DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/05/2024    Duedate: 09/18/2024

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 423

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MATT URBAN
MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)
(84-9148) [13-11-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SSG 6                          POSITION IS EMPTY
MEDAL OF HONOR 15E (9023)      
(84-52452) [17-7-0,116]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

OF THE BRAVE                   GET UP
ROOKIE STYX 18 (1217)          ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)
(84-6445) [16-12-1,93]         (84-27025) [8-6-0,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POSITION IS EMPTY

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR 14AS (8136)    20 
2. MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245)     18 MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092)
3. CAN'T TOUCH THIS (2312)       15    Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR HW (6461)      14 
5. MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)       13    POSITION IS EMPTY

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) 12   0  1 100.   1- 1 ACID RAIN (1354)          5  0 1
 2/ 2*CAN'T TOUCH THIS (2312)    2   0  0 100.   2- 2 MINDCRIMES (1355)         5  1 0
 3/ 3*MEDAL OF HONOR W8 (1663)   2   0  0 100.   3- 3 DISPOSABLE HEROES (869)   5  2 0
 4/ 5 MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)  11   4  0 73.3   4- 4 MIDNIGHT HOUR (1353)      5  3 0
 5/ 6 MEDAL OF HONOR 15E (9023) 18   7  0 72.0   5- 5 SOUL STEALERS (1252)      4  2 0
 6/ 7 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   17   7  1 70.8   6/ 9 MEDAL OF HONOR 15E (9023) 3  0 0
 7/ 8 MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 18   8  0 69.2   7/10 MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092) 3  0 0
 8/ 4 PROJECT MAYHEM 37 (8975)  11   5  2 68.8   8/17 MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  3  0 0
 9/10 MEDAL OF HONOR 14G (8089) 15   7  0 68.2   9/11 MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)  3  0 0
10/12*MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245)  4   2  0 66.7  10/14 MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)   3  0 0
11/ 9 PROJECT MAYHEM 52 (8990)  16   9  0 64.0  11/23*CAN'T TOUCH THIS (2312)   2  0 0
12-11 USDA (2857)                7   4  1 63.6  12/24*MEDAL OF HONOR W8 (1663)  2  0 0
13/16 MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  18  13  1 58.1  13- 6 SISTERS OF MERCY (860)    2  1 1
14/13 ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)      32  24  2 57.1  14/ 7 PROJECT MAYHEM 34 (8972)  2  1 0
15/17 MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)   14  11  0 56.0  15/ 8 PROJECT MAYHEM 37 (8975)  2  1 0
16/18 MEDAL OF HONOR J9 (723)   15  12  0 55.6  16/15 MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 2  1 0
17/14 ROOKIE STYX 18 (1217)     16  13  1 55.2  17/16 MEDAL OF HONOR 14G (8089) 2  1 0
18/20 MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8135) 12  10  0 54.5  18/18 MEDAL OF HONOR HW (6461)  2  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/15 ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)     8   7  0 53.3  19/12 ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    2  1 0
20-19 MIDNIGHT HOUR (1353)      77  68  6 53.1  20/29*MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 2  1 0
21/37*MEDAL OF HONOR 15P (9034)  1   1  0 50.0  21/19 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   2  1 0
22/38*MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8136)  1   1  0 50.0  22/20 BRITONS (2756)            2  6 0
23-23 SISTERS OF MERCY (860)    76  78 15 49.4  23-21*SAMPLED (9247)            1  0 0
24-24 THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  90  93  6 49.2  24-22 USDA (2857)               1  0 0
25/21 PROJECT MAYHEM 34 (8972)   7   8  0 46.7  25-13 REFLECTIONS (1123)        1  0 0
26-25*SAMPLED (9247)             5   6  0 45.5  26/36*MEDAL OF HONOR 15P (9034) 1  1 0
27-26 REFLECTIONS (1123)        22  27  3 44.9  27/37*MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8136) 1  1 0
28-27 ACID RAIN (1354)          65  81  6 44.5  28/38 MEDAL OF HONOR B7 (6651)  1  1 0
29-28 MINDCRIMES (1355)         12  15  1 44.4  29-30*VISION QUEST 18 (3450)    1  1 0
30-30 SOUL STEALERS (1252)      26  35  3 42.6  30/26 PROJECT MAYHEM 52 (8990)  1  2 0
31/31 BRITONS (2756)            65  92  3 41.4  31/27 MEDAL OF HONOR 14A (8135) 1  2 0
32-32 DISPOSABLE HEROES (869)  100 142 11 41.3  32/25 BUBBA'S FILTH (5843)      1  2 0
33/33 MEDAL OF HONOR HW (6461)   6   9  0 40.0  33/31 ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)      1  2 0
34/34 MEDAL OF HONOR B7 (6651)   6   9  0 40.0  34/32 ROOKIE STYX 18 (1217)     1  2 0
35/29 BUBBA'S FILTH (5843)       4   6  0 40.0  35/33 MEDAL OF HONOR J9 (723)   1  2 0
36/22*MEDAL OF HONOR HY (6463)   2   3  0 40.0  36-34 THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  1  3 0
37/ 0*THIRSTY THUGS 1332 (6227)  3   5  1 37.5  37/28*MEDAL OF HONOR HY (6463)  0  3 0
38-35*VISION QUEST 18 (3450)     2   6  0 25.0  38/ 0*THIRSTY THUGS 1332 (6227) 0  1 0
39-36*ALLSTATE (3622)            0   3  0  0.0  39-35*ALLSTATE (3622)           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.  I have begun to suspect trickery on 
the part of CAN'T TOUCH THIS.  How else weeks like this one's 1-0-0?  How else the 
sudden move to 11th team?  The proverbial rising comet can only hope to compare with 
MEDAL OF HONOR W8's team record!  A 1-0-0 week and now a firm grasp on a 12th place 
ranking.  SOLDIER 36 caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he 
skillfully bested OBSCENITY and was awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one of the 
week's more notable duels, SSG 20 put down ROBERT PAULSON 158, causing him to lose 3 
points of recognition in the process.  The city has turned out in honor of MATT 
URBAN, for with his arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the 
city!  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!   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing 
is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     The girls are as pretty in BLACKSTONE as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I 
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are 
angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MATT URBAN 9148              13  11  0 109         MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSG 6 52452                  17   7  0 116         MEDAL OF HONOR 15E (9023) 
-WICKED GREMLIN 6628          12  11  1 112         SOUL STEALERS (1252)      
 SERGEANT 22 46808            12   0  1 107         MEDAL OF HONOR 14J (8092) 
 CPL 20 27564                 11   3  0 104         MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)  
 SSG 20 47019                 12  10  0  99         MEDAL OF HONOR 14AR (8135)
 ROBERT PAULSON 117 52215     11   4  2  95         PROJECT MAYHEM 37 (8975)  
 OF THE BRAVE 6445            16  12  1  93         ROOKIE STYX 18 (1217)     
 MAJOR 1 36938                17  13  1  91         MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSG 10 46791                 14   7  0  91         MEDAL OF HONOR 14G (8089) 

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CPT 1 46770                  17   8  0  90         MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 
 BOUDICCA 57861               11  11  1  84         BRITONS (2756)            
 ROBERT PAULSON 158 52288     16   8  0  82         PROJECT MAYHEM 52 (8990)  
 GET UP 27025                  8   6  0  75         ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    
 ELIZABETH 57867              10  12  0  73         BRITONS (2756)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBERT PAULSON 107 52197      6   8  0  66         PROJECT MAYHEM 34 (8972)  
-INTRUDING TEARS 7183          7   8  0  64         ACID RAIN (1354)          
-TRADE CAPPER 7188             4   5  0  59         ACID RAIN (1354)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRANCIS MCGRAW 3714           9   8  0  54         MEDAL OF HONOR J9 (723)   
-DELRIC STONETOE 4466          8  10  2  54         DISPOSABLE HEROES (869)   
-BACKBREAKER BEAR 4467         9  11  0  52         DISPOSABLE HEROES (869)   
 SERGEANT 1 45146              8   3  0  52         MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   
-DON DROPEM 4469               6   8  0  50         DISPOSABLE HEROES (869)   
-CARROT & STICK 57500          6   1  0  49         THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  
 MAJOR 2 36946                 6   8  0  47         MEDAL OF HONOR HW (6461)  
-MELTING MARLEENA 7448         3   0  0  46         MINDCRIMES (1355)         
 JOHN MINICK 38007             6   9  0  45         MEDAL OF HONOR B7 (6651)  
 SSG17 23942                   4   2  0  45         MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 
 EUWE 35593                    3   5  1  45         THIRSTY THUGS 1332 (6227) 
-BLOODY MISSIONARY 7192        3   3  1  45         MINDCRIMES (1355)         
-TWISTED HATE 7148             3   3  0  41         MIDNIGHT HOUR (1353)      
-CRYING SAX 7151               3   3  0  40         MIDNIGHT HOUR (1353)      
-DEAD PRESIDENT 53711          4   2  0  38         SAMPLED (9247)            

