DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/09/2021 Duedate: 04/22/2021
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 580
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PETS
BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808)
(93-10579) [8-1-0,93]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY PETS
BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808)
(93-10579) [8-1-0,93]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
FAMILY DELIVERIES
BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808) BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808)
(93-10581) [6-3-0,43] (93-10580) [8-1-1,70]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. 5 CARD DRAW (1809) 26
2. BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808) 16 DARK TOADS (527)
3. SAINT (1813) 8 Unchartered Team
4. MEAL TEAM 6 (1810) 3
5. DISTINCT COLORS (1807) 1 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*DISTINCT COLORS (1807) 27 12 0 69.2 1/ 1*BASH BROS QUARANTI (1808)12 3 0
2/ 2*BASH BROS QUARANTI (1808) 31 14 2 68.9 2/ 2*DISTINCT COLORS (1807) 10 4 0
3/ 3*5 CARD DRAW (1809) 18 12 0 60.0 3/ 3*5 CARD DRAW (1809) 10 5 0
4- 4*CRYPTKEEPERS (327) 3 2 0 60.0 4/ 0*MEAL TEAM 6 (1810) 3 7 0
5- 6*RIPPERS R US (1805) 8 16 1 33.3 5- 8*CRYPTKEEPERS (327) 1 0 0
6- 7*SLAUGHTERFEST (1803) 2 4 0 33.3 6- 9*THE REFORMERS (1801) 1 1 0
7- 8*THE REFORMERS (1801) 4 10 0 28.6 7- 6*SLAUGHTERFEST (1803) 1 1 0
8/ 0*MEAL TEAM 6 (1810) 4 18 1 18.2 8/10*SAINT (1813) 1 6 0
9/ 9*SAINT (1813) 1 6 0 14.3 9- 5*RIPPERS R US (1805) 0 10 0
10/ 0*CRIMSON FURY (326) 0 1 0 0.0 10/ 0*CRIMSON FURY (326) 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 NOBLISH ISLAND. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the
fights have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... Phhbltt! Too
much drinking and too little dodging gave RIPPERS R US a 0-0-0! I got a good laugh
out of it! Ya gotta be quick on yer feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust!
Block out the pain! CRYPTKEEPERS is now ranked 5th with a 0-0-0 turn. What's with
ONE EYED JACK? He actually beat BASH BROS QUARANTINE's FRIENDS, and walked away with
14 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at 5 CARD DRAW while they watched ONE
EYED JACK clobber FRIENDS. He lost 12 points and got bruised from objects thrown
from the stands. M. CHARDINEE was reminded on the sands why PETS is Duelmaster. I
suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?
Tough!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... How well I know the
feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, 5 CARD DRAW!
In my day, no team with a 15-10-0 would scare me off! What's the problem, DISTINCT
COLORS? What do people see in JACK OF DIAMONDS? His 4-2-0? 5 CARD DRAW ain't
talkin', but he's got 29 points. NICE BOI of MEAL TEAM 6 knows how to pick 'em. He
challenged JACK OF DIAMONDS of 5 CARD DRAW who is up by 24. Now was this a wise
move? NICE BOI perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was subdued by JACK OF
DIAMONDS and ended up with 2 recognition points.
Warriors of NOBLISH ISLAND unite. You have only your games to lose! Many a
warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
NOBLISH ISLAND is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.
Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,--
Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PETS 10579 8 1 0 93 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DELIVERIES 10580 8 1 1 70 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ONE EYED JACK 10586 5 1 0 54 5 CARD DRAW (1809)
LAVENDER 10575 6 2 0 45 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
FAMILY 10581 6 3 0 43 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
YELLOW 10574 6 2 0 43 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
FRIENDS 10577 4 5 1 43 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
-ORANGE 10573 5 2 0 41 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INDOORS 10578 5 4 0 33 BASH BROS QUARANTIN (1808)
BURGANDY 10572 4 4 0 33 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
JACK OF DIAMONDS 10583 4 2 0 29 5 CARD DRAW (1809)
PINK 10615 3 0 0 28 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
QUEEN OF HEARTS 10587 4 2 0 27 5 CARD DRAW (1809)
QUEEN OF CLUBS 10585 3 3 0 24 5 CARD DRAW (1809)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BRUGAR 10542 1 3 0 18 SLAUGHTERFEST (1803)
-BLINKY ME EYEPOKE 10601 1 1 0 16 MEAL TEAM 6 (1810)
-CHARLES SPURGEN 10530 1 2 0 15 THE REFORMERS (1801)
STOPPA SQUEAL 10600 1 2 0 15 MEAL TEAM 6 (1810)
-DAR CINDER 10562 2 3 0 13 RIPPERS R US (1805)
-HERJANN 10541 1 1 0 11 SLAUGHTERFEST (1803)
-MR. BONES 1813 1 1 0 11 CRYPTKEEPERS (327)
-GRUNTER 10563 2 3 1 10 RIPPERS R US (1805)
WILD CARD JOKER 10584 2 4 0 10 5 CARD DRAW (1809)
-AMBER CLAD 10561 2 3 0 9 RIPPERS R US (1805)
-FEAR MONGER 10564 2 3 0 9 RIPPERS R US (1805)
-JONES 10609 1 0 0 7 SAINT (1813)
QUIET BOG 10612 1 1 0 4 MEAL TEAM 6 (1810)
-JOHN HOOPER 10559 1 1 0 4 THE REFORMERS (1801)
-SHELL SHELL 10599 0 3 0 3 RIPPERS R US (1805)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NICE BOI 10613 0 2 0 2 MEAL TEAM 6 (1810)
IAN MACDOUGAL 1810 0 1 0 1 CRIMSON FURY (326)
-ADRIAN 10610 0 1 0 1 SAINT (1813)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
AQUA 10576 3 2 0 DISTINCT COLORS 1807 FRIENDS 10577 577
MRGRAVYSEAL2U 10598 0 1 0 MEAL TEAM 6 1810 DELIVERIES 10580 576 NOT REVENGED
THREE 10619 0 1 0 SAINT 1813 SPYMASTER 580 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
What!!?? Once AGAIN That Assur goes a mere 4-1. And I go a massive 4-1. And Assur and
Bash Bros Quarantine get plastered all over the Spy Report with kudos? Really? I am
DISCRIMINATED! -- Whitey, Distinct Colors
P.S. Again and again and again .......
WEAPON SUITABILITY -- Listen up all. Hammer has mentioned this twice in recent times
as advice to newbies. If you cannot access the internet and the Assur site or
Terrablood, etc, then you must ask RSI for the C.I.C. package. (Free) If you did not
ask on arrival, do so now. It has much info and data that will enhance your learning
and winning. (Including charts like weapon suitability.) DO IT. For your own good. --
Whitey, Mgr Distinct Colors
Mr. Streeter and Jorja, Burgandy, Burgundy, you seen one, you seen 'em all. --
Burgunda/uy, Distinct Colors
P.S. It was not a typo, as some are. It was a spelling failure by Whitey, who got HIS
own name spelled correctly!
P.P.S. I am not a neutral golem. I am undercover and in disguise, and I would
appreciate if you would not blow my cover.
Dar Cinder, seldom in this game does one see maul vs. maul fights. I was lucky to win
this one. -- Burgandy
Nice Boi, you surely were for letting me sprack you like that. -- Pink, distinct
Colors
Ed Alley, yes! I won! but don't even think about getting me down a dark alley ..... --
Lavender, Distinct Colors
Friends? Who says so? You are too untrustworthy to be a friend. -- Orange, Distinct
Colors
Colors, colors everywhere -- for your viewing pleasure. -- Whitey, Distinct Colors
Hammer and Assur, great columns and info you published. Wow! Three by Assur? Keep up
the great work. -- Whitey
Jack of Diamonds -- You are correct sir! I blinked when I should have poked! -- Binky
Me
Assur -- Regarding your comment last turn (sorry I didn't answer them already, I was
in the hospital then) [I don't like hospitals], I had two warriors who were late
graduates: one, I'm not sure where, maybe Veastian was kicked out after fifty fights;
he was a terrible pud. One in Illis who was booted upstairs after 100 fights, he
would probably have made it out on his own. And there was always the one in Osksi who
graduated at 14 wins-100+ losses. I inherited him along with the whole team in Osksi;
he was a born loser. I suspect his graduation first drew the attention of the
Commission to the existence of such long-running losers. -- Jorja
One Eyed Jack -- You were only laughing out of one side of your mouth. -- Dora Lane
Lavender -- Are you a pink, a blue, or a purple. Not very distinct. -- Ed Alley
P.S. You might be surprised how often I pull out a lavender gum drop and it turns out
to be green, or even red.
Wild Card Joker -- I'm not laughing. -- Charlene Waye
Fear Monger -- You won't need to avoid me. Our team is chartering and getting the
boot to the mainland. -- Benny Streeter
P.S. No idea where we're going.
Amber Clad -- It doesn't look like amber makes good armor. -- Andrea Rhodes
All --- Due date has snuck up on me, so hopefully next cycle I will have more to
write! Especially, if the new strats for Queen Of Clubs arrived on time for this
cycle! --- Hammer, Duel 2 Sponsor, mgr of 5 Card Draw
P.S. Kudos to Whitey and Assur for their insightful articles last cycle! Hopefully the
new players are paying attention!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
THREE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NICE BOI was demolished by JACK OF DIAMONDS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
PETS defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute Title duel.
DELIVERIES devastated YELLOW in a 3 minute gory one-sided contest.
FAMILY narrowly defeated BURGANDY in a 2 minute bloody competition.
ONE EYED JACK won victory over FRIENDS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
LAVENDER savagely defeated QUEEN OF HEARTS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
INDOORS handily defeated WILD CARD JOKER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
QUEEN OF CLUBS vanquished QUIET BOG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
STOPPA SQUEAL vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a slow 5 minute one-sided duel.
PINK overpowered IAN MACDOUGAL in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 38 - 20 - 2 66 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 11 - 0 62 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 17 - 2 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 8 - 0 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 8 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 27 - 2 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 22 - 0 45 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 12 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 4 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 580 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:
AIMED BLOW 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW PETS 10579 8 1 0 93 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1808)
LUNGING ATTACK ONE EYED JACK 10586 5 1 0 54 5 CARD DRAW (1809)
SLASHING ATTACK LAVENDER 10575 6 2 0 45 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
TOTAL PARRY YELLOW 10574 6 2 0 43 DISTINCT COLORS (1807)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FAMILY 10581. The most popular warrior this turn
was DELIVERIES 10580. The ten other most popular fighters were BURGANDY 10572, ONE
EYED JACK 10586, LAVENDER 10575, FAMILY 10581, PINK 10615, PETS 10579, INDOORS 10578,
QUEEN OF CLUBS 10585, THREE 10619, and JACK OF DIAMONDS 10583.
The least popular fighter this week was STOPPA SQUEAL 10600. The other ten least
popular fighters were IAN MACDOUGAL 1810, WILD CARD JOKER 10584, YELLOW 10574, NICE
BOI 10613, QUIET BOG 10612, QUEEN OF HEARTS 10587, FRIENDS 10577, JACK OF DIAMONDS
10583, THREE 10619, and QUEEN OF CLUBS 10585.
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CINCINNATI!
(well actually, Kentucky)
We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16-18, 2021. It
will be held at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Rivercenter on the banks of the Ohio
River (actually in Covington, Kentucky (866-344-7548). Room rates are $139.00 per
night for kings, $179 for doubles, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary
manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness
center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--the code is "RS1" (note that's RS
one not RSI).
The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF65
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
The tournament info sheet and minioverviews will be out in June. We are very looking
forward to seeing you all and hope that you can make it!
P.S. The dates are set for the next winter FTF: January 14-16, 2022, in Tempe.