DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/18/2024    Duedate: 12/31/2024

IAYE ARENA

DM 30    TURN 1005

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RICK
THE YOUNG ONES (455)
(30-4709) [9-4-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RICK                           THOMAS MERCHANT
THE YOUNG ONES (455)           HERO'S INC (510)
(30-4709) [9-4-0,118]          (30-5768) [2-6-0,34]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TIGER LILY                     THOMAS MERCHANT
LENPROS (145)                  HERO'S INC (510)
(30-5941) [21-12-1,91]         (30-5768) [2-6-0,34]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE YOUNG ONES (455)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE YOUNG ONES (455)          53 
2. HERO'S INC (510)              1     LENPROS (145)
3. RED DOG GANG (356)            1     Unchartered Team
4. LENPROS (145)                 -27
                                       HERO'S INC (510)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*THAT'S NOT RIGHT (525)     6   3  0 66.7   1/ 2 THE YOUNG ONES (455)     11  3 1
 2- 3 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)     50  27  4 64.9   2/ 1 LENPROS (145)             7  2 1
 3/ 4 LENPROS (145)            1995 1158 74 63.3   3- 3 NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)     4  3 0
 4- 5 BOOT HILL (522)           20  13  2 60.6   4- 4*THAT'S NOT RIGHT (525)    3  1 0
 5/ 6 THE YOUNG ONES (455)      34  24  1 58.6   5- 5 YAMA BUSHI (49)           3  4 1
 6- 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (502)     148 130 10 53.2   6- 6 BOOT HILL (522)           2  0 0
 7- 8 YAMA BUSHI (49)          192 224  8 46.2   7- 7 WRATHMEN X (475)          1  1 0
 8/ 9 RED DOG GANG (356)       1109 1596 21 41.0   8- 8*SUPER COOKIE (527)        1  5 0
 9/ 0*HERO'S INC (510)           2   6  0 25.0   9/ 9 RED DOG GANG (356)        0  3 0
10-10*SUPER COOKIE (527)         1   5  0 16.7  10-10 BOOK OF THOMAS (502)      0  3 0
11-11 WRATHMEN X (475)           5  34  2 12.8  11/ 0*HERO'S INC (510)          0  1 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.

My 6th Title. Somehow I managed to keep my skull from being shattered and decimated. 
Can I do it again?   
 
Can't blame Shatterskull and the Neon One for their anger and need for retribution. I 
didn't really want to kill Brudiclad (Wonderful name, btw.) but I did. Mea Culpa.    

I expect to exit Iaye pretty soon, one way or another. Will Lady Greywand anoint me 
first or will the Knights send me to the Grim Reaper? We shall see. Tune in for Iaye 
1005.      

                                          -- Tiger Lily

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  We now have a 
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  THE YOUNG ONES now holds the crown 
and they are betting they can keep it.  Hey everybody, watch out for ROSE OF SHARON, 
who flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing RUTHLESS JAYWALKER like a melon.  
Keep your eye on this gal.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was GEORGE JR., 
who dropped 6 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with VIVIAN.  It's 
a proud day for the THE YOUNG ONES stable, as their warrior, RICK, ascended the 
Duelmaster's throne.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps 
T.P.s at bay.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the 
big, bad THE YOUNG ONES?  Big bad THE YOUNG ONES.  Big bad THE YOUNG ONES.  IAYE's 
afraid of the big bad THE YOUNG ONES.  Tra la la la la!  For those of you who like 
math, try this one:  THE YOUNG ONES + Weapons That go Boom = LENPROS + Avoid City.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Proving again that IAYE is not 
rated G, MIKE of the THE YOUNG ONES slew the warrior RUSTY in a rather bloody bout.  
Let's look for a bloodfeud.  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time 
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in IAYE have no sense 
of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the world's best 
comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been fun, and I'm 
sure you enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll 
be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RICK 4709                 LU  9   4  0 118         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLACKWOOD 5854            AB 19  14  1  93         BOOK OF THOMAS (502)      
-SHATTERSKULL 5986         BA 14   5  1  93         NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)     
 TIGER LILY 5941           ST 21  12  1  91         LENPROS (145)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BILLY JOE 5953            BA 11   7  2  89         LENPROS (145)             
-MCBRIDE 5853              LU 21  24  1  88         BOOK OF THOMAS (502)      
-ELENDA 5988               PR 12   5  1  82         NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)     
 VIVIAN 4708               LU 10   4  0  81         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      
-PROSPECTOR WILLIE 5994    SL  5   0  0  81         BOOT HILL (522)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIKE 4707                 LU  8   3  1  70         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GOOD CIMMERIAN 5996       LU  4   1  0  64         THAT'S NOT RIGHT (525)                   *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GEORGE JR. 6009           BA  5   1  2  55         LENPROS (145)             
-SAUL 5942                 AB 12   8  0  53         BOOK OF THOMAS (502)                     *
 ROSE OF SHARON 6022       ST  4   0  0  51         LENPROS (145)                            *
-MAX 5995                  TP  9   3  0  40         LENPROS (145)             
 NEAL 4710                 TP  4   5  0  37         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      
-THE PREACHER 5979         LU  5   5  0  36         BOOT HILL (522)           
 THOMAS MERCHANT 5768      PR  2   6  0  34         HERO'S INC (510)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WU-SAN 2308               ST  1   0  0  21         YAMA BUSHI (49)           
-BONE RANGER 6000          PR  2   2  0  19         THAT'S NOT RIGHT (525)    
 MR BALOWSKI 6029              2   0  0  19         THE YOUNG ONES (455)                     [LU-PL-ST]
-KIEL-SAN 2305                 2   0  1  17         YAMA BUSHI (49)                          [LU-ST]
-AERYN 5967                SL  1   0  0  17         WRATHMEN X (475)          
-KAELYN 5850               LU  1   1  0  16         WRATHMEN X (475)                         *
-SILVER SPINNER 6025           2   0  0  15         NEON KNIGHTS 30 (524)                    [LU-ST]
-DREAM 6012                    0   1  0   7         SUPER COOKIE (527)                       [AB-PS-SL-ST-TP]
-CHICKEN WING 6016             1   1  0   6         SUPER COOKIE (527)                       [SL-ST]
-IOSO-SAN 2307                 0   2  0   2         YAMA BUSHI (49)                          [SL-ST]
-BYE-SAN 2304              ST  0   2  0   2         YAMA BUSHI (49)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BRUDICLAD 5989         12  6 0 NEON KNIGHTS 30 524  TIGER LILY 5941       1003  
RUSTY 5931              7 36 0 RED DOG GANG 356     MIKE 4707             1005  
SETTER 6002             5  9 0 RED DOG GANG 356     GEORGE JR. 6009       1002  
SUPER CAKE 6014         0  1 0 SUPER COOKIE 527     KIEL-SAN 2305         1003  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Shatterskull, whew! -- Tiger Lily

Bone Ranger, you were not the pretty flower, but I was. -- Rose Of Sharon

Health. Humility. Honor. Iaye forever. -- Lenpro

May Christmas be a time of joy and happiness for you all. -- Lenpro

Tiger Lily -- I had to take the shot. -- Shatterskull

I can't believe I am sending a 21 WT, 15 WL warrior to meet his night-time fate. But, 
when it's a lunger that is -4 defense, that's what happens. Fare thee well in 
Ahringol's realm, Mastermind! -- Neon Necromancer

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TIGER LILY was devastated by RICK in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
VIVIAN demolished GEORGE JR. in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MIKE assassinated RUSTY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched duel.
ROSE OF SHARON overpowered RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
NEAL bested THOMAS MERCHANT in a 3 minute duel.
MR BALOWSKI overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -   7 -  2      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  13 -  2      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  21 -  2      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        11 -  14 -  1      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 1005 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RICK 4709                   9   4  0  118 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
STRIKING ATTACK  TIGER LILY 5941            21  12  1   91 LENPROS (145)
BASHING ATTACK   GEORGE JR. 6009             5   1  2   55 LENPROS (145)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TIGER LILY 5941.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was THOMAS MERCHANT 5768.  The ten other most popular fighters were MIKE 4707, RICK 
4709, VIVIAN 4708, ROSE OF SHARON 6022, TIGER LILY 5941, RUSTY 5931, MR BALOWSKI 
6029, GEORGE JR. 6009, NEAL 4710, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was NEAL 4710.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GEORGE JR. 6009, MR BALOWSKI 6029, RUSTY 5931, TIGER LILY 5941, ROSE OF 
SHARON 6022, VIVIAN 4708, RICK 4709, MIKE 4707, THOMAS MERCHANT 5768, and  0.

               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