DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/09/2024    Duedate: 02/05/2024

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-424

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUBSTITUTION
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3213) [12-8-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUBSTITUTION                   POSITION IS EMPTY
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         
(59-3213) [12-8-0,105]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SUBSTITUTION                   JONNY LANG
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         KILLER BLUES (280)
(59-3213) [12-8-0,105]         (59-3293) [5-5-0,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KILLER BLUES (280)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KILLER BLUES (280)          61
2. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      33      KILLER BLUES (280)
3. CHAPEL ROCK (287)            0      Unchartered Team
4. THE EXPLORERS (21)           0
5. ISLE OF SKYE (58)            0      TORTURE (98)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        405 296 18 57.8   1/ 2 KILLER BLUES (280)       11  4 0
 2- 2 THE EXPLORERS (21)       177 135  7 56.7   2- 1 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         6  2 0
 3- 4 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        258 218 16 54.2   3/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    5  6 0
 4/ 5 KILLER BLUES (280)        41  35  2 53.9   4/ 3 ISLANDERS (247)           4  9 0
 5/ 3 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)    9   8  0 52.9   5- 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         3  6 1
 6/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   283 286 12 49.7   6/ 5 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   2  1 0
 7/ 7 ISLANDERS (247)          598 750 20 44.4   7- 4 THE EXPLORERS (21)        2  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out ILLIS to see 
what's new.  Like, CHAPEL ROCK had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 
spot by KILLER BLUES!  Way to go KILLER BLUES!  The guys at BASHAHOLICS ANON like 
really pulled together to get a 4-0-0 this turn, moving up by 4.  MVP award for EARL 
HOOKER?  KILLER BLUES' proud of him after beating TOM BLIGH and getting 24 points.  
What a putz!  JAR OF CLAY fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and 
loses the title.  No one said it was a genius...  Was that a tear I saw in 
SUBSTITUTION's eye, as he took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't NEW RIFF fit to be 
tied!  Who was the wiseguy that said ILLIS' Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The 
Warty Toad?  Don't look at me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  KILLER BLUES 
was the most avoided team.  Is a 41-35-2 record really that scary?  Is there some 
deep dark secret why BASHAHOLICS ANON's been avoiding KILLER BLUES so much?  Or is it 
just that they're too scared?  Can ISLANDERS' OIL SPILL be more popular than me?  He 
was challenged the most, but is that really the same?  For sure, I was holding my 
breath when I found out LADY BO challenged OIL SPILL.  After all, haven't KILLER 
BLUES and ISLANDERS had a long standing duel in ILLIS?  It wasn't a spectacular 
fight, or anything, but OIL SPILL wants me to write about it since he was subdued by 
LADY BO.  Satisfied?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All ILLIS ever talks about is fighting!  Me, 
I'm more laid back.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?  I'd be out of a 
job, that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  I had a fun 
time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUBSTITUTION 3213            12   8  0   105       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JAR OF CLAY 3046             26  16  1   109       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-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)
 LADY BO 2456                  9   7  0    95       KILLER BLUES (280)
 OIL SPILL 3161               21  28  0    91       ISLANDERS (247)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EARL HOOKER 3292              6   4  1    83       KILLER BLUES (280)
 TOM BLIGH 3193               20  18  1    79       ISLANDERS (247)
-GLENN 2415                   16   6  0    77       THE EXPLORERS (21)
 NEW RIFF 3258                 9   8  0    72       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)
 STARFISH 3232                14  16  0    58       ISLANDERS (247)
 BLIND BOY FULLER 2457         9   7  0    58       KILLER BLUES (280)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JONNY LANG 3293               5   5  0    54       KILLER BLUES (280)
 I CAN QUIT 3269              10   6  0    50       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255            9  10  0    50       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PARRY 2435                    6  10  0    33       THE EXPLORERS (21)
-THORUNDR 2654                 5   5  1    27       ISLE OF SKYE (58)
 BEACHCOMBER 3296              5   4  0    26       ISLANDERS (247)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312          2   0  0    21       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-EXODUS 3297                   3   5  0    14       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 PYENG THREADGILL 3320         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?
KING SOLOMON HIL 3291   5  4 0 KILLER BLUES 280     SKARP-HEDIN 2159      423   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LADY BO bested OIL SPILL in a 2 minute master's Challenge fight.
JONNY LANG viciously subdued STARFISH in a 3 minute brutal uneven Challenge battle.
SUBSTITUTION overpowered NEW RIFF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
TOM BLIGH was overpowered by EARL HOOKER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
I CAN QUIT devastated LUCIUS VORENUS in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
BLIND BOY FULLER overpowered BEACHCOMBER in a 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
SUPPORT GROUP slimly won victory over SCRAWNY GEORGE in a 3 minute fight.
AGAIN AND AGAIN handily defeated PYENG THREADGILL in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       17 -   7 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        32 -  25 -  2      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  22 -  2      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  25 -  1      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  36 -  0      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  13 -  0      32  |

Turn 424 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SUBSTITUTION 3213          12   8  0  105 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
SLASHING ATTACK  LADY BO 2456                9   7  0   95 KILLER BLUES (280)
LUNGING ATTACK   EARL HOOKER 3292            6   4  1   83 KILLER BLUES (280)
WALL OF STEEL    TOM BLIGH 3193             20  18  1   79 ISLANDERS (247)
AIMED BLOW       NEW RIFF 3258               9   8  0   72 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269            10   6  0   50 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 JONNY LANG 3293.  The ten other most popular fighters were LADY BO 2456, 
SUBSTITUTION 3213, SUPPORT GROUP 3255, BLIND BOY FULLER 2457, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, 
EARL HOOKER 3292, STARFISH 3232, NEW RIFF 3258, I CAN QUIT 3269, and PYENG THREADGILL 
3320.

The least popular fighter this week was BEACHCOMBER 3296.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TOM BLIGH 3193, OIL SPILL 3161, PYENG THREADGILL 3320, I CAN 
QUIT 3269, NEW RIFF 3258, STARFISH 3232, EARL HOOKER 3292, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, 
BLIND BOY FULLER 2457, and SUPPORT GROUP 3255.

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the 
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143). 
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free 
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and 
on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "915." 

         The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI