DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/16/2025 Duedate: 05/29/2025 WILLAF ARENA DM 16 TURN 1031 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS KEENWIND WINDS OF HOPE (703) (16-7185) [18-11-1,120] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader KEENWIND WATERSHIP DOWN WINDS OF HOPE (703) SATANS RABBITS (710) (16-7185) [18-11-1,120] (16-7201) [5-2-1,48] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite FINNY BONE FINNY BONE PUNNY AMINALS (305) PUNNY AMINALS (305) (16-7148) [17-23-1,96] (16-7148) [17-23-1,96] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM WINDS OF HOPE (703) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) 33 2. WET & RECKLESS (713) 20 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) 3. WRATHMEN 25-22 (714) 18 Unchartered Team 4. PUNNY AMINALS (305) 17 5. WORLD BLADES (614) 13 WRATHMEN 25-22 (714) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*WRATHMEN 25-22 (714) 1 0 0 100. 1/ 1 WINDS OF HOPE (703) 9 5 0 2/ 1 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) 18 4 2 81.8 2/ 2*SAXON (712) 8 7 0 3/ 2*SATANS RABBITS (710) 5 2 1 71.4 3/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (434) 4 5 1 4/ 0*WET & RECKLESS (713) 2 1 0 66.7 4/ 5 WORLD BLADES (614) 3 1 0 5- 3 CADDYSHACK (596) 23 14 2 62.2 5/ 8 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) 3 1 0 6/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (434) 161 110 9 59.4 6/ 7*SATANS RABBITS (710) 2 0 1 7/ 5*SAXON (712) 15 12 3 55.6 7- 4 TRICKSTERS (704) 2 3 0 8- 6 TRICKSTERS (704) 67 55 1 54.9 8/ 6 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 2 7 0 9/ 7 WINDS OF HOPE (703) 90 78 5 53.6 9/ 0*WRATHMEN 25-22 (714) 1 0 0 10/ 8 WORLD BLADES (614) 34 34 2 50.0 10/ 0*WET & RECKLESS (713) 1 0 0 11/ 0 PORKCHOP EXPRESS (513) 20 27 3 42.6 11/ 0 PORKCHOP EXPRESS (513) 1 1 0 12/ 9 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 1123 1566 36 41.8 12- 9 CADDYSHACK (596) 1 2 0 13-10 PINWHEEL (628) 9 18 0 33.3 13-10 PINWHEEL (628) 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 Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the clash and bustle of the weekly WILLAF games. Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week MENTOR-SHIPS3 went 2-0-0 to move up 3 in the rankings. FREEDOM caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested IN RE BEER and was awarded 23 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, FREEDOM put down IN RE BEER, causing him to lose 19 points of recognition in the process. This time out KEENWIND made his bid for the throne as he challenged ESMERELDA in an all out contest of skill for possession of the title! The city has turned out in honor of KEENWIND, for with his arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! Would you believe that over half of the old women in WILLAF seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators? Many and various are the arts of battle. In WILLAF "art" is a word that has long since passed from the language! I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. MENTOR-SHIPS3 is feared. This much I can say. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of SATANS RABBITS last week. Busy avoiding MENTOR-SHIPS3? What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always! The girls are as pretty in WILLAF as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KEENWIND 7185 18 11 1 120 WINDS OF HOPE (703) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FINNY BONE 7148 17 23 1 96 PUNNY AMINALS (305) ESMERELDA 7163 16 6 0 92 FAR TRAVELERS (434) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME POWERWIND 7215 10 7 1 90 WINDS OF HOPE (703) -BUCCA-BOO 7127 15 7 0 89 TRICKSTERS (704) FREEDOM 7104 10 1 2 89 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) PALMER GREEN 6867 16 38 1 87 PUNNY AMINALS (305) SANDY POINT 6620 9 8 0 82 WORLD BLADES (614) -AWD GOGGIE 7128 16 10 0 72 TRICKSTERS (704) IN RE BEER 4905 9 8 0 69 PORKCHOP EXPRESS (513) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ODYSSEY 7105 8 3 0 64 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) BROKENWIND 7199 9 6 0 59 WINDS OF HOPE (703) CLINT NICHOLSON 6941 5 4 2 58 PORKCHOP EXPRESS (513) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JUDGE SMAILS 5761 9 4 0 54 CADDYSHACK (596) -TUNGA THE ODD 7133 10 15 0 52 TRICKSTERS (704) -LOU LOOMIS 5760 7 4 0 52 CADDYSHACK (596) MIO MI 7149 6 34 0 52 PUNNY AMINALS (305) WATERSHIP DOWN 7201 5 2 1 48 SATANS RABBITS (710) JIMMY RUSSELL 7239 2 1 0 45 WET & RECKLESS (713) -DR BEEPER 5762 4 2 1 44 CADDYSHACK (596) -SID 6169 5 5 0 42 PINWHEEL (628) MIDAS TOUCH 7236 4 2 1 35 SAXON (712) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THIMBLEWIND 7217 7 9 0 30 WINDS OF HOPE (703) BAPTISM OF FIRE 7235 4 2 0 24 SAXON (712) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GRIPHOOK 7246 2 1 0 24 TRICKSTERS (704) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BROKEN HEROES 7232 4 2 2 21 SAXON (712) HOWIE HOWITZER 7258 1 0 0 18 WRATHMEN 25-22 (714) ASPEN 7111 1 1 0 16 WORLD BLADES (614) -NIGHT ELF 7253 1 1 0 16 TRICKSTERS (704) HUNTERWIND 7242 1 1 0 16 WINDS OF HOPE (703) CALL TO ARMS 7255 1 2 0 5 SAXON (712) BLOODLETTER 7272 1 1 0 4 SAXON (712) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? FRATSFA SLAVE 0 0 0 WATERSHIP DOWN 7201 1031 NONE SMALL PACKAGE 7263 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 434 HIGH ELF 1031 NONE TOLBERT 7271 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 434 HIGH ELF 1031 NONE SOLID BALL OF RO 7234 1 1 0 SAXON 712 EARTHPOWER CORD 7248 1027 NONE 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 TOLBERT was dealt death by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight. SMALL PACKAGE was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. KEENWIND handily defeated ESMERELDA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title match. POWERWIND viciously subdued PALMER GREEN in a 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl. HUNTERWIND overpowered CALL TO ARMS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. FINNY BONE devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 2 minute bloody uneven brawl. BROKENWIND was overpowered by SANDY POINT in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. IN RE BEER was overpowered by FREEDOM in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. WATERSHIP DOWN slaughtered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. CLINT NICHOLSON vanquished MIDAS TOUCH in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ODYSSEY overpowered MIO MI in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided melee. THIMBLEWIND was demolished by JIMMY RUSSELL in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BROKEN HEROES devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided battle. BAPTISM OF FIRE unbelievably bested ASPEN in a 2 minute bloody bout. BLOODLETTER was handily defeated by HOWIE HOWITZER 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-LUNGE 3 - 0 - 0 100 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 4 - 0 64 | |BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 15 - 1 57 | |AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 18 - 14 - 0 56 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 0 56 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 20 - 2 55 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 30 - 6 45 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 15 - 1 42 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 5 - 0 17 | Turn 1031 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: SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK KEENWIND 7185 18 11 1 120 WINDS OF HOPE (703) AIMED BLOW ESMERELDA 7163 16 6 0 92 FAR TRAVELERS (434) WALL OF STEEL POWERWIND 7215 10 7 1 90 WINDS OF HOPE (703) SLASHING ATTACK FREEDOM 7104 10 1 2 89 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) LUNGING ATTACK SANDY POINT 6620 9 8 0 82 WORLD BLADES (614) STRIKING ATTACK JIMMY RUSSELL 7239 2 1 0 45 WET & RECKLESS (713) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is FINNY BONE 7148. The most popular warrior this turn was FINNY BONE 7148. The ten other most popular fighters were ASPEN 7111, POWERWIND 7215, ODYSSEY 7105, FREEDOM 7104, TOLBERT 7271, PALMER GREEN 6867, SANDY POINT 6620, WATERSHIP DOWN 7201, JIMMY RUSSELL 7239, and BROKEN HEROES 7232. The least popular fighter this week was BLOODLETTER 7272. The other ten least popular fighters were THIMBLEWIND 7217, MIDAS TOUCH 7236, CALL TO ARMS 7255, ESMERELDA 7163, SMALL PACKAGE 7263, MIO MI 7149, CLINT NICHOLSON 6941, IN RE BEER 4905, BROKENWIND 7199, and HUNTERWIND 7242.