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LOONIE LACY 5236              5   8  2  33         SISTERS OF MERCY (860)    
 OBSCENITY 33352               4   6  0  32         BUBBA'S FILTH (5843)      
-THIA WOLFTRAILER 7147         2   0  0  31         MIDNIGHT HOUR (1353)      
-TODAY'S STAR 56891            5  14  0  29         THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  
-NAK BONECRUSHER 7206          4   1  0  29         SOUL STEALERS (1252)      
-CLOUDY SKY 7149               4   5  0  29         MIDNIGHT HOUR (1353)      
 SOLDIER 36 47026              1   1  0  29         MEDAL OF HONOR 14AS (8136)
-WET LEG 57835                 3   1  1  28         THE MOTHERSHIP AG (4663)  
-CHEMICAL SPELL 7166           2   0  2  27         ACID RAIN (1354)          
-LINDA TUREBLOOD 7203          2   0  0  27         SISTERS OF MERCY (860)    
-FIREFOX 19433                 2   6  0  26         VISION QUEST 18 (3450)    
-WRAITH 6623                   1   5  0  26         SOUL STEALERS (1252)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TANIKA IRONPANTS 7920         2   0  0  23         DISPOSABLE HEROES (869)   
 IRUKANDJI 13157               2   0  0  22         CAN'T TOUCH THIS (2312)   
-BABEBAKER BOB 7606            2   0  0  22         MINDCRIMES (1355)         
-ARCTIC MIST 9722              2   0  0  22         REFLECTIONS (1123)        
-REXI THE RIPPER 7445          2   0  0  19         MINDCRIMES (1355)         
 WILLIAM NAKAMURA 9177         2   0  0  17         MEDAL OF HONOR W8 (1663)  
 SSG 17 52509                  1   1  0  16         MEDAL OF HONOR 15P (9034) 
 SERGEANT 3 36956              2   3  0  15         MEDAL OF HONOR HY (6463)  
-CHILLY FEELING 7607           1   1  0  10         MIDNIGHT HOUR (1353)      
-BAT CHUTE CRAZY 57891         1   0  0   9         USDA (2857)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAYHEM 20332            0  3 0 ALLSTATE 3622        LOONIE LACY 5236       421  
DAME 3251               0  0 0 LAME MOVIES 636      CHAOTIC EVIL 39018     349  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

IRUKANDJI devastated SERGEANT 3 in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched Challenge fight.
ROBERT PAULSON 117 was savagely defeated by MATT URBAN in a 2 minute Title melee.
SSG 6 won victory over OF THE BRAVE in a popular 1 minute master's brawl.
SERGEANT 22 overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
CPL 20 slimly won victory over GET UP in a popular 5 minute bloody duel.
MAJOR 1 beat ROBERT PAULSON 107 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
CPT 1 defeated BOUDICCA in a action packed 3 minute expert's melee.
SSG 10 won victory over ELIZABETH in a 1 minute veteran's duel.
ROBERT PAULSON 158 lost to SSG 20 in a popular 3 minute brutal veteran's duel.
FRANCIS MCGRAW handily defeated EUWE in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
LIGHT UP was viciously subdued by MAJOR 2 in a crowd pleasing 3 minute conflict.
SERGEANT 1 demolished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
JOHN MINICK viciously subdued FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute conflict.
OBSCENITY lost to SOLDIER 36 in a exciting 4 minute fray.
SSG17 devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
WILLIAM NAKAMURA beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's match.
SSG 17 overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      13         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   4 -  1      73  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        74 -  44 -  2      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  19 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  42 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   6 -  2      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 423 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  4         8  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW        12 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  5         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MATT URBAN 9148            13  11  0  109 MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)
TOTAL PARRY      CPL 20 27564               11   3  0  104 MEDAL OF HONOR GV (4891)
LUNGING ATTACK   ROBERT PAULSON 117 -13321  11   4  2   95 PROJECT MAYHEM 37 (8975)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OF THE BRAVE 6445.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GET UP 27025.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAJOR 2 -28590, JOHN 
MINICK -27529, BOUDICCA -7675, SSG 20 -18517, OBSCENITY -32184, SOLDIER 36 -18510, 
MATT URBAN 9148, SSG17 23942, MAJOR 1 -28598, and FRANCIS MCGRAW 3714.

The least popular fighter this week was ELIZABETH -7669.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CPL 20 27564, SERGEANT 3 -28580, SSG 17 -13027, LIGHT UP 6365, EUWE 
-29943, ROBERT PAULSON 158 -13248, ROBERT PAULSON 107 -13339, OF THE BRAVE 6445, 
ROBERT PAULSON 117 -13321, and WILLIAM NAKAMURA 9177.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

OF THE BRAVE (84-6445) ROOKIE STYX 18