DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/29/2015    Duedate: 01/25/2016

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM-83    TURN-113

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LAKE EFFECT SNOW
BAD SIGNS (24)
(83-408) [19-4-2,84]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LAKE EFFECT SNOW               KILLEEN
BAD SIGNS (24)                 CHAIN GANG (56)
(83-408) [19-4-2,84]           (83-432) [4-2-0,52]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TSUNAMI ALERT                  TSUNAMI ALERT
BAD SIGNS (24)                 BAD SIGNS (24)
(83-412) [11-9-2,62]           (83-412) [11-9-2,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BAD SIGNS (24)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAIN GANG (56)             37
2. CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)   37      BAD SIGNS (24)
3. SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)       18      Unchartered Team
4. BAD SIGNS (24)              12
5. WETWORKS (30)               -4      CHAIN GANG (56)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 BAD SIGNS (24)           231 127 15 64.5   1/ 1 BAD SIGNS (24)           11  4 0
 2/ 2 CHAPEL OF THE GHOUL (21)  62  47  4 56.9   2/ 3 CHAPEL OF THE GHOUL (21)  7  8 0
 3/ 3*CHAIN GANG (56)           14  16  1 46.7   3/ 2*CHAIN GANG (56)           7  8 0
 4/ 4*SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)     10  14  2 41.7   4/ 4*SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)     5  9 0
 5/ 5 WETWORKS (30)             24  36  5 40.0   5/ 5 WETWORKS (30)             3 12 1

    '*'   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.

Well that's more like it.  A Duelmaster is supposed to win to retain the throne, and that I did.  Hope to be back next turn.

                                          -- Lake Effect Snow
                                             Bad Signs
                                             Three-time Duelmaster of Telorinthe

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in TELORINTHE!  I still haven't told Mom I'm 
writing Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  MVP award for KILLEEN?  
CHAIN GANG's proud of her after beating NOCTURNAL RITES and getting 25 points.  Talk 
about yer big time losers!  TSUNAMI ALERT got smashed by SIN EATER, and lost 7 
points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think LAKE EFFECT SNOW 
should let KUNG-FU MASTER be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Who 
was the wiseguy that said TELORINTHE's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The 
Swinging Aardvark?  Don't look at me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  The warriors 
of CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do 
you guys know something that I don't?  I don't know what BAD SIGNS' been doing.  They 
certainly haven't been accepting many fights from CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS, that's fer 
sher.  Can BAD SIGNS' DEAD BATTERY be more popular than me?  It was challenged the 
most, but is that really the same?  People were asking me did JUBILEE REALLY 
challenge DEAD BATTERY?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it sounded good!) It 
wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but DEAD BATTERY wants me to write about it 
since it defeated JUBILEE.  Satisfied?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All TELORINTHE ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Hey!  Quit laughing!  Just because GOBLIN had 6-5-1 was no 
reason for WETWORKS to send him to the Dark Arena!  Stop it!  MAINE bloodfeuded (is 
that a word?) VENUS for revenge over some guy's bad fortune.  Was it really worth it? 
Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or 
have someone write for you.)  
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  TELORINTHE is like such a dump, and you guys 
smell too much!  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAKE EFFECT SNOW 408         19   4  2    84       BAD SIGNS (24)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIN EATER 123                13   8  0    74       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TSUNAMI ALERT 412            11   9  2    62       BAD SIGNS (24)
 DEAD BATTERY 421              9   3  0    60       BAD SIGNS (24)
 PITSPAWN FOULDOG 404          8   3  1    59       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KILLEEN 432                   4   2  0    52       CHAIN GANG (56)
 NOCTURNAL RITES 127          13   9  0    48       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)
 JUBILEE 173                   6   6  2    39       WETWORKS (30)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAINE 440                     3   2  0    30       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 MOTHER-IN-LAW 447             4   0  0    25       BAD SIGNS (24)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAURUS 450                    2   0  0    22       WETWORKS (30)
 3 WIT 448                     2   1  0    21       BAD SIGNS (24)
 MAJOR DISASTER 433            4   2  1    19       CHAIN GANG (56)
 LT. SMASH 445                 4   1  0    14       CHAIN GANG (56)
 REESE'S PB 438                2   3  0    14       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 VENUS 437                     3   3  1    13       WETWORKS (30)
 A SMOKING WOMAN 441           2   3  1    10       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 HAMMER KRINKER 453            1   1  0     9       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)
 MAC THE KNIFE 442             1   4  1     8       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 PVT. DANGER 4U 454            0   2  0     2       CHAIN GANG (56)
 RIFUL 455                     0   1  0     1       WETWORKS (30)
 MONDAY NIGHT RAW 449          0   1  0     1       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
COPLESS JACKAL 435      1  5 0 CHAIN GANG 56        ARENAMASTER           113  NONE
TOOTHFHIEF 452          0  2 0 CHAPEL OF THE GHO 21 BANDIT PRINCE         113  NONE
CAUSTIC VEIN 431        2  1 1 SANITARIUM 55        GOBLIN 171            109  NOT REVENGED
D&D 3.5 439             2  1 0 SCORPIO'S LIKES: 57  VENUS 437             111  JUST REVENGED
GOBLIN 171              6  6 1 WETWORKS 30          WURM KIN              113  NONE
RHINO 444               0  1 0 WETWORKS 30          MAJOR DISASTER 433    109  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

For your Yuletide bloodletting pleasure, sung to the tune of "Winter Wonderland."

                          Slay bells ring, are ya listenin'?
                        Beneath the moon, blood is glistenin'!
                         A grisly sight, we're happy tonight,
                         Watchin' all the Dark Arena fights!

                       In the daytime we can catch the action,
                         as the Duelmaster defends his crown!
                         All the criticals and bloody drama,
                     and if you're nasty you can challenge down!

                              Later on, by tavern fire,
                             managers, they'll conspire,
                        to face unafraid, the challenges made,
                            Duelin' in that Alastari land!

Wishing all good D2 managers a Happy Holidays!

                                          -- Stik and Grim Fandango of Sunset

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GOBLIN was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
COPLESS JACKAL was murdered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
TOOTHFHIEF was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
MAINE devastated VENUS in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud contest.
JUBILEE was defeated by DEAD BATTERY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge match.
KILLEEN devastated NOCTURNAL RITES in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
PVT. DANGER 4U slimly lost to REESE'S PB in a 4 minute amateur's Challenge match.
TAURUS overpowered A SMOKING WOMAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
MOTHER-IN-LAW unbelievably bested MAJOR DISASTER in a 12 minute Challenge duel.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 4 minute Title duel.
TSUNAMI ALERT was narrowly defeated by SIN EATER in a popular 4 minute gory melee.
PITSPAWN FOULDOG demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MAC THE KNIFE was subdued by HAMMER KRINKER in a 3 minute amateur's match.
LT. SMASH beat RIFUL in a 1 minute amateur's conflict.
3 WIT overpowered MONDAY NIGHT RAW in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         AIMED BLOW        11 -   2 -  0      85  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   6 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     17 -   9 -  1      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  14 -  1      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  27 -  6      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   9 -  1      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   8 -  1      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 113 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     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  5         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    LAKE EFFECT SNOW 408       19   4  2   84 BAD SIGNS (24)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SIN EATER 123              13   8  0   74 CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)
BASHING ATTACK   TSUNAMI ALERT 412          11   9  2   62 BAD SIGNS (24)
STRIKING ATTACK  PITSPAWN FOULDOG 404        8   3  1   59 CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)
AIMED BLOW       KILLEEN 432                 4   2  0   52 CHAIN GANG (56)
TOTAL PARRY      NOCTURNAL RITES 127        13   9  0   48 CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TSUNAMI ALERT 412.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TSUNAMI ALERT 412.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIN EATER 123, 
MAJOR DISASTER 433, KILLEEN 432, PVT. DANGER 4U 454, MAC THE KNIFE 442, DEAD BATTERY 
421, REESE'S PB 438, PITSPAWN FOULDOG 404, 3 WIT 448, and MAINE 440.

The least popular fighter this week was MOTHER-IN-LAW 447.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MONDAY NIGHT RAW 449, A SMOKING WOMAN 441, NOCTURNAL RITES 127, 
VENUS 437, TOOTHFHIEF 452, COPLESS JACKAL 435, RIFUL 455, HAMMER KRINKER 453, TAURUS 
450, and JUBILEE 173.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                       MALCOLM X (5-2496) BLACK BULLDOGS  (11) 
                       GO WEST (82-40489) ROOKIE CULT 3  (6754) 
                  THUNDERBIRD (82-30981) THIRSTY THUGS 0415  (5090) 
                 LBA DOMINATION (82-11488) NO-SO ROYAL RUMBLE  (1672) 
                     SSG 4 (84-18771) MEDAL OF HONOR D11  (3333) 
                     ROONEY (84-35472) THIRSTY THUGS 1308  (6203) 
                     ROBBER (84-35428) THIRSTY THUGS 1307  (6194) 
                         TOBIAS BEECHER (65-5035) OZ 2  (556) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes