DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 07/01/2020 Duedate: 07/14/2020 DAL SHANG ARENA DM-65 TURN-730 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CANNELTON PLACES (767) (65-7523) [14-0-0,194] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CANNELTON POSITION IS EMPTY PLACES (767) (65-7523) [14-0-0,194] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DON LO KHORGA KHAN SAND DANCERS (233) PAPER TIGERS W19.1 (782) (65-7716) [23-13-0,94] (65-7737) [10-5-0,101] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM PLACES (767) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. PLACES (767) 36 2. PAPER TIGERS W19.1 (782) 22 WISE GUYS (781) 3. WISE GUYS (781) 7 Unchartered Team 4. SAND DANCERS (233) -5 5. THAT SMELL (760) -6 HITLIST 9 (642) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 WISE GUYS (781) 8 4 0 66.7 1/ 1 PLACES (767) 6 3 1 2/ 3 PLACES (767) 33 18 2 64.7 2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233) 6 9 0 3/ 4 THAT SMELL (760) 146 89 6 62.1 3/ 3 WISE GUYS (781) 3 0 0 4/ 5 SAND DANCERS (233) %1655 %1755 52 48.5 4/ 4 THAT SMELL (760) 2 2 0 5/ 6 PAPER TIGERS W19.1 (782) 10 22 0 31.3 5/ 6 PAPER TIGERS W19.1 (782) 2 10 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. Uh, with 8 DM Titles and numerous DM Columns under my belt, I really have little to say. But Wanderer says I HAVE to write a column. Therefore I will tell you a joke. Do you know how many Freshmen USC (Southern Cal) it takes to change a light bulb? Well, it is hard to say since Changing Light Bulbs is a sophomore course. That's it. Got to go change some light bulbs. -- Cannelton DMVIII, TCI SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of DAL SHANG! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. OLBERDING CAFE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested POLWHIS THE CANDLE and was awarded 10 points in recognition. Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster CANNELTON challenged DON LO last week in a match to decide the fate of the throne. Although DON LO made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious CANNELTON. No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids. Charmed weapons perhaps? I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. SAND DANCERS is feared. This much I can say. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last week avoiding SAND DANCERS. Indeed it was PLACES. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after DON LO. Watch your back! I can not but mention with disdain the name of FENNHAVEN LAKE who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 12 points below in the rankings. I thought FENNHAVEN LAKE showed great skill and promise when it bested RANCH ROAST. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand ready at your right hand forever! Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always! A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise manager learn the secrets of them all? More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CANNELTON 7523 14 0 0 194 PLACES (767) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KHORGA KHAN 7737 10 5 0 101 PAPER TIGERS W19.1 (782) DON LO 7716 23 13 0 94 SAND DANCERS (233) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LARRIS TAN 7740 16 6 0 83 SAND DANCERS (233) PEARL JOSEPHINA 7714 16 21 0 81 SAND DANCERS (233) CRAFTY 7733 8 3 0 73 WISE GUYS (781) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FENNHAVEN LAKE 7541 5 3 0 63 PLACES (767) MIGHTY MITE 7720 13 22 1 62 SAND DANCERS (233) -TELL CITY 7524 5 4 0 58 PLACES (767) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FARGO BORUM 7751 8 5 1 43 SAND DANCERS (233) RANCH ROAST 7746 3 2 1 36 THAT SMELL (760) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OLBERDING CAFE 7748 4 3 0 33 PLACES (767) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SCHMUCK'S GROCERY 7767 2 1 1 20 PLACES (767) -FEBREZE 7770 1 0 0 16 THAT SMELL (760) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -A 7732 0 1 0 1 WISE GUYS (781) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ANGEL SOFT C 7798 0 1 0 PAPER TIGERS W19 782 BLACK STORM 730 NONE CHARMIN C 7799 0 1 0 PAPER TIGERS W19 782 DELHARAN THE SIL 730 NONE DORK CHAMPION 7797 0 1 0 PAPER TIGERS W19 782 SARZINA THE BRIG 730 NONE PERSONAL ADS Hey, that's our Cannelton up there on the throne. We Places are gad gum proud! -- Wanderer, Mgr Places Ranch Roast, you beat me fair and square and I greatly appreciate that there was no looting. You just plain peacefully beat the crap out of me! -- Schmuck's Grocery Larris Tan, you showed me I am not as good as I might have thought myself. That is not a good thing with me going into The Mailer and all. -- Tell City Any place is a fine place if you are there. --Wanderer Khorga Khan -- For a paper tiger, you learn well. And I wouldn't have wanted to wrestle a furry tiger. Though as a dwarf, you come close to furry. -- Don Lo Crafty -- OUCH. Not my finest hour. -- Mighty Mite Cannelton -- Not my kind of town. Nothing personal, but it just isn't. -- Pearl Josephina Tell City -- Go tell it on the mountain, right? Or on the coast of Dal Shang Province. -- Larris Tan So much for Dengan the Trader. -- Fargo Borum LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS CHARMIN C was butchered by DELHARAN THE SILENT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. ANGEL SOFT C was slaughtered by BLACK STORM in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle. DORK CHAMPION was murdered by SARZINA THE BRIGHT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. CANNELTON devastated DON LO in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title contest. FENNHAVEN LAKE devastated RANCH ROAST in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl. KHORGA KHAN viciously subdued PEARL JOSEPHINA in a 3 minute master's match. LARRIS TAN unbelievably bested SWEET ANELLA in a 3 minute expert's melee. MIGHTY MITE defeated MIM YELLOWHAIR in a 2 minute uneven duel. CRAFTY overpowered FARGO BORUM in a 2 minute one-sided fight. OLBERDING CAFE handily defeated POLWHIS THE CANDLE in a 1 minute one-sided bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |PARRY-STRIKE 3 AIMED BLOW 21 - 8 - 0 72 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 5 - 1 71 | |AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 7 - 1 46 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 13 - 0 46 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 12 - 0 45 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 8 - 0 38 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 11 - 0 15 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 11 - 0 8 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 730 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 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW CANNELTON 7523 14 0 0 194 PLACES (767) PARRY-STRIKE KHORGA KHAN 7737 10 5 0 101 PAPER TIGERS W19.1 (782) PARRY-RIPOSTE LARRIS TAN 7740 16 6 0 83 SAND DANCERS (233) TOTAL PARRY CRAFTY 7733 8 3 0 73 WISE GUYS (781) STRIKING ATTACK FENNHAVEN LAKE 7541 5 3 0 63 PLACES (767) WALL OF STEEL FARGO BORUM 7751 8 5 1 43 SAND DANCERS (233) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DON LO 7716. The most popular warrior this turn was KHORGA KHAN 7737. The ten other most popular fighters were PEARL JOSEPHINA 7714, MIGHTY MITE 7720, CANNELTON 7523, FENNHAVEN LAKE 7541, LARRIS TAN 7740, OLBERDING CAFE 7748, CRAFTY 7733, RANCH ROAST 7746, FARGO BORUM 7751, and CHARMIN C 7799. The least popular fighter this week was DON LO 7716. The other ten least popular fighters were DORK CHAMPION 7797, ANGEL SOFT C 7798, CHARMIN C 7799, FARGO BORUM 7751, RANCH ROAST 7746, CRAFTY 7733, OLBERDING CAFE 7748, LARRIS TAN 7740, FENNHAVEN LAKE 7541, and CANNELTON 7523. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: CANNELTON (65-7523) PLACES (767)