DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/12/2020    Duedate: 04/08/2020

KYR'TERR ARENA

DM-71    TURN-350

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CATALYST
WARCKERS (811)
(71-7056) [13-1-1,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CATHARSIS                      SARIN
C IS FOR CAT (828)             HERCULES (944)
(71-7628) [12-5-1,121]         (71-8363) [5-2-1,41]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LIGHT'S OUT                    CATALYST
HOME LIFE (818)                WARCKERS (811)
(71-7275) [19-11-3,73]         (71-7056) [13-1-1,108]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WARCKERS (811)              46
2. THE WEEPING DAWN (971)      34      WARCKERS (811)
3. 100% CANADIAN (280)         20      Unchartered Team
4. C IS FOR CAT (828)          12
5. WAR-C-KERS (812)            11      HERCULES (944)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*HERCULES (944)             5   2  1 71.4   1/ 1 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)  10  4 0
 2/ 4 WARCKERS (811)            55  30  7 64.7   2/ 2 WARCKERS (811)            9  1 0
 3- 5 F IS FOR FISH (831)       10   6  1 62.5   3/ 4 WAR-C-KERS (812)          7  0 1
 4/ 2*DELPHINUS (945)            5   3  0 62.5   4/ 3 THE CODA (190)            7  2 1
 5/ 6 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)   54  37  2 59.3   5/ 5 100% CANADIAN (280)       6  2 0
 6/ 3*CORONA BOREALIS (941)      4   3  0 57.1   6/ 7 HOME LIFE (818)           5  4 0
 7/ 7 SECOND CHANCES (558)     121  91 10 57.1   7/ 6 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     4  4 1
 8/10 100% CANADIAN (280)       89  74  6 54.6   8/ 9 C IS FOR CAT (828)        2  0 0
 9/ 8 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)    269 226 34 54.3   9/10*HERCULES (944)            2  1 0
10/ 9 HOME LIFE (818)          252 212 18 54.3  10/12 SECOND CHANCES (558)      2  2 0
11/11 WAR-C-KERS (812)         231 200 14 53.6  11- 8 F IS FOR FISH (831)       1  0 0
12/12 THE CODA (190)           177 159 16 52.7  12/11*DELPHINUS (945)           1  3 0
13/13 C IS FOR CAT (828)        20  22  3 47.6  13/ 0*THE WEEPING DAWN (971)    1  4 0
14/ 0 DUNGEON CELL (989)        41  54  2 43.2  14/13*CORONA BOREALIS (941)     0  3 0
15/ 0*THE WEEPING DAWN (971)     1   4  0 20.0  15/ 0 DUNGEON CELL (989)        0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail KYR'TERR!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  The 100% CANADIAN guild has had a 3-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in 
the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, 
ALEXANDER fought CAPTURED ORC and gained 18 points and contributed to WARCKERS' 
4-1-0.  NUSAKAN has lost to SPRING FEVER, falling 14 points, while helping make 
CORONA BOREALIS a 0-1-0 turn.  This week's Duelmaster bout was between CATALYST and 
our Duelmaster YES, I PURR, making a challenge.  We should ask CATALYST about the 
thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the 
one to ask.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their 
losing fighters do dishes at The Dripping Blade until they win.  Maybe?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the SHERWOOD FOREST 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on KYR'TERR, what are you afraid 
of?  And guess who avoided SHERWOOD FOREST stable the most?  Believe it or not, it 
was E IS FOR ELEPHANT.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
CATALYST from WARCKERS was KYR'TERR's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     I like this place, KYR'TERR, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls. 
Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in KYR'TERR and I've a long 
road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATALYST 7056                13   1  1   108       WARCKERS (811)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRETEL 7424                  15   5  1   133       SECOND CHANCES (558)
 CATHARSIS 7628               12   5  1   121       C IS FOR CAT (828)
 TUSK 7408                    13   7  0   118       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
-RISING STORM 7418            10   1  1   110       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
-TITANIUM 7081                 8   5  1   104       WAR-C-KERS (812)
-HANSEL 7422                  11   3  0    99       SECOND CHANCES (558)
-ANTHONY HENDAY 7253          13   6  1    96       100% CANADIAN (280)
 DEATH RITUAL 8063            11   7  1    95       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 CLUTCH 7495                  12   3  0    92       THE CODA (190)
 MOON SPELL 7128              18  12  1    91       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
-STRYKER 7423                  9   4  2    91       SECOND CHANCES (558)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LADY JAYE 7331               13   8  0    88       THE CODA (190)
 BAD APPLE 7255               18  13  1    87       SECOND CHANCES (558)
 ELECTRIC 7057                10  11  2    75       WARCKERS (811)
 LIGHT'S OUT 7275             19  11  3    73       HOME LIFE (818)
 100 KILLED A DAY 8062        12   7  0    71       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 THUNDER HEAD 7828             6   2  1    71       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330          14   7  1    62       WAR-C-KERS (812)
-FOR A COMPLIMENT 7415         9   1  0    57       F IS FOR FISH (831)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGMA LORD 8059               4   0  0    56       SECOND CHANCES (558)
 PUFF DRAGON 7826              4   2  1    54       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 GOODIE RING 7910              6   1  1    53       HOME LIFE (818)
 THIS GUY 7625                 6   2  1    52       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 QUICK KICK 7509              10  14  1    51       THE CODA (190)
 SPRING FEVER 8067             4   0  0    47       HOME LIFE (818)
-CATAPULT 7630                 4   4  0    44       C IS FOR CAT (828)
 ALEXANDER 7829                4   2  0    44       WARCKERS (811)
 THE RACK 8597                11  10  0    43       DUNGEON CELL (989)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEATH TOUCH 8058              4   0  1    43       WARCKERS (811)
 SARIN 8363                    5   2  1    41       HERCULES (944)
 ELEPHANT WHISPERER 8208       3   3  0    38       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 ROTANEV 8367                  5   2  0    34       DELPHINUS (945)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-STRAY 7400                    3   2  1    33       C IS FOR CAT (828)
 NUSAKAN 8347                  4   3  0    26       CORONA BOREALIS (941)
 SPARKS 8225                   2   0  1    26       THE CODA (190)
 NICHOLAS 7984                 2   0  0    26       WARCKERS (811)
 ARCADE FIRE 8085              3   0  0    25       100% CANADIAN (280)
 FROSTY FROST 8235             2   0  0    25       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STOMPIN TOM 8234              2   0  0    22       100% CANADIAN (280)
-CALLED WANDA 7414             1   1  1    20       F IS FOR FISH (831)
-HEAD CRUSHER 8613             2   2  0    18       DUNGEON CELL (989)
 CLOUDY CLOUD 8087             3   3  1    17       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
 SOLITAIRE 8496                1   0  0    15       THE WEEPING DAWN (971)
-WINDWALKER 8238               1   0  0    15       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 GREAT BIG SEA 8217            2   0  0    11       100% CANADIAN (280)
 DEATH JESTER 8498             0   1  0    11       THE WEEPING DAWN (971)
 ETYMOLOGY 8219                1   1  0     6       HOME LIFE (818)
-CATECHISM 8213                0   1  0     3       C IS FOR CAT (828)
 TROUPE PLAYER 8497            0   1  0     1       THE WEEPING DAWN (971)
 SHADOWSEER 8495               0   1  0     1       THE WEEPING DAWN (971)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HEDIES 8633             0  1 0 100% CANADIAN 280    WURM KIN              350  NONE
AGAITH 8499             0  1 0 THE WEEPING DAWN 971 STONE GOLEM           350  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEDIES was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
AGAITH was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
YES, I PURR was luckily beaten by CATALYST in a 4 minute Challenge Title duel.
100 KILLED A DAY overpowered QUICK KICK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
ELEPHANT WHISPERER devastated CLOUDY CLOUD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MOON SPELL was viciously subdued by TUSK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
CATHARSIS handily defeated BAD APPLE in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
DEATH RITUAL vanquished ELECTRIC in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LADY JAYE vanquished KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
THUNDER HEAD was handily defeated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CLUTCH savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute master's competition.
LIGHT'S OUT was narrowly defeated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 3 minute brawl.
MIDLIFE CRISIS overcame SARIN in a 2 minute fight.
NUSAKAN was vanquished by SPRING FEVER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
THIS GUY viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute bloody fray.
PUFF DRAGON bested ROTANEV in a 1 minute brawl.
GOODIE RING savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute brutal bout.
THE RACK was beaten by DEATH TOUCH in a popular 1 minute match.
MAGMA LORD handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ALEXANDER overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ARCADE FIRE demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven bout.
NICHOLAS vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
STOMPIN TOM overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FROSTY FROST overpowered DEATH JESTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ETYMOLOGY was defeated by SOLITAIRE in a popular 1 minute novice's duel.
GREAT BIG SEA subdued TROUPE PLAYER in a 3 minute gruesome novice's melee.
SPARKS handily defeated SHADOWSEER in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|AIMED BLOW                      11         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       16 -   4 -  1      80  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -   8 -  3      74  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        35 -  15 -  3      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  14 -  2      68  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 350 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         3 -  8         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CATALYST 7056              13   1  1  108 WARCKERS (811)
STRIKING ATTACK  CATHARSIS 7628             12   5  1  121 C IS FOR CAT (828)
SLASHING ATTACK  TUSK 7408                  13   7  0  118 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
LUNGING ATTACK   CLUTCH 7495                12   3  0   92 THE CODA (190)
AIMED BLOW       BAD APPLE 7255             18  13  1   87 SECOND CHANCES (558)
PARRY-STRIKE     LIGHT'S OUT 7275           19  11  3   73 HOME LIFE (818)
BASHING ATTACK   MAGMA LORD 8059             4   0  0   56 SECOND CHANCES (558)
PARRY-LUNGE      GOODIE RING 7910            6   1  1   53 HOME LIFE (818)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LIGHT'S OUT 7275.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CATALYST 7056.  The ten other most popular fighters were CLUTCH 7495, 
LIGHT'S OUT 7275, MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330, THIS GUY 7625, GOODIE RING 7910, DEATH TOUCH 
8058, AGAITH 8499, TUSK 7408, CATHARSIS 7628, and LADY JAYE 7331.

The least popular fighter this week was SHADOWSEER 8495.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TROUPE PLAYER 8497, ROTANEV 8367, NUSAKAN 8347, THUNDER HEAD 7828, 
ELECTRIC 7057, CLOUDY CLOUD 8087, QUICK KICK 7509, GREAT BIG SEA 8217, DEATH JESTER 
8498, and FROSTY FROST 8235.

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

YES, I PURR (71-7972) E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

     Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest 
petitioner.  This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.  
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
     "Name change.  I heard we can do that.  I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
     "I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly.  "The Commission has actually 
been thinking about this.  It isn't FREE, mind you!  It takes money to run our office, 
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
     "I don't care about goats!"  He made a crude suggestion about goats.
     "Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
     "I had a talk with my manager.  He'll find the money.  I want to change my name 
to Jane Ralph.  I'm no doe!"  He thumped a fist on the counter.
     "Er, yes.  Jane Ralph.  Fill out this form, please."  He pushed the paper across 
the counter.  "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and 
can be submitted through the end of May.  With the payment.  No change without the 
goat, ah, the gold."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of May.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds will 
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                          TRILLIUM (2-6366) FLOYD'S BREWERY  
                       DR. GIRLFRIEND (3-7105) IRATE FORMATIONS  
                           SAUL GOODMAN (5-5832) ANTIHEROES  
                           COURAGE (32-6353) ANGELS OF PAIN  
                       BIG BROTHER (69-6988) FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT  
                          SPILLS (72-6855) BASH BROS THEATER  
                       PARKING LOT (72-6868) BASH BROS FREEWAY 
                        JANUARY JONES (73-6056) CALENDAR GIRLS  
                           BIRGITTE (73-6755) KINGS BLADES  
                        GUARDIAN (82-16446) WAY TOO MUCH BEER5  
                           CRAZY 54 (84-11494) CRAZY 88 15  
                             PAYED LATE (84-12533) TMF II  
                          BILLABONG (84-13804) GENERATION Y  
                            SAROKITH (84-30929) DUB O DUBS  
                     CIEL PHANTOMHIVE (84-36380) ANIME LEGENDS 4  
                     SWEET-N-SOUR (84-50491) SUPERIOR FORCES DA02  
                   ROBERT PAULSON 115 (84-52207) PROJECT MAYHEM 36  
                        THE SQUIDS (84-54746) CHICAGO BOUND 15  
                     CAT SCRATCH FEVER (84-56886) COLLEGE RADIO X 
                     THE ORANGE ONE (84-57256) THE MOTHERSHIP ZU  
                          GINGER KNOWLES (85-5131) SWORDFISH
                          VOODOO TOAD (85-14776) DARK TOADS
                          HIDEYOSHI (85-21460) SAMURAI FIVE
                            ZOCALO (85-24610) KC FOOD XIII  

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes