DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/24/2024    Duedate: 05/07/2024

MURSKA ARENA

DM 35    TURN 978

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CALVOR OF DREM
HOUSE JHEREG (42)
(35-5118) [20-11-0,96]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

G. STEINBRENNER                ALRED
TAKE THE FIFTH (412)           WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
(35-4657) [13-6-0,97]          (35-5217) [2-0-2,43]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MAB                            NASTY NED
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
(35-5148) [12-20-0,63]         (35-2149) [10-6-0,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WOJOWNIKOW (449)              36 
2. ERIDANUS (444)                31    SATAN'S SWARM (418)
3. SATAN'S SWARM (418)           25    Unchartered Team
4. WEIRD STUDENTS (214)          24 
5. HOUSE JHEREG (42)             21    WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)     3   0  2 100.   1/ 2 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      9  1 0
 2/ 0*ERIDANUS (444)             2   0  1 100.   2/ 3 TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      4  2 0
 3/ 1 SATAN'S SWARM (418)      141  59  6 70.5   3/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    4 11 0
 4/ 2 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)     110  67  2 62.1   4/ 0*ERIDANUS (444)            2  0 1
 5/ 3 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        877 602 51 59.3   5/ 4 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         2  0 0
 6/ 4 TAKE THE FIFTH (412)     209 155 12 57.4   6/ 0*WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    1  0 1
 7/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   1398 1900 50 42.4   7/ 5 SATAN'S SWARM (418)       1  3 0
 8/ 0*WOJOWNIKOW (449)           1   4  0 20.0   8/ 0*WOJOWNIKOW (449)          1  4 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MURSKA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  The boys at CHILDREN OF LLYR left the arena dejected, 
after being kicked out of the top spot by WEIRD STUDENTS.  Good show!  SATAN'S SWARM 
had cause to celebrate, after HEINOUS HORSEFLY got 20 points by beating BUTTERFLY.  A 
certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 7 
points to WOJCIK.  (Discrete enough, KEN PAXTON?) Now I can't insult CALVOR OF DREM, 
as he has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me if I 
lay it on too thick) So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and 
ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in 
HOUSE JHEREG are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  As a 
woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of SATAN'S SWARM, so did that sorry team 
shy from HOUSE JHEREG  
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in MURSKA is the highlight of my life.  As if buffeted 
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  MURSKA, I 
leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Victory Tavern.  
'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALVOR OF DREM 5118          20  11  0  96         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 G. STEINBRENNER 4657         13   6  0  97         TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      
 ROBERT BLAKE 4644            12   5  0  92         TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NASTY NED 2149               10   6  0  88         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      
 TOASTY TOM 5008               5   2  1  72         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASSIN 5173                  12  13  0  64         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    
 MAB 5148                     12  20  0  63         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    
 MACHO MAN 5194                6   0  1  62         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUTTERFLY 5146               12  20  0  56         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    
 HEINOUS HORSEFLY 5179         5   1  0  56         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
 MORRIGAN 5162                10  20  1  51         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    
 ROUGH RALPH 5211              3   1  0  43         WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      
 ALRED 5217                    2   0  2  43         WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    
 MINOR 5172                    7  18  0  39         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAOPHRAYA 5199               1   0  0  20         ERIDANUS (444)            
 WOJCIK 5231                   1   0  0  17         WOJOWNIKOW (449)          
 MONTUNO 5198                  1   0  1  11         ERIDANUS (444)            
 KEN PAXTON 5210               2   2  1   9         TAKE THE FIFTH (412)      
 KOMINSKA 5233                 0   1  0   7         WOJOWNIKOW (449)          
 ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177        1   0  0   5         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRATSFA SLAVE           0  0 0                      ALRED 5217             978 NONE
SPLAT! 5235             0  1 0 SATAN'S SWARM 418    BANDIT PRINCE          978 NONE
STEVE KING 4906         3  1 0 TAKE THE FIFTH 412   ALRED 5217             974 NONE
SZYMANSKA 5232          0  1 0 WOJOWNIKOW 449       MONTUNO 5198           978  
WALENSA 5230            0  1 0 WOJOWNIKOW 449       WURM KIN               978 NONE
WO2 5234                0  1 0 WOJOWNIKOW 449       STONE GOLEM            978 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WALENSA was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WO2 was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
SPLAT! was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
NASTY NED was unbelievably bested by CALVOR OF DREM in a 2 minute Title contest.
G. STEINBRENNER devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
ROBERT BLAKE defeated MAB in a 1 minute veteran's struggle.
DEADBEAT DAN devastated CASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
MACHO MAN handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BUTTERFLY lost to HEINOUS HORSEFLY in a popular 5 minute duel.
TOASTY TOM vanquished MORRIGAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MINOR was overpowered by ROUGH RALPH in a 1 minute uneven match.
ALRED executed FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
KEN PAXTON was bested by WOJCIK in a exciting 2 minute amateur's conflict.
MONTUNO murdered SZYMANSKA in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
CHAOPHRAYA handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
KOMINSKA was unbelievably bested by ORI OF SMALLCLIFF in a 3 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         AIMED BLOW         8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  17 -  1      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  22 -  4      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 978 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        2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CALVOR OF DREM 5118        20  11  0   96 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
LUNGING ATTACK   G. STEINBRENNER 4657       13   6  0   97 TAKE THE FIFTH (412)
AIMED BLOW       TOASTY TOM 5008             5   2  1   72 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
STRIKING ATTACK  MACHO MAN 5194              6   0  1   62 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
WALL OF STEEL    HEINOUS HORSEFLY 5179       5   1  0   56 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
BASHING ATTACK   ROUGH RALPH 5211            3   1  0   43 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAB 5148.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
NASTY NED 2149.  The ten other most popular fighters were WOJCIK 5231, HEINOUS 
HORSEFLY 5179, WO2 5234, KOMINSKA 5233, ROBERT BLAKE 4644, TOASTY TOM 5008, CALVOR OF 
DREM 5118, G. STEINBRENNER 4657, MACHO MAN 5194, and BUTTERFLY 5146.

The least popular fighter this week was SZYMANSKA 5232.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MINOR 5172, MORRIGAN 5162, CASSIN 5173, MAB 5148, ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 
5177, MONTUNO 5198, SPLAT! 5235, WALENSA 5230, CHAOPHRAYA 5199, and KEN PAXTON 5210.

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

DEADBEAT DAN (35-4680) WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
PROTOTYPE 0 (35-4912) BUBBA'S 2ND ARMY (425)