DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/30/2022    Duedate: 07/13/2022

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 366

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE
ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)
(84-3458) [11-9-0,153]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE            BELSER
ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)           SUPE FORCES AA12 (2942)
(84-3458) [11-9-0,153]         (84-16640) [5-4-0,57]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THIRSTY THUG                   KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE
THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)       ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)
(84-26211) [11-10-0,104]       (84-3458) [11-9-0,153]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191)     27 
2. THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)      25 MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II (1656)
3. QUEEZY (6866)                 22    Unchartered Team
4. SUPERIOR FORCES DA04 (8672)   19 
5. MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198)     12 SUPERIOR FORCES DA04 (8672)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*SUPERIOR FORCES DA (8672)  1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)      3  0 0
 2- 1*BUBBA'S CLOWNS (8907)      1   0  0 100.   2/12 MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191) 3  1 0
 3- 3*ANARCHISTS (4710)          1   0  0 100.   3- 2*SQUID POWER (9754)        2  0 0
 4/ 5*MEDAL OF HONOR 117 (4253)  5   1  0 83.3   4/21*MEDAL OF HONOR 15B (9020) 2  0 0
 5- 4*SQUID POWER (9754)         4   1  0 80.0   5/22*MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8135) 2  0 0
 6/13*MEDAL OF HONOR 15B (9020)  5   2  0 71.4   6/16 QUEEZY (6866)             2  0 0
 7- 7*DUEL III (5623)            5   2  0 71.4   7/24 MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198) 2  0 0
 8/10 MEDAL OF HONOR W1  (1656) 14   6  0 70.0   8/26*MEDAL OF HONOR GJ (4821)  2  0 0
 9/ 6 ROOKIE QUEEN 10 (676)      7   3  1 70.0   9/ 3*MEDAL OF HONOR 117 (4253) 2  0 0
10/12 MEDAL OF HONOR N4 (758)    7   3  0 70.0  10- 9 060310AV (2566)           2  0 0
11- 8 060310AV (2566)           16   7  0 69.6  11/28 MEDAL OF HONOR T11 (1141) 2  0 0
12/11 MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191) 22  10  0 68.8  12/ 5 MEDAL OF HONOR W1  (1656) 2  0 0
13/25*MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8135)  2   1  0 66.7  13/ 6 MEDAL OF HONOR N4 (758)   2  0 0
14/15 MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715) 33  17  1 66.0  14/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  2  1 0
15-14 011312R (4936)            29  15  0 65.9  15/13 MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 2  1 0
16/ 9 MEDAL OF HONOR Y3 (2005)  11   6  0 64.7  16/ 0*SUPERIOR FORCES DA (8672) 1  0 0
17/16 MEDAL OF HONOR T11 (1141) 28  17  0 62.2  17-14*BUBBA'S CLOWNS (8907)     1  0 0
18/18 08JL25A (857)             11   7  0 61.1  18-18 W.S.W.I.B.G.C. (4947)     1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/17 ROOKIE CRUE 2 (4191)      10   8  0 55.6  19-19*ANARCHISTS (4710)         1  0 0
20/ 0*SUPE FORCES AA12 (2942)    5   4  0 55.6  20-27 MEDAL OF HONOR W4 (1659)  1  0 0
21/23 QUEEZY (6866)              9   8  0 52.9  21/15*BUBBA'S CREW 02 (7158)    1  1 0
22/22 MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 17  16  1 51.5  22-23*CAMPBELL'S TIME (6035)    1  1 0
23/21 115TH DREAM (5771)        34  33  0 50.7  23-25*DUEL III (5623)           1  1 0
24/27 MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198) 18  18  3 50.0  24-31 011312R (4936)            1  1 0
25/28 ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)      11  11  0 50.0  25/20 MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715) 1  1 0
26-24 THE GOVERNMENT (8721)      5   5  0 50.0  26-10 071709 AC (1791)          1  1 0
27/36*MEDAL OF HONOR GJ (4821)   2   2  0 50.0  27/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR Y3 (2005)  1  1 0
28/ 2*BUBBA'S CREW 02 (7158)     1   1  0 50.0  28/40 08JL25A (857)             1  1 0
29-26*CAMPBELL'S TIME (6035)     1   1  0 50.0  29/29 SPACE MUTINY 3 (7411)     1  2 0
30/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  79  84  4 48.5  30/30 115TH DREAM (5771)        1  2 0
31-29 W.S.W.I.B.G.C. (4947)     10  12  0 45.5  31/ 8 NIGHT STALKERS (3485)     1  2 0
32-30*BUBBA'S 50TH ARMY (3895)   4   5  0 44.4  32/11 ROOKIE QUEEN 10 (676)     1  2 0
33-32 MEDAL OF HONOR W4 (1659)   9  12  0 42.9  33/34 UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      0  3 0
34-33 071709 AC (1791)          12  17  0 41.4  34/33 ROOKIE CRUE 2 (4191)      0  3 0
35/31 BUBBA'S CREW AA (6822)     9  13  0 40.9  35-35 THE GOVERNMENT (8721)     0  2 0
36/34 NIGHT STALKERS (3485)     13  23  0 36.1  36/38 BUBBA'S CREW AA (6822)    0  2 0
37/35 UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      66 122  5 35.1  37-36 PENNED IN (5622)          0  2 0
38-38 PENNED IN (5622)           4  11  0 26.7  38/ 0*AWESOME GRUB (4274)       0  1 0
39/37 SPACE MUTINY 3 (7411)      3   9  0 25.0  39-39*BUBBA'S 50TH ARMY (3895)  0  1 0
40-40*SHADOWRUNNERS (4144)       1   8  0 11.1  40-32*SHADOWRUNNERS (4144)      0  1 0
41/ 0*AWESOME GRUB (4274)        0   1  0  0.0  41/ 0*SUPE FORCES AA12 (2942)   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

     Welcome BLACKSTONE.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Who can explain it?  
Not you, not me, not MEDAL OF HONOR 15B's opponents, after watching them shoot up the 
ranks from 21st to 4th.  You know what they say about the herd of lions who studied a 
judge...  MEDAL OF HONOR 14AR moved up 17 places, to 5th.  Who can explain it?  Not 
you, not me, not MEDAL OF HONOR AAF's opponents, after watching them shoot up the 
ranks from 24th to 7th.  You know what they say about the herd of lions who studied a 
judge...  MEDAL OF HONOR GJ moved up 18 places, to 8th.  Who can explain it?  Not 
you, not me, not MEDAL OF HONOR T11's opponents, after watching them shoot up the 
ranks from 28th to 11th.  Looking for a good fight, confident, skilled, tough 
opponents.  Well don't look at MEDAL OF HONOR Y3, cause they dropped by 23.  You know 
what they say about the herd of lions who studied a judge...  08JL25A moved up 12 
places, to 28th.  NIGHT STALKERS bit the big one as they could not win.  They dropped 
from 8th down to 31st!  Are you guy giving lessons or what?  Ever take one of those 
association tests?  You know, he says black, you say white.  Water-Lake, Sky-Blue. 
Try this:  Flop.  ROOKIE QUEEN 10!  What's with THIRSTY THUG?  He actually beat MEDAL 
OF HONOR Y3's ERNEST DERVISHIAN, and walked away with 23 more points from the fight.  
Major screwup at MEDAL OF HONOR Y3.  ERNEST DERVISHIAN lost  23 points to THIRSTY 
THUG.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe ERNEST DERVISHIAN will provide more easy 
wins...  Apparently BLACKSTONE isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I 
thought.  The Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn!  BLACKSTONE has a 
Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy.  He challenged 115TH DREAM's NOT SHORT 
(21-18-0), which should prove (ahem!) interesting.  Try as he might, NOT SHORT wasn't 
good enough at persuading KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE to step down from the Duelmaster's 
throne...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some 
team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  The most avoided team was 
MEDAL OF HONOR T11.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at 08JL25A ain't 
reelin'!  MEDAL OF HONOR T11's mad!   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, 
places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  All work 
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE 3458     11   9  0 153         ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THIRSTY THUG 26211           11  10  0 104         THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  
 NOT SHORT 57478              21  18  0 101         115TH DREAM (5771)        
-LADY VASHJ 27862              6   4  0 100         W.S.W.I.B.G.C. (4947)     
 SERGEANT 1 29320             12   4  0  97         MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191) 
 VOMIT 39348                   9   8  0  97         QUEEZY (6866)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHRIS CARR 9142              14   5  0  90         MEDAL OF HONOR W1 I (1656)
 DOVER 57687                  13  22  1  90         UNGENTLE BENS (9411)      
 TEARJERKER 4392              11   7  0  90         08JL25A (857)             
 SERGEANT 5 10722             11  13  1  89         MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 
-BAKLAVA AUTOPSY 14594        16   7  0  88         060310AV (2566)           
-LINEAR BUTTON 9867           11  11  0  88         071709 AC (1791)          
-WALTER WILL 9161              9  13  0  83         MEDAL OF HONOR W4 (1659)  
 THE PHANTOM 19622            13  23  0  82         NIGHT STALKERS (3485)     
 SERGEANT 4 29322             10   6  0  81         MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191) 
 SERGEANT 2 29359             11  13  1  80         MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198) 
 ERNEST DERVISHIAN 11065      11   6  0  80         MEDAL OF HONOR Y3 (2005)  
 SERGEANT 1 20867              6   4  1  72         MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715) 

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 7 SEAS OF RHYE 3479           7   3  1  63         ROOKIE QUEEN 10 (676)     
-MODRIC 21799                  4   5  0  58         BUBBA'S 50TH ARMY (3895)  
-GUMBO 34485                   1   1  0  58         CAMPBELL'S TIME (6035)    
 BELSER 16640                  5   4  0  57         SUPE FORCES AA12 (2942)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GERALD ENDL 6260              6   2  0  56         MEDAL OF HONOR N4 (758)   
-SERGEANT 3 10724              6   3  0  54         MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 
 SSG22 23980                   5   1  0  53         MEDAL OF HONOR 117 (4253) 
 SSG 2 52439                   5   2  0  47         MEDAL OF HONOR 15B (9020) 
-SQUIRTSY 57152                3   0  0  36         SQUID POWER (9754)        
 LIVE WIRE 57783               4   5  0  35         ROOKIE CRUE 2 (4191)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TODAY'S STAR 56891            5  10  0  32         THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  
 PFC 17 27178                  2   2  0  32         MEDAL OF HONOR GJ (4821)  
 SSG 20 47019                  2   1  0  31         MEDAL OF HONOR 14AR (8135)
 PACK BLOWHART 42629           3   7  0  30         SPACE MUTINY 3 (7411)     
 CARROT & STICK 57500          2   0  0  26         THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAPTIAN HOOK 32011            2   1  0  19         DUEL III (5623)           
 OVER CONTROLLING 50485        1   0  0  19         SUPERIOR FORCES DA0 (8672)
 SMAUGTASTIC 41042             1   1  0  18         BUBBA'S CREW 02 (7158)    
 DAMIEN 57645                  1   2  0  17         BUBBA'S CREW AA (6822)    
-WATERMAN 32007                0   3  0  16         PENNED IN (5622)          
-WORTHLESS 50781               1   2  0  13         THE GOVERNMENT (8721)     
-BRUTALITY 26534               1   0  0  13         ANARCHISTS (4710)         
-RICKY THE RAT 23422           0   3  0  13         SHADOWRUNNERS (4144)      
-B 51830                       1   0  0   8         BUBBA'S CLOWNS (8907)     
 TRUFFLE MACHIES 24140         0   1  0   5         AWESOME GRUB (4274)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DAME 3251               0  0 0 LAME MOVIES 636      CHAOTIC EVIL 39018    349   
STAKLING AARDVA 42741   1  2 1 POTIONS 3 7433       SERGEANT 1 20867      363   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE viciously subdued NOT SHORT in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
TEARJERKER overcame DOVER in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's Challenge match.
ERNEST DERVISHIAN was devastated by THIRSTY THUG in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
THE PHANTOM was overpowered by VOMIT in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SSG 20 devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
SERGEANT 1 overpowered 7 SEAS OF RHYE in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CHRIS CARR handily defeated BELSER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SERGEANT 2 won victory over VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute veteran's duel.
SERGEANT 5 vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SERGEANT 1 overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SERGEANT 4 overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SSG 2 devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
GERALD ENDL demolished TODAY'S STAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SSG22 overpowered LIVE WIRE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
PACK BLOWHART was defeated by SSG 20 in a popular 1 minute bloody duel.
PFC 17 vanquished DAMIEN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
SMAUGTASTIC was unbelievably bested by CARROT & STICK in a 2 minute brawl.
TRUFFLE MACHIES was defeated by OVER CONTROLLING in a exciting 1 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      12         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        44 -  18 -  1      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  13 -  2      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         TOTAL PARRY       30 -  30 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  10 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  21 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -  11 -  1      31  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 366 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:

BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         4  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         9 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  THIRSTY THUG 26211         11  10  0  104 THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)
TOTAL PARRY      NOT SHORT -8058            21  18  0  101 115TH DREAM (5771)
BASHING ATTACK   VOMIT -26188                9   8  0   97 QUEEZY (6866)
AIMED BLOW       CHRIS CARR 9142            14   5  0   90 MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II (1656)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERGEANT 4 29322           10   6  0   81 MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THIRSTY THUG 26211.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE 3458.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
SMAUGTASTIC -24494, SERGEANT 1 29320, TEARJERKER 4392, SERGEANT 2 29359, SSG 20 
-18517, CARROT & STICK -8036, SSG 2 -13097, OVER CONTROLLING -15051, DOVER -7849, and 
THIRSTY THUG 26211.

The least popular fighter this week was DAMIEN -7891.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PACK BLOWHART -22907, LIVE WIRE -7753, TODAY'S STAR -8645, BELSER 
16640, THE PHANTOM 19622, ERNEST DERVISHIAN 11065, TRUFFLE MACHIES 24140, 7 SEAS OF 
RHYE 3479, NOT SHORT -8058, and PFC 17 27178.

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

FORCED SUBTEXT (84-27798) 011312R

                          Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update

      The gladiators looked around at the Commission's administrative office on the 
Isle of the Eye.  They'd been here before.  The standard boxy building, the scurrying 
clerks, the... goats browsing on the landscaping.  Not as many goats this time as 
before, only three.  One came over to Zeke (not his arena name) and nuzzled his 
pockets.  He scratched at the base of its floppy ears, lacking a snack to offer.  He 
looked at one of the clerks.  "I thought you got rid of the goats last year," Zeke 
said.
      "These are new goats," the clerk said with a sigh.  "They're going to be shipped 
out next week."  He looked hopeful.  "They like you, could you stay until then?"
      Zeke sighed.  Minding three goats sounded more enjoyable than fighting in the 
arena.  "I'd have to ask my manager."  

                                       * * * * 

      Snatching his parchment away from a very determined goat, who apparently thought 
it was a tasty snack, Rodney quickly dipped his pen in ink and began to write.  "It is 
our pleasure and honor to note that sixty-seven gladiators and teams have elected to 
change their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving people.  With 
the Commission's matching funds, this has purchased three goats--a good goat can't be 
purchased for a copper, you know.  The goats are already en route to their new homes, 
where they will be--"  He paused and thought about it.  "--very welcome.  We wish all 
the best to the goats and their new owners."