DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/08/2024    Duedate: 02/03/2024

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-494

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BASARA KUBIKIRI
AVENGERS (146)
(31-7104) [18-16-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BASARA KUBIKIRI                POSITION IS EMPTY
AVENGERS (146)                 
(31-7104) [18-16-1,118]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DODGE'EM DUDE                  OCTOPUS
AVENGERS (146)                 AVENGERS (146)
(31-7019) [21-28-1,103]        (31-7207) [6-2-1,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)   56
2. AVENGERS (146)              14      USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. USEFUL WEAPONS (636)         4      Unchartered Team
4. MILITARY MAYHEM (89)         0
5. 2212 BOURBON ST (680)        0      THE GNU CRUE (412)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*2212 BOURBON ST (680)      1   0  0  100   1/ 4 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U (378)  8  6 1
 2/ 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     285 190 11 60.0   2/ 3 AVENGERS (146)            8  6 0
 3- 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     442 342 29 56.4   3- 1 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      5  1 0
 4/ 4 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U (378) 435 365 19 54.4   4/ 5 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      4  2 0
 5/ 0 NUMBERS GAME (403)       415 352 28 54.1   5/ 2 JUST DESSERTS (569)       4  5 0
 6/ 5 JUST DESSERTS (569)      189 173  7 52.2   6/ 6 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     4  9 0
 7/ 6 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    255 245 11 51.0   7- 7*2212 BOURBON ST (680)     1  0 0
 8/ 7 AVENGERS (146)           576 643 43 47.3   8/ 0 NUMBERS GAME (403)        1  3 0
 9/ 9 BIRDS (647)               37  46  1 44.6   9/ 8 BIRDS (647)               0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

    What is exciting on this fine day in Chimlevtal?  Well THE PUMPKIN MAUL died.  
What a great way to end the day of fighting.  I suspect the arenamaster was sensing 
the crowd's lack of enthusiasm and let this fight end in the most natural way 
possible.  COMPOTA did the deed and should be expecting bloodfeuds. Fortunately for 
him, LG has some protection against a brutal retaliatory attack with POWERSLAVE and DA 
ZAGAGNA (who is unfortunately still alive, but thanks to those who sent challenges, 
hopefully trying to kill DZ - I'm also considering forging a name change request, 
which I would pay for, to change the name to LASAGNA) currently ranked above all of D 
Noble's warriors.
    It is tourney week, which likely accounts for D Noble activating Numbers Game.  I 
can hope he'll leave both teams active going forward, but historically he runs one at 
a time.
    While the fans weren't as excited this turn, L'Guillotine was very much excited 
with his 5-0-1 result and two awards.  USEFUL WEAPONS and JUST DESSERTS shared the 
most avoided team, with 4 avoids each.  5 of those from BASH BROS OCEAN (who also had 
half of the warriors that sent an avoid at all)
    DODGE'EM DUDE finally (after 7 turns of losing to MILITARY MAYHEM) got a fight 
with a different warrior.  He made the most of that opportunity and beat ROTTING PIER 
and earned immortality.  Congratulations for finally avoiding MILITARY MAYHEM (though 
had MM fought this turn, the results may have been different).
    Going to call that a wrap as this needs to get to print.

            -- Belinda, struggling to come up with an appropriate tagline for the turn

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104         18  16  1   118       AVENGERS (146)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SGT. ROCK 6775               33  13  0   148       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 1-800-VICTORY 6727           16   4  0   110       NUMBERS GAME (403)
-CAPT. AMERICA 7093           14   4  1   106       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 DODGE'EM DUDE 7019           21  28  1   103       AVENGERS (146)
-WAND 7113                     9   0  0    95       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 ROTTING PIER 7143             9   7  0    93       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BREXIT 2016 6790             14   5  0    90       NUMBERS GAME (403)
 SWIMMING 7154                11   8  0    89       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 BISHAMON 7069                20  18  0    87       AVENGERS (146)
-DUMBBELL 7112                11   7  1    75       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 POWERSLAVE 6724              13   6  1    72       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
 HAOMARU 7142                  9  19  0    72       AVENGERS (146)
-MAJOR SNAFU 7059             12   5  0    71       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 DA ZAGAGNA 6672              13   2  0    69       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEAGULL 6637                 13  18  1    63       BIRDS (647)
 OCTOPUS 7207                  6   2  1    62       AVENGERS (146)
 LITTER BLASTER 6784           6   4  0    57       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CROW BAR 7057                 6  10  1    43       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-LEAD PIPE 7219                4   2  1    38       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 LEMON BARRIO 7184             5   4  0    36       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006        4   2  0    35       NUMBERS GAME (403)
 I.C. SAMMICH 7237             3   1  0    34       JUST DESSERTS (569)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ABBA-ZABA 7215                5   3  0    30       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-BAKERS 7 7257                 1   0  0    27       2212 BOURBON ST (680)
 SLEAZE BAG 7245               2   1  0    26       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)

