DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/08/2024    Duedate: 05/21/2024

MURSKA ARENA

DM 35    TURN 979

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CALVOR OF DREM
HOUSE JHEREG (42)
(35-5118) [21-11-0,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CALVOR OF DREM                 WOJCIK
HOUSE JHEREG (42)              WOJOWNIKOW (449)
(35-5118) [21-11-0,104]        (35-5231) [1-1-0,8]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MAB                            ROBERT BLAKE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         TAKE THE FIFTH (412)
(35-5148) [12-21-0,65]         (35-4644) [12-6-0,94]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WEIRD STUDENTS (214)          28 
2. HOUSE JHEREG (42)             20    SATAN'S SWARM (418)
3. TAKE THE FIFTH (412)          13    Unchartered Team
4. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)        5  
5. SATAN'S SWARM (418)           4     WOJOWNIKOW (449)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)     3   0  2 100.   1/ 1 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)     12  2 1
 2- 2*ERIDANUS (444)             2   0  1 100.   2/ 2 TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      6  3 0
 3/ 3 SATAN'S SWARM (418)      142  60  6 70.3   3/ 5 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         4  0 0
 4/ 4 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)     113  68  3 62.4   4- 4*ERIDANUS (444)            2  0 1
 5/ 5 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        879 602 51 59.4   5/ 7 SATAN'S SWARM (418)       2  3 0
 6/ 6 TAKE THE FIFTH (412)     211 156 12 57.5   6- 6*WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    1  0 1
 7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   1399 1904 50 42.4   7/ 8*WOJOWNIKOW (449)          1  5 0
 8/ 8*WOJOWNIKOW (449)           1   5  0 16.7   8/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    1 14 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 of MURSKA.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  He who laughs last 
didn't get the joke.  Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe CHILDREN OF LLYR.  Last 
week they got 1-4-0 to drop by 5!  Practice pays for TOASTY TOM, who pummelled 
CASSIN, to pocket 19 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, ORI OF 
SMALLCLIFF was winsome, after beating WOJCIK and seeing him lose 9 points.  CALVOR OF 
DREM successfully staved off a grab for the roses by ROBERT BLAKE of TAKE THE FIFTH.  
Does MURSKA have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  Word has it one team in 
MURSKA is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it 
works.   
     And how sociable are MURSKA's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like the noble eagle 
soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of SATAN'S SWARM, alone and 
unchallenged.  As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of SATAN'S SWARM, so 
did that sorry team shy from SATAN'S SWARM  
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  You've heard 
about CASSIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR.  Death plays no favorites, and neither do I.  What 
was a 12-14-0 doing on the fields in the first place?  Oh hard!  that to strike a 
flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  Can anything compare to the pleasure 
of writing Spyreports for MURSKA?  On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny 
Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALVOR OF DREM 5118          21  11  0 104         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 G. STEINBRENNER 4657         14   6  0  99         TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      
 ROBERT BLAKE 4644            12   6  0  94         TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      
 TOASTY TOM 5008               6   2  2  91         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NASTY NED 2149               11   6  0  90         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      
 MACHO MAN 5194                7   0  1  70         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAB 5148                     12  21  0  65         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    
 MORRIGAN 5162                11  20  1  59         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    
 HEINOUS HORSEFLY 5179         6   1  0  59         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
 BUTTERFLY 5146               12  21  0  57         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ALRED 5217                    2   0  2  43         WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    
 ROUGH RALPH 5211              3   2  0  42         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      
 MINOR 5172                    7  19  0  40         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHAOPHRAYA 5199               1   0  0  20         ERIDANUS (444)            
 KEN PAXTON 5210               3   2  1  18         TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      
 ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177        2   0  0  17         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         
-MONTUNO 5198                  1   0  1  11         ERIDANUS (444)            
 WOJCIK 5231                   1   1  0   8         WOJOWNIKOW (449)          
-KOMINSKA 5233                 0   1  0   7         WOJOWNIKOW (449)          
 GROSS GRUB 5236               0   1  0   1         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CASSIN 5173            12 14 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 TOASTY TOM 5008        979  
SZYMANSKA 5232          0  1 0 WOJOWNIKOW 449       MONTUNO 5198           978  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CALVOR OF DREM unbelievably bested ROBERT BLAKE in a 3 minute master's Title fight.
G. STEINBRENNER viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute one-sided match.
TOASTY TOM butchered CASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
NASTY NED savagely defeated MAB in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome master's match.
MACHO MAN overpowered BUTTERFLY in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ROUGH RALPH was bested by HEINOUS HORSEFLY in a 1 minute competition.
MORRIGAN vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MINOR was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ORI OF SMALLCLIFF unbelievably bested WOJCIK in a 3 minute brutal novice's fight.
KEN PAXTON handily defeated GROSS GRUB in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW         9 -   4 -  2      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  18 -  1      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  22 -  4      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  13 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 979 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CALVOR OF DREM 5118        21  11  0  104 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
LUNGING ATTACK   G. STEINBRENNER 4657       14   6  0   99 TAKE THE FIFTH (412)
AIMED BLOW       TOASTY TOM 5008             6   2  2   91 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
STRIKING ATTACK  MACHO MAN 5194              7   0  1   70 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
WALL OF STEEL    HEINOUS HORSEFLY 5179       6   1  0   59 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
BASHING ATTACK   ROUGH RALPH 5211            3   2  0   42 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAB 5148.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ROBERT BLAKE 4644.  The ten other most popular fighters were NASTY NED 2149, G. 
STEINBRENNER 4657, WOJCIK 5231, KEN PAXTON 5210, CALVOR OF DREM 5118, TOASTY TOM 
5008, MAB 5148, MACHO MAN 5194, HEINOUS HORSEFLY 5179, and MORRIGAN 5162.

The least popular fighter this week was GROSS GRUB 5236.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177, MINOR 5172, BUTTERFLY 5146, CASSIN 5173, ROUGH 
RALPH 5211, MORRIGAN 5162, HEINOUS HORSEFLY 5179, MACHO MAN 5194, MAB 5148, and 
TOASTY TOM 5008.

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

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SAVAGE BEATING 4339 (142-130-1)        2  3  0         HAPPY FUN TIME       
PRICKLY PETE 4607 (22-5-0)             1  3  0         WEIRD STUDENTS       

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DAAVYA 4751 (91-77-4)                  1  3  0         HOUSE JHEREG         
DEMONIC DRAGONFLY 4848 (66-43-3)       1  3  0         SATAN'S SWARM        

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DESTROYER 3603 (7-5-0)                 6  3  0         DARKNESS FALLS       
TALON 5067 (9-4-1)                     6  3  0         OUTPOST              
LETHAL LOCUST 4790 (9-3-0)             1  3  0         SATAN'S SWARM        

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WOLF DARKNESS 5102 (1-1-0)             4  3  0         SUPREME DEATH        

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HEINOUS HORSEFLY 5179 (4-1-0)         12  3  0         SATAN'S SWARM        
ALRED 5217 (1-0-1)                     8  3  0         WRATHMEN PROXY 3     

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EVIL EARWIG 5203 (0-0-0)               6  3  0  DEAD   SATAN'S SWARM        
CHAOPHRAYA 5199 (0-0-0)                3  3  0         ERIDANUS             
MONTUNO 5198 (0-0-0)                   2  3  0         ERIDANUS             
CHAOS WHATEVER 5165 (0-0-0)            0  1  0  DEAD   SUPREME DEATH        

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PROTOTYPE 0 4912 (14-1-1)              2  3  0         BUBBA'S 2ND ARMY     

INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CONFORMITY 5130 (4-1-0)                2  3  0         FOOT OF PRIDE        

APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SIDECAR ORANGE 5157 (1-0-0)            1  3  0         SIERRA NEVADA