DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/03/2020    Duedate: 07/16/2020

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-677

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LINK
FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
(78-3378) [14-6-0,94]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LINK                           POSITION IS EMPTY
FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)           
(78-3378) [14-6-0,94]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CLINT                          AVRIL HOUND
BAD BLOOD II (365)             SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-3374) [15-16-1,78]         (78-3381) [12-10-0,60]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FURY'S EDGE (205)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FURY'S EDGE (205)           27
2. SAND DANCERS (68)           22      FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
3. FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)         3      Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN (351)               0
5. BAD BLOOD II (365)          -9       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)     154  60  5 72.0   1/ 2 FURY'S EDGE (205)        11  4 1
 2/ 3 FURY'S EDGE (205)         40  35  2 53.3   2/ 1 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)      9  2 1
 3- 2 WRATHMEN (351)            14  13  2 51.9   3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (68)         5 10 0
 4/ 4 BAD BLOOD II (365)        15  16  1 48.4   4/ 4 BAD BLOOD II (365)        2  1 0
 5/ 5 SAND DANCERS (68)        %1384 %1614 46 46.2   5- 5 WRATHMEN (351)            1  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     Timmy Tango crouched between the stacked timber and reviewed the layout of the 
area in his mind.  Could he count on his opponents not knowing the area as well as he 
did?  Maybe not, but he had to make some assumptions.  He would assume he had an edge 
in that; he liked to hang out here, no one bothered him, and it smelled like his home 
out in the forest.  The timber man who owned this place knew he wasn't destructive and 
seemed to regard him as a sort of guard dog.  That worked for him.
     "Timmy?"  The voice came from closer to town, and it was his teammate Eugene.  
Eugene was a nice enough guy for a supposed dwarf. That was the Commission's nonsense; 
he was too tall to be a dwarf.  But he had a beard.  And no common sense.  He might 
get them both killed blundering around here.  Timmy could see some of the lurkers, the 
assassins, changing directions and heading for Eugene.  He only debated the question 
for a moment, then called out, "Assassins, Eugene, hide! Defend yourself."  Maybe that 
would be enough, maybe not, but it was all Timmy could do, because the assassins were 
now mostly headed for where his voice had seemed to come from.  Timmy had tried to 
bounce it around from the stacked timbers.  Some people could be fooled, and some 
couldn't.  And sure enough, the hunting assassins split into two groups. Once seemed 
headed for Eugene, and the other looked lost at a flat-out run.

                                      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 FAMOUS ARCHERS is pushed out of top team by FURY'S EDGE, who came from 
2nd with a 4-1-0 this turn.  And let's see, TINKER SAMUEL fought YGRITTE and gained 
12 points and contributed to SAND DANCERS' 2-3-0.  CLINT has lost to J W BOOTH, 
falling 9 points, while helping make BAD BLOOD II a 0-1-0 turn.  Due to his absence 
and inability to defend the throne, DALADMAR has lost the title of Duelmaster.  We 
should ask LINK about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does 
for a warrior, he's now the one to ask.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard 
from unimpeachable sources that The Lost Hope Inn uses trolls in their stew.  Talk 
about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  FURY'S EDGE has cause to stand tall, as 
they were LIN TIRIAN's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And guess who avoided FURY'S EDGE stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
FAMOUS ARCHERS.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that TINKER SAMUEL 
from SAND DANCERS was LIN TIRIAN's most challenged warrior this turn.  Tsk, tsk, tsk. 
L H OSWALD, does your manager know you're challenging down 19 points to fight TIMMY 
TANGO from SAND DANCERS?  It pains me to see warriors take advantage of the system 
like this.  L H OSWALD subdued TIMMY TANGO, as if it surprises anyone.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Is it really true that LIN TIRIAN has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LINK 3378                    14   6  0    94       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 J W BOOTH 1647               10   6  0    88       FURY'S EDGE (205)
 TINKER SAMUEL 3370           14  18  1    79       SAND DANCERS (68)
 CLINT 3374                   15  16  1    78       BAD BLOOD II (365)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AVRIL HOUND 3381             12  10  0    60       SAND DANCERS (68)
 L H OSWALD 1646               9   7  1    58       FURY'S EDGE (205)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CYRIC 2674                    6   1  1    56       FURY'S EDGE (205)
 YGRITTE 3385                  6   2  0    53       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 SIRHAN 1672                   9   6  0    46       FURY'S EDGE (205)
 BLADES 2666                   5   3  0    39       FURY'S EDGE (205)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIMMY TANGO 3388              7   7  1    38       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUSTINE 3387                  9   5  0    32       SAND DANCERS (68)
-CUPID 3423                    3   0  0    28       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKAOLI 3427                   2   0  1    21       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 HAWKEYE 3422                  3   2  0    17       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 EUSTACE 3435                  0   1  0     1       SAND DANCERS (68)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EUGENE 3393             6  6 0 SAND DANCERS 68      CYRIC 2674            676   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Daladmar, I didn't fool you that time! I congratulate you on the DM Title. -- Link
P.S. Now YOU can write that danged DM Column.

Convicted Thief, I didn't like you, so I killed you. You think? -- Skaoli

Mordant Deserter, yes! We both had our way with you. -- Hawkeye and Cupid

Health. Humility. Honor. Thwack! -- Arrowhead

Sand Dancers -- Maybe the rest of your team should shave?  Make the Undertaker's job 
easier. -- Fury

Justine -- The "C" stands for "CORPSE" -- looks like you have an extra one. -- Cyric

We congratulate Daladmar. -- the Sand Dancers

J W Booth -- You're enough to put me off theaters. -- Tinker Samuel

Blades -- I'm an orc, I'm not afraid of blades. -- Avril Hound

L H Oswald -- You have no balance in your life. -- Justine

Sirhan -- You sound like some kind of plastic wrap. -- Timmy Tango

Cyric -- At least you didn't try to bury me in the sand. -- ghost of Eugene

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

J W BOOTH bested CLINT in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
YGRITTE was devastated by TINKER SAMUEL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
L H OSWALD overcame TIMMY TANGO in a 1 minute Challenge match.
BLADES luckily beat JUSTINE in a 8 minute bloody Challenge duel.
LINK viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute gory Title fight.
SIRHAN was savagely defeated by AVRIL HOUND in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition.
CYRIC overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SKAOLI devastated EUSTACE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
HAWKEYE unbelievably bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute beginner's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   0 -  1     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW         7 -   2 -  0      78  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -   9 -  2      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  10 -  1      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  15 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 677 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     1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  4         4  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   LINK 3378                  14   6  0   94 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
WALL OF STEEL    J W BOOTH 1647             10   6  0   88 FURY'S EDGE (205)
STRIKING ATTACK  AVRIL HOUND 3381           12  10  0   60 SAND DANCERS (68)
TOTAL PARRY      BLADES 2666                 5   3  0   39 FURY'S EDGE (205)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CLINT 3374.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
AVRIL HOUND 3381.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIRHAN 1672, J W BOOTH 
1647, L H OSWALD 1646, JUSTINE 3387, CYRIC 2674, SKAOLI 3427, TINKER SAMUEL 3370, 
LINK 3378, CLINT 3374, and YGRITTE 3385.

The least popular fighter this week was BLADES 2666.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HAWKEYE 3422, EUSTACE 3435, TIMMY TANGO 3388, YGRITTE 3385, CLINT 3374, 
LINK 3378, TINKER SAMUEL 3370, SKAOLI 3427, CYRIC 2674, and JUSTINE 3387.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LINK (78-3378) FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)

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

DALADMAR (78-3203) WRATHMEN (351)