DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/15/2022    Duedate: 03/28/2022

SEAM ARENA

DM-20    TURN-176

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AJAX
HERO'S INC (67)
(20-933) [20-16-1,137]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AJAX                           BOZO THE CLOWN
HERO'S INC (67)                ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
(20-933) [20-16-1,137]         (20-1131) [2-0-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

AJAX                           BUD THE WISER
HERO'S INC (67)                BEER BELLIES (74)
(20-933) [20-16-1,137]         (20-1090) [7-9-0,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)         48
2. WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)       27      BEER BELLIES (74)
3. THIRSTY THUGS (31)          26      Unchartered Team
4. LOST SENTINELS (19)         20
5. METAL BLADE (69)            10      ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 PHARMANOMICON (76)        39  23  4 62.9   1/ 1 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)    10  5 1
 2/ 2 BEER BELLIES (74)         47  37  3 56.0   2/ 7 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       9  5 0
 3/ 3 ROBO VILLAGE (68)         89  71  2 55.6   3/ 3 HERO'S INC (67)           9  6 0
 4/ 4 HERO'S INC (67)           98  82  2 54.4   4/ 5 BEER BELLIES (74)         8  7 0
 5/ 5 PIXELBENDERS (36)        405 361 11 52.9   5/ 2 PIXELBENDERS (36)         7  8 0
 6/ 6 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)    138 124  5 52.7   6/ 4 ROBO VILLAGE (68)         7  8 0
 7- 7 WEIRDING WAYS (53)       184 169 15 52.1   7/11 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        6  4 0
 8/ 8 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      450 416 29 52.0   8/13 METAL BLADE (69)          6  8 0
 9/ 9 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       415 422 11 49.6   9/ 9 LOST SENTINELS (19)       6  9 0
10/10 METAL BLADE (69)          66  72  2 47.8  10/ 8*ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)    5 10 0
11/12 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       367 428 17 46.2  11/12 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        5 10 0
12/11*ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)     8  12  1 40.0  12-10 WEIRDING WAYS (53)        4  5 0
13/13 LOST SENTINELS (19)      337 516 38 39.5  13- 6 PHARMANOMICON (76)        3  1 0
14/ 0*STONE AGE (5)              0   1  0  0.0  14/ 0*STONE AGE (5)             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

Ah, what a beautiful day to gather once again in the arena!  It is made even more 
enjoyable because you are here, my loves!  We had an exciting day of action, which we 
will get to in a moment.  I hope everyone has utilized these last two weeks to tweak 
strategies, inspire greatness, and work out all the soreness from the previous turn.  
I assume a few of you worked hard to get out of any type of work, there are also some 
of those types in every group.  Anyway, time to look at what went down in the arena!

We will start where we always start - with the Duelmaster's Title. Ajax came into the 
throne last time, and he had the privilege of defending it this turn.  There are some 
Duelmasters who sit idly by and allow anyone to challenge them.  Other Duelmasters 
will issue avoids to keep certain warriors from the glory of an arena throne. Politics 
and favors are just a part of every organization, so it is no surprise.  Occasionally, 
you will get a Duelmaster who does not sit idly by and do nothing.  Ajax is that type 
of Duelmaster!  He challenged Rudolf Von Flugel, and with the style match up, who can 
blame him?  Ajax remains the Duelmaster and receives an invite to the Isle of the Eye.

We had a few inactive teams today.  Pharmanomicon, along with Weirding Ways, did not 
make the fights.  What is the matter boys?  It could be bad mail service, I've heard 
more than a few managers complaining about it of late.  It could be any collection of 
issues.  Regardless, we hope they are back with us next cycle because a full arena is 
a happy arena, or something like that.  I'm not a "live, laugh, love" kinda girl, so 
I'm at a loss for a motivational quote.  For those that were here, we see Way of All 
Flesh still holding strong as the top team.  Darque Knights gained nicely in the 
rankings moving from 7th to 2nd place.  Hero's Inc. is unmoved in the 3 spot, while 
Beer Bellies climbs up 1 in the rankings, followed by Pixelbenders, who close our out 
top 5 teams.

No death is always a good thing in my spy reporter book.  I am thoroughly Andorian in 
that regard, but I recognize it is part of these competitions.  I am shocked that you 
gents have continued this "no death" trend for a second consecutive turn.  Of course, 
when I say no death, I do not refer to the Dark Arena.  Death is a dear friend in 
those fights and we had 3 unfortunate souls sent to battle by torchlight with Alfredo 
sending 2 warriors, and Darque sending the 3rd poor guy.

Robo Village is our most avoided team on the sands.  They were mostly avoided by Beer 
Bellies.  I'm not sure, but from the clientele The Landlord has introduced us to so 
far, I feel like these two teams would get along GREAT!  Helstar is our most 
challenged warrior.  The other spy reporters and I have decided this is not that great 
of a recognition award.  I mean, you are the warrior that MOST other warriors think 
they can beat, which is why they are challenging you. It doesn't matter much, some 
warriors just like to see their names in the spy report.  Helstar did win against 
Mechadeplorable in a 3-minute fight.  Mecha was this turn's least popular, followed by 
Helstar.

It is time to wrap this report up, my darlings.  It is a similar story to the last few 
turns, our Duelmaster is graduating, so we need a new champion next cycle.  Who is 
going to step up and challenge for that right?  Will anyone be able to topple Ajax and 
claim the throne outright?  It is always an interesting situation, but come back and 
join us in two weeks to answer these tantalizing questions!  I'll see you then.

                                          -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AJAX 933                     20  16  1   137       HERO'S INC (67)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VANILLA ISIS 948             18   7  1   108       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 YA'LL QAEDA 928              17  10  0   107       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091         10   7  2   107       BEER BELLIES (74)
 BEOWULF 932                  22  14  1    99       HERO'S INC (67)
 COR SEVENBLADES 1032         10  11  1    96       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HYDRA 934                    20  16  0    93       HERO'S INC (67)
 RUDOLF VON FLUGEL 865        22  25  1    92       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
-CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679          23  21  1    91       WEIRDING WAYS (53)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VERTEX 1025                  14   9  0    86       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 WOLVERINE 946                18  17  0    85       HERO'S INC (67)
 THE HANDYMAN 942             14  18  1    72       ROBO VILLAGE (68)
 IMPIOUS 977                  13  15  1    72       METAL BLADE (69)
 DRINK EM UP 1093             11   5  0    71       BEER BELLIES (74)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BENNAKYL 1109                 9   4  1    66       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 TALA ONE-HAND 1097            7   1  0    66       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 OKSTUPID 950                 17   8  0    65       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 PASCAL LYNXEAR 1019          18   7  0    62       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 COMMAND X 1060               10   6  0    60       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 LORELEI 1044                 13   6  0    59       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 I DON'T MOW 941              13  19  0    58       ROBO VILLAGE (68)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR. ROOT 994                 12  15  1    56       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 TRAPS 983                    12  17  1    54       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 HELSTAR 976                  11  17  0    54       METAL BLADE (69)
 BUD THE WISER 1090            7   9  0    54       BEER BELLIES (74)
 CROAKER 1086                  5   4  0    54       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 CUT & PASTE 1036              9  12  0    53       PIXELBENDERS (36)
-EARTHQUAKE SEASON 887        13  12  0    52       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
-FURIOUS INHALER 1108          9   4  1    52       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 XXX 1087                      9   8  0    52       BEER BELLIES (74)
-DY-QUIL 1107                  9   4  1    49       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 YUTO 1016                     9  16  4    48       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 HOLLOW 995                    8  19  2    45       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 UNDO 1066                     8   6  0    41       PIXELBENDERS (36)
 BOOZY SOOZY 1088              7   5  0    36       BEER BELLIES (74)
-SUICIDE MISSION 1051          7   5  0    34       WEIRDING WAYS (53)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 METH DEALER 1085              6   3  0    33       ROBO VILLAGE (68)
 CHATROOM RAMBO 1083           5   4  1    33       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 MR. READ-A-LOT 1077           3   8  0    27       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 MECHADEPLORABLE 1080          7   4  0    25       WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
 VEXXED 1076                   4   7  1    25       LOST SENTINELS (19)
 THE REDNECK 1129              2   0  0    24       ROBO VILLAGE (68)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ERASE 1114                    2   3  0    23       PIXELBENDERS (36)
-SHAKIN' FOR BACON 1050        5   7  0    22       WEIRDING WAYS (53)
 BULLY BOBCAT 1078             3   8  0    22       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 OMEN 1102                     4   3  0    21       METAL BLADE (69)
 ANVIL 1113                    2   3  0    21       METAL BLADE (69)
 FREXX 1122                    2   2  0    21       THIRSTY THUGS (31)
 GUMBO 1075                    3   9  0    18       LOST SENTINELS (19)
-AMOXIKILLIN 1105              4   2  0    14       PHARMANOMICON (76)
 BOZO THE CLOWN 1131           2   0  0    13       ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
 POCKET MOUSE 1115             2   2  0    11       ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
 IVARRA FROSTEYE 1140          1   0  0    10       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
 LECTER 1116                   2   2  0     8       ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
 PANDA 1132                    1   1  0     5       HERO'S INC (67)
 DOCTOR LION 1127              0   3  0     3       HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
 JADE 47                       0   1  0     1       STONE AGE (5)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
A STRANGE MIND 1117     1  3 0 ALFREDOVISION(TM) 77 SWINE GOLEM           176  NONE
KRUSTY THE CLOWN 1130   0  2 0 ALFREDOVISION(TM) 77 WURM KIN              176  NONE
FALLEN KNIGHT 1141      0  1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    BANDIT PRINCE         176  NONE
WOLFGANG WOLF 853      19 27 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 23     AJAX 933              172  NOT REVENGED
DIEBUPROFEN 1106        7  4 0 PHARMANOMICON 76     YUTO 1016             173  REVENGED
FINOIL 1121             1  1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31     CHATROOM RAMBO 1083   174   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sidara- For me, it would be a Striker from Sunset, Carnivorous Canary. He was my first 
on the team to get Duelmaster. This was many years ago when the arena was still known 
for being bloody. Everything had clicked when I got the rollup. Bonused, lucky, 
learned well, and was a blast to finally have a gladiator that actually did well and 
sat on the top spot for a few turns before graduating. Even had a decent fav weapon, 
Longsword. Miss that guy. -- Producer (Metal Blade)

For the Curious -- Bitter End was mode, good damage, normal endurance. 15-4-15-17-10-
10-13. Really should have been great damage, damn rollup gods. Favs are Epee Mod/Low 
Decise. Decided to test his faves in the Dark Arena, hit fast, but rather ineffective. 
He is now retired. Hopefully the replacement will be decent. -- Producer

Weirdo -- Just when I'd thought there were no new ideas, you blow up the personals 
with a b&Days of Our Lives' FanFic sponsored by Axe Body Spray. 15-0 sure would have 
been swell, but alas I'll just have to toss another 14-1 on the pile. Glad you found a 
good use for your new faves, there might be hope for you still. I personally prefer to 
go get a kill in the DA when warriors jettison to the Isle, but in all honesty you did 
the right thing. *Chef kiss* -- The Manray

Darque -- Well done guiding Steig to ADM. I have a couple 3 CN graduates but many more 
died trying. Come by the Six5 and have a celebratory round, on the house. -- MF

Can Collector -- Congrats on your invite. Out of the pan, into the fire, eh? I'll buy 
you one at the Six5, you'll need it. -- YQ

Lorenzo F. -- We need to stop meeting like that. -- Manny Ray

Huckle -- It be like that, yo. -- Da Mech

Ajax -- Let's try that again ... -- V Ice

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KRUSTY THE CLOWN was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
A STRANGE MIND was dispatched by SWINE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
FALLEN KNIGHT was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
AJAX devastated RUDOLF VON FLUGEL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
PAPPY BLUE RIBS viciously subdued HYDRA in a action packed 1 minute Challenge brawl.
VANILLA ISIS devastated THE CAN COLLECTOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
IMPIOUS was overcome by WOLVERINE in a 1 minute expert's Challenge melee.
BUD THE WISER was unbelievably bested by PASCAL LYNXEAR in a 7 minute Challenge duel.
BOOZY SOOZY slimly lost to TRAPS in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
COMMAND X savagely defeated I DON'T MOW in a 12 minute gruesome Challenge match.
MECHADEPLORABLE was overpowered by HELSTAR in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
METH DEALER bested ERASE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge conflict.
BOZO THE CLOWN subdued PANDA in a popular 5 minute amateur's Challenge match.
THE REDNECK handily defeated LECTER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
ANVIL lost to CHATROOM RAMBO in a 2 minute bloody Challenge bout.
POCKET MOUSE lost to BULLY BOBCAT in a 3 minute novice vs. master Challenge fray.
BEOWULF bested VERTEX in a exciting 1 minute veteran's brawl.
YA'LL QAEDA demolished THE HANDYMAN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
DRINK EM UP was overpowered by COR SEVENBLADES in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
TALA ONE-HAND devastated HOLLOW in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MR. ROOT lost to OKSTUPID in a 6 minute veteran's match.
YUTO viciously subdued MR. READ-A-LOT in a action packed 3 minute bloody duel.
CUT & PASTE was outlasted by LORELEI in a popular 11 minute match.
UNDO was savagely defeated by CROAKER in a exciting 1 minute gory duel.
XXX viciously subdued THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute gory fight.
VEXXED demolished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
GUMBO was vanquished by FREXX in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
OMEN handily defeated DOCTOR LION in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
IVARRA FROSTEYE overpowered JADE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                 11         TOTAL PARRY       50 -  40 -  2      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  20 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  22 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    8         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  48 -  5      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-STRIKE      27 -  27 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     44 -  49 -  2      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   35 -  42 -  3      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  22 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        11 -  16 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 176 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        6 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  5         3  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      6 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  7         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   AJAX 933                   20  16  1  137 HERO'S INC (67)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    VANILLA ISIS 948           18   7  1  108 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
WALL OF STEEL    YA'LL QAEDA 928            17  10  0  107 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
SLASHING ATTACK  PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091       10   7  2  107 BEER BELLIES (74)
PARRY-STRIKE     VERTEX 1025                14   9  0   86 PIXELBENDERS (36)
TOTAL PARRY      OKSTUPID 950               17   8  0   65 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
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 
BUD THE WISER 1090.  The ten other most popular fighters were YUTO 1016, A STRANGE 
MIND 1117, PANDA 1132, ERASE 1114, CUT & PASTE 1036, PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091, ANVIL 
1113, BOOZY SOOZY 1088, COMMAND X 1060, and POCKET MOUSE 1115.

The least popular fighter this week was MECHADEPLORABLE 1080.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HELSTAR 976, I DON'T MOW 941, JADE 47, GUMBO 1075, LORELEI 
1044, MR. READ-A-LOT 1077, HOLLOW 995, DRINK EM UP 1093, VERTEX 1025, and LECTER 
1116.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

AJAX (20-933) HERO'S INC (67)

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

THE CAN COLLECTOR (20-939) ROBO VILLAGE (68)