DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/06/2021    Duedate: 05/03/2021

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-388

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WITHDRAWAL
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3142) [16-4-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KAPPA VOLANTIS                 ROCCO SIFFREDI
VOLANS (326)                   X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
(59-3133) [9-1-1,112]          (59-3172) [6-2-1,36]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARBOR SEAL                    NO ONE WILL KNOW
ISLANDERS (247)                BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-2954) [10-26-0,56]         (59-3159) [5-4-0,64]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      30
2. CHAPEL ROCK (287)           12      IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. X RATED KNIGHTS (328)       11      Unchartered Team
4. VOLANS (326)                11
5. NEXUS 5 (324)                9      X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  255 125 12 67.1   1/ 1*X RATED KNIGHTS (328)     9  6 1
 2/ 2 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        357 259 18 58.0   2/ 2 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         8  4 0
 3/ 3 VOLANS (326)               9   7  1 56.3   3/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    6  6 0
 4/ 4*X RATED KNIGHTS (328)     21  18  3 53.8   4/ 5 ISLANDERS (247)           5  8 1
 5/ 5 NEXUS 5 (324)             68  60  1 53.1   5/ 3 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   4  5 0
 6/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   211 229  8 48.0   6/ 6 VOLANS (326)              3  1 0
 7/ 7 ISLANDERS (247)          518 655 20 44.2   7/ 7 NEXUS 5 (324)             1  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.

One win and I'm immortal.  Two opponents, neither of whom I really want to face. Maybe 
they'll fight each other and I'll get a bye?  Or maybe I can just do it the old 
fashioned way and get the win, in spite of the odds.

                                         -- Withdrawal

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt ILLIS will ever be the same.  And let's see, BARNABAS fought HARBOR SEAL and 
gained 11 points and contributed to CHAPEL ROCK's 2-2-0.  EVA ANGELINA has lost to 
SCRAWNY GEORGE, falling 7 points, while helping make X RATED KNIGHTS a 2-3-0 turn.  
The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and WITHDRAWAL remains ILLIS' 
top warrior for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from 
unimpeachable sources that The Dripping Blade uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about 
gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the IMPROVED 
ILLUSION stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ILLIS, what are you 
afraid of?  And avoiding IMPROVED ILLUSION more than any other team we find CHAPEL 
ROCK.  ILLIS, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most 
challenged warrior this turn was BASHAHOLICS ANON's warrior NEED A FIX.  More 
fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!  Building dreams on hope, 
ZARUKO challenged up 28 points this turn to take on KAPPA VOLANTIS from VOLANS 
stable.  Sad to say, ZARUKO lost to KAPPA VOLANTIS, and the attempt ended up costing 
ZARUKO 2 recognition points.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that ILLIS has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WITHDRAWAL 3142              16   4  0   110       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133           9   1  1   112       VOLANS (326)
-SWORDGRAVE 3115               8   3  0    94       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 CLAYBORN 3117                12   9  0    92       NEXUS 5 (324)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEED A FIX 3141              12  11  0    82       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 ZARUKO 2796                  16  13  0    75       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 12 STONES 3078               13   6  0    75       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 FALSE IDLE 2984              12  16  0    73       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-MUJURO UTSUTSU 2817          11   6  0    71       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 HELLPOP 3085                 14  26  0    68       NEXUS 5 (324)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARNABAS 3079                 7   8  0    66       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159         5   4  0    64       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             14  10  1    58       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARBOR SEAL 2954             10  26  0    56       ISLANDERS (247)
-KRYSMOPOMPAS 3140             5   4  0    55       NEXUS 5 (324)
-RAIGEKI 3121                  4   1  0    48       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 ROCCO SIFFREDI 3172           6   2  1    36       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVA ANGELINA 3173             3   5  1    33       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
 OIL SPILL 3161                6   7  0    26       ISLANDERS (247)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JENNA JAMESON 3171            5   3  0    26       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
 TOM BLIGH 3193                2   0  1    24       ISLANDERS (247)
-DISCIPLE 3143                 2   4  0    24       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOO-CHA 3184                 2   3  0    16       ISLANDERS (247)
 CADEY MERCURY 3187            3   1  0    14       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
 MANDINGO 3186                 2   2  1     9       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RELAPSE 3195            0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 RICHARD H.            388  NONE
MUSHIZO 3191            1  1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 TOM BLIGH 3193        388   
FALLING STAR 3194       0  1 0 VOLANS 326           SHEWISH GIANT         388  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RELAPSE was butchered by RICHARD H. in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FALLING STAR was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ZARUKO was demolished by KAPPA VOLANTIS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
HELLPOP was devastated by NEED A FIX in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
BARNABAS overpowered HARBOR SEAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
MUSHIZO was barely slain by TOM BLIGH in a 2 minute bloody novice's Challenge duel.
WITHDRAWAL overpowered FALSE IDLE in a popular 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
CLAYBORN vanquished JAR OF CLAY in a 2 minute gruesome uneven duel.
12 STONES defeated NO ONE WILL KNOW in a action packed 3 minute duel.
EVA ANGELINA was overpowered by SCRAWNY GEORGE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROCCO SIFFREDI overcame OIL SPILL in a 1 minute bout.
JENNA JAMESON was savagely defeated by SCRAWNY GEORGE in a 2 minute brutal match.
SHOO-CHA slimly won victory over MANDINGO in a 4 minute amateur's conflict.
CADEY MERCURY subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 4 minute amateur's match.

                                    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                  4         WALL OF STEEL     39 -  27 -  2      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  21 -  1      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   9 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        19 -  26 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   6 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 388 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    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         4  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    WITHDRAWAL 3142            16   4  0  110 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
STRIKING ATTACK  KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133         9   1  1  112 VOLANS (326)
PARRY-LUNGE      ZARUKO 2796                16  13  0   75 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             13   6  0   75 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
BASHING ATTACK   NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159       5   4  0   64 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 MANDINGO 
3186, KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133, CLAYBORN 3117, SHOO-CHA 3184, NEED A FIX 3141, BARNABAS 
3079, MUSHIZO 3191, WITHDRAWAL 3142, ROCCO SIFFREDI 3172, and TOM BLIGH 3193.

The least popular fighter this week was OIL SPILL 3161.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HARBOR SEAL 2954, HELLPOP 3085, FALLING STAR 3194, RELAPSE 3195, CADEY 
MERCURY 3187, JENNA JAMESON 3171, EVA ANGELINA 3173, 12 STONES 3078, JAR OF CLAY 
3046, and FALSE IDLE 2984.

          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CINCINNATI!

                              (well actually, Kentucky)

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16-18, 2021.  It 
will be held at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Rivercenter on the banks of the Ohio 
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night for kings, $179 for doubles, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary 
manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness 
center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--the code is "RS1" (note that's RS 
one not RSI).  

        The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
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Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

The tournament info sheet and minioverviews will be out in June.  We are very looking 
forward to seeing you all and hope that you can make it!

P.S.  The dates are set for the next winter FTF:  January 14-16, 2022, in Tempe.