DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/03/2021    Duedate: 12/16/2021

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-714

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BROKEN LOCK
HOWLIN CASE (352)
(78-3311) [16-1-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BROKEN LOCK                    KHARLI
HOWLIN CASE (352)              WRATHMEN OMPB (371)
(78-3311) [16-1-0,103]         (78-3453) [6-2-0,60]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ISAWA TADAKA                   ISAWA TADAKA
L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)         L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
(78-3331) [16-14-1,98]         (78-3331) [16-14-1,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOWLIN CASE (352)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MY BED BANDER (378)         40
2. PERRY COUNTY (374)          26      PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. WRATHMEN OMPB (371)         20      Unchartered Team
4. SAND DANCERS (68)           12
5. CARINA (380)                 8      CARINA (380)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CARINA (380)               4   1  0 80.0   1/ 2 HOWLIN CASE (352)         7  5 0
 2/ 3*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)        6   2  0 75.0   2- 1 FURY'S EDGE (205)         6  3 0
 3/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374)        47  16  1 74.6   3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (68)         5 10 0
 4- 4 DOMINATION (201)         103  45  8 69.6   4/ 5*CARINA (380)              4  1 0
 5/ 6 HOWLIN CASE (352)        130  81  5 61.6   5/ 7*MY BED BANDER (378)       4  2 0
 6- 7 FURY'S EDGE (205)         79  69  3 53.4   6/ 8 PERRY COUNTY (374)        3  2 0
 7/ 8 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    43  47  2 47.8   7/ 4 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    3  3 0
 8/ 9 SAND DANCERS (68)        %1456 %1725 46 45.8   8- 6 DOMINATION (201)          2  0 0
 9/10*MY BED BANDER (378)        7   9  0 43.8   9/ 9*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)       1  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 LIN TIRIAN since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Woof!  FURY'S EDGE were a 
bunch of dogs after HOWLIN CASE got through with 'em!  2nd ain't so sweet as 1st!  
What's with KHARLI?  She actually beat L5R PHOENIX CLAN's TAINTED SHUGENJA, and 
walked away with 20 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at L5R PHOENIX CLAN.  
TAINTED SHUGENJA lost 8 points to KHARLI.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe 
TAINTED SHUGENJA will provide more easy wins...  Har har har!  Did GUSLAV THORFIN 
wimp out, or just get lazy?  Anyway, he's not Duelmaster anymore.  I'm sure LIN 
TIRIAN is excited about BROKEN LOCK, the new Duelmaster from HOWLIN CASE.  
(remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, HOWLIN CASE!  
Management must be dealin', as the boys at PERRY COUNTY ain't reelin'!  HOWLIN CASE's 
mad!  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, LEATHERBOUND! 
Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  Keep challenging up 30 
points, OUT OF MOP GAS, and I won't have to write about you much longer.  PICKLED 
CAPERS always accepts those kind of challenges...  OUT OF MOP GAS found one way to 
advance:  challenging PICKLED CAPERS and losing, but getting 6 points.  No brain, no 
pain.  NO STICK of MY BED BANDER knows how to pick 'em.  He challenged STUNNING INLAY 
of HOWLIN CASE who is up by 23.  Now was this a wise move?  NO STICK perhaps got his 
just desserts, seeing as he beat STUNNING INLAY and ended up with 50 recognition 
points.   
     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.  All work 
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROKEN LOCK 3311             16   1  0   103       HOWLIN CASE (352)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GUSLAV THORFIN 3394          12   4  1   128       DOMINATION (201)
-SIRHAN 1672                  20  10  0   106       FURY'S EDGE (205)
-GATCHEL 3470                 12   3  0   100       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 ISAWA TADAKA 3331            16  14  1    98       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DERBY 3473                    7   0  1    86       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 FENN HAVEN 3471              11   4  0    81       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 BRISTOW 3469                  8   6  0    76       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 LEATHERBOUND 3384             8   3  0    71       HOWLIN CASE (352)
 EUSTACE 3435                 16  22  0    70       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLADES 2666                  12  11  0    61       FURY'S EDGE (205)
-CANNELTON 3472                9   3  0    60       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 KHARLI 3453                   6   2  0    60       WRATHMEN OMPB (371)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PICKLED CAPERS 3482           7   8  0    56       SAND DANCERS (68)
 TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368        12  13  1    50       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
 NO STICK 3506                 4   3  0    50       MY BED BANDER (378)
-SHIBA TSUKUNE 3332            8   9  0    40       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
 CARVED HEART 3429             3   1  0    38       HOWLIN CASE (352)
-POPS 3451                     5   4  0    37       FURY'S EDGE (205)
 STUNNING INLAY 3428           3   2  0    37       HOWLIN CASE (352)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OUT OF MOP GAS 3507           2   5  0    30       MY BED BANDER (378)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASPIDISKE 3519                2   0  0    26       CARINA (380)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOBWHITE 3516                 4   5  0    17       SAND DANCERS (68)
 JONATHAN 3526                 1   0  0    16       SAND DANCERS (68)
-DENTED 3390                   2   3  0    15       HOWLIN CASE (352)
 DRUNK CLOWN HURT ME 3503      1   1  0    15       MY BED BANDER (378)
-MIAPLACIDUS 3522              1   0  0    15       CARINA (380)
 MARCH HARE 3517               3   4  0    14       SAND DANCERS (68)
-RINGO 3523                    2   0  0    14       FURY'S EDGE (205)
 AVIOR 3521                    1   1  0     8       CARINA (380)
-ISAWA TOMO 3474               0   1  0     1       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
-ISAWA TSUKE 3465              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

Guslav again? What has this arena come to? -- Smitty

Perry County, land of Bulldogs, Commodores, Marksmen, and a devastating 1937 flood. -- 
Smitty

Derby -- Why do I feel like someone dropped a county on me? -- Eustace

Sirhan -- Someone should blunt your edge.  I can't, because I'm leaving, and glad of 
it. -- Justine

Blades -- You were a perfect exponent of your style.  I hate you for that. -- Pickled 
Capers

Tainted Shugenja -- So WASH it.  Don't go tainting the air here. -- March Hare

No Stick -- Does that mean you don't beat your mattress with a stick? You never know 
it might help. -- Bobwhite

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FENN HAVEN slimly won victory over LEATHERBOUND in a 6 minute bloody Challenge fight.
BRISTOW vanquished EUSTACE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
NO STICK demolished STUNNING INLAY in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
OUT OF MOP GAS was unbelievably bested by PICKLED CAPERS in a 3 minute contest.
DRUNK CLOWN HURT ME subdued AVIOR in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge competition.
BROKEN LOCK viciously subdued ISAWA TADAKA in a 13 minute master's Title fight.
TAINTED SHUGENJA was handily defeated by KHARLI in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CARVED HEART vanquished BOBWHITE in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
MARCH HARE was viciously subdued by ASPIDISKE in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
JONATHAN beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   4 -  1      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  12 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  22 -  2      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 714 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BROKEN LOCK 3311           16   1  0  103 HOWLIN CASE (352)
WALL OF STEEL    ISAWA TADAKA 3331          16  14  1   98 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
STRIKING ATTACK  BRISTOW 3469                8   6  0   76 PERRY COUNTY (374)
LUNGING ATTACK   KHARLI 3453                 6   2  0   60 WRATHMEN OMPB (371)
AIMED BLOW       NO STICK 3506               4   3  0   50 MY BED BANDER (378)
PARRY-STRIKE     CARVED HEART 3429           3   1  0   38 HOWLIN CASE (352)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ISAWA TADAKA 3331.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ISAWA TADAKA 3331.  The ten other most popular fighters were OUT OF MOP GAS 
3507, ASPIDISKE 3519, LEATHERBOUND 3384, MARCH HARE 3517, NO STICK 3506, KHARLI 3453, 
CARVED HEART 3429, BRISTOW 3469, PICKLED CAPERS 3482, and JONATHAN 3526.

The least popular fighter this week was BROKEN LOCK 3311.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FENN HAVEN 3471, BOBWHITE 3516, TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368, EUSTACE 
3435, AVIOR 3521, DRUNK CLOWN HURT ME 3503, STUNNING INLAY 3428, JONATHAN 3526, 
PICKLED CAPERS 3482, and BRISTOW 3469.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIV

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RALTUMAN OMELET 2857 (150-94-2)        1  4  0         SHEWISH BUFFET       

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NAKED LUNCH 2917 (122-126-2)           5  3  0         SHEWISH BUFFET       

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ISAWA TADAKA 3331 (15-12-1)            1  3  0         L5R PHOENIX CLAN     
J W BOOTH 1647 (17-12-1)               0  1  0  DEAD   FURY'S EDGE          
SANDY STRATTON 2801 (18-16-0)          0  3  0         GIRLS X3             
SIRHAN 1672 (19-9-0)                   0  3  0         FURY'S EDGE          

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLADES 2666 (11-10-0)                  1  3  0         FURY'S EDGE          

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CARVED HEART 3429 (2-0-0)              4  3  0         HOWLIN CASE          
DERBY 3473 (6-0-1)                     4  3  1         PERRY COUNTY         
MGRR'S LOVE CHILD 3495 (2-1-0)         4  3  0         BECAUSE HA           
POPS 3451 (3-4-0)                      2  3  0         FURY'S EDGE          
DOLLY PARTON 3268 (7-3-2)              1  3  0         GIRLS X3             

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DENTED 3390 (2-2-0)                    3  3  0         HOWLIN CASE          

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ASPIDISKE 3519 (0-0-0)                 7  3  1         CARINA               
RINGO 3523 (0-0-0)                     4  3  0         FURY'S EDGE          
CHENG I SAO 3509 (0-0-0)               3  3  0  DEAD   PESKY PIRATES        
MIAPLACIDUS 3522 (0-0-0)               3  3  0         CARINA               
ANNE BONNY 3508 (0-0-0)                1  3  0         PESKY PIRATES        
AVIOR 3521 (0-0-0)                     1  3  0         CARINA               
DRUNK CLOWN HURT ME 3503 (0-0-0)       0  3  0         MY BED BANDER        

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BIRD 2301 (2-1-0)                      3  3  0         OLD SCHOOL BALL      

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SERGEANT 1 2980 (7-3-1)                7  3  0         MEDAL OF HONOR Z2