DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/04/2024    Duedate: 03/30/2024

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM 31    TURN 496

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ROTTING PIER
BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
(31-7143) [10-8-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ROTTING PIER                   BAKERS 7
BASH BROS OCEAN (627)          2212 BOURBON ST (680)
(31-7143) [10-8-0,114]         (31-7257) [3-0-0,44]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BISHAMON                       BISHAMON
AVENGERS (146)                 AVENGERS (146)
(31-7069) [20-20-0,81]         (31-7069) [20-20-0,81]

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)     51 
2. JUST DESSERTS (569)           26 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
3. BASH BROS OCEAN (627)         24    Unchartered Team
4. 2212 BOURBON ST (680)         17 
5. BIRDS (647)                   16    2212 BOURBON ST (680)

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)      3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)12  3 1
 2- 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     286 190 12 60.1   2/ 3 JUST DESSERTS (569)       5  8 0
 3/ 4 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)442 368 19 54.6   3/ 2 AVENGERS (146)            5  9 0
 4/ 5 NUMBERS GAME (403)       418 354 28 54.1   4/ 6 NUMBERS GAME (403)        4  5 0
 5/ 6 JUST DESSERTS (569)      192 179  7 51.8   5/ 4 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     3  8 0
 6/ 7 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    257 250 11 50.7   6- 8 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      2  0 1
 7/ 8 AVENGERS (146)           579 649 43 47.1   7/ 7*2212 BOURBON ST (680)     2  1 0
 8/10 BIRDS (647)               38  47  1 44.7   8- 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      2  2 1
 9- 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      54  67  6 44.6   9/10 BIRDS (647)               1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

    Destitute Noble made a great play for the throne this turn!  BREXIT 2016 
challenged the sitting duelmaster and won in two minutes on its way to ADM. That meant 
the throne would fall to the highest recognition warrior at the end of the turn.  
Meanwhile, 1-800-VICTORY challenged the other challenger champion, ROTTING PIER.  That 
challenge was unsuccessful, and ROTTING PIER got the throne in spite of losing to the 
DM last turn.  Fun times!
    5 warriors were sent to the Dark Arena.  When you only have 23 total warriors 
fighting, that is a large number.  I'm glad you managers are committed to sticking 
around in this arena!  Otherwise, I could be out of a job!  Of course, it is probably 
Smithy's sad little ads and not my glorious spy report that you want to read.  Most of 
my spy report can be gotten from other parts of the newsletter.
    I did love reading D. Noble's goal and desire to take down the mighty USEFUL 
WEAPONS.  Obviously that is a long term goal.  Now that I know the intention is there, 
I'm going to be watching challenges between Smithy and D. Noble!  (Though I was 
already watching those - they've had some fun interactions in the past). 
    7 teams put out those 23 warriors.  L'Guillotine's WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! had a 
remarkable 4-1 (with the loss being a dark arena).  Even DA GOOGOO GAGA won.  Of 
course, a loss doesn't help me.  I want death to ZAGAGA.
    Some good fights this turn.  Six of the ten fights were more than 1 minute. And in 
closing, I'll note what the computer told me: NUMBERS GAME was avoided by WHAMMO & 
THUDDA 4U!

                    -- Belinda (enjoying a relaxing road trip and reporting from afar)

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROTTING PIER 7143            10   8  0 114         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104         19  17  1  99         AVENGERS (146)            
 LITTER BLASTER 6784           8   4  0  91         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA ZAGAGNA 6672              15   2  0  90         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
-SWIMMING 7154                11   8  0  89         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
 1-800-VICTORY 6727           17   5  0  87         NUMBERS GAME (403)        
 POWERSLAVE 6724              15   6  1  87         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
 BISHAMON 7069                20  20  0  81         AVENGERS (146)            
 SEAGULL 6637                 14  19  1  79         BIRDS (647)               

