DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/17/2018    Duedate: 01/12/2019

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-428

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FIRST DATE
AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
(31-6872) [17-6-2,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FIRST DATE                     RED
AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)           LEGIONS OF FATE (665)
(31-6872) [17-6-2,114]         (31-6929) [4-5-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LUMUS NELP                     BREXIT 2016
MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)             NUMBERS GAME (403)
(31-6328) [14-49-1,92]         (31-6790) [8-3-0,72]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)        47
2. MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)          37      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. LEGIONS OF FATE (665)       15      Unchartered Team
4. AVENGERS (146)               9
5. USEFUL WEAPONS (636)         8      LEGIONS OF FATE (665)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     186 106  7 63.7   1/ 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)     12  3 0
 2/ 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)      68  46  3 59.6   2/ 2 AVENGERS (146)            8  6 0
 3- 3 OTTOBAHN (639)            73  59  4 55.3   3/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)        7  8 0
 4/ 4 NUMBERS GAME (403)       394 335 28 54.0   4- 5 OTTOBAHN (639)            6  3 0
 5- 5 SHADOWHOLD (640)          91  85 12 51.7   5/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      5  5 0
 6/ 6 AVENGERS (146)           436 470 32 48.1   6/ 3 NUMBERS GAME (403)        4  4 0
 7/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)       246 440  9 35.9   7/ 7*LEGIONS OF FATE (665)     4 11 0
 8/ 8*LEGIONS OF FATE (665)     16  29  3 35.6   8- 8 SHADOWHOLD (640)          2  3 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.

     Greetings CHIMLEVTAL!  I wasn't sure where I was this morning when I woke up from 
last night's key party at, uh, whatever the inn is called in this city.  So, just who 
is this stunning specimen of a man, you ask?  I am your super sexy swinging 
Duelmaster, FIRST DATE.
     As expected, I embarrassed yet another warrior from MIDDLE WAY on the sands and 
emerged victorious!  After posing with a few fans who wanted to touch the golden locks 
of a true champion, I walked out of the arena and took my rightful place on the 
throne. Things are a little fuzzy after that.  However, I fully expect to be here 
another turn or two before Lady Greywand invites me to her wild and crazy island 
party.
     But enough about me.  What is it that makes CHIMLEVTAL so great?  Is it the 
uncompromisingly arrogant Lady Smith and her USEFUL WEAPONS?  The overtly homophobic 
warriors of MIDDLE WAY?  Now, LEGIONS OF FATE had a squirrelly start, but I'm sure 
they'll come around.  Perhaps, the only team here with a little backbone is NUMBERS 
GAME.  I salute them.  Anywho, let's hear it for the warriors of CHIMLEVTAL everyone!  
*Applause*
     I'm sure you'll be hearing from me next turn because nothing bad ever happens to 
me and you all sadly lack what it takes to dethrone me!

                                          -- First Date
                                             After Midnight

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome to the Chimlevtal Christmas Edition Report.  I know you all enjoyed the 
Thanksgiving report, so why not another special edition!?!  First off, I'll get the 
important things out of the way.  Here is my wish list to each of you. If you can't 
accomodate these, I can take check or cash.

     USEFUL WEAPONS: a pair of your best daggers, smaller is better for concealment.
     AFTER MIDNIGHT: Fine wine (not the stuff you all drink)
     OTTOBAHN: Tickets to the Indy 500, yes please!
     NUMBERS GAME: Lottery Tickets!!!
     SHADOWHOLD: Hmmm, not a big video game player, so surprise me with something rare 
          and valuable.
     AVENGERS: Mint, signed Avengers #1 comic would be fantastic.
     MIDDLE WAY 7: More Ads!!!  I love them!  Technically, I love all the managers and 
          warriors who write ads, spotlights, and columns because it makes our fine 
          city better, but your ads are special (and not in the same way that your 
          warriors are special).  But of course I love your ads!
     LEGIONS OF FATE: and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
     Thanks in advance!

     AFTER MIDNIGHT just missed winning 5 awards this turn.  Guess they'll be paying 
customers next time.  They know how to use all the tools available and this turn they 
avoided USEFUL WEAPONS.  Either AFTER MIDNIGHT missed an avoid, or USEFUL WEAPONS 
broke through the avoid, because LASSO managed to challenge THIRD BEER.  One would 
think that it'd be easy to rope someone so far inebriated, but not this time.  THIRD 
BEER stumbled to victory in 3 minutes.
     My report says that PANDA ROSS was the most challenged warrior, yet matched up 
against NUMBERS GAME's warrior, BREXIT.  I always wonder about the quality of the 
information I'm getting from the commission when things like this happen.  PANDA ROSS 
won in 7 minutes, btw.
     FIRST DATE is cruising to the Isle of the Eye after challenging and beating the 
top contender, MANDIN ORWELL.  WITCHING HOUR extended to an 8-0 record. We're well 
into the impressive start realm.  Doesn't matter if this one was against a mere 
dangerous criminal (notice the lower case.  npc's don't deserve all caps).  8-0 is 8-0 
is fantastic.  If I were sitting in the Challenger Adepts, I know who I'd be 
challenging next turn!  Unless, of course, I was AFTER MIDNIGHT'S manager, in which 
case I know who I'd be avoiding.
     When next we meet, it will be 2019.  And that first turn in 2019 will be the last 
turn before the face to face tourney.  Maybe we'll have a surprise result this time!  
I'm not holding my breath, but I can certainly hope!     
     Chimlevtal forever! 

                                          -- Belinda

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIRST DATE 6872              17   6  2   114       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANDIN ORWELL 6336           22  35  0   101       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 POOL CUE 6755                18  11  2    98       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 LUMUS NELP 6328              14  49  1    92       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-URAKO WITSTEALER 6505        19  19  4    89       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 RONDOR SENDAL 6343           14  35  1    88       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 COPS! 6875                   13  10  0    85       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 PANDA ROSS 6383              15  25  2    83       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 THIRD BEER 6874              10  12  0    83       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
-OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603        16  14  4    79       SHADOWHOLD (640)
-1-800-VICTORY 6727            9   2  0    76       NUMBERS GAME (403)
 BREXIT 2016 6790              8   3  0    72       NUMBERS GAME (403)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPECTRUM 6776                14  21  2    65       AVENGERS (146)
 NORISON ROSE 6453             9  17  0    62       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
-ARNAGE 6563                  13  11  0    60       OTTOBAHN (639)
 LASSO 6865                   14   6  0    57       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 FOURTH SHOT 6876             12  11  0    57       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TABOR SKULLSHOT 6903          5   0  0    53       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 WITCHING HOUR 6933            8   0  0    48       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 HANZO 6918                    5   7  0    38       AVENGERS (146)
 NOBUNAGA 6915                 6   9  0    37       AVENGERS (146)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PLUS EIGHT 6838               2   1  0    33       OTTOBAHN (639)
-BOLO 6908                     7   1  1    31       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-HAXE DOOMCARVER 6882          4   4  1    30       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774        2  11  0    26       NUMBERS GAME (403)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BALKO STONEFALCON 6910        4   3  1    23       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 RED 6929                      4   5  0    22       LEGIONS OF FATE (665)
 SPLAT 6960                    2   2  1    21       LEGIONS OF FATE (665)
-MINOR 6837                    2   2  0    19       OTTOBAHN (639)
 ROCK 6962                     2   1  0    19       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 R.R. SPIKE 6923               5   3  0    18       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 BRAEDELON 6927                3   6  1    17       LEGIONS OF FATE (665)
 THUD 6959                     2   2  0    14       LEGIONS OF FATE (665)
 DAMIEN 6964                   1   0  0    13       LEGIONS OF FATE (665)
 RED PEPPER 6958               2   3  0    11       AVENGERS (146)
 SEVEN DEADLY 6909             2   2  1    10       NUMBERS GAME (403)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

First Date -- I say it again, NOT with a golem. -- Lumus Nelp

Oroke Stonemagus -- Good thing I'm not a stone.  Or are you a stone?  It isn't clear. 
-- Mandin Orwell

Cops! -- I didn't do it! -- Rondor Sendal

Third Beer -- I should've stopped with two. -- Panda Ross

R.R. Spike -- You'd be more useful if I was building an R.R., but you couldn't have 
known in advance that I wasn't. -- Norison Rose

Belinda -- You like our ads?  Well, okay.  We'll be grateful someone likes 'em. -- 
Jorja and the Middle Way

First Date? First Date! Duelmaster?! Interesting. -- Lady Smith

Mu wepuns git hexed last'n. Bad. not fare! Nope. -- Smithy

Huayra, you didn't let me chalk up, you cheater! -- Pool Cue

Thud, wow!. You whacked and I thudded. I was lucky I didn't shatter! -- Rock

Norrison Rose, unfair. Unfair, I say! -- R. R. Spike

A fie on you all this past round. You colluded on the poor Useful Weapons. You should 
be ashamed. -- Lady Smith
P.S. You shall pay!

After Midnight, why embarrass all these fine people with 5-0's, when a bunch of 3-0's 
is sufficient and typical for Useful Weapons? Why? But congrats on finally achieving a 
5-0; you must be very excited to have finally had a success, -- Lady Smith

Panda Ross -- *BurrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRPpph* -- Third Beer 

Balko Stonefalcon -- And stay down! -- Witching Hour

Seven Deadly -- Hah, you couldn't even give me seven minutes in heaven. -- Fourth Shot

Lumus Nelp -- Who in the nine hells are you?  I'm pretty sure I just got catfished. -- 
First Date

Rondor Sendal -- You are being detained. -- Cops!

Spectrum -- Anyone who says chainmail is effective vs. "blunt weapons" is either an 
idiot, or an armor maker.  "You'll not even feel a hit to the body!" he said.  "The 
armor's effectiveness is spread over your whole body!" he said. Rubbish! -- Brexit 
2016 (still on hold almost in 2019)

Lasso -- Do you ever run your mouth when you actually fight, or only when you sit out?  
Do you ever complete a sentence?  Do you ever use an actual weapon, or is a shield the 
only thing you can figure out?  Do you ever attack?  Do you ever wonder why no other 
warrior wants to hang out with you...even those on your own team?  Do you ever think 
forward to the time when you have no chance against me? -- 1-800-VICTORY

Chimlevtal -- I truly feel I have win #2 in me this turn -- 3 Nights In Vegas

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FIRST DATE devastated MANDIN ORWELL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
COPS! vanquished SPECTRUM in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
LASSO was demolished by THIRD BEER in a 3 minute bloody uneven Challenge fight.
BRAEDELON was devastated by NOBUNAGA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
RED subdued RED PEPPER in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
THUD was devastated by HANZO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
ROCK bested SEVEN DEADLY in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory amateur's Challenge match.
LUMUS NELP was overcome by POOL CUE in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
BREXIT 2016 was outwaited by PANDA ROSS in a action packed 7 minute gruesome fight.
RONDOR SENDAL savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
FOURTH SHOT was narrowly defeated by NORISON ROSE in a 6 minute veteran's match.
WITCHING HOUR unbelievably bested DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a exciting 2 minute contest.
3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
R.R. SPIKE was overcome by SPLAT in a action packed 1 minute gory fight.
DAMIEN devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  14 -  1      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   38 -  24 -  2      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  16 -  1      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        14 -  15 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  30 -  1      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  20 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  37 -  2      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 428 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     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  FIRST DATE 6872            17   6  2  114 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
STRIKING ATTACK  POOL CUE 6755              18  11  2   98 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
BASHING ATTACK   COPS! 6875                 13  10  0   85 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
LUNGING ATTACK   BREXIT 2016 6790            8   3  0   72 NUMBERS GAME (403)
TOTAL PARRY      LASSO 6865                 14   6  0   57 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
WALL OF STEEL    FOURTH SHOT 6876           12  11  0   57 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUMUS NELP 6328.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BREXIT 2016 6790.  The ten other most popular fighters were RONDOR SENDAL 6343, 
SEVEN DEADLY 6909, POOL CUE 6755, FOURTH SHOT 6876, THIRD BEER 6874, HANZO 6918, 
LUMUS NELP 6328, NORISON ROSE 6453, R.R. SPIKE 6923, and FIRST DATE 6872.

The least popular fighter this week was THUD 6959.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BRAEDELON 6927, LASSO 6865, MANDIN ORWELL 6336, 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774, 
PANDA ROSS 6383, ROCK 6962, RED PEPPER 6958, SPECTRUM 6776, DAMIEN 6964, and SPLAT 
6960.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FIRST DATE (31-6872) AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 18-20, 2019.  It will be 
held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room rates 
remain $149.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "REA."  

       The official block cutoff is December 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/ybszwwgz 
       This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly.  

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!