DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/16/2019    Duedate: 04/29/2019

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-100

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POLLUX LYNXEAR
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-672) [14-11-2,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KAGEWA                         ZULA
THIRSTY THUGS (31)             80S FANTASY (60)
(20-601) [23-21-0,132]         (20-750) [8-0-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KAGEWA                         DEAD GIRL
THIRSTY THUGS (31)             LOSERS (20)
(20-601) [23-21-0,132]         (20-690) [10-10-3,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HUCKLE'S CATS (23)          35
2. OAKLEAF (59)                31      PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
3. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)         30      Unchartered Team
4. PIXELBENDERS (36)           29
5. LOSERS (20)                 26      80S FANTASY (60)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)    159 120  7 57.0   1/ 7 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       9  6 0
 2/ 2 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)      221 171 19 56.4   2/ 2 OAKLEAF (59)              9  6 0
 3/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      265 224 21 54.2   3/ 3 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        8  4 0
 4/ 3*80S FANTASY (60)          21  18  2 53.8   4/ 6 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)       8  7 1
 5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       260 225  7 53.6   5/ 1 PIXELBENDERS (36)         8  7 1
 6/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36)        200 188 10 51.5   6/10 LOSERS (20)               7  5 0
 7/ 7 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 215 211 11 50.5   7/ 5 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)     7  8 1
 8/ 8 OAKLEAF (59)              31  34  0 47.7   8/ 8 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37)  6  6 0
 9/ 9 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       195 221  5 46.9   9/ 4*80S FANTASY (60)          6  8 0
10/10 LOST SENTINELS (19)      207 281 22 42.4  10/11 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        6  8 0
11/11 LOSERS (20)              191 292 34 39.5  11/ 9 LOST SENTINELS (19)       5 10 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     Hello, my sweets!  We have made it to 100 turns in New Seam!  Aren't you excited?  
I have asked Snide Clemens to give the spy report for this turn's arena news.  I am 
going to give you something special this turn as we celebrate the century mark!  
Without further ado, I present a 100 turn review of New Seam's highlights and our 
FIRST EVER presentation of the New Seam Hall of Fame.

This edition of the Yellow Press is going to focus on Duelmasters and Graduates since 
those are the primary criteria for Hall of Fame induction.

New Seam's Hall of Fame (HoF) follows the same criteria as our sister arena, 
Shadowspire.  Inductees must meet at least one of the following criteria at graduation 
to qualify for HoF Induction:

                                 80%+ Win/Loss Record
                                 4+ Duelmaster Titles
                      3 Duelmaster Titles + 65% Win/Loss Record
                      2 Duelmaster Titles + 70% Win/Loss Record
                       1 Duelmaster Title + 75% Win/Loss Record

We will save the biggest moment for the end of this presentation. Let's take a stroll 
through the various awards from the arena and who has earned them in these first 100 
turns of our beloved arena.

DUELMASTER
There has been a Duelmaster every turn in New Seam.  This may sound like an odd fact 
to point out, but it means there have been no ties in recognition when a Duelmaster 
has left for the Isle of the Eye or lost the throne due to inactivity.  Even on our 
first turn, a warrior was crowned Champion of the Games.

     **1st Duelmaster -- WEREWOLF 20-127 of LIGHT OF THE MOON

     **Most Titles (Warrior) -- SMOKE HEAD 20-175 of THIRSTY THUGS - 11 titles

     **Most Titles (Team) -- THIRSTY THUGS (31) - 17 titles

     **DM with Best W/L % (at graduation) -- SMOKEHEAD 20-175 of THIRSTY THUGS - 
          17-3-1 (85.00%)

     **DM with Most Kills  -- PUCKER & BLOAT 20-387 of PIXELBENDERS - 4 Kills

     **TOP 5 TEAMS with MOST DUELMASTERS
          1.  THIRSTY THUGS -- 17
          2.  DARQUE KNIGHTS -- 15
          3.  I'M NOT EGGBERT -- 12
          4.  DEITIES & DEMIGODS and PIXELBENDERS -- 11
          5.  PHANTOM REGIMENT -- 9

GRADUATES
In 100 turns, New Seam has produced 54 graduates.  Our newest one comes on this very 
turn!  Congrats to Dearly Departed for achieving immortality!  The first graduate in 
New Seam's history is Smokehead of Thirsty Thugs.  Smokehead received his notice on 
turn 21.  The rest of our graduate stats break down like this:

     **Most Graduates (by team) -- DARQUE KNIGHTS & THIRSTY THUGS -- 8 graduates

     **MOST GRADUATED STYLE (overall) -- STRIKERS -- 13 graduates

     **LEAST GRADUATED STYLE -- PARRY RIPOSTES -- 1 graduate

     **BEST GRADUATE (by record) -- SMOKEHEAD 20-175 of THIRSTY THUGS - 17-3-1 
          (85.00%)

     **WORST GRADUATE (by record) -- HAIG 20-488 of THIRSTY THUGS -- 21-29-1 (42.00%)

                                        *****

It is time for our very first New Seam Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.  I proudly 
present to you our first inductees!

