DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/25/2018    Duedate: 01/07/2019

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-92

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FARMER ALFALFA
HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
(20-671) [11-7-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NUTBOLT LARRY                  DRUMBO
I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)            OAKLEAF (59)
(20-612) [14-8-1,128]          (20-723) [3-2-0,43]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JASON THE MASON                RASTERIZE
HUCKLE'S CATS (23)             PIXELBENDERS (36)
(20-512) [14-17-0,72]          (20-565) [17-12-0,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)         55
2. DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)   42      PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
3. HUCKLE'S CATS (23)          39      Unchartered Team
4. WEIRDING WAYS (53)          38
5. OAKLEAF (59)                34      OAKLEAF (59)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)    137 103  5 57.1   1/ 3 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      11  4 0
 2/ 3 WEIRDING WAYS (53)       117  88  9 57.1   2/ 9 WEIRDING WAYS (53)        9  6 1
 3/ 2 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)      201 156 18 56.3   3/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)     9  6 1
 4/ 5 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      248 202 20 55.1   4/ 8*OAKLEAF (59)              9  6 0
 5/ 4 MARVEL (54)               98  81  3 54.7   5/ 6 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        7  7 0
 6/ 6 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       239 210  7 53.2   6/ 2 LOSERS (20)               7  8 2
 7/10*OAKLEAF (59)              13  12  0 52.0   7/ 4 LOST SENTINELS (19)       7  8 1
 8/ 7 PIXELBENDERS (36)        179 174  9 50.7   8/ 5 PIXELBENDERS (36)         7  8 0
 9/ 8 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 198 195 11 50.4   9/ 7 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        5 10 0
10/ 9 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       176 201  4 46.7  10/11 MARVEL (54)               4  6 0
11/11 LOST SENTINELS (19)      192 256 20 42.9  11/12 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37)  3 12 1
12-12 DEADLINE (32)             89 140  9 38.9  12/10 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)       2  3 0
13/13 LOSERS (20)              173 276 32 38.5  13-13 DEADLINE (32)             0  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

     Hello, my darlings!  The festivals are in full swing all around Alastari and it 
is a glorious time!  Everyone has their own reasons for celebrating, so I will leave 
it at that.  I personally enjoy the winter solstice from a few days past, and the 
increased flows of magical energies.  I am a witch after all.  May your festivals be 
merry, bright, blessed, cursed, or whatever your desire.  I'll turn our attention to 
the arena now.

     We were destined to have a new Duelmaster this turn.  You did not need to consort 
with a diviner to be privy to this information! Graveborn Paladin is off to the Isle 
after fighting this turn, so a replacement was imminent.  In his final fight, GP 
challenged Farmer Alfalfa.  Our humble farmer seized his opportunity and defeated Lord 
Protector Graveborn Paladin in a quick 1-minute fight!  Congrats to Farmer Alfalfa, 
who is managed by Huckle Cat.  He will have the glorious opportunity of defending his 
new crown against a rowdy bunch of Challenger Champions next turn!

     The most avoided team, Weirding Ways, was most avoided by I'm Not Eggbert.  
Eggbert, or Not Eggbert, has been inactive the last few turns, but jumps right back 
into his role of avoiding Weirdo's squad. The most challenged warrior for turn 92 is 
Chelsea Dagger.  Sadly for all those who posted a challenge to her, she was sent to 
the Dark Arena by her manager.  No one is shocked by the outcome!  Chelsea died in the 
torchlight against Spymaster.  It was not a close fight!

     There were 5 deaths this turn, but only 1 of them happened on the regular sands.  
Other than the aforementioned Chelsea Dagger, the others were rookies sent by their 
respective teams.  The regular death occurred when Sir William of Oakleaf (what a 
catchy moniker) challenged Yellow Snowman.  There will be debates to Sir William's 
bravery or perhaps his sanity with such a challenge.  I will leave that to the arena 
analysts, and just report that dying seems to support it was a bad challenge.

     We have a completely reworked top 5 in the arena this turn. Darque Knights take 
over the top spot from Phantom Regiment, who fell to 3rd.  I just noticed they traded 
places with one another.  Weirding Ways had the biggest gains in the arena moving from 
9th to 2nd. Oakleaf jumped to 4th from the 8th position, and Thirsty Thugs rose 1 
place to close out the top 5.  Losers had the largest drop in the rankings, dropping 4 
into the 6th spot.

     Time to go, my sweets!  Join us next time to see if Farmer Alfalfa can keep the 
title.  A quick shout out to Nutbolt Larry of I'm Not Eggbert!  He will be going to 
the Isle of the Eye after fighting next turn.  Congrats to him on this achievement!  I 
hope to see each of you next time!

                                          -- Sidara Brightbell

P.S. To Weirdo:  I just read Huard's words over in the DM 81 report.  He rarely 
knows what he is talking about, so ignore him.  I do not hate or despise anyone.  
True, there are some I like more than others, but hate is such a strong word and I do 
not have time for it. As to your observation, our reports probably read similar to you 
because we both follow Yellow Press information guidelines.  Phineas, our editor-in-
chief, wants us to talk about the Duelmaster, the avoids, most challenged warrior, as 
well as death and graduations.  He gives us some leeway, but not much!

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FARMER ALFALFA 671           11   7  1   118       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NUTBOLT LARRY 612            14   8  1   128       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 DEARLY DEPARTED 659          13   4  1   112       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 VAULT 638                    16  10  0   105       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 PARENTAL DECEIT 583          21  16  2   102       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 POLLUX LYNXEAR 672           11   6  2    98       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 BAD PENNY 575                20  22  2    97       LOST SENTINELS (19)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASTOR LYNXEAR 658           14   7  0    95       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 GYAVIIRA 602                 20  16  0    92       THIRSTY THUGS (31)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DWIMORBERG 576               20  14  0    87       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 RASTERIZE 565                17  12  0    86       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 CYANIDE 647                  12  11  2    86       LOSERS (20)
 KAGEWA 601                   17  19  0    80       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 MR. RACOON 670               12   6  0    78       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 TASKMASTER 644               15   8  1    76       MARVEL (54)
 JASON THE MASON 512          14  17  0    72       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INVERT 642                    7   7  1    66       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 CHANNEL MIXER 646             7   6  0    65       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 CPT. CLEAN 594               12  13  0    63       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 PESTILENCE 648               10  13  1    63       LOSERS (20)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALITA BLOODLEAF 714           5   2  0    55       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 SCYTHE 664                   10  10  3    54       LOSERS (20)
 WONKO THE SANE 663           13   6  0    50       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 YELLOW SNOWMAN 687            9   4  2    48       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 THE GREAT TRICKTINI 661       7   7  0    47       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 BAGHERRA 639                  9  16  2    45       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 DRUMBO 723                    3   2  0    43       OAKLEAF (59)
 CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679          12   3  0    39       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 TEXTURIZER 665                6   3  0    39       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 LC 707                        5   4  0    35       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 WELVET 721                    2   3  0    35       OAKLEAF (59)
 BURIAL RITES 643              8  10  0    34       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUNO 688                      5   8  2    30       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 SCARRED 725                   4   1  0    30       OAKLEAF (59)
 DEAD GIRL 690                 5   7  2    27       LOSERS (20)
 HEIMDALL 719                  4   2  0    27       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 ELEKTRA 686                   6   7  0    25       MARVEL (54)
 MR. GRUNKLE 677               4  11  1    24       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAUSOLEUM 710                 5   3  1    23       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 GREY MOUSER 729               1   2  1    23       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 CHEF LOBSTER 695              4   2  0    22       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 RICK ROLLER 731               2   0  0    22       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 YOG-SOTHOTH 681               3  12  0    21       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 DEADPOOL 733                  2   0  0    19       MARVEL (54)
 ZEPHYR 713                    2   5  1    18       LOSERS (20)
 ODIN 718                      3   3  0    15       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 YINGLING DISCO 711            1   3  0    10       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 LOR WHITEOAK 726              2   3  0     9       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 MUCK 736                      1   1  1     9       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 SAWDUST 717                   1   5  0     8       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 THEORY 735                    1   1  0     8       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 BIGFOOT 740                   1   0  0     6       OAKLEAF (59)
 POINTILLIZE 743               0   1  0     1       PIXELBENDERS (36)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHELSEA DAGGER 715      2  5 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    SPYMASTER              92  NONE
MDJAI 596              12 23 1 DEADLINE 32          DEARLY DEPARTED 659    90   
RAINERIO 598           12 22 1 DEADLINE 32          FARMER ALFALFA 671     89   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DAGGER 691              5  3 0 MARVEL 54            CYANIDE 647            88  REVENGED
IRON FIST 742           0  1 0 MARVEL 54            SWINE GOLEM            92  NONE
KA-ZAR 741              0  1 0 MARVEL 54            BLACK ORC              92  NONE
MY PRETTY 724           0  1 0 OAKLEAF 59           MAUSOLEUM 710          88  REVENGED
SIR WILLIAM 722         3  2 0 OAKLEAF 59           YELLOW SNOWMAN 687     92   
WICKED 727              0  2 0 OAKLEAF 59           DEAD GIRL 690          90  REVENGED
BRUTE 739               0  1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31     BANDIT PRINCE          92  NONE
LILA 716                2  1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31     ZEPHYR 713             89  JUST REVENGED
MR. DELICIOUS 728       0  1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31     GREY MOUSER 729        90  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ganolus Oakleaf -- The Weirding Ways Circus and Freakshow are poor traveling street 
performers driven into the arena games to escape persecution, yet we continue to be 
persecuted by the spy reporter here.  We attest that we are normal while everyone else 
is weird.  We will do whatever we can to make you feel welcome and included in this 
arena while you are here.  Which is why we will be including your stable in many of 
our challenges.  Thank you for your participation in the personal ads and we look 
forward to any future interactions. -- Weirdo and Weirding Ways

Lor Whiteoak -- We're no strangers to love -- Rick Roller

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHELSEA DAGGER was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KA-ZAR was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
BRUTE was put to death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena match.
IRON FIST was viciously butchered by SWINE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena brawl.
VAULT defeated GREY MOUSER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
KAGEWA devastated ZEPHYR in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
GRAVEBORN PALADIN was devastated by FARMER ALFALFA in a 1 minute Challenge match.
DEARLY DEPARTED savagely defeated BAD PENNY in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
NUTBOLT LARRY vanquished GYAVIIRA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CPT. CLEAN was vanquished by DWIMORBERG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
INVERT overpowered THE GREAT TRICKTINI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
LC was overpowered by PESTILENCE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SCARRED subdued YOG-SOTHOTH in a 4 minute Challenge competition.
SIR WILLIAM was savagely slain by YELLOW SNOWMAN in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
WELVET vanquished MR. GRUNKLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
LOR WHITEOAK was viciously subdued by ODIN in a 2 minute brutal Challenge fray.
YINGLING DISCO was bested by RICK ROLLER in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
POLLUX LYNXEAR luckily beat CYANIDE in a 2 minute brutal bout.
FRIGG was overpowered by PARENTAL DECEIT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
RASTERIZE was luckily beaten by CASTOR LYNXEAR in a 4 minute master's conflict.
JASON THE MASON overpowered TEXTURIZER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MR. RACOON narrowly defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 6 minute gruesome fray.
SCYTHE was handily defeated by TASKMASTER in a exciting 6 minute one-sided contest.
CHANNEL MIXER narrowly defeated BAGHERRA in a 2 minute duel.
WONKO THE SANE overpowered MAUSOLEUM in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BURIAL RITES was overpowered by DRUMBO in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS was vanquished by ALITA BLOODLEAF in a 2 minute gruesome uneven bout.
JUNO overpowered SAWDUST in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
ELEKTRA was outwaited by HEIMDALL in a 7 minute duel.
CHEF LOBSTER beat INCOMPETENT PUNK in a 1 minute fight.
DEAD GIRL savagely defeated THEORY in a exciting 3 minute expert vs. novice duel.
DEADPOOL defeated MUCK in a 3 minute novice's fight.
BIGFOOT beat POINTILLIZE in a exciting 1 minute beginner's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  14         TOTAL PARRY       38 -  14 -  1      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   5 -  0      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  22 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     7         PARRY-STRIKE      33 -  33 -  3      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  10 -  1      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         AIMED BLOW        18 -  20 -  1      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         STRIKING ATTACK   36 -  41 -  3      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  22 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  60 -  5      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    27 -  38 -  3      42  |

Turn  92 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      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  8         3  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  FARMER ALFALFA 671         11   7  1  118 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEARLY DEPARTED 659        13   4  1  112 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
LUNGING ATTACK   VAULT 638                  16  10  0  105 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
BASHING ATTACK   POLLUX LYNXEAR 672         11   6  2   98 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
TOTAL PARRY      CASTOR LYNXEAR 658         14   7  0   95 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
WALL OF STEEL    CYANIDE 647                12  11  2   86 LOSERS (20)
PARRY-STRIKE     MR. RACOON 670             12   6  0   78 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TASKMASTER 644             15   8  1   76 MARVEL (54)
AIMED BLOW       ALITA BLOODLEAF 714         5   2  0   55 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
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 RASTERIZE 565.  The ten other most popular fighters were SCYTHE 664, DEAD 
GIRL 690, DEARLY DEPARTED 659, YOG-SOTHOTH 681, TASKMASTER 644, IRON FIST 742, ALITA 
BLOODLEAF 714, FARMER ALFALFA 671, YELLOW SNOWMAN 687, and ODIN 718.

The least popular fighter this week was SAWDUST 717.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BURIAL RITES 643, TEXTURIZER 665, MR. GRUNKLE 677, SIR WILLIAM 722, LC 
707, THE GREAT TRICKTINI 661, CPT. CLEAN 594, GYAVIIRA 602, ZEPHYR 713, and CHELSEA 
DAGGER 715.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

NUTBOLT LARRY (20-612) I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)

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

FRIGG (20-529) DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
GRAVEBORN PALADIN (20-604) PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)

                        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."  

       The official block cutoff is December 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
             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!