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

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173           3   2  1    22       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 INFECTATION 7225              3   3  0    22       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 BROKEN GLASS 7224             1   3  0    20       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
 COMPOTA 7254                  1   1  1    19       WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
-BLUEBIRD 6635                 3   5  0    14       BIRDS (647)
-WREN 6639                     2   6  0    12       BIRDS (647)
-SICKLE 7243                   1   1  0     8       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 TOO MANY L'S 7016             0   2  0     2       NUMBERS GAME (403)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THE PUMPKIN MAUL 7248   2  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    COMPOTA 7254          494   
3 NIGHTS IN VEGA 6774   6 17 0 NUMBERS GAME 403     THE RAGE MAN          494  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Belinda, was that a put-down? How sad. Little do I believe you really mean it. Those 
Anderson folk must be giving you a hard time. Do you need me to whack somebody there? 
-- Smithy

Coming after you, La Zag, if those warriors in the way will let me through. Downtown 
time! --Crow Bar

I'll fight sooner or later, you know? Gettin' my wand-waving-hand back in use after a 
stupid accident. (I blame Belinda!) -- Wand

Infection, enough of that crap! I'll just go to Tempe where the opponents are so much 
easier. -- Sickle

La Zagagagagagagagagagag, you are nothing but dirt! -- Lead Pipe

Think, Thwack, Bury. -- Smithy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS was barely slain by THE RAGE MAN in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
POWERSLAVE won victory over SEAGULL in a exciting 4 minute expert's Challenge battle.
DA ZAGAGNA luckily beat OCTOPUS in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge duel.
BROKEN GLASS slimly lost to ABBA-ZABA in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
BISHAMON was demolished by 1-800-VICTORY in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BASARA KUBIKIRI overpowered BREXIT 2016 in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
SWIMMING was overcome by DODGE'EM DUDE in a action packed 1 minute expert's fight.
ROTTING PIER vanquished HAOMARU in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LITTER BLASTER overpowered LEMON BARRIO in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CROW BAR defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute veteran vs. beginner fight.
I.C. SAMMICH beat INFECTATION in a 5 minute novice vs. veteran upset fight.
TOO MANY L'S was devastated by SLEAZE BAG in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
COMPOTA killed THE PUMPKIN MAUL in a popular 1 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  12 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  20 -  3      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   4 -  1      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  17 -  1      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  31 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  16 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  16 -  2      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   6 -  0       0  |

Turn 494 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  5         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0                                       2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104       18  16  1  118 AVENGERS (146)
LUNGING ATTACK   1-800-VICTORY 6727         16   4  0  110 NUMBERS GAME (403)
STRIKING ATTACK  ROTTING PIER 7143           9   7  0   93 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
WALL OF STEEL    POWERSLAVE 6724            13   6  1   72 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
TOTAL PARRY      DA ZAGAGNA 6672            13   2  0   69 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
AIMED BLOW       I.C. SAMMICH 7237           3   1  0   34 JUST DESSERTS (569)
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 OCTOPUS 7207.  The ten other most popular fighters were I.C. SAMMICH 7237, 
BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104, POWERSLAVE 6724, SEAGULL 6637, 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774, BROKEN 
GLASS 7224, ABBA-ZABA 7215, 1-800-VICTORY 6727, DODGE'EM DUDE 7019, and ROTTING PIER 
7143.

The least popular fighter this week was INFECTATION 7225.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HAOMARU 7142, TOO MANY L'S 7016, LEMON BARRIO 7184, SWIMMING 
7154, BREXIT 2016 6790, BISHAMON 7069, THE PUMPKIN MAUL 7248, COMPOTA 7254, CROW BAR 
7057, and LITTER BLASTER 6784.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DODGE'EM DUDE (31-7019) AVENGERS (146)

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the 
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143). 
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free 
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and 
on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "915." 

         The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI