DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/13/2024    Duedate: 12/26/2024

WILLAF ARENA

DM 16    TURN 1020

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DESI VEGA'S
NAWLINS 2023 (707)
(16-7155) [8-2-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SVELKA                         SID
FAR TRAVELERS (434)            PINWHEEL (628)
(16-7166) [10-3-1,144]         (16-6169) [2-3-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FINNY BONE                     FINNY BONE
PUNNY AMINALS (305)            PUNNY AMINALS (305)
(16-7148) [12-17-1,54]         (16-7148) [12-17-1,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAR TRAVELERS (434)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NAWLINS 2023 (707)            43 
2. TRICKSTERS (704)              30    MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)
3. 243 BOURBON ST (711)          17    Unchartered Team
4. CADDYSHACK (596)              13 
5. MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)           8     243 BOURBON ST (711)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*243 BOURBON ST (711)       1   0  0 100.   1/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (434)       9  2 1
 2/ 1 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)       14   3  2 82.4   2/ 1 HARUCHAI (62)             8  2 0
 3/ 2 CADDYSHACK (596)          12   4  0 75.0   3/ 4 NAWLINS 2023 (707)        7  3 0
 4/ 3 NAWLINS 2023 (707)        16   6  0 72.7   4/ 5 TRICKSTERS (704)          5  5 0
 5/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (434)      142  95  8 59.9   5/ 3 WINDS OF HOPE (703)       5  9 0
 6/ 6 TRICKSTERS (704)          50  42  0 54.3   6/ 7 CADDYSHACK (596)          2  1 0
 7/ 5 WINDS OF HOPE (703)       64  55  4 53.8   7/ 0*243 BOURBON ST (711)      1  0 0
 8/ 7 HARUCHAI (62)            153 132  8 53.7   8/ 9 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)       1  1 0
 9/ 8 PUNNY AMINALS (305)      1116 1534 36 42.1   9/ 8 PUNNY AMINALS (305)       1 11 0
10/ 9*PINWHEEL (628)             5  16  0 23.8  10/ 6*PINWHEEL (628)            0  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in WILLAF a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as HARUCHAI is pushed out of top team by FAR TRAVELERS, who came from 2nd 
with a 3-2-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are 
sorrows to drown for PINWHEEL, whose 0-2-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 10th.  
The NAWLINS 2023 guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. 
You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, TUNGA THE ODD 
fought KEENWIND and gained 18 points and contributed to TRICKSTERS' 3-2-0.  KEENWIND 
has lost to TUNGA THE ODD, falling 13 points, while helping make WINDS OF HOPE a 
1-4-0 turn.  We should ask DESI VEGA'S about the thrill of victory, and what being 
the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, she's now the one to ask.  By the way, was 
that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Warty Toad? 
     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 WINDS OF 
HOPE stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on WILLAF, what are you afraid 
of?  And guess who avoided WINDS OF HOPE stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
TRICKSTERS.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that FINNY BONE from 
PUNNY AMINALS was WILLAF's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  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.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in WILLAF 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                  
 DESI VEGA'S 7155          SL  8   2  0 110         NAWLINS 2023 (707)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SVELKA 7166               PL 10   3  1 144         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 BUTTERY SPIRIT 7130       ST 13   7  0 105         TRICKSTERS (704)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ESMERELDA 7163            AB 10   3  0  90         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 BUCCA-BOO 7127            AB 12   4  0  88         TRICKSTERS (704)          
 NANOOK 7165               ST 10   4  1  87         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 RAZORWIND 7160            SL 13   9  0  81         WINDS OF HOPE (703)       
 CABOCHAN 7177             PS  9   4  0  78         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 PALMER GREEN 6867         WS 14  29  1  72         PUNNY AMINALS (305)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AWD GOGGIE 7128           AB 12   8  0  61         TRICKSTERS (704)          
 JUDGE SMAILS 5761         TP  6   2  0  60         CADDYSHACK (596)          
 TUNGA THE ODD 7133        WS  7  12  0  59         TRICKSTERS (704)          
 CHOPHOUSE 7153            ST  4   2  0  58         NAWLINS 2023 (707)                       *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FINNY BONE 7148           ST 12  17  1  54         PUNNY AMINALS (305)       
 WILD MAGIC MIC 7192       LU  9   6  0  54         HARUCHAI (62)             
 ODYSSEY 7105              LU  6   2  0  47         MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)       
 KEENWIND 7185             BA 11   7  1  45         WINDS OF HOPE (703)       
 MIO MI 7149               ST  6  23  0  41         PUNNY AMINALS (305)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SID 6169                  SL  2   3  0  29         PINWHEEL (628)            
 VOODOO LOUNGE 7152        TP  2   0  0  26         NAWLINS 2023 (707)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE ONE TRIO 7222             2   0  0  22         HARUCHAI (62)                            [LU-SL-TP]
 BOGGIE 7206               LU  3   5  0  21         TRICKSTERS (704)                         *
 DAISY MAE'S 7156          SL  2   0  0  20         NAWLINS 2023 (707)                       *
 SILAS THE SNAIL 6170      AB  3   3  0  19         PINWHEEL (628)                           *
 UNCLE NEAREST 7226            1   0  0  17         243 BOURBON ST (711)                     [BA-LU-ST-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEREK STAGEHAND 7220      TP  3   0  0  16         HARUCHAI (62)                            *
 THIMBLEWIND 7217          BA  2   3  0  16         WINDS OF HOPE (703)                      *
 GNASH 7207                BA  3   4  0  13         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 POWERWIND 7215            WS  3   3  0  12         WINDS OF HOPE (703)                      *
 WHITE GOLD ALBUM 7216     AB  1   4  0   7         HARUCHAI (62)                            *
 UNFETTERED FRETS 7223     SL  1   1  0   6         HARUCHAI (62)             
 MINI MOUSE 7221           ST  0   3  0   3         PUNNY AMINALS (305)                      *
 CRYPTWIND 7230                0   1  0   1         WINDS OF HOPE (703)                      [BA-ST]
 REDFISH GRILL 7231            0   1  0   1         NAWLINS 2023 (707)                       [BA-ST]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WITHERWIND 7122        15  7 1 WINDS OF HOPE 703    SVELKA 7166           1018  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I think I will just let you all do my challenging for me. 3-0 last turn on challenges 
thrown my way. Keep 'em coming, boys! -- The Windy Neon Necromancer 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JUDGE SMAILS outwaited FINNY BONE in a crowd pleasing 7 minute Challenge fight.
NANOOK was vanquished by DESI VEGA'S in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
SVELKA demolished BUCCA-BOO in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BUTTERY SPIRIT devastated RAZORWIND in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
PALMER GREEN was overpowered by CABOCHAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ESMERELDA devastated AWD GOGGIE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
KEENWIND was bested by TUNGA THE ODD in a 2 minute bloody match.
CHOPHOUSE handily defeated SID in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
ODYSSEY vanquished SILAS THE SNAIL in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
WILD MAGIC MIC won victory over MIO MI in a 1 minute duel.
VOODOO LOUNGE overpowered UNFETTERED FRETS in a 4 minute one-sided fight.
BOGGIE savagely defeated GNASH in a 1 minute brutal fight.
POWERWIND was savagely defeated by DAISY MAE'S in a 2 minute bloody competition.
WHITE GOLD ALBUM was viciously subdued by THIMBLEWIND in a 1 minute novice's battle.
BEREK STAGEHAND unbelievably bested CRYPTWIND in a 5 minute novice's conflict.
MINI MOUSE was vanquished by THE ONE TRIO in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
UNCLE NEAREST vanquished REDFISH GRILL in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   1 -  1      88  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  11 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  13 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  28 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  15 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  24 -  0      37  |

Turn 1020 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DESI VEGA'S 7155            8   2  0  110 NAWLINS 2023 (707)
PARRY-LUNGE      SVELKA 7166                10   3  1  144 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
STRIKING ATTACK  BUTTERY SPIRIT 7130        13   7  0  105 TRICKSTERS (704)
AIMED BLOW       ESMERELDA 7163             10   3  0   90 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
PARRY-STRIKE     CABOCHAN 7177               9   4  0   78 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
TOTAL PARRY      JUDGE SMAILS 5761           6   2  0   60 CADDYSHACK (596)
LUNGING ATTACK   WILD MAGIC MIC 7192         9   6  0   54 HARUCHAI (62)
BASHING ATTACK   KEENWIND 7185              11   7  1   45 WINDS OF HOPE (703)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FINNY BONE 7148.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FINNY BONE 7148.  The ten other most popular fighters were UNFETTERED FRETS 7223, 
JUDGE SMAILS 5761, DAISY MAE'S 7156, KEENWIND 7185, TUNGA THE ODD 7133, CHOPHOUSE 
7153, ODYSSEY 7105, BOGGIE 7206, THIMBLEWIND 7217, and CRYPTWIND 7230.

The least popular fighter this week was BEREK STAGEHAND 7220.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were REDFISH GRILL 7231, MINI MOUSE 7221, POWERWIND 7215, GNASH 
7207, VOODOO LOUNGE 7152, SID 6169, AWD GOGGIE 7128, PALMER GREEN 6867, RAZORWIND 
7160, and NANOOK 7165.

               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