DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/09/2025    Duedate: 06/21/2025

NIANIA ARENA

DM 2    TURN 922

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SHORT STACK
THE WILD CARDS (757)
(2-6776) [15-5-0,141]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SHORT STACK                    KALISTA
THE WILD CARDS (757)           WRATHMEN 24-32 (767)
(2-6776) [15-5-0,141]          (2-6903) [1-1-0,18]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HIRAM                          SHORT STACK
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE WILD CARDS (757)
(2-6777) [24-23-1,99]          (2-6776) [15-5-0,141]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PHOENIX GUARD II (763)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PHOENIX GUARD II (763)        38 
2. YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)       28    MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)
3. THE WILD CARDS (757)          20    Unchartered Team
4. METAL CHURCH (762)            14 
5. AB-NORMALS (731)              13    WRATHMEN 24-32 (767)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*THAT ONE GUY (765)         2   0  0 100.   1/ 2 PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    8  3 0
 2/ 2 MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)    52  25  9 67.5   2- 1 DEEP ELVES (384)          7  2 1
 3/ 3 THE WILD CARDS (757)      89  43  6 67.4   3/ 5 METAL CHURCH (762)        7  8 1
 4/ 4 VULGAR UNICORN (735)     126  72  4 63.6   4/ 4 THE WILD CARDS (757)      5  1 0
 5/ 0 YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)   34  21  1 61.8   5/ 3 MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)    4  3 2
 6/ 5 PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    22  15  0 59.5   6/ 0 YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)   3  2 0
 7- 6 DEEP ELVES (384)         110  88  8 55.6   7/ 7 AB-NORMALS (731)          3 12 0
 8/ 9 METAL CHURCH (762)        24  24  3 50.0   8/ 8 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     2  4 0
 9/ 8 RESURRECTION (570)       198 200 17 49.7   9/11 RESURRECTION (570)        2  5 0
10/10 AB-NORMALS (731)         307 336 17 47.7  10- 9*THAT ONE GUY (765)        1  0 0
11/11 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    1354 1649 36 45.1  11/13 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      1  1 0
12-12*OF WOLF & DROW (764)       3   4  0 42.9  12- 6*OF WOLF & DROW (764)      1  1 0
13/ 7*WRATHMEN 24-32 (767)       1   2  0 33.3  13/10*WRATHMEN 24-32 (767)      1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome NIANIA.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Biff!  Pow!  NIANIA watched 
with glee as DEEP ELVES got knocked off top spot by PHOENIX GUARD II!  Phhbltt!  Too 
much drinking and too little dodging gave OF WOLF & DROW a 0-0-0!  I got a good laugh 
out of it!  What's with RAVEN?  It actually beat THE GOLDEN FISH's TALL COTTON, and 
walked away with 25 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at METAL CHURCH.  
HITMAN lost 4 points to CROW.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe HITMAN will 
provide more easy wins...  MOSSFLOWER WOODS' hatred of THE WILD CARDS surfaced again 
as TSARMINA GREENEYES challenged NIANIA's top dog.  Try as he might, TSARMINA 
GREENEYES wasn't good enough at persuading SHORT STACK to step down from the 
Duelmaster's throne...  I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about 
your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  NIANIA thinks DEEP ELVES and 
their 110-88-8 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  In my day, no 
team with a 110-88-8 would scare me off!  What's the problem, MOSSFLOWER WOODS?   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHORT STACK 6776             15   5  0 141         THE WILD CARDS (757)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RAM SHAM 6807                11  10  1 125         DEEP ELVES (384)          
-EVENSTAR 6766                17   8  0 121         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 HIRAM 6777                   24  23  1  99         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 TSARMINA GREENEYES 6484      20  10  3  99         MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)    
 MIKE PIAZZA 3621             10   2  0  95         YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TALL COTTON 6739             16  39  0  87         THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     
 RAVEN 6866                    8   2  0  82         PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CUT 6848                      6   2  0  58         THE WILD CARDS (757)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEUCE OF DIAMONDS 6809        7   5  1  43         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 CROW 6864                     4   1  0  42         PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    
-PIE IN YOUR EYE 6856          6   1  0  37         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 GODS OF WRATH 6844            6   4  1  34         METAL CHURCH (762)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CLEM FANDANGO 6884            2   0  0  33         THAT ONE GUY (765)        
 PSYCHO 6842                   6   4  0  28         METAL CHURCH (762)        
 POKEY-MON 6878                2   6  0  28         AB-NORMALS (731)          
-SPARROW 6887                  4   0  0  26         PHOENIX GUARD II (763)    
 ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880           4   4  1  25         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 JUBAL 6854                    2   1  0  25         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      
-NILOETH 6876                  2   0  0  25         OF WOLF & DROW (764)      
 START THE FIRE 6841           4   6  0  24         METAL CHURCH (762)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HITMAN 6845                   5   5  2  22         METAL CHURCH (762)        
 CHYLEYA 5225                  5   6  0  21         RESURRECTION (570)        
 KALISTA 6903                  1   1  0  18         WRATHMEN 24-32 (767)      
 RYAN BRAUN 6109               1   0  0  15         YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)   
-ELLADAN 6861                  3   3  0  14         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 RESTINPIECES 6871             3   4  0  13         METAL CHURCH (762)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GARY SHEFFIELD 3620           1   0  0  10         YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)   
 QUEMBY 5265                   2   3  0   9         RESURRECTION (570)        
-IN SPADES 6905                1   0  0   8         THE WILD CARDS (757)      
 DEEZ NUTZ 6879                0   8  0   8         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 DAVID WRIGHT 6094             1   0  0   4         YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)   
 CAME FROM AWAY 6916           0   1  0   1         AB-NORMALS (731)          
-GRAEL 6899                    0   1  0   1         WRATHMEN 24-32 (767)      
 EDGARDO ALFONSO 4672          0   1  0   1         YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)   
 =^.^= V2 6915                 0   1  0   1         AB-NORMALS (731)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
=^.^= 6785             16 24 0 AB-NORMALS 731       TSARMINA GREENEY 6484  921  
MONKEY 6907             1  1 0 AB-NORMALS 731       HITMAN 6845            921  
BARRANCA 6889           0  1 0 MOSSFLOWER WOODS 729 BANDIT PRINCE          922 NONE
DEAD RAT 6914           0  1 0 MOSSFLOWER WOODS 729 SHEWISH GIANT          922 NONE
BYE 6917                0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD II 763 SHEWISH GIANT          922 NONE
TOLDERST 5159          15  5 0 RESURRECTION 570     RAM SHAM 6807          921  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Tsarmina -- Ouch?  Poor =^.^=... saw your green eyes and thought you were another 
kitty -- forgot to fight back. -- AB Normals

Hitman -- You live up to your name. -- AB Normals

Pie In Your Eye -- Thanks for being such a good teacher. -- Pokey-Mon

Elladan -- Well, you made it clear -- I need to retire.  I suck at this. -- Deez Nutz

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BARRANCA was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEAD RAT was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
BYE was easily killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
TSARMINA GREENEYES was savagely defeated by SHORT STACK in a 6 minute Challenge duel.
JUBAL defeated CHYLEYA in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
JARCK bested MIKE PIAZZA in a 1 minute veteran's duel.
HIRAM devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
TALL COTTON was handily defeated by RAVEN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CUT vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CROW vanquished HITMAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
POKEY-MON was luckily beaten by GODS OF WRATH in a action packed 3 minute gory match.
ICA BRIGHTLITE overpowered RESTINPIECES in a 1 minute one-sided match.
START THE FIRE devastated DEEZ NUTZ in a 1 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
PSYCHO subdued KALISTA in a 2 minute brawl.
QUEMBY luckily beat EDGARDO ALFONSO in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
GARY SHEFFIELD overpowered =^.^= V2 in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DAVID WRIGHT unbelievably bested CAME FROM AWAY in a 5 minute brutal beginner's duel.
RYAN BRAUN devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   6 -  2      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        30 -  18 -  3      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  30 -  3      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  22 -  0      42  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  14 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  14 -  1      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  17 -  2      35  |

Turn 922 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     SHORT STACK 6776           15   5  0  141 THE WILD CARDS (757)
STRIKING ATTACK  HIRAM 6777                 24  23  1   99 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL    TSARMINA GREENEYES 6484    20  10  3   99 MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)
AIMED BLOW       MIKE PIAZZA 3621           10   2  0   95 YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)
SLASHING ATTACK  CUT 6848                    6   2  0   58 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 
SHORT STACK 6776.  The ten other most popular fighters were POKEY-MON 6878, TSARMINA 
GREENEYES 6484, JUBAL 6854, CAME FROM AWAY 6916, HIRAM 6777, START THE FIRE 6841, 
PSYCHO 6842, KALISTA 6903, EDGARDO ALFONSO 4672, and RAVEN 6866.

The least popular fighter this week was DAVID WRIGHT 6094.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were =^.^= V2 6915, DEEZ NUTZ 6879, RESTINPIECES 6871, HITMAN 6845, 
TALL COTTON 6739, BYE 6917, BARRANCA 6889, GODS OF WRATH 6844, CROW 6864, and MIKE 
PIAZZA 3621.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SHORT STACK (2-6776) THE WILD CARDS (757)
TSARMINA GREENEYES (2-6484) MOSSFLOWER WOODS (729)

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

JARCK (2-5132) RESURRECTION (570)