DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/28/2025    Duedate: 02/10/2025

SEAM ARENA

DM 20    TURN 251

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LEXXEE LIONEYE
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-1516) [11-12-1,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LEXXEE LIONEYE                 POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)            
(20-1516) [11-12-1,98]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS             EXYL ROTT
NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)       DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-1378) [18-28-0,82]         (20-1515) [11-12-0,92]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THIRSTY THUGS (31)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)         34 
2. RUBBER VS GLUE (90)           33    RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
3. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)           18    Unchartered Team
4. NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)      7  
5. HUCKLE'S CATS (23)            1     NIGHT CRUE (46)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)      114  57  4 66.7   1/ 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        8  6 0
 2- 2 LOCAL GIRLS (88)         156 124  5 55.7   2/ 3 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     8  7 0
 3/ 3 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      619 604 33 50.6   3/ 6 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       6  4 0
 4/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       578 593 17 49.4   4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       6  8 0
 5/ 4 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 145 151  9 49.0   5/ 5 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  6  9 0
 6/ 6 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       547 583 28 48.4   6- 2 LOCAL GIRLS (88)          5  0 0
 7/ 7 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)    149 170  6 46.7   7/ 7 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        1  4 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 Sunset!  y sailors and I have been greatly enjoying our time at this anchorage.  
Will I graduate this turn or not?  We shall see...

Jason -- So I got a new Xbox for Christmas and I've been playing "Pentiment", a 16th 
century mystery where the graphics look like a medieval manuscript.  It's slow but 
strangely entertaining and it has got me thinking I should become a monk but only if 
they have lots of games to play or shows to watch and then I think that I'm basically 
already a monk, staying at home, reading, afraid to venture out into the real world. 
The only problem is that I have far too many children.  Anyway, as far as the arena 
goes, I'd like to congratulate Faz on getting the Big Invite -- I'm avoiding his team 
but challenging Exyl so we'll see how that turns out. -- Doomsrolling

                                      SPY REPORT

Hello, my darlings! It's another thrilling week in Seam where the swords clashed, the 
egos were bruised, and the humidity did a number on my hair. It was all in good fun, I 
suppose. Let's jump into all the juicy details of this week's action. 

Congratulations are for Lexxee Lioneye, our newest Duelmistress, from the Darque 
Knights stable. This fierce combatant clawed her way to the top and now sits as our 
arena champion. With an 11-12-1 record, it has not been a smooth road to the top, but 
the destination may be the most important part of the journey in the arena. She earned 
the throne by winning her bout this turn, but she had some help from her departing 
teammate, Faz Ebonsteel, who defeated Doomsrolling and left the seat empty.

Oh, the drama! The No Tournament Blues squad was avoided more than an unwashed 
codpiece. And who was the most terrified to cross paths with them? None other than 
Pandemic Boredom! Come now, are we not in the arena to fight one another? Yes, yes! I 
guess there is a strategy involved in all of this fierce competition. In the same vein 
of challenge, we find Hilda Hippo. She faced a flurry of challenges this week. Hilda 
did not come out on top, but she held her own like a true gladiator. Keep going, 
darling--next week might be your week!

In an unusual twist, there were no deaths this turn and there were no bloodfeuds to 
settle. Can you believe it, my darlings? It seems our warriors are focusing more on 
finesse than ferocity. It makes me happy, though I know more than a few of you are 
saddened by the thought of happily ever after.

Stay tuned for the next round of steel-clashing excitement. Until then, try and be 
safe! Relax a bit then come back and see me in two weeks. Keep your spirits high and 
your enemies low.

                                          -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516          11  12  1  98         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUT WHAT AM I 1383           27   8  0  94         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 HODJA 1517                   15   7  0  92         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 EXYL ROTT 1515               11  12  0  92         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 LIKE SUNDAY 1503             15   7  1  91         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I KNOW YOU ARE 1381          26   9  0  87         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 DOOMSROLLING 1473            13  15  0  85         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378      18  28  0  82         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 HILDA HIPPO 1446             20  20  0  80         HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        
 SAFFIRE 1530                  7   7  0  76         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501      11  16  1  65         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWIPE LEFT 1520              12   6  0  61         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
-MARY JO WEST 1492            11  10  0  60         LOCAL GIRLS (88)          
 OH MORRISSEY 1504             9  13  0  57         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VALERIE WELLINGTON 1536       7   6  0  54         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 BOOGERHEAD 1468              11  11  3  47         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
-LIZ MONTGOMERY 1505           6  11  0  47         LOCAL GIRLS (88)          
 KYE SMALLFOOT 1523           11   8  1  42         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 SONNY BOY 1 1543              4   6  0  38         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ICKY 1550                     2   1  0  33         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 DUO LINGO 1541                4   6  0  28         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
-WILMA WILDCAT 1548            2   2  0  26         LOCAL GIRLS (88)          
 ROGER, RODGER 1538            6   6  0  24         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAU SAGE 1529                 4  11  0  23         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
-FLAMBERGE 1547                4   1  0  21         LOCAL GIRLS (88)          
 PSYDE 1553                    2   1  0  14         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 RAT FINK 1549                 2   1  0  13         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 MAL BRITTLEJAW 1555           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?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LIKE SUNDAY devastated HILDA HIPPO in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SWIPE LEFT won victory over VALERIE WELLINGTON in a 5 minute Challenge battle.
DUO LINGO savagely defeated PSYDE in a action packed 3 minute bloody Challenge fight.
DOOMSROLLING was devastated by FAZ EBONSTEEL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
EXYL ROTT was unbelievably bested by BUT WHAT AM I in a 6 minute veteran's duel.
LEXXEE LIONEYE devastated MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS in a 1 minute Title competition.
HODJA won victory over SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS in a 1 minute expert's duel.
I KNOW YOU ARE defeated SAFFIRE in a popular 5 minute uneven duel.
BOOGERHEAD narrowly defeated ROGER, RODGER in a action packed 1 minute match.
KYE SMALLFOOT was overpowered by OH MORRISSEY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SONNY BOY 1 demolished SAU SAGE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
RAT FINK devastated MAL BRITTLEJAW in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
ICKY devastated INCOMPETENT PUNK in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  15 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW         9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   9 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  13 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  24 -  1      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  24 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  23 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  13 -  0      35  |

Turn 251 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BUT WHAT AM I 1383         27   8  0   94 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
LUNGING ATTACK   HODJA 1517                 15   7  0   92 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
WALL OF STEEL    LIKE SUNDAY 1503           15   7  1   91 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KYE SMALLFOOT 1523         11   8  1   42 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was EXYL ROTT 1515.  The ten other most popular fighters were VALERIE 
WELLINGTON 1536, SAFFIRE 1530, DUO LINGO 1541, PSYDE 1553, LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516, 
BOOGERHEAD 1468, ICKY 1550, LIKE SUNDAY 1503, BUT WHAT AM I 1383, and HODJA 1517.

The least popular fighter this week was MAL BRITTLEJAW 1555.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were KYE SMALLFOOT 1523, SWIPE LEFT 1520, HILDA HIPPO 1446, RAT FINK 
1549, SAU SAGE 1529, SONNY BOY 1 1543, I KNOW YOU ARE 1381, SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501, 
MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378, and DOOMSROLLING 1473.

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

FAZ EBONSTEEL (20-1487) DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)