DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/14/2025    Duedate: 04/26/2025

ALJAFIR ARENA

DM 17    TURN 1020

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE PLATYPUS
PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
(17-8461) [16-8-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE PLATYPUS                   MERKOVA
PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)       THE ARSENAL (700)
(17-8461) [16-8-0,121]         (17-8565) [2-2-0,16]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PERSEUS                        MR PYTHON
WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
(17-8491) [17-10-0,80]         (17-8502) [15-9-0,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON SCRAPPERS (694)          28 
2. PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)      26    THE SHOWOFFS (111)
3. THE ARSENAL (700)             13    Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY (484)              8  
5. WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)        5     THE ARSENAL (700)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 THE SHOWOFFS (111)       572 353 32 61.8   1/ 1 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  8  7 1
 2- 3*244 BOURBONS ST (699)      6   4  0 60.0   2/ 4 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    6  1 0
 3/ 4 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)   313 219 24 58.8   3/ 2 THE SHOWOFFS (111)        6  5 1
 4/ 5 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  70  54  4 56.5   4/ 3 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      6  7 0
 5/ 6 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      50  48  1 51.0   5/ 8*THE ARSENAL (700)         3  7 0
 6/ 7 MIDDLE WAY (484)         1095 1435 23 43.3   6/ 9 MIDDLE WAY (484)          2  4 0
 7- 8*COVEY (698)                5   7  0 41.7   7- 6*COVEY (698)               1  0 0
 8- 9 TROLLS (695)              25  36  2 41.0   8- 7*244 BOURBONS ST (699)     1  3 0
 9/11*THE ARSENAL (700)          6  17  1 26.1   9- 5 TROLLS (695)              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

     Good day, in ALJAFIR a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  Now keep the taverns open late 
tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for TROLLS, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped 
them by 4 into 9th.  THE ARSENAL stable has parlayed this turn's 1-4-0 into a 3 space 
move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 5th place.  Good work, guys!  And let's 
see, ALIENIST fought COMO and gained 23 points and contributed to NEON SCRAPPERS' 
3-2-0.  GRIMWAVE has lost to FARRELL, falling 13 points, while helping make NEON 
SCRAPPERS a 3-2-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and THE 
PLATYPUS remains ALJAFIR's top warrior for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred? 
I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Vile Vizier uses trolls in their 
stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the THE ARSENAL stable was the most 
avoided team this turn.  Come on ALJAFIR, what are you afraid of?  And guess who 
avoided THE ARSENAL stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was THE SHOWOFFS.  Anyone 
surprised?   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Congratulations go out to NEON SCRAPPERS, with MR PYTHON revenging a 
bloodfeud against MATTHEW of PERRY STRIKE FORCE.  We'd like to remind certain teams 
not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered 
rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in ALJAFIR again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE PLATYPUS 8461         PS 16   8  0 121         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-I'M THE BEST 8405         LU 14   6  2 134         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 MR PYTHON 8502            AB 15   9  0  99         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MATTHEW 8459              PS 15  10  2  82         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)                 *
 PERSEUS 8491              PR 17  10  0  80         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    
 FARRELL 8457              PS 12  13  0  78         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)                 *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MASON 8458                PS 11  14  2  65         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  
-TUMBLIN' DICE 8560        ST  6   2  0  65         244 BOURBONS ST (699)     
 ALIENIST 8539             AB  9   6  0  63         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 COMO 8460                 PS 16   9  0  57         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRIMWAVE 8532             LU  8   8  0  56         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
-SNACKY DEFENDER 8543      TP  5   1  0  52         COVEY (698)               
-BERT 8513                 LU  7   6  0  41         TROLLS (695)                             *
 ANOTHER WINNER 8550       PR  5   2  0  40         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NOGGIN 8555               AB  4   3  0  26         TROLLS (695)                             *
 CASTLE KEEP 8596          LU  3   2  0  26         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)                   *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLIMEY 8514               TP  5   8  0  23         TROLLS (695)                             *
 YOU'RE NOT GOOD 8600      AB  4   1  0  19         THE SHOWOFFS (111)                       *
 MERKOVA 8565              WS  2   2  0  16         THE ARSENAL (700)                        *
 APHRACE 8595              ST  1   4  0  14         MIDDLE WAY (484)                         *
 YOU JUST LOST 8580        AB  3   4  0  13         THE SHOWOFFS (111)                       *
 DRAGON LADY 8617              1   0  0  11         THE ARSENAL (700)                        [LU-PL]
 BIG DUDE 8579             BA  2   4  0  10         THE SHOWOFFS (111)                       *
 RAGE 8612                     1   0  0   9         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)                     [LU-PL]
 FAIL-DEADLY 8594          PR  1   2  0   9         THE ARSENAL (700)                        *
 WARTHOG 8566                  1   3  0   6         THE ARSENAL (700)                        [AB-LU]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ONE EYED HAG 8615             0   1  0   1         TROLLS (695)                             [BA-PS-SL]
 SEAWOLF 8616                  0   1  0   1         THE ARSENAL (700)                        [AB-LU-PR-SL]
 RUIN 8613                     0   1  0   1         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)                     [AB-LU-PR-SL]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BANANA JAWA 8530        7  7 1 NEON SCRAPPERS 694   MATTHEW 8459          1018 JUST REVENGED
SUGAR-BEE 8505         10  5 0 NEON SCRAPPERS 694   I'M THE BEST 8405     1018  
ASKELADDEN 8512         5  7 1 TROLLS 695           MASON 8458            1017  
KISS FOR THE DEA 8492   9 14 2 WHEN EAGLES DARE 509 I'M THE BEST 8405     1016 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE PLATYPUS bested RACHEL TANNER in a 2 minute master's Title fight.
MR PYTHON viciously subdued MATTHEW in a exciting 3 minute gory expert's battle.
PERSEUS won victory over MASON in a 2 minute master's brawl.
GRIMWAVE was overpowered by FARRELL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
COMO was devastated by ALIENIST in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
CASTLE KEEP beat BIG DUDE in a 1 minute bloody brawl.
ANOTHER WINNER overpowered MERKOVA in a 1 minute uneven melee.
YOU JUST LOST lost to PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute duel.
WARTHOG lost to RAGE in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
FAIL-DEADLY lost to APHRACE in a 3 minute novice's fight.
YOU'RE NOT GOOD beat SEAWOLF in a 1 minute novice's melee.
RUIN was overpowered by DRAGON LADY in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   7 -  1      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         AIMED BLOW        29 -  20 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  26 -  4      59  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE      26 -  26 -  3      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  11 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  28 -  2      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  19 -  1      32  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -  14 -  1      18  |

Turn 1020 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  3         5  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     THE PLATYPUS 8461          16   8  0  121 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
AIMED BLOW       MR PYTHON 8502             15   9  0   99 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PERSEUS 8491               17  10  0   80 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PERSEUS 8491.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MR PYTHON 8502.  The ten other most popular fighters were ALIENIST 8539, THE 
PLATYPUS 8461, MATTHEW 8459, PERSEUS 8491, MASON 8458, FARRELL 8457, ANOTHER WINNER 
8550, WARTHOG 8566, RAGE 8612, and DRAGON LADY 8617.

The least popular fighter this week was RUIN 8613.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MERKOVA 8565, BIG DUDE 8579, GRIMWAVE 8532, SEAWOLF 8616, FAIL-DEADLY 
8594, COMO 8460, YOU'RE NOT GOOD 8600, APHRACE 8595, YOU JUST LOST 8580, and CASTLE 
KEEP 8596.

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

RACHEL TANNER (17-8478) MIDDLE WAY (484)

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