DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/18/2017    Duedate: 01/13/2018

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-415

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TAR
BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
(31-6553) [9-1-0,143]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TAR                            POSITION IS EMPTY
BASH BROS OCEAN (627)          
(31-6553) [9-1-0,143]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PATRICK BATEMAN                FIRST DATE
YUPPIE HORDE II (661)          AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
(31-6839) [16-11-1,92]         (31-6872) [7-3-1,30]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS OCEAN (627)       39
2. NUMBERS GAME (403)          32      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)          14      Unchartered Team
4. AVENGERS (146)              13
5. USEFUL WEAPONS (636)         7      WE ARE NAMELESS (373)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     152  94  6 61.8   1/ 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)      9  5 0
 2- 2 THE EQUESTRIANS (2)       19  12  3 61.3   2/ 4 NUMBERS GAME (403)        8  6 1
 3/ 3 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)      28  21  2 57.1   3/ 7 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     6  3 0
 4/ 4 NUMBERS GAME (403)       387 330 28 54.0   4/ 5 AVENGERS (146)            6  8 1
 5- 5 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     338 295 24 53.4   5- 2 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      5  3 0
 6/ 7 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    116 110  5 51.3   6/ 3 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      5  8 0
 7- 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      22  23  2 48.9   7/ 6 YUPPIE HORDE II (661)     3  2 0
 8/ 9 AVENGERS (146)           409 434 30 48.5   8-10 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      1  2 0
 9/10 YUPPIE HORDE II (661)     33  36  1 47.8   9/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)        1  4 0
10/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)       226 395  9 36.4  10-12*SUPREME DRAGONS (104)     0  1 0
11-12*SUPREME DRAGONS (104)      0   6  0  0.0  11-11 THE EQUESTRIANS (2)       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

     Welcome to the personals, AFTER MIDNIGHT!  If more managers would follow your and 
USEFUL WEAPON's example of writing personals, Chimlevtal would be an even better arena 
than it already is.  And while the two of you may not have had the best teams on the 
sands this turn, the two of you won the most awards, winning 4 and 3, respectively 
(only lacking the DM and recognition leader to make a clean sweep).
     Destitute Noble's NUMBERS GAME team was the best of the turn, winning 4 of 5.  In 
fact, the only loss was by 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS, who has never won a fight outside of 
practice.  Just goes to show you that if you aren't careful, Vegas will ruin you!

    SERGEANT SCHULTZ (31-6736) (5-9-2,44) of MILITARY MAYHEM challenged
        1-800-VICTORY (31-6727) (5-1-0,46) of NUMBERS GAME.
    SERGEANT SCHULTZ was bested by 1-800-VICTORY.
    LASSO (31-6865) (6-2-0,23) of USEFUL WEAPONS challenged
        BREXIT 2016 (31-6790) (3-2-0,29) of NUMBERS GAME.
    LASSO was viciously subdued by BREXIT 2016.
    3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS was savagely defeated by FIRST DATE.
    270 WINS overpowered NOBUNAGA.
    SEVEN DEADLY overpowered SKINNY DIPPING.

So well done on those wins, especially since you were on the receiving end on of two 
challenges.
     That brings us to the title fight.  PATRICK BATEMAN, the former Duelmaster, sat 
out.  In fact, so did virtually every challenger champion and champion.  So the title 
fight was TAR, returning to action after a long time sitting, against a Convicted 
Assassin.  Talk about boring!  Though there is something that reminds me about.  TAR 
is a former Tournament Champion.  He was likely sitting around to run in another 
tourney.
     While I didn't find TAR's name in the tourney newsletter, I did see another 
Chimlevtal warrior featured in the report.  DROKK, a WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U warrior, was 
born on turn 185 (3/18/2000) as an 11-5-9-13-21-4-21 Lunger. In that debut fight, he 
killed a forgotten warrior named CHARLEMAGNE.  On turn 189, he was then killed at 3-2-
1 by ZTUPA TAHW I.  For most warriors, that would be the end of their career.  Just 
over 2 years later, DROKK went 8-2 in the Dead Initiates tourney, winning his way back 
to life.  Another two years in Chimlevtal and DROKK graduated 19-11-2 (on 03/12/2005).  
That was a long time ago.  17.5 years from birth.  All that time and mostly training 
constitution.  Back in September, DROKK started his run, busting those pretty 21's and 
entering the ADM tourney with high hopes.  Thirteen turns later, DROKK emerged 
victorious.  All hail DROKK, the ADM Tournament Champion, whose stats today are: 14-
15-9-13-24-4-25 with 158FE.  Congratulations and thanks to La Guillotine, for giving 
me permission to share all this with the arena.
     Lady Smith, part of that sounds fantastic.  But I don't share!  BELINDA's 
BASEMENT sounds good.  Take Assur out of this picture!  Unfortunately, I do think it 
is simply a rumor, likely started by Assur himself and figured it wouldn't be believed 
unless I was mentioned.
     You can all figure out your own stats for the turn.  I will mention the stats you 
can't figure out, though:  ADIOS AMIGO was the most challenged warrior.

