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