- Don't you just hate your teammates sometimes? --
Maran and Kurlo

On the Corner -- Ah, I turned too sharply, didn't I?  And now I have to pay a
forfeit.  Drat. -- Maran ten Palan

Sasha -- I wish you would graduate. -- Garno ten Koro

In Your Face -- I might have had you, had it not been for... what was it, onions and
rotten fish, er, fish sauce, that you had for lunch? -- Linnis tyl Sorn

And two standbys defeated.  Good. -- Kordal and Kurlo

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

IN YOUR FACE devastated KORDAL T'ROHN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ON THE CORNER vanquished MARAN TEN PALAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
DRIVING A ROLLS was savagely defeated by LINNIS TYL SORN in a 1 minute fight.
SASHA devastated GARNO TEN KORO in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
KURLO TEN DOSHAN was overpowered by HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   1 -  1      93  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  13 -  0      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 506 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    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SASHA 7111                 13   3  0  129 ZOMBIE SQUAD (738)
BASHING ATTACK   IN YOUR FACE 7070           7   1  1  109 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
STRIKING ATTACK  KORDAL T'ROHN 7077         23  12  2   84 SAND DANCERS (233)
SLASHING ATTACK  LINNIS TYL SORN 7094       16   5  2   67 SAND DANCERS (233)
WALL OF STEEL    DRIVING A ROLLS 7068        6   2  1   41 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 LINNIS TYL SORN 7094.  The ten other most popular fighters were SASHA 7111, 
IN YOUR FACE 7070, ON THE CORNER 7066, KORDAL T'ROHN 7077, MARAN TEN PALAN 7089, 
DRIVING A ROLLS 7068, GARNO TEN KORO 7037, KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GARNO TEN KORO 7037, DRIVING A ROLLS 7068, MARAN TEN PALAN 
7089, KORDAL T'ROHN 7077, ON THE CORNER 7066, IN YOUR FACE 7070, SASHA 7111, LINNIS 
TYL SORN 7094,  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 (480-897-7444), 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!