DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/20/2025    Duedate: 09/02/2025

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM 65    TURN 864

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MIDNIGHT MUFFIN
NIGHTSTORMERS (812)
(65-8082) [11-8-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MIDNIGHT MUFFIN                ROSE BUSH
NIGHTSTORMERS (812)            TALES FROM THE CRIP (708)
(65-8082) [11-8-0,114]         (65-6523) [4-0-1,64]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HARRUMPH                       LAZY LESTER
SAND DANCERS (233)             TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
(65-8021) [8-43-0,67]          (65-8094) [17-11-1,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PETS (818)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TALES FROM THE CRIP (708)     23 
2. PETS (818)                    20    SATAN'S GARDEN (808)
3. TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)     16    Unchartered Team
4. NIGHTSTORMERS (812)           15 
5. WHILST I CHATZY (809)         12    PETS (818)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 2416 BOURBON ST (811)     11   3  1 78.6   1/ 3*PETS (818)                7  1 0
 2/ 2*PETS (818)                11   4  0 73.3   2/ 1*TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 7  3 0
 3/ 3*TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 14   6  2 70.0   3/ 2 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 7  6 1
 4/ 4 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      11   6  1 64.7   4/ 4 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     3  1 0
 5/ 5 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)197 124 13 61.4   5- 6 2416 BOURBON ST (811)     1  0 1
 6/ 6 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     54  39  2 58.1   6/ 7 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      1  1 0
 7/ 7 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       11   8  0 57.9   7/ 9 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       1  2 0
 8- 8 STORMLIGHT (813)          12  10  0 54.5   8/ 5 TEMERE (816)              1  2 0
 9/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233)       1880 2080 57 47.5   9/10 SAND DANCERS (233)        0  3 0
10/10 TEMERE (816)               7  13  0 35.0  10- 8 STORMLIGHT (813)          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

     Hail and well met warriors of DAL SHANG!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team TALES FROM THE CRIP 
was unseated this week as PETS moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot with a 
2-1-0 record for the round.  LITTLE HAT JONES caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested PROXIED TC and was awarded 18 points 
in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, LITTLE HAT JONES put down 
PROXIED TC, causing it to lose 16 points of recognition in the process.  This time 
victory fell to the grasp of the usurper.  All hail MIDNIGHT MUFFIN, Duelmaster of 
DAL SHANG!  Would you believe that over half of the old women in DAL SHANG seem to 
feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In DAL SHANG "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  DAL SHANG, city of gladiators!  Mighty among 
the names of thy guilds is TOURNAMENT BLUES 65, a guild shunned and avoided by many 
in the weekly duels.  Apparently the stalwarts of TALES FROM THE CRIP are catching 
the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  
Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that 
many fighters are after HARRUMPH.  Watch your back!  A match that raised a few 
eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that ROSE BUSH posted a challenge against 
the more highly recognized HARRUMPH.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand ROSE 
BUSH defeated HARRUMPH.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears 
arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in DAL SHANG.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, 
and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082         11   8  0 114         NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAZY LESTER 8094             17  11  1  98         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLOODY BEGONIA 8036           8   4  1  90         SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      
 LAWNMOWER MAN 8095           12  15  0  84         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     
 WINE JONES 8064              16  13  1  72         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 HARRUMPH 8021                 8  43  0  67         SAND DANCERS (233)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROSE BUSH 6523                4   0  1  64         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCORPIO 8138                  5   1  0  48         PETS (818)                
 HONDA HUNTS MOOSE 6521        3   1  0  34         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TROUBLES 8139                 3   0  0  31         PETS (818)                
 ULTRANEGATOR 8123             6   7  0  25         TEMERE (816)              
 LITTLE HAT JONES 8142         2   4  0  25         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRIP HUNTS F-150 6524         2   2  0  19         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 
 TC RIPPER 6522                2   2  1  16         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 
-BEATRICE 8140                 2   1  0  16         PETS (818)                
 PROXIED TC 6525               3   1  0  12         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FLASH 8137              1  1 0 PETS 818             SMALL BELRAN           864 NONE
LOPEN 8089              8  6 0 STORMLIGHT 813       LAZY LESTER 8094       862  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FLASH was barely slain by SMALL BELRAN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ROSE BUSH vanquished HARRUMPH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
TROUBLES savagely defeated ULTRANEGATOR in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
BLOODY BEGONIA was devastated by MIDNIGHT MUFFIN in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
LAZY LESTER viciously subdued MALDI STONEBREAKER in a 6 minute veteran's duel.
LAWNMOWER MAN slimly won victory over WINE JONES in a 2 minute veteran's competition.
SCORPIO viciously subdued HONDA HUNTS MOOSE in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
PROXIED TC was unbelievably bested by LITTLE HAT JONES in a 2 minute fight.
CRIP HUNTS F-150 vanquished HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TC RIPPER overpowered NORMAR THE BLOND in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -   6 -  1      74  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   4 -  1      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  14 -  2      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  18 -  0      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 864 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     1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082       11   8  0  114 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)
PARRY-STRIKE     LAZY LESTER 8094           17  11  1   98 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
STRIKING ATTACK  BLOODY BEGONIA 8036         8   4  1   90 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)
LUNGING ATTACK   WINE JONES 8064            16  13  1   72 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
BASHING ATTACK   SCORPIO 8138                5   1  0   48 PETS (818)
TOTAL PARRY      HONDA HUNTS MOOSE 6521      3   1  0   34 TALES FROM THE CRIP (708)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HARRUMPH 8021.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LAZY LESTER 8094.  The ten other most popular fighters were TROUBLES 8139, 
MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082, LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, WINE JONES 8064, SCORPIO 8138, FLASH 8137, 
ROSE BUSH 6523, PROXIED TC 6525, CRIP HUNTS F-150 6524, and ULTRANEGATOR 8123.

The least popular fighter this week was HONDA HUNTS MOOSE 6521.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HARRUMPH 8021, TC RIPPER 6522, LITTLE HAT JONES 8142, BLOODY 
BEGONIA 8036, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, CRIP HUNTS F-150 6524, PROXIED TC 6525, ROSE BUSH 
6523, FLASH 8137, and SCORPIO 8138.