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAOMARU 7142                 10  20  0  57         AVENGERS (146)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OCTOPUS 7207                  7   3  1  55         AVENGERS (146)            
 BAKERS 7 7257                 3   0  0  44         2212 BOURBON ST (680)     
-CROW BAR 7057                 6  10  1  43         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 LEMON BARRIO 7184             6   5  0  39         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
-FAIRY TAIL 7018              10   6  0  38         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ABBA-ZABA 7215                6   4  0  33         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 BROKEN GLASS 7224             2   4  0  33         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
-SICKLE 7243                   2   1  1  31         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 INFECTATION 7225              3   5  0  24         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COMPOTA 7254                  2   2  1  23         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
-AZUMA 7229                    1   0  1  14         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
-RIVER WILD 7206               0   2  0  14         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
-YOMAZU 7228                   0   1  0   5         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
 WACKY WAFER 7261              1   1  0   4         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
-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?
HOOCH 1 7259            0  1 0 2212 BOURBON ST 680  BLACK ORC              496 NONE
APPLE CRITTER 7267      0  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    LIGHTBRINGER           496 NONE
NHA'10' 7265            0  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    THE RAGE MAN           496 NONE
THE PUMPKIN MAUL 7248   2  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    COMPOTA 7254           494 REVENGED
10-PIN FEVER 7264       0  1 0 NUMBERS GAME 403     BANDIT PRINCE          496 NONE
DA1 7266                0  1 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA  378 BLACK ORC              496 NONE
SLEAZE BAG 7245         2  2 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA  378 SICKLE 7243            495  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Belinda -- WRONG AGAIN! I want to fill these teams out so they may be more permanent 
fixtures in both arena AND tourney play. Also, I wanted to be the "top win" manager in 
the arena as it should be. -- D. Noble

Compota -- Please read the above ad. You are totally screwing up my long-term 
planning! -- D. Noble

Not a chance 4U, Whammo & Thudda; not a chance. -- Sickle
P.S. Killed that slaeze bag -- hahahahaha.

Sickle! Sheesh! -- Smithy

Belinda, welcome to the arena of conservative-baptist-gunslinging-southerners. Y'all 
take care, now. -- Smithy

We wanna fight! Didn't like us 75-pointers in the NL, eh? We THINK we are still alive. 
Let's find out. -- Wand and Dumbbell, fine and useful weapons

Since I do NOTHING for Belinda's pleasure, I went after Basura this turn in the hope 
my pal 800 gets a W and takes the throne. We always have plans around here... they 
rarely go according to the layout. I will say I started with 21 ST, and I believe I am 
the only immortal in Noble's stable that can claim that! It's been a long run, and I'm 
looking forward to a much deserved retirement. Keep it real, Chimlevtal! -- Brexit

Broken Glass -- One of us will eventually take you out for challenges like that. -- 
Abba-Zaba

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

APPLE CRITTER was butchered by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a exciting 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
HOOCH 1 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
NHA'10' was dealt death by THE RAGE MAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
10-PIN FEVER was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BREXIT 2016 subdued BASARA KUBIKIRI in a 2 minute master's Challenge competition.
1-800-VICTORY was vanquished by ROTTING PIER in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
LITTER BLASTER overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BISHAMON was luckily beaten by DA ZAGAGNA in a action packed 4 minute expert's melee.
OCTOPUS was vanquished by SEAGULL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
POWERSLAVE vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute one-sided duel.
HAOMARU narrowly defeated BROKEN GLASS in a 3 minute match.
LEMON BARRIO was unbelievably bested by BAKERS 7 in a 2 minute bout.
ABBA-ZABA overpowered INFECTATION in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody one-sided match.
COMPOTA devastated WACKY WAFER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  11 -  0      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   9 -  1      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  18 -  3      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  13 -  2      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        14 -  15 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  29 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   8 -  1      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  12 -  2      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 496 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     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ROTTING PIER 7143          10   8  0  114 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
SLASHING ATTACK  BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104       19  17  1   99 AVENGERS (146)
TOTAL PARRY      DA ZAGAGNA 6672            15   2  0   90 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
LUNGING ATTACK   1-800-VICTORY 6727         17   5  0   87 NUMBERS GAME (403)
WALL OF STEEL    POWERSLAVE 6724            15   6  1   87 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
AIMED BLOW       BAKERS 7 7257               3   0  0   44 2212 BOURBON ST (680)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BISHAMON 7069.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BISHAMON 7069.  The ten other most popular fighters were ABBA-ZABA 7215, BASARA 
KUBIKIRI 7104, HAOMARU 7142, POWERSLAVE 6724, BROKEN GLASS 7224, LEMON BARRIO 7184, 
BAKERS 7 7257, ROTTING PIER 7143, DA ZAGAGNA 6672, and SEAGULL 6637.

The least popular fighter this week was WACKY WAFER 7261.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were OCTOPUS 7207, 1-800-VICTORY 6727, 10-PIN FEVER 7264, HOOCH 1 
7259, DA1 7266, APPLE CRITTER 7267, INFECTATION 7225, NHA'10' 7265, COMPOTA 7254, and 
LITTER BLASTER 6784.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

BREXIT 2016 (31-6790) NUMBERS GAME (403)