DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/13/2020    Duedate: 04/25/2020

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-739

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PETE MOSS
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4830) [22-20-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PETE MOSS                      FAHTER GROUNDCRUSHER
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            BATTLE DWARVES (485)
(62-4830) [22-20-0,113]        (62-4954) [4-1-1,52]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

NEOSHA PALMER                  SAM URGO
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4823) [20-28-0,95]         (62-5071) [10-8-0,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)         40
2. SPNSH INQUISITION (191)     14      EQUULEUS (492)
3. EQUULEUS (492)              -3      Unchartered Team
4. BATTLE DWARVES (485)        -7
5. ALTERED STATES II (499)     -9      BATTLE DWARVES (485)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BATTLE DWARVES (485)       4   1  1 80.0   1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       8  7 0
 2/ 2*ALTERED STATES II (499)    3   1  0 75.0   2/ 2 SPNSH INQUISITION (191)   5  6 0
 3/ 4 EQUULEUS (492)            59  44  0 57.3   3/ 4*ALTERED STATES II (499)   2  1 0
 4/ 5 SPNSH INQUISITION (191)  187 158  7 54.2   4/ 3*BATTLE DWARVES (485)      2  1 0
 5/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      746 828 15 47.4   5/ 6 EQUULEUS (492)            1  3 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     Neosha Palmer stood on the end of the dock and looked out into the bay in front 
of Valamantis.  The water had an oily sheen she couldn't account for.  Beside her, her 
teammate Pete Moss said,
     "I grew up in Valamantis.  This is the way it looked when the Dark Tower was 
active.  I was just a kid at the time, but I remember."
     Neosha shrugged.  "I grew up inland, but I remember the trouble it caused, too.  
If it's happening again, what can we do?  What SHOULD we do?"
     Pete shrugged.  "Maybe tell Tensekai, the Silver Mage, who lives on that island 
out there?"  He pointed into the bay.
     "If he's a mage and lives on the water, he probably already knows."
     "Yeah, well, we have to do something," Pete said.  "This could mean any kind of 
disaster.  And I don't see any gladiators here taking steps, do you?"

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in VALAMANTIS this turn, and let's 
start with a look at some of the teams.  And let's see, MELANIE PIERCE fought PUNCH 
DRUNK and gained 13 points and contributed to MIDDLE WAY 10's 4-1-0.  PUNCH DRUNK has 
lost to MELANIE PIERCE, falling 9 points, while helping make ALTERED STATES II a 
0-1-0 turn.  And all eyes were on PETE MOSS this turn as he ascended to the throne of 
Duelmaster.  VALAMANTIS has a new victor!  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I 
saw last night, cramped under the table at The Aradi Alyia?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the MIDDLE WAY 10 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on VALAMANTIS, what are you afraid 
of?  And avoiding MIDDLE WAY 10 more than any other team we find SPNSH INQUISITION.  
VALAMANTIS, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most 
challenged warrior this turn was MIDDLE WAY 10's warrior MARINA QUINN.  More fighters 
challenged her than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that VALAMANTIS has more dishwashers per capita 
that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PETE MOSS 4830               22  20  0   113       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEOSHA PALMER 4823           20  28  0    95       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELTA EQUULEI 5007           18  23  0    87       EQUULEUS (492)
 STUNNING RED 2711             8   3  0    76       SPNSH INQUISITION (191)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARINA QUINN 5060            11  15  0    55       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 FAHTER GROUNDCRUSHER 4954     4   1  1    52       BATTLE DWARVES (485)
 MELANIE PIERCE 5081           8   4  0    48       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 CARDINAL FANG 2710            6   5  1    45       SPNSH INQUISITION (191)
 SOFT CUSHION 2708             6   5  0    41       SPNSH INQUISITION (191)
 SAM URGO 5071                10   8  0    38       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 PUNCH DRUNK 5082              3   1  0    35       ALTERED STATES II (499)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHURCH POLICE 4959            1   2  0    19       SPNSH INQUISITION (191)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GAMMA EQUULEI 5059      0  1 0 EQUULEUS 492         DARK CHAMPION         739  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Soft Cushion -- Well lookee here!  Yer named fer yer weapon!  How dainty! -- Fahter 
Groudcrusher

Cardinal Fang -- Take that! -- Marina Quinn

Delta Equulei -- Your turn this time. -- Neosha Palmer

I don't see how the mercenary survived in a war. -- Pete Moss

Stunning Red -- Laugh if you want, but I'll turn the table on you in the end. -- 
Melanie Pierce

Punch Drunk -- What's in that punch, anyway? -- Sam Urgo

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GAMMA EQUULEI was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FAHTER GROUNDCRUSHER was vanquished by STUNNING RED in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
CARDINAL FANG subdued SAM URGO in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
SOFT CUSHION was viciously subdued by MARINA QUINN in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
DELTA EQUULEI was overpowered by PETE MOSS in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
NEOSHA PALMER devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PUNCH DRUNK was bested by MELANIE PIERCE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   6 -  1      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        16 -  10 -  0      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  16 -  0      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   6 -  0      14  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 739 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PETE MOSS 4830             22  20  0  113 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
LUNGING ATTACK   STUNNING RED 2711           8   3  0   76 SPNSH INQUISITION (191)
WALL OF STEEL    FAHTER GROUNDCRUSHER 4954   4   1  1   52 BATTLE DWARVES (485)
AIMED BLOW       MELANIE PIERCE 5081         8   4  0   48 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NEOSHA PALMER 4823.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SAM URGO 5071.  The ten other most popular fighters were MARINA QUINN 5060, 
CARDINAL FANG 2710, PETE MOSS 4830, NEOSHA PALMER 4823, MELANIE PIERCE 5081, STUNNING 
RED 2711, PUNCH DRUNK 5082, SOFT CUSHION 2708, GAMMA EQUULEI 5059, and FAHTER 
GROUNDCRUSHER 4954.

The least popular fighter this week was DELTA EQUULEI 5007.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FAHTER GROUNDCRUSHER 4954, GAMMA EQUULEI 5059, SOFT CUSHION 
2708, PUNCH DRUNK 5082, STUNNING RED 2711, MELANIE PIERCE 5081, NEOSHA PALMER 4823, 
PETE MOSS 4830, CARDINAL FANG 2710, and MARINA QUINN 5060.