DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/25/2023    Duedate: 08/21/2023

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-418

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FROZEN MUDSLIDE
HANGOVERS (265)
(59-3106) [15-3-0,146]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FROZEN MUDSLIDE                POSITION IS EMPTY
HANGOVERS (265)                
(59-3106) [15-3-0,146]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SUBSTITUTION                   SOBER FOR 7 DAYS
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3213) [11-7-0,119]         (59-3242) [11-5-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ISLANDERS (247)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ISLANDERS (247)             34
2. ISLE OF SKYE (58)           34      CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
3. CLAN DREKMOOR (330)         18      Unchartered Team
4. KILLER BLUES (280)          15
5. CHAPEL ROCK (287)            4      ODIN'S CHOSEN (267)

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/ 4 ISLANDERS (247)          11  4 0
 2/ 3 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)       23  14  1 62.2   2/ 2 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         8  7 0
 3/ 2 HANGOVERS (265)          304 189 23 61.7   3/ 1 HANGOVERS (265)           7  4 0
 4- 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      86  58  5 59.7   4/ 3 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    6  5 0
 5/ 5 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        392 286 18 57.8   5/ 5 KILLER BLUES (280)        6  9 0
 6/ 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        251 206 15 54.9   6- 9*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)  4  6 0
 7/ 8 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   271 276 11 49.5   7/11 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         4  6 0
 8/ 9 KILLER BLUES (280)        22  24  2 47.8   8- 8 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   3  3 0
 9/ 7 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)    5   6  0 45.5   9/ 7 NEXUS 5 (324)             3  7 0
10/11 ISLANDERS (247)          590 730 20 44.7  10/10 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   2  1 0
11/10 NEXUS 5 (324)            101 128  1 44.1  11- 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      2  3 0
12-12*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)  11  17  1 39.3  12/12 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)       1  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.

Still hanging on here, debating whether to take a plunge or not.  But I really don't 
like the look of those top to challengers in the rankings. We shall see what happens.

