DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/11/2025    Duedate: 02/24/2025

SEAM ARENA

DM 20    TURN 252

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LEXXEE LIONEYE
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-1516) [12-12-1,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LEXXEE LIONEYE                 POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)            
(20-1516) [12-12-1,111]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS             SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS
NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)       NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
(20-1378) [18-29-0,83]         (20-1501) [11-17-1,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RUBBER VS GLUE (90)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)           34 
2. NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)      24    RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
3. THIRSTY THUGS (31)            8     Unchartered Team
4. RUBBER VS GLUE (90)           1  
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)      118  58  4 67.0   1/ 3 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       9  1 0
 2/ 3 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      622 606 33 50.7   2/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       8  7 0
 3/ 4 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       580 595 17 49.4   3/ 2 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     8  7 0
 4/ 5 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 147 154  9 48.8   4/ 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        7  6 0
 5/ 6 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       547 584 28 48.4   5/ 5 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  5 10 0
 6/ 7 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)    151 173  6 46.6   6/ 7 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        0  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Hello, my darlings! Welcome back to another thrilling episode of As the Seam Turns! It 
is a turn filled with dashing duels, daring challenges, and delightful upsets here in 
our beloved arena. Grab a cup of tea (or something stronger), and let's take a look at 
this turn's most exciting highlights. 

Oh, my sweet stars, what a marvelous sight it was to see a genuine title defense! 
Lexxee Lioneye sat upon the throne and had to step forward to defend it! Our fierce 
feline of the sands took on Hodja from the Thirsty Thugs guild. Lexxee made it look a 
little too effortless as she left Hodja in the sands after only a 1-minute bout. 
Lexxee is now basking in her new title of "Repeat Duelmaster." Enjoy your reign dear! 
If we have learned anything in this arena, it is your fortunes can change in an 
instant. Beware! The Challenger Champions are circling!

My lovelies, it seems No Tournament Blues is the team that everyone decided to avoid. 
Who was the most artful dodger in the crowd of gladiators? That would be those clever 
folks over at Rubber vs. Glue. They are the top team, so perhaps they wanted to remain 
at the top of the rankings. Or maybe they just did not want to tangle with the bluesy 
boys and girls over at NTB! Kye Smallfoot was the center of attention in the challenge 
department. He was the most challenged warrior for this cycle. Oh Morrissey of 
Pandemic Boredom came knocking, but it did not go well for him. Kye proved to be a 
little too nimble, send Oh Morrissey packing in short order. This is the pairs' third 
fight in as many turns and fourth overall fight. The series is tied at 2-2, so we need 
a tie-breaker at some point in the future!

There were only five challenge fights for turn 252, and four of those challengers were 
down. All four of those down challenges came from Pandemic Boredom. They varied in 
size, but the largest was Oh Morrissey's challenge to Kye Smallfoot, down 15 points in 
the rankings. Oh Morrissey was hoping for an easy win, but fate had other plans! OM is 
off to nurse a bruised ego until next turn! 

Well, my sweet ones, that wraps up another eventful turn here in Seam. There were once 
again no deaths and no graduations. You can try again next turn! The battlefield was 
ablaze with excitement today, and I cannot wait to see what happens in two weeks! Will 
Lexxee hold the throne? Who will step up for some nice, classic revenge? You simply 
must come back in a fortnight to find out!

                                             -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516          12  12  1 111         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUT WHAT AM I 1383           28   8  0  96         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 LIKE SUNDAY 1503             16   7  1  96         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 DOOMSROLLING 1473            14  15  0  92         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I KNOW YOU ARE 1381          27   9  0  90         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 SAFFIRE 1530                  8   7  0  89         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 HODJA 1517                   15   8  0  84         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378      18  29  0  83         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 HILDA HIPPO 1446             20  21  0  81         HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        
 EXYL ROTT 1515               11  13  0  79         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501      11  17  1  66         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 VALERIE WELLINGTON 1536       8   6  0  66         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 KYE SMALLFOOT 1523           12   8  1  61         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOGERHEAD 1468              12  11  3  50         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 SWIPE LEFT 1520              12   7  0  48         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 OH MORRISSEY 1504             9  14  0  41         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 ROGER, RODGER 1538            7   6  0  36         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SONNY BOY 1 1543              4   7  0  35         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAU SAGE 1529                 5  11  0  33         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAT FINK 1549                 3   1  0  21         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 DUO LINGO 1541                4   7  0  19         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 ICKY 1550                     2   2  0  18         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 MAL BRITTLEJAW 1555           1   1  0  15         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 PSYDE 1553                    2   2  0   8         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 TWYLA MOONOWL 1556            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

Doomscrolling -- I was trying to challenge you to take your seat, but Faz got the call 
instead. It was probably to my advantage because I wasn't sure if I had the juice to 
get the jump on you. -- Lexxee Lioneye

Mississippi Sheiks -- I did not anticipate that was going to be a Title match, but 
thanks for letting me win. It is a hard road out of an accidental trip to the Dark 
Arena, but I finally accomplished something. -- Lexxee Lioneye

But What Am I -- You know exactly what you are! Scum! -- Exyl Rott

Oh Morrissey -- The Fates were obviously against me this time! -- Kye Smallfoot

Rat Fink -- I think I was the glue in this instance. Everything was stuck! My feet 
refused to move and my sword was pretty useless, too. -- Mal Brittlejaw

I personally blame this mysterious "Jason" for upsetting me by ruining my duelmaster 
column and thus causing me to lose to Faz.  I was also upset due to watching Blink 
Twice -- a good movie which I was still thinking about as Faz beat me senseless.  That 
explains the whole "one-sided" part in the fight description -- I was thinking deep 
thoughts on what it meant...was it about the abuse of power, focusing on the danger 
that men can pose?  Or was it clumsy and overworked, a cliched and badly paced mess?  
Or was it like our fight, both?  At least I remembered the fight in the morning! -- 
Doomsrolling

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LIKE SUNDAY viciously subdued HILDA HIPPO in a 7 minute master's Challenge fight.
DOOMSROLLING viciously subdued MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS in a 2 minute Challenge match.
OH MORRISSEY was devastated by KYE SMALLFOOT in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
DUO LINGO was demolished by ROGER, RODGER in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
MAL BRITTLEJAW won victory over PSYDE in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
LEXXEE LIONEYE overpowered HODJA in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
BUT WHAT AM I defeated VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a action packed 3 minute expert's melee.
EXYL ROTT lost to SAFFIRE in a popular 1 minute duel.
I KNOW YOU ARE outwaited SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS in a popular 9 minute veteran's duel.
SWIPE LEFT was handily defeated by VALERIE WELLINGTON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BOOGERHEAD subdued SONNY BOY 1 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition.
ICKY was devastated by SAU SAGE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
RAT FINK devastated TWYLA MOONOWL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         AIMED BLOW        10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   8 -  1      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  15 -  0      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  22 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  24 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  23 -  0      39  |

Turn 252 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       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         28   8  0   96 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
WALL OF STEEL    LIKE SUNDAY 1503           16   7  1   96 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
LUNGING ATTACK   SAFFIRE 1530                8   7  0   89 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KYE SMALLFOOT 1523         12   8  1   61 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
STRIKING ATTACK  ROGER, RODGER 1538          7   6  0   36 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
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 SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501.  The ten other most popular fighters were LIKE 
SUNDAY 1503, DOOMSROLLING 1473, KYE SMALLFOOT 1523, I KNOW YOU ARE 1381, VALERIE 
WELLINGTON 1536, MAL BRITTLEJAW 1555, LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516, SAU SAGE 1529, RAT FINK 
1549, and MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378.

The least popular fighter this week was ICKY 1550.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HODJA 1517, DUO LINGO 1541, HILDA HIPPO 1446, TWYLA MOONOWL 1556, SWIPE 
LEFT 1520, PSYDE 1553, SONNY BOY 1 1543, BOOGERHEAD 1468, SAFFIRE 1530, and EXYL ROTT 
1515.