DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/01/2018    Duedate: 05/14/2018

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-75

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZUSHI
LOST SENTINELS (19)
(20-514) [17-19-1,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZUSHI                          POSITION IS EMPTY
LOST SENTINELS (19)            
(20-514) [17-19-1,103]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

EQUALIZER                      CHANNEL MIXER
PIXELBENDERS (36)              PIXELBENDERS (36)
(20-487) [17-18-0,100]         (20-646) [2-4-0,10]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)         40
2. MARVEL (54)                 36      I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
3. LOSERS (20)                 23      Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)         21
5. WEIRDING WAYS (53)          13      NIGHT CRUE (46)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)      173 127 15 57.7   1/ 4 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)      10  4 1
 2/ 2 WEIRDING WAYS (53)        69  56  7 55.2   2/ 1 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      10  5 0
 3- 3*PAIN TRAIN (55)           11   9  0 55.0   3/ 3 WEIRDING WAYS (53)       10  5 0
 4/ 5 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      197 169 17 53.8   4/ 7 LOST SENTINELS (19)       9  6 0
 5/ 4 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)     95  84  3 53.1   5/ 8 MARVEL (54)               9  6 0
 6/ 7 MARVEL (54)               53  47  2 53.0   6/10 LOSERS (20)               8  7 2
 7/ 6 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       195 173  6 53.0   7- 5*PAIN TRAIN (55)           6  4 0
 8/ 9 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 168 157 10 51.7   8/ 6 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        6  8 0
 9/ 8 PIXELBENDERS (36)        164 155  9 51.4   9/13 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        6  9 0
10/10 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       142 150  2 48.6  10/ 2 PIXELBENDERS (36)         6  9 0
11/11 LOST SENTINELS (19)      160 203 12 44.1  11/ 9 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37)  5  6 0
12/12 DEADLINE (32)             73 114  7 39.0  12/12 DEADLINE (32)             4  8 0
13/13 LOSERS (20)              137 227 25 37.6  13/11 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)     2 13 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 to Turn 75 in Seam!  Who can believe that we have made it this far with 
the re-opening of the arena?  It has been a wonderful 75 turns, and I want to 
personally thank each of you that fight in our dear arena!  Seam is a wonderful city 
and this is a nice, remodeled arena, but it you managers and warriors that make it all 
worthwhile! Well, most of you, but this is a day for celebration, not pointing out 
fashion faux pas.  We have our regular spy report today with a little extra sprinkled 
in from the Yellow Press archives to give us a look back on these 75 turns in Seam. 

     *** New Seam Journal Factoid:  Thirsty Thugs continue to hold the record for 
     most Duelmasters at 16.  Strikers remain the top style for the top warrior 
     in Seam with 21 Duelmasters being of the Striking fighting style.

     The most avoided team for the turn is Marvel.  They were avoided the most by 
Thirsty Thugs.  The most challenged warrior for the turn was Equalizer of 
Pixelbenders.  We have already mentioned his fight above as he was challenged by the 
departing Duelmaster.  It is always worth mentioning various other challenges that go 
on in the arena, both up and down.  Rasterize reached high this turn by posting a 
challenge 20 points up against Aery Shine.  Rasterize lost the bout, but certainly 
earned a round at the tavern from teammates for moxie. 

     On the flip side of bravery, we have, as usual, Weirding Ways.  Brass Hammer 
dipped down 29 points to fight Rainerio.  Brass Hammer won and bored us yet again with 
a display of pettiness and taking the path of least resistance.  I bet his mama is 
proud!

     *** New Seam Journal Factoid:  The most avoided team through 75 turns is 
     Darque Knights with 12 turns being the most avoided team.  The team avoiding 
     more than any other is I'm Not Eggbert at 19 turns.

     I'm Not Eggbert takes over the top spot from Darque Knights, who slipped into 
2nd.  Weirding Ways stays at 3rd, while Lost Sentinels move up from 7th to take over 
4th place.  Rounding out the top 5, Marvel moves in to take the spot vacated by the 
inactive Pain Train. Losers and Thirsty Thugs tie for the largest gain with a 4 spot 
jump, respectively.  The biggest loss for the turn belongs to Pixelbenders, who fell 
from 2nd to 10th.

     *** New Seam Journal Factoid:  On turn 8, Thirsty Thugs posted the best 3-
     turn record in New Seam's history at 14-1-1.

     There is very little to report in the death department, so we will throw both 
death and immortality into this section for turn 75! By way of death, Losers add 
another notch on their scabbard and continue to lead the arena with 25 kills.  Cyanide 
killed Tough Mama in a 2 minute fight.  She may have oversold just how tough she was 
when applying for the job.  In the immortality section, we bid farewell to Ra-Ra 
Rainwar.  She became Seam's 34th graduate and its 3rd Parry Lunge.

     *** New Seam Journal Factoid (Death):  The Losers guild leads in arena 
     kills, but they also lead the arena in deaths.  They have lost a total of 65 
     warriors through 75 turns, most of which have come via the Dark Arena.
 
     *** New Seam Journal Factoid (Immortality):  Ra-Ra Rainwar is part of the 
     Darque Knights guild, who hold the current record for most graduates from 
     Seam.  She was the 6th graduate, as well as the 6th style from the guild.  
     Thirsty Thugs and I'm Not Eggbert are close with 5 graduates.

     It is time for me to vamoose, my dears!  The sun is shining and this beautiful 
weather is once again calling for me to enjoy it.  I hope to see each of you back next 
turn.  Our Duelmaster has the rare opportunity of defending the throne.  Can Zushi 
hold out against a formidable collection of Challenger Champions?  Come back and find 
out!  

                                          -- Sidara Brightbell

Graduation Watch -- I will begin posting a new section called Graduation Watch.  As 
the spy reporter for Seam, I like to keep track of those that have caught the 
Commission's attention and are under consideration for being invited to the Isle.  I 
only view their progress from the social side, whether they are skilled enough to be 
invited, only the Commission and a warrior's manager know for sure. I'll only list 
those ranked Challenger Champions or the Duelmaster to avoid clutter.

     1.  Aery Shine
     2.  Zushi
     3.  Equalizer
     4.  Gambit
     5.  Mona Lisa

Assuming Zushi keeps the throne, he and Aery Shine have a real possibility of 
graduating in 2 turns.  This premise rests on the fact that both warriors live for the 
next two turns.  Equalizer and Gambit have a few turns under their belts as Challenger 
Champions, while Mona is new to the party.  A new Duelmaster or a death could do much 
to shake up these rankings!  We'll look again next turn. -- SB

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZUSHI 514                    17  19  1   103       LOST SENTINELS (19)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAMBIT 593                   14   6  0   102       MARVEL (54)
 EQUALIZER 487                17  18  0   100       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 MONA LISA 515                23  13  0    95       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 AERY SHINE 559               19   9  1    94       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAHAMUT 585                  12   7  0    90       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 BAD PENNY 575                13  12  1    89       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 PIWI STEELMOON 619           10   4  1    87       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 HASTUR 481                   21  19  0    85       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 FRIGG 529                    19  12  0    85       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 BARNABUS CROW 501            18  12  1    77       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 HAIG 488                     17  25  0    76       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 RASTERIZE 565                14   8  0    73       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 BLACK KNIGHT 603              8  11  0    69       MARVEL (54)
 BRASS HAMMER 562             14  11  1    68       WEIRDING WAYS (53)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DWIMORBERG 576               12  10  0    66       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 CAPT. AMERICA 589            11   9  0    66       MARVEL (54)
 THOR 620                      8   5  0    64       MARVEL (54)
 KOOKSY INURMOUT 560          19   6  0    63       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 GRAVEBORN PALADIN 604         9   6  1    62       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 GYAVIIRA 602                  9  10  0    57       THIRSTY THUGS (31)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THUNDER CLAP 605              8   3  1    56       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 DEVAL 599                    10  10  1    55       DEADLINE (32)
 NUTBOLT LARRY 612             6   4  1    54       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 PARENTAL DECEIT 583          11  10  2    49       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 JASON THE MASON 512           8   6  0    45       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 WOLFGANG WOLF 621             8   4  0    45       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 VALERIA 613                   7  10  0    44       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 VAULT 638                     6   3  0    44       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 KAGEWA 601                    8  11  0    38       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 MDJAI 596                     8  12  1    37       DEADLINE (32)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAINERIO 598                  7  13  1    35       DEADLINE (32)
 CARRION CALL 628              5   4  0    35       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 YAOTL 597                     5  15  0    34       DEADLINE (32)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CPT. CLEAN 594                7   6  0    30       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
-MAX HAVOK 654                 3   1  0    30       PAIN TRAIN (55)
 INVERT 642                    3   4  1    28       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 TASKMASTER 644                5   2  1    25       MARVEL (54)
 CYANIDE 647                   5   1  1    24       LOSERS (20)
 ASDIEL WYRMEYE 633            5   5  1    24       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE GREAT TRICKTINI 661       2   0  0    23       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
-DIRK HOOLIGAN 653             4   0  0    21       PAIN TRAIN (55)
 BURIAL RITES 643              3   3  0    19       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 WONKO THE SANE 663            3   0  0    19       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 TEXTURIZER 665                3   0  0    18       PIXELBENDERS (36)
-SLIM SHIVER 655               1   3  0    16       PAIN TRAIN (55)
-JOHNNY RUMBLE 652             2   2  0    13       PAIN TRAIN (55)
 VOID 640                      2   6  0    13       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 BAGHERRA 639                  2   6  0    12       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 CASTOR LYNXEAR 658            2   2  0    12       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 PESTILENCE 648                2   4  1    11       LOSERS (20)
 VICAR IN A TUTU 641           2   5  0    11       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 ROOK 668                      1   0  0    11       LOSERS (20)
 CHANNEL MIXER 646             2   4  0    10       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 SCYTHE 664                    1   2  1     9       LOSERS (20)
-BUSTER LIPPS 651              1   3  0     6       PAIN TRAIN (55)
 ASHER 669                     1   0  0     6       LOSERS (20)
 DEARLY DEPARTED 659           1   3  0     6       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 MR. RACOON 670                0   1  0     1       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 FARMER ALFALFA 671            0   1  0     1       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TOUGH MAMA              0  0 0                      CYANIDE 647            75  NONE
FARMER ALFALFA 541      4  8 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23     NUTBOLT LARRY 612      74   
FRED 662                0  3 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23     SCYTHE 664             75   
FRED 657                0  1 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23     GLUTTONY 650           72  NONE
CAPT. GUPPY 631         2  1 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT 9    INVERT 642             72  REVENGED
RAGE 635                2  4 1 LOSERS 20            DEVAL 599              72   
PARANOID ANDROID 573   10 10 0 WEIRDING WAYS 53     PIWI STEELMOON 619     72   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RA-RA RAINWAR bested EQUALIZER in a action packed 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
HAIG was overcome by FRIGG in a 3 minute gruesome veteran's Challenge match.
PIWI STEELMOON was bested by ZUSHI in a 1 minute Challenge Title contest.
RASTERIZE was savagely defeated by AERY SHINE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
GAMBIT bested BAHAMUT in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
DWIMORBERG was defeated by HASTUR in a 3 minute bloody veteran's Challenge struggle.
THOR was overcome by BARNABUS CROW in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
BRASS HAMMER vanquished RAINERIO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
THUNDER CLAP defeated VAULT in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
NUTBOLT LARRY defeated VALERIA in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
TASKMASTER was savagely defeated by JASON THE MASON in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
CPT. CLEAN was defeated by WOLFGANG WOLF in a 2 minute Challenge match.
BURIAL RITES was subdued by YAOTL in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
THE GREAT TRICKTINI handily defeated VICAR IN A TUTU in a 1 minute Challenge contest.
CASTOR LYNXEAR luckily beat CHANNEL MIXER in a 4 minute Challenge conflict.
WONKO THE SANE unbelievably bested PESTILENCE in a 2 minute bloody Challenge bout.
SCYTHE barely slew FRED in a 2 minute novice's Challenge fray.
MONA LISA devastated GRAVEBORN PALADIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BAD PENNY overpowered DEVAL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BLACK KNIGHT overpowered CARRION CALL in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
KOOKSY INURMOUT was handily defeated by CAPT. AMERICA in a 10 minute competition.
MDJAI was overpowered by GYAVIIRA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PARENTAL DECEIT beat INVERT in a 1 minute fray.
KAGEWA vanquished BAGHERRA in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
VOID was defeated by ASDIEL WYRMEYE in a 2 minute gory match.
CYANIDE slew TOUGH MAMA in a 2 minute duel.
DEARLY DEPARTED was beaten by TEXTURIZER in a popular 1 minute beginner's fight.
ROOK overpowered FARMER ALFALFA in a exciting 1 minute uneven match.
ASHER viciously subdued MR. RACOON in a 2 minute gruesome novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  20 -  2      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   7 -  2      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     8         TOTAL PARRY       33 -  28 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         STRIKING ATTACK   47 -  43 -  6      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         PARRY-STRIKE      28 -  28 -  2      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         AIMED BLOW        19 -  19 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  43 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    38 -  47 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  31 -  0      42  |