                                          -- Frozen Mudslide 
                                             Hangovers
                                             4-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 is certain in 
ILLIS, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top 
team--ISLANDERS.  Those betting on BOOK OF THOMAS lost their shirt, as BOOK OF THOMAS 
lost their fighting abilities:  0-0-0.  What's a move up by 4 you ask?  (alright, 
maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to ISLE OF SKYE.  Good things 
come to those who fight well, as ISLANDERS can attest, moving up by 3.  CLAN DREKMOOR 
had cause to celebrate, after MADSLAYER got 18 points by beating BLIND BOY FULLER.  A 
certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 8 
points to KING SOLOMON HILL.  (Discrete enough, MOSCOW MULE?) Duelmaster FROZEN 
MUDSLIDE from HANGOVERS is going for the gold, as it challenged NEXUS 5's MACCABEE.  
Ooh, the excitement!  MACCABEE found out that ILLIS isn't a democracy.  You've gotta 
be the best to be Duelmaster here!  Word has it one team in ILLIS is using psychics 
to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst 
the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BOOK OF THOMAS, alone and unchallenged.  
As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of CHAPEL ROCK, so did that sorry 
team shy from BOOK OF THOMAS Is it charming personality?  Conversational abilities?  
Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, OIL SPILL is the most challenged warrior.  Call 
'im brash!  Call 'im brassy!  Call 'im brave!  Call 'im sassy!  12 STONES will face 
SOBER FOR 7 DAYS, up by 36.  Aaaah, just call 'im dead meat.  The gods smiled upon 12 
STONES, in its upset fight against SOBER FOR 7 DAYS.  12 STONES gets a win, 14 
points, and a free drink on me.  (Next week, OK?)  
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling 
may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Like a mixed metaphor, and 
an overtaxed simile, I now bid ILLIS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106         15   3  0   146       HANGOVERS (265)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUBSTITUTION 3213            11   7  0   119       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 12 STONES 3078               22  10  0   107       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-BAHAMA MAMA 3064             14   3  1   100       HANGOVERS (265)
 SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242        11   5  0    97       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 OIL SPILL 3161               20  23  0    96       ISLANDERS (247)
 FALSE IDLE 2984              16  25  0    95       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988             17   8  0    93       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 MACCABEE 3088                12   7  1    93       NEXUS 5 (324)
-JUBEI 3197                   10  10  1    91       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             22  15  1    89       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 SHOO-CHA 3184                20  15  0    89       ISLANDERS (247)
 D'ARTAGNAN 2174              12   7  0    87       ISLE OF SKYE (58)
 AZA CHORN 3246               12   9  0    79       NEXUS 5 (324)
 DISCIPLE 3143                11   8  0    75       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOM BLIGH 3193               19  13  1    73       ISLANDERS (247)
 JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128     14  13  0    73       ISLE OF SKYE (58)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250          7   9  0    65       NEXUS 5 (324)
 PURPLE HAZE 3165              7   4  0    64       HANGOVERS (265)
 I CAN QUIT 3269               8   2  0    63       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-ZAK STORM 3227                5   0  0    60       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKARP-HEDIN 2159              9  15  1    56       ISLE OF SKYE (58)
 GREYHOUND 3219                6   2  2    52       HANGOVERS (265)
-BROKENBONE 3204               6   4  0    51       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 STARFISH 3232                13  11  0    50       ISLANDERS (247)
-BOBBING CORPSE 3162           7   4  1    48       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
 LADY BO 2456                  4   6  0    44       KILLER BLUES (280)
 NEW RIFF 3258                 5   6  0    43       TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
 KING SOLOMON HILL 3291        3   1  0    41       KILLER BLUES (280)
-LUCIOUS R. WILSON 3288        4   1  0    34       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255            7   6  0    33       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 MADSLAYER 3205                3   3  0    31       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 BEACHCOMBER 3296              2   1  0    30       ISLANDERS (247)
-DAY WALKER 3209               3   2  0    29       BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
-RAGEFIRE 3217                 7   3  0    28       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 THORUNDR 2654                 3   3  1    26       ISLE OF SKYE (58)
-WARBEAST 3203                 2   2  0    26       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JOHN JOHNSON 3285             2   3  0    23       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 BLIND BOY FULLER 2457         4   6  0    22       KILLER BLUES (280)
-CHESSMASTER HEX 3276          4   1  0    22       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-GRIMFURY 3207                 3   1  0    22       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 JONNY LANG 3293               2   2  0    22       KILLER BLUES (280)
-CHAR AZNABLE 3266             3   3  0    20       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3271       2   2  0    20       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 MOSCOW MULE 3263              2   1  0    18       HANGOVERS (265)
-JOHN HOCH 3286                2   3  0    16       RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
 EARL HOOKER 3292              2   2  1    14       KILLER BLUES (280)
-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)
 EXODUS 3297                   2   1  0     7       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 LOKI 3303                     0   1  0     1       ISLE OF SKYE (58)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
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  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FROZEN MUDSLIDE devastated MACCABEE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
12 STONES unbelievably bested SOBER FOR 7 DAYS in a 6 minute Challenge battle.
FALSE IDLE lost to SUBSTITUTION in a popular 2 minute master's Challenge brawl.
AZA CHORN was savagely defeated by OIL SPILL in a 4 minute master's Challenge match.
DISCIPLE was defeated by SHOO-CHA in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge struggle.
LOTHAR DYFONATE was bested by TOM BLIGH in a 4 minute gory Challenge competition.
SKARP-HEDIN handily defeated NEW RIFF in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
MOSCOW MULE was vanquished by KING SOLOMON HILL in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
EXODUS was vanquished by BEACHCOMBER in a popular 4 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
JAR OF CLAY overcame I CAN QUIT in a 3 minute one-sided bout.
D'ARTAGNAN demolished PURPLE HAZE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA handily defeated LADY BO in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
STARFISH subdued THORUNDR in a 1 minute brawl.
GREYHOUND savagely defeated SUPPORT GROUP in a 2 minute bloody conflict.
BLIND BOY FULLER was overpowered by MADSLAYER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
EARL HOOKER devastated LOKI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
JONNY LANG overpowered MINI-PUMPKIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  21 -  3      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  23 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL     29 -  32 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        21 -  26 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  13 -  0      38  |

Turn 418 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      2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      3 -  4         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106       15   3  0  146 HANGOVERS (265)
STRIKING ATTACK  SUBSTITUTION 3213          11   7  0  119 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             22  10  0  107 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
WALL OF STEEL    SHOO-CHA 3184              20  15  0   89 ISLANDERS (247)
LUNGING ATTACK   D'ARTAGNAN 2174            12   7  0   87 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128   14  13  0   73 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269             8   2  0   63 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
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 SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242.  The ten other most popular fighters were OIL SPILL 
3161, SUBSTITUTION 3213, BEACHCOMBER 3296, 12 STONES 3078, DISCIPLE 3143, TOM BLIGH 
3193, GREYHOUND 3219, LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250, I CAN QUIT 3269, and KING SOLOMON HILL 
3291.

The least popular fighter this week was LOKI 3303.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLIND BOY FULLER 2457, THORUNDR 2654, PURPLE HAZE 3165, MOSCOW MULE 
3263, NEW RIFF 3258, MACCABEE 3088, JONNY LANG 3293, SUPPORT GROUP 3255, JAR OF CLAY 
3046, and EXODUS 3297.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FROZEN MUDSLIDE (59-3106) HANGOVERS (265)