DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/07/2024    Duedate: 03/20/2024

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 410

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MERCEDES
DARKHEART'S CARS (9130)
(84-53017) [12-10-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MERCEDES                       CPL 20
DARKHEART'S CARS (9130)        MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)
(84-53017) [12-10-1,118]       (84-27564) [4-1-0,56]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MR ROBOTO                      MR ROBOTO
ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)           ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)
(84-6366) [22-15-2,89]         (84-6366) [22-15-2,89]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BRITONS (2756)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BRITONS (2756)                40 
2. MEDAL OF HONOR O1 (765)       21 MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085)
3. MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092)     18    Unchartered Team
4. CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417)         18 
5. MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)      15 MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092)  3   0  1 100.   1/ 1 BRITONS (2756)            6  6 0
 2- 3*MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236)  2   0  0 100.   2/ 2*MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092) 3  0 1
 3/ 0*MEDAL OF HONOR O1 (765)    1   0  1 100.   3/10 DARKHEART'S CARS (9130)   3  0 0
 4/ 0*THANKS MARMADUKE! (9216)   1   0  0 100.   4- 3*PROJECT MAYHEM 37 (8975)  2  0 0
 5- 5*MEDAL OF HONOR HY (6463)   1   0  0 100.   5- 8*MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236) 2  0 0
 6- 8*PROJECT MAYHEM 37 (8975)   5   1  1 83.3   6/ 9 PROJECT MAYHEM 52 (8990)  2  1 0
 7- 9 WHYILOVEGOLF (954)        12   3  1 80.0   7/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR 15E (9023) 2  1 0
 8/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 10   4  0 71.4   8/ 5 MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8135) 2  1 0
 9/10 MEDAL OF HONOR 15E (9023)  9   4  0 69.2   9/ 6*COOL WORDS 3 (7583)       2  1 0
10/11 ROOKIE STYX 18 (1217)     11   5  1 68.8  10/ 7*MEDAL OF HONOR IG (6471)  2  1 0
11/15 PROJECT MAYHEM 52 (8990)   8   4  0 66.7  11/26*MEDAL OF HONOR J9 (723)   2  1 0
12/ 0*MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)   4   2  0 66.7  12/27 CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417)     2  3 0
13/ 2*MEDAL OF HONOR IG (6471)   2   1  0 66.7  13/ 0*MEDAL OF HONOR O1 (765)   1  0 1
14/14 MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8135)  8   5  0 61.5  14/ 0*THANKS MARMADUKE! (9216)  1  0 0
15-18 ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279) 18  12  0 60.0  15/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 1  0 0
16/23*CODE NAMES 11 (5030)       3   2  0 60.0  16-17*MEDAL OF HONOR HY (6463)  1  0 0
17/16 ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)      23  16  2 59.0  17-18*MEDAL OF HONOR IC (6467)  1  0 0
18/17 MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  11   8  1 57.9  18/ 0*MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)  1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/20 DARKHEART'S CARS (9130)   12  10  1 54.5  19-21*ROOKIE CRUE 16 (4205)     1  0 0
20/21 MEDAL OF HONOR Q9 (793)   12  10  1 54.5  20/32*MEDAL OF HONOR HZ (6464)  1  1 1
21/32*MEDAL OF HONOR HZ (6464)   2   2  1 50.0  21/15*PROJECT MAYHEM 34 (8972)  1  1 0
22/ 4*PROJECT MAYHEM 34 (8972)   1   1  0 50.0  22/19*ROOKIE HALEN 13 (4786)    1  1 0
23-25*MEDAL OF HONOR IC (6467)   1   1  0 50.0  23/20*ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    1  1 0
24/ 6*ROOKIE HALEN 13 (4786)     1   1  0 50.0  24-11 ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279) 1  1 0
25/ 7*ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)     1   1  0 50.0  25-25 WHYILOVEGOLF (954)        1  1 0
26-26*ROOKIE CRUE 16 (4205)      1   1  0 50.0  26/35 MEDAL OF HONOR Q9 (793)   1  1 0
27/29 CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417)     12  14  2 46.2  27-13 ROOKIE QUEEN 38 (704)     1  1 0
28-27 ROOKIE QUEEN 38 (704)     22  28  0 44.0  28/23 MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  1  2 0
29/30 BRITONS (2756)            45  66  3 40.5  29/24*MEDAL OF HONOR HW (6461)  1  2 0
30/22*COOL WORDS 3 (7583)        2   3  0 40.0  30/29*CODE NAMES 11 (5030)      1  2 0
31/33*MEDAL OF HONOR J9 (723)    3   6  0 33.3  31/12 ROOKIE STYX 18 (1217)     1  2 0
32/24*MEDAL OF HONOR HW (6461)   1   2  0 33.3  32/14 ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)      1  4 0
33-34*VISION QUEST 18 (3450)     1   4  0 20.0  33-28*CM-HORRIBLE (9261)        0  1 0
34-35*CM-HORRIBLE (9261)         0   9  0  0.0  34-34*VISION QUEST 18 (3450)    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 BLACKSTONE!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for 
your deeds.  I understand that The Welcome Wench is buying the drinks for MEDAL OF 
HONOR J9 tonight, to honor their rise to 11th after this turns 1-0-0.  Hmmm.  Now, 
what did these guys have for breakfast this morning?  CHOCOLATE RAIN has turned a 
2-0-0 into 12th place from 27th.  Give me the recipe!  I want to know who's buying 
the drinks for who tonight at The Welcome Wench, seeing as MEDAL OF HONOR HZ's 2-2-1 
has earned them 20th place in the ranks.  Our condolences (or sneers, as the case may 
be) go out to ROOKIE STYX 18 for their drop to 31st from 12th.  A 0-1-0 can do that.  
ROOKIE STYX 2 must be either in pain, or numb, having dropped from 14th to 32nd this 
turn, with a 0-2-0 acting as the weight.  SERGEANT 6 has lost to SABER, falling 9 
points, while helping make MEDAL OF HONOR IG a 0-1-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone 
the Duelmaster have failed, and MERCEDES remains BLACKSTONE's top warrior for another 
turn.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the 
table at The Welcome Wench?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  ROOKIE HALEN 13 has cause to stand 
tall, as they were BLACKSTONE's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And guess who avoided ROOKIE HALEN 13 stable the most?  Believe it or 
not, it was BRITONS.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that MR 
ROBOTO from ROOKIE STYX 2 was BLACKSTONE's most challenged warrior this turn.  In a 
brave attempt, BOUDICCA from BRITONS challenged up 19 points to fight OF THE BRAVE 
from the ROOKIE STYX 18 stable.  BOUDICCA perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as 
she overcame OF THE BRAVE and ended up with 65 recognition points.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover 
or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     I like this place, BLACKSTONE, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in BLACKSTONE and 
I've a long road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen 
sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MERCEDES 53017               12  10  1 118         DARKHEART'S CARS (9130)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAULINE 15604                11  12  0  98         BRITONS (2756)            

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR ROBOTO 6366               22  15  2  89         ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)      
 SSG 6 52452                   9   4  0  84         MEDAL OF HONOR 15E (9023) 
-BRIGHTON ROCK 57821          10   4  0  80         ROOKIE QUEEN 38 (704)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBERT PAULSON 158 52288      8   4  0  77         PROJECT MAYHEM 52 (8990)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSG 20 47019                  8   5  0  65         MEDAL OF HONOR 14AR (8135)
 BOUDICCA 57861                7   3  1  65         BRITONS (2756)            
 MAJOR 1 36938                11   8  1  64         MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  
 OF THE BRAVE 6445            11   5  1  59         ROOKIE STYX 18 (1217)     
 CPT 1 46770                  10   4  0  58         MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 
 SEE THE LIE 57813             5   2  1  58         CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROBERT PAULSON 117 52215      5   1  1  56         PROJECT MAYHEM 37 (8975)  
 CPL 20 27564                  4   1  0  56         MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)  
 WYRD 15602                    9  14  2  47         BRITONS (2756)            
 ELIZABETH 57867               6   4  0  47         BRITONS (2756)            
-BALLWASHERS 4991              3   1  0  46         WHYILOVEGOLF (954)        
 SERGEANT 22 46808             3   0  1  43         MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092) 
 DROP DEAD LEGS 27000          1   1  0  38         ROOKIE HALEN 13 (4786)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SABER 28409                   3   2  0  33         CODE NAMES 11 (5030)      
 FRANCIS MCGRAW 3714           2   4  0  24         MEDAL OF HONOR J9 (723)   
 SERGEANT 1 42911              1   1  0  24         MEDAL OF HONOR Q9 (793)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOMBER 43550                  2   3  0  23         COOL WORDS 3 (7583)       
-SSG1 23897                    2   0  0  23         MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236) 
 SPECIALIST 3 36959            2   2  1  22         MEDAL OF HONOR HZ (6464)  
 JAMES MILLS 3927              1   0  1  21         MEDAL OF HONOR O1 (765)   
-FIREFOX 19433                 1   4  0  21         VISION QUEST 18 (3450)    
-I DIE TOMORROW 23735          1   1  0  21         ROOKIE CRUE 16 (4205)     
 SERGEANT 6 36992              2   1  0  19         MEDAL OF HONOR IG (6471)  
 ROBERT PAULSON 107 52197      1   1  0  14         PROJECT MAYHEM 34 (8972)  
-SSG 3 36973                   1   0  0  13         MEDAL OF HONOR IC (6467)  
-SERGEANT 3 36956              1   0  0  13         MEDAL OF HONOR HY (6463)  
 HOT DOGGER 53552              1   0  0  12         THANKS MARMADUKE! (9216)  
 BELL CURVE 57825              1   1  0  10         CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417)     
 MAJOR 2 36946                 1   2  0   5         MEDAL OF HONOR HW (6461)  
 GET UP 27025                  1   1  0   4         ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    
-4 57897                       0   1  0   1         CM-HORRIBLE (9261)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB        0  0 0                      JAMES MILLS 3927       410 NONE
MORDANT DESERTER        0  0 0                      SPECIALIST 3 36959     410 NONE
DAME 3251               0  0 0 LAME MOVIES 636      CHAOTIC EVIL 39018     349  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PAULINE unbelievably bested MR ROBOTO in a 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
BOUDICCA savagely defeated OF THE BRAVE in a exciting 2 minute gory Challenge melee.
SOMBER was vanquished by WYRD in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SABER overpowered SERGEANT 6 in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MERCEDES devastated SSG 6 in a 1 minute uneven Title brawl.
SSG 20 was defeated by ROBERT PAULSON 158 in a 2 minute struggle.
MAJOR 1 was beaten by KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
ELIZABETH was luckily beaten by CPT 1 in a dull 12 minute gruesome melee.
DROP DEAD LEGS was vanquished by SEE THE LIE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CPL 20 vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 4 minute one-sided duel.
SERGEANT 22 overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory one-sided melee.
SPECIALIST 3 murdered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ROBERT PAULSON 107 was handily defeated by SERGEANT 1 in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LIGHT UP was subdued by FRANCIS MCGRAW in a popular 1 minute brawl.
GET UP was overcome by BELL CURVE in a action packed 1 minute novice's conflict.
MAJOR 2 was overpowered by HOT DOGGER in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
JAMES MILLS easily killed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  15 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   5 -  1      62  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   8 -  1      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  26 -  1      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW        23 -  22 -  2      51  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  14 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 410 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MERCEDES -12519            12  10  1  118 DARKHEART'S CARS (9130)
TOTAL PARRY      ROBERT PAULSON 158 -13248   8   4  0   77 PROJECT MAYHEM 52 (8990)
LUNGING ATTACK   BOUDICCA -7675              7   3  1   65 BRITONS (2756)
SLASHING ATTACK  SEE THE LIE -7723           5   2  1   58 CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ELIZABETH -7669             6   4  0   47 BRITONS (2756)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MR ROBOTO 6366.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MR ROBOTO 6366.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOUDICCA -7675, FRANCIS 
MCGRAW 3714, BELL CURVE -7711, PAULINE 15604, OF THE BRAVE 6445, MERCEDES -12519, SSG 
20 -18517, ROBERT PAULSON 158 -13248, ELIZABETH -7669, and SEE THE LIE -7723.

The least popular fighter this week was CPT 1 -18766.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MAJOR 2 -28590, ROBERT PAULSON 107 -13339, DROP DEAD LEGS 27000, SSG 6 
-13084, SOMBER -21986, LIGHT UP 6365, SPECIALIST 3 -28577, SERGEANT 6 -28544, JAMES 
MILLS 3927, and HOT DOGGER -11984.

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

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

                      SSG 8 (36-7634) MEDAL OF HONOR J11  (637) 
                        30-30 (46-3169) TEQUILA SUNRISE  (297) 
                       CLAYMORE (46-4572) MEDIEVAL ARMS  (399) 
                      BILLY MAYS (73-9377) PITCH PERFECT  (1104) 
                    EVIL MASCHA (74-4753) SPROUT OF MY WAY!  (555) 
                      ATOMIC DOG (82-36664) MOTHERSHIP 2  (6053) 
                LOOK FOR THE TRUTH (82-43689) ROOKIE MAIDEN 54  (7330) 
                  DESMOND DOSS (82-48772) MEDAL OF HONOR A4  (8201) 
                    WEAK SAUCE (82-57307) LIFE'S TOO SHORT  (1360) 
                   PUMPKIN ESCOBAR (84-42002) LA LOCAL 305  (7297) 
                   THE FART IN OUR CARS (84-49586) SEQUELS  (8505) 
                        SAIDO BERAHINO (85-302) BAGGIES  (56) 
                        LINT (85-8432) IT'S TEMPE XXII  (1538) 
                        MAFIA BOY (85-27220) BLACK HAT  (4993) 
                    WAND OF ORCUS (85-38823) VINTAGE DND V  (7082) 
                    FLAME STRIKE (85-38830) VINTAGE DND VI  (7083) 
                      CHEDDAR GOBLIN (85-39055) COOL 18E  (7128) 
                        DOOM BAGELS (86-7810) ANAGRAMS  (1458) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes