DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/09/2021 Duedate: 08/05/2021
SNOWBOUND ARENA
DM-50 TURN-418
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HAILEY ICEWIND
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
(50-3884) [21-14-2,97]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HAILEY ICEWIND POSITION IS EMPTY
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
(50-3884) [21-14-2,97]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
OLIVER QUEEN GRANNY NINJA
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
(50-3825) [15-42-0,91] (50-4032) [5-7-0,26]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 30
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 5 OPEN SESAME (199)
3. OPEN SESAME (199) -9 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE THEORY (348) -10
HAMMERDALE DWARVES (64)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 OPEN SESAME (199) 535 341 42 61.1 1/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 8 5 0
2/ 2 DARQUE THEORY (348) 150 116 10 56.4 2/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348) 8 7 0
3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (421) 107 108 6 49.8 3/ 3 OPEN SESAME (199) 7 6 0
4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 396 595 10 40.0 4/ 4 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
Welcome SNOWBOUND. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights
have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... Bein' on top is great
while it lasts, DARQUE THEORY. But how many friends do you have now? What's with
HAILEY ICEWIND? She actually beat DARQUE THEORY's VIVACE, and walked away with 21
more points from the fight. Major screwup at DARQUE THEORY. VIVACE lost 13 points
to HAILEY ICEWIND. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe VIVACE will provide more
easy wins... See how the Duelmaster Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's SNOW DEMON?
That sort of initiative is how he got where he is now. The crowds were amazed this
turn, as SNOW DEMON killed the Duelmaster, TELLY MONSTER, leaving OPEN SESAME in
mourning. So now HAILEY ICEWIND gets to be SNOWBOUND's Duelmaster. But what comes
around goes around. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about
your fellow fighters? Tough!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, DARQUE THEORY! In my day, no team with a 148-113-10 would scare me off!
What's the problem, OPEN SESAME? How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, GRANNY NINJA! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to
haunt you.
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? MORTAL LLAMA looked pretty sick and surprised when it learned
BOOK OF THOMAS is sending it to the Dark Arena! Whadd'it expect with a 6-5-0?
Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm
writing it before you read it. Oh, well. Remember--a good fighter needs both good
skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAILEY ICEWIND 3884 21 14 2 97 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FROZEN GHOST 3992 14 2 0 122 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
OLIVER QUEEN 3825 15 42 0 91 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TONIC 3955 13 8 0 85 DARQUE THEORY (348)
VIVACE 3745 16 10 0 84 DARQUE THEORY (348)
TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993 11 11 1 72 OPEN SESAME (199)
RHAPSODY 4050 7 3 1 71 DARQUE THEORY (348)
MR. NOODLE 4016 9 9 2 69 OPEN SESAME (199)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HELGA ICELAND 4020 16 16 0 64 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PREDATOR 4034 4 1 1 54 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
UNIQUE 4033 5 0 0 51 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
VIOLA WING 4037 7 17 0 38 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRANNY NINJA 4032 5 7 0 26 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
WORD ON THE STREET 4068 4 2 0 26 OPEN SESAME (199)
DA CAPO 4075 2 0 0 26 DARQUE THEORY (348)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MRS. SPARKLENOSE 4063 1 1 0 17 OPEN SESAME (199)
LEGATO 4069 2 3 0 9 DARQUE THEORY (348)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MORTAL LLAMA 4035 6 6 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 421 ICE TRAPPER 418 NONE
TELLY MONSTER 3947 20 12 1 OPEN SESAME 199 SNOW DEMON 418 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Our congratulations to Telly Monster. -- Middle Way
We salute the tourney participants. -- Middle Way
Master Darque -- Never criticize a woman's house cleaning, unless you're prepared to
take it over. -- Jorja
Vivace -- You seem to have a problem focusing your blows, they were all over. Which
means I hurt all over. Ouch. -- Oliver Queen
P.S. Good luck on the "life outside the arena."
If that assassin is my secret admirer, I'll carve my name in his liver. -- Hailey
Icewind
Mr. Noodle -- Very clever of you to throw loops of yourself onto the sands to trip me.
I never did care for noodles much anyway. -- Helga Iceland
Unique -- Head, head? Not very unique. -- Viola Wing
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TELLY MONSTER was unbelievably slain by SNOW DEMON in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
MORTAL LLAMA was murdered by ICE TRAPPER in a exciting 1 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
TWO HEADED MONSTER was viciously subdued by OLIVER QUEEN in a 2 minute brawl.
MR. NOODLE subdued HELGA ICELAND in a 1 minute bloody Challenge competition.
WORD ON THE STREET unbelievably bested GRANNY NINJA in a 11 minute Challenge fight.
MRS. SPARKLENOSE devastated LEGATO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
VIVACE was overcome by HAILEY ICEWIND in a 2 minute expert's Title melee.
TONIC lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
RHAPSODY won victory over PREDATOR in a popular 1 minute duel.
VIOLA WING was overpowered by UNIQUE in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
DA CAPO overpowered KARNHORN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 11 - 2 52 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 10 - 1 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 7 - 2 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
Turn 418 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 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL HAILEY ICEWIND 3884 21 14 2 97 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE TONIC 3955 13 8 0 85 DARQUE THEORY (348)
PARRY-RIPOSTE VIVACE 3745 16 10 0 84 DARQUE THEORY (348)
SLASHING ATTACK RHAPSODY 4050 7 3 1 71 DARQUE THEORY (348)
LUNGING ATTACK PREDATOR 4034 4 1 1 54 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
AIMED BLOW UNIQUE 4033 5 0 0 51 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
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 GRANNY NINJA 4032. The ten other most popular fighters were OLIVER QUEEN
3825, RHAPSODY 4050, TONIC 3955, UNIQUE 4033, VIVACE 3745, HAILEY ICEWIND 3884, MR.
NOODLE 4016, MRS. SPARKLENOSE 4063, DA CAPO 4075, and MORTAL LLAMA 4035.
The least popular fighter this week was WORD ON THE STREET 4068. The other ten least
popular fighters were LEGATO 4069, VIOLA WING 4037, PREDATOR 4034, HELGA ICELAND
4020, TWO HEADED MONSTER 3993, MORTAL LLAMA 4035, DA CAPO 4075, MRS. SPARKLENOSE
4063, MR. NOODLE 4016, and HAILEY ICEWIND 3884.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
TELLY MONSTER (50-3947) OPEN SESAME (199)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
RUDE RICK (18-10632) WEIRD STUDENTS (723)
KNITTED AFGHAN (73-4123) WORLDWIDE GORE (36)
INNEY AUDI (82-5509) FARFIGNEWTONS (673)
GEORGE W BUSH LEAGUE (82-10150) SAFE ON AN ERROR (1500)
YUTICU (82-35822) WOTB A30 (5910)
VAMPIRIC MAIL (84-9355) SUPE FORCES 7902 (1693)
PROVE PLANKING (85-12093) JAN 16 T (2205)
PONDER (85-24880) VERBS II (4573)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes