DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/28/2026    Duedate: 06/10/2026

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1048

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLEXOR-RAT
RAT PAK (569)
(24-5737) [14-13-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLEXOR-RAT                     JIMMY RUSSELL
RAT PAK (569)                  BOURBON HUNTERS (609)
(24-5737) [14-13-0,111]        (24-5962) [4-0-1,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FLEXOR-RAT                     SAPPHIRE-RAT
RAT PAK (569)                  RAT PAK (569)
(24-5737) [14-13-0,111]        (24-5867) [12-10-1,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIRKWOOD (592)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RAT PAK (569)                 38 
2. MIRKWOOD (592)                29    TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
3. BOURBON HUNTERS (609)         25    Unchartered Team
4. KRILL CAVALRY (403)           2  
5. FAR TRAVELERS (598)           -29   BOURBON HUNTERS (609)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)      4   0  1 100.   1- 1*CRAYOLAS (608)            8  2 0
 2- 2*CRAYOLAS (608)            25   5  1 83.3   2/ 4*MIRKWOOD (592)            6  4 0
 3- 3 WRATHMEN 21-85 (586)      15   7  0 68.2   3/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       4  5 1
 4/ 4 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)   101  56  3 64.3   4/ 3 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    4 10 0
 5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       80  45  4 64.0   5/ 5*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     3  0 1
 6/ 6*MIRKWOOD (592)            24  18  1 57.1   6- 6 WRATHMEN 21-85 (586)      2  0 0
 7/ 7 RAT PAK (569)             54  51  2 51.4   7/ 8 RAT PAK (569)             2  6 0
 8/ 8 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1371 1587 45 46.3   8/ 9 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       0  3 0
 9- 9 JUST SOME NAMES 2 (556)    8  12  0 40.0   9- 7 JUST SOME NAMES 2 (556)   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

     Well, what are you looking at, ZORPUNT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, CRAYOLAS, since MIRKWOOD 
took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're all 
terribly impressed to see TAURIEL win a fight and gain 10 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, VENOMOUS CONCUBINE beat SPLINTERMAW and SPLINTERMAW lost 16 points.  You're 
breakin' my heart.  Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster FLEXOR-RAT challenged 
this turn.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as FLEXOR-RAT takes the Title 
and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good 
mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, 
ZORPUNT?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  
ZORPUNT, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  CRAYOLAS the most avoided team?  
What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like MIRKWOOD avoided them the 
most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  FLEXOR-RAT 
was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or 
feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for ZORPUNT's 
morgue.  More variety.  Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but I'll be glad to see 
FLEXOR-RAT and RAT PAK at The Warty Toad tonight celebrating their bloodfeud victory 
over ADONIS ANG.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches 
up with you sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must 
leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737              14  13  0 111         RAT PAK (569)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867            12  10  1  93         RAT PAK (569)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ADONIS ANG 5823               9   2  1  85         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
-PURPLE 5957                   6   0  1  79         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 SPLINTERMAW 5891             10   5  0  76         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-DELIVERANCE 5937              5   1  0  72         JUST SOME NAMES 2 (556)   
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          7  48  0  70         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIMMY RUSSELL 5962            4   0  1  66         BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     
 NIGHTWING 5767                6   3  0  58         MIRKWOOD (592)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BROWN 5955                    6   0  0  50         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 THORNSINGER 5873              5   2  0  49         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 TAURIEL 5771                  5   2  0  43         MIRKWOOD (592)            
-GREEN 5958                    5   1  0  43         CRAYOLAS (608)            
-GOLD 5954                     3   3  0  42         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 GAYNOR 5945                   2   1  0  36         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRONBOUGH 5941                7   6  0  31         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORGANITE-RAT 5944            6   4  0  22         RAT PAK (569)             
-ORANGE 5956                   5   1  0  20         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 EATLING 5765                  3   5  0  14         MIRKWOOD (592)            
 SKYFALL 5972                  2   0  0  11         MIRKWOOD (592)            
 OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953            1   2  0   5         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 WHISPER 5971                  1   1  0   5         MIRKWOOD (592)            
 SECREST 5975                  0   1  0   1         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAD-RAT 9 5976         0  1 0 RAT PAK 569          ARENAMASTER KAI       1048 NONE
RUBY-RAT 5754          12  9 1 RAT PAK 569          ADONIS ANG 5823       1046 JUST REVENGED
FIR FIGHTER 5950        2  2 0 TREEBEARD'S ARMY 600 JIMMY RUSSELL 5962    1046  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD-RAT 9 was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAI in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
THORNSINGER was vanquished by JIMMY RUSSELL in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle.
ADONIS ANG was overpowered by FLEXOR-RAT in a 1 minute Challenge Title duel.
EATLING was overpowered by GAYNOR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SKYFALL viciously subdued OLD KNOTSCOUR in a 2 minute gory beginner's Challenge brawl.
SPLINTERMAW was devastated by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SAPPHIRE-RAT viciously subdued DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 1 minute expert's fight.
NIGHTWING vanquished IRONBOUGH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TAURIEL vanquished MORGANITE-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WHISPER narrowly defeated SECREST in a 9 minute gory beginner's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   2 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   5 -  0      74  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   3 -  1      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW         9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  16 -  2      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  16 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 1048 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   FLEXOR-RAT 5737            14  13  0  111 RAT PAK (569)
LUNGING ATTACK   SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867          12  10  1   93 RAT PAK (569)
PARRY-LUNGE      ADONIS ANG 5823             9   2  1   85 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
AIMED BLOW       SPLINTERMAW 5891           10   5  0   76 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
STRIKING ATTACK  JIMMY RUSSELL 5962          4   0  1   66 BOURBON HUNTERS (609)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FLEXOR-RAT 5737.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867.  The ten other most popular fighters were JIMMY RUSSELL 5962, 
FLEXOR-RAT 5737, SKYFALL 5972, TAURIEL 5771, GAYNOR 5945, NIGHTWING 5767, SECREST 
5975, THORNSINGER 5873, ADONIS ANG 5823, and DEAD-RAT 9 5976.

The least popular fighter this week was WHISPER 5971.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MORGANITE-RAT 5944, IRONBOUGH 5941, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, SPLINTERMAW 
5891, OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953, EATLING 5765, DEAD-RAT 9 5976, ADONIS ANG 5823, THORNSINGER 
5873, and SECREST 5975.