DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/20/2024    Duedate: 07/03/2024

OSKSI ARENA

DM 3    TURN 1019

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FIRING SQUAD
JUSTICE (64)
(3-3668) [17-11-3,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FIRING SQUAD                   ANGEL
JUSTICE (64)                   RENEGADES! (753)
(3-3668) [17-11-3,115]         (3-8476) [7-1-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

GOD OF THUNDER                 NEW YORK GROOVE
ROCK BOTTOM (720)              ROCK BOTTOM (720)
(3-8377) [7-16-0,51]           (3-8466) [7-3-0,34]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RENEGADES! (753)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RENEGADES! (753)              55 
2. JUSTICE (64)                  26    WISCONSIN BEER (741)
3. THE RULING CLASS (746)        25    Unchartered Team
4. BANGERS & MASH (752)          12 
5. VALLEY OF KINGS (118)         10    RENEGADES! (753)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 OLDTIMERS (749)           45  22  1 67.2   1/ 1*RENEGADES! (753)         11  4 0
 2/ 2 WISCONSIN BEER (741)       9   5  0 64.3   2/ 3 MY FAVORITE INN (734)     7  6 0
 3/ 0 THE RULING CLASS (746)   135  97  6 58.2   3/ 6 ROCK BOTTOM (720)         7  7 0
 4/ 4*RENEGADES! (753)          23  17  0 57.5   4- 2 OLDTIMERS (749)           6  1 0
 5/ 3 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)    236 181 11 56.6   5/ 4 BANGERS & MASH (752)      5  5 0
 6/ 6 JUSTICE (64)             383 365 51 51.2   6/ 7 JUSTICE (64)              4  1 1
 7/ 5 WHAT'S THIS ABLAUT (750)   7   7  0 50.0   7/ 8 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)     4  4 0
 8/ 8 BANGERS & MASH (752)      47  48  2 49.5   8/ 0 THE RULING CLASS (746)    3  1 0
 9/ 9 ROCK BOTTOM (720)        127 136  5 48.3   9/ 5*CATASTROPHIES (754)       3  9 0
10/ 7 MY FAVORITE INN (734)     24  26  1 48.0  10/ 9 GAMES LIBRARY (340)       3 12 0
11/10 DARK NURSING (739)        33  37  2 47.1  11/10 DARK NURSING (739)        1  2 0
12/11 GAMES LIBRARY (340)      1247 1749 34 41.6  12/11 WISCONSIN BEER (741)      1  2 0
13/12*CATASTROPHIES (754)        8  14  0 36.4  13/12 WHAT'S THIS ABLAUT (750)  1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome OSKSI.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have I 
fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Hmmmph!  I always thought 
CATASTROPHIES was an over-rated team and they proved it with a 1-3-0!  Ya gotta be 
quick on yer feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  
ROCK BOTTOM is now ranked 3rd with a 3-2-0 turn.  Some people say I ramble too much, 
I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  I ramble.  Well JUSTICE moved up 1, 
to 6th.  What's with ANDROID?  He actually beat MY FAVORITE INN's LUSTY WENCH, and 
walked away with 14 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at JUSTICE while 
they watched DANGER RANGER clobber CATATTACK!.  She lost 11 points and got bruised 
from objects thrown from the stands.  What a role model for OSKSI's young 'uns!  ISIS 
becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no more!  I can barely restrain my 
enthusiam for JUSTICE's outstanding member, Duelmaster FIRING SQUAD.  Advice to 
fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, ROCK BOTTOM!  
The bums at JUSTICE couldn't face the challenges from ROCK BOTTOM!  No excuse for 
that!  What do people see in GOD OF THUNDER?  Hers 7-16-0?  ROCK BOTTOM ain't 
talkin', but she's got 51 points.  DAISY MAE didn't quite know what to make of a 
challenge she received from DONATELLO of RENEGADES!, who is 24 points below her.  
DONATELLO perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he bested DAISY MAE and ended up 
with 44 recognition points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIRING SQUAD 3668            17  11  3 115         JUSTICE (64)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ISIS 7114                    13   6  0 121         VALLEY OF KINGS (118)     
-SLIDE RULE 8397               7   0  0  98         OLDTIMERS (749)           
-ANCIENT BREW 8254             7   2  0  93         MY FAVORITE INN (734)     
-OUTHOUSE 8394                10   6  0  91         OLDTIMERS (749)           
 VULGAR UNICORN 8256           9   3  0  91         MY FAVORITE INN (734)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK DIAMOND 8294           18  18  1  82         ROCK BOTTOM (720)         
 FLIM FLAM 8425                6   5  0  82         WHAT'S THIS ABLAUT (750)  
 ELECTRIC SOUL 8299            9   3  0  77         WISCONSIN BEER (741)      
 LADY SCARLET 8359            13  10  0  69         ROCK BOTTOM (720)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-STUDEBAKER 8411               7   4  0  66         OLDTIMERS (749)           
 ANGEL 8476                    7   1  0  66         RENEGADES! (753)          
 RAMESSES II 7109             14  12  0  65         VALLEY OF KINGS (118)     
 PORKY 8436                   12   7  0  62         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 DARLINE KOE 8353             10  18  1  60         GAMES LIBRARY (340)       
 LUCIFER 8478                  5   3  0  60         RENEGADES! (753)          
 MADAME BULLDOG 8310          12  22  0  58         GAMES LIBRARY (340)       
 DANGER RANGER 8375            5   3  1  58         JUSTICE (64)              

