DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/24/2025    Duedate: 10/07/2025

SOLVEN ARENA

DM 22    TURN 1028

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BOLD BLIGHT
WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)
(22-7957) [10-2-0,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BOLD BLIGHT                    SPIDER
WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)           INSECTS (757)
(22-7957) [10-2-0,144]         (22-6770) [2-1-0,14]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HEART OF THE WOOD              BLACKBURN
NEON TREES (849)               THE REPUBLICANS (103)
(22-7883) [20-16-0,95]         (22-8006) [3-2-0,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON TREES (849)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. AH FATHERHOOD (748)           78 
2. NEON TREES (849)              34    WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)
3. SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)         24    Unchartered Team
4. PROTECTORS (695)              14 
5. MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)           -1    INSECTS (757)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      18   6  0 75.0   1/ 1 NEON TREES (849)          9  4 0
 2- 3*249 BOURBON ST (854)       3   1  1 75.0   2/ 2*INSECTS (757)             6  3 0
 3/ 2*INSECTS (757)              6   3  0 66.7   3/ 4 PROTECTORS (695)          6  5 0
 4/ 4 PROTECTORS (695)         178 124 10 58.9   4/ 6 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     6  9 0
 5- 5 RED SECTOR A (840)        75  59  2 56.0   5/ 0 AH FATHERHOOD (748)       5  0 0
 6/ 0 AH FATHERHOOD (748)       50  41  2 54.9   6/ 5 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      4  2 0
 7/ 6 THE REPUBLICANS (103)    542 531 30 50.5   7/ 3 THE REPUBLICANS (103)     4  6 0
 8/ 7 NEON TREES (849)          73  72  4 50.3   8- 7 RED SECTOR A (840)        3  5 0
 9/ 8 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)    198 216 10 47.8   9- 8*249 BOURBON ST (854)      1  0 1
10/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)      871 1035 19 45.7  10/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       0  6 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 of SOLVEN.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  He who laughs last 
didn't get the joke.  Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe THE REPUBLICANS.  Last 
week they got 2-3-0 to drop by 4!  PROTECTORS posted a nice gain, to come in 3rd.  
Everybody loves a winner...  Practice pays for COLLEGE, who pummelled J.D. VANCE, to 
pocket 22 points.  SMOOR certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing 
to FRESHMAN YEAR and losing 18 points in the process!  Those who hoped for a new 
Duelmaster were disappointed by HEART OF THE WOOD, of NEON TREES, who despite a 
20-16-0 couldn't overcome SOLVEN's Number 1.  Word has it one team in SOLVEN is using 
psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     And how sociable are SOLVEN's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Perhaps the warriors 
of THE REPUBLICANS should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  
As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of SNOT QUITE RIGHT, so did that 
sorry team shy from THE REPUBLICANS If challenges were horses, WIST could open up a 
fast food joint!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen 
into an unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Can anything 
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for SOLVEN?  On that giddy note I take 
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOLD BLIGHT 7957             10   2  0 144         WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEART OF THE WOOD 7883       20  16  0  95         NEON TREES (849)          
 GYMNASTICS 7075              11   7  0  95         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
-7 OF 9 7839                  14   8  1  92         RED SECTOR A (840)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOGEYMAN 7894               18  14  0  86         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 CEDARBURN 7882               16  16  1  85         NEON TREES (849)          
 WILLOW REAVER 7938           15   8  0  80         NEON TREES (849)          
-KID GLOVES 7793              14  13  0  72         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 ZEEK 7956                     7   2  0  70         WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      
-THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796        15  13  1  69         RED SECTOR A (840)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUNCAN HUNTER 6634           12   6  1  65         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 GIULIANI 6633                11   7  1  61         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRESHMAN YEAR 7541            5   0  0  56         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
-ALLIGATOR CHAR 7947           3   1  1  56         249 BOURBON ST (854)      
 SNIFFLES 7530                 6   6  1  55         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
 COMING ACHOO 7942            11  10  0  49         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
-1001001 7878                  7   8  0  47         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 SMOOR 7940                    5   9  0  35         PROTECTORS (695)          
 MEBIAN 7971                   6  11  0  34         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLOW DRIP 7982                7   5  0  33         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 MEDAN 7964                    5  14  0  29         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       
 TANGLEWEAVE 7996              5   3  1  28         NEON TREES (849)          
 MOVIE MONEY 7544              1   1  0  28         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
 WIST 7989                     6   6  0  25         PROTECTORS (695)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLLEGE 7993                  1   0  0  22         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
 FIFI 8013                     1   0  0  20         PROTECTORS (695)          
 BLACKBURN 8006                3   2  0  18         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 SPIDER 6770                   2   1  0  14         INSECTS (757)             

