DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/14/2023    Duedate: 07/11/2023

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM-45    TURN-464

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RAZOR-RAT
RAT PAK (79)
(45-5670) [17-9-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

M.C.                           ELIZABETH COTTEN
AVID FANS (65)                 THE BLUES 45 (580)
(45-5369) [14-8-0,127]         (45-5750) [3-2-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SECURITY GUARD                 MELIODAS
AVID FANS (65)                 KNIGHT BREED (403)
(45-4825) [18-30-1,104]        (45-4984) [13-4-0,107]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (428)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KNIGHT BREED (403)          34
2. AVID FANS (65)              33      DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. RAT PAK (79)                19      Unchartered Team
4. THE BLUES 45 (580)          12
5. GOING BERSERK (527)          6      THE BLUES 45 (580)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      705 469 38 60.1   1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      10  5 1
 2/ 2 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  39  29  1 57.4   2/ 2*THE BLUES 45 (580)        9  5 0
 3/ 4*THE BLUES 45 (580)        13  11  0 54.2   3/ 3 KNIGHT BREED (403)        7  8 0
 4/ 5 GOING BERSERK (527)      175 151 12 53.7   4/ 6 AVID FANS (65)            6  4 0
 5/ 6 AVID FANS (65)           284 266 24 51.6   5/ 4 GOING BERSERK (527)       6  6 0
 6/ 7 RAT PAK (79)              84  79  2 51.5   6/ 5 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  4  2 0
 7/ 8 KNIGHT BREED (403)       106 100  6 51.5   7/ 7 RAT PAK (79)              3  0 0
 8-10 LEGENDS (574)             30  38  0 44.1   8- 8 LEGENDS (574)             1  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

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to STORMCROWE once again!  It seems so recently people were saying 
KNIGHT BREED was washed up, finished.  But 4-1-0 moved them up 0.  I guess they're 
washed no more...  What's with RAYNOR?  He actually beat FAVORITE SAYINGS 7's JUICE 
BOX, and walked away with 17 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at FAVORITE 
SAYINGS 7.  JUICE BOX lost 13 points to RAYNOR.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe 
JUICE BOX will provide more easy wins...  Apparently STORMCROWE isn't filled with as 
many gutless wonders as I thought.  The Dreaded Duelmaster got 3 challenges this 
turn!  RAT PAK's hatred of DARQUE FORCES surfaced again as RAZOR-RAT challenged 
STORMCROWE's top dog.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for RAT PAK's outstanding 
member, Duelmaster RAZOR-RAT.  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.  
STORMCROWE thinks GOING BERSERK and their 175-151-12 is too much!  If at first you 
don't succeed, give up...  Management must be dealin', as the boys at AVID FANS ain't 
reelin'!  GOING BERSERK's mad!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  All 
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAZOR-RAT 5670               17   9  0   113       RAT PAK (79)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 M.C. 5369                    14   8  0   127       AVID FANS (65)
-YAK 5296                     17   9  2   107       GOING BERSERK (527)
 MELIODAS 4984                13   4  0   107       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 SECURITY GUARD 4825          18  30  1   104       AVID FANS (65)
 RAYNOR 3549                  18  23  1    92       KNIGHT BREED (403)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAYNE ERYE 5675              18  10  1    89       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 ADVANCE SCOUT 5580           13   5  0    84       AVID FANS (65)
 ONTOR 5709                   11  13  2    81       GOING BERSERK (527)
 JUICE BOX 5452               11   8  0    79       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 CHELSEA DAGGER 5731          12   5  0    76       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 ZYBOM 5744                    7   4  0    73       GOING BERSERK (527)
 EXPOSE 5455                   8   6  0    70       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAUMA QUEEN 5742             7   1  0    66       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326         12  24  2    62       AVID FANS (65)
 BIG BEN 5720                 13  10  0    59       GOING BERSERK (527)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPACE DANDY 4875             14   6  4    52       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 SWEET EMOTION 5623            6   4  0    52       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 HARLOCK 4876                 13   7  0    51       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 BRAWLIPOP 5714               12  10  1    49       DARQUE FORCES (428)
-CAINE 5505                    4   6  0    49       LEGENDS (574)
-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   2  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)
 SHIELDGORE 5756               5   2  0    27       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 PEANUT SALESMAN 5676          4   6  0    27       AVID FANS (65)
 REV GARY DAVIS 5752           2   3  0    25       THE BLUES 45 (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHUPACABRA 5622               5   2  0    23       LEGENDS (574)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GLADYS BENTLEY 5751           3   2  0    23       THE BLUES 45 (580)
 BULLS 5758                    4   2  0    22       GOING BERSERK (527)
-ABLE 5504                     4   6  0    18       LEGENDS (574)
-WAPENTAKE-RAT 5743            1   0  0    15       RAT PAK (79)
 ZANGETSU 5755                 3   4  0    13       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 JAZZ GILLUM 5753              3   2  0    12       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?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RAZOR-RAT devastated PAYNE ERYE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
ADVANCE SCOUT was savagely defeated by MELIODAS in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
PEANUT SALESMAN devastated ZANGETSU in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
JUICE BOX was defeated by RAYNOR in a 2 minute master's match.
M.C. devastated ZYBOM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
SECURITY GUARD overpowered CHELSEA DAGGER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ONTOR overpowered SWEET EMOTION in a 1 minute uneven melee.
EXPOSE viciously subdued BRAWLIPOP in a action packed 2 minute gory duel.
THE BRUTE SQUAD lost to TRAUMA QUEEN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SPACE DANDY defeated ELIZABETH COTTEN in a 2 minute expert vs. novice match.
HARLOCK overpowered BULLS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BIG BEN devastated REV GARY DAVIS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SHIELDGORE demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a unpopular 5 minute one-sided brawl.
GLADYS BENTLEY handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JAZZ GILLUM luckily beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute gruesome beginner's struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  28 -  1      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   7 -  2      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 464 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         0 -  3         7  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RAZOR-RAT 5670             17   9  0  113 RAT PAK (79)
STRIKING ATTACK  MELIODAS 4984              13   4  0  107 KNIGHT BREED (403)
WALL OF STEEL    ADVANCE SCOUT 5580         13   5  0   84 AVID FANS (65)
SLASHING ATTACK  EXPOSE 5455                 8   6  0   70 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
AIMED BLOW       BRAWLIPOP 5714             12  10  1   49 DARQUE FORCES (428)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SECURITY GUARD 4825.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MELIODAS 4984.  The ten other most popular fighters were EXPOSE 5455, 
RAZOR-RAT 5670, RAYNOR 3549, M.C. 5369, BRAWLIPOP 5714, PEANUT SALESMAN 5676, JUICE 
BOX 5452, BIG BEN 5720, GLADYS BENTLEY 5751, and ADVANCE SCOUT 5580.

The least popular fighter this week was SHIELDGORE 5756.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JAZZ GILLUM 5753, BULLS 5758, ZANGETSU 5755, REV GARY DAVIS 5752, THE 
BRUTE SQUAD 5326, SWEET EMOTION 5623, CHELSEA DAGGER 5731, ZYBOM 5744, PAYNE ERYE 
5675, and HARLOCK 4876.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RAZOR-RAT (45-5670) RAT PAK (79)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                         HOEGARDEN (21-5554) REAL BEER  (424) 
                         GRID SQUARE (24-5531) F.N.G.  (568) 
                      ROLA NYAH (30-4638) TEMPLAR ROGUES  (449) 
                   CAPTAIN KANGAROO (31-3947) MILITARY MAYHEM  (89) 
                         BERLIN (63-2923) WORLD BLADES  (331) 
                         LADY JAYE (71-7331) THE CODA  (190) 
                        CURIOUS GEORGE (73-645) CRYPTICS  (35) 
                         GRIFFON (73-5523) AIR CANADA  (635) 
                    JOE BOB (82-41731) THIRSTY THUGS 0503  (6967) 
                    EVIL DEMON (84-25442) SUPE FORCES 0B08  (4516) 
                      PRIMARY (84-27109) ROOKIE HALEN 35  (4808) 
                         SUCCUBUS (84-42009) REALLY?  (7298) 
                     JELLYFISH HUSSY (84-49856) FELLAS 26  (8559) 
                      WEBBED ROWS (84-54716) SPIDER CREW  (9446) 
                ROBERT PALSON 286 (85-7763) PROJECT MAYHEM 109  (1405) 
                      TATARUSANU (85-12319) E16 ROMANIA  (2249) 
                     WHISPY LIB (85-17248) NIGHTMARES XV  (3160) 
                   NEEDY MOOSE (85-27944) HALLOWEEN TIME 66  (5134) 
                          DEVELOP (85-38007) 6ERR12  (6923) 
                    IF I BLUFF (85-44018) WE'RE A TEAM VI  (8041) 
                            SKULL (85-49348) 33ERR  (8994) 
                   EVIL TRIBBLE (85-52462) PHASERS ON STUN!  (9366) 
                     ZEKKEN (85-52909) THIRSTY THUGS 2002  (9659) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes