DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/21/2025    Duedate: 11/03/2025

SEAM ARENA

DM 20    TURN 270

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE OGRE TROLL
WARLORDS (14)
(20-434) [15-10-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE OGRE TROLL                 MANKAR
WARLORDS (14)                  FAR TRAVELERS (95)
(20-434) [15-10-0,112]         (20-1570) [5-1-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THE OGRE SPRITE                WHINGER
WARLORDS (14)                  RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
(20-403) [18-13-0,92]          (20-1586) [1-1-0,7]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RUBBER VS GLUE (90)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)           40 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (95)            19    RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
3. RUBBER VS GLUE (90)           9     Unchartered Team
4. THIRSTY THUGS (31)            2  
5. PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)         1     FAR TRAVELERS (95)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)      169  86  5 66.3   1/ 1 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)      10  5 1
 2/ 2*FAR TRAVELERS (95)        18  11  1 62.1   2/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       9  6 0
 3/ 3 WARLORDS (14)            129 106  4 54.9   3/ 2 WARLORDS (14)             8  7 0
 4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      670 647 34 50.9   4/ 6*FAR TRAVELERS (95)        6  9 0
 5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       618 625 20 49.7   5/ 3 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     6  9 0
 6/ 6 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)    188 216  6 46.5   6/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        4  5 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

This has been a long trip to get out of Seam! The manager says that he sucks at 
managing my style, and I have to agree with him. It was a nice start to the career 
with lots of wins, but I got bogged down in the middle. Luckily, I finished strong and 
can now enjoy retirement.

The Commission shared that I like the LS, which I never used due to my short stature. 
They also state that I favor a LO/HI fighting rhythm and learning Defense skills. I 
used half of that throughout my career.

My challenges go to the top two Challenger Champions: The Ogre Sprite and Psyde. May 
the throne go to the strongest!

Farewell, Seam!

                                          -- Kye Smallfoot

                                      SPY REPORT

Greetings, my lovelies! It is me again, Sidara Brightbell, here to share all the 
sights, sounds, and sighs heard 'round the arena sands. The weather is beginning to 
cool, but Seam is still the hot place to be! Let's dive into our dear arena's action 
before all the dust settles.

The mighty Ogre Troll sliced his way to the top this turn! He bested Psyde, our top 
Total Parry, in just one minute, taking the throne of Seam by recognition points. You 
can say he supports the idea that thick skin and brute strength rule the arena! He 
stands at 15-10-0 surrounded by a bit too much blood, but it isn't his, so I do not 
think he is concerned.

The Ogre Troll took the throne because his stablemate, The Ogre Sprite, challenged our 
graduating Duelmaster, Kye Smallfoot. The Ogre Sprite was unable to topple our exiting 
Lord Protector, but he did get an invite of his own to the Advanced games. May both 
Kye and The Ogre Sprite always find their blades sharp, their spears pointy, and their 
opponents dull!  Represent Seam well on the Isle of the Eye!

Rubber vs Glue continues to reign as the top team with their usual bounce and bravado.  
Darque Knights gained 40 points and moved up slightly in the rankings. Far Travelers' 
star continues to rise as they sit at a comfortable 62% W/L and top unchartered team.

Darque Knights is the most avoided team, and they were primarily skirted by Rubber vs 
Glue. The 5-2 Mist Song stands as our most challenged warrior for the day. Mankar 
challenged and won in a 4-minute fight that was a crowd-pleaser! Even though the arena 
has shrunk considerably, it is nice to see such activity from the remaining teams.

The stands were buzzing with energy, but it would be nice to see the gladiator pits 
with more action. Seam remains great despite losing a few teams here and there. I 
expect even fiercer competition next turn. Don't forget to invite a friend, don't 
leave your armor out in the rain, and clean up after your animals!  See you in a 
fortnight!

Hugs and Curses,

                                          -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE OGRE TROLL 434           15  10  0 112         WARLORDS (14)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE OGRE SPRITE 403          18  13  0  92         WARLORDS (14)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROGER, RODGER 1538           18  13  2  89         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 RAT FINK 1549                14   6  0  89         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 PSYDE 1553                   13   9  1  89         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 SAU SAGE 1529                15  19  0  88         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWIPE LEFT 1520              19  16  0  73         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 FREYA BEARMAW 1562            8   5  0  68         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUNRISE VICTORY 390          14  19  0  62         WARLORDS (14)             
 DUO LINGO 1541               13  14  0  62         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANKAR 1570                   5   1  0  42         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 EMILE 1571                    4   2  0  39         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 SWEET TARIFFS 1558            6   7  0  36         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 GAMERA 1569                   4   2  1  36         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIST SONG 866                 5   3  0  32         WARLORDS (14)             
 TATTLETALE 1582               3   1  0  27         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUG 1580                      2   3  1  23         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 AV NERD 1587                  2   0  0  20         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 MEDICAID CUTS 1577            5   3  0  18         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 QUANG 1573                    3   3  0  16         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 RYZ RAZORHAND 1590            1   0  0  16         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 THE PHOOL 1588                1   0  0  13         WARLORDS (14)             
 NUOK TUFE 1579                2   2  0  11         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 WHINGER 1586                  1   1  0   7         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 ENID RAVENSCAR 1585           1   2  0   5         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 LARIS MOONSONG 1589           0   1  0   1         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HANS THE WOLF 1584      1  2 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    BUG 1580               269  
KIXA OAKHEART 1560      6  4 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    GAMERA 1569            266 REVENGED
TOZ FIRESHIELD 1559     8  3 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    ROGER, RODGER 1538     267 REVENGED
ANIMAL CROSSING 1583    0  5 0 PANDEMIC BOREDOM 78  BANDIT PRINCE          270 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- This team is becoming the "Ship of Theseus" with deaths and graduations. Here 
are the "gems" that I've lost over the past few turns:

     Hans the Wolf (ST) -- 11-4-17-21-10-10-11 VL/R
     Kixa Oakheart (WS) -- 15-10-12-11-17-4-15 G/G
     Syd Frostfire (PR) -- 13-13-13-17-7-6-15 P/G
     Toz Fireshield (PS) -- 11-9-6-17-17-9-15 N/N
     Kye Smallfoot (PR) -- 12-12-5-17-10-11-17 N/N

I guess we will just push on with Freya and Enid. -- Master Darque

You'd think with an arena this size that I'd know everyone's style and capabilities 
but I'm often surprised by warriors that I've seemingly never heard of.  Sure, there 
are the Warlord freaks that came out of nowhere but I'm also talking about Sweet 
Tariffs and Animal Crossing. I guess I know them but do I REALLY know them?  No, I've 
been too busy and that's the surprising thing... I barely leave the house and yet I'm 
crazy busy.  I've been hanging with my Dad which is nice.  I've been trying to be 
half-way decent with my job.  I've been cleaning my FIL's house.  I've been trying to 
be a good dad to my 87 offspring.  I've gotten into Baldur's Gate 3 which is just a 
ton of fun.  I love driving my Mini Cooper convertible around town when it is not hot.  
I check the price of turnips twice a day in Animal Crossing (the game, not the 
warrior) because I bought a ridiculous number of them.  A portion of my 401K is 
invested in individual stocks which I get from WallStreetBets and ChatGPT so I gotta 
check that every once in a while and cry.  I have a stack of books and comics that I 
should be reading. My wife hurt her back so I'm basically running the house by myself. 
The yard is calling out to me to be cleaned.  I have friends (believe it or not) that 
I should call.  All of this is to say, Animal Crossing (the warrior, not the game) 
should be doing better than he is but it's easier to DA him and hope that I get some 
size 3 god than to come up with good strategies and smart challenges.  My priorities 
are messed up! -- Pandemic Boredom

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ANIMAL CROSSING was viciously butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute fight.
THE OGRE SPRITE was vanquished by KYE SMALLFOOT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
THE OGRE TROLL overpowered PSYDE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
SUNRISE VICTORY was devastated by ROGER, RODGER in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
MANKAR savagely defeated MIST SONG in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge competition.
ENID RAVENSCAR was luckily beaten by NUOK TUFE in a 3 minute Challenge struggle.
SWIPE LEFT was overcome by SAU SAGE in a action packed 2 minute expert's fight.
RAT FINK vanquished DUO LINGO in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
FREYA BEARMAW vanquished EMILE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GAMERA overpowered MEDICAID CUTS in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SWEET TARIFFS defeated BUG in a 1 minute veteran vs. amateur match.
QUANG was overcome by TATTLETALE in a exciting 1 minute contest.
WHINGER was subdued by RYZ RAZORHAND in a crowd pleasing 6 minute novice's brawl.
AV NERD handily defeated LARIS MOONSONG in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THE PHOOL overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  14 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       21 -  15 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  14 -  2      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  17 -  2      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 270 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     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         5 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  THE OGRE TROLL 434         15  10  0  112 WARLORDS (14)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE OGRE SPRITE 403        18  13  0   92 WARLORDS (14)
STRIKING ATTACK  ROGER, RODGER 1538         18  13  2   89 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
AIMED BLOW       RAT FINK 1549              14   6  0   89 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
TOTAL PARRY      PSYDE 1553                 13   9  1   89 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
PARRY-LUNGE      MANKAR 1570                 5   1  0   42 FAR TRAVELERS (95)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE OGRE SPRITE 403.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WHINGER 1586.  The ten other most popular fighters were MIST SONG 866, SAU 
SAGE 1529, ENID RAVENSCAR 1585, MANKAR 1570, RYZ RAZORHAND 1590, NUOK TUFE 1579, THE 
OGRE TROLL 434, RAT FINK 1549, TATTLETALE 1582, and AV NERD 1587.

The least popular fighter this week was LARIS MOONSONG 1589.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MEDICAID CUTS 1577, EMILE 1571, SWIPE LEFT 1520, SUNRISE 
VICTORY 390, PSYDE 1553, THE PHOOL 1588, QUANG 1573, BUG 1580, FREYA BEARMAW 1562, 
and DUO LINGO 1541.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THE OGRE SPRITE (20-403) WARLORDS (14)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

KYE SMALLFOOT (20-1523) DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)