DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/21/2020    Duedate: 01/02/2021

DWES EG ARENA

DM 82    TURN 551

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BUST
I'M A (6883)
(82-41267) [25-16-3,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BUST                           POSITION IS EMPTY
I'M A (6883)                   
(82-41267) [25-16-3,129]       

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BLACKBIRD                      DARKONFYRE
TWISTED OAK (2929)             THE ORACLE (520)
(82-57278) [13-35-0,88]        (82-3768) [16-11-0,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TWISTED OAK (2929)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. G FORCER (9077)               25 
2. TWISTED OAK (2929)            23    THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)
3. METAL (7865)                  14    Unchartered Team
4. I'M A (6883)                  7  
5. THE ORACLE (520)              7     MARIKETAS (39)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*ROOKIE PINK 44 (8948)      2   0  1 100.   1/ 1 TWISTED OAK (2929)        6  3 0
 2- 2*JOES TRASH (7412)          1   0  0 100.   2/ 3 I'M A (6883)              3  0 0
 3- 3*SWORDS & BRIMSTONE (1323)  1   0  0 100.   3- 7*ROOKIE PINK 44 (8948)     2  0 1
 4- 4 LUROCIANS XXXIII (3447)   12   4  0 75.0   4-11 ROOKIE PINK 14 (8918)     2  0 0
 5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)  15   7  0 68.2   5- 2 STONED ROOKIES 11 (7782)  2  0 0
 6- 6 ROOKIE ARMADA 23 (6727)   12   6  0 66.7   6-14 GRATING TUNES (7228)      2  0 0
 7- 7 TROOPERS (97)             10   5  0 66.7   7-15 ROOKIE ARMADA 12 (6716)   2  0 0
 8- 8*FOLLOW ME! (65)            6   3  0 66.7   8- 8 LUROCIANS XXXIII (3447)   2  0 0
 9- 9 ROOKIE PINK 14 (8918)     14   8  0 63.6   9- 9 ROOKIE ARMADA 52 (44)     2  0 0
10-10 STONED ROOKIES 61 (7832)  19  11  0 63.3  10-18 EXOTIC BREWS (85)         2  0 0
11/11 I'M A (6883)              22  13  1 62.9  11/17 THE ORACLE (520)          2  1 0
12-12 ROOKIE PINK 64 (8968)     39  25  1 60.9  12- 5 ROOKIE ARMADA 50 (91)     2  1 0
13-13 IRON CIRCLE (61)           9   6  0 60.0  13- 6 ROOKIE ARMADA 51 (103)    2  2 0
14-14 STONED ROOKIES 47 (7818)   6   4  0 60.0  14/ 0 DUNGEON CELL 79 (7087)    1  0 0
15/18 THE ORACLE (520)          16  11  0 59.3  15-22*JOES TRASH (7412)         1  0 0
16-15 ROOKIE ARMADA 52 (44)     13   9  0 59.1  16-23*FREEK-A-LEEKS (5558)      1  0 0
17-16 GRATING TUNES (7228)      20  14  0 58.8  17-24*LUCROCIANS FTF04M1 (4937) 1  0 0
18-17 STONED ROOKIES 11 (7782)   7   5  0 58.3  18-25*DARK TOADS 04H (4395)     1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-19 ROOKIE ARMADA 12 (6716)   12   9  1 57.1  19-26*DISTURBED III (2614)      1  0 0
20-20 ROOKIE ARMADA 14 (6718)   13  10  0 56.5  20-27*SWORDS & BRIMSTONE (1323) 1  0 0
21/ 0 DUNGEON CELL 79 (7087)    11   9  0 55.0  21-10 WAY TOO MUCH BEER  (1918) 1  1 1
22-23 ROOKIE ARMADA 42 (7937)   13  12  0 52.0  22-32 MEDAL OF HONOR F2 (9347)  1  1 0
23-24 ROOKIE ARMADA 51 (103)    23  23  2 50.0  23-33 ROOKIE PINK 15 (8919)     1  1 0
24-25 ROOKIE ARMADA 117 (9106)  15  15  0 50.0  24- 4 ROOKIE PINK 64 (8968)     1  1 0
25-26 ROOKIE ARMADA 54 (79)     10  10  0 50.0  25-28 STONED ROOKIES 47 (7818)  1  1 0
26-27 ROOKIE ARMADA 4 (6206)     8   8  1 50.0  26-36 STONED ROOKIES 61 (7832)  1  1 0
27-28 WAY TOO MUCH BEER  (1918)  5   5  2 50.0  27-12 ROOKIE ARMADA 42 (7937)   1  1 0
28-30*FREEK-A-LEEKS (5558)       2   2  0 50.0  28-37 ROOKIE ARMADA 14 (6718)   1  1 0
29-31*LUCROCIANS FTF04M1 (4937)  2   2  0 50.0  29-16 ROOKIE ARMADA 25 (6729)   1  1 0
30-32 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       13  14  0 48.1  30-30 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       1  1 0
31/34 G FORCER (9077)           12  13  0 48.0  31-42 IRON CIRCLE (61)          1  1 0
32-33 ROOKIE ARMADA 25 (6729)   11  12  0 47.8  32-31*FOLLOW ME! (65)           1  1 0
33/29 CRIMSON RAGE (974)         5   6  1 45.5  33-19 TROOPERS (97)             1  1 0
34-35*DARK TOADS 04H (4395)      4   5  0 44.4  34/34 G FORCER (9077)           1  2 0
35-36 ROOKIE CULT 9 (6759)      11  14  0 44.0  35/13 THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)  1  2 0
36-37 EXOTIC BREWS (85)         10  13  0 43.5  36/43 STUFF URBANE MINES (7632) 1  6 0
37-39 MEDAL OF HONOR F2 (9347)   6   8  0 42.9  37/46 METAL (7865)              1  7 0
38-40 WIND SHAKERS (6169)        6   8  0 42.9  38-44*STAR WRECK (62)           0  9 0
39/38 METAL (7865)              17  23  1 42.5  39/45 BRANDS (8427)             0  8 0
40-41 ROOKIE ARMADA 50 (91)     18  25  2 41.9  40/40 WORLD BLADES (1662)       0  3 0
41-44 RETRIBUTION II (9025)      7  12  0 36.8  41/41 CRIMSON RAGE (974)        0  3 0
42-45 MEDAL OF HONOR AAA (4902) 11  19  0 36.7  42-35 ROOKIE ARMADA 117 (9106)  0  2 0
43-46 ROOKIE PINK 15 (8919)      5   9  0 35.7  43-47 WIND SHAKERS (6169)       0  2 0
44-48 POKER STARZ 2 (4373)       5  10  0 33.3  44-38 ROOKIE CULT 9 (6759)      0  2 0
45/43 WORLD BLADES (1662)        2   4  0 33.3  45-48 POKER STARZ 2 (4373)      0  2 0
46/50 TWISTED OAK (2929)        32  66  4 32.7  46-49 MEDAL OF HONOR AAA (4902) 0  2 0
47/47 STUFF URBANE MINES (7632) 13  28  1 31.7  47-50 ROOKIE ARMADA 54 (79)     0  2 0
48-52*DISTURBED III (2614)       3   7  0 30.0  48-53 RETRIBUTION II (9025)     0  1 0
49/51 BRANDS (8427)              9  23  0 28.1  49-54*SHORT BUS 15 (9290)       0  1 0
50-53*STAR WRECK (62)            0   9  0  0.0  50-51 ROOKIE ARMADA 4 (6206)    0  1 0
51-54*SHORT BUS 15 (9290)        0   1  0  0.0  51-29 ROOKIE ARMADA 23 (6727)   0  1 0
52-55*BAG END LORDS (5333)       0   1  0  0.0  52-55*BAG END LORDS (5333)      0  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

KALTOS KAOS INVITATION ALERT

Who:   Any and all veteran or newbie Duel2 managers
What:  Kaltos Kaos contest [25 rounds]
When:  Begins February 1, 2021 [Turn 926] thru January 3, 2022 [Turn 950]
Where: DM 5 in Kaltos Arena
Why:   You know why! Hammer is hosting the Kaltos Kaos like he hosted the Morya 
       Madness over 17 years ago! Only Better!
How:   Declare your manager name and team name in the DM 5 Personal Ads; plus send 
       two (2) Gift Certs to Hammer to complete your registration!

Hammer can be contacted by personal message in the Chatzy Duel2 chat, by old school 
Diplo Note or by Email to kaltoskaos@aol.com

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt DWES EG will ever be the same.  Our condolences (or sneers, as the case may 
be) go out to THIRSTY THUGS 713 for their drop to 35th from 13th.  A 0-1-0 can do 
that.  And let's see, RYAN GRANT fought COAL and gained 25 points and contributed to 
G FORCER's 1-0-0.  COAL has lost to RYAN GRANT, falling 24 points, while helping make 
STUFF URBANE MINES a 0-3-0 turn.  Due to his absence and inability to defend the 
throne, LURK has lost the title of Duelmaster.  We should ask BUST about the thrill 
of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, it's now the one to 
ask.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the 
table at The Welcome Wench?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or 
hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in DWES EG again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUST 41267                   25  16  3 129         I'M A (6883)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LURK 241                     13   9  0 117         ROOKIE ARMADA 52 (44)     
-FLOYD 106 53161              18  11  0 104         ROOKIE PINK 64 (8968)     
 DARKONFYRE 3768              16  11  0  99         THE ORACLE (520)          
 BODY SHOT 47332              14  13  2  97         THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)  
 RYAN GRANT 53752             12  11  0  93         G FORCER (9077)           
-BREAK IT DOWN 46420           7   5  0  93         STONED ROOKIES 11 (7782)  

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKBIRD 57278              13  35  0  88         TWISTED OAK (2929)        
-MELTDOWN 37442               11   9  1  88         ROOKIE ARMADA 4 (6206)    
-BURNING ALIVE 40299          13  10  0  84         ROOKIE ARMADA 14 (6718)   
-THUNDER CLOUD 446            10  13  0  80         EXOTIC BREWS (85)         
-REMEMBER A DAY 52911         14   8  0  79         ROOKIE PINK 14 (8918)     
-GLITCH 47240                 13  12  0  75         ROOKIE ARMADA 42 (7937)   
-WINGMAN 537                  11  12  0  75         ROOKIE ARMADA 51 (103)    
-DAMNED 40287                 12   8  1  73         ROOKIE ARMADA 12 (6716)   
-SLIDER 538                   12  11  2  72         ROOKIE ARMADA 51 (103)    
 COAL 45399                    6   7  1  72         STUFF URBANE MINES (7632) 
-IRONSIDE 53896               15  15  0  70         ROOKIE ARMADA 117 (9106)  
 MARIK BLOOD 18992             3   5  0  69         TWISTED OAK (2929)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LITTLE BIG MAN 233            8   7  0  64         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
-SNIPS 506                    10   5  0  63         TROOPERS (97)             
-JERICHO 27096                 4   2  0  63         DARK TOADS 04H (4395)     
-HURRICANE 46605              10   5  0  62         STONED ROOKIES 47 (7818)  
-TOXIC 418                    10  10  0  60         ROOKIE ARMADA 54 (79)     
-KILLER KANDY 21783            6   2  0  60         LUROCIANS XXXIII (3447)   
-CORPORAL CLEGG 52915          5   9  0  59         ROOKIE PINK 15 (8919)     
-SMUDGE 326                    9   6  0  58         IRON CIRCLE (61)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FARO 475                      9  13  0  55         ROOKIE ARMADA 50 (91)     
-ELECTRIC OCEAN 40517          8  11  0  55         ROOKIE CULT 9 (6759)      
-WILTED SALAD 56064            2   1  0  55         JOES TRASH (7412)         
-SERGEANT 1 29948              8  16  0  50         MEDAL OF HONOR AAA (4902) 
-THUNDERMUCK 40352            11  12  0  45         ROOKIE ARMADA 25 (6729)   
 BLIND HATRED 57412            5   4  1  43         CRIMSON RAGE (974)        
 STEEL 46867                   2   5  0  42         METAL (7865)              
-SCARED MONEY 26974            5  10  0  40         POKER STARZ 2 (4373)      
-VHALEY 53490                  3   7  0  39         RETRIBUTION II (9025)     
-ELEVEN BRAVO 346              6   3  0  36         FOLLOW ME! (65)           
-COFFIN TWIST 37258            6   8  0  36         WIND SHAKERS (6169)       
-PRAYER 17140                  3   3  0  36         DISTURBED III (2614)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLOYD 72 53060                2   0  1  35         ROOKIE PINK 44 (8948)     
 MITHRIL 45401                 3   7  0  34         STUFF URBANE MINES (7632) 

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MONACO 56315                  5   5  1  33         WORLD BLADES (1662)       
-SERGEANT 1 57389              3   7  0  29         MEDAL OF HONOR F2 (9347)  
-TOE CURLER 33603              2   0  0  29         FREEK-A-LEEKS (5558)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FRODO BAGGINS 32305           2   1  0  17         BAG END LORDS (5333)      
-ARCANUM 9007                  1   0  0  13         SWORDS & BRIMSTONE (1323) 
 GOON 57347                    1   0  0   5         DUNGEON CELL 79 (7087)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA3 57443               0  1 0 BRANDS 8427          SHEWISH GIANT         551  NONE
DA4 57444               0  1 0 BRANDS 8427          STONE GOLEM           551  NONE
DA5 57445               0  1 0 BRANDS 8427          BLACK ORC             551  NONE
DA1 57441               0  1 0 METAL 7865           WURM KIN              551  NONE
DA2 57442               0  1 0 METAL 7865           STONE GOLEM           551  NONE
THE GNOME 52866         6  6 1 ROOKIE PINK 5 8909   SLIDER 538            548   
DON 55021               0  1 0 SHORT BUS 15 9290    FLOYD 72 53060        549   
IRON 57438              0  1 0 STUFF URBANE MI 7632 SPYMASTER             551  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

IRON was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA4 was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA1 was easily killed by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DA2 was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DA3 was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
DA5 was killed by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
BODY SHOT lost to BUST in a 2 minute brutal master's Title fight.
DARKONFYRE bested BLACKBIRD in a action packed 2 minute veteran's competition.
COAL was vanquished by RYAN GRANT in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
MARIK BLOOD vanquished BLIND HATRED in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MITHRIL was overpowered by STEEL in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MONACO was defeated by MOSS in a exciting 1 minute match.
GOON bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   9 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    85 -  71 -  4      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -  13 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  16 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW        92 - 102 -  4      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -  14 -  0      13  |

Turn 551 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-STRIKE       2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  4         5  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  4         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   BUST -24269                25  16  3  129 I'M A (6883)
PARRY-LUNGE      BODY SHOT -18204           14  13  2   97 THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)
AIMED BLOW       RYAN GRANT -11784          12  11  0   93 G FORCER (9077)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BLACKBIRD -8258.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DARKONFYRE 3768.  The ten other most popular fighters were DA2 -8094, BUST 
-24269, BLACKBIRD -8258, RYAN GRANT -11784, MOSS -8257, DA4 -8092, MARIK BLOOD 18992, 
DA5 -8091, BODY SHOT -18204, and STEEL -18669.

The least popular fighter this week was MITHRIL -20135.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLIND HATRED -8124, DA1 -8095, IRON -8098, COAL -20137, DA3 -8093, GOON 
-8189, MONACO -9221, STEEL -18669, BODY SHOT -18204, and DA5 -8091.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DARKONFYRE (82-3768) THE ORACLE