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 =^.^= 8494                    4   1  0  55         CATASTROPHIES (754)       
 DNR 8309                     10  23  0  54         DARK NURSING (739)        
 SAML TREE 8350               12  17  0  53         GAMES LIBRARY (340)       
 DAISY MAE 8354               12  16  0  52         GAMES LIBRARY (340)       
 GOD OF THUNDER 8377           7  16  0  51         ROCK BOTTOM (720)         
 ANDROID 8477                  6   2  0  44         RENEGADES! (753)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONATELLO 8480                4   4  0  44         RENEGADES! (753)          
 GIBRALTER 8438                9  10  1  43         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 =^O^= 8496                    1   4  0  40         CATASTROPHIES (754)       
 CATATTACK! 8495               2   3  0  38         CATASTROPHIES (754)       
 NEW YORK GROOVE 8466          7   3  0  34         ROCK BOTTOM (720)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LARGE SERGEANT 8408           4   0  2  30         JUSTICE (64)              
 LUSTY WENCH 8258              5   6  1  26         MY FAVORITE INN (734)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RELENTLESS RAJA 8465          2   0  0  21         THE RULING CLASS (746)    
 MCGINTY 8474                  5   1  0  20         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 QUELL QUEEN 8462              3   0  0  19         THE RULING CLASS (746)    
-BAREFOOT 8487                 4   0  0  16         OLDTIMERS (749)           
 MCOATFACE 8475                3   3  1  16         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 ROCCO LUIGI FIORE 8511        2   0  0  13         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 KING'S CHALICE 8510           1   2  0  13         MY FAVORITE INN (734)     
 CHONKY KITTY 8492             1   4  0  13         CATASTROPHIES (754)       
 IMMORTAL LORD 8464            1   1  0  13         THE RULING CLASS (746)    
 MEAN MAGISTRATE 8412          2   2  0  10         JUSTICE (64)              
 BOOMERANG 8500                2   1  0   8         ROCK BOTTOM (720)         
 SHUTURRI 8485                 1   5  0   8         RENEGADES! (753)          
 CALCULATED 8503               0   4  0   4         GAMES LIBRARY (340)       
 VICIOUS VICEROY 8463          0   3  0   3         THE RULING CLASS (746)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
XENA 8437               6 11 0 BANGERS & MASH 752   TYPEWRITER 8401       1016  
WICKED WARDEN 8391      3  3 0 JUSTICE 64           WURM KIN              1019 NONE
GOLDEN GOBLET 8486      1  4 0 MY FAVORITE INN 734  LARGE SERGEANT 8408   1019  
PHARAOH 7084           16 12 0 VALLEY OF KINGS 118  FIRING SQUAD 3668     1015 NOT REVENGED
PLAGUE OF LOCUST 8518   0  1 0 VALLEY OF KINGS 118  SPYMASTER             1019 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WICKED WARDEN was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
PORKY overcame GOD OF THUNDER in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
ANGEL vanquished MADAME BULLDOG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DANGER RANGER overpowered CATATTACK! in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LUCIFER devastated SAML TREE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
ANDROID overpowered LUSTY WENCH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
DONATELLO viciously subdued DAISY MAE in a 1 minute gory Challenge competition.
MCGINTY viciously subdued CHONKY KITTY in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
ROCCO LUIGI FIORE won victory over SHUTURRI in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
FIRING SQUAD won victory over FLIM FLAM in a popular 1 minute veteran's Title duel.
BLACK DIAMOND overpowered DNR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
LADY SCARLET was overpowered by VULGAR UNICORN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ELECTRIC SOUL bested DARLINE KOE in a 1 minute conflict.
RAMESSES II slimly won victory over =^O^= in a 2 minute battle.
=^.^= subdued GIBRALTER in a popular 2 minute bloody brawl.
NEW YORK GROOVE viciously subdued MCOATFACE in a action packed 3 minute gory fight.
RELENTLESS RAJA devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
IMMORTAL LORD outlasted EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a unpopular 8 minute amateur's brawl.
VICIOUS VICEROY was luckily beaten by BOOMERANG in a 3 minute brutal novice's bout.
QUELL QUEEN luckily beat KING'S CHALICE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute novice's match.
GOLDEN GOBLET was butchered by LARGE SERGEANT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MEAN MAGISTRATE viciously subdued CALCULATED in a 2 minute gruesome novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         TOTAL PARRY       23 -   6 -  1      79  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        31 -  25 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  15 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    40 -  46 -  4      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  21 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  35 -  0      38  |

