DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/13/2019    Duedate: 12/26/2019

JURINE ARENA

DM-61    TURN-720

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LAST DANCE
WARCKERS (382)
(61-4160) [10-3-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INSTIGATOR                     POSITION IS EMPTY
WARCKERS (382)                 
(61-4170) [12-0-0,133]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OUTSTANDING                    GRITTY
HOWLIN 3-D (439)               WARCKERS (382)
(61-4196) [25-9-0,104]         (61-4244) [2-2-0,23]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DEATHRATTLE (154)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOWLIN 3-D (439)            41
2. WARCKERS (382)              32      WARCKERS (382)
3. DEATHRATTLE (154)           27      Unchartered Team
4. MEN OF ILL REPUTE C (451)    0
5. JURINE TROUBLE! (440)        0      BARNYARD MAFIA (394)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 WARCKERS (382)            58  37  4 61.1   1/ 1 DEATHRATTLE (154)         7  7 1
 2- 2*MEN OF ILL REPUTE  (451)  15  11  1 57.7   2/ 3 HOWLIN 3-D (439)          6  2 0
 3- 3 JURINE TROUBLE! (440)     52  41  4 55.9   3/ 5 WARCKERS (382)            5  3 0
 4/ 4 HOWLIN 3-D (439)         119 100 12 54.3   4/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       5 10 1
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)      580 601 11 49.1   5- 4*MEN OF ILL REPUTE  (451)  3  2 0
 6/ 6 DEATHRATTLE (154)         82 125  6 39.6   6- 6 JURINE TROUBLE! (440)     1  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

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Advancing in the rankings was HOWLIN 3-D who 
went from last turn's 115-99-12, to this week's record of 119-100-12.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for NW ORDER, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing HANNIBAL 
INDIANA like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay 
to walk out on the sands.  MR SMITH was beat by EVAN GOUDGE and drops 11 points.  In 
front of all the crowds, LAST DANCE took the Duelmaster's crown for hers own.  I give 
the bum two weeks.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger 
halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  STOIC defied all odds and slew 
HIGH ELF in the Dark Arena.  The only ones displeased were the buzzards, as HIGH 
ELF's meat is notoriously tough.  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper 
time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in JURINE have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  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                  
 LAST DANCE 4160              10   3  1   110       WARCKERS (382)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INSTIGATOR 4170              12   0  0   133       WARCKERS (382)
 OUTSTANDING 4196             25   9  0   104       HOWLIN 3-D (439)
 YO ADDLE 3900                21  27  2    92       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOUIS MAINE 3892             15  38  0    83       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 EVAN GOUDGE 4198             17  15  0    80       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 FORESIGHT 4165               10   6  1    73       WARCKERS (382)
-ALCOHOLIC UNCLE 4226          5   0  1    70       MEN OF ILL REPUTE C (451)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR SMITH 4240                 8   2  0    66       DEATHRATTLE (154)
 JUSTINE KLAS 4197            15  19  1    65       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NW ORDER 3396                 4   6  0    43       DEATHRATTLE (154)
 HANNIBAL INDIANA 4211         9   9  1    37       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE BOMB 4232                 7   1  0    33       HOWLIN 3-D (439)
 STOIC 2695                    6   7  1    33       DEATHRATTLE (154)
-BLOODY 4212                   2   0  0    33       JURINE TROUBLE! (440)
-BUBBA KHAN 4223               3   0  0    26       MEN OF ILL REPUTE C (451)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRITTY 4244                   2   2  0    23       WARCKERS (382)
 BRIDE OF SMITH 4251           4   3  0    21       DEATHRATTLE (154)
 TREAT 4257                    1   0  0    15       HOWLIN 3-D (439)
-DIRK HOOLIGAN 4255            1   0  0    13       MEN OF ILL REPUTE C (451)
 OUTRAGEOUS 4259               1   0  0    10       HOWLIN 3-D (439)
 JUVENYX 4266                  0   2  0     2       DEATHRATTLE (154)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           STOIC 2695            720  NONE
CRYSTAL 1682            7  9 0 DEATHRATTLE 154      JUSTINE KLAS 4197     717  REVENGED
A 4267                  0  1 0 HOWLIN 3-D 439       DARK CHAMPION         720  NONE
CLOUDY JURINE 4089     12  5 1 JURINE TROUBLE! 440  YO ADDLE 3900         719   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Men of Ill Repute -- 5-0 to the Dark Arena?  Go out on tip i guess. -- memory

Zontani eyes not so sharp; only magic with Deathrattle is hard work, shrewd 
management, and fighting Men of Ill Repute... (team 1 not 451). -- memory

Justine -- Calmly block this... nice to avenge my loss and my teammate's death on the 
same round... enjoying it while it lasts. -- Mr Smith

6 lines vs Convicted Thief.  Shortest I've seen. -- NW Order

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STOIC delivered the death blow upon HIGH ELF in a 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
A was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
YO ADDLE was overpowered by LAST DANCE in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Title duel.
OUTSTANDING overpowered LOUIS MAINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
INSTIGATOR devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
MR SMITH was savagely defeated by EVAN GOUDGE in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
JUSTINE KLAS was handily defeated by FORESIGHT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
HANNIBAL INDIANA lost to NW ORDER in a 1 minute duel.
THE BOMB luckily beat GRITTY in a action packed 3 minute duel.
BRIDE OF SMITH overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JUVENYX was handily defeated by TREAT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
OUTRAGEOUS subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW        10 -   3 -  0      77  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   8 -  1      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  34 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 720 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     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  4         6  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   LAST DANCE 4160            10   3  1  110 WARCKERS (382)
STRIKING ATTACK  INSTIGATOR 4170            12   0  0  133 WARCKERS (382)
AIMED BLOW       OUTSTANDING 4196           25   9  0  104 HOWLIN 3-D (439)
SLASHING ATTACK  FORESIGHT 4165             10   6  1   73 WARCKERS (382)
BASHING ATTACK   MR SMITH 4240               8   2  0   66 DEATHRATTLE (154)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OUTSTANDING 4196.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GRITTY 4244.  The ten other most popular fighters were EVAN GOUDGE 4198, 
INSTIGATOR 4170, LAST DANCE 4160, OUTSTANDING 4196, MR SMITH 4240, NW ORDER 3396, 
BRIDE OF SMITH 4251, TREAT 4257, OUTRAGEOUS 4259, and STOIC 2695.

The least popular fighter this week was JUVENYX 4266.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JUSTINE KLAS 4197, LOUIS MAINE 3892, YO ADDLE 3900, A 4267, THE BOMB 
4232, HANNIBAL INDIANA 4211, FORESIGHT 4165, STOIC 2695, OUTRAGEOUS 4259, and TREAT 
4257.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

OUTSTANDING (61-4196) HOWLIN 3-D (439)

               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. 

                    STEEL LION (84-29033) SUPE FORCES 1B02  (5140) 
                      OREO (84-44001) 4-LETTER JUNKFOOD  (7639) 
                      HPNO (82-31002) THIRSTY TUGS 0419  (5094) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 17-19, 2020.  It will be 
held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room rates 
are $179.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "DFF."  

       The official block cutoff is December 20 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF64 
       This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly.  

The tournament info sheet is out and minioverviews are printing.  We hope you're all 
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                             HALLOWEEN TOURNAMENT UPDATE

	It has come to our attention that a warrior, Voodoo Toad 85-14776, was sent to 
the Dark Arena and slain in order to be classed as a Dead Challenger in this past 
Halloween Tournament.  As this warrior is a Zombie, this was against the rules because 
immortal warriors may not challenge the Dark Arena.  (An exception is granted so a 
warrior may challenge the Dark Arena on his very last turn after receiving an 
invitation to Advanced Duelmasters, so he can show his prowess with the Dark Arena 
monsters, but this may not be used as a method of classing in the dead tournament if 
he happens to die in the night fight.) 
	To correct this injustice, we changed the fight result for all warriors who 
lost to Voodoo Toad to a win for that turn.  This gave two warriors, Crazy 54 84-11494 
of Crazy 88 15 and Sarokith 84-30929 of Dub O Dubs, an ending record of 8-3, which 
grants them Tournament Victor status and resurrection. 
	We realize this is not a perfect solution but hope it will make some amends 
for the warriors who lost to this misclassed warrior.

                                          -- RSI