DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/25/2025    Duedate: 09/06/2025

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM 62    TURN 879

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CATTY WOMPUS
PRIVATE IDAHO (439)
(62-4354) [10-5-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CATTY WOMPUS                   SPIRIT STICK
PRIVATE IDAHO (439)            CHEER CAMP (539)
(62-4354) [10-5-1,110]         (62-5417) [6-1-0,98]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MR MASTODON                    MR MASTODON
PRIVATE IDAHO (439)            PRIVATE IDAHO (439)
(62-4343) [7-8-0,53]           (62-4343) [7-8-0,53]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KEYBOARDS (533)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PRIVATE IDAHO (439)           45 
2. CHEER CAMP (539)              23 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
3. DARK AGES (256)               19    Unchartered Team
4. RIO VISTANS (348)             6  
5. SENSATIONALS (543)            4     CHEER CAMP (539)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CHEER CAMP (539)           6   1  0 85.7   1/ 1 KEYBOARDS (533)           9  4 1
 2/ 2 DIAMONDS IN THE RUF (386) 54  29  1 65.1   2/ 5 DARK AGES (256)           6  4 0
 3- 3 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)  111  87  7 56.1   3- 2*ASSASSINS (542)           5  0 0
 4/ 4 RIO VISTANS (348)        223 211 14 51.4   4/ 3 DIAMONDS IN THE RUF (386) 5  5 0
 5- 5*ASSASSINS (542)           17  18  0 48.6   5/ 8 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       5  5 0
 6/ 6 DARK AGES (256)           85  92  6 48.0   6- 4 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   4  6 0
 7/ 9*SENSATIONALS (543)         7   8  0 46.7   7/ 7 RIO VISTANS (348)         3  5 0
 8/ 8 KEYBOARDS (533)           54  63  2 46.2   8/ 9*CHEER CAMP (539)          2  0 0
 9/ 7 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       15  18  0 45.5   9/10*SENSATIONALS (543)        2  2 0
10/10 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       38  59  2 39.2  10/ 6 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       2  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

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to VALAMANTIS once again!  Hmmmph!  I always thought PLAYHOUSE III 
was an over-rated team and they proved it with a 0-1-0!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  
Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, DARK AGES' 2nd 
moved them up to 2-3-0 place.  PRIVATE IDAHO showed VALAMANTIS what they were made of 
as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-1-0.  What's with SPIRIT STICK?  
She actually beat DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF's THREE RIVERS, and walked away with 23 more 
points from the fight.  Laughs were big at CHEER CAMP while they watched SPIRIT STICK 
clobber THREE RIVERS.  It lost 17 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the 
stands.  PRIVATE IDAHO's hatred of KEYBOARDS surfaced again as CATTY WOMPUS 
challenged VALAMANTIS' top dog.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for PRIVATE 
IDAHO's outstanding member, Duelmaster CATTY WOMPUS.  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, MISSISSIPPI BLUES!  
In my day, no team with a 111-87-7 would scare me off!  What's the problem, PRIVATE 
IDAHO?  What do people see in CANDLESTICK?  Its 5-7-0?  DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF ain't 
talkin', but it's got 34 points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
VALAMANTIS is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  
Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATTY WOMPUS 4354            10   5  1 110         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WOBKEY 5372                  16   4  1  98         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 SPIRIT STICK 5417             6   1  0  98         CHEER CAMP (539)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EDEN BRENT 5315               9   3  1  90         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711        12   3  0  85         DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
-SNOOKY PRYOR 5254            19  23  0  81         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 THREE RIVERS 4295            13   5  0  74         DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
 DUN RINGILL 5316             14   8  0  72         DARK AGES (256)           
 SONNY 5329                    9   8  0  70         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HIP LINKCHAIN 5288           14  13  0  59         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUCKY ONE 5360               11  17  0  55         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 LARGE MARGE 4326              9   9  0  53         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       
 MR MASTODON 4343              7   8  0  53         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       
-LACERATOR 5444                6   1  0  52         ASSASSINS (542)           
-KEENBLADE 5453                5   0  0  52         SENSATIONALS (543)        
-POUNCER 5445                  6   1  0  45         ASSASSINS (542)           
 KELPIE 5383                   6   5  0  42         DARK AGES (256)           
 POLO GROUNDS 5022             7   4  0  41         DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
 THE DRUID 5346                9   9  0  39         DARK AGES (256)           
-BIG GEORGE BROCK 5322         6   3  2  36         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
-BERTHA LEE 5308               7   8  0  34         MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518)   
 CANDLESTICK 4714              5   7  0  34         DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LINDA VISTA 5438              6   4  0  30         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 EXHIBITION PLACE 5132         4   0  0  29         DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GOUGER 5455                   3   3  0  25         ASSASSINS (542)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOSS 5330                     3   3  0  23         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
 BEEDOO 5430                   5   6  1  22         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 LOSER 5476                    1   1  0  22         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       
 RIO SANDS 5468                3   4  0  21         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 EDGEWATER 5429                4   4  0  20         RIO VISTANS (348)         
-POUNDER 5480                  1   0  0  20         ASSASSINS (542)           
 FOGHAT 5442                   3   3  0  17         DARK AGES (256)           
 ROCK LOBSTER 5471             1   1  0  16         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       
 THUNDERFOOT 5450              2   4  0  15         SENSATIONALS (543)        
 VARMILO 5478                  2   3  0  13         KEYBOARDS (533)           
-LA CAVALE 5332                3   3  0  12         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
-NUPHY 5449                    1   0  0  10         KEYBOARDS (533)           
-SWINDLER 5475                 1   2  0   9         ASSASSINS (542)           
 AQUALUNG 5464                 1   3  0   6         DARK AGES (256)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
VETERAN MERCENAR        0  0 0                      WOBKEY 5372            879 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CATTY WOMPUS bested REDRAGON in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
DUN RINGILL handily defeated LARGE MARGE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
THE DRUID was viciously subdued by MR MASTODON in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.
VARMILO was outlasted by CANDLESTICK in a 13 minute Challenge match.
AQUALUNG was defeated by THUNDERFOOT in a exciting 1 minute Challenge struggle.
EXHIBITION PLACE bested FOGHAT in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
THREE RIVERS was overpowered by SPIRIT STICK in a 1 minute uneven melee.
WOBKEY slaughtered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
SONNY lost to HOUSE RUTH BUILT in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
POLO GROUNDS was defeated by DUCKY ONE in a action packed 4 minute match.
EDGEWATER was overpowered by KELPIE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEEDOO was demolished by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody mismatched competition.
RIO SANDS demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LINDA VISTA overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ROCK LOBSTER overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LOSER devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       8         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  12 -  1      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  13 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  30 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        28 -  45 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY        5 -  11 -  0      31  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  CATTY WOMPUS 4354          10   5  1  110 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)
SLASHING ATTACK  WOBKEY 5372                16   4  1   98 KEYBOARDS (533)
WALL OF STEEL    HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711      12   3  0   85 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
LUNGING ATTACK   THREE RIVERS 4295          13   5  0   74 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
AIMED BLOW       DUN RINGILL 5316           14   8  0   72 DARK AGES (256)
TOTAL PARRY      POLO GROUNDS 5022           7   4  0   41 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
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 MR MASTODON 4343.  The ten other most popular fighters were CATTY WOMPUS 
4354, DUCKY ONE 5360, THUNDERFOOT 5450, EXHIBITION PLACE 5132, SONNY 5329, KELPIE 
5383, LOSER 5476, SPIRIT STICK 5417, WOBKEY 5372, and HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711.

The least popular fighter this week was CANDLESTICK 4714.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were VARMILO 5478, BEEDOO 5430, EDGEWATER 5429, POLO GROUNDS 5022, 
THREE RIVERS 4295, AQUALUNG 5464, LARGE MARGE 4326, LINDA VISTA 5438, FOGHAT 5442, 
and THE DRUID 5346.

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

REDRAGON (62-5358) KEYBOARDS (533)