DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/16/2024    Duedate: 08/12/2024

ERINIKA ARENA

DM 73    TURN 408

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KHANADIAN
MONGOL HORDE (658)
(73-7076) [17-0-1,149]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KHANADIAN                      POSITION IS EMPTY
MONGOL HORDE (658)             
(73-7076) [17-0-1,149]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BLENDING BOWL                  S.P.C.A.
RYAN'S SHOWS (676)             ALPHABET SOUP (39)
(73-6173) [10-17-2,59]         (73-8535) [9-6-1,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)         47 
2. WORLDWIDE GORE (36)           38 PAPER TIGERS W19.2 (1086)
3. RYAN'S SHOWS (676)            25    Unchartered Team
4. DYNASTY WARIORS III (1166)    12 
5. JUDGEMENT 7 (1112)            11    GOOD FELLAS (760)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3 PAPER TIGERS W19.2 (1086) 27   7  3 79.4   1/ 6 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)     7  1 1
 2- 2 CANADIAN WHISKEY (670)    27   7  1 79.4   2/ 5 WORLDWIDE GORE (36)       6  0 0
 3- 4 MY FAULT (1215)           22   6  0 78.6   3/ 7 MONGOL HORDE (658)        4  2 0
 4/ 5 MONGOL HORDE (658)       146  51 11 74.1   4/ 4 PAPER TIGERS W19.2 (1086) 3  0 0
 5/ 6 WHISKEY (671)             31  11  1 73.8   5/14 JUDGEMENT 7 (1112)        3  0 0
 6/10 DYNASTY WARRIORS S (1167) 14   5  0 73.7   6/ 3 SWORD HEROES 5 (1184)     3  0 0
 7/11 JUDGEMENT 7 (1112)        16   6  1 72.7   7/ 8 ALPHABET SOUP (39)        3  1 1
 8/ 7 SUPER STARS (629)        111  42  3 72.5   8- 1 BILLIONS (1173)           3  1 0
 9/ 8 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)     107  43  2 71.3   9/24 WHISKEY (671)             2  0 0
10/12 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)     63  28  5 69.2  10/ 2 JUDGEMENT 16 (1121)       2  1 1
11/ 9 SWORD HEROES 3 (1182)     13   6  1 68.4  11/33 SWORD HEROES 7 (1186)     2  1 0
12/13 DYNASTY WARIORS II (1166) 13   6  0 68.4  12/12 EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091)    2  1 0
13/15 SUE'S BOYS (632)          98  51  7 65.8  13/29 EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093)    2  1 0
14-16 BILLIONS (1173)           48  25  1 65.8  14/16 JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)       2  1 0
15/17 EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093)    16   9  1 64.0  15/18 DYNASTY WARIORS II (1166) 2  1 0
16/21 SWORD HEROES 5 (1184)     12   7  0 63.2  16/19 DYNASTY WARRIORS S (1167) 2  1 0
17/18 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)    28  18  2 60.9  17-22 YOU GOT BONED (1142)      2  2 0
18-22 LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915)     23  15  1 60.5  18/27 SUPER STARS (629)         2  2 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-23 YOU GOT BONED (1142)      56  39  2 58.9  19/37 RYAN'S SHOWS (676)        2  4 0
20/19 SWORD HEROES 6 (1185)     11   8  2 57.9  20- 9 LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915)     1  0 0
21/20 SWORD HEROES 2 (1181)     11   8  0 57.9  21-23 CANADIAN WHISKEY (670)    1  0 0
22/25 WORLDWIDE GORE (36)      520 385 38 57.5  22-11 MY FAULT (1215)           1  1 0
23/28 SWORD HEROES 7 (1186)     20  15  0 57.1  23-15 LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903)    1  1 0
24/27 ALPHABET SOUP (39)       207 156 16 57.0  24-28 SWORD HEROES 8 (1187)     1  1 0
25/24 MYTHOS 14 (852)           39  30  3 56.5  25/36 LUDUS MAGNUS XVI (906)    1  2 0
26/33 LUDUS MAGNUS XVI (906)    15  12  0 55.6  26/17 JUDGEMENT 24 (1146)       1  2 0
27-30 SWORD HEROES 8 (1187)     10   8  0 55.6  27/13 JUDGEMENT 1 (1106)        1  2 0
28/31 RYAN'S SHOWS (676)        62  51  3 54.9  28/20 SWORD HEROES 2 (1181)     1  2 0
29/26 JUDGEMENT 16 (1121)       12  10  1 54.5  29/10 SWORD HEROES 3 (1182)     1  2 0
30-32 SS06 01 (1150)            34  29  1 54.0  30/21 SWORD HEROES 6 (1185)     1  2 0
31/29 JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)       15  13  0 53.6  31/30 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)    1  2 0
32/36 EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091)    17  15  1 53.1  32/31 MYTHOS 14 (852)           1  2 0
33-34 LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903)    21  19  0 52.5  33/38 SUE'S BOYS (632)          1  3 0
34/35 JUDGEMENT 24 (1146)       11  11  1 50.0  34/32 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)      1  5 0
35/39 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)    69  95  2 42.1  35/34 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)    0  3 0
36/38 JUDGEMENT 1 (1106)         9  13  0 40.9  36/35 OCTANS (989)              0  3 0
37-41 VELA (926)                21  41  0 33.9  37-25 SS06 01 (1150)            0  1 0
38/42 OCTANS (989)              22  44  1 33.3  38-26 VELA (926)                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 ERINIKA!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as BILLIONS is pushed out of 
top team by BROADWAY LLAMAS, who came from 6th with a 4-0-0 this turn.  I want to 
know who's buying the drinks for who tonight at The Dripping Blade, seeing as 
WHISKEY's 31-11-1 has earned them 9th place in the ranks.  I understand that The 
Dripping Blade is buying the drinks for SWORD HEROES 7 tonight, to honor their rise 
to 11th after this turns 1-0-0.  Hmmm.  Now, what did these guys have for breakfast 
this morning?  EASTERN HORDE 4 has turned a 1-0-0 into 13th place from 29th.  Give me 
the recipe!  I understand that The Dripping Blade is buying the drinks for RYAN'S 
SHOWS tonight, to honor their rise to 19th after this turns 2-1-0.  Hmmm.  I want to 
know who's buying the drinks for who tonight at The Dripping Blade, seeing as LUDUS 
MAGNUS XVI's 15-12-0 has earned them 25th place in the ranks.  Our condolences (or 
sneers, as the case may be) go out to JUDGEMENT 1 for their drop to 27th from 13th.  
A 0-1-0 can do that.  SWORD HEROES 3 must be either in pain, or numb, having dropped 
from 10th to 29th this turn, with a 0-1-0 acting as the weight.  The BROADWAY LLAMAS 
guild has had a 4-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You never know 
where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, DEATHOFASALESLLAMA fought DEWEY 
and gained 20 points and contributed to BROADWAY LLAMAS' 4-0-0.  DEWEY has lost to 
DEATHOFASALESLLAMA, falling 12 points, while helping make EASTERN HORDE 3 a 0-1-0 
turn.  Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, AXE has lost the title 
of Duelmaster.  We should ask KHANADIAN about the thrill of victory, and what being 
the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask.  Can someone confirm 
a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The 
Dripping Blade until they win.  Maybe?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  YOU GOT BONED has cause to stand tall, as 
they were ERINIKA's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. 
And guess who avoided YOU GOT BONED stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
RYAN'S SHOWS.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that DEWEY from 
EASTERN HORDE 3 was ERINIKA's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that ERINIKA has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, ERINIKA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ERINIKA and I've a long 
road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KHANADIAN 7076               17   0  1 149         MONGOL HORDE (658)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LLAMA MIA 7017               17   1  0 134         BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)     
 WALL PAPER HANGER 9173       13   3  0 123         PAPER TIGERS W19.2 (1086) 
-AXE 10051                    12   2  1 121         BILLIONS (1173)           
-BLUE MONDAY 6898              8   1  1 116         CANADIAN WHISKEY (670)    
-THAT'S HUMERUS 9678          17   9  1 114         YOU GOT BONED (1142)      
 OMAR 9253                    17  11  1 104         EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091)    
 EXOUSIA 9420                 16   6  1 102         JUDGEMENT 7 (1112)        
 ZHANG FEI 9900               14   5  0 101         DYNASTY WARRIORS SH (1167)
 AVRIL LAVIGNE 7070           11   6  0  98         CALENDAR GIRLS (453)      
 SUN SHANGXIANG 9894          13   6  0  97         DYNASTY WARIORS III (1166)
 ANTONIO BROWN 6614           12   8  1  97         SUE'S BOYS (632)          
 POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199       18  40  1  95         OCTANS (989)              
 HEARTY SUSAN 5885            15   8  0  94         WHISKEY (671)             
 ISHTAR 7944                  13  10  1  93         MYTHOS 14 (852)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EDGAR DETOUR 9038            20  28  1  89         THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)    
 APRIL O'NEIL 6897            17   9  0  89         CALENDAR GIRLS (453)      
-KHAN'S TIP ATE IT 8497        7   1  0  88         MONGOL HORDE (658)        
 LYVELLE 9266                 16   9  1  86         EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093)    
 DEATHOFASALESLLAMA 7016      10   8  1  86         BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)     
 KHAN TUSION 7064             11   6  2  85         MONGOL HORDE (658)        
 SUNSET 8436                   9   4  0  83         SUPER STARS (629)         
 SUNSHINE 8437                 9   3  0  83         SUPER STARS (629)         
 ZOPHIEL 9462                 12  10  1  82         JUDGEMENT 16 (1121)       
 S.P.C.A. 8535                 9   6  1  78         ALPHABET SOUP (39)        
 MECH X-4 7077                13   6  1  77         RYAN'S SHOWS (676)        
 THE LLAMA KING 7066           8   8  1  73         BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)     
 SPORK 10039                  11   8  0  69         SWORD HEROES 7 (1186)     
 DEWEY 9264                   15  12  1  68         EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DJIBOUTI CALL 7850            8   7  0  66         WORLDWIDE GORE (36)       
-MY COFFEE 9796                6   7  0  66         SS06 01 (1150)            
 HANGING CHAD 9007             5   2  0  66         WORLDWIDE GORE (36)       
-BONE DRY 9683                 9   7  0  62         YOU GOT BONED (1142)      
-AIM FOR THE BUG 10288         8   2  0  61         MY FAULT (1215)           
 D.N.R. 8882                   8   3  0  61         ALPHABET SOUP (39)        
 BLENDING BOWL 6173           10  17  2  59         RYAN'S SHOWS (676)        
 A CHORUS LLAMA 8962           5   3  0  59         BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)     
 FLAMMA 7760                  12  10  0  57         LUDUS MAGNUS XVI (906)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUIRMY 10027                 12   7  0  56         SWORD HEROES 5 (1184)     
 LOOMPA 10033                 11   8  2  55         SWORD HEROES 6 (1185)     
 BRAVEY 10018                 13   6  1  50         SWORD HEROES 3 (1182)     
 EVANGELINA 9746              11  10  0  49         JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)       
 MISS JANUARY 8325            10  13  1  48         CALENDAR GIRLS (453)      
 BIG CITY GREENS 8959          5   3  0  47         RYAN'S SHOWS (676)        
 SERAPH 9765                  11  11  1  45         JUDGEMENT 24 (1146)       
 SHEMP 10010                  11   8  0  45         SWORD HEROES 2 (1181)     
 CHASE CLAYPOOL 8624           7   6  1  44         SUE'S BOYS (632)          
 THAI-DYED 8498                5   2  0  44         WORLDWIDE GORE (36)       
 ADOEL 9389                    9  13  0  40         JUDGEMENT 1 (1106)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-A FREAK KHAN 9723             1   4  0  17         MONGOL HORDE (658)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GEATLET 10044          10  8 0 SWORD HEROES 8 1187  DEATHOFASALESLLA 7016  407  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Where: Lapur DM 29
When:  Turn 1000 -- August 6th, 2024 is the due date.

Announcing Lapur's 1000th turn. Over the past 38+ years many legendary fighters and 
managers have attended the Lapurian Arena. If you are one of those managers and have a 
inactive team, send them into fight for turn 1000. If you have a tourney team in Lapur 
and need some new recruits for the next tourney, send them in to fight in the Dark 
Arena on turn 1000. Load up the Dark Arena with a page full of fights in the 
newsletter and make it memorable. For this one turn join in and celebrate the arena's 
1000th. C'mon dust off your old Lapurian warriors and send them to fight during the 
day or night for turn 1000 on August 6th!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

S.P.C.A. slimly lost to LYVELLE in a action packed 4 minute master's Challenge fight.
SUNSHINE was overcome by SUN SHANGXIANG in a popular 2 minute Challenge match.
HEARTY SUSAN bested ZOPHIEL in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
ANTONIO BROWN overpowered EDGAR DETOUR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
APRIL O'NEIL was bested by EXOUSIA in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
DEATHOFASALESLLAMA devastated DEWEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
MECH X-4 handily defeated LOOMPA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
HANGING CHAD vanquished EVANGELINA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
CHASE CLAYPOOL lost to FLAMMA in a action packed 2 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
D.N.R. outlasted BRAVEY in a tiresome 11 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
DJIBOUTI CALL overpowered SHEMP in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MISS JANUARY was savagely defeated by QUIRMY in a 7 minute Challenge competition.
THAI-DYED devastated ADOEL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
KHANADIAN devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched Title bout.
AVRIL LAVIGNE was defeated by WALL PAPER HANGER in a 1 minute veteran's duel.
ZHANG FEI won victory over POLARIS AUSTRALIS in a 2 minute veteran's fray.
LLAMA MIA bested ISHTAR in a exciting 1 minute veteran's fight.
OMAR savagely defeated KHAN TUSION in a popular 1 minute bloody veteran's bout.
SUNSET devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
THE LLAMA KING overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
BLENDING BOWL was overcome by SPORK in a 3 minute duel.
A CHORUS LLAMA handily defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SERAPH was narrowly defeated by BIG CITY GREENS in a action packed 7 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      12         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   2 -  1      83  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                   12         STRIKING ATTACK   44 -  10 -  7      81  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   4 -  1      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  13 -  2      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        88 -  62 -  2      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE     71 -  60 -  4      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   6 -  1      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 408 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:

BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  9         5  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         8 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  KHANADIAN 7076             17   0  1  149 MONGOL HORDE (658)
AIMED BLOW       LLAMA MIA 7017             17   1  0  134 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    EXOUSIA 9420               16   6  1  102 JUDGEMENT 7 (1112)
LUNGING ATTACK   ANTONIO BROWN 6614         12   8  1   97 SUE'S BOYS (632)
BASHING ATTACK   DEATHOFASALESLLAMA 7016    10   8  1   86 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
WALL OF STEEL    KHAN TUSION 7064           11   6  2   85 MONGOL HORDE (658)
SLASHING ATTACK  SUNSHINE 8437               9   3  0   83 SUPER STARS (629)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BLENDING BOWL 6173.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was S.P.C.A. 8535.  The ten other most popular fighters were SUN SHANGXIANG 
9894, FLAMMA 7760, ZHANG FEI 9900, BIG CITY GREENS 8959, SUNSHINE 8437, OMAR 9253, 
BLENDING BOWL 6173, SERAPH 9765, HEARTY SUSAN 5885, and KHANADIAN 7076.

The least popular fighter this week was D.N.R. 8882.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BRAVEY 10018, KHAN TUSION 7064, ADOEL 9389, QUIRMY 10027, MISS JANUARY 
8325, SHEMP 10010, EVANGELINA 9746, LOOMPA 10033, DEWEY 9264, and EDGAR DETOUR 9038.

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

MAFEE (73-9951) BILLIONS (1173)