DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/25/2025    Duedate: 05/08/2025

ARADI ARENA

DM 60    TURN 879

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SHEEPY THOMPSON
THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
(60-8538) [14-11-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SHEEPY THOMPSON                ISHAMAEL
THE BUNKHOUSE (595)            THE FORSAKEN (383)
(60-8538) [14-11-0,126]        (60-4694) [5-2-1,49]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TAKE CHARGE                    NATURAL LOG
13TH CIRCLE (131)              RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
(60-9636) [16-16-0,75]         (60-9737) [10-2-0,101]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON ROYALTY (732)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE BUNKHOUSE (595)           31 
2. NEON ROYALTY (732)            28    RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
3. THE FORSAKEN (383)            23    Unchartered Team
4. RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)         21 
5. TEMERE NOMEN (734)            3     WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)       3   0  0 100.   1/ 1 NEON ROYALTY (732)       11  4 0
 2/ 0 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)     12   4  0 75.0   2/ 2 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       6  4 0
 3- 4 UNNAMEABLES (91)         517 449 29 53.5   3/ 0 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)     3  0 0
 4/ 2 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        35  31  0 53.0   4- 4 UNNAMEABLES (91)          3  1 0
 5/ 5 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)      148 148  3 50.0   5/ 5*THE FORSAKEN (383)        3  4 1
 6/ 0 13TH CIRCLE (131)        374 389 17 49.0   6/ 3 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        3  5 0
 7/ 6 NEON ROYALTY (732)        39  46  0 45.9   7/ 0*WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      1  0 0
 8- 7 ELEMENTS OF POWER (390)   35  46  1 43.2   8/ 0 13TH CIRCLE (131)         1  4 0
 9/ 9*THE FORSAKEN (383)        13  18  1 41.9   9/ 8 RED DOG GANG (476)        1  5 0
10/ 8 RED DOG GANG (476)       1030 1482 28 41.0  10- 6 ELEMENTS OF POWER (390)   0  0 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.

Hail and well met, Aradi! I guess it is totally appropriate that a Queen sits on the 
throne. We shall see how long I stay here, and if I get stuck fighting NPCs because 
nobody can rouse themselves out of their drunken stupor early enough to make it to the 
arena.  Which is also a big reason my teammates and I managed to claim five arena 
awards, and also claim a free turn next cycle. Thank you, Aradi taxpayers! (It's not 
that hard to claim top team when all the other teams are running skeleton crews.) Only 
ten warriors fighting and five of them are Neon Royalty... C'mon, Aradi! Show up!

And that means that there's not much else to write about. So, until next time... 

May the gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Queen Tiffin, your Duelmistress

