DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/12/2024    Duedate: 11/25/2024

BONSUR ARENA

DM 7    TURN 1029

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THORN SEER
TEMERE NOMEN (652)
(7-7336) [14-4-0,143]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THORN SEER                     NIGHTSHADE
TEMERE NOMEN (652)             SATANIC GARDEN (662)
(7-7336) [14-4-0,143]          (7-7433) [1-1-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HERRING GULL                   CRINGE MONKEY
BEACH BABES (309)              ODD SQUAD (407)
(7-7264) [18-33-0,87]          (7-7352) [16-11-0,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHAOS KIDS (480)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ODD SQUAD (407)               42 
2. CHAOS KIDS (480)              31    BUNION SQUAD (167)
3. MS08 07 (642)                 29    Unchartered Team
4. VINTAGE GODS (655)            22 
5. SATANIC GARDEN (662)          15    VINTAGE GODS (655)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    16   4  3 80.0   1/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (480)          8  7 1
 2/ 3*VINTAGE GODS (655)         6   4  0 60.0   2/ 5 ODD SQUAD (407)           6  4 0
 3- 4 ESPANA (538)              96  80 13 54.5   3/ 3*VINTAGE GODS (655)        6  4 0
 4/ 5 BUNION SQUAD (167)       164 144  7 53.2   4- 1*CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    4  1 1
 5/ 6 ODD SQUAD (407)          207 183  7 53.1   5- 4 ESPANA (538)              4  4 0
 6/ 7 TEMERE NOMEN (652)        69  63  2 52.3   6/ 9 BEACH BABES (309)         3  9 0
 7/ 0*SATANIC GARDEN (662)       1   1  0 50.0   7/ 0 MS08 07 (642)             2  0 0
 8/ 0 MS08 07 (642)             24  25  1 49.0   8/ 6 TEMERE NOMEN (652)        2  0 0
 9/ 8 CHAOS KIDS (480)          51  68  5 42.9   9/ 0*SATANIC GARDEN (662)      1  0 0
10/ 9 BEACH BABES (309)        1282 1800 37 41.6  10/ 8 BUNION SQUAD (167)        1  5 0
11/10*PHOENIX GUARD (663)        2  10  0 16.7  11/10*PHOENIX GUARD (663)       1  6 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, BONSUR?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, CRAZY CO-WORKERS, since 
CHAOS KIDS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  ODD SQUAD turned 
their 3-1-0 turn into a 2nd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than 
this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see 
LEND A HAND win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BLITZ BISCUIT beat 
JOHNNY UNITAS and JOHNNY UNITAS lost 5 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's 
out with the old, in with the new, as THORN SEER takes the Title and last week's bar 
tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  The Swinging Aardvark, humph!  I've tasted 
better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From BONSUR's trash dumps?  
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  ESSENTIAL ARNIE was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily 
livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was TEMERE NOMEN.  Ha ha ha ha!  I 
guess I can give a little credit to AMANDA of CHAOS KIDS for challenging up by 23 to 
GRAIN OF SAND.  AMANDA killed to get 76 points of recognition.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  And what a stunning loss we have here, boys and 
girls, GRAIN OF SAND of BEACH BABES has added the final loss to his 12-39-1.  Tee 
hee!  You can run, AMANDA, but maybe you can't hide from BEACH BABES.  Killing GRAIN 
OF SAND is something the rest of CHAOS KIDS may not be able to help you with.  We're 
all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that 
later?   
     There's got to be a better place in BONSUR to get a drink than The Swinging 
Aardvark!  Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you 
have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad to see the back of this 
place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THORN SEER 7336              14   4  0 143         TEMERE NOMEN (652)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VALVERDE 5767                14  13  1  99         ESPANA (538)              
-MOHONCITO 5722               24  14  3  91         ESPANA (538)              

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SORORITY TART 7355           13   9  1  89         BUNION SQUAD (167)        
-VIEJO VERDE 5724             17  17  3  88         ESPANA (538)              
 CRINGE MONKEY 7352           16  11  0  88         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 HERRING GULL 7264            18  33  0  87         BEACH BABES (309)         
 LEND A HAND 7168             14  16  1  81         MS08 07 (642)             
 AMANDA 5103                  10   9  1  76         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
 PRIDE 4996                   11  13  1  70         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
 MIGHTY NED 7423               6   3  1  70         CHAOS KIDS (480)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BETTY BABE 7340              14  21  1  64         BEACH BABES (309)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THAT DARN KID 7338            4   2  0  46         MS08 07 (642)             
-DUENDE 7375                  10   6  0  44         ESPANA (538)              

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHELLCRUNCHER 7421            4   9  1  29         BEACH BABES (309)         
-TOMMY 7445                    4   0  0  29         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
-NICOLE 7448                   3   1  0  29         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
 AVALANCHE 7430                6   2  0  27         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
-DYLAN 7444                    3   1  2  26         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MATT 7446                     3   1  1  25         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIGHTSHADE 7433               1   1  0  22         SATANIC GARDEN (662)      
 JULIUS ERVING 7319            2   0  0  20         VINTAGE GODS (655)        
 SOCIAL LEMMING 7431           3   5  1  19         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
-CHASE 7447                    3   1  0  18         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
 BLITZ BISCUIT 7410            1   0  0  18         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 JANET EVANS 7478              1   0  0  15         VINTAGE GODS (655)        
 WREN 7439                     2   2  0  12         PHOENIX GUARD (663)       
 HANK AARON 7318               1   1  0  12         VINTAGE GODS (655)        
 DISCO BISCUIT 7415            1   0  0  11         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 TED WILLIAMS 7320             1   1  0  10         VINTAGE GODS (655)        
 JOHNNY UNITAS 7316            1   1  0   8         VINTAGE GODS (655)        
 DESALINIZER 7461              0   4  0   4         BUNION SQUAD (167)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GRAIN OF SAND 7257     12 40 1 BEACH BABES 309      AMANDA 5103           1029  
DA1 7477                0  1 0 ODD SQUAD 407        SPYMASTER             1029 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MIGHTY NED devastated BETTY BABE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
AMANDA put to death GRAIN OF SAND in a 2 minute gory Challenge match.
SOCIAL LEMMING was vanquished by SHELLCRUNCHER in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
SORORITY TART was overpowered by THORN SEER in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
CRINGE MONKEY bested PRIDE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute veteran's duel.
HERRING GULL was beaten by LEND A HAND in a 2 minute master's brawl.
THAT DARN KID savagely defeated AVALANCHE in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee.
NIGHTSHADE vanquished HANK AARON in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
TED WILLIAMS lost to DISCO BISCUIT in a 1 minute novice's fight.
DESALINIZER was savagely defeated by WREN in a popular 2 minute brutal novice's melee.
JULIUS ERVING subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
JOHNNY UNITAS was devastated by BLITZ BISCUIT in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
JANET EVANS bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -   9 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -   9 -  1      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  27 -  1      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  18 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   8 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  16 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   9 -  1      25  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  10 -  0      17  |

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-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  5         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   THORN SEER 7336            14   4  0  143 TEMERE NOMEN (652)
PARRY-LUNGE      AMANDA 5103                10   9  1   76 CHAOS KIDS (480)
BASHING ATTACK   MIGHTY NED 7423             6   3  1   70 CHAOS KIDS (480)
STRIKING ATTACK  THAT DARN KID 7338          4   2  0   46 MS08 07 (642)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HERRING GULL 7264.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CRINGE MONKEY 7352.  The ten other most popular fighters were THAT DARN KID 
7338, WREN 7439, AMANDA 5103, THORN SEER 7336, HERRING GULL 7264, LEND A HAND 7168, 
NIGHTSHADE 7433, MIGHTY NED 7423, GRAIN OF SAND 7257, and SHELLCRUNCHER 7421.

The least popular fighter this week was TED WILLIAMS 7320.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SOCIAL LEMMING 7431, BETTY BABE 7340, DA1 7477, JOHNNY UNITAS 
7316, DESALINIZER 7461, DISCO BISCUIT 7415, HANK AARON 7318, AVALANCHE 7430, SORORITY 
TART 7355, and JANET EVANS 7478.