DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM 62    TURN 845

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OVERGROWN ERROR
STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)
(62-5231) [17-11-0,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OVERGROWN ERROR                SONNY
STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)       PLAYHOUSE III (528)
(62-5231) [17-11-0,101]        (62-5329) [1-0-0,17]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

NANCY PRUITT                   NANCY PRUITT
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-5260) [23-18-1,94]         (62-5260) [23-18-1,94]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARK AGES (256)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PLAYHOUSE III (528)           17 
2. STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)      4     STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)
3. DARK AGES (256)               3     Unchartered Team

                                       PLAYHOUSE III (528)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*PLAYHOUSE III (528)        1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 DARK AGES (256)           4  3 0
 2- 1*GEMINI (527)               1   0  0 100.   2- 2 STEELE RISING (500)       2  0 0
 3- 2 SATAN'S CLERGY (519)       7   3  0 70.0   3/ 6 STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)  2  0 0
 4/ 3 STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)  38  19  2 66.7   4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       2  7 0
 5- 4 STEELE RISING (500)       91  63  5 59.1   5/ 0*PLAYHOUSE III (528)       1  0 0
 6/ 7 DARK AGES (256)           45  46  3 49.5   6- 7 SATAN'S CLERGY (519)      1  0 0
 7/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      981 1105 21 47.0   7- 5*GEMINI (527)              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

     Much has changed in VALAMANTIS since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  
Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, STONE-BLIND 
CUSTOM's 3rd moved them up to 1-0-0 place.  What's with SONNY?  It actually beat 
VALAMANTIS' PERSISTENT BEGGAR, and walked away with 17 more points from the fight.  
Laughs were big at DARK AGES while they watched D'ARCANE clobber SPEEDY GONZALES.  He 
lost 8 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  QUINCY OLIVER was 
reminded on the sands why OVERGROWN ERROR is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, SATAN'S CLERGY!  In 
my day, no team with a 7-3-0 would scare me off!  What's the problem, STONE-BLIND 
CUSTOM?  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, NANCY 
PRUITT!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.   
     Warriors of VALAMANTIS unite.  You have only your games to lose!  How long have 
I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  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                  
 OVERGROWN ERROR 5231         17  11  0 101         STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NANCY PRUITT 5260            23  18  1  94         MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SINMASTER 5266                7   3  0  83         SATAN'S CLERGY (519)      
 K2 2181                      15  15  1  82         DARK AGES (256)           
 QUINCY OLIVER 5259           17  25  0  76         MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 D'ARCANE 2598                 8   6  1  54         DARK AGES (256)           
 SPEEDY GONZALES 5291          5  22  0  37         MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUASIMODO 5339                3   1  0  20         DARK AGES (256)           
 SONNY 5329                    1   0  0  17         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
-PROPUS 5325                   1   0  0  13         GEMINI (527)              

'-' 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

K2 was bested by NANCY PRUITT in a 2 minute gruesome master's Challenge fight.
OVERGROWN ERROR demolished QUINCY OLIVER in a 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
D'ARCANE overpowered SPEEDY GONZALES in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
QUASIMODO was viciously subdued by CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 8 minute novice's fight.
SONNY bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        24 -   6 -  0      80  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -   8 -  1      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  15 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  14 -  0      36  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 845 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         2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       OVERGROWN ERROR 5231       17  11  0  101 STONE-BLIND CUSTOM (514)
SLASHING ATTACK  NANCY PRUITT 5260          23  18  1   94 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
LUNGING ATTACK   D'ARCANE 2598               8   6  1   54 DARK AGES (256)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NANCY PRUITT 5260.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NANCY PRUITT 5260.  The ten other most popular fighters were K2 2181, 
OVERGROWN ERROR 5231, D'ARCANE 2598, SONNY 5329, QUINCY OLIVER 5259, SPEEDY GONZALES 
5291, QUASIMODO 5339,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was QUASIMODO 5339.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SPEEDY GONZALES 5291, QUINCY OLIVER 5259, SONNY 5329, D'ARCANE 2598, 
OVERGROWN ERROR 5231, K2 2181, NANCY PRUITT 5260,  0,  0, and  0.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
5 2979 (211-122-10)                   17  1  0         NUMBERS              
CARDINAL BIGGLES 1229 (144-136-4)      2  3  0         SPNSH INQUISITION    

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LIBERTAS 4794 (130-91-2)               4  3  0         AQUILA               

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BIG BIKER 4975 (117-64-0)              7  3  0         STRIKER FORCE        
ANANGRY9YEAROLD 4897 (65-49-1)         4  3  0         GAMERTAGS            
LIV MOORE 4978 (16-1-0)                1  3  0         IZOMBIE              

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BASHER FORCE 4872 (91-114-6)           8  3  0         STRIKER FORCE        
RAT LORD 5117 (55-34-1)                2  3  0         RODENTIAN NATION     

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CINDERMIND 5095 (15-3-0)               1  3  0         STEELE RISING        

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HORROR FIEND 5144 (4-0-0)              6  3  0         UNKNOWN LEGACY 29    

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MAJOR LILYWHITE 4980 (1-0-0)          11  3  0         IZOMBIE              

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SONNY 5329 (0-0-0)                     3  3  0         PLAYHOUSE III        

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TRIPIN 5189 (9-1-1)                    6  3  0         STEELE RISING        

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PROPUS 5325 (0-0-0)                    2  3  0         GEMINI               
TEJAT 5326 (0-0-0)                     0  3  0         GEMINI               

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Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
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We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI