DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/02/2023    Duedate: 05/29/2023

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-415

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FROZEN MUDSLIDE
HANGOVERS (265)
(59-3106) [12-3-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SOBER FOR 7 DAYS               LADY BO
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         KILLER BLUES (280)
(59-3242) [10-4-0,120]         (59-2456) [4-3-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OIL SPILL                      LOTHAR DYFONATE
ISLANDERS (247)                NEXUS 5 (324)
(59-3161) [17-23-0,74]         (59-3250) [6-7-0,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HANGOVERS (265)             49
2. KILLER BLUES (280)          42      IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. CHAPEL ROCK (287)           35      Unchartered Team
4. BOOK OF THOMAS (317)        27
5. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)     18      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)  298 163 15 64.6   1/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    9  5 0
 2/ 0 HANGOVERS (265)          297 185 23 61.6   2/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      7  2 1
 3/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      84  55  5 60.4   3/ 2 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   7  4 0
 4/ 0 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        384 279 18 57.9   4/ 4*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)  7  8 1
 5/ 3*KILLER BLUES (280)        16  15  2 51.6   5/ 6*KILLER BLUES (280)        6  5 1
 6/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   265 271 11 49.4   6/ 0 HANGOVERS (265)           5  0 0
 7/ 7 NEXUS 5 (324)             98 121  1 44.7   7/ 7 NEXUS 5 (324)             5  5 0
 8/ 6 ISLANDERS (247)          579 726 20 44.4   8/ 0 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         3  2 0
 9/ 5*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)   7  11  1 38.9   9/ 5 ISLANDERS (247)           1 11 0
10/ 8*TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)    3   5  0 37.5  10/ 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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

My career in Illis grows shorter!  Sober for 7 Days and myself were born to be tourney 
warriors.  Neither of us have broken through to what Assur calls success, but just 
being able to fight for him means we aren't without merit.  He call himself a patient 
manager, but that only applies when you have something unique going on!  "His 
'special' projects.'  Those get carte blanche!  A basher that catches his eye?  
Hired!!!  Us tourney strikers?!?  Not so much...

                                          -- Substitution

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  For every winner there is a loser.  Speaking of losers, lets take a 
look at ISLANDERS, who went down to 5th from 9th.  Life is tough.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for FALSE IDLE, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing AZA 
CHORN like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to 
walk out on the sands.  AZA CHORN was defeated by FALSE IDLE and drops 15 points.  
It's a proud day for the HANGOVERS stable, as their warrior, FROZEN MUDSLIDE, 
ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get 
a bigger halberd!   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad BOOK OF  THOMAS?  Big bad BOOK 
OF THOMAS.  Big bad BOOK OF THOMAS.  ILLIS' afraid of the big bad BOOK OF THOMAS.  
Tra la la la la!  For those of you who like math, try this one:  BOOK OF THOMAS + 
Weapons That go Boom = BASHAHOLICS ANON + Avoid City.  And who is this BOBBING CORPSE 
you ask, with 49 points and a 6-3-1 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Here's some advice:  warriors with little 
wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, there's the manager of the ILLIS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown 
Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106         12   3  0   111       HANGOVERS (265)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242        10   4  0   120       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 BAHAMA MAMA 3064             14   3  1   100       HANGOVERS (265)
 12 STONES 3078               20   9  0    98       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 FALSE IDLE 2984              15  23  0    97       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988             17   8  0    93       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
-MACCABEE 3088                11   5  1    93       NEXUS 5 (324)
 DISCIPLE 3143                11   5  0    91       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 JUBEI 3197                    9   9  1    91       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 SUBSTITUTION 3213             9   6  0    91       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZA CHORN 3246               11   7  0    81       NEXUS 5 (324)
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             19  15  1    76       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 OIL SPILL 3161               17  23  0    74       ISLANDERS (247)
 SHOO-CHA 3184                18  14  0    72       ISLANDERS (247)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LADY BO 2456                  4   3  0    66       KILLER BLUES (280)
 TOM BLIGH 3193               17  12  1    64       ISLANDERS (247)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PURPLE HAZE 3165              6   2  0    59       HANGOVERS (265)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250          6   7  0    56       NEXUS 5 (324)
 ZAK STORM 3227                4   0  0    51       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 BOBBING CORPSE 3162           6   3  1    49       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 I CAN QUIT 3269               6   1  0    46       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 STARFISH 3232                11  10  0    43       ISLANDERS (247)
 GREYHOUND 3219                4   1  2    39       HANGOVERS (265)
 NEW RIFF 3258                 3   5  0    36       TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAY WALKER 3209               3   2  0    29       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 CHAR AZNABLE 3266             3   2  0    28       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255            6   4  0    26       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 WILLIAM LAKE 3287             2   1  0    24       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLIND BOY FULLER 2457         3   4  0    23       KILLER BLUES (280)
 KALIBRO 3290                  1   2  0    23       NEXUS 5 (324)
 LUCIOUS R. WILSON 3288        2   1  0    22       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3271       2   2  0    20       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 EARL HOOKER 3292              1   0  1    18       KILLER BLUES (280)
 KING SOLOMON HILL 3291        1   0  0    17       KILLER BLUES (280)
 CHESSMASTER HEX 3276          3   1  0    15       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 WM KEMMLER 3282               1   2  1    10       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 MOSCOW MULE 3263              1   0  0    10       HANGOVERS (265)
 JOHN JOHNSON 3285             1   2  0     9       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 JOHN HOCH 3286                1   2  0     5       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 JONNY LANG 3293               0   1  0     1       KILLER BLUES (280)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HYMN SELF 3295          0  1 0 CHAPEL ROCK 287      BANDIT PRINCE         415  NONE
GIGANTOMCHIA 3289       1  1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 SPYMASTER             415  NONE
VISCIOUS 3275           2  2 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 EARL HOOKER 3292      415   
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