                                 -- Belinda, the most blessed spy mistress in the land

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAR 6553                      9   1  0   143       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHARK 6525                   22  30  0    96       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 PATRICK BATEMAN 6839         16  11  1    92       YUPPIE HORDE II (661)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UMBRELLA 6765                12   7  1    85       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 MANDIN ORWELL 6336           18  26  0    80       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
-CAPTAIN JACK 6677             8   4  0    78       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SILVER GLASS 6748             9   1  0    76       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 LUMUS NELP 6328              11  39  1    73       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 ADIOS AMIGO 6634             14  21  4    70       AVENGERS (146)
-COLONEL KLINK 6735            8   6  1    70       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAJOR DISASTER 6791           6   3  1    65       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 RONDOR SENDAL 6343           11  25  1    59       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 1-800-VICTORY 6727            7   1  0    57       NUMBERS GAME (403)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BREXIT 2016 6790              5   2  0    54       NUMBERS GAME (403)
 COPS! 6875                    6   4  0    53       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 PANDA ROSS 6383              11  16  2    51       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 HOT SAND 6870                 5   2  0    50       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 SPECTRUM 6776                10  12  1    48       AVENGERS (146)
 RED PEPPER 6788               9  10  0    48       AVENGERS (146)
 SERENITY NOW! 6840            8   5  0    46       YUPPIE HORDE II (661)
-SGT. ROCK 6775                5   3  0    42       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 POOL CUE 6755                10   9  2    41       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-SERGEANT SCHULTZ 6736         5  10  2    41       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
-BUD FOX 6843                  7   6  0    35       YUPPIE HORDE II (661)
 ACID 6852                     5   5  0    34       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ARCTIC NIGHT 6773             4   0  1    33       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 FIRST DATE 6872               7   3  1    30       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 THIRD BEER 6874               4   5  0    27       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 NORISON ROSE 6453             3  10  0    26       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 SEVEN DEADLY 6909             2   0  1    24       NUMBERS GAME (403)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAN-O-WAR 18                  5   4  2    23       THE EQUESTRIANS (2)
 LASSO 6865                    6   4  0    22       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 FOURTH SHOT 6876              5   5  0    22       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 LITTER 6869                   4   4  0    18       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-SPECTACULAR BID 19            4   2  1    17       THE EQUESTRIANS (2)
-GATEDANCER 16                 4   2  0    14       THE EQUESTRIANS (2)
-JOHN HENRY 17                 3   2  0    11       THE EQUESTRIANS (2)
-FAIR LADY 221                 3   1  0    11       THE EQUESTRIANS (2)
 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774        0  11  0    11       NUMBERS GAME (403)
 BOLO 6908                     2   1  0     9       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 NOBUNAGA 6915                 1   1  0     6       AVENGERS (146)
 SKINNY DIPPING 6911           0   2  0     2       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
-CHAO KUNG MING 684            0   2  0     2       SUPREME DRAGONS (104)
-SHANG-TI 683                  0   1  0     1       SUPREME DRAGONS (104)
-HUAN-TI 682                   0   1  0     1       SUPREME DRAGONS (104)
-MA YAUN 680                   0   1  0     1       SUPREME DRAGONS (104)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SECOND BASE 6873        6  2 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT 662   ADIOS AMIGO 6634      413  REVENGED
KANMURI 6914            1  1 0 AVENGERS 146         SEVEN DEADLY 6909     415   
270 WINS 6834           1  1 0 NUMBERS GAME 403     EMBEZZLING SCRIB      415  NONE
NECKTIE 6827            4  5 0 USEFUL WEAPONS 636   WHITE LINE FEVER 6002 412   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Happy Thanksgiving one and all. -- Lady Smith, Smithy, and The Useful Weapons

Sgt Rock, you seem like a decent sort, but we do not like that Major Disaster guy. -- 
Umbrella and Acid

Brexit 2016, you fooled me!  I didn't think you had the votes for it. -- Lasso

Chao Kung Ming, I just love a good marathon; don't you? -- Bolo

The Tempe Face is coming; perhaps we shall see some of you there? -- Lady Smith and 
Smithy

Belinda -- Thanks for the notice of our team!  We'll try to continue to give you 
reason to talk about us! -- Numbers Game

First Date -- I'm guessing you don't get paid for thinking?  What odds will you give 
me that I graduate before you do? -- 3 Nights In Vegas

Lady Smith -- After all the humiliation and pain that your squad has HEAPED upon me I 
feel no remorse.  I look forward to being a thorn in your collective sides whether it 
be by Numbers Game, All Night Long, or my Just Desserts squad. -- D. Noble

Umbrella -- What better teacher to have about losing than one who has done it so much?  
Thanks for teaching me what little you can--look forward to breaking you in the near 
future! -- 1-800-VICTORY

Lasso -- (snicker) Imagined if I had challenged you?? -- Brexit 2016

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

COPS! was viciously subdued by ADIOS AMIGO in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
PATRICK BATEMAN was handily defeated by TAR in a 1 minute Challenge Title match.
POOL CUE was vanquished by RED PEPPER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
1-800-VICTORY defeated SPECTRUM in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
SERENITY NOW! unbelievably bested ACID in a action packed 1 minute Challenge brawl.
FIRST DATE viciously subdued BOLO in a 6 minute master vs. amateur Challenge match.
SKINNY DIPPING lost to NOBUNAGA in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge duel.
SEVEN DEADLY slaughtered KANMURI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SHARK won victory over LUMUS NELP in a 1 minute veteran's fight.
MANDIN ORWELL was overpowered by UMBRELLA in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
RONDOR SENDAL was subdued by BREXIT 2016 in a 2 minute mismatched match.
PANDA ROSS was viciously subdued by HOT SAND in a exciting 2 minute one-sided contest.
THIRD BEER savagely defeated LASSO in a unpopular 16 minute gory conflict.
FOURTH SHOT lost to NORISON ROSE in a 1 minute bout.
LITTER bested 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
270 WINS was executed by EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  11 -  0      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  24 -  6      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   38 -  28 -  5      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  22 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  23 -  2      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  40 -  1      38  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW         8 -  16 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 415 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    3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  1     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  4         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  TAR 6553                    9   1  0  143 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
PARRY-LUNGE      PATRICK BATEMAN 6839       16  11  1   92 YUPPIE HORDE II (661)
SLASHING ATTACK  UMBRELLA 6765              12   7  1   85 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
LUNGING ATTACK   1-800-VICTORY 6727          7   1  0   57 NUMBERS GAME (403)
BASHING ATTACK   COPS! 6875                  6   4  0   53 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
WALL OF STEEL    SERENITY NOW! 6840          8   5  0   46 YUPPIE HORDE II (661)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PATRICK BATEMAN 6839.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was FIRST DATE 6872.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOT SAND 6870, 
LITTER 6869, ADIOS AMIGO 6634, BREXIT 2016 6790, TAR 6553, 1-800-VICTORY 6727, 
SERENITY NOW! 6840, UMBRELLA 6765, RED PEPPER 6788, and ACID 6852.

The least popular fighter this week was LASSO 6865.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THIRD BEER 6874, BOLO 6908, 270 WINS 6834, KANMURI 6914, SKINNY DIPPING 
6911, POOL CUE 6755, PATRICK BATEMAN 6839, COPS! 6875, FOURTH SHOT 6876, and PANDA 
ROSS 6383.

                        FIRST INAUGURAL ARVAT CONTEST SUPREME

Who can join?  Anyone with a team in Arvat as of 2/1/2018.

When does it start?  First turn due after 2/1/2018.

How long does it run? 13 turns.

How do I join?  Announce your manager name and team name in the Arvat newsletter prior 
to 2/1/2017 and state that you are entering the contest.  Prior to the contest 
actually starting you need to have 2 rollup certs sent to the Dark One care of RSI.

How do I win the contest? The team which has accrued the most points as of the end of 
the 13th turn is the winner.  The team which has the 2nd most points is declared the 
runner up.  And the team which has the 3rd most points is declared honorable 
contender.  Everyone else is a loser and should be ridiculed.

How do I score points?

1)  Every challenge you win vs. another team in the contest = 10 points, as long as 
    that challenge is to a warrior equal to or above yours in the rankings.  Except 
    for the Duelmaster who can challenge anyone he wants.

2)  You also earn bonus points for every challenge won.  For every point of 
    recognition your target is ranked above you, you earn one bonus point.  This is 
    for challenges only.

3)  If you are challenged by a warrior below you and defeat him, you will gain 5 
    points.

4)  Also every random matchup against a contest team that you win will earn you 5 
    points -- up or down.

5)  You CAN downchallenge, however you get no points for doing so, and if you are 
    beaten, your opponent will earn 10 points and the right to ridicule you in the 
    newsletter.

6)  Bloodfeud challenges count just like regular challenges during the contest.

7)  In addition there are the following bonus points that are awarded each turn:

    A)  Duelmaster earns 10 points

    B)  Graduating a warrior earns 10 points

    C)  Recognition Leader (Chartered or Unchartered) earns 5 points (if the 
        Duelmaster is the recognition leader as well, then only the DM points apply)

    D)  Popularity Leader earns 5 points

    E)  Turn's most popular earns 5 points

    F)  Top team on the move earns 5 points

    G)  Current Top team earns 10 points

    H)  Any warrior that earns a Tournament Champion in either the April Mail In or 
        July FTF tournament earns 20 points

    I)  Any warrior that earns a Tournament Victor in either of those tournaments 
        earns 10 points

    J)  Note that Top Chartered and Unchartered team awards do NOT earn points

What are the rules regarding other teams in the arena?  If you challenge any warriors 
not participating in the contest you LOSE 20 points, unless the challenged warrior is 
the Duelmaster.  If any manager has a 2nd (or 3rd) team in the arena they may NOT 
challenge any warrior of any team participating in the contest or they are 
DISQUALIFIED.

What do I win if I win this contest? 

1)  The winner wins all of the rollup certificates given as entry fee for the contest.  
    In addition, the winner gets to pick 3 of the prizes below.

2)  The runner up gets to pick 2 of the prizes below.

3)  The honorable contender gets to pick one of the prizes below.

In addition, all competitors in the contest who run all 13 turns and at least 62 total 
fights will earn 1 potion of +1 bonus, which must be used on a warrior who 
participated at least 1 fight in the contest.  

Also, the team that scores the most points on any one turn of the contest (other than 
the winner, runner up or honorable contender) can pick one prize that was NOT selected 
by those three.

Prizes:

1)  Limited stat switch (You can swap any 2 stats you want on an Arvat replacement 
    rollup that you received within the next 6 month)

2)  Extra replacements (Next time you get a replacement (or whenever you want within 6 
    months) in Arvat you can ask RSI for 5 additional replacements and select the best 
    one for your team)

3)  Limited damage bump (You can pick one warrior on your Arvat team to move up one 
    damage class -- as long as he remains in-bounds for his ST/SZ stats)

4)  Favorite weapon knowledge (You learn the favorite weapon of one of your Arvat 
    warriors -- must be on the team during the contest)

5)  Favorite rhythm knowledge (You learn the favorite offensive effort and activity 
    level of one of your Arvat warriors, who most have been on your team during the 
    contest)

6)  Shrinking potion (You get to take 3 points of size away from an Arvat replacement 
    during the next 6 months and add the 3 points to another stat -- both SZ and the 
    other stat must remain in bounds)

7)  Extra skills (Any one of your warriors in Arvat learns 3 extra skills of your 
    choice (no more than 2 can be in the same area and must be in bounds)

8)  Extra train (Any one of your Arvat warriors gets an extra stat train in the area 
    of your choice -- and must be in bounds)

9)  The Dark One's Massive Rollup prize (You get 50 team sheets, at random, from the 
    Dark One's massive pile of teams.  Most will be mediocre at best, but there are 
    plenty of decent to good warrior prospects in there!)

All prizes must be applied within 6 months from the end of the tournament, must be on 
Arvat warriors on the team that participated in the contest and must be in bounds.