DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/28/2023    Duedate: 12/25/2023

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-445

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WEAPON DELTA III
PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
(52-4636) [14-4-1,138]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WEAPON DELTA III               ARON BURTON
PHOENIX FORCE III (453)        THE BLUES 52 (456)
(52-4636) [14-4-1,138]         (52-4703) [3-3-0,19]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

XENO YOLE                      WEAPON DELTA III
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
(52-4641) [15-14-0,81]         (52-4636) [14-4-1,138]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)        38
2. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)          25      PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
3. POUR CHOICES (461)          17      Unchartered Team
4. PHOENIX FORCE III (453)     14
5. OTTO'S PARTS (150)           0      POUR CHOICES (461)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*POUR CHOICES (461)         1   0  0  100   1/ 2 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      8  7 0
 2/ 1 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   14   9  1 60.9   2/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        7  8 0
 3/ 3 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     357 301 25 54.3   3/ 3*THE BLUES 52 (456)        6  4 0
 4- 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       477 433 26 52.4   4- 5 PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)     4  6 0
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       291 382  3 43.2   5/ 6 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   3  3 1
 6- 7 PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)     33  47  5 41.3   6- 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        3  6 0
 7/ 6*THE BLUES 52 (456)        10  15  0 40.0   7/ 0*POUR CHOICES (461)        1  0 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
FRATSFA.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Say 
good-bye to MIDDLE WAY 8, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the 
IRON CATHEDRAL stable.  Hey everybody, watch out for OHIO JONES, who flew up 17 
points in the rankings after mashing MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR like a melon.  Keep your 
eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was UMBERTO VINE, who 
dropped 8 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with VIBRANIUM VICAR.  
Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was IRON CATHEDRAL's 
ZINC PREBSTER, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by WEAPON DELTA III.  4 
out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that 
location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Here's some advice:  warriors with little 
wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in FRATSFA have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  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                  
 WEAPON DELTA III 4636        14   4  1   138       PHOENIX FORCE III (453)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662         11   7  1    82       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 XENO YOLE 4641               15  14  0    81       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 ZINC PREBSTER 4642           21   5  0    80       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            13  16  0    62       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-TWO HANDS 4529                9  26  1    62       OTTO'S PARTS (150)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DENTAL IMPLANT 4601           3  12  0    56       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
-KARNAK 1656                   7   9  0    54       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676        8   3  0    53       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
-FATTY LIVER 4651              6   3  0    53       OTTO'S PARTS (150)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MINDBENDER 2128               4   1  0    31       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 OHIO JONES 4701               4   4  0    30       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-PSYCHOTIC GYPSY 1822          3   9  0    30       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 SYMBAL 4706                   4   2  0    29       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698          6   2  1    27       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARON BURTON 4703              3   3  0    19       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670     5   3  0    18       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 BEANPOLE 4697                 3   8  0    18       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 HORNED HAIR 4719              1   0  0    17       POUR CHOICES (461)
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             3   4  0    13       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-JOHN EDWARD 3448              1   2  0    13       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
-KRESKEN 2007                  1   5  0    12       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 LITTLE HAT JONES 4674         1   4  0     7       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 KATHERINE HENDERSON 4715      1   0  0     7       THE BLUES 52 (456)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAF EAR 4629           8  9 1 OTTO'S PARTS 150     WEAPON DELTA III 4636 444   
GARBAGE BOY 4726        0  1 0 PHOENIX FORCE II 453 TALLEYRAND            445  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GARBAGE BOY was butchered by TALLEYRAND in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
WEAPON DELTA III viciously subdued ZINC PREBSTER in a 7 minute expert's Title battle.
XENO YOLE viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
UMBERTO VINE was overpowered by VIBRANIUM VICAR in a 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
FATHER ADAMANTINE devastated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CATHEDRAL GUARD bested TARGET DUMMY in a 3 minute match.
ARON BURTON was viciously subdued by SYMBAL in a 7 minute gory competition.
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR was handily defeated by OHIO JONES in a 2 minute uneven melee.
BEANPOLE won victory over POLITE BEGGAR in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner fight.
LITTLE HAT JONES was overpowered by HORNED HAIR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KATHERINE HENDERSON overcame POLITE BEGGAR in a tiresome 5 minute novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   6 -  1      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     24 -  15 -  1      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  17 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  15 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  11 -  2      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   3 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  21 -  2      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW         6 -  13 -  0      32  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   6 -  1      25  |

Turn 445 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     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         3  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WEAPON DELTA III 4636      14   4  1  138 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
WALL OF STEEL    VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662       11   7  1   82 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
SLASHING ATTACK  FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676      8   3  0   53 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 WEAPON DELTA III 4636.  The ten other most popular fighters were CATHEDRAL GUARD 
4698, ZINC PREBSTER 4642, XENO YOLE 4641, VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662, SYMBAL 4706, ARON 
BURTON 4703, FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676, OHIO JONES 4701, HORNED HAIR 4719, and UMBERTO 
VINE 4640.

The least popular fighter this week was KATHERINE HENDERSON 4715.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were LITTLE HAT JONES 4674, BEANPOLE 4697, MISSISSIPPI JOHN 
HUR 4670, TARGET DUMMY 4702, GARBAGE BOY 4726, UMBERTO VINE 4640, HORNED HAIR 4719, 
OHIO JONES 4701, FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676, and ARON BURTON 4703.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

WEAPON DELTA III (52-4636) PHOENIX FORCE III (453)

                 MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXVIII

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ANUBIS 4436 (98-60-2)                  1  3  0         INCARNATIONS         
HATHOR 4437 (85-49-2)                  0  3  0         INCARNATIONS         

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BA'AL 4532 (13-6-0)                    0  3  0         INCARNATIONS         
UNKNOWN QUANTITY 2133 (5-6-0)          0  3  0         CAUSE AND PURPOSE    

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WEAPON DELTA III 4636 (12-4-0)         0  3  0         PHOENIX FORCE III    

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KARNAK 1656 (6-9-0)                    0  3  0         PSYCHIC PIRATES      
PSYCHOTIC GYPSY 1822 (2-9-0)           0  3  0         PSYCHIC PIRATES      

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KRESKEN 2007 (1-4-0)                   0  3  0         PSYCHIC PIRATES      

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLIND WILLIE 4673 (0-0-0)              1  3  0         THE BLUES 52         
JOHN EDWARD 3448 (1-1-0)               0  3  0         PSYCHIC PIRATES      
MINDBENDER 2128 (3-1-0)                0  3  0         PSYCHIC PIRATES      

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PUMPKINHEAD 2451 (1-4-0)              11  3  1         OTTO'S PARTS         
THE FINGER 2254 (1-2-0)                5  3  1         OTTO'S PARTS         
THE ROCK 4310 (3-0-2)                  3  3  1         WORLD BLADES 14      
ASTRAIA 1435 (11-5-1)                  2  3  0         IRON CATHEDRAL       
EVIL EYE 2145 (9-6-0)                  2  3  1         OTTO'S PARTS         

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CLOGGED ARTERY 4480 (0-0-0)            3  3  0         OTTO'S PARTS         

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BERNICE EDWARDS 4672 (0-1-0)           0  3  0         THE BLUES 52         
RADIUM TACHI 4658 (0-0-0)              0  3  0         IRON CATHEDRAL