DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/24/2019    Duedate: 02/06/2019

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-731

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AMEX
CREDIT (479)
(56-4778) [14-3-1,148]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AMEX                           POSITION IS EMPTY
CREDIT (479)                   
(56-4778) [14-3-1,148]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GILBERT IRDAN                  HOUSTON FARMER
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)            MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
(56-4541) [12-14-1,53]         (56-4428) [12-42-1,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEN OF STEEL (131)          19
2. Q IS FOR QUIET (475)        10      Q IS FOR QUIET (475)
3. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)          8      Unchartered Team
4. CREDIT (479)                 4
5. KNIGHTS OF NI (19)           3      MONSTERS R US (236)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 Q IS FOR QUIET (475)      13   8  1 61.9   1/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)       7  8 0
 2/ 1 CREDIT (479)              45  28  4 61.6   2/ 1 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)        6  8 0
 3/ 3 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)       517 473 32 52.2   3/ 2 CREDIT (479)              5  3 0
 4/ 5 MEN OF STEEL (131)       405 422 54 49.0   4/ 5 MEN OF STEEL (131)        4  0 1
 5/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)      430 491 11 46.7   5/ 3 Q IS FOR QUIET (475)      4  4 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     OK. OK. I guess that makes four. But does anyone really care other than me? Or my 
manager? (I wonder if he gets a bonus for it? I didn't. Hmmm.) Maybe Elin Gallio 
cares; she seems like a really nice lady. I like ladies.
     Other than that, what is this life all about? We work out daily, (Well, most of 
us.) then every two weeks or so we wonder into the arena and whack, slash, lunge,  
parry, and dodge our way in a pretty serious match, hoping nobody gets killed. (They 
do, you know: I've killed three times and I am sad about each one. Who knows, it 
easily could be that my turn is next!) Then somebody wins and somebody loses and half 
the world is happy and half sad. Makes me think maybe I want a different job! Maybe an 
engineer, or a politician, or a salesman, or even a finance guy. Yeah! That's what I 
want to be -- a financier. sign me up!
     Meanwhile, I will be here fighting away, hoping nobody dies. So don't.

                                          -- Amex, DMIV

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  KNIGHTS OF NI?  Who?  MIDDLE WAY 20 is the top 
team these days, buddies!  What's a move up by 3 you ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't 
ask)  Cause for celebration, according to MIDDLE WAY 20.  KNIGHTS OF NI had cause to 
celebrate, after NEWT got 22 points by beating ELIN GALLIO.  A certain someone should 
cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 18 points to NEWT.  
(Discrete enough, ELIN GALLIO?) DEAD COLLECTOR found out that ROCANIS isn't a 
democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  Word has it one team in 
ROCANIS is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it 
works.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of MEN OF STEEL, alone and unchallenged.  Like a 
pup with its tail between its legs, KNIGHTS OF NI scurried away from MEN OF STEEL.  
Oh, the shame!  If challenges were horses, ELIN GALLIO could open up a fast food 
joint!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  TABAR THE KNIFE in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for ROO of MEN OF STEEL.  
Maybe that certain serving girl(?) at Mylar's will be!  Ask not for whom the sword 
slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  More important duties call me.  Do not 
despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMEX 4778                    14   3  1   148       CREDIT (479)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEWT 4805                    10   7  0   109       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
-LOCKLEAR 4721                 9   2  0    99       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOUSTON FARMER 4428          12  42  1    86       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 DEAD COLLECTOR 4781          10  10  1    86       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
 ELIN GALLIO 4491             20  14  0    84       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-ARUTHA 4723                   7   0  1    79       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 HUSH 4755                     7   0  0    72       Q IS FOR QUIET (475)
 SIR GAWAINE 4771             12   9  0    71       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GENIUS AWESOME 4402           4   1  0    63       MEN OF STEEL (131)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GILBERT IRDAN 4541           12  14  1    53       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-TITLE MAX 4796                7   3  0    52       CREDIT (479)
 QUICKEN 4823                  6   3  1    45       CREDIT (479)
-PEACE AND 4705                4   2  0    43       Q IS FOR QUIET (475)
 FANNON 4724                   3   0  1    43       MEN OF STEEL (131)
-FIRST NATIONAL 4808           6   7  0    41       CREDIT (479)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISAM KORL 4536                6  21  1    40       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLOODY PEASANT 4809           6   7  0    33       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
-WHISPER 4745                  2   2  1    33       Q IS FOR QUIET (475)
-DINER'S CLUB 4774             7   4  1    26       CREDIT (479)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RINGER SIMON 4834             2   1  0    17       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 ANIMATOR 4835                 1   1  0     6       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NARRATOR 4825           1  1 0 KNIGHTS OF NI 19     WHISPER 4745          728  REVENGED
QUILL ROOS 4832         0  2 0 MIDDLE WAY 20 435    FANNON 4724           728   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sir Gawaine -- As long as we don't fight in the morning, I figure I'm okay.  Or in 
May, though I wouldn't MIND a little May.  It's snowing right now.  Three and a half 
inches today.  Not my favorite weather. -- Elin Gallio

Roo -- It figures.  But congratulations on your graduation. -- Houston Farmer
P.S.  Any relation to Kanga?

Hush -- You want quiet from me, don't hit me there again. -- Isam Korl

Diner's Club -- Who'd want to dine in a club?  Eating should be private. -- Gilbert 
Irdan

Animator -- Drat.  I thought my first win started a trend. -- Ringer Simon

Our congratulations to Roo. -- Jorja and the Middle Way

Elin, I like your idea! Indeed, you are my kind of lady. -- Amex

Newt, I guess that means you are NOT my kind of lady. -- Amex

Gilbert Irdan, Gee, pal, now I am overcharged, and the interest is accelerating. 
Couldn't you have helped me out? -- Diners Club

Bloody Peasant, turnabout is fair play. -- First National

Pay me now; or pay me more later. -- VP Finance, Credit

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ROO viciously butchered TABAR THE KNIFE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FANNON vanquished ISAM KORL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
SIR GAWAINE was savagely defeated by HOUSTON FARMER in a 6 minute Challenge fight.
NEWT overpowered ELIN GALLIO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
AMEX vanquished DEAD COLLECTOR in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
HUSH overpowered QUICKEN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
GILBERT IRDAN savagely defeated BLOODY PEASANT in a action packed 5 minute melee.
ANIMATOR lost to RINGER SIMON in a 1 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   3 -  1      77  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  16 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  11 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   2 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        10 -  13 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 731 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   AMEX 4778                  14   3  1  148 CREDIT (479)
SLASHING ATTACK  NEWT 4805                  10   7  0  109 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
WALL OF STEEL    ELIN GALLIO 4491           20  14  0   84 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
STRIKING ATTACK  HUSH 4755                   7   0  0   72 Q IS FOR QUIET (475)
TOTAL PARRY      SIR GAWAINE 4771           12   9  0   71 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GILBERT IRDAN 4541.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HOUSTON FARMER 4428.  The ten other most popular fighters were GILBERT IRDAN 
4541, NEWT 4805, SIR GAWAINE 4771, AMEX 4778, HUSH 4755, FANNON 4724, ELIN GALLIO 
4491, BLOODY PEASANT 4809, RINGER SIMON 4834, and ANIMATOR 4835.

The least popular fighter this week was QUICKEN 4823.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DEAD COLLECTOR 4781, ISAM KORL 4536, ANIMATOR 4835, RINGER SIMON 4834, 
BLOODY PEASANT 4809, ELIN GALLIO 4491, FANNON 4724, HUSH 4755, AMEX 4778, and SIR 
GAWAINE 4771.

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

ROO (56-4742) MEN OF STEEL (131)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, one additional warrior graduated from 
regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                           ODOBAN (47-7715) ERRATA!  (760) 
                         WREN (82-18987) TWISTED OAK  (2929) 
                       *RJ (82-41763) THIRSTY THUGS 603  (6973) 
                  DREW BURY MORE (82-55150) STREET WALKERS 8  (9312) 
                   KISS MY... (84-26804) BLOOD SUGAR MAGIK  (4752) 
                      BIG IN JAPAN (84-29457) KAOS 11-21  (4614) 
                       HARV (84-29648) TUM'S ALL STARS  (5238) 
                    MARSHALL (84-35564) THIRSTY THUGS 1327  (6222) 
                   JIMMY JON (84-35711) THIRSTY THUGS 0512  (6251) 
                   BINGO BASHER (84-36834) NAMED BY MARK V  (6439) 
                   NAKED RAYGUN (84-54748) CHICAGO BOUND 16  (9453) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                        BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter 2019 Bloodgames!

We held two Bloodgames arenas at the Winter Face to Face:  

  FTF-Style (DM 96):      for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
  Mail-in-Style (DM 97):  for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds

Each manager's Bloodgames team had ten warriors, one of each style, all attributes 
according to the manager's desire (84 points total).  After ten rounds of brutal 
battles, the Bloodgames Champions are the living warriors with the greatest number 
of kills (only one of each style in each arena).  These champions have been granted 
immortality and advanced to ADM!  The winners were:

          DM 96
          Slasher:        GEORGE WAHLEN of MEDAL OF HONOR 29 96-6436, 8-2-5 
          Parry-Lunge:    IMA PLUNGER of WIRA TEAM 96-6399, 8-2-5
          Striker:        HOMINY of CORN DOGS 96-6775, 8-2-4

          DM 97
          Wall-of-Steel:  GET MARRIED of GAMBLING 2 97-7204, 8-2-5
          Striker:    	   HIAWATHA of KHOR'S INDIGENOUS 97-7160 10-0-4
          Aimed Blow:     TRIUMPH of CANADIAN CLASSICS 97-7395  6-4-4

Congratulations to the winners! -- RSI