DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/28/2024    Duedate: 12/11/2024

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1009

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STRANGE BREW
DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)
(24-5794) [10-2-0,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STRANGE BREW                   TRAGIC DRAMATIST
DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)         JOYLESS DAYS (599)
(24-5794) [10-2-0,99]          (24-5816) [5-0-0,90]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HUMPTY JOE                     FLEXOR-RAT
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            RAT PAK (569)
(24-5780) [17-18-0,78]         (24-5737) [1-1-0,9]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. JOYLESS DAYS (599)            28 
2. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        26    DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (598)           16    Unchartered Team
4. VEGAS (536)                   11 
5. RAT PAK (569)                 8     JOYLESS DAYS (599)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*JOYLESS DAYS (599)         6   0  0 100.   1/ 1*TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)   11  4 1
 2/ 2 DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)    10   2  0 83.3   2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       5  1 0
 3/ 3*TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    28   8  2 77.8   3/ 4*JOYLESS DAYS (599)        3  0 0
 4/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       22  15  1 59.5   4/ 3 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       3  9 0
 5/ 0 SILVER BLADES (160)      247 250 19 49.7   5/ 5 DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)    2  1 0
 6/ 6 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1356 1502 45 47.4   6/ 6 RAT PAK (569)             1  1 0
 7/ 5*NO REASON (487)            2   3  0 40.0   7/ 7*NO REASON (487)           0  2 0
 8/ 7 RAT PAK (569)              7  11  0 38.9   8/ 0 SILVER BLADES (160)       0  1 0
 9/ 0*VEGAS (536)                0   1  0  0.0   9/ 0*VEGAS (536)               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

     Much has changed in ZORPUNT since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with TRAGIC 
DRAMATIST?  He actually beat KRILL CAVALRY's HUMPTY JOE, and walked away with 15 more 
points from the fight.  Laughs were big at JOYLESS DAYS while they watched TRAGIC 
DRAMATIST clobber HUMPTY JOE.  He lost 10 points and got bruised from objects thrown 
from the stands.  Try as he might, HEARTWOOD wasn't good enough at persuading STRANGE 
BREW to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live 
subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted 
prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, TREEBEARD'S 
ARMY!  In my day, no team with a 25-6-2 would scare me off!  What's the problem, FAR 
TRAVELERS?  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, HUMPTY 
JOE!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.   
     Warriors of ZORPUNT unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Many a warrior 
has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  Are you 
as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STRANGE BREW 5794            10   2  0  99         DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816         5   0  0  90         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        
 HUMPTY JOE 5780              17  18  0  78         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 HEARTWOOD 5827                7   1  0  75         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 AMY LEWIS 5768               10  29  0  69         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
-KANGO KAL 5832                7   3  0  69         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUNE SMITH 5786              14  18  1  61         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 KALAZANA 5824                 8   5  0  58         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 TAINTED NUT 5830              5   2  2  57         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIRCHBITE 5828                6   1  0  53         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 ELMSCAR 5831                  5   2  0  37         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 WINTERYEW 5826                5   2  0  36         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 ULLNAX 5833                   3   0  1  36         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANBEARPIG 4753               2   3  0  31         NO REASON (487)           
 SATISFACTION 5735             4   2  0  28         SILVER BLADES (160)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          3  13  0  22         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 SKYLA NULL 5840               3   2  0  16         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 EXACTED TOLL 5818             1   0  0  13         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        
 BOXCARS 5283                  0   1  0  11         VEGAS (536)               
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737               1   1  0   9         RAT PAK (569)             

'-' 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

TRAGIC DRAMATIST viciously subdued HUMPTY JOE in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
MANBEARPIG was subdued by ELMSCAR in a exciting 1 minute gory Challenge melee.
STRANGE BREW won victory over HEARTWOOD in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gory Title brawl.
AMY LEWIS defeated TAINTED NUT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
JUNE SMITH lost to KALAZANA in a 3 minute bloody fight.
BIRCHBITE overpowered SATISFACTION in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SKYLA NULL was overpowered by WINTERYEW in a 1 minute uneven melee.
ULLNAX vanquished DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
FLEXOR-RAT viciously subdued BOXCARS in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
EXACTED TOLL overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        11 -   4 -  0      73  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    18 -   7 -  3      72  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  12 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  21 -  1      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  19 -  0      21  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 1009 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     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      STRANGE BREW 5794          10   2  0   99 DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)
PARRY-LUNGE      TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816       5   0  0   90 JOYLESS DAYS (599)
AIMED BLOW       HEARTWOOD 5827              7   1  0   75 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KALAZANA 5824               8   5  0   58 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
BASHING ATTACK   TAINTED NUT 5830            5   2  2   57 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
SLASHING ATTACK  BIRCHBITE 5828              6   1  0   53 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HUMPTY JOE 5780.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FLEXOR-RAT 5737.  The ten other most popular fighters were HEARTWOOD 5827, TRAGIC 
DRAMATIST 5816, KALAZANA 5824, ELMSCAR 5831, HUMPTY JOE 5780, STRANGE BREW 5794, JUNE 
SMITH 5786, BIRCHBITE 5828, ULLNAX 5833, and BOXCARS 5283.

The least popular fighter this week was SKYLA NULL 5840.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SATISFACTION 5735, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, MANBEARPIG 4753, EXACTED TOLL 
5818, WINTERYEW 5826, TAINTED NUT 5830, AMY LEWIS 5768, BOXCARS 5283, ULLNAX 5833, 
and BIRCHBITE 5828.