DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/08/2021    Duedate: 10/05/2021

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM-45    TURN-441

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLIZZARD-RAT
RAT PAK (79)
(45-516) [28-8-0,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLIZZARD-RAT                   POSITION IS EMPTY
RAT PAK (79)                   
(45-516) [28-8-0,140]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

URBAN LEGEND                   BLUE DRAGON BLADE
BOOK OF THOMAS (528)           ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
(45-4836) [20-34-1,99]         (45-5310) [15-11-1,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (428)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. YUPPIE SHELTER (576)        47
2. DARQUE FORCES (428)         45      INTERNATIONAL (554)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (528)        38      Unchartered Team
4. SERPENTS' HOLD (556)        30
5. RAT PAK (79)                15      BLANK IV (142)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 INTERNATIONAL (554)      148  83 16 64.1   1/ 4 DARQUE FORCES (428)       9  6 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)      646 420 36 60.6   2/ 1 RAT PAK (79)              8  7 0
 3- 4 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  30  23  1 56.6   3/ 3 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)      7  6 0
 4/ 5 GOING BERSERK (527)      141 118 11 54.4   4- 2 AVID FANS (65)            6  3 0
 5/ 6 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      74  64  8 53.6   5/ 6 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)      6  8 0
 6- 7 AVID FANS (65)           272 248 24 52.3   6/ 8 INTERNATIONAL (554)       4  4 0
 7- 8 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)     174 170 11 50.6   7/ 5 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)        4  5 0
 8/11 RAT PAK (79)              60  62  2 49.2   8/11 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      3  1 0
 9/ 9 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)      99 103  8 49.0   9-10 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)      2  0 0
10/13 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)      46  54  1 46.0  10/16 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)      2  8 0
11/12 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)     102 122  5 45.5  11-12 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  1  0 0
12/14 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)       111 141  4 44.0  12/ 7 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   1  2 0
13-15 LEGENDS (574)             29  37  0 43.9  13-14 LEGENDS (574)             1  2 0
14/16 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   57  86  3 39.9  14/15 GOING BERSERK (527)       1  6 1

    '*'   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.

I won, again. My third turn in a row as Duelmaster. I'm certainly not bragging, but I 
am pleasantly surprised. South Pole got his fair share of shots in against me, I'll 
give him that. I'd say he needs some road work to build his endurance, but what do I 
know about endurance, right? Everyone was pretty quiet last turn. Seems my efforts at 
writing a column to incite some commentary is an abject failure. Oh well, I tried. Til 
next turn.

                                          -- Blizzard-Rat

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in STORMCROWE 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 RAT PAK is pushed out of top team by DARQUE FORCES, who came 
from 4th with a 5-0-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there 
are sorrows to drown for ABATTOIR 5 BLADES, whose 0-1-0 this turn dropped them by 5 
into 12th.  BOOK OF THOMAS stable has parlayed this turn's 2-3-0 into a 6 space move 
up the rankings.  This brings them up to 10th place.  Good work, guys!  The DARQUE 
FORCES guild has had a 5-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You 
never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, MAR-A-LAGO fought 
KHALHUMS DWARF and gained 21 points and contributed to YUPPIE SHELTER's 3-2-0.  THE 
CLAIRVOYANT has lost to PANIC ROOM, falling 12 points, while helping make MAIDEN 
JAPAN a 1-2-0 turn.  Well done, STORMCROWE, the Duelmaster was this turn's most 
challenged warrior.  Perhaps BLIZZARD-RAT is not as thrilled, being challenged 3 
times.  This turn BLIZZARD-RAT challenged BLUE DRAGON BLADE in what was STORMCROWE's 
Title bout.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and BLIZZARD-RAT 
remains STORMCROWE's top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was that our 
Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Shadow's Fountain?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the DARQUE 
FORCES stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on STORMCROWE, what are you 
afraid of?  And avoiding DARQUE FORCES more than any other team we find RAT PAK.  
STORMCROWE, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well now, what do 
you expect when someone like MIRAGE from SERPENTS' HOLD challenges down 16 points to 
fight URBAN LEGEND of BOOK OF THOMAS?  It pains me to see warriors take advantage of 
the system like this.  MIRAGE bested URBAN LEGEND, as if it surprises anyone.   
     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 STORMCROWE has more dishwashers per capita 
that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, STORMCROWE, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet 
again, keep your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in 
STORMCROWE again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLIZZARD-RAT 516             28   8  0   140       RAT PAK (79)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTHER MOTHER 5439            13   8  0   127       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 MIRAGE 5354                  14   6  1   124       SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
-KIT KAT KATANA 4901          20  11  2   121       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
-TOBIR BATTER 5316            14   7  0   109       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
-YAK 5296                     17   9  2   107       GOING BERSERK (527)
 PEZ PULVERIZER 5287          17  12  1   104       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 URBAN LEGEND 4836            20  34  1    99       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 BLUE DRAGON BLADE 5310       15  11  1    97       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 SOUTH POLE 5381              13   9  1    94       INTERNATIONAL (554)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHRIMP SCAMP 4855            16  14  0    89       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAINBOW BYTE 5391            15  15  0    87       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 MAR-A-LAGO 5566              10  11  0    87       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 KURR 5432                    14   9  0    84       GOING BERSERK (527)
-THE FEVER DREAMER 4906       12  16  1    80       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
-M.C. 5369                    10   7  0    79       AVID FANS (65)
-SECURITY GUARD 4825          14  27  1    78       AVID FANS (65)
 PANIC ROOM 5561              12   9  1    77       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905       12  16  0    76       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
-ADVANCE SCOUT 5580           11   3  0    74       AVID FANS (65)
-CARAMEL CUDGEL 4900          11  12  1    67       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RODMAN 5471                  10   6  0    66       SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
-EXPOSE 5455                   6   3  0    65       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 AIR BNB 5564                 10  10  0    64       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-NILE 5594                     6   3  0    63       INTERNATIONAL (554)
-GUMMI BEAR GAVEL 5089        10  13  3    62       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
-STICKY SITUATION 4904        10  18  0    60       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 STRANGEWORLD 5319            10  27  0    57       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326         12  17  2    55       AVID FANS (65)
-JUICE BOX 5452                7   7  0    54       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467         12   6  1    53       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-CAINE 5505                    4   6  0    49       LEGENDS (574)
 TRAGEDY ANN 5598              8   6  0    48       DARQUE FORCES (428)
-STICKY BLUE BLADE 5343        6  13  1    47       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 WHITE HOUSE 5562              8  11  0    41       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 ACES HIGH 5462                6  12  0    41       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-SPARTACUS 5507                9   7  0    35       LEGENDS (574)
-JAWBREAKER JITTE 5600         5   1  0    35       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIA-RAT 5569                  6  12  0    30       RAT PAK (79)
-ANDUARI 5503                  5  11  0    29       LEGENDS (574)
 TIA-RAT 5667                  3   2  0    27       RAT PAK (79)
-SWEET EMOTION 5623            3   2  0    27       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHUPACABRA 5622               5   1  0    23       LEGENDS (574)
-PEANUT SALESMAN 5676          2   1  0    21       AVID FANS (65)
 SANDALS 5693                  1   0  0    20       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-ABLE 5504                     4   6  0    18       LEGENDS (574)
 RAZOR-RAT 5670                2   2  0    18       RAT PAK (79)
 SAND PEBBLE 5708              1   0  0    18       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 BWUTY QWEEN 5690              3   1  0    16       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 PAYNE ERYE 5675               3   2  0    15       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 USKIABUR 5634                 2   4  0    10       GOING BERSERK (527)
 NIGHTSHADE 5705               0   2  0    10       SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
 COLD CASE 5677                1   0  0     9       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 ZED-RAT 5671                  2   2  0     8       RAT PAK (79)
 FIJI 5664                     2   1  0     7       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 ONTOR 5709                    1   1  1     5       GOING BERSERK (527)
 COSTA RICA 5692               1   2  0     5       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 POPPY 5710                    0   1  0     1       SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
-URALS 5663                    0   1  0     1       INTERNATIONAL (554)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HEDIES 5678             0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   WURM KIN              441  NONE
SMOKE 5641              2  6 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   DARK CHAMPION         441  NONE
KNACKER 5707            0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 556   ONTOR 5709            440   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SUEET 5706              1  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 556   ARENAMASTER NHOR      441  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A salute to the Duel-Rat, Blizzard-Rat. -- U.N.

Hey, Blizzard-Rat, thanks for the challenge and match for your throne. I guess I 
wasn't quite ready, and your "skills" proved best. Let's try again, after all, we 
belong together ..... Blizzard Rat/South Pole, see? -- South Pole

Razor-Rat, right off the bat you break my favorite scimitar? That's just not right! 
But the winner of the fight was right. Yes indeed. -- Fiji

Managers of DM45, it is o.k. to write personal ads. They do not cause Covid. -- U.N.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SMOKE was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SUEET was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
HEDIES was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BLIZZARD-RAT unbelievably bested BLUE DRAGON BLADE in a 4 minute Challenge brawl.
MIRAGE overpowered URBAN LEGEND in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RODMAN overpowered STRANGEWORLD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
MIA-RAT was savagely defeated by ACES HIGH in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
NIGHTSHADE slimly lost to RAZOR-RAT in a popular 4 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
SOUTH POLE was unbelievably bested by PEZ PULVERIZER in a 3 minute veteran's fight.
KURR was overpowered by OTHER MOTHER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RAINBOW BYTE savagely defeated AIR BNB in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition.
MAR-A-LAGO demolished KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
PANIC ROOM handily defeated THE CLAIRVOYANT in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
WHITE HOUSE lost to TRAGEDY ANN in a 2 minute fray.
USKIABUR was beaten by BWUTY QWEEN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.
FIJI was bested by SAND PEBBLE in a exciting 3 minute novice's fight.
TIA-RAT overpowered ONTOR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ZED-RAT was overpowered by SANDALS in a 1 minute bloody mismatched conflict.
PAYNE ERYE beat COSTA RICA in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
COLD CASE subdued POPPY in a action packed 1 minute beginner's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  23 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  21 -  1      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   48 -  45 -  0      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       44 -  44 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    81 -  97 -  3      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  30 -  4      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        24 -  49 -  2      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 441 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  4     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BLIZZARD-RAT 516           28   8  0  140 RAT PAK (79)
STRIKING ATTACK  OTHER MOTHER 5439          13   8  0  127 DARQUE FORCES (428)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIRAGE 5354                14   6  1  124 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
BASHING ATTACK   SOUTH POLE 5381            13   9  1   94 INTERNATIONAL (554)
LUNGING ATTACK   PANIC ROOM 5561            12   9  1   77 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
PARRY-LUNGE      RODMAN 5471                10   6  0   66 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
WALL OF STEEL    THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467       12   6  1   53 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is URBAN LEGEND 4836.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BLUE DRAGON BLADE 5310.  The ten other most popular fighters were SOUTH POLE 
5381, NIGHTSHADE 5705, SAND PEBBLE 5708, RAZOR-RAT 5670, RAINBOW BYTE 5391, ACES HIGH 
5462, USKIABUR 5634, BLIZZARD-RAT 516, MIRAGE 5354, and RODMAN 5471.

The least popular fighter this week was ZED-RAT 5671.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KURR 5432, MIA-RAT 5569, HEDIES 5678, ONTOR 5709, THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467, 
AIR BNB 5564, STRANGEWORLD 5319, URBAN LEGEND 4836, SUEET 5706, and POPPY 5710.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

URBAN LEGEND (45-4836) BOOK OF THOMAS (528)