DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/21/2025    Duedate: 04/03/2025

TRICORUS ARENA

DM 51    TURN 918

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ALL ABOUT ME
THIS MODERN WORLD (662)
(51-6557) [7-1-0,60]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ANGER                          ALL ABOUT ME
FURY (643)                     THIS MODERN WORLD (662)
(51-6412) [4-3-0,50]           (51-6557) [7-1-0,60]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CLOSER                         ALL ABOUT ME
DARK HORSEMEN (433)            THIS MODERN WORLD (662)
(51-6516) [11-13-0,49]         (51-6557) [7-1-0,60]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THIS MODERN WORLD (662)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THIS MODERN WORLD (662)       29 
2. FURY (643)                    12    FURY (643)
3. YUPPIE WIVES CLUB (664)       11    Unchartered Team
4. DARK HORSEMEN (433)           10 
5. ALLIES OF RIFF (622)          -2    YUPPIE WIVES CLUB (664)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*YUPPIE WIVES CLUB (664)    2   0  0 100.   1/ 1*THIS MODERN WORLD (662)   7  5 1
 2/ 2 FURY (643)                18  13  1 58.1   2/ 2 ALLIES OF RIFF (622)      6  7 0
 3/ 3 ALLIES OF RIFF (622)      67  53  4 55.8   3- 3 THE FELLOWSHIP (129)      4  3 0
 4/ 0 AMAZON ELITE (536)       324 268 15 54.7   4/ 9 DARK HORSEMEN (433)       3  3 0
 5- 4*BOOK OF DEMONS (659)      18  15  1 54.5   5/ 6*YUPPIE WIVES CLUB (664)   2  0 0
 6/ 7*THIS MODERN WORLD (662)   15  14  2 51.7   6- 4 CALIF. BEACH BUMS (648)   2  1 0
 7- 5 OMINOUS REIGN (140)      182 182 11 50.0   7/ 8 FURY (643)                2  3 0
 8- 6 THE FELLOWSHIP (129)     498 500 28 49.9   8- 5*BOOK OF DEMONS (659)      2  3 0
 9/ 8 DARK HORSEMEN (433)      1379 1560 36 46.9   9/ 0 AMAZON ELITE (536)        0  2 0
10- 9 CALIF. BEACH BUMS (648)   17  23  2 42.5  10-10 OMINOUS REIGN (140)       0  1 0
11-11*STARS!! (663)              0   1  0  0.0  11-11*STARS!! (663)             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

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  What's a move up by 5 you ask?  (alright, 
maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to DARK HORSEMEN.  FURY had 
cause to celebrate, after ANGER got 12 points by beating CAPTURED ORC.  Win some, 
lose some.  Speaking of which, BEAUTIFUL CRAZY was winsome, after beating YNG BNZO 
and seeing him lose 8 points.  VENEMOUS CONCUBINE found out that TRICORUS isn't a 
democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  So who was the warrior 
seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic 
problem...   
     And how sociable are TRICORUS' warriors?  Come, let us see.  Perhaps the 
warriors of CALIF. BEACH BUMS should take up some hobbies, as they are the most 
avoided team...  Like a pup with its tail between its legs, THIS MODERN WORLD 
scurried away from CALIF. BEACH BUMS.  Oh, the shame!  Is it charming personality?  
Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, ALL ABOUT ME is the 
most challenged warrior.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Can anything 
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for TRICORUS?  On that giddy note I 
take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALL ABOUT ME 6557         PL  7   1  0  60         THIS MODERN WORLD (662)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WENDIGO 6500              AB  5   2  0  87         BOOK OF DEMONS (659)                     *
-DADDY TWOFOOT 6508        BA 12   8  0  82         THE FELLOWSHIP (129)      
-BREE 6489                 AB 14   9  0  72         THE FELLOWSHIP (129)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOOK MAN 6499             AB  7   0  0  58         BOOK OF DEMONS (659)                     *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHAGROT 6527              LU  9   4  0  53         THE FELLOWSHIP (129)      
-POCKETBOOK VOTER 6563     LU  3   1  1  51         THIS MODERN WORLD (662)   
 ANGER 6412                TP  4   3  0  50         FURY (643)                
 CLOSER 6516               ST 11  13  0  49         DARK HORSEMEN (433)       
 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY 6590      ST  2   0  0  38         YUPPIE WIVES CLUB (664)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLUX PAVILION 6372        WS  4   3  0  32         ALLIES OF RIFF (622)      
-DOHENY DEREK 6567         PL  3   0  1  30         CALIF. BEACH BUMS (648)                  *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MATILDE 6074              AB  6   5  0  23         AMAZON ELITE (536)                       *
 BORDER CZAR 6566              3   1  0  23         THIS MODERN WORLD (662)                  [LU-SL]
-CAGED HEAT 6541           ST  2   0  0  22         BOOK OF DEMONS (659)      
 DUBIOUS MOTIVES 6576          2   1  1  21         THIS MODERN WORLD (662)                  [LU-SL]
-PHANTOM 6502              AB  4   3  1  20         BOOK OF DEMONS (659)                     *
 YNG BNZO 6543             PL  4   1  0  17         ALLIES OF RIFF (622)                     *
-NEWPORT NIGEL 6573            1   0  0  15         CALIF. BEACH BUMS (648)                  [AB-BA-LU-SL-ST]
 MR. D'ANTONI 6598         LU  1   3  0  13         ALLIES OF RIFF (622)                     *
-VECTOR 5489               AB  3   3  0  12         OMINOUS REIGN (140)                      *
-GAFFER GAMGEE 6549        ST  2   5  1  12         THE FELLOWSHIP (129)                     *
 OCTAVIA 6521              AB  2   3  0   9         AMAZON ELITE (536)                       *
-TUMULTUOUS SNOW 6586          0   1  0   7         STARS!! (663)                            [AB-BA-LU-SL]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PISMO PETE 6577         0  1 0 CALIF. BEACH BUM 648 DUBIOUS MOTIVES 6576   917  
DA1 6604                0  1 0 THIS MODERN WORL 662 ADELA RIAN             918 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Well, so much for "one last turn for tourney prep". -- Pismo Pete

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by ADELA RIAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FLUX PAVILION was devastated by ALL ABOUT ME in a 2 minute Challenge Title duel.
YNG BNZO was handily defeated by BEAUTIFUL CRAZY in a 1 minute Challenge match.
ANTIGONE HARPER won victory over VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute gory master's brawl.
CLOSER overpowered MATILDE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ANGER devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute bloody one-sided duel.
OCTAVIA was savagely defeated by MR. D'ANTONI in a 2 minute gory amateur's brawl.
BORDER CZAR handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DUBIOUS MOTIVES vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR 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         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   3 -  0      79  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  14 -  1      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  13 -  2      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  15 -  1      32  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 918 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      ALL ABOUT ME 6557           7   1  0   60 THIS MODERN WORLD (662)
TOTAL PARRY      ANGER 6412                  4   3  0   50 FURY (643)
STRIKING ATTACK  BEAUTIFUL CRAZY 6590        2   0  0   38 YUPPIE WIVES CLUB (664)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CLOSER 6516.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ALL ABOUT ME 6557.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANGER 6412, MR. D'ANTONI 
6598, BEAUTIFUL CRAZY 6590, DUBIOUS MOTIVES 6576, CLOSER 6516, OCTAVIA 6521, BORDER 
CZAR 6566, DA1 6604, FLUX PAVILION 6372, and YNG BNZO 6543.

The least popular fighter this week was MATILDE 6074.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were YNG BNZO 6543, FLUX PAVILION 6372, DA1 6604, BORDER CZAR 6566, OCTAVIA 
6521, CLOSER 6516, DUBIOUS MOTIVES 6576, BEAUTIFUL CRAZY 6590, MR. D'ANTONI 6598, and 
ANGER 6412.

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

ANTIGONE HARPER (51-6472) DARK HORSEMEN (433)

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

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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