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COCKROACH 6766                2   0  0  13         INSECTS (757)             
 SGT STERNUTATION 8012         1   1  0  13         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 KRISTI NOEM 8003              3   3  0  12         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 J.D. VANCE 8005               3   2  0  11         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
-ANT 6767                      1   1  0  10         INSECTS (757)             
-BEATLE 6768                   1   1  0   8         INSECTS (757)             

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MANTRID 7990            5  5 1 PROTECTORS 695       ALLIGATOR CHAR 7947   1026  
STUFFED UP 8014         0  1 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93  DARK CHAMPION         1028 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- . -- . / .... .- ...- . / -... . . -. / .... . .-. . / .- -. -.. / -. --- . -- 
/ . -- . / .-.. . .- ...- . .-.-.- / . -- . / . -- .. .-.. .-.. / .-. . -- ..- .-. -. 
.-.-.- / . -- . / ... .... .- .-.. .-.. / ..-. .. --. .... -- / .- ... / -. . . -.. . 
-.. .-.-.- / -. -- --- ..- / .... ..- -- .- -. ... / -- . .- -. / -. --- -- .... .. -. 
--. / -- --- / ..- ... .-.-.- -- Insects

Bold Blight -- Since I'm stuck in the Champions group and can't challenge you right 
now, I'll be asking The Republicans to gerrymander the groupings to make me be in the 
Challenger Champions.  I'll also need Heart of the Wood to not be in that group also 
but I'm sure that's doable. -- Boogeyman

Time Prophet -- Congrats!  Hopefully you got some good favorites!  If you need some 
easy wins in 100 feel free to challenge my guys! -- Snot

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STUFFED UP was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BOOGEYMAN lost to THE TIME PROPHET in a exciting 3 minute expert's Challenge battle.
COMING ACHOO was defeated by GIULIANI in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
SLOW DRIP devastated BLACKBURN in a popular 6 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SPIDER was subdued by WIST in a 6 minute amateur vs. expert Challenge competition.
BOLD BLIGHT viciously subdued HEART OF THE WOOD in a 1 minute master's Title match.
ZEEK was handily defeated by GYMNASTICS in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
CEDARBURN vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
WILLOW REAVER vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DUNCAN HUNTER overpowered MEBIAN in a 1 minute gory one-sided melee.
SNIFFLES subdued TANGLEWEAVE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
FRESHMAN YEAR handily defeated SMOOR in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MEDAN was demolished by MOVIE MONEY in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
KRISTI NOEM was overcome by SGT STERNUTATION in a 2 minute gory conflict.
J.D. VANCE was vanquished by COLLEGE in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched bout.
FIFI handily defeated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  21 -  1      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   7 -  1      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  34 -  0      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        17 -  22 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 1028 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  2     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         4  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BOLD BLIGHT 7957           10   2  0  144 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)
AIMED BLOW       HEART OF THE WOOD 7883     20  16  0   95 NEON TREES (849)
LUNGING ATTACK   GYMNASTICS 7075            11   7  0   95 AH FATHERHOOD (748)
PARRY-LUNGE      BOOGEYMAN 7894             18  14  0   86 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZEEK 7956                   7   2  0   70 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HEART OF THE WOOD 7883.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was BLACKBURN 8006.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOOGEYMAN 
7894, BOLD BLIGHT 7957, GYMNASTICS 7075, SNIFFLES 7530, COMING ACHOO 7942, GIULIANI 
6633, CEDARBURN 7882, DUNCAN HUNTER 6634, FRESHMAN YEAR 7541, and SGT STERNUTATION 
8012.

The least popular fighter this week was WIST 7989.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SPIDER 6770, SLOW DRIP 7982, J.D. VANCE 8005, KRISTI NOEM 8003, MEDAN 
7964, SMOOR 7940, TANGLEWEAVE 7996, MEBIAN 7971, ZEEK 7956, and HEART OF THE WOOD 
7883.

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

THE TIME PROPHET (22-7798) PROTECTORS (695)

               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