DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/27/2021    Duedate: 05/24/2021

ERINIKA ARENA

DM-73    TURN-366

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MARDUK
MYTHOS 14 (852)
(73-7435) [8-1-2,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MARDUK                         NAEVIA
MYTHOS 14 (852)                LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)
(73-7435) [8-1-2,115]          (73-7832) [6-2-0,80]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ALPHA TUCANAE                  NAEVIA
TUCANA II (995)                LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)
(73-8229) [16-30-0,82]         (73-7832) [6-2-0,80]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ALPHABET SOUP (39)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ALPHABET SOUP (39)          17
2. LIFE AND DEATH (970)        12      EVIL SMURF HORDE 7 (567)
3. PORKY'S (973)                9      Unchartered Team
4. LUDUS MAGNUS VI (798)        9
5. EVIL SMURF HORDE 6 (566)     8      CANADIAN ARTISTS V (972)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*LUDUS MAGNUS XII (909)     4   0  0  100   1/ 1 ALPHABET SOUP (39)        5  1 1
 2- 2*TEAM MANTIS V (895)        3   0  0  100   2/ 2 MYTHOS 14 (852)           4  2 1
 3/ 8*CANADIAN ARTISTS V (972)   2   0  0  100   3/10 MYTHOS 7 (845)            3  0 0
 4- 4*WRATHMEN 7 (713)           2   0  0  100   4/ 5*LIFE AND DEATH (970)      3  1 1
 5- 6*BURNER KING 12 (955)       1   0  0  100   5/ 6*CODE NAMES IV (966)       3  1 0
 6- 7*FAV SAYINGS 5 (969)        1   0  0  100   6- 3*TEAM MANTIS V (895)       2  0 0
 7- 5*CANADIAN ARTISTS 4 (975)   1   0  0  100   7- 4*LUDUS MAGNUS XII (909)    2  0 0
 8/11*LUDUS MAGNUS VI (798)      6   1  0 85.7   8/19*CANADIAN ARTISTS V (972)  2  0 0
 9/15 EVIL SMURF HORDE 7 (567)   8   2  0 80.0   9/21 EVIL SMURF HORDE 3 (563)  2  0 0
10-12*MYTHOS 12 (850)            4   1  0 80.0  10/ 7*LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)     2  1 0
11-13 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)      88  25  2 77.9  11/ 9*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)      2  1 0
12/10*LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)      6   2  0 75.0  12/29 EVIL SMURF HORDE 7 (567)  2  1 0
13/17*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)       6   2  0 75.0  13/32 RED BLADES (721)          2  2 0
14/ 0 Q IS FOR QUIET (1005)     49  23  1 68.1  14/15 OCTANS (989)              2  3 0
15/20 EVIL SMURF HORDE 3 (563)   8   4  0 66.7  15/13*PORKY'S (973)             2  3 0
16/21*LIFE AND DEATH (970)       4   2  1 66.7  16-16*BURNER KING 12 (955)      1  0 0
17/22*CODE NAMES IV (966)        4   2  0 66.7  17-17*FAV SAYINGS 5 (969)       1  0 0
18/26*EVIL SMURF HORDE 6 (566)   6   4  2 60.0  18/ 0 Q IS FOR QUIET (1005)     1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/23 MYTHOS 14 (852)           23  16  2 59.0  19-20*CANADIAN ARTISTS 4 (975)  1  0 0
20-25 ALL ABOUT LINT (725)      21  16  1 56.8  20-23*WRATHMEN 7 (713)          1  0 0
21/28 RED BLADES (721)          18  14  1 56.3  21-27 AMBER (897)               1  1 0
22/24*PORKY'S (973)              5   4  0 55.6  22-12*FAV SAYINGS 2 (968)       1  1 0
23/27 ALPHABET SOUP (39)       176 144 15 55.0  23/43*EVIL SMURF HORDE 6 (566)  1  1 0
24-29 GRIMM READING (1061)      18  15  1 54.5  24/26*LUDUS MAGNUS IV (796)     1  1 0
25/30 AURIGA (938)              12  11  1 52.2  25/45*LUDUS MAGNUS VI (798)     1  1 0
26-33 ALTERED STATES II (1057)  15  15  1 50.0  26-11*MYTHOS 12 (850)           1  1 0
27/32 OCTANS (989)              12  12  0 50.0  27/31 VELA (926)                1  2 0
28/31 VULPECULA (925)           11  11  0 50.0  28/ 8 AURIGA (938)              1  2 0
29-34*FAV SAYINGS 2 (968)        2   2  0 50.0  29-14 ALL ABOUT LINT (725)      1  2 0
30/ 0*MYTHOS 15 (853)            1   1  0 50.0  30/35 ARA (939)                 0  3 0
31/ 9*LUDUS MAGNUS IV (796)      1   1  0 50.0  31/30 VULPECULA (925)           0  3 0
32-39 AMBER (897)              111 131  9 45.9  32/34 TUCANA II (995)           0  3 0
33/41 MYTHOS 7 (845)            15  18  0 45.5  33-36*TEAM MANTIS (891)         0  2 0
34/37 ARA (939)                 10  12  1 45.5  34-33 ANTLIA (935)              0  2 0
35/38 VELA (926)                10  12  0 45.5  35-41*FAVORITESAYINGS! (971)    0  1 0
36/40 TUCANA II (995)           57  71  5 44.5  36-38*LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)    0  1 0
37-42*LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)     2   3  0 40.0  37/ 0*MYTHOS 15 (853)           0  1 0
38-43 ANTLIA (935)               8  13  0 38.1  38-28 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)      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

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
ERINIKA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  With any luck, I can sneak into The 
Welcome Wench and join CANADIAN ARTISTS V's celebration over their good record this 
turn.  8th place, not bad.  If The Welcome Wench is buying drinks for EVIL SMURF 
HORDE 3's good turn, I'm afraid the place will be dry before long.  A 1-0-0 makes for 
a big thirst.  With any luck, I can sneak into The Welcome Wench and join EVIL SMURF 
HORDE 7's celebration over their good record this turn.  12th place, not bad.  If The 
Welcome Wench is buying drinks for RED BLADES' good turn, I'm afraid the place will 
be dry before long.  A 1-0-0 makes for a big thirst.  With any luck, I can sneak into 
The Welcome Wench and join EVIL SMURF HORDE 6's celebration over their good record 
this turn.  23rd place, not bad.  If The Welcome Wench is buying drinks for LUDUS 
MAGNUS VI's good turn, I'm afraid the place will be dry before long.  A 1-0-0 makes 
for a big thirst.  Why not, I'm having a good day, so I feel sorry for AURIGA, who 
went 0-1-0 and dropped 20 into 28th.  Here's my pity, for what it's worth.  Of 
course, we're all terribly impressed to see LONESOME LOSER win a fight and gain 12 
points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, LONESOME LOSER beat SUHAIL and SUHAIL lost 7 points.  
You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, ERINIKA may be 
getting bland, as MARDUK stays top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very good mood 
today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, 
ERINIKA?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  EVIL 
SMURF HORDE 7, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided 
team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And who led the way in this mass 
act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was ALPHABET SOUP.  Ha ha ha 
ha!   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for ERINIKA's 
morgue.  More variety.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate 
catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of ERINIKA.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are 
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARDUK 7435                   8   1  2   115       MYTHOS 14 (852)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAE WEST 6062                18   4  0   130       CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
-JUNE CLEAVER 6058            12   1  1   115       CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
 PYRO SMURF 4937               8   4  0   103       EVIL SMURF HORDE 3 (563)
 I.R.S. 4629                  15  10  0    96       ALPHABET SOUP (39)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALPHA TUCANAE 8229           16  30  0    82       TUCANA II (995)
-APRIL O'NEIL 6897             9   4  0    80       CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
 NAEVIA 7832                   6   2  0    80       LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)
 SIR GARLON 7400              15  10  0    73       MYTHOS 7 (845)
 DR SMURFORKIAN 4953           8   2  0    72       EVIL SMURF HORDE 7 (567)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERGAL 7434                  14  10  0    63       MYTHOS 14 (852)
 MENKALINAN 7930              11  11  1    60       AURIGA (938)
 LONESOME LOSER 8103           4   0  1    60       LIFE AND DEATH (970)
 BARCA 7846                    6   2  0    59       LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LINT LIZARD 6431              6   3  1    55       ALL ABOUT LINT (725)
-S.U.N.Y. - E.S.F. 6170        4   1  1    53       ALPHABET SOUP (39)
-TETRAIDES 7778                4   0  0    53       LUDUS MAGNUS XII (909)
 ARBELAS 7051                  6   1  0    52       LUDUS MAGNUS VI (798)
 SUHAIL 7869                  10  12  0    48       VELA (926)
-DRUAGA 7422                   4   1  0    48       MYTHOS 12 (850)
-VIOLET 6400                   5   2  0    45       RED BLADES (721)
 LOVING ARROW 8083             4   0  0    45       CODE NAMES IV (966)
 ANSER 7862                   11  11  0    44       VULPECULA (925)
 PIERCED SMURF 4949            4   1  0    44       EVIL SMURF HORDE 6 (566)
-AVRIL LAVIGNE 7070            4   2  0    44       CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
 CERVANTES 7933               10  12  1    43       ARA (939)
-SAYING MANTIS 7664            3   0  0    43       TEAM MANTIS V (895)
 MEAT 8119                     4   3  0    41       PORKY'S (973)
-SAZUN 6347                    1   0  0    41       WRATHMEN 7 (713)
-PHI OCTANTIS 8445             4   1  0    37       OCTANS (989)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199        8   8  0    32       OCTANS (989)
-GERARD 7714                   2   3  1    32       AMBER (897)
-RHO TUCANAE 8235              4   3  1    29       TUCANA II (995)
-MISS JANUARY 8325             6   4  1    27       CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
 PEEWEE 8116                   1   1  0    26       PORKY'S (973)
-SMURF 5 4948                  2   3  2    24       EVIL SMURF HORDE 6 (566)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PATTON 6397                   5   3  1    23       RED BLADES (721)
-MY NAME IS 8089               1   1  0    23       FAV SAYINGS 2 (968)
 PAM ANDERSON 8114             2   0  0    21       CANADIAN ARTISTS V (972)
-QUIESCENT 8310                1   0  0    20       Q IS FOR QUIET (1005)
-BENEDICT 7715                 2   3  0    19       AMBER (897)
-GANNICUS 7802                 2   3  0    19       LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)
-BLLOCK THIS 8107              0   1  0    17       FAVORITESAYINGS! (971)
-PAM ANDERSON 8125             1   0  0    16       CANADIAN ARTISTS 4 (975)
-DWORKIN 7675                  4   3  0    15       AMBER (897)
-INSANE 8098                   1   0  0    15       FAV SAYINGS 5 (969)
 CU CHULAINN 7441              1   1  0    14       MYTHOS 15 (853)
-WANTED 8091                   1   0  0    14       FAV SAYINGS 2 (968)
-ISHTAR 7944                   1   0  0    14       MYTHOS 14 (852)
-FIERY 8024                    1   0  0    10       BURNER KING 12 (955)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUDIARIUS 7039                1   1  0     9       LUDUS MAGNUS IV (796)
-CAPELLA 7928                  1   0  0     8       AURIGA (938)
 SILENT 8307                   1   0  0     8       Q IS FOR QUIET (1005)
-CAINE 7713                    1   4  0     7       AMBER (897)
-S.P.C.A. 8535                 1   3  0     6       ALPHABET SOUP (39)
-PLAYING MANTIS 7644           0   2  0     6       TEAM MANTIS (891)
-SCARY THINGS 8102             0   2  0     6       LIFE AND DEATH (970)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
D.O.A. 8883             0  1 0 ALPHABET SOUP 39     SNENITH               366  NONE
RANDOM 7699            10  8 1 AMBER 897            MARDUK 7435           365   
ALPHA ANTLIAE 7913      8 13 0 ANTLIA 935           LONESOME LOSER 8103   365   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

For the Cincy FtF, Mannequin/Crip are organizing a visit to the Great American Ball 
Park on the Friday night (16 Jul, 7:10 start time) to watch the Reds/Brewers game.  If 
interested, please contact Crip through gwerner - @ - twcny dot rr dot com.  Because 
of Covid, tickets are being sold in specific pods, so if 8 people want to go, we may 
have to sit in two different groups.  Please respond by 1 May if interested so we can 
pre-purchase the tickets. -- Crip & Mannequin

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

D.O.A. was butchered by SNENITH in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MARDUK devastated ALPHA TUCANAE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
PYRO SMURF savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute expert's fight.
SIR GARLON defeated MENKALINAN in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
NERGAL was devastated by I.R.S. in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
NAEVIA was bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 6 minute gory master's match.
DR SMURFORKIAN handily defeated MEAT in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
ANSER lost to ARBELAS in a action packed 3 minute fight.
PIERCED SMURF won victory over POLARIS AUSTRALIS in a popular 2 minute fight.
CERVANTES was overpowered by BARCA in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
LOVING ARROW savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute brutal match.
SUHAIL was bested by LONESOME LOSER in a crowd pleasing 4 minute conflict.
CU CHULAINN was demolished by PEEWEE in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
PATTON unbelievably bested RUDIARIUS in a popular 6 minute conflict.
PAM ANDERSON vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 5 minute mismatched bout.
SILENT won victory over CONVICTED THIEF in a 4 minute novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      10         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  16 -  1      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   53 -  26 -  3      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   7 -  1      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        54 -  72 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   9 -  1      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 366 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:

TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  9         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  MARDUK 7435                 8   1  2  115 MYTHOS 14 (852)
BASHING ATTACK   I.R.S. 4629                15  10  0   96 ALPHABET SOUP (39)
LUNGING ATTACK   NAEVIA 7832                 6   2  0   80 LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)
AIMED BLOW       SIR GARLON 7400            15  10  0   73 MYTHOS 7 (845)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ALPHA TUCANAE 8229.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NAEVIA 7832.  The ten other most popular fighters were ARBELAS 7051, 
LONESOME LOSER 8103, PIERCED SMURF 4949, PYRO SMURF 4937, RUDIARIUS 7039, SIR GARLON 
7400, LOVING ARROW 8083, MARDUK 7435, I.R.S. 4629, and DR SMURFORKIAN 4953.

The least popular fighter this week was PAM ANDERSON 8114.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PATTON 6397, SILENT 8307, CERVANTES 7933, ANSER 7862, ALPHA 
TUCANAE 8229, D.O.A. 8883, CU CHULAINN 7441, POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199, MEAT 8119, and 
NERGAL 7434.

          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CINCINNATI!

                              (well actually, Kentucky)

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16-18, 2021.  It 
will be held at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Rivercenter on the banks of the Ohio 
River (actually in Covington, Kentucky (866-344-7548).  Room rates are $139.00 per 
night for kings, $179 for doubles, 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 code is "RS1" (note that's RS 
one not RSI).  

        The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF65 

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. 

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 14-16, 2022, in Tempe.