DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/28/2025    Duedate: 05/10/2025

NIANIA ARENA

DM 2    TURN 919

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MATTIMEO
MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)
(2-6482) [11-0-1,201]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MATTIMEO                       PSYCHO
MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)         METAL CHURCH (762)
(2-6482) [11-0-1,201]          (2-6842) [4-3-0,31]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HIRAM                          CUT
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE WILD CARDS (757)
(2-6777) [22-22-1,92]          (2-6848) [4-2-0,48]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE WILD CARDS (757)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OF WOLF & DROW (764)          59 
2. ALPHA BETA'S (503)            19    MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)
3. THE WILD CARDS (757)          16    Unchartered Team
4. METAL CHURCH (762)            13 
5. DEEP ELVES (384)              12    PHOENIX GUARD II (763)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)    48  22  7 68.6   1/ 2 THE WILD CARDS (757)      8  4 0
 2/ 4 THE WILD CARDS (757)      84  42  6 66.7   2/ 1*METAL CHURCH (762)        7  8 1
 3- 3 INDUS (744)               10   5  1 66.7   3/ 3*PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    6  4 0
 4- 5 VULGAR UNICORN (735)     125  71  4 63.8   4/ 5 MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)    5  1 0
 5/ 7 DEEP ELVES (384)         103  86  7 54.5   5/ 4 AB-NORMALS (731)          5  9 1
 6/ 6*PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    14  12  0 53.8   6/ 7 DEEP ELVES (384)          4  2 0
 7/ 8*METAL CHURCH (762)        17  16  2 51.5   7/ 0*OF WOLF & DROW (764)      2  3 0
 8/ 9 AB-NORMALS (731)         304 324 17 48.4   8/ 8 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     2  4 0
 9/10 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    1352 1645 36 45.1   9- 6 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      1  0 0
10/ 0*OF WOLF & DROW (764)       2   3  0 40.0  10/11*ALPHA BETA'S (503)        0  2 0
11/11*ALPHA BETA'S (503)         0   4  0  0.0  11-10 INDUS (744)               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

