DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/04/2023    Duedate: 05/01/2023

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-414

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUBSTITUTION
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3213) [9-5-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUBSTITUTION                   LADY BO
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         KILLER BLUES (280)
(59-3213) [9-5-0,135]          (59-2456) [3-3-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OIL SPILL                      OIL SPILL
ISLANDERS (247)                ISLANDERS (247)
(59-3161) [17-22-0,82]         (59-3161) [17-22-0,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      34
2. RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)    29      IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. KILLER BLUES (280)          27      Unchartered Team
4. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)     14
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (317)        13      KILLER BLUES (280)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  296 160 15 64.9   1/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   12  3 0
 2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      81  55  5 59.6   2/ 2 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   7  4 0
 3/ 5*KILLER BLUES (280)        13  13  1 50.0   3/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      6  3 1
 4/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   264 268 11 49.6   4/ 6*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)  6  7 1
 5/ 8*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)   6   7  1 46.2   5/ 3 ISLANDERS (247)           5  8 0
 6/ 6 ISLANDERS (247)          579 722 20 44.5   6/ 7*KILLER BLUES (280)        4  6 0
 7/ 7 NEXUS 5 (324)             96 120  1 44.4   7/ 5 NEXUS 5 (324)             4  8 0
 8/ 3*TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)    3   4  0 42.9   8/ 8*TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
ILLIS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see BLIND BOY FULLER win a fight and gain 16 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, LADY BO beat NEW RIFF and NEW RIFF lost 9 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  
And if variety is the spice of life, ILLIS may be getting bland, as SUBSTITUTION 
stays top dog in the city.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do 
you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  IMPROVED ILLUSION, I suppose you'll be glad to know 
you were this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  
And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  
It was BASHAHOLICS ANON.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, BOBBING 
CORPSE was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.  
I guess I can give a little credit to SCRAPPER BLACKWEL of KILLER BLUES for 
challenging up by 21 to BOBBING CORPSE.  SCRAPPER BLACKWEL was slain to get 13 points 
of recognition.  And we have AZA CHORN in a challenge, going down 9 points for the 
fight.  Guess what?  I thought AZA CHORN showed great skill and promise when he 
defeated OIL SPILL.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  A big yahoo goes out to MACCABEE this turn, for 
revenging NEXUS 5's bloodfeud against RIDE THE LIGHTNING's warrior WM KEMMLER.  Heh, 
heh, heh.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing 
these kinds of weapons?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of ILLIS.  I feel much better now.  Glad to see the back of 
this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUBSTITUTION 3213             9   5  0   135       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242         9   4  0   110       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 AZA CHORN 3246               11   6  0    96       NEXUS 5 (324)
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988             17   8  0    93       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 MACCABEE 3088                11   5  1    93       NEXUS 5 (324)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OIL SPILL 3161               17  22  0    82       ISLANDERS (247)
 JUBEI 3197                    8   9  1    78       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 SHOO-CHA 3184                18  13  0    75       ISLANDERS (247)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOM BLIGH 3193               17  11  1    63       ISLANDERS (247)
 I CAN QUIT 3269               6   0  0    59       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LADY BO 2456                  3   3  0    54       KILLER BLUES (280)
 LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250          5   7  0    47       NEXUS 5 (324)
 STARFISH 3232                11   9  0    46       ISLANDERS (247)
 ZAK STORM 3227                3   0  0    43       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 BOBBING CORPSE 3162           5   3  1    41       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 NEW RIFF 3258                 3   4  0    35       TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLIND BOY FULLER 2457         3   3  0    29       KILLER BLUES (280)
 WILLIAM LAKE 3287             2   0  0    26       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255            6   3  0    25       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHESSMASTER HEX 3276          3   0  0    23       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 WM KEMMLER 3282               1   1  1    23       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3271       2   2  0    20       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-CHAR AZNABLE 3266             2   2  0    19       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 DAY WALKER 3209               2   2  0    18       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 JOHN HOCH 3286                1   1  0    12       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOHN JOHNSON 3285             1   1  0    11       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-VISCIOUS 3275                 2   1  0    10       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-GIGANTOMCHIA 3289             1   0  0     5       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 LUCIOUS R. WILSON 3288        1   1  0     4       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 KALIBRO 3290                  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?
SCRAPPER BLACKWE 2458   3  4 0 KILLER BLUES 280     BOBBING CORPSE 3162   414   
HILARIATOR I 3279       0  2 0 NEXUS 5 324          WM KEMMLER 3282       413  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The incursion of chaos creatures into northern Alastari has been stopped.  However, 
the gate they came through is open, and there are people from Alastari trapped on the 
other side.  They need to be rescued, and the gate needs to be closed.  If you have a 
Lord Protector whom you would like to send on this mission, please send a message to 
the Gladiatorial Commmission (email csr@reality.com or via diplo).  We will need to 
know their physical description, personality, and method of fighting.  We will select 
no more than a dozen volunteers.  Thank you! 
 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MACCABEE devastated WM KEMMLER in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
AZA CHORN viciously subdued OIL SPILL in a action packed 5 minute Challenge battle.
LOTHAR DYFONATE was defeated by I CAN QUIT in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
LADY BO devastated NEW RIFF in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SCRAPPER BLACKWEL was murdered by BOBBING CORPSE in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
KALIBRO was vanquished by JOHN HOCH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SUBSTITUTION overpowered SHOO-CHA in a 1 minute gory mismatched Title brawl.
SOBER FOR 7 DAYS handily defeated DOOMIE JUGGERNAUT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
JUBEI vanquished TOM BLIGH in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
STARFISH viciously subdued SUPPORT GROUP in a popular 4 minute brutal fight.
ZAK STORM viciously subdued LEE'S REVENGE in a popular 1 minute brutal bout.
DAY WALKER was demolished by BLIND BOY FULLER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM devastated LUCIOUS R. WILSON in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
JOHN JOHNSON bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute amateur's bout.
WILLIAM LAKE overcame VENAL CLERK in a 1 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  20 -  2      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  12 -  3      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  26 -  0      51  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  12 -  0      37  |

Turn 414 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  5         4  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SUBSTITUTION 3213           9   5  0  135 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
WALL OF STEEL    AZA CHORN 3246             11   6  0   96 NEXUS 5 (324)
AIMED BLOW       MACCABEE 3088              11   5  1   93 NEXUS 5 (324)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269             6   0  0   59 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    STARFISH 3232              11   9  0   46 ISLANDERS (247)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAK STORM 3227              3   0  0   43 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OIL SPILL 3161.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was OIL SPILL 3161.  The ten other most popular fighters were STARFISH 3232, AZA 
CHORN 3246, ZAK STORM 3227, I CAN QUIT 3269, JOHN HOCH 3286, SUBSTITUTION 3213, SOBER 
FOR 7 DAYS 3242, JUBEI 3197, WILLIAM LAKE 3287, and MACCABEE 3088.

The least popular fighter this week was LUCIOUS R. WILSON 3288.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DAY WALKER 3209, TOM BLIGH 3193, SHOO-CHA 3184, KALIBRO 3290, 
SCRAPPER BLACKWEL 2458, NEW RIFF 3258, WM KEMMLER 3282, JOHN JOHNSON 3285, SUPPORT 
GROUP 3255, and BOBBING CORPSE 3162.