DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/04/2011    Duedate: 08/17/2011

JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA

DM-75    TURN-456

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NIGHTBRINGER
ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)
(75-3372) [13-3-1,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NIGHTBRINGER                   SECURE DEFENS
ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)             CRITICALS (13)
(75-3372) [13-3-1,120]         (75-490) [3-1-0,50]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KASTENMAR                      BALISONG
SAND DANCERS (67)              ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)
(75-3336) [16-26-0,74]         (75-3376) [11-4-0,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)          44
2. SAND DANCERS (67)           29      ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)
3. SHEWISH BUFFET (297)        28      Unchartered Team
4. CRITICALS (13)              18
                                       CRITICALS (13)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)        44  15  1 74.6   1/ 1 ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)        9  3 1
 2/ 2*CRITICALS (13)            10   7  1 58.8   2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (67)         7  7 0
 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (67)        873 %1306 25 40.1   3/ 3*CRITICALS (13)            5  3 1
 4/ 0 SHEWISH BUFFET (297)      11  45  1 19.6   4/ 0 SHEWISH BUFFET (297)      1  4 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 675): MABUSHI of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 677): LORIMERA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 585): KILLER of MANIACS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 671): SILVER GHOST of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 673): SAD SLACKS of EMOTIONAL PANTS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 665): ZOMBIE of ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 666): BEETLE BAILEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 335): SCARLET of D'HARAN EMPIRE (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 663): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 333): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 659): PSIRENA of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 656): MANUTE BOL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 648): DECEMBRE of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 607): VILE HENCHMAN of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 310): ELISHAR of GOD OR GODDESS (Sir Blackguard, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 304): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 291): NASTY NES of PUBLICH ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 538): ERIK of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 523): HORNET of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 505): VONNER WESS of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 500): SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 240): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 461): 111 of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 455): NIGHTBRINGER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 447): TESLA SHARPE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 564): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 675): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 677): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 585): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 671): RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 673): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr>)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 665): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 666): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 335): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 663): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 333): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 659): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 656): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 648): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 607): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 310): NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 304): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 291): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 538): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 523): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 505): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 500): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 240): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 461): SAND DAMCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 455): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 447): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 564): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 675): MABUSHI of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 671): SILVER GHOST of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 673): GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 665): DICKY of BOWDEANS (?, mgr.)
                (turn 664): ALIDA BERN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 665): THIMBLE of MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 335): SCARLET of D'HARAN EMPIRE (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 662): JEHLCH of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 333): SNORTY MCSNORT of ALL NIGHT LONG (Destitute Noble?)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 658): A.S. MODEUS of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 656): SCUTTLEBUTT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                       (turn 655): SHARK BAIT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                                   CRAY DAIZY of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): SMOKEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 291): GOBERT HINNY of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 538): DOLGAN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                            HAL'IGGE JOYROC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 523): HORNET of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 504): DELLEA ERAMIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 499): HARITH TEN MORU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 239): MRS. POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 447): THE COUNT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon JADE MOUNTAIN, 
for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  SHEWISH BUFFET had cause to celebrate, after 
STRAWBERRY JHANS got 15 points by beating INCREDIBLE SPEED.  INCREDIBLE SPEED 
certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to STRAWBERRY JHANS and 
losing 2 points in the process!  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were 
disappointed by FRIED KHALANI, of SHEWISH BUFFET, who despite a 7-7-1 couldn't 
overcome JADE MOUNTAIN's Number 1.  So who's the team that's been walking into 
taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  You've heard 
about FRIED KHALANI of SHEWISH BUFFET.  Death plays no favorites, and neither do I.  
What was a 7-7-1 doing on the fields in the first place?  Questions are being raised 
about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in JADE 
MOUNTAIN would I avoid!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  JADE MOUNTAIN, I 
leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Green Axe.  'Til 
next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIGHTBRINGER 3372            13   3  1   120       ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALISONG 3376                11   4  0    98       ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)
 BUBBA 3365                   11   3  0    97       ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)
 JANDINA 3344                 13  20  0    94       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MONDEKKER 3352               13  15  0    90       SAND DANCERS (67)
 GREEN ROCK 3364              17   8  0    74       SAND DANCERS (67)
 KASTENMAR 3336               16  26  0    74       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GANOOSH 3389                  9   5  0    66       ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SECURE DEFENS 490             3   1  0    50       CRITICALS (13)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEAPS INTO THE AIR 85         2   2  1    32       CRITICALS (13)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LIGHTNING THRUST 150          2   2  0    28       CRITICALS (13)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROUND CHUCK 3412             1   1  0    16       SHEWISH BUFFET (297)
 STRAWBERRY JHANS 3403         1   0  0    15       SHEWISH BUFFET (297)
 HIGH GUARD 3419               0   1  0     5       CRITICALS (13)
 INCREDIBLE SPEED 476          1   1  0     4       CRITICALS (13)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHAOLIANA 3428          2  1 0 SAND DANCERS 67      LEAPS INTO THE AIR 85 455   
FRIED KHALANI 3345      7  7 1 SHEWISH BUFFET 297   NIGHTBRINGER 3372     456   
SNACK 1 3429            0  1 0 SHEWISH BUFFET 297   ARENAMASTER KEND      456  NONE
SNACK 2 3430            0  1 0 SHEWISH BUFFET 297   ARENAMASTER KEND      456  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

We salute the participants in whatever tourney that was. -- Jorja and the Sand
Dancers

Nightbringer -- You just do that because you want to win, don't you? -- Mondekker

Bubba -- Obviously, not my day. -- Kastenmar
P.S.  And I thought it was.  An astrologer PROMISED me my day was coming.

Balisong -- This is balance. -- Green Rock

Ganoosh -- Oh, I thought you were a kind of fudge. -- Jandina

Leaps into the Air -- That was embarrassing.  I may need to rethink this gladiator
business. -- Ghost of Shaoliana

13 July 11
                                   Announcing!

          The No-Tourney ADM arena will be opening for business on the
          first of August of this year!
     It will be ADM Arena #107, making use of that idle installation down at Lirin
Kiv.  If the managers involved in this arena wish to rename it, suggestions will be
entertained through the months of August and September.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SNACK 1 was butchered by ARENAMASTER KENDAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SNACK 2 was butchered by ARENAMASTER KENDAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
NIGHTBRINGER murdered FRIED KHALANI in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
BUBBA vanquished KASTENMAR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BALISONG savagely defeated GREEN ROCK in a crowd pleasing 4 minute veteran's fight.
MONDEKKER vanquished LADY SCORN in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
JANDINA devastated KO-HA OAKCHOPPER in a 2 minute one-sided competition.
GANOOSH viciously subdued SECURE DEFENS in a action packed 4 minute gruesome melee.
LEAPS INTO THE AIR won victory over GROUND CHUCK in a 1 minute fight.
LIGHTNING THRUST vanquished SHIVERING BONZE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
INCREDIBLE SPEED was defeated by STRAWBERRY JHANS in a 2 minute match.
HIGH GUARD was overcome by TALK-TO-DEATH in a 4 minute novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW         1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   0 -  1     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  15 -  2      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  13 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  11 -  0      21  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 456 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 -  1         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   NIGHTBRINGER 3372          13   3  1  120 ZOMBIE SQUAD (299)
TOTAL PARRY      GREEN ROCK 3364            17   8  0   74 SAND DANCERS (67)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KASTENMAR 3336.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BALISONG 3376.  The ten other most popular fighters were GANOOSH 3389, STRAWBERRY 
JHANS 3403, JANDINA 3344, NIGHTBRINGER 3372, BUBBA 3365, MONDEKKER 3352, GREEN ROCK 
3364, LEAPS INTO THE AIR 85, LIGHTNING THRUST 150, and FRIED KHALANI 3345.

The least popular fighter this week was HIGH GUARD 3419.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were INCREDIBLE SPEED 476, SECURE DEFENS 490, KASTENMAR 3336, SNACK 2 3430, 
SNACK 1 3429, GROUND CHUCK 3412, FRIED KHALANI 3345, LIGHTNING THRUST 150, LEAPS INTO 
THE AIR 85, and GREEN ROCK 3364.

               FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLVII

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SAMURAI 3119 (75-46-1)                 4  3  0         GOLD STANDARD        

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WRATH 3081 (13-5-0)                    0  3  0         MASTERS OF SIN       

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BALISONG 3376 (9-4-0)                  5  3  0         ZOMBIE SQUAD         
FRIED KHALANI 3345 (7-6-1)             2  3  0         SHEWISH BUFFET       
SECURE DEFENS 490 (2-0-0)              2  3  0         CRITICALS            

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TORBOMB 2223 (1-1-0)                   2  3  0         COSMIC BALANCE       

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GROUND CHUCK 3412 (1-0-0)              2  3  0         SHEWISH BUFFET       
LEAPS INTO THE AIR 85 (0-2-0)          2  3  0         CRITICALS            
STRAWBERRY JHANS 3403 (0-0-0)          1  3  0         SHEWISH BUFFET       
LIGHTNING THRUST 150 (0-2-0)           0  3  0         CRITICALS            

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HIGH GUARD 3419 (0-0-0)                0  3  0         CRITICALS            

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, census forms will be provided for warriors by request only, effective 
immediately.  Managers may register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by 
simply writing them on a separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  
For any questions, please contact the Gladiatorial Commission.