DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/01/2021    Duedate: 06/28/2021

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-390

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KAPPA VOLANTIS
VOLANS (326)
(59-3133) [10-1-1,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KAPPA VOLANTIS                 GRIMFURY
VOLANS (326)                   CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
(59-3133) [10-1-1,126]         (59-3207) [1-0-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARBOR SEAL                    DISCIPLE
ISLANDERS (247)                CHAPEL ROCK (287)
(59-2954) [11-27-0,65]         (59-3143) [4-4-0,49]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HANGOVERS (265)             71
2. CLAN DREKMOOR (330)         33      HANGOVERS (265)
3. VOLANS (326)                29      Unchartered Team
4. CHAPEL ROCK (287)           12
5. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      11      CLAN DREKMOOR (330)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  257 126 12 67.1   1/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    7  7 1
 2/ 0 HANGOVERS (265)          273 174 20 61.1   2/ 5 ISLANDERS (247)           6  8 1
 3/ 0*CLAN DREKMOOR (330)        3   2  1 60.0   3/ 1 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         5  9 0
 4/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      72  50  4 59.0   4/ 0 HANGOVERS (265)           4  0 0
 5/ 3 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        360 266 18 57.5   5/ 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      4  2 0
 6- 5*X RATED KNIGHTS (328)     21  18  3 53.8   6/ 0*CLAN DREKMOOR (330)       3  2 1
 7/ 6 NEXUS 5 (324)             70  62  1 53.0   7/ 8 NEXUS 5 (324)             3  3 0
 8/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   216 234  9 48.0   8- 4*X RATED KNIGHTS (328)     2  3 0
 9/ 4 VOLANS (326)              10  11  1 47.6   9- 3 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   2  3 0
10/ 8 ISLANDERS (247)          522 661 20 44.1  10/ 7 VOLANS (326)              2  5 0

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

                                      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.  He who laughs last didn't get the joke.  Speaking of 
laughing at jokes, observe IMPROVED ILLUSION.  Last week they got 0-0-0 to drop by 6! 
Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as 
ISLANDERS can attest...  Practice pays for FROZEN MUDSLIDE, who pummelled NEED A FIX, 
to pocket 22 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, FROZEN MUDSLIDE was 
winsome, after beating NEED A FIX and seeing him lose 19 points.  Well, Duelmaster 
WITHDRAWAL Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's BANDIT PRINCE.  Is a 17-4-0 good 
enough?  BANDIT PRINCE 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.   
     And how sociable are ILLIS' warriors?  Come, let us see.  To quell some nasty 
rumors, the guys in IMPROVED ILLUSION are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No 
need to avoid 'em.  Like a pup with its tail between its legs, CHAPEL ROCK scurried 
away from IMPROVED ILLUSION.  Oh, the shame!  If challenges were horses, HARBOR SEAL 
could open up a fast food joint!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
BANDIT PRINCE in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for WITHDRAWAL of BASHAHOLICS ANON.  
Maybe that certain serving girl(?) at The Swinging Aardvark will be!  Ask not a 
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an 
unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ILLIS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133          10   1  1   126       VOLANS (326)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SWORDGRAVE 3115               9   3  0   103       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-SEA FOAM 2987                16   7  1   101       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 CLAYBORN 3117                13  10  0   101       NEXUS 5 (324)
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988             17   8  0    93       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 RIVER RAT 3014               13   8  0    92       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BAHAMA MAMA 3064              9   2  1    89       HANGOVERS (265)
 FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106          6   1  0    86       HANGOVERS (265)
 NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159         7   4  0    80       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 12 STONES 3078               14   7  0    76       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-ZARUKO 2796                  16  14  0    73       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 HELLPOP 3085                 15  27  0    72       NEXUS 5 (324)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEED A FIX 3141              13  12  0    65       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 HARBOR SEAL 2954             11  27  0    65       ISLANDERS (247)
 FALSE IDLE 2984              12  18  0    64       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 BARNABAS 3079                 7  10  0    63       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-RAIGEKI 3121                  5   1  0    63       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             14  12  1    55       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-KRYSMOPOMPAS 3140             5   4  0    55       NEXUS 5 (324)
 DISCIPLE 3143                 4   4  0    49       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-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)
 VIRGIN CAESAR 3163            4   4  0    30       HANGOVERS (265)
 OIL SPILL 3161                6   9  0    27       ISLANDERS (247)
-JENNA JAMESON 3171            5   3  0    26       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOO-CHA 3184                 3   4  0    25       ISLANDERS (247)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOBBING CORPSE 3162           2   1  0    22       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 PURPLE HAZE 3165              1   0  0    17       HANGOVERS (265)
 TOM BLIGH 3193                3   1  1    16       ISLANDERS (247)
 FLAMING SAMBUCA 3174          1   0  0    15       HANGOVERS (265)
-CADEY MERCURY 3187            3   1  0    14       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
 GRIMFURY 3207                 1   0  0    13       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 BROKENBONE 3204               1   0  0    12       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
-MANDINGO 3186                 2   2  1     9       X RATED KNIGHTS (328)
 THETA VOLANTIS 3188           0   1  0     7       VOLANS (326)
 DOOMBLADE 3206                1   0  1     6       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 BARRIER REEF 3199             1   1  0     4       ISLANDERS (247)
 WARBEAST 3203                 0   1  0     1       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 MADSLAYER 3205                0   1  0     1       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HOPELESS ADDICT 3208    0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 HIGH ELF              390  NONE
IN SECRET 3198          0  2 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 SHEWISH GIANT         390  NONE
MUSHIZO 3191            1  1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 TOM BLIGH 3193        388   
EPSILON VOLANTIS 3196   0  1 0 VOLANS 326           DOOMBLADE 3206        390   
FALLING STAR 1 3201     0  1 0 VOLANS 326           MOUNTAIN TROLL        390  NONE
FALLING STAR 2 3202     0  1 0 VOLANS 326           SHEWISH GIANT         390  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to Withdrawal and Pillow Fight. -- Islanders

Disciple -- Oh, well, the winning streak was too good to last.  At least there was a 
skill. -- Tom Bligh

Raigeki -- Lightning storm?  If you're my secret admirer, I'll pass. -- Harbor Seal, 
already endangered

Bobbing Corpse -- Now you're coated with oil.  Ew. -- Oil Spill

The Osksi Noble deserved that loss.  He's trespassing. -- Sho-Cha

In Secret -- Does he hide bashers under the kitchen sink. -- Barrier Reef

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WITHDRAWAL viciously butchered BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
IN SECRET was killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
HOPELESS ADDICT was savagely slain by HIGH ELF in a 4 minute Dark Arena duel.
FALLING STAR 1 was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FALLING STAR 2 was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
HELLPOP was viciously subdued by 12 STONES in a 10 minute master's Challenge fight.
JAR OF CLAY was viciously subdued by HARBOR SEAL in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
CLAYBORN vanquished DUM GRUNT in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
KAPPA VOLANTIS vanquished RIVER RAT in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
PILLOW FIGHT overpowered BARNABAS in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
NO ONE WILL KNOW overpowered FALSE IDLE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
NEED A FIX was devastated by FROZEN MUDSLIDE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
DISCIPLE demolished BOBBING CORPSE in a popular 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
SHOO-CHA slimly lost to THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 5 minute gruesome fight.
OIL SPILL was overpowered by VIRGIN CAESAR in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
TOM BLIGH overcame WARBEAST in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's bout.
BARRIER REEF was viciously subdued by BROKENBONE in a 5 minute novice's fight.
FLAMING SAMBUCA overpowered MADSLAYER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
THETA VOLANTIS was handily defeated by PURPLE HAZE in a 1 minute competition.
EPSILON VOLANTIS was killed by DOOMBLADE in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
GRIMFURY demolished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         WALL OF STEEL     38 -  26 -  4      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   9 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  23 -  1      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         AIMED BLOW        21 -  24 -  0      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  14 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  15 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   6 -  0      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 390 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:

BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133        10   1  1  126 VOLANS (326)
LUNGING ATTACK   RIVER RAT 3014             13   8  0   92 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
AIMED BLOW       FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106        6   1  0   86 HANGOVERS (265)
BASHING ATTACK   NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159       7   4  0   80 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             14   7  0   76 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
WALL OF STEEL    NEED A FIX 3141            13  12  0   65 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 DISCIPLE 3143.  The ten other most popular fighters were BROKENBONE 3204, 
HARBOR SEAL 2954, IN SECRET 3198, CLAYBORN 3117, KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133, FROZEN MUDSLIDE 
3106, SHOO-CHA 3184, TOM BLIGH 3193, FLAMING SAMBUCA 3174, and EPSILON VOLANTIS 3196.

The least popular fighter this week was 12 STONES 3078.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HELLPOP 3085, THETA VOLANTIS 3188, MADSLAYER 3205, OIL SPILL 3161, NEED 
A FIX 3141, BARNABAS 3079, JAR OF CLAY 3046, FALLING STAR 2 3202, FALLING STAR 1 
3201, and PURPLE HAZE 3165.

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

PILLOW FIGHT (59-2993) BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
WITHDRAWAL (59-3142) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIII

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
IMMACULATECOLLECTION 2632 (33-4-1)     1  3  0         CHAPEL ROCK          

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SEA FOAM 2987 (16-7-1)                 2  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       
WISE OLD WAYNE 2427 (14-6-0)           1  3  0         NOT QUITE            

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KAPPA VOLANTIS 3133 (9-1-1)           13  3  1         VOLANS               
SWORDGRAVE 3115 (8-3-0)                3  3  0         IMPROVED ILLUSION    
MUJURO UTSUTSU 2817 (11-6-0)           0  1  0  DEAD   IMPROVED ILLUSION    

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RAIGEKI 3121 (4-1-0)                   5  3  0         IMPROVED ILLUSION    
DISCIPLE 3143 (2-4-0)                  2  3  0         CHAPEL ROCK          

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PURPLE HAZE 3165 (0-0-0)               2  3  0         HANGOVERS            

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FLAMING SAMBUCA 3174 (0-0-0)           8  3  1         HANGOVERS            
THETA VOLANTIS 3188 (0-0-0)            3  3  0         VOLANS               

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
OCEAN SPRAY 2988 (17-8-0)              1  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106 (5-1-0)           0  3  0         HANGOVERS            

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EPSILON VOLANTIS 3196 (0-0-0)          1  3  0         VOLANS