DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/02/2016    Duedate: 08/29/2016

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-327

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHURCH OF RISING SUN
CHAPEL ROCK (287)
(59-2657) [18-9-1,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NAZARETH                       DOMME JANA
CHAPEL ROCK (287)              VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
(59-2503) [31-14-0,119]        (59-3006) [3-1-1,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MARGARITA                      MARGARITA
HANGOVERS (265)                HANGOVERS (265)
(59-2633) [18-9-0,108]         (59-2633) [18-9-0,108]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAPEL ROCK (287)           59
2. HANGOVERS (265)             37      HANGOVERS (265)
3. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      16      Unchartered Team
4. SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)      11
5. VICIOUS VAMPS (319)         11      VICIOUS VAMPS (319)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*VICIOUS VAMPS (319)       10   4  2 71.4   1/ 6 HANGOVERS (265)           8  4 0
 2/ 3 HANGOVERS (265)          222 146 17 60.3   2/ 3 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         8  4 0
 3- 2*STEEL WOLVES X (320)       3   2  1 60.0   3/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    5  7 0
 4/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        295 206 16 58.9   4- 5*STEEL WOLVES X (320)      3  2 1
 5- 5*BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      19  16  1 54.3   5- 7*BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      3  2 0
 6/ 8 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)    29  32  7 47.5   6/ 2 YOUNG GUNS (316)          3  5 0
 7/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   120 135  3 47.1   7/ 1*VICIOUS VAMPS (319)       2  3 0
 8/ 6 YOUNG GUNS (316)          32  36  2 47.1   8/ 8 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)    1  2 1

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in ILLIS. 
Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  A stormcloud is 
brewing over the VICIOUS VAMPS guildhouse.  Rumor says any more weeks like this ones 
2-3-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena.  Coming up with a solid 5-0-0 outing, 
HANGOVERS has advanced 5 places in the rankings.  CHAPEL ROCK is no joke as it posted 
a 4-1-0 week advancing from 3rd place to 2nd place.  Hey everybody, watch out for 
SINGAPORE SLING, who flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing ALWAYS AN ADDICT 
like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  And falling like a basher in the top ten 
was ALWAYS AN ADDICT, who dropped 16 points after a disappointing (to say the least) 
bout with SINGAPORE SLING.  The most challenged warrior this week was WILD BILL.  If 
this keeps up, our Duelmaster's going to need more avoids!  CHURCH OF RISING SUN got 
through to the Duelmaster this turn.  No doubt he was more than anxious to kick WILD 
BILL's tail out of the throne!  In front of all the crowds, CHURCH OF RISING SUN took 
the Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give the bum two weeks.  4 out of 5 gladiators 
surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Did you hear that YOUNG GUNS was most 
avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal hygiene of YOUNG GUNS' warriors, 
I'm not surprised!  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, 
cause HANGOVERS beats feet every time YOUNG GUNS smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  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 ILLIS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Okay, so I may not be the world's 
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Hasta la bye-bye. 
(Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657    18   9  1   112       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NAZARETH 2503                31  14  0   119       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 LONG ISLAND 2500             29   6  0   109       HANGOVERS (265)
 MARGARITA 2633               18   9  0   108       HANGOVERS (265)
 IRISH FLAG 2674              14  12  2    98       HANGOVERS (265)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILD BILL 2968               14   5  1    88       YOUNG GUNS (316)
 STONE TEMPLE PILOT 2755      12   8  0    85       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SINGAPORE SLING 2974          5   1  0    64       HANGOVERS (265)
 HUMAN PRETZEL 2926           12  13  5    61       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLIM JIM 2927                 5   0  0    56       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
 BILLY THE KID 2969            9  10  1    55       YOUNG GUNS (316)
-SEA FOAM 2987                 6   2  0    52       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 DOMME JANA 3006               3   1  1    42       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
 ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956         9   6  0    41       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 RECOVERY SETBACK 3017         3   0  0    36       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PILLOW FIGHT 2993             4   1  0    30       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 CHERRY 3003                   3   0  0    29       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
 HOLY SOLDIER 3008             2   1  0    28       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 DARK SIDE OF MOON 2983        4   2  0    26       HANGOVERS (265)
-BABY RUTH 2943                3   2  0    24       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORI BOBBEDIT 3004            2   0  0    20       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988              3   2  0    18       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 GEMMA 3007                    1   2  0    15       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
-TRAMBLE CERRYN 3023           1   0  0    15       STEEL WOLVES X (320)
 FALSE IDLE 2984               1   1  0    14       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 DIRTY MARY 3005               1   1  1    11       VICIOUS VAMPS (319)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYATT EARP 2996               2   3  0     9       YOUNG GUNS (316)
-DHUKAAN RHAAL 3021            1   0  0     9       STEEL WOLVES X (320)
-RIVER RAT 3014                1   1  0     7       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
-LORTHAIN MATHER 3022          1   0  1     6       STEEL WOLVES X (320)
-NEAPOLITAN 2971               0   1  0     5       SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310)
-MYLANA ISEGAARD 3024          0   1  0     1       STEEL WOLVES X (320)
-ASA LANG 3020                 0   1  0     1       STEEL WOLVES X (320)
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3026          0   1  0     1       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THE USEROUS MERC        0  0 0                      HUMAN PRETZEL 2926    327  NONE
30 DAY CHIP 3027        0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 SPYMASTER             327  NONE
NEVER ENOUGH 3025       0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 SHEWISH GIANT         327  NONE
RECOVERY SETBACK 2951   1  3 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 DOMME JANA 3006       323  NOT REVENGED
BABY'S BREATH 3019      0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 317   LORTHAIN MATHER 3022  326   
EVER QUEST 3002         3  2 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 317   DIRTY MARY 3005       324   
ANNIE OAKLEY 2990       1  5 0 YOUNG GUNS 316       MOUNTAIN TROLL        327  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ANNIE OAKLEY was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
NEVER ENOUGH was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
30 DAY CHIP was put to death by SPYMASTER in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
CHURCH OF RISING SUN overpowered WILD BILL in a 1 minute Challenge Title duel.
BILLY THE KID slimly won victory over DOMME JANA in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
HOLY SOLDIER overpowered WYATT EARP in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
DIRTY MARY was devastated by RECOVERY SETBACK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
LONG ISLAND unbelievably bested DOOMIE JUGGERNAUT in a 4 minute master's match.
IRISH FLAG overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
NAZARETH viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a dull 11 minute gory uneven fight.
MARGARITA savagely defeated DUM GRUNT in a popular 2 minute gory expert's match.
STONE TEMPLE PILOT demolished DOOMIE JUGGERNAUT in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ALWAYS AN ADDICT was handily defeated by SINGAPORE SLING in a 1 minute contest.
HUMAN PRETZEL murdered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
FALSE IDLE was handily defeated by CHERRY in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
GEMMA lost to DARK SIDE OF MOON in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bout.
LORI BOBBEDIT vanquished AGAIN AND AGAIN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  13 -  2      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  11 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  12 -  2      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   6 -  1      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        23 -  31 -  3      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 327 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    6 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  4         4  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  6         3  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657  18   9  1  112 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
TOTAL PARRY      NAZARETH 2503              31  14  0  119 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
STRIKING ATTACK  MARGARITA 2633             18   9  0  108 HANGOVERS (265)
AIMED BLOW       WILD BILL 2968             14   5  1   88 YOUNG GUNS (316)
BASHING ATTACK   DOMME JANA 3006             3   1  1   42 VICIOUS VAMPS (319)
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 MARGARITA 2633.  The ten other most popular fighters were GEMMA 3007, BILLY THE 
KID 2969, IRISH FLAG 2674, NEVER ENOUGH 3025, HOLY SOLDIER 3008, STONE TEMPLE PILOT 
2755, SINGAPORE SLING 2974, HUMAN PRETZEL 2926, ANNIE OAKLEY 2990, and 30 DAY CHIP 
3027.

The least popular fighter this week was NAZARETH 2503.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were AGAIN AND AGAIN 3026, FALSE IDLE 2984, ALWAYS AN ADDICT 2956, DIRTY 
MARY 3005, WYATT EARP 2996, WILD BILL 2968, LORI BOBBEDIT 3004, LONG ISLAND 2500, 
RECOVERY SETBACK 3017, and DARK SIDE OF MOON 2983.