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  A stormcloud 
is brewing over the ELEMENTS OF POWER guildhouse.  Rumor says any more weeks like 
this ones 0-0-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena.  Hey everybody, watch out for 
ROYAL ASSASSIN, who flew up 23 points in the rankings after mashing TAKE CHARGE like 
a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out 
on the sands.  TAKE CHARGE was subdued by ROYAL ASSASSIN and drops 21 points.  It's a 
proud day for the THE BUNKHOUSE stable, as their warrior, SHEEPY THOMPSON, ascended 
the Duelmaster's throne.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and 
avoid aiming at that location.   
     Here is other news that is of note.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  We might as well mark the 
passing of STOUCH, who was relatively new to the arena at 5-2-0.  Probably killed 
before his first shave.  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes 
and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks.  Its been 
real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHEEPY THOMPSON 8538         14  11  0 126         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KELLY FABULOUS 8221          16  15  0 105         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 NATURAL LOG 9737             10   2  0 101         RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)     
 ROYAL ASSASSIN 9722           7   5  0  96         NEON ROYALTY (732)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MODERN PROMETHEUS 9825       12   1  0  89         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
 QUEEN TIFFIN 9710            12   6  0  86         NEON ROYALTY (732)        
 TIGERIA 9756                 13   6  0  79         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        
 TAKE CHARGE 9636             16  16  0  75         13TH CIRCLE (131)         
 LORD SUNSTONE 9698           11   7  0  68         NEON ROYALTY (732)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAIN MISTRESS 9789            6   1  0  61         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BADGER 9661                   7  33  0  54         RED DOG GANG (476)        
 BOMBS 9797                    5   1  0  54         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 ISHAMAEL 4694                 5   2  1  49         THE FORSAKEN (383)        
 CAROM 9724                    8   8  0  48         13TH CIRCLE (131)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARANGAR 4690                  5   3  0  45         THE FORSAKEN (383)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLDY 9758                    5   9  1  33         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
-CALM ANEMONE 9706             3   2  1  33         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
 PULPIT 9764                   3   5  0  33         13TH CIRCLE (131)         
 SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668       3   0  0  31         WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      
 PRINCE LAYOUN 9778            6   5  0  26         NEON ROYALTY (732)        
 THE IRON DUKE 9769            3   4  0  26         NEON ROYALTY (732)        
 LUPOSABRE 9790                2   8  0  25         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAGMA 7835                    0   2  0  21         ELEMENTS OF POWER (390)   
 BAD RED 9772                  3  10  0  19         RED DOG GANG (476)        
-PASSION AGGRESSION 9720       1   0  0  16         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
 ORGLANDES 9765                3   5  0  15         13TH CIRCLE (131)         
-CHUCK MEAT 9766               1   0  0  11         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
 SOH CAH TOA 9738              1   1  0  11         RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)     
 EXPONENT 9734                 1   1  0   8         RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)     
 BAYERN 9783                   0   4  0   4         13TH CIRCLE (131)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
STOUCH 9794             5  2 0 THE BUNKHOUSE 595    ISHAMAEL 4694          879  
RAHVIN 9827             0  1 0 THE FORSAKEN 383     SPYMASTER              879 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RAHVIN was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
QUEEN TIFFIN was vanquished by SHEEPY THOMPSON in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
NATURAL LOG demolished KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.
TAKE CHARGE was overpowered by ROYAL ASSASSIN in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
TIGERIA was devastated by KELLY FABULOUS in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
LORD SUNSTONE overpowered CAROM in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ARANGAR bested LUPOSABRE in a popular 1 minute competition.
ISHAMAEL put to death STOUCH in a 1 minute melee.
RAIN MISTRESS vanquished BADGER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BOMBS overpowered THE IRON DUKE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SECRET RETRIBUTION defeated BAD RED in a 3 minute brutal fight.
COLDY was handily defeated by PULPIT in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
ORGLANDES was subdued by PRINCE LAYOUN in a 2 minute bloody competition.
BAYERN was bested by EXPONENT in a 1 minute novice's battle.
SOH CAH TOA bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 4 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  12 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  18 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        34 -  38 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  10 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  17 -  0      23  |

Turn 879 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       1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  4     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SHEEPY THOMPSON 8538       14  11  0  126 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
TOTAL PARRY      KELLY FABULOUS 8221        16  15  0  105 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
AIMED BLOW       ROYAL ASSASSIN 9722         7   5  0   96 NEON ROYALTY (732)
LUNGING ATTACK   QUEEN TIFFIN 9710          12   6  0   86 NEON ROYALTY (732)
WALL OF STEEL    ISHAMAEL 4694               5   2  1   49 THE FORSAKEN (383)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TAKE CHARGE 9636.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NATURAL LOG 9737.  The ten other most popular fighters were SECRET 
RETRIBUTION 9668, KELLY FABULOUS 8221, ARANGAR 4690, BOMBS 9797, BAD RED 9772, PULPIT 
9764, PRINCE LAYOUN 9778, EXPONENT 9734, SHEEPY THOMPSON 8538, and ROYAL ASSASSIN 
9722.

The least popular fighter this week was SOH CAH TOA 9738.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BAYERN 9783, THE IRON DUKE 9769, BADGER 9661, CAROM 9724, 
TIGERIA 9756, QUEEN TIFFIN 9710, ORGLANDES 9765, COLDY 9758, ISHAMAEL 4694, and 
LUPOSABRE 9790.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SHEEPY THOMPSON (60-8538) THE BUNKHOUSE (595)

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

BUENO (60-9559) UNNAMEABLES (91)