DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/21/2022    Duedate: 02/17/2022

XOCHITHLAN ARENA

DM-39    TURN-424

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SICKNESS
BASH BROS BABY (461)
(39-4242) [31-15-0,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SICKNESS                       POSITION IS EMPTY
BASH BROS BABY (461)           
(39-4242) [31-15-0,127]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

APPLE BLOSSOM                  ZEB ARN
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)           THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
(39-4109) [19-21-0,104]        (39-4257) [13-26-0,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS BABY (461)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MIDDLE WAY (385)        37
2. BASH BROS BABY (461)        16      BIONIC MAN (490)
3. JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)       4      Unchartered Team
4. ALFREDO'S LADIES (497)       0
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (479)         0      ALFREDO'S LADIES (497)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*PUPPIS (492)               1   0  0  100   1/ 2 BASH BROS BABY (461)      8  7 1
 2/ 2 BIONIC MAN (490)          40  16  2 71.4   2/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      7  8 0
 3- 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     152 119 13 56.1   3- 0*ALFREDO'S LADIES (497)    6  4 0
 4/ 4 BASH BROS BABY (461)     219 174 10 55.7   4/ 3 BIONIC MAN (490)          5  1 0
 5- 5 WORLD BLADES 8 (466)      38  42  1 47.5   5- 1 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      5  5 0
 6/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)     544 628 14 46.4   6/ 5 JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)    2  1 0
 7/ 0*ALFREDO'S LADIES (497)    20  24  2 45.5   7- 6*PUPPIS (492)              1  0 0
 8/ 7 JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)    35  67  2 34.3   8- 7 WORLD BLADES 8 (466)      0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in XOCHITHLAN a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets 
poor.  So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can 
make the difference, as BOOK OF THOMAS is pushed out of top team by BASH BROS BABY, 
who came from 2nd with a 4-1-1 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, 
for there are sorrows to drown for BOOK OF THOMAS, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them 
by 4 into 5th.  The BASH BROS BABY guild has had a 4-1-1 turn and deserves to be 
watched in the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's 
see, APPLE BLOSSOM fought MITRAL VALVE and gained 21 points and contributed to THE 
MIDDLE WAY's 3-2-0.  MITRAL VALVE has lost to APPLE BLOSSOM, falling 18 points, while 
helping make BIONIC MAN a 0-1-0 turn.  Well done, XOCHITHLAN, the Duelmaster was this 
turn's most challenged warrior.  Perhaps SICKNESS is not as thrilled, being 
challenged 4 times.  BLAZE REGICIDE challenged for the Duelmastership this turn, 
attempting to dethrone BASH BROS BABY's warrior.  Defending his title for another 
turn, SICKNESS kept JUSTICE OF STEEL's warrior, BLAZE REGICIDE, from claiming the 
throne.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing 
fighters do dishes at The Warty Toad until they win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the BOOK OF THOMAS 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on XOCHITHLAN, what are you afraid 
of?  And guess who avoided BOOK OF THOMAS stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
BASH BROS BABY.  Anyone surprised?   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that XOCHITHLAN has more dishwashers per capita 
that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, XOCHITHLAN, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  Always good to rest in XOCHITHLAN, but never good to 
wear out my welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my 
pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SICKNESS 4242                31  15  0   127       BASH BROS BABY (461)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRUNEI 3924                  12   8  0   112       WORLD BLADES 8 (466)
 APPLE BLOSSOM 4109           19  21  0   104       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-RIGHT HIP (3) 4289           11   3  1   103       BIONIC MAN (490)
-MANILA 3923                   9   4  0   102       WORLD BLADES 8 (466)
-ZENAKU 4280                   8   2  0    99       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
 BLAZE REGICIDE 4329          14  13  0    97       JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)
 CELIA DUNCAN 4299            11   6  0    92       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DROOL BABY 4243              18  28  0    86       BASH BROS BABY (461)
 MITRAL VALVE 4287            14   4  0    86       BIONIC MAN (490)
-FORTIFIED 4274               12   1  0    79       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-LASIC SURGERY 4290            6   6  0    75       BIONIC MAN (490)
 LIFE CHANGES 4273            17  17  1    69       BASH BROS BABY (461)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZEB ARN 4257                 13  26  0    66       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-IMPLANTS 4288                 5   1  0    59       BIONIC MAN (490)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXPENSES 4294                11   8  0    55       BASH BROS BABY (461)
-LAURA DERN 4367               6   2  1    55       ALFREDO'S LADIES (497)
 ZOE ALBETA 4296              10  13  0    53       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-HEARING AID 4291              4   2  1    49       BIONIC MAN (490)
-BASNIVAN 4344                 5   1  0    43       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-TAKIDOR 4314                  4   3  2    37       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YENTAL ZEEVE 4298             6  15  0    33       THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-KHARATEESKA 4323              4   5  2    33       JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)
-ASCENSION 4293                3   3  1    29       BOOK OF THOMAS (479)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 3000 MILES AWAY 4345          3   1  1    25       BASH BROS BABY (461)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OLGA KORBUT 4371              4   5  0    23       ALFREDO'S LADIES (497)
-TUREIS 4311                   1   0  0    21       PUPPIS (492)
-BRITNEY SPEARS 4366           4   3  0    17       ALFREDO'S LADIES (497)
-ROMIR THE SECOND 4322         2   2  0    11       JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)
-GROS MORNE 4286               0   1  0     7       WORLD BLADES 8 (466)
-HAELDEN 4324                  1   3  0     6       JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RIRORNI DESERTER        0  0 0                      3000 MILES AWAY 4345  424  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sickness, I want you ....... gone. -- Mitral Valve

Zeb Arn, now that I could see better, I could beat you. See? -- Lasic Surgery

For those really interested to know, Right Hip (3) means a three-time bionic 
replacement. Such fun! -- Right Hip (3)

Not quite a Six Million Dollar Man, but working on it. -- Smitty

Blaze Regicide -- Sir, Jorja is allowing me this one personal to drop the mask of 
gladiatorial indifference and speak my mind.  I won't mention the slurs she cast on my 
mind.  Speaking as a citizen of Xochithlan, I will say that regicide is almost never a 
matter of Justice, blazing or not.  Although at this season, a blaze could be welcome.  
I think we're looking at the onset of an ice age here. -- Apple Blossom

Mitral Valve -- I'm surprised you're not a golem. -- Celia Duncan
P.S.  I find it mildly amusing that I am simultaneously "relatively slow and 
inactive," and "incredibly quick and elusive."

Lasic Surgery -- Is that why my eyes blazed?  I can't say that I cared for the 
experience.  And on that note, what the HECK is the Commission doing, insisting that 
our backup weapons be BUCKLED on?  You ever try to undo a buckle in the middle of a 
fight?  I vote for velcro. -- Zeb Arn

The captured nomad, once a captured orc, is a golem!  They're everywhere.  A golem 
nomad?  The mind boggles. -- Zoe Albeta

Basnivan -- Take your icy breath and aim it elsewhere, please. -- Yental Zeeve, too 
cold to even think, much less formulate and type in personals

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLAZE REGICIDE was unbelievably bested by SICKNESS in a 5 minute Challenge fight.
MITRAL VALVE was subdued by APPLE BLOSSOM in a popular 1 minute veteran's melee.
DROOL BABY unbelievably bested ZEB ARN in a popular 3 minute gory master's brawl.
CELIA DUNCAN demolished LIFE CHANGES in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ZOE ALBETA savagely defeated HIDDEN ARCHER in a 2 minute brutal struggle.
EXPENSES bested YENTAL ZEEVE in a 3 minute veteran's competition.
3000 MILES AWAY easily killed RIRORNI DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   4 -  0      79  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  11 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   7 -  3      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  16 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  23 -  0      41  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |

Turn 424 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     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SICKNESS 4242              31  15  0  127 BASH BROS BABY (461)
WALL OF STEEL    BLAZE REGICIDE 4329        14  13  0   97 JUSTICE OF STEEL (494)
AIMED BLOW       CELIA DUNCAN 4299          11   6  0   92 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
PARRY-STRIKE     EXPENSES 4294              11   8  0   55 BASH BROS BABY (461)
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 BLAZE REGICIDE 4329, 
APPLE BLOSSOM 4109, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, DROOL BABY 4243, CELIA DUNCAN 4299, ZOE ALBETA 
4296, MITRAL VALVE 4287, LIFE CHANGES 4273, EXPENSES 4294, and 3000 MILES AWAY 4345.

The least popular fighter this week was SICKNESS 4242.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were 3000 MILES AWAY 4345, EXPENSES 4294, LIFE CHANGES 4273, MITRAL VALVE 
4287, ZOE ALBETA 4296, CELIA DUNCAN 4299, DROOL BABY 4243, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, APPLE 
BLOSSOM 4109, and BLAZE REGICIDE 4329.