DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/06/2024    Duedate: 09/02/2024

FRATSFA ARENA

DM 52    TURN 454

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZINC PREBSTER
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4642) [29-6-0,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZINC PREBSTER                  ICE UNICYCLE
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)           TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
(52-4642) [29-6-0,117]         (52-4734) [6-0-0,62]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DENTAL IMPLANT                 UMBERTO VINE
OTTO'S PARTS (150)             MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-4601) [5-14-0,65]          (52-4640) [16-22-0,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)          41 
2. THE BARRIO (464)              28    IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
3. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)            15    Unchartered Team
4. TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)        4  
5. INCARNATIONS (281)            -7    THE BARRIO (464)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     391 311 25 55.7   1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     12  2 0
 2/ 0 INCARNATIONS (281)       265 217 15 55.0   2/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        6  9 0
 3/ 2 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       483 446 26 52.0   3/ 2 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        5  9 0
 4/ 5*THE BARRIO (464)           5   6  0 45.5   4/ 4*THE BARRIO (464)          3  3 0
 5/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       303 415  3 42.2   5/ 5*TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    3  4 0
 6/ 4*TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)     6  10  0 37.5   6/ 0 INCARNATIONS (281)        1  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, FRATSFA?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed 
to see CABRON win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BROTHER TUNGSTEN 
beat PINCHED NERVE and PINCHED NERVE lost 10 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And 
if variety is the spice of life, FRATSFA may be getting bland, as ZINC PREBSTER stays 
top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you 
this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, FRATSFA?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  FRATSFA, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
IRON CATHEDRAL the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And 
it looks like OTTO'S PARTS avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be 
losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, OHIO JONES was this 
turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.  I suspect either 
a 21 will or a 21 ego on this one, but DENTAL IMPLANT has challenged up by 27 in an 
attempt against UMBERTO VINE.  And sure, DENTAL IMPLANT lost alright, but gained 3 
recognition for its pains.  And pains they may indeed be!  I guess I can give a 
little credit to TWO HANDS of OTTO'S PARTS for challenging up by 25 to XENO YOLE.  
TWO HANDS lost to get 58 points of recognition.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for FRATSFA's 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZINC PREBSTER 4642           29   6  0 117         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676       16   4  0 102         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 AMAUNET 4574                 11   6  0 102         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            16  22  0  91         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XENO YOLE 4641               17  21  0  84         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 SOKAR 4590                   12   5  1  78         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 OHIO JONES 4701               8   9  0  67         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENTAL IMPLANT 4601           5  14  0  65         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 ICE UNICYCLE 4734             6   0  0  62         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    
 TWO HANDS 4529                9  30  1  58         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 SYMBAL 4706                   9   6  0  57         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698         12   5  1  53         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 NERUS 4679                    8   3  0  45         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 LA CHINGADERA 4741            3   0  0  42         THE BARRIO (464)          
 FATTY LIVER 4651              7   6  0  41         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             5  11  0  32         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 BEANPOLE 4697                 4  16  0  30         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 CABRON 4742                   2   0  0  28         THE BARRIO (464)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISHKUR 4678                   4   3  1  20         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758         1   0  0  18         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 HANGNAIL 4748                 2   1  0  16         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 PINCHED NERVE 4747            1   1  0   4         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Where: Lapur DM 29
When:  Turn 1000 -- August 6th, 2024 is the due date.

Announcing Lapur's 1000th turn. Over the past 38+ years many legendary fighters and 
managers have attended the Lapurian Arena. If you are one of those managers and have a 
inactive team, send them into fight for turn 1000. If you have a tourney team in Lapur 
and need some new recruits for the next tourney, send them in to fight in the Dark 
Arena on turn 1000. Load up the Dark Arena with a page full of fights in the 
newsletter and make it memorable. For this one turn join in and celebrate the arena's 
1000th. C'mon dust off your old Lapurian warriors and send them to fight during the 
day or night for turn 1000 on August 6th!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DENTAL IMPLANT was viciously subdued by UMBERTO VINE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
TWO HANDS was subdued by XENO YOLE in a 2 minute gory veteran's Challenge melee.
HANGNAIL was vanquished by LA CHINGADERA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ZINC PREBSTER luckily beat AMAUNET in a 3 minute veteran's Title fight.
FATHER ADAMANTINE devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
SOKAR savagely defeated OHIO JONES in a 1 minute brutal struggle.
ICE UNICYCLE bested NERUS in a 2 minute competition.
SYMBAL overpowered FATTY LIVER in a 3 minute gruesome uneven melee.
CATHEDRAL GUARD won victory over BEANPOLE in a 1 minute duel.
ISHKUR was overpowered by CABRON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TARGET DUMMY overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
PINCHED NERVE was handily defeated by BROTHER TUNGSTEN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW         5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -   9 -  0      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  14 -  0      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  17 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  12 -  0      14  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   9 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 454 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      2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  3     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZINC PREBSTER 4642         29   6  0  117 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
SLASHING ATTACK  FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676     16   4  0  102 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
LUNGING ATTACK   AMAUNET 4574               11   6  0  102 INCARNATIONS (281)
BASHING ATTACK   SOKAR 4590                 12   5  1   78 INCARNATIONS (281)
WALL OF STEEL    ICE UNICYCLE 4734           6   0  0   62 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SYMBAL 4706                 9   6  0   57 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 UMBERTO VINE 4640.  The ten other most popular fighters were XENO YOLE 4641, 
AMAUNET 4574, SYMBAL 4706, DENTAL IMPLANT 4601, LA CHINGADERA 4741, SOKAR 4590, 
CABRON 4742, ZINC PREBSTER 4642, FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676, and ICE UNICYCLE 4734.

The least popular fighter this week was PINCHED NERVE 4747.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ISHKUR 4678, OHIO JONES 4701, HANGNAIL 4748, TWO HANDS 4529, 
BEANPOLE 4697, FATTY LIVER 4651, NERUS 4679, BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758, TARGET DUMMY 
4702, and CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ZINC PREBSTER (52-4642) IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

                                     GREEN VALLEY

Green Valley, DM 87, will be opening soon!  This arena will process on a two-week 
cycle.  Orders for inaugural battles are due on September 11, 2024.

Storm Point, DM 86 will be closed to new teams, effective August 31. Any new teams 
that arrive after that will be rerouted to Green Valley.  DM 86 will continue to 
process on its normal cycle and teams may continue to add new replacement warriors as 
necessary.

                                          -- RSI