DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/16/2022    Duedate: 07/13/2022

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-380

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DRUNK
BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
(72-7812) [28-7-0,125]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DRUNK                          FAKE SMILE
BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)      BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
(72-7812) [28-7-0,125]         (72-7352) [5-1-0,64]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

COUNT PEPPERMINT               SLOW BOARDING
UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)         BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)
(72-10330) [16-31-2,81]        (72-10525) [14-6-1,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)       45
2. RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)         44      BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
3. DISARM (954)                30      Unchartered Team
4. MONGREL HORDE (680)         27
5. SILLY SERPENTS (985)        21      SILLY SERPENTS (985)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*CANADIAN BANDS (1545)      2   0  0  100   1/19 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       6  1 1
 2- 2*CANADIAN SHOWS (1547)      1   0  0  100   2/ 9 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     6  2 0
 3- 3*BB SCOTT BORAS (936)       1   0  0  100   3/ 1*BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     6  3 0
 4/ 0*SILLY SERPENTS (985)       1   0  0  100   4/10*DISARM (954)              6  3 0
 5/ 6 BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)  14   3  0 82.4   5/ 2 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976)  6  3 0
 6/ 4*BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     14   4  0 77.8   6/ 3 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)  6  5 0
 7/ 8 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976)  80  25  2 76.2   7/ 8 MONGREL HORDE (680)       5  1 0
 8/28*CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)    3   1  1 75.0   8- 4 FREELANCERS (576)         5  3 0
 9/10 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   78  30  1 72.2   9/ 5*BASH BROS MANAGER (1109)  5  4 0
10/ 0 SELLSWORDS IV (1043)      10   4  0 71.4  10/ 6 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)    4  2 0
11/13 BASH BROS SEX (1336)      11   5  0 68.8  11/15 BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)  3  0 0
12/16 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)     23  11  1 67.6  12/29*CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)   3  1 1
13/14*BASH BROS JACKET (1157)    8   4  1 66.7  13/11*BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   3  3 0
14/27*DISARM (954)               6   3  0 66.7  14/ 7 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)    3  3 0
15/17 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)  70  36  0 66.0  15/20 NL CENTRAL (783)          3  3 0
16/19 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       71  38  5 65.1  16-14*CANADIAN BANDS (1545)     2  0 0
17/18 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)    47  26  1 64.4  17/17 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)      2  1 0
18/20 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)    34  20  1 63.0  18/21 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)    2  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/22 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)    175 113  9 60.8  19/12*BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)      2  4 0
20/23 NL CENTRAL (783)         100  67  3 59.9  20/13 BASH BROS SEX (1336)      2  4 0
21/21 FAVORITE SAYINGS  (1423)  13   9  0 59.1  21-23*BB SCOTT BORAS (936)      1  0 0
22/15*BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)       7   5  0 58.3  22/ 0 SELLSWORDS IV (1043)      1  0 0
23/24 MONGREL HORDE (680)       94  72  9 56.6  23/ 0*SILLY SERPENTS (985)      1  0 0
24/ 5*BASH BROS MANAGER (1109)   5   4  0 55.6  24-26*CANADIAN SHOWS (1547)     1  0 0
25/25 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)    71  62  3 53.4  25/31 SUE'S HOBBIES (672)       1  1 0
26/26 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)      23  22  0 51.1  26/18 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)     1  2 0
27-29 FREELANCERS (576)        104 112 11 48.1  27/16 FAVORITE SAYINGS  (1423)  1  2 0
28/30 SUE'S HOBBIES (672)        6   7  2 46.2  28/ 0*BASH BROS POLICE (930)    0  1 0
29/ 0*BASH BROS POLICE (930)     0   2  0  0.0  29/22 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   0  1 0
30-31*BASH BROS TEETH (1037)     0   1  0  0.0  30-30*BASH BROS TEETH (1037)    0  1 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.

Assur and his goals.  Foul and nasty he can be.  Instead of letting me fight for 
immortality, he is making me sit out and is trying to orchestrate who gets put on the 
throne.

It is unfair, wrong, petty, and all at my expense!

Not enough that I've fought my way through the pain to get here. Oh no!  Now I am 
undermined by my own manager.

                                          -- Blisters

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in DRAGONHEAD a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets 
poor.  So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can 
make the difference, as BASH BROS PHOTO is pushed out of top team by RUSSIAN BIRDS, 
who came from 19th with a 4-0-1 this turn.  I want to know who's buying the drinks 
for who tonight at The Warty Toad, seeing as RUSSIAN BIRDS' 71-38-5 has earned them 
1st place in the ranks.  I understand that The Warty Toad is buying the drinks for 
CANADIAN SINGERS tonight, to honor their rise to 12th after this turns 2-0-1.  Hmmm.  
It doesn't rain, but it pours for FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 this turn, a 0-1-0 causing a 11 
flight drop in the team rankings.  Hand that team a dry towel.  The DISARM 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, DOG HOUSE fought SMOKE and gained 23 points 
and contributed to MONGREL HORDE's 2-1-0.  SMOKE has lost to DOG HOUSE, falling 17 
points, while helping make BASH BROS WALKING a 2-1-0 turn.  Due to his absence and 
inability to defend the throne, BLISTERS has lost the title of Duelmaster.  And all 
eyes were on DRUNK this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster.  DRAGONHEAD 
has a new victor!  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped 
under the table at The Warty Toad?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  MEAT YOUR MAKER has cause to stand 
tall, as they were DRAGONHEAD's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And avoiding MEAT YOUR MAKER more than any other team we find BB 
AUTOMOBILE.  DRAGONHEAD, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The 
most challenged warrior this turn was FAVORITE SAYINGS 6's warrior LIFE & DEATH.  
More fighters challenged her than challenged the Duelmaster!  In a brave attempt, SIR 
FRANCIS BACON from MEAT YOUR MAKER challenged up 22 points to fight COUNT PEPPERMINT 
from the UNLIKELY HEROES stable.  SIR FRANCIS BACON perhaps got his just desserts, 
seeing as he overcame COUNT PEPPERMINT and ended up with 93 recognition points.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Whatever bright future THE MASTER may have had, it's all history now.  The 
manager of BASH BROS MANAGER9 has lost a promising 2-0-0 warrior.  Is it really true 
that DRAGONHEAD has more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd 
ask...   
     I like this place, DRAGONHEAD, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet 
again, keep your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and 
my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRUNK 7812                   28   7  0   125       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLICKERING 8048              28   0  0   132       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
-BLISTERS 11147               16   3  0   132       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
-SPIRIT OF COFFEE 10108       11   3  1   132       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
-SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245        18  10  1   129       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 ALONE 8134                   12   0  0   123       BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
 TRIPLE DOG DARE 9973          6   1  0   122       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 FISH STORY 7813              28   7  2   115       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 WHERE'S THE BEEF 10813       18   9  1   114       BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
 BAD SERVICE 10967            16   3  0   108       BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
-UNDERDOG 6250                19   8  1   107       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 REDJOHN 8175                 10   3  0   107       SELLSWORDS IV (1043)
 FOXBAT 9863                  10   4  0   106       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 SIR LOIN OF BEEF 9683        14  12  0   104       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 NO BATTERIES 10121           21  22  0   100       BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
-WILLDRAS 5282                18   7  0    99       FREELANCERS (576)
 DOG GONE IT 9950             11  13  0    98       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 SLOW BOARDING 10525          14   6  1    93       BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)
 SIR FRANCIS BACON 10333       7   4  0    93       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 LIFE & DEATH 10646           13   9  0    91       FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 (1423)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CARDINAL 8794                12   7  0    86       NL CENTRAL (783)
 DOG HOUSE 10281               7   5  0    86       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 NONSTANDARD 8051             19  11  1    85       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
 RUBBERY 10811                16  10  0    84       BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
 UNPREPARED 7811              24  11  0    83       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 PIRATE II 10332               9   2  0    83       NL CENTRAL (783)
 COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330       16  31  2    81       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
-BEAR 6221                    13  10  1    79       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 OBLIGATORY 10137              7   3  0    77       BASH BROS SEX (1336)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CROWDED 10880                16   9  0    66       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
-SARDONIS 10734                6   5  0    66       FREELANCERS (576)
 FROG FOOT 10277               4   4  0    66       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 SUDOKU 6128                   6   4  2    65       SUE'S HOBBIES (672)
 FAKE SMILE 7352               5   1  0    64       BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
 SMOKE 11360                  11   4  0    61       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED 10216                     8   5  0    56       NL CENTRAL (783)
-CALORIES 11392                7   1  0    56       BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
 FOXHOUND 10469                4   1  0    53       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 SCALPED 7353                  5   1  0    52       BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
 SLOW 11391                   10   3  0    48       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
 FORGOT IT 8910                4   2  0    47       BASH BROS JACKET (1157)
 COLD SOUP 10968              13   6  1    46       BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
 BUFFALO BILL 10334            6   6  0    46       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 JAKE LAMB 11390               3   0  0    42       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
-BEAR GRYLLS 10471             5   3  1    41       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 CUB II 10305                  5   4  0    36       NL CENTRAL (783)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNFULFILLING 10916            4   2  0    35       BASH BROS SEX (1336)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FROGGER 6123                  5   4  1    33       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-DOCTOR WEEVIL 10074           4   3  0    31       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 EMPTY TANK 8997               4   2  0    28       BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)
 DIRTY 8908                    4   2  1    27       BASH BROS JACKET (1157)
-HARD TO REACH 8049            7   5  0    26       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
-DEAD BULB 10125               2   0  0    25       BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
-BREWSKI III 10472             2   1  0    24       NL CENTRAL (783)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRYAN ADAMS 11409             2   0  0    22       CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)
 FADED 7351                    4   2  0    21       BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
 SIDEWINDER 7859               1   0  0    21       SILLY SERPENTS (985)
-AT YOUR OWN RISK 7598         1   0  0    20       BB SCOTT BORAS (936)
-CORNER GAS 11416              1   0  0    18       CANADIAN SHOWS (1547)
-CRASH TEST DUMMIES 11404      1   0  0    18       CANADIAN BANDS (1545)
-CALZRIN 10750                 3   8  0    17       FREELANCERS (576)
-CITIZEN BANE 10107            2   3  0    17       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 BOMB 7701                     2   1  0    16       DISARM (954)
 DRAKE 11413                   1   1  1    16       CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)
 CAPTAIN OPTIMISM 11542        1   1  0    16       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 MINE 7702                     2   1  0    15       DISARM (954)
 BOOBY TRAP 7700               2   1  0    15       DISARM (954)
-CROOKED 8138                  0   1  0    15       BASH BROS TEETH (1037)
 NOT ASSUR 8574                2   1  0    11       BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)
-FORGOTTEN 7331                0   2  0    10       BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
-THE GUESS WHO 11407           1   0  0     9       CANADIAN BANDS (1545)
-MR. CARTER 10604              1   0  0     9       PORKY'S REVENGE (1415)
-SARED 8178                    0   1  0     1       SELLSWORDS IV (1043)
 SPEED TRAP 7569               0   1  0     1       BASH BROS POLICE (930)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THE GREEK GUY 8576      1  2 0 BASH BROS MANAG 1109 DRAKE 11413           380   
THE MASTER 9681         2  1 0 BASH BROS MANAG 1109 FROGGER 6123          380   
SEATBELT BELL 8998      3  3 0 BB AUTOMOBILE 1175   DANGEROUS CRIMIN      380  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

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BOTTLES OF BEER III!!! (+100) CONTEST: NEWS FROM THE GLADITORIAL COMMISSION: ALL 
PARTICIPANTS WIN A PRIZE! Plus contest clarifications:

You heard right my friends: ALL 99 Bottles participants who do not miss more than 1 
turn during the entire contest (including the warm-up phase) will receive a "Pick of 
the Litter" replacement. A PotL replacement will be 10 ordinary random replacements: 
you pick the one you wish to keep, and the other 9 are discarded. Naturally, this 
replacement must be placed in DM 20.

What's new:

Your CotS "status symbol": O^O (capital O, shift-6, capital O) must appear somewhere 
in it's name. However, it may appear anywhere. It need not be in the beginning as was 
originally stated. So names such as MO^ONSHOT or THRU THE O^O will be quite 
acceptable.. 

Some clarifications:

* Do not forget to write a personal ad for the Turn 184 newsletter. In other words, 
  assuming you do start on turn 184, you need to send in a personal ad with your very 
  first turn.

  The requirement to write a personal ad is discontinued once the Arena Achievement 
  stage starts on turn 199.

* This should not be an issue, but Bottles for Arena Awards will be awarded for 
  chartered teams only.

* If you win one or more of the CotS replacements, they/it MUST be used in DM 20.

* Note that the NO AVOIDS policy will be STRICLY ENFORCED!! If you are caught 
  avoiding, you will be disqualified from the contest! HOWEVER--this does not start 
  until turn 199; no one including myself or the Gladitorial Commission will give a 
  hoot about avoids until turn 199. But be sure you get it out of your system prior: 
  if you are caught avoiding on turn 199 (or after), you WILL be disqualified!!

* On the other hand, fielding a partial team is a no-no RIGHT FROM THE START on turn 
  184. You will receive a 3-bottle penalty for any inactive warrior, or 1-bottle 
  penalty for any inactive rookie. And your Bottle total can and will go negative if 
  necessary.

  It is highly recommended that you place your team "on maintenance" to avoid any 
  complications caused due to slow mail or any other unforeseen catastrophy. In case 
  you are not familiar with the term: a team on maintenance will automatically run 
  again with its previous turn's strategies (without the challenges) even if none are 
  sent in or are not received in time, Just send your request to be put on maintenance 
  to CSR@reality.com.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CAPTAIN OPTIMISM was devastated by UNFULFILLING in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
TRIPLE DOG DARE vanquished LIFE & DEATH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
SIR FRANCIS BACON overpowered COUNT PEPPERMINT in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
RED was bested by CROWDED in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
SUDOKU overpowered COLD SOUP in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
CUB II was bested by SLOW in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
BRYAN ADAMS defeated NOT ASSUR in a 1 minute novice's Challenge struggle.
ALONE viciously subdued DOG GONE IT in a action packed 1 minute expert's fight.
SLOW BOARDING was unbelievably bested by SIR LOIN OF BEEF in a 4 minute duel.
WHERE'S THE BEEF overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BAD SERVICE overcame VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a exciting 1 minute veteran's bout.
RUBBERY was demolished by REDJOHN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched competition.
FOXBAT demolished OBLIGATORY in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
NONSTANDARD was overcome by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute veteran's conflict.
FISH STORY overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
DRUNK outwaited VETERAN MERCENARY in a unpopular 10 minute mismatched Title bout.
NO BATTERIES devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
UNPREPARED was outlasted by PIRATE II in a exciting 12 minute gory bout.
SMOKE was handily defeated by DOG HOUSE in a popular 1 minute mismatched competition.
SCALPED was defeated by FROG FOOT in a 2 minute duel.
FAKE SMILE savagely defeated BUFFALO BILL in a action packed 2 minute gruesome bout.
FOXHOUND handily defeated FADED in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
EMPTY TANK was subdued by JAKE LAMB in a popular 2 minute gruesome fight.
SEATBELT BELL was killed by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 1 minute fight.
THE MASTER was slain by FROGGER in a 1 minute novice vs. expert bout.
DIRTY was luckily beaten by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute duel.
FORGOT IT handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven bout.
DRAKE executed THE GREEK GUY in a 1 minute uneven competition.
MINE beat PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute novice's fight.
BOMB vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
BOOBY TRAP overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SIDEWINDER defeated SPEED TRAP in a 1 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  13         WALL OF STEEL     35 -  10 -  0      78  |
|AIMED BLOW                      10         PARRY-STRIKE      40 -  12 -  0      77  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   4 -  0      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -   8 -  1      73  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   6 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    64 -  28 -  2      70  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  12 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        45 -  28 -  1      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 380 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:

WALL OF STEEL      3 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     5 -  8         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         5 -  5                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DRUNK 7812                 28   7  0  125 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALONE 8134                 12   0  0  123 BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
BASHING ATTACK   FISH STORY 7813            28   7  2  115 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
PARRY-STRIKE     WHERE'S THE BEEF 10813     18   9  1  114 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
WALL OF STEEL    BAD SERVICE 10967          16   3  0  108 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
SLASHING ATTACK  REDJOHN 8175               10   3  0  107 SELLSWORDS IV (1043)
AIMED BLOW       FOXBAT 9863                10   4  0  106 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
PARRY-LUNGE      UNPREPARED 7811            24  11  0   83 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
LUNGING ATTACK   SUDOKU 6128                 6   4  2   65 SUE'S HOBBIES (672)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was SLOW BOARDING 10525.  The ten other most popular fighters were JAKE 
LAMB 11390, UNPREPARED 7811, FAKE SMILE 7352, TRIPLE DOG DARE 9973, ALONE 8134, 
REDJOHN 8175, MINE 7702, SUDOKU 6128, CUB II 10305, and SLOW 11391.

The least popular fighter this week was PIRATE II 10332.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DRUNK 7812, SPEED TRAP 7569, THE GREEK GUY 8576, THE MASTER 9681, FADED 
7351, OBLIGATORY 10137, COLD SOUP 10968, COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330, CAPTAIN OPTIMISM 
11542, and BOOBY TRAP 7700.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FISH STORY (72-7813) BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)

                       SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.!

                        (well actually, Alexandria, Virginia)

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Washington, D.C., July 22-24, 2022.  It 
will be held at the Embassy Suites Alexandria Old Town near the Potomac River in 
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are $169.00 for singles and doubles, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
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is $15/night.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters."

        The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: https://book.passkey.com/event/50341474/owner/1731/home
              Or call to reserve at 800-362-2779 and use group code DUE.

Please note that rooms 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. 

The tournament info sheet and minioverviews will be out in June.  We are very looking 
forward to seeing you all and hope that you can make it!

P.S.  The dates are set for the next winter FTF:  January 13-15, 2023, in Tempe.

               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. 

                       GECKO (82-4572) REPTILIAN REBELS  (617) 
                          0004 (82-12395) OCT 2001 2  (1813) 
                        CRAZY 17 (84-11450) CRAZY 88 6  (2077) 
                          UBER (85-4046) IT'S NEWARK!  (736) 
                     MARCELINE (85-9958) ADVENTURE TIME 2  (1809) 
                   HIP KOALA (85-38711) TIME 4 TOURNEY XIII  (7060) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 13-15, 2023! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $184.00 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 "Duelmasters2023."  

      The official block cutoff is December 12 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF68inTempe 

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

  This is just a reminder to all who plan to enter the contest in Seam that it is a

no-tourney arena, and is therefore subject to the no-tourney rules.  The pledge all 
participants must take when entering a team in this arena is as follows:

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                               NO-TOURNEY ARENA PLEDGE

    * I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a tournament, nor 
      will I use a tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
    * I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena.  If circumstances 
      preclude my running less than a full team, I will notify the Player Committee.
    * I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
    * I understand that any warrior that participates in a tournament or receives 
      a tournament prize shall be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead.

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Please send your agreement with your new team. 

Best of luck in the arena and in the contest!