DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/28/2021 Duedate: 01/24/2022
FRATSFA ARENA
DM-52 TURN-420
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DENEB
CYGNUS (446)
(52-4607) [9-3-0,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY POSITION IS EMPTY
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SISTER STEEL DENEB
IRON CATHEDRAL (159) CYGNUS (446)
(52-4562) [20-21-2,99] (52-4607) [9-3-0,99]
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) 21
2. IRON CATHEDRAL (159) 17 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
3. CYGNUS (446) 17 Unchartered Team
4. PHOENIX FORCE III (453) 0
5. FLOWER GIRLS (189) -4 0 (16)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 684 417 24 62.1 1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 9 6 0
2/ 2 CYGNUS (446) 44 34 0 56.4 2/ 2 IRON CATHEDRAL (159) 7 6 0
3/ 3 IRON CATHEDRAL (159) 281 262 23 51.7 3/ 4 CYGNUS (446) 3 3 0
4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 240 312 3 43.5 4/ 3 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 2 6 0
5- 5*PHOENIX FORCE III (453) 0 1 0 0.0 5- 5*PHOENIX FORCE III (453) 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
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Hey everybody,
watch out for FERNY ROSS, who flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing
ABLUTION like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay
to walk out on the sands. ABLUTION was defeated by FERNY ROSS and drops 16 points.
Well, everybody's pal DENEB moved hers record to 9-3-0 by defeating BANDED ACOLYTE in
the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 10 recognition points. Advice to
bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the FRATSFA arena. Here's a
song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad FLOWER GIRLS? Big bad FLOWER GIRLS. Big
bad FLOWER GIRLS. FRATSFA's afraid of the big bad FLOWER GIRLS. Tra la la la la!
And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause IRON CATHEDRAL
beats feet every time FLOWER GIRLS smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well just about
everybody wants a piece of DEADLY DAISY, who was this week's most challenged warrior.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in
next week's fights. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real
fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DENEB 4607 9 3 0 99 CYGNUS (446)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SISTER STEEL 4562 20 21 2 99 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BANDED ACOLYTE 4582 15 12 1 86 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
FERNY ROSS 4578 15 18 0 86 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
KAPPA CYGNI 4469 20 19 0 83 CYGNUS (446)
DEADLY DAISY 4341 16 4 0 79 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
TENNESSE SMITH 4411 16 25 1 74 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
MAIDEN ALLOY 4579 9 17 0 68 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HOT HONEYSUCKLE 4352 7 3 0 66 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
XAVIER YANG 4568 13 25 0 64 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
ABLUTION 4620 7 3 0 62 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XENO YOLE 4641 4 0 0 24 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UMBERTO VINE 4640 3 1 0 12 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-WEAPON DELTA III 4636 0 1 0 7 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
TOXIC TULIP 4650 0 1 0 5 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
ZINC PREBSTER 4642 0 1 0 5 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TONIO SALAGAZA 4362 20 30 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 351 SISTER STEEL 4562 416 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Deneb! Kudos! A new Duelmaster, and a fine one. We Flower Girls salute him and invite
him to The Flower Shoppe for some real fun. -- Lady Fern
Xavier Yand, I always enjoy our romps. We should do it much more often. -- Deadly
Daisy
Health. Humility. Honor. And a trip to The Flower Shoppe. -- Lady Fern
We salute the tourney participants. -- Middle Way
Maiden Alloy -- Good fight. I liked watching you dance around, and I liked winning at
the end. -- Tennessee Smith
P.S. Well, I couldn't have won at the beginning, could I?
Deadly Daisy -- I'm glad you didn't live up to your name. You were bad enough as you
were. -- Xavier Yang
Banded Acolyte -- The stripes on your armor are striking. I'm not sure I'd call them
stylish, but they might be. I don't know about things like that. -- Ferny Ross
Weapon Delta III -- I'm surprised you're not a golem. With a name like that, it would
fit. -- Umberto Vine
These volunteers! I suppose I and the rest of us should be glad they aren't more
effective. -- Xeno Yole
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LAPUR ARENA ALERT
Hammer read and reread the message that had been delivered to the veteran manager via
special courier, as the Duel 2 Sponsor and current manager of Milchamah Return in the
DM 93 Noblish Island Arena was preparing to write another article for the purpose of
informing and encouraging New Players in the development of their early managerial
careers.
"Lapur Arena DM 29 has fallen upon hard times! Are you willing and able to embrace the
challenge of helping to restore Lapur to its former glory?"
The request had come from the Head of the Gladiatorial Commission.
Hammer realized that although the Lapur Arena was housed in a modest building, that
the Merchants and Wardens of Lapur merely tolerated as a necessary nuisance, due to
their suspicions regarding the possibility of dark plots engineered by Sheila
Greywand; the sometimes fragile economic balance of trade routes between Lapur and the
other Free Blades Arenas cities, plus the outlying Delarquan and Andorian cities, was
deeply interwoven with the apparent successes or failures of DM 29 that hinged upon
the precarious reality of whether or not Lapur was perceived as a thriving fighting
arena!
It was well known that the Lady of the Isle was not particularly popular in Lapur,
because of her decision to lump Lapur in with "all those Northern rabble" in the Free
Blades Arena, but it was common knowledge that maintaining a thriving fighting arena
was "good for business" and Lapur had apparently fallen upon hard times, according to
the message Hammer had received by special courier.
The veteran manager did not have an inactive stable in Lapur, nor could he remember
ever having had a stable in DM 29, but he knew the importance of aiding ailing arenas!
After all, the veteran manager had been known to recruit managers to activate stables
in a variety of arenas over the years, especially with his famous contests from years-
gone-by, but contests required a special motivation and fire deep within his soul to
commit to such enormous endeavors!
But, as Hammer pondered the request for his help to do something to assist in the
growth of fighting stables in DM 29, the inner passion of creating a competitive fire
for hosting a contest in Lapur to attract old and new managers to DM 29, simply did
not exist inside the veteran manager, especially since he was still hosting the Kaltos
Kaos contest in Arena 5; and quite frankly, the veteran manager had no desire to host
any more contests in slowly dying arenas!
However, the veteran manager would not turn a deaf ear to the request from the Head of
the Gladiatorial Commission!
Hammer sent a reply to the Head of the Gladiatorial Commission that he would do what
he personally could to help grow and restore Lapur to a competitive and entertaining
fighting arena!
Then, the veteran manager got a good night's sleep, before deciding which of his
inactive stables that had not fought in a Basic Arena, other than DM 93 Noblish
Island, would hold his interest in Lapur, while keeping his word to the Head of the
Gladiatorial Commission to personally assist in the restoration of DM 29 to some
semblance of its former glory!
But, when Hammer awoke, there was no inactive stable that held his interest; however,
he did have one stable that had been retired upon graduating from DM 93 Noblish
Island, that could serve as a temporary answer to the request, until a more suitable
stable graduated from the Noblish Island Arena in the distant future!
Hammer sent a summons via special courier to the DM 71 Kyr'terr Arena for 5 Card Draw
to abruptly end their retirement and immediately report for duty at DM 29 Lapur Arena!
"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!"
-- Hammer the WordSmith
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SISTER STEEL viciously subdued DEADLY DAISY in a 2 minute master's Challenge fight.
MAIDEN ALLOY overcame XAVIER YANG in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
DENEB viciously subdued BANDED ACOLYTE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory Title brawl.
KAPPA CYGNI defeated TENNESSE SMITH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
ABLUTION was vanquished by FERNY ROSS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
XENO YOLE bested TOXIC TULIP in a action packed 3 minute novice's competition.
UMBERTO VINE viciously subdued ZINC PREBSTER in a 5 minute gory beginner's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 1 100 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 11 - 2 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 25 - 0 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 23 - 0 38 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 12 - 0 25 |
Turn 420 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 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE DENEB 4607 9 3 0 99 CYGNUS (446)
AIMED BLOW KAPPA CYGNI 4469 20 19 0 83 CYGNUS (446)
TOTAL PARRY DEADLY DAISY 4341 16 4 0 79 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
LUNGING ATTACK ABLUTION 4620 7 3 0 62 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SISTER STEEL 4562. The most popular warrior this
turn was DENEB 4607. The ten other most popular fighters were SISTER STEEL 4562,
TOXIC TULIP 4650, XAVIER YANG 4568, MAIDEN ALLOY 4579, BANDED ACOLYTE 4582, KAPPA
CYGNI 4469, UMBERTO VINE 4640, TENNESSE SMITH 4411, FERNY ROSS 4578, and XENO YOLE
4641.
The least popular fighter this week was ZINC PREBSTER 4642. The other ten least
popular fighters were ABLUTION 4620, DEADLY DAISY 4341, XENO YOLE 4641, FERNY ROSS
4578, TENNESSE SMITH 4411, UMBERTO VINE 4640, KAPPA CYGNI 4469, BANDED ACOLYTE 4582,
MAIDEN ALLOY 4579, and XAVIER YANG 4568.
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!
We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 14-16, 2022! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $179.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high
speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters."
The official block cutoff is mid December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF66
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.
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- 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.
OUBLIETTE (2-6002) DUNGEON CELL (685)
RAVIOLI WIZARD (12-7600) CAFE ERDMANO (706)
ONE MAN FURY (18-11102) THUNDR + LITENING (22)
HMS CENTURIAN (45-5068) BATTLE SHIPS (552)
NAKOR (56-4686) MEN OF STEEL (131)
DARKFIRE (63-3503) STEELE RISING (380)
PRESTO GEISHA (84-51434) THIRSTY THUGS 1471 (8830)
KNUCKLELOAF (84-27293) INQUISITION T12-20 (4844)
PIG FOOT (84-12494) D.O.A. (2209)
ZOBNIN (85-36276) RUSSIA 18 (6616)
THREE (85-44030) FAST TRACK (8043)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes