DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/10/2024    Duedate: 12/23/2024

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM 41    TURN 965

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SLIPPER
WANDERERS (329)
(41-5512) [21-11-2,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SLIPPER                        RECOGNIZE MAJESTY
WANDERERS (329)                MASTERLY SENSE (483)
(41-5512) [21-11-2,115]        (41-5508) [4-1-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LET'S DANCE                    CAKE
THE LOSERS (476)               ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)
(41-5464) [16-28-3,101]        (41-5561) [3-0-0,55]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FURIOUS FOOD (485)            29 
2. ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)        26    FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
3. NAWLINS RU2 (481)             17    Unchartered Team
4. TREE OF WOE (484)             6  
5. WANDERERS (329)               6     MASTERLY SENSE (483)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)   143  66  8 68.4   1/ 1 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)   11  4 0
 2/ 2 NAWLINS RU2 (481)         79  40  3 66.4   2/ 4 NAWLINS RU2 (481)         6  2 0
 3/ 3 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    73  37  4 66.4   3/ 2 TREE OF WOE (484)         6  4 0
 4/ 4 TREE OF WOE (484)         27  16  2 62.8   4/ 8*FURIOUS FOOD (485)        5  5 0
 5/ 6*MASTERLY SENSE (483)       6   5  2 54.5   5/ 7 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    4  0 0
 6/ 5*FURIOUS FOOD (485)         9   8  0 52.9   6/ 6 WANDERERS (329)           3  0 0
 7/ 7 WANDERERS (329)          1284 1450 29 47.0   7/ 9*MASTERLY SENSE (483)      2  1 0
 8/ 8 DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       74  97  3 43.3   8/ 5 DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       2 11 0
 9/ 9 THE LOSERS (476)          89 126  9 41.4   9/ 3 THE LOSERS (476)          2 13 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, KATI-TEI?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  If this keeps up, THE LOSERS, you'll 
have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 6 in the rankings?  FURIOUS FOOD 
turned their 3-2-0 turn into a 4th place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better 
than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to 
see CAKE win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, TALS HILL beat BITE ME 
and BITE ME lost 12 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice 
of life, KATI-TEI may be getting bland, as SLIPPER stays top dog in the city.  
Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys 
win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  What's 
the big D?  THE LOSERS was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  
Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was TREE OF WOE.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm 
frightfully impressed, LET'S DANCE was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch 
that ego swell, sports fans.  And we have PO BOY in a challenge, going down 10 points 
for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought PO BOY showed great skill and promise when it 
won victory over DON'T HURT ME.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if 
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     There's got to be a better place in KATI-TEI to get a drink than The Swinging 
Aardvark!  Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you 
have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Paste this one in your 
scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLIPPER 5512              AB 21  11  2 115         WANDERERS (329)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LET'S DANCE 5464          BA 16  28  3 101         THE LOSERS (476)          
 VALERIA 5513              PL 11   0  0  95         TREE OF WOE (484)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZULA 5515                 WS  9   5  0  71         TREE OF WOE (484)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TALS HILL 5571            BA  6   1  0  66         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    
 THE PEN 5546              PR 11   6  0  60         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AIRBORNE RANGER 4299      AB 14  14  0  56         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       
 SUN MONSTER 5570          BA  6   1  0  56         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)                   *
 CAKE 5561                 AB  3   0  0  55         ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    
 RECOGNIZE MAJESTY 5508    PL  4   1  0  54         MASTERLY SENSE (483)      
 TWITTER BEEF 5530         SL  3   2  0  53         FURIOUS FOOD (485)        
 BITE ME 5539              LU  8  14  3  49         THE LOSERS (476)                         *
-CRY OF VOICES 5509        WS  2   4  2  46         MASTERLY SENSE (483)      
 MAJOR MAYHEM 4297         ST  8  20  0  44         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)                      *
 CATWALK 5559              LU  8   5  0  43         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    
 GHOST PEPPER 5528         LU  4   2  0  37         FURIOUS FOOD (485)        
 FLOP 5538                 AB  7  15  0  36         THE LOSERS (476)          
 BEWILDERED 5542           AB  6  14  0  35         THE LOSERS (476)                         *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHASE POOL 5565           LU  6   3  0  28         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    
 THE WORM 5531             SL  2   0  0  28         FURIOUS FOOD (485)        
 MARDI GRAS 5575           ST  2   1  0  27         NAWLINS RU2 (481)                        *
 PO BOY 5562               SL  3   3  0  25         NAWLINS RU2 (481)                        *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIONA 5560                PR  2   0  0  22         ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    
-CREOLE 5573                   1   1  0  17         NAWLINS RU2 (481)                        [AB-ST]
-WWII MUSEUM 5544          BA  3   5  1  15         NAWLINS RU2 (481)                        *
 UNDEAD CAT WOMAN 5567     PS  3   3  0  12         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FRENCH QUARTER 5572           1   0  0  11         NAWLINS RU2 (481)                        [AB-ST]
 COVID VACCINE 5574        PS  1   2  0  10         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       
 DON'T HURT ME 5576        AB  2   3  0   9         THE LOSERS (476)          
-YASMINA 5563              PS  0   1  0   7         TREE OF WOE (484)         
 BLOOD POISONING 5580      TP  1   0  0   3         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)                      *
 DELHI BELLY 5527              0   2  0   2         FURIOUS FOOD (485)                       [AB-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SGT SLEIGHER 4300      14 16 0 DEATH'S  ARMY 392    LET'S DANCE 5464       962  
VEGAN OPTION 5583       0  1 0 FURIOUS FOOD 485     MOUNTAIN TROLL         965 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Covid vaccine, I sense you are a conspiracy and I fell into 
your trap. Pshaw! -- WWII Museum

Don't Hurt Me, I only took a little bite. -- Po Boy

Bite me -- Ma'am, how can I bit you if you keep poking me with that stick!!? -- 
Airborne Ranger

Tals Hill -- I'm confused! How can I be so inconsistent?! -- Major Mayhem

WWII Museum -- I've decided I really like Museums! Excellent vectors and all those 
people. Just need a nice strike to the head... -- COVID VACCINE

Cake -- I generally like cake. I don't like you. -- Undead Cat Woman

All -- Yowza! I think we need to get back to some basics! Or something! Can't so much 
worse! -- Airborne Ranger for Death's Army

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VEGAN OPTION was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
AIRBORNE RANGER was demolished by LET'S DANCE in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
MAJOR MAYHEM was overpowered by THE PEN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
CHASE POOL was overpowered by TWITTER BEEF in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TALS HILL devastated BITE ME in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
MARDI GRAS overpowered UNDEAD CAT WOMAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
PO BOY devastated DON'T HURT ME in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
COVID VACCINE was viciously subdued by FIONA in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
SLIPPER vanquished ZULA in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
VALERIA vanquished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CATWALK was savagely defeated by CAKE in a popular 3 minute gory melee.
RECOGNIZE MAJESTY savagely defeated BEWILDERED in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
SUN MONSTER bested FLOP in a exciting 1 minute battle.
GHOST PEPPER devastated FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
THE WORM handily defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DELHI BELLY was defeated by BLOOD POISONING in a dull 6 minute beginner's struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   0 -  1     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   2 -  0      82  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   5 -  1      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  18 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  18 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         AIMED BLOW        26 -  34 -  1      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  0      39  |

Turn 965 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     AIMED BLOW         2 -  5         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SLIPPER 5512               21  11  2  115 WANDERERS (329)
PARRY-LUNGE      VALERIA 5513               11   0  0   95 TREE OF WOE (484)
WALL OF STEEL    ZULA 5515                   9   5  0   71 TREE OF WOE (484)
BASHING ATTACK   TALS HILL 5571              6   1  0   66 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE PEN 5546               11   6  0   60 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
SLASHING ATTACK  TWITTER BEEF 5530           3   2  0   53 FURIOUS FOOD (485)
LUNGING ATTACK   CATWALK 5559                8   5  0   43 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LET'S DANCE 5464.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CAKE 5561.  The ten other most popular fighters were CATWALK 5559, FIONA 
5560, RECOGNIZE MAJESTY 5508, THE PEN 5546, TWITTER BEEF 5530, MARDI GRAS 5575, 
SLIPPER 5512, SUN MONSTER 5570, TALS HILL 5571, and PO BOY 5562.

The least popular fighter this week was BLOOD POISONING 5580.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DELHI BELLY 5527, COVID VACCINE 5574, DON'T HURT ME 5576, 
UNDEAD CAT WOMAN 5567, BITE ME 5539, CHASE POOL 5565, MAJOR MAYHEM 4297, AIRBORNE 
RANGER 4299, FLOP 5538, and BEWILDERED 5542.

               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