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GIGANTOMCHIA was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HYMN SELF was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
BLIND BOY FULLER was handily defeated by BOBBING CORPSE in a 1 minute Bloodfeud match.
JUBEI devastated OIL SPILL in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
LADY BO demolished I CAN QUIT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
LOTHAR DYFONATE won victory over STARFISH in a 6 minute Challenge fight.
CHESSMASTER HEX was luckily beaten by DAY WALKER in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
SUBSTITUTION was handily defeated by FROZEN MUDSLIDE in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
AZA CHORN was viciously subdued by FALSE IDLE in a 3 minute expert's duel.
SOBER FOR 7 DAYS vanquished JAR OF CLAY in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided duel.
12 STONES overcame DUM GRUNT in a tiresome 5 minute veteran's bout.
BAHAMA MAMA demolished SHOO-CHA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched competition.
DISCIPLE demolished TOM BLIGH in a popular 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
PURPLE HAZE handily defeated WILLIAM LAKE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
NEW RIFF was overpowered by ZAK STORM in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
GREYHOUND handily defeated SUPPORT GROUP in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
CHAR AZNABLE devastated JOHN HOCH in a exciting 1 minute one-sided brawl.
VISCIOUS was murdered by EARL HOOKER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WM KEMMLER was overpowered by KALIBRO in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
JOHN JOHNSON was devastated by KING SOLOMON HILL in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LUCIOUS R. WILSON overpowered VENAL CLERK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MOSCOW MULE overpowered JONNY LANG in a 1 minute uneven fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  14 -  3      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  19 -  1      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  27 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        14 -  18 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   9 -  0      31  |

Turn 415 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      1 -  5         4  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106       12   3  0  111 HANGOVERS (265)
STRIKING ATTACK  SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242      10   4  0  120 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
SLASHING ATTACK  BAHAMA MAMA 3064           14   3  1  100 HANGOVERS (265)
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             20   9  0   98 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
WALL OF STEEL    AZA CHORN 3246             11   7  0   81 NEXUS 5 (324)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAK STORM 3227              4   0  0   51 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269             6   1  0   46 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    STARFISH 3232              11  10  0   43 ISLANDERS (247)
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 LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250.  The ten other most popular fighters were FALSE IDLE 2984, 
SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242, DISCIPLE 3143, JUBEI 3197, BOBBING CORPSE 3162, DAY WALKER 
3209, BAHAMA MAMA 3064, GREYHOUND 3219, CHAR AZNABLE 3266, and KING SOLOMON HILL 
3291.

The least popular fighter this week was 12 STONES 3078.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JONNY LANG 3293, JOHN JOHNSON 3285, WM KEMMLER 3282, VISCIOUS 3275, 
SUPPORT GROUP 3255, NEW RIFF 3258, WILLIAM LAKE 3287, TOM BLIGH 3193, SUBSTITUTION 
3213, and I CAN QUIT 3269.