DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/14/2020    Duedate: 07/27/2020

AMEN-TEI ARENA

DM-63    TURN-735

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OOPS
EXCLAMATION! (350)
(63-3466) [17-1-1,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OOPS                           DARKFIRE
EXCLAMATION! (350)             STEELE RISING (380)
(63-3466) [17-1-1,120]         (63-3503) [4-0-1,56]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BARRETT INCH                   DARKFIRE
WAYFARERS (248)                STEELE RISING (380)
(63-3455) [15-9-1,80]          (63-3503) [4-0-1,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

STEELE RISING (380)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. STEELE RISING (380)         51
2. EXCLAMATION! (350)           8      SATAN'S SAINTS (377)
3. SATAN'S SAINTS (377)         6      Unchartered Team
4. WAYFARERS (248)              4
5. SUPERIOR FORCES (235)        3      STEELE RISING (380)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SATAN'S SAINTS (377)      10   2  2 83.3   1/ 1*STEELE RISING (380)       9  5 4
 2- 3 BAD ATTIFOOD (376)        16   5  0 76.2   2/ 3 WAYFARERS (248)           6  6 0
 3/ 2 SUPERIOR FORCES (235)     34  12  0 73.9   3/ 2 EXCLAMATION! (350)        5  1 0
 4/ 5*STEELE RISING (380)       13   6  4 68.4   4/ 4 SATAN'S SAINTS (377)      3  0 0
 5/ 4 EXCLAMATION! (350)       282 135 18 67.6   5/ 6 SUPERIOR FORCES (235)     1  3 0
 6/ 7 WAYFARERS (248)          %1089 %1198 24 47.6   6- 9 SUPERIOR FORCES 54 (302)  0  3 0
 7- 8 SUPERIOR FORCES 54 (302)  32  44  1 42.1   7- 8 BAD ATTIFOOD (376)        0  2 0
 8- 9*TEAM SCUM (115)            2   3  0 40.0   8- 5*TEAM SCUM (115)           0  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

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt AMEN-TEI will ever be the same.  SUPERIOR FORCES 5405 stable has parlayed 
this turn's 0-0-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 6th 
place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, DARKFIRE fought CLOUD SHADOW and gained 28 
points and contributed to STEELE RISING's 3-1-3.  GOLIATH has lost to PICKLES AND 
ONIONS, falling 3 points, while helping make STEELE RISING a 3-1-3 turn.  This week's 
Duelmaster bout was between POOR STRANGER and our Duelmaster OOPS, making a 
challenge.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and OOPS remains 
AMEN-TEI's top warrior for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard 
from unimpeachable sources that The Swinging Aardvark uses trolls in their stew.  
Talk about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  SUPERIOR FORCES has cause to stand 
tall, as they were AMEN-TEI's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And avoiding SUPERIOR FORCES more than any other team we find SATAN'S 
SAINTS.  AMEN-TEI, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most 
challenged warrior this turn was WAYFARERS' warrior BARRETT INCH.  More fighters 
challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Banners at half mast, warriors, WAYFARERS has lost CLOUD SHADOW, and you 
might say all of AMEN-TEI has felt the loss, except maybe STEELE RISING.  A brave 
warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight 
is over.  Consider well.   
     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                  
 OOPS 3466                    17   1  1   120       EXCLAMATION! (350)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AQUINAS 3480                  7   0  1    91       SATAN'S SAINTS (377)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POOR STRANGER 3464           10  13  0    90       WAYFARERS (248)
 BARRETT INCH 3455            15   9  1    80       WAYFARERS (248)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IT'S NACHO CHEESE 3474        8   2  0    65       BAD ATTIFOOD (376)
 PICKLES AND ONIONS 3453      11  20  1    62       WAYFARERS (248)
 KRYSOR 2887                   8   3  0    62       SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
-JALAPENO BUSINESS 3473        4   1  0    58       BAD ATTIFOOD (376)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARKFIRE 3503                 4   0  1    56       STEELE RISING (380)
-PSHAW 3451                   11   8  0    41       EXCLAMATION! (350)
-JOHN BOSCO 3477               3   2  1    36       SATAN'S SAINTS (377)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLIATH 3504                  3   1  0    27       STEELE RISING (380)
 SHY GUY 3502                  3   1  2    26       STEELE RISING (380)
-CHICKEN 3499                  2   3  0    26       EXCLAMATION! (350)
 NAKA 3501                     3   1  1    25       STEELE RISING (380)
-BABY, PEAS! 3471              2   0  0    25       BAD ATTIFOOD (376)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-I H8 SCUM 1518                1   3  0    16       TEAM SCUM (115)
-GOSH 3506                     1   1  0    13       EXCLAMATION! (350)
-KINDA A BIG DILL 3475         2   1  0     7       BAD ATTIFOOD (376)
-GOOD SCUM 692                 1   0  0     3       TEAM SCUM (115)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHIFTYEYED VOLUN        0  0 0                      NAKA 3501             735  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TRUSTWORTHY SCRI        0  0 0                      SHY GUY 3502          735  NONE
HELP 3470               2  5 1 EXCLAMATION! 350     BARRETT INCH 3455     731  NOT REVENGED
20 3515                 0  1 0 SUPERIOR FORCES 235  WURM KIN              735  NONE
CLOUD SHADOW 3467      12  8 1 WAYFARERS 248        DARKFIRE 3503         735   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oops!  What else can I say? -- Poor stranger

Aquinas -- Nobody warned me our conflict would be a debate. -- Barrett Inch

Krysor -- You were more disconcerting than a blast of sunlight. -- Cloud Shadow

I swiped down that Jaywalker and served him in a bun with... Pickles and Onions, and 
mustard and catsup

Loudmouth -- Be careful what you wish for. -- Jorja

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

20 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
OOPS vanquished POOR STRANGER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
KRYSOR was subdued by BARRETT INCH in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
AQUINAS vanquished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
CLOUD SHADOW was savagely slain by DARKFIRE in a 3 minute match.
PICKLES AND ONIONS devastated GOLIATH in a 2 minute mismatched match.
NAKA easily killed SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SHY GUY slaughtered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   2 -  1      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -   7 -  4      71  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        19 -  16 -  0      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  22 -  2      49  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 735 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   OOPS 3466                  17   1  1  120 EXCLAMATION! (350)
TOTAL PARRY      AQUINAS 3480                7   0  1   91 SATAN'S SAINTS (377)
STRIKING ATTACK  BARRETT INCH 3455          15   9  1   80 WAYFARERS (248)
AIMED BLOW       KRYSOR 2887                 8   3  0   62 SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
LUNGING ATTACK   DARKFIRE 3503               4   0  1   56 STEELE RISING (380)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BARRETT INCH 3455.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DARKFIRE 3503.  The ten other most popular fighters were BARRETT INCH 3455, 
CLOUD SHADOW 3467, PICKLES AND ONIONS 3453, GOLIATH 3504, SHY GUY 3502, KRYSOR 2887, 
AQUINAS 3480, NAKA 3501, OOPS 3466, and 20 3515.

The least popular fighter this week was POOR STRANGER 3464.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were 20 3515, OOPS 3466, NAKA 3501, AQUINAS 3480, KRYSOR 2887, SHY 
GUY 3502, GOLIATH 3504, PICKLES AND ONIONS 3453, CLOUD SHADOW 3467, and BARRETT INCH 
3455.

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                                          -- RSI

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                                      MINI SPOTS

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