DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/01/2019    Duedate: 02/14/2019

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-640

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BILL BOARD
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-3315) [11-15-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUSAN PEVENSIE                 PUSHING DAISIES
FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)           FAVORITE SAYINGS (338)
(78-3339) [14-6-1,117]         (78-3012) [3-1-0,46]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SKIPPIT                        FIELDER
SAND DANCERS (68)              SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-3265) [17-37-0,94]         (78-3355) [4-5-1,20]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (68)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (68)           47
2. HOWLIN MARTYRS (359)         0      FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
3. V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)       0      Unchartered Team
4. SATAN'S SALOON! (364)        0
5. L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)       0      FAVORITE SAYINGS (338)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)      70  24  2 74.5   1/ 3 SAND DANCERS (68)         9  6 0
 2- 2 V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)    34  16  1 68.0   2/ 2 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)      5  5 0
 3- 3 HOWLIN MARTYRS (359)      17   9  1 65.4   3- 1 V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)    4  0 0
 4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (68)        %1308 %1508 42 46.4   4- 5*SATAN'S SALOON! (364)     1  1 0
 5- 5*SATAN'S SALOON! (364)      2   3  0 40.0   5- 6 HOWLIN MARTYRS (359)      0  2 0
 6/ 0*FAVORITE SAYINGS (338)     3   5  0 37.5   6- 4*L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    0  2 0
 7- 6*L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)     2   4  0 33.3   7/ 0*FAVORITE SAYINGS (338)    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.

     Another Title. (5) And I am running out of apples. Unless somehow the boss 
purchases some, or somebody sends us some, I will not have the energy to write another 
column. Please bear with me.

                                          -- William Tell DMV

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in LIN TIRIAN this turn, and let's 
start with a look at some of the teams.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as V IS FOR VIOLINS is pushed out of top team by SAND DANCERS, who came 
from 3rd with a 4-1-0 this turn.  And let's see, ARC D'WOOF fought PUSHING DAISIES 
and gained 8 points and contributed to SAND DANCERS' 4-1-0.  PUSHING DAISIES has lost 
to ARC D'WOOF, falling 6 points, while helping make FAVORITE SAYINGS a 0-1-0 turn.  
And all eyes were on BILL BOARD this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. 
LIN TIRIAN has a new victor!  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last 
night, cramped under the table at The Lost Hope Inn?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the SAND DANCERS 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on LIN TIRIAN, what are you afraid 
of?  And avoiding SAND DANCERS more than any other team we find FAMOUS ARCHERS.  LIN 
TIRIAN, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most challenged 
warrior this turn was SAND DANCERS' warrior SKIPPIT.  More fighters challenged her 
than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  We'd like to remind certain teams 
not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered 
rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in LIN TIRIAN 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                  
 BILL BOARD 3315              11  15  0   106       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUSAN PEVENSIE 3339          14   6  1   117       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 SKIPPIT 3265                 17  37  0    94       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILLIAM TELL 3325            23   3  0    82       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
-LARA CROFT 3328               8   0  1    82       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 GREEN ARROW 3327              6   3  0    80       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 EYELENE 3326                 13  13  0    77       SAND DANCERS (68)
 ARC D'WOOF 3309              16  20  1    74       SAND DANCERS (68)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUSHING DAISIES 3012          3   1  0    46       FAVORITE SAYINGS (338)
-TUSSLE 3337                   4   0  0    40       V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AMBUSH 3361                   3   0  0    31       V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)
-MELEE 3334                    3   1  0    31       V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)
-RUMPUS 3314                   2   3  0    31       V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)
-WRANGLE 3338                  7   1  0    30       V IS FOR VIOLINS (354)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TOM COLLINS 3359              2   3  0    21       SATAN'S SALOON! (364)
 FIELDER 3355                  4   5  1    20       SAND DANCERS (68)
-SHIBA TSUKUNE 3332            1   1  0     8       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
 LEGOLAS 3362                  0   4  0     8       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
-ISAWA TADAKA 3331             1   1  0     6       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ISAWA KAEDE 3329              0   1  0     1       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Melee -- Your name was all the warning I needed.  And then you turned out to be a 
golem, too.  Oh, well. -- Fielder

Susan Pevensie -- Well, it was fast.... -- Skippit

Last time, I beat the Venomous Concubine.  This time, she beat me.  I guess that's 
fair, but I don't LIKE fair. -- Bill Board

I tried to bite the hand of the Kung-Fu Master, but he pulled my tongue.  I hate it 
when people do that. -- Arc d'Woof

*I* am not going to let a Venomous Concubine win. -- Eyelene

Did we congratulate Belial Ernesto last time?  If not, we do now.  Travel to the Isle 
in good form and warm clothes. -- Jorja and the Sand Dancers 

Belial, I will miss you. -- William Tell

Skippit, you probably thought "skippit" about our fight; I, on the other hand, want 
more. -- Susan Pevensie

I thought I sent lions to The Face, but instead, I find I sent earth worms. But I 
still love 'em!
     Green Arrow 2-3.
     Legolas 0-3
          -- Arrowhead

Health. Humility. Honor. Thwack! -- Arrowhead

Wrangle, you were so right. I should saved the $7. But we managers are such optimistic 
dummies, eh? -- Arrowhead

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GREEN ARROW was bested by SKIPPIT in a 1 minute master's Challenge fight.
WILLIAM TELL was savagely defeated by BILL BOARD in a 3 minute veteran's Title melee.
SUSAN PEVENSIE devastated EYELENE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ARC D'WOOF overpowered PUSHING DAISIES in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FIELDER bested LEGOLAS in a popular 3 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   4 -  0      73  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -   9 -  1      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  20 -  0      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 640 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SUSAN PEVENSIE 3339        14   6  1  117 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
TOTAL PARRY      WILLIAM TELL 3325          23   3  0   82 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
BASHING ATTACK   GREEN ARROW 3327            6   3  0   80 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
AIMED BLOW       PUSHING DAISIES 3012        3   1  0   46 FAVORITE SAYINGS (338)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SKIPPIT 3265.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FIELDER 3355.  The ten other most popular fighters were BILL BOARD 3315, GREEN 
ARROW 3327, LEGOLAS 3362, SKIPPIT 3265, SUSAN PEVENSIE 3339, ARC D'WOOF 3309, WILLIAM 
TELL 3325, EYELENE 3326, PUSHING DAISIES 3012, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was PUSHING DAISIES 3012.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were EYELENE 3326, WILLIAM TELL 3325, ARC D'WOOF 3309, SUSAN 
PEVENSIE 3339, SKIPPIT 3265, LEGOLAS 3362, GREEN ARROW 3327, BILL BOARD 3315, FIELDER 
3355, and  0.

                        BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter 2019 Bloodgames!

We held two Bloodgames arenas at the Winter Face to Face:  

  FTF-Style (DM 96):      for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
  Mail-in-Style (DM 97):  for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds

Each manager's Bloodgames team had ten warriors, one of each style, all attributes 
according to the manager's desire (84 points total).  After ten rounds of brutal 
battles, the Bloodgames Champions are the living warriors with the greatest number 
of kills (only one of each style in each arena).  These champions have been granted 
immortality and advanced to ADM!  The winners were:

          DM 96
          Slasher:        GEORGE WAHLEN of MEDAL OF HONOR 29 96-6436, 8-2-5 
          Parry-Lunge:    IMA PLUNGER of WIRA TEAM 96-6399, 8-2-5
          Striker:        HOMINY of CORN DOGS 96-6775, 8-2-4

          DM 97
          Wall-of-Steel:  GET MARRIED of GAMBLING 2 97-7204, 8-2-5
          Striker:    	   HIAWATHA of KHOR'S INDIGENOUS 97-7160 10-0-4
          Aimed Blow:     TRIUMPH of CANADIAN CLASSICS 97-7395  6-4-4

Congratulations to the winners! -- RSI