DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/18/2022    Duedate: 01/31/2022

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-172

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BEOWULF
HERO'S INC (67)
(20-932) [20-12-1,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STEIG ROCKTOE                  POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)            
(20-993) [15-9-0,148]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

AJAX                           ERASE
HERO'S INC (67)                PIXELBENDERS (36)
(20-933) [16-16-1,99]          (20-1114) [0-1-0,1]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

METAL BLADE (69)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HERO'S INC (67)             46
2. WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)       39      BEER BELLIES (74)
3. PIXELBENDERS (36)           28      Unchartered Team
4. BEER BELLIES (74)           25
5. WEIRDING WAYS (53)          15       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 PHARMANOMICON (76)        32  21  4 60.4   1/ 1 METAL BLADE (69)         11  4 1
 2/ 3 BEER BELLIES (74)         37  27  3 57.8   2/ 6 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)    11  4 0
 3/ 2 ROBO VILLAGE (68)         79  61  2 56.4   3/ 2 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      10  5 0
 4/ 4 HERO'S INC (67)           86  74  2 53.8   4/ 7 HERO'S INC (67)           8  7 1
 5/ 5 PIXELBENDERS (36)        394 352 11 52.8   5/11 BEER BELLIES (74)         8  7 1
 6/ 6 WEIRDING WAYS (53)       178 161 14 52.5   6/ 3 ROBO VILLAGE (68)         8  7 0
 7/ 7 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      439 408 29 51.8   7/ 8 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        6  9 0
 8/ 9 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)    123 119  4 50.8   8/12 PIXELBENDERS (36)         5  9 0
 9/ 8 METAL BLADE (69)          60  59  2 50.4   9/ 0 LOST SENTINELS (19)       4 11 1
10/10 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       408 414 11 49.6  10- 4 PHARMANOMICON (76)        3  2 0
11/11 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       362 413 17 46.7  11/ 9 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        3  6 0
12/ 0 LOST SENTINELS (19)      328 505 36 39.4  12/13 WEIRDING WAYS (53)        3 12 0

    '*'   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.

     Hello Seam! Wow, what a way to win Duelmaster! Salute to Titan. Fought well, and 
managed well. I do not look forward to seeing him in the Dead Tourney.
     I was bummed to see my ripper Hirax got killed. Would be more surprised if it 
survived to graduate. I would bother with a bloodfued, but meh, it was my challenge 
and the Hirax was hosed anyways.
     As for Angel Witch, I hope we are allowed to fight our dead in the Dead Tourney. 
Cuz I'd hate to see my bonused Piker, who I was just getting a handle of running, just 
collect virtual dust. Ah well, if not, money saved I guess.
     Now, for Bitter End, he will be challenging Steig. We shall see who is top 
Striker, though you have beaten me before. If I happen to keep the top seat, I will be 
very surprised with the talent in this arena. Till next time all! Have fun and see ya 
on the sands.
                     - Manager of Metal Blade (The Democrats of 22 and 
                         Carnage Canaries of 21), Call me, Producer (due to the team 
                         name being the name of a record company).

                                      SPY REPORT

Another day full of fights in the New Seam arena!  It doesn't get much better than 
this my darlings!  I hope you brought a thick cloak because the wind is bitingly cold 
today.  It will not keep us from the games though, so bundle up and have a seat while 
I tell you about all the events that transpired today in New Seam!

Bitter End took the throne last turn in a rather violent fashion when he killed Titan.  
Eli and crew took a bit of exception to that and we had ourselves a nice, old-
fashioned blood feud for the title fight! Exciting times!  Thankfully, there was no 
death in this fight, but Beowulf was able to avenge his fallen comrade.  Beowulf is 
managed by Eli, and since there wasn't an invite, there will be a proper title defense 
next turn.  Bitter End is still in the Challenger Champions, so it could be a rematch!

Darque Knights is the most avoided team, and they were mostly avoided by Robo Village.  
Our most challenged warrior is Ajax.  He has a 16-16-1 record, so I'm not sure what 
looks so appealing to his opponents.  Ahh, I then noted the 40+ fight warriors in the 
Challenger Champions and Champions classes, and he is a relative youngling by 
comparison.  All the work from the opponents, and it did not mean a thing!  Ajax got 
his challenge through to Wolfgang Wolf, and let me tell you, it did not end well, at 
least for Wolfgang.  Ajax butchered Wolfgang Wolf in a 1-minute fight.  Condolences to 
Huckle Cat and the crew!

We have 8 of 10 styles represented in the Stylemasters column.  This is pretty good 
for an arena with 12 active teams.  We keep getting new teams, but it appears many are 
forgetting to get their orders in on time.  Hey, it happens, but let me suggest team 
maintenance for each of you!  Never miss another turn!  It looks like we are missing 
Parry-Lunge and Basher from the lists.  We have 5 Bashers in the arena, I'm assuming 
they are young.  We have ZERO Parry-Lunge fighters.  That would not be so shocking, 
but we have had a steady stream of Parry-Strike fighters in the arena, mainly thanks 
to Mixel Plick's efforts, but still very much appreciated.

A big thank you to Eli for keeping the personal ads coming.  I hope the rest of you 
will take note and get a bit more talkative.  I would also like to thank Producer for 
giving us a DM column and introducing himself as the manager of Metal Blade.  Come 
back next turn, my loves, and see how it all goes for these fine warriors of Seam!  I 
can't wait to be back here in 14 days!  See you soon!

Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEOWULF 932                  20  12  1   108       HERO'S INC (67)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STEIG ROCKTOE 993            15   9  0   148       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 TRAILER TRASH TOM 938        19   9  1   125       ROBO VILLAGE (68)
 AJAX 933                     16  16  1    99       HERO'S INC (67)
 HYDRA 934                    18  14  0    96       HERO'S INC (67)
 BITTER END 978               16   8  1    94       METAL BLADE (69)
 VANILLA ISIS 948             15   6  1    94       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 YELLOW SNOWMAN 687           20  20  4    92       WEIRDING WAYS (53)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE CAN COLLECTOR 939        16  12  0    88       ROBO VILLAGE (68)
 RUDOLF VON FLUGEL 865        21  22  1    87       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 YA'LL QAEDA 928              14   9  0    87       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679          22  19  0    85       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 IMPIOUS 977                  12  12  1    80       METAL BLADE (69)
 PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091          8   5  2    80       BEER BELLIES (74)
 COR SEVENBLADES 1032          8   9  1    68       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRINK EM UP 1093              9   3  0    66       BEER BELLIES (74)
 WOLVERINE 946                15  16  0    61       HERO'S INC (67)
 THE HANDYMAN 942             13  15  1    59       ROBO VILLAGE (68)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OKSTUPID 950                 14   7  0    55       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 VERTEX 1025                  11   8  0    55       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 COMMAND X 1060                8   4  0    55       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 I DON'T MOW 941              13  15  0    54       ROBO VILLAGE (68)
 PASCAL LYNXEAR 1019          16   5  0    53       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 EARTHQUAKE SEASON 887        12  11  0    53       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 HELSTAR 976                   9  15  0    53       METAL BLADE (69)
 HOLLOW 995                    8  15  2    49       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 TRAPS 983                    10  15  1    46       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 MR. ROOT 994                 10  13  1    44       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
-DIEBUPROFEN 1106              7   3  0    44       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 TALA ONE-HAND 1097            4   0  0    44       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
-BENNAKYL 1109                 7   4  1    42       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 CROAKER 1086                  3   2  0    41       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 YUTO 1016                     7  14  3    38       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 CUT & PASTE 1036              7  10  0    35       PIXELBENDERS (36)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORELEI 1044                  9   6  0    33       LOST SENTINELS (19)
-FURIOUS INHALER 1108          7   4  1    33       PHARMANOMICON (76)
-DY-QUIL 1107                  7   4  1    33       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 XXX 1087                      6   7  0    33       BEER BELLIES (74)
 BUD THE WISER 1090            6   6  0    32       BEER BELLIES (74)
 BOOZY SOOZY 1088              5   3  0    32       BEER BELLIES (74)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OMEN 1102                     2   1  0    23       METAL BLADE (69)
 UNDO 1066                     6   4  0    22       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 SUICIDE MISSION 1051          5   4  0    19       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 CHATROOM RAMBO 1083           2   3  0    18       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 SHAKIN' FOR BACON 1050        4   5  0    17       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 MR. READ-A-LOT 1077           2   5  0    16       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 MECHADEPLORABLE 1080          4   3  0    15       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 ANVIL 1113                    1   0  0    13       METAL BLADE (69)
 METH DEALER 1085              3   2  0    12       ROBO VILLAGE (68)
 GUMBO 1075                    2   6  0    12       LOST SENTINELS (19)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BULLY BOBCAT 1078             2   5  0    12       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 VEXXED 1076                   2   5  0    11       LOST SENTINELS (19)
-AMOXIKILLIN 1105              3   1  0    10       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 DAX IRONTHORN 1084            1   4  0     7       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 ERASE 1114                    0   1  0     1       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 BUGGER 1112                   0   1  0     1       HERO'S INC (67)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TITAN 996              13  9 0 HERO'S INC 67        BITTER END 978        171  JUST REVENGED
WOLFGANG WOLF 853      19 27 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23     AJAX 933              172   
ANGEL WITCH 980        10 11 0 METAL BLADE 69       RUDOLF VON FLUGEL 865 169   
HIRAX 979              10 12 0 METAL BLADE 69       PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091  171   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ahh, that was pathetic. So Titan was a glass cannon as we all found out. 13-3-
17-17-17-3-16 Masters in Initiative and advanced experts in Attack and 
Defense. 75 attack rating and 70 initiative rating meant that if he hadn't 
died I was looking at advanced masters in both before trains. Only had Great 
Damage with a blow so that was a bit unlucky. I'll probably run him in dead 
tournys just for shits and giggles, but the prospect of having a lunger that 
does max damage was a nice thought. Beowulf will probably be the bloodfeud 
pick since he has defense and can withstand the decisiveness blitz attack that 
did in Titan. Speaking of Beowulf, he won finally yet despite over 30 fights 
hasn't gotten a hint of getting sent to adm. Oh well, I'm writing this after 
seeing my results online at the forum, so I have zero idea what learns if any 
my guys got, or if the replacement will be anything. More than likely not as 
the roll up gods have a really sick sense of humor and like to give awesome 
potential rollups 3 wits or 3 wills. Anyway, hope everyone liked my spotlight 
on the Wall of Steel. I know I didn't cover any new ground but I like to read 
them and since this crowd quit writing stuff awhile ago, I thought what the 
hell. -- Eli 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BEOWULF bested BITTER END in a action packed 1 minute master's Bloodfeud Title fight.
TRAILER TRASH TOM demolished RUDOLF VON FLUGEL in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
YELLOW SNOWMAN won victory over PAPPY BLUE RIBS in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
HYDRA overpowered CAPTAIN OBVIOUS in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
AJAX butchered WOLFGANG WOLF in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel.
DRINK EM UP savagely defeated HELSTAR in a 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
IMPIOUS overpowered WOLVERINE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
COMMAND X viciously subdued I DON'T MOW in a crowd boring 9 minute Challenge duel.
EARTHQUAKE SEASON won victory over CROAKER in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
OMEN was handily defeated by TALA ONE-HAND in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
BUD THE WISER demolished VEXXED in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SHAKIN' FOR BACON was viciously subdued by MR. READ-A-LOT in a 8 minute contest.
BOOZY SOOZY devastated BULLY BOBCAT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
XXX handily defeated SUICIDE MISSION in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
STEIG ROCKTOE overpowered THE CAN COLLECTOR in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
VANILLA ISIS devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
COR SEVENBLADES was overpowered by YA'LL QAEDA in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
THE HANDYMAN overpowered YUTO in a 1 minute one-sided match.
OKSTUPID outwaited MR. ROOT in a 8 minute master's competition.
TRAPS was overpowered by VERTEX in a exciting 2 minute gory uneven fight.
HOLLOW handily defeated UNDO in a 2 minute uneven duel.
PASCAL LYNXEAR slimly won victory over LORELEI in a monotonous 21 minute gory bout.
CUT & PASTE overpowered GUMBO in a 4 minute gory one-sided duel.
MECHADEPLORABLE unbelievably bested DAX IRONTHORN in a tiring 14 minute fight.
METH DEALER subdued ERASE in a action packed 4 minute novice's melee.
CHATROOM RAMBO viciously subdued BUGGER in a 1 minute brutal beginner's bout.
ANVIL handily defeated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    9         PARRY-STRIKE      36 -  30 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      9         TOTAL PARRY       38 -  37 -  1      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         WALL OF STEEL     45 -  45 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  47 -  3      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  31 -  2      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  25 -  3      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         AIMED BLOW        14 -  16 -  1      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  24 -  0      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     19 -  22 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 172 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BEOWULF 932                20  12  1  108 HERO'S INC (67)
STRIKING ATTACK  STEIG ROCKTOE 993          15   9  0  148 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
BASHING ATTACK   TRAILER TRASH TOM 938      19   9  1  125 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    VANILLA ISIS 948           15   6  1   94 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
TOTAL PARRY      CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679        22  19  0   85 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
SLASHING ATTACK  PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091        8   5  2   80 BEER BELLIES (74)
PARRY-STRIKE     VERTEX 1025                11   8  0   55 PIXELBENDERS (36)
LUNGING ATTACK   TALA ONE-HAND 1097          4   0  0   44 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is AJAX 933.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ERASE 1114.  The ten other most popular fighters were VERTEX 1025, HOLLOW 995, CUT & 
PASTE 1036, TRAILER TRASH TOM 938, STEIG ROCKTOE 993, VANILLA ISIS 948, COR 
SEVENBLADES 1032, OKSTUPID 950, MR. ROOT 994, and BEOWULF 932.

The least popular fighter this week was PASCAL LYNXEAR 1019.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LORELEI 1044, MECHADEPLORABLE 1080, SHAKIN' FOR BACON 1050, I 
DON'T MOW 941, MR. READ-A-LOT 1077, BUGGER 1112, METH DEALER 1085, UNDO 1066, YUTO 
1016, and SUICIDE MISSION 1051.