DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/16/2012    Duedate: 05/29/2012

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-521

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MARAN TEN PALAN
SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-7089) [17-23-0,93]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MARAN TEN PALAN                XYLOID
SAND DANCERS (233)             SCRABBLE (739)
(65-7089) [17-23-0,93]         (65-7141) [5-0-1,56]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MARAN TEN PALAN                MARAN TEN PALAN
SAND DANCERS (233)             SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-7089) [17-23-0,93]         (65-7089) [17-23-0,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (233)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)     64
2. SCRABBLE (739)              19BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
3. BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)   6      Unchartered Team
4. CARNIVOROUS SLUGS (741)      0
5. THE INQUISITION (742)        0      SCRABBLE (739)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*SCRABBLE (739)            10   0  1  100   1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (233)        9  6 0
 2/ 2 BASH BROS EVANGELI (733)  51  20  2 71.8   2/ 2*SCRABBLE (739)            6  0 1
 3- 3*CARNIVOROUS SLUGS (741)    1   1  0 50.0   3/ 3 BASH BROS EVANGELI (733)  4  8 0
 4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1154 %1224 36 48.5   4/ 0*THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)   2  3 1
 5- 5 THE INQUISITION (742)     32  45  1 41.6   5- 4*CARNIVOROUS SLUGS (741)   1  1 0
 6/ 0*THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)    2   3  1 40.0   6- 5 THE INQUISITION (742)     1  7 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 696): G-STRING of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 698): ITCHY FROGGY of KAOS FROTS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 626): FLOYD CASTAWAY of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 692): SUNDOG of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 694): GOOD AS GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 685): BOROMIR of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 686): WATER WORKS of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 345): COLGATE SMILE of MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 683): PLUTONIUM PUNCH of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 343): XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 680): DISTORTION of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 677): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 669): MONKEY MAN of REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 627): KIRVINJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 320): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 315): SPAWN of FANTASTIC FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 301): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 559): TIKI LA'BANE of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 544): Q MARK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 526): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 520): KURLO TEN DOSHAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 250): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 481): NEGATIVE ONE of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 476): INCREDIBLE SPEED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 467): KURTAL DUCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 584): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 696): HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 698): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 626): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 692): INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 694): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 685): 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 686): MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 345): PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 683): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 343): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 680): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 677): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 669): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 627): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 320): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 315): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 301): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 559): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 544): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 526): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 520): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 250): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 481): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 476): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 584): DIRT DEVILS et al. (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 697): XENOPHANES of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
                           KUNG PO FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 685): BOROMIR of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 686): WATER WORKS of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 682): MISS CONDUCT of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 679): DEE N. EMMI of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
                          TIA MATTE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
                          S.W.A.T. of SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 519): ON THE CORNER of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                                        (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 249): PANAMA OATES of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Victory over a standby to take the title.  It's a come-down.  Not what I had
hoped for.

                                  Kurlo ten Doshan

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DAL SHANG, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Practice pays for IRONIC TWIST, who pummelled 
DOESN'T LISTEN, to pocket 16 points.  A certain someone should cut down on the 
drinking and practice more, after losing 12 points to HELVAN QUICKHAND.  (Discrete 
enough, LORAND TEN SORN?) Out with the old, in with the new.  Enter HELVAN QUICKHAND, 
handily defeating KURLO TEN DOSHAN.  With 93 points, MARAN TEN PALAN of SAND DANCERS 
takes the position of DAL SHANG's Duelmaster.  So who was the warrior seen charging 
into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst 
the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of THE INQUISITION, alone and unchallenged.  
As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of SCRABBLE, so did that sorry team 
shy from THE INQUISITION If challenges were horses, DRIVING A ROLLS could open up a 
fast food joint!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Ask not a 
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an 
unconscious stupor.   
     Do not think spyreporting in DAL SHANG is the highlight of my life.  As if 
buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  
Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid DAL SHANG farewell-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARAN TEN PALAN 7089         17  23  0    93       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133        13   8  1    74       SAND DANCERS (233)
 LINDIS TYL SARRO 7154         7   2  0    73       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MASCULINE ODOR 7177           9   5  0    66       THE INQUISITION (742)
 LORAND TEN SORN 7138          9   4  0    61       SAND DANCERS (233)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XYLOID 7141                   5   0  1    56       SCRABBLE (739)
 DRIVING A ROLLS 7068         10  13  1    54       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
-15 MINSOF BLISS 7170          5   4  1    42       THE INQUISITION (742)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FAQIR 7143                    4   0  0    26       SCRABBLE (739)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRONIC TWIST 7198             1   0  1    16       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE BLUE PILL 7201            1   0  0    15       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
 JINX 7142                     1   0  0    15       SCRABBLE (739)
 NOCALLLISTEXEMPTION 7206      1   0  0     9       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
-SLIME TRAIL 7166              1   1  0     8       CARNIVOROUS SLUGS (741)
 KNOCKINGONYOURDOOR 7069       1   2  0     5       BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733)
 KALDAN TEN KARAN 7205         1   1  0     4       SAND DANCERS (233)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KORKA THE HAIRY         0  0 0                      XYLOID 7141           521  NONE
DOESN'T LISTEN 7067     0  3 0 BASH BROS EVANGE 733 IRONIC TWIST 7198     521   
LIMBER VIKING 7199      0  1 0 THE MOTHERSHIP C 743 MASTER JAI ARRAL      521  NONE
STRONG TALL 7200        0  1 0 THE MOTHERSHIP C 743 BLUESTONE             521  NONE
SWING SWINE 7202        0  1 0 THE MOTHERSHIP C 743 OLTA THE TREE         521  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

In Your Face -- Indeed, it was a strange development to graduate "in each other's
arms," so to speak.  Mantor moves in mysterious ways. -- Kordal t'Rohn

We salute the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Sand Dancers

Driving a Rolls -- You probably need to clean the carburetor. -- Lindis tyl Sarro

On the Corner -- I'll miss you.  The corner seems quite vacant without you. -- Maran
ten Palan

Masculine Odor -- That's nothing to boast about, young lady. -- Maran ten Palan

I wouldn't have minded so much being overpowered by "Sweet Anella" if he'd been a
woman.  As it is, no thanks! -- Lorand ten Sorn

Dengan the Trader thought he could out-bargain me.  As if! -- Lindis tyl Sarro

Doesn't Listen -- See if I care! -- Kaldan ten Karan, unreasonably smug

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SWING SWINE was dealt death by OLTA THE TREE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
STRONG TALL was dispatched by BLUESTONE in a action packed 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
LIMBER VIKING was murdered by MASTER JAI ARRAL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KURLO TEN DOSHAN was vanquished by HELVAN QUICKHAND in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LORAND TEN SORN was overpowered by HELVAN QUICKHAND in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MARAN TEN PALAN bested CAPTIAN LENSAR in a 2 minute uneven Title brawl.
LINDIS TYL SARRO overpowered DRIVING A ROLLS in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
XYLOID viciously butchered KORKA THE HAIRY in a 1 minute gory competition.
DOESN'T LISTEN was easily killed by IRONIC TWIST in a 1 minute uneven melee.
KALDAN TEN KARAN was vanquished by THE BLUE PILL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
KNOCKINGONYOURDOOR was vanquished by JINX in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NOCALLLISTEXEMPTION beat HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute novice's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    17 -   6 -  0      74  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        18 -  13 -  2      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     1 -   2 -  1      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 521 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         6  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133      13   8  1   74 SAND DANCERS (233)
STRIKING ATTACK  LINDIS TYL SARRO 7154       7   2  0   73 SAND DANCERS (233)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MARAN TEN PALAN 7089.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was STRONG TALL 7200.  The ten other most popular fighters were MARAN TEN PALAN 
7089, LINDIS TYL SARRO 7154, XYLOID 7141, THE BLUE PILL 7201, NOCALLLISTEXEMPTION 
7206, JINX 7142, SWING SWINE 7202, IRONIC TWIST 7198, LIMBER VIKING 7199, and KURLO 
TEN DOSHAN 7133.

The least popular fighter this week was KNOCKINGONYOURDOOR 7069.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were KALDAN TEN KARAN 7205, DOESN'T LISTEN 7067, DRIVING A ROLLS 
7068, LORAND TEN SORN 7138, KURLO TEN DOSHAN 7133, LIMBER VIKING 7199, IRONIC TWIST 
7198, SWING SWINE 7202, JINX 7142, and NOCALLLISTEXEMPTION 7206.