DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/30/2020    Duedate: 11/26/2020

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM-50    TURN-409

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GONNIGAN
OPEN SESAME (199)
(50-3954) [14-7-2,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GONNIGAN                       POSITION IS EMPTY
OPEN SESAME (199)              
(50-3954) [14-7-2,140]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OLIVER QUEEN                   HAILEY ICEWIND
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
(50-3825) [13-35-0,74]         (50-3884) [17-9-2,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OPEN SESAME (199)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OPEN SESAME (199)           56
2. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)          17      OPEN SESAME (199)
3. DARQUE THEORY (348)          3      Unchartered Team
4. COSMIC FARCE (414)           0
                                       MEGRIM (101)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 OPEN SESAME (199)        515 322 39 61.5   1/ 2 OPEN SESAME (199)        12  3 2
 2- 2 COSMIC FARCE (414)        11   9  0 55.0   2/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348)       9  6 1
 3/ 3 DARQUE THEORY (348)      123 103 10 54.4   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        4 11 0
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       385 568 10 40.4   4- 4 COSMIC FARCE (414)        1  0 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Many thanks to Crescendo for letting me sit here for a second time. After those last 
few losses to him, I thought I had to come up with a different kind of response to his 
strategy of taking the throne and not writing a column.  If I can win another fight, I 
should be able to graduate.  But that is easier said than done.

                                          -- Gonnigan
                                             Open Sesame
                                             2-time Duelmaster of Snowbound

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
SNOWBOUND brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, DARQUE THEORY, since 
OPEN SESAME took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, 
we're all terribly impressed to see HELGA ICELAND win a fight and gain 10 points, 
terribly.  Tsk, tsk, HELGA ICELAND beat TONIC and TONIC lost 7 points.  You're 
breakin' my heart.  Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster GEISTLICH challenged 
this turn.  And if variety is the spice of life, SNOWBOUND may be getting bland, as 
GONNIGAN stays top dog in the city.  The Victory Tavern, humph!  I've tasted better 
ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From SNOWBOUND's trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  What's the big D?  DARQUE THEORY was the most avoided 
team?  Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in 
this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was OPEN SESAME.  Ha 
ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, GEISTLICH was this turn's most challenged 
warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Let's see, 15-8-1.  Pretty good record for 
a living warrior.  A sad one though, for a dead one.  Such is the case for GEISTLICH 
of DARQUE THEORY.  Tsk.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate 
catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad 
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GONNIGAN 3954                14   7  2   140       OPEN SESAME (199)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARKLEY 3946                 15   9  2   117       OPEN SESAME (199)
 TELLY MONSTER 3947           15   9  1    99       OPEN SESAME (199)
 CRESCENDO 3755               11   1  0    98       DARQUE THEORY (348)
-FREEDOM FRIES 3845            6   1  0    93       COSMIC FARCE (414)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEWLIN OHM 3801              14  41  0    83       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 OLIVER QUEEN 3825            13  35  0    74       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 HAILEY ICEWIND 3884          17   9  2    68       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELGA ICELAND 4020           14   9  0    66       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
-NK POWER 3847                 4   5  0    65       COSMIC FARCE (414)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIVACE 3745                   9   8  0    52       DARQUE THEORY (348)
 MR. NOODLE 4016               5   4  2    49       OPEN SESAME (199)
 TONIC 3955                    7   5  0    40       DARQUE THEORY (348)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RHAPSODY 4050                 3   0  1    32       DARQUE THEORY (348)
 TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993       7   6  0    30       OPEN SESAME (199)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIOLA WING 4037               4  11  0    23       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
-GOD 3848                      1   1  0    13       COSMIC FARCE (414)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KARRAGIT SLAVE          0  0 0                      MR. NOODLE 4016       409  NONE
GEISTLICH 3720         15  8 1 DARQUE THEORY 348    GONNIGAN 3954         409   
RIGOROSO 3718          11  8 1 DARQUE THEORY 348    GONNIGAN 3954         405  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

We salute the tourney participants. -- the Middle Way

Mr. Noodle -- I've a great deal of respect for your family, although it can be boring.  
It's like the old saying "rice is nice, but pasta's fasta." -- Helga Iceland

Barkley -- That's just like a cat.  Claws. -- Newlin Ohm

Telly Monster -- That whole "wakes up disoriented" thing makes sense now.  There was 
nothing to do in the hospital, where I spent too long recently, except watch the tube.  
It would disorient the strongest mind. -- Hailey Icewind

Geistlich -- Your name sounds like a juicy cough.  I hope you covered your mouth. -- 
Oliver Queen

Two-Headed Monster -- How do you coordinate that?  Specialization? -- Viola Wing

Warriors and Managers of Snowbound -- Jorja here.  I *like* writing fiction for the 
newsletters, and I'm *going* to do it, whether you want to participate or not.  In the 
absence of any clues beyond the warrior and team names, I'm going to establish 
characters for the warriors we face and write about them.  Feel free to make comment.  
If you don't want your warriors involved, a statement to that effect in the newsletter 
will stop me.  If you want input but not to write a personal, send me a diplo, or ask 
CSR for my email address.  Your involvement would be welcome. -- Jorja

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GONNIGAN butchered GEISTLICH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
TELLY MONSTER vanquished NEWLIN OHM in a 1 minute uneven battle.
CRESCENDO demolished OLIVER QUEEN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BARKLEY bested VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute contest.
HAILEY ICEWIND defeated VIVACE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
TONIC was vanquished by HELGA ICELAND in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
MR. NOODLE butchered KARRAGIT SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
TWO HEADED MONSTER overcame VIOLA WING in a 3 minute melee.
RHAPSODY vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   7 -  1      68  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   5 -  1      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   7 -  1      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  14 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  16 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 409 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  GONNIGAN 3954              14   7  2  140 OPEN SESAME (199)
BASHING ATTACK   BARKLEY 3946               15   9  2  117 OPEN SESAME (199)
SLASHING ATTACK  TELLY MONSTER 3947         15   9  1   99 OPEN SESAME (199)
WALL OF STEEL    HAILEY ICEWIND 3884        17   9  2   68 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
AIMED BLOW       HELGA ICELAND 4020         14   9  0   66 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    VIVACE 3745                 9   8  0   52 DARQUE THEORY (348)
PARRY-LUNGE      TONIC 3955                  7   5  0   40 DARQUE THEORY (348)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OLIVER QUEEN 3825.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HAILEY ICEWIND 3884.  The ten other most popular fighters were VIOLA WING 
4037, VIVACE 3745, BARKLEY 3946, HELGA ICELAND 4020, RHAPSODY 4050, GONNIGAN 3954, 
TELLY MONSTER 3947, CRESCENDO 3755, MR. NOODLE 4016, and TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993.

The least popular fighter this week was OLIVER QUEEN 3825.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were NEWLIN OHM 3801, GEISTLICH 3720, TONIC 3955, TWO HEADED MONSTER 
3993, MR. NOODLE 4016, CRESCENDO 3755, TELLY MONSTER 3947, GONNIGAN 3954, RHAPSODY 
4050, and HELGA ICELAND 4020.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

GONNIGAN (50-3954) OPEN SESAME (199)