Turn 1019 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:

PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         4  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  4         1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  6     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   FIRING SQUAD 3668          17  11  3  115 JUSTICE (64)
SLASHING ATTACK  VULGAR UNICORN 8256         9   3  0   91 MY FAVORITE INN (734)
AIMED BLOW       FLIM FLAM 8425              6   5  0   82 WHAT'S THIS ABLAUT (750)
BASHING ATTACK   LADY SCARLET 8359          13  10  0   69 ROCK BOTTOM (720)
PARRY-STRIKE     ANGEL 8476                  7   1  0   66 RENEGADES! (753)
WALL OF STEEL    RAMESSES II 7109           14  12  0   65 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)
TOTAL PARRY      PORKY 8436                 12   7  0   62 BANGERS & MASH (752)
PARRY-LUNGE      NEW YORK GROOVE 8466        7   3  0   34 ROCK BOTTOM (720)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GOD OF THUNDER 8377.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NEW YORK GROOVE 8466.  The ten other most popular fighters were =^.^= 8494, 
KING'S CHALICE 8510, MCOATFACE 8475, GOD OF THUNDER 8377, VICIOUS VICEROY 8463, 
ANDROID 8477, MCGINTY 8474, CHONKY KITTY 8492, ROCCO LUIGI FIORE 8511, and FIRING 
SQUAD 3668.

The least popular fighter this week was IMMORTAL LORD 8464.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CALCULATED 8503, QUELL QUEEN 8462, LADY SCARLET 8359, DNR 8309, 
DAISY MAE 8354, LUSTY WENCH 8258, SAML TREE 8350, CATATTACK! 8495, MADAME BULLDOG 
8310, and PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS 8518.