DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/15/2024    Duedate: 04/27/2024

NIANIA ARENA

DM 2    TURN 892

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLOODBATH
IN COLD BLOOD (329)
(2-3494) [16-10-0,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLOODBATH                      POSITION IS EMPTY
IN COLD BLOOD (329)            
(2-3494) [16-10-0,144]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

RUSALKA                        PANDARAMADINGDONG
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          AB-NORMALS (731)
(2-6728) [18-12-0,93]          (2-6768) [10-8-0,51]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

AB-NORMALS (731)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEEP ELVES (384)              40 
2. WEEDS WE IS!! (489)           20    WEEDS WE IS!! (489)
3. AB-NORMALS (731)              15    Unchartered Team
4. THE WILD CARDS (757)          13 
5. IN COLD BLOOD (329)           9     KROQ (373)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      96  51  2 65.3   1/ 1 AB-NORMALS (731)          9  6 0
 2/ 2 WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       46  31  2 59.7   2/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     6  9 0
 3/ 3 IN COLD BLOOD (329)       79  65  6 54.9   3/ 7 DEEP ELVES (384)          5  6 0
 4/ 0 HARLEQUINS (577)         189 163 10 53.7   4/ 5 IN COLD BLOOD (329)       4  3 0
 5/ 5 DEEP ELVES (384)          59  54  6 52.2   5/ 6 SAY WHAT (756)            4  5 0
 6/ 4 THE WILD CARDS (757)      27  25  2 51.9   6/ 2 THE WILD CARDS (757)      4  5 0
 7/ 6 SAY WHAT (756)            58  55  5 51.3   7/ 4 WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       2  3 0
 8/ 7 AB-NORMALS (731)         253 244 14 50.9   8- 9 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      1  0 1
 9/ 9 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    1317 1574 36 45.6   9/ 0 HARLEQUINS (577)          1  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of NIANIA.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  He who laughs last 
didn't get the joke.  Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe THE WILD CARDS.  Last 
week they got 1-2-0 to drop by 4!  Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that 
for a perceptive observation?) as DEEP ELVES can attest...  Like a flirtacious 
debutante, NIANIA's Duelmaster NOT NOW found itself the creature of the hour, being 
"invited to dance" 4 times!  The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as 
BLOODBATH faced NIANIA's Duelmaster.  In NIANIA, nothing is permanent (except Death), 
and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, BLOODBATH.  Word has it one team in NIANIA is 
using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     And how sociable are NIANIA's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Perhaps the warriors 
of TOURNAMENT BLUES 2 should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided 
team...  As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of IN COLD BLOOD, so did 
that sorry team shy from TOURNAMENT BLUES 2 THE RACK found himself challenged by a 
warrior 22 below:  EVENSTAR.  EVENSTAR of DEEP ELVES kept hers wits as she overcame 
THE RACK.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling 
may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Can anything compare to the 
pleasure of writing Spyreports for NIANIA?  On that giddy note I take my leave-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLOODBATH 3494               16  10  0 144         IN COLD BLOOD (329)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LONDON ROCKET 6565           12   2  0 111         WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       
 COMEDY 5139                  22  14  3 109         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 RUSALKA 6728                 18  12  0  93         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 JOKER 6772                    6   1  0  92         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
-DEVIL'S CLAW 6561            12   4  0  91         WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROUX-SHAM-BEAU 3584          15  13  3  90         DEEP ELVES (384)          
-WIESENHIEMER 3585            20   7  2  83         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 HARLEQUIN 6781                9   2  2  81         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 BULLETPRUF MONK 6731         16  12  0  77         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 NOT ABNORMAL 6720            18  15  2  73         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 WHAT? 6761                   13  16  1  72         SAY WHAT (756)            
 POWNDA 6708                  17  19  1  71         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 HOFFA!!! 6760                12  17  0  68         SAY WHAT (756)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEMMORRHAGE 3506              7   1  0  66         IN COLD BLOOD (329)       
 MELODY 5151                  13  15  0  63         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 BURN CARD 6771                8   7  0  61         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 TALL COTTON 6739              8  17  0  59         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 ORCHARD 6730                 14  15  0  57         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVENSTAR 6766                 6   4  0  53         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 PANDARAMADINGDONG 6768       10   8  0  51         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 HIRAM 6777                   10   7  1  48         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 GILKIN 6493                   9   6  0  47         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 THE RACK 3507                 7   5  0  39         IN COLD BLOOD (329)       
 =^.^= 6785                    5   6  0  38         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 AFANKH 6729                   4  26  0  38         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REAVER 6786                   0   3  0   3         IN COLD BLOOD (329)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FINGOLFIN 6802          0  1 0 DEEP ELVES 384       WURM KIN               892 NONE
IRUK 6784               0  1 0 HARLEQUINS 577       DARK CHAMPION          892 NONE
DANDY LION 6800         0  1 0 WEEDS WE IS!! 489    BANDIT PRINCE          892 NONE
NETTLES 6801            0  1 0 WEEDS WE IS!! 489    CLARENCE S. VOLE       892 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Bloodbath -- The dust flying off your armor got in my eye! Don't you guys have any 
armor polishers over at your stable? I was sneezing for a day also. Anyways -- I 
should challenge you but my allergist advised against it. Lucky you. -- Devil's Claw

Niania -- Will we be on top of you next turn? The roots are taking hold... - Weeds We 
Is!!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

IRUK was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
NETTLES was slaughtered by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
FINGOLFIN was easily killed by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DANDY LION was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
BLOODBATH bested NOT NOW in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title fight.
ROUX-SHAM-BEAU devastated POWNDA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
HEMMORRHAGE overpowered HIRAM in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
EVENSTAR viciously subdued THE RACK in a popular 3 minute Challenge competition.
JOKER lost to LONDON ROCKET in a action packed 1 minute expert's duel.
RUSALKA defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute duel.
COMEDY vanquished WHAT? in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MELODY was overpowered by HARLEQUIN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
NOT ABNORMAL defeated BURN CARD in a 2 minute bloody veteran's match.
HOFFA!!! unbelievably bested PANDARAMADINGDONG in a exciting 3 minute brutal contest.
GILKIN slimly lost to TALL COTTON in a 3 minute bout.
BULLETPRUF MONK handily defeated ORCHARD in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
AFANKH was viciously subdued by =^.^= in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
REAVER was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         BASHING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  14 -  0      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        21 -  22 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  54 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 892 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:

BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  7         3  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   BLOODBATH 3494             16  10  0  144 IN COLD BLOOD (329)
BASHING ATTACK   LONDON ROCKET 6565         12   2  0  111 WEEDS WE IS!! (489)
SLASHING ATTACK  RUSALKA 6728               18  12  0   93 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
AIMED BLOW       BULLETPRUF MONK 6731       16  12  0   77 AB-NORMALS (731)
STRIKING ATTACK  HEMMORRHAGE 3506            7   1  0   66 IN COLD BLOOD (329)
TOTAL PARRY      THE RACK 3507               7   5  0   39 IN COLD BLOOD (329)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RUSALKA 6728.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PANDARAMADINGDONG 6768.  The ten other most popular fighters were EVENSTAR 6766, 
TALL COTTON 6739, HEMMORRHAGE 3506, LONDON ROCKET 6565, RUSALKA 6728, =^.^= 6785, 
BURN CARD 6771, HOFFA!!! 6760, GILKIN 6493, and BULLETPRUF MONK 6731.

The least popular fighter this week was MELODY 5151.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WHAT? 6761, THE RACK 3507, POWNDA 6708, DANDY LION 6800, FINGOLFIN 
6802, NETTLES 6801, REAVER 6786, AFANKH 6729, ORCHARD 6730, and HARLEQUIN 6781.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BLOODBATH (2-3494) IN COLD BLOOD (329)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

NOT NOW (2-6755) SAY WHAT (756)