DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/28/2023    Duedate: 01/24/2024

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-400

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NOT ASSUR
BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)
(72-8574) [18-4-2,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NOT ASSUR                      PAM ANDERSON
BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)      CANADIAN ARTISTS 6 (1421)
(72-8574) [18-4-2,116]         (72-10637) [5-4-0,85]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HALFTIME SHOW                  CIGARETTE BUTTS
BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)     BASH BROS BUS STOP (1400)
(72-10722) [17-3-0,113]        (72-10531) [10-10-0,79]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)  40
2. CANADIAN ARTISTS 6 (1421)   27BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)
3. CANADIAN ARTISTS 3 (1417)   25      Unchartered Team
4. ON TAP 2 (1522)             20
5. ON TAP 7 (1527)             16      BB COWORKER (1096)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*BB COWORKER (1096)         3   0  0  100   1/ 6*BASH BROS STAR TR (1473)  9  3 0
 2/ 2 BASH BROS SUPERBO (1438)  56  11  1 83.6   2/ 1 BASH BROS SUPERBO (1438)  7  2 0
 3- 5 BASH BROS CLOSET (947)    15   4  1 78.9   3/ 2 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    5  1 0
 4/ 6 BB SCOTT BORAS (936)      15   4  0 78.9   4/ 3 DISARM (954)              5  4 0
 5/ 8 BASH BROS HAT (1553)      14   4  1 77.8   5/ 7 BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  4  2 0
 6/ 4 BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  17   5  0 77.3   6/ 5 BASH BROS BUS STO (1400)  4  2 0
 7- 7*BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  17   5  0 77.3   7/ 8 BASH BROS HAT (1553)      3  0 0
 8/ 9 BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)   20   6  1 76.9   8/15 BASH BROS TEETH (1037)    3  0 0
 9/11 BASH BROS TEETH (1037)    16   5  0 76.2   9/ 9 BASH BROS MANAGER (1109)  3  0 0
10/15 BASH BROS MANAGER (1109)  21   7  2 75.0  10- 4*BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  3  3 0
11/26*BASH BROS STAR TR (1473)   9   3  0 75.0  11/24 BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)   2  0 0
12-12*ON TAP 10 (1530)           6   2  0 75.0  12-14 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   2  0 0
13-14 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   87  30  1 74.4  13/28*CANADIAN ARTISTS  (1417)  2  0 0
14/10 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    22   8  1 73.3  14/26*ON TAP 7 (1527)           2  0 0
15-17 BASH BROS LOO (1452)       8   3  1 72.7  15/17 BB SCOTT BORAS (936)      2  1 0
16-18 FAV SAYINGS (1412)        10   4  0 71.4  16/10 BASH BROS DVD (1459)      2  1 0
17/20*ON TAP 7 (1527)            5   2  0 71.4  17/11 BASH BROS SEX (1336)      2  4 0
18/16 BASH BROS DVD (1459)      11   5  0 68.8  18/12 FREELANCERS (576)         2  6 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-19 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)  96  47  0 67.1  19-13 BASH BROS CLOSET (947)    1  0 0
20/23 DISARM (954)              42  24  1 63.6  20/ 0*BB COWORKER (1096)        1  0 0
21/21 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   29  17  2 63.0  21-27*ON TAP 10 (1530)          1  0 0
22/25 BASH BROS BUS STO (1400)  25  15  2 62.5  22-19 FAV SAYINGS (1412)        1  0 0
23/24 BASH BROS SEX (1336)      33  21  0 61.1  23/23*CANADIAN ARTISTS  (1416)  1  1 0
24/27*CANADIAN ARTISTS  (1417)   6   4  0 60.0  24/20 CANADIAN ARTISTS (1418)   1  1 0
25/13*CANADIAN ARTISTS  (1416)   3   2  1 60.0  25/30*CANADIAN ARTISTS  (1421)  1  1 0
26/22 ON TAP 6 (1526)            7   5  1 58.3  26-29 BASH BROS LOO (1452)      1  1 0
27/28*CANADIAN ARTISTS  (1421)   5   4  0 55.6  27-18 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)  1  1 0
28/29 FREELANCERS (576)        127 133 11 48.8  28/31 ON TAP 2 (1522)           1  1 0
29/30 ON TAP 2 (1522)            6   9  0 40.0  29/25 ON TAP 6 (1526)           1  1 0
30/31 CANADIAN ARTISTS (1418)    5  11  1 31.3  30/16 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of DRAGONHEAD!  Once again I've been called out of 
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Woof!  BASH BROS 
SUPERBOWL were a bunch of dogs after BASH BROS STAR TREK got through with 'em!  2nd 
ain't so sweet as 1st!  You know what they say about the herd of lions who studied a 
judge...  BASH BROS MIRROR moved up 13 places, to 11th.  Who can explain it?  Not 
you, not me, not CANADIAN ARTISTS 3's opponents, after watching them shoot up the 
ranks from 28th to 13th.  You know what they say about the herd of lions who studied 
a judge...  ON TAP 7 moved up 12 places, to 14th.  Ever take one of those association 
tests?  You know, he says black, you say white.  Water-Lake, Sky-Blue. Try this:  
Flop.  BASH BROS JACKET!  BASH BROS STAR TREK showed DRAGONHEAD what they were made 
of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-0-0.  What's with PAM ANDERSON? 
She actually beat BASH BROS JACKET's DIRTY, and walked away with 27 more points from 
the fight.  Laughs were big at CANADIAN ARTISTS 6 while they watched PAM ANDERSON 
clobber DIRTY.  He lost 24 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the 
stands.  DRAGONHEAD has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy.  He Dark 
Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's STONE GOLEM (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) 
interesting.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as STONE GOLEM killed the Duelmaster, 
SARDONIS, leaving FREELANCERS in mourning.  So now NOT ASSUR gets to be DRAGONHEAD's 
Duelmaster.  But what comes around goes around.  I suppose you want to hear some 
rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  
DRAGONHEAD thinks CANADIAN ARTISTS 6 and their 5-4-0 is too much!  If at first you 
don't succeed, give up...  Management must be dealin', as the boys at BB HARDWOOD 
FLOOR ain't reelin'!  CANADIAN ARTISTS 6's mad!   
     Warriors of DRAGONHEAD unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Is it my 
imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day?  To die so young, so 
gloriously!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  All 
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NOT ASSUR 8574               18   4  2   116       BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLICKERING 8048              34   0  0   154       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
 HALFTIME SHOW 10722          17   3  0   113       BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)
 CROOKED 8138                 16   5  0   113       BASH BROS TEETH (1037)
 LOOSE FIT 11453              12   0  1   108       BASH BROS HAT (1553)
-SMOOTH CRIMINAL 10591         9   2  0   108       FAV SAYINGS (1412)
 CRACKED 7951                 15   3  1   103       BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)
-NONSTANDARD 8051             22  11  1    99       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
 WILLDRAS 5282                26  13  0    97       FREELANCERS (576)
 SCARY DUDE 10528             15   5  2    97       BASH BROS BUS STOP (1400)
 AT YOUR OWN RISK 7598        15   4  0    97       BB SCOTT BORAS (936)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNCOMFORTABLE 8046           13   3  1    97       BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)
 MINE 7702                    16   6  0    96       DISARM (954)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAD ADS 10723                18   2  0    90       BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)
 UNFULFILLING 10916           14  11  0    89       BASH BROS SEX (1336)
 RED RAGE 11255                7   5  1    87       ON TAP 6 (1526)
-CLOGGED 10794                 8   3  1    86       BASH BROS LOO (1452)
 BOOBY TRAP 7700              15   7  1    85       DISARM (954)
 PAM ANDERSON 10637            5   4  0    85       CANADIAN ARTISTS 6 (1421)
 STAIN 11807                   9   2  0    83       BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)
 CRACK 11804                   8   3  0    80       BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)
 OBLIGATORY 10137             19  10  0    79       BASH BROS SEX (1336)
 CIGARETTE BUTTS 10531        10  10  0    79       BASH BROS BUS STOP (1400)
 BLOWOUT 10719                15   5  0    74       BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)
-TOO LONG 10720                6   1  1    70       BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AFTERNOON SOCIAL 11256        5   2  0    66       ON TAP 7 (1527)
 DIRTY 8908                   15  10  1    62       BASH BROS JACKET (1157)
-SLOWINFASTLANE 6611           5   1  0    61       BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)
 ELECTRIC WIT 11234            6   9  0    58       ON TAP 2 (1522)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLOW 11391                   11   3  0    56       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
 PAM ANDERSON 10617            4   4  0    56       CANADIAN ARTISTS 3 (1417)
-PAM ANDERSON 10612            3   1  1    56       CANADIAN ARTISTS IV (1416)
 REGION CODES 10827            8   3  0    46       BASH BROS DVD (1459)
 BOMB 7701                    11  11  0    45       DISARM (954)
-SOLOCARPOOL 6612              5   1  0    34       BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOO HARD 9642                 9   5  0    33       BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)
-PAM ANDERSON 10619            2   3  1    31       CANADIAN ARTISTS (1418)
-TAILGATING 6613               4   2  0    28       BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)
 SLEEPY 8508                   3   0  0    27       BB COWORKER (1096)
-HARD TO REACH 8049            7   5  0    26       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
 VULCAN FEELINGS 10901         3   0  0    25       BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DALINNAR 11593                3   1  0    23       FREELANCERS (576)
-WILD ROSE 11274               2   2  0    23       ON TAP 10 (1530)
 PAM ANDERSON 10620            3   8  0    21       CANADIAN ARTISTS (1418)
 OTT SOUNDS 10898              2   1  0    21       BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
-BROKEN 7955                   5   3  0    20       BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)
 RED SHIRTS 10899              2   1  0    20       BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
-PAM ANDERSON 10614            2   0  0    19       CANADIAN ARTISTS 3 (1417)
 ALL HUMANOIDS 10902           2   1  0    19       BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
-SWEAT SOAKED 11450            2   4  0    14       BASH BROS HAT (1553)
-FREEZE 10829                  1   0  0    13       BASH BROS DVD (1459)
-VUDUIN 11945                  2   3  0     9       FREELANCERS (576)
-ROBBIE ROTTEN 11576           1   1  0     8       SPROUT OF IT (1576)
-DA3 10589                     1   0  0     8       FAV SAYINGS (1412)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA2 10609               0  1 0 CANADIAN ARTIST 1416 MOUNTAIN TROLL        400  NONE
SARDONIS 10734         14 11 0 FREELANCERS 576      STONE GOLEM           400  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SARDONIS was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was savagely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
HALFTIME SHOW savagely defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute bloody duel.
LOOSE FIT bested M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute fight.
NOT ASSUR overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
CROOKED narrowly defeated RED RAGE in a 2 minute struggle.
UNCOMFORTABLE overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CRACKED vanquished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
MINE vanquished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
AT YOUR OWN RISK overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven match.
WILLDRAS luckily beat CIGARETTE BUTTS in a exciting 4 minute veteran's fight.
UNFULFILLING was bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 2 minute master's conflict.
DIRTY was demolished by PAM ANDERSON in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
STAIN handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
OBLIGATORY lost to M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute bout.
SCARY DUDE viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 2 minute brutal duel.
BLOWOUT was bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute brawl.
CRACK was bested by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute fight.
BAD ADS overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BOOBY TRAP overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BOMB was bested by ELECTRIC WIT in a popular 1 minute gruesome veteran's contest.
REGION CODES was demolished by AFTERNOON SOCIAL in a 1 minute uneven bout.
TOO HARD was vanquished by PAM ANDERSON in a 1 minute gory mismatched fray.
PAM ANDERSON was savagely defeated by SLEEPY in a 1 minute gory fight.
ALL HUMANOIDS vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
VULCAN FEELINGS vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RED SHIRTS demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
OTT SOUNDS vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  12         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -   6 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         AIMED BLOW        92 -  34 -  1      73  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   38 -  19 -  3      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    83 -  47 -  3      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   7 -  2      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    65 -  40 -  1      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 400 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       NOT ASSUR 8574             18   4  2  116 BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)
BASHING ATTACK   CRACKED 7951               15   3  1  103 BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)
TOTAL PARRY      WILLDRAS 5282              26  13  0   97 FREELANCERS (576)
WALL OF STEEL    SCARY DUDE 10528           15   5  2   97 BASH BROS BUS STOP (1400)
LUNGING ATTACK   UNCOMFORTABLE 8046         13   3  1   97 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)
SLASHING ATTACK  BAD ADS 10723              18   2  0   90 BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)
STRIKING ATTACK  PAM ANDERSON 10637          5   4  0   85 CANADIAN ARTISTS 6 (1421)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HALFTIME SHOW 10722.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CIGARETTE BUTTS 10531.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
UNFULFILLING 10916, SCARY DUDE 10528, HALFTIME SHOW 10722, LOOSE FIT 11453, ELECTRIC 
WIT 11234, CROOKED 8138, RED RAGE 11255, UNCOMFORTABLE 8046, CRACKED 7951, and 
OBLIGATORY 10137.

The least popular fighter this week was PAM ANDERSON 10620.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TOO HARD 9642, REGION CODES 10827, BOMB 7701, DIRTY 8908, OTT 
SOUNDS 10898, VULCAN FEELINGS 10901, ALL HUMANOIDS 10902, RED SHIRTS 10899, PAM 
ANDERSON 10617, and BAD ADS 10723.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HALFTIME SHOW (72-10722) BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1438)

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

SARDONIS (72-10734) FREELANCERS (576)

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the 
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143). 
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free 
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and 
on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "915." 

         The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis

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 July! -- RSI