DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/21/2025    Duedate: 02/17/2025

FRATSFA ARENA

DM 52    TURN 460

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CATHEDRAL GUARD
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4698) [16-7-1,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CATHEDRAL GUARD                LA CHINGADERA
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)           THE BARRIO (464)
(52-4698) [16-7-1,103]         (52-4741) [6-2-0,61]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DENTAL IMPLANT                 DENTAL IMPLANT
OTTO'S PARTS (150)             OTTO'S PARTS (150)
(52-4601) [7-17-0,88]          (52-4601) [7-17-0,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OTTO'S PARTS (150)            35 
2. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)          27    IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
3. THE BARRIO (464)              15    Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)            10 
5. TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)        -15   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)     410 320 25 56.2   1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     10  5 0
 2- 2 INCARNATIONS (281)       273 219 15 55.5   2/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        6  4 0
 3/ 3 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       493 458 26 51.8   3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        6  9 0
 4/ 4*THE BARRIO (464)          10  13  0 43.5   4/ 5 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    3  3 0
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       312 436  3 41.7   5- 3 INCARNATIONS (281)        2  1 0
 6/ 6 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    10  19  0 34.5   6/ 6*THE BARRIO (464)          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

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for FATTY LIVER, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after mashing 
KHALHUMS DWARF like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  And falling like a basher 
in the top ten was LUKE'S, who dropped 11 points after a disappointing (to say the 
least) bout with PINCHED NERVE.  Well, everybody's pal FATHER ADAMANTINE moved his 
record to 20-6-0 by defeating UMBERTO VINE in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 
2 recognition points.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and 
avoid aiming at that location.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the FRATSFA arena.  Here's a 
song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad IRON CATHEDRAL?   Big bad IRON CATHEDRAL. 
Big bad IRON CATHEDRAL.  FRATSFA's afraid of the big bad IRON CATHEDRAL.  Tra la la 
la la!  For those of you who like math, try this one:  IRON CATHEDRAL + Weapons That 
go Boom = OTTO'S PARTS + Avoid City.  And who is this TARGET DUMMY you ask, with 34 
points and a 6-16-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Here's some advice:  warriors 
with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, there's the manager of the FRATSFA giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698         16   7  1 103         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOKAR 4590                   15   5  1 117         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 SYMBAL 4706                  14   7  0  95         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENTAL IMPLANT 4601           7  17  0  88         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            17  27  0  83         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 XENO YOLE 4641               19  25  0  82         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 OHIO JONES 4701              11  12  0  78         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 FATTY LIVER 4651             10   8  0  78         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 TWO HANDS 4529               10  34  1  67         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758         6   1  0  67         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LA CHINGADERA 4741            6   2  0  61         THE BARRIO (464)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NERUS 4679                    9   5  0  54         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 ICE UNICYCLE 4734             8   4  0  53         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    
 BEANPOLE 4697                 6  20  0  38         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             6  16  0  34         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANGNAIL 4748                 4   2  0  31         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 PINCHED NERVE 4747            3   3  0  29         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUKE'S 4770                   2   1  0  17         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    
 COPPERED TEMLAR 4772          0   3  0  11         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 4779                0  1 0 THE BARRIO 464       FERN'S MASTER          460 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by FERN'S MASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TWO HANDS was viciously subdued by OHIO JONES in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
HANGNAIL outlasted TARGET DUMMY in a unpopular 8 minute Challenge duel.
PINCHED NERVE bested LUKE'S in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
FATHER ADAMANTINE subdued UMBERTO VINE in a 1 minute master's competition.
CATHEDRAL GUARD vanquished XENO YOLE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
DENTAL IMPLANT was beaten by SYMBAL in a popular 3 minute gruesome master's brawl.
ICE UNICYCLE was viciously subdued by BROTHER TUNGSTEN in a 1 minute duel.
FATTY LIVER defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a slow 3 minute expert's duel.
LA CHINGADERA overpowered BEANPOLE in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match.
COPPERED TEMLAR was subdued by OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  14 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  17 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  18 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  12 -  0      20  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  12 -  0      20  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 460 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698       16   7  1  103 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
TOTAL PARRY      SYMBAL 4706                14   7  0   95 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
WALL OF STEEL    FATTY LIVER 4651           10   8  0   78 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
SLASHING ATTACK  BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758       6   1  0   67 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
LUNGING ATTACK   LA CHINGADERA 4741          6   2  0   61 THE BARRIO (464)
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 TWO HANDS 
4529, OHIO JONES 4701, PINCHED NERVE 4747, BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758, SYMBAL 4706, LA 
CHINGADERA 4741, CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698, UMBERTO VINE 4640, ICE UNICYCLE 4734, and DA1 
4779.

The least popular fighter this week was FATTY LIVER 4651.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TARGET DUMMY 4702, HANGNAIL 4748, COPPERED TEMLAR 4772, 
BEANPOLE 4697, XENO YOLE 4641, LUKE'S 4770, DA1 4779, ICE UNICYCLE 4734, UMBERTO VINE 
4640, and CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698.

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

FATHER ADAMANTINE (52-4676) IRON CATHEDRAL (159)