DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/01/2024    Duedate: 01/13/2024

DWES EG ARENA

DM 82    TURN 630

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CONCORKILL
FALLEN MASTERS (3500)
(82-57772) [11-4-1,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CONCORKILL                     ROBERT NIGHTHAWK
FALLEN MASTERS (3500)          CHICAGO BLUES (4569)
(82-57772) [11-4-1,121]        (82-28067) [4-4-1,42]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SOLDIER 2                      JOHNNY OTIS
ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)          BLUES VI (4591)
(82-40681) [15-23-0,78]        (82-28192) [5-1-1,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FALLEN MASTERS (3500)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLOOD WOLVES (6350)           20 
2. ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)      19    STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)
3. COOL NAMES 1 (8707)           17    Unchartered Team
4. CHICAGO BLUES (4569)          16 
5. ALTERED STATES (187)          13    COOL NAMES 1 (8707)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BLUES II (4571)            2   0  1 100.   1- 1 BLOODSWORDS (1135)        7  2 1
 2/ 0*COOL NAMES 1 (8707)        1   0  0 100.   2/ 2 FALLEN MASTERS (3500)     5  6 0
 3/ 3*BLUES VI (4591)            9   4  2 69.2   3/ 3 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       5  7 0
 4/ 4 STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)  21  11  1 65.6   4- 4 BASES LOADED, BABY (1136) 4  0 0
 5- 5 SPITEFUL WOLVES (6358)    16   9  2 64.0   5- 6 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      4  2 0
 6/ 6 ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)      21  17  1 55.3   6/12 STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)  3  0 1
 7- 7 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)      9   8  2 52.9   7/19 ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)  3  2 0
 8- 8 ALTERED STATES 3 (194)     7   7  0 50.0   8- 9 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      3  3 0
 9/18*CHICAGO BLUES (4569)       4   4  1 50.0   9/23*BLUES VI (4591)           2  0 0
10/ 2*MISFIT TOYS S (8467)       1   1  0 50.0  10/27 STONED ROOKIES 2 (7773)   2  1 0
11/38 ALTERED STATES (187)       1   1  0 50.0  11/13 ROOKIE MAIDEN 32 (7308)   2  1 0
12-10 BLOODSWORDS (1135)        37  39  3 48.7  12/14 ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)      2  1 0
13-11 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      34  36  2 48.6  13-17 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     2  2 1
14-12 DEATH HORDE III (760)     14  15  0 48.3  14/24*NINJITSU MASTERS (8017)   2  2 0
15/15 STONED ROOKIES 2 (7773)   19  21  0 47.5  15- 5 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   2  2 0
16-13 BASES LOADED, BABY (1136)  9  10  0 47.4  16-18*HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       2  3 0
17-14 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      13  15  0 46.4  17-10 END OF THE LINE (446)     2  3 0
18/16 ROOKIE MAIDEN 32 (7308)   10  13  0 43.5  18- 7 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   2  4 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/19 FALLEN MASTERS (3500)     86 116  5 42.6  19-20 CITY OF BONES (447)       2  4 0
20/17 THE RULING CLASS (1225)   36  51  4 41.4  20/ 8 THE RULING CLASS (1225)   2 11 0
21/24 BLOOD WOLVES (6350)       11  16  1 40.7  21-11 SPITEFUL WOLVES (6358)    1  0 1
22/20 ROOKIE MAIDEN 4 (7280)    23  34  3 40.4  22/ 0*COOL NAMES 1 (8707)       1  0 0
23/21 MADNESS (3957)            22  33  2 40.0  23-22*BLUES II (4571)           1  0 0
24/ 9*BLACKSMITH SHOP (970)      2   3  0 40.0  24/21*MISFIT TOYS S (8467)      1  1 0
25/22 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       65  98  6 39.9  25/33*BLUES VII (4592)          1  1 0
26-23 CITY OF BONES (447)        7  11  0 38.9  26/34*CHICAGO BLUES (4569)      1  1 0
27/29 ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)  24  39  0 38.1  27-25 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     1  1 0
28-26 END OF THE LINE (446)     33  57  3 36.7  28/16*BLACKSMITH SHOP (970)     1  1 0
29/25 ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     15  26  0 36.6  29/37 ALTERED STATES (187)      1  1 0
30-27 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   20  35  0 36.4  30/28 ROOKIE MAIDEN 4 (7280)    1  2 0
31-28 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     17  30  1 36.2  31/29 ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     1  2 0
32/33*BLUES VII (4592)           3   6  1 33.3  32/30 BLOOD WOLVES (6350)       1  2 0
33-30*FIRES OF HEAVEN 2 (1362)   1   2  0 33.3  33/15 MADNESS (3957)            1  2 0
34-31 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   23  47  3 32.9  34/32*DEATH TO GO! (8009)       0  2 0
35-32 DISTURBED III (2614)       4   9  0 30.8  35-31*FIRES OF HEAVEN 2 (1362)  0  2 0
36/ 0*MISFIT TOYS R (8466)       2   6  1 25.0  36/ 0 DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 (8845) 0  1 0
37/35*NINJITSU MASTERS (8017)    2   6  0 25.0  37/ 0*MISFIT TOYS R (8466)      0  1 0
38-34*DEEP 13 IV (703)           1   3  0 25.0  38-35 DISTURBED III (2614)      0  1 0
39/ 0 DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 (8845)  4  18  0 18.2  39-36 DEATH HORDE III (760)     0  1 0
40-36*HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)        3  19  1 13.6  40-26 ALTERED STATES 3 (194)    0  1 0
41/37*DEATH TO GO! (8009)        0   2  0  0.0  41-38*DEEP 13 IV (703)          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

     Hail and well met warriors of DWES EG!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team BLOODSWORDS was 
unseated this week as FALLEN MASTERS moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot 
with a 1-2-0 record for the round.  I have begun to suspect trickery on the part of 
ARCANE TESTAROSSA.  How else weeks like this one's 2-0-0?  How else the sudden move 
to 7th team?  The proverbial rising comet can only hope to compare with BLUES VI's 
team record!  A 1-0-0 week and now a firm grasp on a 9th place ranking.  I have begun 
to suspect trickery on the part of STONED ROOKIES 2.  How else weeks like this one's 
1-0-0?  How else the sudden move to 10th team?  THE RULING CLASS bore the brunt of 
major assault on their standings this week as they dropped to 20th position as the 
result of going 0-3-0!  My tutors were fond of telling me that the higher you rise 
the harder you fall.  This week BLACKSMITH SHOP went 0-1-0 and fell 12 notches into 
28th!  MADNESS bore the brunt of major assault on their standings this week as they 
dropped to 33rd position as the result of going 0-1-0!  TYBERION caught the eye of 
many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested GREEN PAPER and was 
awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, ROBERT 
NIGHTHAWK put down STORMTOUCHED, causing him to lose 12 points of recognition in the 
process.  Not for nothing has CONCORKILL in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's 
throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again.  Informants "close" to 
the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his 
armor.  Watch out!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In DWES EG "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat 
in DWES EG these days is SCARLET CHAPEL.  At least, most blades in town are looking 
to avoid them.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to 
find any of NINJITSU MASTERS last week.  Busy avoiding SCARLET CHAPEL?  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  SUN KING take warning!  You 
have more than a few enemies in DWES EG.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Some say a warrior is judged by the way 
he bears arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!  
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy 
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till we meet 
again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a 
lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONCORKILL 57772             11   4  1 121         FALLEN MASTERS (3500)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUN KING 57559               21  13  1 107         ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)      
 ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL 46645      22   8  1 106         STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)  
 GREEN PAPER 57692            22  24  2 102         MADNESS (3957)            
 TYBERION 38245               12  11  1 100         BLOOD WOLVES (6350)       
 YOKED 2 THE MAX 45963        13  11  0  99         ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)  
-STARCAST 7851                15  18  1  97         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
 WAR DUCHESS 8457             12  11  0  97         THE RULING CLASS (1225)   
 SOLDIER 3 46376              19  19  0  96         STONED ROOKIES 2 (7773)   
-BLACK BLITZKRIEG 12060       17  14  1  92         THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WOMEN IN UNIFORM 43435       17  28  1  87         ROOKIE MAIDEN 4 (7280)    
-DISTURBED 1125                7   3  0  85         ALTERED STATES 3 (194)    
 SOLDIER 2 40681              15  23  0  78         ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     
 AIN'T FROM L.A. 57775         6   6  0  74         ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)  
-ARIEL 38284                   5   1  1  73         SPITEFUL WOLVES (6358)    
-THE LAVA BLADE 58073          8   2  0  71         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
-BALD EAGLE 57827             11   7  0  70         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLOUDBURST 57980             13  11  2  62         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 THUNDERCLAP 57916            12  15  0  62         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NUMBER ONE 43579             10  13  0  55         ROOKIE MAIDEN 32 (7308)   
-SICILIAN GOLD 7839            3   3  0  46         ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      
-CRANIAL SPECTER 57957         3   1  0  46         CITY OF BONES (447)       
 DELERIUM 1087                 6   3  0  43         ALTERED STATES (187)      
-GRAND ARBITER 58093           7   4  1  42         END OF THE LINE (446)     
-BATTLE PRINCE 8452            5   8  1  42         THE RULING CLASS (1225)   
 ROBERT NIGHTHAWK 28067        4   4  1  42         CHICAGO BLUES (4569)      
 IN BLOOM 52274                2   0  0  38         COOL NAMES 1 (8707)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WEB GEM 57949                 4   1  0  33         BASES LOADED, BABY! (1136)
-THE SLAMMER 57924             1   0  0  31         BASES LOADED, BABY! (1136)
-HEATED FRIAR 57930            3   1  0  30         ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      
 SUN CE 57610                  2   1  0  30         DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 (8845) 
-STONE OF MISERY 58012         2   1  0  30         IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     
 JOHNNY OTIS 28192             5   1  1  29         BLUES VI (4591)           
 STORMTOUCHED 58160            5   3  0  29         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
-FIREKEEPER 57865              8   1  1  28         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
 OTIS RUSH 57921               2   2  1  26         BLUES VII (4592)          
 FRENCH PEA 2 50330            2   1  1  26         MISFIT TOYS R (8466)      
-BLIND BLAKE 28073             2   0  1  25         BLUES II (4571)           
-GREY INIQUITY 58165           5   4  0  24         THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FATAL PHARAOH 58176           3   7  0  20         THE RULING CLASS (1225)   
-SAIEN 9206                    2   2  0  20         FIRES OF HEAVEN 2 (1362)  
-MAGE ARMOR 58096              2   0  0  19         HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       
-CRIMSON CHALICE 58064         1   1  1  19         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     
-RED BAPTISM 58032             2   0  0  17         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     
 PAPA JAMS 47659               1   2  0  17         DEATH TO GO! (8009)       
-WHISPERSILK 58184             3   1  0  16         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DYING HOPLITE 58200           1   2  0  16         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
 THUNDER HAND 51189            2   0  0  14         NINJITSU MASTERS (8017)   
 QWERTY 50331                  1   1  0  14         MISFIT TOYS S (8467)      
-SLICE O'PIE 58186             1   0  0  10         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      
 SHOGUN 47699                  0   4  0  10         NINJITSU MASTERS (8017)   
-FRESHMAN HERO 58238           2   2  1   9         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
-SUNSTEEL 58137                2   2  0   8         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
-POOR MAN'S SWORD 58203        1   0  1   6         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
-MISS DAISY 58168              0   1  0   5         END OF THE LINE (446)     
 CUNNING KING 58258            0   2  0   2         THE RULING CLASS (1225)   
-THUG 5218                     0   1  0   1         DEEP 13 IV (703)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
M. CHARDINEE            0  0 0                      ONLY ROCK 'N RO 46645 630  NONE
BRUTE 1 58267           0  1 0 BIG STRONG MEN 42    MOUNTAIN TROLL        630  NONE
IRONBAR 6815            0  2 0 BLACKSMITH SHOP 970  FRESHMAN HERO 58238   627   
FM 3745 58266           0  1 0 FALLEN MASTERS 3500  ARENAMASTER           630  NONE
FM3744 58263            0  1 0 FALLEN MASTERS 3500  SPYMASTER             630  NONE
ZAYNE CARRICK 58179     3  2 0 FALLEN MASTERS 3500  CLEVER KHAN 58175     627   
CLEVER KHAN 58175       5  6 1 THE RULING CLAS 1225 SHEWISH GIANT         630  NONE
COMBAT KAISER 8446      6  5 1 THE RULING CLAS 1225 ARIEL 38284           628   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Freshman Hero -- YoU DoNe wElL! GoOd jOb! -- Qwerty

Bigby's Hand and Hidden Magic -- Well, I understand that spell disappears when it is 
dismissed. I didn't realize you did the same?! How do you avoid getting listed in the 
rankings?! -- Thunder Hand

Match-up Gods -- Didn't miss what you did there either. "Hand-to-Hand Combat", eh? -- 
Thunder Hand

Grey Iniquity -- Ouch! -- Shogun

Web Gem -- Well, I went searching the web and just got covered in cobwebs! Thank you, 
but no thank you. -- Papa Jams

For those who don't know, the Misfit Toys are a project of Master Beru. In addition 
there are other teams who were shifted here back in 2007 when he first returned to DM, 
such as Ninjitsu Masters. One play note: since Dwes Eg has numerous tournament 
warriors, I have adjusted my rules for challenges to include anyone in my warriors 
same class or above. And as of this time, my intention is to only play warriors here 
in preparation for tournaments. Be warned if you are sending challenges! -- Master 
Beru

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CLEVER KHAN was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BRUTE 1 was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
FM 3745 was murdered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
FM3744 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
WAR DUCHESS was defeated by SUN KING in a 1 minute master's Challenge match.
PAPA JAMS was vanquished by OTIS RUSH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CUNNING KING was beaten by THUNDER HAND in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
CONCORKILL overpowered WOMEN IN UNIFORM in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL dispatched M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute uneven duel.
SOLDIER 3 defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute uneven duel.
GREEN PAPER was overpowered by TYBERION in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
YOKED 2 THE MAX handily defeated SOLDIER 2 in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
NUMBER ONE was demolished by AIN'T FROM L.A. in a 1 minute mismatched match.
THUNDERCLAP was overcome by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute contest.
STORMTOUCHED was luckily beaten by ROBERT NIGHTHAWK in a 2 minute match.
CLOUDBURST devastated SUN CE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
FRENCH PEA 2 was overpowered by DELERIUM in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
JOHNNY OTIS viciously subdued QWERTY in a action packed 4 minute brutal duel.
SHOGUN was bested by IN BLOOM in a 1 minute brawl.
ANVIL slimly lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute brutal novice vs. veteran fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       8         TOTAL PARRY       23 -  10 -  2      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  17 -  1      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         LUNGING ATTACK    49 -  57 -  4      46  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  20 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  17 -  0      39  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        78 - 123 -  4      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  15 -  0      32  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  21 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  34 -  1      23  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   9 -  0      18  |

Turn 630 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     6 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  CONCORKILL -7764           11   4  1  121 FALLEN MASTERS (3500)
LUNGING ATTACK   SUN KING -7977             21  13  1  107 ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)
TOTAL PARRY      ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL -18891   22   8  1  106 STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    YOKED 2 THE MAX -19573     13  11  0   99 ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)
AIMED BLOW       CLOUDBURST -7556           13  11  2   62 BIG STRONG MEN (42)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SOLDIER 2 -24855.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JOHNNY OTIS 28192.  The ten other most popular fighters were CLEVER KHAN 
-7361, SOLDIER 3 -19160, YOKED 2 THE MAX -19573, SUN KING -7977, THUNDER HAND -14347, 
CONCORKILL -7764, ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL -18891, AIN'T FROM L.A. -7761, STORMTOUCHED 
-7376, and ROBERT NIGHTHAWK 28067.

The least popular fighter this week was SHOGUN -17837.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were QWERTY -15205, FRENCH PEA 2 -15206, NUMBER ONE -21957, GREEN PAPER 
-7844, WOMEN IN UNIFORM -22101, PAPA JAMS -17877, FM3744 -7273, FM 3745 -7270, 
DELERIUM 1087, and SUN CE -7926.