DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/13/2018    Duedate: 09/26/2018

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 267

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AFFLECK
UNGENTLE BENS (9411)
(84-54534) [12-12-0,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ECO POWER                      TURLTE TRILL
BIRDEMIC (5439)                SAD SPRING XIII (9663)
(84-51863) [10-4-0,120]        (84-55928) [7-2-1,71]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ROMPER FLOAT                   EMPTY CASKET
HAPPY SPRING XXIII (9703)      ISIS (7622)
(84-56128) [14-16-1,85]        (84-43915) [10-10-0,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE DONALD (9408)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. UNGENTLE BENS (9411)          29 
2. THE DONALD (9408)             24    STREET WALKERS 10 (3722)
3. ISIS (7622)                   14    Unchartered Team
4. SAD SPRING XIII (9663)        13 
5. TEMPE'13 3 (6077)             12    CONS IV (8157)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CONS IV (8157)             3   0  0 100.   1/14 THE DONALD (9408)         4  5 0
 2- 2*DUDES 11 (8599)            2   0  0 100.   2/16 UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      4  8 0
 3/ 3 STREET WALKERS 10 (3722)   9   1  0 90.0   3/ 6*CONS IV (8157)            3  0 0
 4/ 6*SAD SPRING XIII (9663)     7   2  1 77.8   4/ 8*4-LETTER DODGERS (8517)   3  0 0
 5- 4 SEMI-WORTHLESS (5349)     13   4  0 76.5   5/12 STREET WALKERS 10 (3722)  3  0 0
 6/ 7 CONS I (8156)             12   4  0 75.0   6/ 5 CONS I (8156)             2  0 0
 7/ 9*4-LETTER DODGERS (8517)    6   3  0 66.7   7/28*SAD SPRING XIII (9663)    2  1 0
 8/ 8 GO NOW (5910)             18  10  2 64.3   8/ 9 ISIS (7622)               2  1 0
 9/ 0 TICKY TACKY (5917)         7   4  0 63.6   9/32*TEMPE'13 3 (6077)         2  1 0
10-10 AM02 (7058)               11   7  1 61.1  10/10 THINGS I HATE (6039)      2  1 0
11/11 DEAD WORLD (7602)         29  22  1 56.9  11/ 1 BIRDEMIC (5439)           2  1 0
12-15 THE SUPERHEROES (8635)     9   7  1 56.2  12/13 SOUP FORCES 2 (3724)      2  1 0
13/30*TEMPE'13 3 (6077)          4   4  0 50.0  13/ 2*STREET WALKERS 7 (3719)   2  1 0
14/13*STREET WALKERS 7 (3719)    4   4  0 50.0  14-23 THE SUPERHEROES (8635)    1  0 0
15-21*4-LETTER TOYS (8500)       3   3  0 50.0  15- 4*DUDES 11 (8599)           1  0 0
16-22*THIRSTY THUGS 1427 (8860)  1   1  0 50.0  16-25 AM02 (7058)               1  0 0
17-23 GONE OFF THAT TOO (8449)  33  37  1 47.1  17-24*THUG SYNDICATE (7918)     1  1 0
18/24 BIRDEMIC (5439)           52  59  3 46.8  18-30*4-LETTER TOYS (8500)      1  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/26 HAPPY SPRING XXIII (9703) 14  16  1 46.7  19-26 SEMI-WORTHLESS (5349)     1  1 0
20/25 THE DONALD (9408)         37  45  3 45.1  20/ 7 GO NOW (5910)             1  1 0
21-29*THUG SYNDICATE (7918)      3   4  0 42.9  21/27 HAPPY SPRING XXIII (9703) 1  2 0
22/32 ISIS (7622)               10  14  0 41.7  22/31 DEAD WORLD (7602)         1  2 0
23/36 THINGS I HATE (6039)       9  15  1 37.5  23/11 THINGS I HATE 2 (6040)    1  2 0
24/34 THINGS I HATE 2 (6040)    11  20  0 35.5  24-15 NIRVANA (4887)            1  2 0
25/35 SOUP FORCES 2 (3724)      17  32  0 34.7  25/29 SUHT YOURSELF (9407)      1  4 0
26/37 UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      30  58  2 34.1  26/34 PINKEST OF FLOYD (9410)   0  4 0
27/39 SUHT YOURSELF (9407)      32  71  2 31.1  27/33 FEAR FACTORY 16 (8242)    0  3 0
28/40 FEAR FACTORY 16 (8242)    12  28  0 30.0  28-37*THIRSTY THUGS 1427 (8860) 0  1 0
29/43 PINKEST OF FLOYD (9410)   16  55  1 22.5  29- 3 GONE OFF THAT TOO (8449)  0  1 0
30-44 NIRVANA (4887)             8  50  0 13.8  30/ 0 TICKY TACKY (5917)        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 BLACKSTONE!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team BIRDEMIC was 
unseated this week as THE DONALD moved up from 14th ranking to take the top spot with 
a 2-2-0 record for the round.  The proverbial rising comet can only hope to compare 
with THE DONALD's team record!  A 2-2-0 week and now a firm grasp on a 1st place 
ranking.  I have begun to suspect trickery on the part of UNGENTLE BENS.  How else 
weeks like this one's 2-2-0?  How else the sudden move to 2nd team?  The proverbial 
rising comet can only hope to compare with SAD SPRING XIII's team record!  A 1-0-0 
week and now a firm grasp on a 7th place ranking.  I have begun to suspect trickery 
on the part of TEMPE'13 3.  How else weeks like this one's 1-0-0?  How else the 
sudden move to 9th team?  STREET WALKERS 7 bore the brunt of major assault on their 
standings this week as they dropped to 13th position as the result of going 0-1-0!  
My tutors were fond of telling me that the higher you rise the harder you fall.  This 
week GO NOW went 1-1-0 and fell 13 notches into 20th!  THINGS I HATE 2 bore the brunt 
of major assault on their standings this week as they dropped to 23rd position as the 
result of going 0-1-0!  EMPTY CASKET caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial 
commission as he skillfully bested KHALHUMS DWARF and was awarded 14 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, MOLLY HATCHET put down ANY 
QUIZ, causing him to lose 8 points of recognition in the process.  This time out 
AFFLECK made his bid for the throne as he challenged BORSCHT in an all out contest of 
skill for possession of the title!  This time victory fell to the grasp of the 
usurper.  All hail AFFLECK, Duelmaster of BLACKSTONE!  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 BLACKSTONE "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  BLACKSTONE, city of gladiators!  Mighty among 
the names of thy guilds is THE DONALD, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the 
weekly duels.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent 
the better part of last week avoiding THE DONALD.  Indeed it was CONS I.  Loose talk 
at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters 
are after SOFTY CHEESE.  Watch your back!  I cannot but express pride for the 
fearlessness of QUALITY who cast caution to the winds and challenged ECO POWER, a 
fighter 27 points higher.  To be sure the battle was a losing one.  But I like to 
think QUALITY at least gave ECO POWER a run for his money.  A match that raised a few 
eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that TSUHNAMI posted a challenge against 
the more highly recognized AIMED BLOWS.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand 
TSUHNAMI was defeated by AIMED BLOWS.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of 
steel.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in BLACKSTONE.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  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                  
 AFFLECK 54534                12  12  0 117         UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ECO POWER 51863              10   4  0 120         BIRDEMIC (5439)           
 EMPTY CASKET 43915           10  10  0  98         ISIS (7622)               
 VITRIFY 47188                12   4  0  97         CONS I (8156)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BONDS 30305                  13   3  0  89         SEMI-WORTHLESS (5349)     
-TERRIFIC 40487               11   7  1  88         AM02 (7058)               
 EARLY MORNINGS 34548          9  15  0  88         THINGS I HATE 2 (6040)    
 BLOODY MAYHEM 56647          11   4  0  87         BIRDEMIC (5439)           
 ROMPER FLOAT 56128           14  16  1  85         HAPPY SPRING XXIII (9703) 
 QUALITY 56362                10  11  1  82         THE DONALD (9408)         
 MOLLY HATCHET 20905           9   1  0  76         STREET WALKERS 10 (3722)  
 GUILTY CONSCIENCE 33739       8   1  1  74         GO NOW (5910)             
 TURLTE TRILL 55928            7   2  1  71         SAD SPRING XIII (9663)    
 AIMED BLOWS 34546             9  14  1  70         THINGS I HATE (6039)      
 SOFTY CHEESE 43781           12   9  0  69         DEAD WORLD (7602)         
 GARV 49646                    6   3  0  68         4-LETTER DODGERS (8517)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JAGSTANG 57217                5   3  0  62         NIRVANA (4887)            
 GIG 54537                     8  18  0  58         UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      
 ANY QUIZ 33742                5   4  0  57         GO NOW (5910)             

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAT UPCHUCK 33776             7   4  0  55         TICKY TACKY (5917)        
 POORLY SUHTED 56436           6  16  0  54         SUHT YOURSELF (9407)      
 BABE RUTHLESS 20894           4   4  0  54         STREET WALKERS 7 (3719)   
 NEATER HANDWRITING 34737      4   4  0  54         TEMPE'13 3 (6077)         
 FAT OLD SUN 56360             7  16  1  52         PINKEST OF FLOYD (9410)   
 TROPHY WIFE 54521             6  11  0  45         THE DONALD (9408)         
 TSUHNAMI 56852                4  15  1  44         SUHT YOURSELF (9407)      
-KING DEEG 45819               3   4  0  41         THUG SYNDICATE (7918)     
 SHALE 47192                   3   0  0  40         CONS IV (8157)            
-CARS 49565                    3   3  0  38         4-LETTER TOYS (8500)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLOOD RECKONING 57180         5  17  0  32         FEAR FACTORY 16 (8242)    
 TIME 57052                    3   8  0  29         PINKEST OF FLOYD (9410)   
 GRAB 'EM BY THE 57205         4   0  0  28         THE DONALD (9408)         
-ANYTHING TEQUILA 50055        2   0  0  26         DUDES 11 (8599)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIAPER MAN 50292              1   2  0  23         THE SUPERHEROES (8635)    
-OBELISK BOOKIE 51585          1   1  0  20         THIRSTY THUGS 1427 (8860) 
 FENG 57225                    2   1  0  17         BIRDEMIC (5439)           
 FRANKLIN 57514                1   0  0  13         UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BIMBO MEGYN 57129       3  3 1 THE DONALD 9408      ARENAMASTER           267  NONE
DA1 57515               0  1 0 UNGENTLE BENS 9411   BANDIT PRINCE         267  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BIMBO MEGYN was butchered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
AFFLECK demolished BORSCHT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
QUALITY was overpowered by ECO POWER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
ROMPER FLOAT overpowered SOFTY CHEESE in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
TSUHNAMI was devastated by AIMED BLOWS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
VITRIFY bested EARLY MORNINGS in a 1 minute master's match.
EMPTY CASKET handily defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 4 minute uneven fight.
BLOODY MAYHEM vanquished GIG in a action packed 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
POORLY SUHTED was overpowered by GUILTY CONSCIENCE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TURLTE TRILL overpowered BABE RUTHLESS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MOLLY HATCHET demolished ANY QUIZ in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
GARV devastated CAT UPCHUCK in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
NEATER HANDWRITING bested FAT OLD SUN in a 4 minute bloody bout.
TROPHY WIFE handily defeated BLOOD RECKONING in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TIME was overpowered by SHALE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
GRAB 'EM BY THE overcame FENG in a 2 minute bout.
FRANKLIN devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      11         STRIKING ATTACK   62 -  20 -  1      76  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  40 -  1      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         AIMED BLOW        73 -  89 -  3      45  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       31 -  41 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  17 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  18 -  0      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  10 -  0      23  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 267 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      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  4         4  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         7 -  4     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ECO POWER -13673           10   4  0  120 BIRDEMIC (5439)
AIMED BLOW       VITRIFY -18348             12   4  0   97 CONS I (8156)
TOTAL PARRY      SOFTY CHEESE -21755        12   9  0   69 DEAD WORLD (7602)
LUNGING ATTACK   ANY QUIZ -31794             5   4  0   57 GO NOW (5910)
WALL OF STEEL    CAT UPCHUCK -31760          7   4  0   55 TICKY TACKY (5917)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ROMPER FLOAT -9408.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was EMPTY CASKET -21621.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLOODY MAYHEM 
-8889, ROMPER FLOAT -9408, FENG -8311, ECO POWER -13673, GUILTY CONSCIENCE -31797, 
TURLTE TRILL -9608, NEATER HANDWRITING -30799, SHALE -18344, GRAB 'EM BY THE -8331, 
and AFFLECK -11002.

The least popular fighter this week was TIME -8484.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLOOD RECKONING -8356, FAT OLD SUN -9176, CAT UPCHUCK -31760, ANY QUIZ 
-31794, BABE RUTHLESS 20894, POORLY SUHTED -9100, GIG -10999, QUALITY -9174, DA1 
-8021, and BIMBO MEGYN -8407.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

BORSCHT (84-20918) SOUP FORCES 2