DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/09/2021    Duedate: 04/05/2021

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-387

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WITHDRAWAL
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3142) [15-4-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WITHDRAWAL                     KAPPA VOLANTIS
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         VOLANS (326)
(59-3142) [15-4-0,106]         (59-3133) [8-1-1,105]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARBOR SEAL                    NO ONE WILL KNOW
ISLANDERS (247)                BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-2954) [10-25-0,55]         (59-3159) [5-3-0,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)     46
2. CHAPEL ROCK (287)           39      IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      13      Unchartered Team
4. VOLANS (326)                12
5. X RATED KNIGHTS (328)       -5      VOLANS (326)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  255 123 12 67.5   1/ 2*X RATED KNIGHTS (328)     9  6 2
 2/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        355 257 18 58.0   2/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         8  4 0
 3/ 7*VOLANS (326)               8   6  1 57.1   3/ 5 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   7  4 0
 4/ 5*X RATED KNIGHTS (328)     19  15  3 55.9   4/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    6  6 0
 5/ 6 NEXUS 5 (324)             67  59  1 53.2   5/ 3 ISLANDERS (247)           6  7 0
 6/ 8 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   209 227  8 47.9   6/ 7*VOLANS (326)              2  2 0
 7/ 9 ISLANDERS (247)          516 653 19 44.1   7/ 8 NEXUS 5 (324)             0  5 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.

Sorry about no column last time, Clayborn, but we were very busy here. It was my 
pleasure to teach you all those skills, but I won't be doing it again.  Darned if I 
know where the skills came from, long experience, maybe.  11-9-7-17-15-14-11 very 
low/low longspear.  Amazing.  I would never have guessed.

                                          -- Pearl

                                      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--X RATED KNIGHTS.  Practice pays for SWORDGRAVE, who pummelled NEED A FIX, to 
pocket 19 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, SWORDGRAVE was winsome, 
after beating NEED A FIX and seeing him lose 16 points.  The arena was more crowded 
than usual this time, as WITHDRAWAL faced ILLIS' Duelmaster.  What can be a greater 
victory?  WITHDRAWAL has taken his place as the top, as ILLIS' new Duelmaster.  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 a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so 
did the "warriors" in ILLIS avoid ISLANDERS.  The warriors of ISLANDERS found their 
efforts at combat frustrated as X RATED KNIGHTS apparently had more important things 
to do than fight.  If challenges were horses, ZARUKO could open up a fast food joint! 
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Oh hard!  that to 
strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  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                  
 WITHDRAWAL 3142              15   4  0   106       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133           8   1  1   105       VOLANS (326)
 SWORDGRAVE 3115               8   3  0    94       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLAYBORN 3117                11   9  0    84       NEXUS 5 (324)
 ZARUKO 2796                  16  12  0    77       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 FALSE IDLE 2984              12  15  0    73       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 NEED A FIX 3141              11  11  0    73       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 12 STONES 3078               12   6  0    71       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-MUJURO UTSUTSU 2817          11   6  0    71       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 HELLPOP 3085                 14  25  0    67       NEXUS 5 (324)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159         5   3  0    62       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             14   9  1    61       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARBOR SEAL 2954             10  25  0    55       ISLANDERS (247)
 BARNABAS 3079                 6   8  0    55       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-KRYSMOPOMPAS 3140             5   4  0    55       NEXUS 5 (324)
-RAIGEKI 3121                  4   1  0    48       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 EVA ANGELINA 3173             3   4  1    40       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OIL SPILL 3161                6   6  0    32       ISLANDERS (247)
 ROCCO SIFFREDI 3172           5   2  1    28       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
 JENNA JAMESON 3171            5   2  0    24       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
-DISCIPLE 3143                 2   4  0    24       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOM BLIGH 3193                1   0  0    18       ISLANDERS (247)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUSHIZO 3191                  1   0  0    16       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 SHOO-CHA 3184                 1   3  0    10       ISLANDERS (247)
 MANDINGO 3186                 2   1  1     8       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
 CADEY MERCURY 3187            2   1  0     7       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      ROCCO SIFFREDI 3172   387  NONE
SUBSTITUTION 3189       0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 RICHARD H.            387  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

No One Will Know -- *I* know.  Ouch. -- Harbor Seal, an endangered species

Barnabas -- Better go wash that off quickly.  It can mess you up. -- Oil Spill

Jenna Jameson -- Change trains.  The one you're on won't take you anywhere you want to 
be. -- Shoo-Cha

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUBSTITUTION was butchered by RICHARD H. in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WITHDRAWAL bested PEARL in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
SWORDGRAVE handily defeated NEED A FIX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
HELLPOP was vanquished by ZARUKO in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
BARNABAS overpowered OIL SPILL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
CLAYBORN was overpowered by KAPPA VOLANTIS in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FALSE IDLE overcame M. CHARDINEE in a 5 minute gruesome fight.
JAR OF CLAY won victory over HARBOR SEAL in a 3 minute expert's duel.
12 STONES won victory over NO ONE WILL KNOW in a action packed 2 minute fight.
EVA ANGELINA vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROCCO SIFFREDI executed PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
JENNA JAMESON defeated SHOO-CHA in a 4 minute brutal match.
MANDINGO was viciously subdued by MUSHIZO in a 2 minute brutal amateur's conflict.
CADEY MERCURY was narrowly defeated by TOM BLIGH in a 6 minute bloody novice's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   6 -  1      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     40 -  28 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  21 -  1      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        20 -  27 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 387 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         3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    WITHDRAWAL 3142            15   4  0  106 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
STRIKING ATTACK  KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133         8   1  1  105 VOLANS (326)
AIMED BLOW       SWORDGRAVE 3115             8   3  0   94 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
PARRY-LUNGE      ZARUKO 2796                16  12  0   77 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             12   6  0   71 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
BASHING ATTACK   NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159       5   3  0   62 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HARBOR SEAL 2954.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159.  The ten other most popular fighters were FALSE IDLE 
2984, MUSHIZO 3191, TOM BLIGH 3193, ZARUKO 2796, BARNABAS 3079, HARBOR SEAL 2954, 
SWORDGRAVE 3115, KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133, JENNA JAMESON 3171, and SHOO-CHA 3184.

The least popular fighter this week was MANDINGO 3186.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HELLPOP 3085, NEED A FIX 3141, SUBSTITUTION 3189, ROCCO SIFFREDI 3172, 
12 STONES 3078, JAR OF CLAY 3046, CLAYBORN 3117, OIL SPILL 3161, EVA ANGELINA 3173, 
and WITHDRAWAL 3142.

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

PEARL (59-2944) ISLANDERS (247)