DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/16/2024    Duedate: 12/28/2024

TOBIR ARENA

DM 14    TURN 1023

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SCARRED
ANYTHING GOES (571)
(14-5755) [10-2-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SCARRED                        PUNCHER'S CHANCE
ANYTHING GOES (571)            2159 BOURBON ST (569)
(14-5755) [10-2-0,121]         (14-5735) [4-0-0,59]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SNORRY                         SCARRED
THE DOGHOUSE (188)             ANYTHING GOES (571)
(14-5757) [6-12-0,38]          (14-5755) [10-2-0,121]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ANYTHING GOES (571)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ANYTHING GOES (571)           42 
2. 2159 BOURBON ST (569)         29    ANYTHING GOES (571)
3. THIS MODERN WORLD (576)       7     Unchartered Team
4. NEON DRUIDS (572)             -5 
5. THE DOGHOUSE (188)            -20   2159 BOURBON ST (569)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 ANYTHING GOES (571)       42  11  0 79.2   1/ 1 ANYTHING GOES (571)       9  3 0
 2/ 2*2159 BOURBON ST (569)     12   5  2 70.6   2/ 2 NEON DRUIDS (572)         8  7 0
 3- 3 WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)      30  24  3 55.6   3/ 3 THE DOGHOUSE (188)        3  3 0
 4/ 4 NEON DRUIDS (572)         21  23  1 47.7   4- 4 SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       3  7 0
 5/ 5 THE DOGHOUSE (188)       1219 1526 26 44.4   5/ 6*2159 BOURBON ST (569)     2  1 0
 6- 6 REAL PETS 2 (525)         15  19  1 44.1   6/ 8*THIS MODERN WORLD (576)   2  5 0
 7- 7 SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       17  22  1 43.6   7- 7 REAL PETS 2 (525)         1  1 0
 8/ 8*THIS MODERN WORLD (576)    2   5  0 28.6   8- 5 WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)      1  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

ANYTHING GOES means "anything is acceptable" like:

Me, SCARRED, as Duelmaster......................................... 
Fist Of Krosa gets scarred -- not me!...........................
Downchallenging is a pleasure................................
Thanksgiving makes you all fat!...........................
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year...................
Anything goes dominates.........................................
January is The Face-To-Face........................................
2025 is the year of ANYTHING GOES...............................  

                                          -- Scarred, 
                                             Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail TOBIR!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  And let's see, PUNCHER'S CHANCE fought SNORRY and gained 19 points and 
contributed to 2159 BOURBON ST's 1-1-0.  SNORRY has lost to PUNCHER'S CHANCE, falling 
17 points, while helping make THE DOGHOUSE a 0-2-0 turn.  This turn SCARRED 
challenged FIST OF KROSA in what was TOBIR's Title bout.  The attempts to dethrone 
the Duelmaster have failed, and SCARRED remains TOBIR's top warrior for another turn. 
By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at 
The Victory Tavern?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the SAGE 
SOLDIERS stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on TOBIR, what are you 
afraid of?  And avoiding SAGE SOLDIERS more than any other team we find ANYTHING 
GOES.  TOBIR, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports 
fans, take notice that FIST OF KROSA from NEON DRUIDS was TOBIR's most challenged 
warrior this turn.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in TOBIR again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCARRED 5755              ST 10   2  0 121         ANYTHING GOES (571)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIST OF KROSA 5767        AB  9   6  1  95         NEON DRUIDS (572)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UPPITY 5753               SL  8   2  0  67         ANYTHING GOES (571)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LT KERRI STRUG 3185       LU  6   6  0  60         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 PUNCHER'S CHANCE 5735     ST  4   0  0  59         2159 BOURBON ST (569)                    *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RACER 5754                TP 11   3  0  48         ANYTHING GOES (571)       
 RISHKAR 5765              SL  3   5  0  42         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
 SNEELY 5748               SL  9  11  0  38         THE DOGHOUSE (188)        
 SNORRY 5757               LU  6  12  0  38         THE DOGHOUSE (188)                       *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COMMANDER POWLE 4593          3   3  0  29         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)                      ???
 POLLENBRIGHT 5803         ST  4   3  0  27         NEON DRUIDS (572)                        *
 CALIX 5766                    3   2  0  25         NEON DRUIDS (572)                        ???

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIEHARD SWIFTIE 5811          2   0  0  25         THIS MODERN WORLD (576)                  [LU-PS]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STRIP TEASE 5808          ST  2   1  0  23         ANYTHING GOES (571)       
-CPT BEN PIERCE 3182       SL  3   7  1  17         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)                      *
-CRPL MAX KLINGER 3183     LU  3   3  0  17         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)                      *
-DOGZILLA 5679                 1   0  0  13         REAL PETS 2 (525)                        [LU-PS-ST]
-MJR FRANK BURNS 3184      TP  2   1  0   9         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 WURMSPEAKER 5806          LU  2   2  0   8         NEON DRUIDS (572)                        *
 MUMBLE RAP 5809           LU  0   2  0   4         THIS MODERN WORLD (576)                  *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HOOCH 2 5819            0  1 0 2159 BOURBON ST 569  HIGH ELF              1023 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Well done, Scarred. Perhaps I will do better next time when I am not taking damage 
every time I parry you. -- Fist of Krosa

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOOCH 2 was dealt death by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SCARRED viciously subdued FIST OF KROSA in a exciting 2 minute Challenge Title duel.
PUNCHER'S CHANCE demolished SNORRY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
STRIP TEASE devastated WURMSPEAKER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
UPPITY overpowered SNEELY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
RISHKAR was bested by RACER in a popular 4 minute duel.
POLLENBRIGHT devastated POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
CALIX viciously subdued MUMBLE RAP in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's fight.
DIEHARD SWIFTIE vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  0      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        10 -   9 -  1      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  31 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   4 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  17 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1023 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SCARRED 5755               10   2  0  121 ANYTHING GOES (571)
AIMED BLOW       FIST OF KROSA 5767          9   6  1   95 NEON DRUIDS (572)
SLASHING ATTACK  UPPITY 5753                 8   2  0   67 ANYTHING GOES (571)
TOTAL PARRY      RACER 5754                 11   3  0   48 ANYTHING GOES (571)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SNORRY 5757.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SCARRED 5755.  The ten other most popular fighters were RISHKAR 5765, CALIX 5766, 
PUNCHER'S CHANCE 5735, STRIP TEASE 5808, HOOCH 2 5819, UPPITY 5753, POLLENBRIGHT 
5803, DIEHARD SWIFTIE 5811, FIST OF KROSA 5767, and RACER 5754.

The least popular fighter this week was SNEELY 5748.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WURMSPEAKER 5806, SNORRY 5757, MUMBLE RAP 5809, RACER 5754, FIST OF 
KROSA 5767, DIEHARD SWIFTIE 5811, POLLENBRIGHT 5803, UPPITY 5753, HOOCH 2 5819, and 
STRIP TEASE 5808.

               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. 

                   RIFF RAFF (82-37476) ROOKIE ARMADA 6 II  (6212) 
                  MAURICE BRITT (84-6039) MEDAL OF HONOR T10  (1140) 
                       RIMGARR (84-57625) ALGOPHOBIACS  (6250) 
                        FIVE (85-43995) FAST TRACK III  (8036) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes