DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/19/2022    Duedate: 10/15/2022

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-477

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SGT. ROCK
MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
(31-6775) [26-11-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SGT. ROCK                      POSITION IS EMPTY
MILITARY MAYHEM (89)           
(31-6775) [26-11-0,135]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TANKEN                         HERMIONE GRANGER
AVENGERS (146)                 HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)
(31-6987) [18-27-3,92]         (31-7066) [13-9-2,101]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MILITARY MAYHEM (89)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS OCEAN (627)       47
2. THE OTHER ONES (404)        42      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. SOLIS MILITES (511)         32      Unchartered Team
4. MILITARY MAYHEM (89)        31
5. HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)    17       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     265 177  9 60.0   1/ 1 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     13  0 1
 2/ 3 SOLIS MILITES (511)       50  36  3 58.1   2/ 2 HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)  8  7 0
 3/ 2 HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)  63  46  5 57.8   3/ 8 SOLIS MILITES (511)       6  4 0
 4/ 4 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     420 328 27 56.1   4/ 7 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     6  4 0
 5/ 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)     129 108  7 54.4   5/ 3 2115 BOURBON ST (675)     5  7 1
 6/ 6 JUST DESSERTS (569)      163 153  7 51.6   6/ 4 JUST DESSERTS (569)       5  7 1
 7/ 7 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    229 216 10 51.5   7/10 AVENGERS (146)            5 10 0
 8/ 0 ASSASSIN NATION (515)    430 452 60 48.8   8/ 6 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      4  3 0
 9/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      45  49  5 47.9   9/ 5 BIRDS (647)               3  3 0
10/10 AVENGERS (146)           538 601 42 47.2  10/ 9 CARTOON NETWORK (667)     3 10 0
11/ 9 BIRDS (647)               28  33  0 45.9  11/ 0 ASSASSIN NATION (515)     2  1 0
12/ 0 THE OTHER ONES (404)      88 109  8 44.7  12/ 0 THE OTHER ONES (404)      2  2 1
13/11 2115 BOURBON ST (675)     16  20  2 44.4  13/12 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      2  7 0
14/12 CARTOON NETWORK (667)     59  83  3 41.5  14/11 AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)      1  4 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.

Don't know what happened to my words of wisdom from last time. Must have gotten caught 
up in the hive of activity that is a face to face. Nice try by Rocky. Perhaps for a 
boxer of such reknown, fists would be a more appropriate weapon. Looks like there's 
lots of AB's to avoid around here. I've asked the commission to grant us a couple of 
extra avoid slots each turn. Certainly would help keep the peace around here.

                                          -- Sgt. Rock
                                             Military Mayhem
                                             3-time Duelmaster of Chimlevtal

                                      SPY REPORT

    SGT. ROCK challenged HERMIONE GRANGER this time out.  4 minutes later, the dust 
had settled and SGT. ROCK had won again.  HERMIONE did earn the most popular warrior 
award and remained a challenger champ.  That was just the beginning for MILITARY 
MAYHEM as they won another 4 fights (and 3 awards) this turn.  Since their return, 
they have won 17 fights and lost 0.  Can anything or anyone stop the mayhem?
    The warriors of BASH BROS OCEAN also were perfect at 4-0.  I'm sure they'd love to 
start a 17-0 run, but long history says those kind of runs are very rare regardless of 
who the manager is, what kind of gems the warriors are, or even if those warriors are 
modified by tournament prizes (there is a tournament coming soon, one more turn of 
preparation for all you Chimlevtal managers; I personally am excited by the fact that 
the dates for the tourney allow for me to have the arena results for Chimlevtal's turn 
that follows the tourney). 
    Before I get to all the juicy bits and information, I'll go through the less earth 
shattering stuff.  All ten styles were represented on the sands -- with at least 2 
warriors each.  Lungers were a very fine 6-1 and aimed blows were a dismal 2-6 (I have 
to wonder if those numbers are related, especially since lungers tend to have the 
advantage in head to head matches until later in their careers).  In the ten turn 
rankings, these two styles are currently 7th and 8th, both under 50%.  Meanwhile, the 
parry hybrids continue to rule those rankings.  Clearly we have some veterans managers 
here who want to succeed with the 'off' styles.  We saw 14 teams in the listings; all 
14 teams sent warriors (49 total) to the sands!  The 26 fights could be described as 3 
DA's, 1 BF, 12 Challenges, and 10 matchups.  More challenges than matchups suggests 
there is a lot of challenging going on.  No commission stand ins were called to the 
sands!
    Then we get to the fun stuff!  The most avoided team was again AFTER MIDNIGHT. No 
surprise here.  They have no issues with using every tool available to win! Sitting 
warriors and vicious down challenging are every day conversations in Weirdo's training 
grounds.  They received 10 of the 48 avoids compared to a mere 6 for the next most 
avoided team.  HOGWART'S STUDENTS and BASH BROS OCEAN sent three avoids each, but 5 
teams sent at least 1 avoid.
    I don't see any vicious down challenging this time (perhaps because AFTER MIDNIGHT 
only fought a single warrior).  EL CHUPACABRAS went down 1 to BOONDOCKS (maybe EL C. 
was trying to either win or set up a vicious challenge next turn in a loss - if so, 
the second part failed, because EL C. is still an adept in spite of losing).  Assur's 
ROCKY went down 10 to face LAVA CAKE GOLEM and won in 2.  The only other challenge 
down in recognition was SGT. ROCK's, who was going after anyone or anything that 
wasn't an aimed blow.  SGT. ROCK was the most challenged warrior -- I'm guessing those 
aimed blows were wanting more than a piece of the rock.
    WAND and OLIVER WOOD traded words in the personals.  Meanwhile, WAND sent a 
challenge to GREGORY GOYLE.  I'm not sure what they are teaching at Hogwart's these 
days, but Smithy sure knows what to do with a wand.  Maybe we'll get some more 
personals next turn?  Meanwhile, WAND is now 6-0 and ranked at the very top of the 
Challenger Adepts.  A very nice start to a career!
    Thanks to all who wrote!  I know it takes time, effort, and energy to send a DM 
Column or personal ad!  But it makes our arena better.  I know it is already the best 
arena, but outsiders may not know that.  Crip, Smithy, Riff-Raff, and Agent R -- Thank 
you!  I don't always give enough appreciation to those that write (and the ones that 
regularly contribute and missed this turn know who you are).
    I saved the best for last!  Welcome back, Ghab!  He brought back both THE OTHER 
ONES and ASSASSIN nation.  The arena wasn't the same without you. THE JEFF was 
assassinated by TANTRUM in a 1 minute uneven struggle.  Perhaps this isn't the best 
for Channel Master, but my desire to see the blood flow was well satisfied with Ghab 
not only notching a kill, but a veteran warrior kill.

      -- Belinda, whose spy reporting mistakes are similar to bullets against Superman

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SGT. ROCK 6775               26  11  0   135       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLD WIND 7043               14   8  0   114       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 TANTRUM 5083                 10   6  3   111       THE OTHER ONES (404)
 ROCKY 7053                   13   9  0   107       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 HERMIONE GRANGER 7066        13   9  2   101       HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)
-SILVER GLASS 6748            11   2  0   100       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 RAVEN 7115                    9   7  0    97       CARTOON NETWORK (667)
 TANKEN 6987                  18  27  3    92       AVENGERS (146)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAVA CAKE GOLEM 7039         13   6  0    89       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-BAD BURRITO 7032             10  10  1    85       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 CAPT. AMERICA 7093            8   1  0    83       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 BRASS KNUCKLES 7058          13   7  0    82       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-WITCHING HOUR 6933           20  11  0    79       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
-COCKFIGHT 6967                8  16  1    73       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 SOLAMANCER 4709              11   7  1    72       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 SOL DAEMON 4706              12   6  1    71       SOLIS MILITES (511)
-RESENTMENT 7038              11   7  0    69       ASSASSIN NATION (515)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WAND 7113                     6   0  0    66       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 DODGE'EM DUDE 7019           16  16  1    65       AVENGERS (146)
 TOUCAN 6638                  11   8  0    63       BIRDS (647)
 MAJOR TOM 7086                7   2  0    61       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 GREGORY GOYLE 7064           14   8  0    60       HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)
 BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104          9   8  1    60       AVENGERS (146)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAJOR SNAFU 7059              7   1  0    53       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 SUN BELT 7150                 6   2  1    51       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 BISHAMON 7069                10  11  0    50       AVENGERS (146)
 SEAGULL 6637                  9   9  0    48       BIRDS (647)
 BOONDOCKS 7157                4   1  0    48       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 OLIVER WOOD 7062              7   7  1    47       HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)
 SWIMMING 7154                 4   2  0    47       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-ARCTIC NIGHT 6773             6   1  1    44       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 BRECKENRIDGE 7130             6   5  0    37       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 EL CHUPACABRAS 7111           7   3  0    36       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 LUNA LOVEGOOD 7163            3   2  0    34       HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HATRED 7068                   4   6  0    32       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 NASTOLGIA 6922                6   9  1    31       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
-ROTTING PIER 7143             3   2  0    30       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 CONFUSED 7165                 2   0  0    29       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 BEER BARREL 7146              3   5  1    28       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 CHARLES GOODNIGHT 7158        2   2  1    28       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
-BAD BOY BAKLAVA 7161          2   2  0    27       JUST DESSERTS (569)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GOLDFINCH 6636                3   5  0    25       BIRDS (647)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DISOBEDIENT 7060              3   3  0    22       THE OTHER ONES (404)
-CHARYBDIS 7119                4   0  1    21       THE OTHER ONES (404)
 HAOMARU 7142                  2   9  0    21       AVENGERS (146)
 FAIRY TAIL 7018               5   3  0    20       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
-DUMBBELL 7112                 4   4  0    20       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 WICKEDNESS 7096               2   3  1    20       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 SUNKIST 7037                  5   4  0    19       SOLIS MILITES (511)
-CROW BAR 7057                 3   8  1    18       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-I CANSEE URANUS 7124          2   2  0    18       AFTER MIDNIGHT (662)
 CLOSED BEACH 7177             1   0  0    15       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 GEORGE WEASLEY 7121           4   2  0    14       HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)
-BLUEBIRD 6635                 3   5  0    14       BIRDS (647)
-WREN 6639                     2   6  0    12       BIRDS (647)
 BLOOD MOON PIE 7171           2   1  1     8       JUST DESSERTS (569)
 SUNSTROKE 7159                0   4  0     8       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 BODILY HARM 7117              2   1  0     7       THE OTHER ONES (404)
-VILENESS 7110                 0   1  0     7       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 GRIM 7169                     0   3  0     3       CARTOON NETWORK (667)
 SUPER SOAKER 7172             0   2  0     2       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
-PITCHFORK 7168                0   1  0     1       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THE JEFF 7056          14 11 1 CARTOON NETWORK 667  TANTRUM 5083          477   
CROAK EM BOUCHE 7166    0  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    CHARLES GOODNIGH 7158 474  REVENGED
TASTE IT! 7179          0  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    SHEWISH GIANT         477  NONE
UMAMI 7178              0  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    ARENAMASTER LEVT      477  NONE
INDIGNATION 7118        1  3 1 THE OTHER ONES 404   LIGHTBRINGER          477  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Whoooeeey! Them Military Mayhems are hot! Gotta be a massive Duelmaster Column coming. 
Wowsers all around. -- Smithy

And them Floyd Brookie types ... seemin' like they can only manage godling-types. 
Mediocrity befuddles them? -- Smithy

Boondocks, where'd you come from? Oh, I get it. (And I got it!) -- Crow Bar, Useful 
Weapon

Oliver Wood, perhaps you had better get some wand practice because you obviously don't 
have IT yet. -- Wand, Useful Weapon
P.S. Maybe Luna can teach you how to make bunnies?

Now, now Luna, luv, I wasn't aimin' for that silly hat. In fact, I am not sure that I 
got a chance to aim at all. Did you, perchance, jump the gun? Seemed a little unfair 
of you, ya know? -- Pitchfork, Useful Weapon

Toucan, I thought you were more like a Tweety-Bird, and I ain't no Puddy-Tat. -- Brass 
Knuckles, Useful Weapon

Belinda, careful now, Gal. you're gonna get fluffy emptyin' up all those chocolate 
boxes. -- Smithy

Life is like a box of chocolates; there's never anything there when you really need 
it! -- Smithy

Agent R -- Be careful what you wish for!  I mean, read the room, man!  You've got 

Smithy, here, and Assur, Crip, Papaiz, Master Darque, Channel Master and ... other 
managers.  The personal ads can get very personal.  Not mine (I'm happy-go-lucky) but 
others.  I meant the others. -- Riff-Raff

Fairy Tail -- More like a mullet.  And was that a hint of Decis I tasted in your 
Desperation?  Doesn't go well with the fantasy terroir. -- Breckenridge

Seagull -- I felt at times as though I was surrounded by a flock of you.  Next time 
I'll bring a net.  And a bigger weapon. -- Beer Barrel

Haomaru -- I hate it when you old guys lurk and lurk until you have the FE advantage.  
Boo! -- Charles Goodnight

Crow Bar -- You'll never pry my secrets from me! -- Boondocks

Agent R - Better? -- RR

Dodge'em Due -- Seems confusing that I would be fighting against Avengers -- Capt. 
America

Rockey -- Luckily beaten.  Hah!   Deservedly might be a more appropriate adjective -- 
Sgt. Rock

Bishamon -- Something seemed very wrong there -- Major Snafu

Nastolgia -- Here I am stuck in space trying to figure out if you have a creative name 
or someone just mixed up your vowels. -- Major Tom

Super Soaker -- You could be a fine addition to the items available to purchase at 
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes found on Diagon Alley. -- George Weasley

Useful Weapons -- Did you take my input on what some useful weapons are? -- Agent R

Wand -- How could I steal my Daddy's armour if I wasn't wearing any? -- Oliver Wood

Floyd's Brookie -- Now we know a longer swords beats a broader sword. -- Hermione 
Granger

Floyd's Brookie -- Life isnt' fair, get used to it. -- Agent R, mgr of Hogwarts 
Students

I Cansee Uranus -- I think you should get some new underwear.  One of the fans thought 
there was a big whole in it. -- Luna Lovegood

Swimming -- I don't know how my popularity increased, but I'll take it. I'm confused 
how it could actually increase, not just marginally increased. -- Gregory Goyle

***---------*---------*---------*---------**---------*---------*---------*---------***

Gladiators, Alastari needs your help!

An invasion through one of the northern chaos gates has threatened the land.  Brave 
fighters are requested to face this alien threat.  If you think you are tough enough, 
please respond to the Gladiatorial Commission.  Please include the following 
information:

     * Name and arena
     * A description including height, general appearance, preferred weapon, 
       additional talents, and personality.  
     * Explain why you want to face this deadly threat.  

Thank you.

                                         -- Keel Woodhaven, spy reporter for arena 101

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

INDIGNATION was butchered by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TASTE IT! was barely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
UMAMI was murdered by ARENAMASTER LEVTANI in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
BLOOD MOON PIE was demolished by CHARLES GOODNIGHT in a 2 minute Bloodfeud fight.
SGT. ROCK bested HERMIONE GRANGER in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge Title contest.
COLD WIND demolished TANKEN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
ROCKY defeated LAVA CAKE GOLEM in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge struggle.
SOLAMANCER bested BASARA KUBIKIRI in a popular 1 minute Challenge competition.
DODGE'EM DUDE was handily defeated by CAPT. AMERICA in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
SOL DAEMON slimly won victory over TOUCAN in a action packed 4 minute Challenge fight.
EL CHUPACABRAS was vanquished by BOONDOCKS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MAJOR SNAFU luckily beat SEAGULL in a popular 7 minute gory Challenge melee.
WAND demolished GREGORY GOYLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BISHAMON viciously subdued BRECKENRIDGE in a exciting 2 minute Challenge contest.
SUN BELT devastated NASTOLGIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
LUNA LOVEGOOD overcame SUNKIST in a action packed 3 minute Challenge fight.
THE JEFF was assassinated by TANTRUM in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
BRASS KNUCKLES was overcome by RAVEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
OLIVER WOOD devastated HAOMARU in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
HATRED was overpowered by SWIMMING in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MAJOR TOM overpowered BEER BARREL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
GEORGE WEASLEY was handily defeated by CONFUSED in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
SUNSTROKE was defeated by DISOBEDIENT in a exciting 2 minute gory duel.
WICKEDNESS viciously subdued SUPER SOAKER in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
FAIRY TAIL viciously subdued GRIM in a 5 minute brutal bout.
BODILY HARM was defeated by CLOSED BEACH in a exciting 1 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   4 -  0      73  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  1      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  13 -  1      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  21 -  2      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  20 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  28 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        28 -  36 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  26 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  26 -  2      35  |

Turn 477 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         4  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  6         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SGT. ROCK 6775             26  11  0  135 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
LUNGING ATTACK   COLD WIND 7043             14   8  0  114 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
PARRY-STRIKE     ROCKY 7053                 13   9  0  107 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
SLASHING ATTACK  HERMIONE GRANGER 7066      13   9  2  101 HOGWART'S STUDENTS (672)
AIMED BLOW       BRASS KNUCKLES 7058        13   7  0   82 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
WALL OF STEEL    SOL DAEMON 4706            12   6  1   71 SOLIS MILITES (511)
STRIKING ATTACK  MAJOR TOM 7086              7   2  0   61 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
PARRY-LUNGE      BOONDOCKS 7157              4   1  0   48 2115 BOURBON ST (675)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TANKEN 6987.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
HERMIONE GRANGER 7066.  The ten other most popular fighters were SEAGULL 6637, 
DISOBEDIENT 7060, TOUCAN 6638, BISHAMON 7069, LUNA LOVEGOOD 7163, SOL DAEMON 4706, 
RAVEN 7115, COLD WIND 7043, ROCKY 7053, and SOLAMANCER 4709.

The least popular fighter this week was MAJOR SNAFU 7059.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SUPER SOAKER 7172, BEER BARREL 7146, HATRED 7068, HAOMARU 7142, 
SUNKIST 7037, NASTOLGIA 6922, GREGORY GOYLE 7064, EL CHUPACABRAS 7111, BASARA 
KUBIKIRI 7104, and TANKEN 6987.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

COLD WIND (31-7043) BASH BROS OCEAN (627)