DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/17/2024    Duedate: 11/13/2024

KYR'TERR ARENA

DM 71    TURN 410

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HANSEL
SECOND CHANCES (558)
(71-7422) [12-3-0,147]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HANSEL                         HAILAMA XEN
SECOND CHANCES (558)           EXQUISITE HOST (960)
(71-7422) [12-3-0,147]         (71-8441) [2-0-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MIDLIFE CRISIS                 PEANUT
WAR-C-KERS (812)               WARCKERS (811)
(71-7330) [20-25-1,93]         (71-9142) [5-2-0,21]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

100% CANADIAN (280)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SECOND CHANCES (558)          63 
2. 100% CANADIAN (280)           42    WARCKERS (811)
3. WAR-C-KERS (812)              33    Unchartered Team
4. HOME LIFE (818)               23 
5. BASH BROS TAXI (1069)         19    EXQUISITE HOST (960)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*EXQUISITE HOST (960)       2   0  0 100.   1/ 1 100% CANADIAN (280)      12  0 1
 2- 1 BWW ARLINGTON (911)       27   4  1 87.1   2/ 3 HOME LIFE (818)          11  4 2
 3- 2 WILD WINGS (910)          26   4  1 86.7   3/ 2 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     9  1 2
 4- 3 SHAMAN'S MINIONS (845)    32   5  0 86.5   4/ 7 SECOND CHANCES (558)      7  1 1
 5- 5 HOGWART'S STAFF (935)     15   3  0 83.3   5/ 4 THE CODA (190)            7  1 0
 6- 6 NEW YORK (662)           100  29  5 77.5   6/12 WAR-C-KERS (812)          6  3 0
 7- 8 BAD COMBINATIONS (716)   137  55  7 71.4   7/ 8 WARCKERS (811)            5  4 0
 8- 9 SCOTCH (720)              33  14  1 70.2   8- 9 NERD HERD II (1042)       2  0 2
 9-10 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)   104  47  8 68.9   9-16 P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S. (1044)   2  0 0
10-11 P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S. (1044)   13   6  1 68.4  10- 5 NEW YORK (662)            2  1 0
11-12 WS ARMS 2012 (761)        21  10  1 67.7  11-20 WILD WINGS (910)          1  0 0
12-13 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)   90  44  6 67.2  12-13 HOGWART'S STAFF (935)     1  0 0
13-15 NERD HERD II (1042)       20  12  3 62.5  13/ 0*EXQUISITE HOST (960)      1  0 0
14-16 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373)189 115  5 62.2  14/ 0 BASH BROS TAXI (1069)     1  0 0
15/17 WARCKERS (811)            91  60 11 60.3  15-14 SHAMAN'S MINIONS (845)    1  0 0
16/18 SECOND CHANCES (558)     152 107 12 58.7  16-15 WS ARMS 2012 (761)        1  0 0
17/19 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)    305 250 37 55.0  17-11 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)   1  1 0
18/20 HOME LIFE (818)          291 242 20 54.6  18- 6 HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) 1  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/21 WAR-C-KERS (812)         274 241 14 53.2  19-21 BWW ARLINGTON (911)       0  1 0
20/22 THE CODA (190)           202 178 16 53.2  20-24 DREAMGIRLS (1070)         0  1 0
21/ 0 BASH BROS TAXI (1069)     34  30  0 53.1  21-10 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)    0  1 0
22/24 100% CANADIAN (280)      117 107 10 52.2  22-17 BAD COMBINATIONS (716)    0  1 0
23-25 DREAMGIRLS (1070)          5   7  1 41.7  23-23 SCOTCH (720)              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.  WILD WINGS stable has parlayed this turn's 0-0-0 into a 9 space move up the 
rankings.  This brings them up to 11th place.  Good work, guys!  The WAR-C-KERS guild 
has had a 3-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You never know where 
this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, HANSEL fought VENEMOUS CONCUBINE and 
gained 48 points and contributed to SECOND CHANCES' 3-0-0.  ROCKY ROCK has lost to 
DOESN'T KNOW WAY, falling 15 points, while helping make SHERWOOD FOREST a 2-1-0 turn. 
Due to its absence and inability to defend the throne, I OF THE NEE DULL has lost the 
title of Duelmaster.  And not without some honor, HANSEL now claims the title and 
throne of Duelmaster of KYR'TERR.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the 
top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Welcome Wench 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.   
     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?  Always good to rest in KYR'TERR, but never good to wear out 
my welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in KYR'TERR again, 
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANSEL 7422                  12   3  0 147         SECOND CHANCES (558)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-I OF THE NEE DULL 6150       37   9  0 136         HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) 
-WIND SPEAKER 7549            32   5  0 121         SHAMAN'S MINIONS (845)    
-SPARKS 8225                  12   3  1 119         THE CODA (190)            
-MARS BAR 6124                27  11  0 115         OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)   
-MATT CAIN 6725               19  10  0 108         WS ARMS 2012 (761)        
-SEVERUS SNAPE 8317           12   2  0 108         HOGWART'S STAFF (935)     
-CATSKILL 6667                13   3  0 106         NEW YORK (662)            
-COCO T. 9092                 13   3  1 101         P.A.W.G.S.R.U.S. (1044)   
-TERMINAL FRITZ 8147          26   4  1  99         WILD WINGS (910)          
-KNEE OF THE IDOL 8065        18  10  0  97         HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) 
 ECHOEY ECHO 8989             12   4  1  96         SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     
 SPRING FEVER 8067            11   4  0  96         HOME LIFE (818)           
 MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330          20  25  1  93         WAR-C-KERS (812)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BILLY TALENT 8991             9   0  2  90         100% CANADIAN (280)       
 SNOW FLAKE 8926               9   6  0  80         HOME LIFE (818)           
 PINPOINT 9016                10   4  0  79         WAR-C-KERS (812)          
-KNEE OF THE IDLE 7928        14  16  1  77         HAZAARDS OF CLONING (373) 
-NIAGARA FALLS 8759            8   3  0  77         NEW YORK (662)            
-ITALIAN HEATHER 6899         13   8  0  68         SCOTCH (720)              

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEATH TOUCH 8058             13   7  2  65         WARCKERS (811)            
-EXTRA TALL GLASS 8934         9   2  0  64         BWW ARLINGTON (911)       
 FOREST WITCH 9028             8   5  1  64         SECOND CHANCES (558)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HAMPTONS 9014                 5   1  1  64         NEW YORK (662)            
 RIPCORD 8634                  4   5  0  58         THE CODA (190)            
 TROOPER 9041                  4   1  0  58         100% CANADIAN (280)       
 GLIMMERDARK 8927              6   3  0  57         WAR-C-KERS (812)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLOUDY CLOUD 9015             6   1  1  55         SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     
 DAYCATION 8635                4   2  1  55         HOME LIFE (818)           
 HORNED WITCH 9392             4   0  1  55         SECOND CHANCES (558)      
 FORECAST 9219                 5   0  1  53         HOME LIFE (818)           
-POLITICAL SCIENTIST 9048      7   3  0  49         BAD COMBINATIONS (716)    
 NICKELBACK 9378               4   0  1  44         100% CANADIAN (280)       
 LIGHTFOOT 9372                3   0  0  43         100% CANADIAN (280)       
-MERCURY THERMOMETER 8750      5  10  1  36         OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)   
-JANET J 9253                  5   6  1  34         DREAMGIRLS (1070)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAILAMA XEN 8441              2   0  0  29         EXQUISITE HOST (960)      
-BADLANDS 9353                 5   2  0  28         WESTERN FRONTIER (684)    
 MAVERICK 9698                 3   0  0  27         THE CODA (190)            
 PINK STUFF 9355               3   1  0  25         HOME LIFE (818)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEANUT 9142                   5   2  0  21         WARCKERS (811)            
 DOESN'T KNOW WAY 9225         1   0  0  19         BASH BROS TAXI (1069)     
-THORNY THORN 9346             1   0  0  16         SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     
 ROCKY ROCK 9699               2   1  1   8         SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HEDIES 9761             0  1 0 WARCKERS 811         DARK CHAMPION          410 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Finally got my first win (and last) against the Dark Arena, kinda sweet!  It is time 
for me to retire Nerd Herd II. -- Shawn, mgr Nerd Herd II and others

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEDIES was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HANSEL devastated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
ECHOEY ECHO handily defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SNOW FLAKE was viciously subdued by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute gory fight.
SPRING FEVER demolished KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BILLY TALENT savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute brutal struggle.
MIDLIFE CRISIS viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 4 minute competition.
PINPOINT vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
FOREST WITCH vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEATH TOUCH overcame THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute gory bout.
FORECAST demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
RIPCORD handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
DAYCATION demolished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
TROOPER overcame AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute fight.
GLIMMERDARK vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gruesome mismatched bout.
HORNED WITCH handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
CLOUDY CLOUD overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
NICKELBACK overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 3 minute bloody one-sided match.
PEANUT was bested by HAILAMA XEN in a popular 5 minute contest.
LIGHTFOOT overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PINK STUFF overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fray.
MAVERICK handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ROCKY ROCK was subdued by DOESN'T KNOW WAY in a 2 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   0 -  1     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   1 -  0      90  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       17 -   2 -  0      89  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        26 -  11 -  1      70  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  14 -  2      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     15 -   7 -  2      68  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  10 -  4      66  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  1      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   6 -  1      63  |

Turn 410 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         6 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    HANSEL 7422                12   3  0  147 SECOND CHANCES (558)
BASHING ATTACK   ECHOEY ECHO 8989           12   4  1   96 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
LUNGING ATTACK   SPRING FEVER 8067          11   4  0   96 HOME LIFE (818)
SLASHING ATTACK  BILLY TALENT 8991           9   0  2   90 100% CANADIAN (280)
AIMED BLOW       SNOW FLAKE 8926             9   6  0   80 HOME LIFE (818)
PARRY-STRIKE     NICKELBACK 9378             4   0  1   44 100% CANADIAN (280)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PEANUT 9142.  The ten other most popular fighters were MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330, 
BILLY TALENT 8991, DEATH TOUCH 8058, NICKELBACK 9378, PINPOINT 9016, GLIMMERDARK 
8927, HORNED WITCH 9392, CLOUDY CLOUD 9015, DOESN'T KNOW WAY 9225, and ECHOEY ECHO 
8989.

The least popular fighter this week was HEDIES 9761.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MAVERICK 9698, FORECAST 9219, SNOW FLAKE 8926, ROCKY ROCK 9699, PINK 
STUFF 9355, LIGHTFOOT 9372, HAILAMA XEN 8441, TROOPER 9041, HANSEL 7422, and 
DAYCATION 8635.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's 
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.

      The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe 

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. 
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for 
a double suite, too.

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