DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/15/2025    Duedate: 12/27/2025

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM 62    TURN 887

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EARTHO
RIO VISTANS (348)
(62-5378) [8-5-0,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

EARTHO                         POSITION IS EMPTY
RIO VISTANS (348)              
(62-5378) [8-5-0,98]           

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MR MASTODON                    EARTHO
PRIVATE IDAHO (439)            RIO VISTANS (348)
(62-4343) [12-11-0,94]         (62-5378) [8-5-0,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PRIVATE IDAHO (439)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PRIVATE IDAHO (439)           67 
2. RIO VISTANS (348)             23    PLAYHOUSE III (528)
3. SENSATIONALS (543)            4     Unchartered Team
4. DARK AGES (256)               -3 
5. PLAYHOUSE III (528)           -10   DRACON'S CIRCLE (323)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*I'D BE GOOD (538)          7   4  0 63.6   1/ 1 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)      11  4 1
 2/ 3 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       30  23  1 56.6   2/ 2 RIO VISTANS (348)        10  5 0
 3- 4 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)  113  95  7 54.3   3/ 3 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       7  2 1
 4/ 5 RIO VISTANS (348)        233 216 14 51.9   4/ 5 KEYBOARDS (533)           4  4 0
 5/ 6 DARK AGES (256)           92 100  6 47.9   5/ 4 DARK AGES (256)           2  3 0
 6/ 8 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       64  73  5 46.7   6- 6 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   2  8 0
 7/ 7 KEYBOARDS (533)           64  76  2 45.7   7- 8*I'D BE GOOD (538)         1  0 0
 8/ 9 SENSATIONALS (543)         9  13  0 40.9   8/10 SENSATIONALS (543)        0  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
VALAMANTIS.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  
Hey everybody, watch out for LARGE MARGE, who flew up 27 points in the rankings after 
mashing WOBKEY like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  HOSS lost to ROCK LOBSTER and drops 21 points. 
Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'!  SONNY made a 
Dark Arena Challenge against DARK CHAMPION this week.  Our battling duelmaster SONNY 
has managed to hold the title, fending off DARK CHAMPION's none too subtle advances.  
Better luck next time, DARK ARENA.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an 
onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad PRIVATE  IDAHO?  Big bad PRIVATE 
IDAHO.  Big bad PRIVATE IDAHO.  VALAMANTIS' afraid of the big bad PRIVATE IDAHO.  Tra 
la la la la!  For those of you who like math, try this one:  PRIVATE IDAHO + Weapons 
That go Boom = DARK AGES + Avoid City.  Well dang howdy, but if challenges were 
votes, LA CAVALE would be president.  Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to 
win.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  SONNY defied all odds and slew DARK 
CHAMPION in the Dark Arena.  The only ones displeased were the buzzards, as DARK 
CHAMPION's meat is notoriously tough.  Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit 
and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in VALAMANTIS have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Hasta la 
bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EARTHO 5378                   8   5  0  98         RIO VISTANS (348)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LARGE MARGE 4326             14  12  0  95         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       
-EDEN BRENT 5315              10   4  1  95         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 MR MASTODON 4343             12  11  0  94         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SNOOKY PRYOR 5254            19  25  0  82         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 DUCKY ONE 5360               14  21  0  82         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 WOBKEY 5372                  19   8  1  79         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 THE DRUID 5346               12   9  0  68         DARK AGES (256)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUN RINGILL 5316             14  11  0  62         DARK AGES (256)           
 LOSER 5476                    6   4  2  58         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       
-HIP LINKCHAIN 5288           14  15  0  57         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 ROCK LOBSTER 5471             5   5  0  57         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEEDOO 5430                   7   7  1  49         RIO VISTANS (348)         
-DAY DRINKING TIME 5403        6   3  0  49         I'D BE GOOD (538)         
 LA CAVALE 5332                8   4  0  47         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
 LINDA VISTA 5438              8   5  0  44         RIO VISTANS (348)         
-BERTHA LEE 5308               8   9  0  40         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 HOSS 5330                     7   5  0  35         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
 KELPIE 5383                   7   7  0  35         DARK AGES (256)           
 RIO SANDS 5468                6   4  0  34         RIO VISTANS (348)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIG GEORGE BROCK 5322         6   5  2  31         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 VARMILO 5478                  6   6  0  25         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 EDGEWATER 5429                5   6  0  25         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 FOGHAT 5442                   5   4  0  24         DARK AGES (256)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THUNDERFOOT 5450              4   5  0  21         SENSATIONALS (543)        
 CHUMP 5488                    2   0  0  21         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NUPHY 5449                    1   2  0  19         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 AQUALUNG 5464                 2   5  0  12         DARK AGES (256)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 5490                0  1 0 SENSATIONALS 543     SHEWISH GIANT          887 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SONNY butchered DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
KELPIE handily defeated EDGEWATER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
FOGHAT was vanquished by LA CAVALE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
AQUALUNG was defeated by VARMILO in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
WOBKEY was subdued by LARGE MARGE in a 1 minute master's competition.
DUCKY ONE won victory over LOSER in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
EARTHO devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided Title competition.
DUN RINGILL was vanquished by MR MASTODON in a 2 minute uneven duel.
THE DRUID viciously subdued BEEDOO in a 3 minute gruesome fight.
HOSS was vanquished by ROCK LOBSTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LINDA VISTA savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute veteran vs. novice melee.
RIO SANDS subdued NUPHY in a 1 minute bloody competition.
CHUMP devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -   8 -  2      74  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  13 -  3      59  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        28 -  30 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 887 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         4  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  EARTHO 5378                 8   5  0   98 RIO VISTANS (348)
AIMED BLOW       LARGE MARGE 4326           14  12  0   95 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)
LUNGING ATTACK   MR MASTODON 4343           12  11  0   94 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)
SLASHING ATTACK  WOBKEY 5372                19   8  1   79 KEYBOARDS (533)
WALL OF STEEL    THE DRUID 5346             12   9  0   68 DARK AGES (256)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    LA CAVALE 5332              8   4  0   47 PLAYHOUSE III (528)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MR MASTODON 4343.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was EARTHO 5378.  The ten other most popular fighters were MR MASTODON 4343, THE 
DRUID 5346, BEEDOO 5430, LINDA VISTA 5438, RIO SANDS 5468, KELPIE 5383, LA CAVALE 
5332, VARMILO 5478, LARGE MARGE 4326, and DUCKY ONE 5360.

The least popular fighter this week was NUPHY 5449.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HOSS 5330, FOGHAT 5442, EDGEWATER 5429, CHUMP 5488, DUN RINGILL 5316, 
WOBKEY 5372, AQUALUNG 5464, DA1 5490, ROCK LOBSTER 5471, and LOSER 5476.

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

SONNY (62-5329) PLAYHOUSE III (528)