DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/30/2024    Duedate: 08/26/2024

NORTH FORK ARENA

DM 47    TURN 473

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PARA
ERRATA! (760)
(47-7767) [22-18-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PARA                           ANGEL'S ENVY
ERRATA! (760)                  2129 BOURBON ST (888)
(47-7767) [22-18-0,114]        (47-10696) [2-2-0,34]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SEABLOOM                       SEALAB DEBBIE
FRAYED SANITY (799)            ADULT SWIM (589)
(47-8527) [14-22-0,78]         (47-5567) [2-7-0,13]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)         46 
2. ERRATA! (760)                 44    LAND OF OZ (217)
3. THE PURGE 209 (868)           34    Unchartered Team
4. PHOENIX GUARD (887)           25 
5. SATAN'S MINIONS (813)         23    2129 BOURBON ST (888)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 LAND OF OZ (217)         1064 696 35 60.5   1/ 4 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)    12  1 1
 2/ 3 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)    294 230 23 56.1   2/ 1 LAZY BOYZ (167)           8  5 0
 3/ 4 ROYAL FLUSH (48)         1120 943 60 54.3   3/ 5 LAND OF OZ (217)          7  3 1
 4/ 5 ERRATA! (760)             94  84  2 52.8   4/ 3 DARQUE FORCES (396)       7  8 0
 5/ 6 DARQUE FORCES (396)      513 480 34 51.7   5/ 2 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       6  8 1
 6/ 7 THE PURGE 209 (868)      120 114  6 51.3   6/ 9 ROYAL FLUSH (48)          5  6 1
 7/ 8 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)      326 322 16 50.3   7/ 0 WHITE WOLVES (832)        5  9 1
 8/ 0*2129 BOURBON ST (888)      2   2  0 50.0   8/ 6 TIMELY HEROES (656)       5 10 0
 9/ 9 BASH BROS PARK (766)     236 262 11 47.4   9/ 7 ERRATA! (760)             4  2 1
10/10 FAST FOOD (724)          333 378 16 46.8  10/ 8 FAST FOOD (724)           4  5 0
11/11 LAZY BOYZ (167)          102 120  9 45.9  11/15 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     3  2 0
12/12 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)    166 196  4 45.9  12/14 ADULT SWIM (589)          3  5 0
13/ 0 FRAYED SANITY (799)       82  97  4 45.8  13-10 WHITE MAIMERS (873)       3  7 0
14-13 WHITE MAIMERS (873)      130 170 12 43.3  14/ 0 FRAYED SANITY (799)       2  3 0
15/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      96 131  4 42.3  15/11 THE PURGE 209 (868)       2 11 0
16/14 ADULT SWIM (589)          23  34  1 40.4  16/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      1  0 0
17/ 0 WHITE WOLVES (832)       150 284  9 34.6  17/16 BASH BROS PARK (766)      1  1 0
18/15 TIMELY HEROES (656)       35  67  2 34.3  18/ 0*PHOENIX GUARD (887)       0  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/ 0*PHOENIX GUARD (887)        0   3  0  0.0  19/ 0*2129 BOURBON ST (888)     0  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

