DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/20/2025    Duedate: 09/02/2025

SUNSET ARENA

DM 21    TURN 1034

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLASH
THE ALLIANCE (723)
(21-9980) [13-8-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLASH                          BUCK FIDEN
THE ALLIANCE (723)             WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)
(21-9980) [13-8-0,111]         (21-10033) [5-0-0,68]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BRIER BLACKMOON                BUCK FIDEN
NOMADIC TRIBE (160)            WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)
(21-9960) [15-11-1,93]         (21-10033) [5-0-0,68]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG LAKE TERROR (654)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. REAL BEER (424)               38 
2. THE OOZE ZONE (169)           33    REAL BEER (424)
3. PHILTHBALLS (554)             29    Unchartered Team
4. NOMADIC TRIBE (160)           24 
5. BEN'S BAZAAR (577)            20    WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)       5   0  0 100.   1/ 1 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     9  6 1
 2/ 1 REAL BEER (424)          189 100 13 65.4   2/ 9 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        8  7 3
 3- 2 TEAM ARGONAUTS (714)      56  34  0 62.2   3/ 4 GRIM FANDANGO (454)       7  5 0
 4/ 3 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      1240 1008 47 55.2   4/10 REAL BEER (424)           6  2 0
 5/ 4 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      53  47  2 53.0   5/ 7 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      6  4 0
 6/ 5 GRIM FANDANGO (454)      1539 1427 71 51.9   6/ 2 THE ALLIANCE (723)        6  4 0
 7/ 6 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)    677 632 44 51.7   7/12 THE OOZE ZONE (169)       6  7 0
 8/ 7 THE ALLIANCE (723)        48  52  3 48.0   8/ 8 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       5  5 0
 9/ 8 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)       979 1072 55 47.7   9/ 5 PHILTHBALLS (554)         5 10 1
10/ 9 SEA SHANTIES (718)        85  97  4 46.7  10- 6 TEAM ARGONAUTS (714)      4  0 0
11-10 RAT PAK (388)             63  72  0 46.7  11/ 3 THE WHOVIANS (691)        4  9 0
12/11 PHILTHBALLS (554)        579 674 39 46.2  12/ 0*WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)      1  0 0
13-12 MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437)  21  27  2 43.7  13-13 MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437)  1  0 0
14/14 THE OOZE ZONE (169)      151 218 10 40.9  14-11 RAT PAK (388)             1  3 0
15/13 THE WHOVIANS (691)       208 308 17 40.3  15/14 SEA SHANTIES (718)        1  9 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon SUNSET, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  THE WHOVIANS after a sorry 0-5-0 might want to 
consider abandoning the sands and taking up singing the 'Can't fight no more' blues!  
What's a move up by 7 you ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for 
celebration, according to BEN'S BAZAAR.  NOMADIC TRIBE posted a nice gain, to come in 
8th.  Everybody loves a winner...  REAL BEER had cause to celebrate, after BREAK OUT 
got 18 points by beating AZALEA.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, EUSTACE 
BAGGE was winsome, after beating FLYING DUTCHMAN and seeing him lose 14 points.  You 
could cut the tension with a scimitar as FLASH of THE ALLIANCE met the Duelmaster.  
In SUNSET, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new 
Duelmaster, FLASH.  Word has it one team in SUNSET 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?  Perhaps the warriors of BIG LAKE TERROR should 
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  As a woman of good 
breeding scorns the "warriors" of NOMADIC TRIBE, so did that sorry team shy from BIG 
LAKE TERROR Is it charming personality?  Conversational abilities?  Good oral 
hygiene?  Whatever it is, BLAK BOX is the most challenged warrior.  My love of 
complete Spyreports dictates that I note the mismatched fight, BLAK BOX and DARK 
PILGRIM.  Are GRIM FANDANGO unwilling to engage in a fair fight?  I thought BLAK BOX 
showed great skill and promise when he beat DARK PILGRIM.  All right, so I slept 
through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Oh hard!  that to 
strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in SUNSET is the highlight of my life.  Keep those 
sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir 

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLASH 9980                   13   8  0 111         THE ALLIANCE (723)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHEMICAL WEDDING 4904        13   7  0 109         MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437)  
 STERLING SAVANT 9951         16  11  1 108         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 UNCHAINABLE 9929             23  15  0 106         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
-JASON OF ARGOS 9761          13   9  0 102         TEAM ARGONAUTS (714)      
-SORCERESS MEDEA 9762         15   6  0  97         TEAM ARGONAUTS (714)      
 PHLEM 9938                   16  17  0  93         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 BRIER BLACKMOON 9960         15  11  1  93         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BANZAI-RAT 4237              14  18  0  85         RAT PAK (388)             
 LITTLE FLOAB 9924            10   6  0  85         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 HOLY GRAIL ALE 8616          10   5  0  83         REAL BEER (424)           
 RHUKK 9925                   13  11  0  74         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 DUSKBORNE BEAST 10041        10   5  0  71         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 LEFTY MCGRIM 9985            14  15  1  68         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 BUCK FIDEN 10033              5   0  0  68         WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALLY-GATOR 9999             10  13  2  66         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 BUSHWHACK 10028              10   7  0  66         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
-MIGHTY HERACLES 9765          8   8  0  66         TEAM ARGONAUTS (714)      
 EUSTACE BAGGE 10036           4   4  0  59         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUE MOON 9149                5   7  0  54         REAL BEER (424)           
-NEVERKNOT 10097               5   3  1  50         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 LASZLO 9919                   9   9  0  49         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 MOON SPLICER 10059            7   5  1  49         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 NARDOLE 9905                 11   9  0  48         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 DARK SPLIT 10095              7   2  0  43         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 HAARLEM 10027                 8   7  1  42         THE ALLIANCE (723)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIGHTY MOUSE 10085            4   5  0  41         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 DARK WISHES 10042            10   7  0  40         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 FLYING DUTCHMAN 10080         5   2  0  37         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 GREASE MONKEY 10083           4   6  0  34         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLAK BOX 10108                4   3  0  33         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 CALLI MARI 10089              5   4  0  29         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 AQUILEIA 10117                3   1  0  29         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 OGRYN 10093                   4   4  1  28         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 DAVROS 9997                   4   3  0  28         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 BREAK OUT 9852                2   0  0  28         REAL BEER (424)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INFIDELITY 10094              3   6  0  21         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 KOOTHRAPALLI 10133            2   0  0  21         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 SCARY HARRY 10050             2   8  0  21         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 WASTING TIME 10077            4   7  1  20         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 BLUSTER 10102                 2   3  0  20         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 MAN IN BLACK 10113            2   3  1  18         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 TP GOD 10099                  2   0  0  18         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 JUDOON 10125                  1   2  0  17         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 SQUID SOUP 10131              1   0  0  16         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 AZALEA 10111                  3   2  0  15         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 DARK VISIT 10122              2   2  0  15         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 CRETURE 10112                 2   3  2  12         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 TENEBRAS LUX 10128            1   1  0  10         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 KIWI SMUGGLER 10101           2   3  0   9         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 DARK PILGRIM 10123            2   2  0   8         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 MICHELOB ULTRA 10126          1   0  0   5         REAL BEER (424)           
 JACK SPARROW 10110            1   2  0   5         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
-CHIKARA-RAT 10118             1   1  0   4         RAT PAK (388)             
 KILLED 10119                  1   1  0   4         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 LAST SHADOW 10129             0   2  0   2         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 FYNN GERHEM 10142             0   1  0   1         PHILTHBALLS (554)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK WORDS 10096        2  3 0 BIG LAKE TERROR 654  NEVERKNOT 10097       1030 REVENGED
O'DOULS 10127           0  1 0 REAL BEER 424        WURM KIN              1034 NONE
PUDDLE OF MUD 10132     0  1 0 THE OOZE ZONE 169    CRETURE 10112         1034  
HATH 10005              0  1 0 THE WHOVIANS 691     MAN IN BLACK 10113    1034  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

O'DOULS was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FLASH devastated DARK OPTION in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
HOLY GRAIL ALE viciously subdued DUSKBORNE BEAST in a 3 minute gory Challenge match.
LEFTY MCGRIM was vanquished by PHLEM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
WALLY-GATOR overpowered LASZLO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
FLYING DUTCHMAN was devastated by EUSTACE BAGGE in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
NARDOLE was viciously subdued by BUSHWHACK in a 1 minute Challenge match.
MIGHTY MOUSE defeated DAVROS in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
BLAK BOX vanquished DARK PILGRIM in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
KIWI SMUGGLER was overpowered by INFIDELITY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
BLUSTER was defeated by GREASE MONKEY in a 1 minute novice vs. expert Challenge fight.
JUDOON was beaten by CALLI MARI in a 1 minute novice vs. veteran Challenge fight.
TENEBRAS LUX was viciously subdued by KOOTHRAPALLI in a 3 minute Challenge contest.
BREAK OUT devastated AZALEA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
LAST SHADOW was handily defeated by TP GOD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
AJANTI DAGGER overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 1 minute uneven struggle.
STERLING SAVANT overpowered LITTLE FLOAB in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
UNCHAINABLE savagely defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute brutal one-sided match.
BRIER BLACKMOON savagely defeated RHUKK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's fight.
BLUE MOON was savagely defeated by BUCK FIDEN in a exciting 2 minute expert's fight.
DARK SPLIT overcame OGRYN in a action packed 1 minute duel.
HAARLEM was bested by MOON SPLICER in a exciting 1 minute gory bout.
DARK WISHES luckily beat AQUILEIA in a 2 minute duel.
WASTING TIME was beaten by SCARY HARRY in a action packed 1 minute fight.
JACK SPARROW was overpowered by DARK VISIT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CRETURE viciously butchered PUDDLE OF MUD in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's bout.
MAN IN BLACK executed HATH in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
KILLED was handily defeated by SQUID SOUP in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MICHELOB ULTRA luckily beat FYNN GERHEM in a action packed 4 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                  11         AIMED BLOW        33 -  19 -  1      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  22 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  11 -  2      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         LUNGING ATTACK    51 -  48 -  5      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  20 -  0      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         BASHING ATTACK    31 -  39 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  36 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  28 -  1      33  |

Turn 1034 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-STRIKE       3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  7         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  7         1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   FLASH 9980                 13   8  0  111 THE ALLIANCE (723)
SLASHING ATTACK  STERLING SAVANT 9951       16  11  1  108 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
TOTAL PARRY      UNCHAINABLE 9929           23  15  0  106 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
PARRY-LUNGE      BRIER BLACKMOON 9960       15  11  1   93 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE FLOAB 9924          10   6  0   85 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
LUNGING ATTACK   HOLY GRAIL ALE 8616        10   5  0   83 REAL BEER (424)
AIMED BLOW       RHUKK 9925                 13  11  0   74 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
STRIKING ATTACK  BUCK FIDEN 10033            5   0  0   68 WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)
PARRY-STRIKE     BUSHWHACK 10028            10   7  0   66 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BRIER BLACKMOON 9960.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BUCK FIDEN 10033.  The ten other most popular fighters were FYNN GERHEM 
10142, HOLY GRAIL ALE 8616, TENEBRAS LUX 10128, STERLING SAVANT 9951, BRIER BLACKMOON 
9960, DUSKBORNE BEAST 10041, DARK SPLIT 10095, MOON SPLICER 10059, AQUILEIA 10117, 
and SCARY HARRY 10050.

The least popular fighter this week was KILLED 10119.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HATH 10005, JACK SPARROW 10110, RHUKK 9925, LAST SHADOW 10129, AZALEA 
10111, BLUSTER 10102, KIWI SMUGGLER 10101, DAVROS 9997, LEFTY MCGRIM 9985, and 
O'DOULS 10127.

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

DARK OPTION (21-9903) BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
AJANTI DAGGER (21-9984) BEN'S BAZAAR (577)