DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/18/2019    Duedate: 12/14/2019

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-440

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BREXIT 2016
NUMBERS GAME (403)
(31-6790) [12-4-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BREXIT 2016                    PI CHAMAELEONTIS
NUMBERS GAME (403)             CHAMAELEON (669)
(31-6790) [12-4-0,105]         (31-6994) [1-0-0,17]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BREXIT 2016                    3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS
NUMBERS GAME (403)             NUMBERS GAME (403)
(31-6790) [12-4-0,105]         (31-6774) [4-14-0,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NUMBERS GAME (403)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. AVENGERS (146)              22
2. USEFUL WEAPONS (636)        21      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. CHAMAELEON (669)            17      Unchartered Team
4. NUMBERS GAME (403)          17
5. MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)           6      CHAMAELEON (669)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*CHAMAELEON (669)           1   0  0  100   1/ 3 NUMBERS GAME (403)        8  4 0
 2/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     209 119  8 63.7   2/ 1 AVENGERS (146)            8  6 0
 3/ 2 NUMBERS GAME (403)       406 344 28 54.1   3/ 2 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     7  6 0
 4/ 3 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    149 148  6 50.2   4/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      6  3 0
 5/ 4 AVENGERS (146)           465 499 36 48.2   5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)        3 12 1
 6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)       261 485 11 35.0   6/ 0*CHAMAELEON (669)          1  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                        The Wheel of Misfortune:  Kolact DM 10

Overview

A contest for Kolact (DM 10) that runs 12 turns (starting turn 889, due 02/03/2020). 
Squads will consist of four (4) teams. One (1) team per manager. Participating 
managers may not run multiple teams in the arena during the contest.

Premise

Master Darque is fiddling with Chaos Gates again, which creates CHAOS and randomness 
during the contest. Turn 1 (Kolact turn 889) and Turn 12 (Kolact turn 900) will be 
scored using STANDARD scoring (explained below). Turns 2 through 11 will use a wide 
variety of scoring mechanisms and will be randomly determined as the contest 
progresses using a random generator. The scoring mechanisms will be posted in Kolact's 
newsletter two (2) turns in advance, as well as on the D2 website under the contest 
forums.

Entry

Entry into the contest is open to anyone who meets the following criteria:

1) Form a squad. A squad will consist of four (4) managers. No more, no less. This 
means there will be NO single manager teams. You must choose a name for your squad.

2) Each manager must declare their intention to participate in the contest BEFORE Turn 
1 of The WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE contest (No exceptions will be made). Declarations must 
include: 1) TEAM NAME, 2) MANAGER NAME, 3) PARTNERS' NAMES, and 4) SQUAD'S NAME, and 
may be submitted by any of the following means:

     a. A personal ad in DM 10
     b. A diplomatic note to Darque Ages (29) in DM 81
     c. An email to rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com with WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE in 
          the Subject Line.

**NOTE: Failure to meet this criteria by the deadline will result in NO ENTRY into the 
contest. Please be mindful of the requirements and submit them in a timely manner to 
avoid any misfortunes.

Prizes

Endurance Award:  Here Is Your Participation Trophy

Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion for participating in all 
12 rounds of the contest and in at least 55 of the 60 scheduled fights. Teams that 
participate in ALL the scheduled 60 fights will receive an additional +1 Bonus Potion.

1ST Place:  You're Awesome Awards (choose 3 from the following):
     1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 
        and have participated in contest)
     2. Move a warrior from another team (that you own) to your DM 10 squad (warrior 
        must be alive, NATURAL and UNMODIFIED; there must be an open spot via 
        death/dark arena or graduation)
     3. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
     4. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
     5. Limited Immortality (one (1) resurrection following death in DM 10)
     6. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)

2ND Place:  Ever the Bride's Maid Awards (choose 2 of the following)
     1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 
        and have participated in contest)
     2. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
     3. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
     4. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)

3RD Place:  The Aluminum Falcon Awards (choose 1 of the following)
     1. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
     2. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)

Moderator
Master Darque will be the moderator for this contest. All questions and disputes can 
be directed to him. He is the final arbitrator for the contest and his decisions are 
final.

Scoring Mechanisms

Standard Scoring (Turns 1 & 12)
     +3 Win
     -2 Death
     +2 Kill
     Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored. 
     (Please note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -2.) 
     Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly.

Option 1: Delarquan Death Fest (DM 59)
     Win   = +2 pts
     Loss  = -1 pt
     Kill  = +5 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
     Death = -3 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss]
     Dark Arena Kill  = +10 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
     Dark Arena Death =  -5 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss]
     Challenges against squad-mates will incur -1 penalty for both participants. 
     Death penalties will also apply.

Option 2:  TOGS (DM 60)
     10 points for winning on your upchallenge against another WoM warrior.
      7 points for winning on your even challenge of another WoM warrior.
      7 points for winning on another WoM warrior's challenge.
      7 points for winning a random matchup against another WoM warrior.
      4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-WoM warrior.

     Do not fight your teammate, you will not get any points.  Also, you will not get    
     any points if you challenge a non-WoM team (this includes the Dark Arena).

     5 points for a spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn.          
         The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the  
         newsletter (that's 31 lines--each line 86 characters across). In addition to  
         the length criteria, spotlights will not be given any points if they are in  
         any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related. If in 
         doubt about the content, email me before the turn and I will be happy to 
         verify it for you.
     -5 points per manager who does not write at least one (1) personal ad.
     -5 points for being the team that avoided the most.

Option 3:  Battle Royale (DM 18)
     +1 Win
     +1 Kill
     -1 Loss
     -1 Death
     No Avoids (-10 point penalty for avoiding)

Option 4:  (Un)Popularity Contest
     +11 for Turn's Most Popular with a descending point award for most popular 
         warriors' list (e.g. +10 for second most popular, +9 for third most popular, 
         etc.). Only warriors listed on the most popular list will score points 
         (between +10 and +1).
     +11 for Turn's Least Popular with a descending point award for least popular 
         warriors' list (e.g. +10 for second least popular, +9 for third least 
         popular, etc.). Only warriors listed on the least popular list will score 
         points (between +10 and +1).

Option 5:  Slaughter Priest Memorial (DM 54)
     No Challenges
     3 points for winning
     3 points for killing (giving 6 in total, 3 for the win and 3 for the kill)
     3 points for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of 
         number of personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it 
         is written from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager 
         entity or you will not get the point.
    -3 points for losing
    -3 points for being killed (giving -6 in total, -3 for losing and -3 for being 
         killed)

Option 6:  Turf War (DM 47)
     Team Points:
       * Fights made:
          1 = 0 points, 2 = 0 points, 3 = 1 point, 4 = 3 points, 5 = 5 points
       * Wins earned:
          1 = 1 point, 2 = 3 points, 3 = 6 points, 4 = 10 points, 5 = 15 points
       * Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
       * Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points 
          (if there is a tie, no points will be awarded)

     Alliance Points:
       * Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
          All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 3 points
          All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 6 points
          All (each) team fights all five warriors = 9
       * Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points 
          (If tied, no points awarded.)

Option 7:  Morya Madness (DM 28)
     +3 points to the highest ranked warrior of each style. Highest ranked is the 
         highest recognition total, regardless of record. If case of a tie in 
         recognition points, win/loss percentage will be the tie breaker, followed by 
         total kills (warrior).
     +5 Top Team on the Move descending scoring down to #5 (e.g. +5 for first, +4 for 
         second, etc).
     +5 Most Successful Bloodfeuds (Contest Turns 1-8; cumulative for squad). 
         Bloodfeud victories for kills that did not occur during the contest do not 
         count to this total.
     +5 Most Avoided Squad (Contest Turns 1-8; teammates avoiding one another will not 
         be counted)
     -5 Most Avoiding Squad (Contest Turns 1-8)
     +5 Most Turn's Most Favorite (Squad) (Contest Turns 1-8)
     +5 Most Turn's Least Favorite (Squad) (Contest Turns 1-8)

Option 8:  Mordant Olympics (DM 1) -- Only Available Turns 7-11
     The three teams (not squads) with the best win-loss record over turns 1-9 (who 
     meet minimum fight criteria). Cumulative kills and total recognition will serve 
     as tie breaks if needed.
          Gold:    25 points
          Silver:  15 points
          Bronze:  10 Points
     +3 Points for an Attacker [Challenge] Win 
          (Challenges against squad-mates will incur a -2 point penalty)
     +3 Points for a Defender [being Challenged] Win 
          (Challenges from squad-mates will incur a -2 point penalty)

Option 9:  Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse (DM 45)
     +5 Win
     -5 Death
     +5 Kill
     Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored 
     (Please note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -1). 
     Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly.

                                      SPY REPORT

     News Flash: A Persistent Beggar was found dead on the sands.  The killer was 
identified as one TOBY ULRIK, who fights for MIDDLE WAY 7.  The subsequent 
investigation showed that it happened during an arena fight and there was no foul 
play.  It is sad that we've arrived at a social structure where beggars are willing to 
risk their lives for a small cash payout.  Granted it is cash and can be used for 
whatever they want, rather than food stamps or other non-transferable items given by 
other social programs.  And just so everything is clear, the beggar was not Lady 
Smith, Assur, or any other manager/warrior. It was actually one of the destitute 
beggars you see on the streets normally.
     Talking about being destitute, Destitute Noble had a turn to be proud of. While 
NUMBERS GAME's 3-1 only matched the record by Huckle Cat's AVENGERS, NUMBERS GAME 
turned the record into 5 awards compared to AVENGERS 1 award. Congratulations!  To the 
AVENGERS?  Enjoy your one measly award!  Don't spend your winnings all in one place.
     BREXIT 2016 continues to hang around, recently going through its third extension.  
I'm predicting 4 more months.  Am I talking about politics or a warrior?  Stay tuned 
to find out!
     Avoids?  8 warriors put 14 avoids.  The avoids were mostly split evenly 3 ways to 
AVENGERS, BASH BROS OCEAN, and USEFUL WEAPONS.  The balance went to NUMBERS GAME.  Who 
did the avoiding?  Mostly BASH BROS OCEAN AND USEFUL WEAPONS sending 6 each.  NUMBERS 
GAME accounted for the last two.
     Thanks for the ads, Jorja, Assur, and the Smithy's (as well their warriors where 
appropriate).  Nothing to report on undefeated warriors.  I did greatly enjoy the fact 
that there were 2 down challenges that both won and 2 up challenges that both lost.  I 
would have been laughing hystericaly if it had also been the case that both the 
failures had been USEFUL WEAPONS, but that was way too much to ask.  You may be like 
me and not be a Lady Smith fan, but I can't deny that they know how to put winning 
warriors on the sands, holding the Chartered Recognition award for years.  NORRISON 
ROSE was reported as the most challenged warrior, but I don't believe that.  It was 
likely one challenge.
     One last order of business.  Welcome, welcome, welcome to PI CHAMAELEONTIS of 
CHAMAELEON.  It has been awhile since we've had a new face here.
     I forgot to request the tourney results for the arena, but perhaps I got them in 
spite of forgetting to request them.  Was there any tourney activity?
     And finally, just in case anyone really cares, I was, of course, talking about 
the warrior, BREXIT 2016.  This is a spy report for our arena, not a news feed!  
BREXIT has a 3 turn reign going now.  Can it be extended to 7?

    -- Belinda, running far less than 100% (which exceeds Lady Smith's capabilties if 
she could run at 200%)

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BREXIT 2016 6790             12   4  0   105       NUMBERS GAME (403)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 1-800-VICTORY 6727           13   3  0    94       NUMBERS GAME (403)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STORM SEASON 6956            10   1  0    88       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-SPECTRUM 6776                19  26  4    87       AVENGERS (146)
 HANZO 6918                   10  14  0    83       AVENGERS (146)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LASSO 6865                   18   8  0    68       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NORISON ROSE 6453            13  25  0    64       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 HURRICANE 6957                8   3  0    61       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POKER 6970                    5   2  0    56       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-2 X 4 6974                    4   0  0    47       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 RED PEPPER 6958               7  10  0    46       AVENGERS (146)
 BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965          7   5  0    46       AVENGERS (146)
-BOLO 6908                    10   3  1    43       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774        4  14  0    37       NUMBERS GAME (403)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINTER 6953                   7   3  0    33       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 TANKEN 6987                   5   3  1    28       AVENGERS (146)
 ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006        2   1  0    24       NUMBERS GAME (403)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHARD 6995                    3   3  0    19       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994         1   0  0    17       CHAMAELEON (669)
 TOBY ULRIK 7010               1   0  1    16       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 NEARLY PARKER 6973            1   8  0    11       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 NELLIE PURR 7001              1   3  0     6       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
 CREAMPUFF 7005                1   2  0     5       MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)

'-' 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                      TOBY ULRIK 7010       440  NONE
DOCK HOLE 7009          0  1 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627  STONE GOLEM           440  NONE
MONTANA OREO 6998       0  1 0 MIDDLE WAY 7 536     CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 6996  436  NONE
PANDA ROSS 6383        16 33 2 MIDDLE WAY 7 536     SPECTRUM 6776         437   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Belinda,Belinda, Belinda. You are pretty modest for a complete bimbo. And here I 
thought you were a full-fledged floozy! -- Lady Smith

OK. OK. So our Useful Weapons fought and brought us a 2-1. Ho hum. -- Lady Smith

Luv me wepuns. Shore does. -- Smithy

Hey, Red Pepper, I like peppers. Red, green, yellow, sweet, tangy, hot, .... Bring 'em 
on! I need more wins. -- Lasso, Useful Weapon

Tanken, consider yourself poked. -- Poker, Useful Weapon

Basorn, lucky, lucky you. -- Shard, Useful Weapon (sometimes)

Tournament? Are there any tournament quality warriors around here? -- Lady Smith

Brexit 2016 -- Quite right.  Go for the win.  *I* don't mind, not now when this is my 
last fight. -- Rondor Sendal

1-800-Victory -- You called for it, and you got it.  I wish Jorja would do stuff like 
that. -- Norison Rose

One Fish Two Fish -- Yep, I was the more experienced loser, so I knew I could lose 
better. -- Nearly Parker

Well, of COURSE I defeated the Mordant Deserter.  What else could I do, after all? -- 
Nellie Purr

It's all well and good for Nellie to make confident pronouncements, but life is not 
all easy wins.  I worked for mine. -- Creampuff

Belinda -- Another memory drifting to the surface:  three warriors in Murska.  I sent 
in the rollups but forgot to send strats with 'em.  They ran no weapons, no armor, 1  
1  1  HE  HE for about twenty turns before some other manager there pointed out their 
problem.  Once I gave them sharp pointy things to hold and more than an old tee shirt 
to wear, they did much better and even graduated. -- Jorja

Lady Smith -- I only share my bed with my beautiful wife of 28 years. Belinda has no 
place in my heart!  Though I will say thank you for her service writing the spy 
report.  I won't go so far as to say it is good, but it is better than a computer. -- 
Assur

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DOCK HOLE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
LASSO won victory over NORISON ROSE in a 5 minute expert's Challenge battle.
3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS was narrowly defeated by RED PEPPER in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
SHARD was devastated by BASORN KUBIKIRI in a 4 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
ONE FISH TWO FISH overpowered CREAMPUFF in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BREXIT 2016 bested HANZO in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
1-800-VICTORY devastated HURRICANE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
STORM SEASON slimly won victory over VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute fight.
WINTER was handily defeated by POKER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
TANKEN vanquished NEARLY PARKER in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
NELLIE PURR lost to PI CHAMAELEONTIS in a 3 minute gory fight.
TOBY ULRIK executed PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        23 -  11 -  1      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  18 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  21 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  14 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  22 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  15 -  1      38  |

Turn 440 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   BREXIT 2016 6790           12   4  0  105 NUMBERS GAME (403)
AIMED BLOW       STORM SEASON 6956          10   1  0   88 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
TOTAL PARRY      LASSO 6865                 18   8  0   68 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
BASHING ATTACK   HURRICANE 6957              8   3  0   61 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
STRIKING ATTACK  POKER 6970                  5   2  0   56 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BREXIT 2016 6790.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774.  The ten other most popular fighters were DOCK HOLE 
7009, NORISON ROSE 6453, RED PEPPER 6958, STORM SEASON 6956, TANKEN 6987, PI 
CHAMAELEONTIS 6994, BREXIT 2016 6790, 1-800-VICTORY 6727, POKER 6970, and NELLIE PURR 
7001.

The least popular fighter this week was SHARD 6995.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LASSO 6865, NEARLY PARKER 6973, WINTER 6953, HURRICANE 6957, CREAMPUFF 
7005, BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965, TOBY ULRIK 7010, HANZO 6918, ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006, and 
NELLIE PURR 7001.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXVIII

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ONUPHRE 3385 (132-98-3)                5  3  0         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U!  

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BRUTALIX 6646 (41-36-1)                0  2  0         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U!  

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SILVER GLASS 6748 (11-2-0)             0  2  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994 (0-0-0)         11  3  0         CHAMAELEON           

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PHOENICIA 4502 (12-9-1)                2  3  0         DARQUE FORCES        

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RICIVERA BATTLEBAT 6878 (1-0-1)        1  3  0         SHADOWHOLD