DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/29/2025    Duedate: 09/11/2025

TRANSEL ARENA

DM 6    TURN 1041

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TUB THUMPING
TOP HITS (675)
(6-8081) [10-2-0,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TUB THUMPING                   AMBER TASMANIAN
TOP HITS (675)                 METALLIC WOLVES (529)
(6-8081) [10-2-0,97]           (6-6176) [4-3-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ASH                            ASH
FIRST NAME BASIS (641)         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
(6-8016) [15-16-0,91]          (6-8016) [15-16-0,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LANCIARII (635)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BREWHALLA (668)               41 
2. LANCIARII (635)               34    BREWHALLA (668)
3. CHAOS KIDS (669)              12    Unchartered Team
4. BLACK AND BLUES (575)         8  
5. TOP HITS (675)                6     METALLIC WOLVES (529)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 BREWHALLA (668)           59  38  2 60.8   1/ 6 LANCIARII (635)           9  3 0
 2/ 0 FAVORITE SAYINGS (606)    13   9  0 59.1   2/ 1 TOP HITS (675)            8  7 2
 3/ 2 BLACK AND BLUES (575)    680 522 34 56.6   3/ 8 BREWHALLA (668)           4  0 0
 4/ 3 TOP HITS (675)            33  27  4 55.0   4- 4 RAT PAK (277)             3  0 0
 5- 5 RAT PAK (277)            123 105  5 53.9   5/ 3 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        3  3 0
 6/ 4 PHOENIX GUARD (677)       20  18  1 52.6   6/ 5 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    3  3 0
 7/ 6 CHAOS KIDS (669)          60  57  2 51.3   7/ 7 BLACK AND BLUES (575)     3  7 2
 8/ 7 LANCIARII (635)          219 223  6 49.5   8/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (669)          3 10 0
 9/ 8 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)   224 241 27 48.2   9/10*METALLIC WOLVES (529)     2  1 0
10/10*METALLIC WOLVES (529)      4   5  0 44.4  10/ 0 FAVORITE SAYINGS (606)    1  1 0
11/ 9 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)       785 997 23 44.1  11/ 9 PHOENIX GUARD (677)       1  2 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 is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Nothing is certain in TRANSEL, with changing loyalties, changing 
Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--LANCIARII.  CHAOS KIDS after a sorry 
1-4-0 might want to consider abandoning the sands and taking up singing the 'Can't 
fight no more' blues!  Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a 
perceptive observation?) as LANCIARII can attest...  MORAN certainly had a baffled 
expression on his face, after losing to CLYDE and losing 13 points in the process!  
Can you believe it?  RATIGAN-RAT apparently has better things to do as TRANSEL's 
Duelmaster than show up and fight!  Now I can't insult TUB THUMPING, as it has 
gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me if I lay it on 
too thick) Word has it one team in TRANSEL is taking speech lessons to try to bore 
their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in CHAOS 
KIDS are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  The warriors of 
CHAOS KIDS found their efforts at combat frustrated as LANCIARII apparently had more 
important things to do than fight.  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and 
HALLUCENT is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't PSYCHO SQUAD proud!  
HEMLOCK found herself challenged by a warrior 22 below:  SLANG DU JOUR.  SLANG DU 
JOUR of BREWHALLA kept hers wits as she subdued HEMLOCK.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Congratulations, KOKO 
TAYLOR.  The manager of TOP HITS should have sent ROUND AND ROUND to the Dark Arena 
for having a 4-7-1 long ago.  Questions are being raised about the disposing of 
severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in TRANSEL would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TUB THUMPING 8081            10   2  0  97         TOP HITS (675)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RATIGAN-RAT 7820             19  17  3 102         RAT PAK (277)             
 OVERKILL 8010                14   6  0  94         BREWHALLA (668)           
 CLYDE 8028                   12  13  1  92         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
 ASH 8016                     15  16  0  91         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOLFIN 7885                  17  38  0  89         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        
 SLANG DU JOUR 8009           13   7  0  78         BREWHALLA (668)           
 MORAN 7966                   16  27  1  76         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    
 HEMLOCK 8077                 10   6  0  70         CHAOS KIDS (669)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CO-PILOT THOR 8008           13   7  1  65         BREWHALLA (668)           
 LIKE A VIRGIN 6963            6   1  0  65         FAVORITE SAYINGS (606)    
 MCKINLEY 8020                14  16  2  60         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 HALLUCENT 8001               11  25  0  58         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WAIMEA BLAZE 8025             9   7  1  56         BREWHALLA (668)           
 PAINT IT BLACK 8085           8   4  1  54         TOP HITS (675)            
 ULLANDER 7862                 8  10  0  52         LANCIARII (635)           
 KOKO TAYLOR 8108              7   5  1  46         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
-MARIONETTE-RAT 8106           2   6  0  40         RAT PAK (277)             
 PSYCHO KILLER 8083            6   6  1  37         TOP HITS (675)            
 BLACK BETTY 8082              5   7  1  35         TOP HITS (675)            

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBER TASMANIAN 6176          4   3  0  33         METALLIC WOLVES (529)     
 REQUIEM 8112                  5   4  0  31         CHAOS KIDS (669)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YOU B@STARD 7158              2   4  0  24         FAVORITE SAYINGS (606)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KATANA-RAT 8075               3   4  0  23         RAT PAK (277)             
 ZOTACLES 8098                 2   0  0  23         LANCIARII (635)           
 YOLANDUS 8018                 3   1  0  21         LANCIARII (635)           
 XENOCRIS 7999                 3   1  0  15         LANCIARII (635)           
 AMELITOS 8122                 1   4  0  11         LANCIARII (635)           
 CARDINAL 8103                 2   4  0  10         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 PIED PIPER 8123               0   2  0   6         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
 CHAD 8125                     0   2  0   2         CHAOS KIDS (669)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THETAS TOMAN            0  0 0                      PAINT IT BLACK 8085   1041 NONE
KOKOMO ARNOLD 8071      1  1 0 BLACK AND BLUES 575  BLACK BETTY 8082      1039  
ROUND AND ROUND 8084    4  8 1 TOP HITS 675         KOKO TAYLOR 8108      1041  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OVERKILL devastated DOLFIN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CO-PILOT THOR won victory over HALLUCENT in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
SLANG DU JOUR overcame HEMLOCK in a popular 4 minute gruesome Challenge match.
ULLANDER devastated BLACK BETTY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
ASH was defeated by TUB THUMPING in a crowd pleasing 4 minute master's Title match.
CLYDE vanquished MORAN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
MCKINLEY was outlasted by LIKE A VIRGIN in a unpopular 10 minute gory brawl.
PSYCHO KILLER overcame YOU B@STARD in a action packed 1 minute melee.
WAIMEA BLAZE won victory over REQUIEM in a 2 minute duel.
PAINT IT BLACK slew THETAS TOMAN in a action packed 1 minute gory duel.
AMBER TASMANIAN defeated CARDINAL in a 2 minute match.
ROUND AND ROUND was easily killed by KOKO TAYLOR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
YOLANDUS demolished CHAD in a unpopular 5 minute mismatched match.
XENOCRIS bested PIED PIPER in a 4 minute novice's battle.
ZOTACLES bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
AMELITOS overcame BUMBLE-FINGERS in a popular 1 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         AIMED BLOW        15 -   9 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  19 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   5 -  2      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  15 -  1      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  36 -  3      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  13 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL     12 -  20 -  0      38  |

Turn 1041 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         1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  4         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      TUB THUMPING 8081          10   2  0   97 TOP HITS (675)
WALL OF STEEL    OVERKILL 8010              14   6  0   94 BREWHALLA (668)
LUNGING ATTACK   HEMLOCK 8077               10   6  0   70 CHAOS KIDS (669)
STRIKING ATTACK  PAINT IT BLACK 8085         8   4  1   54 TOP HITS (675)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ASH 8016.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ASH 8016.  The ten other most popular fighters were HEMLOCK 8077, WAIMEA BLAZE 8025, 
ZOTACLES 8098, YOU B@STARD 7158, PAINT IT BLACK 8085, AMBER TASMANIAN 6176, KOKO 
TAYLOR 8108, XENOCRIS 7999, AMELITOS 8122, and OVERKILL 8010.

The least popular fighter this week was LIKE A VIRGIN 6963.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CHAD 8125, PIED PIPER 8123, YOLANDUS 8018, ROUND AND ROUND 
8084, REQUIEM 8112, MCKINLEY 8020, MORAN 7966, BLACK BETTY 8082, DOLFIN 7885, and 
CLYDE 8028.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ASH (6-8016) FIRST NAME BASIS (641)