DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/07/2016    Duedate: 07/04/2016

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-325

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WILD BILL
YOUNG GUNS (316)
(59-2968) [13-4-1,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WILD BILL                      POSITION IS EMPTY
YOUNG GUNS (316)               
(59-2968) [13-4-1,102]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MARGARITA                      CHURCH OF RISING SUN
HANGOVERS (265)                CHAPEL ROCK (287)
(59-2633) [16-9-0,101]         (59-2657) [16-9-1,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

YOUNG GUNS (316)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      54
2. YOUNG GUNS (316)             3      HANGOVERS (265)
3. CHAPEL ROCK (287)            3      Unchartered Team
4. SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)       1
5. VICIOUS VAMPS (319)          0      T.P.KILLERS (72)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*VICIOUS VAMPS (319)        8   1  2 88.9   1- 1*VICIOUS VAMPS (319)       6  1 2
 2/ 0 HANGOVERS (265)          215 144 17 59.9   2/ 2 YOUNG GUNS (316)          5  4 0
 3/ 0 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        288 204 16 58.5   3/ 5 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    3  8 0
 4- 2*BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      16  14  1 53.3   4- 3*BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      2  4 0
 5/ 3 YOUNG GUNS (316)          30  32  2 48.4   5/ 0 HANGOVERS (265)           1  2 0
 6/ 4 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)    28  31  6 47.5   6/ 0 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         1  2 0
 7/ 5 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   117 131  3 47.2   7/ 4 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)    0  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 is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  VICIOUS VAMPS?  Who?  YOUNG GUNS is the top team these days, buddies!  
Practice pays for ALWAYS AN ADDICT, who pummelled HUMAN PRETZEL, to pocket 19 points. 
CHURCH OF RISING SUN certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to 
DUM GRUNT and losing 6 points in the process!  IRISH FLAG found out that ILLIS isn't 
a democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  So who's the team 
that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt 
to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  Can anything compare to the pleasure 
of writing Spyreports for ILLIS?  On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir 

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILD BILL 2968               13   4  1   102       YOUNG GUNS (316)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NAZARETH 2503                29  14  0   113       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-LONG ISLAND 2500             27   6  0   103       HANGOVERS (265)
 MARGARITA 2633               16   9  0   101       HANGOVERS (265)
 IRISH FLAG 2674              13  11  2    91       HANGOVERS (265)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657    16   9  1    86       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 STONE TEMPLE PILOT 2755      11   7  0    74       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLIM JIM 2927                 5   0  0    56       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
 ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956         8   5  0    52       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 BILLY THE KID 2969            8   9  1    50       YOUNG GUNS (316)
 HUMAN PRETZEL 2926           11  12  4    49       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
-DOMME JANA 3006               3   0  1    47       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
-SINGAPORE SLING 2974          4   1  0    44       HANGOVERS (265)
-SEA FOAM 2987                 5   2  0    42       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988              3   1  0    29       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 DARK SIDE OF MOON 2983        3   1  0    26       HANGOVERS (265)
-BABY RUTH 2943                3   2  0    24       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WYATT EARP 2996               2   2  0    22       YOUNG GUNS (316)
-PILLOW FIGHT 2993             3   1  0    21       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
-CHERRY 3003                   2   0  0    20       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
-DIRTY MARY 3005               1   0  1    17       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
 RECOVERY SETBACK 3017         1   0  0    13       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-LORI BOBBEDIT 3004            1   0  0    13       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
-FALSE IDLE 2984               1   0  0    12       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-GEMMA 3007                    1   1  0     9       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
-ANNIE OAKLEY 2990             1   4  0     7       YOUNG GUNS (316)
-NEAPOLITAN 2971               0   1  0     5       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
 HOLY SOLDIER 3008             0   1  0     1       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-RIVER RAT 3014                0   1  0     1       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BASHAPOCALYPSE 3016     0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 MOUNTAIN TROLL        325  NONE
ICANSTOPWHENIWAN 3018   0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 HIGH ELF              325  NONE
JUST ONE MORE 3015      0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 SHEWISH GIANT         325  NONE
RECOVERY SETBACK 2951   1  3 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 DOMME JANA 3006       323   
DEEP WATERS 2989        2  3 1 BOOK OF THOMAS 317   BILLY THE KID 2969    322   
EVER QUEST 3002         3  2 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 317   DIRTY MARY 3005       324   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JUST ONE MORE was barely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BASHAPOCALYPSE was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 3 minute battle.
ICANSTOPWHENIWANT was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
WILD BILL bested IRISH FLAG in a popular 1 minute Title fight.
CHURCH OF RISING SUN was subdued by DUM GRUNT in a 3 minute master's competition.
MARGARITA devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
STONE TEMPLE PILOT handily defeated BILLY THE KID in a 1 minute uneven fight.
HUMAN PRETZEL was vanquished by ALWAYS AN ADDICT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DARK SIDE OF MOON was savagely defeated by TITUS PULLO in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
RECOVERY SETBACK defeated HOLY SOLDIER in a exciting 1 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    14 -   6 -  2      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   8 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  14 -  1      62  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW        25 -  30 -  3      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 325 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    2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       WILD BILL 2968             13   4  1  102 YOUNG GUNS (316)
STRIKING ATTACK  MARGARITA 2633             16   9  0  101 HANGOVERS (265)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657  16   9  1   86 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
BASHING ATTACK   ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956       8   5  0   52 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MARGARITA 2633.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
BASHAPOCALYPSE 3016, MARGARITA 2633, STONE TEMPLE PILOT 2755, ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956, 
HOLY SOLDIER 3008, WILD BILL 2968, IRISH FLAG 2674, RECOVERY SETBACK 3017, JUST ONE 
MORE 3015, and HUMAN PRETZEL 2926.

The least popular fighter this week was BILLY THE KID 2969.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ICANSTOPWHENIWANT 3018, DARK SIDE OF MOON 2983, HUMAN PRETZEL 
2926, JUST ONE MORE 3015, RECOVERY SETBACK 3017, IRISH FLAG 2674, WILD BILL 2968, 
HOLY SOLDIER 3008, ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956, and STONE TEMPLE PILOT 2755.

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

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

                        HEISENBERG (4-6853) of DEVIATION (638) 
                       MUSH (84-27306) of 4-LETTER PIZZA (4845)

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes