DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/23/2024    Duedate: 02/19/2024

FRATSFA ARENA

DM 52    TURN 447

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AMAUNET
INCARNATIONS (281)
(52-4574) [10-5-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AMAUNET                        POSITION IS EMPTY
INCARNATIONS (281)             
(52-4574) [10-5-0,106]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

XENO YOLE                      ISHKUR
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             INCARNATIONS (281)
(52-4641) [16-15-0,85]         (52-4678) [4-1-1,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INCARNATIONS (281)            37 
2. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)          29    PHOENIX FORCE III (453)
3. PHOENIX FORCE III (453)       5     Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)            -3 
                                       DUELMANIACS (255)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   15  11  1 57.7   1/ 2 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     11  4 0
 2/ 0 INCARNATIONS (281)       262 212 15 55.3   2/ 1 THE BLUES 52 (456)        7  7 0
 3/ 3 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     364 304 25 54.5   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        5 10 0
 4- 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       478 437 26 52.2   4/ 0 INCARNATIONS (281)        4  0 0
 5/ 5 THE BLUES 52 (456)        16  19  0 45.7   5/ 5 PHOENIX FORCE III (453)   2  3 0
 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       293 390  3 42.9   6- 6 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        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

     Hail FRATSFA!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as THE BLUES 52 is pushed out 
of top team by IRON CATHEDRAL, who came from 2nd with a 5-0-0 this turn.  And let's 
see, SYMBAL fought BLIND WILLIE and gained 10 points and contributed to IRON 
CATHEDRAL's 5-0-0.  ARON BURTON has lost to NERUS, falling 5 points, while helping 
make THE BLUES 52 a 2-3-0 turn.  We should ask AMAUNET about the thrill of victory, 
and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, she's now the one to ask.  Tell 
me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Victory 
Tavern uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  The most challenged warrior this turn was MIDDLE WAY 8's 
warrior BEANPOLE.  More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or 
hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in FRATSFA, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in FRATSFA again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMAUNET 4574                 10   5  0 106         INCARNATIONS (281)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662         12   8  1  90         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 XENO YOLE 4641               16  15  0  85         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 ZINC PREBSTER 4642           22   6  0  84         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 SOKAR 4590                   11   4  1  70         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676       10   3  0  68         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DENTAL IMPLANT 4601           4  12  0  66         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            13  18  0  57         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TWO HANDS 4529                9  27  1  55         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698          8   2  1  55         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 OHIO JONES 4701               5   5  0  41         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
-FATTY LIVER 4651              6   4  0  36         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 NERUS 4679                    7   2  0  34         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 SYMBAL 4706                   5   3  0  34         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISHKUR 4678                   4   1  1  33         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 LITTLE HAT JONES 4674         3   4  0  28         THE BLUES 52 (456)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARON BURTON 4703              4   4  0  22         THE BLUES 52 (456)        
 MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670     5   5  0  20         THE BLUES 52 (456)        
 BEANPOLE 4697                 3  10  0  19         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 BLIND WILLIE 4673             1   1  0  16         THE BLUES 52 (456)        
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             3   6  0  15         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 KATHERINE HENDERSON 4715      3   0  0  15         THE BLUES 52 (456)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HAMMER TIME III 4731    0  1 0 PHOENIX FORCE II 453 DARK CHAMPION          447 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Obviously, it seems as if the road to ADM goes straight through Perry County. What a 
surprise. -- The bunch from L5R Phoenix Clan :-)

St. Croix -- Really? 3 fights in a row, really? -- Tsukune (Experienced)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HAMMER TIME III was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BLIND WILLIE was vanquished by SYMBAL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
LITTLE HAT JONES savagely defeated BEANPOLE in a 5 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
KATHERINE HENDERSON outwaited TARGET DUMMY in a slow 7 minute Challenge contest.
XENO YOLE was overpowered by AMAUNET in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
ZINC PREBSTER viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 4 minute gory duel.
VIBRANIUM VICAR bested VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 2 minute match.
FATHER ADAMANTINE viciously subdued OHIO JONES in a popular 1 minute competition.
SOKAR vanquished UMBERTO VINE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CATHEDRAL GUARD won victory over THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute fight.
NERUS viciously subdued ARON BURTON in a 2 minute gory duel.
ISHKUR savagely defeated MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR in a action packed 2 minute gory match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     25 -  14 -  1      64  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK    12 -   7 -  1      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  15 -  0      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  16 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  11 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  18 -  0      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         5 -  12 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   6 -  1      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  21 -  2      25  |

Turn 447 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   AMAUNET 4574               10   5  0  106 INCARNATIONS (281)
WALL OF STEEL    VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662       12   8  1   90 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZINC PREBSTER 4642         22   6  0   84 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
BASHING ATTACK   SOKAR 4590                 11   4  1   70 INCARNATIONS (281)
SLASHING ATTACK  FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676     10   3  0   68 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
TOTAL PARRY      SYMBAL 4706                 5   3  0   34 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 ISHKUR 4678.  The ten other most popular fighters were LITTLE HAT JONES 4674, 
NERUS 4679, ZINC PREBSTER 4642, FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676, VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662, SOKAR 
4590, CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698, SYMBAL 4706, AMAUNET 4574, and OHIO JONES 4701.

The least popular fighter this week was KATHERINE HENDERSON 4715.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were TARGET DUMMY 4702, MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670, ARON BURTON 
4703, UMBERTO VINE 4640, XENO YOLE 4641, BEANPOLE 4697, BLIND WILLIE 4673, HAMMER 
TIME III 4731, OHIO JONES 4701, and AMAUNET 4574.