DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/11/2023    Duedate: 08/07/2023

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-440

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AMAUNET
INCARNATIONS (281)
(52-4574) [9-4-0,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AMAUNET                        DIXON
INCARNATIONS (281)             BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)
(52-4574) [9-4-0,97]           (52-4700) [2-1-1,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

XENO YOLE                      CATHEDRAL GUARD
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4641) [11-13-0,46]         (52-4698) [3-0-1,25]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OTTO'S PARTS (150)          34
2. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)        33      PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
3. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)          10      Unchartered Team
4. BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)        10
5. PHOENIX FORCE III (453)     10      BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)    9   4  0 69.2   1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     12  3 1
 2/ 3 INCARNATIONS (281)       256 210 15 54.9   2/ 2 INCARNATIONS (281)        7  3 0
 3/ 4 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     342 291 25 54.0   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        7  7 0
 4/ 2 2150 BOURBON ST (455)      9   8  0 52.9   4/ 5 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        5  9 1
 5/ 5 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       470 421 25 52.7   5/ 4*BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)      5 10 1
 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       278 370  3 42.9   6/ 8*THE BLUES 52 (456)        3  6 0
 7/ 7*BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)      10  20  2 33.3   7/ 6 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   2  1 0
 8/ 8*THE BLUES 52 (456)         3   6  0 33.3   8/ 7 2150 BOURBON ST (455)     1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome FRATSFA.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  It seems so recently people 
were saying OTTO'S PARTS was washed up, finished.  But 3-1-0 moved them up 1.  I 
guess they're washed no more...  What's with DEAF EAR?  It actually beat MIDDLE WAY 
8's XENO YOLE, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at 
INCARNATIONS.  NERUS lost 7 points to DENTAL IMPLANT.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  
Maybe NERUS will provide more easy wins...  KENTUCKY OWL was reminded on the sands 
why AMAUNET is Duelmaster.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? 
I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  The most avoided team was 
BLOOD TRAPPERS.  The bums at OTTO'S PARTS couldn't face the challenges from BLOOD 
TRAPPERS!  No excuse for that!  What do people see in DIXON?  His 2-1-1?  BLOOD 
TRAPPERS ain't talkin', but he's got 22 points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  DIXON larned his lesson (FATHER ADAMANTINE taught 
it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im fight any IRON CATHEDRAL members 
with the same gusto.  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  I don't want 
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMAUNET 4574                  9   4  0    97       INCARNATIONS (281)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BA'AL 4532                   13   6  0   110       INCARNATIONS (281)
 WEAPON DELTA III 4636         9   4  0    92       PHOENIX FORCE III (453)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KENTUCKY OWL 4656             8   5  0    64       2150 BOURBON ST (455)
 ZINC PREBSTER 4642           17   4  0    62       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 SOKAR 4590                   10   3  1    62       INCARNATIONS (281)
 VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662          9   4  1    58       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEAF EAR 4629                 6   7  0    56       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            10  14  0    55       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 TWO HANDS 4529                8  23  1    48       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 XENO YOLE 4641               11  13  0    46       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-FATTY LIVER 4651              4   1  0    46       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 DENTAL IMPLANT 4601           2   9  0    38       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676        5   1  0    36       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ISHKUR 4678                   3   1  1    26       INCARNATIONS (281)
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698          3   0  1    25       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIXON 4700                    2   1  1    22       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)
-JACK DANIELS 4657             1   0  0    21       2150 BOURBON ST (455)
 LINDA 4680                    3   3  0    18       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)
 BLACK EYE 4665                2   3  0    16       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 NERUS 4679                    4   2  0    14       INCARNATIONS (281)
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             2   0  0    12       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 SYMBAL 4706                   1   0  0    11       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670     2   1  0    10       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 CASSIUS 4683                  1   5  0     8       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)
 BEANPOLE 4697                 1   5  0     8       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 ARON BURTON 4703              1   0  0     6       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 OHIO JONES 4701               1   2  0     5       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-PAPA CHARLIE JACKSON 4671     0   2  0     2       THE BLUES 52 (456)
-LITTLE HAT JONES 4674         0   2  0     2       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 SHORT STACK 4705              0   1  0     1       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TYSON SKINWALKER 4704         0   1  0     1       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KELLY 4682              3  2 0 BLOOD TRAPPERS 457   TWO HANDS 4529        439   
OCTAVIAN 4681           1  2 1 BLOOD TRAPPERS 457   ISHKUR 4678           437   
BENEDICTION 4699        1  1 0 IRON CATHEDRAL 159   DIXON 4700            439  JUST REVENGED
BERNICE EDWARDS 4672    0  1 0 THE BLUES 52 456     CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698  438   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FATHER ADAMANTINE bested DIXON in a 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR was bested by CATHEDRAL GUARD in a 3 minute Bloodfeud duel.
DEAF EAR handily defeated XENO YOLE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
TWO HANDS was bested by UMBERTO VINE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
AMAUNET demolished KENTUCKY OWL in a 2 minute mismatched Title competition.
SOKAR was vanquished by WEAPON DELTA III in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
ZINC PREBSTER savagely defeated RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brawl.
VIBRANIUM VICAR overcame RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 3 minute gruesome melee.
DENTAL IMPLANT vanquished NERUS in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
CASSIUS lost to TARGET DUMMY in a popular 4 minute duel.
BEANPOLE was overpowered by LINDA in a 2 minute uneven match.
BLACK EYE beat OHIO JONES in a 2 minute novice's fight.
ARON BURTON narrowly defeated SHORT STACK in a 4 minute amateur's competition.
TYSON SKINWALKER was demolished by SYMBAL in a 3 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   2 -  0      78  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   4 -  1      64  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     21 -  14 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  10 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  12 -  2      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  11 -  1      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  19 -  0      32  |

Turn 440 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      3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   AMAUNET 4574                9   4  0   97 INCARNATIONS (281)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WEAPON DELTA III 4636       9   4  0   92 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       KENTUCKY OWL 4656           8   5  0   64 2150 BOURBON ST (455)
BASHING ATTACK   SOKAR 4590                 10   3  1   62 INCARNATIONS (281)
WALL OF STEEL    VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662        9   4  1   58 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
SLASHING ATTACK  FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676      5   1  0   36 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is XENO YOLE 4641.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZINC PREBSTER 
4642, DEAF EAR 4629, CASSIUS 4683, SHORT STACK 4705, AMAUNET 4574, UMBERTO VINE 4640, 
VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662, DENTAL IMPLANT 4601, TARGET DUMMY 4702, and BLACK EYE 4665.

The least popular fighter this week was TYSON SKINWALKER 4704.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BEANPOLE 4697, SOKAR 4590, KENTUCKY OWL 4656, MISSISSIPPI JOHN 
HUR 4670, OHIO JONES 4701, LINDA 4680, TWO HANDS 4529, XENO YOLE 4641, DIXON 4700, 
and NERUS 4679.

               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. 

                         HOEGARDEN (21-5554) REAL BEER  (424) 
                         GRID SQUARE (24-5531) F.N.G.  (568) 
                      ROLA NYAH (30-4638) TEMPLAR ROGUES  (449) 
                   CAPTAIN KANGAROO (31-3947) MILITARY MAYHEM  (89) 
                         BERLIN (63-2923) WORLD BLADES  (331) 
                         LADY JAYE (71-7331) THE CODA  (190) 
                        CURIOUS GEORGE (73-645) CRYPTICS  (35) 
                         GRIFFON (73-5523) AIR CANADA  (635) 
                    JOE BOB (82-41731) THIRSTY THUGS 0503  (6967) 
                    EVIL DEMON (84-25442) SUPE FORCES 0B08  (4516) 
                      PRIMARY (84-27109) ROOKIE HALEN 35  (4808) 
                         SUCCUBUS (84-42009) REALLY?  (7298) 
                     JELLYFISH HUSSY (84-49856) FELLAS 26  (8559) 
                      WEBBED ROWS (84-54716) SPIDER CREW  (9446) 
                ROBERT PALSON 286 (85-7763) PROJECT MAYHEM 109  (1405) 
                      TATARUSANU (85-12319) E16 ROMANIA  (2249) 
                     WHISPY LIB (85-17248) NIGHTMARES XV  (3160) 
                   NEEDY MOOSE (85-27944) HALLOWEEN TIME 66  (5134) 
                          DEVELOP (85-38007) 6ERR12  (6923) 
                    IF I BLUFF (85-44018) WE'RE A TEAM VI  (8041) 
                            SKULL (85-49348) 33ERR  (8994) 
                   EVIL TRIBBLE (85-52462) PHASERS ON STUN!  (9366) 
                     ZEKKEN (85-52909) THIRSTY THUGS 2002  (9659) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes