DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/21/2020    Duedate: 05/18/2020

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-398

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DELTA CYGNI
CYGNUS (446)
(52-4465) [11-4-0,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DELTA CYGNI                    POSITION IS EMPTY
CYGNUS (446)                   
(52-4465) [11-4-0,90]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TONIO SALAGAZA                 TONIO SALAGAZA
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-4362) [13-19-0,75]         (52-4362) [13-19-0,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)          41
2. CYGNUS (446)                24      CYGNUS (446)
3. WORLD BLADES 14 (434)        0      Unchartered Team
4. INCARNATIONS (281)           0
5. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)       -13      COOPERSTOWN FIVE (48)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 CYGNUS (446)              21  17  0 55.3   1/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        8  7 0
 2- 3 INCARNATIONS (281)       221 199 13 52.6   2/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      6  8 0
 3/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     229 208 21 52.4   3/ 2 CYGNUS (446)              5  1 0
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       188 254  3 42.5   4- 5*WORLD BLADES 14 (434)     2  2 0
 5- 5*WORLD BLADES 14 (434)      5   9  2 35.7   5- 4 INCARNATIONS (281)        0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon FRATSFA, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  IRON CATHEDRAL?  Who?  MIDDLE WAY 8 is the top 
team these days, buddies!  Practice pays for KAPPA CYGNI, who pummelled SISTER STEEL, 
to pocket 18 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, KAPPA CYGNI was 
winsome, after beating SISTER STEEL and seeing her lose 13 points.  Those who hoped 
for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by FORGED BISHOP, of IRON CATHEDRAL, who 
despite a 10-6-1 couldn't overcome FRATSFA's Number 1.  So who was the warrior seen 
charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic 
problem...   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Is it charming personality?  Conversational 
abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, TONIO SALAGAZA is the most challenged 
warrior.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not a spymaster 
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious 
stupor.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid FRATSFA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELTA CYGNI 4465             11   4  0    90       CYGNUS (446)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TONIO SALAGAZA 4362          13  19  0    75       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 FORGED BISHOP 4563           10   6  1    73       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHACKLED PRIEST 4464         16  16  2    66       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
-BA'AL 4532                    8   6  0    66       INCARNATIONS (281)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAPPA CYGNI 4469             10   7  0    55       CYGNUS (446)
 XAVIER YANG 4568              7   9  0    55       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 SISTER STEEL 4562             9  10  1    43       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 TENNESSE SMITH 4411           8  11  1    41       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIG APPLE 4311                2   5  0    31       WORLD BLADES 14 (434)
 VERN WULF 4567                7   9  0    30       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 FERNY ROSS 4578               4   7  0    28       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 BANDED ACOLYTE 4582           3   2  0    28       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOKAR 4590                    1   0  0    13       INCARNATIONS (281)
-AMAUNET 4574                  1   0  0    13       INCARNATIONS (281)
 MAIDEN ALLOY 4579             0   4  0    10       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Shackled Priest -- Surely the shackles are an unneeded handicap? -- Tonio Salagaza

WHY does that orc keep coming to visit when it should be clear that no one wants him? 
-- Xavier Yang

Maiden Alloy -- Does that mean you're virgin metal? -- Tennessee Smith

Big Apple -- Golden Delicious? -- Ferny Ross

Banded Acolate -- Is an acolate some kind of bird and they band you to count the 
population and track migration route? -- Vern Wulf

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHACKLED PRIEST was viciously subdued by TONIO SALAGAZA in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
DELTA CYGNI overcame FORGED BISHOP in a 3 minute gory Title match.
XAVIER YANG vanquished VISITING ORC in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
KAPPA CYGNI savagely defeated SISTER STEEL in a exciting 2 minute bloody fight.
BANDED ACOLYTE was bested by TENNESSE SMITH in a popular 3 minute duel.
VERN WULF viciously subdued MAIDEN ALLOY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody match.
FERNY ROSS overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        19 -  11 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -   8 -  1      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  30 -  1      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 398 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DELTA CYGNI 4465           11   4  0   90 CYGNUS (446)
AIMED BLOW       FORGED BISHOP 4563         10   6  1   73 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TONIO SALAGAZA 4362.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TONIO SALAGAZA 4362.  The ten other most popular fighters were TENNESSE 
SMITH 4411, VERN WULF 4567, KAPPA CYGNI 4469, FORGED BISHOP 4563, MAIDEN ALLOY 4579, 
SHACKLED PRIEST 4464, DELTA CYGNI 4465, XAVIER YANG 4568, SISTER STEEL 4562, and 
BANDED ACOLYTE 4582.

The least popular fighter this week was FERNY ROSS 4578.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BANDED ACOLYTE 4582, SISTER STEEL 4562, XAVIER YANG 4568, DELTA CYGNI 
4465, SHACKLED PRIEST 4464, MAIDEN ALLOY 4579, FORGED BISHOP 4563, KAPPA CYGNI 4469, 
VERN WULF 4567, and TENNESSE SMITH 4411.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXIX