DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/12/2024    Duedate: 12/25/2024

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1010

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEARTWOOD
TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
(24-5827) [8-1-0,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STRANGE BREW                   HEARTWOOD
DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
(24-5794) [10-3-0,84]          (24-5827) [8-1-0,97]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HUMPTY JOE                     AMY LEWIS
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-5780) [18-18-0,81]         (24-5768) [10-30-0,71]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        24 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (598)           21    DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)
3. KRILL CAVALRY (403)           18    Unchartered Team
4. TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)        17 
5. NO REASON (487)               3     TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)     1   0  0 100.   1/ 1*TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    9  6 2
 2/ 1*JOYLESS DAYS (599)         6   1  0 85.7   2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       7  2 0
 3/ 2 DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)    10   3  0 76.9   3/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       4  8 0
 4/ 3*TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    31  10  3 75.6   4/ 3*JOYLESS DAYS (599)        3  1 0
 5/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       24  16  1 60.0   5/ 5 DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)    2  1 0
 6/ 7*NO REASON (487)            3   3  0 50.0   6/ 0*TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)    1  0 0
 7- 5 SILVER BLADES (160)      247 250 19 49.7   7- 6 RAT PAK (569)             1  1 0
 8/ 6 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1358 1504 45 47.4   8/ 7*NO REASON (487)           1  2 0
 9- 8 RAT PAK (569)              7  11  0 38.9   9- 8 SILVER BLADES (160)       0  1 0
10- 9*VEGAS (536)                0   1  0  0.0  10- 9*VEGAS (536)               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

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon ZORPUNT, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Practice pays for GUNGA GALUNGA, who pummelled 
MORDANT DESERTER, to pocket 17 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, JUNE 
SMITH was winsome, after beating TAINTED NUT and seeing him lose 9 points.  In 
ZORPUNT, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, 
HEARTWOOD.  Word has it one team in ZORPUNT is using psychics to predict wins.  They 
lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of TREEBEARD'S ARMY, alone and unchallenged.  
Like a pup with its tail between its legs, FAR TRAVELERS scurried away from 
TREEBEARD'S ARMY.  Oh, the shame!  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and 
MANBEARPIG is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't NO REASON proud!  HUMPTY 
JOE found himself challenged by a warrior 20 below:  KALAZANA.  KALAZANA of FAR 
TRAVELERS kept hers wits as she was overcame by HUMPTY JOE.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the 
arena.  A certain tavern in ZORPUNT would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  ZORPUNT, I leave you now.  The 
Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Warty Toad.  'Til next time-- Novgorodny 
Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEARTWOOD 5827            AB  8   1  0  97         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816     PL  5   0  0  90         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        
 STRANGE BREW 5794         TP 10   3  0  84         DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)    
 HUMPTY JOE 5780           LU 18  18  0  81         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 JUNE SMITH 5786           ST 15  18  1  73         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 AMY LEWIS 5768            LU 10  30  0  71         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
-KANGO KAL 5832            PS  7   3  0  69         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KALAZANA 5824             PR  8   6  0  58         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 BIRCHBITE 5828            SL  7   1  0  58         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELMSCAR 5831              SL  6   2  1  52         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)                   *
 TAINTED NUT 5830          BA  5   3  2  48         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 ULLNAX 5833               BA  4   0  1  48         FAR TRAVELERS (598)                      *
 MANBEARPIG 4753           WS  3   3  0  34         NO REASON (487)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SATISFACTION 5735         LU  4   2  0  28         SILVER BLADES (160)       
 WINTERYEW 5826            SL  5   3  0  27         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)                   *
 SKYLA NULL 5840           LU  4   2  0  25         FAR TRAVELERS (598)                      *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822      ST  3  14  0  23         KRILL CAVALRY (403)                      *
 GUNGA GALUNGA 5859        WS  1   0  0  17         TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)                   *
 EXACTED TOLL 5818         AB  1   1  0  13         JOYLESS DAYS (599)                       *
-BOXCARS 5283              WS  0   1  0  11         VEGAS (536)                              *
-FLEXOR-RAT 5737           BA  1   1  0   9         RAT PAK (569)                            *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THE USEROUS MERC        0  0 0                      ELMSCAR 5831          1010 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KALAZANA was bested by HUMPTY JOE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
TAINTED NUT was devastated by JUNE SMITH in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
ULLNAX demolished WINTERYEW in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SKYLA NULL viciously subdued DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 2 minute gory Challenge contest.
EXACTED TOLL was defeated by MANBEARPIG in a 2 minute Challenge match.
STRANGE BREW lost to HEARTWOOD in a 2 minute bloody Title fight.
AMY LEWIS was narrowly defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute master's brawl.
ELMSCAR easily killed THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BIRCHBITE viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel.
GUNGA GALUNGA vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -   8 -  2      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  12 -  1      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  20 -  0      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  16 -  0      27  |

Turn 1010 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEARTWOOD 5827              8   1  0   97 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
TOTAL PARRY      STRANGE BREW 5794          10   3  0   84 DEVIL'S CAULDRON (595)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KALAZANA 5824               8   6  0   58 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
SLASHING ATTACK  BIRCHBITE 5828              7   1  0   58 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
BASHING ATTACK   TAINTED NUT 5830            5   3  2   48 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HUMPTY JOE 5780.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was AMY LEWIS 5768.  The ten other most popular fighters were BIRCHBITE 5828, JUNE 
SMITH 5786, SKYLA NULL 5840, HUMPTY JOE 5780, HEARTWOOD 5827, ULLNAX 5833, ELMSCAR 
5831, KALAZANA 5824, EXACTED TOLL 5818, and MANBEARPIG 4753.

The least popular fighter this week was DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WINTERYEW 5826, TAINTED NUT 5830, GUNGA GALUNGA 5859, STRANGE 
BREW 5794, MANBEARPIG 4753, EXACTED TOLL 5818, KALAZANA 5824, ELMSCAR 5831, ULLNAX 
5833, and HEARTWOOD 5827.

               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