DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/21/2020    Duedate: 11/03/2020

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-738

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HARRISON FORD
CAR STARS (783)
(65-7755) [8-3-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HARRISON FORD                  POSITION IS EMPTY
CAR STARS (783)                
(65-7755) [8-3-0,115]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DON LO                         HARRISON FORD
SAND DANCERS (233)             CAR STARS (783)
(65-7716) [26-18-0,96]         (65-7755) [8-3-0,115]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (233)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (233)          28
2. CAR STARS (783)             18      THAT SMELL (760)
3. PAPER TIGERS S19.1 (782)    15      Unchartered Team
4. THAT SMELL (760)           -16
                                       FLOATING FUNGI (293)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THAT SMELL (760)         161  99  7 61.9   1/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)        6  8 1
 2/ 2 CAR STARS (783)            8   5  0 61.5   2/ 1 THAT SMELL (760)          5  3 0
 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1672 %1777 53 48.5   3/ 4 CAR STARS (783)           2  1 0
 4/ 4 PAPER TIGERS S19.1 (782)  20  29  0 40.8   4/ 3 PAPER TIGERS S19.1 (782)  2  2 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.

Good try, Harrison Ford, but no cigar.  Besides cigars are bad for you. This is the 
last backed-up turn on hand for Dal Shang, and next time we'll be writing from current 
stuff.

                                          -- Pearl Josephina

P.S.  This is going in to the Commission office late, don't know if it'll show this week or not.  But Jorja said, no left-overs, so here it is whenever it is.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Nothing is certain in DAL SHANG, with changing 
loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--SAND DANCERS.  SAND 
DANCERS had cause to celebrate, after OLD CLASSICO got 16 points by beating OLTIMAL 
THE LAME.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, FARGO BORUM was winsome, after 
beating RANCH ROAST and seeing him lose 10 points.  HARRISON FORD successfully staved 
off a grab for the roses by DON LO of SAND DANCERS.  Does DAL SHANG have no one 
talented enough to dethrone him?  Word has it one team in DAL SHANG is using psychics 
to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in DAL SHANG avoid THAT SMELL.  Like a pup with its tail 
between its legs, CAR STARS scurried away from THAT SMELL.  Oh, the shame!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for DAL SHANG?  On 
that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARRISON FORD 7755            8   3  0   115       CAR STARS (783)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DON LO 7716                  26  18  0    96       SAND DANCERS (233)
 PEARL JOSEPHINA 7714         21  24  0    94       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIGHTY MITE 7720             15  28  1    74       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FARGO BORUM 7751             10  11  1    66       SAND DANCERS (233)
-FEBREZE 7770                  5   0  0    66       THAT SMELL (760)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLY 7787                      4   1  0    53       PAPER TIGERS S19.1 (782)
 RANCH ROAST 7746              7   6  1    46       THAT SMELL (760)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BBQ 7782                      4   2  1    27       THAT SMELL (760)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BREAD 7784                    3   1  0    23       THAT SMELL (760)
 OLD CLASSICO 7819             1   1  1    17       SAND DANCERS (233)
-KOOKABURRA 7805               1   1  0     8       PAPER TIGERS S19.1 (782)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OLTIMAL THE LAME        0  0 0                      OLD CLASSICO 7819     738  NONE
1711135171011KID 7820   0  1 0 PAPER TIGERS S19 782 QUEEN OF STEEL        738  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to Khorga Khan, Lord Protector. -- Sand Dancers

Khorga Khan -- There you go!  The title and graduation.  That's more than RE Howard 
ever gave you, though he did confer immortality of a sort, thus your presence here. -- 
Don Lo

The ignominy of it!  Killed by a lower-ranked standby. -- Larris Tan, who will never 
hold up her head in public again

Harrison Ford -- I chose to meet you with a Buick Le Sabre. -- Pearl Josephina

I do like a standby who knows how to lose.  Even if he doesn't teach at all. -- Mighty 
Mite

BBQ -- Tasty.  Pulled pork.  A fave here. -- Fargo Borum

We salute the tourney participants. -- Sand Dancrs

Khorga Khan -- Good job.  Leave on a win. -- Don Lo

These Kung-fusians give me the pip.  We labor to learn our trade and our weapons, and 
they come along and beat us up with NO weapons.  It's an insult. -- Mighty Mite

Ranch Roast -- What if I don't want to float any horseshoes? -- Fargo Borum

Harrison Ford -- I thought you'd be taller. -- Pearl Josephina

The dwarf put up a good fight, but not quite good enough. -- Don Lo

It does me no good to "reconsider this gladiator stuff," I'm stuck with it. -- Mighty 
Mite

BBQ -- And a fine, rich scent it is! -- Fargo Borum

The shame!  Defeated by a low-ranked standby.  Still it was my first arena fight. -- 
Old Classico

Warriors and Managers of Osksi -- Jorja here.  I *like* writing fiction for the 
newsletters, and I'm *going* to do it, whether you want to participate or not.  In the 
absence of any clues beyond the warrior and team names, I'm going to establish 
characters for the warriors we face and write about them.  Feel free to make comment.  
If you don't want your warriors involved, a statement to that effect in the newsletter 
will stop me.  If you want input but not to write a personal, send me a diplo, or ask 
CSR for my email address.  Your involvement would be welcome. -- Jorja

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

1711135171011KID was butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
HARRISON FORD vanquished DON LO in a 2 minute brutal uneven Title battle.
PEARL JOSEPHINA overpowered SWEET ANELLA in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
MIGHTY MITE was bested by MASTER OF THE EDGE in a exciting 2 minute one-sided fight.
SLY devastated BBQ in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
FARGO BORUM overpowered RANCH ROAST in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
OLD CLASSICO delivered the death blow upon OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 1 minute competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   5 -  1      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   6 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 738 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HARRISON FORD 7755          8   3  0  115 CAR STARS (783)
PARRY-STRIKE     DON LO 7716                26  18  0   96 SAND DANCERS (233)
SLASHING ATTACK  SLY 7787                    4   1  0   53 PAPER TIGERS S19.1 (782)
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 
HARRISON FORD 7755.  The ten other most popular fighters were SLY 7787, PEARL 
JOSEPHINA 7714, MIGHTY MITE 7720, FARGO BORUM 7751, 1711135171011KID 7820, DON LO 
7716, OLD CLASSICO 7819, BBQ 7782, RANCH ROAST 7746, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was RANCH ROAST 7746.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BBQ 7782, OLD CLASSICO 7819, DON LO 7716, 1711135171011KID 
7820, FARGO BORUM 7751, MIGHTY MITE 7720, PEARL JOSEPHINA 7714, SLY 7787, HARRISON 
FORD 7755, and  0.