DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/20/2021    Duedate: 05/17/2021

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-411

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TONIO SALAGAZA
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-4362) [19-26-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TONIO SALAGAZA                 FRAG
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
(52-4362) [19-26-0,126]        (52-4611) [2-2-0,16]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TONIO SALAGAZA                 TENNESSE SMITH
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-4362) [19-26-0,126]        (52-4411) [12-20-1,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INCARNATIONS (281)          34
2. SILVER KNIGHTS (361)        30      FLOWER GIRLS (189)
3. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)          28      Unchartered Team
4. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)        25
5. FLOWER GIRLS (189)          18      ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189)       668 407 24 62.1   1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        9  6 0
 2/ 2 CYGNUS (446)              34  28  0 54.8   2/ 7 SILVER KNIGHTS (361)      8  2 0
 3/ 5 SILVER KNIGHTS (361)      80  67  5 54.4   3/ 3 ASSASSIN NATION (186)     7  8 1
 4/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       452 386 24 53.9   4/ 0 INCARNATIONS (281)        4  1 1
 5/ 0 INCARNATIONS (281)       230 200 14 53.5   5/ 5 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        4  5 0
 6/ 6 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     262 238 22 52.4   6/ 6 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      4 10 0
 7/ 7 ASSASSIN NATION (186)    225 240 34 48.4   7/ 4 CYGNUS (446)              3  2 0
 8/ 3*ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)     6   7  1 46.2   8/ 8 FLOWER GIRLS (189)        3  4 1
 9/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       218 289  3 43.0   9/ 2*ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)    2  6 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.

Throw off your chains, Shackled Priest!  I'll help.  Any god worth serving would not 
demand that subjection of you.

                                          -- Tonio Salagaza

P.S.  I would have taught you some skills, but Jorja looked at the mini overview and 
says I don't have any to spare.

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  FRATSFA needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  I don't wanna hurt 
anybody's feelings or anything, but ADEPTA SORORITAS really goofed with their 0-2-0.  
SILVER KNIGHTS like really fought hard to move up to 2nd from 7th.  Way to go!  MVP 
award for DEADLY DAISY?  FLOWER GIRLS' proud of her after beating TEMPEST and getting 
20 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  TEMPEST's match with DEADLY DAISY cost him 
a loss of 14 points!  DISLOCATED HIP thinks its 16-6-0 and studly character is good 
enough to face up to the Duelmaster.  Any bets?  Don't you think the Duelmaster is 
being unfair?  I think TONIO SALAGAZA should let DISLOCATED HIP be Duelmaster for a 
while, without fighting about it.  I hear the top team insists all their warriors get 
nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  The warriors of ASSASSIN NATION must be getting 
lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  
I don't know what IRON CATHEDRAL's been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting 
many fights from ASSASSIN NATION, that's fer sher.  Can MIDDLE WAY 8's VERN WULF be 
more popular than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?  Ooh! 
Did SISTER STEEL really know what she was doing when she challenged SER ILYN PAYNE?  
A 16-16-1 speaks volumes.  (Zontoni said that.  I don't know what it means.) SER ILYN 
PAYNE bested SISTER STEEL, and was I surprised (right!).  But its a good thing SER 
ILYN PAYNE could stop laughing long enough to give SISTER STEEL a good pounding.   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All FRATSFA ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  FRATSFA is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  I 
had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TONIO SALAGAZA 4362          19  26  0   126       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SER ILYN PAYNE 3573          15  15  2   110       SILVER KNIGHTS (361)
 SHACKLED PRIEST 4464         23  22  2    93       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 DISLOCATED HIP 4479          16   6  0    91       OTTO'S PARTS (150)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BA'AL 4532                   10   6  0    90       INCARNATIONS (281)
 VERN WULF 4567               15  14  0    89       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 SER VON DARKMOOR 3697        13  10  1    85       SILVER KNIGHTS (361)
 LORD DAVOS 3577              17  12  0    79       SILVER KNIGHTS (361)
 DEADLY DAISY 4341            13   3  0    79       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 SISTER STEEL 4562            16  16  1    72       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 SER GALAD 3714               15   7  0    71       SILVER KNIGHTS (361)
 SEARING SUNFLOWER 4339       11   7  1    70       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 TEMPEST 3770                 15  11  1    69       ASSASSIN NATION (186)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TENNESSE SMITH 4411          12  20  1    62       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 KAPPA CYGNI 4469             15  15  0    61       CYGNUS (446)
 FURY 3944                     7   3  1    61       ASSASSIN NATION (186)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAIDEN ALLOY 4579             6  11  0    60       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANDED ACOLYTE 4582          10   8  1    56       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 FERNY ROSS 4578              11  13  0    55       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-HOT HONEYSUCKLE 4352          6   1  0    54       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 XAVIER YANG 4568             12  17  0    53       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 SER ALAIN STRONHAND 3747      8   9  2    42       SILVER KNIGHTS (361)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TWO HANDS 4529                7  11  0    32       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 DENEB 4607                    4   1  0    32       CYGNUS (446)
 DECEIT 4598                   6   4  0    29       ASSASSIN NATION (186)
 SOKAR 4590                    3   0  1    28       INCARNATIONS (281)
 TANITH 4594                   2   0  0    27       INCARNATIONS (281)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PENITENT ENGINE 4612          1   0  0    21       ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
-ST. PRAXEDES 4615             1   1  1    19       ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
 OUTRAGE 4621                  2   0  1    18       ASSASSIN NATION (186)
 FRAG 4611                     2   2  0    16       ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
 GRANNUS 4592                  2   0  0    16       INCARNATIONS (281)
 AMAUNET 4574                  2   1  0    15       INCARNATIONS (281)
 ABLUTION 4620                 1   0  0    13       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
-EPHRAEL STERN 4613            2   0  0    12       ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
-MENACING MIMOSA 4605          1   3  1     7       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-PERNICIOUS POPPY 4609         0   1  0     1       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 FEROCITY 4628                 0   1  0     1       ASSASSIN NATION (186)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRIENDLY CONSTAB        0  0 0                      SOKAR 4590            411  NONE
FILTHY HERETIC 4627     0  1 0 ADEPTA SORORITAS 451 SARKOZY               411  NONE
OBLIVION 4619           0  1 0 ASSASSIN NATION 186  MENACING MIMOSA 4605  409  REVENGED
VEXATION 4599           2  3 1 ASSASSIN NATION 186  ST. PRAXEDES 4615     408  REVENGED
BRUISED BUTTCHEE 4610   2  2 0 OTTO'S PARTS 150     OUTRAGE 4621          411   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Tonio! Duelmaster! Kudos. Why don't you bring your boys on over to The Flower Shoppe 
to celebrate. Searing Sunflower says she wants to help you with your DM Column and 
make it stand out! -- Lady Fern

Outrage, well, that was fast! I feel avenged. I have only had one good fight and, 
sadly, that ended in a death, (sigh) -- Menacing Mimosa

Tempest, Tempest, Tempest! I think you are sooo cute! -- Searing Sunflower

Buy flowers. Find a partner. Have fun. Bring gold. -- Lady Fern

Fury -- I understand!  I would have done the same if one of my sisters had fallen. I 
am also glad you feel satisfied since I am probably sitting until after the 
tournament, maybe longer.  Salute! -- St. Praxedes

Bruised Buttcheek -- For the record, you were bruised before we started our fight. -- 
Frag

For the Cincy FtF, Mannequin/Crip are organizing a visit to the Great American Ball 
Park on the Friday night (16 Jul, 7:10 start time) to watch the Reds/Brewers game.  If 
interested, please contact Crip through gwerner - @ - twcny dot rr dot com.  Because 

of Covid, tickets are being sold in specific pods, so if 8 people want to go, we may 
have to sit in two different groups.  Please respond by 1 May if interested so we can 
pre-purchase the tickets. -- Crip & Mannequin

Menacing Mimosa -- A bloodfeud by luck still counts, doesn't it?  You certainly didn't 
make it easy though! -- Outrage

Xavier Yang -- Well, not too surprised with the result.  With a delta of -20 FE I 
would have put my money on you if I had any... -- Deceit

Ferny Ross -- Don't look at me!  I was just as surprised as you! -- Fury

Searing Sunflower -- A good fight, all in all.  Until we meet again! -- Tempest

Maiden Alloy -- Didn't your mother ever tell you not to go along and let just anybody 
smelt your ore?  The Flower Girls might advise you. -- Tennessee Smith

Kappa Cygni -- I don't usually go beating up swans, but the snowfall unnerved me.  
Sorry neither of us got a skill. -- Vern Wulf

Fury -- Of course I was beaten by my opponent.  Who else was out there? Skills 
would've been good.  Jorja's got a thing about them. -- Ferny Ross

Deceit -- You deceived me!  I thought I was looking at a sure loss, and yet, I won.  
Works for me. -- Xavier Yang

Everybody -- I like an arena with chat.  I could DO something with this, but 
unfortunately, the tourney spy report is breathing down my neck, so not today. -- 
Jorja, appreciating the personals

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FILTHY HERETIC was butchered by SARKOZY in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DISLOCATED HIP was viciously subdued by TONIO SALAGAZA in a 4 minute Challenge battle.
SEARING SUNFLOWER lost to VERN WULF in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
SISTER STEEL was devastated by SER ILYN PAYNE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
BANDED ACOLYTE was bested by SER GALAD in a 2 minute gory expert's Challenge brawl.
MAIDEN ALLOY bested XAVIER YANG in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody Challenge match.
TWO HANDS was overpowered by FERNY ROSS in a 2 minute uneven Challenge melee.
BRUISED BUTTCHEEK was dispatched by OUTRAGE in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
SHACKLED PRIEST lost to BA'AL in a 2 minute brutal veteran's fight.
TEMPEST was overcome by DEADLY DAISY in a 2 minute bout.
SER VON DARKMOOR overpowered KAPPA CYGNI in a 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
LORD DAVOS unbelievably bested TENNESSE SMITH in a 7 minute veteran's contest.
SER ALAIN STRONHAND beat DECEIT in a 2 minute conflict.
FURY handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
AMAUNET was overpowered by DENEB in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
SOKAR easily killed FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
GRANNUS bested FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute brawl.
FRAG was defeated by TANITH in a 1 minute novice's bout.
ABLUTION beat FEROCITY in a 1 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   1 -  2      88  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  16 -  2      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         AIMED BLOW         9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  35 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  14 -  1      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  17 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   4 -  0      33  |

Turn 411 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    SHACKLED PRIEST 4464       23  22  2   93 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
TOTAL PARRY      DISLOCATED HIP 4479        16   6  0   91 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
AIMED BLOW       BA'AL 4532                 10   6  0   90 INCARNATIONS (281)
STRIKING ATTACK  VERN WULF 4567             15  14  0   89 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
LUNGING ATTACK   SER VON DARKMOOR 3697      13  10  1   85 SILVER KNIGHTS (361)
PARRY-LUNGE      BANDED ACOLYTE 4582        10   8  1   56 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 TENNESSE SMITH 4411.  The ten other most popular fighters were TONIO 
SALAGAZA 4362, MAIDEN ALLOY 4579, FERNY ROSS 4578, XAVIER YANG 4568, BA'AL 4532, SER 
ILYN PAYNE 3573, SER GALAD 3714, VERN WULF 4567, SISTER STEEL 4562, and SER VON 
DARKMOOR 3697.

The least popular fighter this week was FEROCITY 4628.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FRAG 4611, AMAUNET 4574, KAPPA CYGNI 4469, GRANNUS 4592, SOKAR 4590, 
FURY 3944, DEADLY DAISY 4341, BRUISED BUTTCHEEK 4610, TWO HANDS 4529, and FILTHY 
HERETIC 4627.

          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CINCINNATI!

                              (well actually, Kentucky)

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16-18, 2021.  It 
will be held at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Rivercenter on the banks of the Ohio 
River (actually in Covington, Kentucky (866-344-7548).  Room rates are $139.00 per 
night for kings, $179 for doubles, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary 
manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness 
center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--the code is "RS1" (note that's RS 
one not RSI).  

        The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF65 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

The tournament info sheet and minioverviews will be out in June.  We are very looking 
forward to seeing you all and hope that you can make it!

P.S.  The dates are set for the next winter FTF:  January 14-16, 2022, in Tempe.