DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/17/2019    Duedate: 12/30/2019

AMEN-TEI ARENA

DM-63    TURN-720

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JERK
EXCLAMATION! (350)
(63-3426) [20-8-2,77]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JERK                           POSITION IS EMPTY
EXCLAMATION! (350)             
(63-3426) [20-8-2,77]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JERK                           BARRETT INCH
EXCLAMATION! (350)             WAYFARERS (248)
(63-3426) [20-8-2,77]          (63-3455) [7-2-0,48]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WAYFARERS (248)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. EXCLAMATION! (350)          32
2. GOT BLOOD? (375)             0      EXCLAMATION! (350)
3. WAYFARERS (248)            -11      Unchartered Team

                                       WEIRD STUDENTS (172)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*GOT BLOOD? (375)           1   0  0  100   1/ 1 WAYFARERS (248)           9  6 1
 2/ 2 EXCLAMATION! (350)       252 114 17 68.9   2/ 2 EXCLAMATION! (350)        6  6 0
 3/ 3 WAYFARERS (248)          %1063 %1164 23 47.7   3- 3*GOT BLOOD? (375)          1  0 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.

Another title. I already told you all about myself. So all I have to say is ----- I 
graduated and I ain't fightin' one more lick! So there!

                                          --Aargh, DMIII (and Lord Protector)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of AMEN-TEI!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  JERK caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested KUNG-FU MASTER and was awarded 9 
points in recognition.  Due to its absence and inability to defend the throne, AARGH 
has lost the title of Duelmaster.  This time victory fell to the grasp of the 
usurper.  All hail JERK, Duelmaster of AMEN-TEI!  Heed this!  A seer has warned that 
if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish!  Just remember...5 
or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city AMEN-TEI.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in AMEN-TEI 
these days is WAYFARERS.  At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them.  
Apparently the stalwarts of EXCLAMATION! are catching the bulk of jests down at the 
challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Mighty fighters cannot but 
expect competition from those below.  BARRETT INCH take warning!  You have more than 
a few enemies in AMEN-TEI.  I cannot but express pride for the fearlessness of PSHAW 
who cast caution to the winds and challenged BARRETT INCH, a fighter 26 points 
higher.  Do not the gods reward courage?  PSHAW it was that claimed victory in the 
bout, while also rising 21 points in recognition.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  I must report the passing of LIGHT 
BREEZE, veteran of many duels.  6-6-0 final record Hers was not illustrious--but 
death plays no favorites.  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  
One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     The girls are as pretty in AMEN-TEI as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I 
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no 
one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JERK 3426                    20   8  2    77       EXCLAMATION! (350)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PSHAW 3451                   10   4  0    56       EXCLAMATION! (350)
-OOPS 3466                     4   0  1    56       EXCLAMATION! (350)
 POOR STRANGER 3464            5   3  0    54       WAYFARERS (248)
 BARRETT INCH 3455             7   2  0    48       WAYFARERS (248)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PICKLES AND ONIONS 3453       5  11  1    27       WAYFARERS (248)
 CLOUD SHADOW 3467             5   0  1    25       WAYFARERS (248)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAD KING 3461                 1   0  0     9       GOT BLOOD? (375)
 SHUCKS 3469                   0   3  0     7       EXCLAMATION! (350)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LIGHT BREEZE 3454       6  6 0 WAYFARERS 248        RUTHLESS JAYWALK      720  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I am embarrassed! A 1-3 for my mighty Exclamations?! I would just go home, but it is 
too quiet there. -- Loudmouth

And what's this? Duelmaster Aargh cannot beat Kung-Fu Master? Still retains the Title. 
Gets whatever skills and political points he needs and graduates? Apparently those 
Commission flunkies are just plain scared of me. They should be! -- Loudmouth

Kung-Fu Master hurt me! -- Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
P.S. Adios all you losers.

Light Breeze, oopsey doodle. You must feel so terrible. Bwahaha. -- Oops

Kung-Fu Master is a jerk! -- Jerk (Takes one to know one.)

Cloud Shadow, shucks; I can't beat anybody! -- Shucks

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PSHAW unbelievably bested BARRETT INCH in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Challenge fight.
JERK won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 3 minute Title battle.
POOR STRANGER demolished VISITING ORC in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LIGHT BREEZE was butchered by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
PICKLES AND ONIONS was defeated by VISITING ORC in a 2 minute match.
SHUCKS lost to CLOUD SHADOW in a 5 minute brutal amateur's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   1 -  2      90  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  10 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW        10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -   9 -  2      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         LUNGING ATTACK     1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   2 -  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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       JERK 3426                  20   8  2   77 EXCLAMATION! (350)
TOTAL PARRY      PSHAW 3451                 10   4  0   56 EXCLAMATION! (350)
STRIKING ATTACK  POOR STRANGER 3464          5   3  0   54 WAYFARERS (248)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JERK 3426.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
BARRETT INCH 3455.  The ten other most popular fighters were JERK 3426, SHUCKS 3469, 
PSHAW 3451, POOR STRANGER 3464, PICKLES AND ONIONS 3453, CLOUD SHADOW 3467, LIGHT 
BREEZE 3454,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was LIGHT BREEZE 3454.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CLOUD SHADOW 3467, PICKLES AND ONIONS 3453, POOR STRANGER 3464, 
PSHAW 3451, SHUCKS 3469, JERK 3426, BARRETT INCH 3455,  0,  0, and  0.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

AARGH (63-3431) EXCLAMATION! (350)

               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