DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/09/2020 Duedate: 04/04/2020
CHIMLEVTAL ARENA
DM-31 TURN-444
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
OROKE STONEMAGUS
SHADOWHOLD (640)
(31-6603) [20-16-4,103]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
OROKE STONEMAGUS PI CHAMAELEONTIS
SHADOWHOLD (640) CHAMAELEON (669)
(31-6603) [20-16-4,103] (31-6994) [4-1-0,38]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
OROKE STONEMAGUS RED PEPPER
SHADOWHOLD (640) AVENGERS (146)
(31-6603) [20-16-4,103] (31-6958) [8-13-0,42]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SHADOWHOLD (640)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SHADOWHOLD (640) 24
2. NUMBERS GAME (403) 22 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 17 Unchartered Team
4. BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 17
5. USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 12 CHAMAELEON (669)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 216 125 8 63.3 1/ 2 SHADOWHOLD (640) 9 1 1
2/ 2 NUMBERS GAME (403) 414 349 28 54.3 2/ 3 NUMBERS GAME (403) 6 4 0
3/ 3 SHADOWHOLD (640) 110 95 13 53.7 3/ 6 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 6 4 0
4/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 38 35 4 52.1 4/ 1 AVENGERS (146) 6 9 1
5/ 5 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 154 158 6 49.4 5/ 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 4 2 0
6/ 6 AVENGERS (146) 474 510 37 48.2 6/ 4 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 4 7 0
7/ 7*CHAMAELEON (669) 4 5 0 44.4 7/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 3 11 0
8/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 267 498 11 34.9 8/ 8*CHAMAELEON (669) 2 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
It was a turn of haves and have nots. Those who have a career win/loss above .500
had winning records. Those who do not have a career win/loss above .500 did not.
Shadowhold took 5 of the awards, too! (Well done). Avengers and Useful Weapons took
the other two general awards. Chameleon took the two unchartered awards.
When the matchups were announced and people saw URAKO WITSTEALER headed to the
dark arena, the betting for the throne started heating up. Of course, most of the
money was put on HANZO and OROKE STONEMAGUS, but a there was also money put on 1-800-
VICTORY with his 7 point recognition advantage coming into the turn. I think there was
one bet placed on no duelmaster, as well. 1-800-VICTORY and OROKE STONEMAGUS both
won, so HANZO was out. And when the final rankings were posted, OROKE STONEMAGUS did
in fact come out with a 5 point lead and is our duelmaster and newest Lord Protector.
That is two in two turns for Shadowhold.
In the undefeated warrior game, 2 x 4 sat out, likely waiting for the ideal turn
to come in and post a huge down challenge to some poor unsuspecting warrior. BLOOD
METAL faced the higher experienced WINTER. BLOOD METAL got the win, but also got the
magic 9 recognition points he wasn't looking for. He enters the champions class at 6-
0. More than a small part of me wants to see a OROKE vs BLOOD METAL title fight. An
even greater part of me would want that fight to end in death! (And I don't care
which one dies, though OROKE's would be far less impactful, being immortal). That
will also leave the career popularity award up for grabs. BREXIT had it before
Shadowhold returned. Perhaps HANZO is next in line.
Interestingly, all ten styles were represented this turn. It has been a while
since that has happened. All eight listed teams fought at least a warrior. BASORN
KUBIKIRI was reported as the most challenged warrior, but I have no way to know if
that was a single challenge or a half dozen. AVENGERS was the most avoided team,
getting four avoids, 2 each from USEFUL WEAPONS and SHADOWHOLD.
Lady Smith made a bold statement this turn, one which I can neither confirm nor
deny. I can confirm that an unofficial survey found her the most hated person in
Chimlevtal. Fortunately, reading and writing isn't a strict requirement for managing
a stable. As long as you can turn in paperwork (and from what I've seen the
commission flunkies do with that turned in paperwork, it isn't clear it needs to even
be filled out), your warriors can fight. But it does suggest a sad state if the
statement is true.
Until next time,
Belinda, lacking the imagination to come up with a creative title this turn
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603 20 16 4 103 SHADOWHOLD (640)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BREXIT 2016 6790 14 4 0 123 NUMBERS GAME (403)
-SILVER GLASS 6748 11 2 0 100 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
1-800-VICTORY 6727 15 4 0 98 NUMBERS GAME (403)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LASSO 6865 20 10 0 85 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
HANZO 6918 12 16 1 83 AVENGERS (146)
NORISON ROSE 6453 14 28 0 70 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965 9 7 0 70 AVENGERS (146)
BLOOD METAL 6912 6 0 2 67 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TABOR SKULLSHOT 6903 8 2 0 63 SHADOWHOLD (640)
-2 X 4 6974 6 0 0 61 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-POKER 6970 5 2 0 56 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
HAXE DOOMCARVER 6882 8 6 1 52 SHADOWHOLD (640)
BOLO 6908 12 4 1 50 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
HURRICANE 6957 9 6 0 46 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-ARCTIC NIGHT 6773 6 1 1 44 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774 6 16 0 43 NUMBERS GAME (403)
RED PEPPER 6958 8 13 0 42 AVENGERS (146)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TOBY ULRIK 7010 4 1 1 38 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994 4 1 0 38 CHAMAELEON (669)
WINTER 6953 9 5 0 37 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006 4 2 0 35 NUMBERS GAME (403)
TANKEN 6987 6 6 1 34 AVENGERS (146)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NASTOLGIA 6922 4 4 0 28 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
BALKO STONEFALCON 6910 6 7 1 26 SHADOWHOLD (640)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEARLY PARKER 6973 2 11 0 17 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
FAIRY TAIL 7018 1 0 0 13 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
NELLIE PURR 7001 2 6 0 12 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
-SALT WATER 7012 1 0 0 11 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
DODGE'EM DUDE 7019 1 0 0 10 AVENGERS (146)
HARPOON 7014 1 1 0 7 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
TOO MANY L'S 7016 0 1 0 1 NUMBERS GAME (403)
CHERRY PIE 7017 0 1 0 1 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BOTTOM OF THE SE 7021 0 1 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627 WURM KIN 444 NONE
STORM SEASON 6956 11 3 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627 HANZO 6918 443
FALLING STAR 4 6993 0 1 0 CHAMAELEON 669 HIGH ELF 444 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Sadly, Melinda/Belinda/Peelinda, it has become quite clear-cut. The reason there are
no personal ads, other than mine, is that none of the other managers can read nor
write. It is a sad state Chimmytown is in. --Lady Smith
Tanken, you are simply my favorite. The joist of my dreams. -- 2 X 4, Useful Weapon
Basorn Kubikiri, hah1 Beat you at your own game! Ride on, cowboy. --Lasso, Useful
Weapon
Salt water, some day I shall purify you, Bud. Some day. (After I get that great white
whale first.) -- Harpoon, Useful Weapon
Yow! 2-1! Muh wepons dun gud. Aye. -- Smithy
Our congratulations to Spectrum and to Urako Witstealer. -- the Middle Way
We seem to have missed out on personals last time. No excuses, but we'll try to do
better. -- Jorja
Oroke Stonemagu=s -- Being a stonemagus must not be a good job, or you'd not have
entered the arena. -- Norison Rose
Tabor Skullshot -- Ouch. I was still using that skull. -- Toby Ulrik
Nastolgia -- Why would I kill a houseplant? They freshen the air. -- Nellie Purr
Balko Stonefalcon -- Must make it hard to fly! -- Nearly Parker
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
URAKO WITSTEALER butchered PREACHER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BOTTOM OF THE SEA was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
FALLING STAR 4 was easily killed by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
OROKE STONEMAGUS vanquished HANZO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl.
LASSO luckily beat BASORN KUBIKIRI in a unpopular 20 minute bloody Challenge match.
BOLO unbelievably bested RED PEPPER in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight.
HAXE DOOMCARVER viciously subdued TANKEN in a 2 minute gory Challenge competition.
1-800-VICTORY handily defeated NORISON ROSE in a action packed 2 minute uneven melee.
TABOR SKULLSHOT won victory over HURRICANE in a 2 minute fight.
BLOOD METAL vanquished WINTER in a 2 minute gory one-sided duel.
3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS savagely defeated NASTOLGIA in a popular 2 minute gory melee.
PI CHAMAELEONTIS demolished NEARLY PARKER in a 2 minute mismatched match.
BALKO STONEFALCON was handily defeated by TOBY ULRIK in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
ONE FISH TWO FISH demolished NELLIE PURR in a 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
HARPOON overcame TOO MANY L'S in a 2 minute gory beginner's fight.
CHERRY PIE was devastated by DODGE'EM DUDE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FAIRY TAIL overpowered CONVICTED THIEF 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|
|TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 1 63 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 16 - 0 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 0 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 19 - 18 - 1 51 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 17 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 23 - 2 36 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
Turn 444 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:
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 3 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603 20 16 4 103 SHADOWHOLD (640)
LUNGING ATTACK 1-800-VICTORY 6727 15 4 0 98 NUMBERS GAME (403)
TOTAL PARRY LASSO 6865 20 10 0 85 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
AIMED BLOW BLOOD METAL 6912 6 0 2 67 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
BASHING ATTACK HURRICANE 6957 9 6 0 46 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
STRIKING ATTACK TOBY ULRIK 7010 4 1 1 38 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
WALL OF STEEL PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994 4 1 0 38 CHAMAELEON (669)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603. The most popular warrior
this turn was RED PEPPER 6958. The ten other most popular fighters were
1-800-VICTORY 6727, 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774, BLOOD METAL 6912, HARPOON 7014, HAXE
DOOMCARVER 6882, OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603, BOLO 6908, TABOR SKULLSHOT 6903, PI
CHAMAELEONTIS 6994, and ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006.
The least popular fighter this week was LASSO 6865. The other ten least popular
fighters were BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965, CHERRY PIE 7017, BALKO STONEFALCON 6910, NORISON
ROSE 6453, FALLING STAR 4 6993, BOTTOM OF THE SEA 7021, TOO MANY L'S 7016, NELLIE
PURR 7001, TOBY ULRIK 7010, and NEARLY PARKER 6973.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
OROKE STONEMAGUS (31-6603) SHADOWHOLD (640)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
URAKO WITSTEALER (31-6505) SHADOWHOLD (640)
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest
petitioner. This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
"Name change. I heard we can do that. I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
"I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly. "The Commission has actually
been thinking about this. It isn't FREE, mind you! It takes money to run our office,
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
"I don't care about goats!" He made a crude suggestion about goats.
"Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
"I had a talk with my manager. He'll find the money. I want to change my name
to Jane Ralph. I'm no doe!" He thumped a fist on the counter.
"Er, yes. Jane Ralph. Fill out this form, please." He pushed the paper across
the counter. "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and
can be submitted through the end of May. With the payment. No change without the
goat, ah, the gold."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing
throughout the month of May. The cost will be $2 per name change. All proceeds will
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
TRILLIUM (2-6366) FLOYD'S BREWERY
DR. GIRLFRIEND (3-7105) IRATE FORMATIONS
SAUL GOODMAN (5-5832) ANTIHEROES
COURAGE (32-6353) ANGELS OF PAIN
BIG BROTHER (69-6988) FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT
SPILLS (72-6855) BASH BROS THEATER
PARKING LOT (72-6868) BASH BROS FREEWAY
JANUARY JONES (73-6056) CALENDAR GIRLS
BIRGITTE (73-6755) KINGS BLADES
GUARDIAN (82-16446) WAY TOO MUCH BEER5
CRAZY 54 (84-11494) CRAZY 88 15
PAYED LATE (84-12533) TMF II
BILLABONG (84-13804) GENERATION Y
SAROKITH (84-30929) DUB O DUBS
CIEL PHANTOMHIVE (84-36380) ANIME LEGENDS 4
SWEET-N-SOUR (84-50491) SUPERIOR FORCES DA02
ROBERT PAULSON 115 (84-52207) PROJECT MAYHEM 36
THE SQUIDS (84-54746) CHICAGO BOUND 15
CAT SCRATCH FEVER (84-56886) COLLEGE RADIO X
THE ORANGE ONE (84-57256) THE MOTHERSHIP ZU
GINGER KNOWLES (85-5131) SWORDFISH
VOODOO TOAD (85-14776) DARK TOADS
HIDEYOSHI (85-21460) SAMURAI FIVE
ZOCALO (85-24610) KC FOOD XIII
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes