DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/25/2025    Duedate: 10/22/2025

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 521

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TICOTIN
FAR TRAVELERS (675)
(8-6178) [12-2-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TICOTIN                        MICROAGGRESSION
FAR TRAVELERS (675)            YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)
(8-6178) [12-2-0,118]          (8-6216) [6-2-1,68]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DEIDRE                         TICOTIN
FIGHTING IRISH (648)           FAR TRAVELERS (675)
(8-5762) [22-21-0,91]          (8-6178) [12-2-0,118]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OFF THE DEEP END (669)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)      37 
2. OFF THE DEEP END (669)        24    FAR TRAVELERS (675)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (675)           13    Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)           10 
5. FIGHTING IRISH (648)          7     OFF THE DEEP END (669)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*OFF THE DEEP END (669)    14   5  2 73.7   1/ 1*OFF THE DEEP END (669)    7  0 1
 2/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       40  21  1 65.6   2/ 7*UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)  7  7 1
 3- 4 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    16  10  1 61.5   3/ 5 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      7  8 0
 4/ 1*YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)    6   4  1 60.0   4/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       6  4 0
 5- 5 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  411 345 20 54.4   5- 4 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    5  1 0
 6/ 6 FIGHTING IRISH (648)     123 111  3 52.6   6- 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   5  2 0
 7- 7 TEN TON TOGAS (536)      142 129 10 52.4   7- 8 TEN TON TOGAS (536)       2  2 0
 8/10*UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)   7   7  1 50.0   8/ 6*YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   2  2 0
 9- 8 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     68  77  5 46.9   9- 9 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     2  4 0
10/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      254 477  7 34.7  10/10 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       2 10 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 ARKERS once again!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your 
elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  UNDERGROUND LAB 10 is now ranked 
2nd with a 4-1-1 turn.  What's with U10-08?  She actually beat ARKERS' POLITE BEGGAR, 
and walked away with 16 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at UNDERGROUND LAB 
10.  UL10-01 lost 8 points to VIRTUOUS SCRIBE.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe 
UL10-01 will provide more easy wins...  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for FAR 
TRAVELERS' outstanding member, Duelmaster TICOTIN.  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.  How well I know the feeling 
of being the most challenged warrior, FELDSPAR!  Don't make idle boasts, they may 
come back to haunt you.   
     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?  
ARKERS 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                  
 TICOTIN 6178                 12   2  0 118         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FELDSPAR 5760                23  25  0 109         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-MISS BEA HAVED 5897           9   5  0 104         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 POOKA 6155                   25   6  0  98         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 DONN 5761                    20  19  2  95         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-MORRIGAN 6179                 8   2  0  94         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 DEIDRE 5762                  22  21  0  91         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRESDEN 6176                 11   6  0  87         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
-LUXOR 4619                   14  18  0  82         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 TOKYO ROSE 6180               9   6  1  75         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
-ROMULUS 4616                 14  11  1  72         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 MICROAGGRESSION 6216          6   2  1  68         YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POTTER SANDS 5448            11  33  0  66         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 TOE JAM 6080                  5   0  1  66         OFF THE DEEP END (669)    
-NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151          6   6  0  60         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COURTINGDISASTUS 6132         8  12  0  51         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 CHAS 6166                    12  13  0  49         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
-THE HABERDASHER 5062          5   2  1  47         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    
 ZOMBIE ELVIS 6079             4   0  0  43         OFF THE DEEP END (669)    
-MISS FORTUNE 6189             6   3  0  40         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
-MISS CONGENIALITY 6225        4   1  0  39         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 HILLARY CLINTON 6210          3   0  1  34         OFF THE DEEP END (669)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BETHANE 6187                  5  12  0  33         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
-TUMULT 6163                   5   3  0  33         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 BERTIE 6165                   3  22  0  31         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
-MISS STIFF EYE 6159           5   5  1  30         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
-THE MILLER 6219               2   2  0  29         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    
 CAILLEACH 6218                2   6  0  28         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-DREAD 6222                    3   3  0  26         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
-ROBERT DE NIRO 6211           2   0  0  25         OFF THE DEEP END (669)    
-THE PARDONER 5069             3   1  0  24         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UL10-03 6228                  2   0  0  18         UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)  

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 U10-08 6235                   1   0  0  16         UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)  
 UL10-04 6231                  2   1  0  15         UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)  
 U10-07 6234                   1   0  1  14         UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)  
 UL10-01 6232                  1   2  0   5         UNDERGROUND LAB 10 (679)  

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHIFTYEYED VOLUN        0  0 0                      U10-07 6234            521 NONE
UL10-05 6229            0  2 0 UNDERGROUND LAB  679 HILLARY CLINTON 6210   520  
DA2 6215                0  1 0 YUPPIE HORDE 21. 678 DARK CHAMPION          521 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA2 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
POOKA was viciously subdued by TICOTIN in a exciting 4 minute expert's Title battle.
FELDSPAR won victory over DRESDEN in a 1 minute master's brawl.
DEIDRE defeated TOKYO ROSE in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
DONN viciously subdued MICROAGGRESSION in a popular 3 minute bloody uneven brawl.
POTTER SANDS was overpowered by TOE JAM in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ZOMBIE ELVIS defeated CAILLEACH in a action packed 1 minute melee.
CHAS was vanquished by CIVILIZED CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BERTIE was savagely defeated by HILLARY CLINTON in a action packed 1 minute gory duel.
BETHANE overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven match.
UL10-01 was overpowered by VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
UL10-03 subdued POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
UL10-04 devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
U10-07 butchered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
U10-08 handily defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -   9 -  1      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        18 -  10 -  1      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  22 -  2      59  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  18 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  29 -  0      22  |

Turn 521 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  TICOTIN 6178               12   2  0  118 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
TOTAL PARRY      POOKA 6155                 25   6  0   98 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
WALL OF STEEL    DONN 5761                  20  19  2   95 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
BASHING ATTACK   DEIDRE 5762                22  21  0   91 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
LUNGING ATTACK   DRESDEN 6176               11   6  0   87 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
AIMED BLOW       TOKYO ROSE 6180             9   6  1   75 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
PARRY-LUNGE      ZOMBIE ELVIS 6079           4   0  0   43 OFF THE DEEP END (669)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DEIDRE 5762.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
TICOTIN 6178.  The ten other most popular fighters were DONN 5761, HILLARY CLINTON 
6210, DEIDRE 5762, POOKA 6155, ZOMBIE ELVIS 6079, UL10-03 6228, U10-08 6235, FELDSPAR 
5760, TOKYO ROSE 6180, and MICROAGGRESSION 6216.

The least popular fighter this week was UL10-01 6232.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BERTIE 6165, CHAS 6166, POTTER SANDS 5448, DA2 6215, U10-07 6234, 
CAILLEACH 6218, DRESDEN 6176, UL10-04 6231, BETHANE 6187, and TOE JAM 6080.

               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