DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/14/2021    Duedate: 06/10/2021

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM-50    TURN-416

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FROZEN GHOST
BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
(50-3992) [14-2-0,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FROZEN GHOST                   POSITION IS EMPTY
BOOK OF THOMAS (421)           
(50-3992) [14-2-0,122]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OLIVER QUEEN                   PREDATOR
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
(50-3825) [14-41-0,83]         (50-4034) [3-0-1,40]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE THEORY (348)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (421)        52
2. OPEN SESAME (199)           -5      OPEN SESAME (199)
3. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)          -5      Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE THEORY (348)        -70
                                        (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 OPEN SESAME (199)        528 338 42 61.0   1/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348)       9  5 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE THEORY (348)      145 111 10 56.6   2/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      5  0 0
 3/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)     104 103  6 50.2   3/ 2 OPEN SESAME (199)         5  6 0
 4/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       394 589 10 40.1   4/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        2 10 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
SNOWBOUND.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for MORTAL LLAMA, who flew up 19 points in the rankings after 
mashing DANGEROUS CRIMINAL like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  Ya know, some 
days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  LEGATO was defeated by GRANNY NINJA 
and drops 8 points.  Unlike most arenas, CRESCENDO managed to get his challenge off 
against the 0-0-0 ARENAMISTRESS TORA.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as 
ARENAMISTRESS TORA killed the Duelmaster, CRESCENDO, leaving DARQUE THEORY in 
mourning.  This incredible death has allowed, I might add, FROZEN GHOST from BOOK OF 
THOMAS to ascend to the throne of Duelmaster, and I hear DARK ARENA is not happy.  4 
out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that 
location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Did you hear that DARQUE THEORY was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of DARQUE THEORY's warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not 
be funny, but catch OPEN SESAME's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly 
deft at running from DARQUE THEORY.  In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, 
TWO HEADED MONSTER went after VIVACE, who was higher by 22 points.  Well, when the 
dust settled, TWO HEADED MONSTER was defeated by VIVACE.   
     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.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in SNOWBOUND have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FROZEN GHOST 3992            14   2  0   122       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TONIC 3955                   13   6  0    97       DARQUE THEORY (348)
-TELLY MONSTER 3947           19  11  1    96       OPEN SESAME (199)
 VIVACE 3745                  15   9  0    94       DARQUE THEORY (348)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAILEY ICEWIND 3884          20  13  2    84       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 OLIVER QUEEN 3825            14  41  0    83       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 RHAPSODY 4050                 6   2  1    72       DARQUE THEORY (348)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELGA ICELAND 4020           16  14  0    65       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993      10  10  1    64       OPEN SESAME (199)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR. NOODLE 4016               7   9  2    44       OPEN SESAME (199)
 MORTAL LLAMA 4035             6   4  0    43       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
 PREDATOR 4034                 3   0  1    40       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
 VIOLA WING 4037               7  15  0    36       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRANNY NINJA 4032             5   5  0    29       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
 UNIQUE 4033                   3   0  0    25       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WORD ON THE STREET 4068       2   2  0     8       OPEN SESAME (199)
 LEGATO 4069                   1   2  0     5       DARQUE THEORY (348)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CRESCENDO 3755         17  2 0 DARQUE THEORY 348    ARENAMISTRESS TO      416  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oliver Queen -- I promise you my challenges are nothing personal. You're a really 
great teacher AND I keep finding myself below you in the rankings!  Also, I'm not that 
kind of tonic.  I am the more musically inclined type. -- Tonic

P.S. Tonic, also called keynote, in music, the first note (degree) of any diatonic 
(e.g., major or minor) scale.
P.P.S -- My dearest, Mrs. Darque, the music teacher, names the warriors for this team.

Our congratulations to Crescendo, who may have reached that point in his career. -- 
Middle Way

Crescendo -- Congratulations on the title, but only teaching me one skill was stingy. 
-- Hailey Icewind

Tonic -- You probably need drug screening.  Is the use of sovereign tonics permitted? 
-- Oliver Queen
P.S.  If so, *I* want some.

Mr. Noodle -- A noodle golem, I know mages feel they can do anything, but that's got 
to be an extreme exemplar. -- Viola Wing

Vivace -- You know it's a small arena when you keep fighting the same teams and even 
the same people.  Ugh.  It's hard to come up with new things to say. -- Helga Iceland

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CRESCENDO was butchered by ARENAMISTRESS TORA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TWO HEADED MONSTER was devastated by VIVACE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MR. NOODLE was overpowered by RHAPSODY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FROZEN GHOST devastated HAILEY ICEWIND in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
OLIVER QUEEN was demolished by TONIC in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
HELGA ICELAND was viciously subdued by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute fight.
VIOLA WING was viciously subdued by PREDATOR in a action packed 1 minute fight.
MORTAL LLAMA won victory over DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute duel.
GRANNY NINJA vanquished LEGATO in a 1 minute uneven fight.
UNIQUE won victory over WORD ON THE STREET in a 2 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   6 -  1      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  13 -  2      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   8 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  11 -  1      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 416 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   FROZEN GHOST 3992          14   2  0  122 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
PARRY-LUNGE      TONIC 3955                 13   6  0   97 DARQUE THEORY (348)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    VIVACE 3745                15   9  0   94 DARQUE THEORY (348)
WALL OF STEEL    HAILEY ICEWIND 3884        20  13  2   84 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
SLASHING ATTACK  RHAPSODY 4050               6   2  1   72 DARQUE THEORY (348)
AIMED BLOW       HELGA ICELAND 4020         16  14  0   65 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
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 PREDATOR 4034.  The ten other most popular fighters were MORTAL LLAMA 4035, 
UNIQUE 4033, VIVACE 3745, RHAPSODY 4050, FROZEN GHOST 3992, TONIC 3955, GRANNY NINJA 
4032, TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993, HELGA ICELAND 4020, and MR. NOODLE 4016.

The least popular fighter this week was WORD ON THE STREET 4068.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LEGATO 4069, VIOLA WING 4037, OLIVER QUEEN 3825, HAILEY ICEWIND 
3884, MR. NOODLE 4016, HELGA ICELAND 4020, TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993, GRANNY NINJA 
4032, TONIC 3955, and FROZEN GHOST 3992.

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

CRESCENDO (50-3755) DARQUE THEORY (348)

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission.