DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/29/2025    Duedate: 09/25/2025

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM 50    TURN 472

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BROTHER HADES
PANDEMONIUM (442)
(50-4161) [8-0-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TRILL                          BROTHER HADES
DARQUE THEORY (348)            PANDEMONIUM (442)
(50-4084) [18-9-2,102]         (50-4161) [8-0-0,108]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PERRY REESE                    BROTHER HADES
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             PANDEMONIUM (442)
(50-4094) [20-29-0,89]         (50-4161) [8-0-0,108]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE THEORY (348)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SIGMA NU'S (328)              24 
2. 232 BOURBON ST (445)          19    232 BOURBON ST (445)
3. PANDEMONIUM (442)             16    Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)            11 
5. DARQUE THEORY (348)           9     PANDEMONIUM (442)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 232 BOURBON ST (445)       8   2  0 80.0   1/ 1 DARQUE THEORY (348)      10  4 0
 2/ 2*PANDEMONIUM (442)         10   3  0 76.9   2/ 3 SIGMA NU'S (328)          7  8 0
 3- 3 OPEN SESAME (199)        612 380 46 61.7   3/ 4 232 BOURBON ST (445)      3  0 0
 4/ 4 DARQUE THEORY (348)      239 163 16 59.5   4/ 5*PANDEMONIUM (442)         3  1 0
 5- 5 MASTER BLASTERS (60)     147 105  4 58.3   5/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        2  4 0
 6- 6 FAR TRAVELERS (443)        9   9  0 50.0   6- 2 OPEN SESAME (199)         2  6 0
 7/ 7 SIGMA NU'S (328)          75  89  3 45.7   7- 8 FAR TRAVELERS (443)       1  0 0
 8/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       457 701 11 39.5   8- 6 MASTER BLASTERS (60)      1  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 
SNOWBOUND brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  If this keeps up, OPEN SESAME, 
you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 4 in the rankings?  Of 
course, we're all terribly impressed to see JACK DEATH win a fight and gain 19 
points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, ISLAND ROOSTER beat BIG JIM and BIG JIM lost 12 points.  
You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as BROTHER 
HADES takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  
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, SNOWBOUND?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  OPEN 
SESAME, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  
Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was DARQUE THEORY.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, 
I'm frightfully impressed, BROTHER HADES was this turn's most challenged warrior.  
Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     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.  We're all going to die in the end, so why 
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     There's got to be a better place in SNOWBOUND to get a drink than The Victory 
Tavern!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so 
nice!  So nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROTHER HADES 4161            8   0  0 108         PANDEMONIUM (442)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRILL 4084                   18   9  2 102         DARQUE THEORY (348)       
 OUTTA TUNE 4083              19   8  0  94         DARQUE THEORY (348)       
 JACK DEATH 2955              14  19  1  92         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
-MRS. SPARKLENOSE 4063         9   3  0  92         OPEN SESAME (199)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PERRY REESE 4094             20  29  0  89         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
 JOSEKI KO 2959               17  16  1  87         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 ISLAND ROOSTER 4185           8   2  0  87         232 BOURBON ST (445)      
 MARK 2958                    19  14  0  81         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 BIG JIM 2956                 11  22  0  71         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
-BIG BIRD 4177                 5   5  0  67         OPEN SESAME (199)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OSTINATO 4095                15   8  1  64         DARQUE THEORY (348)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALVIN 4141                   12  17  1  54         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
-MAHNA MAHNA 4188              5   3  1  47         OPEN SESAME (199)         
 FUGUE 4135                    7   4  0  44         DARQUE THEORY (348)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNOW PLOW 4195                4   3  0  22         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
-NIVEK 4196                    2   1  0  21         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      
 BRIOSO 4145                   2   2  0  18         DARQUE THEORY (348)       
-PRAIRIE DAWN 4210             1   0  0  11         OPEN SESAME (199)         
-EL CAMINO 4201                1   0  0  10         FAR TRAVELERS (443)       
-DALV 4203                     0   1  0   7         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      
-MURRAY MONSTER 4198           0   1  0   5         OPEN SESAME (199)         

'-' 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

OUTTA TUNE was viciously subdued by BROTHER HADES in a 2 minute bloody Title fight.
TRILL won victory over MARK in a 1 minute expert's battle.
PERRY REESE was demolished by JACK DEATH in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BIG JIM was devastated by ISLAND ROOSTER in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
JOSEKI KO devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
OSTINATO overpowered ALVIN in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
FUGUE viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
BRIOSO lost to SNOW PLOW in a 1 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        13 -   3 -  0      81  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  22 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  23 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  16 -  1      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   9 -  0      36  |

Turn 472 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BROTHER HADES 4161          8   0  0  108 PANDEMONIUM (442)
LUNGING ATTACK   TRILL 4084                 18   9  2  102 DARQUE THEORY (348)
BASHING ATTACK   OUTTA TUNE 4083            19   8  0   94 DARQUE THEORY (348)
PARRY-LUNGE      ISLAND ROOSTER 4185         8   2  0   87 232 BOURBON ST (445)
TOTAL PARRY      MARK 2958                  19  14  0   81 SIGMA NU'S (328)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    OSTINATO 4095              15   8  1   64 DARQUE THEORY (348)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PERRY REESE 4094.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BROTHER HADES 4161.  The ten other most popular fighters were OUTTA TUNE 
4083, ISLAND ROOSTER 4185, FUGUE 4135, TRILL 4084, JACK DEATH 2955, JOSEKI KO 2959, 
OSTINATO 4095, SNOW PLOW 4195, BRIOSO 4145, and MARK 2958.

The least popular fighter this week was ALVIN 4141.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BIG JIM 2956, PERRY REESE 4094, MARK 2958, BRIOSO 4145, SNOW PLOW 4195, 
OSTINATO 4095, JOSEKI KO 2959, JACK DEATH 2955, TRILL 4084, and FUGUE 4135.

                          STYLEMASTERS for FACE-TO-FACE 73

The prize for the managers of each of these stylemasters (except the tournament 
champions) is a single Z.A.P.P. potion or a single bonus skill potion.  Primus bonus 
potions must be used on a Primus warrior of the same style; ADM bonus potions must be
used on an ADM warrior of the same style; basic DM potions may be used on any living 
warrior on the same team. Stylemaster potions may be traded 1:1 but may not be sold. 
Unused stylemaster prizes expire after six months. Congrats to the winners!

DM 200 STYLEMASTERS 
STRIKING ATTACK  CRYSTAL GRAVY 7-3111        1   4  0  859 WASTELAND II (17)         
PARRY-STRIKE     CARTMAN 7-4034              2   3  0  103 WASTELAND II (17)         
BASHING ATTACK   NO QUAM HERE 12-3729        3   3  0  858 EASTERN HORDE (26)        
WALL OF STEEL    THE PERFECT DRUG 3-6943     3   3  0  964 IRATE FORMATIONS (9)      
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SIKAMIKANICO 7-2681         4   3  0  100 DANGEROUS PUPPETS (16)    
LUNGING ATTACK   IRON PRINCESS 18-3115       4   3  0  146 THUNDR + LITENING (34)    
SLASHING ATTACK  LEGACY 18-5620              4   3  0  991 THUNDR + LITENING (34)    
TOTAL PARRY      BOSOMY GOLDMINE 1-8537      5   3  0  856 SUPER STARS R US (4)      
PARRY-LUNGE      SKIDMARK BUG 2-5711         5   3  0  918 042909A (6)               
AIMED BLOW       BOB ETERNAL 38-4460        17   2  0  159 SANDS OF TIME (56)        
                   
DM 201 STYLEMASTERS 
STRIKING ATTACK  BERLIN 21-8161              3   3  0  606 WAR ZONE (35)             
SLASHING ATTACK  SLITHERING IDIOT 98-6021    4   3  0  401 SERPENTS HOLD 6 (111)     
PARRY-LUNGE      PIZZA PASTA 18-3397         5   3  0  586 WASTELAND (30)            
BASHING ATTACK   ONUPHRE 31-3385             6   3  0  847 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (42)  
PARRY-STRIKE     CADILLAC DUARDO 18-2130     7   3  0  902 THE FIRST REVENGER (29)   
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ANDRES 61-3645              8   3  0  709 BOMB SQUAD (63)           
LUNGING ATTACK   BERNARD 9-6057              9   3  0  494 WESTWORLD (18)            
WALL OF STEEL    ORANGE CRANBERRY 97-4962   11   3  0  680 MUFFINS TO DIE FOR (108)  
TOTAL PARRY      SPARE ANCHOR 18-9610       11   3  0  974 SEA DOGS (33)             
AIMED BLOW       LUCIAN ADAMS 84-28187      17   0  0  969 MEDAL OF HONOR 1A1 (98)   
                   
DM 202 STYLEMASTERS 
STRIKING ATTACK  SPANK ME FLOYD 9-5008       2   3  0  379 PET SHOP FLOYD (13)       
WALL OF STEEL    HALF-ORC CAPTAIN 82-4597    3   3  0  314 DISPOSABLE HEROES (73)    
PARRY-STRIKE     CURDLE 96-5748              5   3  0  424 BLOOD GANG 117F (93)      
SLASHING ATTACK  DOUBLE TRUE 41-4585         6   3  0  583 LAZY SUNDAY (43)          
TOTAL PARRY      THE THING 98-6975           8   3  0  371 MONSTERS II (95)          
BASHING ATTACK   CYCLOPS 7-4625              8   3  0  551 BIG BAD (12)              
PARRY-RIPOSTE    VIBRANT THING 24-5114       9   3  0  558 TRIBE (27)                
PARRY-LUNGE      ARUTHA 56-4723             10   3  0  441 MEN OF STEEL (54)         
LUNGING ATTACK   PICKAPEPPA 84-32086        10   3  0  463 SAUCY (84)                
AIMED BLOW       OLA MIZE 40-4325           15   1  0  478 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (42)    
                   
DM 203 STYLEMASTERS 
PARRY-STRIKE     BATH 96-6062                2   3  0  369 BLOOD GANGA 118F (135)    
WALL OF STEEL    HANNIBAL LECTER 99-3922     5   3  0  466 DERANGED 24 (145)         
BASHING ATTACK   SACRIFICE 51-4947           6   3  0  297 MIGHTY MORALS (67)        
PARRY-LUNGE      PEARL 3-7794                6   3  0  385 STEVEN UNIVERSE (8)       
STRIKING ATTACK  BROKEN WING 84-32944        6   3  0  497 LOVE MINUS ZERO (112)     
TOTAL PARRY      COLOSSEUM HALLS 1-8871      9   3  0  616 RUN DMC (3)               
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RUTH 18-10121              10   3  0  799 SHEPHERDS (29)            
LUNGING ATTACK   SINISTER 78-2358           11   3  0  472 THE BROTHERHOOD (89)      
SLASHING ATTACK  SHOUT 4-7430               12   3  0  369 PALE SHELTER 57 (12)      
AIMED BLOW       HELP ON THE WAY 30-4717    17   1  0  720 DELTA BLUES (51)          
                   
DM 204 STYLEMASTERS 
PARRY-STRIKE     ED-209 96-5273              5   3  0  212 KILLER MACHINES F2 (147)  
SLASHING ATTACK  MAGNA CARTA 81-3747         6   3  0  185 DARQUE AGES (105)         
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WILLFUL TOADYISM 86-5924    6   3  0  263 SMOKE 2020N (136)         
PARRY-LUNGE      PIGSTY PARSEC 86-2062       6   3  0  325 PALE SHELTER 32 (135)     
AIMED BLOW       BALZEC 56-4123              7   3  0  164 INCONSISTENT FURY (81)    
WALL OF STEEL    BLACKWELL 6-7510            7   3  0  262 BLACK AND BLUES (17)      
LUNGING ATTACK   BANANA MINT 96-7240        12   3  0  249 EVIL MUFFINS B2 (148)     
BASHING ATTACK   CHI TRIBUNE 19-5711        13   3  0  446 MADE YOU LOOK (37)        
TOTAL PARRY      LAZY B 85-14250            15   3  0  346 HOWLIN STRIKE (129)       
STRIKING ATTACK  OLYPIA 15-5815             16   2  1  197 MARKS PARTY (28)          
                   
DM 205 STYLEMASTERS 
BASHING ATTACK   FREE GIFT 72-10194          4   3  0   99 BB PLEDGE DRIVE (94)      
WALL OF STEEL    SERGEANT 5 56-4497          6   3  0  185 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (72)   
STRIKING ATTACK  CHUCK NORRIS 60-8381        8   3  0  139 RESCUE RANGERS (74)       
PARRY-STRIKE     GUY 'N ANNE 18-10794        9   3  0  192 NEXT GENERATION (29)      
PARRY-LUNGE      SCHNOOKLEWUGGY 84-16559    10   3  0  217 SUPE FORCES 9A03 (135)    
SLASHING ATTACK  SIFT SALON 85-17563        11   3  0  220 OCT 16 BATCH 22 (174)     
TOTAL PARRY      SSG 4 84-34311             11   3  1  197 MEDAL OF HONOR HK (150)   
LUNGING ATTACK   PODCAST 86-7078            13   3  0  170 ERRATA 3 (238)            
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DELIVERANCE 85-10416       15   3  0  160 MENTORS RESTORE (167)     
AIMED BLOW       SWAMP DONKEY 18-11313      16   2  0  122 THUNDR + LITENING (30)    
                   
DM 206 STYLEMASTERS 
BASHING ATTACK   SKIN & BONES 86-29256       3   3  0   66 FOO ROOKIES 25 (127)      
PARRY-STRIKE     CASH MONEY 86-41390         5   3  1   59 HOWLIN COLLECT (147)      
PARRY-LUNGE      LEBOWSKI 35-5244            6   3  0   63 WOJOWNIKOW (45)           
WALL OF STEEL    BEAR 72-6221                6   3  0   73 RUSSIAN BIRDS (73)        
AIMED BLOW       TEMPEST 86-37096            7   3  0   74 HIGHGARDEN III (137)      
TOTAL PARRY      COVID 19 86-20468           9   3  0   78 PANDEMIC 9 (120)          
SLASHING ATTACK  YOU UP? 86-46059            9   3  1   79 THAT'S TREMENDOUS (155)   
STRIKING ATTACK  BLUE MONDAY 73-6898        11   3  0   82 CANADIAN WHISKEY (75)     
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FIONA 41-5560              13   3  0   76 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (50)     
LUNGING ATTACK   CRUEL STEEL 75-3860        16   0  0   88 CRITICALS (82)            
                   
DM 207 STYLEMASTERS 
PARRY-STRIKE     KISS DA CLOWN NOSE 86-4608  3   3  0   46 WASHINGTON BROS (237)     
PARRY-LUNGE      TEMPTED 74-5077             4   3  0   49 FAR TRAVELERS (123)       
BASHING ATTACK   ROUTE 66 71-8748            5   3  0   50 WESTERN FRONTIER (108)    
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CRATOS RAMIRO 28-5110       7   3  0   54 OF WOLF AND MAN (53)      
WALL OF STEEL    EDUCATION 85-50638          8   3  0   57 INSPIRATION (161)         
LUNGING ATTACK   CHUU 7-7279                10   3  0   61 ERRATA! (15)              
TOTAL PARRY      VORTEX 85-53975            11   3  0   62 THE PURGE 216 (162)       
STRIKING ATTACK  MAGOLO 86-50505            12   3  0   65 SAVAGE KINGDOM (267)      
AIMED BLOW       BOSS HOG 9-6635            13   3  0   66 RYE THE LIGHTNING (20)    
SLASHING ATTACK  TWITTER BEEF 41-5530       14   2  0   68 FURIOUS FOOD (73)         
                   
DM 208 STYLEMASTERS 
PARRY-LUNGE      ANNE DJINN 28-6035          3   3  0   26 OTTO'S MECHANICS (47)     
BASHING ATTACK   SPLATTER 45-5881            5   3  0   20 FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (77)   
PARRY-RIPOSTE    STYGER 86-47676             7   3  0   34 WRATHMEN 24-73 (216)      
TOTAL PARRY      NECROMANCY 101 87-3450      8   3  0   37 NEON'S LIBRARY (313)      
PARRY-STRIKE     GHAZGHKULL 38-5598          8   3  0   37 WAAAGH! (66)              
WALL OF STEEL    GRK THIS 87-4386           10   3  0   33 THIS MODERNWORLD X (320)  
AIMED BLOW       LETTUCE 87-8700            11   3  1   43 SUPE FORCES 1410 (328)    
LUNGING ATTACK   SUNBURN 87-649             11   3  1   43 SUPE FORCES 1W11 (283)    
STRIKING ATTACK  ROBERT PAULSON 1568 87-256 16   3  2   53 PROJECT MAYHEM 606 (308)  
SLASHING ATTACK  TURMOIL 86-49622           17   2  2   57 DARK LAB OMEGA (235)      
                   
DM 209 STYLEMASTERS 
PARRY-STRIKE     ONE YUPPIE ARMY 38-5948     5   3  0   18 PAPER TIGERS 25.1 (51)    
PARRY-LUNGE      BESPOKE 87-4355             6   3  1   22 THIS MODERNWORLD 42 (268) 
BASHING ATTACK   CAIRNROOT 87-4192           8   3  0   27 NEON SUMMONERS (262)      
TOTAL PARRY      MOURNCREST 71-8427          9   3  1   31 PALLID HAND (82)          
WALL OF STEEL    TRIGDRAK 86-25058           9   3  2   32 LIZARD ARMY 32 (142)      
SLASHING ATTACK  WAR ANGEL 82-58773         10   3  0   33 WAR TREK (103)            
PARRY-RIPOSTE    AVARICE 87-4650            11   3  0   36 WEST SAC A'S (274)        
LUNGING ATTACK   TAMARACK 87-809            12   3  0   39 WRATHMEN 24-89 (214)      
AIMED BLOW       BLOOD ORANGE 86-49544      13   3  0   42 COCONUT SUNSET (190)      
STRIKING ATTACK  CHURCH 87-4954             14   2  0   44 ERR 21 (283)              
                   
DM 210 STYLEMASTERS 
BASHING ATTACK   VAPID 87-6612               7   3  0   24 FRANCIS 5 (423)           
PARRY-STRIKE     RED SKIES 26-5834           8   3  0   27 JAN 16R (68)              
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE KILLING MOON 26-5837    8   3  0   27 JAN 16R (68)              
PARRY-LUNGE      RHEMUS 87-3808              9   3  0   30 FAR TRAVELERS 2519 (335)  
STRIKING ATTACK  ROSETTA 88-1704            11   3  0   36 RANDOMNESS 108 (653)      
TOTAL PARRY      MUMBLY PEG 87-5543         12   3  0   39 NEON WHISPERS (343)       
WALL OF STEEL    AWESOMEOCITY 31-7357       14   3  0   45 BUSHMASTERS (75)          
LUNGING ATTACK   GET SMURFED 73-12238       15   3  0   48 SMURF HORDE 50 (185)      
SLASHING ATTACK  ARVA OF TULA 87-7035       16   3  0   51 SHAMEN OF TULA (462)      
AIMED BLOW       SEKOTII 12-8168            17   2  1   54 SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (37)