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. 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