DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/21/2023    Duedate: 09/16/2023

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-489

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SGT. ROCK
MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
(31-6775) [29-13-0,128]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              POSITION IS EMPTY

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DODGE'EM DUDE                  SWIMMING
AVENGERS (146)                 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
(31-7019) [20-24-1,102]        (31-7154) [7-7-0,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ASSASSIN NATION (515)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS OCEAN (627)       49
2. MILITARY MAYHEM (89)        21      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. CARTOON NETWORK (667)       19      Unchartered Team
4. WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)   17
5. ASSASSIN NATION (515)       16      CARESS OF STEEL (562)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     280 187 11 60.0   1/ 2 ASSASSIN NATION (515)     8  3 1
 2/ 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     432 339 29 56.0   2/ 1 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      7  6 2
 3/ 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U (378) 425 356 18 54.4   3/ 3 AVENGERS (146)            6  7 0
 4/ 4 SOLIS MILITES (511)       68  58  3 54.0   4/ 9 2115 BOURBON ST (675)     3  2 0
 5/ 5 JUST DESSERTS (569)      180 168  7 51.7   5/ 0 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     3  2 0
 6/ 6 2115 BOURBON ST (675)     30  28  3 51.7   6/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      3  3 0
 7/ 0 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    247 234 11 51.4   7/11 CARTOON NETWORK (667)     3  5 0
 8/ 7 ASSASSIN NATION (515)    456 468 64 49.4   8- 7 BLEAK LEGION (505)        2  2 1
 9/ 8 AVENGERS (146)           565 632 43 47.2   9/ 6 BIRDS (647)               2  2 1
10/ 9 BIRDS (647)               36  43  1 45.6  10/ 5 JUST DESSERTS (569)       2  5 0
11/10 THE OTHER ONES (404)     104 129 10 44.6  11/ 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U (378)  1  1 1
12/11 CARTOON NETWORK (667)     74  96  3 43.5  12/12 THE OTHER ONES (404)      1  3 1
13-12 BLEAK LEGION (505)        22  37  2 37.3  13/10 SOLIS MILITES (511)       0  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

    Time is short today, so this report will also be short!  L'Guillotine and Assur.  
(How is that for not remembering whether it is a "Le" or a "La") LG sent two the DA, 
but POWERSLAVE came back.  Assur went 3-1 plus a DA.
    SGT. ROCK remains Duelmaster after challenging DODGE'EM DUDE and winning his 3rd 
straight fight against the poor Lunger.  If I were Huckle Cat, I'd be sending avoids 
AND looking for some retribution.  If I were Crip, I'd go for four straight!!! (If it 
isn't broke, don't fix it)
    I found it entertaining that both the recognition awards went unclaimed. ASSASSIN 
NATION took the Current Top Team award from MILITARY MAYHEM.  Neither team did 
particularly well this turn, but Ghab's crew had a lot more coming into this turn.
    After two deaths last turn, we had three this time.  INCLUDING...  Two veterans.  
CAPT. AMERICA challenged and murdered TOUCAN.  I've always wondered whether birds 
belonged on the sands or not.  Today?  Not!  The other veteran was BRASS KNUCKLES.  
The young VILENESS disarmed (literally disarmed) the BRASS KNUCKLES.  I don't know who 
manages BIRDS, but they were on the death list again, this time with SEAGULL pecking 
away at BLOOD MOON PIE.
    AVENGERS were avoided most (with ASSASSIN NATION the most avoiding).  TOUCAN was 
the most challenged warrior (which will never happen again).  Parry Lungers were the 
only style not represented on the sands.  Fittingly, the four worst styles also make 
up the four bottom styles in the 10 turn rankings.
    Smithy and The Expatriate were the contributors to the Personal Ads!  Thanks as 
always.
    That's it for this time!

                                -- Belinda the beautiful fantastic busy spy mistress

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SGT. ROCK 6775               29  13  0   128       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPT. AMERICA 7093           11   3  1   128       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 VILENESS 7110                 8   4  1   113       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 DODGE'EM DUDE 7019           20  24  1   102       AVENGERS (146)
-WAND 7113                     9   0  0    95       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROTTING PIER 7143             7   5  0    88       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 SWIMMING 7154                 7   7  0    86       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 BISHAMON 7069                17  16  0    82       AVENGERS (146)
-SOL DAEMON 4706              16  10  1    80       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 WICKEDNESS 7096               9   7  2    78       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
-SOLAMANCER 4709              15  11  1    71       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 RESENTMENT 7038              15  12  0    68       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104         15  14  1    67       AVENGERS (146)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HATRED 7068                   9   7  1    66       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 POWERSLAVE 6724              11   5  1    65       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
 COURAGE 7185                  8   3  0    65       CARTOON NETWORK (667)
 SEAGULL 6637                 12  15  1    63       BIRDS (647)
-CONFUSED 7165                 4   3  1    63       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 BRECKENRIDGE 7130            12  11  0    61       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
-DUMBBELL 7112                 9   7  1    61       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DA ZAGAGNA 6672              10   1  0    56       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
 MAJOR SNAFU 7059              9   4  0    51       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
-LEAD PIPE 7219                4   0  1    51       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-OCTOPUS 7207                  5   1  1    44       AVENGERS (146)
 HAOMARU 7142                  6  17  0    41       AVENGERS (146)
-LITTER BLASTER 6784           4   2  0    41       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUNKIST 7037                 10   7  0    40       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 LEMON BARRIO 7184             4   2  0    39       JUST DESSERTS (569)
 CHARLES GOODNIGHT 7158        4   2  1    38       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 CHARYBDIS 7119                6   7  1    36       THE OTHER ONES (404)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CROW BAR 7057                 4  10  1    30       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-CUTTHROAT 7204                3   1  1    28       THE OTHER ONES (404)
 JOSEPH MAGNUS 7148            2   0  0    28       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173           3   1  1    27       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
-BEER BARREL 7146              4   6  2    26       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
-GOLDFINCH 6636                3   5  0    25       BIRDS (647)
-HAYMAKER 7213                 3   1  1    24       THE OTHER ONES (404)
-LAZY RIVER 7191               3   0  0    24       2115 BOURBON ST (675)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ABBA-ZABA 7215                3   2  0    23       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-QUANDARY 7223                 3   0  0    20       BLEAK LEGION (505)
-TROLL 7209                    2   3  1    16       BLEAK LEGION (505)
-BLUEBIRD 6635                 3   5  0    14       BIRDS (647)
-DEPRAVITY 7208                2   2  0    14       THE OTHER ONES (404)
 INFECTATION 7225              1   0  0    13       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-WREN 6639                     2   6  0    12       BIRDS (647)
-SUNNY D 7217                  1   2  0    12       SOLIS MILITES (511)
-TINY DANCER 7190              1   6  0     9       BLEAK LEGION (505)
 BROKEN GLASS 7224             1   0  0     9       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 SOL INVICTUS 7230             0   1  0     7       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 I.C. SAMMICH 7237             0   1  0     1       JUST DESSERTS (569)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEBRIS 7226             0  1 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627  HIGH ELF              489  NONE
TOUCAN 6638            16 12 0 BIRDS 647            CAPT. AMERICA 7093    489   
DEXTER 7233             1  1 0 CARTOON NETWORK 667  CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173   488   
BLACK ORC               0  0 0 DARK ARENA           POWERSLAVE 6724       489  NONE
BLOOD MOON PIE 7171     6  4 1 JUST DESSERTS 569    SEAGULL 6637          489   
INCORPOREAL CORP 7235   0  2 0 MILITARY MAYHEM 89   TROLL 7209            488   
MAJOR TOM 7086          7  3 0 MILITARY MAYHEM 89   CONFUSED 7165         485  REVENGED
SUNSTROKE 7159          3  8 0 SOLIS MILITES 511    DUMBBELL 7112         485  REVENGED
BRASS KNUCKLES 7058    14  9 0 USEFUL WEAPONS 636   VILENESS 7110         489   
DA1 7238                0  1 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA  378 LIGHTBRINGER          489  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A salute to Sgt. Rock, mighty Duelmaster. -- Smithy

I like that Military Mayhem alleged motto -- "Kill or Be Killed". Fitting. -- Smithy

Breckinridge, what!? I challenged because you were easy. You cheated! -- Dumbbell, 
Useful Weapon (but a dumb one)

Dangerous Criminal in the Arena Conservatory, with a Lead Pipe. -- Lead Pipe, Useful 
Weapon

I see Mu Chamaeleontis is still around. A 5-0 Challenger Class warrior is nice! -- 
Smithy

Where is the Ocean? Asking for a friend. (The Bash Bros Ocean) -- Smithy

Useful Weapons is proud. We did not lose a single fight in the New Orleans arena! -- 
Smithy
P.S. But we helped Miltary Mayhem to do so. (wink)

All -- Well, when it rains, it pours. The Commission was kind enough to help out with 
my first issue, but another has come up. I know, I know, poor me but I love this game 
and don't want to stop. I'm going to try and make it work but it will be hard. 
Regardless it's been fun. -- The Expatriate

Mgr. Military Mayhem -- I'm not sure what got into Troll. Sorry about that. He will be 
fighting next turn no matter what so you can get your revenge. -- The Expatriate

Smithy -- Why is it you and I are the only ones who do personals on the reg? -- The 
Expatriate

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

POWERSLAVE viciously butchered BLACK ORC in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEBRIS was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DA1 was assassinated by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SGT. ROCK bested DODGE'EM DUDE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge Title contest.
CAPT. AMERICA murdered TOUCAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
CAPTAIN MARVEL lost to CHARLES GOODNIGHT in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
SWIMMING was unbelievably bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute master's match.
VILENESS easily killed BRASS KNUCKLES in a 1 minute uneven melee.
HATRED was vanquished by ROTTING PIER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BISHAMON viciously subdued RESENTMENT in a 2 minute gory veteran's duel.
BRECKENRIDGE was overpowered by WICKEDNESS in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MAJOR SNAFU was savagely defeated by COURAGE in a 2 minute brutal match.
BASARA KUBIKIRI devastated CHARYBDIS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
LEMON BARRIO subdued CROW BAR in a 1 minute brawl.
BLOOD MOON PIE was savagely slain by SEAGULL in a 1 minute bloody conflict.
HAOMARU defeated ABBA-ZABA in a 1 minute gruesome veteran vs. amateur duel.
JOSEPH MAGNUS handily defeated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
INFECTATION outwaited SOL INVICTUS in a tiring 15 minute brawl.
BROKEN GLASS beat I.C. SAMMICH in a exciting 1 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  21 -  5      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  14 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  26 -  2      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  39 -  3      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  21 -  2      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  11 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  18 -  4      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  16 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 489 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     4 -  1     AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SGT. ROCK 6775             29  13  0  128 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
SLASHING ATTACK  CAPT. AMERICA 7093         11   3  1  128 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
STRIKING ATTACK  VILENESS 7110               8   4  1  113 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
LUNGING ATTACK   BISHAMON 7069              17  16  0   82 AVENGERS (146)
WALL OF STEEL    RESENTMENT 7038            15  12  0   68 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
AIMED BLOW       HATRED 7068                 9   7  1   66 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DODGE'EM DUDE 7019.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SWIMMING 7154.  The ten other most popular fighters were DODGE'EM DUDE 7019, 
BISHAMON 7069, COURAGE 7185, POWERSLAVE 6724, BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104, CAPT. AMERICA 
7093, BROKEN GLASS 7224, SGT. ROCK 6775, CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173, and ROTTING PIER 7143.

The least popular fighter this week was INFECTATION 7225.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BLOOD MOON PIE 7171, MAJOR SNAFU 7059, BRECKENRIDGE 7130, 
RESENTMENT 7038, HATRED 7068, BRASS KNUCKLES 7058, TOUCAN 6638, DEBRIS 7226, I.C. 
SAMMICH 7237, and SOL INVICTUS 7230.