DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/08/2017    Duedate: 06/03/2017

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-407

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KANEN VILESTAR
SHADOWHOLD (640)
(31-6601) [13-5-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KANEN VILESTAR                 SUN DROP
SHADOWHOLD (640)               POP LIFE (660)
(31-6601) [13-5-0,113]         (31-6822) [6-2-2,60]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ODACHI                         ODACHI
AVENGERS (146)                 AVENGERS (146)
(31-6569) [17-23-1,90]         (31-6569) [17-23-1,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE STORM REAVERS (408)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEEDERS BULLIES (653)       48
2. BASH BROS OCEAN (627)       34      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (652)        31      Unchartered Team
4. THE CANUCKS (58)            28
5. SHADOWHOLD (640)            24      AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)       7   3  2 70.0   1/ 1 THE STORM REAVERS (408)  11  4 2
 2/ 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     137  80  6 63.1   2/10*AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)      7  3 2
 3/ 0*BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      17  13  2 56.7   3/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      7  5 1
 4- 3 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U (378) 424 355 17 54.4   4/ 2 THE CANUCKS (58)          7  5 0
 5/ 6 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    101  98  5 50.8   5/ 5 SHADOWHOLD (640)          7  7 0
 6/ 5 THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)       30  30  3 50.0   6- 7 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U (378)  6  4 0
 7/ 8 SHADOWHOLD (640)          65  66  6 49.6   7/11 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     6  4 0
 8/ 7 AVENGERS (146)           392 414 29 48.6   8/ 3 AVENGERS (146)            5 10 0
 9/ 4*POP LIFE (660)            19  21  4 47.5   9/ 6 YUPPIE HORDE II (661)     4  7 0
10/ 9 THE STORM REAVERS (408)  217 246 22 46.9  10/ 8*POP LIFE (660)            4 11 0
11/10 THE CANUCKS (58)         352 415 30 45.9  11/ 0*BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      3  2 2
12/11 YUPPIE HORDE II (661)     24  30  1 44.4  12/ 9 THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)       3 12 0
13/12*STABLE OF THORN (659)      6  10  0 37.5  13/12*STABLE OF THORN (659)     1  3 0
14/ 0*DEEDERS BULLIES (653)      1   6  0 14.3  14/ 0*DEEDERS BULLIES (653)     1  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

     Starting from the top...  KANEN VILESTAR matched against a champion, since the 
only available challenger champion was otherwise occupied. PATRICK BATEMAN made a good 
fight of it, but KANEN remained our duelmaster. DEEDERS BULLIES and BOOK OF THOMAS 
both returned to the sands.  The BULLIES did more getting bullied than actually doing 
any bullying, but it was still enough for the team on the move award.  Those tourney 
fights do help with that!  At the end of the day, though, the BULLIES should probably 
take lessons from BOOK OF THOMAS, who killed two of their opponents.  Granted one was 
a beggar, but it could have been a real warrior!  Though perhaps killing goes beyond 
bullying.  I don't know.  I certainly have respect for those that take the life of 
another warrior!  (and I certainly would never want to be on the other side of their 
blade, either).
     No team performance stood out.  You're all average!  Except for those of you that 
are below average (yes, I'm including you in that second group, Lady Smith!  Love that 
you participate in the ads, but when you go after my best work, I'll call you petty 
and little).
     Our undefeated group is pretty exciting right now!  Two warriors have reached 6-
0.  Anyone who keeps track knows that 6 is a high mark to start your career in wins 
with!  And if you don't keep track, take it from me! GEORGE NELSON bravely challenged 
GUL'DAN, but bravery doesn't get you wins.
     Being good and picking your fights wisely does that!  Congrats GUL'DAN on number 
6!  SILVER GLASS reached number 6 by beating up the .500 warrior, CHARLES FLOYD, also 
of the OUTLAWS.  Hmmm, I'm noticing a pattern.  At least THE OUTLAWS are willing to 
face the best, though!  Not like some of you other, smarter cowards.
     Speaking of cowards, AFTER MIDNIGHT is the most avoiding teams, issuing 4 of the 
10 avoids to our most avoided teams (shared by two this time), WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U and 
POP LIFE, each receiving 5 avoids (out of 26 total avoids, no other team got more than 
3).
     The rest of the deaths were all in the Dark Arena.  None of those warriors 
returned.  And Lady Smith took some of her own medicine this turn.  Perhaps more 
managers will pay attention as to HOW Lady Smith has taken and kept that Chartered Top 
Team Award for so long!  OROKE STONEMAGUS made a 30 point bloodfeud downchallenge to 
beat UMBRELLA.  And FIRST DATE made a 13 point downchallenge on LASSO.  Apparently 
even USEFUL WEAPONS aren't immune to losing downchallenges!!!  Two other 
downchallenges were made this turn.  VOL'JIN made a successful one, SERENITY NOW! was 
less successful.
     If you only challenge up, you, on average, limit yourself to half of your 
prospective opponents!  That alone should be reason to down challenge. Add that lower 
opponents are theoretically not as good and I see absolutely every reason TO 
downchallenge rather than upchallenge.  Unless you want to be 'brave' or 'honorable.'  
Those are nice words and attributes, but I'll take the 'W' over labels!

                                  -- Belinda, the tired and slightly sick Spy Mistress

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KANEN VILESTAR 6601          13   5  0   113       SHADOWHOLD (640)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TAR 6553                      7   1  0   126       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 QUEEN OF THE NORTH 6466      18  13  0    98       THE CANUCKS (58)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ODACHI 6569                  17  23  1    90       AVENGERS (146)
 PRAIRIE FIRE 6527            16  12  1    90       THE CANUCKS (58)
 URAKO WITSTEALER 6505        14  14  3    87       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 SHARK 6525                   18  27  0    81       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603        12   8  2    80       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 PATRICK BATEMAN 6839         12   9  1    80       YUPPIE HORDE II (661)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GUL'DAN 6671                  6   0  0    73       THE STORM REAVERS (408)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUN DROP 6822                 6   2  2    60       POP LIFE (660)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-POWERSLAVE 6724              10   5  0    56       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
-DA ZAGAGNA 6672              10   1  0    56       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
 BROKEN GLASS 6753             6   6  0    51       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 ADIOS AMIGO 6634             10  17  3    50       AVENGERS (146)
 SILVER GLASS 6748             6   0  0    50       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 BONNIE PARKER 6732            7   5  1    49       THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)
 DRANOSH 6631                  6   6  1    48       THE STORM REAVERS (408)
 GEORGE NELSON 6734            7   5  2    46       THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)
 UMBRELLA 6765                 9   6  1    44       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 BUD FOX 6843                  6   5  0    44       YUPPIE HORDE II (661)
-LITTER BLASTER 6784           4   2  0    41       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
-POOL CUE 6755                 7   6  2    38       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 SPECTRUM 6776                 5   9  1    38       AVENGERS (146)
 KLONDIKE 6632                 7   8  1    36       THE CANUCKS (58)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHARLES FLOYD 6730            6   6  0    30       THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)
 RED PEPPER 6788               6   5  0    28       AVENGERS (146)
 ARCTIC NIGHT 6773             3   0  1    28       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 VOL'JIN 6684                  4   3  1    27       THE STORM REAVERS (408)
 LAURA BULLION 6835            4   2  0    26       THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)
 NECKTIE 6827                  4   2  0    24       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 SECOND BASE 6873              2   0  1    24       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STOLEN DANCE 6786             2   0  1    23       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 BRUTE FORCE 6772              3   1  0    20       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 ACID 6852                     3   2  0    20       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-RUMMUNDRA 6818                2   0  0    18       STABLE OF THORN (659)
 FIRST DATE 6872               2   0  1    16       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 JIM WILLY 6759                1   0  0    15       DEEDERS BULLIES (653)
 SERENITY NOW! 6840            4   2  0    14       YUPPIE HORDE II (661)
 GABBY 6757                    0   1  0    13       DEEDERS BULLIES (653)
 TAIHO KOKI 6831               2   6  0    12       AVENGERS (146)
 LITTER 6869                   1   0  0    12       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 HOT SAND 6870                 1   0  0    11       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-ALKRIN 6815                   2   3  0     9       STABLE OF THORN (659)
 THIRD BEER 6874               1   1  0     8       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 SMOKES 6760                   0   1  0     7       DEEDERS BULLIES (653)
 TERON GOREFIEND 6860          1   2  1     6       THE STORM REAVERS (408)
 LORD NIGHTMARE 6864           1   0  0     6       STABLE OF THORN (659)
-GELATIUS 6819                 1   1  0     5       STABLE OF THORN (659)
 DAVE MIELKE 6778              0   1  0     5       DEEDERS BULLIES (653)
 FOURTH SHOT 6876              1   1  0     4       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 COPS! 6875                    1   1  0     4       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 LASSO 6865                    1   1  0     4       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 TYPHOID MARY 6879             0   1  0     1       THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      ARCTIC NIGHT 6773     407  NONE
GREAT ESCAPE 6771       1  5 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 652   THE RAGE MAN          407  NONE
NOPE 6855               0  1 0 DEEDERS BULLIES 653  LIGHTBRINGER          407  NONE
DR. WHAM 6868           0  2 0 POP LIFE 660         ARENAMASTER LEVT      407  NONE
FANTA 6824              4  4 0 POP LIFE 660         SHEWISH GIANT         407  NONE
JOLT 6826               4  4 1 POP LIFE 660         PREACHER              407  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHASTA 6825             4  4 1 POP LIFE 660         BANDIT PRINCE         407  NONE
AKETI WARSINGER 6777    5  7 0 SHADOWHOLD 640       UMBRELLA 6765         406  JUST REVENGED
KESE MIGHTSTRIKE 6821   0  5 0 SHADOWHOLD 640       LIGHTBRINGER          407  NONE
LERRICK HARLON 6816     0  3 0 STABLE OF THORN 659  VOL'JIN 6684          405   
ZSONCHA 6817            0  3 0 STABLE OF THORN 659  KLONDIKE 6632         404   
SKANADOH 6859           0  1 0 THE CANUCKS 58       TERON GOREFIEND 6860  405   
GROM HELLSCREAM 6861    1  2 0 THE STORM REAVER 408 STOLEN DANCE 6786     407   
SEVEN IRON 6853         1  1 0 USEFUL WEAPONS 636   SHASTA 6825           404   
BANSHEE 6877            0  1 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA  378 FIRST DATE 6872       406   
BERNIE MADOFF 6866      0  1 0 YUPPIE HORDE II 661  SECOND BASE 6873      406   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Spy report?  What kind of manure was that we just read?  A humane, human spy report 
from an alleged Belinda?  You can't fool us!  That was a computer spy report given by 
a rookie computer spy reporter!  Where have all the flowers gone? -- Lady Smith

Third Beer, I think you miscounted; you were far more gone than three. -- Lasso 
(appreciating the easy win)

Aketi Warsinger, I apologize for killing you. I do.  I wanted to kill someone, but not 
necessarily you.  Shucks! -- Umbrella (wiping off her poison tip)

Dranosh, gasp!  Someone exchanged my hydrochloric for citric!  Was that
you, Cheater?! -- Acid (having been burnt)

Taiho Koki, whump, whump, whump. -- Pool Cue (the whumper)

Muh wepins dun be fitin' gud. Yup. -- Smithy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHASTA was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
GREAT ESCAPE was butchered by THE RAGE MAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
FANTA was killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
KESE MIGHTSTRIKE was murdered by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JOLT was barely slain by PREACHER in a 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DR. WHAM was butchered by ARENAMASTER LEVTANI in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NOPE was assassinated by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
OROKE STONEMAGUS devastated UMBRELLA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
SERENITY NOW! was beaten by SECOND BASE in a 2 minute bloody Bloodfeud brawl.
QUEEN OF THE NORTH luckily beat ODACHI in a 3 minute expert's Challenge melee.
SUN DROP was vanquished by URAKO WITSTEALER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
DRANOSH won victory over SPECTRUM in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
GEORGE NELSON was overpowered by GUL'DAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
BUD FOX luckily beat KLONDIKE in a exciting 2 minute brutal Challenge fight.
VOL'JIN bested TAIHO KOKI in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
NECKTIE devastated COPS! in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge battle.
FIRST DATE viciously subdued LASSO in a 5 minute gruesome novice's Challenge conflict.
THIRD BEER defeated TERON GOREFIEND in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge struggle.
KANEN VILESTAR slimly won victory over PATRICK BATEMAN in a 3 minute Title bout.
SHARK was devastated by PRAIRIE FIRE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RED PEPPER was demolished by BONNIE PARKER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CHARLES FLOYD was overpowered by SILVER GLASS in a 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
ADIOS AMIGO was devastated by BROKEN GLASS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
STOLEN DANCE slaughtered GROM HELLSCREAM in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided match.
LAURA BULLION unbelievably bested BRUTE FORCE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fray.
ARCTIC NIGHT assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute gory one-sided match.
ACID vanquished DAVE MIELKE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FOURTH SHOT was viciously subdued by LITTER in a 2 minute brutal novice's fight.
GABBY lost to LORD NIGHTMARE in a 2 minute bout.
JIM WILLY vanquished TYPHOID MARY in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fray.
SMOKES was overpowered by HOT SAND in a exciting 1 minute uneven competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  13         STRIKING ATTACK   39 -  24 -  3      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 11         TOTAL PARRY       21 -  14 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         WALL OF STEEL     29 -  23 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         SLASHING ATTACK   47 -  38 -  7      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  23 -  5      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        21 -  30 -  2      41  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    28 -  51 -  4      35  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -  11 -  0      31  |

Turn 407 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        3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  5         4  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  3     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  5     BASHING ATTACK     3 - 10         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 6601        13   5  0  113 SHADOWHOLD (640)
TOTAL PARRY      QUEEN OF THE NORTH 6466    18  13  0   98 THE CANUCKS (58)
SLASHING ATTACK  PRAIRIE FIRE 6527          16  12  1   90 THE CANUCKS (58)
PARRY-LUNGE      PATRICK BATEMAN 6839       12   9  1   80 YUPPIE HORDE II (661)
STRIKING ATTACK  GUL'DAN 6671                6   0  0   73 THE STORM REAVERS (408)
LUNGING ATTACK   SILVER GLASS 6748           6   0  0   50 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
BASHING ATTACK   GEORGE NELSON 6734          7   5  2   46 THE OUTLAWS 4 (650)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ODACHI 6569.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ODACHI 6569.  The ten other most popular fighters were KLONDIKE 6632, BRUTE FORCE 
6772, PATRICK BATEMAN 6839, FIRST DATE 6872, JOLT 6826, TAIHO KOKI 6831, NECKTIE 
6827, TERON GOREFIEND 6860, LITTER 6869, and HOT SAND 6870.

The least popular fighter this week was LASSO 6865.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TYPHOID MARY 6879, FOURTH SHOT 6876, DAVE MIELKE 6778, GROM HELLSCREAM 
6861, ADIOS AMIGO 6634, CHARLES FLOYD 6730, RED PEPPER 6788, SHARK 6525, GEORGE 
NELSON 6734, and SUN DROP 6822.

                     PAYMENTS BY CHECK AND MONEY ORDER -- CHANGE

Please note that because of new bank regulations, we can no longer accept any check or 
money order drawn off a non-US bank, even if it is in US Funds.  We were just informed 
by our bank that the fee to process these checks is $40, which is crazy high!

Many apologies to our foreign players, but you will need to either get a check from a 
US bank (Chase, Citigroup, etc.) or pay via credit card.  

  Armsilbar liked being Master of the Stronghold Academy, all except for one part.

He had to talk to Sheila Greywand at least once a week, usually oftener.  She was 
getting more erratic.  More chaotic.  That would be the effect of the Grey Wand.  It 
was a powerful chaotic artifact, and she kept it with her always.  She had turned his 
predecessor into a frog--or 164 frogs--and then summoned all the members of the 
Academy to a frog-leg dinner.  That had been, ah, bad.  Yes, very bad.
     But here he was entering her chambers.  With, well, it couldn't be called GOOD 
news.  And the look she turned on him--she was in an orcish mood today, all scowling 
black brows and bared fangs--that made him nervous.  But some things had to be done.  
He cleared his throat, which seemed to have a frog in it, and said, "It's about the 
next tourney prize, Lady.  I know it's more than two months away, but this isn't too 
soon to start thinking of some new, exciting prize--"
     "I have no intention of thinking about 'new, exciting prizes'," she snapped.  Or 
was that a snarl?  "These managers are getting above themselves.  They act like I 
created the arena system for their amusement!  There will be one standard prize for 
all the tourneys.  Just one."
     He had a horrible vision of all the managers walking out in a mass.  Perhaps it 
wouldn't be that bad, but it wouldn't be good.  And if he said the wrong thing, well, 
the next frog-leg dinner might be him. "Er, ah, perhaps a specific prize for each 
tourney--a spring prize, a summer prize, and so on?  The managers expect--"
     She exploded.  A literal explosion, the force of the blast blew his hair off.  
She said several things in an obsolete dialect of orcish.  He stepped backward, then 
again.  The blast had blown the door open behind him.  If he could make it out before 
something else happened--
     "Ribbit!  Ribbit!"