DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/09/2024    Duedate: 12/21/2024

ALJAFIR ARENA

DM 17    TURN 1011

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MANIFEST DESTINY
WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
(17-8414) [19-19-2,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JUST GIVE UP                   FLOYD ROCKS!
THE SHOWOFFS (111)             PINK DEVILS (697)
(17-8344) [41-8-0,137]         (17-8525) [7-0-0,72]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

RE-HOUSED MOUSE                SUGAR-BEE
MOUSE HOUSE (683)              NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
(17-8423) [15-30-2,95]         (17-8505) [7-1-0,111]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON SCRAPPERS (694)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON SCRAPPERS (694)          95 
2. OXY MORONS III (696)          41    THE SHOWOFFS (111)
3. RYTSARI (693)                 40    Unchartered Team
4. 244 BOURBONS ST (699)         17 
5. KRYPTEIA (590)                15    PINK DEVILS (697)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PINK DEVILS (697)          7   0  0 100.   1/ 5 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      8  3 0
 2/ 0*244 BOURBONS ST (699)      1   0  0 100.   2/ 3 RYTSARI (693)             7  4 0
 3/ 2 THE SHOWOFFS (111)       550 339 30 61.9   3/ 1 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    7  7 0
 4/ 3 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  48  31  1 60.8   4/ 2 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  7  8 0
 5/ 4 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)   299 207 21 59.1   5/ 4 MIDDLE WAY (484)          5  6 0
 6/ 5 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      29  26  0 52.7   6/ 6*TROLLS (695)              4  6 0
 7/ 0*KRYPTEIA (590)             5   6  1 45.5   7/ 7*PINK DEVILS (697)         3  0 0
 8/ 7 MIDDLE WAY (484)         1088 1422 23 43.3   8/10 MOUSE HOUSE (683)         2  4 0
 9/ 6*TROLLS (695)              17  24  1 41.5   9/ 0*244 BOURBONS ST (699)     1  0 0
10/ 8*OXY MORONS III (696)      13  19  1 40.6  10/ 0*KRYPTEIA (590)            1  0 0
11/ 9 MOUSE HOUSE (683)         60  90  3 40.0  11/ 9*OXY MORONS III (696)      1  3 1
12/10 RYTSARI (693)             12  18  0 40.0  12/ 8 THE SHOWOFFS (111)        1  4 0
13/ 0*COVEY (698)                0   3  0  0.0  13/ 0*COVEY (698)               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

     Greetings, warriors of ALJAFIR!  Once again I've been called out of retirement 
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Woof!  WHEN EAGLES DARE were a 
bunch of dogs after NEON SCRAPPERS got through with 'em!  3rd ain't so sweet as 1st!  
Phhbltt!  Too much drinking and too little dodging gave THE SHOWOFFS a 1-4-0!  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!  NEON SCRAPPERS is now ranked 1st with a 5-0-0 
turn.  RYTSARI showed ALJAFIR what they were made of as they fought with a vengeance 
to walk off with 3-1-0.  What's with ANASTASIA?  She actually beat WHEN EAGLES DARE's 
GONDOLIN, and walked away with 27 more points from the fight.  Apparently ALJAFIR 
isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought.  The Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 
challenges this turn!  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for WHEN EAGLES DARE's 
outstanding member, Duelmaster MANIFEST DESTINY.  I suppose you want to hear some 
rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  The most avoided team was 
WHEN EAGLES DARE.  The bums at TROLLS couldn't face the challenges from WHEN EAGLES 
DARE!  No excuse for that!  Maybe NEON SCRAPPERS' SUGAR-BEE is one of those gals who 
likes pain, or something.  That's what she'll get next week, after challenging up 68 
to JUST GIVE UP.  JUST GIVE UP must not been fighting well, cause he lost to 
SUGAR-BEE of NEON SCRAPPERS.  Sometimes you just have a bad day where things get, um, 
mixed up.  MASON didn't quite know what to make of a challenge he received from MR 
PYTHON of NEON SCRAPPERS, who is 22 points below him.  MR PYTHON perhaps got its just 
desserts, seeing as it beat MASON and ended up with 86 recognition points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Hmm...  More surprises must remain in store for me, if MEAT 
BAG can return from the Dark Arena.  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.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. 
Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANIFEST DESTINY 8414     LU 19  19  2 113         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)                   *

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUST GIVE UP 8344         TP 41   8  0 137         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 SUGAR-BEE 8505            AB  7   1  0 111         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 ANASTASIA 8495            LU  6   4  0 108         RYTSARI (693)             
 MINI MOUSE 8424           LU 18  27  0  98         MOUSE HOUSE (683)         
 RE-HOUSED MOUSE 8423      LU 15  30  2  95         MOUSE HOUSE (683)                        *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR PYTHON 8502            AB 10   5  0  86         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 FLOYD ROCKS! 8525         LU  7   0  0  72         PINK DEVILS (697)                        *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MASON 8458                PS  9   7  1  65         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  
 I'M THE BEST 8405         LU  8   5  0  64         THE SHOWOFFS (111)                       *
 RACHEL TANNER 8478        SL 13  12  0  59         MIDDLE WAY (484)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COMO 8460                 PS 12   4  0  51         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  
 ADONIS 7343               TP  3   1  1  47         KRYPTEIA (590)                           *
 NOT THIS TIME 8488        LU  6   8  0  45         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 THE PLATYPUS 8461         PS  9   6  0  44         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)                 *
 FARRELL 8457              PS  9   7  0  43         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)                 *
 MATTHEW 8459                  9   7  0  43         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)                 [AB-PS-SL-TP]
 PERSEUS 8491              PR 11   7  0  40         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    
 BERT 8513                 LU  5   4  0  36         TROLLS (695)                             *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KISS FOR THE DEAD 8492    SL  7  11  1  33         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)                   *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANOTHER WINNER 8550       PR  3   1  0  33         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 MEAT BAG 8562                 1   0  1  33         OXY MORONS III (696)                     [AB-BA-PS-SL-ST-TP]
 BANANA JAWA 8530          SL  5   2  0  28         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 GRIMWAVE 8532             LU  4   3  0  27         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 KARENINA 8504             LU  2   0  0  27         RYTSARI (693)             
 ALIENIST 8539             AB  3   3  0  26         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 JUPITER WHEE 8498         ST  4  13  0  25         MIDDLE WAY (484)                         *
 BLIMEY 8514               TP  4   5  0  24         TROLLS (695)                             *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARE YOU SURE 8509         SL  4   7  1  20         THE SHOWOFFS (111)                       *
 LOUISA MOTT 8519          SL  4   8  0  20         MIDDLE WAY (484)                         *
 ASKELADDEN 8512           ST  4   5  0  17         TROLLS (695)                             *
 TUMBLIN' DICE 8560            1   0  0  17         244 BOURBONS ST (699)                    [SL-ST-TP]
-IVANOV 8541               BA  1   1  0  17         RYTSARI (693)                            *
 IVANOVA 8542              SL  1   2  0  14         RYTSARI (693)                            *
 SCARA 8548                SL  1   3  1   7         TROLLS (695)              
 NOGGIN 8555               AB  1   2  0   5         TROLLS (695)                             *
 KOMMISAR 8540             ST  1   1  0   5         RYTSARI (693)             
 SNACKY DEFENDER 8543      TP  0   1  0   3         COVEY (698)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAD 8563               0  1 0 COVEY 698            HIGH ELF              1011 NONE
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           MEAT BAG 8562         1011 NONE
NO HOPE 8561            0  1 0 OXY MORONS III 696   SPYMASTER             1011 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MEAT BAG unbelievably slew HIGH ELF in a action packed 4 minute Dark Arena battle.
NO HOPE was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SUGAR-BEE viciously subdued JUST GIVE UP in a 4 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
MR PYTHON devastated MASON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
NOT THIS TIME was overpowered by FLOYD ROCKS! in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
BERT devastated JUPITER WHEE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
BANANA JAWA handily defeated LOUISA MOTT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
NOGGIN was vanquished by IVANOVA in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SCARA was vanquished by ALIENIST in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
RE-HOUSED MOUSE was overpowered by MANIFEST DESTINY in a 1 minute Title melee.
MINI MOUSE demolished I'M THE BEST in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
GONDOLIN was devastated by ANASTASIA in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
FARRELL viciously subdued BLIMEY in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody bout.
MATTHEW was savagely defeated by RACHEL TANNER in a popular 2 minute bloody duel.
COMO unbelievably bested KISS FOR THE DEAD in a 2 minute brutal fray.
THE PLATYPUS viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
PERSEUS was outlasted by ADONIS in a 8 minute bout.
ARE YOU SURE was narrowly defeated by KARENINA in a 2 minute bout.
ASKELADDEN was overpowered by ANOTHER WINNER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
GRIMWAVE handily defeated KOMMISAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
TUMBLIN' DICE savagely defeated SNACKY DEFENDER in a action packed 2 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         AIMED BLOW        19 -  12 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         LUNGING ATTACK    55 -  38 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-STRIKE      24 -  22 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       11 -  11 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  42 -  2      42  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  22 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 1011 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 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         6  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  4         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      JUST GIVE UP 8344          41   8  0  137 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
AIMED BLOW       SUGAR-BEE 8505              7   1  0  111 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
LUNGING ATTACK   ANASTASIA 8495              6   4  0  108 RYTSARI (693)
PARRY-STRIKE     MASON 8458                  9   7  1   65 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
SLASHING ATTACK  RACHEL TANNER 8478         13  12  0   59 MIDDLE WAY (484)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PERSEUS 8491               11   7  0   40 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RE-HOUSED MOUSE 8423.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SUGAR-BEE 8505.  The ten other most popular fighters were FARRELL 8457, 
RACHEL TANNER 8478, TUMBLIN' DICE 8560, KISS FOR THE DEAD 8492, KARENINA 8504, THE 
PLATYPUS 8461, ARE YOU SURE 8509, BERT 8513, BANANA JAWA 8530, and IVANOVA 8542.

The least popular fighter this week was SNACKY DEFENDER 8543.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were KOMMISAR 8540, ASKELADDEN 8512, ADONIS 7343, BLIMEY 8514, I'M 
THE BEST 8405, SCARA 8548, LOUISA MOTT 8519, JUPITER WHEE 8498, NOT THIS TIME 8488, 
and NO HOPE 8561.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

GONDOLIN (17-8456) WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)

               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