DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/03/2024 Duedate: 05/16/2024 TRICORUS ARENA DM 51 TURN 895 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS NIGHT HUNGER TRICORUS THUNDER (635) (51-6302) [8-7-0,101] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader NIGHT HUNGER POSITION IS EMPTY TRICORUS THUNDER (635) (51-6302) [8-7-0,101] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite NOT FUNNY NOT FUNNY DARK HORSEMEN (433) DARK HORSEMEN (433) (51-6406) [13-30-1,73] (51-6406) [13-30-1,73] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DEATH CULT (269) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DARK HORSEMEN (433) 21 2. TRICORUS THUNDER (635) 18 DEATH CULT (269) 3. THE FELLOWSHIP (129) 11 Unchartered Team 4. DEATH CULT (269) -55 DUST BALLS (396) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 FURY (643) 16 10 1 61.5 1/ 1 DEATH CULT (269) 7 3 0 2/ 3 DEATH CULT (269) 109 96 9 53.2 2/ 2 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) 6 4 0 3/ 5 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) 461 463 27 49.9 3/ 3 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 5 2 0 4/ 6 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 1359 1528 35 47.1 4- 4 FURY (643) 1 0 0 5/ 7 TRICORUS THUNDER (635) 10 13 0 43.5 5/ 6 TRICORUS THUNDER (635) 1 5 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Advancing in the rankings was DARK HORSEMEN who went from last turn's 1356-1528-35, to this week's record of 1359-1528-35. Hey everybody, watch out for CLOSER, who flew up 13 points in the rankings after mashing CONVICTED THIEF like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was GRISHNAHK, who dropped 8 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with THE EUNUCH. In front of all the crowds, NIGHT HUNGER took the Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location. Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the TRICORUS arena. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad DEATH CULT? Big bad DEATH CULT. Big bad DEATH CULT. TRICORUS' afraid of the big bad DEATH CULT. Tra la la la la! For those of you who like math, try this one: DEATH CULT + Weapons That go Boom = THE FELLOWSHIP + Avoid City. Well just about everybody wants a piece of HEADHUNTER, who was this week's most challenged warrior. DADDY TWOFOOT of THE FELLOWSHIP had better have a good reason for challenging down 10 points in a challenge which he won. I thought DADDY TWOFOOT showed great skill and promise when he bested HEADHUNTER. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens. Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in TRICORUS have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in next week's fights. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NIGHT HUNGER 6302 8 7 0 101 TRICORUS THUNDER (635) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE EUNUCH 6478 8 6 0 82 DEATH CULT (269) NOT FUNNY 6406 13 30 1 73 DARK HORSEMEN (433) GRISHNAHK 4121 9 10 1 71 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) ANTIGONE HARPER 6472 13 9 0 67 DARK HORSEMEN (433) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BUTTERBUR 4143 9 6 0 57 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LEAFLOCK 6491 7 2 0 37 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BREE 6489 6 4 0 31 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) -ANGER 6412 2 2 0 25 FURY (643) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DADDY TWOFOOT 6508 3 1 0 20 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) -BROTHER SILAS 6514 1 0 0 20 DEATH CULT (269) CLOSER 6516 1 0 0 13 DARK HORSEMEN (433) DARK ORACLE 6509 1 1 0 8 DEATH CULT (269) HEADHUNTER 6303 0 4 0 4 TRICORUS THUNDER (635) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GRISHNAHK was bested by THE EUNUCH in a 2 minute Challenge fight. BUTTERBUR was bested by NOT FUNNY in a 2 minute Challenge duel. DADDY TWOFOOT demolished HEADHUNTER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. DARK TEMPLAR was defeated by NIGHT HUNGER in a 2 minute master's Title duel. ANTIGONE HARPER bested AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory fight. LEAFLOCK demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BREE vanquished DARK ORACLE in a 1 minute mismatched fight. CLOSER overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 1 - 0 80 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 4 - 0 73 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 3 - 0 70 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 6 - 2 67 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 12 - 11 - 0 52 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 15 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 9 - 0 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 5 - 1 44 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 17 - 0 23 | Turn 895 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: AIMED BLOW 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW NIGHT HUNGER 6302 8 7 0 101 TRICORUS THUNDER (635) TOTAL PARRY THE EUNUCH 6478 8 6 0 82 DEATH CULT (269) SLASHING ATTACK ANTIGONE HARPER 6472 13 9 0 67 DARK HORSEMEN (433) WALL OF STEEL BUTTERBUR 4143 9 6 0 57 THE FELLOWSHIP (129) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is NOT FUNNY 6406. The most popular warrior this turn was NOT FUNNY 6406. The ten other most popular fighters were ANTIGONE HARPER 6472, THE EUNUCH 6478, GRISHNAHK 4121, BUTTERBUR 4143, NIGHT HUNGER 6302, LEAFLOCK 6491, BREE 6489, CLOSER 6516, DADDY TWOFOOT 6508, and HEADHUNTER 6303. The least popular fighter this week was DARK ORACLE 6509. The other ten least popular fighters were HEADHUNTER 6303, DADDY TWOFOOT 6508, CLOSER 6516, BREE 6489, LEAFLOCK 6491, NIGHT HUNGER 6302, BUTTERBUR 4143, GRISHNAHK 4121, THE EUNUCH 6478, and ANTIGONE HARPER 6472. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: DARK TEMPLAR (51-6459) DEATH CULT (269) MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BLUE VERTIGO 2378 (144-70-4) 1 4 0 TEMPE TERRORS FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RUSSET FLAPJACK 6258 (37-42-0) 2 3 0 RIDE THE DRAGON 8 CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CRYSTALFIRE 6245 (7-2-1) 1 3 0 RIDDLE OF STEELE INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WASAT 6426 (1-0-0) 2 3 0 GEMINI APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SPRAY SPRINKLES 6485 (2-0-0) 1 3 0 MISPACED TALENT ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME THE ONE 6492 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 THE RISEN BROTHER SILAS 6514 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 DEATH CULT FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BEAST 1852 (20-25-1) 0 3 0 DEATH CULT ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DARK ORACLE 6509 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 DEATH CULT 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