DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/02/2020    Duedate: 10/29/2020

XOCHITHLAN ARENA

DM-39    TURN-407

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SICKNESS
BASH BROS BABY (461)
(39-4242) [21-8-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SICKNESS                       MITRAL VALVE
BASH BROS BABY (461)           BIONIC MAN (490)
(39-4242) [21-8-0,106]         (39-4287) [5-0-0,53]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

APPLE BLOSSOM                  ZEB ARN
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)           THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
(39-4109) [11-12-0,77]         (39-4257) [10-12-0,42]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS BABY (461)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BABY (461)        34
2. DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)       24      DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
3. SCUTUM (489)                10      Unchartered Team
4. BIONIC MAN (490)             7
5. THE MIDDLE WAY (385)       -18      BIONIC MAN (490)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BIONIC MAN (490)          17   4  2 81.0   1/ 1 BASH BROS BABY (461)     11  4 0
 2/ 2*SCUTUM (489)              13   7  0 65.0   2/ 2*BIONIC MAN (490)          9  1 0
 3/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)    291 191 17 60.4   3/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     5  5 0
 4/ 4 BASH BROS BABY (461)     183 134  8 57.7   4/ 5*SCUTUM (489)              4  0 0
 5/ 5 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)     507 580 14 46.6   5/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      3 12 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to XOCHITHLAN once again!  What's with LIFE CHANGES?  He actually 
beat BIONIC MAN's LASIC SURGERY, and walked away with 13 more points from the fight.  
Laughs were big at BASH BROS BABY while they watched LIFE CHANGES clobber LASIC 
SURGERY.  He lost 11 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  I 
can barely restrain my enthusiam for BASH BROS BABY's outstanding member, Duelmaster 
SICKNESS.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some 
team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  XOCHITHLAN thinks BASH 
BROS BABY and their 183-134-8 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up... 
In my day, no team with a 179-133-8 would scare me off!  What's the problem, DUCKS 
UNLIMITED?  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, APPLE 
BLOSSOM!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  The 
end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SICKNESS 4242                21   8  0   106       BASH BROS BABY (461)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEALTIME MESS 4272           11   2  0   100       BASH BROS BABY (461)
-DUCK DYNASTY 4168            11   4  0    91       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUCK OF DOOM 4223             9   3  0    86       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
 APPLE BLOSSOM 4109           11  12  0    77       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
 DROOL BABY 4243              13  16  0    69       BASH BROS BABY (461)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RIGHT HIP (3) 4289            4   1  1    60       BIONIC MAN (490)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MITRAL VALVE 4287             5   0  0    53       BIONIC MAN (490)
 DUCK TALES 4297               4   1  1    53       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
 LIFE CHANGES 4273             9   8  1    49       BASH BROS BABY (461)
 ZEB ARN 4257                 10  12  0    42       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
 DONALD DUCK 4225              5   5  1    40       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
 LASIC SURGERY 4290            3   1  0    36       BIONIC MAN (490)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HEARING AID 4291              3   1  1    30       BIONIC MAN (490)
-DUCK DUCK GOOSE 4244          5   1  0    26       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
 DELTA SCUTI 4265              5   1  0    25       SCUTUM (489)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALPHA SCUTI 4295              2   0  0    23       SCUTUM (489)
 IMPLANTS 4288                 2   1  0    19       BIONIC MAN (490)
 EXPENSES 4294                 2   1  0    17       BASH BROS BABY (461)
-EPSILON SCUTI 4263            4   0  0    14       SCUTUM (489)
 ZOE ALBETA 4296               1   5  0     8       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
 YENTAL ZEEVE 4298             0   4  0     5       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WARREN XANDER 4276      1  6 1 THE MIDDLE WAY 385   HEARING AID 4291      403  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oz over in North Fork asked me to remind all you DM39 super-dooper managers to make 
sure to sign up for the TW12. (Turf Wars! You will be glad you did. -- Smitty
P.S. Even the less than super-doopers should sign up!

Now wait a minute, Jorja; Consortiumites aren't the only ones with longer DM columns. 
Have you ever read one of Hammer's? -- Smitty

Life Changes, I was going to make a sort-of professional comment, but Smitty was 
directed by The Consortium to make me say Bwahahahahahahaha! -- Right Hip (3)

Donald Duck, perhaps this means you are nothing but a little quacker? -- Mitral Valve

Zoe Albeta, I don't think that was a very nice challenge from me. It is all Smitty's 
fault. I am glad, though, that I won. -- Implants
P.S. No not THOSE kind of implants!

May you all be safe during this year of pandemic difficulties and senseless rioting. 
Let's make those operating rooms extinct! -- Smitty

Announcing the Lapurian Festival of the 900.  Over the past 34+ years many legendary 
fighters and managers have attended the Lapurian Arena.  If you are one of those 
managers and have a team in Lapur, send your warriors in to fight for this one special 
turn and celebrate the arena's 900th.  Spread the word, let's make it something 
special!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DUCK OF DOOM bested APPLE BLOSSOM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
IMPLANTS demolished ZOE ALBETA in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
ALFOR BEACHWOOD was viciously subdued by SICKNESS in a 7 minute master's Title brawl.
MEALTIME MESS demolished RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
DROOL BABY unbelievably bested DUCK TALES in a exciting 2 minute mismatched fight.
ZEB ARN was unbelievably bested by DONALD DUCK in a action packed 4 minute fight.
LASIC SURGERY lost to LIFE CHANGES in a 1 minute duel.
MITRAL VALVE vanquished RIRORNI JANISSARY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DELTA SCUTI viciously subdued YENTAL ZEEVE in a popular 4 minute brutal fight.
ALPHA SCUTI viciously subdued EXPENSES in a 2 minute gory bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         AIMED BLOW        15 -   4 -  1      79  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   6 -  0      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   5 -  1      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  19 -  0      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  15 -  1      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   7 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  10 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 407 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         2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SICKNESS 4242              21   8  0  106 BASH BROS BABY (461)
WALL OF STEEL    MEALTIME MESS 4272         11   2  0  100 BASH BROS BABY (461)
PARRY-STRIKE     DUCK OF DOOM 4223           9   3  0   86 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
AIMED BLOW       MITRAL VALVE 4287           5   0  0   53 BIONIC MAN (490)
SLASHING ATTACK  DUCK TALES 4297             4   1  1   53 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
STRIKING ATTACK  LASIC SURGERY 4290          3   1  0   36 BIONIC MAN (490)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is APPLE BLOSSOM 4109.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ZEB ARN 4257.  The ten other most popular fighters were DUCK TALES 4297, 
DELTA SCUTI 4265, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, ALPHA SCUTI 4295, DUCK OF DOOM 4223, DROOL BABY 
4243, MITRAL VALVE 4287, APPLE BLOSSOM 4109, IMPLANTS 4288, and MEALTIME MESS 4272.

The least popular fighter this week was SICKNESS 4242.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were EXPENSES 4294, ZOE ALBETA 4296, LASIC SURGERY 4290, LIFE CHANGES 4273, 
DONALD DUCK 4225, MEALTIME MESS 4272, IMPLANTS 4288, APPLE BLOSSOM 4109, MITRAL VALVE 
4287, and DROOL BABY 4243.

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

ALFOR BEACHWOOD (39-4110) THE MIDDLE WAY (385)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXX

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE FALLEN ONE 3416 (43-39-2)          4  3  0         DARQUE ANGELS        
HOCKEY DUCK 937 (59-65-1)              1  3  0         DUCKS UNLIMITED      

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DUCK DYNASTY 4168 (11-4-0)             0  3  0         DUCKS UNLIMITED      

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MITRAL VALVE 4287 (2-0-0)              2  3  0         BIONIC MAN           

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EPSILON SCUTI 4263 (4-0-0)             4  3  0         SCUTUM               

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALPHA SCUTI 4295 (0-0-0)               6  3  0         SCUTUM               
EXPENSES 4294 (0-0-0)                  6  3  1         BASH BROS BABY       

                                    Just a note:

Our DM writers (both staff and players) put quite a bit of effort into writing content 
for the newsletters:  spy reports, spotlights, and personal ads; fiction and non-
fiction.  If you enjoy these, if you want more, or even if they make you laugh, it 
would be kind if you could drop a personal ad or even send them a note.  

Assur and Consortium, especially, put tremendous effort in Noblish Island, writing new 
content and tweaking/correcting older content to help new players learn the game.  

A special shoutout should also go to our varied human spy reporters in the ADM arenas, 
Seam, Chimlevtal, Shadowspire, Telorinthe, and occasionallly contest arenas.  

Kudos and thank you to all of our writers!  I'm sure we don't thank you enough.

                                          -- RSI

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                                      MINI SPOTS

The short spotlights that Jorja has been writing were intended to be amusing but also 
possibly to provide a jumping-off point for further fiction.  If you're interested in 
collaborating with a story, please contact her -- or just write it!  (Let CSR know if 
you need her email address.) 
                                          -- RSI