DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/26/2025    Duedate: 09/08/2025

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4    TURN 1020

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUM YUM GAI
THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
(4-7731) [24-22-0,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUM YUM GAI                    YIZLI
THE REPLACEMENTS (622)         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
(4-7731) [24-22-0,107]         (4-7902) [2-0-0,24]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BLACK BEAR                     CARRAGEENAN
TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)           BIZZARE INK (85)
(4-7819) [15-10-0,105]         (4-3904) [11-9-2,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)          50 
2. POTTERY WORLD (679)           38    POTTERY WORLD (679)
3. THE KILLING HIVE (718)        25    Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF & TROLL (732)         17 
5. SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)       15    OF WOLF & TROLL (732)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BUBBA'S BANE (736)         1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    9  2 1
 2/ 2 POTTERY WORLD (679)      422 250 20 62.8   2/ 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      9  4 0
 3/ 3 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    96  67  2 58.9   3/ 6 POTTERY WORLD (679)       8  2 0
 4/ 4 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)   247 180  3 57.8   4/ 7 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    7  3 0
 5- 5 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      185 136  8 57.6   5/ 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   5 10 2
 6/ 7 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    15  12  0 55.6   6/ 3 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   4  6 0
 7/ 6 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  250 211 27 54.2   7/ 8 BIZZARE INK (85)          3  1 0
 8/ 8 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     563 509 18 52.5   8/11*OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     3  5 0
 9/ 9 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   51  49  0 51.0   9- 5 CLASSIC BLUES (549)       3  7 0
10/10 BIZZARE INK (85)         186 250 13 42.7  10/ 9 DOGS OF WAR (115)         2  7 0
11/11 DOGS OF WAR (115)        1163 1674 42 41.0  11-10*BUBBA'S BANE (736)        1  0 0
12/12*OF WOLF & TROLL (732)      4   7  0 36.4  12/12 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    1  2 0
13-13*BLOW HARDS (729)           0   8  0  0.0  13-13*BLOW HARDS (729)          0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, JHELUM?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  If this keeps up, CLASSIC BLUES, you'll 
have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 4 in the rankings?  POTTERY 
WORLD turned their 3-1-0 turn into a 3rd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any 
better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see CAHOKIA win a fight and gain 24 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, HAVEN 
OF GLOOM beat THE WHISTLER and THE WHISTLER lost 10 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  Due to absence, and inability to defend the throne, TED BOGAN has lost the 
Title of Duelmaster.  Start setting that alarm earlier!  And it's out with the old, 
in with the new, as SUM YUM GAI takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old 
Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  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, JHELUM?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  JHELUM, 
I am losing what little hope I had in you.  UTOPIA RELIGIOSO the most avoided team?  
What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like SONGS OF THE WOOD avoided 
them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, 
I'm frightfully impressed, HAVEN OF GLOOM was this turn's most challenged warrior.  
Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for JHELUM's 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     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!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need 
the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUM YUM GAI 7731             24  22  0 107         THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PILLAR OF CREATION 7781      12   5  0 163         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
-SPIRE OF SCORN 7837          15   5  0 119         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 BLACK BEAR 7819              15  10  0 105         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 AGENT ORANGE 7694            18  46  0 100         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
 CAHOKIA 7773                 13   8  0  97         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 PUBSTRIKER 7710              10   2  0  97         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 VELVET QUEEN 7797            13   5  0  92         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CARRAGEENAN 3904             11   9  2  90         BIZZARE INK (85)          
 TRAINING TANK 7743           15  30  3  78         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 VALENTINE 7776               15  21  1  76         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826          11  12  0  76         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUNTING GIRL 7846             8   4  0  66         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 POLAR BEAR 7820              14  11  0  65         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 TWIG SNAPPER 3887             8  12  0  63         BIZZARE INK (85)          
-SORTING HAT 7744             13   9  0  61         POTTERY WORLD (679)       
 THE HOODED CROW 7786         11   9  0  61         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE WHISTLER 7789             9  11  0  56         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 MIRE OF DOUBT 7849            9   8  1  53         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 LEAD BALLOON 7742             3  44  0  53         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
 CHO 7881                      5   0  0  50         POTTERY WORLD (679)       
 EDGAR 7838                   11  11  0  44         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
 PANZER IV 7847                8  11  2  43         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853        8   6  0  42         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LONGBOTTOM 7851               7   4  1  35         POTTERY WORLD (679)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK FROST 7785               6  14  0  33         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 YOUNG BRAVE 7911              3   0  0  25         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 CARRO LEGGERO 7904            2   6  2  25         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 YIZLI 7902                    2   0  0  24         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAWKES 7908                   2   1  0  21         POTTERY WORLD (679)       
 REJI 7862                     1   2  0  17         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     
 MULINEAUX 7863                0   2  0  16         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     
 SHATTERBOW 7772               1   1  0  15         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
-JESSE FULLER 7802             4   2  0  14         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 ASHFLAYER 7775                1   1  0  13         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 BARBAX 7891                   2   0  0  12         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
-LIL GREEN 7803                3   2  0  11         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 RIGS 7889                     1   1  0  11         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     
-ALBERT COLLINS 7917           1   0  0  10         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
-WHITE GOLD 7914               1   0  0   9         BUBBA'S BANE (736)        
 CONQUEROR 7907                0   5  0   5         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 VESPINOX 7892                 1   1  0   4         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUCILLE BOGAN 7766      4  5 1 CLASSIC BLUES 549    CARRO LEGGERO 7904    1019  
SAM COLLINS 7764        5  4 0 CLASSIC BLUES 549    MIRE OF DOUBT 7849    1018  
UMBRIDGE 7919           0  1 0 POTTERY WORLD 679    SHEWISH GIANT         1020 NONE
LITTLE BIGMAN 7890      0  2 0 TRIBAL COUNCIL 120   WURM KIN              1020 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Congrats to Bogan. DM Column? DM Column? Don't laze out on us! Puleeeeeze. -- Pottery 
Worlders

Conqueror, Thanks For Something! -- Fawkes

Lead Balloon, that made me feel like gold. (but you like lead) -- Sorting Hat

Health. Humility. Honor. Hogwarts Forever. -- The Pottery World Gang

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LITTLE BIGMAN was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
UMBRIDGE was dispatched by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
VELVET QUEEN overpowered TRAINING TANK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
CARRAGEENAN was defeated by SUM YUM GAI in a 4 minute master's Challenge Title match.
THE WHISTLER was vanquished by HAVEN OF GLOOM in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
THE HOODED CROW overpowered LEAD BALLOON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
JACK FROST slimly lost to PANZER IV in a 8 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
CONQUEROR was viciously subdued by RIGS in a 1 minute novice's Challenge duel.
BLACK BEAR overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided fight.
AGENT ORANGE was overpowered by CAHOKIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match.
PUBSTRIKER devastated VALENTINE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory one-sided battle.
MIRE OF DOUBT slimly lost to TWIG SNAPPER in a popular 4 minute conflict.
CHO vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
HUNTING GIRL vanquished ARK OF AFFLICTION in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
POLAR BEAR devastated EDGAR in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided brawl.
LONGBOTTOM beat CARRO LEGGERO in a 1 minute bout.
FAWKES overpowered VESPINOX in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
REJI slimly lost to BARBAX in a tiring 8 minute gory contest.
MULINEAUX was vanquished by YOUNG BRAVE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ASHFLAYER handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SHATTERBOW was bested by YIZLI in a popular 3 minute gory novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         AIMED BLOW        15 -   4 -  0      79  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  11 -  0      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  24 -  2      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  27 -  3      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       32 -  29 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  16 -  2      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  36 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SUM YUM GAI 7731           24  22  0  107 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
LUNGING ATTACK   BLACK BEAR 7819            15  10  0  105 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
AIMED BLOW       HUNTING GIRL 7846           8   4  0   66 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
BASHING ATTACK   POLAR BEAR 7820            14  11  0   65 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE HOODED CROW 7786       11   9  0   61 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHO 7881                    5   0  0   50 POTTERY WORLD (679)
SLASHING ATTACK  LONGBOTTOM 7851             7   4  1   35 POTTERY WORLD (679)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BLACK BEAR 7819.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CARRAGEENAN 3904.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHATTERBOW 7772, MIRE 
OF DOUBT 7849, BLACK BEAR 7819, PUBSTRIKER 7710, VALENTINE 7776, TWIG SNAPPER 3887, 
YIZLI 7902, VELVET QUEEN 7797, RIGS 7889, and CAHOKIA 7773.

The least popular fighter this week was BARBAX 7891.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MULINEAUX 7863, CARRO LEGGERO 7904, ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853, AGENT 
ORANGE 7694, PANZER IV 7847, LEAD BALLOON 7742, THE WHISTLER 7789, TRAINING TANK 
7743, REJI 7862, and VESPINOX 7892.

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

TED BOGAN (4-7703) CLASSIC BLUES (549)