     Well, what are you looking at, NIANIA?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, METAL CHURCH, since THE WILD 
CARDS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're all 
terribly impressed to see VALZAR win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, 
SHORT STACK beat HIRAM and HIRAM lost 14 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if 
variety is the spice of life, NIANIA may be getting bland, as MATTIMEO stays top dog 
in the city.  Jim's Tap Room, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do 
they get this stuff?  From NIANIA's trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
NIANIA, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  MOSSFLOWER WOODS the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like THE WILD CARDS 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, HIRAM was this turn's most challenged warrior. 
Watch that ego swell, sports fans.  And we have PIE IN YOUR EYE in a challenge, going 
down 14 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought PIE IN YOUR EYE showed great 
skill and promise when she beat POKEY-MON.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for NIANIA's 
morgue.  More variety.  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 NIANIA to get a drink than Jim's Tap Room!  
Any suggestions?  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of 
NIANIA.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave 
now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MATTIMEO 6482                11   0  1 201         MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHORT STACK 6776             13   5  0 119         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
-THE PERSIAN 6662             10   4  1  97         INDUS (744)               
 HIRAM 6777                   22  22  1  92         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 TSARMINA GREENEYES 6484      18   9  2  92         MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)    
 TALL COTTON 6739             16  36  0  92         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 =^.^= 6785                   16  22  0  86         AB-NORMALS (731)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAM SHAM 6807                 9  10  0  59         DEEP ELVES (384)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEUCE OF DIAMONDS 6809        7   4  1  54         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
-ALL-IN 6825                   4   1  1  50         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 CUT 6848                      4   2  0  48         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
-ASKELON 6827                  4   0  0  38         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PSYCHO 6842                   4   3  0  31         METAL CHURCH (762)        
 RAVEN 6866                    5   2  0  29         PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    
 HITMAN 6845                   4   3  1  26         METAL CHURCH (762)        
 PIE IN YOUR EYE 6856          4   1  0  26         DEEP ELVES (384)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GODS OF WRATH 6844            4   3  1  23         METAL CHURCH (762)        
 SPARROW 6887                  2   0  0  21         PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    
 VALZAR 6877                   1   0  0  21         OF WOLF & DROW (764)      
 BILL 4316                     0   1  0  19         ALPHA BETA'S (503)        
 ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880           3   2  1  18         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 ELLADAN 6861                  2   2  0  16         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 START THE FIRE 6841           3   4  0  13         METAL CHURCH (762)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NILOETH 6876                  1   0  0  13         OF WOLF & DROW (764)      
 POKEY-MON 6878                1   4  0  11         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 RESTINPIECES 6871             2   2  0   8         METAL CHURCH (762)        
 GULL 6896                     1   1  0   8         PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    
 DEEZ NUTZ 6879                0   5  0   5         AB-NORMALS (731)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BIG BAD BOB 4317        0  3 0 ALPHA BETA'S 503     ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880    917  
DA1 6873                0  1 0 OF WOLF & DROW 764   STONE GOLEM            919 NONE
IILGO 6874              0  1 0 OF WOLF & DROW 764   ARENAMISTRESS VO       919 NONE
LESETH 6875             0  1 0 OF WOLF & DROW 764   SHEWISH GIANT          919 NONE
DOH DOH 6863            4  3 0 PHOENIX GUARD II 763 CLARENCE S. VOLE       919 NONE
CARD SHARP 6860         1  3 0 THE WILD CARDS 757   GODS OF WRATH 6844     917 JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DOH DOH was butchered by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
IILGO was slaughtered by ARENAMISTRESS VORA in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
LESETH was put to death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DA1 was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
CUT viciously subdued GODS OF WRATH in a popular 4 minute brutal Bloodfeud fight.
SHORT STACK devastated HIRAM in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
PIE IN YOUR EYE defeated POKEY-MON in a 3 minute novice's Challenge struggle.
ELLADAN devastated DEEZ NUTZ in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge competition.
MATTIMEO vanquished =^.^= in a 1 minute uneven Title duel.
TALL COTTON vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TSARMINA GREENEYES vanquished RAM SHAM in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEUCE OF DIAMONDS beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 1 minute melee.
START THE FIRE was luckily beaten by SPARROW in a 2 minute match.
PSYCHO demolished GULL in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
HITMAN devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
RAVEN devastated RESTINPIECES in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ICA BRIGHTLITE handily defeated BILL in a 2 minute gory uneven fight.
VALZAR devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
NILOETH overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    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     10 -   5 -  2      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        25 -  14 -  2      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  30 -  2      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -  10 -  2      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  13 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  13 -  1      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  23 -  0      38  |

Turn 919 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     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  5         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       2  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  1                                       2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   MATTIMEO 6482              11   0  1  201 MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)
PARRY-STRIKE     SHORT STACK 6776           13   5  0  119 THE WILD CARDS (757)
WALL OF STEEL    TSARMINA GREENEYES 6484    18   9  2   92 MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)
PARRY-LUNGE      DEUCE OF DIAMONDS 6809      7   4  1   54 THE WILD CARDS (757)
SLASHING ATTACK  CUT 6848                    4   2  0   48 THE WILD CARDS (757)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HIRAM 6777.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CUT 6848.  The ten other most popular fighters were POKEY-MON 6878, START THE FIRE 
6841, GODS OF WRATH 6844, ELLADAN 6861, TALL COTTON 6739, ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880, VALZAR 
6877, LESETH 6875, SHORT STACK 6776, and TSARMINA GREENEYES 6484.

The least popular fighter this week was BILL 4316.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RESTINPIECES 6871, GULL 6896, RAM SHAM 6807, =^.^= 6785, DEEZ NUTZ 
6879, HIRAM 6777, DA1 6873, IILGO 6874, DOH DOH 6863, and MATTIMEO 6482.

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

BRANDENBERG (2-6685) TOP FIVE GATES (746)