DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/14/2025    Duedate: 01/27/2025

KALTOS ARENA

DM 5    TURN 1029

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLACK BEAUTY
BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
(5-2811) [23-14-1,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLACK BEAUTY                   POSITION IS EMPTY
BLACK BULLDOGS (11)            
(5-2811) [23-14-1,144]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ALL THE WAY                    ALL THE WAY
PLASTER CASTER (603)           PLASTER CASTER (603)
(5-6394) [13-15-2,66]          (5-6394) [13-15-2,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

JAMES BONDAGE (531)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACK BULLDOGS (11)           34 
2. JAMES BONDAGE (531)           28    BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
3. THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)        2     Unchartered Team
4. DUELHAMPSTERS! (322)          -2 
5. PLASTER CASTER (603)          -12   INDUSTRIAL BLAND (176)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 TEABAG@TEMPE23.6 (631)    22  13  2 62.9   1/ 1 JAMES BONDAGE (531)       8  2 0
 2/ 2 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)      461 351 23 56.8   2/ 4 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       6  7 1
 3/ 3 PLASTER CASTER (603)     109  96  5 53.2   3- 2 TEABAG@TEMPE23.6 (631)    3  1 1
 4/ 4 DUELHAMPSTERS! (322)      28  25  4 52.8   4/ 7 DUELHAMPSTERS! (322)      2  2 0
 5/ 5 JAMES BONDAGE (531)      110 111 13 49.8   5/ 3 PLASTER CASTER (603)      2  5 0
 6/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)   992 1159 27 46.1   6/ 5 ERRATA (619)              1  2 0
 7/ 7 ERRATA (619)              21  36  1 36.8   7/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)    1  5 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

So, here I am atop the rankings in the fabled city of Kaltos.  It was not that long 
ago (well, maybe it WAS a long time ago) that I was but a stripling youth, playing 
with toy swords, and yearning for the chance to become a city guard. Isos Morbidum 
found me, and took me in, feeding me some of his patented aging magic, and turning me 
into a robust young man. He then trained me to fight in the arena, telling me that I 
had the most beautiful form of any of his long list of recruits. Thus was I named.  

It was not my intent to kill Swear Jar, but a man can't help it when another man 
throws his face into your oncoming sword. Maybe Isos (or Neon) will post a teabag on 
the wall in Tempe to honor his fine career.

Until next turn, may the gods guide your blows straight and true! 

                                          -- Black Beauty, Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to KALTOS once again!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your 
elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  DUELHAMPSTERS! is now ranked 4th 
with a 1-1-0 turn.  What's with KLEBB?  She actually beat DUELHAMPSTERS!'s TATERS, 
EH?, and walked away with 22 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at JAMES 
BONDAGE while they watched JAWS clobber ALL THE WAY.  She lost 12 points and got 
bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  Try as he might, TUER wasn't good 
enough at persuading BLACK BEAUTY to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is 
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was ERRATA.  The bums at BLACK BULLDOGS couldn't face the 
challenges from ERRATA!  No excuse for that!   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master 
many skills, fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  KALTOS is 
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Remember--a good 
fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK BEAUTY 2811            23  14  1 144         BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK BANE 6381              16   5  1 103         BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       
-FUZZY-WUZZY 3072              8   7  0 100         DUELHAMPSTERS! (322)      
 NANCY PEANUT 5949            14  55  0  97         THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)    
 TUER 6297                    19  32  1  96         ERRATA (619)              

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHUCKLES 3071                11   5  0  87         DUELHAMPSTERS! (322)      
-SCARAMANGA 6436              10   0  4  80         JAMES BONDAGE (531)       
 JAWS 6392                    10  14  0  74         JAMES BONDAGE (531)       
 XAVIERA ADAMS 6041           12  36  0  72         THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALL THE WAY 6394             13  15  2  66         PLASTER CASTER (603)      
 XENIA 6393                   13  13  3  59         JAMES BONDAGE (531)       
-DEATH BY ALLY JR 6407         5   2  1  59         TEABAG@TEMPE23.6 (631)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK DEFILER 6438            9   9  0  37         BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       
 MONEYPENNY 6429               3   2  1  36         JAMES BONDAGE (531)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-A YOU PROBLEM 6456            3   1  1  32         TEABAG@TEMPE23.6 (631)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRESSED TO KILL 6462          4   5  0  24         PLASTER CASTER (603)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KLEBB 6486                    1   0  0  22         JAMES BONDAGE (531)       
 TATERS, EH? 6391              2   2  1   9         DUELHAMPSTERS! (322)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK DOG 7 6484         0  1 0 BLACK BULLDOGS 11    HIGH ELF              1029 NONE
SOLITAIRE 6454          2  1 1 JAMES BONDAGE 531    A YOU PROBLEM 6456    1028  
WAR MACHINE 6465        1  2 0 PLASTER CASTER 603   SOLITAIRE 6454        1026 NONE
SWEAR JAR 6409         14  4 0 TEABAG@TEMPE23.6 631 BLACK BEAUTY 2811     1028  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK DOG 7 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BLACK BEAUTY devastated TUER in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
NANCY PEANUT was demolished by BLACK BANE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
XAVIERA ADAMS was devastated by CHUCKLES in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ALL THE WAY was defeated by JAWS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome master's match.
XENIA savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute brutal struggle.
MONEYPENNY was devastated by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BLACK DEFILER overcame DRESSED TO KILL in a action packed 2 minute gruesome melee.
TATERS, EH? was vanquished by KLEBB in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   1 -  0      89  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  11 -  2      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  17 -  2      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        16 -  15 -  2      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  15 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -  10 -  0      29  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1029 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-STRIKE       2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BLACK BEAUTY 2811          23  14  1  144 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
AIMED BLOW       BLACK BANE 6381            16   5  1  103 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
STRIKING ATTACK  MONEYPENNY 6429             3   2  1   36 JAMES BONDAGE (531)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ALL THE WAY 6394.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ALL THE WAY 6394.  The ten other most popular fighters were DRESSED TO KILL 
6462, JAWS 6392, XENIA 6393, BLACK DEFILER 6438, BLACK BEAUTY 2811, KLEBB 6486, 
CHUCKLES 3071, TUER 6297, BLACK BANE 6381, and DARK DOG 7 6484.

The least popular fighter this week was TATERS, EH? 6391.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MONEYPENNY 6429, XAVIERA ADAMS 6041, NANCY PEANUT 5949, DARK 
DOG 7 6484, BLACK BANE 6381, TUER 6297, CHUCKLES 3071, KLEBB 6486, BLACK BEAUTY 2811, 
and BLACK DEFILER 6438.