DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/14/2024    Duedate: 06/10/2024

FRATSFA ARENA

DM 52    TURN 451

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VIBRANIUM VICAR
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4662) [16-8-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VIBRANIUM VICAR                ICE UNICYCLE
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)           TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
(52-4662) [16-8-1,110]         (52-4734) [3-0-0,36]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

XENO YOLE                      VIBRANIUM VICAR
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4641) [16-19-0,74]         (52-4662) [16-8-1,110]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BARRIO (464)              49 
2. TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)        36    IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
3. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)            19    Unchartered Team
4. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)          -9 
                                       THE BARRIO (464)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     379 309 25 55.1   1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     11  4 0
 2- 3 THE BLUES 52 (456)        24  21  0 53.3   2- 2 THE BLUES 52 (456)        4  1 0
 3/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       297 406  3 42.2   3/ 3*TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    3  6 0
 4/ 0*THE BARRIO (464)           2   3  0 40.0   4/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        3 12 0
 5/ 4*TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)     3   6  0 33.3   5/ 0*THE BARRIO (464)          2  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  MIDDLE WAY 8 had cause to celebrate, after OHIO JONES got 17 points by 
beating SYMBAL.  CATHEDRAL GUARD certainly had a baffled expression on his face, 
after losing to RUTHLESS JAYWALKER and losing 17 points in the process!  UMBERTO VINE 
found out that FRATSFA isn't a democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster 
here!  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering 
milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  Can anything 
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for FRATSFA?  On that giddy note I take 
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662         16   8  1 110         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZINC PREBSTER 4642           26   6  0 104         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676       13   4  0  92         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XENO YOLE 4641               16  19  0  74         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 UMBERTO VINE 4640            15  20  0  73         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698         10   4  1  46         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 OHIO JONES 4701               6   8  0  43         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
-ARON BURTON 4703              6   4  0  38         THE BLUES 52 (456)        
-KATHERINE HENDERSON 4715      5   0  0  36         THE BLUES 52 (456)        
 ICE UNICYCLE 4734             3   0  0  36         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLIND WILLIE 4673             3   1  0  32         THE BLUES 52 (456)        
-MISSISSIPPI JOHN HUR 4670     7   5  0  28         THE BLUES 52 (456)        
 SYMBAL 4706                   7   5  0  27         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             4   9  0  26         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
-LITTLE HAT JONES 4674         3   6  0  24         THE BLUES 52 (456)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEANPOLE 4697                 3  14  0  23         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 LA CHINGADERA 4741            1   0  0  17         THE BARRIO (464)          
 CABRON 4742                   1   0  0   9         THE BARRIO (464)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RSI PENCIL 1 4733       0  1 0 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 463 FERN'S MASTER          451 NONE
RSI PENCIL 4 4735       0  1 0 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 463 SARKOZY                451 NONE
RSI PENCIL 5 4745       0  1 0 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 463 TALLEYRAND             451 NONE
RSI PENCIL 6 4746       0  1 0 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 463 LAWRENCE OF ARAB       451 NONE
BONITA 4740             0  1 0 THE BARRIO 464       DARK CHAMPION          451 NONE
DA1 4744                0  1 0 THE BARRIO 464       HIGH ELF               451 NONE
EL GORDO 4743           0  1 0 THE BARRIO 464       FERN'S MASTER          451 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BONITA was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
RSI PENCIL 5 was butchered by TALLEYRAND in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
RSI PENCIL 6 was narrowly killed by LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA1 was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
EL GORDO was butchered by FERN'S MASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
RSI PENCIL 4 was assassinated by SARKOZY in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RSI PENCIL 1 was killed by FERN'S MASTER in a 2 minute Dark Arena competition.
VIBRANIUM VICAR viciously subdued UMBERTO VINE in a 4 minute veteran's Title duel.
ZINC PREBSTER viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 5 minute competition.
FATHER ADAMANTINE vanquished XENO YOLE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CATHEDRAL GUARD was vanquished by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SYMBAL slimly lost to OHIO JONES in a popular 5 minute brutal fight.
ICE UNICYCLE handily defeated BEANPOLE in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
TARGET DUMMY demolished OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
CABRON bested FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute novice's battle.
LA CHINGADERA devastated POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     20 -  13 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  15 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW         5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  21 -  0      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   7 -  0      13  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  14 -  0      13  |

Turn 451 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     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         4  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662       16   8  1  110 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZINC PREBSTER 4642         26   6  0  104 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
SLASHING ATTACK  FATHER ADAMANTINE 4676     13   4  0   92 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
BASHING ATTACK   CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698       10   4  1   46 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is XENO YOLE 4641.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was VIBRANIUM VICAR 4662.  The ten other most popular fighters were OHIO JONES 4701, 
ZINC PREBSTER 4642, RSI PENCIL 6 4746, UMBERTO VINE 4640, BONITA 4740, FATHER 
ADAMANTINE 4676, ICE UNICYCLE 4734, LA CHINGADERA 4741, RSI PENCIL 1 4733, and XENO 
YOLE 4641.

The least popular fighter this week was TARGET DUMMY 4702.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BEANPOLE 4697, CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698, RSI PENCIL 4 4735, EL 
GORDO 4743, DA1 4744, RSI PENCIL 5 4745, CABRON 4742, SYMBAL 4706, XENO YOLE 4641, 
and RSI PENCIL 1 4733.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

VIBRANIUM VICAR (52-4662) IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WEAPON DELTA III 4636 (18-5-1)         1  3  0         PHOENIX FORCE III    

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KAMUY 4722 (0-0-0)                     1  3  0         CORONA BOREALIS      

                            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