DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/03/2019    Duedate: 06/29/2019

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-434

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THIRD BEER
AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
(31-6874) [15-13-0,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RONDOR SENDAL                  POSITION IS EMPTY
MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)             
(31-6343) [16-39-2,120]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LUMUS NELP                     WINTER
MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)             BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
(31-6328) [15-54-1,100]        (31-6953) [4-1-0,46]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS OCEAN (627)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS OCEAN (627)       38
2. MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)          29      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. SHADOWHOLD (640)            15      Unchartered Team
4. MILITARY MAYHEM (89)         9
5. AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)         9      WIERD SCIENCE (377)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     196 114  8 63.2   1/ 2 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     9  3 0
 2/ 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)      81  55  4 59.6   2/ 3 AVENGERS (146)            8  7 1
 3/ 0 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     356 302 24 54.1   3/ 8 SHADOWHOLD (640)          6  8 0
 4- 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      34  31  4 52.3   4/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      5  4 1
 5/ 4 SHADOWHOLD (640)         101  94 12 51.8   5/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)        5 10 1
 6/ 5 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    136 136  6 50.0   6/ 0 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      4  1 0
 7/ 7 AVENGERS (146)           450 486 35 48.1   7/ 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)      4  3 1
 8/ 6 JUST DESSERTS (569)       99 109  5 47.6   8/ 1 JUST DESSERTS (569)       4  6 0
 9/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)       255 461 10 35.6   9- 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      2  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

    MILITARY MAYHEM is back and they brought the mayhem with them! Very close to a 
perfect turn.  But close doesn't usually count (you all know the saying).  CAPTAIN 
JACK was slaughtered by RONDOR SENDAL. This is also a pretty common story!  Young 
promising warrior killed by some mediocre (or lousy) dinosaur warrior.  Those 
dinosaurs teach very well, but you do accept risk if they beat you.  Welcome back. 
    The WITCHING HOUR is waiting for the right hour to continue its fighting here.  In 
the meantime, there are other youngsters making their way through the ranks 
undefeated.  STORM SEASON reached 5-0 this very turn.  But it is a far different road, 
being 5-0 and 48 recognition vs. 12-0 and 57 recognition.
    Only 5 challenges out of the 15 fights.  In the past we've seen an almost 50% 
challenge rate.  The only downchallenge was to Alastari's favorite punching bag MIDDLE 
WAY team.  This time, it was the Smithy's taking a 2 x 4 to NEARLY PARKER.  The only 
challenge that lost was exactly one of those skill raping dangerous challenges I spoke 
of earlier. FROG-EYE SALAD challenged URAKO WITSTEALER.  In this case, however, I have 
to credit FROG-EYE.  That is a brave (or foolhardy) challenge.  URAKO has 4 kills in 
22 wins.  Challenging a killer like that with 5 times your experience is a good way to 
not come out of the fight.
    On the other side of the coin, that crafty Assur must have deep pockets and no 
shame at all.  I've heard of bribery to the commission more than a few times, but 
usually managers try and keep it discreet.  Assur made no such attempt.  3 fights, 3 
stand ins.  And he earns 3 awards for that!?!
    The avoid situation was entertaining.  21 avoids by 11 warriors. Five avoids to 
AFTER MIDNIGHT (no shock there), and three avoids each to AVENGERS, JUST DESSERTS, 
USEFUL WEAPONS, and SHADOWHOLD.  Not often is there a 4 way tie for the 2nd most 
avoided team.  BASH BROS OCEAN sent the most (2) avoids to AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SPECTRUM 
was again the most challenged warrior and took his 3rd bloodfeud (a loss this time) 
from THIRD BEER.  Will THIRD BEER send a fourth challenge on his way to the Isle of 
the Eye?  I wonder what will happen when Alastari is next threatened and the Lord 
Protectors are called upon to do their job. No third beers are allowed when on duty!  
But I saw LUMUS NELP downing a third one in celebration of his rise to immortality.  
From what I heard, though, it was the lands and title that he was drinking for!
    For a lady, Lady Smith sure has a sharp and loose tongue.  Probably sharper than 
the weapons that come from the Smithys' forge.  And in response to AFTER MIDNIGHT's 
ad, I ask back: "Was there ever integrity in journalism?" I do my best, but make no 
claim to integrity.  I prefer to think of my job as trying to lighten or darken 
someone's day.  And I certainly make more than a few mistakes, sometimes grabbing a 
report I wrote years ago instead of the report that is sitting on my desk and hand it 
in to the commission to be called the spy report of the day!  Alas, that should not 
happen!  You could call for my sacking, but the commission does not have a replacement 
for me (unless you call that computer generated mess a replacement).  I like to think 
I am at least slightly more entertaining that that!

                                          -- Lady Belinda

P.S. Ok, I'll be honest, I consider myself God's gift to spy reporting!

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THIRD BEER 6874              15  13  0   102       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RONDOR SENDAL 6343           16  39  2   120       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 URAKO WITSTEALER 6505        23  19  4   114       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 COLONEL KLINK 6735           11   8  1   113       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 MAJOR DISASTER 6791          10   4  1   106       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 LUMUS NELP 6328              15  54  1   100       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
-SILVER GLASS 6748            11   2  0   100       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 FROG-EYE SALAD 6680           7   2  0    96       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-FOURTH SHOT 6876             15  12  1    95       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 SERGEANT SCHULTZ 6736        10  10  2    93       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 SPECTRUM 6776                17  24  3    92       AVENGERS (146)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603        18  16  4    81       SHADOWHOLD (640)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PANDA ROSS 6383              16  30  2    80       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANZO 6918                    7  11  0    64       AVENGERS (146)
 SGT. ROCK 6775                8   5  0    59       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
-WITCHING HOUR 6933           12   0  0    57       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NORISON ROSE 6453            12  20  0    56       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
-TABOR SKULLSHOT 6903          6   2  0    54       SHADOWHOLD (640)
 HURRICANE 6957                4   1  0    54       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 LASSO 6865                   14   8  0    50       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 STORM SEASON 6956             5   0  0    48       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 WINTER 6953                   4   1  0    46       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-ARCTIC NIGHT 6773             6   1  1    44       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
-BLOOD METAL 6912              4   0  2    44       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 HAXE DOOMCARVER 6882          6   6  1    39       SHADOWHOLD (640)
-BOLO 6908                     9   2  1    34       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SNARKEY LIME PIE 6726         3   3  0    33       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-NASTOLGIA 6922                3   2  0    31       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965          4   2  0    30       AVENGERS (146)
-HEAT WAVE 6900                1   3  0    27       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
-POKER 6970                    2   1  0    24       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALKO STONEFALCON 6910        5   6  1    22       SHADOWHOLD (640)
-PISSED PIZOOKIE 6966          2   2  0    22       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-BALONEY SPUMONI 6746          3   4  0    20       JUST DESSERTS (569)
 RED PEPPER 6958               4   7  0    19       AVENGERS (146)
 2 X 4 6974                    2   0  0    17       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 TANKEN 6987                   1   1  1    14       AVENGERS (146)
 NEARLY PARKER 6973            1   2  0     5       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
-COCKFIGHT 6967                0   3  0     3       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
-EMERGENCY ROOM 6976           0   1  0     1       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      TANKEN 6987           434  NONE
COPS! 6875             13 13 0 AFTER MIDNIGHT 662   SPECTRUM 6776         431  JUST REVENGED
NOBUNAGA 6915           8 11 1 AVENGERS 146         FOURTH SHOT 6876      432   
CHARRED MERINGUE 6980   0  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    STONE GOLEM           434  NONE
CAPTAIN JACK 6677      11  6 0 MILITARY MAYHEM 89   RONDOR SENDAL 6343    434   
R.R. SPIKE 6923         5  4 0 USEFUL WEAPONS 636   BLOOD METAL 6912      430  NOT REVENGED
SKILLET 6975            1  1 1 USEFUL WEAPONS 636   BLACK ORC             434  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I don't know, Assur. I am still betting that you sleep with Belinda. Shame! -- Lady 
Smith

Spectrum, salute! It is a pleasure to see a REAL warrior and champion on top of 
Chimlevtal. -- Lady Smith

Ayay! Me Wepuns dun git me yer 3-0-1! Suhweeet! -- Smithy

After Midnight, are you, then, saying YOU know Weirdo? -- Consortium Folk

What! Skillet kills a DA Monster! In his first fight?! There goes my chance at a 
decent recruit! -- Lady Smith
P.S. Skillet killed a Preacher. Just sayin'.....

I, 2x4, whacked and smacked Tanken of Avengers. Felt good! -- 2x4

Poker challenged and beat Nearly Parker. I guess our Useful Weapon held all the cards. 
-- U.W. Fans

We salute the tourney participants, with a special nod for Drokk, tourney victor. -- 
the Middle Way

Urako Witstealer -- I don't have any, either. -- Panda Ross

Poker -- You really messed me up. -- Nearly Parker

Frog-Eye Salad -- It's gotta be a problem with the dressing.  Maybe if I used fire 
cider instead of vinegar? -- Rondor Sendal

Oroke Stonemagus -- Ha. -- Lumus Nelp

Hanzo -- What did *I* do that you seek vengeance? -- Norison Rose

Frog-Eye Salad -- But I'm not ready to be consuming, okay?  Salads, augh. -- Panda 
Ross

All -- Someone entered 2x4 into Terrablood as a PR. Be advised that he is not a 
ripper. -- The Consortium Human Rights Commission

Belinda -- There's no integrity in journalism anymore. -- After Midnight

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SKILLET was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CHARRED MERINGUE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
THIRD BEER overcame SPECTRUM in a 1 minute veteran's Bloodfeud Title match.
FROG-EYE SALAD was bested by URAKO WITSTEALER in a popular 1 minute Challenge contest.
HANZO overpowered NORISON ROSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
HAXE DOOMCARVER devastated RED PEPPER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
2 X 4 devastated NEARLY PARKER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
LUMUS NELP was overcome by COLONEL KLINK in a 1 minute expert's fight.
MAJOR DISASTER vanquished OROKE STONEMAGUS in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
CAPTAIN JACK was slaughtered by RONDOR SENDAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SERGEANT SCHULTZ savagely defeated PANDA ROSS in a 1 minute gory expert's match.
SGT. ROCK outlasted LASSO in a unpopular 24 minute veteran's match.
HURRICANE handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
STORM SEASON demolished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BASORN KUBIKIRI overcame BALKO STONEFALCON in a 4 minute conflict.
WINTER overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute bloody one-sided duel.
TANKEN slaughtered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         AIMED BLOW        19 -   9 -  2      68  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       28 -  22 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  20 -  1      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  18 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  23 -  1      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  16 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  34 -  2      39  |

Turn 434 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    4 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    THIRD BEER 6874            15  13  0  102 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
AIMED BLOW       URAKO WITSTEALER 6505      23  19  4  114 SHADOWHOLD (640)
STRIKING ATTACK  COLONEL KLINK 6735         11   8  1  113 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAJOR DISASTER 6791        10   4  1  106 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
TOTAL PARRY      SGT. ROCK 6775              8   5  0   59 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
BASHING ATTACK   HURRICANE 6957              4   1  0   54 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
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 WINTER 6953.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAJOR DISASTER 6791, BALKO 
STONEFALCON 6910, CHARRED MERINGUE 6980, URAKO WITSTEALER 6505, HANZO 6918, COLONEL 
KLINK 6735, SERGEANT SCHULTZ 6736, STORM SEASON 6956, THIRD BEER 6874, and SPECTRUM 
6776.

The least popular fighter this week was LASSO 6865.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SGT. ROCK 6775, PANDA ROSS 6383, CAPTAIN JACK 6677, OROKE STONEMAGUS 
6603, LUMUS NELP 6328, NEARLY PARKER 6973, RED PEPPER 6958, NORISON ROSE 6453, TANKEN 
6987, and BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THIRD BEER (31-6874) AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
LUMUS NELP (31-6328) MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)