     SMOKEHEAD 20-175 of THIRSTY THUGS
     Smokehead (LU) held the throne of Seam for 11 turns.  He also graduated with 
     an arena best 17-3-1 (85.00%) win/loss record. Smokehead graduated on turn 21.

     DHOTHO HALFGRAY 20-544 of DARQUE KNIGHTS
     Dhotho Halfgray (ST) held the throne for 4 turns.  His record at graduation 
     was 14-12-3 (53.85%).  He is currently 2nd on the Duelmaster and Graduate 
     with the Most Kills list.  Dhotho received his graduation notice on turn 70. 

     GAMBIT 20-593 of MARVEL
     Gambit (WS) received his graduation notice on turn 79.  He held New Seam's 
     throne for 2 tuns and maintained a 70.83% win/loss percentage. His record 
     when he received notice was 17-7-0.

     GRAVEBORN PALADIN 20-604 of PHANTOM REGIMENT
     Our last inductee was invited to the Isle of the Eye on turn 91.  His 19-7-1 
     (73.08%) win/loss record and 2 Duelmasters thrones put him in New Seam's 
     Hall of Fame.  Congratulations to our Hall of Famers!

I will be back next turn with even more exciting stats and news for Seam.  Once again, 
WOOHOO!  We made it to 100!

                                             -- Sidara Brightbell

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, SEAM?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens before? 
Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there 
are sorrows to drown for 80S FANTASY, whose 2-3-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into 
9th.  Ha!  DARQUE KNIGHTS turned their 4-1-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the 
listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Gee, I'm 
impressed, a 4-1-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, HUCKLE'S CATS, the Fates teach 
humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see 
BIGFOOT win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, WELVET beat XAPHA 
IRONJAW and XAPHA IRONJAW lost 13 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  POLLUX LYNXEAR 
challenged SEAM's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And it's out with the old, in 
with the new, as POLLUX LYNXEAR takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old 
Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you 
this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, SEAM?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
DARQUE KNIGHTS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided 
team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And it looks like I'M NOT EGGBERT 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.  CYANIDE was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the 
DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Whoa!  I'll even buy PIXELBENT XXL a drink 
tonight!  Anyone who can come back from the Dark Arena, I want to be on his good 
side!  A big yahoo goes out to POLLUX LYNXEAR this turn, for revenging DARQUE 
KNIGHTS' bloodfeud against PHANTOM REGIMENT's warrior DEARLY DEPARTED.  Heh, heh, 
heh.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain nameless 
cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     What does the SEAM arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as comfortable 
to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and 
I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad to see the 
back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POLLUX LYNXEAR 672           14  11  2   107       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAGEWA 601                   23  21  0   132       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 CYANIDE 647                  17  14  2   105       LOSERS (20)
 MR. RACOON 670               16  10  1    97       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 DEARLY DEPARTED 659          17   8  2    92       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YINGLING DISCO 711            8   4  0    82       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 PESTILENCE 648               15  16  2    81       LOSERS (20)
 TEXTURIZER 665               10   6  0    81       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 INVERT 642                   10  11  1    73       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 MAUSOLEUM 710                10   6  1    71       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 CHANNEL MIXER 646            10  10  0    71       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 BURIAL RITES 643             13  13  0    69       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 HEIMDALL 719                 11   3  0    67       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZULA 750                      8   0  0    66       80S FANTASY (60)
 WELVET 721                    7   6  0    65       OAKLEAF (59)
 BAGHERRA 639                 11  22  2    57       LOST SENTINELS (19)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEAD GIRL 690                10  10  3    56       LOSERS (20)
 LC 707                       10   7  0    56       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 BIGFOOT 740                   4   5  0    53       OAKLEAF (59)
 ALITA BLOODLEAF 714           9   6  0    52       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 YOG-SOTHOTH 681               6  17  0    48       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 ODIN 718                      7   7  0    44       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 JUNO 688                      9  12  3    42       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 XAPHA IRONJAW 760             4   2  1    42       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 MR. GRUNKLE 677               8  15  1    40       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 KURGAN 751                    5   3  0    40       80S FANTASY (60)
 RAMIREZ 748                   3   5  1    39       80S FANTASY (60)
 ZEPHYR 713                    5  10  1    36       LOSERS (20)
 PATHAREA 765                  4   0  0    36       PIXELBENDERS (36)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAWDUST 717                   4  10  0    33       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 PIXELBENT XXL 776             1   0  1    33       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 MIGHT WIND MAKER 756          3   2  0    31       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 SCARRED 725                   8   5  0    30       OAKLEAF (59)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BERTHA 744                    5   3  0    23       OAKLEAF (59)
 SLEEPLESS 752                 3   4  1    23       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 TWOFEET D'GRAVE 757           3   3  0    23       PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
 HARUSHU 753                   4   3  0    22       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 DRUMBO 723                    4   9  0    21       OAKLEAF (59)
 GREY MOUSER 729               4   7  1    20       DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
 MUCK 736                      4   6  1    19       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 SAZA DOOMBLADE 764            2   2  0    16       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 CLOUDZILLA 763                2   2  0    16       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 ZOLTOID 766                   2   1  0    15       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 FREDDIE FOX 768               2   2  0    15       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 MEG MUCKLEBONES 747           2   6  0    12       80S FANTASY (60)
 BASANT 769                    2   2  0     9       THIRSTY THUGS (31)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VOX SUNFIRE 773               1   1  0     7       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 TARL 761                      1   4  0     7       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 ZEEVA 762                     1   4  0     7       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 CRAGGY MATTERHORN 767         1   2  1     6       I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
 MR READ-A-LOT 774             0   2  0     2       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BOB 775                 0  1 0 80S FANTASY 60       SWINE GOLEM           100  NONE
THE MOUSE 749           3  2 1 80S FANTASY 60       DEAD GIRL 690          97  JUST REVENGED
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           PIXELBENT XXL 776     100  NONE
CASTOR LYNXEAR 658     17 10 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    DEARLY DEPARTED 659    98  JUST REVENGED
JASON THE MASON 512    16 19 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23     PESTILENCE 648         96  REVENGED
CHEF LOBSTER 695        5  5 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT 9    XAPHA IRONJAW 760      96  NOT REVENGED
THE GREAT TRICKTI 661   9  9 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT 9    JUNO 688               96  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PIXELBENT XXL butchered HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOB was dealt death by SWINE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
POLLUX LYNXEAR luckily beat DEARLY DEPARTED in a 2 minute Bloodfeud Title melee.
ZULA won victory over DEAD GIRL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory Bloodfeud brawl.
YINGLING DISCO defeated CHANNEL MIXER in a 1 minute Challenge match.
BURIAL RITES devastated YOG-SOTHOTH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
RAMIREZ was defeated by BAGHERRA in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
XAPHA IRONJAW was devastated by WELVET in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
ALITA BLOODLEAF handily defeated SCARRED in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
PATHAREA viciously subdued TWOFEET D'GRAVE in a popular 5 minute Challenge duel.
KURGAN vanquished MUCK in a 1 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
MEG MUCKLEBONES was handily defeated by ZEPHYR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
SAZA DOOMBLADE subdued ZEEVA in a 2 minute bloody amateur's Challenge match.
VOX SUNFIRE bested MR READ-A-LOT in a 2 minute novice's Challenge battle.
CLOUDZILLA devastated TARL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
ZOLTOID was overcome by BERTHA in a action packed 3 minute Challenge fight.
CYANIDE overpowered MAUSOLEUM in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
KAGEWA handily defeated TEXTURIZER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
MR. RACOON overpowered INVERT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PESTILENCE overpowered LC in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HEIMDALL overpowered HAPPY PEASANT in a crowd pleasing 4 minute mismatched conflict.
MR. GRUNKLE savagely defeated SLEEPLESS in a 2 minute brutal duel.
JUNO was overpowered by BIGFOOT in a 1 minute uneven fray.
GREY MOUSER was handily defeated by SAWDUST in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
ODIN overpowered TEENAGE HOODLUM in a 1 minute brutal uneven fight.
HARUSHU luckily beat DRUMBO in a 2 minute duel.
CRAGGY MATTERHORN was narrowly defeated by FREDDIE FOX in a 3 minute novice's bout.
BASANT was overpowered by MIGHT WIND MAKER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   4 -  0      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  14 -  1      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         STRIKING ATTACK   36 -  30 -  1      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  24 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-STRIKE      28 -  29 -  1      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  29 -  2      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    54 -  56 -  3      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         AIMED BLOW        21 -  22 -  3      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    34 -  43 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  11 -  0      15  |

Turn 100 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     PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  3         5  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  7         1  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  4                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   POLLUX LYNXEAR 672         14  11  2  107 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
PARRY-STRIKE     KAGEWA 601                 23  21  0  132 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
WALL OF STEEL    CYANIDE 647                17  14  2  105 LOSERS (20)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEARLY DEPARTED 659        17   8  2   92 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
LUNGING ATTACK   YINGLING DISCO 711          8   4  0   82 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    HEIMDALL 719               11   3  0   67 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
AIMED BLOW       ALITA BLOODLEAF 714         9   6  0   52 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
STRIKING ATTACK  KURGAN 751                  5   3  0   40 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 
DEAD GIRL 690.  The ten other most popular fighters were PATHAREA 765, ZOLTOID 766, 
HEIMDALL 719, BOB 775, KAGEWA 601, DRUMBO 723, POLLUX LYNXEAR 672, DEARLY DEPARTED 
659, SAZA DOOMBLADE 764, and MR. GRUNKLE 677.

The least popular fighter this week was BASANT 769.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JUNO 688, LC 707, INVERT 642, MAUSOLEUM 710, BERTHA 744, TARL 761, 
ZEEVA 762, MEG MUCKLEBONES 747, MUCK 736, and SCARRED 725.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DEARLY DEPARTED (20-659) PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)