DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/14/2025    Duedate: 03/13/2025

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM 50    TURN 465

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AZAER
MASTER BLASTERS (60)
(50-3096) [17-9-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AZAER                          ISLAND ROOSTER
MASTER BLASTERS (60)           232 BOURBON ST (445)
(50-3096) [17-9-0,111]         (50-4185) [2-1-0,24]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PERRY REESE                    BIG BIRD
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             OPEN SESAME (199)
(50-4094) [18-24-0,78]         (50-4177) [3-2-0,47]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OPEN SESAME (199)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (421)          34 
2. MASTER BLASTERS (60)          25    OPEN SESAME (199)
3. 232 BOURBON ST (445)          16    Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)            -4 
5. SIGMA NU'S (328)              -4    232 BOURBON ST (445)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*PANDEMONIUM (442)          5   2  0 71.4   1/ 2 OPEN SESAME (199)         6  6 1
 2/ 5*232 BOURBON ST (445)       2   1  0 66.7   2/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      5  1 0
 3/ 2 OPEN SESAME (199)        605 370 46 62.1   3/ 6 SIGMA NU'S (328)          4 11 0
 4- 3*DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379) 11   7  0 61.1   4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        3  2 0
 5/ 0 MASTER BLASTERS (60)     142  96  3 59.7   5- 5*FAR TRAVELERS (443)       3  2 0
 6- 4*FAR TRAVELERS (443)        8   6  0 57.1   6- 7*DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379) 2  0 0
 7/ 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)     138 136  7 50.4   7/ 8*232 BOURBON ST (445)      2  1 0
 8/ 7 SIGMA NU'S (328)          59  70  3 45.7   8- 1*PANDEMONIUM (442)         2  2 0
 9/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       451 693 11 39.4   9/ 0 MASTER BLASTERS (60)      1  3 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.

Going into last turn, Word on The Street was that he couldn't go to ADM. Let's see, 
the standard checklist for graduating from an arena to go on to ADM:

     20 Fights -- Check, 22-5 record covers that.
     14 Wins -- Check, 22 of them in fact
     17 Political Points -- Check, 8 turns as Duelmaster, 5 more turns as a
     Challenger Champion = 50 Political Points
     1 AdEx Rating and 1 Expert Rating -- Oops.   AdEx Parry, but no other rating.

So thanks to Janice Kole for giving word his 2nd rating (expert in Defence) after 
learning his 16th Defence Skill.   Now he can challenge the Dark Arena and be out of 
here.

For those that care, the commission says, 11(1)-15(1)-15-8(1)-20(1)-9-11(1) Total 
Parry, 22-6, AdEx Parry (mode), Expert Defence (+2) (on 53 skills learned and burned), 
and the boss noting a hosing of -2 or worse in Riposte. Rhythm is VL/LO, with the 
Broadsword and Parry Tactic, while learning defence skills.    Not to often one gets 
invited to ADM on a turn where they don't cross a # of fight threshold and don't pick 
up any political points.   And even scarier, apparently Word may get the chance to 
fight in ADM.  

                                          -- Mrs. Noodle
                                             Open Sesame
                                             Duelmaster of Snowbound
                                             On Behalf of Word On The Street

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in SNOWBOUND this turn, and let's 
start with a look at some of the teams.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as PANDEMONIUM is pushed out of top team by OPEN SESAME, who came from 
2nd with a 1-3-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are 
sorrows to drown for PANDEMONIUM, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 7 into 8th.  
SIGMA NU'S stable has parlayed this turn's 2-3-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings. 
This brings them up to 3rd place.  Good work, guys!  The BOOK OF THOMAS guild has had 
a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You never know where this 
kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, RANGER fought JACK DEATH and gained 20 points 
and contributed to BOOK OF THOMAS' 4-1-0.  RIPLEY has lost to ISLAND ROOSTER, falling 
9 points, while helping make BOOK OF THOMAS a 4-1-0 turn.  We should ask AZAER about 
the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now 
the one to ask.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources 
that The Victory Tavern uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the PANDEMONIUM 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on SNOWBOUND, what are you afraid 
of?  And avoiding PANDEMONIUM more than any other team we find OPEN SESAME.  
SNOWBOUND, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports fans, 
take notice that JACK DEATH from SIGMA NU'S was SNOWBOUND's most challenged warrior 
this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  You gotta do what you gotta do.  OPEN SESAME has sent WORD ON THE 
STREET to the Dark Arena.  The deed is done.  Lift the ale, and toast the memory.  
OPEN SESAME has some questions to answer.  Like 'why did you kill your fighter, WORD 
ON THE STREET, who had a record of 22-6-0?' We'd like to remind certain teams not to 
rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     I like this place, SNOWBOUND, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in SNOWBOUND and 
I've a long road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen 
sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZAER 3096                   17   9  0 111         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PREDATOR 4034                 9   5  1 103         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 MRS. NOODLE 4081             13   8  0  98         OPEN SESAME (199)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCANDAL 4170                  7   0  0  85         FAR TRAVELERS (443)       
 JOSEKI KO 2959               13  13  1  80         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 PERRY REESE 4094             18  24  0  78         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
 MARK 2958                    17   9  0  68         SIGMA NU'S (328)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG JIM 2956                  8  18  0  58         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 RANGER 4082                   6   2  0  57         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK DEATH 2955               9  17  1  51         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 DALLAS 4138                   6   2  0  51         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 BIG BIRD 4177                 3   2  0  47         OPEN SESAME (199)         
-GUNPLAY 3469                  4   0  0  44         DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379) 
 ALVIN 4141                   10  12  1  43         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 BERLINETTA 2156               7   7  0  40         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      
-BROTHER HADES 4161            3   0  0  34         PANDEMONIUM (442)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISLAND ROOSTER 4185           2   1  0  24         232 BOURBON ST (445)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRUDWEISER 3467               3   2  0  21         DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379) 
 XENOMORPH 4157                2   0  0  21         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 MAHNA MAHNA 4188              3   0  1  20         OPEN SESAME (199)         
 RIPLEY 4139                   2   1  0  17         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
-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?
KILL ME 2! 3121         0  1 0 MASTER BLASTERS 60   ICE TRAPPER            465 NONE
X-CASE 3524             0  1 0 MASTER BLASTERS 60   SHEWISH GIANT          465 NONE
WORD ON THE STRE 4068  22  7 0 OPEN SESAME 199      ICEWORM                465 NONE
BROTHER BEHELL 4162     1  2 0 PANDEMONIUM 442      MAHNA MAHNA 4188       464  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WORD ON THE STREET was viciously butchered by ICEWORM in a 8 minute Dark Arena fight.
X-CASE was savagely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
KILL ME 2! was assassinated by ICE TRAPPER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
MRS. NOODLE was viciously subdued by AZAER in a 4 minute veteran's Title contest.
PREDATOR devastated JOSEKI KO in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
PERRY REESE was defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody veteran's struggle.
MARK outwaited BIG BIRD in a action packed 10 minute uneven fight.
BERLINETTA lost to BIG JIM in a 4 minute gruesome duel.
JACK DEATH was overpowered by RANGER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DALLAS defeated ALVIN in a 3 minute fight.
RIPLEY was savagely defeated by ISLAND ROOSTER in a 2 minute gory melee.
XENOMORPH overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MAHNA MAHNA bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   2 -  0      82  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        13 -   3 -  1      81  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   3 -  1      70  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  14 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  22 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 465 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     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  4         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    AZAER 3096                 17   9  0  111 MASTER BLASTERS (60)
LUNGING ATTACK   PREDATOR 4034               9   5  1  103 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
AIMED BLOW       MRS. NOODLE 4081           13   8  0   98 OPEN SESAME (199)
TOTAL PARRY      MARK 2958                  17   9  0   68 SIGMA NU'S (328)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG BIRD 4177               3   2  0   47 OPEN SESAME (199)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PERRY REESE 4094.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BIG BIRD 4177.  The ten other most popular fighters were AZAER 3096, MRS. 
NOODLE 4081, BERLINETTA 2156, DALLAS 4138, ISLAND ROOSTER 4185, BIG JIM 2956, RANGER 
4082, MAHNA MAHNA 4188, X-CASE 3524, and PREDATOR 4034.

The least popular fighter this week was MARK 2958.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JACK DEATH 2955, JOSEKI KO 2959, RIPLEY 4139, KILL ME 2! 3121, 
XENOMORPH 4157, ALVIN 4141, PERRY REESE 4094, PREDATOR 4034, X-CASE 3524, and MAHNA 
MAHNA 4188.

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

WORD ON THE STREET (50-4068) OPEN SESAME (199)