DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/03/2023    Duedate: 10/30/2023

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-443

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WEAPON DELTA III
PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
(52-4636) [12-4-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WEAPON DELTA III               POSITION IS EMPTY
PHOENIX FORCE III (453)        
(52-4636) [12-4-0,113]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

XENO YOLE                      VIBRANIUM VICAR
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4641) [13-14-0,64]         (52-4662) [10-6-1,73]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BLUES 52 (456)          22
2. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)          22      PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
3. PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)       19      Unchartered Team
4. OTTO'S PARTS (150)           4
5. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)         3      THE BLUES 52 (456)

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)   12   6  0 66.7   1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      9  6 0
 2- 2 INCARNATIONS (281)       258 212 15 54.9   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        9  6 0
 3/ 3 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     351 297 25 54.2   3/ 3 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        5  9 1
 4/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       475 430 26 52.5   4/ 4 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   3  2 0
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       287 376  3 43.3   5/ 6*THE BLUES 52 (456)        3  5 0
 6/ 0 PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)     30  45  5 40.0   6- 5 INCARNATIONS (281)        2  2 0
 7/ 7*THE BLUES 52 (456)         6  11  0 35.3   7- 7*BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)      1  3 0
 8- 6*BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)      11  23  2 32.4   8/ 0 PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)     1  4 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 is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  THE BLUES 52 had cause to celebrate, after ARON BURTON got 13 points by 
beating BEANPOLE.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, XENO YOLE was winsome, 
after beating FATTY LIVER and seeing it lose 9 points.  WEAPON DELTA III successfully 
staved off a grab for the roses by DEAF EAR of OTTO'S PARTS.  Does FRATSFA have no 
one talented enough to dethrone him?  So who was the warrior seen charging into 
immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Perhaps the warriors of IRON CATHEDRAL 
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  As a woman of good 
breeding scorns the "warriors" of OTTO'S PARTS, so did that sorry team shy from IRON 
CATHEDRAL Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and UMBERTO VINE is it right now.  
Most challenged warrior.  Isn't MIDDLE WAY 8 proud!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Do 
not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WEAPON DELTA III 4636        12   4  0   113       PHOENIX FORCE III (453)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BA'AL 4532                   13   6  0   110       INCARNATIONS (281)
-AMAUNET 4574                  9   5  0    94       INCARNATIONS (281)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEAF EAR 4629                 8   8  1    78       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662         10   6  1    73       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            13  14  0    69       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 ZINC PREBSTER 4642           20   4  0    68       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XENO YOLE 4641               13  14  0    64       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-SOKAR 4590                   10   4  1    60       INCARNATIONS (281)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENTAL IMPLANT 4601           3  11  0    56       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 TWO HANDS 4529                8  26  1    53       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676        7   2  0    48       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 KARNAK 1656                   6   9  0    47       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 FATTY LIVER 4651              5   3  0    40       OTTO'S PARTS (150)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698          5   1  1    27       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
-NERUS 4679                    6   2  0    26       INCARNATIONS (281)
-ISHKUR 4678                   3   1  1    26       INCARNATIONS (281)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIXON 4700                    2   1  1    22       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)
 MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670     4   2  0    20       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 OHIO JONES 4701               3   3  0    20       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 ARON BURTON 4703              2   2  0    20       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 MINDBENDER 2128               3   1  0    19       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             3   2  0    19       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 PSYCHOTIC GYPSY 1822          2   9  0    19       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
-LINDA 4680                    3   4  0    13       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)
 BEANPOLE 4697                 2   7  0    13       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-CASSIUS 4683                  2   5  0    12       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)
 JOHN EDWARD 3448              1   1  0    11       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 SYMBAL 4706                   2   2  0     8       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 KRESKEN 2007                  1   4  0     7       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
-PAPA CHARLIE JACKSON 4671     0   3  0     3       THE BLUES 52 (456)
-LITTLE HAT JONES 4674         0   3  0     3       THE BLUES 52 (456)
-SHORT STACK 4705              0   2  0     2       BLOOD TRAPPERS (457)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TYSON SKINWALKER 4704         0   2  0     2       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  NOT REVENGED
BENEDICTION 4699        1  1 0 IRON CATHEDRAL 159   DIXON 4700            439  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FATTY LIVER was devastated by XENO YOLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TWO HANDS lost to UMBERTO VINE in a 2 minute expert's Challenge battle.
ARON BURTON demolished BEANPOLE in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
WEAPON DELTA III bested DEAF EAR in a 2 minute Title contest.
VIBRANIUM VICAR was narrowly defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 4 minute fight.
ZINC PREBSTER viciously subdued KARNAK in a popular 3 minute bloody duel.
FATHER ADAMANTINE overpowered OHIO JONES in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
CATHEDRAL GUARD was handily defeated by DENTAL IMPLANT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR vanquished KRESKEN in a 3 minute one-sided duel.
PSYCHOTIC GYPSY lost to TARGET DUMMY in a 3 minute veteran vs. novice upset duel.
JOHN EDWARD was overcome by TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a exciting 3 minute novice's bout.
MINDBENDER demolished SYMBAL in a 1 minute bloody mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     26 -  12 -  0      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  15 -  0      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  14 -  2      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   4 -  1      33  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  21 -  2      32  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   6 -  1      14  |

Turn 443 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WEAPON DELTA III 4636      12   4  0  113 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
WALL OF STEEL    VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662       10   6  1   73 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
SLASHING ATTACK  FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676      7   2  0   48 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 VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662.  The ten other most popular fighters were KARNAK 1656, 
PSYCHOTIC GYPSY 1822, JOHN EDWARD 3448, ZINC PREBSTER 4642, UMBERTO VINE 4640, WEAPON 
DELTA III 4636, DENTAL IMPLANT 4601, TARGET DUMMY 4702, XENO YOLE 4641, and TWO HANDS 
4529.

The least popular fighter this week was SYMBAL 4706.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KRESKEN 2007, MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670, CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698, FATTY 
LIVER 4651, OHIO JONES 4701, BEANPOLE 4697, MINDBENDER 2128, FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676, 
DEAF EAR 4629, and ARON BURTON 4703.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LXIX

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ANUBIS 4436 (91-60-2)                  0  3  0         INCARNATIONS         

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BA'AL 4532 (13-6-0)                    0  3  0         INCARNATIONS         

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
JACK DANIELS 4657 (1-0-0)              5  3  1         2150 BOURBON ST      
FATTY LIVER 4651 (4-1-0)               0  3  0         OTTO'S PARTS         

               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) 
                      TEN IS RAQUET (47-5815) ROYAL FLUSH  (48) 
                    FRACTURED SKULL (52-2690) OTTO'S PARTS  (150) 
                     PREEIRA (60-8833) SUPERIOR FORCES 60  (654) 
                           0010 (82-14731) APR 2002  (2203) 
                   BABY TOOTH (82-26985) DISGUSTING CANDY 2  (4375) 
                      SECOND GUESS (82-42912) NO REGRETS  (7179) 
               HERSCHEL F. BRILES (82-55333) MEDAL OF HONOR F5  (9349) 
                    ANDANO (84-47841) SUPERIOR FORCES 7001  (8272) 
                 SPIRIT'S BANE (85-20202) MANNEQUIN'S REVENGE  (3696) 
                       BRAVE JUGGLER (85-29689) ALIAS 7  (5463) 
                            REDIC (85-35779) 18ERR  (6529) 
                  ANTIONE SUGAR (85-36006) BIG LAKE VILLIANS  (6573) 
                   MEAT! MEAT! (86-707) ROADRUNNER CARNIVOR  (117) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes