DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/27/2023    Duedate: 01/23/2024

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM-45    TURN-471

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TRAUMA QUEEN
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-5742) [12-3-0,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TRAUMA QUEEN                   FRANK SINATRA
DARQUE FORCES (428)            236 BOURBON ST (582)
(45-5742) [12-3-0,97]          (45-5775) [6-1-0,96]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHELSEA DAGGER                 REV GARY DAVIS
DARQUE FORCES (428)            THE BLUES 45 (580)
(45-5731) [14-10-0,83]         (45-5752) [3-8-0,44]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (428)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MISFIT TOYS K (505)         24
2. AVID FANS (65)              23      DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. KNIGHT BREED (403)          23      Unchartered Team
4. THE BLUES 45 (580)          22
5. 236 BOURBON ST (582)        16      236 BOURBON ST (582)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*236 BOURBON ST (582)       6   2  0 75.0   1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      11  4 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)      729 480 38 60.3   2/ 3 KNIGHT BREED (403)        9  3 0
 3/ 0*MISFIT TOYS K (505)        8   7  1 53.3   3/ 2*DEAD SILENCE (581)        6  9 0
 4/ 3*DEAD SILENCE (581)        18  16  0 52.9   4/ 6 THE BLUES 45 (580)        4  5 0
 5/ 4 AVID FANS (65)           300 279 26 51.8   5/ 5*236 BOURBON ST (582)      3  1 0
 6/ 5 KNIGHT BREED (403)       123 115  6 51.7   6/ 0*MISFIT TOYS K (505)       3  2 1
 7/ 6 THE BLUES 45 (580)        23  26  0 46.9   7/ 4 AVID FANS (65)            3  6 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  STORMCROWE needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  Cut this out and 
put it in your scrapbooks, KNIGHT BREED!  'Cause they got 3-0-0 and moved up to 2nd!  
MVP award for FRANK SINATRA?  236 BOURBON ST's proud of it after beating BRAWLIPOP 
and getting 15 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  GLADYS BENTLEY got smashed 
by PEANUT SALESMAN, and lost 12 points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being 
unfair?  I think PAYNE ERYE should let VETERAN MERCENARY be Duelmaster for a while, 
without fighting about it.  Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his 
teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  THE BLUES 45 
was the most avoided team.  Is a 23-26-0 record really that scary?  I don't know what 
DEAD SILENCE's been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many fights from 
THE BLUES 45, that's fer sher.  Like, is BRAWLIPOP popular, or what?  She was 
challenged the most in all of STORMCROWE!  She's got a 18-11-1, is that good?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All STORMCROWE ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?  I'd be out 
of a job, that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  STORMCROWE is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAUMA QUEEN 5742            12   3  0    97       DARQUE FORCES (428)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARLOCK 4876                 18   9  0    96       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 FRANK SINATRA 5775            6   1  0    96       236 BOURBON ST (582)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHELSEA DAGGER 5731          14  10  0    83       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 BRAWLIPOP 5714               18  11  1    79       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 SPACE DANDY 4875             18   9  4    72       KNIGHT BREED (403)
 THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326         14  28  2    72       AVID FANS (65)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHIELDGORE 5756              12   2  0    57       DARQUE FORCES (428)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEANUT SALESMAN 5676          8   8  0    56       AVID FANS (65)
 REV GARY DAVIS 5752           3   8  0    44       THE BLUES 45 (580)
 JAZZ GILLUM 5753              6   5  0    35       THE BLUES 45 (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GLADYS BENTLEY 5751           6   5  0    33       THE BLUES 45 (580)
 BEULAH BALBRICKER 4410        2   1  0    31       MISFIT TOYS K (505)
 ELIZABETH COTTEN 5750         5   6  0    27       THE BLUES 45 (580)
 REV. BUBBA FLAVEL 4411        3   0  0    26       MISFIT TOYS K (505)
 FENIMORE 5767                 3   1  0    24       DEAD SILENCE (581)
 STARWIND 5771                 2   1  0    24       KNIGHT BREED (403)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENNORUS 5763                 4   3  0    20       DEAD SILENCE (581)
 ECKARD 5765                   4   3  0    19       DEAD SILENCE (581)
 CASHWYN 5761                  4   3  0    18       DEAD SILENCE (581)
 MARCIA BALL 5773              1   0  0    13       THE BLUES 45 (580)
 MRS. MORRIS 4412              1   2  1     7       MISFIT TOYS K (505)
 MR. CARTER 4414               1   2  0     5       MISFIT TOYS K (505)
 OFFENSIVE DOLL 5784           0   1  0     1       MISFIT TOYS K (505)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MARIAN MCLAIN 5776      0  1 0 236 BOURBON ST 582   MRS. MORRIS 4412      471   
FAN 3 5786              0  1 0 AVID FANS 65         DARK CHAMPION         471  NONE
FAN 4 5787              0  1 0 AVID FANS 65         STONE GOLEM           471  NONE
A NOPER 5788            0  1 0 DEAD SILENCE 581     MOUNTAIN TROLL        471  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

A NOPER was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FAN 4 was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a action packed 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
FAN 3 was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
THE BRUTE SQUAD was devastated by HARLOCK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
FRANK SINATRA subdued BRAWLIPOP in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge competition.
REV GARY DAVIS lost to SHIELDGORE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge fight.
PEANUT SALESMAN overpowered GLADYS BENTLEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
JAZZ GILLUM defeated FENIMORE in a 5 minute expert vs. beginner Challenge melee.
PAYNE ERYE viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gory duel.
CHELSEA DAGGER slimly lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 3 minute veteran's duel.
TRAUMA QUEEN handily defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided Title bout.
SPACE DANDY subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute match.
ECKARD was viciously subdued by BEULAH BALBRICKER in a 2 minute bloody conflict.
CASHWYN was outlasted by REV. BUBBA FLAVEL in a unpopular 13 minute match.
ELIZABETH COTTEN overpowered MR. CARTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
DENNORUS overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MRS. MORRIS delivered the death blow upon MARIAN MCLAIN in a 1 minute beginner's duel.
STARWIND devastated OFFENSIVE DOLL in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched brawl.
MARCIA BALL demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   6 -  0      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   8 -  1      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    55 -  36 -  4      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  14 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  15 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 471 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   TRAUMA QUEEN 5742          12   3  0   97 DARQUE FORCES (428)
SLASHING ATTACK  HARLOCK 4876               18   9  0   96 KNIGHT BREED (403)
AIMED BLOW       FRANK SINATRA 5775          6   1  0   96 236 BOURBON ST (582)
WALL OF STEEL    SPACE DANDY 4875           18   9  4   72 KNIGHT BREED (403)
TOTAL PARRY      SHIELDGORE 5756            12   2  0   57 DARQUE FORCES (428)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHELSEA DAGGER 5731.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was REV GARY DAVIS 5752.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHELSEA 
DAGGER 5731, FAN 4 5787, FRANK SINATRA 5775, FENIMORE 5767, BEULAH BALBRICKER 4410, 
HARLOCK 4876, PEANUT SALESMAN 5676, STARWIND 5771, ELIZABETH COTTEN 5750, and MRS. 
MORRIS 4412.

The least popular fighter this week was REV. BUBBA FLAVEL 4411.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MARIAN MCLAIN 5776, MR. CARTER 4414, CASHWYN 5761, GLADYS 
BENTLEY 5751, SHIELDGORE 5756, FAN 3 5786, A NOPER 5788, MARCIA BALL 5773, OFFENSIVE 
DOLL 5784, and DENNORUS 5763.

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

PAYNE ERYE (45-5675) DARQUE FORCES (428)

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the 
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143). 
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free 
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and 
on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "915." 

         The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis

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