DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/11/2021    Duedate: 07/08/2021

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM-50    TURN-417

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TELLY MONSTER
OPEN SESAME (199)
(50-3947) [20-11-1,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TELLY MONSTER                  POSITION IS EMPTY
OPEN SESAME (199)              
(50-3947) [20-11-1,107]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TELLY MONSTER                  GRANNY NINJA
OPEN SESAME (199)              BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
(50-3947) [20-11-1,107]        (50-4032) [5-6-0,25]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE THEORY (348)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OPEN SESAME (199)           60
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (421)        24      OPEN SESAME (199)
3. DARQUE THEORY (348)         17      Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)          -8
                                        (-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)        532 339 42 61.1   1/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348)      10  4 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE THEORY (348)      148 113 10 56.7   2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      7  2 0
 3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)     106 105  6 50.2   3/ 3 OPEN SESAME (199)         7  5 0
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       394 593 10 39.9   4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        0 12 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in SNOWBOUND since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with DA CAPO?  He 
actually beat SNOWBOUND's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 20 more points from 
the fight.  Major screwup at MIDDLE WAY 6.  HAILEY ICEWIND lost 8 points to CONVICTED 
ASSASSIN.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe HAILEY ICEWIND will provide more easy 
wins...  Har har har!  Did FROZEN GHOST wimp out, or just get lazy?  Anyway, he's not 
Duelmaster anymore.  I'm sure SNOWBOUND is excited about TELLY MONSTER, the new 
Duelmaster from OPEN SESAME.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  
Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  The most avoided team was 
BOOK OF THOMAS.  In my day, no team with a 104-103-6 would scare me off!  What's the 
problem, OPEN SESAME?  What do people see in GRANNY NINJA?  Hers 5-6-0?  BOOK OF 
THOMAS ain't talkin', but she's got 25 points.  GRANNY NINJA didn't quite know what 
to make of a challenge she received from WORD ON THE STREET of OPEN SESAME, who is 21 
points below her.  WORD ON THE STREET perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he 
defeated GRANNY NINJA and ended up with 23 recognition points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every 
day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TELLY MONSTER 3947           20  11  1   107       OPEN SESAME (199)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FROZEN GHOST 3992            14   2  0   122       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
 VIVACE 3745                  16   9  0    97       DARQUE THEORY (348)
 TONIC 3955                   13   7  0    93       DARQUE THEORY (348)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLIVER QUEEN 3825            14  42  0    84       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 HAILEY ICEWIND 3884          20  14  2    76       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993      11  10  1    75       OPEN SESAME (199)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RHAPSODY 4050                 6   3  1    66       DARQUE THEORY (348)
 HELGA ICELAND 4020           16  15  0    63       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
 MR. NOODLE 4016               8   9  2    62       OPEN SESAME (199)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PREDATOR 4034                 4   0  1    55       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
 UNIQUE 4033                   4   0  0    41       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
 MORTAL LLAMA 4035             6   5  0    40       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
 VIOLA WING 4037               7  16  0    37       MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRANNY NINJA 4032             5   6  0    25       BOOK OF THOMAS (421)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WORD ON THE STREET 4068       3   2  0    23       OPEN SESAME (199)
 DA CAPO 4075                  1   0  0    20       DARQUE THEORY (348)
 LEGATO 4069                   2   2  0     9       DARQUE THEORY (348)
 MRS. SPARKLENOSE 4063         0   1  0     5       OPEN SESAME (199)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Immortal or not, it is not a good idea to anger the Arenamaster. I only 
mentioned that I thought the gladiator pit was a bit grimy and could use a good deep 
clean. Tora obviously took that as an insult. -- Lord Protector Crescendo
P.S. I think (-70) for the Top Teams on the Move might be a new personal best/worst 
for my manager.  An 80 point drop from one fight is just astounding, especially 
outside of AD!

Helga Iceland -- Eh, talk about whatever you like.  There is more to discuss than the 
fights.  I have a life outside of the arena, or at least I try to! -- Vivace

Granny Ninja -- The granny part of your name is extremely misleading. -- Legato

Oliver Queen -- We keep meeting like this and you keep teaching so well! -- Tonic

Two-Headed Monster -- I can't explain how I won.  I will just take the "W" and move 
on. -- Vivace

Mr. Noodle -- You need better rhythm! -- Rhapsody

Frozen Ghost -- You win, a bunch of skills and the title, and I win by not dying and 
not having the title.  Good deal. -- Hailey Icewind

Tonic -- Not a general health improver, and a skill-suck as well. Bummer. -- Oliver 
Queen

I don't like the Concubine.  She's nasty. -- Helga Iceland

Predator -- You are one.  Head, chest, belly, going for a kill.  Glad you didn't get 
it. -- Viola Wing

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TELLY MONSTER bested TONIC in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
WORD ON THE STREET unbelievably bested GRANNY NINJA in a 9 minute Challenge duel.
VIVACE defeated OLIVER QUEEN in a 2 minute master's duel.
HAILEY ICEWIND was devastated by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RHAPSODY was luckily beaten by TWO HEADED MONSTER in a 3 minute competition.
HELGA ICELAND lost to MR. NOODLE in a 2 minute bloody fight.
PREDATOR overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MORTAL LLAMA was savagely defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute melee.
VIOLA WING was vanquished by UNIQUE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LEGATO won victory over MRS. SPARKLENOSE in a 1 minute novice's duel.
DA CAPO overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -   6 -  1      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  10 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   8 -  2      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  13 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  12 -  0      40  |

Turn 417 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  TELLY MONSTER 3947         20  11  1  107 OPEN SESAME (199)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    VIVACE 3745                16   9  0   97 DARQUE THEORY (348)
PARRY-LUNGE      TONIC 3955                 13   7  0   93 DARQUE THEORY (348)
WALL OF STEEL    HAILEY ICEWIND 3884        20  14  2   76 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
AIMED BLOW       HELGA ICELAND 4020         16  15  0   63 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
LUNGING ATTACK   PREDATOR 4034               4   0  1   55 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TELLY MONSTER 3947.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GRANNY NINJA 4032.  The ten other most popular fighters were RHAPSODY 4050, 
MR. NOODLE 4016, TELLY MONSTER 3947, VIVACE 3745, TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993, PREDATOR 
4034, MORTAL LLAMA 4035, UNIQUE 4033, LEGATO 4069, and DA CAPO 4075.

The least popular fighter this week was WORD ON THE STREET 4068.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were VIOLA WING 4037, HELGA ICELAND 4020, TONIC 3955, MRS. 
SPARKLENOSE 4063, HAILEY ICEWIND 3884, OLIVER QUEEN 3825, DA CAPO 4075, LEGATO 4069, 
UNIQUE 4033, and MORTAL LLAMA 4035.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TELLY MONSTER (50-3947) OPEN SESAME (199)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIII

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
INNUIT 3795 (28-18-2)                  1  3  0         WORLD BLADES 12      

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MRS. SPARKLENOSE 4063 (0-0-0)          1  3  0         OPEN SESAME          

ADM FOOLS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TRASH CAN 3403 (42-24-4)               1  3  0         OPEN SESAME          
CACTUS JACK 3916 (46-34-2)             0  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FREEDOM FRIES 3845 (6-1-0)             1  3  0         COSMIC FARCE         

INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RHAPSODY 4050 (5-2-1)                  0  3  0         DARQUE THEORY