DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/05/2019    Duedate: 03/18/2019

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-97

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RASTERIZE
PIXELBENDERS (36)
(20-565) [21-12-0,138]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RASTERIZE                      ZULA
PIXELBENDERS (36)              80S FANTASY (60)
(20-565) [21-12-0,138]         (20-750) [5-0-0,35]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KAGEWA                         POLLUX LYNXEAR
THIRSTY THUGS (31)             DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-601) [20-21-0,108]         (20-672) [12-10-2,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THIRSTY THUGS (31)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. 80S FANTASY (60)            53
2. PIXELBENDERS (36)           35      PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
3. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)         18      Unchartered Team
4. LOST SENTINELS (19)         17
5. I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)         10      80S FANTASY (60)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3*80S FANTASY (60)          15  10  2 60.0   1/ 3 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       10  4 0
 2/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)    152 112  6 57.6   2/ 5*80S FANTASY (60)          9  6 2
 3/ 2 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)      213 164 18 56.5   3/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)     8  7 1
 4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      256 218 21 54.0   4/ 2 LOSERS (20)               7  5 2
 5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       252 221  7 53.3   5/ 4 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        7  8 0
 6/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36)        192 181  9 51.5   6/10 OAKLEAF (59)              7  8 0
 7/ 7 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 209 205 11 50.5   7/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36)         6  4 0
 8/ 8 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       189 213  5 47.0   8/ 8 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37)  6  7 0
 9/10 OAKLEAF (59)              22  28  0 44.0   9/11 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       6  8 1
10/ 9 LOST SENTINELS (19)      202 271 22 42.7  10/ 7 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)       5  6 0
11/11 LOSERS (20)              184 287 34 39.1  11/ 9 LOST SENTINELS (19)       5 10 2

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ah, my darlings, it is good to see you once again!  I know it has only been 2 
weeks, but it feels like forever when I do not get to see your lovely faces at the 
arena.  Welcome back to Seam and our glorious gladiatorial games!  There is always so 
much happening in and around the arena on fight day that it is difficult to keep up.  
I am actually running a little bit behind myself today.  Shamefully, I must admit that 
I got distracted by a magician outside the arena's eastern gate. I say "magician," but 
there was no magic involved.  It was merely sleight of hand, but I was just so 
fascinated by it that I lost track of time.  So, please forgive me for my tardiness!

     The road to the Duelmaster's throne had lots of curves this cycle.  Pestilence 
took over the last turn when Rasterize was demoted for inactivity.  If you will 
remember, Farmer Alfalfa received an invite to the Isle of the Eye the last cycle too.  
I know you are probably wondering how any of these things are related to one another. 
Listen closely, the storylines start to blend together with one another.  Pestilence 
sat upon the throne not only because Rasterize was inactive, but also because he 
killed Jason the Mason in last turn's de facto Title Match!  Well, Farmer Alfalfa did 
not take too kindly to his teammate's death and feuded Pestilence.  A match in which 
Farmer Alfalfa won!  But, Farmer Alfalfa is leaving us for immortality, so he cannot 
take over the throne!  Now, the returning Rasterize matched up with Dearly Departed 
and this became our newest Title Match.

     Whew!  That is a lot to follow, so let's look at something more simple.  The most 
avoided team is Lost Sentinels.  They were avoided mostly by Darque Knights.  The most 
challenged warrior was Mr. Raccoon from Huckle's Cats.  The challenge that actually 
made it through to Mr. Raccoon came from 26 points below him!  Pollux Lynxear 
challenged and won!  No raccoons were harmed (too much) in the reporting of this 
story.

     There were only 3 deaths this turn, and only 2 of them are worthy of mentioning.  
First, Ramirez of 80s Fantasy was sent to the Dark Arena.  After killing Shewish 
Bouncer, I can't imagine the conversations that will be had in the 80s Fantasy guild 
house this week!  The other death happened when Dead Girl killed The Mouse of 80s 
Fantasy.  I have to say the stars were aligned against this guild today!  One sent to 
his death returns!  One sent in hopes of victory dies!

     Thirsty Thugs move up to the top with a 10-4-0 record over the last 3 turns.  80s 
Fantasy is fitting into the arena quite well and sits in 2nd place with a 9-6-2 
record.  Phantom Regiment lost the top spot and slipped to 3rd after a 2-3-0 turn.  
Losers slipped from 2nd to 4th, and Huckle's Cats fell one to round out the top 5.  
Oakleaf had the largest gain, moving up 4, while I'm Not Eggbert fell 3 spots for the 
turn's largest loss. 

     Time to go, my sweets!  I will see you next turn as we will crown a new 
Duelmaster.  Yes, Rasterize has been invited to the Isle of the Eye, so his second 
reign is short-lived.  There are 3 Challenger Champions from 3 different teams below 
Rasterize!  Who will get the call to face our Duelmaster and attempt to attain glory 
in the arena?!?!  Join us next turn to find out!

                                             -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RASTERIZE 565                21  12  0   138       PIXELBENDERS (36)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAGEWA 601                   20  21  0   108       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 PESTILENCE 648               14  14  2    97       LOSERS (20)
 CASTOR LYNXEAR 658           17   9  0    93       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POLLUX LYNXEAR 672           12  10  2    88       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CYANIDE 647                  14  14  2    86       LOSERS (20)
 INVERT 642                    9   9  1    85       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 DEARLY DEPARTED 659          15   7  1    82       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 MR. RACOON 670               14   9  1    76       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 CHANNEL MIXER 646             9   8  0    74       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 TEXTURIZER 665                9   4  0    74       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 YINGLING DISCO 711            6   3  0    69       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAUSOLEUM 710                 9   4  1    64       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 DEAD GIRL 690                 9   8  3    61       LOSERS (20)
 BURIAL RITES 643             12  11  0    59       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 JUNO 688                      8  10  3    59       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 BAGHERRA 639                 10  20  2    57       LOST SENTINELS (19)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEIMDALL 719                  8   3  0    46       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 LC 707                        8   6  0    44       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 ALITA BLOODLEAF 714           7   5  0    44       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 GREY MOUSER 729               4   4  1    44       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 DRUMBO 723                    4   6  0    44       OAKLEAF (59)
 WELVET 721                    5   5  0    38       OAKLEAF (59)
 YOG-SOTHOTH 681               4  16  0    38       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 MR. GRUNKLE 677               6  14  1    37       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 ZULA 750                      5   0  0    35       80S FANTASY (60)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAMIREZ 748                   2   3  1    33       80S FANTASY (60)
 ODIN 718                      6   5  0    31       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 SCARRED 725                   6   4  0    31       OAKLEAF (59)
 MEG MUCKLEBONES 747           2   3  0    31       80S FANTASY (60)
 XAPHA IRONJAW 760             2   1  1    25       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 HARUSHU 753                   3   1  0    24       THIRSTY THUGS (31)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUCK 736                      3   4  1    22       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 KURGAN 751                    3   2  0    20       80S FANTASY (60)
 FREDDIE FOX 768               1   0  0    20       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 ZEPHYR 713                    3   9  1    19       LOSERS (20)
 BERTHA 744                    3   2  0    18       OAKLEAF (59)
 SAWDUST 717                   3   8  0    17       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 CLOUDZILLA 763                1   0  0    11       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 SLEEPLESS 752                 2   2  1    10       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 PATHAREA 765                  1   0  0    10       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 BIGFOOT 740                   1   5  0     8       OAKLEAF (59)
 TWOFEET D'GRAVE 757           1   2  0     5       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 MIGHT WIND MAKER 756          1   1  0     4       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 BASANT 769                    0   1  0     2       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 TARL 761                      0   2  0     2       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 ZEEVA 762                     0   2  0     2       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 SAZA DOOMBLADE 764            0   1  0     1       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THE MOUSE 749           3  2 1 80S FANTASY 60       DEAD GIRL 690          97   
SHEWISH BOUNCER         0  0 0 DARK ARENA           RAMIREZ 748            97  NONE
JASON THE MASON 512    16 19 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23     PESTILENCE 648         96  JUST REVENGED
CHEF LOBSTER 695        5  5 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT 9    XAPHA IRONJAW 760      96   
THE GREAT TRICKTI 661   9  9 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT 9    JUNO 688               96  JUST REVENGED
SCYTHE 664             10 12 3 LOSERS 20            MR. RACOON 670         94   
THEORY 735              3  2 0 LOST SENTINELS 19    THE MOUSE 749          95   
POINTILLIZE 743         1  3 0 PIXELBENDERS 36      SLEEPLESS 752          95   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BOM 770                 0  1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31     SHEWISH BOUNCER        97  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sleepless -- Ouch!  Nice!  Got my attention! -- Rasterize

Dearly Departed -- Hi there! -- Rasterize

Someone once said "Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard...  
Live in Southern California once but leave before it makes you soft."  Think we've 
spent too much time in Southern California.  NYC, here we come!

Looks like 4 wonderful turns of bloodfeuds await our pleasure! -- Egbert

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RAMIREZ viciously butchered SHEWISH BOUNCER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BOM was slaughtered by SHEWISH BOUNCER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
FARMER ALFALFA overcame PESTILENCE in a 2 minute veteran's Bloodfeud match.
YINGLING DISCO won victory over JUNO in a 1 minute Bloodfeud brawl.
POLLUX LYNXEAR slimly won victory over MR. RACOON in a 7 minute Challenge fight.
MAUSOLEUM devastated DRUMBO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MIGHT WIND MAKER was devastated by MUCK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RASTERIZE handily defeated DEARLY DEPARTED in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
KAGEWA won victory over INVERT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CASTOR LYNXEAR won victory over CYANIDE in a 6 minute expert's fight.
TEXTURIZER vanquished LC in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHANNEL MIXER overpowered ALITA BLOODLEAF in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BURIAL RITES overpowered YOG-SOTHOTH in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BAGHERRA viciously subdued GREY MOUSER in a exciting 4 minute mismatched conflict.
HEIMDALL bested MR. GRUNKLE in a 3 minute bout.
DEAD GIRL easily killed THE MOUSE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
SAWDUST was vanquished by WELVET in a action packed 1 minute gruesome mismatched bout.
ODIN beat BIGFOOT in a 1 minute brawl.
ZULA bested XAPHA IRONJAW in a 2 minute novice's brawl.
SCARRED luckily beat ZEPHYR in a 5 minute match.
MEG MUCKLEBONES overpowered SLEEPLESS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
KURGAN overpowered SAZA DOOMBLADE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
HARUSHU devastated ZEEVA in a crowd boring 11 minute one-sided bout.
TWOFEET D'GRAVE was subdued by PATHAREA in a action packed 4 minute beginner's bout.
TARL was handily defeated by CLOUDZILLA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BERTHA narrowly defeated BASANT in a action packed 12 minute novice's fight.
FREDDIE FOX overpowered INCOMPETENT PUNK in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       33 -  21 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-STRIKE      34 -  29 -  3      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   36 -  33 -  2      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  19 -  2      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         SLASHING ATTACK   31 -  30 -  2      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    55 -  60 -  6      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        19 -  21 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    34 -  41 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  12 -  0      20  |

Turn  97 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        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  4         4  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  6         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  2     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   RASTERIZE 565              21  12  0  138 PIXELBENDERS (36)
TOTAL PARRY      CASTOR LYNXEAR 658         17   9  0   93 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEARLY DEPARTED 659        15   7  1   82 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
PARRY-STRIKE     MR. RACOON 670             14   9  1   76 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHANNEL MIXER 646           9   8  0   74 PIXELBENDERS (36)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    HEIMDALL 719                8   3  0   46 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
AIMED BLOW       ALITA BLOODLEAF 714         7   5  0   44 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
WALL OF STEEL    ZULA 750                    5   0  0   35 80S FANTASY (60)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KAGEWA 601.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
POLLUX LYNXEAR 672.  The ten other most popular fighters were BAGHERRA 639, MR. 
RACOON 670, PATHAREA 765, BASANT 769, CYANIDE 647, GREY MOUSER 729, ZEPHYR 713, 
RAMIREZ 748, PESTILENCE 648, and YINGLING DISCO 711.

The least popular fighter this week was ZEEVA 762.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BERTHA 744, HARUSHU 753, CASTOR LYNXEAR 658, TARL 761, SAZA DOOMBLADE 
764, SLEEPLESS 752, SCARRED 725, THE MOUSE 749, YOG-SOTHOTH 681, and ALITA BLOODLEAF 
714.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RASTERIZE (20-565) PIXELBENDERS (36)

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

FARMER ALFALFA (20-671) HUCKLE'S CATS (23)