DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/18/2018    Duedate: 10/01/2018

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-85

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THOR
MARVEL (54)
(20-620) [12-11-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CAPT. AMERICA                  POSITION IS EMPTY
MARVEL (54)                    
(20-589) [18-12-1,142]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JASON THE MASON                KAGEWA
HUCKLE'S CATS (23)             THIRSTY THUGS (31)
(20-512) [10-14-0,44]          (20-601) [13-16-0,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MARVEL (54)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THIRSTY THUGS (31)          37
2. LOST SENTINELS (19)         36      WEIRDING WAYS (53)
3. MARVEL (54)                 35      Unchartered Team
4. WEIRDING WAYS (53)          20
5. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)         17      BASH BROS MANAGERS8 (57)

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)      191 142 18 57.4   1/ 2 MARVEL (54)              11  4 1
 2/ 2 WEIRDING WAYS (53)        95  75  8 55.9   2/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)    10  5 0
 3/ 3 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)    114  91  3 55.6   3/ 3 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       8  7 1
 4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      227 188 20 54.7   4/ 4 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        8  7 0
 5/ 5 MARVEL (54)               81  69  3 54.0   5/10 LOST SENTINELS (19)       7  8 4
 6/ 6 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       220 196  7 52.9   6/11 WEIRDING WAYS (53)        7  8 0
 7/ 7 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 187 176 10 51.5   7/ 6 DEADLINE (32)             5  3 0
 8/ 8 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       160 182  3 46.8   8/ 8 LOSERS (20)               5 10 2
 9/ 9 LOST SENTINELS (19)      180 233 19 43.6   9/ 7 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37)  4  4 0
10/10 DEADLINE (32)             89 131  9 40.5  10- 9 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)       3  2 0
11/11 LOSERS (20)              156 258 28 37.7  11/ 5 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        3 12 1

    '*'   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.

Well, now this is certainly interesting.  I thought I could take on Hastur and it 
seems I was right.  So here I sit on the throne.  All would be good except for the 
untimely repassing of Carrion Call.  The rest of the team enjoyed wins, but that one 
loss puts a damper on things, even my title.  Pollux must be dealt with.  It wasn't a 
challenge but there did seem to be some intent.  I am left with an interesting choice.  
I should be able to beat Pollux.  Style and FE would both seem to give me a big edge.  
And so I will do my duty for the team.  Pollux, the bloodfeud is coming your way.  If 
I win there will be another interesting choice.  I could, according to the rules, 
simply pick on Pollux for 4 turns and punch my ticket to the Isle.  While this is 
allowed and given the death is not unwarranted I don't see it as very sporting or 
worthy.  And so I suspect it shall be a one-and-done sort of affair, win or lose.  But 
what comes after will also depend on how the Lynxear responds to the death.  If he is 
respectful of the now doubly-dead then the bloodfeuds will stop.  If not, we shall 
see.  

As for the arena -- it seems to be a good play to ply my trade.  My teammates and I 
recently passed the century mark in wins, always a good sign of durability, although 
only two Phantoms (Stay Puft and Casper) have been durable enough to graduate so far.  
And we do seem to have the best spy reporter going, which is great.  

Let's look alive Seam!  Or look dead, Thirsty, feline or Weird as case may be!

                                          -- Dwimorberg, Duelmaster of Seam

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hello, my darlings!  So good to see you once again in Seam.  We have had a very 
exciting turn!  There were fewer fights than the last turn, but that does not account 
for all the drama and action we witnessed on the sands!  Let's jump right into the 
report because I can hardly hold in all the excitement!

     I have enjoyed mixing it up a bit, so we'll continue that trend in this report as 
well.  I must say, I have been a spy reporter many years, and I have never seen a turn 
quite like the one Lost Sentinels had this turn.  Most consider a 3-2-0 a good turn 
and anything above just incrementally makes it better.  How do you classify a 4-1-3 
turn?  You read that correctly!  Each of you know that I do not advocate death, but I 
can still be impressed by you guys and your barbarism.  Wow, what a turn!  And to 
think, I was prepared to talk about how great Marvel's 4-1-0 turn 85 was in Seam.  
I'll get back to Marvel a bit later in the report.

