DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

WILLAF ARENA

DM 16    TURN 1004

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CERRIN
HARUCHAI (62)
(16-837) [22-12-1,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HERGROM                        BUTTERY SPIRIT
HARUCHAI (62)                  TRICKSTERS (704)
(16-628) [12-11-2,109]         (16-7130) [6-3-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CERRIN                         FAN OR DESPISER
HARUCHAI (62)                  HARUCHAI (62)
(16-837) [22-12-1,105]         (16-6995) [11-2-0,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HARUCHAI (62)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WINDS OF HOPE (703)           32 
2. NAWLINS 2023 (707)            28    FAR TRAVELERS (434)
3. HARUCHAI (62)                 20    Unchartered Team
4. CRATER (705)                  13 
5. FAR TRAVELERS (434)           13    NAWLINS 2023 (707)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*NAWLINS 2023 (707)         4   0  0 100.   1/ 1 HARUCHAI (62)            13  2 0
 2/ 0*CRATER (705)               1   0  0 100.   2/ 2*WINDS OF HOPE (703)       9  1 1
 3/ 3*WINDS OF HOPE (703)       24  16  4 60.0   3/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (434)       8  2 0
 4/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (434)      110  78  6 58.5   4/ 0*NAWLINS 2023 (707)        2  0 0
 5/ 5 HARUCHAI (62)            123  99  6 55.4   5- 0*JUSTICE (708)             2  3 1
 6/ 4*TRICKSTERS (704)          22  19  0 53.7   6/ 4 YAMABUSHI (432)           2  4 0
 7/ 6 YAMABUSHI (432)          342 352 27 49.3   7/ 5*TRICKSTERS (704)          2  4 0
 8/ 8 PUNNY AMINALS (305)      1098 1489 36 42.4   8/ 8 PUNNY AMINALS (305)       2 10 1
 9- 0*JUSTICE (708)              2   3  1 40.0   9/ 0*CRATER (705)              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

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
WILLAF brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Now let's all watch WINDS OF HOPE's 
heads swell from their 4-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big 
deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see RAZORWIND win a fight and gain 
17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, RAZORWIND beat AWD GOGGIE and AWD GOGGIE lost 14 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  CERRIN Bloodfeuded PALMER GREEN for WILLAF's 
Title this turn, and guess what happened?  And if variety is the spice of life, 
WILLAF may be getting bland, as CERRIN stays top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very 
good mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't 
you, WILLAF?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  What's the big D?  YAMABUSHI was the most avoided 
team?  Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in 
this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was FAR TRAVELERS.  
Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, PALMER GREEN was this turn's most 
challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.  And we have STONEWIND in a 
challenge, going down 11 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought STONEWIND 
showed great skill and promise when he bested TUNGA THE ODD.  All right, so I slept 
through it!  Big deal!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if 
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must 
leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CERRIN 837                   22  12  1 105         HARUCHAI (62)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HERGROM 628                  12  11  2 109         HARUCHAI (62)             
 DROOL ROCKBAND 6966          14   3  0 107         HARUCHAI (62)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAN OR DESPISER 6995         11   2  0  90         HARUCHAI (62)             
 TALLER IS BETTER 6839        20  18  0  78         PUNNY AMINALS (305)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PALMER GREEN 6867            12  15  1  66         PUNNY AMINALS (305)       
 BUTTERY SPIRIT 7130           6   3  0  66         TRICKSTERS (704)          
 RAZORWIND 7160                5   1  0  58         WINDS OF HOPE (703)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WITHERWIND 7122               6   2  1  49         WINDS OF HOPE (703)       
 SILVERWIND 7125               5   3  1  42         WINDS OF HOPE (703)       
 AWD GOGGIE 7128               6   3  0  37         TRICKSTERS (704)          
 BAPTISTE 7157                 4   0  0  35         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 NANOOK 7165                   3   0  0  35         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHOPHOUSE 7153                2   0  0  33         NAWLINS 2023 (707)        
 CABOCHAN 7177                 2   0  0  32         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 SVELKA 7166                   2   2  0  29         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 DESI VEGA'S 7155              2   0  0  27         NAWLINS 2023 (707)        
 FINNY BONE 7148               5   8  1  24         PUNNY AMINALS (305)       
 STONEWIND 7162                5   1  0  24         WINDS OF HOPE (703)       
 OSHUZAKI 7179                 2   1  0  24         YAMABUSHI (432)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ESMERELDA 7163                3   1  0  22         FAR TRAVELERS (434)       
 MIO MI 7149                   4   9  0  21         PUNNY AMINALS (305)       
 KEENWIND 7185                 2   0  1  19         WINDS OF HOPE (703)       
-HORRID HANGMAN 7186           1   0  0  15         JUSTICE (708)             
-SOSHIDA 7109                  2   3  1  14         YAMABUSHI (432)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMANSINAYA 7138               1   0  0  13         CRATER (705)              
 TUNGA THE ODD 7133            2   6  0  12         TRICKSTERS (704)          
 KOWAIBA 7178                  2   1  0   7         YAMABUSHI (432)           
-BOUNTY MOUNTIE 7187           1   0  1   6         JUSTICE (708)             
 WILD MAGIC MIC 7192           1   1  0   4         HARUCHAI (62)             
-LARGE LAWMAN 7190             0   1  0   1         JUSTICE (708)             
-SHWEISH SHERIFF 7189          0   1  0   1         JUSTICE (708)             
-JADED JAILER 7188             0   1  0   1         JUSTICE (708)             

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LORD FOULS BAND 6936   10  8 0 HARUCHAI 62          PALMER GREEN 6867     1002 JUST REVENGED
ICE WIND 7180           0  1 0 WINDS OF HOPE 703    SOSHIDA 7109          1001 REVENGED
MORIKAESU 7042          0  1 0 YAMABUSHI 432        KEENWIND 7185         1002  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CERRIN viciously subdued PALMER GREEN in a 3 minute master's Bloodfeud Title fight.
RAZORWIND demolished AWD GOGGIE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
BUTTERY SPIRIT overpowered SILVERWIND in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
OSHUZAKI was bested by BAPTISTE in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
STONEWIND outlasted TUNGA THE ODD in a unpopular 7 minute Challenge competition.
CABOCHAN vanquished FINNY BONE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DROOL ROCKBAND overpowered TALLER IS BETTER in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
HERGROM won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FAN OR DESPISER viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 5 minute fight.
SVELKA was overpowered by WITHERWIND in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NANOOK handily defeated MIO MI in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
ESMERELDA was demolished by CHOPHOUSE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
DESI VEGA'S devastated KOWAIBA in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
WILD MAGIC MIC was viciously subdued by KEENWIND in a 3 minute amateur's bout.
AMANSINAYA vanquished MALCORN INSURGENT 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   2 -  0      83  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   3 -  0      83  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   4 -  1      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  16 -  3      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        15 -  16 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  13 -  1      48  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  24 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  22 -  1      37  |

Turn 1004 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  4         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0                                       2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    CERRIN 837                 22  12  1  105 HARUCHAI (62)
BASHING ATTACK   HERGROM 628                12  11  2  109 HARUCHAI (62)
LUNGING ATTACK   DROOL ROCKBAND 6966        14   3  0  107 HARUCHAI (62)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FAN OR DESPISER 6995       11   2  0   90 HARUCHAI (62)
STRIKING ATTACK  BUTTERY SPIRIT 7130         6   3  0   66 TRICKSTERS (704)
SLASHING ATTACK  RAZORWIND 7160              5   1  0   58 WINDS OF HOPE (703)
AIMED BLOW       SILVERWIND 7125             5   3  1   42 WINDS OF HOPE (703)
PARRY-LUNGE      BAPTISTE 7157               4   0  0   35 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CERRIN 837.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
FAN OR DESPISER 6995.  The ten other most popular fighters were KEENWIND 7185, CERRIN 
837, DROOL ROCKBAND 6966, PALMER GREEN 6867, BAPTISTE 7157, TUNGA THE ODD 7133, 
RAZORWIND 7160, BUTTERY SPIRIT 7130, HERGROM 628, and WITHERWIND 7122.

The least popular fighter this week was STONEWIND 7162.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KOWAIBA 7178, ESMERELDA 7163, SVELKA 7166, FINNY BONE 7148, OSHUZAKI 
7179, SILVERWIND 7125, AWD GOGGIE 7128, MIO MI 7149, TALLER IS BETTER 6839, and 
CABOCHAN 7177.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CERRIN (16-837) HARUCHAI (62)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
VERTIGO 5544 (123-78-1)                0  5  0         5TH TOMBSTONE        

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MOJO'S MONKEY 4101 (68-38-0)           5  3  0         THE FUN BUNCH        
WABASHA 6042 (88-99-4)                 2  3  0         BLOOD ON THE TRACKS  

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
COLD HARBOR 6540 (67-48-7)             2  3  0         HALLOWED GROUND      

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE TERRIBLE AWFUL 6684 (52-46-1)      2  3  0         BUBBA'S BARBARIANS   
NATE DOGG 6842 (30-21-1)               1  3  0         DEAD POETS SOCIETY   

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MU MENSAE 6626 (62-51-0)               3  3  0         MENSA                
KATARINA 5922 (18-5-2)                 1  3  0         FAR TRAVELERS        
THE JUDGE 561 (19-6-1)                 1  3  0         BLUD BROTHERS        

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
EVIL HABANERO VODKA 6889 (10-4-1)      2  3  0  DEAD   GLEBE DWEEBS         

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RE-PETE 1593 (10-2-0)                  6  3  0         2 BAD 4 U            
PETE 1592 (7-3-0)                      2  3  0         2 BAD 4 U            

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ESMERELDA 7163 (2-0-0)                 5  3  1         FAR TRAVELERS        
SVELKA 7166 (1-1-0)                    4  3  0         FAR TRAVELERS        
BAPTISTE 7157 (2-0-0)                  3  3  1         FAR TRAVELERS        
U WOODN'T DAIR 1591 (3-1-0)            1  3  0         2 BAD 4 U            

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CABOCHAN 7177 (0-0-0)                  9  3  0         FAR TRAVELERS        
QUAM MASTER 7175 (0-0-0)               5  3  0         THE FUN BUNCH        
ASPEN 7111 (0-0-0)                     4  3  0         WORLD BLADES         
AMANSINAYA 7138 (0-0-0)                2  3  0         CRATER               

ELIGIBLES FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SHILOH 6532 (77-58-0)                  1  3  0         HALLOWED GROUND      

FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SIMON ST. JOHN 4231 (28-13-0)          2  2  0         FAR TRAVELERS        

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ROCK STEADY 6960 (10-6-0)              1  3  0         ALWAYS HUNGRY        
HACKSAW 6870 (6-1-0)                   0  3  0         STEELE RISING        

ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY                   W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DROOL ROCKBAND 6966 (12-3-0)           2  3  0         HARUCHAI             

APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NANOOK 7165 (1-0-0)                    0  3  0         FAR TRAVELERS        

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MOJO CHICKEN 7170 (0-0-0)              2  3  1         THE FUN BUNCH        

                         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