DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/25/2020    Duedate: 01/21/2021

XOCHITHLAN ARENA

DM-39    TURN-410

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DUCK OF DOOM
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-4223) [12-3-1,153]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DUCK OF DOOM                   MITRAL VALVE
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)          BIONIC MAN (490)
(39-4223) [12-3-1,153]         (39-4287) [7-1-0,67]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

APPLE BLOSSOM                  ZEB ARN
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)           THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
(39-4109) [12-14-0,79]         (39-4257) [11-14-0,47]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE ANGELS (402)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE ANGELS (402)         31
2. THE MIDDLE WAY (385)        31      DARQUE ANGELS (402)
3. DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)       19      Unchartered Team
4. SCUTUM (489)                 1
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (479)         0      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)          23   5  2 82.1   1/ 4 DARQUE ANGELS (402)       9  6 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE ANGELS (402)      199 109 13 64.6   2/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      8  7 0
 3/ 4 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)    296 195 18 60.3   3/ 2*BIONIC MAN (490)          6  1 0
 4/ 3*SCUTUM (489)              15  11  0 57.7   4/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     5  4 1
 5/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461)     187 142  8 56.8   5/ 1 BASH BROS BABY (461)      4  8 0
 6- 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     125 107 11 53.9   6- 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      3  2 1
 7/ 7 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)     515 587 14 46.7   7/ 5*SCUTUM (489)              2  4 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.

You know, it's not that you have a bad warrior sitting on your throne that's 
embarrassing, that actually happens all the time.  It's the fact that you've let this 
bad warrior ascend the throne with a nice looking record without having scum 
tendencies to help it along the way.  You may all hang your heads in shame now.

                                          -- Duck Of Doom
                                             Ducks Unlimited
                                             Duelmaster of Xochitlan

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  We now have a 
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  DARQUE ANGELS now holds the crown 
and they are betting they can keep it.  For every winner there is a loser.  Speaking 
of losers, lets take a look at BASH BROS BABY, who went down to 1st from 5th.  Life 
is tough.  Coming up with a solid 4-1-0 outing, THE MIDDLE WAY has advanced 4 places 
in the rankings.  Hey everybody, watch out for NAJENA, who flew up 19 points in the 
rankings after mashing MITRAL VALVE like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya 
know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  MITRAL VALVE was bested by 
NAJENA and drops 14 points.  Our battling duelmaster DUCK OF DOOM has managed to hold 
the title, fending off SICKNESS' none too subtle advances.  Better luck next time, 
BASH BROS BABY.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s 
at bay.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the XOCHITHLAN arena.  Did 
you hear that BIONIC MAN was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal 
hygiene of BIONIC MAN's warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not be funny, 
but catch DUCKS UNLIMITED's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft 
at running from BIONIC MAN.  Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, SICKNESS 
would be president.  Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Knowing when to use the right tactics at 
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick 
your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUCK OF DOOM 4223            12   3  1   153       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SICKNESS 4242                22  10  0    95       BASH BROS BABY (461)
-DUCK DYNASTY 4168            11   4  0    91       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NAJENA 3413                  11   7  1    90       DARQUE ANGELS (402)
-RIGHT HIP (3) 4289            6   1  1    86       BIONIC MAN (490)
 ZAQIEL 4071                   7   5  0    81       DARQUE ANGELS (402)
 APPLE BLOSSOM 4109           12  14  0    79       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
 MITRAL VALVE 4287             7   1  0    67       BIONIC MAN (490)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DROOL BABY 4243              14  18  0    64       BASH BROS BABY (461)
 SAMYAZA 4090                  8   3  0    62       DARQUE ANGELS (402)
 KOKABIEL 4056                12   8  1    58       DARQUE ANGELS (402)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONALD DUCK 4225              7   6  1    55       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
 ZEB ARN 4257                 11  14  0    47       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
 LASIC SURGERY 4290            4   1  0    46       BIONIC MAN (490)
 LIFE CHANGES 4273            10  10  1    42       BASH BROS BABY (461)
 ALPHA SCUTI 4295              4   1  0    36       SCUTUM (489)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NISROCH 4112                  4   2  1    34       DARQUE ANGELS (402)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FORTIFIED 4274                4   0  0    33       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-HEARING AID 4291              3   1  1    30       BIONIC MAN (490)
-IMPLANTS 4288                 3   1  0    30       BIONIC MAN (490)
-DUCK DUCK GOOSE 4244          5   1  0    26       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
 DUCK TALES 4297               4   4  1    26       DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CELIA DUNCAN 4299             3   0  0    23       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-EXPENSES 4294                 3   2  0    21       BASH BROS BABY (461)
 ZOE ALBETA 4296               2   7  0    21       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
 YENTAL ZEEVE 4298             2   5  0    20       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
 DELTA SCUTI 4265              5   4  0    19       SCUTUM (489)
-EPSILON SCUTI 4263            4   0  0    14       SCUTUM (489)
-ASCENSION 4293                1   0  1    14       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-ZENAKU 4280                   1   0  0     8       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-SACRILEGE 4278                0   1  0     1       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MEALTIME MESS 4272     11  3 0 BASH BROS BABY 461   DUCK OF DOOM 4223     408   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Duck Of Doom, a mighty Piker, is Duelmaster! Hubba, hubba. -- Smitty and all The 
Bionic Man Clan

Drool Baby? Go on and keep drooling. Meanwhile it was quite pleasant showing you who 
is your uncle. -- Mitral Valve

Collaborator, who are you? Oh, you are the loser? -- Right Hip (3)

Yentel, that reminds me of dental, which I hate, hate, hate. Sorry I took it out on 
you. -- Implants

May all your body pieces stay intact -- for all time. --Smitty

Zaqiel -- Well, darn. -- Apple Blossom, suffering an early frost

Implants -- I didn't like the way you implanted that blade in me. -- Yental Zeeve

Duck Tales -- I just got a book, "How to make Ducks PAY for their crimes against 
humanity" and it's an eye opener. -- Zeb Arn

Alpha Scuti -- You scuttled me. -- Zoe Albeta

Sacrilege -- I don't hold with that. -- Celia Duncan

KALTOS KAOS INVITATION ALERT

Who:   Any and all veteran or newbie Duel2 managers
What:  Kaltos Kaos contest [25 rounds]
When:  Begins February 1, 2021 [Turn 926] thru January 3, 2022 [Turn 950]
Where: DM 5 in Kaltos Arena
Why:   You know why! Hammer is hosting the Kaltos Kaos like he hosted the Morya 
       Madness over 17 years ago! Only Better!
How:   Declare your manager name and team name in the DM 5 Personal Ads; plus send 
       two (2) Gift Certs to Hammer to complete your registration!

Hammer can be contacted by personal message in the Chatzy Duel2 chat, by old school 
Diplo Note or by Email to kaltoskaos@aol.com

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SAMYAZA devastated LIFE CHANGES in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DONALD DUCK unbelievably bested ZEB ARN in a action packed 4 minute Challenge battle.
DUCK OF DOOM savagely defeated SICKNESS in a 5 minute master's Title duel.
APPLE BLOSSOM overpowered DROOL BABY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
MITRAL VALVE was overpowered by NAJENA in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ZAQIEL was bested by VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 3 minute competition.
LASIC SURGERY handily defeated DUCK TALES in a 1 minute uneven melee.
KOKABIEL won victory over ALPHA SCUTI in a popular 1 minute duel.
NISROCH won victory over DELTA SCUTI in a 1 minute duel.
ZOE ALBETA defeated RIRORNI WOMAN in a 2 minute fight.
YENTAL ZEEVE overpowered LONG-RANGE ARCHERS in a 2 minute one-sided melee.
CELIA DUNCAN defeated RIRORNI WOMAN in a 1 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  13 -  1      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  10 -  2      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  10 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   8 -  1      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  24 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  1      44  |

Turn 410 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     DUCK OF DOOM 4223          12   3  1  153 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
TOTAL PARRY      SICKNESS 4242              22  10  0   95 BASH BROS BABY (461)
STRIKING ATTACK  NAJENA 3413                11   7  1   90 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
AIMED BLOW       MITRAL VALVE 4287           7   1  0   67 BIONIC MAN (490)
PARRY-LUNGE      KOKABIEL 4056              12   8  1   58 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
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 OF DOOM 4223, 
APPLE BLOSSOM 4109, ZAQIEL 4071, DONALD DUCK 4225, ZOE ALBETA 4296, SAMYAZA 4090, 
NAJENA 3413, LASIC SURGERY 4290, KOKABIEL 4056, and ALPHA SCUTI 4295.

The least popular fighter this week was DELTA SCUTI 4265.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MITRAL VALVE 4287, LIFE CHANGES 4273, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, DUCK 
TALES 4297, DROOL BABY 4243, SICKNESS 4242, CELIA DUNCAN 4299, NISROCH 4112, ALPHA 
SCUTI 4295, and KOKABIEL 4056.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXI

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ANGELOST 3415 (41-32-1)                0  3  0         DARQUE ANGELS        

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FORTIFIED 4274 (3-0-0)                 3  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ETRIGAN 3596 (9-4-0)                   3  3  0         DARQUE ANGELS        
DAFFY DUCK 3668 (2-2-1)                2  3  0         DUCKS UNLIMITED      
TOP DUCK 932 (17-15-0)                 2  3  0         DUCKS UNLIMITED      

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BOBBLETON 4118 (4-1-0)                 4  3  0         NEW ORIGINALS        

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KGNT CHAMBARD 4151 (2-2-0)             1  3  0         BIG LAKE LUMBER      

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LAME DUCK 4042 (0-0-0)                 3  3  1         DUCKS UNLIMITED      
SMOKE STACK 4123 (1-3-0)               0  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                      SERGEANT 1 (10-6252) MEDAL OF HONOR  (576) 
                    BLACK GOLD (21-3886) THE COLOUR OF NEON  (354) 
                         TITANIUM (71-7081) WAR-C-KERS  (812) 
                 ULTIMATE WRATH (82-30136) LUCROCIANS FTF04M1  (4937) 
                        ME LUNGER (82-30789) YOU JANE  (5054) 
                      HELLBOUND (82-43402) INK & STEEL X  (7273) 
                      MOOSE (84-19656) SUPE FORCES 6A11  (3491) 
                     HOTEL ARIZONA (84-29194) BEING THERE  (5172) 
                     THE BURPER (84-36813) NAMED BY MARK  (6435) 
                       RYAN (84-48181) THE MOTHERSHIP 4  (8333) 
                             HAZARD (85-122) CFC 15  (20) 
                    INNUK SHUK (85-12276) WORLD BLADES 15  (2240) 
                          TIGGER (85-19649) A WINNA  (3594) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes