DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/20/2024    Duedate: 01/16/2025

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM 50    TURN 463

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOSEKI KO
SIGMA NU'S (328)
(50-2959) [13-11-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JANICE KOLE                    SCANDAL
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             FAR TRAVELERS (443)
(50-4087) [20-22-0,117]        (50-4170) [6-0-0,68]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

JANICE KOLE                    JANICE KOLE
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
(50-4087) [20-22-0,117]        (50-4087) [20-22-0,117]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SIGMA NU'S (328)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)            25 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (443)           24    OPEN SESAME (199)
3. 232 BOURBON ST (445)          15    Unchartered Team
4. PANDEMONIUM (442)             4  
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (421)          2     232 BOURBON ST (445)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*232 BOURBON ST (445)       1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 SIGMA NU'S (328)          7  8 0
 2/ 1*PANDEMONIUM (442)          4   1  0 80.0   2/ 2 OPEN SESAME (199)         5  2 0
 3/ 2 OPEN SESAME (199)        601 366 45 62.2   3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      4  0 0
 4/ 3*FAR TRAVELERS (443)        7   5  0 58.3   4/ 4*PANDEMONIUM (442)         4  1 0
 5/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)     134 135  7 49.8   5/ 5*FAR TRAVELERS (443)       4  1 0
 6/ 5 SIGMA NU'S (328)          57  62  3 47.9   6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        2  4 0
 7/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       449 692 11 39.4   7/ 0*232 BOURBON ST (445)      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.

Hail and well met, Snowbound!  'Tis I, Joseki Ko.  I was more surprised than most to 
find that I was top dog this turn of the wheel.  If I win again, drinks are on me down 
at the Green Axe.

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  SNOWBOUND needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  This Duelmaster is 
like something else!  JOSEKI KO stopped PERRY REESE dead in his tracks!  Who was the 
wiseguy that said SNOWBOUND's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Victory Tavern? 
Don't look at me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  SIGMA NU'S 
was the most avoided team.  Is a 57-62-3 record really that scary?  Hhmph!  What kind 
of warriors are OPEN SESAME?  SIGMA NU'S, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, 
can't get them to accept an invitation!  Can MIDDLE WAY 6's JANICE KOLE be more 
popular than me?  She was challenged the most, but is that really the same?  WORD ON 
THE STREET must not be a good enough fighter to get in fair fights.  He challenged 
JANICE KOLE.  14 is a big difference.  (Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought 
WORD ON THE STREET showed great skill and promise when he was beat by JANICE KOLE.  
All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys 
can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOSEKI KO 2959               13  11  1 104         SIGMA NU'S (328)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JANICE KOLE 4087             20  22  0 117         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
 MRS. NOODLE 4081             12   7  0  93         OPEN SESAME (199)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WORD ON THE STREET 4068      22   5  0  84         OPEN SESAME (199)         
 PERRY REESE 4094             17  23  0  74         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
 MARK 2958                    16   8  0  72         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 SCANDAL 4170                  6   0  0  68         FAR TRAVELERS (443)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK DEATH 2955               9  15  1  61         SIGMA NU'S (328)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG JIM 2956                  7  17  0  54         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 DALLAS 4138                   5   2  0  46         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 ALVIN 4141                   10  10  1  42         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
-RANGER 4082                   5   2  0  37         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROTHER HADES 4161            2   0  0  30         PANDEMONIUM (442)         
 BIG BIRD 4177                 2   1  0  28         OPEN SESAME (199)         
-RIPLEY 4139                   2   0  0  26         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TASMAN 4175                   1   0  0  18         FAR TRAVELERS (443)       
 ISLAND ROOSTER 4185           1   0  0  15         232 BOURBON ST (445)      
-BROTHER GOGOL 4160            1   0  0  13         PANDEMONIUM (442)         
 MAHNA MAHNA 4188              1   0  0   6         OPEN SESAME (199)         
 BROTHER BEHELL 4162           1   1  0   4         PANDEMONIUM (442)         
 SANDORAK 4172                 0   1  0   1         FAR TRAVELERS (443)       

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WORD ON THE STREET was devastated by JANICE KOLE in a 5 minute Challenge fight.
JOSEKI KO handily defeated PERRY REESE in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
MRS. NOODLE vanquished JACK DEATH in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MARK luckily beat M. CHARDINEE in a exciting 10 minute fight.
SCANDAL viciously subdued BIG JIM in a action packed 2 minute gory brawl.
ALVIN was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DALLAS slimly won victory over BIG BIRD in a 2 minute fight.
BROTHER HADES handily defeated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BROTHER BEHELL was vanquished by TASMAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ISLAND ROOSTER won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's duel.
SANDORAK was defeated by MAHNA MAHNA in a 2 minute gory beginner's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        12 -   2 -  1      86  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  21 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 463 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   JOSEKI KO 2959             13  11  1  104 SIGMA NU'S (328)
AIMED BLOW       MRS. NOODLE 4081           12   7  0   93 OPEN SESAME (199)
TOTAL PARRY      WORD ON THE STREET 4068    22   5  0   84 OPEN SESAME (199)
PARRY-LUNGE      SCANDAL 4170                6   0  0   68 FAR TRAVELERS (443)
WALL OF STEEL    DALLAS 4138                 5   2  0   46 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JANICE KOLE 4087.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JANICE KOLE 4087.  The ten other most popular fighters were SCANDAL 4170, 
BIG BIRD 4177, SANDORAK 4172, MAHNA MAHNA 4188, BROTHER HADES 4161, MRS. NOODLE 4081, 
DALLAS 4138, TASMAN 4175, JOSEKI KO 2959, and ISLAND ROOSTER 4185.

The least popular fighter this week was MARK 2958.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BROTHER BEHELL 4162, ALVIN 4141, BIG JIM 2956, JACK DEATH 2955, PERRY 
REESE 4094, WORD ON THE STREET 4068, ISLAND ROOSTER 4185, JOSEKI KO 2959, TASMAN 
4175, and DALLAS 4138.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

JANICE KOLE (50-4087) MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

      The gladiator known as Pretty in Pink Johnson came into the guildhouse in a 
state of excitement that sat oddly on his large battered face.  "There are goats on 
the lawn outside the Commission office!"  
      His teammate Slinky Silver raised a languid eyebrow.  "So?"
      "That means a name-change coming!  I can finally change my name to Pinkerton and 
get some respect!"
      "As badly as you fight, who will respect you?" his teammate asked.
      "With a new name, I will fight better, just wait, you'll see.  Because I will 
respect myself!"
      Slinky shook his head.  "Circular reasoning won't help.  You need more 
managerial attention."
      "If my name isn't embarrassing, I'll GET more attention.
      Slinky shook his head again.  "You're expecting a lot of a couple of goats that 
may have been hired to manage the landscaping."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning February 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of March.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds 
will be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  If 
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI

               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. 

                   RIFF RAFF (82-37476) ROOKIE ARMADA 6 II  (6212) 
                  MAURICE BRITT (84-6039) MEDAL OF HONOR T10  (1140) 
                       RIMGARR (84-57625) ALGOPHOBIACS  (6250) 
                        FIVE (85-43995) FAST TRACK III  (8036) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes