DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/16/2025    Duedate: 05/29/2025

ARUAK CITY ARENA

DM 11    TURN 1034

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HUSKY
BULLDOGS (157)
(11-8763) [26-13-1,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HUSKY                          NACKY
BULLDOGS (157)                 NANNY HOUSE (721)
(11-8763) [26-13-1,98]         (11-8593) [5-3-0,93]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

NIBBLES                        THANATOS
RATTZ (531)                    THE MYRMIDONS (23)
(11-8827) [14-16-0,76]         (11-361) [11-25-0,61]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BULLDOGS (157)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MYRMIDONS (23)            45 
2. NAMED 03 (744)                36    COLORIFIC (511)
3. BULLDOGS (157)                31    Unchartered Team
4. CAPRICORNUS (736)             17 
5. KRILL CAVALRY (374)           16    CAPRICORNUS (736)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 COLORIFIC (511)          1437 643 52 69.1   1/ 2 BULLDOGS (157)           11  3 1
 2/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510)        2313 1078 113 68.2   2/ 1*NANNY HOUSE (721)         7  5 0
 3/ 3 BULLDOGS (157)           2205 1277 90 63.3   3/ 4 THE MYRMIDONS (23)        6  9 1
 4- 4 THE RED HAND (579)        56  35  1 61.5   4/ 9*NAMED 03 (744)            6  9 0
 5/ 0*CAPRICORNUS (736)          6   4  0 60.0   5/ 7 ANIMAL FARM (510)         5  7 0
 6/ 5*NANNY HOUSE (721)         21  17  1 55.3   6/ 8 COLORIFIC (511)           4  1 0
 7/ 7 RATTZ (531)              176 172  9 50.6   7- 3 THE RED HAND (579)        4  1 0
 8/ 6 CLUB HAMMER (491)         56  55  3 50.5   8- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (709)      3  0 0
 9/ 8*NAMED 03 (744)            15  15  1 50.0   9/12 KRILL CAVALRY (374)       2  4 0
10- 9 ROHAN (735)               57  68  5 45.6  10/ 0*CAPRICORNUS (736)         1  0 0
11-10 BOOK OF THOMAS (709)     111 136  7 44.9  11/11 CLUB HAMMER (491)         1  1 0
12/11 THE MYRMIDONS (23)        90 116  8 43.7  12- 6 ROHAN (735)               1  3 0
13/12 KRILL CAVALRY (374)      767 1408 17 35.3  13/10 RATTZ (531)               1  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

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out ARUAK CITY to 
see what's new.  Too bad, NANNY HOUSE, but BULLDOGS was just too good to be stopped.  
I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings or anything, but ROHAN really goofed with their 
0-0-0.  The guys at NAMED 03 like really pulled together to get a 3-2-0 this turn, 
moving up by 5.  What was the name of that team who got 5-0-1 this turn for a total 
2205-1277-90 you ask?  (Sure)  BULLDOGS' their name, and fighting's their game!  MVP 
award for TINDLE?  NAMED 03's proud of him after beating EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and 
getting 20 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  BONGO got smashed by DABIH, and 
lost 11 points!  What a putz!  CULHAN CARAND fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then 
quits fighting and loses the title.  No one said he was a genius...  Was that a tear 
I saw in HUSKY's eye, as he took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't KUNG-FU MASTER fit 
to be tied!  I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  
They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  THE RED HAND was ARUAK CITY's most avoided team.  Is 
there some award for that?  I don't know what BULLDOGS' been doing.  They certainly 
haven't been accepting many fights from THE RED HAND, that's fer sher.  Like, is 
THANATOS popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in all of ARUAK CITY!  He's 
got a 11-25-0, is that good?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? 
Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  ARUAK CITY is like such a dump, and you guys 
smell too much!  Its been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUSKY 8763                   26  13  1  98         BULLDOGS (157)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HELM HAMMERHAND 8758         19   7  2 120         ROHAN (735)               
-CULHAN CARAND 6743           13   7  1 114         THE RED HAND (579)        
-HAL MOIR 6925                11   2  0 108         THE RED HAND (579)        
-ORPHAN 8679                  14  13  1  99         BOOK OF THOMAS (709)      
 PORTERHOUSE 8844             14   9  1  97         BULLDOGS (157)            
 NACKY 8593                    5   3  0  93         NANNY HOUSE (721)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRAVE SCYTHE 8717            10   5  0  87         BOOK OF THOMAS (709)      
 DEAR ABBY 8811               16  20  0  84         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 PATROCLUS 8210               14  12  2  84         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 GEEAMOS 6284                 13   8  0  83         CLUB HAMMER (491)         
-DEMON MOTHER 8757            10   0  1  80         BOOK OF THOMAS (709)      
 PUMPKIN PYTHON 8816          16  10  0  76         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 NIBBLES 8827                 14  16  0  76         RATTZ (531)               
-BARIT CHAVANA 6918           12   5  0  71         THE RED HAND (579)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THANATOS 361                 11  25  0  61         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 TANGERINE TAPIR 8815          9   7  1  59         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 BULLISH 8899                  7   1  1  59         BULLDOGS (157)            
 RED NOSE 8807                 7   5  0  59         COLORIFIC (511)           
 NAPPER 8592                   7   2  0  59         NANNY HOUSE (721)         
 NO BULL 8846                  9   7  2  57         BULLDOGS (157)            
-AISLING NOON 8888             5   0  0  57         THE RED HAND (579)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EOWYN 8854                    8   6  0  54         ROHAN (735)               
 ADONIS 8883                   8   5  1  53         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 HEART OF GOLD 8856            8   6  0  51         COLORIFIC (511)           
 DABIH 8769                    4   1  0  48         CAPRICORNUS (736)         
 TRAZE 8904                    3   2  0  43         NAMED 03 (744)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JON THANE 8845                5   0  0  42         THE RED HAND (579)        
 EMILE 8852                    9  13  1  41         RATTZ (531)               
 BONGO 8607                    5   2  1  38         NANNY HOUSE (721)         
 PHOENIX 8255                  8  12  0  36         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 MYRMEX 8910                   3   5  1  35         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HAMA 8849                     6   8  0  32         ROHAN (735)               
 VINK 8922                     3   0  0  31         NAMED 03 (744)            
-THEODEN KING 8840             6  11  1  30         ROHAN (735)               
 ZAID 8907                     3   4  1  27         NAMED 03 (744)            
 STEAK-UM 8928                 4   0  0  26         BULLDOGS (157)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CARNELIAN CAMEL 8924          2   1  0  23         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 TURBO LUNGER 8903             3   3  0  20         NAMED 03 (744)            
 WISTERIA WEASEL 8920          3   2  0  20         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 TINDLE 8935                   1   0  0  20         NAMED 03 (744)            
 LOSER 8606                    3   4  0  13         NANNY HOUSE (721)         
 DODGER 8913                   0   7  0  10         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 BLUE BONNET 8925              2   1  0   7         COLORIFIC (511)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAPTURED ORC            0  0 0                      BULLISH 8899          1034 NONE
PINK PIRAHNA 8889       4  2 1 ANIMAL FARM 510      MYRMEX 8910           1032  
PONYGIRL 8901           0  7 0 KRILL CAVALRY 374    NO BULL 8846          1031  
SUDS 8605               1  3 0 NANNY HOUSE 721      THEODEN KING 8840     1031  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Iron Council has re-opened its guild doors!  All prior members contact Tripwire 
(DM18 or DM36) if you are interested in returning.  Also, if you have contacts for any 
of the old members, send those as well. -- Tripwire

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PATROCLUS bested NIBBLES in a action packed 3 minute brutal master's Challenge fight.
PHOENIX was handily defeated by RED NOSE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
WISTERIA WEASEL was devastated by TRAZE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
TURBO LUNGER was overpowered by MYRMEX in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
CARNELIAN CAMEL overpowered LOSER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
GEEAMOS was defeated by PORTERHOUSE in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
HUSKY viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 5 minute one-sided Title duel.
DEAR ABBY overpowered NAPPER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PUMPKIN PYTHON overcame THANATOS in a exciting 5 minute brutal veteran's bout.
NACKY devastated TANGERINE TAPIR in a exciting 1 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
HEART OF GOLD devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BONGO was overcome by DABIH in a action packed 1 minute fight.
EMILE was overpowered by ADONIS in a action packed 1 minute brutal uneven struggle.
BULLISH butchered CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched brawl.
NO BULL demolished ZAID in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
STEAK-UM outlasted DODGER in a crowd pleasing 7 minute fight.
VINK devastated BLUE BONNET in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
TINDLE overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         AIMED BLOW        35 -  22 -  2      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  19 -  1      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  19 -  2      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  32 -  2      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  25 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  21 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -  12 -  0      29  |

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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      HUSKY 8763                 26  13  1   98 BULLDOGS (157)
STRIKING ATTACK  PORTERHOUSE 8844           14   9  1   97 BULLDOGS (157)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    NACKY 8593                  5   3  0   93 NANNY HOUSE (721)
WALL OF STEEL    PATROCLUS 8210             14  12  2   84 THE MYRMIDONS (23)
BASHING ATTACK   BULLISH 8899                7   1  1   59 BULLDOGS (157)
AIMED BLOW       NAPPER 8592                 7   2  0   59 NANNY HOUSE (721)
SLASHING ATTACK  NO BULL 8846                9   7  2   57 BULLDOGS (157)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NIBBLES 8827.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was THANATOS 361.  The ten other most popular fighters were NIBBLES 8827, DODGER 
8913, PORTERHOUSE 8844, ADONIS 8883, PATROCLUS 8210, RED NOSE 8807, MYRMEX 8910, 
CARNELIAN CAMEL 8924, NACKY 8593, and DABIH 8769.

The least popular fighter this week was BLUE BONNET 8925.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ZAID 8907, PUMPKIN PYTHON 8816, NAPPER 8592, GEEAMOS 6284, 
WISTERIA WEASEL 8920, TINDLE 8935, STEAK-UM 8928, EMILE 8852, HUSKY 8763, and LOSER 
8606.