     Good day, in NORTH FORK a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets 
poor.  So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can 
make the difference, as LAZY BOYZ is pushed out of top team by BIG LAKE GROOVE, who 
came from 4th with a 5-0-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for 
there are sorrows to drown for THE PURGE 209, whose 1-3-0 this turn dropped them by 4 
into 15th.  SATAN'S MINIONS stable has parlayed this turn's 2-0-0 into a 4 space move 
up the rankings.  This brings them up to 11th place.  Good work, guys!  The BIG LAKE 
GROOVE guild has had a 5-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You 
never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, EMERALD CITY fought 
APEFACE and gained 21 points and contributed to LAND OF OZ's 1-1-0.  ONSLAUGHT has 
lost to JUHR ROCKFIST, falling 15 points, while helping make DARQUE FORCES a 1-4-0 
turn.  Defending his title for another turn, THE CHAMPION kept FAST FOOD's warrior, 
CLUB COFFEE, from claiming the throne.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear 
the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Welcome Wench until they 
win.  Maybe?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the WHITE MAIMERS stable was the most 
avoided team this turn.  Come on NORTH FORK, what are you afraid of?  And avoiding 
WHITE MAIMERS more than any other team we find BIG LAKE GROOVE.  NORTH FORK, are we 
going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most challenged warrior this 
turn was WHITE WOLVES' warrior MAXIMUS.  More fighters challenged him than challenged 
the Duelmaster!  In a brave attempt, BARBARELLA from TIMELY HEROES challenged up 18 
points to fight MAXIMUS from the WHITE WOLVES stable.  BARBARELLA perhaps got hers 
just desserts, seeing as she was bested by MAXIMUS and ended up with 33 recognition 
points.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Had I not seen it, it would be hard to believe.  ACE REPORTER was 
sent to the Dark Arena and lived to tell about it!  Makes you think, no?  ADULT SWIM 
made what looks to be a tough decision this turn, as they sent VASH THE STAMPEDE, 
with a record of 5-6-0, to VASH THE STAMPEDE death.  Farewell, his.  The grave that 
ERRATA! had dug for DA4 may yet be filled with the body of STONE GOLEM.  Seldom are 
the likes of this to be seen.  DA4 lives still!  A brave warrior does not carry a red 
shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in NORTH FORK, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PARA 7767                    22  18  0 114         ERRATA! (760)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLUB COFFEE 9833             21  36  0  99         FAST FOOD (724)           
 JUHR ROCKFIST 10268          15   6  1  98         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     
-COURAGE 10495                11   5  0  93         LAND OF OZ (217)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE DARK 10463               13   8  1  87         THE PURGE 209 (868)       
 EMERALD CITY 10582            7   2  0  87         LAND OF OZ (217)          
 CRAPKIN 10522                11   4  0  84         WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       
 SEABLOOM 8527                14  22  0  78         FRAYED SANITY (799)       
 ONSLAUGHT 10352              11  11  0  77         DARQUE FORCES (396)       
 CREEPY TOUCH 8653             6   2  1  72         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 APEFACE 10318                20   9  0  69         DARQUE FORCES (396)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SECRET SAUCE 10382           14   7  0  61         FAST FOOD (724)           
-CARISSIMUS 10204             13  17  1  61         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
 MAHX OHVERFAIL 10290         13   8  1  59         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENDER 5395                  11   2  1  56         ADULT SWIM (589)          
-MUNCHKIN 10598                4   0  1  56         LAND OF OZ (217)          
 LIZA 10623                    7   0  0  54         LAZY BOYZ (167)           
-DEMETRIUS 10203              12   9  0  53         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
 MAXIMUS 10296                10  19  0  52         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
 GLOCKENSPIEL 10416           10  12  2  48         WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       
 MOOSEKNUCKLE 9303             8   8  0  48         FRAYED SANITY (799)       
 OSCAR MAIER 9365              6   7  0  47         FRAYED SANITY (799)       
 ZAIRE 10622                   5   2  0  45         LAZY BOYZ (167)           
 SHAWARMA 10554                8   5  0  41         FAST FOOD (724)           
 SOFT TEN 10562                6   6  0  41         ROYAL FLUSH (48)          
 ZIPPY 10480                   8  11  1  40         LAZY BOYZ (167)           
 DAVID 6199                    8  13  1  38         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
 SNAPDRAGON 10523              5  11  0  34         DARQUE FORCES (396)       
 ANGEL'S ENVY 10696            2   2  0  34         2129 BOURBON ST (888)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARBARELLA 6493               4   5  0  33         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
 BLOODY MARY 10616             2   0  0  33         BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      
 DA4 10684                     1   0  1  32         ERRATA! (760)             
 MAD MAX 6494                  4   5  0  30         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
 NEMESIS PRIME 10643           4   1  0  30         DARQUE FORCES (396)       
 DOMESTIC 10658                2   0  0  28         SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     
 SWINDLE 10624                 4   1  0  27         DARQUE FORCES (396)       
-CORNFIELD 10560               2   3  0  26         LAND OF OZ (217)          
-REAL TIPPER 10599             3   1  0  25         ERRATA! (760)             
 BUCKET OF WATER 10583         2   4  0  24         LAND OF OZ (217)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPARTACUS 6434                5   7  1  23         TIMELY HEROES (656)       
 ATTALUS 10509                 3   2  0  22         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
 SPACE GHOST 5648              3   2  0  17         ADULT SWIM (589)          
 HIRELING 10682                1   0  0  15         SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     
 SEALAB DEBBIE 5567            2   7  0  13         ADULT SWIM (589)          
 ARCHELIUS 10641               2   3  1  12         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
 DONNIE STAHL 9675             2   5  0  11         FRAYED SANITY (799)       
 QUEEN OF SHEBA 10672          1   0  0  11         ROYAL FLUSH (48)          
 GRAMPA SNICKERS 10663         2   0  0   9         BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     
-HERENIUS 10472                1   5  1   9         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
-DARK ALLEY 10675              1   0  0   9         THE PURGE 209 (868)       
 LITTER BOX 10667              1   0  0   9         BASH BROS PARK (766)      
 SPAR-TEKUS 10651              2   2  0   8         WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       
-SUETONIUS 10353               0   7  0   8         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
 MORBIUS 10508                 0   5  0   5         WHITE WOLVES (832)        
 BOOM BOX 10666                0   1  0   5         BASH BROS PARK (766)      
-GRANICUS 10642                0   3  0   3         WHITE MAIMERS (873)       
 ZIGGY 10677                   0   1  0   1         LAZY BOYZ (167)           
 ZINK 10678                    0   1  0   1         LAZY BOYZ (167)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
VASH THE STAMPED 5396   5  7 0 ADULT SWIM 589       SPYMASTER              473 NONE
STONE GOLEM             0  0 0 DARK ARENA           DA4 10684              473 NONE
PUT ME OUT 10686        0  1 0 FRAYED SANITY 799    SPYMASTER              473 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ZOD 10592               2  4 0 LAZY BOYZ 167        DAVID 6199             470 REVENGED
BYE 10688               0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 887    BANDIT PRINCE          473 NONE
SEE YA 10690            0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 887    BANDIT PRINCE          473 NONE
UGGH 10691              0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 887    MISTRESS FANDETT       473 NONE
KING OF QUEENS 10662    0  1 0 ROYAL FLUSH 48       ARCHELIUS 10641        473  
TOXIC 10498             8  8 0 THE PURGE 209 868    MUNCHKIN 10598         471  
VICTIM 10679            0  1 0 THE PURGE 209 868    SPYMASTER              473 NONE
VICTIM II 10680         0  1 0 THE PURGE 209 868    BLACK ORC              473 NONE
VICTIM III 10681        0  1 0 THE PURGE 209 868    SHEWISH GIANT          473 NONE
HENRY FORD 6488         1  8 0 TIMELY HEROES 656    STONE GOLEM            473 NONE
DA2 10673               1  1 1 WEIRD ALCHEMY 480    SPYMASTER              473 NONE
GOOMBAH 10341          14 11 0 WEIRD ALCHEMY 480    JUHR ROCKFIST 10268    471 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

FTF. I hope the North Forkers did well in Minny. (Well, most North Forkers.) -- Oz The 
All Hopeful

3-Manager Teams?
Down-challenge serious penalties?
Bonus for full-team runs?
Powerful stimuli for 5-0s?
Prizes and Team RUs galore?
Could that be coming in January 2025?
Tune in,and get ready to rumble.
     -- Oz The All-Prognosticating

Secret Sauce, you were so, so tasty. You are being ordered for our all-folk festival. 
-- Emerald City

Maximus, yup; I was minimus. -- Cornfield (dry and weak from no rain)

Carissimus, Happy Holidays! Hope this finds you well. Thanks for the gift of your 
challenge and even more for my win. -- Courage

Henry Ford, what? You weren't waterproof? Bwahahahaha. -- Bucket Of Water

Health. Humility. Honor. North Fork forever. -- Oz The All-Promoting

                                   * * * * * * * *

Where: Lapur DM 29
When:  Turn 1000 -- August 6th, 2024 is the due date.

Announcing Lapur's 1000th turn. Over the past 38+ years many legendary fighters and 
managers have attended the Lapurian Arena. If you are one of those managers and have a 
inactive team, send them into fight for turn 1000. If you have a tourney team in Lapur 
and need some new recruits for the next tourney, send them in to fight in the Dark 
Arena on turn 1000. Load up the Dark Arena with a page full of fights in the 
newsletter and make it memorable. For this one turn join in and celebrate the arena's 
1000th. C'mon dust off your old Lapurian warriors and send them to fight during the 
day or night for turn 1000 on August 6th!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ACE REPORTER viciously butchered SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
VASH THE STAMPEDE was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA2 was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HENRY FORD was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
VICTIM II was assassinated by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
BYE was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
VICTIM was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
VICTIM III was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
DA4 easily killed STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
PUT ME OUT was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena duel.
UGGH was slaughtered by MISTRESS FANDETTE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SEE YA was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
CRAPKIN was overpowered by PARA in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge Title match.
EMERALD CITY demolished APEFACE in a 2 minute bloody mismatched Challenge match.
BENDER bested ZAIRE in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
DAVID was demolished by MAHX OHVERFAIL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
BARBARELLA was overcome by MAXIMUS in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
SEALAB DEBBIE was savagely defeated by MAD MAX in a 4 minute Challenge struggle.
SPAR-TEKUS was overpowered by SWINDLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
THE CHAMPION devastated CLUB COFFEE in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
ONSLAUGHT was overpowered by JUHR ROCKFIST in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SEABLOOM slimly lost to THE DARK in a popular 3 minute gruesome veteran's contest.
CREEPY TOUCH demolished SOFT TEN in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
OSCAR MAIER handily defeated BUCKET OF WATER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MOOSEKNUCKLE subdued ZIPPY in a 3 minute fight.
LIZA savagely defeated ANGEL'S ENVY in a 2 minute brutal duel.
SECRET SAUCE overpowered NEMESIS PRIME in a popular 6 minute one-sided duel.
GLOCKENSPIEL narrowly defeated SNAPDRAGON in a 2 minute melee.
SHAWARMA overpowered SPARTACUS in a 4 minute gory uneven duel.
SPACE GHOST was handily defeated by BLOODY MARY in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
DONNIE STAHL lost to ATTALUS in a 2 minute gory bout.
GRAMPA SNICKERS defeated ZIGGY in a 3 minute beginner's duel.
MORBIUS was savagely defeated by LITTER BOX in a 2 minute gory novice's match.
DOMESTIC overpowered MAXIMILLIAN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ARCHELIUS killed KING OF QUEENS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's fray.
BOOM BOX was vanquished by HIRELING in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
QUEEN OF SHEBA subdued ZINK in a 2 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   3 -  1      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   10         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         STRIKING ATTACK   53 -  48 -  3      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  27 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  50 -  3      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  29 -  3      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  44 -  4      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  33 -  0      38  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        32 -  66 -  3      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -  11 -  1      27  |

Turn 473 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:

WALL OF STEEL      7 -  3     STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  5         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         3 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  3     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  7         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  5         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    PARA 7767                  22  18  0  114 ERRATA! (760)
STRIKING ATTACK  JUHR ROCKFIST 10268        15   6  1   98 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
AIMED BLOW       EMERALD CITY 10582          7   2  0   87 LAND OF OZ (217)
TOTAL PARRY      CRAPKIN 10522              11   4  0   84 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CREEPY TOUCH 8653           6   2  1   72 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
LUNGING ATTACK   MAHX OHVERFAIL 10290       13   8  1   59 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SHAWARMA 10554              8   5  0   41 FAST FOOD (724)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SEABLOOM 8527.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SEALAB DEBBIE 5567.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAD MAX 6494, 
NEMESIS PRIME 10643, SEABLOOM 8527, BARBARELLA 6493, THE DARK 10463, HENRY FORD 6488, 
LIZA 10623, PARA 7767, EMERALD CITY 10582, and ZAIRE 10622.

The least popular fighter this week was SPARTACUS 6434.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BOOM BOX 10666, DONNIE STAHL 9675, SPACE GHOST 5648, SECRET SAUCE 
10382, ANGEL'S ENVY 10696, BUCKET OF WATER 10583, SPAR-TEKUS 10651, DAVID 6199, 
APEFACE 10318, and UGGH 10691.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

PARA (47-7767) ERRATA! (760)
CLUB COFFEE (47-9833) FAST FOOD (724)

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

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

                                     GREEN VALLEY

Green Valley, DM 87, will be opening soon!  This arena will process on a two-week 
cycle.  Orders for inaugural battles are due on September 11, 2024.

Storm Point, DM 86 will be closed to new teams, effective August 31. Any new teams 
that arrive after that will be rerouted to Green Valley.  DM 86 will continue to 
process on its normal cycle and teams may continue to add new replacement warriors as 
necessary.

                                          -- RSI