DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/10/2020    Duedate: 04/06/2020

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-374

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HIGHER POWER
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3119) [10-2-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HIGHER POWER                   KAPPA VOLANTIS
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         VOLANS (326)
(59-3119) [10-2-0,105]         (59-3133) [3-0-1,35]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PEARL                          FISHHOOK
ISLANDERS (247)                ISLANDERS (247)
(59-2944) [13-12-0,59]         (59-2807) [22-27-2,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      73
2. NEXUS 5 (324)               22      BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
3. VOLANS (326)                 9      Unchartered Team
4. BOOK OF THOMAS (317)        -5
5. ISLANDERS (247)            -20      VOLANS (326)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*VOLANS (326)               3   2  1 60.0   1/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    7  5 0
 2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      63  45  4 58.3   2/ 1 NEXUS 5 (324)             5  3 0
 3/ 3 NEXUS 5 (324)             53  42  1 55.8   3/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      5  5 0
 4/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   183 205  7 47.2   4/ 3 ISLANDERS (247)           5 10 0
 5/ 5 ISLANDERS (247)          484 622 19 43.8   5/ 4*VOLANS (326)              3  2 1

    '*'   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.

Good try, Ocean Spray, but I'm trying for a winning record.  I hope to graduate on a 
high note here, maybe a high C.

                                          -- Fishhook

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of ILLIS.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Nothing is certain in 
ILLIS, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top 
team--BASHAHOLICS ANON.  BASHAHOLICS ANON had cause to celebrate, after NEED A FIX 
got 24 points by beating PILLOW FIGHT.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, NEED 
A FIX was winsome, after beating PILLOW FIGHT and seeing her lose 19 points.  In 
ILLIS, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, 
HIGHER POWER.  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and 
ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in ILLIS avoid BASHAHOLICS ANON.  The warriors of 
BASHAHOLICS ANON found their efforts at combat frustrated as NEXUS 5 apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming personality?  Conversational 
abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, HARBOR SEAL is the most challenged 
warrior.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Oh hard!  that 
to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Do 
not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIGHER POWER 3119            10   2  0   105       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RIVER RAT 3014               11   6  0   100       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 FISHHOOK 2807                22  27  2    99       ISLANDERS (247)
 SEA FOAM 2987                15   7  1    95       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 SINCLAIR 3099                11   9  0    92       NEXUS 5 (324)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OCEAN SPRAY 2988             16   8  0    89       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 NEED A FIX 3141               6   3  0    83       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 TIKI 2840                    18  20  1    75       ISLANDERS (247)
 PILLOW FIGHT 2993            15   9  2    69       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CLAYBORN 3117                 5   3  0    62       NEXUS 5 (324)
 HULA MIA 2947                15   9  0    59       ISLANDERS (247)
 PEARL 2944                   13  12  0    59       ISLANDERS (247)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KRYSMOPOMPAS 3140             5   4  0    55       NEXUS 5 (324)
 HELLPOP 3085                 12  15  0    51       NEXUS 5 (324)
 WITHDRAWAL 3142               5   1  0    41       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 HARBOR SEAL 2954              7  15  0    36       ISLANDERS (247)
 KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133           3   0  1    35       VOLANS (326)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RELAPSE 3157            0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 BANDIT PRINCE         374  NONE
RETREAT FROM LIF 3156   0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 RICHARD H.            374  NONE
CURTAINCALLER 3111      1  2 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 317   KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133   374   
FALLING STAR 2 3135     0  1 0 VOLANS 326           STONE GOLEM           374  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sinclair -- Ambitious, weren't you?  But ambition has its own risks. -- Tiki

Krysopompas -- No, not the way it was supposed to go.  I know, this is a Delarquan 
arena and downchallenges are the order of the day, but still. -- Harbor Seal

Hellpop -- Gotcha! -- Pearl
P.S.  Three downchallenges from Nexus 5.  It's a sign, two of which we won.

Need a Fix -- Double-sided tape. -- Hula Mia

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FALLING STAR 2 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
RETREAT FROM LIFE was slaughtered by RICHARD H. in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
RELAPSE was slain by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
FISHHOOK was bested by HIGHER POWER in a popular 3 minute one-sided Title contest.
RIVER RAT devastated DOOMIE JUGGERNAUT in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
TIKI was overpowered by SINCLAIR in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SEA FOAM viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
OCEAN SPRAY vanquished PEARL in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
PILLOW FIGHT lost to NEED A FIX in a 1 minute duel.
HULA MIA defeated HELLPOP in a action packed 3 minute veteran's fight.
HARBOR SEAL was overpowered by WITHDRAWAL in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
KAPPA VOLANTIS butchered CURTAINCALLER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  19 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  18 -  0      36  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 374 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:

WALL OF STEEL      5 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         5  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    HIGHER POWER 3119          10   2  0  105 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
LUNGING ATTACK   RIVER RAT 3014             11   6  0  100 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
BASHING ATTACK   PILLOW FIGHT 2993          15   9  2   69 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
STRIKING ATTACK  PEARL 2944                 13  12  0   59 ISLANDERS (247)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PEARL 2944.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
FISHHOOK 2807.  The ten other most popular fighters were HULA MIA 2947, HIGHER POWER 
3119, SEA FOAM 2987, OCEAN SPRAY 2988, WITHDRAWAL 3142, RIVER RAT 3014, SINCLAIR 
3099, PEARL 2944, NEED A FIX 3141, and KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133.

The least popular fighter this week was CURTAINCALLER 3111.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HARBOR SEAL 2954, HELLPOP 3085, TIKI 2840, PILLOW FIGHT 2993, 
RELAPSE 3157, RETREAT FROM LIFE 3156, FALLING STAR 2 3135, KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133, NEED 
A FIX 3141, and PEARL 2944.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FISHHOOK (59-2807) ISLANDERS (247)

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

     Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest 
petitioner.  This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.  
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
     "Name change.  I heard we can do that.  I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
     "I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly.  "The Commission has actually 
been thinking about this.  It isn't FREE, mind you!  It takes money to run our office, 
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
     "I don't care about goats!"  He made a crude suggestion about goats.
     "Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
     "I had a talk with my manager.  He'll find the money.  I want to change my name 
to Jane Ralph.  I'm no doe!"  He thumped a fist on the counter.
     "Er, yes.  Jane Ralph.  Fill out this form, please."  He pushed the paper across 
the counter.  "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and 
can be submitted through the end of May.  With the payment.  No change without the 
goat, ah, the gold."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of May.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds will 
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI