DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/28/2014    Duedate: 03/27/2014

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-297

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOHNNY APPLESEED
TALL TALES (305)
(59-2767) [21-31-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JOHNNY APPLESEED               HEATH BAR
TALL TALES (305)               SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
(59-2767) [21-31-0,110]        (59-2826) [2-0-0,44]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHAGUA KORBIN                  RATTLER
ISLANDERS (247)                SERPENTS HOLD (314)
(59-2760) [20-27-1,96]         (59-2885) [12-4-0,94]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ELDER GODS (313)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ELDER GODS (313)            50
2. SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)      23      TALL TALES (305)
3. TALL TALES (305)            17      Unchartered Team
4. BEATRICE (311)               0
5. SERPENTS HOLD (314)         -2      ELDER GODS (313)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*ELDER GODS (313)          13   7  2 65.0   1/ 1*ELDER GODS (313)          9  6 0
 2- 1*BEATRICE (311)            18  10  0 64.3   2/ 2 ISLANDERS (247)           7  8 0
 3/ 5 TALL TALES (305)          95  85  2 52.8   3- 3*BEATRICE (311)            3  0 0
 4/ 6 SERPENTS HOLD (314)       78  88  1 47.0   4/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD (314)       3  6 0
 5/ 7 ISLANDERS (247)          421 540 16 43.8   5/ 7 TALL TALES (305)          2  1 0
 6/ 8*SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)     2   6  0 25.0   6/ 8*SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)    2  6 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 371): ZORK of Z GLADIATORS (The Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 368): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 319): ABU JR. of THE CHOSEN ONES (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 303): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 296): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 272): TOBEORNOTTOBE of TOTAL CHAOS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): FREELOADER of BASH BROS FRIEND (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 273): ADAM of THE BEGINNING (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 88): CORNELIUS of NONSUCH HOUSE (Dimetras, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 271): BALLIOL BLACKMOON of DRAGONBANE GUILD (Nomad, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 371): WEIRD ALCHEMY (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 368): ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All-Managing, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 319): WHERE AM I? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 303): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 296): ELDER GODS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 272): OUTER GODS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): BB INFOMERICAL (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 273): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 88): NONSUCH HOUSE (Dimetras, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 271): REAL BEER et al (Crip, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 371): ZORK of Z GLADIATORS (The Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
                   (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               DR. COX of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
                   (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 318): HU YAN ZHUO of WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 87): OUT FOR A DUCK of BAD SIGNS (Dark Oracle, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
ILLIS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see ULTHAR win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, HEATH 
BAR beat TIKI and TIKI lost 12 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out with 
the old, in with the new, as JOHNNY APPLESEED takes the Title and last week's bar tab 
from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  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, ILLIS?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  SHEWISH MUNCHIES, I suppose you'll be glad to know you 
were this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And 
it looks like ELDER GODS avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be 
losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, SHARK TOOTH was this 
turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for ILLIS' 
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.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see 
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOHNNY APPLESEED 2767        21  31  0   110       TALL TALES (305)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAGUA KORBIN 2760           20  27  1    96       ISLANDERS (247)
 RATTLER 2885                 12   4  0    94       SERPENTS HOLD (314)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FROMM 2869                    6   1  0    54       SERPENTS HOLD (314)
-TORTY 2835                    6   0  0    50       BEATRICE (311)
 HEATH BAR 2826                2   0  0    44       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
-BALL 2836                     6   1  0    42       BEATRICE (311)
 FISHHOOK 2807                 9  11  0    38       ISLANDERS (247)
 BAST 2853                     4   0  0    37       ELDER GODS (313)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YAD-THADDAG 2852              3   1  1    33       ELDER GODS (313)
-BALLERINA 2832                3   2  0    32       BEATRICE (311)
-BEATIE 2831                   3   1  0    27       BEATRICE (311)
 ULTHAR 2854                   2   2  1    27       ELDER GODS (313)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DREW 2874                     6   5  0    23       SERPENTS HOLD (314)
 TIKI 2840                     6   3  0    23       ISLANDERS (247)
 VORVADOSS 2851                3   1  0    23       ELDER GODS (313)
 SHARK TOOTH 2837              4   7  0    19       ISLANDERS (247)
 DELISLE 2838                  3   7  1    17       ISLANDERS (247)
 NODENS 2856                   1   2  0     5       ELDER GODS (313)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GLAZE 2924              0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 314    CHOKEBOT 2000         297  NONE
DESSERT 2928            0  1 0 SHEWISH MUNCHIES 310 BANDIT PRINCE         297  NONE
SNACK 2925              0  1 0 SHEWISH MUNCHIES 310 IRON JUDGEMENT        297  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oh, no!  Six people died in duels (in the Dark Arena) today!  The whole city may
perish!

Two-three?  We are not impressed with ourselves.  Fortunately, we don't have to be.
-- Chagua Korbin

Nodens -- I'm impressed with myself (gotta take it when I can get it).  I bit your
hand RIGHT OFF.  You'll have to get a silver one. -- Shark Tooth
P.S.  Or was it... yeah, it was your cognate Nuada who got the silver hand.  Maybe
you should go for the gold?

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DESSERT was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SNACK was butchered by IRON JUDGEMENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
GLAZE was savagely slain by CHOKEBOT 2000 in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
YAD-THADDAG overpowered SHARK TOOTH in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge duel.
NODENS was defeated by DELISLE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
RATTLER was subdued by JOHNNY APPLESEED in a 5 minute master's Title competition.
CHAGUA KORBIN devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FROMM overcame LUCIUS VORENUS in a action packed 1 minute expert vs. beginner melee.
FISHHOOK was defeated by BAST in a 2 minute expert vs. novice upset duel.
TIKI was overpowered by HEATH BAR in a 1 minute uneven match.
DREW was overpowered by ULTHAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
VORVADOSS subdued VENAL CLERK in a 1 minute amateur's competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       21 -   6 -  0      78  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  21 -  2      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  12 -  2      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  19 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  10 -  0      17  |

Turn 297 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-LUNGE        0 -  0         6  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  RATTLER 2885               12   4  0   94 SERPENTS HOLD (314)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BAST 2853                   4   0  0   37 ELDER GODS (313)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHAGUA KORBIN 2760.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RATTLER 2885.  The ten other most popular fighters were JOHNNY APPLESEED 
2767, NODENS 2856, DELISLE 2838, FROMM 2869, YAD-THADDAG 2852, CHAGUA KORBIN 2760, 
BAST 2853, FISHHOOK 2807, HEATH BAR 2826, and ULTHAR 2854.

The least popular fighter this week was DREW 2874.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TIKI 2840, SHARK TOOTH 2837, GLAZE 2924, SNACK 2925, DESSERT 2928, 
VORVADOSS 2851, ULTHAR 2854, HEATH BAR 2826, FISHHOOK 2807, and BAST 2853.