DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/23/2014    Duedate: 08/05/2014

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-578

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GUNSLINGER
POSSE (718)
(65-6960) [9-2-0,83]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GUNSLINGER                     APACHE FOG
POSSE (718)                    SUPERNATURAL (755)
(65-6960) [9-2-0,83]           (65-7330) [7-1-0,82]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GORBAN TEN SKORA               LADY LUCK
SAND DANCERS (233)             POSSE (718)
(65-7249) [18-26-1,81]         (65-7370) [3-0-0,25]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POSSE (718)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (233)          41
2. POSSE (718)                 38      POSSE (718)
3. SUPERNATURAL (755)          18      Unchartered Team
4. LAUGH TRACK LORDS (758)     11
5. MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)     0      LAUGH TRACK LORDS (758)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*LAUGH TRACK LORDS (758)    1   0  0  100   1- 1 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)  7  3 1
 2/ 1*SUPERNATURAL (755)         7   3  0 70.0   2/ 2 POSSE (718)               7  5 1
 3- 3 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)  60  40  3 60.0   3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233)        4 11 0
 4- 4*GRIZZLED VETERANS (751)    6   4  0 60.0   4/ 4*SUPERNATURAL (755)        3  1 0
 5/ 6 POSSE (718)              204 197 17 50.9   5- 7*DEVIATION LXX (753)       2  3 0
 6- 7*LEATHER AND LACE (756)     3   3  0 50.0   6/ 0*LAUGH TRACK LORDS (758)   1  0 0
 7/ 8 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1308 %1354 41 49.1   7- 6*GRIZZLED VETERANS (751)   1  1 0
 8- 9*DEVIATION LXX (753)        2   3  0 40.0   8- 8*LEATHER AND LACE (756)    0  2 0
 9-11*JOB HAZARDS (420)          0   1  0  0.0   9-11*JOB HAZARDS (420)         0  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

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 753): MERCURY of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 755): MARTYR of TORTURED (Iron Maiden, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 740): SIERRA of MMM BEER!! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 749): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 751): JACK OF HEARTS of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 742): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 743): JEWEL of WALI'S FINEST (?, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 374): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 740): YEZURA of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 371): PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 737): DACIA SANDERO of OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 734): DEN'S FAVORITE of DEMONSPAWN (Spirit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 726): A MAN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 684): BIG SIX of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 330): HEART OF GLASS of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 616): KRAIT of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisant, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 601): STAR of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 582): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 577): SERGEANT 7 of MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 279): F.U.B.A.R. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 541): TAX MAIL-IN of I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 533): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 524): ABJURER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Maskelyne, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 641): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 753): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 755): FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 740): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 749): BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 751): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 742): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 743): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 374): LORDS OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 740): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 371): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 737): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 734): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 726): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 684): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): D.A. REJECTS (Spirit, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 330): PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 616): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 601): THE ELITE (Scorpio, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 583): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 577): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 279): WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 538): I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 533): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 524): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 64): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 753): RED SPECIAL of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 749): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 373): MERCURY of PLANETS (Stargazer, mgr.)
                          POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 736): SYCAMORE STYLE of B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 733): BENJYN BLAYDE of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 726): MAYNARD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.)
               (turn 725): URCHIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 684): THE BIG UNIT of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): EXPOSED of HORNY GOAT X (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 329): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 614): NICHOLAS of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 600): WILD FLOWER of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
                          SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 582): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
                           RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 524): ABJURER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Maskelyne, mgr.)
                               ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail DAL SHANG!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for 
your deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as MEDAL OF HONOR C11 is 
pushed out of top team by POSSE, who came from 2nd with a 3-1-0 this turn.  And let's 
see, AN YEE fought ONE-EYED YOFAN and gained 21 points and contributed to SAND 
DANCERS' 3-2-0.  GORBAN TEN SKORA has lost to GUNSLINGER, falling 1 points, while 
helping make SAND DANCERS a 3-2-0 turn.  Due to his absence and inability to defend 
the throne, SERGEANT 7 has lost the title of Duelmaster.  We should ask GUNSLINGER 
about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, 
he's now the one to ask.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from 
unimpeachable sources that The Blazing Unicorn uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about 
gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     I like this place, DAL SHANG, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in DAL SHANG and 
I've a long road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in DAL SHANG 
again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GUNSLINGER 6960               9   2  0    83       POSSE (718)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SERGEANT 7 7273              12   8  1   119       MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SERGEANT 8 7271              15   6  0    90       MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
 APACHE FOG 7330               7   1  0    82       SUPERNATURAL (755)
 GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249        18  26  1    81       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SERGEANT 1 7326               9   4  0    59       MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KARANZA THE WILD 7311        11   8  0    53       SAND DANCERS (233)
 AN YEE 7296                   5  18  1    52       SAND DANCERS (233)
-SERGEANT 2 7351               4   3  1    43       MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NORBEN THE LESSER 7310        7  12  0    35       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SERGEANT 3 7343               4   3  1    32       MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748)
-RANM 7300                     3   2  0    31       GRIZZLED VETERANS (751)
-STREECK 7298                  2   1  0    27       GRIZZLED VETERANS (751)
 LADY LUCK 7370                3   0  0    25       POSSE (718)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DERRINGER 7381                2   0  1    22       POSSE (718)
-IDYNY 7297                    1   1  0    16       GRIZZLED VETERANS (751)
 KO THE AVERAGE 7358           3   3  0    12       SAND DANCERS (233)
 JACK TRIPPER 7376             1   0  0    11       LAUGH TRACK LORDS (758)
-SUGAR AND SPICE 7312          1   0  0    10       DEVIATION LXX (753)
-SAMS CASTLE 7316              1   0  0     7       DEVIATION LXX (753)
-MUGGING 3809                  0   1  0     7       JOB HAZARDS (420)
-KALAMAZOO 7315                0   1  0     7       DEVIATION LXX (753)
 HEROD 7354                    0   1  0     5       POSSE (718)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
STEVIE 7338             3  2 0 LEATHER AND LACE 756 SERGEANT 2 7351       576   
NIGHT BLINDNESS 7332    0  1 0 SUPERNATURAL 755     DELHARAN THE SIL      578  NONE
HAREN BROGG 7344        0  1 0 WITCHERS 757         SERGEANT 3 7343       574  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

There were standbys out there, I SAW them.  But did WE get any to fight?  Noooo.
Well, okay, Norben did, but he LOST, so it doesn't count.  As a whole, this team
pulled an oh-fer, which we have done TOO OFTEN.  To think that I gave up a perfectly
good job on a fishing boat to do this stuff!  I must have been crazy. -- Gorban ten
Skora

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NIGHT BLINDNESS was butchered by DELHARAN THE SILENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
APACHE FOG devastated MASTER OF THE EDGE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
GORBAN TEN SKORA was overpowered by GUNSLINGER in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
KARANZA THE WILD devastated DENGAN THE TRADER in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
AN YEE devastated ONE-EYED YOFAN in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
NORBEN THE LESSER slimly won victory over MIM YELLOWHAIR in a 8 minute match.
KO THE AVERAGE was viciously subdued by LADY LUCK in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
DERRINGER vanquished NORMAR THE BLOND in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JACK TRIPPER vanquished HEROD in a 2 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  17 -  3      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  18 -  2      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  26 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  16 -  0      11  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 578 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   GUNSLINGER 6960             9   2  0   83 POSSE (718)
STRIKING ATTACK  APACHE FOG 7330             7   1  0   82 SUPERNATURAL (755)
WALL OF STEEL    KARANZA THE WILD 7311      11   8  0   53 SAND DANCERS (233)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was LADY LUCK 7370.  The ten other most popular fighters were APACHE FOG 
7330, AN YEE 7296, KARANZA THE WILD 7311, JACK TRIPPER 7376, GUNSLINGER 6960, KO THE 
AVERAGE 7358, DERRINGER 7381, NIGHT BLINDNESS 7332, GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249, and HEROD 
7354.

The least popular fighter this week was NORBEN THE LESSER 7310.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HEROD 7354, GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249, NIGHT BLINDNESS 7332, 
DERRINGER 7381, KO THE AVERAGE 7358, GUNSLINGER 6960, JACK TRIPPER 7376, KARANZA THE 
WILD 7311, AN YEE 7296, and APACHE FOG 7330.