DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/21/2018    Duedate: 12/04/2018

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-688

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POPCORN
THAT SMELL (760)
(65-7488) [27-12-0,149]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POPCORN                        POSITION IS EMPTY
THAT SMELL (760)               
(65-7488) [27-12-0,149]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GAMMA VELORUM                  GAMMA VELORUM
VELA (766)                     VELA (766)
(65-7502) [10-7-1,102]         (65-7502) [10-7-1,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (233)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (233)          23
2. THAT SMELL (760)            10      THAT SMELL (760)
3. VELA (766)                   1      Unchartered Team
4. BY THE LIGHT (776)           0
                                       BALL PLAYERS (365)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THAT SMELL (760)         130  64  4 67.0   1/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)        9  6 0
 2- 2 BY THE LIGHT (776)        10   7  2 58.8   2/ 1 THAT SMELL (760)          8  1 0
 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1550 %1650 48 48.4   3- 3 BY THE LIGHT (776)        1  0 0
 4/ 4 VELA (766)                34  43  2 44.2   4/ 4 VELA (766)                0  6 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  We now have a 
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  SAND DANCERS now holds the crown and 
they are betting they can keep it.  Hey everybody, watch out for WEEZER, who flew up 
14 points in the rankings after mashing KORKA THE HAIRY like a melon.  Keep your eye 
on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  PURR LI 
was defeated by SAGAT OF PAIDAN and drops 6 points.  The most challenged warrior this 
week was POPCORN.  If this keeps up, our Duelmaster's going to need more avoids!  
GAMMA VELORUM got through to the Duelmaster this turn.  No doubt he was more than 
anxious to kick POPCORN's tail out of the throne!  Our battling duelmaster POPCORN 
has managed to hold the title, fending off GAMMA VELORUM's none too subtle advances.  
Better luck next time, VELA.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a 
bigger halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the DAL SHANG arena.  Here's 
a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad THAT SMELL?  Big bad THAT SMELL.  Big 
bad THAT SMELL.  DAL SHANG's afraid of the big bad THAT SMELL.  Tra la la la la!  And 
you guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause VELA beats feet every 
time THAT SMELL smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Ask not the elves for counsel, 
for they will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in DAL SHANG have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  And 
remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've 
heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POPCORN 7488                 27  12  0   149       THAT SMELL (760)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAMMA VELORUM 7502           10   7  1   102       VELA (766)
-KAPPA VELORUM 7501           10   4  1   101       VELA (766)
 ORANGE PEEL 7656             16   3  0    94       THAT SMELL (760)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MIASMA 7405                   3   0  0    63       THAT SMELL (760)
-GO CART MOZART 7637           6   3  2    60       BY THE LIGHT (776)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEAPIN LIZARD 7654           12  11  0    53       SAND DANCERS (233)
 MO STANK 7692                 5   3  0    41       THAT SMELL (760)
 BUMBLEFINGER 7655             8  14  1    39       SAND DANCERS (233)
 WEEZER 7693                   5   5  0    39       SAND DANCERS (233)
 PURR LI 7697                  4   2  0    35       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIM LI 7698                   4   2  0    28       SAND DANCERS (233)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PHI VELORUM 7699              0   2  0     2       VELA (766)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Go Cart Mozart -- That's as bad as elevator music. -- Leapin Lizard

Mo Stank -- You taken up selling insurance?  I'm not buying it.  Insurance never does 
any good. -- Bumblefinger

Just because he lost so nicely, maybe I'll buy something from Dengan the Trader.  If 
he's got anything I want. -- Purr Li

Actually, I'm not sure I've seen more formidable foes in the bath.  I'm having trouble 
picturing Feltar of Illis in a bath at all.  Makes the comparison hard. -- Weezer

So there!  I can defeat a standby.  If anyone wondered. -- Dim Li

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GAMMA VELORUM was unbelievably bested by POPCORN in a 5 minute Challenge Title fight.
ORANGE PEEL demolished HELVAN QUICKHAND in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
BUMBLEFINGER lost to KORKA THE HAIRY in a 2 minute master vs. novice upset brawl.
LEAPIN LIZARD defeated MO STANK in a 2 minute match.
PURR LI was bested by SAGAT OF PAIDAN in a 1 minute brawl.
WEEZER viciously subdued KORKA THE HAIRY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal fight.
DIM LI devastated HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  16 -  1      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        23 -  21 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  10 -  1      29  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 688 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     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      POPCORN 7488               27  12  0  149 THAT SMELL (760)
PARRY-LUNGE      GAMMA VELORUM 7502         10   7  1  102 VELA (766)
LUNGING ATTACK   ORANGE PEEL 7656           16   3  0   94 THAT SMELL (760)
AIMED BLOW       LEAPIN LIZARD 7654         12  11  0   53 SAND DANCERS (233)
STRIKING ATTACK  PURR LI 7697                4   2  0   35 SAND DANCERS (233)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GAMMA VELORUM 7502.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GAMMA VELORUM 7502.  The ten other most popular fighters were ORANGE PEEL 
7656, LEAPIN LIZARD 7654, WEEZER 7693, POPCORN 7488, MO STANK 7692, BUMBLEFINGER 
7655, DIM LI 7698, PURR LI 7697,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was PURR LI 7697.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DIM LI 7698, BUMBLEFINGER 7655, MO STANK 7692, POPCORN 7488, WEEZER 
7693, LEAPIN LIZARD 7654, ORANGE PEEL 7656, GAMMA VELORUM 7502,  0, and  0.

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 18-20, 2019.  It will be 
held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room rates 
remain $149.00 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 "REA."  

                 Please make your reservations now if you plan to go.  
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/ybszwwgz 
       This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly.  

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!