DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/02/2024    Duedate: 07/29/2024

NORTH FORK ARENA

DM 47    TURN 472

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE CHAMPION
BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
(47-9401) [12-5-1,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE CHAMPION                   POSITION IS EMPTY
BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)          
(47-9401) [12-5-1,144]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CLUB COFFEE                    JUHR ROCKFIST
FAST FOOD (724)                BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
(47-9833) [21-35-0,98]         (47-10268) [14-6-1,79]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LAZY BOYZ (167)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ROYAL FLUSH (48)              101
2. WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)           77    YUPPIE IDIOMS 221 (886)
3. LAZY BOYZ (167)               35    Unchartered Team
4. SATAN'S MINIONS (813)         25 
5. TIMELY HEROES (656)           16    ROLLIN (699)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 YUPPIE IDIOMS 221 (886)   14   6  1 70.0   1/ 2 LAZY BOYZ (167)          11  2 0
 2/ 2 LAND OF OZ (217)         1063 695 35 60.5   2/ 4 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       9  6 1
 3/ 3 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)    289 230 23 55.7   3/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (396)       9  6 0
 4/ 4 ROYAL FLUSH (48)         1118 941 59 54.3   4/ 3 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     8  5 1
 5/ 7 ERRATA! (760)             92  84  1 52.3   5/ 5 LAND OF OZ (217)          7  4 1
 6/ 8 DARQUE FORCES (396)      512 476 34 51.8   6/ 8 TIMELY HEROES (656)       6  9 1
 7/ 6 THE PURGE 209 (868)      119 111  6 51.7   7/ 7 ERRATA! (760)             4  4 0
 8/ 9 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)      325 319 16 50.5   8/ 6 FAST FOOD (724)           4  6 0
 9-10 BASH BROS PARK (766)     235 261 11 47.4   9/ 9 ROYAL FLUSH (48)          4  8 0
10/11 FAST FOOD (724)          331 377 16 46.8  10/11 WHITE MAIMERS (873)       3  7 0
11/12 LAZY BOYZ (167)          101 116  9 46.5  11/12 THE PURGE 209 (868)       3 10 0
12/13 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)    164 196  4 45.6  12/10 WHITE WOLVES (832)        3 12 0
13/14 WHITE MAIMERS (873)      130 170 12 43.3  13/13 YUPPIE IDIOMS 221 (886)   2  1 1
14/ 0 ADULT SWIM (589)          22  31  1 41.5  14/ 0 ADULT SWIM (589)          2  2 0
15/15 TIMELY HEROES (656)       34  63  2 35.1  15/15 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     1  5 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/16 WHITE WOLVES (832)       147 283  8 34.2  16-14 BASH BROS PARK (766)      0  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Nothing is certain in NORTH FORK, with changing loyalties, changing 
Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--LAZY BOYZ.  LAND OF OZ posted a nice 
gain, to come in 5th.  Everybody loves a winner...  ROYAL FLUSH had cause to 
celebrate, after JACK RABBIT got 113 points by beating SEALAB DEBBIE.  Win some, lose 
some.  Speaking of which, CREEPY TOUCH was winsome, after beating SOFT TEN and seeing 
it lose 20 points.  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by CLUB 
COFFEE, of FAST FOOD, who despite a 21-35-0 couldn't overcome NORTH FORK's Number 1.  
So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? 
Someone's got a basic problem...   
     And how sociable are NORTH FORK's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like a horde of 
jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in NORTH FORK avoid LAZY BOYZ.  
As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of DARQUE FORCES, so did that sorry 
team shy from LAZY BOYZ If challenges were horses, QUINTUS could open up a fast food 
joint!  Word has it ONSLAUGHT suffered a romantic setback.  Note how he challenged 
THE CHAMPION, 26 points his senior.  Like a mother cat batting her overly 
rambunctious kitten into submission, THE CHAMPION quashed ONSLAUGHT.  But ONSLAUGHT, 
if at first you don't succeed...  Call 'im brash!  Call 'im brassy!  Call 'im brave!  
Call 'im sassy!  CARISSIMUS will face COURAGE, up by 27.  Aaaah, just call 'im dead 
meat.  Like a fly challenging a flyswatter, CARISSIMUS challenged COURAGE, and got 
squashed.  We sadists got a kick out it!  (as did CARISSIMUS) Willing to win at any 
cost is BUCKET OF WATER, who challenged HENRY FORD, 11 points junior.  Our 
sympathies, HENRY FORD!  I thought BUCKET OF WATER showed great skill and promise 
when it beat HENRY FORD.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  HIGH ELF in 
the Dark Arena wasn't enough for SEE YA, LOSER! of YUPPIE IDIOMS 221.  Maybe that 
certain serving girl(?) at The Welcome Wench will be!  Q:  What's a record like 
9-10-0 get you?  A:  A free trip to the Dark Arena!  This week's winner:  ISOLATION 
of THE PURGE 209!  Like a tattered, worn-out, faded, out-of-fashion garment cast out 
to rot, QUINTUS of WHITE WOLVES has been summarily sent to the Dark Arena.  Citizens 
of NORTH FORK, be sure to settle your debts with FRANK of THE PURGE 209.  He's 
relocating to the Dark Arena and has other things on his mind!  Admittedly Death 
waits for no one, but me thinks FRANK of THE PURGE 209 (8-4-2) is being sent off a 
little prematurely.  Those who owe DA2 of WEIRD ALCHEMY money and had written him 
off, take note:  he'S BACK FROM THE DARK ARENA!!!  AND he'S MAD!!!  Never one to 
advocate diplomacy and restraint, I was pleased to see WEIRD ALCHEMY retaliate 
against BIG LAKE GROOVE in bloodfeud!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes 
for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  NORTH FORK, I leave you now.  The 
Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Welcome Wench.  'Til next time-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE CHAMPION 9401            12   5  1 144         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK RABBIT 4814              1   1  0 114         ROYAL FLUSH (48)          
 ACE REPORTER 9897            20  29  0 112         ROYAL FLUSH (48)          
 PARA 7767                    21  18  0 102         ERRATA! (760)             
 CLUB COFFEE 9833             21  35  0  98         FAST FOOD (724)           
 COURAGE 10495                11   5  0  93         LAND OF OZ (217)          
 ONSLAUGHT 10352              11  10  0  92         DARQUE FORCES (396)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRAPKIN 10522                11   3  0  90         WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUHR ROCKFIST 10268          14   6  1  79         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     
 APEFACE 10318                20   8  0  74         DARQUE FORCES (396)       
 THE DARK 10463               12   8  1  70         THE PURGE 209 (868)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EMERALD CITY 10582            6   2  0  66         LAND OF OZ (217)          
 CREEPY TOUCH 8653             5   2  1  65         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     
 CARISSIMUS 10204             13  17  1  61         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SECRET SAUCE 10382           13   7  0  56         FAST FOOD (724)           
-MUNCHKIN 10598                4   0  1  56         LAND OF OZ (217)          
 MAHX OHVERFAIL 10290         12   8  1  53         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     
 DEMETRIUS 10203              12   9  0  53         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
 LIZA 10623                    6   0  0  52         LAZY BOYZ (167)           
 ZAIRE 10622                   5   1  0  51         LAZY BOYZ (167)           
 MAXIMUS 10296                 9  19  0  50         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
 ZIPPY 10480                   8  10  1  47         LAZY BOYZ (167)           
 GLOCKENSPIEL 10416            9  12  2  45         WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       
 SOFT TEN 10562                6   5  0  45         ROYAL FLUSH (48)          
 BENDER 5395                  10   2  1  44         ADULT SWIM (589)          
 VASH THE STAMPEDE 5396        5   6  0  41         ADULT SWIM (589)          
 DAVID 6199                    8  12  1  37         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
 SNAPDRAGON 10523              5  10  0  35         DARQUE FORCES (396)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHAWARMA 10554                7   5  0  33         FAST FOOD (724)           
 DA2 10673                     1   0  1  33         WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       
 BARBARELLA 6493               4   4  0  32         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
 SPACE GHOST 5648              3   1  0  29         ADULT SWIM (589)          
 NEMESIS PRIME 10643           4   0  0  28         DARQUE FORCES (396)       
 BUCKET OF WATER 10583         2   3  0  27         LAND OF OZ (217)          
 CORNFIELD 10560               2   3  0  26         LAND OF OZ (217)          
-REAL TIPPER 10599             3   1  0  25         ERRATA! (760)             
 MAD MAX 6494                  3   5  0  25         TIMELY HEROES (656)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPARTACUS 6434                5   6  1  22         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
-CONTEST 10540                 3   2  0  22         ERRATA! (760)             
 DOMESTIC 10658                1   0  0  20         SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     
 ATTALUS 10509                 2   2  0  18         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
 SWINDLE 10624                 3   1  0  17         DARQUE FORCES (396)       
 SPAR-TEKUS 10651              2   1  0  14         WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       
 SEALAB DEBBIE 5567            2   6  0  12         ADULT SWIM (589)          
 HENRY FORD 6488               1   7  0  10         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
 HERENIUS 10472                1   5  1   9         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
 DARK ALLEY 10675              1   0  0   9         THE PURGE 209 (868)       
 SUETONIUS 10353               0   7  0   8         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
 ARCHELIUS 10641               1   3  0   7         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
-THRALL 10635                  0   1  0   7         SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     
-GRAMPA SNICKERS 10663         1   0  0   5         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     
 MORBIUS 10508                 0   4  0   4         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
 GRANICUS 10642                0   3  0   3         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHEWISH GIANT           0  0 0 DARK ARENA           DA2 10673              472 NONE
DA3 10664               0  1 0 ERRATA! 760          HIGH ELF               472 NONE
ZOD 10592               2  4 0 LAZY BOYZ 167        DAVID 6199             470 JUST REVENGED
SPUD 10671              0  1 0 SATAN'S MINIONS 813  MOUNTAIN TROLL         472 NONE
FRANK 10541             8  5 2 THE PURGE 209 868    MOUNTAIN TROLL         472 NONE
ISOLATION 10462         9 11 0 THE PURGE 209 868    BLACK ORC              472 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SPILLED 10676           0  1 0 THE PURGE 209 868    SHEWISH GIANT          472 NONE
TOXIC 10498             8  8 0 THE PURGE 209 868    MUNCHKIN 10598         471  
DA1 10674               0  1 0 WEIRD ALCHEMY 480    STONE GOLEM            472 NONE
GOOMBAH 10341          14 11 0 WEIRD ALCHEMY 480    JUHR ROCKFIST 10268    471 JUST REVENGED
QUINTUS 10253           6 26 2 WHITE WOLVES 832     MOUNTAIN TROLL         472 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

NOTE: Now that Terrablood is back up, remember: Purposely incorrectly adding or 
altering styles is a Mortal Sin! -- Terrablood Proectors

No DM Column? No personals? What has North Fork sunken to? -- Oz The All Concerned

Isolation, I got up the courage to challenge and I am glad I did. -- Courage

Secret Sauce, you were so, so tasty! -- Emerald City

Zaire, you were supposed to get splashed, you dork! -- Bucket Of Water

Toxic, oh, my! I am so sorry. -- Munchkin (following the Yellow Brick Road)

Start thinking, fellows. Rumors of another Turf War starting around the Tempe FTF are 
in the air. Be there or be square. -- Oz The All Forward-Thinking

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SEE YA, LOSER! butchered HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ISOLATION was savagely slain by BLACK ORC in a exciting 3 minute Dark Arena melee.
QUINTUS was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
FRANK was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
SPUD was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA2 savagely slew SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
SPILLED was assassinated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA3 was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
CRAPKIN unbelievably bested JUHR ROCKFIST in a popular 2 minute Bloodfeud duel.
ONSLAUGHT was vanquished by THE CHAMPION in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
CARISSIMUS was overpowered by COURAGE in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
CREEPY TOUCH overpowered SOFT TEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
DEMETRIUS viciously subdued GLOCKENSPIEL in a 12 minute master's Challenge conflict.
EMERALD CITY devastated SECRET SAUCE in a 2 minute bloody mismatched Challenge bout.
SUETONIUS was defeated by SHAWARMA in a 5 minute Challenge duel.
BUCKET OF WATER overpowered HENRY FORD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge struggle.
HERENIUS was handily defeated by MAD MAX in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
NEMESIS PRIME bested ATTALUS in a 1 minute novice's Challenge brawl.
ZIT overpowered CLUB COFFEE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided match.
PARA overpowered THE DARK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
ACE REPORTER viciously subdued APEFACE in a action packed 3 minute veteran's bout.
MAHX OHVERFAIL beat SNAPDRAGON in a 2 minute fray.
MAXIMUS vanquished CORNFIELD in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
BENDER defeated BARBARELLA in a popular 3 minute gory match.
VASH THE STAMPEDE lost to ZAIRE in a popular 1 minute gruesome match.
ZIPPY savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute brutal veteran vs. beginner bout.
DAVID was vanquished by LIZA in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
SWINDLE was overcome by SPACE GHOST in a 1 minute bout.
SPARTACUS overcame ARCHELIUS in a 2 minute veteran vs. novice duel.
SEALAB DEBBIE was overpowered by JACK RABBIT in a popular 1 minute brutal uneven duel.
GRANICUS was subdued by DARK ALLEY in a exciting 2 minute brutal novice's fight.
SPAR-TEKUS overpowered MORBIUS in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
DOMESTIC devastated STREET LEGAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         TOTAL PARRY       36 -  29 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    51 -  53 -  3      49  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         STRIKING ATTACK   52 -  55 -  4      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  32 -  2      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         WALL OF STEEL     35 -  47 -  5      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    23 -  36 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        35 -  68 -  2      34  |

Turn 472 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    6 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  6         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  4         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  7         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   THE CHAMPION 9401          12   5  1  144 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
WALL OF STEEL    PARA 7767                  21  18  0  102 ERRATA! (760)
STRIKING ATTACK  COURAGE 10495              11   5  0   93 LAND OF OZ (217)
TOTAL PARRY      CRAPKIN 10522              11   3  0   90 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
AIMED BLOW       EMERALD CITY 10582          6   2  0   66 LAND OF OZ (217)
SLASHING ATTACK  CREEPY TOUCH 8653           5   2  1   65 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
LUNGING ATTACK   MAHX OHVERFAIL 10290       12   8  1   53 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CLUB COFFEE 9833.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JUHR ROCKFIST 10268.  The ten other most popular fighters were ACE REPORTER 
9897, BARBARELLA 6493, DARK ALLEY 10675, ISOLATION 10462, DA2 10673, ARCHELIUS 10641, 
QUINTUS 10253, DA1 10674, EMERALD CITY 10582, and SHAWARMA 10554.

The least popular fighter this week was DEMETRIUS 10203.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GLOCKENSPIEL 10416, GRANICUS 10642, DAVID 6199, VASH THE STAMPEDE 5396, 
CORNFIELD 10560, ATTALUS 10509, HERENIUS 10472, HENRY FORD 6488, SUETONIUS 10353, and 
SOFT TEN 10562.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THE CHAMPION (47-9401) BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
ACE REPORTER (47-9897) ROYAL FLUSH (48)

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

ZIT (47-10348) LAZY BOYZ (167)
SEE YA, LOSER! (47-10585) YUPPIE IDIOMS 221 (886)