DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/09/2025    Duedate: 10/22/2025

OSKSI ARENA

DM 3    TURN 1053

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JO ANN KELLY
THE BLUES 3 (735)
(3-8456) [21-16-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JO ANN KELLY                   BEDLAM RASCALBLOOD
THE BLUES 3 (735)              PHILANTHROPISTS! (667)
(3-8456) [21-16-0,115]         (3-7356) [4-3-0,45]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

OTIS TAYLOR                    KING SUE
THE BLUES 3 (735)              MMM BEER 4 (685)
(3-8446) [20-19-1,90]          (3-8560) [7-2-2,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE BLUES 3 (735)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ADVENTURE TIME (762)          35 
2. THE BLUES 3 (735)             26    THE BLUES 3 (735)
3. THE COUSINS (57)              26    Unchartered Team
4. MMM BEER 4 (685)              19 
5. PHILANTHROPISTS! (667)        14    PHILANTHROPISTS! (667)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 BAD BOURBON 5 (760)       10   3  0 76.9   1/ 2 THE BLUES 3 (735)        10  5 0
 2- 3 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)    277 216 15 56.2   2/ 1 PET SHOP BOYS (757)       9  6 1
 3/ 4 THE BLUES 3 (735)        154 128 12 54.6   3/ 3 WE BIG WOHPUM (77)        5  4 0
 4/ 5 CATASTROPHIES (754)       63  57  1 52.5   4/ 9 THE COUSINS (57)          4  4 0
 5/ 7 THE ENDLESS (736)         15  14  0 51.7   5/10 ADVENTURE TIME (762)      4  7 0
 6- 6 BANGERS & MASH (752)      92  88  5 51.1   6- 4 BANGERS & MASH (752)      3  2 0
 7/ 8*PHILANTHROPISTS! (667)     4   4  0 50.0   7/ 6 CATASTROPHIES (754)       2  1 0
 8/ 9 PET SHOP BOYS (757)       69  71  2 49.3   8- 8 BAD BOURBON 5 (760)       2  1 0
 9/10 WE BIG WOHPUM (77)       197 204  3 49.1   9/11*PHILANTHROPISTS! (667)    2  2 0
10/ 0 MMM BEER 4 (685)         104 124  6 45.6  10/ 7 GAMES LIBRARY (340)       1  2 0
11/11 THE COUSINS (57)         126 161  8 43.9  11/12 THE ENDLESS (736)         1  2 0
12/12 GAMES LIBRARY (340)      1279 1828 34 41.2  12/ 0 MMM BEER 4 (685)          0  3 0
13/13 ADVENTURE TIME (762)      19  35  4 35.2  13-13 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)     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

     Much has changed in OSKSI since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts 
to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Woof!  PET SHOP BOYS were a bunch 
of dogs after THE BLUES 3 got through with 'em!  2nd ain't so sweet as 1st!  Up 'n 
down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  
Well, THE COUSINS' 4th moved them up to 2-1-0 place.  What's with POUNCE?  He 
actually beat GAMES LIBRARY's CALCULATED, and walked away with 18 more points from 
the fight.  Major screwup at PET SHOP BOYS.  OSCAR OCELOT lost 10 points to 
SOMEBURROS.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe OSCAR OCELOT will provide more easy 
wins...  Another fighter (JO ANN KELLY 21-16-0) challenged another Duelmaster (SADIE 
SHEPARD 15-4-0).  Life goes on.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for THE BLUES 3's 
outstanding member, Duelmaster JO ANN KELLY.  I suppose you want to hear some rumors 
and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  How 
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of 
practive, BANGERS & MASH!  The bums at THE COUSINS couldn't face the challenges from 
BANGERS & MASH!  No excuse for that!  What do people see in CALCULATED?  His 9-29-0?  
GAMES LIBRARY ain't talkin', but he's got 56 points.  RASCAL of THE COUSINS knows how 
to pick 'em.  He challenged OTIS TAYLOR of THE BLUES 3 who is up by 19.  Now was this 
a wise move?  RASCAL perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was beat by OTIS 
TAYLOR and ended up with 68 recognition points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover 
stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  OSKSI is 
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JO ANN KELLY 8456            21  16  0 115         THE BLUES 3 (735)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WOHP DUH 4615                19   9  0 108         WE BIG WOHPUM (77)        
-WICKED GREMLIN 8576           8   1  0 107         BAD BOURBON 5 (760)       
 SADIE SHEPARD 8590           15   4  0  99         PET SHOP BOYS (757)       
 LUCIENNE 8273                12   6  0  97         THE ENDLESS (736)         
-KHONSU 8502                   6   3  2  93         VALLEY OF KINGS (118)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTIS TAYLOR 8446             20  19  1  90         THE BLUES 3 (735)         
-GIBRALTER 8438               19  18  2  89         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
-MCGINTY 8474                 18   5  2  84         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
-PORKY 8436                   19  17  0  82         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 KING SUE 8560                 7   2  2  78         MMM BEER 4 (685)          
 BUDDY MOSS 8624              10   3  1  74         THE BLUES 3 (735)         
 RASCAL 8415                  10   8  0  68         THE COUSINS (57)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MCOATFACE 8475               11  12  1  64         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 POUNCE 8615                   7   4  0  60         THE COUSINS (57)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALCULATED 8503               9  29  0  56         GAMES LIBRARY (340)       
 SOMEBURROS 8594               7   8  0  55         ADVENTURE TIME (762)      
-TOASTIE 8561                  6   6  0  55         BANGERS & MASH (752)      
 WINDY WOHP 8555              12  12  0  54         WE BIG WOHPUM (77)        
 WALDO WOMBAT 8601            10   7  0  52         PET SHOP BOYS (757)       
 CRIS 8402                    11   4  0  48         THE COUSINS (57)          
 BEDLAM RASCALBLOOD 7356       4   3  0  45         PHILANTHROPISTS! (667)    
 OSCAR OCELOT 8646             6   1  0  40         PET SHOP BOYS (757)       
 PHOENIX 8595                  4  11  1  39         ADVENTURE TIME (762)      
 HARVEY HAMSTER 8647           4   1  0  39         PET SHOP BOYS (757)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEMPE 8596                    4  11  2  37         ADVENTURE TIME (762)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FELICIA FALCON 8642           3   2  2  31         PET SHOP BOYS (757)       
 SPICY KITTY 8616              6   6  0  26         CATASTROPHIES (754)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAMBONE WILLIE 8663           2   3  0  10         THE BLUES 3 (735)         
 MALL WALKER 8651              1   0  0   9         ADVENTURE TIME (762)      
 WILLIE COBBS 8668             1   0  0   5         THE BLUES 3 (735)         
 ALDI 8628                     0   1  0   5         ADVENTURE TIME (762)      
 WOHP-A WOHP-A 8667            0   4  0   4         WE BIG WOHPUM (77)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
COORS 8653              0  1 0 MMM BEER 4 685       DARK CHAMPION         1053 NONE
ZIMA 8652               0  1 0 MMM BEER 4 685       BLACK ORC             1053 NONE
ROYAL ROGUE 7360        0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS! 667 HIGH ELF              1053 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hambone Willie -- Hambone hambone where you been, around the corner back again. Yep I 
had to do it. "Around the corner Back Again" -- Wohp-A Wohp-A

Someburros -- I am unsure if that's two or three times. That was a close one. Last 
time there were two clashes, this time there were 3. I feel you are getting better, or 
I am getting worse? -- Windy Wohp

KHONSU -- I AM A BETTER TEACHER THAN YOU! -- WOHP DUH

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZIMA was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
COORS was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ROYAL ROGUE was narrowly killed by HIGH ELF in a 4 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
JO ANN KELLY narrowly defeated SADIE SHEPARD in a 3 minute Challenge Title duel.
RASCAL was defeated by OTIS TAYLOR in a 2 minute Challenge match.
WINDY WOHP was devastated by BUDDY MOSS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
CRIS outlasted HARVEY HAMSTER in a 10 minute Challenge struggle.
POUNCE overpowered CALCULATED in a 1 minute gory mismatched Challenge brawl.
HAMBONE WILLIE was handily defeated by PHOENIX in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
WOHP DUH unbelievably bested KING SUE in a popular 4 minute gruesome duel.
LUCIENNE vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEDLAM RASCALBLOOD beat TEMPE in a 2 minute melee.
OSCAR OCELOT was beaten by SOMEBURROS in a 2 minute fight.
WALDO WOMBAT demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SPICY KITTY handily defeated WOHP-A WOHP-A in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
FELICIA FALCON demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
MALL WALKER overcame PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a crowd boring 3 minute novice's conflict.
ALDI was defeated by WILLIE COBBS in a 1 minute beginner's struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  13 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  11 -  1      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  30 -  5      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  26 -  3      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  14 -  1      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  15 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         1 -   9 -  0      10  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1053 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      JO ANN KELLY 8456          21  16  0  115 THE BLUES 3 (735)
SLASHING ATTACK  SADIE SHEPARD 8590         15   4  0   99 PET SHOP BOYS (757)
WALL OF STEEL    OTIS TAYLOR 8446           20  19  1   90 THE BLUES 3 (735)
LUNGING ATTACK   KING SUE 8560               7   2  2   78 MMM BEER 4 (685)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RASCAL 8415                10   8  0   68 THE COUSINS (57)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARVEY HAMSTER 8647         4   1  0   39 PET SHOP BOYS (757)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OTIS TAYLOR 8446.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was KING SUE 8560.  The ten other most popular fighters were SADIE SHEPARD 8590, 
ROYAL ROGUE 7360, JO ANN KELLY 8456, HARVEY HAMSTER 8647, SOMEBURROS 8594, OTIS 
TAYLOR 8446, POUNCE 8615, PHOENIX 8595, WOHP DUH 4615, and LUCIENNE 8273.

The least popular fighter this week was CRIS 8402.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MALL WALKER 8651, WOHP-A WOHP-A 8667, OSCAR OCELOT 8646, HAMBONE WILLIE 
8663, CALCULATED 8503, WINDY WOHP 8555, COORS 8653, ALDI 8628, WALDO WOMBAT 8601, and 
RASCAL 8415.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                       THUMBSCREW (2-2622) IN COLD BLOOD  (329) 
                      YORKE (7-6040) IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS  (396) 
                       LUNACY (60-9545) HORRID INSTANITY  (716) 
                    MR. CARTER (72-10604) PORKY'S REVENGE  (1415) 
                  SCHNOOKLEWUGGY (84-16559) SUPE FORCES 9A03  (2926) 
                     DOLEMITE (85-24265) HOWLIN' CLASSICS  (4686) 
                    EXTERMINATOR (86-1006) HOWLING GRIBBLE  (171) 
                   FRED SAVAGE CEO (86-18759) THE PURGE 249  (3461) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes