DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/06/2021    Duedate: 11/02/2021

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM-45    TURN-442

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SOUTH POLE
INTERNATIONAL (554)
(45-5381) [14-9-1,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MIRAGE                         POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS' HOLD (556)           
(45-5354) [15-6-1,138]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RAINBOW BYTE                   SOUTH POLE
DARQUE FORCES (428)            INTERNATIONAL (554)
(45-5391) [16-15-0,105]        (45-5381) [14-9-1,115]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (428)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS' HOLD (556)        35
2. GOING BERSERK (527)         34      INTERNATIONAL (554)
3. MAIDEN JAPAN (504)          31      Unchartered Team
4. INTERNATIONAL (554)         29
5. YUPPIE SHELTER (576)        17      HOUSE OF LORDS (169)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 INTERNATIONAL (554)      150  83 16 64.4   1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      10  5 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)      648 423 36 60.5   2/ 3 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)      8  6 0
 3- 3 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  30  23  1 56.6   3/ 2 RAT PAK (79)              8  7 0
 4/ 4 GOING BERSERK (527)      143 119 11 54.6   4/ 7 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)        6  3 1
 5/ 5 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      74  65  8 53.2   5/ 5 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)      6  8 0
 6- 6 AVID FANS (65)           272 248 24 52.3   6/ 6 INTERNATIONAL (554)       3  4 0
 7/ 9 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)     101 105  8 49.0   7/14 GOING BERSERK (527)       3  5 1
 8/ 8 RAT PAK (79)              61  66  2 48.0   8/12 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   2  1 0
 9/10 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)      49  56  1 46.7   9- 4 AVID FANS (65)            2  2 0
10/12 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)       114 141  5 44.7  10/10 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)      2 10 0
11/11 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)     102 127  5 44.5  11-11 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  1  0 0
12/14 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   58  86  3 40.3  12/ 8 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      1  2 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.

    Heerrre's Blizzy! (poking his head thru a hole in his shield) How many will get 
the referrence? Anyway, I defended my title against Blue Dragon Blade who did his best 
to decapitate AND neuter me. I prevailed against all those dastardly attacks. I 
learned skills, he learned skills so win/win all around. So I do have a question for 
Abattoir 5 Blades. Is the manager of this team Hammer? Or a relation to him? Just a 
wild guess based on the team name. I'm usually pretty brain dead turn to turn so I may 
have missed any announcement you made, or not.

    So, who do I challenge next turn? Do I challenge? Silly question, of course I will 
and that challenge goes to the Pez Dispenser, err I mean Pulverizer. I hope I don't 
get pulverized. Why him, you may ask. Well, he is the highest ranked active warrior I 
haven't fought yet. I'm trying to pass around the opportunities for title shots. I'm 
an equal opportunity kind of guy. Win or lose, I've had my fun and the only thing left 
for me is to live to see an Isle invite. I hope it arrives soon.

    Good luck to all next turn and may the gods bless me with good fortune in my title 
defense.

                          -- Blizzard-Rat (wishing he had cold based super powers) LOL

                                      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.  Now keep the taverns open 
late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for AVID FANS, whose 0-0-0 this turn 
dropped them by 5 into 9th.  GOING BERSERK stable has parlayed this turn's 2-1-0 into 
a 7 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 7th place.  Good work, guys!  
The MAIDEN JAPAN guild has had a 3-0-1 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. 
You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, ACES HIGH fought 
TRAGEDY ANN and gained 24 points and contributed to MAIDEN JAPAN's 3-0-1.  PEZ 
PULVERIZER has lost to RAINBOW BYTE, falling 16 points, while helping make CANDY 
CRUSHERS a 0-1-0 turn.  Well done, STORMCROWE, the Duelmaster was this turn's most 
challenged warrior.  Perhaps BLIZZARD-RAT is not as thrilled, being challenged 3 
times.  SOUTH POLE challenged for the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to 
dethrone RAT PAK's warrior.  We should ask SOUTH POLE about the thrill of victory, 
and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, it's now the one to ask.  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 SERPENTS' 
HOLD.  STORMCROWE, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  In a brave 
attempt, NIGHTSHADE from SERPENTS' HOLD challenged up 20 points to fight MIA-RAT from 
the RAT PAK stable.  NIGHTSHADE perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it was 
bested by MIA-RAT and ended up with 11 recognition points.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  TRAGEDY ANN has departed STORMCROWE, leaving DARQUE FORCES without their 
8-6-0 warrior.  Question, just what was hers team doing at the taverns last night?  
Is it really true that STORMCROWE has more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  
Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOUTH POLE 5381              14   9  1   115       INTERNATIONAL (554)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIRAGE 5354                  15   6  1   138       SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
-KIT KAT KATANA 4901          20  11  2   121       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 BLIZZARD-RAT 516             28   9  0   109       RAT PAK (79)
-YAK 5296                     17   9  2   107       GOING BERSERK (527)
 BLUE DRAGON BLADE 5310       16  11  1   105       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 RAINBOW BYTE 5391            16  15  0   105       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 KURR 5432                    15   9  0   103       GOING BERSERK (527)
 MAR-A-LAGO 5566              11  11  0    94       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 OTHER MOTHER 5439            13   9  0    92       DARQUE FORCES (428)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEZ PULVERIZER 5287          17  13  1    88       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
-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)
-A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905       12  16  0    76       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
-ADVANCE SCOUT 5580           11   3  0    74       AVID FANS (65)
 PANIC ROOM 5561              12  10  1    73       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 AIR BNB 5564                 11  10  0    68       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-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)
 ACES HIGH 5462                7  12  1    65       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-EXPOSE 5455                   6   3  0    65       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
-NILE 5594                     6   3  0    63       INTERNATIONAL (554)
-GUMMI BEAR GAVEL 5089        10  13  3    62       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 STRANGEWORLD 5319            11  27  0    60       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-STICKY SITUATION 4904        10  18  0    60       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467         13   6  1    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)
-STICKY BLUE BLADE 5343        6  13  1    47       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 WHITE HOUSE 5562              8  12  0    43       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-JAWBREAKER JITTE 5600         5   1  0    35       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIA-RAT 5569                  7  12  0    33       RAT PAK (79)
 SANDALS 5693                  2   0  0    28       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-SWEET EMOTION 5623            3   2  0    27       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 TIA-RAT 5667                  3   3  0    26       RAT PAK (79)
 PAYNE ERYE 5675               4   2  0    25       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 USKIABUR 5634                 3   4  0    24       GOING BERSERK (527)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PEANUT SALESMAN 5676          2   1  0    21       AVID FANS (65)
 POPPY 5710                    1   1  0    16       SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
 BWUTY QWEEN 5690              3   2  0    11       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 NIGHTSHADE 5705               0   3  0    11       SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
 RAZOR-RAT 5670                2   3  0     9       RAT PAK (79)
 ZED-RAT 5671                  2   3  0     9       RAT PAK (79)
 URALS 5663                    1   1  0     9       INTERNATIONAL (554)
-FIJI 5664                     2   1  0     7       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 ONTOR 5709                    1   2  1     6       GOING BERSERK (527)
-COSTA RICA 5692               1   2  0     5       INTERNATIONAL (554)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
COLD CASE 5677          1  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   SHEWISH GIANT         442  NONE
HEDIES 5711             0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   DARK CHAMPION         442  NONE
SAND PEBBLE 5708        1  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   HIGH ELF              442  NONE
SHEDIES 5712            0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   STONE GOLEM           442  NONE
TRAGEDY ANN 5598        8  7 0 DARQUE FORCES 428    ACES HIGH 5462        442   
FLASH 5713              0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 556   BANDIT PRINCE         442  NONE
KNACKER 5707            0  1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 556   ONTOR 5709            440   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

An opher?! I don't deserve an opher! No way. I smell a conspiracy. I think it started 
in a China laboratory. -- U.N.

What the heck, Payne Eyre. That's not the way it went before. You Rissian! -- Costa 
Rica, International

Sand Pebble? You? Beaten by a Canadian, how rude! -- Fiji, international

No more of this belittlement; we are bringing out the big weapons! -- U.N.

South Pole -- I get what you're saying and the south pole would be more appropriate, 
at least for me. Despite all the thick ice beneath our feet, at least the south pole 
is at a continent. A land mass. Solid footing. The north pole is in the arctic with 
lots and lots of water under that ice. Makes me nervous just thinking about that ice 
cracking and me falling in. LOL -- Blizzard-RAt

Fiji -- Forget your cracked and chipped scimitar breaking, the real travesty was you 
winning the fight. I was robbed! (laughs maniacally while shaking his fist in the air 
at the imaginary gods) -- Razor-Rat
P.S. Sometimes I can't help laughing at the silly things I think of. :) -- Boss Rat

Aces High -- Man, I suck! It's a good thing the boss is a real tight with his 
expenses. After wasting all the gold on me for 18 fights I don't think he will just 
send me to the dark arena. I do fear the sudden command, tho. -- Mia-Rat

Ontor -- Thank you for the win and all those fresh new skills. I'm doing my best to 
impress my manager. He does have a short fuse with newbies. Altho, we are all 
mystified at why Mia has avoided the DA. Perhaps one day we will find out.  -- - Tia-
Rat

Nightshade -- Nice fight, but you could've shared the skills a bit more evenly. LOL -- 
Razor-Rat

Sandals -- I didn't represent very well. At least I got my train.  -- Zed-Rat

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SAND PEBBLE was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
COLD CASE was barely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SHEDIES was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
HEDIES was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
FLASH was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SOUTH POLE savagely defeated BLIZZARD-RAT in a 6 minute Challenge Title match.
KURR overpowered URBAN LEGEND in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
NIGHTSHADE was bested by MIA-RAT in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
URALS defeated ONTOR in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge melee.
BLUE DRAGON BLADE vanquished PANIC ROOM in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MIRAGE overpowered OTHER MOTHER in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
PEZ PULVERIZER was savagely defeated by RAINBOW BYTE in a 4 minute expert's match.
MAR-A-LAGO demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
AIR BNB handily defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
STRANGEWORLD luckily beat WHITE HOUSE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute veteran's brawl.
ACES HIGH easily killed TRAGEDY ANN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THE CLAIRVOYANT overpowered TIA-RAT in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
USKIABUR handily defeated BWUTY QWEEN in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
PAYNE ERYE devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
ZED-RAT was overpowered by SANDALS in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided match.
RAZOR-RAT was defeated by POPPY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   43 -  38 -  0      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  20 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       39 -  36 -  1      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  21 -  1      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    75 -  90 -  4      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  28 -  3      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        20 -  46 -  2      30  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 442 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     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  7         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   SOUTH POLE 5381            14   9  1  115 INTERNATIONAL (554)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIRAGE 5354                15   6  1  138 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
TOTAL PARRY      BLIZZARD-RAT 516           28   9  0  109 RAT PAK (79)
STRIKING ATTACK  BLUE DRAGON BLADE 5310     16  11  1  105 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
LUNGING ATTACK   RAINBOW BYTE 5391          16  15  0  105 DARQUE FORCES (428)
AIMED BLOW       AIR BNB 5564               11  10  0   68 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
WALL OF STEEL    THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467       13   6  1   57 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RAINBOW BYTE 5391.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SOUTH POLE 5381.  The ten other most popular fighters were RAINBOW BYTE 
5391, WHITE HOUSE 5562, POPPY 5710, COLD CASE 5677, KURR 5432, URALS 5663, BLUE 
DRAGON BLADE 5310, MIRAGE 5354, PAYNE ERYE 5675, and SANDALS 5693.

The least popular fighter this week was BWUTY QWEEN 5690.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TIA-RAT 5667, TRAGEDY ANN 5598, PANIC ROOM 5561, ONTOR 5709, 
FLASH 5713, HEDIES 5711, SHEDIES 5712, RAZOR-RAT 5670, ZED-RAT 5671, and ACES HIGH 
5462.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SOUTH POLE (45-5381) INTERNATIONAL (554)
MIRAGE (45-5354) SERPENTS' HOLD (556)

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

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