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           

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We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI