DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/03/2025    Duedate: 06/16/2025

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1034

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ODRAL
ERRATA (595)
(9-6473) [9-0-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ODRAL                          JOSALYN
ERRATA (595)                   WRATHMEN KOGO (577)
(9-6473) [9-0-0,113]           (9-6306) [8-1-0,94]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THE ZONK                       FLOYD TROUT
NEON FENCERS 2 (606)           PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
(9-6594) [14-14-1,57]          (9-6603) [16-11-0,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PET SHOP FLOYD (459)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ERRATA (595)                  29 
2. PET SHOP FLOYD (459)          22    ERRATA (595)
3. DEVIATION (523)               17    Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN KOGO (577)           9  
5. WILD CARDS (603)              5     WRATHMEN KOGO (577)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*WRATHMEN KOGO (577)        8   1  0 88.9   1/ 4 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      8  5 0
 2/ 2 ERRATA (595)              17   8  0 68.0   2/ 1 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      7  8 1
 3/ 3 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     380 273 20 58.2   3/ 5 ERRATA (595)              6  3 0
 4/ 6 WILD CARDS (603)          31  29  4 51.7   4/ 2 WILD CARDS (603)          4  4 1
 5/ 7 DEVIATION (523)           61  59  3 50.8   5/ 3 DEVIATION (523)           4  6 0
 6/ 8 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      60  70  2 46.2   6/ 6*WRATHMEN KOGO (577)       2  0 0
 7/ 9 BLUE MOON (381)          1340 1681 41 44.4   7/ 8 BLUE MOON (381)           0  5 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, ZUKAL?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, NEON FENCERS 2, since PET 
SHOP FLOYD took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  PET SHOP FLOYD 
turned their 3-1-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better 
than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to 
see KJACK win a fight and gain 22 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, KJACK beat BLITZBOLT 
and BLITZBOLT lost 18 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice 
of life, ZUKAL may be getting bland, as ODRAL stays top dog in the city.  Kickbacks 
and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their 
fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  PET SHOP FLOYD was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily 
livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like NEON FENCERS 2 avoided 
them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if 
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad 
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ODRAL 6473                    9   0  0 113         ERRATA (595)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HIS NIBS 6557                 7   7  1 111         WILD CARDS (603)          
 PESSAR 6474                   7   1  0  96         ERRATA (595)              
 RESTORATION 6602             16  10  0  95         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 JOSALYN 6306                  8   1  0  94         WRATHMEN KOGO (577)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE DEACON 6591              15  13  0  85         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 6484     11  51  0  84         BLUE MOON (381)           
 FLOYD TROUT 6603             16  11  0  77         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580           8   5  0  67         WILD CARDS (603)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BULLMASTIFF FLOYD 6650        8   4  0  59         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 THE ZONK 6594                14  14  1  57         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMALL BLIND 6619              6   2  2  56         WILD CARDS (603)          
 KJACK 6676                    4   1  0  56         DEVIATION (523)           
 PRY BAR 6618                  8  11  0  47         DEVIATION (523)           
 CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630          9   7  2  45         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 BLITZBOLT 6629                7   5  1  43         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEMON PRISM 6671              3   2  0  29         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOMBAY FLOYD 6683             2   0  0  21         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 AZCERE 6680                   0   2  0   2         BLUE MOON (381)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HAKTUA 6653             4  3 0 DEVIATION 523        SMALL BLIND 6619      1033  
DA3 6566                0  1 0 ERRATA 595           WURM KIN              1034 NONE
EARTH VIGOR 6476        0  1 0 ERRATA 595           WURM KIN              1034 NONE
PRO TIP 6567            0  1 0 ERRATA 595           MOUNTAIN TROLL        1034 NONE
SHIH TZU FLOYD 6674     3  1 1 PET SHOP FLOYD 459   BLITZBOLT 6629        1032 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PRO TIP was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
EARTH VIGOR was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA3 was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
ODRAL overpowered THE DEACON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
QUEEN OF CLUBS was overpowered by PESSAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RESTORATION devastated BULLMASTIFF FLOYD in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? was overpowered by JOSALYN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FLOYD TROUT viciously subdued THE ZONK in a 1 minute veteran's competition.
BLITZBOLT lost to KJACK in a action packed 1 minute expert vs. novice upset duel.
SMALL BLIND defeated PRY BAR in a exciting 1 minute fight.
CHIHUAHUA FLOYD handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DEMON PRISM demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BOMBAY FLOYD handily defeated AZCERE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  10 -  1      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  2      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  26 -  2      51  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  14 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  16 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  1      30  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -  16 -  0      24  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1034 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      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ODRAL 6473                  9   0  0  113 ERRATA (595)
LUNGING ATTACK   RESTORATION 6602           16  10  0   95 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
AIMED BLOW       JOSALYN 6306                8   1  0   94 WRATHMEN KOGO (577)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLOYD TROUT 6603           16  11  0   77 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
BASHING ATTACK   QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580         8   5  0   67 WILD CARDS (603)
WALL OF STEEL    SMALL BLIND 6619            6   2  2   56 WILD CARDS (603)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE ZONK 6594.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FLOYD TROUT 6603.  The ten other most popular fighters were ODRAL 6473, KJACK 
6676, SMALL BLIND 6619, PRY BAR 6618, BOMBAY FLOYD 6683, PRO TIP 6567, PESSAR 6474, 
RESTORATION 6602, JOSALYN 6306, and THE ZONK 6594.

The least popular fighter this week was AZCERE 6680.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 6484, BULLMASTIFF FLOYD 6650, QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580, 
DA3 6566, EARTH VIGOR 6476, CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630, BLITZBOLT 6629, THE DEACON 6591, 
DEMON PRISM 6671, and THE ZONK 6594.