DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/10/2024    Duedate: 05/23/2024

JURINE ARENA

DM 61    TURN 835

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KING JUSTICE
THE RULING CLASS (267)
(61-2212) [13-9-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KING JUSTICE                   WHERE HAVE U BEIGNET
THE RULING CLASS (267)         BEIGNET MADNESS (482)
(61-2212) [13-9-0,109]         (61-4587) [7-0-0,69]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

KING JUSTICE                   BEIGNET DONE THAT
THE RULING CLASS (267)         BEIGNET MADNESS (482)
(61-2212) [13-9-0,109]         (61-4588) [3-1-0,31]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOURBON & BLOOD (483)         44 
2. THE RULING CLASS (267)        20    THE RULING CLASS (267)
3. EXCITINGLY AVERAGE (484)      14    Unchartered Team
4. LEGITIMATE SWAY (485)         3  
5. MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)           -3    EXCITINGLY AVERAGE (484)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*EXCITINGLY AVERAGE (484)   5   0  0 100.   1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       6  8 0
 2/ 1*BEIGNET MADNESS (482)     10   1  0 90.9   2/ 0*BOURBON & BLOOD (483)     4  0 1
 3/ 2*LEGITIMATE SWAY (485)      6   2  0 75.0   3/ 4 THE RULING CLASS (267)    4  2 0
 4/ 3 THE RULING CLASS (267)    42  30  0 58.3   4/ 3*BEIGNET MADNESS (482)     3  1 0
 5/ 0*BOURBON & BLOOD (483)     14  11  1 56.0   5/ 2*LEGITIMATE SWAY (485)     3  2 0
 6- 4 JESS SAYS III (471)       13  11  0 54.2   6/ 0*EXCITINGLY AVERAGE (484)  1  0 0
 7/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)      822 921 17 47.2   7- 5 JESS SAYS III (471)       1  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

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
JURINE.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for CANYON WALKER, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after 
mashing PERSISTENT BEGGAR like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like 
a basher in the top ten was IAN CUBIT, who dropped 11 points after a disappointing 
(to say the least) bout with KHARTOOM.  Going for the gusto and coming up with aught 
but bloody knuckles was MIDDLE WAY 16's MUPPET KING, who was turned away from the 
Duelmastership by KING JUSTICE.  Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to 
deliver this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the JURINE arena.  Here's a 
song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad MIDDLE WAY 16?  Big bad MIDDLE WAY 16.  
Big bad MIDDLE WAY 16.  JURINE's afraid of the big bad MIDDLE WAY 16.  Tra la la la 
la!  For those of you who like math, try this one:  MIDDLE WAY 16 + Weapons That go 
Boom = THE RULING CLASS + Avoid City.  Well just about everybody wants a piece of 
SLOWPOKE, who was this week's most challenged warrior.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time 
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, 
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  And remember, you can pick your 
friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KING JUSTICE 2212            13   9  0 109         THE RULING CLASS (267)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUPPET KING 4508             23  23  0  92         MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHERE HAVE U BEIGNET 4587     7   0  0  69         BEIGNET MADNESS (482)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KHARTOOM 4606                 5   0  0  61         EXCITINGLY AVERAGE (484)  

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IAN CUBIT 4538                7  30  1  52         MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       
 HESITANT TO UTTER 4614        4   1  0  46         LEGITIMATE SWAY (485)     
 BARRELHOUSE 4593              5   4  0  42         BOURBON & BLOOD (483)     
 LORD SAFEGUARD 2438           5   1  0  40         THE RULING CLASS (267)    
 BEN AND JERRY'S 4579          8   7  0  37         MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       
 GRAVEDIGGER 4608              4   1  0  37         BOURBON & BLOOD (483)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLOWPOKE 4569                 4  16  0  33         MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       
 BEIGNET DONE THAT 4588        3   1  0  31         BEIGNET MADNESS (482)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEMP EMPEROR 4600             4   3  0  21         THE RULING CLASS (267)    
 SOUTHERN GOTH 4592            1   1  1  17         BOURBON & BLOOD (483)     
-DIE HARD 4615                 1   0  0  15         LEGITIMATE SWAY (485)     
 CANYON WALKER 4607            1   0  0  15         BOURBON & BLOOD (483)     
 RUSH TO FULFILLMENT 4613      1   1  0   8         LEGITIMATE SWAY (485)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER        0  0 0                      SOUTHERN GOTH 4592     835 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEMP EMPEROR was devastated by HESITANT TO UTTER in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
LORD SAFEGUARD unbelievably bested BEIGNET DONE THAT in a 3 minute Challenge battle.
RUSH TO FULFILLMENT was demolished by SLOWPOKE in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
KING JUSTICE devastated MUPPET KING in a popular 4 minute one-sided Title contest.
IAN CUBIT was bested by KHARTOOM in a 2 minute uneven brawl.
WHERE HAVE U BEIGNET overpowered BEN AND JERRY'S in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BARRELHOUSE slimly won victory over AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory competition.
GRAVEDIGGER handily defeated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
SOUTHERN GOTH dispatched MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute fight.
CANYON WALKER vanquished PERSISTENT 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        17 -   9 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  22 -  0      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  1      39  |

Turn 835 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KING JUSTICE 2212          13   9  0  109 THE RULING CLASS (267)
STRIKING ATTACK  WHERE HAVE U BEIGNET 4587   7   0  0   69 BEIGNET MADNESS (482)
AIMED BLOW       KHARTOOM 4606               5   0  0   61 EXCITINGLY AVERAGE (484)
BASHING ATTACK   BARRELHOUSE 4593            5   4  0   42 BOURBON & BLOOD (483)
TOTAL PARRY      LORD SAFEGUARD 2438         5   1  0   40 THE RULING CLASS (267)
LUNGING ATTACK   GRAVEDIGGER 4608            4   1  0   37 BOURBON & BLOOD (483)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KING JUSTICE 2212.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BEIGNET DONE THAT 4588.  The ten other most popular fighters were KING 
JUSTICE 2212, KHARTOOM 4606, BARRELHOUSE 4593, HESITANT TO UTTER 4614, SLOWPOKE 4569, 
MUPPET KING 4508, GRAVEDIGGER 4608, SOUTHERN GOTH 4592, LORD SAFEGUARD 2438, and IAN 
CUBIT 4538.

The least popular fighter this week was BEN AND JERRY'S 4579.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were RUSH TO FULFILLMENT 4613, HEMP EMPEROR 4600, CANYON WALKER 
4607, WHERE HAVE U BEIGNET 4587, IAN CUBIT 4538, LORD SAFEGUARD 2438, SOUTHERN GOTH 
4592, GRAVEDIGGER 4608, MUPPET KING 4508, and SLOWPOKE 4569.

                            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 
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      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

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DR FUGLY 3477 (95-69-0)                6  3  0         071406W              
ANDRES 3645 (109-99-1)                 1  4  0         BOMB SQUAD           

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MAJOR FLAVOR 4069 (60-90-2)            3  3  0         HOWLIN 3-D           
ERGO MAJOR 4082 (29-18-2)              1  3  0         JAN 17U              

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EBLA 4475 (14-3-0)                     3  1  0  DEAD   PISCES               

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CORNY 4561 (0-0-0)                     3  3  0         LANDSLIDE            
SLASH-O-MATIC 4596 (3-2-0)             3  3  0         BOURBON & BLOOD      
WHERE HAVE U BEIGNET 4587 (5-0-0)      3  3  0         BEIGNET MADNESS      
KHARTOOM 4606 (4-0-0)                  1  3  0         EXCITINGLY AVERAGE   

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SOUTHERN GOTH 4592 (0-1-0)             3  3  1         BOURBON & BLOOD      
GRAVEDIGGER 4608 (3-1-0)               2  3  0         BOURBON & BLOOD      

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CANYON WALKER 4607 (0-0-0)             3  3  0         BOURBON & BLOOD      
DIE HARD 4615 (0-0-0)                  2  3  0         LEGITIMATE SWAY      

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HARNESS 3429 (6-8-0)                   2  3  0         ERRATA