     Thanks to Dwimorberg for addressing the crowds.  It looks as if his well-crafted 
plan did not come to fruition.  We will have to see how he reacts to Pollux's own 
address in the personal ads as well as all the other blood feuds and problems they can 
cause throughout the arena.  With Dwimorberg's feud against Pollux being put on hold 
for at least another turn, our Duelmaster found himself match up against Thor of 
Marvel.  The style match up had many people writing it off as a boring fight, but this 
is why we have the games!  You never know who is going to be victorious, and Thor is 
our newest Duelmaster.  Congrats to Hombre and his Marvel guild.

     The most avoided team for the turn is the absent I'm Not Eggbert.  This is not 
the first time they have been most avoided and have been absent.  Weirding Ways 
avoided them the most.  The most challenge warrior for turn 85 is Zushi.  Zushi killed 
Asdiel Wyrmeye on turn 84, and Pollux was the one sent to collect.  This appears to 
have shocked Piwi Steelmoon, who believed herself to be the best candidate for 
feuding.  Is this going to create some problems in the guild house? Anyway, back to 
Zushi's fight.  Zushi is feuded by Pollux, but it wasn't even close as Zushi is 
victorious!

     So, we already know there were many deaths this turn.  There were 6 deaths to be 
exact, and Lost Sentinels were responsible for half of them.  A tough mama goes down 
to Scythe on the sands, which is the only regular death that does not involve Lost 
Sentinels.  Darque Knights and Thirsty Thugs sent warriors to the Dark Arena to add 
two more to the tally.  Now, for the Lost Sentinels bloodbath!  Bagheera executes the 
previously undefeated Nguleo Dusk.  Then, Void kills Enigma and this match is quickly 
followed by his teammate Juno slaying Drop Dead Fred.  Okay, maybe the Drop Dead Fred 
death was poetic, I'll give you that!  Your name holds great power, my darlings!  
Remember this well!

     Okay, time for me to vamoose, my sweets!  We are breaking in a new spy reporter 
over in Telorinthe and I've been tasked with babysitting. She is young, so I am 
hopeful that she wishes to learn and isn't a bull-head oaf like Huard over in 
Shadowspire.  We shall see!  Come back next time for turn 86.  With all the deaths and 
blood feuds, it is sure to be an exciting time!  Til next time!

                                             -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THOR 620                     12  11  0   108       MARVEL (54)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPT. AMERICA 589            18  12  1   142       MARVEL (54)
-NUTBOLT LARRY 612            11   6  1   125       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 ZUSHI 514                    21  25  2   112       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 GYAVIIRA 602                 15  14  0   107       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 PIWI STEELMOON 619           16   8  1   100       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 BAD PENNY 575                17  18  2    96       LOST SENTINELS (19)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRIGG 529                    24  17  0    89       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 GRAVEBORN PALADIN 604        13   7  1    88       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 DWIMORBERG 576               15  12  0    86       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
-CPT. CLEAN 594               11   9  0    81       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 KAGEWA 601                   13  16  0    78       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 PARENTAL DECEIT 583          16  14  2    74       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 VAULT 638                    11   8  0    74       THIRSTY THUGS (31)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MDJAI 596                    12  18  1    64       DEADLINE (32)
 POLLUX LYNXEAR 672            7   3  2    59       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 CYANIDE 647                   9   7  1    57       LOSERS (20)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEARLY DEPARTED 659           7   3  0    56       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 RAINERIO 598                 12  18  1    55       DEADLINE (32)
 BAGHERRA 639                  7  11  2    53       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 CASTOR LYNXEAR 658            8   6  0    47       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 TASKMASTER 644               10   7  1    44       MARVEL (54)
 JASON THE MASON 512          10  14  0    44       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 FARMER ALFALFA 671            6   5  0    43       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 BURIAL RITES 643              6   5  0    39       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 PESTILENCE 648                6  10  1    37       LOSERS (20)
 DAGGER 691                    3   2  0    35       MARVEL (54)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE GREAT TRICKTINI 661       5   4  0    33       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 ELEKTRA 686                   4   3  0    33       MARVEL (54)
 VOID 640                      4  14  1    31       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 WONKO THE SANE 663            9   3  0    30       WEIRDING WAYS (53)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCYTHE 664                    6   7  2    29       LOSERS (20)
 CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679           7   1  0    28       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 YELLOW SNOWMAN 687            4   2  1    26       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 MR. RACOON 670                7   4  0    25       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LC 707                        2   0  0    23       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 YOG-SOTHOTH 681               2   6  0    21       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 MAUSOLEUM 710                 1   0  0    21       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 JUNO 688                      3   3  2    15       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 MR. GRUNKLE 677               3   5  1    15       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 DEAD GIRL 690                 1   4  1    13       LOSERS (20)
-CHEF LOBSTER 695              1   0  0    10       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 FRED 673                      0  10  0    10       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                      SCYTHE 664             85  NONE
ASDIEL WYRMEYE 633     11  8 2 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    ZUSHI 514              84   
DA17 709                0  1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    BLACK ORC              85  NONE
NGULEO DUSK 689         4  1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    BAGHERRA 639           85   
DEVAL 599              16 13 3 DEADLINE 32          CAPT. AMERICA 589      84   
THUNDER CLAP 605       10  7 2 I'M NOT EGGBERT 9    BAD PENNY 575          82   
ASHER 669               2  5 0 LOSERS 20            BAGHERRA 639           81  REVENGED
ENIGMA 692              1  3 1 LOSERS 20            VOID 640               85   
CARRION CALL 628        7  6 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT 25  POLLUX LYNXEAR 672     84   
DIXF 708                0  1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31     BLACK ORC              85  NONE
DROP DEAD FRED 706      0  2 0 WEIRDING WAYS 53     JUNO 688               85   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Chef Lobster -- Next time I'll just get the chef salad. -- Drop Dead Fred

Dead Girl -- C'mon, pick up your sword and fight.  Don't just lay there like a dead...  
Oh. -- Captain Obvious

Farmer Alfalfa -- You defeated my Wall of Steel?  Inconceivable! -- Weirdo

To those interested -- Asdiel Wyrmeye was 17-9-7-21-9-6-15 PR.  I'm confident that her 
favorite learn was Initiative (blah!) and her overall learning curve was crappy for a 
21 Witters.  So my general feelings are meh over losing her.  We'll certainly try to 
avenge the death because of honor or something... -- Master Darque

Zushi -- As the senior team member, I guess this who blood feud thing in on me now. -- 
Piwi Steelmoon

Haig -- I know I had a shortsword SOMEWHERE during that fight.  I must have lost it on 
the way to the sands.  Enjoy the Isle and immortality. -- Piwi Steelmoon

Rainerio -- This match up has not benefited me yet.  The Commission likes pairing us 
for some reason though! -- Castor Lynxear

Carrion Call -- So, I guess asking if phantoms can die is moot at this point?  Is it 
permanent or are you just in spirit time-out until called forth again? -- Pollux 
Lynxear, an inquiring mind

Jason the Mason -- While I'm never going to be a Fratsfan scholar, picking up a skill 
or two in a fight would be nice.  I'm going to need you to slow down a bit because I 
am a slow learner. -- Nguleo Dusk 

Pollux Lynxear -- Making myself into carrion again was not what I had in mind when I 
called!  Dang! -- Carrion Call

Kagewa -- Two minutes?  How can even a thug work up a thirst in only two minutes?  
Luckily I seem to be able to enjoy a good post-fight beverage even after a quick one. 
-- Graveborn Paladin

Void -- I was worried about the FE difference, but you have to admit the record seems 
to attract challenges.  -- Burial Rites

That is one BAD Penny! -- Cpt Clean

Live Fred -- Thanks! -- TGT

Dead Fred -- Your get up and go must have got up and went! -- Chef Lobster

Vault -- That WAS a terrific blow, wasn't it? -- Nutbolt Larry

All -- I didn't manage to get our registrations in for this turn so perhaps we'll stop 
by next turn.  Or not. -- Eggbert

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA17 was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DIXF was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
POLLUX LYNXEAR was demolished by ZUSHI in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.
GYAVIIRA overpowered FRIGG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
VAULT was devastated by PIWI STEELMOON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
PARENTAL DECEIT devastated RAINERIO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
WONKO THE SANE was overcome by TASKMASTER in a 6 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
CASTOR LYNXEAR unbelievably bested JASON THE MASON in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS unbelievably bested YOG-SOTHOTH in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
YELLOW SNOWMAN won victory over DEAD GIRL in a popular 1 minute Challenge fight.
LC overpowered FRED in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
DWIMORBERG was demolished by THOR in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
BAD PENNY was overcome by CAPT. AMERICA in a exciting 4 minute veteran's contest.
GRAVEBORN PALADIN viciously subdued KAGEWA in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody bout.
DAGGER was overpowered by CYANIDE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
MDJAI handily defeated FARMER ALFALFA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BAGHERRA viciously butchered NGULEO DUSK in a 3 minute veteran vs. novice brawl.
PESTILENCE was beaten by DEARLY DEPARTED in a 1 minute match.
MR. RACOON was defeated by ELEKTRA in a 3 minute bloody conflict.
BURIAL RITES devastated MR. GRUNKLE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SCYTHE slaughtered TOUGH MAMA in a 1 minute one-sided match.
VOID easily killed ENIGMA in a 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
JUNO savagely slew DROP DEAD FRED in a popular 1 minute gory match.
MAUSOLEUM vanquished INCOMPETENT PUNK in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         TOTAL PARRY       30 -  13 -  1      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  13 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   8 -  1      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-STRIKE      33 -  27 -  2      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   8 -  2      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  22 -  1      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        17 -  16 -  3      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         STRIKING ATTACK   43 -  50 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    28 -  37 -  6      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  43 -  4      38  |

Turn  85 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         1 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  6         3  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  7         1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   THOR 620                   12  11  0  108 MARVEL (54)
TOTAL PARRY      CAPT. AMERICA 589          18  12  1  142 MARVEL (54)
SLASHING ATTACK  GYAVIIRA 602               15  14  0  107 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
STRIKING ATTACK  PIWI STEELMOON 619         16   8  1  100 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
WALL OF STEEL    FRIGG 529                  24  17  0   89 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
LUNGING ATTACK   VAULT 638                  11   8  0   74 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TASKMASTER 644             10   7  1   44 MARVEL (54)
AIMED BLOW       DAGGER 691                  3   2  0   35 MARVEL (54)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JASON THE MASON 512.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was KAGEWA 601.  The ten other most popular fighters were CAPT. AMERICA 589, 
BAGHERRA 639, JASON THE MASON 512, BAD PENNY 575, YOG-SOTHOTH 681, YELLOW SNOWMAN 
687, ELEKTRA 686, ZUSHI 514, GYAVIIRA 602, and LC 707.

The least popular fighter this week was ENIGMA 692.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MR. GRUNKLE 677, MR. RACOON 670, DWIMORBERG 576, TASKMASTER 644, 
RAINERIO 598, VAULT 638, DROP DEAD FRED 706, SCYTHE 664, PESTILENCE 648, and NGULEO 
DUSK 689.