Turn  75 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:

WALL OF STEEL      6 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  5         4  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  5         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  5         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  6     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    GAMBIT 593                 14   6  0  102 MARVEL (54)
AIMED BLOW       MONA LISA 515              23  13  0   95 LOST SENTINELS (19)
STRIKING ATTACK  BAHAMUT 585                12   7  0   90 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
LUNGING ATTACK   BARNABUS CROW 501          18  12  1   77 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
BASHING ATTACK   RASTERIZE 565              14   8  0   73 PIXELBENDERS (36)
TOTAL PARRY      CAPT. AMERICA 589          11   9  0   66 MARVEL (54)
SLASHING ATTACK  PARENTAL DECEIT 583        11  10  2   49 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
PARRY-STRIKE     CARRION CALL 628            5   4  0   35 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is EQUALIZER 487.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CHANNEL MIXER 646.  The ten other most popular fighters were EQUALIZER 487, 
BAHAMUT 585, HASTUR 481, JASON THE MASON 512, PESTILENCE 648, RASTERIZE 565, AERY 
SHINE 559, DWIMORBERG 576, THUNDER CLAP 605, and VAULT 638.

The least popular fighter this week was KOOKSY INURMOUT 560.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CAPT. AMERICA 589, BAGHERRA 639, MDJAI 596, DEVAL 599, 
GRAVEBORN PALADIN 604, CASTOR LYNXEAR 658, VICAR IN A TUTU 641, TASKMASTER 644, 
RAINERIO 598, and MR. RACOON 670.

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

RA-RA RAINWAR (20-490) DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

                 TOURNAMENT PRIZE CLARIFICATION:  SPRING 2018 MAIL-IN

The prize for this most recent tournament was a Clone / Twin prize: 

One potion, which when applied on any Natural Warrior, dead or alive, which will 
either make a Clone or Twin of that warrior at birth.  A clone is one exact copy of 
the warrior; a Twin may be a different style and will be rolled ten times and the best 
shall be chosen.  The new warrior may be added to any team.  A Natural Warrior is 
defined as a warrior that was not created with the use or a prize, nor has ever had a 
prize used on it at any time in the past.  Warriors may be cloned only once by their 
own manager, and once by another.  The owner of the warrior that is cloned or twinned 
must give permission.  Please remember, you must use all prizes within six months of 
the tourney when they were won.