DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/20/2025    Duedate: 04/02/2025

CLIFFHOME ARENA

DM 38    TURN 978

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ANGEL'S ENVY
221 BOURBON ST (501)
(38-5777) [10-0-1,141]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ANGEL'S ENVY                   SHOGUN
221 BOURBON ST (501)           ASSASSINS (505)
(38-5777) [10-0-1,141]         (38-5818) [7-0-0,65]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DIAMOND BLADE                  SISTER NIGHT
BOOK OF THOMAS (479)           THE WATCHMEN (363)
(38-5657) [20-19-0,83]         (38-5854) [6-13-1,44]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

EAGLES CLAW (47)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLADES OF NEON (511)          28 
2. EAGLES CLAW (47)              22    221 BOURBON ST (501)
3. PLAYHOUSE II (507)            18    Unchartered Team
4. 221 BOURBON ST (501)          14 
5. THE WATCHMEN (363)            7     ASSASSINS (505)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 221 BOURBON ST (501)      10   2  1 83.3   1/ 2 EAGLES CLAW (47)          6  7 0
 2/ 3 THE WATCHMEN (363)       177 103  9 63.2   2/ 1 THE WATCHMEN (363)        5  7 0
 3/ 4 EAGLES CLAW (47)         1208 933 86 56.4   3/ 6*BLADES OF NEON (511)      4  5 0
 4/ 0*ASSASSINS (505)           20  16  0 55.6   4/ 4 221 BOURBON ST (501)      3  0 0
 5/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     110 109  3 50.2   5/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      3  3 0
 6/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       24  24  2 50.0   6/ 5*PLAYHOUSE II (507)        3  4 0
 7/ 1*PLAYHOUSE II (507)         4   4  0 50.0   7/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       2  3 0
 8/ 7*BLADES OF NEON (511)       4   5  0 44.4   8/ 0*ASSASSINS (505)           1  3 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 CLIFFHOME 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 THE WATCHMEN is pushed out of top team by EAGLES CLAW, who came from 
2nd with a 2-1-0 this turn.  BLADES OF NEON stable has parlayed this turn's 2-2-0 
into a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 3rd place.  Good work, 
guys!  And let's see, DESTINY fought PRIMAL FEAR and gained 20 points and contributed 
to EAGLES CLAW's 2-1-0.  PRIMAL FEAR has lost to DESTINY, falling 16 points, while 
helping make BOOK OF THOMAS a 2-1-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster 
have failed, and ANGEL'S ENVY remains CLIFFHOME's top warrior for another turn.  By 
the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at 
The Choking Ogre?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  A brave warrior does not carry a 
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  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 10   0  1 141         221 BOURBON ST (501)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OBSIDIAN BLADE 5781       AB 16   8  0  97         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE SEEKER 5855           SL 17   9  0  87         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 NITE OWL 5885             SL 12   6  0  84         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 DIAMOND BLADE 5657        AB 20  19  0  83         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOGUN 5818               TP  7   0  0  65         ASSASSINS (505)           
 CHENAYA KOR 5870          PL  5   3  0  63         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 ARTUS 5866                BA 12  13  0  60         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 ICARUS 5842               ST  4   0  0  57         PLAYHOUSE II (507)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DESTINY 5893              PL  9   8  0  52         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 DR. MANHATTAN 5900        AB  9   5  0  50         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 EAGLE VISION 5904             7   3  0  47         EAGLES CLAW (47)                         ???
 SISTER NIGHT 5854         LU  6  13  1  44         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 PRIMAL FEAR 5798          BA  4   2  0  39         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
 RORSCHACH 5852            AB  8  12  0  38         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 AKIMOTO 5828              LU  4   2  0  38         ASSASSINS (505)                          *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUSASHI 5826                  4   1  0  32         ASSASSINS (505)                          [AB-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TACTICAL STRIKE 5875      AB  2   0  0  21         BLADES OF NEON (511)                     *
 SUNSTEALER 5872           AB  2   0  0  17         BLADES OF NEON (511)      
 NINJA 5838                TP  2   1  0   9         ASSASSINS (505)                          *
-EAGLES SB CHAMPS 5914         0   1  0   1         EAGLES CLAW (47)                         [LU-PS-ST-TP]
-BEDROCK 5915                  0   1  0   1         EAGLES CLAW (47)                         [LU-PS-ST-TP]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK BLADE 2 5916       0  1 0 BLADES OF NEON 511   WURM KIN               978 NONE
DARK BLADE 3 5918       0  1 0 BLADES OF NEON 511   STONE GOLEM            978 NONE
DA1 5841                0  1 0 PLAYHOUSE II 507     DARK CHAMPION          978 NONE
DA2 5843                0  1 0 PLAYHOUSE II 507     STONE GOLEM            978 NONE
DA3 5845                0  1 0 PLAYHOUSE II 507     STONE GOLEM            978 NONE
SALEM 5844              0  1 0 PLAYHOUSE II 507     HIGH ELF               978 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK BLADE 3 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK BLADE 2 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA3 was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
SALEM was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a slow 2 minute Dark Arena contest.
DA1 was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
ANGEL'S ENVY devastated THE SEEKER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
NITE OWL was beaten by OBSIDIAN BLADE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
DIAMOND BLADE savagely defeated ARTUS in a action packed 2 minute expert's melee.
SHOGUN unbelievably bested SISTER NIGHT in a action packed 5 minute gruesome fight.
CHENAYA KOR savagely defeated RORSCHACH in a 2 minute brutal fight.
PRIMAL FEAR was overcome by DESTINY in a 2 minute bout.
MUSASHI was defeated by EAGLE VISION in a exciting 1 minute match.
AKIMOTO was bested by DR. MANHATTAN in a 3 minute bloody conflict.
ICARUS demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SUNSTEALER beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute conflict.
TACTICAL STRIKE overcame NINJA in a 2 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      10         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   1 -  1      88  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -   2 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  15 -  0      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        21 -  23 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 978 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ANGEL'S ENVY 5777          10   0  1  141 221 BOURBON ST (501)
AIMED BLOW       OBSIDIAN BLADE 5781        16   8  0   97 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
SLASHING ATTACK  THE SEEKER 5855            17   9  0   87 EAGLES CLAW (47)
TOTAL PARRY      SHOGUN 5818                 7   0  0   65 ASSASSINS (505)
PARRY-LUNGE      CHENAYA KOR 5870            5   3  0   63 FAR TRAVELERS (510)
STRIKING ATTACK  ICARUS 5842                 4   0  0   57 PLAYHOUSE II (507)
BASHING ATTACK   PRIMAL FEAR 5798            4   2  0   39 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DIAMOND BLADE 5657.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SISTER NIGHT 5854.  The ten other most popular fighters were DIAMOND BLADE 
5657, SUNSTEALER 5872, DARK BLADE 3 5918, ANGEL'S ENVY 5777, CHENAYA KOR 5870, EAGLE 
VISION 5904, AKIMOTO 5828, TACTICAL STRIKE 5875, OBSIDIAN BLADE 5781, and PRIMAL FEAR 
5798.

The least popular fighter this week was DA2 5843.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DA3 5845, NINJA 5838, THE SEEKER 5855, DA1 5841, SALEM 5844, DARK BLADE 
2 5916, MUSASHI 5826, RORSCHACH 5852, SHOGUN 5818, and NITE OWL 5885.

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Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
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Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in December. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI