DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/24/2021    Duedate: 03/09/2021

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-747

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SOBER
KILLER TUNES (191)
(65-6422) [6-1-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SOBER                          WIDOWMAKER
KILLER TUNES (191)             BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
(65-6422) [6-1-0,121]          (65-7845) [4-0-0,28]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANOTHER BRICK PT2              SOBER
KILLER TUNES (191)             KILLER TUNES (191)
(65-6475) [15-9-1,97]          (65-6422) [6-1-0,121]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KILLER TUNES (191)          21
2. SAND DANCERS (233)          19      THAT SMELL (760)
3. BLACK LIGHTNING (789)        9      Unchartered Team
4. THAT SMELL (760)             5
5. CAR STARS (783)              0      BLACK LIGHTNING (789)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BLACK LIGHTNING (789)     16   4  1 80.0   1/ 1*BLACK LIGHTNING (789)    11  4 0
 2- 3*CANIS MAJOR (784)          2   1  0 66.7   2/ 2 KILLER TUNES (191)       11  4 0
 3- 4 WISE GUYS (781)            9   5  0 64.3   3/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233)        4 11 0
 4/ 5 THAT SMELL (760)         177 107 10 62.3   4/ 3 THAT SMELL (760)          3  5 0
 5- 6 CAR STARS (783)           10   8  1 55.6   5- 8 CAR STARS (783)           1  0 1
 6/ 7 KILLER TUNES (191)       182 148  7 55.2   6- 5 WISE GUYS (781)           1  0 0
 7/ 8 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1688 %1805 53 48.3   7- 6*CANIS MAJOR (784)         1  0 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.

     My apologies for not fulfilling my duties as the DM of this great arena. I guess 
being dead for ALLLLLL those turns made me a little rusty, or is that musty. Anyway, 
just came back to see if I could manage to get out of here and go to the Isle. Not 
that it is guaranteed, but you can't get there if you don't fight. 
     I got the matchup that I thought I was going to get the turn before. Febreze, you 
have some nice moves, and you give off a fresh scent every time you dodge an attack. I 
could use a different skill than you taught me. I would take any other one except that 
one.
     This turn I am sending a challenge old Harrison Ford's way. If the challenge gets 
in to the commission on time. There have been some problems with the communication 
services lately. 
     Just gotta ask HF, why? Why would you kill a legend, a great warrior, more to the 
point, a great teacher like Mighty Mite?

                                          -- Till next turn...Hopefully
                                             Sober

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt DAL SHANG will ever be the same.  CAR STARS stable has parlayed this turn's 
0-0-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 5th place.  Good 
work, guys!  The KILLER TUNES guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched 
in the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, 
FALL TO PIECES fought SLO-BURN and gained 14 points and contributed to KILLER TUNES' 
4-1-0.  SLO-BURN has lost to FALL TO PIECES, falling 12 points, while helping make 
BLACK LIGHTNING a 4-1-0 turn.  Defending his title for another turn, SOBER kept THAT 
SMELL's warrior, RANCH ROAST, from claiming the throne.  Can someone confirm a rumor 
for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Blazing 
Unicorn until they win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  SAND DANCERS has cause to stand tall, 
as they were DAL SHANG's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And avoiding SAND DANCERS more than any other team we find BLACK LIGHTNING.  
DAL SHANG, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most 
challenged warrior this turn was SAND DANCERS' warrior CREAMPUFF.  More fighters 
challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  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.  Always good to rest in DAL SHANG, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in DAL SHANG again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOBER 6422                    6   1  0   121       KILLER TUNES (191)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANOTHER BRICK PT2 6475       15   9  1    97       KILLER TUNES (191)
-HARRISON FORD 7755           10   6  1    91       CAR STARS (783)
-FEBREZE 7770                  8   1  0    91       THAT SMELL (760)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRAFTY 7733                   9   4  0    82       WISE GUYS (781)
 BBQ 7782                     11   4  3    72       THAT SMELL (760)
 RANCH ROAST 7746             12  10  2    69       THAT SMELL (760)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PORK SODA 6870                9  13  0    56       KILLER TUNES (191)
 STARDOG CHAMPION 7635         5   2  0    41       KILLER TUNES (191)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANHATTAN JOE 7828            4   4  0    31       SAND DANCERS (233)
 WIDOWMAKER 7845               4   0  0    28       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
 IRONHYDE 7844                 4   0  0    27       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLD CLASSICO 7819             2   9  1    27       SAND DANCERS (233)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOINK 7842                    3   1  1    23       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
-SIRIUS 7777                   2   0  0    22       CANIS MAJOR (784)
 FALL TO PIECES 7721           1   3  0    21       KILLER TUNES (191)
 STORMFURY 7843                3   1  0    19       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
 CREAMPUFF 7846                3   3  0    12       SAND DANCERS (233)
-SMOKE 7821                    1   0  0     9       THAT SMELL (760)
 SLO-BURN 7841                 2   2  0     8       BLACK LIGHTNING (789)
-ADHARA 7780                   0   1  0     7       CANIS MAJOR (784)
 MASHED POTATOES 7852          0   3  0     3       SAND DANCERS (233)
 COOK'S ASSISTANT 7853         0   1  0     1       SAND DANCERS (233)
-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?
ALICIA KEYS 7647        2  2 0 RIFF SANG LIKE 777   BBQ 7782              743  NOT REVENGED
MIGHTY MITE 7720       17 34 1 SAND DANCERS 233     HARRISON FORD 7755    746   
NOODLES 7840            2  2 0 SAND DANCERS 233     DOINK 7842            744  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Stardog -- Thanks for the skills. Oh, wait. There wasn't any, you bum. -- Slo-Burn

Mashed Potatoes -- I seem to be making the rounds thru your fighting stable. Wish me 
luck to keep winning. -- Doink

Manhattan Joe -- So you learn 3 skills off Doink, but you teach me zip? Wow. Way to 
share. That hurts, man. -- Stormfury

Creampuff -- It's not who hits the most, but who hits last. Good fight. -- Ironhyde

Mighty Mite -- Well, fudge.  I have a bad feeling about this....  So much for a 4 KD.  
Good luck if you decide to bloodfeud.  A late thanks for the skills from the now late 
Mite -- Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford -- Tire tracks down my back. -- ghost of Mighty Mite
P.S.  See if I ever teach you skills again.

Sirius -- I really wanted that second win. -- Old Classico
P.S.  Skills woulda been good, too.  But at least I'm alive.

Slyfury -- Works for me. -- Manhattan Joe

Doink -- I've been smashed. -- Mashed Potatoes, not hash browns

Ironhyde -- Tedious. -- Creampuff

Ranch Roast -- Kinda surprised myself on that one. I am sure we will meet up more in 
the near future and you will even the score -- Another Brick

Mighty Mite -- Sorry to see you go. You were a great teacher and an example to all the 
younger warriors here.

Falling apart faster than I thought. Keep this up and Otis will have me fighting by 
torchlight. -- FtP

BBQ -- Impressive endurance for one of your style. I can't seem to parry anything. -- 
Pork Soda

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FALL TO PIECES bested SLO-BURN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
DOINK subdued CREAMPUFF in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
SOBER demolished RANCH ROAST in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven Title fight.
ANOTHER BRICK PT2 viciously subdued CAPTIAN LENSAR in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
BBQ devastated STARDOG CHAMPION in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
PORK SODA narrowly defeated MANHATTAN JOE in a tiresome 13 minute bloody struggle.
OLD CLASSICO handily defeated POLWHIS THE CANDLE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
STORMFURY won victory over COOK'S ASSISTANT in a 4 minute beginner's duel.
IRONHYDE vanquished BERVAN THE TINKER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
WIDOWMAKER vanquished MASHED POTATOES in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -   4 -  2      82  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        27 -  15 -  2      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   4 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  12 -  2      37  |

Turn 747 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     3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         4  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   SOBER 6422                  6   1  0  121 KILLER TUNES (191)
AIMED BLOW       RANCH ROAST 7746           12  10  2   69 THAT SMELL (760)
PARRY-LUNGE      STARDOG CHAMPION 7635       5   2  0   41 KILLER TUNES (191)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ANOTHER BRICK PT2 6475.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was SOBER 6422.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANOTHER BRICK PT2 
6475, FALL TO PIECES 7721, DOINK 7842, MANHATTAN JOE 7828, COOK'S ASSISTANT 7853, 
IRONHYDE 7844, BBQ 7782, STORMFURY 7843, WIDOWMAKER 7845, and SLO-BURN 7841.

The least popular fighter this week was PORK SODA 6870.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MASHED POTATOES 7852, STARDOG CHAMPION 7635, RANCH ROAST 7746, 
CREAMPUFF 7846, OLD CLASSICO 7819, SLO-BURN 7841, WIDOWMAKER 7845, STORMFURY 7843, 
BBQ 7782, and IRONHYDE 7844.