DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/29/2024    Duedate: 05/11/2024

NIANIA ARENA

DM 2    TURN 893

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

COMEDY
HARLEQUINS (577)
(2-5139) [23-14-3,124]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

COMEDY                         YUPPIE OVERLORD
HARLEQUINS (577)               WRATHMEN PROXY 2 (758)
(2-5139) [23-14-3,124]         (2-6790) [1-0-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

RUSALKA                        PANDARAMADINGDONG
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          AB-NORMALS (731)
(2-6728) [18-13-0,84]          (2-6768) [11-8-0,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

AB-NORMALS (731)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE WILD CARDS (757)          46 
2. HARLEQUINS (577)              24    TOP FIVE GATES (746)
3. VULGAR UNICORN (735)          20    Unchartered Team
4. AB-NORMALS (731)              18 
5. DEEP ELVES (384)              16    WRATHMEN PROXY 2 (758)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WRATHMEN PROXY 2 (758)     1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 AB-NORMALS (731)          9  6 0
 2/ 0 TOP FIVE GATES (746)      40  13  1 75.5   2/ 3 DEEP ELVES (384)          6  4 0
 3/ 1 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      97  51  2 65.5   3/ 4 IN COLD BLOOD (329)       6  5 1
 4/ 2 WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       46  33  2 58.2   4/ 6 THE WILD CARDS (757)      5  5 0
 5/ 3 IN COLD BLOOD (329)       81  67  7 54.7   5/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     4 11 0
 6/ 4 HARLEQUINS (577)         191 165 10 53.7   6/ 9 HARLEQUINS (577)          3  5 0
 7/ 6 THE WILD CARDS (757)      30  26  2 53.6   7/ 5 SAY WHAT (756)            3  5 0
 8/ 5 DEEP ELVES (384)          62  55  6 53.0   8/ 7 WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       2  5 0
 9/ 7 SAY WHAT (756)            59  56  5 51.3   9/ 0*WRATHMEN PROXY 2 (758)    1  0 0
10/ 8 AB-NORMALS (731)         255 247 14 50.8  10/ 8 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      1  0 0
11/ 9 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    1317 1579 36 45.5  11/ 0 TOP FIVE GATES (746)      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

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly NIANIA games.  Warriors--remember that glory waits 
always around the corner!  Witness how this week HARLEQUINS went 2-2-0 to move up 3 
in the rankings.  Did only my eyes note the 3-1-0 record which THE WILD CARDS managed 
to post this round?  I don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers!  POWNDA 
caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested 
KHALHUMS DWARF and was awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more 
notable duels, CONVICTED ASSASSIN put down BULLETPRUF MONK, causing it to lose 14 
points of recognition in the process.  Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, 
Duelmaster BLOODBATH Dark Arena Challenged BLACK ORC last week in a match to decide 
the fate of the throne.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as BLACK ORC killed the 
Duelmaster, BLOODBATH, leaving IN COLD BLOOD in mourning.  With bloody hand COMEDY 
has ascended to the throne of champions.  Is he that one which is spoken of in the 
ancient texts?  Would you believe that over half of the old women in NIANIA seem to 
feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city NIANIA.  NIANIA, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the names of thy 
guilds is AB-NORMALS, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels.  If 
you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of IN COLD 
BLOOD last week.  Busy avoiding AB-NORMALS?  Loose talk at the arena has reached my 
ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after RUSALKA.  Watch 
your back!  I can not but mention with disdain the name of WIESENHIEMER who this week 
posted a challenge to a warrior a full 10 points below in the rankings.  I thought 
WIESENHIEMER showed great skill and promise when he defeated NOT ABNORMAL.  All 
right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     The girls are as pretty in NIANIA as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far 
off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks 
slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- 
Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COMEDY 5139                  23  14  3 124         HARLEQUINS (577)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOKER 6772                    7   1  0 107         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 BILL 6690                     8   1  0  98         TOP FIVE GATES (746)      
 HARLEQUIN 6781               10   2  2  96         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 ROUX-SHAM-BEAU 3584          16  13  3  92         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 LONDON ROCKET 6565           12   3  0  92         WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       
 POWNDA 6708                  18  19  1  91         AB-NORMALS (731)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WIESENHIEMER 3585            21   7  2  88         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 RUSALKA 6728                 18  13  0  84         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 DEVIL'S CLAW 6561            12   5  0  83         WEEDS WE IS!! (489)       
 NOT ABNORMAL 6720            18  16  2  75         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 BURN CARD 6771                9   7  0  72         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 HOFFA!!! 6760                13  17  0  70         SAY WHAT (756)            
 WHAT? 6761                   13  17  1  69         SAY WHAT (756)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELODY 5151                  13  16  0  66         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 BULLETPRUF MONK 6731         16  13  0  63         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 PANDARAMADINGDONG 6768       11   8  0  63         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 EVENSTAR 6766                 7   4  0  61         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 HEMMORRHAGE 3506              7   2  0  59         IN COLD BLOOD (329)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ORCHARD 6730                 14  16  0  58         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUDGEIE NEVERMIND 6778        3   0  0  53         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      
 TALL COTTON 6739              8  18  0  51         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 GILKIN 6493                   9   7  0  45         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 THE RACK 3507                 8   5  0  44         IN COLD BLOOD (329)       
 HIRAM 6777                   10   8  1  39         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 AFANKH 6729                   4  27  0  39         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 =^.^= 6785                    5   7  0  36         AB-NORMALS (731)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REAVER 6786                   1   3  1  14         IN COLD BLOOD (329)       
 YUPPIE OVERLORD 6790          1   0  0  13         WRATHMEN PROXY 2 (758)    
 BOREGROTH 6806                1   0  0   8         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 RAM SHAM 6807                 0   1  0   1         DEEP ELVES (384)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BLOODBATH 3494         16 11 0 IN COLD BLOOD 329    BLACK ORC              893 NONE
QUEEN OF HEARTS 6794    0  1 0 THE WILD CARDS 757   REAVER 6786            893  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLOODBATH was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
JOKER demolished RUSALKA in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
WIESENHIEMER won victory over NOT ABNORMAL in a 1 minute master's Challenge brawl.
HARLEQUIN subdued DEVIL'S CLAW in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
HEMMORRHAGE was bested by BURN CARD in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
THE RACK bested AFANKH in a 2 minute Challenge match.
EVENSTAR bested GILKIN in a popular 2 minute Challenge competition.
LONDON ROCKET was handily defeated by COMEDY in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
BILL vanquished WHAT? in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
POWNDA vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided duel.
HOFFA!!! unbelievably bested ORCHARD in a exciting 6 minute veteran's bout.
ROUX-SHAM-BEAU subdued MELODY in a 2 minute master's competition.
BULLETPRUF MONK was devastated by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
TALL COTTON was viciously subdued by PANDARAMADINGDONG in a 2 minute bout.
HIRAM was overpowered by JUDGEIE NEVERMIND in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
=^.^= was unbelievably bested by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute duel.
REAVER easily killed QUEEN OF HEARTS in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
YUPPIE OVERLORD devastated RAM SHAM in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BOREGROTH beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   9 -  0      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  11 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  15 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        24 -  21 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  16 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  55 -  2      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 893 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:

TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   COMEDY 5139                23  14  3  124 HARLEQUINS (577)
LUNGING ATTACK   JOKER 6772                  7   1  0  107 THE WILD CARDS (757)
SLASHING ATTACK  HARLEQUIN 6781             10   2  2   96 THE WILD CARDS (757)
WALL OF STEEL    WIESENHIEMER 3585          21   7  2   88 DEEP ELVES (384)
AIMED BLOW       DEVIL'S CLAW 6561          12   5  0   83 WEEDS WE IS!! (489)
STRIKING ATTACK  HEMMORRHAGE 3506            7   2  0   59 IN COLD BLOOD (329)
TOTAL PARRY      THE RACK 3507               8   5  0   44 IN COLD BLOOD (329)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RUSALKA 6728.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PANDARAMADINGDONG 6768.  The ten other most popular fighters were EVENSTAR 6766, 
POWNDA 6708, ORCHARD 6730, HARLEQUIN 6781, MELODY 5151, =^.^= 6785, JOKER 6772, 
WIESENHIEMER 3585, AFANKH 6729, and ROUX-SHAM-BEAU 3584.

The least popular fighter this week was HOFFA!!! 6760.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BOREGROTH 6806, RAM SHAM 6807, QUEEN OF HEARTS 6794, HIRAM 6777, 
BULLETPRUF MONK 6731, WHAT? 6761, LONDON ROCKET 6565, RUSALKA 6728, YUPPIE OVERLORD 
6790, and TALL COTTON 6739.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

COMEDY (2-5139) HARLEQUINS (577)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

BLOODBATH (2-3494) IN COLD BLOOD (329)