DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/14/2024 Duedate: 11/09/2024
CHIMLEVTAL ARENA
DM 31 TURN 504
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
OCTOPUS
AVENGERS (146)
(31-7207) [14-4-1,128]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
OCTOPUS NILE PRINCESS
AVENGERS (146) JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
(31-7207) [14-4-1,128] (31-7274) [3-3-0,44]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HAOMARU OCTOPUS
AVENGERS (146) AVENGERS (146)
(31-7142) [14-24-1,86] (31-7207) [14-4-1,128]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BIRDS (647) 33
2. AVENGERS (146) 25 2212 BOURBON ST (680)
3. BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 23 Unchartered Team
4. 2212 BOURBON ST (680) 14
5. JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681) 11 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 2212 BOURBON ST (680) 8 5 0 61.5 1/ 2 MILITARY MAYHEM (89) 6 5 1
2/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 296 202 14 59.4 2/ 4 AVENGERS (146) 5 3 0
3/ 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89) 450 352 30 56.1 3/ 5*JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681) 5 6 2
4/ 4 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)456 393 19 53.7 4/ 1 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 5 9 0
5/ 5 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 259 256 11 50.3 5/ 8 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 4 3 0
6/ 6 ASSASSIN NATION (515) 473 485 66 49.4 6/10 BIRDS (647) 3 1 0
7/ 7 AVENGERS (146) 595 658 44 47.5 7/ 6 2212 BOURBON ST (680) 3 1 0
8/ 8 THE OTHER ONES (404) 115 139 13 45.3 8/ 7 THE OTHER ONES (404) 3 2 0
9- 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 56 69 6 44.8 9/ 3 ASSASSIN NATION (515) 3 8 0
10/10 BIRDS (647) 42 52 1 44.7 10- 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 2 2 0
11/11*JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681) 7 12 2 36.8 11/11 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 1 3 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.
HAHAHAHA !
Thanks for this spy report, Belinda, what a laugh !
I can't say I was hoping to see you back soon, since you seem to dislike me that much,
for whatever reason (like not liking my name! Hey, that's sheer discrimination, I
would be offended right now if I was a youth) but life is definitely full of nice
surprises !
I can't say either that conquering the throne was expected, quite the contrary in
fact, but if it gives you the chance to post another spy report, I sure would be happy
to sit on the throne for another turn ! And then the following turn, and the next,
etc. Gladly I am a low WT fighter, so I may be here a long time, if I am not ousted
quickly from this spot, or if I don't indeed end up splattered across the sands...
Damn, I would hate that !
-- DA ZAGAGNA, forever in the History books
of CHIMLEVTAL as both your Duelmaster
and a true Belinda literary inspiration
SPY REPORT
Today is a truly precious day for Chimlevtal!!! One that I'll remember for many
moons! What happened?!? LASAGNA challenged OCTOPUS in a match that the odds were
heavily in favor of the reigning scum total parry. Scum total parries can't lose to
lungers, right?!? WRONG!!! OCTOPUS came out with a mission. After the first crit,
you could see terror running through LASAGNA's entire mess of a body. It took less
than 3 minutes for OCTOPUS to walk from the table completely satisfied. Congrats to
OCTOPUS!!! Hail to the new duelmaster. If we never see another column from LASAGNA,
it will be too soon.
That set the stage for a VERY bad day for challengers. 4 challenges were made,
all unsuccessful. It also set the stage for a very bad day for LG, whose WHAMMO &
THUDDA 4U! team went 0-4 and dropped out of the current top team spot into 4th. But
go figure this one out... MILITARY MAYHEM also went winless and ascended into the
team on the move award... Granted it is a mere 6 wins that got them there, but
bizarre tidings.
In our current little world where no teams are fighting 5 warriors, the most wins
by a single team were 2 this turn. That feat was accomplished by USEFUL WEAPONS,
AVENGERS, and BIRDS. Each of those teams also only fought two warriors. A strange
little turn...
AVENGERS needed to fight one more warrior, because they just missed getting 5
awards on the turn. Another win would have gotten them that current top team (and
possibly also Team on the Move) and that elusive 5 (or even 6) award turn.
My second favorite fight of the week was between the two veterans, RESENTMENT and
SEAGULL. This fight DID meet expectations as these two battled it out for 4 minutes.
I'm glad I didn't miss this fight.
With only 12 fights and 22 warriors, one might wonder if the avoids were also
lower than usual. Not so much... 24 avoids sent from 14 of the warriors. Two teams
received 4 avoids and four teams received 3 avoids. So avoided the most were ASSASSIN
NATION and JUNGLE CRUISE 2. Half of those 8 avoids were sent by WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U!
and MILITARY MAYHEM.
Not sure this means anything, but I got a note that said CHARYBDIS was challenged
the most. I don't necessarily believe all these notes the commission gives me,
because one note says there were only 4 challenges to active warriors with two sent to
CHARYBDIS (so only 3 active warriors were challenged according to these notes, yet 4
warriors were challenged...) These notes also say that two inactive warriors received
two challenges each. Anyways, it all means something, but the consistency of this
information is just a tad questionable... But we can go with CHARYBDIS today!!!
Maybe our new Duelmaster will share all the secrets the rest of the arena needs to
know how to conquer a plate of LASAGNA next turn!!! Until then...
-- Belinda, the giddy and happy spy mistress
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OCTOPUS 7207 14 4 1 128 AVENGERS (146)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VILENESS 7110 13 8 1 108 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
BAKERS 7 7257 8 3 0 104 2212 BOURBON ST (680)
DA ZAGAGNA 6672 21 4 0 98 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
SEAGULL 6637 17 24 1 96 BIRDS (647)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WAND 7113 12 3 0 87 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
HAOMARU 7142 14 24 1 86 AVENGERS (146)
RESENTMENT 7038 18 15 0 85 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
LITTER BLASTER 6784 13 7 0 83 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
-HATRED 7068 12 9 1 83 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
POWERSLAVE 6724 18 11 1 80 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
CHARYBDIS 7119 11 11 1 68 THE OTHER ONES (404)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAJOR SNAFU 7059 14 9 0 65 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BROKEN GLASS 7224 4 5 0 56 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
NILE PRINCESS 7274 3 3 0 44 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
-FAIRY TAIL 7018 10 7 0 38 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173 5 3 1 37 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMAZON BELLE 7288 1 2 1 33 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
-YOMAZU 7228 1 1 0 26 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 7293 2 0 0 23 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
TIRE IRON 7297 2 0 0 21 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-RIVER WILD 7206 1 2 0 19 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
-CAPTAIN HOOK 7241 1 1 0 19 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
-SHOVEL 7279 2 2 0 17 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
SPARROW 7310 1 0 0 15 BIRDS (647)
GANGES GAL 7285 1 2 1 10 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
-AZUMA 7229 1 1 1 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
-BLOODTHIRST 7291 2 2 0 8 THE OTHER ONES (404)
BASEBALL BAT 7298 1 1 0 7 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
BRAWLER 7308 0 1 0 1 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SWIFT DEMISE 7290 4 2 2 ASSASSIN NATION 515 AMAZON BELLE 7288 504
PFC 7311 0 1 0 MILITARY MAYHEM 89 WURM KIN 504 NONE
FRYING PAN 7294 0 1 0 USEFUL WEAPONS 636 SWIFT DEMISE 7290 501
PERSONAL ADS
Chimlevtal -- Forgot to mention this on his way out, but Mr. Tough Guy, Sgt. Rock, was
a 12(2)-21(2)-13-6(1)-21(2)-7-11 TP with an Advanced Expert in Parry. Commission says
his favourites were EP (yeah, right), VL/VL with response tactic, and favourite learn
of Initiative. He will not be continuing his dueling career beyond these sands. --
Crip, Mgr of Military Mayhem
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PFC was viciously butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA ZAGAGNA was savagely defeated by OCTOPUS in a 3 minute Challenge Title melee.
MAJOR SNAFU was viciously subdued by HAOMARU in a 5 minute master's Challenge brawl.
NILE PRINCESS was demolished by CHARYBDIS in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
GANGES GAL lost to TIRE IRON in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
LITTER BLASTER was overpowered by VILENESS in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
RESENTMENT was viciously subdued by SEAGULL in a 4 minute expert's melee.
BAKERS 7 overpowered POWERSLAVE in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
CAPTAIN MARVEL was overpowered by BROKEN GLASS in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
SWIFT DEMISE was assassinated by AMAZON BELLE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BASEBALL BAT bested BRAWLER in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
SPARROW subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 3 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 18 - 15 - 1 55 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 14 - 1 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 19 - 1 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 32 - 5 48 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 22 - 1 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 13 - 3 43 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 9 - 2 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 6 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 7 - 0 22 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 504 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:
AIMED BLOW 4 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK OCTOPUS 7207 14 4 1 128 AVENGERS (146)
STRIKING ATTACK VILENESS 7110 13 8 1 108 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
AIMED BLOW BAKERS 7 7257 8 3 0 104 2212 BOURBON ST (680)
TOTAL PARRY DA ZAGAGNA 6672 21 4 0 98 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
WALL OF STEEL RESENTMENT 7038 18 15 0 85 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
BASHING ATTACK CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173 5 3 1 37 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HAOMARU 7142. The most popular warrior this turn
was OCTOPUS 7207. The ten other most popular fighters were HAOMARU 7142, RESENTMENT
7038, GANGES GAL 7285, SEAGULL 6637, BAKERS 7 7257, BASEBALL BAT 7298, VILENESS 7110,
BROKEN GLASS 7224, DA ZAGAGNA 6672, and MAJOR SNAFU 7059.
The least popular fighter this week was BRAWLER 7308. The other ten least popular
fighters were SWIFT DEMISE 7290, POWERSLAVE 6724, SPARROW 7310, LITTER BLASTER 6784,
TIRE IRON 7297, NILE PRINCESS 7274, PFC 7311, AMAZON BELLE 7288, CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173,
and CHARYBDIS 7119.
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!
We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet. There's
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.
The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe
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.
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for
a double suite, too.
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI