DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/16/2021    Duedate: 01/12/2022

KYR'TERR ARENA

DM-71    TURN-373

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

A TAD INEBRIATED
F IS FOR FROG (997)
(71-8675) [13-5-0,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

A TAD INEBRIATED               POSITION IS EMPTY
F IS FOR FROG (997)            
(71-8675) [13-5-0,130]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LIGHT'S OUT                    LIGHT'S OUT
HOME LIFE (818)                HOME LIFE (818)
(71-7275) [24-15-3,93]         (71-7275) [24-15-3,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

F IS FOR FROG (997)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SHERWOOD FOREST (817)       31
2. 100% CANADIAN (280)         30      JURINE SAMPLE (982)
3. DUNGEON CELL (989)          29      Unchartered Team
4. HERCULES (944)              15
5. HOME LIFE (818)             14      MYSTERY 2 (571)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)   63  42  2 60.0   1/ 1 F IS FOR FROG (997)       5  1 0
 2/ 3 JURINE SAMPLE (982)       12  10  1 54.5   2/ 2 HERCULES (944)            3  0 0
 3/ 4 HOME LIFE (818)          264 225 18 54.0   3/10 HOME LIFE (818)           2  0 0
 4/ 5 WAR-C-KERS (812)         250 215 14 53.8   4/ 6 100% CANADIAN (280)       2  1 0
 5/ 0 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)    279 240 34 53.8   5/ 0 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     2  1 0
 6- 6 WRATHMEN VII (314)        59  53  2 52.7   6- 3 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)   1  0 0
 7/ 7 F IS FOR FROG (997)      135 130  4 50.9   7/ 5 WAR-C-KERS (812)          1  1 0
 8/ 8 100% CANADIAN (280)       94  94  6 50.0   8/ 8 CORONA BOREALIS (941)     1  2 0
 9/ 9 DUNGEON CELL (989)        47  71  2 39.8   9/ 4 JURINE SAMPLE (982)       1  2 0
10/10 CORONA BOREALIS (941)     11  19  0 36.7  10/ 9 DUNGEON CELL (989)        1  2 0
11/11 HERCULES (944)            11  20  1 35.5  11-11 WRATHMEN VII (314)        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

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon KYR'TERR, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Those betting on JURINE SAMPLE lost their shirt, 
as JURINE SAMPLE lost their fighting abilities:  0-1-0.  What's a move up by 7 you 
ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to HOME LIFE. 
DUNGEON CELL had cause to celebrate, after THE RACK got 29 points by beating IN YOUR 
THROAT.  IN YOUR THROAT certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing 
to THE RACK and losing 26 points in the process!  GEE WHIZZ found out that KYR'TERR 
isn't a democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  Word has it one 
team in KYR'TERR is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  
I'll bet it works.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not a spymaster 
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious 
stupor.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid KYR'TERR farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 A TAD INEBRIATED 8675        13   5  0   130       F IS FOR FROG (997)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE RACK 8597                17  27  0   104       DUNGEON CELL (989)
-ELEPHANT WHISPERER 8208       9   4  0   104       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
-ANTHONY HENDAY 7253          13   6  1    96       100% CANADIAN (280)
 LIGHT'S OUT 7275             24  15  3    93       HOME LIFE (818)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEATH RITUAL 8063            11   9  1    90       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 GEE WHIZZ 8558               12   6  1    89       JURINE SAMPLE (982)
-THUNDER HEAD 7828             7   6  1    84       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
 IN YOUR THROAT 8682          23  14  0    83       F IS FOR FROG (997)
-WINDWALKER 8238               7   0  0    80       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 SARIN 8363                   11  19  1    78       HERCULES (944)
-THIS GUY 7625                10   5  1    74       WAR-C-KERS (812)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330          17  14  1    66       WAR-C-KERS (812)
-ALEXANDRE 2963               14  10  1    63       WRATHMEN VII (314)
-100 KILLED A DAY 8062        12   8  0    62       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 NUSAKAN 8347                 11  19  0    60       CORONA BOREALIS (941)
-SPRING FEVER 8067             5   1  0    59       HOME LIFE (818)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOODIE RING 7910              9   7  1    52       HOME LIFE (818)
 CROWCHILD 8933                4   3  0    41       100% CANADIAN (280)
-LEBEAU 2961                   5   7  0    40       WRATHMEN VII (314)
-BARDEAUX 2968                 8  11  0    35       WRATHMEN VII (314)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GLIMMERDARK 8927              2   0  0    28       WAR-C-KERS (812)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HEAD CRUSHER 8613             2   2  0    18       DUNGEON CELL (989)
 PINPOINT 9016                 1   0  0    15       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 CLOUDY CLOUD 9015             1   0  0    13       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
 ECHOEY ECHO 8989              1   0  0    13       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
 BILLY TALENT 8991             1   0  0    11       100% CANADIAN (280)
-DUSTY DUST 8947               1   0  0     9       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
-SNOW FLAKE 8926               2   2  0     8       HOME LIFE (818)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GOOD VIBRATION 8717           0   1  0     7       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HEDIES 9017             0  1 0 100% CANADIAN 280    WURM KIN              373  NONE
HEDIES 9027             0  1 0 SHERWOOD FOREST 817  DARK CHAMPION         373  NONE
ELECTRIC 7057          15 15 2 WARCKERS 811         GEE WHIZZ 8558        370   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEDIES was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HEDIES was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
A TAD INEBRIATED handily defeated GEE WHIZZ in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
IN YOUR THROAT was vanquished by THE RACK in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
MIDLIFE CRISIS was overpowered by SARIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LIGHT'S OUT devastated NUSAKAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided duel.
GOODIE RING overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CROWCHILD defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute melee.
CLOUDY CLOUD vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PINPOINT vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BILLY TALENT won victory over PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute brutal novice's fight.
ECHOEY ECHO handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF 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|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         TOTAL PARRY       41 -  11 -  0      79  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    60 -  31 -  3      66  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  12 -  1      66  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   9 -  2      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        57 -  58 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  13 -  2      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  27 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 373 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   A TAD INEBRIATED 8675      13   5  0  130 F IS FOR FROG (997)
PARRY-STRIKE     LIGHT'S OUT 7275           24  15  3   93 HOME LIFE (818)
AIMED BLOW       GEE WHIZZ 8558             12   6  1   89 JURINE SAMPLE (982)
TOTAL PARRY      IN YOUR THROAT 8682        23  14  0   83 F IS FOR FROG (997)
PARRY-LUNGE      GOODIE RING 7910            9   7  1   52 HOME LIFE (818)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is LIGHT'S OUT 7275.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LIGHT'S OUT 7275.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE RACK 8597, 
CROWCHILD 8933, BILLY TALENT 8991, A TAD INEBRIATED 8675, SARIN 8363, PINPOINT 9016, 
IN YOUR THROAT 8682, GOODIE RING 7910, CLOUDY CLOUD 9015, and ECHOEY ECHO 8989.

The least popular fighter this week was NUSAKAN 8347.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330, GEE WHIZZ 8558, HEDIES 9017, HEDIES 9027, ECHOEY 
ECHO 8989, CLOUDY CLOUD 9015, GOODIE RING 7910, IN YOUR THROAT 8682, PINPOINT 9016, 
and SARIN 8363.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 14-16, 2022! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $179.00 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 "Duelmasters."  

      The official block cutoff is mid December so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF66 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- 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. 

                        OUBLIETTE (2-6002) DUNGEON CELL  (685) 
                     RAVIOLI WIZARD (12-7600) CAFE ERDMANO  (706) 
                   ONE MAN FURY (18-11102) THUNDR + LITENING  (22) 
                     HMS CENTURIAN (45-5068) BATTLE SHIPS  (552) 
                         NAKOR (56-4686) MEN OF STEEL  (131) 
                       DARKFIRE (63-3503) STEELE RISING  (380) 
                 PRESTO GEISHA (84-51434) THIRSTY THUGS 1471  (8830) 
                  KNUCKLELOAF (84-27293) INQUISITION T12-20  (4844) 
                          PIG FOOT (84-12494) D.O.A.  (2209) 
                         ZOBNIN (85-36276) RUSSIA 18  (6616) 
                         THREE (85-44030) FAST TRACK  (8043) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIV

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BROKEN ARROW 2277 (167-98-2)           1  4  0         THE CODA             

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ASEROTH 2821 (100-62-0)                5  3  0         THE LAST STRAW V     
OPAL RAVIOLI 6687 (100-79-0)           2  3  0         011808F              

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HANSEL 7422 (11-3-0)                   2  3  0         SECOND CHANCES       
STRYKER 7423 (9-4-2)                   2  3  0  DEAD   SECOND CHANCES       
ANTHONY HENDAY 7253 (13-6-1)           0  3  0         100% CANADIAN        
GRETEL 7424 (15-5-1)                   0  3  0         SECOND CHANCES       
LADY JAYE 7331 (13-9-0)                0  3  0         THE CODA             

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
A TAD INEBRIATED 8675 (11-5-0)         1  3  0         F IS FOR FROG        

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PINPOINT 9016 (0-0-0)                  9  3  0         WAR-C-KERS           
INSUFFERABLE 8741 (0-0-0)              7  3  0  DEAD   I DO                 
PERRY 8956 (0-0-0)                     7  3  0         COMMODORE            
ECHOEY ECHO 8989 (0-0-0)               6  3  1         SHERWOOD FOREST      
STORMY STORM 8988 (0-0-0)              4  2  2  DEAD   SHERWOOD FOREST      
ROUGH TRADE 8993 (0-0-0)               5  3  1         100% CANADIAN        
CLOUDY CLOUD 9015 (0-0-0)              2  3  0         SHERWOOD FOREST      
BILLY TALENT 8991 (0-0-0)              1  3  0         100% CANADIAN        

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RICK MONDAY 6110 (18-2-1)              4  3  0         HEART BREAKERS       
MESSIAH 3306 (5-3-0)                   3  3  0         WRATHMEN XIV         
SWINE FLU 6358 (16-3-0)                2  3  0         PIG PEN              
MERCURY SABLE 6123 (8-2-1)             0  3  0         OUT OF THIS WORLD    

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PABLO SANDOVAL 6728 (8-5-0)            6  3  1         WS BATS 2012         
SERGIO ROMO 6727 (2-0-1)               4  3  1         WS ARMS 2012         
DRUNK DRIVER 7045 (6-4-1)              2  3  0         BAD COMBINATIONS     
DO SOMETHING 6770 (4-1-0)              1  3  0         RYAN'S SAYINGS       
MALFURION STORMRAGE 7450 (8-3-0)       1  3  0         HEARTHSTONE HEROES   
I OF THE NEE DOLL 7262 (5-2-0)         0  3  0         HAZAARDS OF CLONING  

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DAYS OF SUMMER 7402 (3-1-1)            4  3  0         D IS FOR DOG         
BATTLE RAGE 7532 (2-0-0)               1  3  0         WARRIOR'S TOOLS      
SHELDON'S KNOCKING 7599 (10-2-2)       1  3  0         BAD COMBINATIONS     
SOLITAIRE 8496 (3-1-0)                 0  3  0         THE WEEPING DAWN     

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALLY KATZ 8510 (1-0-1)                 2  3  0         MAD HOUSE 4