DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/06/2024    Duedate: 05/18/2024

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM 25    TURN 991

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PETER STOCK
THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)
(25-6303) [21-29-2,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PETER STOCK                    SONG TO CRY
THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)         GIRL TAPE MEASURE (588)
(25-6303) [21-29-2,113]        (25-6632) [3-0-0,38]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SSG 6                          DORI KAAB
MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)        WORKING GIRLS (193)
(25-6328) [20-10-0,85]         (25-6650) [0-3-0,13]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WINDS OF WAR (583)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LIBATIONS 2 (592)             42 
2. MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)       32    WINDS OF WAR (583)
3. WINDS OF WAR (583)            20    Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)           16 
5. 224 BOURBON ST (584)          16    WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)        2   0  0 100.   1/ 1 WINDS OF WAR (583)        9  5 0
 2/ 2 WINDS OF WAR (583)        83  34  3 70.9   2/ 3 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    8  7 1
 3/ 3*GIRL TAPE MEASURE (588)    4   2  0 66.7   3/ 4 THE BLUES 25 (581)        5 10 0
 4/ 0*224 BOURBON ST (584)       2   1  0 66.7   4/ 2*LOST ALDERAAN (587)       4  3 0
 5/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)  160 118  5 57.6   5/ 6*GIRL TAPE MEASURE (588)   3  0 0
 6/ 6 THE BLUES 25 (581)        44  36  1 55.0   6/ 8 MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)   3  1 0
 7/ 5*LOST ALDERAAN (587)       14  12  0 53.8   7/ 5 WORKING GIRLS (193)       3 11 0
 8/ 0*LIBATIONS 2 (592)          2   2  0 50.0   8/ 9*WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       2  0 0
 9/ 8 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)   925 1017 28 47.6   9/ 0*LIBATIONS 2 (592)         2  2 0
10/ 9 WORKING GIRLS (193)      119 153  8 43.7  10/ 0*224 BOURBON ST (584)      1  0 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly LYRATILAN games.  SOUTHWARK caught the eye of many in 
the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested JAZZ and was awarded 16 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, SOUTHWARK put down JAZZ, 
causing her to lose 14 points of recognition in the process.  As is fitting, the most 
sought after warrior on the challenge boards this week was none other than Duelmaster 
FLORIDA GAINES himself.  This time out RHODA made hers bid for the throne as she 
challenged FLORIDA GAINES in an all out contest of skill for possession of the title! 
This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper.  All hail RHODA, Duelmaster of 
LYRATILAN!  Heed this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, 
the whole city shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  LYRATILAN, city of gladiators!  
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is MEDAL OF HONOR IR, a guild shunned and 
avoided by many in the weekly duels.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have 
been hard pressed to find any of WINDS OF WAR last week.  Busy avoiding MEDAL OF 
HONOR IR?   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and 
assassins.  In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in LYRATILAN as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  
The wise are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PETER STOCK 6303             21  29  2 113         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JASTROW 6598                 12   3  0 112         WINDS OF WAR (583)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLOTE 6577                   23   7  1  90         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 MARYLAND NEAL 6370           16  14  0  87         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 SSG 6 6328                   20  10  0  85         MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)   
 MOLLY JEFFERSON 6359         15  19  0  73         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 SNOOKS EAGLIN 6559           11   5  0  71         THE BLUES 25 (581)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 7 6583               4   8  0  57         MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WASHINGTON VERN 6397         13  13  0  55         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 BABY FACE FOSTER 6562        11   8  0  55         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
 PRIVATE 1 6360                8  14  0  44         MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)   
-SLEIA 6623                    3   2  0  42         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       
 WARREN 6603                   4   4  0  39         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
-ULIC 6626                     6   1  0  38         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       
 SONG TO CRY 6632              3   0  0  38         GIRL TAPE MEASURE (588)   
 BULLEIT 6587                  2   1  0  37         224 BOURBON ST (584)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG MOJO ELEM 6563            3   9  1  31         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
 SOUTHWARK 6656                2   0  0  29         WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       
 GUITAR JR JOHNSON 6621        5   4  0  24         THE BLUES 25 (581)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BAIL 6627                     3   2  0  21         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       
 LONG JOHN HUNTER 6630         5   1  0  18         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
 PAMELA 6640                   2   2  0  15         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 SUZE 6669                     1   0  0  15         LIBATIONS 2 (592)         
 SERGEANT 10 6622              2   2  0  13         MEDAL OF HONOR IR (523)   
 DORI KAAB 6650                0   3  0  13         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIXEN 4628                    2   6  0  12         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 PEDIALYTE 6668                1   0  0  12         LIBATIONS 2 (592)         
 JAZZ 4650                     2   5  0  11         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
-MON MOTHMA 6642               1   0  0  11         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       
-LITTLE CUP O CRAZY 6635       1   0  0   9         GIRL TAPE MEASURE (588)   
 RED BULL 6667                 0   1  0   7         LIBATIONS 2 (592)         
 KANDI KANE 6663               0   2  0   2         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 ANGEL 6671                    0   1  0   1         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MUCK 6666               0  1 0 LIBATIONS 2 592      HALF-ORC GUARDSM       991 NONE
HENNUR 6664             0  2 0 LOST ALDERAAN 587    LIZARD MAN             991 NONE
PEACHES 3223            8  6 0 WORKING GIRLS 193    PETER STOCK 6303       990  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Lord Protector Florida Gaines, we salute a fine Duelmaster, and await a final DM 
Column. -- The Winds Of War Gang

Snooks, I just want to say that you are sooooo cute. -- Jastrow

We will miss our teammate Rhoda, who is moving on to The Big Time. Along with her 36-
24-36, she is a 15(+2)-11-9-15-17-12-7 Basher. (She was somewhat of a basher in the 
book, too!) -- Winds Of War

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HENNUR was butchered by LIZARD MAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MUCK was butchered by HALF-ORC GUARDSMAN in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
RHODA demolished FLORIDA GAINES in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SLOTE was savagely defeated by PETER STOCK in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
WARREN was bested by WASHINGTON VERN in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
SONG TO CRY overpowered BIG MOJO ELEM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
DORI KAAB was unbelievably bested by GUITAR JR JOHNSON in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
JASTROW vanquished MOLLY JEFFERSON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MARYLAND NEAL overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
SNOOKS EAGLIN was savagely defeated by SSG 6 in a action packed 1 minute gory match.
SERGEANT 7 overpowered RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
PRIVATE 1 was viciously subdued by BABY FACE FOSTER in a exciting 1 minute battle.
JAZZ was overpowered by SOUTHWARK in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
VIXEN was overpowered by BULLEIT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LONG JOHN HUNTER bested KANDI KANE in a 4 minute duel.
SERGEANT 10 overcame ANGEL in a 3 minute bloody amateur's bout.
PAMELA devastated RED BULL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SUZE demolished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PEDIALYTE overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a unpopular 5 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  17 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  17 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  17 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         AIMED BLOW        12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  24 -  1      43  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -  17 -  1      32  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  12 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   6 -  0      25  |

Turn 991 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    3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       JASTROW 6598               12   3  0  112 WINDS OF WAR (583)
TOTAL PARRY      SLOTE 6577                 23   7  1   90 WINDS OF WAR (583)
WALL OF STEEL    MARYLAND NEAL 6370         16  14  0   87 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)
BASHING ATTACK   BABY FACE FOSTER 6562      11   8  0   55 THE BLUES 25 (581)
STRIKING ATTACK  SONG TO CRY 6632            3   0  0   38 GIRL TAPE MEASURE (588)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SSG 6 6328.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
DORI KAAB 6650.  The ten other most popular fighters were SSG 6 6328, PETER STOCK 
6303, SERGEANT 10 6622, SERGEANT 7 6583, BABY FACE FOSTER 6562, SONG TO CRY 6632, 
MARYLAND NEAL 6370, BULLEIT 6587, PAMELA 6640, and WASHINGTON VERN 6397.

The least popular fighter this week was PEDIALYTE 6668.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LONG JOHN HUNTER 6630, RED BULL 6667, ANGEL 6671, VIXEN 4628, JAZZ 
4650, MOLLY JEFFERSON 6359, KANDI KANE 6663, SNOOKS EAGLIN 6559, BIG MOJO ELEM 6563, 
and WARREN 6603.

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

FLORIDA GAINES (25-6295) THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)
RHODA (25-6574) WINDS OF WAR (583)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BIKINI LINE 4545 (144-124-0)           1  4  0         SUPERIOR FORCES      
BURST 3654 (153-77-2)                  1  4  0         ERRATA               
STONEWALL 3895 (123-107-3)             1  4  0         ERRATA               
ISSUS 1745 (137-67-1)                  0  5  0         PAWN OF PROPHECY     

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ROBERT PAULSON 5788 (122-80-1)         6  3  0         SAY MY NAME          

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SHO'NUFF 5896 (89-142-3)               7  3  0         SAY MY NAME          
MATTHEW PATEL 6215 (32-22-2)           5  3  0         LEAGUE OF EVIL EX'S  

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MAELSTROM 6565 (10-9-0)                1  3  0         ORDER OF WIND        

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
JASTROW 6598 (9-3-0)                   5  3  0         WINDS OF WAR         
BULLEIT 6587 (1-1-0)                   3  3  0         224 BOURBON ST       

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SLEIA 6623 (2-2-0)                     1  3  0         LOST ALDERAAN        

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SONG TO CRY 6632 (1-0-0)               4  3  0         GIRL TAPE MEASURE    

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DORI KAAB 6650 (0-0-0)                 6  3  2         WORKING GIRLS        
MIA 6646 (0-0-0)                       3  3  0         PAIN IN THE A$$      
LITTLE CUP O CRAZY 6635 (0-0-0)        2  3  0         GIRL TAPE MEASURE    
MON MOTHMA 6642 (0-0-0)                2  3  1         LOST ALDERAAN        
OPHELIA 6614 (0-0-0)                   2  3  0         KHORS MIRMADONS      
MAYNARD 6613 (0-0-0)                   1  3  0         KHORS MIRMADONS      
SMOOTCH 6647 (0-0-0)                   1  3  0         PAIN IN THE A$$      

ADM FOOLS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MADAM 1785 (26-29-1)                   0  3  0         WORKING GIRLS        

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KING OF QUAM 4880 (9-6-1)              0  3  0         EASTERN HORDE        

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TESSA 6648 (0-0-0)                     5  3  0         PAIN IN THE A$$      
NARA 6659 (0-0-0)                      0  3  0         MY VINYL             

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the 
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143). 
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free 
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and 
on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "915." 

         The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

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