DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/27/2023 Duedate: 07/24/2023
ILLIS ARENA
DM-59 TURN-417
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FROZEN MUDSLIDE
HANGOVERS (265)
(59-3106) [14-3-0,133]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FROZEN MUDSLIDE LUCIOUS R. WILSON
HANGOVERS (265) RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
(59-3106) [14-3-0,133] (59-3288) [4-1-0,34]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3213) [10-7-0,111] (59-3213) [10-7-0,111]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HANGOVERS (265)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NEXUS 5 (324) 28
2. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 26 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. HANGOVERS (265) 24 Unchartered Team
4. ISLE OF SKYE (58) 22
5. ISLANDERS (247) 17 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 301 166 15 64.5 1/ 1 HANGOVERS (265) 10 2 0
2/ 2 HANGOVERS (265) 302 187 23 61.8 2/ 5 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 9 6 0
3/ 0 CLAN DREKMOOR (330) 22 14 1 61.1 3/ 3 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 6 5 0
4/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (317) 86 58 5 59.7 4/ 9 ISLANDERS (247) 6 8 0
5/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 390 283 18 57.9 5/ 2 KILLER BLUES (280) 6 9 1
6/ 0 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 248 204 15 54.9 6/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (317) 5 3 0
7/ 7 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 5 5 0 50.0 7/ 8 NEXUS 5 (324) 5 5 0
8/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 270 273 11 49.7 8/ 6 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 5 6 0
9/ 5 KILLER BLUES (280) 19 22 2 46.3 9/ 7*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333) 5 10 0
10/ 9 NEXUS 5 (324) 101 125 1 44.7 10/10 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 2 1 0
11/ 8 ISLANDERS (247) 585 730 20 44.5 11/ 0 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 1 4 0
12/10*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333) 11 17 1 39.3 12/ 0 CLAN DREKMOOR (330) 0 1 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.
An encore to encore?? Sorry, the training this turn wasn't anywhere near as good, so
I'm not going to brag about it and will just sit here and shut up instead.
-- Frozen Mudslide
Hangovers
3-Time Duelmaster of Illis
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 works for a
team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as ISLANDERS can
attest... Good things come to those who fight well, as BASHAHOLICS ANON can attest,
moving up by 0. BASHAHOLICS ANON had cause to celebrate, after SUBSTITUTION got 17
points by beating 12 STONES. LADY BO certainly had a baffled expression on hers
face, after losing to JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA and losing 15 points in the process!
Duelmaster FROZEN MUDSLIDE from HANGOVERS is going for the gold, as it challenged
IMPROVED ILLUSION's JUBEI. Ooh, the excitement! FROZEN MUDSLIDE successfully staved
off a grab for the roses by JUBEI of IMPROVED ILLUSION. Does ILLIS have no one
talented enough to dethrone it? So who's the team that's been walking into taverns
last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of KILLER BLUES, alone and unchallenged. Like a
pup with its tail between its legs, CHAPEL ROCK scurried away from KILLER BLUES. Oh,
the shame! If challenges were horses, OIL SPILL could open up a fast food joint!
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen
into an unconscious stupor.
Leave me now, you base fools! More important duties call me. Do not despair!
I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106 14 3 0 133 HANGOVERS (265)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242 11 4 0 129 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
SUBSTITUTION 3213 10 7 0 111 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-BAHAMA MAMA 3064 14 3 1 100 HANGOVERS (265)
MACCABEE 3088 12 6 1 100 NEXUS 5 (324)
FALSE IDLE 2984 16 24 0 99 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
12 STONES 3078 21 10 0 93 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988 17 8 0 93 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
JUBEI 3197 10 10 1 91 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAR OF CLAY 3046 21 15 1 87 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
OIL SPILL 3161 19 23 0 87 ISLANDERS (247)
SHOO-CHA 3184 19 15 0 85 ISLANDERS (247)
AZA CHORN 3246 12 8 0 83 NEXUS 5 (324)
D'ARTAGNAN 2174 11 7 0 76 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
DISCIPLE 3143 11 7 0 75 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
PURPLE HAZE 3165 7 3 0 72 HANGOVERS (265)
TOM BLIGH 3193 18 13 1 68 ISLANDERS (247)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128 13 13 0 66 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250 7 8 0 66 NEXUS 5 (324)
-ZAK STORM 3227 5 0 0 60 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
I CAN QUIT 3269 8 1 0 58 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BROKENBONE 3204 6 4 0 51 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
GREYHOUND 3219 5 2 2 50 HANGOVERS (265)
LADY BO 2456 4 5 0 49 KILLER BLUES (280)
BOBBING CORPSE 3162 7 4 1 48 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
NEW RIFF 3258 5 5 0 48 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
STARFISH 3232 12 11 0 47 ISLANDERS (247)
SKARP-HEDIN 2159 8 15 1 43 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
LUCIOUS R. WILSON 3288 4 1 0 34 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUPPORT GROUP 3255 7 5 0 32 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
KING SOLOMON HILL 3291 2 1 0 30 KILLER BLUES (280)
BLIND BOY FULLER 2457 4 5 0 29 KILLER BLUES (280)
-DAY WALKER 3209 3 2 0 29 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
-RAGEFIRE 3217 7 3 0 28 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
-WARBEAST 3203 2 2 0 26 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
-MOSCOW MULE 3263 2 0 0 26 HANGOVERS (265)
THORUNDR 2654 3 2 1 24 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOHN JOHNSON 3285 2 3 0 23 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-CHESSMASTER HEX 3276 4 1 0 22 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-GRIMFURY 3207 3 1 0 22 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
-CHAR AZNABLE 3266 3 3 0 20 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3271 2 2 0 20 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
BEACHCOMBER 3296 1 1 0 17 ISLANDERS (247)
JOHN HOCH 3286 2 3 0 16 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
EXODUS 3297 2 0 0 15 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
JONNY LANG 3293 1 2 0 14 KILLER BLUES (280)
MADSLAYER 3205 2 3 0 13 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
WM KEMMLER 3282 1 4 1 12 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-KALIBRO 3290 1 3 0 11 NEXUS 5 (324)
WILLIAM LAKE 3287 2 3 0 9 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-THE FEY 3299 1 0 0 8 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
EARL HOOKER 3292 1 2 1 6 KILLER BLUES (280)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HEDIES 3300 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 317 DARK CHAMPION 417 NONE
VISCIOUS 3275 2 2 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 EARL HOOKER 3292 415
GUNNAR 2661 0 3 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58 SPYMASTER 417 NONE
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 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
These may not be late. Who knows? -- Jorja, trying to catch up
Purple Haze -- What did you drink to get such a colorful hangover? Or is it your
shades? -- Tom Bligh
Disciple -- If you want mercy, you'll have to teach skills. -- Shoo-Cha
Lady Bo -- Teach better if you don't want to come out of the water covered in oil. --
Oil Spill
Bobbing Corpse -- That's littering. -- Starfish, all for keeping the beaches clean
Chessmaster Hex -- How do you improve an illusion? Those skills better not be
illusions. -- Beachcomber
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GUNNAR was dealt death by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HEDIES was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
KING SOLOMON HILL was overcome by BOBBING CORPSE in a 1 minute Bloodfeud match.
FROZEN MUDSLIDE devastated JUBEI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
SUBSTITUTION viciously subdued 12 STONES in a 4 minute expert's Challenge brawl.
DISCIPLE was luckily beaten by OIL SPILL in a 2 minute master's Challenge brawl.
FALSE IDLE won victory over SHOO-CHA in a 2 minute expert's Challenge duel.
BLIND BOY FULLER lost to NEW RIFF in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
EXODUS won victory over WM KEMMLER in a popular 4 minute brutal Challenge fight.
EARL HOOKER was handily defeated by JOHN HOCH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
PURPLE HAZE was subdued by AZA CHORN in a 2 minute match.
D'ARTAGNAN was devastated by MACCABEE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
JAR OF CLAY subdued LOTHAR DYFONATE in a popular 5 minute mismatched match.
LADY BO was handily defeated by JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
TOM BLIGH luckily beat SKARP-HEDIN in a 2 minute expert's struggle.
I CAN QUIT handily defeated THORUNDR in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
STARFISH was bested by GREYHOUND in a popular 1 minute brutal brawl.
LUCIOUS R. WILSON demolished MADSLAYER in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
SUPPORT GROUP beat JOHN JOHNSON in a 3 minute fight.
WILLIAM LAKE was overcome by BEACHCOMBER in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
JONNY LANG overpowered MINI-PUMPKIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 8 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 8 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 21 - 1 54 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 13 - 0 54 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 22 - 3 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 30 - 29 - 0 51 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 19 - 22 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 7 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 12 - 0 43 |
Turn 417 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:
WALL OF STEEL 6 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 5 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 5 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106 14 3 0 133 HANGOVERS (265)
STRIKING ATTACK SUBSTITUTION 3213 10 7 0 111 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
TOTAL PARRY 12 STONES 3078 21 10 0 93 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
WALL OF STEEL SHOO-CHA 3184 19 15 0 85 ISLANDERS (247)
LUNGING ATTACK D'ARTAGNAN 2174 11 7 0 76 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK I CAN QUIT 3269 8 1 0 58 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
PARRY-RIPOSTE STARFISH 3232 12 11 0 47 ISLANDERS (247)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SUBSTITUTION 3213. The most popular warrior this
turn was SUBSTITUTION 3213. The ten other most popular fighters were DISCIPLE 3143,
LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250, WM KEMMLER 3282, SKARP-HEDIN 2159, JOHN JOHNSON 3285, FROZEN
MUDSLIDE 3106, FALSE IDLE 2984, PURPLE HAZE 3165, GREYHOUND 3219, and SUPPORT GROUP
3255.
The least popular fighter this week was STARFISH 3232. The other ten least popular
fighters were THORUNDR 2654, D'ARTAGNAN 2174, EARL HOOKER 3292, HEDIES 3300, WILLIAM
LAKE 3287, MADSLAYER 3205, JAR OF CLAY 3046, AZA CHORN 3246, 12 STONES 3078, and
JUBEI 3197.
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.
HOEGARDEN (21-5554) REAL BEER (424)
GRID SQUARE (24-5531) F.N.G. (568)
ROLA NYAH (30-4638) TEMPLAR ROGUES (449)
CAPTAIN KANGAROO (31-3947) MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
BERLIN (63-2923) WORLD BLADES (331)
LADY JAYE (71-7331) THE CODA (190)
CURIOUS GEORGE (73-645) CRYPTICS (35)
GRIFFON (73-5523) AIR CANADA (635)
JOE BOB (82-41731) THIRSTY THUGS 0503 (6967)
EVIL DEMON (84-25442) SUPE FORCES 0B08 (4516)
PRIMARY (84-27109) ROOKIE HALEN 35 (4808)
SUCCUBUS (84-42009) REALLY? (7298)
JELLYFISH HUSSY (84-49856) FELLAS 26 (8559)
WEBBED ROWS (84-54716) SPIDER CREW (9446)
ROBERT PALSON 286 (85-7763) PROJECT MAYHEM 109 (1405)
TATARUSANU (85-12319) E16 ROMANIA (2249)
WHISPY LIB (85-17248) NIGHTMARES XV (3160)
NEEDY MOOSE (85-27944) HALLOWEEN TIME 66 (5134)
DEVELOP (85-38007) 6ERR12 (6923)
IF I BLUFF (85-44018) WE'RE A TEAM VI (8041)
SKULL (85-49348) 33ERR (8994)
EVIL TRIBBLE (85-52462) PHASERS ON STUN! (9366)
ZEKKEN (85-52909) THIRSTY THUGS 2002 (9659)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes