DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/17/2023    Duedate: 06/13/2023

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM-45    TURN-463

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PAYNE ERYE
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-5675) [18-9-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PAYNE ERYE                     ELIZABETH COTTEN
DARQUE FORCES (428)            THE BLUES 45 (580)
(45-5675) [18-9-1,104]         (45-5750) [3-1-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RAYNOR                         GLADYS BENTLEY
KNIGHT BREED (403)             THE BLUES 45 (580)
(45-3549) [17-23-1,75]         (45-5751) [2-2-0,14]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (428)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)    47
2. DARQUE FORCES (428)         27      DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. GOING BERSERK (527)         21      Unchartered Team
4. RAT PAK (79)                 3
5. LEGENDS (574)                0      THE BLUES 45 (580)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)      703 466 38 60.1   1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      12  3 1
 2/ 3 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  38  27  1 58.5   2/ 2*THE BLUES 45 (580)        8  7 0
 3- 4 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    66  51  3 56.4   3/ 3 KNIGHT BREED (403)        7  8 0
 4/ 1*THE BLUES 45 (580)        11   9  0 55.0   4/ 4 GOING BERSERK (527)       6  5 0
 5/ 5 GOING BERSERK (527)      173 149 12 53.7   5/ 6 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  5  1 0
 6- 6 AVID FANS (65)           281 264 24 51.6   6- 5 AVID FANS (65)            3  2 0
 7/ 8 RAT PAK (79)              83  79  2 51.2   7/ 7 RAT PAK (79)              2  1 0
 8/ 7 KNIGHT BREED (403)       102  99  6 50.7   8- 8 LEGENDS (574)             1  1 0
 9- 9 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        48  57  2 45.7   9- 9 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        0  2 0
10-10 LEGENDS (574)             30  38  0 44.1  10-10 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    0  1 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.

Thanks for the welcome back, Melodias is so hospitable.   But the M.C. is supposed 
host the event, not take the Championship.  So I expect someone else to step up and 
take this spot next turn.

                                          -- M.C.
                                             Avid Fans
                                             Duelmaster of Stormcrowe

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of STORMCROWE!  Once again I've been called out of 
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  What's with SWEET 
EMOTION?  She actually beat KNIGHT BREED's SPACE DANDY, and walked away with 23 more 
points from the fight.  Major screwup at KNIGHT BREED.  HARLOCK lost 17 points to 
EXPOSE.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe HARLOCK will provide more easy wins...  
Har har har!  Did M.C. wimp out, or just get lazy?  Anyway, he's not Duelmaster 
anymore.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for DARQUE FORCES' outstanding member, 
Duelmaster PAYNE ERYE.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  How 
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of 
practive, GOING BERSERK!  The bums at DARQUE FORCES couldn't face the challenges from 
GOING BERSERK!  No excuse for that!  What do people see in ZANGETSU?  His 3-3-0?  
KNIGHT BREED ain't talkin', but he's got 16 points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover 
stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  Are you 
as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAYNE ERYE 5675              18   9  1   104       DARQUE FORCES (428)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-M.C. 5369                    13   8  0   120       AVID FANS (65)
-LEAN HOG 5255                16   8  0   113       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
-THE VEAL DEAL 5251           16   7  0   108       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
-YAK 5296                     17   9  2   107       GOING BERSERK (527)
 MELIODAS 4984                12   4  0    98       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 RAZOR-RAT 5670               16   9  0    94       RAT PAK (79)
-SECURITY GUARD 4825          17  30  1    92       AVID FANS (65)
 JUICE BOX 5452               11   7  0    92       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHELSEA DAGGER 5731          12   4  0    84       DARQUE FORCES (428)
-ADVANCE SCOUT 5580           13   4  0    83       AVID FANS (65)
 RAYNOR 3549                  17  23  1    75       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 ZYBOM 5744                    7   3  0    75       GOING BERSERK (527)
 ONTOR 5709                   10  13  2    72       GOING BERSERK (527)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXPOSE 5455                   7   6  0    65       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
-THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326         12  23  2    61       AVID FANS (65)
 TRAUMA QUEEN 5742             6   1  0    60       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 SWEET EMOTION 5623            6   3  0    59       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG BEN 5720                 12  10  0    56       GOING BERSERK (527)
 SPACE DANDY 4875             13   6  4    49       KNIGHT BREED (403)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-YAMATO 5083                  10   9  0    49       BATTLE SHIPS (552)
-CAINE 5505                    4   6  0    49       LEGENDS (574)
 BRAWLIPOP 5714               12   9  1    47       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 HARLOCK 4876                 12   7  0    43       KNIGHT BREED (403)
-BATTLE WAGON 5275             7  10  1    38       BATTLE SHIPS (552)
-MIA-RAT 5569                  8  13  0    37       RAT PAK (79)
-ANDUARI 5503                  6  11  0    36       LEGENDS (574)
-SPARTACUS 5507                9   7  0    35       LEGENDS (574)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELIZABETH COTTEN 5750         3   1  0    33       THE BLUES 45 (580)
-ZED-RAT 5671                  4   3  0    32       RAT PAK (79)
 PINK ANDERON 5749             2   2  0    32       THE BLUES 45 (580)
-CUTOUT 5582                   6   5  0    26       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 BULLS 5758                    4   1  0    26       GOING BERSERK (527)
 REV GARY DAVIS 5752           2   2  0    26       THE BLUES 45 (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHUPACABRA 5622               5   2  0    23       LEGENDS (574)
 SHIELDGORE 5756               4   2  0    22       DARQUE FORCES (428)
-ABLE 5504                     4   6  0    18       LEGENDS (574)
 ZANGETSU 5755                 3   3  0    16       KNIGHT BREED (403)
-PEANUT SALESMAN 5676          3   6  0    15       AVID FANS (65)
-WAPENTAKE-RAT 5743            1   0  0    15       RAT PAK (79)
 GLADYS BENTLEY 5751           2   2  0    14       THE BLUES 45 (580)
-PRIMAL CUT 5633               3   1  1    11       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 JAZZ GILLUM 5753              2   2  0     8       THE BLUES 45 (580)
-THUNDER-RAT 5747              0   1  0     1       RAT PAK (79)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
VETERAN MERCENAR        0  0 0                      PAYNE ERYE 5675       463  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHIELDGORE bested GLADYS BENTLEY in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge fight.
ELIZABETH COTTEN vanquished ZANGETSU in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
RAZOR-RAT subdued ZYBOM in a 2 minute fight.
MELIODAS vanquished ONTOR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PAYNE ERYE assassinated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
CHELSEA DAGGER viciously subdued NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
JUICE BOX savagely defeated RAYNOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran's struggle.
HARLOCK was overpowered by EXPOSE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
TRAUMA QUEEN won victory over AMBITIOUS GUARD in a action packed 1 minute duel.
SPACE DANDY was overpowered by SWEET EMOTION in a popular 1 minute gory uneven duel.
BIG BEN overpowered REV GARY DAVIS in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BRAWLIPOP defeated HAPPY PEASANT in a 3 minute veteran vs. amateur match.
PINK ANDERON handily defeated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JAZZ GILLUM was demolished by BULLS in a 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -   6 -  0      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   6 -  2      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  29 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         AIMED BLOW        14 -  10 -  0      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   8 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 463 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     7 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         6  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   PAYNE ERYE 5675            18   9  1  104 DARQUE FORCES (428)
STRIKING ATTACK  MELIODAS 4984              12   4  0   98 KNIGHT BREED (403)
SLASHING ATTACK  EXPOSE 5455                 7   6  0   65 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
WALL OF STEEL    SPACE DANDY 4875           13   6  4   49 KNIGHT BREED (403)
AIMED BLOW       BRAWLIPOP 5714             12   9  1   47 DARQUE FORCES (428)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RAYNOR 3549.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
GLADYS BENTLEY 5751.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHELSEA DAGGER 5731, 
JUICE BOX 5452, ZYBOM 5744, MELIODAS 4984, TRAUMA QUEEN 5742, SWEET EMOTION 5623, 
BRAWLIPOP 5714, BULLS 5758, RAZOR-RAT 5670, and PAYNE ERYE 5675.

The least popular fighter this week was JAZZ GILLUM 5753.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were REV GARY DAVIS 5752, HARLOCK 4876, RAYNOR 3549, ONTOR 5709, 
ZANGETSU 5755, SPACE DANDY 4875, ELIZABETH COTTEN 5750, SHIELDGORE 5756, PINK ANDERON 
5749, and BIG BEN 5720.

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS!

We're going back to the Big Easy! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in New 
Orleans, LA on July 21-13, 2023! It will be held at the same hotel as last time we 
were there, the Hilton New Orleans St. Charles (504-378-2808).  Room rates are $159.00 
per night, 1-2 occupancy, with free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center and 
on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "DUEL"  

         The official block cutoff is June 20 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF69inNewOrleans

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI