DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

CLIFFHOME ARENA

DM 38    TURN 971

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ANGEL'S ENVY
221 BOURBON ST (501)
(38-5777) [7-0-1,94]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FOUNDATION                     ANGEL'S ENVY
EAGLES CLAW (47)               221 BOURBON ST (501)
(38-5871) [12-4-0,88]          (38-5777) [7-0-1,94]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

OFFER NISSIM                   FOUNDATION
EAGLES CLAW (47)               EAGLES CLAW (47)
(38-5831) [13-15-2,75]         (38-5871) [12-4-0,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

EAGLES CLAW (47)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE WATCHMEN (363)            31 
2. 221 BOURBON ST (501)          12    THE WATCHMEN (363)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (510)           7     Unchartered Team
4. EAGLES CLAW (47)              5  
                                       221 BOURBON ST (501)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*221 BOURBON ST (501)       7   2  1 77.8   1/ 1 EAGLES CLAW (47)          9  6 0
 2/ 2 THE WATCHMEN (363)       164  88  8 65.1   2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       8  5 1
 3/ 3 EAGLES CLAW (47)         1189 921 85 56.4   3/ 4 THE WATCHMEN (363)        6  6 0
 4/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       19  17  2 52.8   4/ 6*221 BOURBON ST (501)      2  0 0
 5- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     105 103  3 50.5   5- 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      2  2 0
 6- 6*CHOICES (512)             10  10  0 50.0   6- 5*CHOICES (512)             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

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in CLIFFHOME this turn, and let's 
start with a look at some of the teams.  And let's see, CHENAYA KOR fought DANGEROUS 
CRIMINAL and gained 13 points and contributed to FAR TRAVELERS' 2-2-0.  FRANCOLO SUR 
has lost to NITE OWL, falling 9 points, while helping make FAR TRAVELERS a 2-2-0 
turn.  And all eyes were on ANGEL'S ENVY this turn as it ascended to the throne of 
Duelmaster.  CLIFFHOME has a new victor!  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard 
from unimpeachable sources that The Choking Ogre uses trolls in their stew.  Talk 
about gristle!   
     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 EAGLES CLAW 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on CLIFFHOME, what are you afraid 
of?  And guess who avoided EAGLES CLAW stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
FAR TRAVELERS.  Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was EAGLES 
CLAW's warrior THE SEEKER.  More fighters challenged him than challenged the 
Duelmaster!   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that CLIFFHOME has more dishwashers per capita 
that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in CLIFFHOME, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGEL'S ENVY 5777         LU  7   0  1  94         221 BOURBON ST (501)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOUNDATION 5871           WS 12   4  0  88         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
-OBSIDIAN BLADE 5781       AB 14   7  0  82         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
-DIAMOND BLADE 5657        AB 19  17  0  78         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
 OFFER NISSIM 5831         AB 13  15  2  75         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 THE SEEKER 5855           SL 12   7  0  72         EAGLES CLAW (47)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHENAYA KOR 5870          PL  4   1  0  60         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NITE OWL 5885             SL  8   3  0  50         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 PHAEDREN 5883             SL  3   0  0  47         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 ARTUS 5866                BA  9   9  0  45         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 RORSCHACH 5852            AB  6   7  0  40         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRANCOLO SUR 5869         ST  3   1  2  28         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 DR. MANHATTAN 5900        AB  5   2  0  27         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
-BAD 5887                  TP  6   2  0  26         CHOICES (512)             
 EAGLE VISION 5904         SL  2   1  0  25         EAGLES CLAW (47)                         *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DESTINY 5893              PL  6   4  0  23         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 SISTER NIGHT 5854         LU  3   9  0  18         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GOOD 5890               1  1 0 CHOICES 512          FRANCOLO SUR 5869      969  
OZYMANDIAS 5901         2  1 0 THE WATCHMEN 363     INTENSE PRINCE 5853    967 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FRANCOLO SUR was devastated by NITE OWL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ARTUS was vanquished by THE SEEKER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
OFFER NISSIM was demolished by ANGEL'S ENVY in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
FOUNDATION bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a popular 3 minute brutal veteran's contest.
CHENAYA KOR devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
RORSCHACH defeated EAGLE VISION in a 2 minute veteran vs. amateur struggle.
PHAEDREN handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DESTINY won victory over SISTER NIGHT in a 2 minute duel.
DR. MANHATTAN vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   5 -  1      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  11 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW        26 -  21 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   7 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  19 -  1      32  |

Turn 971 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        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         4  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ANGEL'S ENVY 5777           7   0  1   94 221 BOURBON ST (501)
WALL OF STEEL    FOUNDATION 5871            12   4  0   88 EAGLES CLAW (47)
SLASHING ATTACK  THE SEEKER 5855            12   7  0   72 EAGLES CLAW (47)
PARRY-LUNGE      CHENAYA KOR 5870            4   1  0   60 FAR TRAVELERS (510)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OFFER NISSIM 5831.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was FOUNDATION 5871.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANGEL'S ENVY 
5777, CHENAYA KOR 5870, RORSCHACH 5852, SISTER NIGHT 5854, NITE OWL 5885, THE SEEKER 
5855, PHAEDREN 5883, DR. MANHATTAN 5900, EAGLE VISION 5904, and DESTINY 5893.

The least popular fighter this week was OFFER NISSIM 5831.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ARTUS 5866, FRANCOLO SUR 5869, DESTINY 5893, EAGLE VISION 5904, 
DR. MANHATTAN 5900, PHAEDREN 5883, THE SEEKER 5855, NITE OWL 5885, SISTER NIGHT 5854, 
and RORSCHACH 5852.

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

IMA YUPPIE (38-5582) WRATHMEN (486)

               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