DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/09/2020    Duedate: 07/22/2020

JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA

DM-75    TURN-686

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BETA SAGITTAE
SAGITTA (337)
(75-3831) [13-7-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BETA SAGITTAE                  WILLOW
SAGITTA (337)                  ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)
(75-3831) [13-7-0,119]         (75-3915) [3-1-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HAI CHI                        HAI CHI
SAND DANCERS (67)              SAND DANCERS (67)
(75-3842) [20-23-0,103]        (75-3842) [20-23-0,103]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. APOKOLIPS (321)             20
2. ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)        18      ROCK CLUB (339)
3. SAND DANCERS (67)           13      Unchartered Team
4. SAGITTA (337)                3
5. ROCK CLUB (339)              1      ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*PHILANTHROPISTS (313)      1   0  0  100   1/ 1*ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)     10  5 2
 2/ 2 ROCK CLUB (339)           18   4  0 81.8   2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (67)         6  9 0
 3- 3 MASTERS OF SIN (270)      29  13  0 69.0   3/ 3 SAGITTA (337)             3  0 0
 4/ 4*ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)      13   7  2 65.0   4/ 6 APOKOLIPS (321)           3  3 0
 5/ 6 SAGITTA (337)             40  28  0 58.8   5/ 4 ROCK CLUB (339)           2  1 0
 6/ 7 APOKOLIPS (321)          104 135  7 43.5   6- 5*MEDAL OF HONOR 14B (346)  2  3 0
 7/ 8 SAND DANCERS (67)        %1403 %1910 42 42.3   7- 7*PHILANTHROPISTS (313)     1  0 0
 8- 9 WRATHMEN (206)            12  23  1 34.3   8- 9 WRATHMEN (206)            1  2 0
 9-10*MEDAL OF HONOR 14B (346)   3   7  0 30.0   9-11 MASTERS OF SIN (270)      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

     Much has changed in JADE MOUNTAIN since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf 
Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with EDDIE 
GORDO?  He actually beat SAND DANCERS' JO MING, and walked away with 19 more points 
from the fight.  Major screwup at ZOMBIE SQUAD 6.  ZANDER lost 1 points to 
STONECUTTER.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe ZANDER will provide more easy 
wins...  Try as he might, YOAKUM BEDE wasn't good enough at persuading BETA SAGITTAE 
to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live 
subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted 
prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  JADE 
MOUNTAIN is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't 
want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BETA SAGITTAE 3831           13   7  0   119       SAGITTA (337)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRUNGE GRRRL 3851            16   3  0   114       ROCK CLUB (339)
-GAMMA SAGITTAE 3832          11   3  0   104       SAGITTA (337)
 HAI CHI 3842                 20  23  0   103       SAND DANCERS (67)
-ALPHA SAGITTAE 3830          11   3  0   102       SAGITTA (337)
 LADY SMOKE 3633              18  39  2    95       APOKOLIPS (321)
 YOAKUM BEDE 3858             12  14  1    91       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EDDIE GORDO 3733             11  15  1    84       APOKOLIPS (321)
 JO MING 3841                 16  34  0    82       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PRIDE 3077                    8   1  0    62       MASTERS OF SIN (270)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HEAT STROKE 3742              3   1  0    42       WRATHMEN (206)
 STONECUTTER 3879              8   6  0    39       SAND DANCERS (67)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILLOW 3915                   3   1  1    33       ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)
-LUST 3078                     3   2  0    31       MASTERS OF SIN (270)
 JILES 3913                    4   0  0    25       ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)
 ZANDER 3914                   3   1  1    24       ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLOTH 3079                    4   1  0    23       MASTERS OF SIN (270)
-DZOBEX 3527                   1   0  0    21       PHILANTHROPISTS (313)
-SERGEANT 1 3922               1   0  0    16       MEDAL OF HONOR 14B (346)
-CHERRY BABE 3853              1   0  0    13       ROCK CLUB (339)
-KHARSYN 2249                  2   3  0    12       WRATHMEN (206)
 BUFFY 3916                    3   1  0    11       ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 (347)
-GREED 3125                    1   3  0    10       MASTERS OF SIN (270)
-SSG 2 3905                    0   2  0     8       MEDAL OF HONOR 14B (346)
 LIL FUNKY QT 3852             1   1  0     7       ROCK CLUB (339)
-PFC 1 3904                    1   1  0     7       MEDAL OF HONOR 14B (346)
 HOUND OF THE HILLS 3928       0   2  0     2       SAND DANCERS (67)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 3907                0  2 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 1 346 ZANDER 3914           684   
SERGEANT 1 3906         0  1 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 1 346 FLOWER POWER 3902     683   
SSG 3 3903              1  1 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 1 346 WILLOW 3915           684   
BYE 3931                0  1 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD 6 347   CHAO-SO TALLTREE      686  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Beta Sagittae -- Well done. -- Hai Chin, not envious

Someone should stab that tofu in the back.  Seriously. -- Jo Ming

Captain Mondinor lost nicely.  And he taught me a couple of useful skills. -- Yoakum 
Bede

Eddie Gordo -- Like I'd get in a bathtub with you? -- Stonecutter

Jiles -- At least you're not a zombie.  Are you anti-dog? -- Hound of the Hills

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BYE was butchered by CHAO-SO TALLTREE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BETA SAGITTAE bested YOAKUM BEDE in a 1 minute veteran's Title duel.
LADY SMOKE was viciously subdued by HAI CHI in a 4 minute veteran's match.
JO MING was devastated by EDDIE GORDO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
STONECUTTER bested ZANDER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute expert vs. novice brawl.
WILLOW overpowered SHIVERING BONZE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LIL FUNKY QT was defeated by JILES in a 2 minute beginner's melee.
BUFFY won victory over HOUND OF THE HILLS in a 2 minute gory beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   0 -  1     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   2 -  1      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        31 -  17 -  2      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  17 -  1      39  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 686 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BETA SAGITTAE 3831         13   7  0  119 SAGITTA (337)
WALL OF STEEL    STONECUTTER 3879            8   6  0   39 SAND DANCERS (67)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HAI CHI 3842.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HAI CHI 3842.  The ten other most popular fighters were LADY SMOKE 3633, EDDIE 
GORDO 3733, BUFFY 3916, ZANDER 3914, LIL FUNKY QT 3852, BETA SAGITTAE 3831, WILLOW 
3915, JILES 3913, BYE 3931, and STONECUTTER 3879.

The least popular fighter this week was JO MING 3841.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were YOAKUM BEDE 3858, HOUND OF THE HILLS 3928, STONECUTTER 3879, BYE 3931, 
JILES 3913, WILLOW 3915, BETA SAGITTAE 3831, LIL FUNKY QT 3852, ZANDER 3914, and 
BUFFY 3916.

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