DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/26/2023    Duedate: 01/22/2024

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-446

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

XENO YOLE
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-4641) [16-14-0,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

XENO YOLE                      HORNED HAIR
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             POUR CHOICES (461)
(52-4641) [16-14-0,95]         (52-4719) [2-0-0,32]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DENTAL IMPLANT                 DENTAL IMPLANT
OTTO'S PARTS (150)             OTTO'S PARTS (150)
(52-4601) [4-12-0,66]          (52-4601) [4-12-0,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE BLUES 52 (456)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BLUES 52 (456)          50
2. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)        31      PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
3. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)          16      Unchartered Team
4. POUR CHOICES (461)          15
5. PHOENIX FORCE III (453)     10      POUR CHOICES (461)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*POUR CHOICES (461)         2   0  0  100   1/ 3*THE BLUES 52 (456)        8  5 0
 2/ 2 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   15  10  1 60.0   2/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      8  7 0
 3/ 3 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     359 304 25 54.1   3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        6  9 0
 4/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       478 437 26 52.2   4- 4 PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)     3  2 0
 5/ 7*THE BLUES 52 (456)        14  16  0 46.7   5/ 5 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   3  4 1
 6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       293 385  3 43.2   6/ 6 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        3  7 0
 7- 6 PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)     33  47  5 41.3   7/ 7*POUR CHOICES (461)        2  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

     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.  Like, IRON CATHEDRAL 
had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by THE BLUES 52!  Way to go 
THE BLUES 52!  MVP award for CATHEDRAL GUARD?  IRON CATHEDRAL's proud of him after 
beating FATTY LIVER and getting 23 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  FATTY 
LIVER got smashed by CATHEDRAL GUARD, and lost 17 points!  This Duelmaster is like 
something else!  WEAPON DELTA III stopped VIBRANIUM VICAR dead in hers tracks!  Who 
was the wiseguy that said FRATSFA's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Victory 
Tavern?  Don't look at me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  PSYCHIC 
PIRATES was FRATSFA's most avoided team.  Is there some award for that?  Hhmph!  What 
kind of warriors are OTTO'S PARTS?  PSYCHIC PIRATES, an easy team to beat if I ever 
saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!  Can MIDDLE WAY 8's OHIO JONES be 
more popular than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  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'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Its been 
really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XENO YOLE 4641               16  14  0    95       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662         11   8  1    86       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 ZINC PREBSTER 4642           21   6  0    76       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676        9   3  0    66       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 DENTAL IMPLANT 4601           4  12  0    66       OTTO'S PARTS (150)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            13  17  0    56       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 TWO HANDS 4529                9  27  1    55       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
-KARNAK 1656                   7   9  0    54       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698          7   2  1    50       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
 OHIO JONES 4701               5   4  0    37       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 FATTY LIVER 4651              6   4  0    36       OTTO'S PARTS (150)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HORNED HAIR 4719              2   0  0    32       POUR CHOICES (461)
-MINDBENDER 2128               4   1  0    31       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
-PSYCHOTIC GYPSY 1822          3   9  0    30       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 ARON BURTON 4703              4   3  0    27       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 SYMBAL 4706                   4   3  0    24       IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE HAT JONES 4674         2   4  0    23       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 BLIND WILLIE 4673             1   0  0    20       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670     5   4  0    19       THE BLUES 52 (456)
 BEANPOLE 4697                 3   9  0    18       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             3   5  0    14       MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-JOHN EDWARD 3448              1   2  0    13       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)
 KATHERINE HENDERSON 4715      2   0  0    12       THE BLUES 52 (456)
-KRESKEN 2007                  1   5  0    12       PSYCHIC PIRATES (202)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CANCER CELL XIII 4728   0  1 0 OTTO'S PARTS 150     THE PINK JESTER       446  NONE
CANCER CELL XIV 4729    0  1 0 OTTO'S PARTS 150     STONE GOLEM           446  NONE
SUPER SILLY GUY 4730    0  1 0 PHOENIX FORCE II 453 HIGH ELF              446  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUPER SILLY GUY was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CANCER CELL XIV was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
CANCER CELL XIII was put to death by THE PINK JESTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
ZINC PREBSTER was defeated by XENO YOLE in a 3 minute master's Challenge Title duel.
FATHER ADAMANTINE devastated TWO HANDS in a 2 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
SYMBAL was bested by OHIO JONES in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
KATHERINE HENDERSON outwaited TARGET DUMMY in a unpopular 8 minute Challenge fight.
WEAPON DELTA III savagely defeated VIBRANIUM VICAR in a crowd pleasing 6 minute brawl.
UMBERTO VINE was viciously subdued by DENTAL IMPLANT in a 4 minute expert's melee.
FATTY LIVER was savagely defeated by CATHEDRAL GUARD in a action packed 3 minute duel.
LITTLE HAT JONES overpowered BEANPOLE in a 2 minute uneven match.
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR was overpowered by HORNED HAIR in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
ARON BURTON handily defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a 3 minute one-sided contest.
BLIND WILLIE demolished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     26 -  14 -  1      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   6 -  1      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  16 -  0      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  16 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  13 -  2      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW         7 -  12 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  21 -  2      30  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   7 -  1      22  |

Turn 446 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         2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    XENO YOLE 4641             16  14  0   95 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZINC PREBSTER 4642         21   6  0   76 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
SLASHING ATTACK  FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676      9   3  0   66 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
BASHING ATTACK   CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698        7   2  1   50 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DENTAL IMPLANT 4601.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DENTAL IMPLANT 4601.  The ten other most popular fighters were CATHEDRAL 
GUARD 4698, HORNED HAIR 4719, CANCER CELL XIV 4729, XENO YOLE 4641, VIBRANIUM VICAR 
4662, UMBERTO VINE 4640, OHIO JONES 4701, CANCER CELL XIII 4728, FATHER ADAMANTINE 
4676, and FATTY LIVER 4651.

The least popular fighter this week was KATHERINE HENDERSON 4715.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were TARGET DUMMY 4702, MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670, BEANPOLE 
4697, SYMBAL 4706, TWO HANDS 4529, SUPER SILLY GUY 4730, ZINC PREBSTER 4642, BLIND 
WILLIE 4673, ARON BURTON 4703, and LITTLE HAT JONES 4674.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

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

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the 
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143). 
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free 
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on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "915." 

         The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis

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 July! -- RSI