DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/24/2017 Duedate: 04/20/2017
SNOWBOUND ARENA
DM-50 TURN-364
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BONESCRAPER
MESOPOTAMIA (389)
(50-3837) [26-7-0,94]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CRUSHING BELIAL POSITION IS EMPTY
MESOPOTAMIA (389)
(50-3840) [19-11-2,96]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
COLD WEATHER COLD WEATHER
BASH BROS SPORTS (405) BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
(50-3883) [6-3-0,78] (50-3883) [6-3-0,78]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MESOPOTAMIA (389)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MESOPOTAMIA (389) 41
2. BASH BROS SPORTS (405) 14 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
3. WORLD BLADES 12 (409) 0 Unchartered Team
4. BOOK OF THOMAS (421) -27
BROADSWORDS (142)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MESOPOTAMIA (389) 128 91 5 58.4 1/ 2 MESOPOTAMIA (389) 10 0 1
2/ 2 BASH BROS SPORTS (405) 61 69 1 46.9 2/ 1 BASH BROS SPORTS (405) 5 9 0
3- 4*WORLD BLADES 12 (409) 6 7 0 46.2 3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 3 8 2
4/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 34 44 3 43.6 4- 4*WORLD BLADES 12 (409) 2 0 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's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.
MESOPOTAMIA now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it. Hey
everybody, watch out for NERGAL'S FURY, who flew up 14 points in the rankings after
mashing WHITER SHADE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a
basher in the top ten was WHITER SHADE, who dropped 11 points after a disappointing
(to say the least) bout with NERGAL'S FURY. Going for the gusto and coming up with
aught but bloody knuckles was BASH BROS SPORTS' COLD WEATHER, who was turned away
from the Duelmastership by BONESCRAPER. Advice to bashers--never force anything,
just get a bigger halberd!
Here is other news that is of note. Did you hear that BOOK OF THOMAS was most
avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of BOOK OF THOMAS'
warriors, I'm not surprised! For those of you who like math, try this one: BOOK OF
THOMAS + Weapons That go Boom = BASH BROS SPORTS + Avoid City. Well dang howdy, but
if challenges were votes, VERTICAL would be president. Although it may be a contest
he doesn't want to win.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally
in the arena with you and see what happens.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. Its been
fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide
Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BONESCRAPER 3837 26 7 0 94 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRUSHING BELIAL 3840 19 11 2 96 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COLD WEATHER 3883 6 3 0 78 BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
EXTRA LONG SHIFT 3836 8 6 0 76 BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
REGULAR SEASON 3894 9 5 0 67 BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-INNUIT 3795 5 3 0 66 WORLD BLADES 12 (409)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NERGAL'S FURY 3885 7 7 1 47 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
SLUSHY ICE 3895 8 17 0 45 BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
CACTUS JACK 3916 8 9 1 39 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
MARBLE MOUTH 3940 4 4 0 36 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHITER SHADE 3935 7 8 1 33 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
DEAD GODS 4SALE 3911 5 3 0 27 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZAQAR 3941 2 0 1 20 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
VERTICAL 3961 2 3 0 19 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
DISTURBIA 3964 1 1 1 10 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
-ROCKY MTN 3939 1 1 0 7 WORLD BLADES 12 (409)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
OFF SEASON 3962 0 2 0 BASH BROS SPORTS 405 DISTURBIA 3964 363
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DEAD GODS 4SALE bested VERTICAL in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
BONESCRAPER unbelievably bested COLD WEATHER in a exciting 9 minute Title duel.
CRUSHING BELIAL demolished EXTRA LONG SHIFT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
REGULAR SEASON devastated CACTUS JACK in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
MARBLE MOUTH was luckily beaten by SLUSHY ICE in a 7 minute competition.
WHITER SHADE was savagely defeated by NERGAL'S FURY in a exciting 2 minute struggle.
DISTURBIA slimly lost to ZAQAR in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 11 - 0 69 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 6 - 0 68 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 13 - 0 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 8 - 2 47 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 7 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 9 - 1 36 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 7 - 0 13 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 364 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 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY BONESCRAPER 3837 26 7 0 94 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
BASHING ATTACK CRUSHING BELIAL 3840 19 11 2 96 MESOPOTAMIA (389)
STRIKING ATTACK COLD WEATHER 3883 6 3 0 78 BASH BROS SPORTS (405)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is COLD WEATHER 3883. The most popular warrior this
turn was COLD WEATHER 3883. The ten other most popular fighters were MARBLE MOUTH
3940, NERGAL'S FURY 3885, VERTICAL 3961, BONESCRAPER 3837, REGULAR SEASON 3894, DEAD
GODS 4SALE 3911, ZAQAR 3941, CRUSHING BELIAL 3840, CACTUS JACK 3916, and DISTURBIA
3964.
The least popular fighter this week was WHITER SHADE 3935. The other ten least
popular fighters were SLUSHY ICE 3895, EXTRA LONG SHIFT 3836, DISTURBIA 3964, CACTUS
JACK 3916, CRUSHING BELIAL 3840, ZAQAR 3941, DEAD GODS 4SALE 3911, REGULAR SEASON
3894, BONESCRAPER 3837, and VERTICAL 3961.
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
MOJO'S MONKEY (16-4101) THE FUN BUNCH (396)
LEAPING LEPER (33-7940) HALLOWIENERS (635)
EMERALD CITY (47-7896) LAND OF OZ (217)
SILVERTHORN (60-8840) SUPERIOR FORCES 60 (654)
KAYCRON (63-2900) SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
MADONNA (63-3068) BAD GIRLS (325)
LEAST SHREW (70-6374) SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (529)
THE GREAT PUMPKIN (82-4576) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2 (618)
HARV (82-35034) MY TCS (5768)
PERPETUAL (84-14073) OTTODROME 13 (2485)
GEEZER (84-20642) GETTING OLD (3683)
LAST STRAW (84-24737) OTTODROME 41 (4393)
LINT (84-29649) TUM'S ALL STARS (5238)
PROFANELY ABUNDANT (84-42331) WINTER 2013 XIII (7355)
ZOMBIE BABY (84-53039) SPIRIT'S SPIRITS (9134)
CHILI (85-8953) MADE WITH MEAT (1634)
VINEGAR STROKES (85-9814) THE LEAGUE II (1787)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
MAKING YOUR CHALLENGES GO THROUGH
First, you need to be sure you are making your challenges correctly.
1. Are you writing down the warrior I.D. number of the warrior you want to
challenge?
2. Is your handwriting clear?
3. Is the warrior you are challenging within range of your warrior? Warriors
can challenge within their own class and the next higher class, plus the "Challenger"
classes can also challenge the next lower class. So, an Adept can challenge Adepts
and Challenger Adepts. A Challenger Adept can challenge Adepts, Challenger Adepts,
and Champions. (Try not to challenge down, though. Besides being unsportsmanlike and
making everyone mad, it isn't advantageous to your warriors. They need to fight more
experienced warriors so they will learn.)
4. Are your warriors eligible to make challenges? If they didn't fight within
the last two turns, then they can't challenge.
5. Are the warriors they want to fight eligible to receive challenges? If they
didn't fight within the last two turns, then they can't be challenged.
Next, adjust your choices for the maximum likelihood of getting your challenges.
There are several things that will help:
1. Have each of your warriors challenge two different opponents from two
different teams. That way, if the first opponent's team doesn't fight that turn, you
still might get your second challenge.
2. Use your avoids. Have each warrior avoid the teams of whoever you think
might be likely to challenge him. If you can get out of being challenged, that
increases your chance of getting your own challenge through.
3. Don't challenge warriors who didn't fight last turn. The odds are higher
that they won't be fighting this turn.
4. Don't challenge warriors who might be involved in a bloodfeud (either as the
killers, or the avengers). A bloodfeud challenge has priority over all other
challenges.
5. Don't challenge Tournament Victors. A TV challenge has priority over all
other challenges except bloodfeuds. You'll need to do a little research in back
issues of the newsletter to find out who the TVs are.
6. Don't challenge warriors who you know are going to challenge someone else, or
are going to get challenged by someone else. Your challenge has a better chance of
getting through if it is the only challenge to that particular warrior.
7. Don't challenge the "easy pickings." That is, warriors above you who have
way too few fights or very bad records for where they are ranked. They will tend to
get challenged a lot.
8. Don't challenge warriors who are likely to be avoiding your team. This
includes any warrior your team fought within the last two turns.
Well, it sounds like I've eliminated just about everybody, doesn't it? Of course
you can challenge opponents who fit into one or more of those categories; just try to
find ones who don't. Your idea candidate for a challenge is: A warrior ranked
somewhat above your warrior in the same class, or in the next higher class, with a few
more fights than your warrior, and a winning record, who isn't a TV and isn't
currently at war with anyone.
I hope this will be of some help to you.
The Rogue She-Puppy
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
We have planned our summer FTF for July 14-16, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri. It
will be held at the Hilton Kansas City Airport. Room rates are $95.00 per night, 1-2
occupancy, which includes free wireless internet and mini-fridges. There's a fitness
center, indoor/outdoor pool, and business center, as well as a resturant and Starbucks
inside the hotel. There is a complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle and free parking.
The rooms are blocked. To reserve, go here:
http://group.hilton.com/realitysimulations
(As always if you have issues making reservations, please let us know!)
Hotel site: http://tinyurl.com/July16FTF
Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!
-- RSI