DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/02/2024    Duedate: 08/29/2024

XOCHITHLAN ARENA

DM 39    TURN 457

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DARKWING DUCK
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-4349) [11-7-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FORTIFIED                      CHUCKLEBUMM
BOOK OF THOMAS (479)           TROLLHEIM (501)
(39-4274) [28-8-0,117]         (39-4431) [7-2-0,55]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

YENTAL ZEEVE                   NAOS
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)           PUPPIS (492)
(39-4298) [15-39-0,84]         (39-4394) [4-2-0,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POSITION IS EMPTY

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BABY (461)          48 
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (479)          16    YUPPIE LORE (499)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (502)           14    Unchartered Team
4. TROLLHEIM (501)               9  
5. PUPPIS (492)                  -3    FAR TRAVELERS (502)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS (502)        1   0  1 100.   1/ 2 BASH BROS BABY (461)      7  8 0
 2/ 1 YUPPIE LORE (499)         15   7  0 68.2   2/ 1*TROLLHEIM (501)           7  8 0
 3/ 2*TROLLHEIM (501)           20  13  0 60.6   3/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     5  2 0
 4/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)    344 232 20 59.7   4/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      3  0 0
 5/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     215 157 15 57.8   5/ 4 YUPPIE LORE (499)         2  2 0
 6/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461)     294 238 13 55.3   6/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      2  7 0
 7/ 4 PUPPIS (492)              13  11  0 54.2   7/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS (502)       1  0 1
 8/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)     593 730 15 44.8   8/ 5 PUPPIS (492)              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

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
XOCHITHLAN brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see DRUG MOM win a fight and gain 22 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, NATIVE 
LOOTER beat CUDDLEBUG and CUDDLEBUG lost 7 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Looks 
like XOCHITHLAN has some guts at least, INBOX ZERO the Duelmaster was this turn's 
most-challenged warrior.  DARKWING DUCK challenged XOCHITHLAN's Duelmaster for a shot 
at the throne.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as DARKWING DUCK takes 
the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a 
very good mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, 
don't you, XOCHITHLAN?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  What's the big D?  TROLLHEIM was the most avoided 
team?  Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like BASH 
BROS BABY avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you 
ask me.  Hmph.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  We're all going to die in the end, so why 
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of XOCHITHLAN.  I feel much better now.  Glad to see the back 
of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARKWING DUCK 4349           11   7  0 113         DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORTIFIED 4274               28   8  0 117         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
 DUCK DUCK GOOSE 4244         14   7  0 108         DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     
 DONALD DUCK 4225             21  19  1  99         DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     
 TAKIDOR 4314                 18  14  2  98         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
 ASCENSION 4293               13  10  2  91         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRUG MOM 4421                10   1  1  88         BASH BROS BABY (461)      
 INBOX ZERO 4403              15   3  0  86         YUPPIE LORE (499)         
 YENTAL ZEEVE 4298            15  39  0  84         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      
 FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388        12   9  0  69         BASH BROS BABY (461)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRYING 4412                   7   3  0  61         BASH BROS BABY (461)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NAOS 4394                     4   2  0  56         PUPPIS (492)              
 CHUCKLEBUMM 4431              7   2  0  55         TROLLHEIM (501)           
 CUDDLEBUG 4428                5   2  0  42         TROLLHEIM (501)           
 APPLE CORE 4372               5  25  0  40         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUGWORT 4433                  5   1  0  32         TROLLHEIM (501)           
 FEVERED 4427                  7   3  0  29         BASH BROS BABY (461)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEERSHEBA CHANG 4416          4   9  0  21         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      
 ARCHAMBEAU 4444               1   0  1  14         FAR TRAVELERS (502)       
 GUFFAKINS 4429                2   4  0  10         TROLLHEIM (501)           

'-' 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                      ARCHAMBEAU 4444        457 NONE
PACIFIED 4446           0  1 0 BASH BROS BABY 461   DARK ELF MAGE          457 NONE
CEDRIC DUNCAN 4395      4 14 0 THE MIDDLE WAY 385   DRUG MOM 4421          453 NOT REVENGED
BILLO 4439              1  1 0 TROLLHEIM 501        DARK ELF CHAMPIO       457 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Where: Lapur DM 29
When:  Turn 1000 -- August 6th, 2024 is the due date.

Announcing Lapur's 1000th turn. Over the past 38+ years many legendary fighters and 
managers have attended the Lapurian Arena. If you are one of those managers and have a 
inactive team, send them into fight for turn 1000. If you have a tourney team in Lapur 
and need some new recruits for the next tourney, send them in to fight in the Dark 
Arena on turn 1000. Load up the Dark Arena with a page full of fights in the 
newsletter and make it memorable. For this one turn join in and celebrate the arena's 
1000th. C'mon dust off your old Lapurian warriors and send them to fight during the 
day or night for turn 1000 on August 6th!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BILLO was butchered by DARK ELF CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PACIFIED was slaughtered by DARK ELF MAGE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DARKWING DUCK handily defeated INBOX ZERO in a 1 minute Challenge Title match.
CHUCKLEBUMM vanquished APPLE CORE in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DUCK DUCK GOOSE overpowered FORMULA SHORTAGE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DONALD DUCK was bested by FORTIFIED in a unpopular 6 minute veteran's duel.
TAKIDOR savagely defeated ENEMY ARCHER in a popular 1 minute gruesome master's brawl.
ASCENSION vanquished RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
YENTAL ZEEVE was overpowered by DRUG MOM in a 1 minute uneven duel.
NAOS was luckily beaten by CRYING in a exciting 4 minute gruesome fight.
CUDDLEBUG was beaten by NATIVE LOOTER in a 2 minute fight.
MUGWORT subdued BEERSHEBA CHANG in a 2 minute match.
FEVERED devastated GUFFAKINS in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
ARCHAMBEAU murdered RIRORNI DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         BASHING ATTACK    15 -   6 -  2      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        17 -  14 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   5 -  0      17  |

Turn 457 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DARKWING DUCK 4349         11   7  0  113 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
TOTAL PARRY      FORTIFIED 4274             28   8  0  117 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
LUNGING ATTACK   DUCK DUCK GOOSE 4244       14   7  0  108 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
PARRY-STRIKE     DONALD DUCK 4225           21  19  1   99 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   DRUG MOM 4421              10   1  1   88 BASH BROS BABY (461)
AIMED BLOW       INBOX ZERO 4403            15   3  0   86 YUPPIE LORE (499)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is YENTAL ZEEVE 4298.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NAOS 4394.  The ten other most popular fighters were TAKIDOR 4314, MUGWORT 
4433, CHUCKLEBUMM 4431, CRYING 4412, BILLO 4439, DARKWING DUCK 4349, DUCK DUCK GOOSE 
4244, ASCENSION 4293, DRUG MOM 4421, and APPLE CORE 4372.

The least popular fighter this week was FORTIFIED 4274.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DONALD DUCK 4225, GUFFAKINS 4429, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, FORMULA SHORTAGE 
4388, INBOX ZERO 4403, PACIFIED 4446, ARCHAMBEAU 4444, FEVERED 4427, BEERSHEBA CHANG 
4416, and CUDDLEBUG 4428.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DONALD DUCK (39-4225) DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)

                                     GREEN VALLEY

Green Valley, DM 87, will be opening soon!  This arena will process on a two-week 
cycle.  Orders for inaugural battles are due on September 11, 2024.

Storm Point, DM 86 will be closed to new teams, effective August 31. Any new teams 
that arrive after that will be rerouted to Green Valley.  DM 86 will continue to 
process on its normal cycle and teams may continue to add new replacement warriors as 
necessary.

                                          -- RSI