DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/13/2018    Duedate: 11/26/2018

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-89

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NUTBOLT LARRY
I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
(20-612) [13-8-1,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NUTBOLT LARRY                  SCARRED
I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)            OAKLEAF (59)
(20-612) [13-8-1,115]          (20-725) [2-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

EQUALIZER                      ZUSHI
PIXELBENDERS (36)              LOST SENTINELS (19)
(20-487) [17-22-0,76]          (20-514) [23-27-2,109]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HUCKLE'S CATS (23)          73
2. PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)       52      PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
3. LOSERS (20)                 47      Unchartered Team
4. I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)         22
5. LOST SENTINELS (19)         17      OAKLEAF (59)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 4 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)    128  97  4 56.9   1/ 4 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)    11  4 1
 2/ 1 WEIRDING WAYS (53)       108  82  8 56.8   2/ 8 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       10  5 1
 3/ 2 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)      199 153 18 56.5   3/ 1 MARVEL (54)               9  5 0
 4/ 3 MARVEL (54)               94  75  3 55.6   4/ 3 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        9  6 0
 5/ 5 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      237 198 20 54.5   5/ 2 WEIRDING WAYS (53)        9  6 0
 6/ 6 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       232 203  7 53.3   6/ 6 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37)  8  5 0
 7/ 7 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 195 183 10 51.6   7/ 7 LOSERS (20)               7  8 2
 8/ 8 PIXELBENDERS (36)        172 166  9 50.9   8/ 9 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)       7  8 0
 9/ 9 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       171 191  4 47.2   9/ 5 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       7  8 0
10/10 LOST SENTINELS (19)      185 248 19 42.7  10/10 PIXELBENDERS (36)         7  8 0
11/11*OAKLEAF (59)               4   6  0 40.0  11/12*OAKLEAF (59)              4  6 0
12/12 DEADLINE (32)             89 139  9 39.0  12/11 LOST SENTINELS (19)       4 11 0
13/13 LOSERS (20)              166 268 30 38.2  13/13 DEADLINE (32)             0  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

     Hello, my darlings!  So good to see you once again in the arena and the 
surrounding areas!  Arena day is about so much more than the fights.  I mean, those 
are the greatest part of the day, but the whole city is busy every 14 days.  It is 
glorious and I love everything about it!  We have some new developments to look at 
this turn, so let's not waste any more of your time with my pleasantries!

     Capt. America left us for the Isle, so he was vacating the throne.  He did decide 
to avenge a feud against Cyanide before leaving us though.  It was a long, 4-minute 
bout, but our former Duelmaster leaves with another win on his record and a bit of 
satisfaction at avenging his fallen teammate.  Thor was also leaving us for the Isle, 
so you can imagine his surprise when he got a challenge from Nutbolt Larry.  This 
match became our de facto Title match because Nutbolt Larry won and edge out Graveborn 
Paladin for the most recognition points.  Congrats to Larry and his manager, who I am 
told is NOT Eggbert.

     Darque Knights were the most avoided team.  They were avoided most by Weirding 
Ways.  It didn't appear to work out well for either team.  Darque Knights had an 
abysmal 1-4 turn.  The only win they could muster was against Weirding Ways as Castor 
Lynxear defeated Wonko the Sane.  Weirding Ways fared better, but not by much!  They 
had a 2-3 turn.  The most challenged warrior was Vault of Thirsty Thugs.  He was 
challenged by Graveborn Paladin and lost in a 2-minute match.

     A hearty congrats to Huckle's Cats.  They had the best turn in Seam this cycle 
with a 5-0-1.  Unfortunately, that kill came at the expense of arena veteran Rainerio 
from Deadline.  The only other kill in the arena occurred when Lila of Thirsty Thugs 
fought Zephyr. Losers seem to have a knack for killing as they lead the arena overall 
with 30 career kills.  Big jumps for Phantom Regiment, who takes over the number 1 
spot from 4th place.  The other big mover is Huckle's Cats who climbed from 8th to 2nd 
place.  Great work, gents!  Darque Knights bad turn caused them to fall all the way 
down to 9th in the rankings.

     Time for me to go, my sweets!  The grand tournament is dispersing and I have lots 
of paperwork to sift through.  There is also a planned migration between the AD arenas 
coming up.  Let me encourage you to give Storm Rock, or AD 107, a shot if you are 
looking to be active in Advanced Duel.  It is the only no tournament arena in the 
upper levels.  Storm Rock could always use more participation, but this has been true 
of all the regional arenas for many years.  I will see you back here in 2 weeks 
dearies!

                                             -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NUTBOLT LARRY 612            13   8  1   115       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRAVEBORN PALADIN 604        17   7  1   112       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 ZUSHI 514                    23  27  2   109       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 DWIMORBERG 576               18  13  0   103       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 VAULT 638                    14   9  0   101       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 FRIGG 529                    26  19  0    97       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 BAD PENNY 575                18  21  2    95       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 RASTERIZE 565                16  10  0    91       PIXELBENDERS (36)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GYAVIIRA 602                 18  15  0    90       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 PARENTAL DECEIT 583          20  14  2    82       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 CYANIDE 647                  11   9  2    80       LOSERS (20)
 DEARLY DEPARTED 659          10   4  0    79       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 EQUALIZER 487                17  22  0    76       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 MR. RACOON 670               11   4  0    76       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 POLLUX LYNXEAR 672            8   6  2    76       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FARMER ALFALFA 671            9   6  1    73       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 KAGEWA 601                   15  18  0    70       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 CPT. CLEAN 594               12  12  0    69       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JASON THE MASON 512          12  16  0    65       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 THE GREAT TRICKTINI 661       7   6  0    62       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 TASKMASTER 644               13   8  1    61       MARVEL (54)
 MDJAI 596                    12  22  1    59       DEADLINE (32)
 CASTOR LYNXEAR 658           11   7  0    59       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 CHANNEL MIXER 646             5   5  0    59       PIXELBENDERS (36)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCYTHE 664                    8   9  2    50       LOSERS (20)
 ELEKTRA 686                   6   5  0    48       MARVEL (54)
 BURIAL RITES 643              7   8  0    44       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 WONKO THE SANE 663           12   4  0    40       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 BAGHERRA 639                  8  14  2    40       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 PESTILENCE 648                8  12  1    39       LOSERS (20)
 MAUSOLEUM 710                 4   1  1    37       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 TEXTURIZER 665                5   1  0    36       PIXELBENDERS (36)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679          10   2  0    33       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 VOID 640                      5  17  1    33       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 LC 707                        4   2  0    31       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 MR. GRUNKLE 677               4   8  1    29       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 YELLOW SNOWMAN 687            6   4  1    25       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 ALITA BLOODLEAF 714           3   1  0    25       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 INVERT 642                    4   7  1    24       PIXELBENDERS (36)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUNO 688                      3   7  2    23       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 ZEPHYR 713                    2   2  1    23       LOSERS (20)
 DEAD GIRL 690                 3   6  1    22       LOSERS (20)
 SCARRED 725                   2   0  0    20       OAKLEAF (59)
 YOG-SOTHOTH 681               3   9  0    18       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 SAWDUST 717                   1   2  0    17       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 SIR WILLIAM 722               1   1  0    15       OAKLEAF (59)
 YINGLING DISCO 711            1   2  0    13       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 CHEF LOBSTER 695              3   2  0    12       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 HEIMDALL 719                  3   0  0    12       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 DRUMBO 723                    1   1  0    10       OAKLEAF (59)
 LOR WHITEOAK 726              1   1  0     8       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 ODIN 718                      2   1  0     7       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 ONE COURSE MEAL 712           1   3  0     6       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 CHELSEA DAGGER 715            0   4  0     4       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 WELVET 721                    0   2  0     2       OAKLEAF (59)
 WICKED 727                    0   1  0     1       OAKLEAF (59)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NGULEO DUSK 689         4  1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    BAGHERRA 639           85  REVENGED
RAINERIO 598           12 22 1 DEADLINE 32          FARMER ALFALFA 671     89   
ENIGMA 692              1  3 1 LOSERS 20            VOID 640               85  JUST REVENGED
DAGGER 691              5  3 0 MARVEL 54            CYANIDE 647            88  JUST REVENGED
MY PRETTY 724           0  1 0 OAKLEAF 59           MAUSOLEUM 710          88   
LILA 716                2  1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31     ZEPHYR 713             89   
DROP DEAD FRED 706      0  2 0 WEIRDING WAYS 53     JUNO 688               85  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Yingling Disco -- Sorry to shove it down your throat. -- One Course Meal

Caster Lynxear -- Droped the off hand, not sure if I got a bonus or not.  I fought the 
same, some numbers changed because of my bad handwriting. -- Cyanire

Void -- At least I got some skills out of that. -- Dead Girl

One Course Meal -- Next time eat alone! -- Dead Girl

Captain Obvious -- I must agree. -- Zepher

Weirdo -- Thanks, yeah that was kinda cool.  Not sure I've ever done that in an arena 
that had more than two teams.  But I'm no dummy, I sent the spy reporter a note to 
sweep it under the rug as we know how you get if you're not the featured story :-) -- 
Hombre

Cyanide -- Nooo!  Do you have any idea how hard it is to find warriors that fit this 
stupid Marvel theme??  Well, expect a half-hearted retaliatory strike.  Dagger:  3-13-
6-17-15-15-15 AB.  Used a dagger.  Obviously. -- Hombre

All -- Capt. America:  11(+1)-13-13-13-17-5-13 TP.  Masters in Rip and Par, Expert in 
Def.  Got Epee, V-lo / Lo, learned Rip.  Was fun to run.  Thor on the other hand: 
13(+1)-9-10-15-17-12-9 BA.  AdEx Ini, Att, and Dec, Ex in Rip.  Large Shield, Mod / 
Low and learned Rip.  Will retire for sure.  I'll wait to see the replacements but I'm 
a little over this Marvel theme, as it's limiting and honestly I was hoping for at 
least a FEW props in the personals. Granted, I didn't have the guts to keep using just 
a medium shield with Capt. America, but everyone else stuck to the theme.  I even 
filled out those census forms for the first time So unless I get some interesting news 
from the RUGs, I may be dumping a new team here soon. -- Hombre

Oakleaf -- welcome! -- Marvel (for a short time!)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CAPT. AMERICA viciously subdued CYANIDE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Bloodfeud fight.
PARENTAL DECEIT demolished JUNO in a popular 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
DRUMBO was vanquished by MAUSOLEUM in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
GRAVEBORN PALADIN savagely defeated VAULT in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
NUTBOLT LARRY vanquished THOR in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
THE GREAT TRICKTINI was devastated by RASTERIZE in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS was overcome by CHANNEL MIXER in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
TEXTURIZER won victory over ALITA BLOODLEAF in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
INVERT was vanquished by BURIAL RITES in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
WELVET was overpowered by DEAD GIRL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
SCARRED luckily beat LOR WHITEOAK in a 2 minute brutal novice's Challenge fight.
CHEF LOBSTER was bested by YELLOW SNOWMAN in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
SIR WILLIAM bested YOG-SOTHOTH in a 1 minute novice vs. master upset Challenge battle.
ONE COURSE MEAL was handily defeated by SAWDUST in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
YINGLING DISCO vanquished CHELSEA DAGGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
DWIMORBERG vanquished EQUALIZER in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
FRIGG was viciously subdued by ZUSHI in a popular 2 minute brutal master's brawl.
GYAVIIRA savagely defeated TASKMASTER in a exciting 1 minute gory veteran's bout.
KAGEWA was overcome by DEARLY DEPARTED in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition.
POLLUX LYNXEAR was savagely defeated by BAD PENNY in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
CPT. CLEAN subdued ELEKTRA in a 2 minute bout.
MDJAI was handily defeated by JASON THE MASON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
RAINERIO was butchered by FARMER ALFALFA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MR. RACOON overpowered FEISTY RUFFIAN in a 2 minute uneven fight.
BAGHERRA was overpowered by SCYTHE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PESTILENCE savagely defeated VOID in a 2 minute brutal bout.
CASTOR LYNXEAR viciously subdued WONKO THE SANE in a crowd boring 9 minute bout.
LC overpowered ODIN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
MR. GRUNKLE handily defeated INCOMPETENT PUNK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ZEPHYR slew LILA in a action packed 1 minute beginner's fight.
HEIMDALL defeated WICKED in a 2 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         TOTAL PARRY       37 -  11 -  1      77  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   6 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  16 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     7         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   9 -  2      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         PARRY-STRIKE      35 -  30 -  2      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW        20 -  18 -  3      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   42 -  44 -  3      49  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  23 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  52 -  3      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    26 -  41 -  3      39  |

Turn  89 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:

TOTAL PARRY        5 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  6         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  5     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       4 -  3                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  NUTBOLT LARRY 612          13   8  1  115 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
TOTAL PARRY      GRAVEBORN PALADIN 604      17   7  1  112 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
LUNGING ATTACK   VAULT 638                  14   9  0  101 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
WALL OF STEEL    FRIGG 529                  26  19  0   97 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
BASHING ATTACK   RASTERIZE 565              16  10  0   91 PIXELBENDERS (36)
SLASHING ATTACK  GYAVIIRA 602               18  15  0   90 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
PARRY-STRIKE     MR. RACOON 670             11   4  0   76 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TASKMASTER 644             13   8  1   61 MARVEL (54)
PARRY-LUNGE      ELEKTRA 686                 6   5  0   48 MARVEL (54)
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 ZUSHI 514.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHANNEL MIXER 646, VAULT 
638, CYANIDE 647, TEXTURIZER 665, LOR WHITEOAK 726, BAD PENNY 575, SIR WILLIAM 722, 
GYAVIIRA 602, PESTILENCE 648, and WICKED 727.

The least popular fighter this week was CASTOR LYNXEAR 658.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WONKO THE SANE 663, ODIN 718, VOID 640, BAGHERRA 639, RAINERIO 
598, MDJAI 596, EQUALIZER 487, CHELSEA DAGGER 715, ONE COURSE MEAL 712, and CHEF 
LOBSTER 695.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ZUSHI (20-514) LOST SENTINELS (19)

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

CAPT. AMERICA (20-589) MARVEL (54)
THOR (20-620) MARVEL (54)

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 18-20, 2019.  It will be 
held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room rates 
remain $149.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "REA."  

                 Please make your reservations now if you plan to go.  
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/ybszwwgz 
       This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly.  

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!