DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/18/2025    Duedate: 05/01/2025

ZENSU ARENA

DM 40    TURN 977

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZIPPY THE SLUG
OXY MORONS (537)
(40-5288) [16-11-0,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZIPPY THE SLUG                 NEW RIFF
OXY MORONS (537)               227 BOURBON ST. (533)
(40-5288) [16-11-0,98]         (40-5252) [7-2-1,87]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DAN'S GHOST                    NEW RIFF
BEYOND THE PALE (337)          227 BOURBON ST. (533)
(40-5196) [17-24-1,76]         (40-5252) [7-2-1,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PANDORA'S BOX (522)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OXY MORONS (537)              51 
2. THE SHIRE (321)               46    PANDORA'S BOX (522)
3. PANDORA'S BOX (522)           34    Unchartered Team
4. DREAMS WORK (538)             3  
5. 227 BOURBON ST. (533)         -10   227 BOURBON ST. (533)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PANDORA'S BOX (522)      135  55  4 71.1   1- 1 DIRTY DOZENS (333)        9  1 0
 2/ 2*227 BOURBON ST. (533)      7   4  1 63.6   2/ 2 PANDORA'S BOX (522)       9  1 0
 3/ 3 DREAMS WORK (538)         38  26  3 59.4   3/ 4 THE SHIRE (321)           6  4 1
 4/ 4 DEEP SHADOW (507)        163 131  6 55.4   4/ 5 DREAMS WORK (538)         5  7 0
 5- 5 DIRTY DOZENS (333)        69  56  2 55.2   5/ 3 BEYOND THE PALE (337)     5  7 0
 6/ 7 OXY MORONS (537)          63  68  1 48.1   6/ 6 OXY MORONS (537)          5 10 0
 7/ 8 BEYOND THE PALE (337)    1268 1465 36 46.4   7/ 8 DEEP SHADOW (507)         2  4 0
 8/ 9 THE SHIRE (321)           74 108  4 40.7   8/ 7*227 BOURBON ST. (533)     1  2 0
 9-10*FAR TRAVELERS A (536)      7  11  0 38.9   9-10*FAR TRAVELERS A (536)     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

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for ZENSU.  Like, DIRTY DOZENS had to be so 
embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by PANDORA'S BOX!  Way to go PANDORA'S 
BOX!  What was the name of that team who got 4-1-0 this turn for a total 63-68-1 you 
ask?  (Sure)  OXY MORONS' their name, and fighting's their game!  What a putz!  
REESIE fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title.  No 
one said she was a genius...  And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's 
habit of...(!)  Oh well, welcome ZIPPY THE SLUG.  Aren't OXY MORONS proud.  (Oh, my.) 
Who was the wiseguy that said ZENSU's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Victory 
Tavern?  Don't look at me!   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  The warriors of DREAMS WORK must be getting lonely.  They were the 
most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  I don't know what THE 
SHIRE's been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many fights from DREAMS 
WORK, that's fer sher.  Like, is DISEASE popular, or what?  She was challenged the 
most in all of ZENSU!  She's got a 4-1-0, is that good?  People were asking me did 
FLOODS REALLY challenge NEW RIFF?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it sounded 
good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but NEW RIFF wants me to write 
about it since it was defeated by FLOODS.  Satisfied?  DARKNESS must not be a good 
enough fighter to get in fair fights.  It challenged HUMPTY DUMPTY.  9 is a big 
difference.  (Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought DARKNESS showed great skill 
and promise when it subdued HUMPTY DUMPTY.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZIPPY THE SLUG 5288          16  11  0  98         OXY MORONS (537)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-REESIE 4227                  14   5  0 110         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        
-FRENCHIE 3155                13   8  0 106         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        
-GRANDPA JACK 5311             9   1  1 106         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        
-CARL THE TOOTH 3156          18  13  1 104         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        
 FLOODS 5263                  15   3  0  94         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEW RIFF 5252                 7   2  1  87         227 BOURBON ST. (533)     
 SLEEPY JOE 5294              15  13  1  83         OXY MORONS (537)          
 DAN'S GHOST 5196             17  24  1  76         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
 DOS JONES 5272               13  11  0  76         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
 BOB 5296                     11   4  1  67         DREAMS WORK (538)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MILITANT PACIFIST 5290       13  13  0  66         OXY MORONS (537)          
 NEERLY STENN 5273            11  13  1  62         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GLORIA 5298                   8   7  2  51         DREAMS WORK (538)         
 SANCHO PROUDFOOT 5255         9   8  0  49         THE SHIRE (321)           
 THE HEDGE 5316                6   4  0  45         THE SHIRE (321)           
 DISEASE 5327                  4   1  0  42         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       
 KEN 5297                      7   8  0  41         DREAMS WORK (538)         
 DARKNESS 5330                 5   0  0  34         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXPRESS MAIL 5323             5   5  0  33         OXY MORONS (537)          
 BOBO BOFFINS 5326             5   3  0  32         THE SHIRE (321)           
 BELLADONNA TOOK 5313          5   6  0  31         THE SHIRE (321)           
-DELUGE 5332                   3   1  0  30         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       
 LAME NINJA 5254               8   5  0  29         DEEP SHADOW (507)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWEET SORROW 5335             3   2  0  24         OXY MORONS (537)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROSIE COTTON 5328             2   4  1  22         THE SHIRE (321)           
 FROST BLADE 5277              2   3  0  11         DEEP SHADOW (507)         
 HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331            1   1  0  10         DREAMS WORK (538)         
-CHERUB OF JUSTICE 5349        0   1  0   1         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TICKET 5346             2  2 0 BEYOND THE PALE 337  ROSIE COTTON 5328      977  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FLOODS unbelievably bested NEW RIFF in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge fight.
THE HEDGE savagely defeated KEN in a exciting 3 minute gory Challenge melee.
DISEASE won victory over BELLADONNA TOOK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge brawl.
DARKNESS overpowered HUMPTY DUMPTY in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BOBO BOFFINS devastated FROST BLADE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
ZIPPY THE SLUG bested DOS JONES in a crowd pleasing 6 minute master's Title match.
DAN'S GHOST was handily defeated by SLEEPY JOE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BOB unbelievably bested MILITANT PACIFIST in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
NEERLY STENN vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GLORIA was defeated by SANCHO PROUDFOOT in a 2 minute match.
LAME NINJA was handily defeated by EXPRESS MAIL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ROSIE COTTON savagely slew TICKET in a 2 minute bloody match.
SWEET SORROW handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  14 -  0      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  21 -  2      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  19 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  31 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  12 -  0      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 977 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     2 -  4         3  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ZIPPY THE SLUG 5288        16  11  0   98 OXY MORONS (537)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   NEW RIFF 5252               7   2  1   87 227 BOURBON ST. (533)
AIMED BLOW       SLEEPY JOE 5294            15  13  1   83 OXY MORONS (537)
SLASHING ATTACK  DOS JONES 5272             13  11  0   76 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
BASHING ATTACK   GLORIA 5298                 8   7  2   51 DREAMS WORK (538)
WALL OF STEEL    SANCHO PROUDFOOT 5255       9   8  0   49 THE SHIRE (321)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DAN'S GHOST 5196.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NEW RIFF 5252.  The ten other most popular fighters were DOS JONES 5272, THE 
HEDGE 5316, ZIPPY THE SLUG 5288, HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331, MILITANT PACIFIST 5290, DISEASE 
5327, GLORIA 5298, SANCHO PROUDFOOT 5255, ROSIE COTTON 5328, and FLOODS 5263.

The least popular fighter this week was LAME NINJA 5254.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DAN'S GHOST 5196, FROST BLADE 5277, TICKET 5346, BOBO BOFFINS 5326, 
DARKNESS 5330, BELLADONNA TOOK 5313, KEN 5297, SWEET SORROW 5335, EXPRESS MAIL 5323, 
and NEERLY STENN 5273.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ZIPPY THE SLUG (40-5288) OXY MORONS (537)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                          SPUNKY (23-3638) IVO'S ARMY  (293) 
                    RUDY VOLEVOL (32-5851) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROGUE ESKIMO (32-6950) FRIEND OR FOE?  (365)
                    LOUIS CYPHRE (32-7573) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROAD TRIP (45-5050) THE MENTORS RIDE  (550)
                          SMUDGE (82-326) IRON CIRCLE  (61) 
                    METAL HEAD (82-4573) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2  (618) 
                     SELINA SKYRIVER (82-25332) WANDERERS  (4055) 
                      DIZZY (82-54125) CHARTMASTES 1969  (9145) 
                     CLICHY (84-35494) THIRSTY THUGS 1313  (6208) 
                       LEPROSY (84-36154) THE AFFLICTED  (6313) 
                ROBERT PAULSON 75 (84-47382) PROJECT MAYHEM 28  (8184) 
                     CYMORIL FIBER (85-2327) ETERNAL HOWLIN (430)
                   HARSH GMO (85-18688) THIRSTY THUGS 170P  (3427) 
                     KRIKIT (85-40358) UNKNOWN LEGACY 42  (7366) 
                      EXTREME TEAL (85-46601) TAMPA 19A  (8502) 
                      CLARK (85-51321) HELLO DARKNESS 16  (9356) 
                           TOXIN (85-54664) ERR 26  (2621) 
                        AVIAG (86-24310) LIZARD ARMY 3  (4457) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes