DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/14/2021    Duedate: 01/10/2022

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-397

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SWORDGRAVE
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-3115) [10-3-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SWORDGRAVE                     BROKENBONE
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)        CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
(59-3115) [10-3-0,108]         (59-3204) [3-3-0,12]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARBOR SEAL                    JUBEI
ISLANDERS (247)                IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-2954) [12-33-0,77]         (59-3197) [0-1-0,5]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ISLANDERS (247)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)     37
2. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      17      IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. NEXUS 5 (324)               12      Unchartered Team
4. ISLANDERS (247)              9
5. CLAN DREKMOOR (330)        -11      CLAN DREKMOOR (330)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  260 128 13 67.0   1/ 1 ISLANDERS (247)           9  6 0
 2/ 1*CLAN DREKMOOR (330)       15  11  1 57.7   2/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    6  3 1
 3/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   229 244 11 48.4   3/ 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   3  2 1
 4/ 3 NEXUS 5 (324)             72  85  1 45.9   4/ 3*CLAN DREKMOOR (330)       2  4 0
 5/ 4 ISLANDERS (247)          539 679 20 44.3   5/ 4 NEXUS 5 (324)             1 10 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.

You'd've done better, Hellpop, if you could swim in full armor.  It gives you an edge 
here on the island.

                                          -- Harbor Seal

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to ILLIS once again!  What's with ENERVATE?  She actually beat 
ILLIS' PERSISTENT BEGGAR, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight.  Major 
screwup at CLAN DREKMOOR.  BROKENBONE lost 12 points to SUBSTITUTION.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe BROKENBONE will provide more easy wins...  I can barely 
restrain my enthusiam for IMPROVED ILLUSION's outstanding member, Duelmaster 
SWORDGRAVE.  I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your 
fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, BASHAHOLICS 
ANON!  The bums at CLAN DREKMOOR couldn't face the challenges from BASHAHOLICS ANON!  
No excuse for that!  What do people see in SHOO-CHA?  Hers 8-6-0?  ISLANDERS ain't 
talkin', but she's got 51 points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting 
younger every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Remember--a 
good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWORDGRAVE 3115              10   3  0   108       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZARUKO 2796                  17  14  0    83       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159        12   6  0    83       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-HELLPOP 3085                 15  33  0    78       NEXUS 5 (324)
 HARBOR SEAL 2954             12  33  0    77       ISLANDERS (247)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAIGEKI 3121                  5   2  0    64       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOM BLIGH 3193                9   2  1    54       ISLANDERS (247)
 SHOO-CHA 3184                 8   6  0    51       ISLANDERS (247)
 OIL SPILL 3161                9  13  0    40       ISLANDERS (247)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUBSTITUTION 3213             2   1  0    33       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-WARBEAST 3203                 2   2  0    26       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRIMFURY 3207                 3   1  0    22       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 ENERVATE 3200                 1   0  1    16       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 STARFISH 3232                 2   1  0    14       ISLANDERS (247)
 BROKENBONE 3204               3   3  0    12       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
-MADSLAYER 3205                2   2  0    12       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 RAGEFIRE 3217                 3   2  0    11       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 AZA CHORN 3246                1   0  0     6       NEXUS 5 (324)
 JUBEI 3197                    0   1  0     5       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-GROBBENDONK 3229              0   2  0     2       NEXUS 5 (324)

'-' 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                      ENERVATE 3200         397  NONE
DA1 3245                0  1 0 NEXUS 5 324          STONE GOLEM           397  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Broken Bone -- Good try, but you were over-matched. -- Shoo-Cha

That userous merchant should walk the plank, and if I have anything to say about it, 
he WILL.  In shark-infested waters. -- Tom Bligh

Scrawny George needs more oil in his diet. -- Oil Spill
P.S.  So it's only olive oil, I use what I've got.

Grobbendonk -- A fire breathing demonic alien?  Weird.  But not as weird as a Belgian 
town. -- Starfish

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SUBSTITUTION vanquished BROKENBONE in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
RAGEFIRE was savagely defeated by STARFISH in a 7 minute amateur's Challenge duel.
HARBOR SEAL was overpowered by SWORDGRAVE in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
ZARUKO devastated TOM BLIGH in a 1 minute gory uneven brawl.
NO ONE WILL KNOW bested RAIGEKI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody match.
OIL SPILL was savagely defeated by LEE'S REVENGE in a 3 minute melee.
SHOO-CHA vanquished TITUS PULLO in a 2 minute gruesome uneven fight.
JUBEI was savagely defeated by AZA CHORN in a action packed 5 minute novice's fight.
ENERVATE assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     35 -  19 -  5      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        22 -  14 -  2      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  28 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 397 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SWORDGRAVE 3115            10   3  0  108 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
PARRY-LUNGE      ZARUKO 2796                17  14  0   83 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
BASHING ATTACK   NO ONE WILL KNOW 3159      12   6  0   83 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
STRIKING ATTACK  RAIGEKI 3121                5   2  0   64 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
WALL OF STEEL    TOM BLIGH 3193              9   2  1   54 ISLANDERS (247)
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 JUBEI 3197.  The ten other most popular fighters were SUBSTITUTION 3213, NO 
ONE WILL KNOW 3159, OIL SPILL 3161, DA1 3245, SHOO-CHA 3184, AZA CHORN 3246, STARFISH 
3232, SWORDGRAVE 3115, ZARUKO 2796, and RAIGEKI 3121.

The least popular fighter this week was RAGEFIRE 3217.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TOM BLIGH 3193, HARBOR SEAL 2954, BROKENBONE 3204, ENERVATE 3200, 
RAIGEKI 3121, ZARUKO 2796, SWORDGRAVE 3115, STARFISH 3232, AZA CHORN 3246, and 
SHOO-CHA 3184.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 14-16, 2022! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $179.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters."  

      The official block cutoff is mid December so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF66 

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. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                        OUBLIETTE (2-6002) DUNGEON CELL  (685) 
                     RAVIOLI WIZARD (12-7600) CAFE ERDMANO  (706) 
                   ONE MAN FURY (18-11102) THUNDR + LITENING  (22) 
                     HMS CENTURIAN (45-5068) BATTLE SHIPS  (552) 
                         NAKOR (56-4686) MEN OF STEEL  (131) 
                       DARKFIRE (63-3503) STEELE RISING  (380) 
                 PRESTO GEISHA (84-51434) THIRSTY THUGS 1471  (8830) 
                  KNUCKLELOAF (84-27293) INQUISITION T12-20  (4844) 
                          PIG FOOT (84-12494) D.O.A.  (2209) 
                         ZOBNIN (85-36276) RUSSIA 18  (6616) 
                         THREE (85-44030) FAST TRACK  (8043) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIV

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SINCLAIR 3099 (28-22-1)                2  3  0         NEXUS 5              

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
OCEAN SPRAY 2988 (17-8-0)              1  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       
SEA FOAM 2987 (16-7-1)                 0  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SUBSTITUTION 3213 (0-1-0)              5  3  0         BASHAHOLICS ANON     
SUPPORT GROUP 3214 (0-1-0)             3  3  0         BASHAHOLICS ANON     

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ZAK STORM 3227 (0-0-0)                 6  3  1         BOOK OF THOMAS       

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
JUDAS PRIEST 2506 (11-3-3)             4  3  0         CHAPEL ROCK          
HARVEY WALLBANGER 2382 (4-2-0)         1  3  0         HANGOVERS            

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RSI CS 2482 (11-4-1)                   4  3  0         IMPROVED ILLUSION    
SINGAPORE SLING 2974 (5-3-0)           1  3  0         HANGOVERS            

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MACCABEE 3088 (9-4-1)                  7  3  0         NEXUS 5              
MUJURO UTSUTSU 2817 (11-6-0)           6  3  0         IMPROVED ILLUSION    

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALVIN 3148 (0-0-0)                     4  3  0         NICKLEODEON          

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DOOMBLADE 3206 (2-1-1)                 2  3  0         CLAN DREKMOOR        
EPSILON VOLANTIS 3196 (0-1-0)          1  3  0         VOLANS