DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/12/2023    Duedate: 01/08/2024

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-423

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JAR OF CLAY
CHAPEL ROCK (287)
(59-3046) [26-16-1,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JAR OF CLAY                    POSITION IS EMPTY
CHAPEL ROCK (287)              
(59-3046) [26-16-1,109]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SUBSTITUTION                   SUBSTITUTION
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3213) [11-8-0,100]         (59-3213) [11-8-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHAPEL ROCK (287)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAPEL ROCK (287)           19
2. ISLE OF SKYE (58)           17      CHAPEL ROCK (287)
3. KILLER BLUES (280)          12      Unchartered Team
4. TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)      8
5. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)       5      FUNNY ANIMALS (180)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        405 296 18 57.8   1/ 1 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         9  4 0
 2- 4 THE EXPLORERS (21)       177 135  7 56.7   2/ 2 KILLER BLUES (280)        8  7 0
 3/ 6 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)    9   7  0 56.3   3/ 4 ISLANDERS (247)           6  8 0
 4/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        258 218 16 54.2   4- 3 THE EXPLORERS (21)        5  3 0
 5/ 7 KILLER BLUES (280)        37  34  2 52.1   5/ 7 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   3  0 0
 6/ 8 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   279 286 12 49.4   6/ 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         3  6 1
 7/10 ISLANDERS (247)          598 746 20 44.5   7/ 5 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    3  7 1

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

                                      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.  Practice pays for 
D'ARTAGNAN, who pummelled TOM BLIGH, to pocket 17 points.  TOM BLIGH certainly had a 
baffled expression on his face, after losing to D'ARTAGNAN and losing 13 points in 
the process!  Well, Duelmaster JAR OF CLAY challenged ISLANDERS' OIL SPILL.  Is a 
25-16-1 good enough?  JAR OF CLAY successfully staved off a grab for the roses by OIL 
SPILL of ISLANDERS.  Does ILLIS have no one talented enough to dethrone it?  Word has 
it one team in ILLIS is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. 
I'll bet it works.   
     And how sociable are ILLIS' warriors?  Come, let us see.  To quell some nasty 
rumors, the guys in KILLER BLUES are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to 
avoid 'em.  Like a pup with its tail between its legs, CHAPEL ROCK scurried away from 
KILLER BLUES.  Oh, the shame!  Is it charming personality?  Conversational abilities? 
Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, NEW RIFF is the most challenged warrior.  
SUBSTITUTION found himself challenged by a warrior 21 below:  12 STONES.  12 STONES 
of CHAPEL ROCK kept its wits as it beat SUBSTITUTION.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Congratulations, SKARP-HEDIN.  The manager of KILLER BLUES should have sent KING 
SOLOMON HILL to the Dark Arena for having a 5-3-0 long ago.  Ask not a spymaster for 
counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious 
stupor.   
     Do not think spyreporting in ILLIS is the highlight of my life.  My fingers tire 
and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable 
character.  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ILLIS?  On 
that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             26  16  1   109       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 12 STONES 3078               25  12  0   107       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 D'ARTAGNAN 2174              14   9  0   106       ISLE OF SKYE (58)
 DISCIPLE 3143                15   9  0   103       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 SUBSTITUTION 3213            11   8  0   100       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 OIL SPILL 3161               21  27  0    98       ISLANDERS (247)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOM BLIGH 3193               20  17  1    83       ISLANDERS (247)
 LADY BO 2456                  8   7  0    80       KILLER BLUES (280)
-GLENN 2415                   16   6  0    77       THE EXPLORERS (21)
 NEW RIFF 3258                 9   7  0    74       TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
 JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128     15  16  0    69       ISLE OF SKYE (58)
-LEWIS 2402                   18   7  0    67       THE EXPLORERS (21)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKARP-HEDIN 2159             11  17  2    66       ISLE OF SKYE (58)
 EARL HOOKER 3292              5   4  1    59       KILLER BLUES (280)
 STARFISH 3232                14  15  0    57       ISLANDERS (247)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLIND BOY FULLER 2457         8   7  0    52       KILLER BLUES (280)
 I CAN QUIT 3269               9   6  0    41       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 JONNY LANG 3293               4   5  0    39       KILLER BLUES (280)
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255            8  10  0    38       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PARRY 2435                    6  10  0    33       THE EXPLORERS (21)
 BEACHCOMBER 3296              5   3  0    29       ISLANDERS (247)
 THORUNDR 2654                 5   5  1    27       ISLE OF SKYE (58)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXODUS 3297                   3   5  0    14       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312          1   0  0    14       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
IT'S NOT A PROBL 3313   0  1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 SPYMASTER             423  NONE
KING SOLOMON HIL 3291   5  4 0 KILLER BLUES 280     SKARP-HEDIN 2159      423   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JAR OF CLAY unbelievably bested OIL SPILL in a 4 minute Challenge Title duel.
12 STONES subdued SUBSTITUTION in a crowd pleasing 6 minute expert's Challenge fight.
D'ARTAGNAN devastated TOM BLIGH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA was subdued by LADY BO in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
SKARP-HEDIN slaughtered KING SOLOMON HILL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
EXODUS was savagely defeated by BEACHCOMBER in a 4 minute Challenge brawl.
DISCIPLE handily defeated DOOMIE JUGGERNAUT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
EARL HOOKER lost to NEW RIFF in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel.
I CAN QUIT lost to STARFISH in a 2 minute fight.
BLIND BOY FULLER overpowered SUPPORT GROUP in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match.
THORUNDR was subdued by JONNY LANG in a 2 minute match.
AGAIN AND AGAIN devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       17 -   7 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        33 -  24 -  2      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  23 -  3      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  24 -  1      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  39 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  14 -  0      36  |

Turn 423 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      JAR OF CLAY 3046           26  16  1  109 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
LUNGING ATTACK   D'ARTAGNAN 2174            14   9  0  106 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
AIMED BLOW       DISCIPLE 3143              15   9  0  103 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
STRIKING ATTACK  SUBSTITUTION 3213          11   8  0  100 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
WALL OF STEEL    TOM BLIGH 3193             20  17  1   83 ISLANDERS (247)
SLASHING ATTACK  LADY BO 2456                8   7  0   80 KILLER BLUES (280)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269             9   6  0   41 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 SUBSTITUTION 3213.  The ten other most popular fighters were OIL SPILL 3161, 
BEACHCOMBER 3296, NEW RIFF 3258, JONNY LANG 3293, 12 STONES 3078, LADY BO 2456, 
D'ARTAGNAN 2174, I CAN QUIT 3269, BLIND BOY FULLER 2457, and AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312.

The least popular fighter this week was EXODUS 3297.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KING SOLOMON HILL 3291, TOM BLIGH 3193, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3313, 
SUPPORT GROUP 3255, STARFISH 3232, SKARP-HEDIN 2159, JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128, 
THORUNDR 2654, EARL HOOKER 3292, and DISCIPLE 3143.

                 MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXVIII

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MAGELLAN 126 (29-35-0)                 0  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SWORDGRAVE 3115 (33-18-0)              8  3  0         IMPROVED ILLUSION    
ARMSTRONG 1291 (23-18-1)               0  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        
MACAULIFFE 1811 (14-12-2)              0  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        
SINCLAIR 3099 (59-43-1)                0  3  0         NEXUS 5              

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

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SUBSTITUTION 3213 (11-7-0)             8  3  0         BASHAHOLICS ANON     
LEWIS 2402 (17-7-0)                    2  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        
GLENN 2415 (16-5-0)                    0  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        
JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128 (15-14-0)     0  3  0         ISLE OF SKYE         

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PARRY 2435 (5-10-0)                    0  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3271 (4-2-0)        6  1  0  DEAD   BASHAHOLICS ANON     
POLO 2586 (2-3-0)                      0  2  0  DEAD   THE EXPLORERS        

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ELVIS REVISITED 3236 (0-0-0)           2  3  0         DEJA VU              
YAMIKUBO 3302 (0-0-0)                  1  3  0         IMPROVED ILLUSION    

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SINGAPORE SLING 2974 (5-3-0)           3  3  0  DEAD   HANGOVERS            
JUDAS PRIEST 2506 (11-3-3)             2  3  1         CHAPEL ROCK          
HARVEY WALLBANGER 2382 (4-2-0)         0  3  0         HANGOVERS            
RSI CS 2482 (11-4-1)                   0  3  0         IMPROVED ILLUSION    

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WU QI 309 (3-3-0)                      4  3  0         ISLE OF SKYE         
COOK 2419 (11-8-0)                     1  3  1         THE EXPLORERS        
CLARK 974 (5-3-0)                      0  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EPSILON VOLANTIS 3196 (0-1-0)         10  3  1         VOLANS               
IDA COX 2459 (2-0-0)                   5  3  0         KILLER BLUES         
MU QI 1993 (5-5-0)                     2  3  0         ISLE OF SKYE         
HENRY IV 1140 (1-3-0)                  1  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        
DOOMBLADE 3206 (2-1-1)                 0  3  0         CLAN DREKMOOR        
KIRK 2417 (3-2-1)                      0  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DE SNOOT 3089 (0-0-0)                  8  3  1         NEXUS 5              
LEWIS 975 (3-2-0)                      2  3  0         THE EXPLORERS        
BYRD 1366 (1-3-0)                      0  2  0  DEAD   THE EXPLORERS