DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/14/2025    Duedate: 07/26/2025

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM 25    TURN 1022

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BIG BLUE MARBLE
FIGHT THE POWER (184)
(25-1702) [9-4-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BIG BLUE MARBLE                DYVIM TVAR
FIGHT THE POWER (184)          MELNIBONE (600)
(25-1702) [9-4-0,114]          (25-6785) [3-0-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

WASHINGTON VERN                BIG BLUE MARBLE
THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)         FIGHT THE POWER (184)
(25-6397) [21-36-0,99]         (25-1702) [9-4-0,114]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MELNIBONE (600)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)        31 
2. GONE COUNTRY (453)            17    WINDS OF WAR (583)
3. MELNIBONE (600)               10    Unchartered Team
4. WINDS OF WAR (583)            10 
5. FIGHT THE POWER (184)         10    MELNIBONE (600)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       14   3  0 82.4   1/ 2*MELNIBONE (600)           8  3 0
 2/ 2 WINDS OF WAR (583)       153  58  3 72.5   2/ 1 WINDS OF WAR (583)        6  3 0
 3/ 3*MELNIBONE (600)           10   5  0 66.7   3/ 3 PHOENIX GUARD (598)       5  6 0
 4/ 4 PHOENIX GUARD (598)       27  26  2 50.9   4/ 6*GONE COUNTRY (453)        5  8 1
 5/ 7 FIGHT THE POWER (184)     11  12  1 47.8   5/ 7 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    4  5 0
 6/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)   966 1098 29 46.8   6/ 4 WORKING GIRLS (193)       4  6 3
 7/ 8 WORKING GIRLS (193)      180 234 16 43.5   7/ 5 FIGHT THE POWER (184)     3  0 0
 8- 9 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      26  36  2 41.9   8- 8 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       1  0 0
 9/10*GONE COUNTRY (453)         5   8  1 38.5   9-10 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      1  4 0
10/ 0*OVERKILL (76)              4   9  0 30.8  10/ 0*OVERKILL (76)             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

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
LYRATILAN brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, WINDS OF WAR, since 
MELNIBONE took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Now let's all 
watch MELNIBONE's heads swell from their 3-0-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, 
big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see PAUL STOCK win a 
fight and gain 23 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, PAUL STOCK beat MOCKINGBIRD and 
MOCKINGBIRD lost 22 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  DORI KAAB Dark Arena 
Challenged DARK CHAMPION for LYRATILAN's Title this turn, and guess what happened?  
And if variety is the spice of life, LYRATILAN may be getting bland, as DORI KAAB 
stays top dog in the city.  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, LYRATILAN?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  What's 
the big D?  GONE COUNTRY was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  
Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was MELNIBONE.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm frightfully 
impressed, WASHINGTON VERN was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego 
swell, sports fans.  And we have MADELINE in a challenge, going down 15 points for 
the fight.  Guess what?  I thought MADELINE showed great skill and promise when she 
bested SUSAN MURPHY.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  WORKING GIRLS has cause to pause today, as 
DORI KAAB was sent to the Dark Arena, and came back--though not in the best of moods, 
I'll wager.  So, LOST ALDERAAN, just going to let SHARULIAN rot in peace are we?  Bye 
bye Bloodfeud, hello gloating arrogant DORI KAAB.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, 
it only shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on 
this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in LYRATILAN to get a drink than The Mourngrym 
Inn and Tavern!  Any suggestions?  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                  
 BIG BLUE MARBLE 1702          9   4  0 114         FIGHT THE POWER (184)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PETRO STICK 6682             15  14  1 102         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 WASHINGTON VERN 6397         21  36  0  99         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MADELINE 6691                10   4  0  71         WINDS OF WAR (583)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAUL STOCK 6680               8  22  0  66         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
-WARREN 6603                   8   7  0  63         WINDS OF WAR (583)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BYRON 6674                   16   6  0  54         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 HEN 6742                      9   3  0  50         PHOENIX GUARD (598)       
-AETHER FLOW 6675              6   7  1  49         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 SUSAN MURPHY 6704             8  11  1  48         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 MOCKINGBIRD 6743              4   6  0  44         PHOENIX GUARD (598)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NATALIE 6760                  3   1  0  31         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
-DANKE 6732                    5   6  0  29         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 DYVIM TVAR 6785               3   0  0  29         MELNIBONE (600)           
 ARIOCH 6770                   3   1  0  24         MELNIBONE (600)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YISHANA 6788                  2   0  0  22         MELNIBONE (600)           
 RANDY TRAVIS 4887             2   1  0  17         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 REBA 4885                     2   1  0  17         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
-STORMBRINGER 6771             2   1  0  16         MELNIBONE (600)           
 VULTURE 6781                  3   2  0  11         PHOENIX GUARD (598)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GEORGE STRAIT 4888            1   1  1   9         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 ALAN JACKSON 4886             0   3  0   7         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
-DZIEKUJE 6779                 0   3  0   3         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 BLACKNAR 488                  0   3  0   3         OVERKILL (76)             
 DUSTIN LYNCH 6790             0   1  0   1         GONE COUNTRY (453)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
IPA 6723                2  1 0 LIBATIONS 2 592      AETHER FLOW 6675      1019  
DOH DOH 6763            1  3 0 PHOENIX GUARD 598    GEORGE STRAIT 4888    1020  
AARON 6782              1  1 0 WINDS OF WAR 583     ARENAMASTER JYO       1022 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DORI KAAB viciously butchered DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
AARON was murdered by ARENAMASTER JYO in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
BIG BLUE MARBLE demolished WASHINGTON VERN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title fight.
MADELINE devastated SUSAN MURPHY in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
PETRO STICK demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MOCKINGBIRD was vanquished by PAUL STOCK in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
HEN handily defeated HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
RANDY TRAVIS vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ALAN JACKSON lost to ARIOCH in a action packed 1 minute beginner's fight.
REBA luckily beat VULTURE in a action packed 1 minute novice's fight.
BLACKNAR was overpowered by DYVIM TVAR in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
YISHANA bested DUSTIN LYNCH in a 1 minute brutal amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    23 -  15 -  4      61  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  14 -  1      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  15 -  0      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  23 -  2      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  31 -  3      35  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -  14 -  1      26  |

Turn 1022 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         2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     BIG BLUE MARBLE 1702        9   4  0  114 FIGHT THE POWER (184)
STRIKING ATTACK  PETRO STICK 6682           15  14  1  102 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)
BASHING ATTACK   MADELINE 6691              10   4  0   71 WINDS OF WAR (583)
TOTAL PARRY      HEN 6742                    9   3  0   50 PHOENIX GUARD (598)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WASHINGTON VERN 6397.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BIG BLUE MARBLE 1702.  The ten other most popular fighters were MADELINE 
6691, PETRO STICK 6682, PAUL STOCK 6680, DYVIM TVAR 6785, YISHANA 6788, HEN 6742, 
ALAN JACKSON 4886, ARIOCH 6770, REBA 4885, and VULTURE 6781.

The least popular fighter this week was DUSTIN LYNCH 6790.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BLACKNAR 488, WASHINGTON VERN 6397, AARON 6782, RANDY TRAVIS 
4887, MOCKINGBIRD 6743, SUSAN MURPHY 6704, VULTURE 6781, REBA 4885, ARIOCH 6770, and 
ALAN JACKSON 4886.

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

DORI KAAB (25-6650) WORKING GIRLS (193)