DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/10/2024    Duedate: 06/06/2024

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM 50    TURN 455

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RARE BREED
2215 BOURBON ST (437)
(50-4110) [16-1-0,189]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RARE BREED                     BEEMIM
2215 BOURBON ST (437)          ERIDANUS (441)
(50-4110) [16-1-0,189]         (50-4154) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

VIOLA WING                     JANICE KOLE
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
(50-4037) [16-45-1,94]         (50-4087) [15-19-0,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ERIDANUS (441)                36 
2. SIGMA NU'S (328)              29    2215 BOURBON ST (437)
3. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)            15    Unchartered Team
4. 2215 BOURBON ST (437)         9  
                                       ERIDANUS (441)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*ERIDANUS (441)             2   0  0 100.   1/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        6  3 0
 2/ 1 2215 BOURBON ST (437)     16   5  0 76.2   2/ 1 SIGMA NU'S (328)          6  9 0
 3- 2 THE BLUES 50 (439)        44  26  0 62.9   3/ 4 2215 BOURBON ST (437)     3  0 0
 4/ 3 SIGMA NU'S (328)          35  44  3 44.3   4- 3 THE BLUES 50 (439)        3  2 0
 5/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       440 682 11 39.2   5/ 0*ERIDANUS (441)            2  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

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to SNOWBOUND once again!  Bein' on top is great while it lasts, 
SIGMA NU'S.  But how many friends do you have now?  What's with BEEMIM?  He actually 
beat SNOWBOUND's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 20 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at SIGMA NU'S.  MARK lost 2 points to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.  Some 
new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe MARK will provide more easy wins...  VIOLA WING was 
reminded on the sands why RARE BREED is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, 
places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  Are you 
as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RARE BREED 4110              16   1  0 189         2215 BOURBON ST (437)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIOLA WING 4037              16  45  1  94         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
 JANICE KOLE 4087             15  19  0  91         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLOYD COUNCIL 4130            7   7  0  82         THE BLUES 50 (439)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PERRY REESE 4094             13  19  0  63         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLACK ACE 4131               11   3  0  54         THE BLUES 50 (439)        
 JOSEKI KO 2959                7   9  1  51         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 BIG JIM 2956                  5  11  0  44         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
-DOCTOR CLAYTON 4132          10   4  0  43         THE BLUES 50 (439)        
 JACK DEATH 2955               5  11  1  43         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 MARK 2958                    10   6  0  42         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 ALVIN 4141                    6   6  1  38         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
-GUS CANNON 4129               6   8  0  35         THE BLUES 50 (439)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EDDIE MAPP 4146               8   1  0  25         THE BLUES 50 (439)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEEMIM 4154                   1   0  0  20         ERIDANUS (441)            
 SCEPTRUM 4156                 1   0  0  16         ERIDANUS (441)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RARE BREED devastated VIOLA WING in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
JANICE KOLE demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 2 minute one-sided melee.
PERRY REESE slimly won victory over JACK DEATH in a popular 4 minute gory contest.
BIG JIM subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute competition.
MARK was viciously subdued by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 2 minute bloody duel.
ALVIN overpowered DONNEGIL NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
JOSEKI KO overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BEEMIM vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SCEPTRUM defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a popular 1 minute beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         AIMED BLOW        14 -   2 -  0      88  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  10 -  0      73  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  26 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 455 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       RARE BREED 4110            16   1  0  189 2215 BOURBON ST (437)
TOTAL PARRY      MARK 2958                  10   6  0   42 SIGMA NU'S (328)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is VIOLA WING 4037.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was JANICE KOLE 4087.  The ten other most popular fighters were PERRY REESE 4094, 
JACK DEATH 2955, RARE BREED 4110, ALVIN 4141, SCEPTRUM 4156, JOSEKI KO 2959, BEEMIM 
4154, VIOLA WING 4037, BIG JIM 2956, and MARK 2958.

The least popular fighter this week was MARK 2958.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BIG JIM 2956, VIOLA WING 4037, BEEMIM 4154, JOSEKI KO 2959, SCEPTRUM 
4156, ALVIN 4141, RARE BREED 4110, JACK DEATH 2955, PERRY REESE 4094, and JANICE KOLE 
4087.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BROTHER HADES 4161 (0-0-0)             4  3  0         PANDEMONIUM          
SCEPTRUM 4156 (0-0-0)                  1  3  0         ERIDANUS             

FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TONIC 3955 (18-8-1)                    0  3  0         DARQUE THEORY        

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BEEMIM 4154 (0-0-0)                    2  3  0         ERIDANUS             

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's 
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.

      The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe 

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. 
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for 
a double suite, too.

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

                         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