DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/28/2020    Duedate: 05/25/2020

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM-83    TURN-168

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KING CHAPPA
KAME HOUSE (61)
(83-527) [14-8-1,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KING CHAPPA                    RAGE QUIT
KAME HOUSE (61)                RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
(83-527) [14-8-1,119]          (83-598) [5-1-0,36]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KING CHAPPA                    RON RIVERA
KAME HOUSE (61)                NFL NETWORK (63)
(83-527) [14-8-1,119]          (83-622) [0-2-0,2]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KAME HOUSE (61)             37
2. RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)         33      THE DRAGONS (65)
3. SORCERER KINGS (66)         30      Unchartered Team
4. THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)     24
5. THE DRAGONS (65)             2      RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       21   9  0 70.0   1/ 2*RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)      10  5 0
 2- 2 QUEEN'S GUARD (68)        28  21  0 57.1   2/ 7 KAME HOUSE (61)           9  4 0
 3/ 3 THE DRAGONS (65)          58  45  3 56.3   3/ 4 THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)   9  6 0
 4/ 5 KAME HOUSE (61)           60  48  3 55.6   4/ 1 THE DRAGONS (65)          8  6 0
 5/ 4 THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)   62  50  3 55.4   5/ 3 HOUSE OF FUR (62)         8  7 0
 6/ 6 HOUSE OF FUR (62)         60  55  1 52.2   6/ 9 SORCERER KINGS (66)       7  8 0
 7/ 7 NFL NETWORK (63)          55  55  5 50.0   7/ 6 NFL NETWORK (63)          5 10 1
 8/ 8 SORCERER KINGS (66)       52  58  4 47.3   8- 5 QUEEN'S GUARD (68)        4  1 0
 9/ 9 SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)     44 110  3 28.6   9/ 8 SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)     2 13 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     "I didn't sign up for this." Sir Round looked to his right, making eye contact 
with Sir Render, newest member of the Queen's Guard. 
     He nodded slightly and smiled in response to the young man's anxious glance. 
"Action in adversity!" He shouted, and the young man responded in kind, bringing his 
halbard blade up sharply. Around the room, the Queen's Guard repeated their mantra in 
loud, unsteady voices. 
     "Steady, men!" Queen Artemis yelled, and all eyes returned to the spinning vortex 
overhead, the Chaos Gate made semi-stable by the great magic of the woodland 
enchantress. She climbed onto her dragon mount, as Dragon Master and Wailin' Van Halen 
did likewise. Dragon Master looked comfortable; Wailin' was white knuckling his reins 
even as the dragon shifted under him. 
     Sir Round dropped his visor, and squatted down wrapping his cloak around his 
face, as the dragons beat their wings slowly and rose majestically above the crowd 
below. He could feel the tremendous wind of their escape, and heard the "pop" of air 
as they flew through the Chaos Gate. Then he stood. 
     And waited. 
     Like a vision viewed in a crystal ball, Sir Round could make out a blurry picture 
of dragons in flight, some sort of pitched battle and, on the cliffs of a remote 
mountain peak, two figures hanging on for dear life.
     Sir Round strode forward and hopped up on a rocky outcropping, giving him a 
slight height advantage of the men in his charge. The halbardiers were mercenaries, 
come to Telorinthe from the southern lands beyond the Shagornan Desert, and all battle 
tested. They were used to dragons, and chaos gates, and had never lost a war they 
fought in. But demons and other planes were new to them, and years of command across 
Alastari and beyond had taught Sir Round that novelty made men anxious, and anxiety 
caused trained men to be distracted. Distracted men died.
     "Whatever comes out of that gate with the dragons, if it bleeds we can kill it." 
He made eye contact with each man individually. "Our mission hasn't changed: Protect 
the Queen. Action in..."
     Sir Round's cloak billowed around him, and all eyes turned up, toward the gate.  
The audible "pop" of the first dragon exiting the gate occurred simultaneously with 
the hurricane gust of wind, blowing most of the warriors flat to the ground. Sir Round 
had reflexively wrapped his cloak around him and hit one knee, dropping his head to 
protect his eyes from dust and debris. He could feel the first dragon fly low 
overhead, and felt the percussion of its feet hitting the ground. 
     The second dragon's burst through the gate, and Nemesis' screams of pain were 
clear over the wind. In concern, Sir Round started to stand; the hurricane burst of 
the third dragon flattened him to the ground, knocking the wind out of him. Cursing 
himself for being so foolish as to lose count, Sir Round stood up, sucking wind and 
coughing. He flipped up his visor, and ran towards the dragons.
     "Healer!" Dragon Master yelled, dropping gracefully off her dragon and running 
toward Nemesis, who continued to scream in pain. Sir Round pushed his way through his 
men, carefully avoiding their halbard blades, and moving forward ready for anything.
     On the ground, held down by Channel Master, Dragon Master, Wailin' Van Halen, and 
Queen Artemis, Nemesis grabbed at the glassy, obsidian blade that impaled her cleanly 
through the ankle. The blood spurted through the ripped pieces of fabric they tried to 
contain it with, along the black matte blade, and over the hilt that looked like 
exactly like a twisted, clawed hand, holding an alien blade.

                                      SPY REPORT

You have entered into the spy report for the ONLY no tourney slow arena in the land.  
Shadowspire holds the distinction of being the first no tourney arena.  Seam holds the 
title of most scenic no tourney arena with its memorable faultline and wonderful 
baths.  As great as those arenas sound, they are not Telorinthe!  I'm not sure where I 
was going with this line of thought, but we are Telorinthe and we are just better, so 
just sit back and listen to my EXCITING spy report!

We will start with the most important fight of the day!  What can be more important or 
exciting than the title fight in Telorinthe?  Being able to leave my home without a 
mask and the ability to be within six feet of other people would be amazing right now, 
but in the arena, there is nothing more exciting than the title fight!  King Chappa 
sits atop the arena, who will be brave enough to challenge the king?  It looks like 
Choco, the top Slasher in the arena, wanted a shot at the top Lunger.  It looks like 
Chappa is still king . . . and Duelmaster! Choco falls in 1-minute to King Chappa.  If 
my records are correct, King Chappa should get an invite if he keeps the throne next 
turn. Exciting times!

Kame House may be tops in the land with the Duelmaster, but Riff-Raff Crew has the 
best record over the last 3 turns.  They knock Dragon Master and The Dragons off of 
their perch.  Kame House did jump into 2nd place, rising a total of 5 spots.  Nemesis 
and her crew, The Ferocious Five, inch up one spot to 3rd.  House of Fur falls to 5th 
and finish out our top teams.  Queen's Guard is inactive once again, so maybe someone 
send out a missive to Gentleben and make sure he is okay!

The most avoided team is The Ferocious Five.  They were mostly avoided by House of 
Fur.  In the challenge department, Taco Cat was the most challenged warrior.  This is 
interesting because Taco Cat was sent to the Dark Arena and accounts for this turn's 
only death.  Did you know that Taco Cat spelled backwards is Taco Cat? 
 
Time for me to go! I hope we can see each other - in person - soon! You can imagine 
that a social butterfly such as myself is having a hard time under quarantine!  I hope 
each of you stay safe and that I can see your smiling faces (or grimacing in the case 
of Darque) next cycle!  Take care!

                                          -- Ori Starbloom

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KING CHAPPA 527              14   8  1   119       KAME HOUSE (61)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIGHTMARE 545                13   9  1    97       THE DRAGONS (65)
 PUKEI 557                    14   7  0    93       KAME HOUSE (61)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHOCO 530                    14   9  0    87       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 J.J. WATT 535                16   7  0    85       NFL NETWORK (63)
-SIR ROUND 590                 8   2  0    84       QUEEN'S GUARD (68)
 BORYS 554                    13   9  1    82       SORCERER KINGS (66)
 HARLEY 564                   11   9  0    73       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 WYAN 553                     13   9  2    68       SORCERER KINGS (66)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VICIOUS VENOM 540            14   8  1    65       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
 GARFIELD 529                 15   8  0    64       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 GUILFORD 558                 10  11  2    64       KAME HOUSE (61)
 MIDNIGHT 573                  9   9  0    64       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 MASTER ROSHI 524             13   9  0    61       KAME HOUSE (61)
 BURGER KING 559              14   7  0    58       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANIAC MAULER 542            13  10  1    56       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
 MANGO CHUTNEY 579             9   7  0    55       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
 LALALI-PUY 588                7   8  1    55       SORCERER KINGS (66)
 KING KILLER 543              10  12  1    50       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
 SIX FLAGS 469                10  16  0    50       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 REESE'S PB 438                8  23  0    47       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 ICE MAN 468                   9  17  1    45       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 SKY 544                       9  13  0    43       THE DRAGONS (65)
-SIR CUMBSTANCE 592            6   4  0    43       QUEEN'S GUARD (68)
 GREG OLSEN 581                9   7  2    42       NFL NETWORK (63)
-SIR MUNN 609                  5   1  0    38       QUEEN'S GUARD (68)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAGE QUIT 598                 5   1  0    36       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINDSHEAR 580                 8   8  0    32       THE DRAGONS (65)
 FRENEMY 600                   4   2  0    32       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
-SIR CULE 591                  5   5  0    25       QUEEN'S GUARD (68)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOOSE HEAD 596                4  10  0    22       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 HOT YOGA 602                  4   2  0    22       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
 PHYSICALITY 599               4   2  0    21       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
 ANTONIO BROWN 612             5   4  1    20       NFL NETWORK (63)
 CHARMING KITTEN 601           4   2  0    19       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
 ERIK DICKERSON 615            3   5  0    16       NFL NETWORK (63)
 DEATH BRINGER 618             3   1  0    16       THE DRAGONS (65)
-SIR RENDER 619                1   0  0    16       QUEEN'S GUARD (68)
 BIBIDEE 623                   1   0  0     7       SORCERER KINGS (66)
 SHADOW KING 620               0   3  0     6       SORCERER KINGS (66)
 ANAEL BLACKFEATHER 608        0   5  0     5       SCORPIO'S LIKES: (57)
 RON RIVERA 622                0   2  0     2       NFL NETWORK (63)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TACO CAT 606            4  7 1 HOUSE OF FUR 62      WURM KIN              168  NONE
PUAR 526                9 11 0 KAME HOUSE 61        GREG OLSEN 581        166   
SIR CUMBVENT 593        2  7 0 QUEEN'S GUARD 68     ANTONIO BROWN 612     165   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

King Chappa -- Congrats on taking the throne! And most recognized.  And most popular.  
This might well be the best turn of your life! -- RRC

Antonio Brown -- Congrats on being most popular!  We were big fans of yours before you 
went viral.  Plus, defeating Death.  I mean, who doesn't like that? -- RRC

Shadow King -- I wasn't really "frantic," maybe just a little anxious.  But I wanted 
you to feel like you were doing a good job ... You *almost* had me, but then you 
didn't.  Try try again! -- Rage Quit

Anael Blackfeather -- I'm no expert, but you may be a carrying a wee bit too much.  I 
could see you struggling to move, and I almost felt sorry for you.  Almost. -- 
Physicality

Ron Rivera -- I heard a rumor that "NFL" stands for "Not For Long" if you don't win 
out of the gate.  Is that true? -- Frenemy

Erik Dickerson -- I gotta hand it to you, you're persistent.  I'm still not going to 
go out with you, but I admire your spirit! -- Hot Yoga

Dragons -- Someone is spreading a nasty rumor that Riff-Raff Crew is avoiding you.  
Simply not true!  Well, maybe White Lion is.  We are only avoiding Death Bringer; she 
is mean. -- Riff-Raff

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TACO CAT was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CHOCO was vanquished by KING CHAPPA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
HARLEY was demolished by NIGHTMARE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
GARFIELD was viciously subdued by J.J. WATT in a 22 minute Challenge contest.
MIDNIGHT devastated GREG OLSEN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
ERIK DICKERSON was overpowered by RAGE QUIT in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
FRENEMY devastated ANTONIO BROWN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
HOT YOGA overcame MOOSE HEAD in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
RON RIVERA was outwaited by DEATH BRINGER in a 8 minute beginner's Challenge duel.
BORYS overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
VICIOUS VENOM was overpowered by PUKEI in a 1 minute uneven match.
WYAN beat MANIAC MAULER in a 1 minute veteran's fight.
SIX FLAGS was subdued by BURGER KING in a 2 minute master's competition.
MASTER ROSHI viciously subdued ICE MAN in a 2 minute bloody veteran's battle.
REESE'S PB was overpowered by MANGO CHUTNEY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
KING KILLER overpowered WINDSHEAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
SKY was vanquished by GUILFORD in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LALALI-PUY devastated CHARMING KITTEN in a tiring 6 minute brutal mismatched brawl.
PHYSICALITY subdued SHADOW KING in a 2 minute bout.
ANAEL BLACKFEATHER was savagely defeated by BIBIDEE in a 1 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       38 -  18 -  0      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  19 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  25 -  2      51  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        36 -  39 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  40 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  25 -  2      39  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   7 -  0       0  |

Turn 168 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         3  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   KING CHAPPA 527            14   8  1  119 KAME HOUSE (61)
STRIKING ATTACK  NIGHTMARE 545              13   9  1   97 THE DRAGONS (65)
AIMED BLOW       PUKEI 557                  14   7  0   93 KAME HOUSE (61)
SLASHING ATTACK  CHOCO 530                  14   9  0   87 HOUSE OF FUR (62)
TOTAL PARRY      J.J. WATT 535              16   7  0   85 NFL NETWORK (63)
WALL OF STEEL    VICIOUS VENOM 540          14   8  1   65 THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KING CHAPPA 527.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was RON RIVERA 622.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIX FLAGS 469, KING 
KILLER 543, PHYSICALITY 599, MASTER ROSHI 524, SHADOW KING 620, KING CHAPPA 527, RAGE 
QUIT 598, PUKEI 557, NIGHTMARE 545, and MIDNIGHT 573.

The least popular fighter this week was GARFIELD 529.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were J.J. WATT 535, CHARMING KITTEN 601, DEATH BRINGER 618, ANAEL 
BLACKFEATHER 608, LALALI-PUY 588, SKY 544, REESE'S PB 438, ICE MAN 468, VICIOUS VENOM 
540, and ANTONIO BROWN 612.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXIX