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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===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.