DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/19/2018    Duedate: 01/01/2019

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-690

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

IRONIC IRONY
THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
(65-7252) [15-3-0,138]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

IRONIC IRONY                   POSITION IS EMPTY
THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)        
(65-7252) [15-3-0,138]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GAMMA VELORUM                  IRONIC IRONY
VELA (766)                     THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
(65-7502) [11-8-1,94]          (65-7252) [15-3-0,138]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TRILLIUM (779)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)     42
2. THAT SMELL (760)            36      THAT SMELL (760)
3. TRILLIUM (779)              17      Unchartered Team
4. SAND DANCERS (233)          -8
5. BY THE LIGHT (776)         -18      SHADOW GROVE (209)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THAT SMELL (760)         132  68  4 66.0   1/ 3 TRILLIUM (779)            7  3 1
 2/ 3 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)   77  52  6 59.7   2/ 5 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)   5  2 2
 3/ 2 BY THE LIGHT (776)        11   8  2 57.9   3/ 1 SAND DANCERS (233)        5 10 0
 4/ 5 TRILLIUM (779)            20  21  1 48.8   4/ 2 THAT SMELL (760)          4  5 0
 5/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1552 %1658 48 48.3   5/ 4 BY THE LIGHT (776)        1  1 0
 6/ 6 VELA (766)                35  44  2 44.3   6/ 6 VELA (766)                1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out DAL SHANG to 
see what's new.  Too bad, SAND DANCERS, but TRILLIUM was just too good to be stopped. 
The guys at THE MOTHERSHIP CE like really pulled together to get a 3-0-2 this turn, 
moving up by 3.  MVP award for MO STANK?  THAT SMELL's proud of him after beating GO 
CART MOZART and getting 23 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  GO CART MOZART 
got smashed by MO STANK, and lost 18 points!  This Duelmaster is like something else! 
IRONIC IRONY stopped POPCORN dead in his tracks!  I hear the top team insists all 
their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  It was kind of sad, seeing old WEEZER 
stumbling around the arena, before ROXY MUSIC finished him off.  Oh well!  Hey you 
guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have 
someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  I had a fun 
time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRONIC IRONY 7252            15   3  0   138       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KAPPA VELORUM 7501           10   4  1   101       VELA (766)
 GAMMA VELORUM 7502           11   8  1    94       VELA (766)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPRANG 7667                   7   3  1    74       TRILLIUM (779)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROXY MUSIC 7253               7   4  2    66       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
 VICINITY 7666                 6   0  0    63       TRILLIUM (779)
-MIASMA 7405                   3   0  0    63       THAT SMELL (760)
 MO STANK 7692                 6   4  0    58       THAT SMELL (760)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEADROOM 7665                 3   5  0    53       TRILLIUM (779)
 LEAPIN LIZARD 7654           12  13  0    49       SAND DANCERS (233)
 GO CART MOZART 7637           7   4  2    47       BY THE LIGHT (776)
 TASOR FACE 7653               3   2  2    47       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
 BUMBLEFINGER 7655             8  16  1    41       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIM LI 7698                   5   3  0    28       SAND DANCERS (233)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCOOTER PIE 7633              3   1  0    22       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
-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?
PURR LI 7697            4  4 0 SAND DANCERS 233     TASOR FACE 7653       690   
WEEZER 7693             6  6 0 SAND DANCERS 233     ROXY MUSIC 7253       690   
DAZZLE 7255             5  4 0 THE MOTHERSHIP C 743 SPRANG 7667           689   
BYE 7705                0  1 0 TRILLIUM 779         SERPENT SLAYER        690  NONE
METTLE 7664             4  6 0 TRILLIUM 779         BLUESTONE             690  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Go Cart Mozart -- I totally don't understand your name.  But I do understand the beat-
down I got from you.  Ouch. -- Bumblefinger

Mo Stank -- If your teammates offer you deodorant for Yule, ACCEPT it. -- Weezer

Roxy Music -- How can you be a GUY?  I figure you should be a high-kicking chick. -- 
Dim Li

Mettle -- I don't think it would do the least bit of good to avoid you.  The arena's 
too small. -- Purr Li

Headroom -- Ouch. -- Leapin Lizard

Our congratulations to Popcorn and Orange Peel. -- Jorja and the Sand Dancers

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

METTLE was dealt death by BLUESTONE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
BYE was murdered by SERPENT SLAYER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
IRONIC IRONY savagely defeated POPCORN in a 6 minute expert's Title fight.
ORANGE PEEL defeated GAMMA VELORUM in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
VICINITY viciously subdued LEAPIN LIZARD in a popular 1 minute bloody expert's brawl.
SPRANG savagely defeated HELVAN QUICKHAND in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
GO CART MOZART was overcome by MO STANK in a action packed 1 minute melee.
HEADROOM viciously subdued BUMBLEFINGER in a popular 1 minute gruesome duel.
ROXY MUSIC slaughtered WEEZER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TASOR FACE executed PURR LI in a 1 minute gory one-sided melee.
DIM LI demolished HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  19 -  3      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        22 -  21 -  1      51  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   9 -  1      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 690 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     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         4  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       IRONIC IRONY 7252          15   3  0  138 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
PARRY-LUNGE      GAMMA VELORUM 7502         11   8  1   94 VELA (766)
STRIKING ATTACK  SPRANG 7667                 7   3  1   74 TRILLIUM (779)
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 IRONIC IRONY 7252.  The ten other most popular fighters were SPRANG 7667, 
METTLE 7664, VICINITY 7666, MO STANK 7692, HEADROOM 7665, GO CART MOZART 7637, GAMMA 
VELORUM 7502, ROXY MUSIC 7253, TASOR FACE 7653, and DIM LI 7698.

The least popular fighter this week was PURR LI 7697.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BUMBLEFINGER 7655, LEAPIN LIZARD 7654, BYE 7705, WEEZER 7693, DIM LI 
7698, TASOR FACE 7653, ROXY MUSIC 7253, GAMMA VELORUM 7502, GO CART MOZART 7637, and 
HEADROOM 7665.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

IRONIC IRONY (65-7252) THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)

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

POPCORN (65-7488) THAT SMELL (760)
ORANGE PEEL (65-7656) THAT SMELL (760)

                                CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS

To clarify:  You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.  
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided. 
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space. 
Make sure you include the ID!

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission. 

                        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."  

       The official block cutoff is December 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
             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!

                        TEAM AND CHARACTER MAINTENANCE SERVICE

     As a service to all managers, we offer team and character maintenance.  This 
option allows you to make sure your team or selected warriors will never miss a turn!

     Team Maintenance:  This will cause all warriors on that team to fight every 
     turn; if it's an AD arena, any new warriors who arrive on that team will 
     fight the turn they arrive.  In A.D. or in transfer arenas where you have 
     multiple teams, each team will need to separately be on Team Maintenance.  
     (The only exception is new warriors; they will not fight until they have had 
     their initial strategy input.)  

     Character Maintenance:  This will cause only that warrior to fight every 
     turn.  If the character graduates or changes arenas, he/she/it will stay on 
     Character Maintenance.

     In either case, you may submit strategy sheets for your warriors each turn, if 
you wish.  The Team/Character Maintenance will make sure your warriors fight each 
turn, and they will always use their most recently entered strategy.
     Remember that challenges, avoids, and challenge/if challenged strategies will not 
carry through from turn to turn.  These sections are only used on the turn they are 
entered.  In order to continually challenge or avoid you will need to submit a 
strategy sheet each time. 
     One other thing to remember about maintenance:  Maintenance is not something 
that you write on your turnsheet (like in demo tourneys).  In order to add or remove 
maintenance for a team or warrior, you must send a note to Customer Service.  If you 
just write things like this on your strategy sheet, they may or may not get done.  
Likewise, don't write it on your personal ads.  Please, please, please put it on a 
separate piece of paper with "Customer Service" written on the top.  If you don't, 
well, you can imagine.
     Thanks for your time.  Good luck in Duelmasters! -- Green Eyes