DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/01/2025    Duedate: 09/13/2025

ALJAFIR ARENA

DM 17    TURN 1030

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MR PYTHON
NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
(17-8502) [22-12-0,138]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MR PYTHON                      TUMBLIN' DICE
NEON SCRAPPERS (694)           244 BOURBONS ST (699)
(17-8502) [22-12-0,138]        (17-8560) [7-2-0,70]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

GRIMWAVE                       RAGE
NEON SCRAPPERS (694)           NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
(17-8532) [14-12-0,102]        (17-8612) [9-2-0,73]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON SCRAPPERS (694)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON SCRAPPERS (694)          40 
2. WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)        26    THE SHOWOFFS (111)
3. TOP FIVE BOBS (702)           16    Unchartered Team
4. THE SHOWOFFS (111)            11 
5. MIDDLE WAY (484)              8     TOP FIVE BOBS (702)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 TEAM WILLOW (673)         12   0  0 100.   1/ 2 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)     12  3 0
 2- 2*SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)      1   0  0 100.   2/ 1 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)   10  4 0
 3/ 0*TOP FIVE BOBS (702)       12   4  0 75.0   3/ 5 THE SHOWOFFS (111)        5  4 0
 4/ 0*244 BOURBONS ST (699)      7   4  0 63.6   4- 4*ASSASSINS (705)           3  2 0
 5/ 3 THE SHOWOFFS (111)       592 369 33 61.6   5/ 8 MIDDLE WAY (484)          2  4 0
 6/ 4 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)   340 234 24 59.2   6/ 3 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  2 12 0
 7/ 5 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      83  65  1 56.1   7- 9*SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)     1  0 0
 8/ 6 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  90  82  5 52.3   8- 6 TEAM WILLOW (673)         1  0 0
 9- 7*ASSASSINS (705)           13  12  0 52.0   9/ 0*244 BOURBONS ST (699)     1  0 0
10/ 8 MIDDLE WAY (484)         1100 1448 23 43.2  10/ 0*TOP FIVE BOBS (702)       1  0 0
11/11*THIS MODERN WORLD (701)    7  10  1 41.2  11/10*THIS MODERN WORLD (701)   1  2 0
12/ 9 TROLLS (695)              37  54  2 40.7  12/ 7 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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Well, thank you, Warwick! I don't think I could have beaten a warrior with such a 
distinguished resume' as you have, so I appreciate you taking a break and making an 
opportunity for me. We'll see how long I can remain.  I thought I would garner the 
attention of the Lady Greywand by now, but such is not the case. I have an idea what 
she is looking for: I have the requisite wins, the necessary FE, the needed political 
points, and the ratings. Well, maybe not the ratings. Apparently she wants to see them 
in specific skill areas. I guess there's a little more learning to do.

Nice turn, Eagles Dare! Took top team by one measly fight, but you did it. We 
Scrappers still managed to garner five arena awards to earn a free turn next cycle, 
thanks to me, of course. We're still partying like it's 1999!

May the gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Mr. Python, your Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome ALJAFIR.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Woof!  WHEN EAGLES DARE 
were a bunch of dogs after NEON SCRAPPERS got through with 'em!  2nd ain't so sweet 
as 1st!  Hmmmph!  I always thought TROLLS was an over-rated team and they proved it 
with a 1-4-0!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  
Thrust!  Block out the pain!  MIDDLE WAY is now ranked 5th with a 1-1-0 turn.  It 
seems so recently people were saying NEON SCRAPPERS was washed up, finished.  But 
4-1-0 moved them up 1.  I guess they're washed no more...  What's with NEIL AND?  He 
actually beat ALJAFIR's PERSISTENT BEGGAR, and walked away with 16 more points from 
the fight.  Try as he might, COMO wasn't good enough at persuading MR PYTHON to step 
down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up 
fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  ALJAFIR thinks TROLLS 
and their 37-54-2 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  The bums 
at THE SHOWOFFS couldn't face the challenges from TROLLS!  No excuse for that!  What 
do people see in RALF TANNER?  His 2-6-0?  MIDDLE WAY ain't talkin', but he's got 16 
points.  I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that GRIMWAVE 
gets in.  He fights people like CASTLE KEEP, 14 points below.  I thought GRIMWAVE 
showed great skill and promise when he subdued CASTLE KEEP.  All right, so I slept 
through it!  Big deal!   
     Warriors of ALJAFIR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Here's some 
advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  ALJAFIR 
is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR PYTHON 8502               22  12  0 138         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WARWICK DAVIS 8323           12   0  0 137         TEAM WILLOW (673)         
 GRIMWAVE 8532                14  12  0 102         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COMO 8460                    20  15  0  83         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  
 ALIENIST 8539                14  11  0  73         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 CASTLE KEEP 8596             10   5  0  73         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    
 RAGE 8612                     9   2  0  73         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 TUMBLIN' DICE 8560            7   2  0  70         244 BOURBONS ST (699)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MASON 8458                   16  19  2  69         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FARRELL 8457                 13  22  0  61         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  
 BERT 8513                    11   8  0  58         TROLLS (695)              

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLADE 8629                    6   0  0  49         ASSASSINS (705)           
 YOU JUST LOST 8580            8   9  1  47         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YOU'RE NOT GOOD 8600          9   6  0  33         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 DISTINGUISHED 8618            4   4  0  33         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    
 TYLER 8638                    3   4  0  32         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  
 BRUZER 8630                   7   2  0  31         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 TACO TRUCK 8646               5   1  0  31         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    
 BIG DUDE 8579                 7   9  0  30         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 TOUCH GRASS 8584              3   4  1  30         THIS MODERN WORLD (701)   
 NOGGIN 8555                   6   7  0  25         TROLLS (695)              
 POMPEII 8603                  4   4  0  24         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 APHRACE 8595                  4  11  0  23         MIDDLE WAY (484)          
-VLAD 8627                     2   4  0  23         ASSASSINS (705)           
-COUNT 8628                    4   2  0  20         ASSASSINS (705)           
-DEVIL FISH 8656               1   0  0  19         SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)     
 RALF TANNER 8634              2   6  0  16         MIDDLE WAY (484)          
 NEIL AND 8590                 1   0  0  16         TOP FIVE BOBS (702)       
 ONE EYED HAG 8615             3   4  0  15         TROLLS (695)              
 SCARA 8619                    2   4  0  10         TROLLS (695)              
-DAYWALKER 8625                1   5  0   8         ASSASSINS (705)           
 EYE SCREAM 8647               1   2  0   5         TROLLS (695)              

'-' 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

GRIMWAVE devastated CASTLE KEEP in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
RAGE subdued MASON in a popular 4 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge melee.
ALIENIST devastated FARRELL in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
YOU JUST LOST subdued BRUZER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge competition.
TOUCH GRASS won victory over NOGGIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
SCARA was overpowered by POMPEII in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
EYE SCREAM was savagely defeated by RALF TANNER in a 4 minute Challenge melee.
MR PYTHON vanquished COMO in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
TUMBLIN' DICE vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BERT defeated TYLER in a action packed 1 minute match.
BIG DUDE was savagely defeated by TACO TRUCK in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
YOU'RE NOT GOOD bested ONE EYED HAG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal conflict.
APHRACE was demolished by DISTINGUISHED in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.
NEIL AND handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   4 -  0      73  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  21 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  12 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        35 -  31 -  1      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE      24 -  34 -  1      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  0      39  |

Turn 1030 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MR PYTHON 8502             22  12  0  138 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
LUNGING ATTACK   GRIMWAVE 8532              14  12  0  102 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
PARRY-STRIKE     COMO 8460                  20  15  0   83 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
PARRY-LUNGE      RAGE 8612                   9   2  0   73 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
STRIKING ATTACK  TUMBLIN' DICE 8560          7   2  0   70 244 BOURBONS ST (699)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GRIMWAVE 8532.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was RAGE 8612.  The ten other most popular fighters were MASON 8458, RALF TANNER 
8634, GRIMWAVE 8532, YOU JUST LOST 8580, TOUCH GRASS 8584, TACO TRUCK 8646, YOU'RE 
NOT GOOD 8600, FARRELL 8457, TUMBLIN' DICE 8560, and BERT 8513.

The least popular fighter this week was BIG DUDE 8579.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were COMO 8460, SCARA 8619, NOGGIN 8555, CASTLE KEEP 8596, APHRACE 8595, ONE 
EYED HAG 8615, TYLER 8638, BRUZER 8630, MR PYTHON 8502, and EYE SCREAM 8647.