DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/18/2024    Duedate: 07/01/2024

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1009

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SOFT DOLLS
BLUE MOON (381)
(9-6514) [20-12-0,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SOFT DOLLS                     RESTORATION
BLUE MOON (381)                NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
(9-6514) [20-12-0,140]         (9-6602) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LUNATIC LARRY                  SINNAMON LUV
THE INSANE GROUP (105)         SINN'RS 'R US (591)
(9-921) [30-11-5,108]          (9-6452) [10-4-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE INSANE GROUP (105)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PET SHOP FLOYD (459)          51 
2. SINN'RS 'R US (591)           22    SINN'RS 'R US (591)
3. NEON FENCERS 2 (606)          17    Unchartered Team
4. THE INSANE GROUP (105)        16 
5. BLUE MOON (381)               4     NEON FENCERS 2 (606)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 BECAUSE...BUBBA (584)      9   2  0 81.8   1/ 1 THE INSANE GROUP (105)    9  6 1
 2/ 2 SINN'RS 'R US (591)       13   4  2 76.5   2/ 2 BLUE MOON (381)           8  7 0
 3/ 3 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     315 224 17 58.4   3/ 3 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      7  8 0
 4/ 4 QUEEN (522)              510 387 24 56.9   4/ 6 QUEEN (522)               4  6 0
 5/ 6 THE INSANE GROUP (105)   117  92 15 56.0   5/ 5*NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      4  9 0
 6/ 7 BLUE MOON (381)          1327 1639 41 44.7   6- 7 BECAUSE...BUBBA (584)     1  0 0
 7/ 8*NEON FENCERS 2 (606)       4   9  0 30.8   7/ 8 SINN'RS 'R US (591)       1  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in ZUKAL since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts 
to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  PET SHOP FLOYD showed ZUKAL what 
they were made of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-1-0.  What's 
with SINNAMON LUV?  She actually beat QUEEN's ROCKIN WORLD, and walked away with 22 
more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at THE INSANE GROUP while they watched 
WIERD WALLY clobber SHORT SHEW.  He lost 25 points and got bruised from objects 
thrown from the stands.  LUNATIC LARRY was reminded on the sands why SOFT DOLLS is 
Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  The 
end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOFT DOLLS 6514              20  12  0 140         BLUE MOON (381)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SEX PANTHER 6384              9   2  0 124         BECAUSE...BUBBA (584)     
 LUNATIC LARRY 921            30  11  5 108         THE INSANE GROUP (105)    
 BODY LANGUAGE 6430           27  20  0 103         QUEEN (522)               
 SINNAMON LUV 6452            10   4  0 100         SINN'RS 'R US (591)       
 WIERD WALLY 1134             14  13  0  96         THE INSANE GROUP (105)    
 DEMENTED DAN 864             18  23  4  95         THE INSANE GROUP (105)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROCKIN WORLD 6561             7   3  0  86         QUEEN (522)               
 HUSKY FLOYD 6552             12  10  1  80         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 FANCY FRED 5945               4   2  0  67         THE INSANE GROUP (105)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCHNAUZER FLOYD 6553         11   8  1  61         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 6484      8  29  0  53         BLUE MOON (381)           
 ECLIPSE 6540                 13  12  0  51         BLUE MOON (381)           
 BLACKLACED BETTER 5911        9   7  0  46         THE INSANE GROUP (105)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEST FRIEND 6571              2   0  0  26         QUEEN (522)               
 MOONBLAST 6600                3   0  0  25         BLUE MOON (381)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RESTORATION 6602              1   0  0  20         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 FLOYD TROUT 6603              1   1  0  10         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 TURKISH ANGORA 6599           1   2  0   9         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 THE DEACON 6591               2   1  0   7         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 THE ZONK 6594                 1   2  0   5         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 CRAZYLEGS 6593                0   3  0   3         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 LOGGERHEAD 6601               0   1  0   1         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PLATYPUS FLOYD 6551    13  8 1 PET SHOP FLOYD 459   LUNATIC LARRY 921     1007  
TADPOLE FLOYD 6604      0  1 0 PET SHOP FLOYD 459   HIGH ELF              1009 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

What is a "pud"? -- Shawn, mgr Sinn'rs 'R Us.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TADPOLE FLOYD was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SOFT DOLLS vanquished LUNATIC LARRY in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
SHORT SHEW was defeated by WIERD WALLY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's duel.
ROCKIN WORLD was savagely defeated by SINNAMON LUV in a exciting 3 minute fight.
BODY LANGUAGE bested DEMENTED DAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute veteran's duel.
HUSKY FLOYD savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
FANCY FRED viciously subdued ECLIPSE in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
BLACKLACED BETTER was viciously subdued by SCHNAUZER FLOYD in a popular 2 minute duel.
IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? was viciously subdued by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute fight.
BEST FRIEND handily defeated THE DEACON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
CRAZYLEGS was demolished by MOONBLAST in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE ZONK was viciously subdued by FLOYD TROUT in a 1 minute novice's battle.
TURKISH ANGORA viciously subdued LOGGERHEAD in a 5 minute novice's conflict.
RESTORATION devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        15 -   8 -  1      65  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  10 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  18 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       11 -  25 -  0      31  |

Turn 1009 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SOFT DOLLS 6514            20  12  0  140 BLUE MOON (381)
LUNGING ATTACK   LUNATIC LARRY 921          30  11  5  108 THE INSANE GROUP (105)
TOTAL PARRY      BODY LANGUAGE 6430         27  20  0  103 QUEEN (522)
WALL OF STEEL    SINNAMON LUV 6452          10   4  0  100 SINN'RS 'R US (591)
BASHING ATTACK   HUSKY FLOYD 6552           12  10  1   80 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
SLASHING ATTACK  ECLIPSE 6540               13  12  0   51 BLUE MOON (381)
PARRY-LUNGE      BLACKLACED BETTER 5911      9   7  0   46 THE INSANE GROUP (105)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUNATIC LARRY 921.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SINNAMON LUV 6452.  The ten other most popular fighters were SCHNAUZER FLOYD 
6553, DEMENTED DAN 864, TURKISH ANGORA 6599, HUSKY FLOYD 6552, FANCY FRED 5945, 
LOGGERHEAD 6601, BODY LANGUAGE 6430, BEST FRIEND 6571, SOFT DOLLS 6514, and WIERD 
WALLY 1134.

The least popular fighter this week was CRAZYLEGS 6593.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 6484, BLACKLACED BETTER 5911, ECLIPSE 6540, TADPOLE 
FLOYD 6604, THE ZONK 6594, MOONBLAST 6600, THE DEACON 6591, ROCKIN WORLD 6561, 
LUNATIC LARRY 921, and RESTORATION 6602.

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

SHORT SHEW (9-6443) BLUE MOON (381)