DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/03/2024    Duedate: 05/16/2024

ARUAK CITY ARENA

DM 11    TURN 1007

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DESPEREAUX
RATTZ (531)
(11-8711) [18-10-1,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DESPEREAUX                     HELM HAMMERHAND
RATTZ (531)                    ROHAN (735)
(11-8711) [18-10-1,130]        (11-8758) [8-1-1,61]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BANANA BUFFALO                 KEOPUOLANI
ANIMAL FARM (510)              RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)
(11-8714) [14-10-3,91]         (11-8831) [2-0-0,24]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RATTZ (531)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RATTZ (531)                   21 
2. ROHAN (735)                   20    ANIMAL FARM (510)
3. THINKER AND ACTOR (734)       19    Unchartered Team
4. RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)        18 
5. BULLDOGS (157)                11    THINKER AND ACTOR (734)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*THINKER AND ACTOR (734)    8   2  0 80.0   1/ 1 RATTZ (531)              10  3 1
 2/ 2*RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)     5   2  0 71.4   2/ 2 BULLDOGS (157)            7  5 0
 3- 3 COLORIFIC (511)          1411 617 52 69.6   3/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (374)       7  6 0
 4/ 4 ANIMAL FARM (510)        2260 1041 108 68.5   4/ 5*RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)    5  2 0
 5/ 5 BULLDOGS (157)           2145 1236 85 63.4   5/ 6*ROHAN (735)               3  6 0
 6- 7 WRATHMEN DM 20 (636)     216 182 11 54.3   6/ 3 ANIMAL FARM (510)         3 10 0
 7/ 8 RATTZ (531)              122 119  7 50.6   7/ 0*THINKER AND ACTOR (734)   1  0 0
 8/ 9*ROHAN (735)               19  24  2 44.2   8- 7 COLORIFIC (511)           0  2 0
 9/10 KRILL CAVALRY (374)      738 1335 16 35.6   9- 9 WRATHMEN DM 20 (636)      0  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

     I can't believe the violence in ARUAK CITY!  I still haven't told Mom I'm 
writing Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  MVP award for CLEAVE TO 
GENIUS?  THINKER AND ACTOR's proud of him after beating ORANGE OTTER and getting 19 
points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  ORANGE OTTER got smashed by CLEAVE TO 
GENIUS, and lost 14 points!  BANANA BUFFALO thinks hers 14-10-3 and studly character 
is good enough to face up to the Duelmaster.  Any bets?  This Duelmaster is like 
something else!  DESPEREAUX stopped BANANA BUFFALO dead in hers tracks!  I hear the 
top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic 
fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  BULLDOGS was the most avoided team.  Is a 
2145-1236-85 record really that scary?  Is there some deep dark secret why RAINBOW 
WARRIORS' been avoiding BULLDOGS so much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?  
Can RATTZ's NIBBLES be more popular than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that 
really the same?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  Its been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DESPEREAUX 8711              18  10  1 130         RATTZ (531)               

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANANA BUFFALO 8714          14  10  3  91         ANIMAL FARM (510)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELM HAMMERHAND 8758          8   1  1  61         ROHAN (735)               
 CLEAVE TO GENIUS 8752         6   1  0  58         THINKER AND ACTOR (734)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COW BELL 8804                 7   1  0  50         BULLDOGS (157)            
 ORANGE OTTER 8774             7   5  3  46         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
-GOLDEN GLOW 8773              6   2  1  43         COLORIFIC (511)           
 LEN STROKER 8764              4  12  1  43         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 HUSKY 8763                   11   4  1  39         BULLDOGS (157)            

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR. JINGLES 8828              2   1  0  28         RATTZ (531)               
 NIBBLES 8827                  2   1  0  27         RATTZ (531)               
 TERESA LEE 8776               6   7  0  26         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 JOHN TINTO 8777               6   7  0  25         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 DEAR ABBY 8811                5   4  0  25         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
-RED NOSE 8807                 3   2  0  25         COLORIFIC (511)           
 KEOPUOLANI 8831               2   0  0  24         RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KA'AHUAMANU 8833              1   0  0  18         RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)    
 GUS - GUS 8834                2   0  1  17         RATTZ (531)               
 WAYFARER 8832                 2   0  0  17         RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)    
 HAMA 8761                     3   6  0  15         ROHAN (735)               
 PUMPKIN PYTHON 8816           4   2  0  14         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 EOMER 8839                    1   0  0  11         ROHAN (735)               
 TANGERINE TAPIR 8815          2   2  0   8         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
-HALLIRON 8803                 1   1  0   6         WRATHMEN DM 20 (636)      
 BOWSER 8818                   1   2  0   5         BULLDOGS (157)            
-MOO JUICE 8820                1   1  0   4         BULLDOGS (157)            
-BARKER 8819                   1   1  0   4         BULLDOGS (157)            
 KALAKAUA 8829                 0   2  0   3         RAINBOW WARRIORS (740)    
 FUSSTOSS 8836                 0   1  0   1         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
-YELLOW YAK 8835               0   1  0   1         ANIMAL FARM (510)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TUFFY 8837                    0   1  0   1         RATTZ (531)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EOWYN 8762              4  3 1 ROHAN 735            ORANGE OTTER 8774     1004  
THEODEN KING 8791       0  6 0 ROHAN 735            STONE GOLEM           1007 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Nice start, Rainbow Warriors. Salute. -- Kennelworth and The Bulldogs

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THEODEN KING was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BANANA BUFFALO lost to DESPEREAUX in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
HELM HAMMERHAND demolished LEN STROKER in a 1 minute bloody uneven Challenge fight.
HAMA was viciously subdued by NIBBLES in a popular 3 minute brutal Challenge fight.
PUMPKIN PYTHON was viciously subdued by KEOPUOLANI in a 4 minute Challenge brawl.
ORANGE OTTER was bested by CLEAVE TO GENIUS in a 2 minute match.
HUSKY bested MR. JINGLES in a 4 minute veteran vs. beginner competition.
COW BELL vanquished TERESA LEE in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
DEAR ABBY overpowered TANGERINE TAPIR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
JOHN TINTO narrowly defeated KALAKAUA in a 2 minute veteran vs. beginner fight.
BOWSER was savagely defeated by GUS - GUS in a 3 minute brutal novice's fight.
WAYFARER devastated TUFFY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
FUSSTOSS was demolished by EOMER in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  11 -  1      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  15 -  2      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW         6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   45 -  39 -  5      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  35 -  3      39  |

Turn 1007 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-LUNGE        2 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         5  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  6         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   DESPEREAUX 8711            18  10  1  130 RATTZ (531)
STRIKING ATTACK  BANANA BUFFALO 8714        14  10  3   91 ANIMAL FARM (510)
PARRY-LUNGE      CLEAVE TO GENIUS 8752       6   1  0   58 THINKER AND ACTOR (734)
SLASHING ATTACK  ORANGE OTTER 8774           7   5  3   46 ANIMAL FARM (510)
TOTAL PARRY      HUSKY 8763                 11   4  1   39 BULLDOGS (157)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BANANA BUFFALO 8714.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was KEOPUOLANI 8831.  The ten other most popular fighters were NIBBLES 8827, 
THEODEN KING 8791, ORANGE OTTER 8774, MR. JINGLES 8828, GUS - GUS 8834, CLEAVE TO 
GENIUS 8752, KALAKAUA 8829, EOMER 8839, DESPEREAUX 8711, and HELM HAMMERHAND 8758.

The least popular fighter this week was BOWSER 8818.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TUFFY 8837, TANGERINE TAPIR 8815, HUSKY 8763, PUMPKIN PYTHON 8816, HAMA 
8761, FUSSTOSS 8836, TERESA LEE 8776, LEN STROKER 8764, BANANA BUFFALO 8714, and 
WAYFARER 8832.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DESPEREAUX (11-8711) RATTZ (531)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DICKY V GOES POSTAL 6940 (121-57-5)   10  3  0         FASCINATION          
SHOTGUN GANDHI 6760 (98-57-0)          2  3  0         ARMED & GREGARIOUS   
JAMES FLETCHER 3810 (255-172-5)        0  5  0         WAY TOO MUCH BEER    

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
REPRESENT 7405 (107-94-2)              3  3  0         ILLMATIC             

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
AXIOM 3918 (42-33-0)                   2  3  0         ERRATA               

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WENCH FIONA 2260 (4-2-0)               4  3  1         WENCHES OF EASTWICK  

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DINKLAGE 7806 (2-0-0)                  2  3  0         THE FINAL FIVE       

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CLEAVE TO GENIUS 8752 (5-1-0)          8  3  0         THINKER AND ACTOR    
PERLA 8808 (2-6-0)                     1  3  0  DEAD   RATTZ                

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KENDA NAGASAKI 8785 (0-0-0)            4  3  0         STRONG STYLE         

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DABIH 8769 (0-0-0)                     8  3  0         CAPRICORNUS          
ALSHAT 8772 (0-0-0)                    4  3  0         CAPRICORNUS          
ALGEDI 8768 (0-0-0)                    2  3  0         CAPRICORNUS          

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CHIEF 7592 (0-0-0)                     1  3  0         THE FINAL FIVE       

CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DESPEREAUX 8711 (16-10-1)              0  3  0         RATTZ                

ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY                   W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NACKY 8593 (0-2-0)                     1  3  0         NANNY HOUSE          

APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MR. JINGLES 8828 (1-0-0)               0  3  0         RATTZ                

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GROG 8822 (0-0-0)                      1  3  0         REDSANDS TAVERN